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Ida L. PORTER[1]
Female 1870 - 1939


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  • Birth  1870  , , Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender  Female 
    Color-Race  1900  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Black 
    Occupation  1900  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    hairdresser 
    Residence  1900  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    1044 St. Charles Avenue 
    • She is living as Ida DELPIT with Hattie Faulkner and identified as Hattie's ward. Walter Bennett is also in the household, also identified as a ward.
    Color-Race  19 Apr 1910  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    mu[latto] 
    Occupation  19 Apr 1910  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    hair dresser working outside her home 
    Residence  19 Apr 1910  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    1427 Ursulines Street 
    • The household comprise Ferdinand Delpit (46, head), his wife Ida (43), and his mother-in-law Hattie Faulkner (81). They were renting the home.
    Color-Race  13 Jan 1920  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    mu[latto] 
    Occupation  13 Jan 1920  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    hair dresser in residences 
    Residence  13 Jan 1920  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    826 N Derbigny 
    • The household comprised Ferdinand Delpit (56, head), his wife Ida L (50), and their adopted son, Lloyd Bennett (12).
    Color-Race  1930  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    White 
    Occupation  1930  [8] 
    hairdresser 
    Residence  1930  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    1807 Palmer Street 
    • She is reported to be a lodger (age 60) in the household of Joseph W. Friend (age 56). Also living in the house are Ida W[eiss]. Friend (wife, age 50), Marion Weiss (brother-in-law, age 54, unemployed), and Fred S. Weiss (brother-in-law, age 52, a lawyer in general practice). Friend was born in Wisconsin, his father in Germany, and his mother in England. Ida Weiss Friend and Marion Weiss were born in Mississippi. Their brother Fred was born in Louisiana. Their father was born in Germany and their mother in Mississippi.
    Residence  Jan 1939  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    1819 Lafitte Avenue at the time of her death 
    Died  26 Jan 1939  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11] 
    • Obituary, The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune, 27 Jan 1939, page 2:

      «b»DELPIT--«/b»Entered into rest on Thursday, January 26, 1939, at 2:30 o'clock a.m., MRS. IDA DELPIT, beloved widow of the late Ferdinand Delpit, sister of Mr. William Porter, aunt of Mr. Floyd [«i»sic«/i»] Bennett and Mrs. Wilhelmina Porter Lewis.
      Relatives and friends of the family, also officers and members of Young Ladies' St. Joseph Benevolent Association, are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, which will take place on Friday, January 27, 1939, at 3 o'clock p.m., from the late residence, 1819 Lafitte avenue, with services at St. Peter Claver church, St. Philip street near North Prieur street.
      Interment in Carrollton cemetery.
      Geddes & Moss Funeral Service.
      ###
    Buried  27 Jan 1939  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Address:
    1701 Hickory St
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    USA 
    • According to the office at Hickory Cemetery, most of the burial records prior to 1950 were lost in a fire. The remnants are on microfilm at the main New Orleans Public Library.
    Notes 
    • According to the 1900 census report, Ida had been married for two years and had no children.
      According to the 1910 US federal census, she had given birth to no children.

      According to the 1900 census, she was born in Mississippi, her father was born in Ireland, and the birthplace of her mother was unknown.
      According to the 1930 census report, she and her parents were all born in Mississippi.

      Ida Delpit was godmother to Lloyd Walter Bennett Sr. [1, 3, 9, 12]
    Person ID  I10  Dobard-Tenette-Fauria
    Last Modified  15 Nov 2014 

    Father  William G. PORTER,   b. Abt 1850, , , , Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother  Rebecca CULBERSON,   b. 1845, , , Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1880, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F458  Group Sheet

    Mother  Harriet "Hattie" FAULKNER,   b. 28 Nov 1828, , , Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1911, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship  Guardian 
    Family ID  F2838  Group Sheet

    Family  Ferdinand "Uncle Fan" DELPIT,   b. 1860, , , , France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1930 
    Married  15 Dec 1897  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14] 
    • According to the marriage certificate, Rev. W. PORTER conducted the ceremony in the presence of witnesses C. M. BOYER/BAYER; E. J. PALAS; and W. BERNARD.

      The license was issued on 14 Dec 1897 by a judge (name illegible) and witnessed by J. DELPIT and Chas. A. DELPIT. [13]
    Last Modified  9 Jul 2014 
    Family ID  F4  Group Sheet

  • Event Map
    		Event
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1870 - , , Mississippi, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 15 Dec 1897 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsColor-Race - Black - 1900 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - hairdresser - 1900 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1044 St. Charles Avenue - 1900 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsColor-Race - mu[latto] - 19 Apr 1910 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - hair dresser working outside her home - 19 Apr 1910 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1427 Ursulines Street - 19 Apr 1910 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsColor-Race - mu[latto] - 13 Jan 1920 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - hair dresser in residences - 13 Jan 1920 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 826 N Derbigny - 13 Jan 1920 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsColor-Race - White - 1930 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1807 Palmer Street - 1930 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1819 Lafitte Avenue at the time of her death - Jan 1939 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Jan 1939 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Address:
    1701 Hickory St
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    USA - 27 Jan 1939 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA    		 Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    1920 census: Delpit, Ferdinand 'Uncle Fan' (1860-Bef 1930)and his wife, Ida L. Porter (1870-1939); Lloyd W. Bennett Sr. (1906-1995)    		1920 census: Delpit, Ferdinand "Uncle Fan" (1860-Bef 1930)and his wife, Ida L. Porter (1870-1939); Lloyd W. Bennett Sr. (1906-1995)
    The "R" after his name indicates he was renting his home. "M Mu 56 M" indicates he is a male mulatto, age 56, and married. Ida was also enumerated as a mulatto, but Lloyd was noted as white.

  • Sources 
    1. [S25] Census-US federal-1900, (Ancestry.com. 1900 U.S. Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. T623, 1854 rolls.), New Orleans Ward 2, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll T623 570; Page 15B; ED 12 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S25] Census-US federal-1900, (Ancestry.com. 1900 U.S. Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. T623, 1854 rolls.), New Orleans Ward 2, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll T623 570; Page 15B; ED 12 (Reliability: 1).

    3. [S27] Census-US federal-1910 (ancestry), National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com [database and images on line]), Louisiana, Ward 6, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Roll 521 Part 2; SD 1, ED 95; Sheet 6-B (Reliability: 1).

    4. [S9] Census-US federal-1920 (Delpit), (Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans City, Ward 5. Supervisor's District 1, Enumeration District 82, Sheet 10A.), The Family of Ferdinand Delpit (lines 24-26) (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S9] Census-US federal-1920 (Delpit), (Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans City, Ward 5. Supervisor's District 1, Enumeration District 82, Sheet 10A.) (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S3] Genie: Bennett Legacy file (1984 reunion), Bennett, Katherine Tennery, (Interviews with Lloyd Bennett and internet data (Berryville, Virginia, Tennery, Katherine, 2003), Bennett notebook files) (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S144] Census-US federal-1930, United States Bureau of the Census, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll 811; Page __; ED 239; Image 743. (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S144] Census-US federal-1930, United States Bureau of the Census, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll 811; Page 15A; ED 239; Image 743.0 (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S144] Census-US federal-1930, United States Bureau of the Census, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll 811; Page 15A; ED 239; Image 743.0 (Reliability: 1).

    10. [S100] Obituary, DELPIT, Ida Porter, 27 Jan 1939, The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune, page 2. Accessed via genealogybank.com (Reliability: 1).

    11. [S45] New Orleans Death Records Index 1804-1949, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2002.), Page 64, Volume 212 (Reliability: 2).

    12. [S598] US-Louisiana-Orleans Parish-New Orleans-Baptismal Records-St Katherine Church, Saint Katherine (New Orleans, Louisiana, Orleans), Lloyd Walter Bennett (1907), issued 1932, in possession of Lloyd Walter Bennett Jr. (Reliability: 4).
      New Orleans, La., June 14, 1932
      This is to certify that (N) Lloyd Walter Bennett Son of Walter Bennett and Frances Bennett, born on the 25th day of November 1906 was b aptized in this Church on the 10th day of Feb. 1907.
      Sponsors William Porter and Ida Delpit. Priest Peter Cuddy, C.M. Attest: J. E. Maddern, C.M.

    13. [S82] US-Louisiana State Marriage Certificates, Fernand Delpit & Ida L. Porter 15 Dec 1897 (Reliability: 4).

    14. [S5] New Orleans Marriage Records Index 1831-1964, (Ancestry.com. New Orleans, Louisiana Marriage Records Index, 1831-1964 [database online]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2002.), Volume 20, page 261 (Reliability: 3).


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