NUNEZ, N. H., St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana Submitted by Mike Miller USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be Reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any Other organization or persons. Persons or organizations Desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent Of the contributor, or the legal representative of the Submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with Proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for Personal use only. Nunez, Judge N. H., district attorney, former district judge and member of the Oyster commission of Louisiana; residence, St. Bernard, La.; was born in that locality March 17, 1873; son of Esteve E. and Pauline (Aguilard) Nunez, the former of whom was born in St. Bernard and the latter in New Orleans. Esteve Nunez, the father, served as sheriff of St. Bernard parish during 38 years, and at the time of his death, Sept.18, 1909 was yet incumbent of that office. Esteve E. Nunez's first wife, the mother of the subject of this sketch, died in the year 1884, leaving 4 children, as follow: N. H., subject of this sketch; Bertha, now the widow of Leona Roy, of Arabi, La.; Lillie, wife of Michael Gaudet, of Phoenix, Ark., and F. J., a practicing attorney of Arabi. In 1889 the father contracted a second marriage, this being to Miss Acelie Roy, a daughter of Frederick Sebastian Roy. (For the second Mrs. Nunez's ancestry and family history, see mention of Frederick Sebastian Roy, elsewhere in this work.) Four children were born to Mr. Nunez's second marriage, these being Acelie, Alma, Lillian, and Loys. N. H. Nunez, the subject of this sketch, attended the public schools of St. Bernard, and after having finished at these, entered the Tulane high school, from which he graduated with the class of 1892. He later entered the law school of Tulane university and graduated with his legal degree in the class of 1899. Shortly following the completion of his professional education he began the practice of law at St. Bernard, and this and allied matters have since occupied his attention. In the course of his legal experience he has served 8 years as district, attorney of the 29th judicial district of this state, and 4 years on the bench as district judge of the same district. Judge Nunez also has served as a member of the Oyster commission of Louisiana, having been appointed to that commission by Gov. Heard. Judge Nunez is affiliated with the Catholic church, and is a member of Louisiana Lodge No. 102, Free and Accepted Masons; also a Tent Commander, Knights of the Maccabees. In Jan., 1897, Judge Nunez was married to Miss Emily Ahrens, a daughter of A. L. and Elizabeth (May) Ahrens, both now deceased. Four children have been born to Judge and Mrs. Nunez, namely: Nemours H., Jr., Pauline, Bruce, and Emily. Source: Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form, volume 3, pp. 705-706. Edited by Alc e Fortier, Lit. D. Published in 1914, by Century Historical Association.