Paul Bernard Mesplou

Male 1881 - 1956  (75 years)


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  • Name Paul Bernard Mesplou 
    Born 16 Jan 1881  Feas, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Mesplou, Bernard Feas birth 1881
    Mesplou, Bernard Feas birth 1881
    Gender Male 
    Residence Torrance, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Address:
    The Old Mesplou Farm 
    • This is a drawing of the home on the original Mesplou farm originally located in what is now Torrance, a suburb of Los Angeles. The farm was bought in 1924 by Paul Mesplou who came to Los Angeles from Feas in 1907 and Catherine Estournes Mesplou who arrived from Arette in 1909. They met on Venice Beach and married in the Placita Church in the area of what was called Frenchtown in 1913.

      The story is written by Dan Tomich, the oldest Mesplou grandson and illustrated by his son Jeff Tomich
    Mesplou Farm in Torrance  Drawing by Jeff Tomich (great grandson)
    Mesplou Farm in Torrance Drawing by Jeff Tomich (great grandson)
    Mesplou Family Farm story  By Dan Tomich (grandson)
    Mesplou Family Farm story By Dan Tomich (grandson)
    Died 19 May 1956  Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I18617  family
    Last Modified 4 Jan 2013 

    Father Jean Mesplou,   b. 1 Nov 1844, Feas, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Engrace Pourtau,   b. 12 Jun 1841, Aramits, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 28 Jan 1869  Feas, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4968  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine Estournes,   b. 07 Apr 1890, Arritien, Arette, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1968, Gardena, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 26 Jan 1913  Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Henriette Mesplou,   b. 22 Nov 1913, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1999, Whittier, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     2. Albert J. Mesplou,   b. 31 Jan 1915, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1972, Stanislaus County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     3. Germaine Marie Mesplou,   b. 14 Aug 1916, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 2007, Gardena, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     4. Yvonne Mesplou,   b. 19 Dec 1918, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1998, Torrance, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     5. Joseph Mesplou,   b. 17 Nov 1922, Gardena, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 2010, Torrance, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
    Last Modified 18 Mar 2012 
    Family ID F4969  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] AD64 Birth Record, (http://earchives.le64.fr/), Feas 1692-1889 births page 1135.

    2. [S252] www.bearnaisla.com.
      http://bearnaisla.com/Blog/Entries/2012/11/30_The_Old_Mesplou_Farm.html

    3. [s8] California Death Records 1940-1997, http://www.ancestry.com.

    4. [S164] Los Angeles County Marriage Records.