Alma, Thanks for posting the obit. From the information in the obit about Erasco's half-siblings, I postulated taht they were children of his stepmother, whom I took to be Lavinia Sarver, and so I get the following family..... Descendants of James G. Hoffpauir 1 James G. Hoffpauir b: 1854 . +Melinda Meaux m: Bef. 1877 2 Erasco J. Hoffpauir b: 27 Jan 1877 src: Bonnie Hoffpauir Rives d: 28 May 1942 in Abbeville, LA src: "Obituary" Burial: 30 May 1942 Graceland Cemetery, Abbeville, LA Source: "Obituary" ... +May Beall aka: Mary Beals b: Abt. 1879 Alexandria, LA src: "Obituary" m: 5 Feb 1907 in Acadia Parish, LA src: SWLR Vol 39 d: 2 Nov 1956 in Jennings, LA src: "Obituary" Obituary: 5 Nov 1956 Lake Charles American Press Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Source: "Obituary" .. 3 Elwood Meaux Hoffpauir b: 16 Oct 1910 src: SSDI d: Feb 1993 src: SSDI Social Security Number: 568-12-2260 Source: SSDI *2nd Wife of James G. Hoffpauir: . +Lavinia Sarver b 1: Abt. 1868 src: 1880 census of Vermilion Parish b 2: 1855 m: 25 Jun 1883 2 Claude Hoffpauir b: Aft. 1883 2 Lloyd Hoffpauir b: Aft. 1883 2 Effie Hoffpauir b: Aft. 1883 ... +[_____] Lee Now this is interesting by itself, but gets even more interesting when I print another family from my database... Descendants of Erasco Hoffpauir 1 Erasco Hoffpauir b: 1836 src: Hoffpauir PAF File Genealogy . +Emily Bowles 2 Lesson Hoffpauir ... +Vina Sarver .. 3 Claud Hoffpauir ..... +Bertha Lee Foreman .. 3 Lloyd Hoffpauir R .. 3 Nora Effie Hoffpauir b: Abt. 1886 src: Felton Morgan ..... +Ernest W. Lee m: 22 Dec 1906 in Vermilion Parish, LA src: SWLR Vol 38 2 Joseph 'Ramsey' Hoffpauir b: Bet. 1850 - 1860 ... +Anna Morgan aka: Anna Tedon Morgan b: 1851 src1: "Morgan Family Information", src2: 1860 census of Vermilion Parish d: 1943 .. 3 Nelson Hoffpauir .. 3 Rosa Hoffpauir ..... +Tom Morgan 2 Manuel Mansel Hoffpauir b: Sep 1851 src1: 1900 Census soundex roll 56, src2: 1900 census of Vermilion Parish Genealogy Problem: I'm not certain that this Mansel goes with these parents. ... +Pamela Luquet b: 1854 m: Bet. 1870 - 1880 .. 3 Mary Daisy Hoffpauir b: 7 Jan 1877 Vermilion Parish, LA src: SWLR Vol 13 d: Bef. 1880 src: 1880 census of Vermilion Parish .. 3 Joseph Oneal Hoffpauir aka: Joseph O'Neill Hoffpauir b 1: 19 Oct 1878 Vermilion Parish, LA src1: SWLR Vol 13, src2: SSDI b 2: Oct 1878 src: 1900 Census soundex roll 56 d: 25 Sep 1966 src1: SSDI, src2: Felton Morgan Burial: Graceland Cemetery Source: Felton Morgan Social Security Number: 433-05-0231 Source: SSDI ..... +Anna Lee Hoffpauir b 1: May 1882 src1: 1900 Census soundex roll 56, src2: 1900 census of Vermilion Parish b 2: 5 Mar 1882 src: Vera Faulk Williams m: 6 Dec 1899 in Acadia Parish, LA src: Acadia Parish Marriage Records d: 2 Feb 1959 src: Vera Faulk Williams Burial: Graceland Cemetery Source: Felton Morgan .. 3 James Harley Hoffpauir b: 27 Nov 1880 Vermilion Parish, LA src: SWLR Vol 14 What is interesting is the names of the half siblings.... they must be the same children listed in the second report as the children of Lesson Hoffpauir and Vina Sarver. Now Vina Sarver could easily be Lavina Sarver, who I have as the wife of Erasco in the first report. But how does the name Lesson Hoffpauir, son of Erasco, fit in? And why is Erasco named Erasco if he is really the son of James G. Hoffpauir? Seems more likely he is a descendant of the second line, where there is an earlier "Erasco". Hopefully as we get more information this will all get sorted out. JohnR25442@aol.com wrote: > > Charlie: I am transcribing the obituary for Erasco J. "Red" Hoffpauir from > the Times-Picayune of May 1942: <snip> -- Charlie Hoffpauir http://web.wt.net/~charlieh/