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PUBLIC NOTICE: St. Martin de Tours Catholic Church in its capacity as administrative authority for St. Michael’s Cemetery proposed to acquire the
(list and location of graves)
St. Michael Cemetery
TECHE NEWS Tuesday May 7, 2008
PUBLIC NOTICE
FAMILY LOCATION TITLE
Square Section Plot
Aurilien Doucet 1 2 2 343
Prosper Lopez 1 2 17/18 1599
Jules Champagne 1 3 2 275
M/M J Jules Babin 1 3 12A 1441
Arthur Gaudin Jr 1 5 24 446
Teles Peltier 2 1 30 1008
Camilia Elridge 2 2 16 1022
Oreste Peltier 2 3 10 740
Valsin Bernard 2 5 13 1274
Mrs. Anthony Albert 2 6 39 1281
Adolphe Dugas 3 3 11 647
Clovis Romero 3 6 7 5100
Rita Romero 3 6 14 1411
Rita Romero 3 6 14A 1412
M/M Evalture Bonin 3 7 9 146
Celestine Lavergne 4 1 11 1438
William Montfort 4 1 25 705
Mrs Eliante Dugas 4 4 1 1403
Charles Blanchard 4 4 15 947
Adler Boudreaux 4 4 16 162
St. Michael Cemetery
TECHE NEWS Tuesday May 14, 2008
PUBLIC NOTICE
FAMILY LOCATION TITLE
Square Section Plot
Adler Boudreau 4 4 17A 163
Jennifer Crocker 5 1 1 14
Rene Potier 5 1 3 1134
C.M. Olivier 5 1 4 1162
Felix Berard 5 1 5 86
Charles Theriot 5 1 24 1180
Winston Smith 5 1 41D 1552
Adolph LaSalle 5 2 15 810
5 2 17 1473
F.N. Vincent 5 3 9 1230
Laurent Broussard 5 3 17 960
Septime Lasseigne Est. 5 3 28 1273
John Ducloset Mouton 5 4 8 1155
Mrs. Eloise Courville 6 5 19 602
Octave Price 6 5 30 808
Florence L.F. Savoy 6 5 33B 1549
Joseph Jean Rodriguez 6 5 37 5004
Wilfred Lawrence 6 5 40 1241
Clet Castille 7 1 6 239
William Eastin 7 1 17 1043
St. Michael Cemetery
FAMILY LOCATION TITLE
Square Section Plot
Thomas 7 2 23 762
Albert Barras Est. 7 3 14 1256
Jules Francois 7 4 12 1053
Roselie M Curel 7 4 13 1053
Paul Fracoise 7 4 14 1053
Darcourt Dugas Jr 7 4 17 1046
Celestine B. Dugas 7 4 18 1047
John F. Franz 7 5 26 1199
Alosia Eastin 8 1 19 1044
Arthur Gaudin Sr 8 1 31 103
Preston Boudreaux 8 2 22 1279
Louis J. Bienvenue 8 2 57 110
Mrs. Eudolie Guilbeau 8 6 4 1064
Lee Wiltz 8 6 28 1243
Mrs. Gustave Menard 8 6 51 1143
Lester Journet 8 7 10 536
Martha Gagne 8 7 44 989
Martin Cazine 8 8 4 1384
And this excerpt came from The Daily Iberian
St. Martinville cemetery looking for family links
BY HOLLY LELEUX-THUBRON
THE DAILY IBERIAN
St. Martin de Tours Catholic Church in St. Martinville is in search of descendants of some of its cemetery’s oldest residents.
Debbie Hebert, bookkeeper and cemetery administrator for the church, said several plots in the church’s cemetery are either abandoned, in disrepair or have never been issued a title and the church is following the proper procedures to notify family members before other action is taken.
The Louisiana Cemetery Board governs the operations of cemeteries in the state and requires that for a period of 25 years, a list of these funeral plots must be published in a local newspaper in an effort to notify family members of their maintenance needs and current states.
The church also is required to send a registered letter to the last known family contact.
After the required attempts to contact decedents have been met, the cemetery authority is allowed to transfer ownership of the gravesites.
Stanley LeBlanc, born in New Iberia and currently living in Dallas, is concerned about disturbing these historic final resting places.
Heavily involved with a similar issue at St. Nicholas Cemetery in Patoutville, LeBlanc, who is an authority on the Teche Area’s genealogy, said it is a gray area and the church should proceed with a great deal of care and caution.
One of LeBlanc’s main concerns is the difficulty in finding descendants two or three generations down a family line who may be unaware of ancestor names or where the final resting place of their ancestors might be.
Leblanc said many of the surnames printed on the St. Michael’s Cemetery list are of those families that were original settlers in the area and their burial sites represent a great deal of rich history.
Published gravesites:
Aurilien Doucet
Prosper Lopez
Jules Champagne
M/M J Jules Babin
Arthur Gaudin Jr.
Teles Peltier
Camilia Elridge
Oreste Peltier
Valsin Bernard
Mrs. Anthony Albert
Adolphe Dugas
Clovis Romero
Rita Romero
M/M Evalture Bonin
Celestine Lavergne
William Montfort
Mrs. Eliante Dugas
Charles Blanchard
Adler Boudreaux
Jennifer Crocker
Rene Potier
C.M. Olivier
Felix Berard
Charles Theriot
Winston Smith
Adolph LaSalle
F.N. Vincent
Laurent Broussard
Septime Lasseigne Est.
John Ducloset Mouton
Mrs. Eloise Courville
Octave Price
Florence L.F. Savoy
Joseph Jean Rodriguez
Wilfred Lawrence
Clet Castille
William Eastin
Thomas
Albert Barras Est.
Jules Francoise
Darcourt Dugas Jr.
Celestine B. Dugas
John F. Franz
Alosia Eastin
Arthur Gaudin Sr.
Preston Boudreaux
Louis J. Bienvenue
Mrs. Eudolie Guilbeau
Lee Wiltz
Mrs, Gustave Menard
Lester Journet
Martha Gagne
Martin Cazine
