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Leon B. VIGNES[1]
Male 1870 - 1935


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  • Birth  8 Mar 1870  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Gender  Male 
    Also known as  Leon Alexandre VIGNES  [2] 
    Emigration  1889  , , , France Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • He was classified as an alien in the 1910 US federal census.
    Immigration  1889  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    from France 
    Color-Race  6 Jun 1900  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    B[lack] 
    Occupation  6 Jun 1900  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    brick mason 
    Residence  6 Jun 1900  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    212 Dorgenois Street (4th Ward) 
    • The household consisted of Leon Vigne [sic] (age 30) and his wife, Mary (age 25). The home was rented.
    Memberships  19 Dec 1901  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    corresponding secretary ofThe Bricklayers' and Masons' International Union No. 1 of Louisiana 
    Color-Race  20 Apr 1910  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    W[hite] 
    Occupation  20 Apr 1910  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    florist in the garden industry 
    Residence  20 Apr 1910  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    632 N. White Street (Ward 5) 
    • The household comprised Leon Vignes (37), head, his wife Marie (50), their daughters Julia (18) and Celeste (15) and sons Leon (12) and Marcel (10). They owned their home.
    Color-Race  9 Jan 1920  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    B[lack] 
    Occupation  9 Jan 1920  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    bricklayer 
    Residence  9 Jan 1920  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    2426 Iberville (4th Ward) 
    • The household comprised Leon (age 49), his wife, Mary (age 44), and their daughter Mary (age 18). The house was rented.
    Community Service  15 Oct 1924  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Christmas Movement for Colored Children 
    • Newspaper article: "At a meeting held in Pythian Temple, the following citizens were appointed on The Times-Picayune Christmas gift committee for colored children: [list of several dozen people, including Leon B. Vignes].
      "The committee as organized, will begin an active campaign to make the Christmas Gift Fund the largest in its history. social clubs, benevolent associations, fraternal orders, and business concerns will do their share to increase the fund very materially this year. Late on, a general arrangement and distribution committee will be appointed by Chairman Frank Peter Farrell. Rev. Henderson H. Dunn is secretary of the committee."
    Color-Race  3 Apr 1930  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    N[egro] 
    Occupation  3 Apr 1930  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    teacher in public school 
    Residence  3 Apr 1930  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    2032 Orleans (Ward 5) 
    • The household comprised Leon (age 59), his wife, Cecile (age 41), and their widowed daughter, Cora (age 18). Leon owned the house, which was valued at $2500. The familiy owned a radio.
    Died  28 Jul 1935  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 10] 
    • Obituary, The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune, 30 July 1935, page two

      «b»VIGNES «/b»-- Entered into rest on Sunday, July 28, 1935, at 1:35 o'clock p.m., LEON B. VIGNES, beloved husband of Cecile Rellieux, father of Mrs. Cora Vignes Fernandez, brother of Mesdames Cora Vignes Wilson Mathilde Vignes Perkins, Alice Vignes, Joseph and Alva A. Vignes of Berkeley, Cal.
      Relatives and friends of the family, also officers and members of Grace M. E. church, Public School Treachers' Cooperative Benevolent Association, Brick Masons' Union and Boy Scouts are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, which will take place on Tuesday, July 30, 1935, at 3:30 o'clock p.m., from the late residence of the deceased, 2032 Orleans street, between Johnson and North Prieur streets. Rev. H. J. Williams officiating.
      Interment in St. Louis cemetery No. 2.
      Carr & Llopis in charge.
      Oakland, Los Angeles and Berkeley, Cal., Houston, Tex., Chicago, Ill., and New York paper please copy. ###
    Buried  30 Jul 1935  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Address:
    General Offices
    3421 Esplanade Avenue
    New Orleans, LA 70119
    USA
    504-482-5065 
    Notes 
    • Newspaper notice, The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune, 3 Feb 1901, page 6

      TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN,
      Tariff of Bricklayers and Masons' International Union No. 1 of New Orleans, La., effective on and after APRIL 1, 1901:
      The number of hours to constitute a day's work shall be eight (8), from 7 o'clock a.m. to 12 noon, and from 1 o'clock to 4 o'clock p.m.
      The wages shall be fifty cents (50c) per hour.
      All time after h ours will be charged for at one and a half hour for one (1-1/4 for 1), except Sundays, Christmas Day and Fourth of July, which days shall be charged for at double time.
      No work shall be done on Labor Day.
      A recess of not less than one-half hour shall be taken between straight time and over time, except in cases of emergency.
      Pay day shall be every Saturday.
      JOS. KLEIN, President
      LEON B. VIGNES, Recording and Coresponding Secretary, Residence 2610 Customhouse street; post office box 1648. ### [11]
    Person ID  I9319  Dobard-Tenette-Fauria
    Last Modified  9 Nov 2014 

    Father  Leon Andre VIGNES,   b. Jul 1849, , , Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1905, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Coraline DOLHONDE,   b. Abt 1851, , , Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married  26 Oct 1871  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F3381  Group Sheet

    Family 1  Cecile RILLIEUX,   b. Abt 1891,   d. Oct 1946, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Cora VIGNES,   b. Abt 1908, , , Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified  6 Mar 2014 
    Family ID  F3379  Group Sheet

    Family 2  Marie-Mary EDWARDS,   b. Aug 1874, , , Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married  31 Mar 1891  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 12] 
    Children 
     1. Mary VIGNES,   b. Abt 1902, , , Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Julia VIGNES,   b. Abt 1892, , , Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Celeste VIGNES,   b. Abt 1895, , , Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Leon VIGNES,   b. Abt 1898, , , Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Marcel VIGNES,   b. Abt 1900, , , Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified  7 Mar 2014 
    Family ID  F3382  Group Sheet

  • Event Map
    		Event
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 8 Mar 1870 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEmigration - 1889 - , , , France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - from France - 1889 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 31 Mar 1891 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsColor-Race - B[lack] - 6 Jun 1900 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - brick mason - 6 Jun 1900 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 212 Dorgenois Street (4th Ward) - 6 Jun 1900 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMemberships - corresponding secretary ofThe Bricklayers' and Masons' International Union No. 1 of Louisiana - 19 Dec 1901 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsColor-Race - W[hite] - 20 Apr 1910 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - florist in the garden industry - 20 Apr 1910 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 632 N. White Street (Ward 5) - 20 Apr 1910 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsColor-Race - B[lack] - 9 Jan 1920 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - bricklayer - 9 Jan 1920 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 2426 Iberville (4th Ward) - 9 Jan 1920 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCommunity Service - Christmas Movement for Colored Children - 15 Oct 1924 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsColor-Race - N[egro] - 3 Apr 1930 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - teacher in public school - 3 Apr 1930 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 2032 Orleans (Ward 5) - 3 Apr 1930 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Jul 1935 - 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 - 30 Jul 1935 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA    		 Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S100] Obituary, JOSEPH, Alice VIGNES, The Times-Picayune New Orleans States, 16 may 1943, page 10. Accessed via genealogybank.com 6 Mar 2014 (Reliability: 1).

    2. [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.), VIGNES, Leon Alexandre, 8 Mar 1870; vol 71, page 613 (Reliability: 1).

    3. [S25] Census-US federal-1900, (Ancestry.com. 1900 U.S. Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. T623, 1854 rolls.), Year: 1900; Census Place: New Orleans Ward 4, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: 571; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 1240571. Family of Leon Vignes, lines 18-19 (Reliability: 1).

    4. [S27] Census-US federal-1910 (ancestry), National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com [database and images on line]), New Orleans Ward 5, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: T624_521; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0083; FHL microfilm: 1374534. Family of Leon Vignes, line 100, and lines 1-5 on page 10A (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S27] Census-US federal-1910 (ancestry), National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com [database and images on line]), Census Place: New Orleans Ward 5, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: T624_521; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0083; FHL microfilm: 1374534. Family of Leon Vines (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S251] Newspaper/Magazine Report, The Daily Item: New Orleans, 19 Dec 1901, page 8. (Reliability: 1).

    7. [S28] Census-US federal-1920, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.), Year: 1920; Census Place: New Orleans Ward 4, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: T625_620; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 70; Image: 79. Family of Leon Vignes, lines 26-28 (Reliability: 1).

    8. [S586] GenealogyBank (Times Picayune), Genealogybank.com. New Orleans, Louisiana., "Times-Picayune Gift Committee Formed," 15 Oct 1924, p. 13; digital images, \i www.genealogybank.com\i0   : accessed 6 Mar 2014). (Reliability: 1).

    9. [S144] Census-US federal-1930, United States Bureau of the Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: 803; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0075; Image: 663.0; FHL microfilm: 2340538. Family of Leon Vignes. lines 14-16 (Reliability: 1).

    10. [S100] Obituary, VIGNES, Leon B. The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune, 30 July 1935, page two. Accessed via genealogybank.com 6 Mar 2014. (Reliability: 1).

    11. [S251] Newspaper/Magazine Report, The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune, 3 Feb 1901, page 6. Notice placed by Leon B. Vignes. (Reliability: 1).

    12. [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.), VIGNES, Leon and Marie Edwards, 31 Mar 1891; volume 15, page 142. (Reliability: 1).


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