Daughter of:
Alexander "Alex" CLOSE, Jr.
and
Marie Ozea "Oseide" (STELLY) STELLY CLAUSE.

Grand daughter of (paternal):
Alexander CLOSE, Sr.
and
Josephine (STELLY) CLOSE BREAUX.

Grand daughter of (maternal):
Georges STELLY
and
Delphine Josephine (BABINEAUX) STELLY

Half sister of:
Louis Casse CLOSE/CLAUSE (died young)
Marie Adele CLOSE/CLAUSE (died young)
Joseph Nicholls CLAUSE

Full sister of:
Fernand CLAUSE
Therese Petronilla "Therse" (CLAUSE) GUIDRY
Alexandre Pedro CLAUSE
Marie Mercedes (CLAUSE) GUIDRY
George CLAUSE
Noé "Noah" CLAUSE

Widow of:
Pierre SPEYRER.

They were married December 12, 1903 in Grand Coteau, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana.

Mother of:
Joseph Saul SPEYRER
Arta Josephine SPEYRER
Daniel Pierre SPEYRER
Remi SPEYRER
Gabriel SPEYRER
Albert "Al" SPEYRER
Eli SPEYRER
Marie SPEYRER

CENSUS RECORDS

1900 US CENSUS
Ward 4, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
June 23, 1900
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DWELLING 224/FAMILY 226
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STELLY, Placide (head), w, m, July 1852, 47, married 26 years, LA, LA, LA, farmer
STELLY, Emma (wife), f, w, Feby 1858, 42, married 26 years, 0 children, LA, LA, LA
AUSTIN, Joseph (boarder), w, m, May 1878, 22, single, LA, LA, LA, farm laborer
CLAUSE, Josephine (niece), w, f, Sept 1844, 15, single, LA, LA, LA, farm laborer
LANDRY, Unide? (Niece), w, f, Jan 1887, 12, single, LA, LA, LA, farm laborer

1910 US CENSUS
Police Jury Ward 3, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana
May 4, 1910
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DWELLING 459/FAMILY 462
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SPEYRER, Pierre, head, m, w, 28, married oncd for 6 years, Louisiana, Louisiana, Louisiana, farmer, general farm
SPEYRER, Josephine [CLAUSE], wife, f, w, 24, married 6 years, 3 children, 2 living, Louisiana, Louisiana, Louisiana, none
SPEYRER, Saule, son, m, w, 5, single, Louisiana, Louisiana, Louisiana, none
SPEYRER, Orta, daughter, f, w, 1 year 6 months, single, Louisiana, Louisiana, Louisiana, none

1920 US CENSUS
Ward 3, Leonville, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
January 3, 1920
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DWELLING 46/FAMILY 47
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SPEYRER, Pierre (head), m, w, 37, married, LA, LA, LA, farmer, general farm
SPEYRER, Josephine [CLAUSE] (wife), f, w, 34, married, LA, LA, LA, none
SPEYRER, Saul (son), m, w, 14, single, LA, LA, LA, none
SPEYRER, Ortha (daughter), f, w, 11, single, LA, LA, LA, none
SPEYRER, Daniel (son), m, w, 9, single, LA, LA, LA. none
SPEYRER, Rimie (son), m, w, 7, single, LA, LA, LA, none
SPEYRER, Gabriel (son), m, w, 3 yars 9 months, single, LA, LA, LA, none
SPEYRER, Alce [Eli] (son), m, w, 1 year 6 months, single, LA, LA, LA, none

1930 US CENSUS
Ward 3, Leonville town, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana
April 4, 1930
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DWELLING 77/FAMILY 78
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SPEYRER, Pierre, head, m, w, 57, married at age 22, Louisiana, Louisiana, Louisiana, farmer, farm
SPEYRER, Josephine (CLAUSE), f, w, 45, married at age 20, Louisiana, Louisiana, Louisiana, none
SPEYRER, Saul, son, m, w, 23, single, Louisiana, Louisiana, Louisiana, salesman, Grocery
SPEYRER, Ortha, daughter, f, w, 22, single, Louisiana, Louisiana, Louisiana, none
SPEYRER, Danniel, son, m, w, 19, single, Louisiana, Louisiana, Louisiana, farm laborer, farm
SPEYRER, Remy, son, m, w, 16, single, Louisiana, Louisiana, Louisiana, none
SPEYRER, Gabriel, son, m, w, 14, single, Louisiana, Louisiana, Louisiana, none
SPEYRER, Ellie [Eli], daughter [son], f [m], w, 12, single, Louisiana, Louisiana, Louisiana, none
SPEYRER, Albert, son, m, w, 9, single, Louisiana, Louisiana, Louisiana, none

SOURCE:
U. S. Census Records
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA RECORDS
by Rev. Donald J. Hébert