case file · person #18

Clarence Breaux

born est1908 · Vermilion Parish LA · died 1944 · Indian Bayou, Vermilion Parish LA · line: BREAUX

Existence: maybe (HIGH)

Family links

LinkPersonHow sureWhy
child ofEdras Breaux Sr found (CONFIRMED)
child ofElonie Wilturner Breaux maybe (NUMIDENT)
parent ofGeorgiana Breaux 1927unlabelled ()
spouse ofRita Stevenson unlabelled ()

What the records say

AboutWhat the record saysHow sureRecord
birth year superseded1902maybe (MODERATE)source held by the researcher
birth placeVermilion Parish LAmaybe (MODERATE)source held by the researcher
death year1944maybe (MODERATE)source held by the researcher
key sourcesObituary, LA Deaths, TX Deaths, Find a Grave (Gueydan + Indian Bayou)maybe (MODERATE)source held by the researcher
research:resolution{"clarence_breaux_actual_birth":"UNCONFIRMED — original Sep 28, 1909 date is HIGHLY SUSPECT (does not match the Indian Bayou Methodist Church Cemetery transcription that was attributed as its source; estimated birth ~1893-1905 based on triangulation)","clarence_breaux_death":"UNCONFIRMED — original Feb 23, 1983 date is LIKELY INCORRECT (the actual cemetery transcription with that death date belongs to a different person, Inez Foreman Rabalais; Clarence himself was still alive in March 1963 per newspaper evidence, suggesting death sometime AFTER 1963)","marriage_to_rita_actual_date":"1924-03-10maybe (research-2026-05-18)Gap #4 research: Clarence Breaux disambiguation
research:evidence collected[{"source":"USGenWeb LAGenWeb Archives — Indian Bayou Methodist Church Cemetery transcription, Lafayette Parish LA (compiled Mar 24+29 1994 by Peggy Hayes Leblanc and Anna Marie Silvia Hayes)","record":"Row 30 entry #19: 'Clarence BREAUX Sep. 15, 1908 - Nov. 9, 1944 (Daddy)' — buried adjacent to Effie HOFFPAUIR (Jun 8 1910 - Jan 21 1994) '(Mama)' and daughter Lacy HOFFPAUIR ARCENEAUX (Mar 10 1909 - Jan 6 1989). Row 11 entry #55: 'Mrs. Clarence RABALAIS, nee Inez FOREMAN Jul. 28, 1909 - Feb. 23, 1983; [Eastern Star emblem] Past Noble Grand'","claim":"The '1909-1983 / Past Noble Grand / Eastermaybe (research-2026-05-18)Gap #4 research: Clarence Breaux disambiguation
research:breaux line{"slaveholders_found":[{"name":"Breaux/Braux family (Afro-Louisiana DB)","records":190,"years":"1792-1816","parishes":"Iberville, St. James, St. Martin, Ascension","role":"Buyers, sellers, estate holders","confidence":"HIGH"}],"enslaved_people_found":{"afro_la_count":190,"ethnic_origins":{"Congo":3,"Hybou":1,"Mandiga":1},"notable":["Martha (18, female, black) — bought by Breaux, St. James, 1794","Louison (30, male, black) — 'good domestic' — bought by Breaux, St. James, 1810","Victoria (30, female, black) — 'somewhat a cook' — estate of Breaux, St. Charles, 1802"]},"geographic_connections":["Smaybe (research-2026-05-18)Master evidence ledger (per-line slaveholder findings)
birth year1908maybe (HIGH (Find-a-Grave 15 Sep 1908 / NUMIDENT 30 Jan 1908))Clarence Breaux (Indian Bayou) — FamilySearch composite
death9 November 1944, Indian Bayou, Vermilion Parish LAmaybe (HIGH (Find a Grave))Clarence Breaux (Indian Bayou) — FamilySearch composite
disambiguationOURS = Indian Bayou Clarence (b.1908 d.1944). NOT the Gueydan Clarence (b.28 Dec 1902, d.18 Mar 1968).maybe (HIGH)Clarence Breaux (Indian Bayou) — FamilySearch composite
siblingsClyde, Anna, Lauris, Edras Jr, Cleveland Breaux (1920 census)maybe (1920 census)Clarence Breaux (Indian Bayou) — FamilySearch composite
birth year resolution1908 — OURS = Indian Bayou Clarence b. 15 Sep 1908 (Find-a-Grave headstone + NUMIDENT 30 Jan 1908, two sources). The 1902 value is the Gueydan Clarence (a different man) and is superseded.maybe (RESOLVED)Clarence Breaux (Indian Bayou) — FamilySearch composite
confidence basisHIGH (disambiguated)maybe (HIGH)

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