Eudia Istre

Brief Life History of Eudia

When Eudia Istre was born on 6 October 1922, in Jennings, Jefferson Davis, Louisiana, United States, her father, Emelien Istre, was 33 and her mother, Evelia Cormier, was 31. She married Paul Rene Viator on 1 June 1940. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Acadia, Louisiana, United States in 1935 and Ward Five, Acadia, Louisiana, United States in 1940. She died on 11 January 2006, in Mermentau, Acadia, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Mermentau, Acadia, Louisiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Paul Rene Viator
1917–1976
Eudia Istre
1922–2006
Marriage: 1 June 1940
Sylvia Jean Viator
1941–1999

Sources (5)

  • Eudry Istri in household of Emelian Istre, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Eudia I Viator, "United States Social Security Death Index"
  • Eudia Istre Viator, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

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World Events (8)

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

1923 · Amendment of Equal Rights

Is a proposed amendment to help guarantee equal legal rights for all citizens of the United States. Its main objective is to end legal distinctions between the two genders in terms of divorce, property, employment, and other legal matters. Even though it isn't the 28th Amendment yet, it has started conversations about the meaning of legal equality.

1944 · The G.I Bill

The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: French Camille, Celestin, Clovis, Onezime, Placide.

French: habitational name from Istres in Bouches-du-Rhône.

Norwegian: habitational name from either of two farmsteads so named.

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

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