Husband: Pierre "Peter" CHAUVIN - 1, 3, 9, 10, 12
Birthdate: Abt. 1810 - Ft. Miro, Ouachita Par., LA 1, 13
Death date: 1850 - Ouachita Par., LA 13
father: Louis Marie Chauvin, b. 1752 Kaskaskia, IL, d. 1820, Monroe, Ouachita Par., LA 9, 10
mother: Marianne Francour 9, 10

Marriage date: September 8, 1836,
Marriage place: Ft. Miro Ouachita Par., LA 15

Wife: Marie Madeleine Mary HOLLAND or Hollings - 1, 3,
Birthdate: Abt. 1819 - Ouachita Par., LA 1, 3
Death date: - unknown
father: Carter Holland/Hollings 10
mother: Delila Goulett 10

CHILDREN

Child 1: Virginia Shovan 1, 3,
Birthdate: Abt. 1837 1, 3
married: Daniel Wallace Nunn 4, 5
Marriage date: unknown
other marriages: None
Death date: Abt. 1875, LA 1, 3

Child 2: Sarah Felicity "Citty" Shovan 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Birthdate: Abt. 1838, Ouachita Par., LA 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
married: John W. Kelley 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Marriage date: 1860, Union Par., LA 16
other marriages: None
Death date: Abt. 1942, Punkin Center, Jackson Par., LA 4, 5, 8

Child 3: Peter Shovan 1, 4, 5
Birthdate: Abt. 1840, Ouachita Par., LA 1, 4, 5
married: Mary J. 4, 5, 10, 17
Marriage date: Abt. 1860, Ouachita Par., LA 10, 17
other marriages: None
Death date: Date unknown, probably Jackson Par., LA

Child 4: John H. Shovan 1, 4, 5, 8
Birthdate: Abt. 1842, Ouachita Par., LA 1, 4, 5, 8
married:
Marriage date:
other marriages:
Death date: Deceased, probably LA

Child 5: Marshal Shovan 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Birthdate: December 3, 1845, Ouachita Par., LA 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8
married: Paillee S. or Parilee ATWOOD 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8
Marriage date: Abt. 1878, Ouachita Par., LA 2, 4, 5, 8
other marriages: None
Death date: August 25, 1902, Ouachita Par., LA 6, 7, 14
 

Sources:
1. Census Records of Ouachita Par., LA.
2. Census Records of Jackson Par., LA.
3. Census Records of Union Par., LA.
4. Personal knowledge of Naomi Felicity KELLEY.
5. Personal knowledge of Dalton SHOVAN.
6. LA State Deaths 1900-1929 Index.
7. Records of Antioch Cemetery, Jackson Par., LA
8. Personal knowledge of Joyce Blanchard BATTILANA.
9. Research performed by Phillip Chauvin, Jr. of Houma, LA (pchau@cajun.net)
10. Research compiled by Mercedes Ray PERTUIT (a descendant) of LA.
11. Research compiled by Rowena MULHERN.
12. Probate record of Antoine Chauvin filed 1 Aug 1821 lists his brother, Pierre, and his sister, Charlotte (Ouachita Par., LA).
13. Records of the early settlement of Ft. Miro.
14. Mortality Records of Louisiana.
15. Marriage Records of Ouachita Par., LA.
16. Marriage Records of Union Par., LA (records for 1860 were lost, but a census record states that they were married in Union Par., and 1860 is about the right time.)
17. Personal knowledge of Tola Haywood LEWIS (a descendant) of MS.

Notes:
* The Chauvins originated in France, came to Canada, and during the dispersion, some went to Kiskaskia, IL, and finally into Louisiana. Many of the Chauvins settled in the Cajun region of the southern parishes of Louisiana and maintained their religion and culture. The family listed above came to Ft. Miro (now Monroe) during Spanish rule. They are on the records of the fort as helping to hew the trees used to build the fort, and in helping to hunt for game to support those living at the fort. The Chauvins who stayed in Ouachita (and Union and Jackson parishes) converted to protestantism and anglicized their names. Chauvin became Shovan. There are Shovan's in Jackson Parish and Caddo Parish who are descendants of this family.

Jolie Blanchard Brown
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