He was listed as "Santa Anna Fontenot - Opelousas, Louisiana" in the Preparatory Department of the University of Missouri in 1850. He was joined by two others from nearby towns: John Baptiste Fontenot of Washington, La and John Baptiste Garand of Ville Platte, Louisiana.
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He was listed in the following years as "Santa Anna Fontenot - St. Landry Parish, La" in 1851,
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"Fontenot, Santa Anna L. R. - St. Landry Parish, Louisiana" as a Freshman in 1852,
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"Fontenot, Santa Anna La Rose - St. Landry Parish, La" as a Sophomore in 1853,
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but was not listed among the students in later years.
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He married Celanie Savant in 1856 in Opelousas, Louisiana.
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His wife, Celanie, died sometime before 1869 when her succession was filed, but likely before July 1865 when Santa Anna remarried.
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Santa Anna married Odalie Tate, the daughter of Joseph Tate and Caroline Soileau, on 20 July 1865 in Opelousas, Louisiana.
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↑ Hébert, Rev. Donald J., "Southwest Louisiana Records (1750 - 1900)". Rayne, LA: Hebert Publications, 1999-2000. CD 101.
SAVANT, Celanie (Pierre & Lucille FONTENOT) m. 10 Nov. 1856 Saint Ann FONTENOT (Opel.Ct.Hse.: Mar. #1519)
FONTENOT, Saint Ann m. 10 Nov. 1856 Celanie SAVANT (Opel. Ct. Hse.: Mar. #1519)
↑ Hébert, Rev. Donald J., "Southwest Louisiana Records (1750 - 1900)". Rayne, LA: Hebert Publications, 1999-2000. CD 101.
SAVANT, Celanie m. St. Anne L. FONTENOT Succ. dated 19 Nov. 1869 (Opel. Ct. Hse.: Succ.#3332)
↑ Hébert, Rev. Donald J., "Southwest Louisiana Records (1750 - 1900)". Rayne, LA: Hebert Publications, 1999-2000. CD 101.
TATE, Odalie m. 13 July 1865 St. Ann FONTENOT (Opel. Ct. Hse.: Mar. # 2608)
FONTENOT, St. Ann m. 13 July 1865 Odalie TATE (Opel. Ct. Hse.: Mar. # 2608)
TATE, Odalie (Joseph & Caroline SOILEAU) m. 20 July 1865 St. Anne FONTENOT of VP (VP Ch.: v. 1, p. 4)
FONTENOT, St. Anne of VP (Louis L. & Marie Anne GUILLORY) m. 20 July 1865 Odalie TATE (VP Ch.: v. 1, p. 4)
↑ "Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJH-B3P6 : 18 February 2021), Stane Fontenot and Odalie Tate, 20 Jul 1865; citing St. Landry, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 870,695.
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDXF-KBG : 14 January 2022), S L Fontenot, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
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