Dea Aucoin

1894–1983 · Female · died at 88

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Dea Aucoin1894–1983Lucas Miller1896–1929Husband Edese Hollier1891–1961Husband

James Rellim Miller Sr1922–2017Son Ralph Waldo Miller1926–2002Son Dorothy Hollier1925–1997Stepdaughter Luther Calvin Miller1929–2006Son

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Lucas Miller: a photograph, a farm and a marker

Family

Husband: Lucas Miller 1896–1929
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Why: Lucas and Dea Miller were married and living at Chataignier by the 1920 census; Lucas was a farmer working on his own account, with a rented home. One household snapshot. Index English=No conflicts with image yes; language barrier not claimed.
Records:
Lucas and Dea Miller, 1920 United States Federal Census. Louisiana, Evangeline, Chataignier, First Police Jury Ward; ED64, sheet16B, lines73–74; image4300967_00178 (view at U.S. Census Bureau; NARA T625, roll 612; Ancestry collection 6061, record 74366261)
Review: assessed 09-30-2026.
Earlier: Unconfirmed (09-24-2026, imported tree): From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed.
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Son: James Rellim Miller Sr 1922–2017
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Son: Ralph Waldo Miller 1926–2002
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Son: Luther Calvin Miller 1929–2006
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Husband: Edese Hollier 1891–1961
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Why: The Succession of Edese Hollier states that he married Dea Aucoin in June 1936 and that the marriage continued until his death in 1961.
Records:
Succession of Edese Hollier, 247 La. 384, 171 So. 2d 656 (La. 1964): he married Dea Aucoin in June 1936; the marriage lasted until his death on 25 September 1961; no children of the second marriage
Review: assessed 10-03-2026; evidence: Published transcription or compiled genealogy examined.
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Stepdaughter: Dorothy Hollier 1925–1997
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Life events

Born	SEP 1894, Chatagnier, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, USA Unconfirmed evidence: show why Why: From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed. Records attached in the tree: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current 1900 U.S. census, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, ED 65, sheet 12B, dwelling 202, family 204, lines 54-58 (Dea Ocoin, 5, in the household of Lastie and Marguerite Ocoin), FamilySearch DGS 004120196, image 576 of 642; marriage licence 1919 (age 25) Review: not yet reviewed. What the labels mean
Died	20 MAY 1983, Ville Platte, Evangeline, Louisiana, United States of America Unconfirmed evidence: show why Why: From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed. Records attached in the tree: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current Review: not yet reviewed. What the labels mean
Also recorded as	Dea Hollier
Marriage	1911, with Lucas Miller 1896–1929 Unconfirmed evidence: show why Why: The precise wedding date is unresolved: imported 1911, Geneanet 17 November 1919, FamilySearch index 17 December 1919. FamilySearch image 243 unseen. License-not-returned language is quoted by Geneanet. Do not replace the tree date with an asserted ceremony date. Records: Lucas Miller, Geneanet Community Trees Index. Mike Miller tree, denhamguy; index marriage17Nov1919 (view at Geneanet, Paris; Ancestry collection62476, record7731695875) Lucas Miller, Mike Miller’s Geneanet tree. Profile and Events section; birth citations Hebert, Southwest Louisiana Records27:371, citing Eunice Catholic Church2:358; Murphy Miller, Jacob Miller & Anne Marie Theigen Louisiana Families2:356 (view at Mike Miller, denhamguy, Geneanet) Lucas Miller and Dea Aucoin, Louisiana parish marriage index. Source detail586; digital folder004705913; microfilm001378079; image243. Accessed father-reference QKJ4-F5ZK; principal record QKJ4-F5Z8. (record page · view at FamilySearch, Louisiana Parish Marriages1787–1958; index citation updated14July2024) Lucas and Dea Miller, 1920 United States Federal Census. Louisiana, Evangeline, Chataignier, First Police Jury Ward; ED64, sheet16B, lines73–74; image4300967_00178 (view at U.S. Census Bureau; NARA T625, roll 612; Ancestry collection 6061, record 74366261) Review: assessed 09-30-2026. What the labels mean (the family tree records BET 17 DEC 1919 AND FEB 1920, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States of America)
Marriage	Jun 1936, with Edese Hollier 1891–1961 Confirmed evidence: show why Why: Succession of Edese Hollier: 'married Dea Aucoin in June, 1936'. Records: Succession of Edese Hollier, 247 La. 384, 171 So. 2d 656 (La. 1964): he married Dea Aucoin in June 1936; the marriage lasted until his death on 25 September 1961; no children of the second marriage Review: assessed 10-03-2026; evidence: Published transcription or compiled genealogy examined. What the labels mean
Burial	Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cemetery (mausoleum), Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Residence	Ville Platte, Evangeline, Louisiana, USA

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U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current Newspaper or record reference; read it at the archive or publisher.

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1900 U.S. census, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, ED 65, sheet 12B: the household of Lastie and Marguerite Ocoin, with "Dea" on line 58, enumerated 11 June 1900. The spelling on the page is Ocoin.11 June 1900 · ED 65, sheet 12B, dwelling 202 / family 204, lines 54-58 (Dea on line 58)
Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, marriage licence and bond of Lucas Miller and Dea Aucoin, 17 December 1919 (licence 586). The licence and bond are dated; the ceremony date and return are blank on the original.17 December 1919 · register p. 556 (facing p. 557), licence 586; image 243 of 731
Lucas and Dea Miller in the 1920 census of Chataignier. Lucas is listed as a farmer working on his own account; their home was rented. ED 64, sheet 16B, lines 73–74.1920

Sources

Evangeline Parish Clerk of Court, marriage register 1918-1923, licence/bond of Lucas Miller and Dea Aucoin, 17 December 1919 (printed p. 556, facing p. 557, entry 586; FamilySearch DGS 004705913, microfilm 001378079, image 243 of 731); FamilySearch "Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1787-1958" Birth, marriage and death records Citation only Birth, Marriage
U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current Newspapers Citation only Birth, Death, Residence
The Ville Platte Gazette; Publication Date: 26 May 1983; Publication Place: Ville Platte, Louisiana, USA; UR…
1900 U.S. census, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, ED 65, sheet 12B, dwelling 202, family 204, lines 54-58 (Dea Ocoin, 5, in the household of Lastie and Marguerite Ocoin), FamilySearch DGS 004120196, image 576 of 642; marriage licence 1919 (age 25) Census Citation only Birth
Succession of Hollier, 247 La. 384, 171 So. 2d 656 (Louisiana Supreme Court, 1964, rehearing 1965): Edese Hollier "was then married to Mercedes Couvillion, who died on May 6, 1935 ... married Dea Aucoin in June, 1936. The marriage continued until Edese Hollier's death on September 25, 1961. He left no children by his second marriage." Birth, marriage and death records Citation only Death, Marriage
“Mrs. Dea Hollier,” The Ville Platte Gazette, 26 May 1983, viewer page 30 (printed Section 3, p. 3, left column), Newspapers.com image 476137517; Find a Grave memorial 197647622, Dea Aucoin Hollier, Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cemetery, Ville Platte Burials and memorials Citation only Burial

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