Louis Jacques Baptiste Mestier

1883 - 1954  (70 years)

• Name	Louis Jacques Baptiste Mestier
  Born	3 Sep 1883	New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Sep 1954	Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi, USA
  Buried	Southern Memorial Park, Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi, USA   [5]
  Person ID	I17487	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2015

  
  

  Father	Louis Jacques Mestier,   b. 24 Dec 1854, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 2 Nov 1909, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Josephine E. Judlin,   b. 1862, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 10 Jan 1914, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 52 years)
  Married	10 Jan 1882	New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Notes	Name: Louis J. Mestier Spouse: Josephine Judlin Age: 27 Age: 20 Gender: M Marriage Date: 10 Jan 1882 Volume: 9 Page: 107
  Family ID	F8787	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thelma Regan,   b. 20 Jun 1894, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 7 May 1988, Ocean Springs, Jackson County, Mississippi, USA  (Age 93 years)
  Married	11 Oct 1915	New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Notes	Name: Louis John Baptist Mestier Spouse: Thelma Regan Age: 31 Age: 21 Gender: M Marriage Date: 11 Oct 1915 Volume: 38 Page: 33
  Children	1. Louis Jacques Mestier,   b. 19 Nov 1916, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 25 Jun 1994, Ocean Springs, Jackson County, Mississippi, USA  (Age 77 years)   2. Lucille M. Mestier,   b. 0Mar 1918, Trinidad and Tobago ,   d. USA
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F8814	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BIRTH: Given: Louis J. Surname: Mestier Jr. Father: Louis J. Mother: Josephine Judlin Sex: M Color: W Birth Date: 03 Sep 1883 Volume: 80 Page: 570 BIOGRAPHY: http://www.oceanspringsarchives.com/people.htm LOUIS JEAN-BAPTISTE MESTIER (1883-1954)-Born at New Orleans in September 3, 1883, the son of Louis Mestier (1858-1909+) and Josephine E. Judlin (1862-1914). Married Thelma Regan (1894-1988). Although handicapped from a childhood bout with polio, he attended Tulane University and graduated from the engineering school as a sugar chemist in 1906. He made his livelihood in the sugar industry in the West Indies, primarily at St. Kitts and Barbados. Louis J.B. Mestier was responsible for his brothers, James E. "Edmund" Mestier and Archie Mestier, and cousin, Eugene W. Illing Jr. (1895-1978), to find work as sugar chemists, also in the West Indies. Mr. Mestier bought a home at 420 Martin Avenue in May 1925, from Judge O.D. Davidson (1872-1938). He retired from the sugar industry in 1932. In retirement he raised pecans. Mr. Mestier was a fixture at the Westbrook?s Barbershop on Washington Avenue. He was there every morning and would return in the afternoon after his lunch. He was also a longtime member of the local school board. Louis J.B. Mestier expired at Biloxi, Mississippi on September 2, 1954. His remains were interred at the Southern Memorial Park Cemetery in Biloxi.

  
  

• Sources

  [S19] 1900 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S30] 1910 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S24] 1920 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Lorice J B Mestier[Louis J B Mestier] Home in 1920: Ocean Springs, Jackson, Mississippi Age: 35 years Estimated Birth Year: abt 1885 BirthPlace: Louisiana Relation to Head of House: Head Spouses's Name: Terence R Father's Birth Place: Louisiana Mother's Birth Place: Louisiana Marital status: Married Race: White Sex: Male Home owned: Own Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 897 [S25] 1930 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Lewis J Mestin Home in 1930: Ocean Springs, Jackson, Mississippi Age: 46 Estimated birth year: abt 1884 Birthplace: Louisiana Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Thelma Race: White [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Louis Jean Baptiste Mestier Birth: Sep. 3, 1883 Death: Sep. 2, 1954 LOUIS JEAN-BAPTISTE MESTIER (1883-1954)-Born at New Orleans in September 3, 1883, the son of Louis Mestier (1858-1909+) and Josephine E. Judlin (1862-1914). Married Thelma Regan (1894-1988). Although handicapped from a childhood bout with polio, he attended Tulane University and graduated from the engineering school as a sugar chemist in 1906. He made his livelihood in the sugar industry in the West Indies, primarily at St. Kitts and Barbados. Louis J.B. Mestier was responsible for his brothers, James E. "Edmund" Mestier and Archie Mestier, and cousin, Eugene W. Illing Jr. (1895-1978), to find work as sugar chemists, also in the West Indies. Mr. Mestier bought a home at 420 Martin Avenue in May 1925, from Judge O.D. Davidson (1872-1938). He retired from the sugar industry in 1932. In retirement he raised pecans. Mr. Mestier was a fixture at the Westbrook's Barbershop on Washington Avenue. He was there every morning and would return in the afternoon after his lunch. He was also a longtime member of the local school board. Louis J.B. Mestier expired at Biloxi, Mississippi on September 2, 1954. His remains were interred at the Southern Memorial Park Cemetery in Biloxi Burial: Southern Memorial Park Biloxi Harrison County Mississippi, USA Created by: I CARE Record added: Oct 22, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 43415517