Jean George Champagne

1877 - 1954  (77 years)

• Name	Jean George Champagne
  Nickname	George
  Born	16 Jun 1877	Breaux Bridge, Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Died	25 Dec 1954	Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Buried	Saint Bernard Cemetery and Mausoleum #1, Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana, USA   [7]
  Person ID	I70867	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2015

  
  

  Father	Leo Pierre Champagne,   b. 24 May 1838, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 24 Dec 1909, Breaux Bridge, Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Arthemise Rees,   b. 5 Oct 1853, Breaux Bridge, Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 11 Sep 1941, Breaux Bridge, Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Married	16 Apr 1872	Louisiana, USA
  Family ID	F32410	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Laurence St. Germain,   b. 1885, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 27 Dec 1909, Louisiana, USA  (Age 24 years)
  Married	9 Oct 1905	Louisiana, USA
  Children	+ 1. Marie Mercedes Champagne,   b. 1907, Breaux Bridge, Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 10 Nov 2001, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 94 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F26890	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Dora Cecelia Fabacher,   b. 0Oct 1895, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 28 Jan 1937, Breaux Bridge, Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age ~ 41 years)
  Married	12 Jan 1916	New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA   [8]
  Children	1. Marie Cecilia C. Champagne,   b. 15 Dec 1916, Breaux Bridge, Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 18 Nov 1970, Louisiana, USA  (Age 53 years)   2. George Jean Champagne,   b. 26 Dec 1918, Breaux Bridge, Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 25 May 2001, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 82 years) + 3. Leo Pierre Champagne,   b. 23 Sep 1921, Breaux Bridge, Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 13 Feb 2005, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 83 years)   4. Joseph Henry Champagne
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F32409	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  BIOGRAPHY: http://www.lahistory.org/site20.php CHAMPAGNE, Jean-George, businessman, farmer, politician. Born, Breaux Bridge, La., June 16, 1877; son of Leo Pierre Champagne (b. 1838) and Arthemise Rees (b. 1853). Education: local schools. Married (1) Laurence St. Germain (1885-1909) of Breaux Bridge on October 2, 1905; daughter of Raymond St. Germain (b. 1851) and Marie Corine Ledoux. One child: Marie Mercedes (b. 1907). Married (2) Cecilia Dora Fabacher (1894-1937) of New Orleans, La., January 12, 1916; daughter of Joseph Henry Fabacher (b. 1858) and Dora Ginkel (b. 1850). Children: Marie Cecilia (1916-1970), Jean-George, Jr. (b. 1918), Leo Pierre ([II] b. 1921), and Joseph Henry (b. 1925). Active in the development of farming as a viable industry throughout Southwest Louisiana, principally in St. Martin and St. Landry parishes. Active in the organization of the Breaux Bridge Sugar Cooperative and served as president. Served as mayor of Breaux Bridge, 1919-1921. Champagne Boulevard, Breaux Bridge memorializes him. Served several terms on the Atchafalaya Basin Levee Board. A lifelong member of St. Bernard Catholic Church, Breaux Bridge. Died, December 25, 1954, Lafayette, La.; interred St. Bernard Catholic Church Cemetery, Breaux Bridge. L.P.C. Source: Author's research.

  
  

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  [S38] 1880 US Federal Census. [S19] 1900 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S30] 1910 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: George Champagne Age in 1910: 32 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1878 Birthplace: Louisiana Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: Louisiana Mother's Birth Place: Louisiana Spouse's Name: Mercedes Home in 1910: Police Jury Ward 4, St Martin, Louisiana Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Gender: Male [S24] 1920 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: George Champagne Home in 1920: Police Jury Ward 4, St Martin, Louisiana Age: 42 years Estimated Birth Year: abt 1878 Birthplace: Louisiana Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's Name: Cecile Father's Birth Place: Louisiana Mother's Birth Place: Louisiana Marital Status: Married Race: White Sex: Male Home owned: Own Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 258 [S25] 1930 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: George J Champagne Home in 1930: Breaux Bridge, St Martin, Louisiana Age: 52 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1878 Birthplace: Louisiana Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's Name: Cecile D Race: White [S891] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917 - 1918, (www.ancestry.com). Name: George J Champagne City: Not Stated County: St Martin State: Louisiana Birth Date: 16 Jun 1877 Race: White Roll: 1684998 DraftBoard: 0 [S8] Information from an informant - Auskunft eines Informanten - Information d'un informateur. Proposed Change: Jean George Champagne (I70867) Tree: Südpfalz / Southern Palatinate Link: http://www.birkenhoerdt.net/getperson.php?personID=I70867&tree=Suedpfalz Description: Buried: St. Bernard Cemetery and Mausoleum #1, Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana, USA George is here; www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=113980979 There are 2 cemeteries in this list. One in the middle of the city, the other on the edge of the city. Also corrected Name of Cemetery. Didn't find either of George's wives at FindAGrave. Mariner's Knoll Genealogy USA Mariner's Knoll Genealogy USA [S246] New Orleans, Louisiana Marriage Records Index, 1831-1925. Name: Jean George Champagne Spouse: Dora Cecilia Fabacher Age: 38 Age: 22 Gender: M Marriage Date: 12 Jan 1916 Volume: 38 Page: 324