The Delahorne/Curtis Family History

Delahorne · ◉ a direct ancestor of ours

♂Jeffrey Delahorne

Born 1899, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States. Died 1929, Simmesport, Avoyelles, Louisiana, United States.

2 of 5 events rest on a record we have read; the rest come from compiled sources or are still to be documented.

Parents

Augustin Delahunt 1845–1915 and Marie Virginia Cottrelle 1858–1937 their family

Spouses and children

Life, as the records tell it

EventWhenWhereHow we know
Birth (Alternate)
LABELLED ALTERNATE. Source: WWI Draft Registration Card, Serial No. 1531, Order No. 1733, registered 12 Sept 1918, St. Martin Parish, LA. Card gives Age in Years: 20, which with the Sept 1918 registration date requires a birth of about Aug 1898, not the pr
 15 Aug 1898 Atchafalaya, St. Martin, Louisiana, United States on record
Birth
THREE BIRTH DATES ON RECORD, UNRESOLVED (2026-08-12). (1) Tree/headstone: 19 Jan 1899 - shared monument also carrying mother's 1937 death; likely cut 1937+, so weak evidence for birth. (2) WWI draft card (Serial 1531, St Martin Parish, reg. 12 Sep 1918): w
 19 Jan 1899 St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States from a compiled source
Death
LABELLED ALTERNATE. Source: Louisiana, Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960 (state death index), entry for Jeffrey Delahon, father Augustin Delahon, mother Virginia Kotrelle. Kept alongside the primary 29 Nov 1929/Cecilia death fact (from the headstone) pending th
 19 Oct 1929 Simmesport, Avoyelles, Louisiana, United States on record
Death
Note: this date was the seventh birthday of his twin sons Floyd and Lloyd (b. 29 Nov 1922). Within ~4 months, widow Ida remarried and Floyd/Lloyd were placed at St Mary's Home, Lafayette, LA (1930 census, enum. 2 Apr 1930). UPDATE (2026-08-11): A Louisiana
 29 Nov 1929 Cecilia, St. Martin, Louisiana, United States from a compiled source
Burial . Cecilia, St. Martin, Louisiana, United States from a compiled source

on record means we have read the original document. from a compiled source means an index, a printed genealogy or a memorial page says so. not yet documented means it is in the family's record but no source is attached yet.

Sources

  • Louisiana, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 - Jeffrey Delahow — Birth (Alternate)
  • U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current — Birth, Death, Burial
  • Louisiana, Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960 - Jeffrey Delahon, 19 Oct 1929, Simmesport, Avoyelles Parish — Death

Ancestors in time

Time runs down the page, oldest at the top. Each dot is a person at the year they were born (hollow where the year is estimated); curves run from a person up to their parents, pink for a woman, blue for a man. Hover for names and years; click a dot for that person's page or their own charts; drag to move, scroll to zoom, double-click to reset.

Line of descent

  1. Augustin Delahunt 1845–1915
    1. Samuel Dillahunt 1815–1860
      1. John Dillahunty 1780–1830
      2. Elizabeth Martin 1785–1844
    2. Delphine Marcotte 1824–1900
      1. Augustin Marcotte 1796–1839
        1. Jean Baptiste Marcotte
          1. Jean Baptiste Marcotte
          2. Marie Marguerite Hardy dit Chatillon –1754
        2. Marguerite Tregle
          1. Simon Tregle
          2. Marguerite Falkes
      2. Celeste Aimee Joffrion 1799–1850
        1. Joseph Jason Joffrion 1759–
          1. Joseph Joffrion 1708–
            1. Jean Joffrion 1671–
              1. Pierre Joffrion 1644–1704
              2. Marie Briau 1649–1699
            2. Catherine Milot dit Laval 1665–1708
              1. Jacques Milot dit Laval 1632–1699
              2. Jeanne Hebert 1647–1687
          2. Marie Jeanne Rabalais 1733–1772
            1. Jean Baptiste Rabalais –1759
            2. Marguerite Belanger –1761
        2. Juliana Guerin 1767–
          1. Guillaume Guerin 1719–
            1. Michel Guerin
            2. Marianne Damien
          2. Marie Anne Olivo 1740–
            1. Pierre Olivo
            2. Magdelaine Cable
  2. Marie Virginia Cottrelle 1858–1937
    1. John Cotreall 1820–
      1. John Cotreall Sr
      2. Eliza Steed
    2. Emilie Croker 1834–
      1. Joseph Croquer 1811–1862
        1. Raphael Croquer 1771–
          1. Estanislao Antonio Croquer de Los Cameros e Imbott 1722–1772
          2. Maria Ana Muñoz y Barba de Figueroa 1733–1823
        2. Barbe Osite Mollere 1784–1823
          1. Joseph François Mollere 1764–1811
            1. Francois Mollere
            2. Marguerite Perrodeaux
          2. Ozite Barbe Blanchard 1764–1799
            1. Anselme Blanchard
            2. Esther Leblanc
      2. Marie Cidalise Lambremont 1799–
        1. Michel Lambremont
        2. Marguerite Pelagie Braux
          1. Janvier Braux
          2. Osite Landry

Descendants in time

Jeffrey Delahorne at the top; each descendant a dot at their birth year, joined to the parent they came through. A descendant who may still be living is shown only as "Living", at an estimated birth year, with no page of their own.

Descendants

  1. Roosevelt Joseph Delhorne 1919–2012
    1. children who may still be living
  2. Shefton Anthony Delahorne 1921–1999
  3. Lloyd John Delahorne 1922–2007
  4. Floyd Amatus Delahorne 1922–2014
    1. children who may still be living
  5. children who may still be living