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| World War 1 Draft Registration Card For Eusebio Arnold METOYER |
In my previous blog posting titled: INTERESTING MOMENT CAPTURED ON A PHOTO, we saw how a picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes, a few words found on a document might also lead to a thousand and one more questions. One such documents that has added a little mystery to my ongoing research into my METOYER family line was that of a World War I draft registration card seen above dated April 12, 1918 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The card list Mexico as place of birth of the individual named Eusebio Arnold METOYER. His date of birth: 26 Oct 1880. He also list his wife, Virgina METOYER as next of Kin along with a local address there in the city of New Orleans.
Now as you might imagine, I was a bit surprised to see this, which caused several questions to pop into my head as I carefully looked over the detailed information that had been provided by Eusebio Arnold METOYER to the person at the registration depot. And yet from another document (a 1905 Wisconsin State Census), I found Eusebio Arnold METOYER living with wife - Virginia and their two sons, Arnold Jr. age 2 years old and Ernest D. METOYER age 8 months. Still yet another document ( a 1880 Louisiana Census record) showing a person named Raoul METOYER, age 1 year old, the son of Raul METOYER age 21, a resident of New Orleans, date of birth 1859, place of birth Mexico, Occupation: Cigar Maker. His Wife Alida age: 27 and what may appears to be her parents, John Edeia age 60 and Marcedes Edeia age 59.
I can easily tell that the draft registration card and the 1905 Wisconsin census are concerning the same family member, however the 1880 census will need a little more analysis to be sure it is that of an earlier mentioning of Eusebio Arnold METOYER and the Metoyer branch of my family that I am researching. Chances are this could be him since according to the Draft registration card has his date of birth 26 Oct 1880. Still more questions arises concerning as to why and when did this branch of my Metoyer family leave Louisiana and ended up in Wisconsin only to be later discovered back in New Orleans in several other documents? And before that, how come we see one particular generation as being born in Mexico? And who was it that was actually born in Mexico? Could we have also discovered yet another generation that could lead me down to Mexico? Now this will be a first time discovery. I never knew or heard of another family members as having ventured that far south and again, what was their reasoning for going there in the first place?
One of the interesting aspect about genealogy/family history research that I am finding is that there is a never ending cycle of questions, as you begin to uncover answers to previously developed questions. These were just a few that have offered me some great research opportunities.
For now, as I review the many documents found so far during my research about my Aunt Lucille Metoyer up to the progenitor of the Metoyer Family - Claude Thomas Pierre Metoyer, I am amazed by what I now know.
Aunt Lucile METOYER was the wife of my mother, brother Donald, born in New Orleans Louisiana. Her parents were Eusebio Ernest Metoyer and Doris Elodie DUOBLET. Uncle Donald and Aunt Lucille were married in 1956. And from their union several children were born all out in California. Aunt Lucille died in 1995. Now as I move on to the next generation, I have gathered the following on her parents:
Aunt Lucille's father was Eusebio Ernest Metoyer was discovered as having been born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her mother, Doris Doublet was born in New Orleans, La. The couple were married in New Orleans, Louisiana. Aunt Lucille, her brother and sister were also born in New Orleans. Using several other documents (Birth, Marriage, Death, and Census records), I was also able to find information that helped me to begin my search for the next generation. Tracing this particular lineage along her father’s side of the family. I continue on to the next generation, that being Eusebio Ernest Metoyer’s father - Arnold Metoyer, aunt Lucille’s Grandfather.
Several pieces of information discovered posed a few questions as I looked over the various documents found. Two in particular were his date birth and place- Mexico and the various spelling of his name found written differently on these documents. His first name was seen written as (Raoul, Arnold, Eusebio, Ernst ). Because of the uniqueness in spelling of his first name and place of birth, I knew I needed to look a little closer at these documents to determine whether or not I had the right person. For example:
His name as found on:
1930 US Census - New Orleans (District 1-250)
Arnold Metoyer
1918 World War 1 Draft Registration Card
Eusebio Arnold Metoyer
1905 Wisconsin State Census
Ernst A Metoyer
1904 Wisconsin Births and Christenings 1826-1926
Arnold Metoyer
1880 US Census - New Orleans, Louisiana
Raoul Metoyer
Place of Birth
1930 US Census - New Orleans (District 1-250)
Louisiana
1918 World War 1 Draft Registration Card
Mexico
1905 Wisconsin State Census
Mexico
1904 Wisconsin Births and Christenings 1826-1926
New Orleans, Louisiana
1880 US Census - New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
Date of Birth:
1930 US Census - New Orleans (District 1-250)
abt: 1882
1918 World War 1 Draft Registration Card
26 Oct 1880
1905 Wisconsin State Census
abt: 1881
1904 Wisconsin Births and Christenings 1826-1926
not listed
1880 US Census - New Orleans, Louisiana
abt 1879
My observation and analysis based on the following documents has revealed that even though some documents had Eusebio Ernest Metoyer's father name listed and spelled in various ways. I have determined and feel confident his true full name to be Eusebio Arnold METOYER for now.
And as for his place of birth and date of birth, I have noted on a few documents it listed him as being born in Mexico sometime between 1879 - 1882. However, I now believe that his actual date of birth to be 26 Oct 1880 and place of birth was really New Orleans, La instead of Mexico. So where did the Mexico connection come from? Stay tuned as we look for more clues that may cause us to venture possibly down south of the border into Mexico to look for a few of those answers.
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