Joseph Adam Hebert (1897)

Born 18 Dec 1897 in Carencro, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States

Ancestors

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Biography

Joseph Adam Hebert, son of Jean Clairfe Hebert and Marie Emelia Rivette, was born on 18 December 1897 in Carencro, Lafayette Parish, LA.1,2 He was enumerated as the son of Clairfe' Hebert (given age 38) on the 1900 Census in St. Landry Parish, LA.3 Adam Hebert (given age 12) was enumerated as the son of Claifey Hebert (given age 47) on the 1910 Census, living in St. Landry Parish, LA. He labored as a field hand.4

He registered for the draft during World War I in 1918. At that time, he was living in Sunset, St. Landry Parish, LA. Adam was a student at St. Charles College in Grand Coteau, and gave the name of his father, Clerfey Hebert of Sunset, as his nearest relative. He was described as being of medium height and build, with gray eyes and light brown hair.5

Sources

1Donald J Hébert, Southwest Louisiana Records, 1750-1900, compact disk #101 ("SWLR CD") (Rayne, La.: Hébert Publications, 2001; reprints by Claitor's Publications); Carencro Ch.: v.3, p.305.

2Ancestry.com, "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", Provo, UT, USA : The Generations Network, Inc., 2005; Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C. : National Archives and Records Administration, imaged from original microfilm; Adam Hebert, R1 B63, Sun Set, St. Landry Ph., LA, dated 12 Sep 1918; age 20, born 18 Dec 1897.

31900 U.S. Census, St. Landry Parish, LA, population schedule (digital image), accessed 1 Jul 2012 at Ancestry.com; Police Jury Ward 2, Justice of Peace Ward 5, ED 54, Sheet 13B, dw.#199, fam.#202, household of Clairfe' Hebert.

41910 U.S. Census, St. Landry Parish, LA, population schedule (digital image), accessed 1 Jul 2012; Police Jury Ward 2, Justice of Peace Ward 5, ED 105, Sheet 3A, stamped page 175, dw.#37, fam.#39, household of Claifey Hebert.

5Ancestry-WWI Draft 1917-1918; Adam Hebert, R1 B63, Sun Set, St. Landry Ph., LA, dated 12 Sep 1918; age 20, born 18 Dec 1897; occupation Student at St. Charles College, Grand Couteau, LA; nearest relative Clerfey Hebert, Sun Set, LA.