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Edwin Joseph "Beansie" FAURIA[1, 2]
Male 1893 - 1975


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  • Nickname  Beansie 
    Birth  13 Sep 1893  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4] 
    Gender  Male 
    Also known as  Edward Joseph FAURIA  [5] 
    Also known as  Edwin FAURIA  [4] 
    Color-Race  2 Jun 1900  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Black 
    Residence  2 Jun 1900  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    1823 Carondelet Way 
    Color-Race  16 Apr 1910  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    white 
    Residence  16 Apr 1910  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    1801 Carondelet Walk 
    Physical Description  5 Jun 1917  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    medium build, short of stature, with brown eyes and black hair 
    Color-Race  5 Jun 1917  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    white 
    Military Registration  5 Jun 1917  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    World War I draft 
    Occupation  5 Jun 1917  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    saloon keeper in business for himself at 940 Bienville Street 
    Property  1930  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Astoria Hotel on Rampart Street 
    • His cousin Leon Cagnolatti worked for him as manager of the pool hall.
    Color-Race  25 Feb 1937  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    White 
    • Self-described on his Social Security application.
    Memberships  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    the Autocrat Club 
    Occupation  25 Feb 1937  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 10] 
    • On his Social Security application, he lists A. J. Fabacher as his employer, but Beansie owned the business. Fabacher was the manager of the Pelican Club, one of Beansie's many real estate holdings in New Orleans -- and headquarters for many of his other interests in New Orleans, according to Lloyd Bennett.
    Residence  25 Feb 1937  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    2416 Columbus 
    Occupation  1940  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    owner, Astoria Restaurant, 235 S Rampart 
    • The 1940 edition of Polk's City Directory identifies Edwin Fauria and Henry E. Braden as owners (pg 144, image 64).
    Residence  1940  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    235 S Rampart 
    Residence  Mar 1975  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Died  Mar 1975  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Buried  31 Mar 1975  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Notes 
    • Unmarried as of 1918, per draft registration card.

      From an email from Madelyn Faustina Murray:
      "My mother and my father [Lillian Fauria and Leonard Faustina] both used to work for Beansie in New Orleans. (They cryptically called it "the syndicate"; "making book" and things like that.) Some of the businesses I'm aware of that Beansie owned or controlled were the lottery in certain wards, plus night clubs with betting on "Race Fights", and 20+ taxi cabs with Creole drivers who could pick up fares in any part of town. Those are the only operations I'm certain about, there were probably others.
      "My grandfather [Virgil Michel Fauria] ... also worked for Beansie. My grandfather took care of investments they made in 2nd mortgages on homes owned by New Orleans folks who couldn't get mortgages from banks. My mother still has one of the books with the names and addreses of the people who stopped in to make their monthly payments.
      "They also made loans to people who owned businesses. For example, Fred Fauria [Frederick Cecil Fauria (1904-1956)], a relative, borrowed money to start a bakery. He paid it back.
      "Beansie also invested in the careers of Jazz musicians, to help them start bands and make records." [5, 9]
    Person ID  I1436  Dobard-Tenette-Fauria
    Last Modified  13 Dec 2014 

    Father  Michel FAURIA,   b. 1855, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 1919, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Cecile CAGNOLATTI,   b. Abt 1863, Jeanerette, Iberia, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1938, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  19 Apr 1879  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F487  Group Sheet

    Family 1  Effie JOSEPH,   b. Abt 1900, , , Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
    >1. Arnold Carr FAURIA,   b. 21 May 1916, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1991, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified  28 Aug 2010 
    Family ID  F1358  Group Sheet

    Family 2  Mae SMITH,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Last Modified  28 Aug 2010 
    Family ID  F1359  Group Sheet

  • Event Map
    		Event
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 13 Sep 1893 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsColor-Race - Black - 2 Jun 1900 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1823 Carondelet Way - 2 Jun 1900 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsColor-Race - white - 16 Apr 1910 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1801 Carondelet Walk - 16 Apr 1910 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPhysical Description - medium build, short of stature, with brown eyes and black hair - 5 Jun 1917 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsColor-Race - white - 5 Jun 1917 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Registration - World War I draft - 5 Jun 1917 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - saloon keeper in business for himself at 940 Bienville Street - 5 Jun 1917 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProperty - Astoria Hotel on Rampart Street - 1930 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsColor-Race - White - 25 Feb 1937 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMemberships - the Autocrat Club - - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - 25 Feb 1937 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 2416 Columbus - 25 Feb 1937 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - owner, Astoria Restaurant, 235 S Rampart - 1940 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 235 S Rampart - 1940 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mar 1975 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Mar 1975 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 31 Mar 1975 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Fauria, Joseph Edwin “Beansie” (1893-1975)     		Fauria, Joseph Edwin “Beansie” (1893-1975)

    Documents
    Fauria Tomb, St. Louis Cemetery #3, New Orleans, Louisiana, Ownership Record    		Fauria Tomb, St. Louis Cemetery #3, New Orleans, Louisiana, Ownership Record
    Fauria, Joseph Edwin 'Beansie'    		Fauria, Joseph Edwin "Beansie"
    Social Security application

    Headstones
    Fauria Family Tomb, St. Louis Cemetery #3, New Orleans, Louisiana    		Fauria Family Tomb, St. Louis Cemetery #3, New Orleans, Louisiana
    Per ownership records, the tomb is the final resting place for Cecile Cagnolatti Fauria, Vincent Fauria, Kenneth R. Fauria, Josephine Fauria Barham, Cecilia J. Fauria, Frederick V. Fauria, Olympe Fauria, Edwin J. Fauria, and Henrietta Fauria Dillenkoffer.
    Status: Located

    Histories
    Fauria, Joseph Edwin 'Beansie' (1893-1975 ) and Ernest Cagnolatti (1911-1983)    		Fauria, Joseph Edwin "Beansie" (1893-1975 ) and Ernest Cagnolatti (1911-1983)
    "The San Jacinto Mystique" by Paige Van Vorst
    An article on jazz in New Orleans.

  • 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.), Louisiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans; Roll: T623_572; Page 3B; ED 50 (Reliability: 1).

    2. [S71] Genie: Faustina, Steve [FAURIA], (Son of Lillian Fauria [1439] and -- Faustina; grandson of Virgil Michel Fauria [1437] (1898-1982) and Inez M. Rebert [1438] (1898-1974). Email address: sfaustina@hotmail.com), email, Steve Faustina to Gladys Sims 10/26/2002 (Reliability: 1).

    3. [S18] US-Louisiana-Orleans Parish-New Orleans Birth Records Index 1790-1899, (Ancestry.com Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002. Original data: State of Louisiana, Secretary of State, Division of Archives, Records Management, and History. Vital Records Indices. Baton Rouge, LA.), Vol 99, Page 968 (Reliability: 1).

    4. [S31] Social Security Death Index (ancestry.com), (Provo, UT, USA. Ancestry.com. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.), Fauria, Edwin [1436] (Reliability: 1).

    5. [S102] World War I 1917-1918 Draft Registration Cards (ancestry.com), Selective Service System, (Ancestry.com [database online] Provo, UT: 2002. National Archives and Administration. Washington, D.C.), Roll 1684919 (Reliability: 1).

    6. [S27] Census-US federal-1910 (ancestry), National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com [database and images on line]), Louisiana, Orleans, New Orleans, Ward 5; Series T624; Roll 521; Page 136B; ED 77 (Reliability: 1).

    7. [S278] Genie: Cagnolatti, Yvonne Tate Burrell, Yvonne Tate Burrell Cagnolatti (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S264] Social Security Application (original), Social Security Administration, Fauria, Joseph Edwin, SS no. 437-07-0401, 24 Feb 1937, Application for Account Number (Form SS-5), Social Security Administration, Baltimore, Maryland. (Reliability: 4).

    9. [S393] Murray, Madelyn (Faustina), Murray, Madelyn, 28 Aug 2010>, "Re: Proposed change: Edwin Joseph "Beansie" FAURIA (I1436)," (Reliability: 3).
      Based on personal knowledge of Lillian Magdalena Fauria Faustina daughter of Virgil Michel Fauria and Inez Marie Rebert.

    10. [S12] Bennett, Lloyd Walter Jr (Reliability: 2).

    11. [S511] US City Directories, 1821-1989 (ancestry.com), (\i Ancestry.com\i0 . http://ancestry.com : 2011), Polk's New Orleans (Louisiana) City Directory, 1940: Page 413 (image 199); <http://ancestry.com : accessed 13 Dec 2014 (Reliability: 3).

    12. [S334] US-Louisiana-Orleans Parish-New Orleans-St. Louis Cemetery #3 Fauria Tomb ownership records, Saint Louis #3, Fauria, Edwin J. Burial 31 Mar 1975, Position V1. (Reliability: 3).
      Name of Owner(s): Fauria, Heirs of Mrs. Mitchel «i»[sic].«/i» Location: Square 3; Section O; Lot 27; Facing Alley de la Vierge. Type of memorial: S/W CEMENT TOMB; Perpetual Care. Title #350; Date Issued: 5/10/1968. Title Fee: Folio # 137. Title Holder(s) Current Name: Robert Boyham, 212 W. St. James Baptist, Chalmette, LA 70043; Phone 279-1012 (This information received Oct 2009.) Records indicate ten burials dating from 1938 to 1986.


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