Elize (Hanks) LaGrange (1881 - 1967)

Born 28 Mar 1881 in Rayne, Acadia, Louisiana, United States

Ancestors

Died 26 Dec 1967 at age 86 in Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, United States

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Biography

Elize Hanks was born in 1881 in Louisiana, United States, a daughter of Lessin Martin Hanks (~1858 - ~1933) and Olive Cecile Istre (~1857 - ).^[1]

Her known siblings were:

1. Anatalie Hanks (1880 - )
2. Caliste Lindsey Hanks (1896 - 1940)

In 1900 she was 19 and single and living in her father's household in Lafayette, Louisiana.^[2]

She married Martin LaGrange in Louisiana in 1904.

Their known children were:

1. Joseph Martin LaGrange (c.1905)
2. Cecilia LaGrange (c.1907)
3. Mayo Lagrange (1912–)
4. Paul Morris Lagrange (1916–)
5. Mary LaGrange Winam (1919–2013)
6. Willa Mae Legrange (1924–)

She was counted with him on the census in Crowley, Louisiana in 1910. They had a son and a daughter.^[3] By 1920, still in Acadia Parish, they had three more children.^[4] They'd had one last daughter by the time of the 1920 census. They were still living in Crowley.^[5] Only their youngest remained at home with them in Crowley in 1940.^[6] By 1950, they were empty-nesters, still living in Crowley.^[7]

Martin died in Crowley in 1960.^[8] Elise was living with her daughter when she died in Port Arthur, Texas in 1967.^[9] She was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Crowley, Louisiana.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSRK-MC2M : 14 January 2020), Elise Hanks, 1881.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS5H-SLT : accessed 15 July 2019), Lessin ? Hanks, Ward 2, Lafayette, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 40, sheet 13B, family 236, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,567.

   Lessin Hanks Head M 46 Louisiana

   Cecelia Hanks Wife F 44 Louisiana

   Anatia Hanks Daughter F 21 Louisiana

   Elize Hanks Daughter F 19 Louisiana

   Sivenier Hanks Son M 17 Louisiana

   Oneric Hanks Son M 9 Louisiana

   Calice Hanks Son M 3 Louisiana

3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPTD-J61 : accessed 13 November 2022), Elise La*Range in household of Martin La*Range, Crowley Ward 4, Acadia, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 5B, family 99, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 507; FHL microfilm 1,374,520.

   Martin La*Range Head Male 24 Louisiana

   Elise La*Range Wife Female 28 Louisiana

   Me* La*Range Son Male 4 Louisiana

   Cecile Daughter Female 3 Louisiana

4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVQQ-WXV : 1 February 2021), Elise La Grange in entry for Martin La Grange, 1920.

   Martin La Grange Head Male 33 Louisiana

   Elise La Grange Wife Female 34 Louisiana

   Joseph La Grange Son Male 14 Louisiana

   Cecile La Grange Daughter Female 12 Louisiana

   Mayo La Grange Son Male 8 Louisiana

   Paul La Grange Son Male 3 Louisiana

   Mary La Grange Daughter Female 0 Louisiana

5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMTV-9YV : accessed 13 November 2022), Louise Lagrange in household of Martin Lagrange, Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 23, sheet 13A, line 2, family 261, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 782; FHL microfilm 2,340,517.

   Martin Lagrange Head Male 43 Louisiana

   Louise Lagrange Wife Female 45 Louisiana

   Mayo Lagrange Son Male 18 Louisiana

   Morris Lagrange Son Male 14 Louisiana

   Mary Lagrange Daughter Female 11 Louisiana

   Willie Mae Lagrange Dau Female 6 Louisiana

6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYRQ-N5V: accessed 13 November 2022), Sheet Letter: B; Sheet Number: 4, Louisiana > Acadia > Police Jury Ward 6, Crowley, Ward 4 > 1-26 Police Jury Ward 6, Crowley City Ward 4 bounded by (N) Southern Pacific Railroad; (E) city limits; (S) city limits; (W) city limits > image 8 of 60; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012.

   Martin Legrange Head Male 54 Louisiana

   Elise Legrange WIFE Female 55 Louisiana

   Willa Mae Legrange DAU Female 16 Louisiana

7. ↑ "United States 1950 Census," Family Search data base, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6X2P-8KF9: accessed 13 November 2021), 10 April 1950, Crowley, Acadia Parish, Louisiana; Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. Martin Lagrange Head Male 66 years Louisiana Eloise Lagrange Wife Female 68 years Louisiana
8. ↑ "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLHZ-PYYP : 2 April 2020), Elise Hanks in entry for Martin Lagrange, 3 Apr 1960; citing Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, United States, certificate number 5547, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FamilySearch digital folder 005052337.
9. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3FW-LBV : 20 February 2021), Elsie H La Grange, 26 Dec 1967; citing certificate number 81306, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,138,822.
10. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVQ-D3F4 : 23 August 2022), Elise Hanks Lagrange; Burial, Crowley, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, United States of America, Woodlawn Cemetery; citing record ID 6399821, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.