Theriot Family-Shenandoah Valley
My name is Ben Theriot. I was born in Stuarts Draft, VA in 1956 to James Wesley Theriot and Margaret Anne Koiner.My father is descended from Franklin Pierre Theriot (born March 20, 1840 in Houma, LA), who moved from Houma to Baton Rouge and then to Virginia.Unfortunately, his decendents here in Virginia are so spread out and have intermarried so much with other families, that it is hard for me to find out much about the family or my roots.There are very few people left in the Shenandoah Valley with the name Theriot, although there are a large number of people in Augusta and Rockingham Counties with Cajun ancestry.The families here that I know of with Cajun ancestry who I have traced to the Theriot surname are Bordeaux, Patterson, Powers, Shifflett, Shreckhise, Schafer (or Shaver), Thibedault and Theriault.Could someone please check and see if they can find Franklin Pierre Theriot in their geneology lists and if so please send some information.
Thanks
Benjamin D. Theriot
Stuarts Draft, Virginia