Here is a collection of photos from my father’s ancestors passed down through the generations. The oldest ancestor picture I have is of my great-great-grandfather Auguste Ducloisel Bertrand, born in 1837. He was a Civil War Veteran and a wounded prisoner of war. He returned to his farm disabled from his wounds.

If you are intrigued by what my ancestors experienced and photographed in the “olden days,” you will enjoy this book and have a glimpse into the daily life of South Louisiana people.

South Louisiana area towns of interest are Lawtell, Mallet, Prairie Ronde, and Opelousas.

NEAL BERTRAND’S LINEAGE – LAST NAME ONLY – UPDATED 

This is a list of last names (surnames) in my lineage going back 11 generations, both paternal and maternal sides. I omitted all the duplicate names, because many families cross-married. 

Gen 1 (My Parents) Paternal: Bertrand  Maternal: Stelly 

Gen 2 Paternal: Ledoux  Maternal: Robin 

Gen 3 Paternal: Andrepont, Frutel  Maternal: Miller, Mallet 

Gen 4 Paternal: Sittig, Pitre, McDaniel  Maternal: Marks, Lalonde 

Gen 5 Paternal: Chachere, Fontenot, Joubert, Broussard, Vigé 

Gen 5 Maternal: Morin, Foret, Close (Clause), Castille, Saizan, Harrington, Mayer 

Gen 6 Paternal: Aucoin, Contini, Ewald, Vaucherey, Langlois, Roujot (Rougeau), Thibodeaux, Cochran, Guillory, Benoit, Catoir

Gen 6 Maternal: Quebedeaux, Leger, Lalond, Ritter, Andrews, Barre, Nerault, Daufini, French, Boutin, Marcel 

Gen 7 Paternal: Trouillet (de la Jeunesse), Songe (Sonnier, Saulnier), Dumond, Le Stage, Aymond, Jeansonne, Brignac, Catoir, Rondot (Rondeaux), Demouy, Doucet, Evans, Watson, Sedat, Trahan, LeFebre, Culeret, Lanoue 

Gen 7 Maternal: Recuron, Savoie, Wiltz, Jean, Edelmeyer, Parra, Decuir, Tisserand de Moncerveaux, Berthelot, Prudhomme, Bergeron, Etier, Theller, Delatte, Oubre 

Gen 8 Paternal: Lenoyer, Henry, Chartron, Rochon, Comeau, Senet, Lacase, Darois, Pagot 

Gen 8 Maternal: Tegen (Theigen, Theison)?, Chalamon, Valiere, Pinette, Gaspard, Picard, Grainerin, Kline, Bosgarde (Bogard), duChassin, Landry, Molinor, Raiter, Renaudiere, Guedry, Beau, Deruiz, Bergeron, Hargrave, Friderick, Hemerkman, Roquigny, Moreau, Laplaine, Girardy, Baudoin, Mayeaux/Mayeux, Picard, Lejeune, Raithernaurem 

Gen 9 Paternal: Trouillet, Benoit, Dubois, Moral, Vasseur, Pradeau, Perigaud (Perigo),  
Celly (Kelly), Devendreberg, Colon, Pesselet, Monfort, Lacasse, Fourche, Turpin 

Gen 9 Maternal: Allen, Provencher, Vigere, Pivert, Lemire, Lisle, Buquoy, Philippe 

Gen 10 Paternal: Guillione, Marquerie 

Gen 10 Maternal: Barbant, Painter, Diffarisien, Etienne, Rouensa, Quacantequa 

Gen 11 Paternal: Devilliers 

Gen 11 Maternal: Barrilet, Duval, Lenoble