Town of La Tour-Blanche
La Tour-Blanche

The village of La Tour-Blanche is a small village located south west of France. The town of La Tour-Blanche is located in the department of Dordogne of the french region Aquitaine. The town of La Tour-Blanche is located in the township of Verteillac part of the district of Périgueux.

"Jean Grasset Latour, Capitaine de la 3me Companie de la 63 1/2 Brigade...demeurant a Bergerac."

Acte de baptême de Marie BERTRAND le 4 décembre 1774 à BERGERAC Le 4ème décembre 1774 a été baptisée Marie BERTRAN, née le dernier novembre de ladite année, fille légitime de Pierre BERTRAN, faure et de GROSSATAU, habitant à Rieudelaisse. Parrain Jean COUNOR, marraine:. Marie FALGUIER. Présents Isaac et Pierre LouisianaGUIONIE, du bourg, qui ont dit ne savoir signer. A.D. 24: Martine Duhamel généalogiste.

Hebert, Southwest Louisiana Records, v.2 (1811-1830): Latour, Pierre Grasset de Bergerac, Pres, de Bordeau dept. de la Dordogne (Jean Grasset & Marie Bertrand) m. 4 Jul 1826 Felicia Frangebois of Iberville Parish (Opel. Ch.: v.1, pp.466 & 466A).

Southwest Louisiana Church and Civil Records --- Homer Latour (Father: Grasset Latour --- Mother: Felicia Franchebois) --- Birth: 24 Jan. 1833 --- Place: Opelousas, Louisiana --- Opelousas Church: Volume 3 Page 250

Signature of Grasset Latour from 9 November 1846 slave emancipationdocument. Grasset Latour and several other St. Landry Parish inhabitantscertified that the slave: Celeste has at all times led a good conduct,and we further declare that the considerations upon which the abovepetition [for emancipation] is grounded are well known to us, and thattherefore, as far as it lies in our power, we support the same and prayfor this emancipation of the slaves therein described. From Fontenot,Keith P., Southwest Louisiana Courthouse Inventory, Volume One,(LC-9678609), 1996, p. 427-428. [Note: Grasset Latour is incorrectlylisted as Gustave Latour.]

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Homere A Labour
Age in 1860: 27
Birth Year: abt 1833
Birthplace: Louisiana
Home in 1860: Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana
Gender: Male
Post Office: Grand Coteau
Value of real estate: View Image
Household Members: Name Age Sex Color Occupation
Grasset Labour 61 M M --- Gunsmith
Homere A Labour 27 M M --- Deputy Clerk District Court
Emelie Labour 21 F M

The Opelousas Courier
(Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910,
April 20, 1872
Vol. XIX. Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La., April 20, 1872.
No. 32.,
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY LEON CB SANDOZ.
OPELOUSAS: SATURDAY,
APRIL 20, 1872.

Proceedings Of the Board of Police of the Town of Opelousas.

On Monday, April 8th. 1872, the new Board met pursuant to law, the members thereof having qualified as required by the Charter and the law.Were present: Messrs. L. Hadden. W. R. Meginley. Louis Lejeune, J. Peferkorn, Geo. Pulford, H.Iatour and C. C. Duson.

There being a quorum present, the Board proceeded to business, Mr. Hadden is called to the Chair, pro tem.The Board now proceeds to elect its officers for the Town. as follows:Mr. H. Latour having received seven votes for President of the Board, is therefore proclaimed duly elected President.

Mr. P. L. Hebrard having a majority of the votes. is declared duly elected Clerk of the Board, at a salary of $150 a year.

Messrs. Posey and Hadden being put in nomination for the office of Treasurer of the Town. It appears on the ballots being taken that Mr. Posey received one vote, and Mr Hadden having received three votes; Mr. Hadden is therefore declared duly elected Treasurer of the Town, at a salary of $100 a year.

Mr. Meginley moves that the salary of the Town Attorney be fixed at $250 a year, this motion being Iast, the said salary is fixed at $100 a year. Mr. J. J. Morgan having received all the votes, is declared duly elected Town Attorney at said salary of $100 a year.

The salary of Town Printer is fixed at $100 a year. Messrs. Leonce Sandoz and J. V. Jackson being put in nomination; on the ballots being counted it appears that Mr. Sandoz received four votes, and Mr. Jackson two votes; Mr. Sandoz is declared duly elected Town Printer.

A letter from Mr. Samuel N. Peters, offering if elected, to perform all the duties of Constable for the sum of $450, is read.

Mr. C. C. Duson moves that the salary of Town Constable be fixed at $l000; said motion having been withdrawn, it is resolved, on motion of Mr.Mekinley, that the said salary be fixed at the sum of $600 a year.

On motion, the election for Constable is now gone into, Messrs. Samuel N.Peters and E. S. Andrus are put in nomination; upon counting the ballots it was found that Mr.Peters had received two votes, and Mr. Andrus four votes. Mr. Andrus was therefore declared duly elected Town Constable.

The bonds of the Treasurer and of the Constable are fixed at $3,000, respectively.

On motion of Mr. Pulford the duties of the Constable are defined as follows, to wit: He shall keep order in the Town; assess the property in this Town; collect the taxes and licenses; patrol the Town if necessary; he shall pay all the monies collected by him to the Clerk who shall pay the same over to the Treasurer,monthly; he shall collect the market dues; oversee the public work on the streets; assist in all the performance of his duties as a Quarantine officer; all fines collected by him shall be paid by him into the hands of the Clerk as above; he shall not charge more than 20 cents a load when hauling dirt for the Town; he shall not receive any extra compensation for collecting any special tax.

The Board then adjourned until next meeting.

H. LATOUR, President,
Attest: P. LEONCE HEBRARD, Clerk of the Board

Richard, Helene (Alexandre & Eloyse Lege [Leger]) b. 8 Feb. 1830, bt. 19 April 1830 Pats: Francois Richard & Helene Brasseur; Mats: Louis Lege [Leger] & Anne Doucet; Spons: Vicent [Vincent] Bertrand & Sydalise Richard. Fr. Flavius Henri Rossi (Opel. Ch.: v.3, p.104).

Event: Name of Parents Given in Ozeme (son of deceased Homer LaTour & Helene Richard) --- Marie (daughter of deceased Simon Guillory & deceased Marie Guillory)

Note: Ozeme Latour [no e at the end], marriage record to Marie Aclai Guillory, dated 19 Jan 1897 [church record originally from Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Chataignier, LA]. Groom no information, bride born 7 Jul 1876, youngest of 13 children of Simon Guillory and Marie Lonise Jacques Clouche.

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Osema Lataur
Home in 1900: Police Jury Ward 7, Saint Landry, Louisiana
Age: 30
Estimated birth year: abt 1870
Birthplace: Louisiana
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's name: Marie
Race: BlackOccupation: View image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Osema Lataur 30
Marie Lataur 25
Eva Lataur 8
Ella Lataur 6
Evalia Lataur 5
Laura Lataur 8.12

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Ozenie Sature[Ozenie Lature]
Home in 1920: Hamilton, Okmulgee, Oklahoma
Age: 49 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1871
Birthplace: Louisiana
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: May
Father's Birth Place: Louisiana
Mother's Birth Place: Louisiana
Marital Status: Married
Race: Black [Colored (Black)]
Sex: Male
Home owned: Rent
Able to read: No
Able to Write: No
Image: 1058
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Household Members: Name Age
Ozenie Sature 49
May Sature 43
Opeles Sature 17
Lee Sature 13
Ethel Sature 7
Marie Sature 5
Clarence Sature 3
Joseph Lartigue 40

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Record
Name: Lee Latoure
Birth Year: 1907
Race: Negro, citizen
State: California
County or City: Los Angeles
Enlistment Date: 6 Apr 1942
Enlistment State: California
Enlistment City: Los Angeles
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: PrivateTerm of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency,plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise accordingto law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)Source: Civil LifeEducation: Grammar schoolCivil Occupation: Cook* An asterisk (*) appearing after a job title indicates thata trade test for the particular occupation will be found in the United States Employment Service Manual, Oral Trade Test.
Marital Status: Divorced, with dependents
Height: 68
Weight: 197

California Death Index, 1940-1997 Record
Name: LATOURE, LEE
Social Security #: 551-22-4542
Sex: MALE
Birth Date: 11 Mar 1907
Birthplace: LOUISIANA
Death Date: 25 Jan 1957
Death Place: LOS ANGELES
Mother's Maiden Name: GILROY
Father's Surname: LATOURE