I have been researching my Ancestors for about 15 years, My father was William HYMEL Sr. and Mother was Melissa Richard. My grandfather was Arthur HYMEL Sr. and grandmother was Pauline ROUSSELLE. My father is a decendent of David HYMEL Sr. and Marianne Schantz through their son Pierre HYMEL Sr. and Catherine Juno "dit" Bellegarde through their son Joseph HYMEL and Radevine BELSOM, through their son Arthur HYMEL Sr. and Elvina CHAMPAGNE, through their son Arthur HYMEL Jr. and Pauline ROUSSELLE. My grandmother Pauline Rousselle is also a decendent of David HYMEL Sr. and Marianne Schants through their son Sebastien HYMEL Sr. and Genevieve Baudouin through there daughter Marianne HYMEL and Dominique ROUSSELLE Sr. through their son Dominique ROUSSELLE Jr. and Heloise Nicholas, through their son Jerome ROUSSELLE and Pauline FRILOUX through their daughter Pauline ROUSSELLE

I Roberta Jane Hymel married Warren Winnfred Sr. Jan. 21 1958 Acadia Parish, La. Warren was born Sept. 2, 1933 Beeville, Texas, the son of Henry Bailey Whelchel S. and Ellie Agnes Sugarek. Warren died Sept. 3, 2003 Maurice, Vermillion Parish, La. Three children born to this marriage:

1 Catherine Lynn Whelchel born Oct. 30, 1958 El Trigue, Venezuela South America.
2 Warren Winnfred Jr. bon May 24, 1960 Jennings, Jefferson Davis parish, Louisiana.
3 James Paul Whelchel born March 25, 1964 Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, La. He married Catherine Ann Smith 1991 Houston Texas. she was born Oct. 18, 1969 Miami Dade County Florida, daughter of Weldon Patrick Smith Jr. and Mary Sharon Mc Phail

My second marriage to Franklin Clay Wade Sr. October 2, 1983 Las Vegas Nevada, Franklin was born Aug. 30, 1945 Lepanto Ark. the son of Hugh Clay Wade and Joyce Faye Weaver.

In 2021 I began to seriously work on the ancestors of my Mother Melissa Richard [ wife of William "Willie" Hymel] Melissa has a famous Ancestor Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States

My mother Melissa Richard was daughter of Adam Richard and Olivia Duhon. She was named for her g-g-grand-mother Melissa Hanks, wife of Rosemond Duhon], Melissa Hanks's father was Charles Hanks, the brother, of Lucey Hanks, [grand-mother of Abraham Lincoln [ who had Daughter Nancy Hanks, married to Thomas Lincoln and they had a most famous son, Abraham Lincoln, who became the 16th President of the United States of America.

Roberta Jane "Bobbie " Hymel Wade and Abraham Lincoln are second cousins three times removed.

1.Roberta is the daughter of Melissa Richard and William Hymel
2.Melissa is the daughter Olivia Duhon and Adam Richard
3.Olivia is the daughter Firmin Duhon and Olivia Broussard
4.Firmin is the son of Melissa Hanks and Rosemond Duhon
5.Melissa is the daughter of Charles Hanks and Christine Hargrave
6.Charles is the son of Joseph Hanks and Anna Nancy Lee
This makes Joseph Hanks and Anna Nancy Lee the fourth great grandparents of myself, Roberta Jane Hymel Wade

1. Abraham Lincoln is the son of Nancy Hanks and Thomas Lincoln
2. Nancy Hanks Lincoln is the daughter of Lucey Hanks Sparrow
3. Lucey Hanks is the daughter of Joseph Hanks and Anna Nancy Lee
This makes Joseph Hanks and Anna Nancy Lee great grandparents of Abraham Lincoln.