Individual Details

Joseph A Hoffpauir b 15 Oct 1882 Ward 2, Lafayette Parish d 15 Jul 1967 buried in Indian Bayou. He married 6 Jun 1906 Lafayette Parish to Mary Despalie Spell. He married 2nd in 15 Aug 1955 in Crowley to Laura Ethel Spell. He is the son of Hines Hoffpauir and Orphine Spell because:
a. Lafayette Parish 1900 census Ward 2 #294 lists Hines Hoffpauir & Orophine wih a child Joseph b Apr 1883 (could be Oct 1882 six months difference)
b. Lafayette Parish 1910 census Ward 2 lists #288 Joseph Hoffpauir age 28 and Mary age 27 with no children & #509 lists Hines Hoffpauir & Orephine.
c. Joseph & Mary Despalie do not appear to have had children
d. He was born & married in Lafayette Parish to a girl from Lafayette Parish.
e. He is buried in Indian Bayou rather than Ebenezer.
f. When he married in 1955 he gave his parents as Hines Hoffpauir & Orphine Spell.
[note from Felton Morgan]

Blessing	Jan 1881	Acadia Parish, LA
Birth	15 Oct 1882	Lafayette Parish, LA
Marriage	8 Jun 1906	Lafayette Parish, LA - Mary Despalie Spell
Marriage	15 Aug 1955	Jefferson Davis Parish, LA - Laura Ethel Spell

Spouse

Mary Despalie Spell (1881 - 1953)

Spouse

Laura Ethel Spell (1900 - )

Father	Hines Hoffpauir (1859 - 1944)
Mother	Orphine "Phine" Spell (1863 - 1927)
Sibling	Maddra Hoffpauir (1881 - )
Sibling	Zoraphine "Zora" Hoffpauir (1884 - 1968)
Sibling	Dora Hoffpauir (1881 - 1968)
Sibling	Viny Hoffpauir (1887 - )