James St. Amand, Sr.

1905 - 1997  (92 years)

• Name	James St. Amand  [1]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	16 Jun 1905	Louisiana, USA   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Obituary	Services will be held for Mr. James J. St. Amand Sr., 92, at 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas with burial in Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. St. Amand died Saturday at the Opelousas General Hospital. A native of Opelousas, he was also a lifetime member of the Woodmen of the World, and a past member of the Cattleman's Association and the Plaisance Rosary Group. Survivors include: two sons, Lionel St. Amand and Martin St. Amand, both of Opelousas; four daughters, Mrs. Ethel Hilliard and Mrs. Frank (Ruth) Cambre, both of Opelousas, Mrs. Florence Wood of Evansville, Ind. and Mrs. Charles (Barbara) Nezat of Belle Chasse; 27 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marie R. St. Amand. Pallbearers will be Gerald (Jerry) Ledoux Jr., Ronald James St. Amand, J.J. Sonnier, Floyd Jennings, Dale Nielsen, Bradley Nezat, Russell St. Amand and Donald St. Amand. Visitation is today from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. and will continue Tuesday at 8 a.m. until the time of service. A rosary will be recited at 6:30 p.m. today. Sibille Funeral Home of Opelousas is in charge of arrangements. Published in The Daily World (Opelousas, LA), November 11, 1997
  Residence	Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA   [3]
  Residence	Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA   [3]
  Residence	1920	St Landry, Louisiana, USA   [1]
  	Police Jury Ward 5
  Residence	1930	St Landry, Louisiana, USA   [6]
  	25 Age: 25; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; AttendedSchool: No; CanReadWrite: Yes; ClassofWorker: Working on own account; EnumerationDistrict: 0031; HomeOwnership: Rented; IsEmployed: Yes; LiveOnFarm: Yes; OwnedRadio: No; RegistrationDistrict: 31; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Head RelationToHead: Head; Farmer Occupation: Farmer
  Died	8 Nov 1997	Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA   [2]
  Buried	Bellevue Memorial Cemetery, Opelousas, Louisiana, USA   [5, 7]
  Person ID	I506	Hollier & Dufilho
  Last Modified	29 May 2022

  
  

  Father	Paul St. Amand,   b. 29 Jun 1878, Washington, St Landry, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 8 May 1922, Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA  (Age 43 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Isabella Louisette Luminais,   b. 22 Feb 1879, St John the Baptist, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 3 Jul 1946, Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA  (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	1 Aug 1904	New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA   [8, 9, 10]
  Marriage License	5 Aug 1904	Orleans, Louisiana, USA   [9]
  Family ID	F123	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marie Richard,   b. 4 Feb 1905,   d. 24 Nov 1995, Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Married	28 Oct 1925  [11]
  Children	+ 1. Dorothy Mary St. Amand,   b. 22 Apr 1927, Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 29 Sep 1993, Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA  (Age 66 years)  [natural] + 2. James Joseph St. Amand, Jr.,   b. 25 Oct 1928, Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 10 Sep 1975, Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA  (Age 46 years)  [natural] + 3. Ethel May St. Amand,   b. 13 Jan 1930,   d. 17 Aug 2003, Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA  (Age 73 years)  [natural]   4. Living + 5. Martin John St. Amand,   b. 26 Apr 1933,   d. 29 Jun 2003, Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA  (Age 70 years)  [natural] + 6. Ruth Ann St. Amand,   b. 7 Nov 1934, Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 14 Jan 2001, Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA  (Age 66 years)  [natural] + 7. Living + 8. Living
  Last Modified	29 May 2022
  Family ID	F255	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 16 Jun 1905 - Louisiana, USA Residence - - Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA Residence - - Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA Residence - Police Jury Ward 5 - 1920 - St Landry, Louisiana, USA Residence - 25 Age: 25; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; AttendedSchool: No; CanReadWrite: Yes; ClassofWorker: Working on own account; EnumerationDistrict: 0031; HomeOwnership: Rented; IsEmployed: Yes; LiveOnFarm: Yes; OwnedRadio: No; RegistrationDistrict: 31; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Head RelationToHead: Head; Farmer Occupation: Farmer - 1930 - St Landry, Louisiana, USA Died - 8 Nov 1997 - Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA Buried - - Bellevue Memorial Cemetery, Opelousas, Louisiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  ST AMAND James Sr and Jr in the snow 1940-Colorized James ST. AMAND Sr. and James ST. AMAND Jr. in the snow 1940. Original photograph from the private collection of Lucy Baillio. Digital image colorized and enhanced by Mark Edwin Hollier, 2021.

  
  

• Sources

  [S246] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Year: 1920; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 5, St Landry, Louisiana; Roll: T625_630; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 101; Image: 425. Record for Paul St Amand. Name: Paul St Amand Age: 41 Birth Year: abt 1879 Birthplace: Louisiana Home in 1920: Police Jury Ward 5, St Landry, Louisiana Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Laurette St Amand Father's Birthplace: Louisiana Mother's Birthplace: Louisiana Home owned: Own Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Paul St Amand 41 Laurette St Amand 41 James St Amand 15 Lucille St Amand 13 Paul St Amand 11 Carmen St Amand 8 Celeste St Amand 4 2/12 Alex St Amand 1 8/12 [S243] Social Security Death Index, Ancestry.com, Database online. Number: 436-50-2026; Issue State: Louisiana; Issue Date: 1952. (Reliability: 2). Record for James St. Amand [S272] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Record for James St Amand, RR 6, Opelousas, LA, 70570 [S246] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Year: 1920; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 5, St Landry, Louisiana; Roll: T625_630; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 101; Image: 425. Record for Paul St Amand (Reliability: 2). Name: Paul St Amand Age: 41 Birth Year: abt 1879 Birthplace: Louisiana Home in 1920: Police Jury Ward 5, St Landry, Louisiana Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Laurette St Amand Father's Birthplace: Louisiana Mother's Birthplace: Louisiana Home owned: Own Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Paul St Amand 41 Laurette St Amand 41 James St Amand 15 Lucille St Amand 13 Paul St Amand 11 Carmen St Amand 8 Celeste St Amand 4 2/12 Alex St Amand 1 8/12 [S266] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, memorial page for James Joseph St. Amand Sr. (1905-1997), no. 94990175, Bellevue Memorial Park, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Birth: Jun. 16, 1905 Opelousas St. Landry Parish Louisiana, USA Death: Nov. 8, 1997 Opelousas St. Landry Parish Louisiana, USA Services will be held for Mr. James J. St. Amand Sr., 92, at 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas with burial in Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. St. Amand died Saturday at the Opelousas General Hospital. A native of Opelousas, he was also a lifetime member of the Woodmen of the World, and a past member of the Cattleman's Association and the Plaisance Rosary Group. Survivors include: two sons, Lionel St. Amand and Martin St. Amand, both of Opelousas; four daughters, Mrs. Ethel Hilliard and Mrs. Frank (Ruth) Cambre, both of Opelousas, Mrs. Florence Wood of Evansville, Ind. and Mrs. Charles (Barbara) Nezat of Belle Chasse; 27 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marie R. St. Amand. Pallbearers will be Gerald (Jerry) Ledoux Jr., Ronald James St. Amand, J.J. Sonnier, Floyd Jennings, Dale Nielsen, Bradley Nezat, Russell St. Amand and Donald St. Amand. Visitation is today from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. and will continue Tuesday at 8 a.m. until the time of service. A rosary will be recited at 6:30 p.m. today. Sibille Funeral Home of Opelousas is in charge of arrangements. Published in The Daily World (Opelousas, LA), November 11, 1997 Family links: Spouse: Marie Richard St. Amand (1905 - 1995) Children: James Joseph St. Amand (1929 - 1975)* Martin John St. Amand (1933 - 2003)* Ruth Ann St. Amand Cambre (1934 - 2001)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Bellevue Memorial Park Opelousas St. Landry Parish Louisiana, USA Created by: Ron Manley Record added: Aug 08, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 94990175 [S271] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 5, St Landry, Louisiana; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 2340555. Record for James St Amand [S370] Bellevue Memorial Cemetery (Opelousas, Louisiana), Grave Markers, photograph, gravestone for James J. St. Amand (1905-1997), photographed by Mark Edwin Hollier, 24 November 2017. [S256] New Orleans, Louisiana Marriage Records Index, 1831-1925, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Database online. Name: Paul St Amand Gender: Male Age: 26 Birth Date: abt 1878 Marriage Date: 1 Aug 1904 Marriage Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Spouse: Louisa Isabella Luminais [S364] Louisiana, Orleans, Marriage Licenses, book 26, folio 61, record for Paul St. Amand and Louisa Isabella Luminais, 5 Aug 1904 (Reliability: 4). [S751] "Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957", FamilySearch, Paul St Amand and Louisa Isabelle Luminais, 1 August 1904 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29S-1WV7 : 4 April 2020); citing Orleans, Louisiana, United States; FHL microfilm 912,505 (Reliability: 3). Name Paul St Amand Sex Male Father's Name Ernest St Amand Mother's Name Mary A Lambert Spouse's Name Louisa Isabelle Luminais Spouse's Sex Female Spouse's Father's Name Alexandre Luminais Spouse's Mother's Name Ode Celeste M Trepagnier Marriage Date 01 Aug 1904 Marriage Place Orleans, Louisiana, United States Page 483 [S438] Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online. Record for James Joseph "Jimmy" St. Amand, "Richard Family Tree", Michael Richard.