Marie Emma Lanclos (1866 - 1933)

Born 22 Dec 1866 in Arnaudville, Louisiana, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of Gerasime Lanclos and Marie Onesima (Badeaux) Lanclos

Wife of Jean Baptiste Rivette — married 19 Feb 1884 in Opelousas, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States

Descendants

Died 10 Jan 1933 at age 66 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Marie Emma Lanclos, daughter of Gerasime Lanclos and Marie Onesima Badeaux, was born on 22 December 1866 in Arnaudville, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA.^[1][2]

She and Jean Baptiste Rivette Jr, son of Jean Baptiste Rivette and Marie Sylvanie Lalonde, were married about 19 February 1884 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish.^[3][4]

They had 14 known children:

1. Gerasime Rivette, b. 26 Nov 1884
2. Marie Ovilia Rivette, b. 30 Aug 1886
3. Joseph Eugene Rivette, b. 10 Jun 1888
4. Marie Edna Rivette, b. 12 Apr 1890
5. Marie Argentine Rivette, b. 28 Nov 1891
6. Jean Baptiste Rivette, b. 12 Jan 1894
7. Alexandre Reule Rivette, b. 19 Jan 1896
8. Joseph Leon Rivette, b. 3 Feb 1898
9. Marie Anaise Rivette, b. 28 Jul 1900
10. Joseph Tib Rivette, b. 12 Nov 1902
11. Marie Louise Rivette, b. 6 May 1904
12. Onizima Rivette, b. 24 Nov 1906
13. Louis Rivette, b. 18 Mar 1910
14. Joseph Lee Rivette, b. 27 Feb 1913

Emma and Jean were enumerated with their children on a farm in St. Landry Parish, northeast of Bayou Teche, during the 1900 census.^[5] Their farm was reportedly owned free and clear of a mortgage in 1910. The census stated that they spoke only French, and could both read and write English;^[6] however, the 1920 census said they could not read or write.^[7]

By 1930, they lived in New Orleans with their son, Louis, at 5812 South Front Street, near the Mississippi riverfront.^[8]

Emma died in New Orleans on 10 January 1933, at the age of 66 years.^[9] She was buried at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church Cemetery in Leonville, St. Landry Parish.^[2][10]

Sources

1. ↑ Donald J Hébert, compiler, Southwest Louisiana Records, 1750-1909 ("SWLR") (Eunice, La.: Hébert Publications, 1974-); vol.??; Arn.Ch.: v.2, p.57, born 22 Dec 1866.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Find a Grave, database and images (findagrave.com: accessed 11 Oct 2015); Emma Marie Lanclos Rivette, Find A Grave: Memorial #128059287, created by Sharon Soileau on 16 Apr 2014; headstone photo included. Note: Headstone shows years only; memorial gives complete dates, but year of death does not match the state's death index.
3. ↑ Hébert, SWLR; vol.16 (1883-1884), p.485; Opel.Cthse Marr. #13114.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com, Louisiana, Compiled Marriage Index, 1718-1925, online database (Provo, UT, USA), published 2004; Jean Baptiste Rivette Jr. and Marie E. Lanclos, 19 Feb 1884, St. Landry Ph., LA.
5. ↑ 1900 U.S. Census, St. Landry Parish, LA, population schedule (digital image), accessed 21 Mar 2008 at Ancestry.com; Police Jury Ward 3 (all of Ward not included in 1st division N and E of Bayou Teche), E.D. 56, Sheet 6 (penned), dw. 96, fa. 96, household of Jean Baptist Rivet.
6. ↑ 1910 U.S. Census, St. Landry Parish, LA, population schedule (digital image), accessed 20 Feb 2012; Police Jury Ward 3, E.D. 107, Sheet 19B, dw.#311, fam.#317, household of Janbatist Rivet.
7. ↑ 1920 U.S. Census, St. Landry Parish, LA, population schedule (digital image), accessed 20 Oct 2007; Police Jury Ward 3, ED 93, sheet 14A, dw.#230, fam.#230, household of John B. Rivette; Farm was owned free and clear, parents could not read or write, children could read and write, occupation farmer, Gen'l farm.
8. ↑ 1930 U.S. Census, Orleans Parish, LA, population schedule (digital image), accessed 18 Sep 2011; New Orleans, Ward 14, Block No. 561, ED 36-249, Sheet 26A, 5812 S. Front, dw.#450, fam.#463, household of Louis Rivette.
9. ↑ Louisiana Death Records, State of Louisiana, Secretary of State, Division of Archives, Records Management, and History, Baton Rouge, LA, USA, online index; vol. 204, page 1053: Marie Emma Lanclos Rivette, died 10 Jan 1933, age 65, Orleans parish.
10. ↑ GenealogyBank.com (accessed 9 Aug 2022), citing New Orleans Item, New Orleans, Louisiana, pub. Wed., 11 Jan 1933, p. 2, col. 5, "obituary for Marie Emma Lanclos Rivette." See also index record on familysearch.org.

See also:

• DNA: Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on MyHeritageDNA who share a 11.2 cM segment on chromosome 13, consisting of Lisa Marie Greco Sullivan and Deb (Burch) McCarter, her 3rd cousin 1x removed, and Shelly Borel, her 5th cousin. (Deb and Shelly Borel are 4th cousins 1x removed.) These matches have been independently verified by via the MyHeritage Chromosome Browser. Their most-recent common ancestors are Jean Alexandre Lanclos and Marie Hargroder, the 4x great grandparents of Lisa Marie Greco Sullivan , 3x great grandparents of Deb (Burch) McCarter and 4x great grandparents of Shelly Borel.