Leona Lucille MELLEN

1896 - 1994  (98 years)

• Name	Leona Lucille MELLEN  [1]
  Born	11 Mar 1896	Keltys, Angelina, Texas, USA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1920	Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
  ED 47, pg 13A
  She is living with her parents working as a stenographer for the railroad.
  Census	1930	Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
  Ave J
  Occupation	1930
  	dancer & teacher of dance
  Died	27 Aug 1994	Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA   [4]
  Buried	30 Aug 1994	Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
  	Address: Old Catholic Cemetery Galveston County Galveston County, Texas
  Person ID	I1670	An Armstrong & A Heffernan
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	William Henry MELLEN,   b. 8 Sep 1859, Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA ,   d. 2 Jun 1925, Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Marie Elisee MOUTON,   b. 22 Jan 1867, Opelousas, St. Landry, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 17 Nov 1921, Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA  (Age 54 years)
  Married	8 Feb 1883	Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA   [5, 6]
  Photos		Mellen, The Colonel and Lizzie William Henry "the Colonel" Mellen (grandson of William Pepperell, son of Granville who was killed during the Battle of the Seven Pines in 1862) and his wife Mary Elisee "Lizzie" Mouton. She is a daughter of Jean J Mouton and Marie E Baraud and a grandneice of Alexandre Mouton, Governor of Louisiana from 1843-1845.
  		Mellen, William and Mary's Family These folks are the children of William and Lizzie Mellen and their spouses. Front row are (L-R) Leonide Mulder (wife of Grenville), Angie Fagan (wife of Myrl), Nonie (Leona), Dotsie (Doris Fox, wife of Roy), Beebee (Marie), and Beth (Elizabeth). The men are Grenville, Myrl, Bobby, Roy, Grafton Carr (husband of Marie), and Ernest Fivel (husband of Elizabeth).
  Family ID	F863	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Mellen, William and Mary's Family These folks are the children of William and Lizzie Mellen and their spouses. Front row are (L-R) Leonide Mulder (wife of Grenville), Angie Fagan (wife of Myrl), Nonie (Leona), Dotsie (Doris Fox, wife of Roy), Beebee (Marie), and Beth (Elizabeth). The men are Grenville, Myrl, Bobby, Roy, Grafton Carr (husband of Marie), and Ernest Fivel (husband of Elizabeth).
  		Mellen, Nonie Jack's great grandaunt Leona "Nonie" Mellen in her dancing days. The studio is "BRUNO HOLLYWOOD".
  		Mellen, Nonie I don't know who the men are.

  
  

• Notes

  never married. Nonie and Rene were already living together in 1930. Emmett Heffernan was the Census Enumerator for this district. I have a copy of a wonderful photo of Nonie in dance costume from Bruno of Hollywood.

  
  

• Sources

  [S86] 1900 Galveston TX, ED 146, pg 2A. Leona Mellen [S528] SSDI, (FamilySearch.org), 456-20-4340. [S86] 1900 Galveston TX, ED 146, pg 2A. age 5, Mar 1895, Texas [S528] SSDI, (FamilySearch.org), Mellen, Leona L. 15 Aug 1994; last address, Galveston, Texas [S364] International Genealogy Index, (FamilySearch.org), William H Mellen. to Marie Elissee Mouton [S86] 1900 Galveston TX, ED 146, pg 2A. m. 17 yrs