When Paul Theriot was born on 23 December 1888, in Terrebonne, Louisiana, United States, his father, Joseph Levy Thériot, was 29 and his mother, Adele Ellen "Nellie" Champagne, was 24. He had at least 2 sons and 1 daughter with Aline Champagne. He lived in Ward Ten, Terrebonne, Louisiana, United States for about 40 years. He died on 13 June 1960, in Houma, Terrebonne, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Theriot, Terrebonne, Louisiana, United States.