Walter Delahoussaye

Brief Life History of Walter

When Walter Delahoussaye was born on 5 December 1891, in St. Landry, Louisiana, United States, his father, Alexandre Charles Delahoussaye, was 31 and his mother, Mary Lucinda Lewis, was 25. He had at least 2 daughters with Oline Duhon. He lived in Ward Seven, Acadia, Louisiana, United States in 1940 and Elton, Jefferson Davis, Louisiana, United States in 1950. He died on 11 January 1971, in Jennings, Jefferson Davis, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Elton, Jefferson Davis, Louisiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Walter Delahoussaye
1891–1971
Oline Duhon
1893–1987
Shirley Mary Delahoussaye
1916–1997
Esther Delahoussaye
1920–2006

Sources (8)

  • Walter Dalahousey, "United States Census, 1950"
  • Walter Delahousaye, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  • Walter Delahoussaye, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: French Jean-Paul, Amedee, Anatole, Andre, Autrey, Desire, Ignace, Minos, Monique, Octa.

French: topographic name for someone who lived by a holly bush or grove, from de la houx ‘from the holly’, or a habitational name, with fused preposition de ‘from’, denoting someone from a place called La Houssaye, named with houx ‘holly’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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I'm his great granddaughter. He passed away when I was still very young, but my parents told me the story growing up. He was excited to see me every time we would visit. He would ask great grandma t …

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