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Joseph Anthony "Jojo" TENETTE, Jr[1]
Male 1918 - 1997


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  • Suffix  Jr 
    Nickname  Jojo 
    Birth  12 Apr 1918  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender  Male 
    Color-Race  7 Jan 1920  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    mulatto 
    Residence  7 Jan 1920  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    1580 North MIro Street 
    Color-Race  25 Apr 1930  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Negro 
    Residence  25 Apr 1930  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    3828 Hamburg Street 
    Color-Race  22 Apr 1936  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Col[ored] at the time of his marriage to Ruth Reel 
    Physical Description  28 Feb 1942  Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    a Negro, 67 inches tall, weighing 136 pounds 
    Military Enlistment  28 Feb 1942  Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    (Branch mmaterial - Warrant Officers, USA), grade Private 
    Military Service  28 Feb 1942 to 15 Nov 1945  [3, 8
    was discharged as a sergeant in the U.S. Army in World War II, having served from 
    Occupation  28 Feb 1942  Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    baker in civilian life according to his WW II enlistment form registered 
    Died  30 Jun 1997  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Cause: natural causes per the US Dept of Veterans Affairs Beneficiary Identification Records Loca 
    • Obituary:
      - Joseph Anthony Tenette Jr., A Retired Baker And Foreman For Leidenheimer Baking Co., Died Monday Of Lung Cancer At Memorial Medical Center. He Was 79. Mr. Tenette Was A Lifelong Resident Of New Orleans. He Was A Lay Leader At Laharpe United Methodist Church And A Representative Of The Bakers And Confectionery Workers Union Of America. He Was An Army Staff Sergeant During World War Ii. Survivors Include His Wife, Eloise Faison Tenette; A Daughter, Valerie Tenette Johnson; Two Stepdaughters, Anna Haynes And Faith Faison; Two Stepsons, Walter Bemiss And Louis Porter Ii; A Brother, Clarence Tenette; Five Sisters, Yvonne T. Tureaud, Octavia T. English, Verona T. Hall, Shirley T. Relf And Joycelyn T. Corbett; 13 Grandchildren; And Eight Great-Grandchildren. A Funeral Will Be Held Thursday At 11 A.M. At Laharpe United Methodist Church, 1823 Laharpe St. A Wake Will Be Held Today From 6 To 8 P.M. At The Church. Burial Will Be In St. Louis Cemetery No. 3. Charbonnet-Labat Funeral Home Is In Charge Of Arrangements. 07-02-1997 Times Picayune
    Buried  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Address:
    General Offices
    3421 Esplanade Avenue
    New Orleans, LA 70119
    USA
    504-482-5065 
    Person ID  I278  Dobard-Tenette-Fauria
    Last Modified  3 Sep 2016 

    Father  Joseph Anthony TENETTE, Sr,   b. 13 Jun 1892, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Aug 1972, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Yvonne HAINS,   b. 1892,   d. 14 Jul 1970, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  19 Mar 1914  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F82  Group Sheet

    Family 1  Ruth REEL,   b. Abt 1917, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married  22 Apr 1936  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • Marriage Certificate reads:
      This is to certify, that, it appears from the Records of this office, that on this day, to-wit, the thirtieth of april in the year of our Lord, one thousoand nine hundred and Thirty-Six and the one hundreth and 60 of the Independence of the United States of America (30th of Apr., 1936) was registered a marriage celebrated in the City of New Orleans, La., by Hon. George P. Platt, Judge, Second City Court of New Orleans, La., on the 22nd day of April 1936, between Joseph Anthony Tenette, (Col.), (21) years, a native of New Orleans, La. son of Joseph A. Tenette and Yvonne Haines and Miss Ruth Reel, (Col.), (19) years, a native of New Orleans, La. daughter of Albert Reel and Ongel Roberts. The celebration of marriage was performed in the presence of the witnesses Henry Gusman, Helen Reel, P.A. McCloskey.
      The License was issued on t he 22nd day of April 1936 by the Hon. George P. Platt, Judge Second City Court of New Orleans in the presence of the witnesses Henry Gusman, Helen Reel. License returned and filed. Book. No. A Folio 32914. [6]
    Last Modified  24 Jan 2013 
    Family ID  F3225  Group Sheet

    Family 2  Regina PAYTON,   b. 15 Mar 1915, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1981, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  25 Sep 1943 
    Children 
    >1. Living
    Last Modified  24 Jan 2013 
    Family ID  F95  Group Sheet

    Family 3  Blanche TROULLIER,   b. 22 Nov 1933, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 1986, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  8 Feb 1986 
    Last Modified  24 Jan 2013 
    Family ID  F96  Group Sheet

    Family 4  Living 
    Last Modified  24 Jan 2013 
    Family ID  F2487  Group Sheet

  • Event Map
    Event
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 12 Apr 1918 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsColor-Race - mulatto - 7 Jan 1920 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1580 North MIro Street - 7 Jan 1920 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsColor-Race - Negro - 25 Apr 1930 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 3828 Hamburg Street - 25 Apr 1930 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsColor-Race - Col[ored] at the time of his marriage to Ruth Reel - 22 Apr 1936 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 Apr 1936 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPhysical Description - a Negro, 67 inches tall, weighing 136 pounds - 28 Feb 1942 - Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Enlistment - (Branch mmaterial - Warrant Officers, USA), grade Private - 28 Feb 1942 - Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - baker in civilian life according to his WW II enlistment form registered - 28 Feb 1942 - Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: natural causes per the US Dept of Veterans Affairs Beneficiary Identification Records Loca - 30 Jun 1997 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Address:
    General Offices
    3421 Esplanade Avenue
    New Orleans, LA 70119
    USA
    504-482-5065 - - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  • Sources 
    1. [S99] Genie: Voici la Famille Tenette, Bennett, Lloyd W. Jr. and Octavia T. English, (New Orleans, Louisiana, August 1986. Created for a family reunion. No folio numbers.) (Reliability: 0).

    2. [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.), Tenette, Joseph A. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S293] US Veterans Gravesites, ca. 1775-2006, National Cemetery Administration, (http://ancestry.com), 2 Sep 2009, Tennette, Joseph A Jr (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S28] Census-US federal-1920, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.), Year: 1920;Census Place: New Orleans Ward 7, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll T625_621; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 121; Image: 421. Joseph Tenette family (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S144] Census-US federal-1930, United States Bureau of the Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll 804; Page: 64A; Enumeration District: 100; Image: 395.0. (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S227] Marriage Certificate, TENETTE, Joseph Anthony (Jr) and Ruth Reel, 22 Apr 1936, New Orleans, Louisiana (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S104] World War II 1938-1946 Army Enlistment Records (ancestry.com), United States Government, (ancestry.com [database on line] Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.), Tennette, Joseph A Jr. (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S488] US Dept of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death FileDepartment of Veterans Affairs, ((http://ancestry.com : 2011)), accessed 23 Apr 2016), Joseph Tenette. (Reliability: 3).


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