Descendants
of Cleophas Firmin
Generation
No. 1
CLEOPHAS6 FIRMIN (JOSEPH
GEORGE5, GEORGE4, JOSEPH GEORGE FERRET
(AKA)3, JACQUES (DIT FERRET)2, JACQUES1)1
was born February 13, 1857 in Plaucheville, Louisiana, and died December 30,
1948 in Plaucheville, Louisiana. He
married (1) FLORISKA MARCELINE MAYEAUX1 November 21, 1878 in
Plaucheville Louisiana, daughter of LOUIS MAYEUX and DORALISE LEMOINE.
She was born February 20, 1853, and died October 8, 1912 in
Plaucheville Louisiana. He
married (2) TELESIDE GUILLOT December 23, 1916.
Children of
CLEOPHAS FIRMIN and FLORISKA MAYEAUX are:
2.
i. PETER
ARTHUR7 FIRMIN, SR., b. August 22, 1888, Plaucheville, Louisiana;
d. January 1945, Pineville, Louisiana (VA hospital).
3.
ii. JOHN
EUSTICE FIRMIN, SR., b. October 6, 1886, Plaucheville, Louisiana; d. Abt.
1969, Rosa, Louisiana.
iii. LAURENCE
MAURICE FIRMIN2, b. September 6, 1892, Plaucheville,
Louisiana; m. (1) NEDDIE BANKS; m. (2) ALWYN MAYEAUX, Abt. 1945, Hamburg,
Louisiana.
4.
iv. MARIE
EDWINA FIRMIN, b. July 9, 1884; d. December 15, 1975, Alexandria, Louisiana.
v. ETHA
FIRMIN, b. May 1900; d. Abt. 1900.
vi. WILTZ
LOUIS FIRMIN, b. September 19, 1898, Plaucheville, Louisiana; d. Abt. 1902,
Plaucheville, Louisiana.
Generation
No. 2
2.
PETER ARTHUR7 FIRMIN, SR. (CLEOPHAS6,
JOSEPH GEORGE5, GEORGE4, JOSEPH GEORGE
FERRET (AKA)3, JACQUES (DIT FERRET)2,
JACQUES1)3 was born August 22, 1888 in
Plaucheville, Louisiana, and died January 1945 in Pineville, Louisiana (VA
hospital). He married CHARLOTTE
AGNES AUCOIN3 January 20, 1920 in Plattenville, Louisiana,
daughter of ADOLPH AUCOIN and HELENA SIMONEAUX.
She was born August 3, 1891 in Plattenville, Louisiana, and died March
19, 1978 in Denver, Colorado.
3.
JOHN EUSTICE7 FIRMIN, SR. (CLEOPHAS6,
JOSEPH GEORGE5, GEORGE4, JOSEPH GEORGE
FERRET (AKA)3, JACQUES (DIT FERRET)2,
JACQUES1)4 was born October 6, 1886 in
Plaucheville, Louisiana, and died Abt. 1969 in Rosa, Louisiana.
He married ODILE GREMILLION4 December 14, 1909,
daughter of VALERIEN GREMILLION and FLAVIE BORDELON.
She was born 1890, and died 1976 in Rosa, Louisiana.
Children of JOHN
FIRMIN and ODILE GREMILLION are:
6.
i. JOHN
EUSTIS8 FIRMIN, JR., b. February 17, 1911.
7.
ii. MELBA
FIRMIN, b. Abt. December 3, 1914; d. Abt. December 1990, Melville, Louisiana.
8.
iii. HANSON
ANTHONY FIRMIN, b. November 23, 1912; d. March 26, 1993, Prescott, Arkansas.
9.
iv. RUTH
FIRMIN, b. August 8, 1920, Rosa, Louisiana; d. June 28, 2001, Melville,
Louisiana.
10.
vi. CLEOPHAS
FIRMIN4, b. Abt. January 1914; d. Abt. January 1914.
4.
MARIE EDWINA7 FIRMIN (CLEOPHAS6, JOSEPH
GEORGE5, GEORGE4, JOSEPH GEORGE FERRET
(AKA)3, JACQUES (DIT FERRET)2, JACQUES1)5
was born July 9, 1884, and died December 15, 1975 in Alexandria, Louisiana.
She married JOHN LEVY RABALAIS6 December 20, 1906 in
Plaucheville, Louisiana. He was
born April 23, 1885, and died December 10, 1939 in Alexandria, Louisiana.
Children of MARIE
FIRMIN and JOHN RABALAIS are:
i. MARIE
CECILIA RABALAIS (SISTER8 EDWINA)6, b. August 9,
1910; d. Abt. 2001 San Antonio, Texas.
11.
ii. FRANCIS
HUNTER RABALAIS, b. April 18, 1914; d. October 23, 1985.
12.
iii. JOHN
EUNINE (PETE) RABALAIS, b. June 14, 1912; d. March 14, 1989.
13.
14. v.
MAMIE MAUDE RABALAIS, b. October 10, 1918; d. February 10, 1992.
vi. MARY
AGNES (SISTER EMILY) RABALAIS6, b. May 14, 1928; d. 2003,
San Antonio, Texas.
Generation
No. 3
6.
JOHN EUSTIS8 FIRMIN, JR. (JOHN EUSTICE7,
CLEOPHAS6, JOSEPH GEORGE5, GEORGE4,
JOSEPH GEORGE FERRET (AKA)3, JACQUES (DIT FERRET)2,
JACQUES1)8 was born February 17, 1911.
He married BESSIE KLING in Dutchtown, Louisiana.
7.
MELBA8 FIRMIN (JOHN EUSTICE7, CLEOPHAS6,
JOSEPH GEORGE5, GEORGE4, JOSEPH GEORGE
FERRET (AKA)3, JACQUES (DIT FERRET)2,
JACQUES1)8 was born Abt. December 3, 1914,
and died Abt. December 1990 in Melville, Louisiana.
She married WILL MASSY.
8.
HANSON ANTHONY8 FIRMIN (JOHN EUSTICE7,
CLEOPHAS6, JOSEPH GEORGE5, GEORGE4,
JOSEPH GEORGE FERRET (AKA)3, JACQUES (DIT FERRET)2,
JACQUES1)8 was born November 23, 1912, and
died March 26, 1993 in Prescott, Arkansas.
9.
RUTH8 FIRMIN (JOHN EUSTICE7, CLEOPHAS6,
JOSEPH GEORGE5, GEORGE4, JOSEPH GEORGE
FERRET (AKA)3, JACQUES (DIT FERRET)2,
JACQUES1)9 was born August 8, 1920 in Rosa,
Louisiana, and died June 28, 2001 in Melville, Louisiana.
She married JOSEPH CANATELLO. He
died January 18, 1993 in Melville, Louisiana.
11.
FRANCIS HUNTER8 RABALAIS (MARIE EDWINA7
FIRMIN, CLEOPHAS6, JOSEPH GEORGE5, GEORGE4,
JOSEPH GEORGE FERRET (AKA)3, JACQUES (DIT FERRET)2,
JACQUES1)11 was born April 18, 1914, and died
October 23, 1985.
12.
JOHN EUNINE (PETE)8 RABALAIS (MARIE EDWINA7
FIRMIN, CLEOPHAS6, JOSEPH GEORGE5, GEORGE4,
JOSEPH GEORGE FERRET (AKA)3, JACQUES (DIT FERRET)2,
JACQUES1)11 was born June 14, 1912, and died
March 14, 1989.
14.
MAMIE MAUDE8 RABALAIS (MARIE EDWINA7
FIRMIN, CLEOPHAS6, JOSEPH GEORGE5, GEORGE4,
JOSEPH GEORGE FERRET (AKA)3, JACQUES (DIT FERRET)2,
JACQUES1)11 was born October 10, 1918, and
died February 10, 1992.
Endnotes
1.
Peter A. Firmin.
2.
Laurence Maurice Firmin.
3.
Peter A. Firmin.
4.
James Gremillion Firmin.
5.
John Levy Rabalais II and Laurence Maurice Firmin.
6.
John Levy Rabalais II.
7.
Peter A. Firmin.
8.
James Gremillion Firmin.
9.
Ruth Firmin Canatello.
10.
James Gremillion Firmin.
11.
John Levy Rabalais II.
12.
Peter A. Firmin.
13.
James Gremillion Firmin.
14.
John Levy Rabalais II.