Wordless Wednesday -- Mangiafico Wedding

Hazel Tarratus -- Jacksonville, Florida

I found some very interesting treasures a while back in the Ribbons of Pink Antiques store all related to the same family. I will post these treasures over the next few posts beginning with this Certificate of Vaccination issued by the State Health Officer of Florida to Hazel Tarratus November 15, 1909.

Here is what I was able to find about Hazel ==>

Name: Hazel Terratus
Age in 1910: 13
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1897
Birthplace: Florida
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Birth Place: Florida
Mother's Name: Mary
Mother's Birth Place: Florida
Home in 1910: Jacksonville Ward 2, Duval, Florida
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Female

Household Members:
Name Age
Mary Terratus 52
Robert Terratus 19
Thomas Terratus 18
Hazel Terratus 13
William Terratus 7

Source Citation: Ancestry.com Year: 1910; Census Place: Jacksonville Ward 2, Duval, Florida; Roll T624_159; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 72; Image: 201.

Name: Hazel Meek
Home in 1920: Jacksonville, Duval, Florida
Age: 22 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1898
Birthplace: Florida
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's Name: John M
Father's Birth Place: Florida
Mother's Birth Place: Florida
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Female
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 74

Household Members:
Name Age
John M Meek 25
Hazel Meek 22
Joh Meek 1 2/12
William Meek 4/12

Source Citation: Ancestry.com Year: 1920;Census Place: Jacksonville, Duval, Florida; Roll T625_219; Page: 36B; Enumeration District: 71; Image: 74.

Name: Hazel Meek
[Hazel Tarratus]
Home in 1930: Jacksonville, Duval, Florida
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Age: 33
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1897
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Mother's Name: Mary C
Spouse's Name: John M
Race: White

Household Members:
Name Age
John M Meek 36
Hazel Meek 33
John M Meek 11
William V Meek 10
Mary C Tarratus 72
John E Dekle 24
Allen Way 27

Source Citation: Ancestry.com Year: 1930; Census Place: Jacksonville, Duval, Florida; Roll 312; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 1; Image: 168.0.

I also found Hazel's mother Mary in the 1920 Census==>

Name: Mary Tarratus
Home in 1920: Jacksonville Ward 1, Duval, Florida
Age: 61 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1859
Birthplace: Florida
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Florida
Mother's Birth Place: Georgia
Marital Status: Widow
Race: White
Sex: Female
Home owned: Rent
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes

Household Members:
Name Age
Mary Tarratus 61
Robert W Tarratus 38
Thomas Tarratus 36
William Tarratus 17
William Cooper 30
McCottery 30
Nelson Register 22
Chapman 23

Source Citation: Ancestry.com Year: 1920;Census Place: Jacksonville Ward 1, Duval, Florida; Roll T625_217; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 42; Image: 626.

If you are related to Hazel and would like this lost family treasure, please let me know.

Wordless Wednesday -- Joseph Leonard Mangiafico

Treasure Chest Thursday -- The Lord's Supper

It was the year 2003 when we moved to Florida to be closer to my husband's family.

When ever we went over to Ma's house (We call her ma because she was married to his dad - long story) I would admire the beautiful Lord's Supper picture that she had hanging in her kitchen. Starting that year I was on a quest to find the right Lord's Supper for my own kitchen.

It was probably about 2004 when I finally found the one I wanted. It was at an antique store in Glenn St. Mary, FL. The picture and the frame, I believe, were made some time around 1940 or 50.

I must have admired it hanging in the store about four or five times. I didn't really want to pay what they wanted for it. Finally, I decided that I was going to go get it. Well when I went to get it, it was gone -- go figure.

Months later Christmas morning I opened one of the presents from hubby and low and behold there was that precious Lord's Supper picture! It turns out that he went to the house of the woman that owned it and purchased it from her!

Needless to say, this is a very special treasure to me.

Wordless Wednesday -- Adelia, Blanche, and Esther (Henderson) Barker

1944 Postcard to Mrs. Yvonne Saucier

I found this wonderful postcard at the Bargain House of Fleas in Jax. If I collected postcards, this would definitely be a keeper; I love hobo clowns. However, I would be more happy to reunite this postcard with any of Mrs. Yvonne Saucier's relatives who would appreciate it, or even relatives of the mysterious Helen.

The postcard reads:

Mrs. Yvonne Saucier
Fifth St
Leominster, Mass

Hi Yvonne,
How's everything at
the shop? Oh how I
miss the place. Came
down here Wed. and
I'm having a swell
time. Naturally.
Will see you pretty
soon. Am coming
home Sat nite.
Love,
Helen

I have been able to find out a couple of things about Yvonne Saucier, but more about the rest of her family. First I found one of her sister's obituaries stating her place of residence was 11 Fifth Street in Leominster, MA which is where the postcard was addressed.

Headline: Evangeline M. Saucier, 82
Publication Date: June 17, 1997
Source: Telegram & Gazette Worcester, MA
Page: B5
Subjects:
Region: Massachusetts
Obituary: Massachusetts LEOMINSTER - Evangeline M. "Vangie" (LeBlanc) Saucier, 82, of 11 Fifth St., a longtime volunteer, died Sunday in Leominster Hospital after a short illness.
Her husband, Bernard J. Saucier, died in 1995. She leaves a son, Kenneth B. Saucier of Lunenburg; two daughters, Darleen L. Openo of Marco Island, Fla., and Lorna J. Chabot of Fitchburg; two sisters, Irene Conners and Jeanne Saucier, both of Leominster; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. She was born in Shediac, New Brunswick, daughter of John and Delphine (Robichaud) LeBlanc, and lived most of her life in Leominster.
Mrs. LeBlanc was a member of St. Cecilia's Church, and a life member of its Ladies of St. Anne Society. She was a volunteer for the Montachusett Opportunity Council for 15 years. She was an avid bingo player and volunteer at LaPierre East Bingo Social. She also sang with the Swingsters and was a member of the Leominster Golden Age Club.
A funeral service will be held tomorrow from the M.A. Simard & Son Funeral Home, 14 Walker St., with a Mass at 9 a.m. in St. Cecilia's Church, 180 Mechanic St.. Burial will be in St. Cecilia's Cemetery. Calling hours are today 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Flowers may be sent, or memorial contributions made to a charity of the donor's choice.

-- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~robichaud/obit/obit-ma.htm

The next obituary is of a sister who mentions Yvonne.

JEANNE MARIE (LEBLANC) SAUCIER, 91
Was a caring person; loved her family


LEOMINSTER - Jeanne Marie (LeBlanc) Saucier, 91, of Leominster, went to the Lord peacefully at home with her loving family at her bedside, after a decline from Alzheimer's disease on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009.
She was born in Fox Creek, New Brunswick, Canada on Oct. 6, 1917, the daughter of Jean and Delphine LeBlanc and the wife of Albert J. Saucier. She was a lifelong communicant of St. Cecilia Parish.
Jeanne was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, she will be greatly missed by her family for her beautiful smile, and gentle caring, and she always looked forward to spending time with family and friends. Jeanne enjoyed music, dancing and her grandchildren; she always had a smile on her face and loved hugs. She was the official picture journalist of the celebrations of our family by taking pictures of the cakes. On Saturday, Jan. 10, Jeanne and her husband Albert celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary.
She is survived by her husband, Albert J. Saucier of Leominster; her daughters, Joyce Gosselin wife of Robert and Cynthia Hudson wife of Robert all of Leominster; a son, James Saucier and wife, Agni, of Greenfield; a son-in-law, Wesley Withington of Fitchburg, and older sister, Irene Connors of Leominster, 14 grandchildren, Kristine (Gosselin) Kessler, Scott Gosselin, Wendy (Withington) Paul, Jeffrey Withington, Jason Withington, Tracy (Withington) Tourgee, Leigh (Withington) Welch, Kimberly (Hudson) Pasonski, Kara Hudson, Katie (Hudson) Harris, Jonathan Hudson, Heather Gonis, Vicky (Gonis) Chase, and James Gonis; 21 great-grandchildren; and a brotherin law, Ernest Saucier and wife, Marion. She was predeceased by a daughter, Donna Lee Withington; seven sisters, Yvonne Saucier, Edith Roberge, Rose Remal, Dora Franciosi, Evangeline LeBlanc, Lena LeBlanc, and Leonie LeBlanc.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Cecilia's Building Fund, 168 Mechanic St., Leominster, MA 01453, Summit Hospice Care, 55 Cinema Blvd., Leominster, MA 01453, or to the Alzheimer's Association MA Chapter, 311 Arsenal St., Watertown, MA 02471. Wright-Roy Funeral Home directed arrangements.

--- http://www.leominsterchamp.com/news/2009/0123/obituaries/032.html

Headline: Roberge funeral
Publication Date: May 17, 1996
Source: Telegram & Gazette Worcester, MA
Page: B7
Subjects:
Region: Massachusetts
Obituary: Massachusetts LEOMINSTER - The funeral for Edith (LeBlanc) Roberge, 93, of 139 Fourth St., a retired quality-control inspector, will be tomorrow from M.A. Simard & Son Funeral Home, 14 Walker St., with a Mass at 8 a.m. in St. Cecilia's Church, 180 Mechanic St. Burial will be in St. Cecilia's Cemetery. Calling hours are 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mrs. Roberge died Wednesday in Leominster Hospital after an illness.
Her husband of 69 years, Leo A. Roberge, died in 1992. She leaves a son, Raymond H. Roberge of Lunenberg; a daughter, Pauline E. Arsenault of Rochester, N.Y.; four sisters, Dora Franciosi, Evangeline Saucier, Irene Connors and Jeanne Saucier, all of Leominster; six grandchildren; a great-grandchild; three great-great-grandchildren; nephews and nieces. She was born in Waltham, daughter of John H. and Delphine (Robichaud) LeBlanc.
Mrs. Roberge was a quality-control inspector at Foster Grant Co. for many years, retiring in 1965. She was a member of St. Cecilia's Church and its Ladies of St. Anne Society, the Leominster Senior Citizens, the Leominster Golden Ages and Foster Grant 25-Year Club.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Central Massachusetts, 120 Thomas St, Worcester, 01608.

--- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~robichaud/obit/obit-ma.htm

Headline: Rose Marie Remal, 83
Publication Date: February 26, 1994
Source: Telegram & Gazette Worcester, MA
Page: A5
Subjects:
Region: Massachusetts
Obituary: Massachusetts LEOMINSTER - Rose Marie (LeBlanc) Remal, 83, of 214 Tisdale St., died yesterday in Burbank Hospital, Fitchburg, after an illness.
Her husband, Rey C. Remal, died in 1971. She leaves a son, Ronald Remal of Lunenburg; three daughters, Barbara Lawrence of Leominster, Kathleen Edmond of Fitchburg and Sandra Rocheleau of Rindge, N.H.; five sisters, Edith Roberge, Dora Franciosi, Evangeline Saucier, Irene Connors and Jeanne Saucier, all of Leominster; 15 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; nephews and nieces. She was born in Fitchburg, daughter of Jean and Delphine (Robichaud) LeBlanc, and lived here most of her life.
Mrs. Remal was a member of St. Cecilia's Church and the Leominster Senior Citizens.
The funeral will be today from M.A. Simard & Son Funeral Home, 14 Walker St., with a Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Cecilia's Church, 180 Mechanic St. Burial will be in St. Cecilia's Cemetery. Calling hours were held last night. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Diabetes Research, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Development Office, 55 Lake Ave., North, Worcester, 01655.

--- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~robichaud/obit/obit-ma.htm

Here they are listed in the 1920 Census:

Name: Yvonne Leblanc
Home in 1920: Leominster Ward 2, Worcester, Massachusetts
Age: 18 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1902
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Name: John H
Father's Birth Place: New Brunswick
Mother's Name: Delphine
Mother's Birth Place: New Brunswick
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Sex: Female
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 76

Household Members:
Name Age
John H Leblanc 51
Delphine Leblanc 45
Yvonne Leblanc 18
Edith Leblanc 17
Lena Leblanc 15
Dora Leblanc 11
Rose Leblanc 7
Irene Leblanc 7
Evangeline Leblanc 5
Jeanne Leblanc 2 6/12

--- Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Leominster Ward 2, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll T625_747; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 98; Image: 76.

It looks as though 3 of the Leblanc sisters married Saucier boys.

December 21, 2009 -- I am proud to say that this postcard has now been united with family members!

Treasure Chest Thursday -- Grandma Dunn's Jewelry

These pieces of jewelry belonged to my maternal grandmother. My mother had them in her jewelry box and she let me have them.

The two on the top are I guess what you would call broaches (I just call them pins). I really like the one with the aquamarine colored stone. I think it is beautiful.

The other two are clip on earrings. They are so pretty and sparkly that I just had to wear them. I don't think I made it through the whole day with them on. Those things are painful!! I really don't know how the ladies wore them back then.Thank goodness for pierced ears!

When I was growing up no one was aloud to have pierced ears in our house. So guess what I did on my 18th birthday?! I think we were all shocked when grandma got her ears pierced some time in the eighties. That is one of the main reasons she didn't need these pretty earrings any more.

Wordless Wednesday -- Margie Lula Gray (Ballou) (Crane) (Knight)

Payroll Time Book 1948

I was walking through the Bargain House of Fleas in Jacksonville one day and I found this interesting little book. It is a monthly time book to keep track of payroll. It is dated Jan 1948 to Aug 1948. Sadly, there is no indication of the name of the company. There is however something written up in the top right corner that has faded over time. I can't make out what it says, but it's possible that it could be a company name.

Without the name of the company I can't really pinpoint its location or anything about the workers.

Below is a list of the employees and their occupation as they appear in the book.

F. L. Hamilton --- Agent
C. P. Breed --- Chief Clerk
Hazel E. Van Tine --- Cashier
Alice A. Leahy --- Waybill Clerk
T. W. Ryan --- Steno Clerk
Marion P. Tucker --- Clerk
Barbara E. Darrian --- Steno Clerk
F. D. Simmons --- Caretaker Smyrna
Marguerite Sherman --- Relief Clerk
E. Waite --- Foreman
J. V. Goodrich --- Foreman
C. A. Hall --- Checker
G. H. Doody --- Checker
J. W. Smith --- Checker
E. C. Stratton --- Checker
E. C. Van Tine --- Checker
J. S. King --- Trucker
F. J. Leahy --- Trucker
S. W. Roney --- Trucker
F. B. King --- Trucker
K. Jaycox --- Loader/Trucker
J. F. Larney --- Trucker
C. L. Jordan --- Trucker
C. A. Brooker --- Loader
R. J. Hackett --- Trucker
G. A. Zieno --- Loader
Wm. J. Irwin, jr --- Checker/Loader
E. V. Ryan --- Loader
Grover Currie --- Trucker
J. P. Davern --- Trucker
H. J. Stewart --- Trucker
J. B. Merlino --- Loader
V. C. Robertson --- Trucker
H. C. White --- Trucker
R. B. King --- Trucker
Maurice Weeks --- Trucker
James F. King --- Trucker
Gaylord G Girdley --- Trucker
Floyd A. Northrup --- Trucker
Ervin Carson --- Trucker
Gordon Gage --- Trucker
H. L. Jackson --- Trucker
Robert E. Osborne --- Trucker
P. E. Thompson --- Trucker
F. R. Gustafson --- Trucker
J. R. Kelly --- Trucker
R. C. Doliver --- Trucker
Joe Sanford --- Trucker
J. D. Harrison --- Trucker

If you believe any one here is a relative, I will gladly look up the time and rate of pay if you wish. Also, if you know what company this time book is for and where it was located, I would appreciate it if you would let me know.

Treasure Chest Thursday -- More of Grandma Smedley's Stuff

Here are more items that I rescued from grandma's house. There are five of the juice glasses and only two of the tall glasses. I broke one of the tall glasses myself, I don't know what happened to the others. I have been looking high and low for replacements and haven't had any luck.

We always drank orange juice out of the small ones and milk out of the big ones. Well, I did any way.

The steak knives I don't remember ever using while we were at grandma's, but I sure remember them sitting in the silverware drawer 'cause I always thought they were neat.

And then there is the tablecloth -- these things are precious to me because they take me back in time to grandma's kitchen with all the cousins and aunts and uncles where we would all sit at the dinner table. Grandma always made sure everyone had their fill before leaving the table. I think some of us ate more just to make her feel better even though we couldn't eat another bite. I remember smiling and laughing inside as I watched grandpa hold his spoon like a shovel and slurp his soup, his bowl of peaches, and the morning mush. But now my eyes water 'cause I miss him so much.