A Small Unnamed Cemetery North of Kaplan, Vermilion Parish, LA
Submitted by Forrest Matthieu



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The location is North of Kaplan on Hwy 35, to hwy 699, then left on hwy 699
approx 2.3 miles. First gate on right just past bridge. Huge oak in the pasture
about 200 yds from road. Cemetery is located beneath that large oak
tree. 
A piece of land from his farm was donated by my grandfather, Numa
Mathieu for this cemetery in the late 1800's for family and for public
burials. This past weekend I made a trip to this cemetery to try to
idenify some of the graves. This is what I found!

Information from Wilby Simon and his Wife Babee (Granddaughter of Numa)
who lives across the road from this cemetery at 4530 N Hwy 699 have
maintained this cemetery for many years.

There are approx 30 graves in this cemetery, many have no markings at
all. Some are marked but no information on them, the following are the
ones that I could Identify.

CORMIER,   Dolson              1912-1980
CORMIER,   Dolli_              ?-?
SIMON,    Gabrill                1903-1943
BERTRAND,   Elizabeth (Simon)-    Aug/22/1982 - Mar/18/1915
             Sister of Grabrill
MATHIEU,  Numa                     1869-1920
MATHIEU,    Nathila (Simon)-    No marking, 
            Numa's wife, adjacent to his right
Mother of Nathila-no marking, adjacent to her right

There are several small crosses under the oak that are unmarked. I
remember when I was a child that one of my grandmothers was buried next
to this oak but I do not know which one, She was 95 years old and her
name was Helene (Trahan) Simon.