13 July 2007

Juanita C Cieutat (1905-?)

The tenth and final child born to Victor Cieutat and Josephine Spitzfaden, Juanita C. Cieutat was born in Louisiana in 1905. She grew up in St. Bernard Parish.
Juanita married a man named Fred Staub, who was actually her cousin. He left her (supposedly because she was Catholic), though they never officially divorced. In her later years, Juanita lived with a man her nieces and nephews called "Paddy."

Victor Sylvan Cieutat (1900-1978)

Born in Louisiana on February 17, 1900, Victor Sylvan Cieutat was the sixth and final son born to Victor Cieutat and Josephine Spitzfaden. He grew up in St. Bernard Parish. Like his brothers, he was of medium build and height, with brown hair and brown eyes. He worked as a stenographer, first for a stockyard and then for a life insurance co.
Victor married Alfreda Retif and they had a daughter, Janet Ann (1950).
Victor died in New Orleans, LA, in May of 1978 at the age of 78.

Leon Joseph Cieutat (1897-1969)

Leon Joseph Cieutat was born on June 1, 1897, to Victor Cieutat and Josephine Spitzfaden. The eighth of ten children and the fifth son, Leon grew up in St. Bernard Parish in Louisiana. He was of medium height with a stout build, light brown hair and dark brown eyes.
Leon worked for American Sugar Refinery Co. in Arabi, LA, first as a clerk and later as a weigher. He was still living with his mother and siblings in Arabi in 1930 (at the age of 33).
Leon died in May of 1961 in New Orleans, LA, at the age of 71.

Frederic Noel Cieutat (1896-?)

Frederic Noel Cieutat, born in January of 1896, was the seventh child and fourth son born to Vicotr Cieutat and Josephine Spitzfaden. He grew up in St. Bernard Parish and worked as a laborer at a Plumbing Co. in New Orleans during his twenties.
Noel married Anna in New Orleans, LA, in 1924 and they had 2 children, Noel (1928) and Patricia (1929). He opened his own plumbing store in Arabi (Cieutat's Plumbing and Heating). His nieces and nephews called him Uncle Mutt.
Noel died in June of 1939 when he was just 43 years old.

Virona Marie Cieutat (1894-1966)

Born November 14, 1894, Virona Marie Cieutat was the sixth child and third daughter born to Victor Cieutat and Josephine Spitzfaden. She grew up in St. Bernard Parish in Louisiana.
Marie worked as a sales lady in a department store in her 30s.
Marie ("Nanan" to her nieces and nephews) died in August of 1966 at the age of 71.

Roland Ernest Cieutat (1893-?)

Roland Ernest Cieutat was born on September 28, 1893, to Victor Cieutat and Josephine Spitzfaden. He grew up in St. Bernard Parish in Louisiana and was of medium height with a stout build, with brown eyes and brown hair. At the age of 16, Ernest was working as a clerk at a slaughter house. He had transferred to Cresent City Stockyard Co. by 1917.
Ernest married Marie Weinnig in 1922 and they had two children, Roland Ernest Jr. (1923) and Gertrude (1927). He went back to work for the slaughterhouse and the family lived in Arabi, LA.

12 July 2007

John Frank Cieutat (1891-1944)

Born April 12, 1891, John Frank Cieutat was the third child and second son born to Victor Cieutat and Josephine Spitzfaden. He grew up in St. Bernard Parish, LA.
John was working as a salesman (at a wood factory) by the age of 19. He had taken a job in a paper factory by the age of 29. He was still living with his mother and several siblings in 1930 (at the age of 39), working as a wholesale salesman.
John died in May of 1944 at the age of 53.

Pierre Rene Cieutat (1890-1974)

A New Year's baby, Pierre Rene Cieutat was the second child and first son born to Victor Cieutat and Josephine Spitzfaden, on January 1, 1890, in Arabi, LA. He grew up in St. Bernard Parish and had a medium build with brown hair and brown eyes.
Pierre married Mabel Anna (maiden name unknown) in 1910 and they had two daughters: Aline Tarber (1913) & Mabel Clotilde (1920). Pierre worked as a Clerk in the finance department at an sugar refinery.
Pierre ("Uncle Pete" to his nieces and nephews) died in March of 1974 in Baton Rouge, LA, at the age of 84.

Jeanne Vivienne Cieutat (1888-1972)

Born on August 25, 1888, in Louisiana, Jeanne Vivienne Cieutat was the first child born to Victor Cieutat and Josephine Spitzfaden. She grew up in St. Bernard Parish in New Orleans, LA.
Vivienne married Gaston Joseph Dauterive on June 10, 1908, in New Orleans and they had 9 children: Gaston Joseph Jr. (1909), Neville (1911), Janette (1914), Dorothy (1915), Getrude (1917), Victor (1918), Roberta Ruth (1919), Rene C. (1923), and Lucille.
Gaston died on March 30, 1948, and Vivienne did not remarry. She died in September of 1972 in Arabi, LA, at the age of 84.

Victor Cieutat (1862-1914) and Josephine Spitzfaden (1868-1931)

Victor Cieutat was born in Louisiana in November of 1862 to Jean M. Cieutat and Jeanne Marie Cazeaux. He grew up in St. Bernard Parish and worked as a Bar Keeper.
Josephine Spitzfaden was born on March 5, 1868, in New Orleans, LA, to Henry Spitzfaden and Marie Petrie. She also grew up in New Orleans, but in Orleans Parish.
Victor and Josephine were married on November 10, 1887, in New Orleans. The couple remained in St. Bernard Parish and had 10 children: Jeanne Vivianne (1888), Peter Rene (1890), John Frank (1891), Gertrude J. (1892), Roland Ernest (1893), Virona Marie (1894), Frederic Noel (1896), Leon Joseph (1897), Victor Sylvan (1900), and Juanita C. (1905).
Victor died on May 19, 1914, at the age of 51. Josephine passed away on May 26, 1931, in St. Bernard Parish, at the age of 63.