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• New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
  Arrival 11 Jul 1885
  Place of Origin of all:  Belgium
  Port of Departure Amsterdam, Netherlands
  Destination USA
  Port of Arrival New York, New York
  Ship Name: Laandam
  Therese Garot 30 Birth abt 1857 F
  Charles (?) Garot 45 (15?) Birth abt 1840 [name unclear, labeled female, maybe this is the first name of Leon, Cahrles Leon?]
  Victor Garot 13 Birth abt 1872 M
  Joseph Garot 9 Birth abt 1876 M
  Leontine Garot 7 Birth abt 1878 F
  Gustavine Garot 5 Birth abt 1880 F
  Melanie Garot 10mos Birth abt 1884 F
  Josephine Garot 58 Birth abt 1827 F
  Josephine Garot [Scarceriaux] 58 Birth abt 1827 F
  
  The last person on the list above appears to be Therese's mother, even though the name is given as Garot.  Her mother's nmae is given by Chastiti Lepine as Marie Catherine Josephine Scarceriaux née Scol.  If htis is correct she died soon after entiering the USA (See below).
  
  Therese appears in the 1910 census for Arkansas County, Arkansas, with her husband Leon Garot.  Both were born in Belgium as were their older children, a son-in-law and a daughter-in--law.  Birth places of younger children indicate they first immigrated to Louisiana, then moved to Arkansas after 1904.  Their last child, Nellie, was born in Arkansas.
  
  1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 8 June, LaGrue, District 9, page 20A, Hse #244, Fam #252
  Garot, Leon Head  M W  55  Married 12 years [No immigration report] Belgium Belgium Belgium Share Tenant
  Garot, Therese Wife F W 56 Married 12 yrs [No child report] [No immigration report] Belgium Belgium Belgium No Occup
  Garot, "Joe" Son M W 28 Married 2 yrs Belgium Belgium Belgium Farmer
  Garot, Augusta Dau-in-law F W 25 Married 2 yrs 1 child/1 living Belgium Belgium Belgium
  Garot, Laon [Leon] Jr Grandson of Leon M W 6mo Arkansas Belgium Belgium
  Lapine, Aleron Son-in-law M W 32 Married 11 yrs Belgium Belgium Belgium Farmer
  Lapine, Gustavine Dau F W 29 Married 11 yrs 1 child/1 living Belgium Belgium Belgium No Occup
  Lapine, Ava Granddau of Leon F W 10 Single Louisiana Belgium Belgium
  Lapine, Mart Grandson of Leon M W 6 Single Louisiana Belgium Belgium
  Lapine, Nellie Granddau of Leon F W 1 Single Arkansas Belgium Belgium
  Garot, Milane Dau F W 22 Single Belgium Belgium Belgium No Occup
  
  There is no immigration report for any member of the household.  We know from immigration records that Leon and his son Joseph were naturalized in 1892.The 1910 census reports that Therese was born in Belgium like her husband, but her family details from the Lepine genealogy reports the exact birth place in France.  Chastiti Lepine provides good detail about her family.
  
  Marie Therese Scarceriaux
  Birth 9-01-1847 in Anzin, Nord, France
  Death 8-01-1937 in DeWitt, Arkansas
  Parents:
  Augusta Scarceriaux 1813 - 1849
  Marie Catherine Josephine Scol 1812 - 1885
  Spouse: Leon J Garot
  Birth 14 Jul 1843 in Belgium
  Death 1911 in Arkansas
  --  Chastiti Lepine, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/28101929/person/12453779454
  
  Gravestone of Therese M Garot, De Witt Cemetery, DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas
  "Therese M. Garot  1847   1937"

Sources

• 1. Ancestry Trees
  • Chastiti Lepine, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/28101929/person/12453779454
• 2. Gravestone of Therese M Garot, De Witt Cemetery, DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas
• 3. New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
• 4. 1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
  • 8 June, LaGrue, District 9, page 20A, Hse #244, Fam #252
• 5. 1900 Federal Census, Acadia County, Louisiana
  • 4 June, District 6, page 3A, Hse/Fam #44
• 6. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
• 7. U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925
• 8. Gravestone of Gustavine Lepine, DeWitt Cemetery, DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas
• 9. Gravestone of Leon Garot, De Witt Cemetery, DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas