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- [S393] St. Landry Catholic Church (Opelousas, Louisiana), Marriage Certificates, (Location: Opelousas, Louisiana;), certificate for John Dufilho and Anna Hinkley, married 21 Mar 1900, volume M-3, page 245, number 12 (Reliability: 3).
Witnesses:
A. L. Hollier - Arthur Louis Hollier, Lilly Ann's grandfather.
A. M. Hollier - Adolphe Marshall Hollier. Adolphe married Antoinia Dufilho, John Marie's sister.
U. L. Hinckley - I think this may be Arthur L. Hinckley, Anna’s brother. It is possible the “U” was incorrectly transcribed. A. L. Hinckley appears as a witness on the marriage license I have from the court house.
M. J. Dufilho – Maurice Joseph (Jean Marie’s brother).
- [S252] "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", card for John Marie Duphilo [Dufilho], serial no. 25, Local Draft Board 1, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana; citing NARA microfilm M1509, roll 1684937.
Name: John Marie Duphilo
Race: White
Birth Date: 10 Jul 1874
Street address: Rfd#2
Residence Place: St Landry, Louisiana, USA
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Medium
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Relative: Anna Hinckly Duphilo
- [S241] 1900 United States Federal Census.
- [S401] Louisiana, Secretary of State, Vital Records, death certificates, vol. 6, p. 970 (1964), John M. Dufilho; Louisiana State Archives, Baton Rouge.
- [S262] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Year: 1880; Census Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: 462; Family History Film: 1254462; Page: 595C; Enumeration District: 51; Image: 0171.
Record for Jn. Marie Dufilho
- [S267] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Opelousas, Saint Landry, Louisiana; Roll: T623_580; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 52.
Record for J M Dufilhr
- [S245] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online. Year: 1910; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 1, Saint Landry, Louisiana; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
Record for John M Dufillea
- [S446] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989.
Record for John M Dufilho
- [S246] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), St Landry Parish, Louisiana, population schedule, Opelousas City, ward 1, p. 91A (stamped), enumeration district 88, sheet 4A, dwelling78, family 85, John Dufilho; citing NARA microfilm T625, roll 630.
Name: John N Dufilho
[John Marie Dufilho]
Age: 45
Birth Year: abt 1875
Birthplace: Louisiana
Home in 1920: Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana
Street: Union Street
House Number: 750
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Anna Dufilho
Father's Birthplace: Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace: Louisiana
Native Tongue: French
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: Farmer
Employment Field: Own Account
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Attended School: No
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
John N Dufilho 45
Anna Dufilho 37
George Dufilho 19
Nedie Dufilho 17
Jannie Dufilho 15
Idama Dufilho 13
Louis Dufilho 11
Eugene Dufilho 9
Rhaten Dufilho 6
Marion Dufilho 3
- [S271] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Database online. Year: 1930; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 5, St Landry, Louisiana; Roll: 820; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 31; Image: 531.0.
Record for Louis Dufilho
- [S446] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, R. L. Polk, compiler, Opelousas (St. Landry Parish, La.) City Directory, 1956 (Dallas, Texas: R. L. Polk & Co., 1956), 140, entry for “John M Dufilho”.
Name: John M Dufilho
Gender: Male
Residence Year: 1956
Street address: 332 8 Lombard
Residence Place: Opelousas, Louisiana, USA
Spouse: Anna H Dufilho
Publication Title: Opelousas, Louisiana, City Directory, 1956
- [S446] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, R. L. Polk, compiler, Opelousas (St. Landry Parish, La.) City Directory, 1960 (Dallas, Texas: R. L. Polk & Co., 1960), 78, entry for “John M Dufilho”.
Name: John M Dufilho
Gender: Male
Residence Year: 1960
Street address: 322 S Lombard
Residence Place: Opelousas, Louisiana, USA
Spouse: Annie W Dufilho
Publication Title: Opelousas, Louisiana, City Directory, 1960
- [S670] Newspapers.com, "John Dufilhos are Married 64 years," Daily World (Opelousas, Louisiana), 29 March 1964, p. 5 (https://www.newspapers.com/image/227891266: accessed 27 December 2020).
Mr. and Mrs. John Dufilho, 332 S. Lombard St., are today observing their 64th wedding anniversary. The couple was married March 20, 1900, at St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas. The couple will observe the day quietly because Mr. Dufilho has been ill with pneumonia. He was moved last night from St. Landry Clinic to his home so he and Mrs. Dufilho could spend their anniversary together at their home. Mr. and Mrs. Dufilho are the parents of six sons and two daughters — Johnny Dufilho, Louis Dufilho, Peyton Dufilho and Gerald Dufilho all of Opelousas, George Dufilho of Norwalk, Calif., Mrs. Havard Burleigh and Eugene Dufilho, both of Clermont Harbor, Miss., and Mrs. H. A. Russ of Houston, Tex. Another son, 1/Lt. Marlon Dufilho, lost his life in the war.
[Source: "John Dufilhos are Married 64 years," Daily World (Opelousas, Louisiana), 29 March 1964, p. 5.]
[Transcribed by Mark Edwin Hollier, 2020.]
- [S670] Newspapers.com, "Rites Today for John M. Dufilho, Retired Farmer," Daily World (Opelousas, Louisiana), 22 April 1964, p. 1, col. 3 (https://www.newspapers.com/image/227956801: accessed 15 October 2017) (Reliability: 3).
Rites Today for John M. Dufilho, Retired Farmer
Funeral services for John M. Dufilho, 91, of 332 Lombard St., will be held at 4 p. m. today at a low. Mass at St. Landry Catholic Church.
Burial will be In Bellevue Memorial Park, under direction of Lafond and Son Funeral Home.
Dufilho died at 4:55 p. m. Tuesday at St. Landry Clinic. He had been ill six years.
Dufilho, a retired farmer, was a native of New Orleans. He came to Opelousas as a child, 82 years ago.
He is survived by his wife, the former Annie Hinckley of Opelousas; six sons, Johnnie, Louis, Peyton and Gerald Dufilho, all of Opelousas; George Dufilho of Los Angeles, Calif., and Eugene Dufilho of Clermont Harbor, Miss.; and two daughters, Mrs. Havard Burleigh of Clermont Harbor, and Mrs. Horace Ross [Russ] of Houston, Tex.
Also surviving are three brothers, Charles and Roger Dufilho, both of Opelousas, and Joseph Dufilho of Houma, 11 grandchildren, and 16 great-grandchildren.
- [S547] Louisiana, Secretary of State, Louisiana Death Records Index (http://www.sos.la.gov), (Name: Louisiana Secretary of State; Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana;), entry for John M. Dufilho, St. Landry Parish, 21 April 1964; citing vol. 6, p. 970 (Reliability: 2).
- [S401] Louisiana, Secretary of State, Vital Records, death certificates, vol. 6, p. 970 (1964), John M. Dufilho; Louisiana State Archives, Baton Rouge (Reliability: 4).
- [S670] Newspapers.com, "Rites Today for John M. Dufilho, Retired Farmer," Daily World (Opelousas, Louisiana), 22 April 1964, p. 1, col. 3 (https://www.newspapers.com/image/227956801: accessed 15 October 2017).
Rites Today for John M. Dufilho, Retired Farmer
Funeral services for John M. Dufilho, 91, of 332 Lombard St., will be held at 4 p. m. today at a low. Mass at St. Landry Catholic Church.
Burial will be In Bellevue Memorial Park, under direction of Lafond and Son Funeral Home.
Dufilho died at 4:55 p. m. Tuesday at St. Landry Clinic. He had been ill six years.
Dufilho, a retired farmer, was a native of New Orleans. He came to Opelousas as a child, 82 years ago.
He is survived by his wife, the former Annie Hinckley of Opelousas; six sons, Johnnie, Louis, Peyton and Gerald Dufilho, all of Opelousas; George Dufilho of Los Angeles, Calif., and Eugene Dufilho of Clermont Harbor, Miss.; and two daughters, Mrs. Havard Burleigh of Clermont Harbor, and Mrs. Horace Ross [Russ] of Houston, Tex.
Also surviving are three brothers, Charles and Roger Dufilho, both of Opelousas, and Joseph Dufilho of Houma, 11 grandchildren, and 16 great-grandchildren.
- [S272] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), entry for John M Dufilho.
Name: John M Dufilho
Address: 332 S Lombard St, Opelousas, LA, 70570
- [S370] Bellevue Memorial Cemetery (Opelousas, Louisiana), Grave Markers, John Marie Dufilho and Anna Hinckley Dufilho grave marker, GPS (lat/lon): 30.46417, -92.09983, by Mark Edwin Hollier on 23 Oct 2011 (Reliability: 4).
- [S266] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, John Marie Dufilho, Memorial# 80250695, created by Mark Hollier, 11 Nov 2011.
- [S240] Louisiana Marriages, 1718-1925, entry for Marie Antoinette Debaillon.
Name: Marie Antoinette Debaillon
Spouse: Charles Dufilho
Marriage Date: 7 May 1867
Marriage Place: St. Landry
- [S354] "St. Landry Parish Marriage Licenses, 1807 - Present", (Location: Opelousas, Louisiana;), Charles Dufilho and Marie Antoinette Debaillon, no. 3527, 7 May 1867 (Reliability: 4).
- [S279] Southwest Louisiana Records (1750-1900), CD-ROM database, Donald J. Hebert, (Name: Hebert Publications; Location: Rayne, Louisiana;), entry for Charles DUFILLE [sic] and Marie DEBAILLON, married 13 May 1867; citing Opel. Ch.: v. D, #283 (Reliability: 2).
DEBAILLON, Marie (Louis & Aimee TOLEDANO) m. 13 May 1867 Charles DUFILLE (Opel. Ch.: v. D, #283)
- [S279] Southwest Louisiana Records (1750-1900), CD-ROM database, Donald J. Hebert, (Name: Hebert Publications; Location: Rayne, Louisiana;).
DUFILLE, Charles (Edmond & Adelaide DROUET) m. 13 May 1867 Marie DEBAILLON (Opel. Ch : v. D, # 283)
- [S651] St. Landry Catholic Church (Opelousas, Louisiana), (Name: Diocese of Lafayette Archives; Location: Lafayette, Louisiana;), Marriages, vol. D, p. 283 (1867), Charles Dufilho and Marie Antoinette Debaillon (Reliability: 4).
DUFILLE, Charles (Edmond & Adelaide DROUET) m. 13 May 1867 Marie DEBAILLON (Opel. Ch : v. D, # 283)
Charles Dufilho and Marie Antoinette Debaillon Marriage
[Original in French]
Etat de Louisiane
1867 – 13 mai
Paroisse de St Landry Opelousas
Le treize mai de l’année mil huit cent soixante sept,
Vu la licence de l’honorable juge, et n’ayant trouvé aucun empêchement
Canonique ou civil, et après la publication des bans
Je soussigné prêtre assistant de la dite paroisse
Ai uni par les liens sacrés du mariage Charles Dufilho fils légitime
De Edmond Dufilho et de Odeide Drouet et
Marie Antoinette Debaillon, fille légitime de
Louis Debaillon et de Aimée Toledano, et
Leur ai donné la bénédiction nuptiale.
Les parties ayant donné leur consentement mutuel en présence des témoins voulus par
La loi, qui ont signé avec moi, ainsi que les époux.
[Signatures]
[English Translation]
On the thirteenth of May of the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, having regard to the license of the honorable judge, and having found no canonical or civil impediment, and after the publication of the banns.
I, the undersigned assistant priest of the said parish, have united by the sacred bonds of marriage Charles Dufilho, legitimate son of Edmond Dufilho and Odeide Drouet, and Marie Antoinette Debaillon, legitimate daughter of Louis Debaillon and Aimée Toledano, and gave them the nuptial blessing.
The parties who have given their mutual consent in the presence of the witnesses required by law, who have signed with me, as well as the spouses.
[Signatures]
[Source: St. Landry Catholic Church (Opelousas, Louisiana), Marriages, vol. D, p. 283 (1867), Charles Dufilho and Marie Antoinette Debaillon; Diocese of Lafayette Archives; copy privately held by Mark Edwin Hollier, 2020.]
[Transcription and Translation by Jeff Vinuesa, Mark Hollier, 2020.]
- [S279] Southwest Louisiana Records (1750-1900), CD-ROM database, Donald J. Hebert, (Name: Hebert Publications; Location: Rayne, Louisiana;).
DUFILHO, John (Charles & Antoinette DEBAILLON) m. 21 March 1900 Anna HINKLEY (Opel. Ch.: v.3, p.245)
- [S354] "St. Landry Parish Marriage Licenses, 1807 - Present", (Location: Opelousas, Louisiana;), no. 27754, John Dufilho and Anna Catherine Hinckley, 1900, recorded license (with original signatures); Opelousas Court House (Reliability: 4).
- [S366] Daily World, Opelousas, Louisiana (print edition), (Location: Opelousas, Louisiana;), Sunday, March 19, 1950 edition.
- [S670] Newspapers.com, "John Dufilhos are Married 64 years," Daily World (Opelousas, Louisiana), 20 March 1964, p. 5 (https://www.newspapers.com/image/227891266: accessed 15 October 2017).
John Dufilhos are Married 64 years
Mr. and Mrs. John Dufilho, 332 S. Lombard St., are today observing their 64th wedding anniversary. The couple was married March 20. 1000, at St. Landry Catholic Church In Opelousas.
The couple will observe the day quietly because Mr. Dufilho has been ill with pneumonia. He was moved last night from St. Landry Clinic to his home so he and Mrs. Dufilho could spend their anniversary together at their home.
Mr. and Mrs. Dufilho are the parents of six sons and two daughters -- Johnny Dufilho, Louis Dufilho, Peyton Dufilho and Gerald Dufilho all of Opelousas, George Dufilho of Narwalk [Norwalk], Calif., Mrs. Havard Burleigh and Eugene Dufilho, both of Clermont Harbor, Miss., and Mrs. H. A. Russ of Houston, Tex.
Another son, 1/Lt. [1st Lieutenant] Marlon Dufilho, lost his life In the war.
- [S366] Daily World, Opelousas, Louisiana (print edition), (Location: Opelousas, Louisiana;), "'Kidnapped,' Says He After Fifty Years," 19 March 1950, p. 4 (Reliability: 2).
‘Kidnapped,’ Says He After Fifty Years
John M. Dufilho figures today it turned out great, even though his wife “just kidnapped” him into marrying her 50 years ago. “I was at a dance,” Mr. Dufilho explained “standing around when all of a sudden a pink rose bud hit me on the chest.
“That was the beginning of a different courtship and 50 years of married life.”
Well-known and beloved Mr. and Mrs. Dufilho, who have spent the greater part of their life right here in Opelousas, are celebrating today their anniversary.
TELLS ALL
The operating part of this apparent conspiracy admits, that maybe there is something with a twinkle In her eye, to it.
“I knew he was the one for me the first moment I saw him, and so I set my hat for him,” Mrs. Dufilho confides.
He was 23 years old and she only 13 when the courtship began.
“I thought she was just a little girl and didn’t know what she wanted, so I started being nice to her –taking her to dances and all,” he relates.
WAS HE FOOLED
He tried to be a guardian to her, introducing her to nice boys, and in reality, trying to find a man for her. But he didn’t know how set she was, until, he didn’t see her for one year
WRITES HIS MOTHER
Undaunted, the pretty dark-haired dark-eyed girl, wrote his mother. “That’s when I gave up my idea of wanting to be a bachelor and started, to my amazement, thinking that perhaps married life wouldn’t be too bad.”
WED IN 1900
Their wedding was held in the Opelousas Catholic church on March 20. 1900. Mrs. Dufilho was the former Miss Catherine Ann Hinckley, and she had been born in Opelousas Mr. Dufilho. however was born in New Orleans and came to Opelousas in the year 1882, and it is considered a coincidence by the couple, for it was in this very year that Mrs. Dufilho was born.
“IT WAS FAITH”
“It was faith—he just had to come to me.” Mrs. Dufilho teased. as she smiled at her husband
HAD 9 CHILDREN
They had nine children, seven boys and two girls. One of their boys was killed at Pearl Harbor.
Mrs. Dufilho on telling about her children, told of a very odd thing that has happened. Two of her children, the oldest and youngest have never seen each other. George, the oldest, went to California when he was about 29 years old; and the baby Gerald, was only a few months old.
Since then, both have been busy and have never had a chance to visit each other. On this day. with their children, grandchildren (nine), and great-grandchildren (two); this scribe would like to take her hat off to them.
MET LIFE BRAVELY
They have met life bravely and hive received its reward of a happy life together. “We’ve always been very close to each other, sharing sorrow and joy alike; and to be truthful we have never stayed away from each other in vexation for even one-half hour, Mrs. Dufilho proudly said.
CHILDREN
Their children are: George Dufilho of California, Mrs. Havard Burleigh of Mississippi, John Dufilho, Mrs. Gayheart Shute of Houston. Tex., Louis, Eugene and Gerald Dufilho.
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