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Ones Felician Bordelon
Ones Felicien BORDELON
Birth: November 8, 1866 ** in Avoyelles Parish
Occupation: 1900 Farmer
Death: Aug 30, 1951 3:50P.M
Burial: St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery #1, Marksville,
Louisiana; Plot 2043
FATHER: Louis Felicien Bordelon
Born: Aug 26,1809 Avoyelles Parish
Died: Nov. 21, 1873 65 yrs.
MOTHER: Leonise Dauzat
Born: 25 Feb 1842 in Avoyelles Parish
Died: Feb 17, 1919 Marksville, LA
Marie Louise Josaphine Voinche
Birth: MAY 5,1870 in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
Death: 15 OCT 1942 10:00 PM in Marksville, Avoyelles.
Father: Auguste Voinche
Birth: 16 DEC 1805 in Laigneville, France. Occupation: Merchant in Marksville Death: 8 NOV 1885 in Marksville Burial: St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Marksville, next to his first wife Emelie Pochel
Mother: Marie Louise Bordelon
Birth: 31 JAN 1851 in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
Death: unknown. Burial: Presumed to be St. Joseph's Cemetery #1, Marksville, Louisiana. I could not verify this with church records.
Event: Baptized 1851 St. Paul the Apostle Church, Mansura, Louisiana. Father: Vital BORDELON b: 8 Jan 1818 La
Auguste and Marie Louise's marriage ending status is divorce.
LIFE
When Ones Felicien Bordelon was born on October 25, 1865, in Marksville, Louisiana, his father, Louis, was 56 and his mother, Leonise, was 23. He married Marie Louise Voinché in his hometown on November 28, 1889. They had eight children in 15 years. He died on August 30, 1951, in Marksville, Louisiana, at the age of 85, and was buried there.
Married: 28 NOV 1889 in St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Marksville, Louisiana
They were married by Father A. Chorin. Witnesses: L. P. Goux (next-door neighbor of Auguste & Marie Louise Voinche), Joseph ?, and M. Maillet. The 1900 Census shows this couple with 4 children: Adele, Walter, Auguste, & Percy. Also living with them was Ones' cousin, 19 year old Oscar Bordelon. Living next door was Dorsin & Adline Mayeux. On the other side was a black couple, Dorsin & Martha Dauzat.
CHILDREN
Adele Bordelon: b. SEP 1890 in Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
WALTER ONES BORDELON b: 18 JAN 1892 in Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
Auguste Bordelon b: 13 MAR 1897 in Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
Percy Bordelon b: 27 DEC 1898 in Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
Maurice Bordelon b: DEC 1901 in Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
Voorhies Bordelon b: DEC 1901 in Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
Cilton Bordelon b: 14 FEB 1905 in Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
Edvise Bordelon b: 1913 in Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
Ones's birthday
** I've seen three different birth dates for Ones.
His baptism certificate states his birthday as Nov 6, 1866
Parents Louis Felician Bordelon and Phelonise Dauzat (Baptized Jan 31, 1868) Jean Baptise Ones Bordelon - St Paul Mansura. Their godparents were his step-uncle, Ludger Bordelon, and Clarisse Gagnard.
The US Census incorrectly and consistently shows his birthday as Dec 1870. This error was often the case for many people, and they just rounded up.
His Death Certificate (seen below) states Aug 22, 1865 - Parents Felician Bordelon and Leonise Dauzat. I have also seen a birthdate of October 8, 1865.
Being that his baptism and death certificate match with the same parents, I have to go with the baptism certificate as being more accurate and assume that nobody was exactly sure of his birthday date at the signing of his death certificate.
Photo Gallery
Ones Bordelon. The picture was believed to have been taken at Walter Bordelon's home.
The picture was taken one Sunday afternoon at Ones and Josephine's home
Marie Louise Bordelon: Jospahine's mother. In is a rare picture, and on the back of the photo, it states, "Marie Louise Bordelon was taken in New Orleans in 1905". It also says that it is the "great-grandmother" of one of Ones' grandchildren. The 1910 Census shows Marie as a widow. She was living with a black couple, Winton and Celestine Thomas. She was listed as a laundress in a private home. All 6 of her children were still alive.
A critical piece of documentation ties everything together for me -Ones's Death Certificate. It shows his parents, birthday, age, and Cause of Death.
Josaphine's Death Certificate
Shows Parents, Birthday, Age and Cause of Death
1900 Census shows Ones and Josphanie at home with all of their kids. Here, both of their birthdays are mistaken, which was common during these times. The death certificate below clearly shows different dates. I never understood how they came up with these dates. Oscar, a cousin, was also living with them.