Willie John Chauffe^[1]

1884 - 1960  (76 years)   Has 28 ancestors and 38 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Willie John Chauffe  [2]
  Birth	7 Feb 1884	Assumption Parish, Louisiana   [1, 2, 3]
  Christening	19 Apr 1884	St. Philomena Church, Labadieville, Assumption Parish, Louisiana   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1918  [2]
  	accountant, Planter & Mfg Sugar Cane Industry
  Occupation	1930  [4]
  	salesman, grocery store
  Death	30 May 1960	St. Martin Parish, Louisiana   [3, 5]
  Burial	Saint Bernard Cemetery and Mausoleum #1, Breaux Bridge, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana   [6]
  	gravemarker
  Person ID	I10162	LaZeut
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Théodule Chauff/Chauffe,   b. 2 Apr 1837, Assumption Parish, Louisiana d. 27 Aug 1896, Napoleonville, Assumption Parish, Louisiana (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Marie Celima Rodrigue,   b. 7 Mar 1841, Assumption Parish, Louisiana d. 16 Aug 1923, Rosedale Plantation, Assumption Parish, Louisiana (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	23 May 1867	Assumption Catholic Church, Plattenville, Assumption Parish, Louisiana   [7, 8]
  Family ID	F4647	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rosa Olive Roberton,   b. 18 Jan 1885, Napoleonville, Assumption Parish, Louisiana d. 2 Jul 1973, Breaux Bridge, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	1 May 1906	St. Joseph Church, Centerville, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana   [4, 9, 10]
  Children	+ 1. Earl Theodore Chauffe,   b. 24 Aug 1907, Assumption Parish, Louisiana d. 9 Oct 1990, Gary Memorial Hospital, Breaux Bridge, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana (Age 83 years) + 2. Ollie Marie Chauffe,   b. 10 Nov 1910, Louisiana d. 1 Jul 1999, Gary Memorial Hospital, Breaux Bridge, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F1186	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2014

  
  

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  Birth - 7 Feb 1884 - Assumption Parish, Louisiana Christening - 19 Apr 1884 - St. Philomena Church, Labadieville, Assumption Parish, Louisiana Marriage - 1 May 1906 - St. Joseph Church, Centerville, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana Death - 30 May 1960 - St. Martin Parish, Louisiana Burial - - Saint Bernard Cemetery and Mausoleum #1, Breaux Bridge, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S2662] Baton Rouge Diocese Records, Volume 16, 1883-1885, (Baton Rouge: Diocese of Baton Rouge, Department of Archives, 1996), p. 123. CHAUFFE... John Willy Chauffe (Theodule Chauffe and Celima RODRIGUE) born 7 Feb. 1884 baptized 19 April 1884 sponsors Rene Chauffe and Louise Rodrigue (St. Philomena, Labadieville: 9, 164) [S206] U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Ancestry: National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.). [S565] Ida Marie Chauffe Maylen, compiler, The Chauffe Family, (Lake Charles Louisiana: self-published, 1967). [S155] U.S. Census, 1930, (Ancestry: National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.). [S1082] Louisiana State Vital Records Index, (Louisiana Secretary of State, Baton Rouge, Louisiana). [S302] Find A Grave, (Lehi, Utah), Memorial# 142508860. [S633] Baton Rouge Diocese Records, Volume 10, 1863-1867, (Baton Rouge: Diocese of Baton Rouge, Department of Archives, 1990, Second Printing 2015), pp. 145, 552. CHAUFFE, SHAUFF, CHAUFF, CHAUF... Theodule (Jean Louis Chauffe and Amelia STRECK) m. 23 May 1867 Marie Celima RODRIGUE (Edouard Rodrigue and Anastasie LAGMAN) witnesses J.V. Rodrique; Rosa Labiche; P.E. Triche; Anastasie Chauffe; Nicolas Verret; Clantine Rodrigue (Assumption of Plattenville: 12, 35) RODRIGUES... Marie Celima (Edouard Rodrigue and Anastasie LAGMAN) married 23 May 1867 Theodule CHAUFFE (Jean Louis Chauff and Amelia STRECK), witnesses J.V. Rodrique; Rosa Labiche; P.E. Triche; Anastasie Chauffe; Nicolas Verret; Clantine Rodrigue (Assumption of Plattenville: 12, 35) [S1960] Essie Joseph Cavalier and Marceline Landry Cavalier, compilers, Assumption Parish Marriages 1826-1876, (Houma, Louisiana: Terrebonne Genealogical Society, Inc., 2009), pp. 51 & 163. CHAUFFE, Theodule (Jean Louis & Amelia STRECK) m. Marie Celima RODRIGUE 23 May 1867 ASM DBR v. 10 p. 131 RODRIGUE, Marie Celima (Edouard & Anastasie LAGMAN) m. Theodule CHAUFFE 23 May 1867 ASM DBR v. 10 p. 131 [S83] Rev. Donald J. Hébert, compiler, Southwest Louisiana Records Volume 38 (1906) , (Rayne, Louisiana: Hébert Publications, 1993), pp. 174 & 708. CHAUFFE, Willie (Theodule & Selima RODRIGUES) m. 1 May 1906 Rosa ROBERTON (Centerville Ch.: v.2, p.4) [S565] Ida Marie Chauffe Maylen, compiler, The Chauffe Family, (Lake Charles Louisiana: self-published, 1967). "Willie John Chauffe ... married May 2/1906 to Rosa Roberton...."