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==Background==

==Background==

One of at least five children of Edwin Darrol Mouton, Sr. (1882-1958), and the former Georgia McBride (1883-1969),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159494106/ashton-j_-mouton|title=Ashton J. Mouton, Sr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=June 12, 2020}}</ref> Ashton Mouton was educated at Mount Carmel Elementary School and Cathedral High School in Lafayette. In 1939, he obtained a degree in business administration from Southwestern Louisiana Institute, now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He married the former Stella Rosa Dupuis (1919-2015), the daughter of Dr. John Willis Dupuis, Sr.  (1890-1958), and the former Stella Theriot (1894-1990) of Youngsville in Lafayette Parish.  The couple had  five children: Stella Rose, Ashton  Mouton, Jr. (born 1947); twins Catherine Anne and Carolyn Anne (born 1953); and John Mouton. <ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-m/|title=Mouton, Ashton J.|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=June 12, 2020}}</ref> The twins were remarkable in that they were the first pygopagus conjoined twins to be successfully separated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,818902,00.html?promoid=googlep/|title=Prayer & Surgery|publisher=''[[Time Magazine]]''|date=September 28, 1953}}</ref> There is also a namesake grandson, Ashton Mouton, III, of Lafayette (born 1983). After her husband's death Rosa remarried and became known as Rosa Gwin.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159494236/rosa-mouton|title=Rosa Dupuis Mouton|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=June 12, 2020}}</ref>

One of at least five children of Edwin Darrol Mouton, Sr. (1882-1958), and the former Georgia McBride (1883-1969),<ref name=findagrave>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159494106/ashton-j_-mouton|title=Ashton J. Mouton, Sr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=June 12, 2020}}</ref> Ashton Mouton was educated at Mount Carmel Elementary School and Cathedral High School in Lafayette. In 1939, he obtained a degree in business administration from Southwestern Louisiana Institute, now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He married the former Stella Rosa Dupuis (1919-2015), the daughter of Dr. John Willis Dupuis, Sr.  (1890-1958), and the former Stella Theriot (1894-1990) of Youngsville in Lafayette Parish.  The couple had  five children: Stella Rose, Ashton  Mouton, Jr. (born 1947); twins Catherine Anne and Carolyn Anne (born 1953); and John Mouton. <ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-m/|title=Mouton, Ashton J.|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=June 12, 2020}}</ref> The twins were remarkable in that they were the first pygopagus conjoined twins to be successfully separated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,818902,00.html?promoid=googlep/|title=Prayer & Surgery|publisher=''[[Time Magazine]]''|date=September 28, 1953}}</ref> There is also a namesake grandson, Ashton Mouton, III, of Lafayette (born 1983). After her husband's death Rosa remarried and became known as Rosa Gwin.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159494236/rosa-mouton|title=Rosa Dupuis Mouton|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=June 12, 2020}}</ref>

He was a member of the American Legion, Mardi Gras Krewe of Gabriel, and the [[Roman Catholic]] Church and its men's organization, the [[Knights of Columbus]].<ref name=lahist/>

He was a member of the American Legion, Mardi Gras Krewe of Gabriel, and the [[Roman Catholic]] Church and its men's organization, the [[Knights of Columbus]].<ref name=lahist/>