As I explained in a previous post, Eudoxie has many nicknames, including Dozie and Dozey. The spelling of Lightell also varies and includes the spellings Lytell and Leitell. With all of the varied spellings, finding information on Eudoxie has been a challenge. I did however manage to find an obituary for her against all odds. Here it is.
Times-Picayune, 1920-03-28, Pg. 2 col. 7
LEITELL--On Saturday, March 27, 1920, at 12:30 o'clock a.m., DOZIE TREME, beloved wife of Albert Leitell, aged 37 years, a native of this city.
Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, which will take place from her late residence, No. 2315 Rousseau street, on Sunday morning, March 28, 1920 at 8 o'clock.
Interment in Pointe a la Hache, Plaquemines Parish on Sunday afternoon.
In the 1920 census, you can find Walter Lytell, living at 2317 Rousseau, with his wife Dozey and children Maggie and Adane.
The address is in the boundaries of St. Alphonsus parish. St. Alphonsus has the funeral books after 1915. Also, St. Thomas’ funeral books, which is the Treme family church, after 1913 are at St. Thomas church. So the next step is going to be checking with each of the churches: first St. Thomas and second St. Alphonsus.
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Saturday, September 2, 2017
Update for Anthony Lightell
Research requires that you circle back and do some searches repeatedly. Databases get updated and new records get added. If you're going to pick up anything new, you sometimes repeat steps. In a routine search for Anthony Lightell, I happened upon a military record that I've somehow missed in the past. Here it is.
The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Louisiana; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147
Name: Walter Anthony Lightell
Gender: Male
Residence Age: 58
Birth Date: 3 Oct 1884
Residence Date: 1942
Residence Place: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
When you look at the original record, it shows Anthony living at 2451 Burgundy St., New Orleans, Louisiana with son Adam and gives his place of birth as Davant, Plaquemine, Louisiana.
Armed with a new first name of Walter, I've found additional records, including a social security death record.
Name: Walter Lightell
SSN: 439-14-1484
Last Residence: 70448 Mandeville, Saint Tammany, Louisiana, USA
BORN: 3 Oct 1884
Last Benefit: 70117, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
Died: Sep 1978
State (Year) SSN issued: Louisiana (Before 1951)
So, the next task will be contacting the New Orleans Public Library in New Orleans to see if they have an obituary on file for him. It should indicate that he has two children: Margaret Lightell Walters of Detroit, Michigan and Adam Anthony Lightell of Slidell, Louisiana.
The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Louisiana; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147
Name: Walter Anthony Lightell
Gender: Male
Residence Age: 58
Birth Date: 3 Oct 1884
Residence Date: 1942
Residence Place: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
When you look at the original record, it shows Anthony living at 2451 Burgundy St., New Orleans, Louisiana with son Adam and gives his place of birth as Davant, Plaquemine, Louisiana.
Armed with a new first name of Walter, I've found additional records, including a social security death record.
Name: Walter Lightell
SSN: 439-14-1484
Last Residence: 70448 Mandeville, Saint Tammany, Louisiana, USA
BORN: 3 Oct 1884
Last Benefit: 70117, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
Died: Sep 1978
State (Year) SSN issued: Louisiana (Before 1951)
So, the next task will be contacting the New Orleans Public Library in New Orleans to see if they have an obituary on file for him. It should indicate that he has two children: Margaret Lightell Walters of Detroit, Michigan and Adam Anthony Lightell of Slidell, Louisiana.