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Mary Elizabeth(Bessie) died in a wreck. She was riding her three wheeled bicycle on the Jackson Landing Rd. in late afternoon and a lady in a van hit her. She breathed for a little while but never regained concousness. She was pronounced dead at North Shore Hospital in Slidell La.

Before her demise, she ahd been treated for an amyloid tumor in her lyrinx &
skin cancers. Many had been removed. I also suspect that she had cancer in her right lung though not let the doctor run any tests. The x-rays showed a probable site in the right lung. Bessie also suffered from fits of anger, and extended periods of crying. I feel she probably had years of exteme depression. But at that time there was no treatment for a poor person.

She was 86 when she died. and was still doing housework for people five days a week and staying with a woman at night for $5.00 a night. This woman was 15 years younger than Bessie yet felt safer having Bessie with her. Bessie stood on her own two feet and covered all the ground she walked on.

Compiled by:
Helen Marie Howard Smith

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Howard Lessie McLois [Female] b. 16 OCT 1923 - d. 10 MAY 1980

Lessie was divorced from Ted during the second world war. Ted went into the service as a single person. It was Quite sometime before she could prove to the system that she really was married to him. She and Braxton began receiving an allottment. Also Ted wrote to her that he had a girlfriend. She divorced Ted and Married S.T. Spears. There were no children of this marriage. After the war Ted came to Lessies parents house, asking to see Braxton. When Lessie saw Ted she never went back to S.T.. She spent that first night with Ted and started divorce proceedings against S.T. the next week. Though Ted loved himself, Lessie loved Ted.

Lessie died from a stroke. She was also very overweight most of her adult life. Amazingly enough though she was fast moving, very active and very talented in cooking sewing, crafts and in communicating with people.

Ted was married to a woman named Diane after Lessie died. There were no children of this marriage.

Ted died of cancer. Ted was charged with with sexually molesting Chyrele in Picayune, Ms. He was never brought to trial because lessie took him and the children to Arizona until it all died down and she could get Chyrele married to Donald Holebrook.compiled by:
Helen Marie Howard Smith

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Lott Paul Franklin Weir [Male] b. 14 DEC 1972 - d. 10 JUL 1974

Paul drowned at 18 mths. old on 7-19-74. Paul was adopted by his grandparents on 12-14-1973.

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Penton Louisa [Female] b. MAR 1878 Ms. - d. AFT 1900

Notes for LOUISA PENTON:
There is a Louisa Penton (sister-in-law) W F Mar 1878; age 22; single; Ms.
living in the same household as Alex Montgomery, Ward 8, St.Tammany Parish, La., June 1900 Census.

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Montgomery Elix [Male]

Occupation

Listed 1880 Census for Pearl River Village, St.Tammany Parish, La., 8th Ward,,ED 177:
#60-62 Montgomery, Alex W M 19, married, laborer, cannot read/write;La. North Carolina North Carolina
M.J. W F 16; wife; married; keeping house, cannot read/write;Ms. La. North Carolina
Note: This is actually Elix Montgomery married to Margaret Penton. Alex married
Mary Jane 10 years later. Their names were often confused on censuses.

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Smith Bunion [Male] b. JUN 1840 Bladen County, North Carolina - d. AFT 1900 St.Tammany Parish, La.

Listed 1880 Census, 8th Ward , St.Tammany Parish, La. ,ED 177
Smith, Bunyan (34), Laborer, North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina
Wife Nancy J. (26); children dau Delphine (10); sons Hardy (7); Andy (5)
(Note: Next door is sister Caroline & husband John Jefferson Penton)
Listed 1900 Census for Ward 6, St. Tammany Parish, La. Census; ED #84;
Smith, Bunyan (60); Teamster;
Wife Jennie (58); married 32 years; widower son Hardy (29);
son Andy (28); and grandson Earlie (2)
(Note: Living next door are his parents Kenion & Mary Smith.)

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