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Descendants of Pierre Lejeune, dit Briard

781. TONEY STANISLAUS¹⁰ SMITH (GEORGES⁹, JOSEPHE⁸ MCGEE, PATSY PERRINE⁷ LEJEUNE-YOUNG, JOSEPH⁶ LEJEUNE, JR., JOSEPH⁵, JEAN-BAPTISTE⁴, PAUL³, MARTIN², PIERRE¹) was born March 13, 1900 in Church Point, Louisiana, and died July 19, 1970 in Eunice, Louisiana. He married ELIA COURVILLE Bet. 1918 - 1947, daughter of JOSEPH COURVILLE and ANGELINA GUIDRY. She was born September 20, 1902 in Cecilia, Louisiana, and died September 05, 1978 in Eunice, Louisiana.

More About TONEY SMITH and ELIA COURVILLE:
Marriage: Bet. 1918 - 1947

Children of TONEY SMITH and ELIA COURVILLE are:

1096.	i.	BERKMAN¹¹ SMITH, b. Bet. 1918 - 1947.
	ii.	HAZEL SMITH, b. Bet. 1918 - 1947; m. GEORGE LEBLANC.
	iii.	HUBERT SMITH, b. Bet. 1918 - 1947; m. (1) EDNA MANUEL; m. (2) JOYCE FRIEUX.
	iv.	IRENE SMITH, b. Bet. 1918 - 1947; m. HAROLD KOSHAK.
	v.	LANY SMITH, b. Bet. 1918 - 1947; m. ELLA MAE CORMIER.
1097.	vi.	WALLACE SMITH, b. Bet. 1918 - 1947.
1098.	vii.	LEROY JOSEPH SMITH, b. February 17, 1922, Eunice, Louisiana; d. June 28, 1961, Eunice, Louisiana.

782. DENNIS¹⁰ MCGEE (JOHN⁹, LOUISA⁸ YOUNG, HENRI⁷ LEJEUNE-YOUNG, JOSEPH⁶ LEJEUNE, JR., JOSEPH⁵, JEAN-BAPTISTE⁴, PAUL³, MARTIN², PIERRE¹) was born January 26, 1893, and died October 03, 1989. He married (1) NITA ROZAS Bet. 1910 - 1911, daughter of THEODORE ROZAS and MARIE JOUBERT. She was born October 05, 1894, and died November 09, 1985. He married (2) MARIE YOUNG Aft. 1912, daughter of FRANCOIS YOUNG and ALICIA BERTRAND. She was born July 27, 1897 in Eunice, Louisiana. He married (3) GLADYS COURVILLE 1925. She was born August 23, 1893, and died February 02, 1990.

Notes for DENNIS MCGEE:
Dennis McGee was born January 26, 1893, to John Mcgee, Sr. who was of Irish descent and Amelia of French and Seminole Indian forbears. Amelia died when Dennis was two years of age.

At the age of 14 Dennis went to live with Theodore McGee. There he listened to Theodore fiddle and learned to love the instrument. Theodore was aware of their love and bought a fiddle for Dennis. Within six months Dennis was playing dances.

Dennis became friendly with Sady Courville and learned many old tunes from Sady's father, Eraste Courville. In 1929, Dennis and Sady recorded many songs in New Orleans.

Dennis earned his livelihood as a barber and continued to play his beloved music with Sady Courville. They traveled to Canada, New York, and Paris to play for several events.

Dennis remained very alert until his death on October 3, 1989, at the age of 96. Gladys passed away four months later at age 80. They were married for 65 years.

More About DENNIS MCGEE and NITA ROZAS:
Marriage: Bet. 1910 - 1911

More About DENNIS MCGEE and MARIE YOUNG:
Marriage: Aft. 1912

More About DENNIS MCGEE and GLADYS COURVILLE:
Marriage: 1925

Child of DENNIS MCGEE and NITA ROZAS is:

1099.

LYDIE¹¹ MCGEE, b. April 05, 1912; d. May 25, 1990.

Children of DENNIS MCGEE and MARIE YOUNG are:

	ii.		MELVIN¹¹ MCGEE.
	iii.		KELTON MCGEE.
	iv.		BERTHA MCGEE.
	v.		IDOLIA MCGEE.

783. ADEODE ONEZIA¹⁰ FONTENOT (ADEOL⁹, MELINE⁸ YOUNG, HENRI⁷ LEJEUNE-YOUNG, JOSEPH⁶ LEJEUNE, JR., JOSEPH⁵, JEAN-BAPTISTE⁴, PAUL³, MARTIN², PIERRE¹) was born September 01, 1896, and died October 29, 1937. She married CLAYTON GUILLORY, son of THEOPHILE GUILLORY and MARIE ROY. He was born February 06, 1891, and died November 14, 1967.

Child of ADEODE FONTENOT and CLAYTON GUILLORY is:

JOSEPH¹¹ GUILLORY, b. March 26, 1922; d. January 23, 1959.

784. ESTER¹⁰ YOUNG (FRANCOIS EULISS⁹, HENRY⁸, HENRI⁷ LEJEUNE-YOUNG, JOSEPH⁶ LEJEUNE, JR., JOSEPH⁵, JEAN-BAPTISTE⁴, PAUL³, MARTIN², PIERRE¹)

Children of ESTER YOUNG are:

	i.		MERLIN¹¹ ARDOIN.
	ii.		CARROL ARDOIN.
	iii.		EASTON ARDOIN.
	iv.		RICHARD ARDOIN.

785. LILLY¹⁰ YOUNG (FRANCOIS EULISS⁹, HENRY⁸, HENRI⁷ LEJEUNE-YOUNG, JOSEPH⁶ LEJEUNE, JR., JOSEPH⁵, JEAN-BAPTISTE⁴, PAUL³, MARTIN², PIERRE¹) She married VALENTINE MCGEE.

Children of LILLY YOUNG and VALENTINE MCGEE are:

	i.		MARIANNE¹¹ MCGEE.
	ii.		MERCEDIES MCGEE.
	iii.		HANNAH MCGEE.

786. EVELIA¹⁰ YOUNG (FRANCOIS EULISS⁹, HENRY⁸, HENRI⁷ LEJEUNE-YOUNG, JOSEPH⁶ LEJEUNE, JR., JOSEPH⁵, JEAN-BAPTISTE⁴, PAUL³, MARTIN², PIERRE¹) was born December 04, 1895, and died July 05, 1952. She married EUGEE VIDRINE, son of AURELIEN VIDRINE and ESTELLE ORTEGO. He was born April 21, 1886, and died January 19, 1968 in Eunice, Louisiana.

Notes for EVELIA YOUNG:
Buried at St. Pauls Cememtary, Eunice, Louisiana Tomb Stone shows born 12/2/1877, John A. Youngs book on The Lejeunes of Acadia shows birth as 12/4/1895 (Eunice Church).
Evelia Young died at the Blue Goose dance hall in Eunice, Louisiana Joyce Thibodeaux (daughter in law) and Ida Thibodeaux (Joyce's mother) were there and Evelia died in Joyce's arms. Evelia always stated that she would not to get to see her son again (Hugee was in Korea). The sad part is that Hugee had just received his papers to come home. Hugee never made it to the funeral, but photo's were taken and it took years for Hugee to bring himself to look at the pictures.

More About EVELIA YOUNG:
Burial: St. Pauls Cememtary, Eunice, Louisiana

More About EUGEE VIDRINE:
Social Security Number: July 01, 1943, 438-24-5525

Children of EVELIA YOUNG and EUGEE VIDRINE are:

1100.	i.		LYDIE¹¹ VIDRINE, b. August 27, 1913; d. May 1994, Lanse Bleu, Louisiana.
	ii.		JOHN ATNEY VIDRINE, b. August 25, 1918; d. August 30, 1994, Eunice, Louisiana.

More About JOHN ATNEY VIDRINE:
Occupation: Electrician and maintance
Social Security Number: 435-24-1868

1101.

iii.

HUGEE VIDRINE, b. February 27, 1929; d. June 27, 1992, Vetrans Hospital, Alexandria, Louisiana.

787. MARIE¹⁰ YOUNG (FRANCOIS EULISS⁹, HENRY⁸, HENRI⁷ LEJEUNE-YOUNG, JOSEPH⁶ LEJEUNE, JR., JOSEPH⁵, JEAN-BAPTISTE⁴, PAUL³, MARTIN², PIERRE¹) was born July 27, 1897 in Eunice, Louisiana. She married DENNIS MCGEE Aft. 1912, son of JOHN MCGEE and MARIE LAFLEUR. He was born January 26, 1893, and died October 03, 1989.

Notes for DENNIS MCGEE:
Dennis McGee was born January 26, 1893, to John Mcgee, Sr. who was of Irish descent and Amelia of French and Seminole Indian forbears. Amelia died when Dennis was two years of age.

At the age of 14 Dennis went to live with Theodore McGee. There he listened to Theodore fiddle and learned to love the instrument. Theodore was aware of their love and bought a fiddle for Dennis. Within six months Dennis was playing dances.

Dennis became friendly with Sady Courville and learned many old tunes from Sady's father, Eraste Courville. In 1929, Dennis and Sady recorded many songs in New Orleans.

Dennis earned his livelihood as a barber and continued to play his beloved music with Sady Courville. They traveled to Canada, New York, and Paris to play for several events.

Dennis remained very alert until his death on October 3, 1989, at the age of 96. Gladys passed away four months later at age 80. They were married for 65 years.

More About DENNIS MCGEE and MARIE YOUNG:
Marriage: Aft. 1912

Children are listed above under (782) Dennis McGee.

788. NITA¹⁰ YOUNG (FRANCOIS EULISS⁹, HENRY⁸, HENRI⁷ LEJEUNE-YOUNG, JOSEPH⁶ LEJEUNE, JR., JOSEPH⁵, JEAN-BAPTISTE⁴, PAUL³, MARTIN², PIERRE¹) was born April 29, 1904, and died December 19, 1981. She married EDVOL BELLEAU. He was born February 08, 1899, and died July 21, 1986.

Child of NITA YOUNG and EDVOL BELLEAU is:

ERVIN¹¹ BELLEAU, b. July 16, 1924; d. July 27, 1948.

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