Walter Louis (Baptiste) Batiste (1889 - 1950)

Born 17 Sep 1889 in Louisiana, United States

Husband of Alma (Trepagnier) Batiste — married 28 Jan 1909 in Orleans, Louisiana

Descendants

Died 24 Aug 1950 at age 60 in Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Walter (Baptiste) Batiste is a part of US Black heritage.

Walter Baptiste was born in 1894 to Thomas Baptiste and Felicie Blanchard. ^[1](There are several variations of the last name. He changed the spelling of his last name to Batiste around 1920.)

Walter married Alma Trepagnier on 28 Jan 1909 in Orleans County, Louisiana. ^[2]

Walter registered for the Draft on 5 June 1917. He lived at 936 St. Claude Street and declared support for his wife and 14 children. ^[3]

Walter died 24 August 1950 Orleans, Louisiana and is buried in Holt Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana ^{[4] [5]}

Census

1910 Census New Orleans Ward 5, Orleans, Louisiana; 936 St Claude Street; Walter, a blacksmith in a factory, and his wife Alma, a washwoman, lived in the household of Alma's mother. Mary Trepagnier, the matriarch (a washwoman), lived with much of her family. Son Gustave Mansion (a janitor in a club) as well as daughter Elmer (Alma) and her husband Walter, daughter Mercedes Trepagnier (house girl for a private family), son Arthur Trepagnier and her mother Mercelite Lewis (cook in a private family). Other family members in the household included widowed brother Henry Francois (slauter house) and his daughter Olivia (cook in a private family), a brother Louis Suain (baker in a bakery), his wife of 13 years Fannie (maid for a private family), their children Louis Jr, Joseph, Emily, Albert and Herman. ^[6]

1920 Census Orleans, Louisiana; 936 St Claude Street; Living in the household of Mary Trepagnier (a washwoman), was Walter Batiste, (stable man), and his wife Alma, (washwoman), also their children Walter, Alma and Elvige (Corrine). Additional member were niece Oliva Francois (washwoman), daughter Mercedes (washwoman) and her husband Joseph Stevenson (fruit peddler).

1930 Census New Orleans (Districts 1-250), Orleans, Louisiana; Walter (porter in a bakery shop) and Alma (washwoman) lived on 1215 St. Phillip Street with children Alma, Corrine, Ferdinand, Henry, Arthur and Norman. ^[7]

1940 Census New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; 1404 ST Phillip St, Walter (porter in a bakery) and Irma (Alma) (no occupation) lived with their youngest children; Alma (waitress in a private hospital), Ferdinand (porter), Miriam, Norman and Lionel. ^[8]

1950 Census New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; Walter (store porter in a bakery) and Alma T lived with their children Norman M and Lionel M., and daughter Miriam B Reed and her son Walter Jr. ^[9]

Research Notes

Records other than the birth, marriage and death of Walter and his sister Sidonia for Thomas Baptiste and Felicie Blanchard have not been located.Adams-36348 19:37, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ "Louisiana, Orleans Parish, Birth Records, 1819-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4W8L-1SPZ : 17 November 2019), Walter Baptiste, 1889.
2. ↑ "Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJH-HTQS : 17 February 2021), Walter Baptiste and Alma Trepagnier, 28 Jan 1909; citing Orleans, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 910,379.
3. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ8N-718 : 24 December 2021), Walter Batiste, 1917-1918.
4. ↑ "Louisiana, Orleans Parish Death Records and Certificates, 1835-1954", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CYJH-9B2M : 11 April 2020), Walter Louis Batiste, 1950.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232108544/walter-louis-batiste: accessed 13 June 2023), memorial page for Walter Louis Batiste Sr. (17 Sep 1889–24 Aug 1950), Find a Grave Memorial ID 232108544, citing Holt Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Czarina (contributor 46604507).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPYX-S6K : accessed 13 June 2023), Walter Batiste in household of Mary Trepanier, New Orleans Ward 5, Orleans, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 75, sheet 7A, family 152, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 521; FHL microfilm 1,374,534.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9M1-LMB : accessed 13 June 2023), Walter Battiste, New Orleans (Districts 1-250), Orleans, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 94, sheet 9A, line 49, family 159, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 804; FHL microfilm 2,340,539.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:VYPF-8LS : Fri Jun 09 21:48:19 UTC 2023), Entry for Walter Batiste and Irma Batiste, 1940.
9. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6X2G-R7V3 "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6X2G-R7V3 : Thu May 18 00:20:30 UTC 2023), Entry for Walter Batiste and Alma T Batiste, 11 April 1950.