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Dewey Handy

born exact1923 · Roanoke, Jeff Davis Parish LA · died 1997 · Welsh, Jeff Davis LA · line: HANDY_DIRECT

Existence: found (VERY HIGH)

Family links

LinkPersonHow sureWhy
child ofJulius/Julien Handy 1902found (RECORD (1930 census: son Dewey 6 in widowed Junius Handy's household; 1940 census: son Dewey 16 in Joe Handy's household; Dewey's 1941 NUMIDENT names Joe Handy; Junious's 2022 obituary lists Dewey as a child of Julius Handy. Junius/Joe/Julius/Julien = one man b.1901/02; was: source #1 compiled))
child ofMary LeBlanc 1902found (several records agree) (TRIANGULATED)added 2026-10-17 replacing Eva as birth mother
half sibling ofJames Edward Gilbeaux 1939found (DOCUMENTED)
parent ofPhilip Laurence Handy Sr. 1943found (RECORD)
sibling ofJoseph Louis Handy Sr. found (DOCUMENTED)
sibling ofJunious Handy 1921found (DOCUMENTED)
sibling ofThelma Handy Shaw 1925found (DOCUMENTED)
sibling ofGrace Handy McZeal 1927found (DOCUMENTED)
sibling ofCarol J. Handy Thierry 1929found (DOCUMENTED)
spouse ofGeorgiana Breaux 1927unlabelled ()
step child ofEva Lassaint 1911ruled out (STEPMOTHER)

What the records say

AboutWhat the record saysHow sureRecord
birth year1923found (VERY HIGH)source held by the researcher
birth placeRoanoke, Jeff Davis Parish LAfound (VERY HIGH)source held by the researcher
death year1997found (VERY HIGH)source held by the researcher
death placeWelsh, Jeff Davis LAfound (VERY HIGH)source held by the researcher
documented by1930-1950found (VERY HIGH)
key sourcesNUMIDENT, Census 1930-1950, Find a Grave, Military Draftfound (VERY HIGH)source held by the researcher
census 1950Head, M, 25 (b.~1925), Louisiana, laborer; Welsh, Jefferson Davis Parish LA, 12 Apr 1950, with wife Georgiana 22 and son James 6. Age implies ~1925 vs engine birth_year 1923: census age variance, not changedfound (RECORD (census))1950 U.S. Census: Dewey Handy household, Welsh, Jefferson Davis Parish LA (ED 27-29, p.21,
census 1930Son, 6, in household of Junius Handy (28, widowed), Police Jury Ward 2, Jefferson Davis LAfound (RECORD (census))1930 U.S. Census: Junius Handy household, Police Jury Ward 2, Jefferson Davis Parish LA (s
census 1940Son, 16, in household of Joe Handy (38) + Eva Handy (28), Police Jury Ward 2 outside Jenningsfound (RECORD (census))1940 U.S. Census: Joe Handy household, Police Jury Ward 2 outside Jennings, Jefferson Davi
numidentb. 13 Oct 1923 Roanoke, Jeff Davis LA; SS application Dec 1941 names parents Eva Lassaint and Joe Handy (Eva = the stepmother who raised him from ~age 7)found (RECORD (NUMIDENT; mother field = the woman who raised him))NUMIDENT (Social Security application Dec 1941): Dewey Handy, b. 13 Oct 1923 Roanoke, Jeff

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