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    Adolph Sonnier

    Adolph Sonnier[1]

    Male 1891 - 1981  (89 years)

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    • Name Adolph Sonnier  [2, 3, 4
      Nickname Papit 
      Born 15 Oct 1891  Breaux Bridge, St. Martin, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Gender Male 
      Died 31 May 1981  Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Buried Calvary Cemetery, Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Association R.J. Sonnier (Relationship: Godson) 
      Person ID P2570658587  Our Family Tree | Edea Pitre's Ancestors
      Last Modified 3 Nov 2008 

      Father Leufroy Sonnier,   b. 17 Nov 1861, Grand Coteau, St. Landry, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Mother Hermina Begnaud,   b. 16 Jul 1863, Breaux Bridge, St. Martin, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jun 1936, Breaux Bridge, St. Martin, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
      Family ID F15  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family Agnes Pourciaux,   b. 25 Apr 1895, Breaux Bridge, St. Martin, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1965  (Age 69 years) 
      Married 14 Jun 1911  St. Martin, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Children 
      +1. Robert Jean Sonnier,   b. 11 Aug 1912, Breaux Bridge, St. Martin, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1998, Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
       2. Eula Mae Sonnier,   b. 18 Aug 1915, Breaux Bridge, St. Martin, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 07 Jun 1963, Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
      +3. Lee Roy Sonnier,   b. 25 Mar 1919, Breaux Bridge, St. Martin, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 02 Nov 1978, Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
      +4. Nelma Marie Sonnier,   b. 4 May 1922, Breaux Bridge, St. Martin, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 2010, Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
       5. Georgia Marie Sonnier,   b. 12 Feb 1927, Breaux Bridge, St. Martin, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 03 Aug 1984, New Iberia, Iberia, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
      +6. M.J. Sonnier
       7. A.M. Sonnier
      Last Modified 13 Jan 2019 
      Family ID F7  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Event Map
      Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Oct 1891 - Breaux Bridge, St. Martin, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Jun 1911 - St. Martin, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsDied - 31 May 1981 - Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsBuried - - Calvary Cemetery, Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
       = Link to Google Earth 
      Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

    • Photos
      Adolph Sonnier
      Adolph Sonnier
      Adolph Sonnier with daughter-in-law Olive Marceaux, great-granddaughter Edea Pitre, and great-great-granddaughter Edea Baldwin
      Adolph Sonnier and DeeDee Baldwin
      Adolph Sonnier and DeeDee Baldwin
      Adolph Sonnier with great-great-granddaughter DeeDee Baldwin
      Adolph Sonnier
      Adolph Sonnier
      "Adolph Sonnier of Breaux Bridge rode the pride of Carencro, Currency, sired by Dewey. He later was the owner of two race horses named La Patate and Silver Spring." (Cajun-Bred Running Horses, by Francis S. LeBlanc, 1978)
      Adolph Sonnier with Great-Granddaughter Nanette Pitre
      Adolph Sonnier with Great-Granddaughter Nanette Pitre
      Adolph & Agnes Sonnier
      Adolph & Agnes Sonnier

      Documents
      Sonnier Family on the 1930 Census
      Sonnier Family on the 1930 Census
      Other Sonnier, Pourciaux, and Latiolais relatives are living nearby.
      Sonnier Family on the 1900 Census
      Sonnier Family on the 1900 Census
      Pourciaux and Sonnier Families on the 1920 Census
      Pourciaux and Sonnier Families on the 1920 Census
      The Olivier Pourciaux and Adolph Sonnier (his son-in-law) families were neighbors. Azelie's mother, Emerenthe Guidry Latiolais, is living with the family.
      Sonniers on the 1940 Census
      Sonniers on the 1940 Census
      WWII Draft Registration Card
      WWII Draft Registration Card

      Headstones
      Adolph & Agnes Sonnier
      Adolph & Agnes Sonnier
      Thanks to Gerald at FindaGrave.com

      Histories
      Adolph Sonnier and the Racehorse 'Currency'
      Adolph Sonnier and the Racehorse "Currency"
      Quoted from "Cajun-Bred Running Horses" by Francis S. LeBlanc (1978).

    • Sources 
      1. [S2645869972] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 3, Lafayette, Louisiana; Roll: T623 567; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 41.
        Name: Adolphe Sonnier
        Home in 1900: Police Jury Ward 3, Lafayette, Louisiana
        Age: 9
        Estimated Birth Year: abt 1891
        Birthplace: Louisiana
        Relationship to head-of-house: Son
        Father's Name: Lenford
        Mother's Name: Hermina

      2. [S2645887989] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 4, St Martin, Louisiana; Roll: 821; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 11; Image: 339.0.
        Name: Adolph Sonnier
        Birth Date: abt 1891
        Birth Place: Louisiana
        Residence Date: 1930
        Residence Place: Police Jury Ward 4, St Martin, Louisiana

      3. [S2645867104] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 4, St Martin, Louisiana; Roll: T625_631; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 64; Image: 286.
        Name: Adolph Saunier
        Birth Date: abt 1892
        Birth Place: Louisiana
        Residence Date: 1920
        Residence Place: Police Jury Ward 4, St Martin, Louisiana

      4. [S2645910474] Social Security Death Index, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security), Number: 437-09-4939; Issue State: Louisiana; Issue Date: Before 1951.
        Name: Adolph Sonnier
        Birth Date: 15 Oct 1891
        Birth Place:
        Death Date: May 1981
        Death Place: Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, United States of America