Mary Elizabeth (Rivet) Danos (1922 - 2007)

Born 12 Jun 1922 in Constantinople, Turkey

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Died 21 Jun 2007 at age 85 in Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Mary Elizabeth "Lulu Bett" Rivet, daughter of Clyde Cyril Rivet and Matrena Ivanoona Fedima, was born on 12 June 1922 in Constantinople, Turkey (later renamed Istanbul).^[1][2][3] Her father was in the U.S. Navy, and moved the family to the U.S. the year after she was born. Her parents were divorced in Florida in 1927.

She was enumerated at seven years old during the 1930 census, living with her grandparents in Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, Louisiana, while her father was stationed in Florida. The census gave her immigration status as "alien," meaning no application had been made for citizenship.^[2]

Her grandfather died in 1934. She was enumerated on the 1940 census at age seventeen, living with her widowed grandmother and her Aunt Beulah in Plaquemine. The census stated she was a naturalized citizen of the U.S.^[4] Her grandmother died in 1944.

Lulu Bett married Louis Porter Danos, Jr. During the 1950 census, they lived together with her Aunt Beulah and Uncle Clay in Plaquemine, where Louis worked as a buyer of hardware.^[5] Louis and Lulu Bett had two children.^[6]

She was widowed in 1992.^[7] Lulu Bett died at her home in Plaquemine on 21 June 2007,^[8][9] and was buried the next day at Grace Memorial Park.^[3][10]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. N.Y. Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 (database online). Provo, UT, USA : Ancestry.com Operations Inc. Original data: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls); Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Imaged from original microfilm. microfilm #T715_3424, line 6, page 68, ship Braga, sailed from Constantinople, Turkey 11 Nov 1923, arrived New York, New York, 4 Dec 1923. On a List of U.S. Citizens was passenger Mary Lulu Rivet, age 1 yr 1 mo, "child of USC. Born in Consple 6/12/22", U.S. address was given as father Clyde C. Rivet in Louisiana.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 14 June 2023), household of Joseph E Rivet (indexed as Krivet), Police Jury Ward 2 (Precinct 1), Plaquemine, Iberville, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 24-5, sheet 7B, family 173, line 82, 800 Rail Road, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 795; FHL microfilm 2,340,530.

   - Joseph E Krivet M 68 Married Head Louisiana

   - Julia Krivet F 62 Married Wife Louisiana

   - Bula Krivet F 35 Single Daughter Louisiana

   - George Krivet M 24 Single Son Louisiana

   - Clay Krivet M 21 Single Son Louisiana

   - Lula B Krivet F 7 Single Grandchild Turkey

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} The Advocate, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, pub. Sat. 23 Jun 2007, p. 14, col. 6, obituary for Mary Elizabeth Rivet "Lulu Bett" Danos (GenealogyBank.com : viewed 14 Jun 2023); link accessible by subscription only.

   Mary Elizabeth Rivet "Lulu Bett" Danos. A homemaker and a resident of Plaquemine, she died Thursday afternoon, June 21, 2007, at her home. She was 84 and a native of Istanbul, Turkey. Religious service was at Wilbert Funeral Home in Plaquemine on Friday, June 22, at 1 p.m., conducted by Dale Delaune. Interment in Grace Memorial Park. She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Martha Danos and Thomas Mayhall, and Suzie Danos and Jimmie Don Richie of Houma; grandchild, Lesley Antill and husband Mike Hornigold of Atlanta; and great-grandchildren, Christianna H. Hornigold and Porter M. Hornigold. She was preceded in death by her husband, Louis Porter Danos; and a grandson, Kyle L. Catanzaro. She loved painting, flower arranging and decorating. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to St. John Alumni Association and CAAWS. Special thanks to the staff of St. Joseph Hospice.

4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : 10 Jun 2023), household of Julia L Rivet, Police Jury Ward 2, Plaquemines, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district 24-5, sheets 8A-8B, family 162, line 39, 800 Canal Avenue, NARA publication T627; FamilySearch digital folder 005454640 image 184.

   - Julia L Rivet F 73 Widowed Head Louisiana

   - Beulah M Rivet F 45 Single Daughter Louisiana

   - Lulu Bett Rivet F 17 Single Granddaughter Turkey

5. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : 29 Jan 2023), household of Buelah M Revit, 14 April 1950, Plaquemine, Iberville, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district 24-8, p. 15, family 174, line 28, 800 Railroad; FamilySearch digital folder 108815895 image 16.

   Buelah M Revit F 56 years Never married Head Louisiana

   A Clay Revit M 41 years Never married Brother Clerk Louisiana

   Louis P Danas, Jr F 27 years Married Nephew Buyer Louisiana

   Lula Bet R Danas F 26 years Married Niece Istanbul

6. ↑ Names withheld for privacy.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (findagrave.com: accessed 14 June 2023), memorial page for Louis Porter Danos Jr. (29 Jun 1921–2 Apr 1992), Find A Grave: Memorial #182439307, citing Grace Memorial Park Cemetery, Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, Louisiana, USA, maintained by Nelda A. (contributor 48494110); no headstone photo included, but includes an obituary transcript.
8. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : 12 Jan 2021), Mary E Danos, age 85, b. 06 Oct 1922 [sic], d. 21 Jun 2007, last res 70714 Baker, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
9. ↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : 10 Feb 2023), Lulu Bett Rivet;

   Name and form dates:

   Application: LULU BETT RIVET (Aug 1941)

   Application: LULU BETT DANOS (May 1961)

   Application: MARY LULA DANOS (Apr 1962)

   Death: MARY E DANOS (21 Jun 2007)

10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (findagrave.com: accessed 14 June 2023), memorial page for Mary Elizabeth “Lulu Bett” Rivet Danos (1923–21 Jun 2007), Find A Grave: Memorial #163036990, citing Grace Memorial Park Cemetery, Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, Louisiana, USA, maintained by BKBK (contributor 47705417); no headstone photo included, but includes an obituary transcript.