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thelma oquain (View posts)
Posted: 26 Jul 2001 6:48PM GMT
Classification: Lookup
Surnames: O'Quain, O'Quinn
searching for the ancestors of a Jackson O'Quain married to Mary Kelly in Southwest Louisiana around the middle 1800s. They are my husband's grandparents who died before he was born.

Re: searching family

Posted: 9 Aug 2001 3:59PM GMT
Edited: 3 Nov 2001 8:54PM GMT
Thelma, I have the following;
Descendants of Marie Sylvanie Oquan
Generation No. 1
1. MARIE SYLVANIE2 OQUAN (TREVILLE1 AUCOIN) (Source: Baptismal Record, SWLA Church & Civil Records Vol 2 , Rev. Donald Hebert, pg 26.) was born Abt. 1829 (Source: SWLA Church & Civil Records Vol 2, Rev. Donald Hebert, pg 26.). She met (1) JOSEPH AUCOIN.
More About MARIE SYLVANIE OQUAN:
Christening: July 13, 1839

Child of MARIE OQUAN and JOSEPH AUCOIN is:
i. CLEMENTINE3 OQUAIN (Source: SWLA Church & Civil Records Vol 5, Rev. Donald Hebert, pg 15.), b. September 7, 1851, Calcasieu Ph, LA (Source: Sourhwest LA Records Volume 5 Church & Civil Records 1848 - 1854 Rev. Donald J. Hebert, 15.).
Notes for CLEMENTINE OQUAIN:
Clementine, (Clemence) is enumerated in 1850, 1860 Calcasieu Ph censuses with the Treville Ocoin family. However Sylvanie is also enumerated in the household. If Clementine were the daughter of Marie, Marie would have been 46 years old when she was born.

Children of MARIE SYLVANIE OQUAN are:
ii. MARIE ELIZABETH "ISABEL"3 OQUAIN (Source: Southwest LA Records Volume 6 Church & Civil Records 1855 - 1860 Rev. Donald J. Hebert, pg 17.), b. Abt. 1856.
iii. JEAN PIERRE "PETER" O'QUAIN, b. February 13, 1857, Calcasieu Parish, LA.

Generation No. 2

2. JEAN PIERRE "PETER"3 O'QUAIN (MARIE SYLVANIE2 OQUAN, TREVILLE1 AUCOIN) (Source: Southwest LA Records Volume 6 Church & Civil Records 1855 - 1860 Rev. Donald J. Hebert, pg 17.) was born February 13, 1857 in Calcasieu Parish, LA. He married CLARA ELENDER (Source: Mrs. Flavia Vincent Reeds, "Journey's End", The Ryan Family of Lake Charles, LA, pg 153.) 1874, daughter of GEORGE ELENDER and MELISSA RYAN.
Notes for JEAN PIERRE "PETER" O'QUAIN:
1900 Census Calcasieu Parish LA; Police Jury Ward 4
241/252 Oquan, Peter Head W M Mar 1855 45 md 29
Clara, Wife W F Jan 1856 44 md 29 12 children, 11 living
Orilian son W M Feb 1880 20 s
Ernest son W M Dec 1881 18 s
Jackson son W M Jun 1883 16 s
Isaac son W M Jul 1885 14 s
Julie dau W F Apr 1890 10 s
Rennie son W M Sep 1887 12 s
Lillian dau W F Dec 1891 8 s

1910 Census Calcasieu Ph, LA; Policy Jury Ward 4
1/1 Oquan, Jackson
2/2 Oquan, Isaac
3/3 Oquan, John P. & Clara
Pier R.
Lillie
4/4 Burke, Cleophar
Julie
5/5 Oquan, George T.

6. vi. JACKSON O'QUAIN, b. June 1883, LA; d. Bef. 1920.

Generation No. 3

6. JACKSON4 O'QUAIN (JEAN PIERRE "PETER"3, MARIE SYLVANIE2 OQUAN, TREVILLE1 AUCOIN) was born June 1883 in LA (Source: 1900 US Census Calcasieu Ph, LA Ward 4.), and died Bef. 1920 (Source: 1920 US Census, Calcasieu Ph, LA Ward 4 ED 48, Sht 1A.). He married MARY KELLY.
Children of JACKSON O'QUAIN and MARY KELLY are:
i. ADAM O'QUAIN, b. May 11, 1904; d. July 1982, Calcasieu Parish, LA.
ii. EVELINA O'QUAIN, b. September 21, 1906.
iii. LEO O'QUAIN, b. March 20, 1909; d. March 1980, Calcasieu Ph, LA; m. THELMA "FAH"JONES.
Notes for THELMA "FAH"JONES:
O'QUAIN, Thelma J. LCAP 12/14/1999
SULPHUR -- Funeral services for Thelma Jones O'Quain, 87, will be at 1:30
a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 15, in Hixson Funeral Home.
The Rev. Donald Thomas will officiate. Burial will be in Roselawn
Cemetery.
Visitation is 10 a.m.-10 p.m. today and from 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Mrs. O'Quain died Monday, Dec. 13, 1999, in Sulphur.
She was a lifelong resident of Sulphur and a member of Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church.
Survivors include five sons, James Edward O'Quain, Jackson Raymond O'Quain, Wilson Leo O'Quain and Arthur "Hoppy" O'Quain, all of Sulphur, and Leo O'Quain Jr. of Ponco City, Okla.; one daughter, Hortence O. Pousson of Sulphur; three brothers, Casey Jones, Raymond Jones and Lou Jones, all of Sulphur; two sisters, Zelma Landry and Elma Ellender, both
of Sulphur; 22 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.

iv. ELEANORA O'QUAIN, b. 1913.
v. ASA O'QUAIN, b. October 1917.

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