Family of Felix Leon Leonard & Donatilde Elisabeth Bourg
Felix Leon Leonard was born 26 February 1825 at Edgard, St. John, LA, and died 31 July 1891 in Lafourche, LA.
Wife Donatilde Elisabeth Bourg was born 20 November 1829 in Lafourche, LA, and died 4 March 1883 in Lafourche, LA. They were married 27 May 1844 at St. Joseph, Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA.
Their children were:
1- Marie Leontine Leonard b: 9 November 1845 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA (baptism: 29 January 1846 St. Joseph, Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA)
+Andre Truxillo b: Abt. 1845; m: 1 December 1866 St. Philomene, Labadieville, Assumption, LA
Notes for Marie Leontine Leonard:
- 1880 Assumption (4th ward, p. 225B): Andre Truxillo 35 laborer, wife Leontine 32 keeping house, Joseph 8, Fernand 6, Noelina 4, Leonse 2, Velma 4 months
2- Vileor Alfred Leonard b: 31 July 1847 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA (baptism: 10 November 1847 St. Joseph, Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA); d: Abt. 1928
+Euphemie Marie Trosclair b: 29 June 1851 Plattenville, Assumption, LA; m: 29 May 1871 St. Philomene, Labadieville, Assumption, LA
Notes for Vileor Alfred Leonard:
- 1880 Lafourche (5th ward, p. 612B): Alfred Leonard 28 laborer, wife Euphemie 24 keeping house, Josephine 7, Ida 5, Alzida 3, Lidi 1
3- Joseph Oleus Leonard b: 11 February 1849 Labadieville, Assumption, LA (baptism: 10 June 1849 St. Philomene, Assumption, LA)
+Azelie Kerne b: Abt. 1855; m: Abt. 1872 Lafourche, LA
Notes for Joseph Oleus Leonard:
- 1880 Lafourche (5th ward, p. 618A): Oleus Leonard 31 overseer on plant, wife Azelie 25 keeping house, Albert 7, Zulma 4, Raoul 2
4- Ernest Leonard b: 22 December 1850 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA (baptism: 9 July 1851 St. Joseph, Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA with his twin); d: Abt. 1924
+Rosalie Evela Ayo b: 24 March 1857 Labadieville, Assumption, LA (baptism: 30 August 1857 St. Philomene, Assumption, LA); m: 20 February 1879 St. Philomene, Labadieville, Assumption, LA
Notes for Ernest Leonard:
-1880 Lafourche (5th ward, p. 613C): Ernest Leonard 25 laborer, wife Evilla 21, Leonce 6 months
5- Ernestine Leonard b: 22 December 1850 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA (baptism: 9 July 1851 St. Joseph, Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA with her twin); d: 24 July 1851 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA
6- Leon Leonard b: 22 April 1852 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA (baptism: 22 January 1853 St. Joseph, Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA with his twin); d: 28 December 1931 Louisiana
+Philomene Lidia Naquin b: 18 May 1862 Lafourche, LA; m: 24 February 1881 St. Joseph, Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: 21 March 1947 Lafourche, LA
Notes for Leon Leonard:
- Leon was accidentally killed 28 December 1931 at Greenwood Plantation near Thibodaux. As was his custom, he used the railway track to walk the distance from his home on nearby Breaux Plantation to his job at Greenwood. A loss of hearing prevented him from hearing the approaching train. He was struck and run over by a string of cars on a narrow gauge railroad used in hauling cane from the field to the mill. The locomotive was commonly known as a "dummy." Leon was a well-liked person, and was considered an industrious worker. (Leonard: A Partial Genealogy submitted by Mrs. Cecilia L. Richard to "Lafourche Country - the Land and the People)
7- Leonie Leonard b: 22 April 1852 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA (baptism: 22 January 1853 St. Joseph, Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA with her twin); d: 25 March 1853 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA
8- Jean Jacques Leonard b: 25 July 1854 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA
+Therese Gros
9- Marie Valentine Leonard b: 3 May 1856 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: Aft. 1880
10- Arthur Joseph Leonard b: 25 August 1861 Plattenville, Assumption, LA (baptism: 10 March 1862 St. Philomene, Assumption, LA); d: 30 March 1949 Louisiana; burial: Huey P. Long Cem., Gretna
+Myrthe Aysenne b: Abt. 1862; m: 4 June 1883 St. Philomene, Labadieville, Assumption, LA; d: Bef. 1896
*2nd Wife of Arthur Joseph Leonard:
+Oceana Marie Arcement b: 4 November 1865 Labadieville, Assumption, LA (baptism: 8 January 1866 St. Philomene, Assumption, LA); m: 7 July 1896 St. Philomene, Labadieville, Assumption, LA; d: 13 November 1944 Louisiana; burial: Huey P. Long Cem., Gretna
11- Odilia Octavie Leonard b: 28 March 1863 Labadieville, Assumption, LA (baptism: 27 June 1863 St. Philomene, Assumption, LA)
+Joseph Clement b: Abt. 1865; m: Abt. 1887
12- Marie Cecilia Leonard b: 6 March 1865 Labadieville, Assumption, LA (baptism: 28 February 1866 St. Philomene, Assumption, LA)
+Charles Lasseigne
13- Thomas Albert Leonard b: 10 January 1867 Labadieville, Assumption, LA (baptism: 13 February 1868 St. Philomene, Assumption, LA)
+Antonia Lorio
14- Marie Lydia Leonard b: 27 May 1869 Labadieville, Assumption, LA (baptism: 30 December 1869 St. Philomene, Assumption, LA); d. Abt. 1966
15- Adrienne Leonard b: Abt. 1870 Louisiana
+Valery Bernard
16- Leon Joseph Leonard b: 22 January 1872 Labadieville, Assumption, LA (baptism: 15 July 1872 St. Philomene, Assumption, LA with his twin); d: Abt. 1872 Louisiana
17- Leoncia Josephine Leonard b: 22 January 1872 Labadieville, Assumption, LA (baptism: 15 July 1872 St. Philomene, Assumption, LA with her twin); d: Abt. 1957
Notes for Felix Leon Leonard:
- Felix Leon Leonard was born in 1825 in St. John Parish. In 1844, three months after his 19th birthday he married Donatilde Elizabeth Bourg, who was only 14 and a half. They were so young that they needed parental permission from both sets of parents. This was given by all 4 parents, although Donatilde's father was the only one who was able to sign instead of making an X. Donatilde's marriage at such a young age, for good or bad, allowed them to have 17 children, including 3 sets of twins. They seemed to be at a loss for names on those occasions, as the twins were duly christened Ernest & Ernestine, Leon & Leonie, and Leon Joseph & Leoncia Josephine. It was probably not an easy life, but the Leonards tended to live in close proximity. Felix was a sugarcane farmer, living about 6 miles above Thibodeaux. Donatilde died at the age of 53; undoubtedly all those pregnancies had taken their toll. But Felix lived to be 66.
- Marriage Permission: Consent for our daughter Donatille to marry Felix Leonard. Signed 24 May 1844 Colastie Aysaine (her mark) & Maxil Bourg. Consent for our son Felix Leonard to marry Donatille Bourg. Signed 25 May 1844. Marks of Therese Leche & Joseph Leonard.
- 1850 (24th December) Lafourche census: (Family #873)
Felix Leonard - 23, Farmhand, b. St. John the Baptist
Donatilde Leonard - 20, b. Assumption
Leontine 5, Jacques 4, Oleus 2
Evariste 17, farmhand, b. St. John (Felix's brother)
Adrien 13, b. Lafourche (Felix's brother)
(Lived next door to parents and brother Joseph)
- 1880 Lafourche census (5th ward, p. 619C):
Leon Leonard 57 cooper on plant, wife Leontine 49 keeping house, Leon 23 laborer, Valentienne 22 seamstress, Octavie 17 at home, Cecile 15, Thomas 13, Lydia 11, Leontia 9
Parents of Donatilde Elisabeth Bourg
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