Joseph Melvin Lastrapes, Sr.

1913 - 2003  (90 years)

• Name	Joseph Melvin Lastrapes
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	15 Jan 1913	Arnaudville, St. Martin Parish, LA, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Feb 2003	Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Burial	27 Feb 2003	Bellevue Memorial Park, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Siblings	4 brothers and 7 sisters
  	1. Boniface "Burney"John Lastrapes,   b. 12 Jan 1898, St. Martinville, LA, USA d. 12 Apr 1968, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 70 years)      ▻ Louisa Gordon,  m. 27 Dec 1918     2. Joseph Henley Lastrapes,   b. 5 Feb 1900, Arnaudville, St. Martin Parish, LA, USA d. 24 Jul 1983, Grand Coteau, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 83 years)      ▻ Wilda Shows,  m. 1920 ;   Mary Grace "MaMa Grace" Taylor,  m. 14 Jun 1941     3. Mary Doris "Nan Doll" Lastrapes,   b. 9 Mar 1902, Arnaudville, St. Martin Parish, LA, USA d. 2 Mar 1956, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Lousiana, USA  (Age 53 years)      ▻ Dallas Bias;   Joseph Dumas Singleton     4. Placide Lastrapes,   b. 23 May 1904, St. Martinville, LA, USA d. 6 Apr 1989, Los Angeles, CA, USA  (Age 84 years)      ▻ Mary Bernicia Darensbourg,  m. 20 Oct 1928     5. Joseph "Tee Joe" Lastrapes,   b. 24 Oct 1906, Arnaudville, St. Martin Parish, LA, USA d. 6 Jul 1976, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 69 years)      ▻ Hilda Leblanc;   Mary "Marie" Guillory,  m. Between Jun 289 and 1935     6. Magdalena "Mag" Lastrapes,   b. 14 Dec 1908, Arnaudville, St. Martin Parish, LA, USA d. 11 Jul 1965, Culver City, LA, USA  (Age 56 years)      ▻ Rene Abner "Snow" Mathis,  m. 23 Jun 1928     7. Ruth Marie "Nanny Ruth" Lastrapes,   b. 3 Oct 1910, St. Martinville, LA, USA d. 24 Jan 2008, Los Angeles, CA, USA  (Age 97 years)      ▻ Claude Samiere,  m. 19 Feb 1928     8. Thelma Marie Lastrapes,   b. 23 Jul 1916, St. Martinville, LA, USA d. 29 Apr 1996, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 79 years)      ▻ Earle Gailes,  m. 2 Dec 1931 ;   Leroy James Morris,  m. 8 Aug 1974     9. Mary Ozita Lastrapes,   b. 24 Dec 1917, St. Martinville, LA, USA d. 15 Jun 1988, San Jose, Santa Clara, CA, USA  (Age 70 years)      ▻ Ira Joseph Thibodeaux;   Larry Lovel,  m. 21 Oct 1970   10. Mary Agnolia "Sr Canisus" Lastrapes,   b. 29 Mar 1922, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA d. 6 Jul 1916, New Orleans, LA, USA   11. Mary Myrtle "Sr Canice" Lastrapes,   b. 29 Mar 1922, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA d. 18 Dec 2021, New Orleans, LA, USA  (Age 99 years)
  Person ID	I581	Amling
  Last Modified	23 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Thomas Lastrapes,   b. 27 Apr 1876, Arnaudville, St. Martin Parish, LA, USA d. 17 Nov 1954, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Philomene Chavalier,   b. Oct 1877, Arnaudville, St. Martin Parish, LA, USA d. 15 Aug 1967, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F338	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Veronica Arceneaux   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Warren Lastrapes,   b. 4 Jul 1935, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA d. 11 Oct 1998, Wakefield, Kansas, USA (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F343	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Marie Therese Collins,   b. 14 Oct 1919, Elton, LA, USA d. 15 Aug 2016, Rasharon, Texas, USA (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	15 Jul 1940	Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Children	1. Living     2. Living
  Family ID	F311	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Aug 2023

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Birth - 15 Jan 1913 - Arnaudville, St. Martin Parish, LA, USA Marriage - 15 Jul 1940 - Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA Death - 27 Feb 2003 - Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA Burial - 27 Feb 2003 - Bellevue Memorial Park, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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