baptism sponsors - Victorin Portier & Marie Periou; baptized by Rev. J. F. Brasseur, prêtre [St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Edgard, Louisiana]

(letter written to Uncle, John Keating at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Dear oncle I right you thise few words to let you that my father ise ded sence last janrowery 1853 and that I have rithin you A leter and that it wase adrres to Nework and I have not recived anny ansewr from you but som time ago I have fond A leter making enqureris of him sence 1837 wich wase fuond wit hise paper and that you wase living in Philladelphia I will tell you the names of my sisters and brother, one is forten years old her ise Anatasie, ther other ise 13 another name ise Virginia and the other ise 9 years old her name Utaline, and the little boy ise 4 years old ise name Pierre Uluys and my self I am 23 years and I habel to suporte My mother sisters and brothers and I am not maried I well close my later if I dou resive an ansewr from you I will be abel to go and se you and give you beter information ebought my famelly you most excuse my english righting I right only frensch.

I remember your nefew for life
Louis Alcloma Keten, son of Hugh Keten

1860 St. John the Baptist Parish Census
566 Keten, Wow Hugh 50 F W Personal Estate $1,000 Louisiana
566 Keten, Alcomar 28 M W Louisiana
566 Keten, Adele 23 F W Louisiana
566 Keten, Louisa 3 F W Louisiana
566 Keten, Adele 3/12 F W Louisiana

1870 St. John the Baptist Parish Census
Living in Ward 1, Lucy, near St. Charles Parish line
178 185 Ketten, Alcomar 38 M W Oversees a farm Personal Estate $200 Louisiana (Alcomar could not read, nor write (I assume English, what about French)
178 185 Ketten, Adele 27 F W Louisiana (Same as Alcomar, listed as could not read nor write)
178 185 Ketten, Louise 12 F W Louisiana
178 185 Ketten, Dulenia 10 F W Louisiana
178 185 Ketten, Alcomar 8 M W Louisiana
178 185 Ketten, Fernand 6 M W Louisiana
178 185 Ketten, Lizie 5 F W Louisiana

On 27 September 1878 was a witness to the funeral of Pierre Picard at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Edgard, La.

On 13 December 1879 was a witness to the funeral of Jean Alcide St. Martin at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Edgard, La.

1880 St. Charles Parish Census
Living just above village of St. Helenville
Keten, Louis A. 48 W M Farm Overseer
Keten, Adel 39 W F Keeping House
Keten, Louise E. 22 W F At home
Keten, Dalsina 20 W F At home
Keten, Louis A. Jr. 18 W M Asst. Farm Overseer
Keten, Michel F. 16 W M At home
Keten, Lizzie 13 W F At home
Keten, Cirillia 8 W F At home
Keten, Virginia 5 W F
Keten, Carmélite A. 3 W F