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FIRST
GENERATION
unknown Tell was a farrier in
Switzerland, specializing in shoeing the town's horses and oxen. He
left Canton Berne, Switzerland and came to America in 1839, having
been exiled from his native land for participation in the wars,
which resulted in the expulsion of the Protestants. He came to New
Orleans and commenced life anew. Mr. Tell prospered and about one
year later (1840), he sent for his wife and son, William Tell, who
was 4 years old. About six years [1846] young William and his father
were employed in the United States Government shops in New Orleans
as army saddlers.
Unknown Tell had a brother born in 1816.
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SECOND
GENERATION
William C. Tell was born 12 Oct 1836 in Canton Berne,
Switzerland and died 8 Dec 1901 in New Orleans, Louisiana. William's
first marriage was to Jeannie Richardson, who died after
being "in bad health for a long time". His second marriage was to
Carrie A. Vancourt on 20 Sept 1873. Rev. Thomas R. Markham
married them at the Lafayette Presbyterian Church on Fulton Street
in New Orleans, Louisiana. Carrie Vancourt was born in 1858, died 6
Feb 1933, and was buried 10 Feb 1933 at age 75 in Greenwood
Cemetery.
Record of
Marriage
WILLIAM TELL and
CARRIE V. MILLER, Marriage: 20 Sep 1873, Lafayette
Presbyterian OR Fulton St. Church, New Orleans,
Louisiana The church organized in September 21, 1843 as the
First Presbyterian Church in the 4th District also called
Fulton Street Church because of location. Rev. Thomas R.
Markham took charge Feb. 1, 1857. The church burned in 1860;
on renewal of charter in 1866, the church was named Lafayette
Presbyterian Church. Pres. Hist. Soc.: MI46 N4352Lr v.1,
N4352Lrm, N4352Lrf Batch # M530161, Film # 1311101 Items 5-6
Church records, 1841-1929 Lafayette Presbyterian Church (New
Orleans, Louisiana) Title: Church records,
1841-1929 Title: Record of marriages by the pastor
of the 1st Presbyterian Church of the Fourth District, New
Orleans, La. Authors: Lafayette Presbyterian Church
(New Orleans, Louisiana) (Main Author) Markham, Thomas R.
(Added Author) Notes: Microfilm of original records at the
Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
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From a letter
dated 6 Nov 1971 written by Aunt Belle (Perez
Tell):
"Carrie Vancourt's mother was Hermine Dayton.
She was married to Daniel Vancourt (from England). Their children
were Carrie and Dan, Jr. Hermine and Dan divorced and Dan wanted to
take the 2 children to England. Carrie would have gone but Dan
(Jr) would not. So - Hermine married
John H Miller and made the children use that name, they were about
grown up; and your Grandfather William Tell was living on Soloman
Street near Canal. Also Hermine was a near neighbor. Billy
(William) Tell was married to Jeannie Richardson and she was
in bad health for a long time. So Billy took his meals at Hermine's.
And she sent Carrie to take care of Jennie; Well I don't know how
long it was after Jennie died that Hermine got Carrie married to
Billy Tell. When she was only 16 years old. But Billy made sure she
used the name of Vancourt. But Dan (Jr) just kept the name of
his stepdad, Miller. Well Carrie and Bill had 6 children. Charlie,
Florence, Willie, Cora, Pearl and Raymond. ......."
In New
Orleans, Louisiana a cemetery plot was bought by William Tell on 22
Nov 1872, located in the Greenwood Cemetery, on Violet Street,
between Aloe and Orange. There are 19 names listed as occupying that
space.
Death Notice William Tell, a prominent
mason, and Tyler for a number of Masonic lodges for many
years, died Sunday morning. The funeral service will be held
from his late residence at 623 Tonti Street this afternoon at
3 o'clock. He leaves a widow and several children. . Mr.
Tell was born Oct 12, 1836 in Canton Berne, Switzerland. His
father came to America in 1839, having been exiled from his
native land for participation in the wars, which resulted in
the expulsion of the Protestants. He came to New Orleans and
commenced life anew. . Mr. Tell prospered, and about one
year [1840] later he sent for his family, consisting of his
wife and son [William] who was then four years of age. Under
the tuition of his father, young William learned the trade of
saddler and harness maker. About six years [1846] later the
Tells were employed in the United States Government shops as
army saddlers. Then younger Tell soon tired of this life and
ran away to become a jockey. He became quite famous as a rider
and his services were always in demand. He was the young man
that rode the second twenty-mile race in the United States at
Columbia, South Carolina on the grounds owned by Wade Hampton,
known as Hampton's tracks. He won the race. He rode horses for
about twelve years, and becoming a little stout, returned to
this city [New Orleans] and became a clerk in the house of
Joseph A. Brown, a prominent lumber merchant. During the year
1876 he was appointed sexton of the Masonic Cemetery and
remained in that position until appointed Grand Tyler in 1885.
He was made a Master Mason in the Orient Lodge No. 173,
afterwards merged into Perfect Union No. 1. . Mr. Tell was
looked upon as a Tyler of the first rank of Masonic bodies. At
one time he was Tyler for the Grand Lodge, F. and A.M.; Grand
Chapter, R.A.M; Grand Council, R. and S.M.; Grand Commandery,
K.T.; Grand Consistory, A. and A.S.R.; Albert Pike Lodge of
Perfection No. 1; Pelican Chapter, R.C. No 11; Eagle Council
of Kadosh No. 6; Jerusalem Temple, A.A.O.N.M. N.; Indivisible
Friends Commandery No. 1, R.A.M; Concorde chapter No 2,
R.A.M.; Perfect Union Lodge No 1; Alpha Home Lodge No. 2;
Friends of Harmony Lodge No. 58, and janitor of the Masonic
Temple. The only living relations Mr. Tell had in
Switzerland were an uncle at the advanced age of 85 years. His
grandmother died at the remarkable age of 115 years.
............. been sick for some time.
....................years of age ...................old
volunteer fire department ............................Fireman
Charitable Association (taken from a newspaper article,
unable to identify the
publisher) |
In New
Orleans, Louisiana William Tell bought a cemetery plot on 22 Nov
1872, located in the Greenwood Cemetery, on Violet Street, between
Aloe and Orange. As of Dec 2001, there are 19 names listed as
occupying that space.
Death Notice:William Tell [Taken
from the Daily Picayune, Dec 10 1901, Page 4] Members of the Orleans
Delta Masonic Temple, N. O., Dec 10, 1901. The officers and members
of DEMOLAY COMMANDERY NO ( ) are hereby requested to attend services
at 3 PM for the purpose of ( ) the funeral of our late (brother)
William Tell, By order of Leonard Mc( ).John H. Douglas, ( )Perfect
union Lodge No ( ) & A.M., New Orleans, LA, Dec 10, 1901,
officers and members of ( ) are notified to assemble at the ( )
(Tuesday) Afternoon at (9) o'clock for the funeral of Brother
William Tell. Internment at Greenwood cemetery at 3 o'clock.Master
masons in good standing are invited By order of L.P. Delahoussaye
William Tell : Death
Record
Louisiana State Archives, Baton
Rouge, La., Death; Vol. 126 Page 287. Be it Remembered,
that on this day to wit: the Tenth of December in the year of
our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and one and the One Hundred
and 26 of the independence of the United States of America,
before me, Quitman Kohnke, M. D., Chairman Board of Health and
Ex-Officio Recorder of Births, Deaths and Marriages, in and
for the Parish of Orleans, personally appeared A. Smith ( ),
native of City residing at No. 415 ……, who hereby declares
that William Tell (white) a native of Switzerland, aged 66
years departed this life on the eighth ( ) (Dec 8 1901) at the
State Insane Asylum Jackson, LA. Cause of Death Chronic
Interstitial Nephritis. Certificate of Dr. Geo. A. B. HaysThus
done at New Orleans in the presence of the aforesaid A. Smith
as also in that of P. H. Lanauge and J. To( ) both of this
City witnesses, by me requested so to be, who have hereunto
set their hands, together with me, after lending herself, this
day, month and year first above written. Signed: Jas. T(
), A. Smith, and Quitman Kohnke M. D. (Chairman Board of
Health and Ex-Officio Recorder. |
Be aware that
19th- and 20th-century definitions of insanity differed markedly
from current definitions. Alcoholics, the mentally retarded, or
those suffering from various physical disorders (such as William's
Kidney Failure) were routinely committed to asylums during this
period.
Death Notice:
Carrie Vancourt Tell[Taken from the Times
Picayune, Friday, 10 Feb 1933, Page 2] On Thursday
afternoon, Feb 6, 1833 at 1:14 o'clock Carrie Vancourt in her
75th year, of 1214 Banks Street, wife of the late William
Tell, mother of Mrs. Frank Lund, Mrs. Clark Steen, Charles L.,
William E. and Raymond O. Tell. Relatives, friends, and
members of Canal Street Presbyterian Church and Employees of
the New Orleans Public services are invited to attend the
services from the P. J. McMahan and Sons Funeral Home ......
Internment in Greenwood Cemetery. Note: Canal Street
Presbyterian, New Orleans, Louisiana was at the corner of
North Derbigney and Canal Street. Officiating at that time was
James H. Nall. |
Story told by Ruth Evelyn Tell (Fifth
Generation)
"One story told about
Carrie was that she was blind in one eye (how or when it happened is
unknown). Her grandchildren from Charles, said she could see more
out of her one eye then some people could see out of two.She was
very strict and wanted ever thing exact when they sat at the table.
From time to time just for the hell of it all of the younger adults
would put their elbows on the table. She would see one of them and
she'd take her knife and hit them on the elbow with the handle, then
another would do the same thing to see if she was watching them.
They'd start to laugh and she'd catch on to what they were doing and
realized they were teasing her and she'd laugh withthem. One of the
stories told about William by one of his daughter-in-law: He told
her he had been a spy and messenger for the Confederate Army. He
said one time he had been stopped by a Union patrol when he was
carrying a message. He was riding fast and when he saw the patrol,
he stuffed the message down into his boot. He looked very young and
they thought he was a young lad. They asked where he was going. He
said home, he was very late, and his mother would be worried. They
just patted him down to see if he was hiding anything then they let
him go. He then raced away and returned to camp. This could be true
because Wade Hampton was a Confederate General and William raced at
Hampton's racetracks." info about Wade Hampton {Wade Hampton III, distinguish
himself on Civil War battlefields in the Confederate cavalry as
Major General. Wade Hampton organized what would become known as
Hampton's Legion, a unit comprised of infantry, cavalry, and
artillery.On May 23, 1862, he was promoted to Brigadier General and
given the command of his own Infantry Brigade. Throughout the next
battles, Hampton distinguished himself as a commander of infantry,
but when the Army was reorganized, he gladly accepted Lee's offer to
command a brigade in J.E.B. Stuart's Cavalry Division. In January
1865, the 5th SouthCarolina Cavalry was reassigned to Wheeler's
Cavalry Corps, Army of Tennessee, CSA, and returned to Columbia,
South Carolina, under Lieutenant General Wade
Hampton.}
Ruth Evelyn Tell has
an old family Bible with the following information written in
it: Marriage: Charles L Tell married to Cora A Washington by Rev.
Dr. Leacock on 5 Dec 1870. Death 28 Aug 1874 inGalveston,
Texas. Death: Alberta Miller 6 years old, daughter of Mr. &
Mrs. D. V. Miller. {no date given; this would be daughter of
Carrie Vancourt's brother, Daniel Vancourt-Miller. We know that
Daniel (d. 14 Nov 1895) married Isabella "Belle" Rose, (d. 28 May
1932) from Rose Plantation in Palmyra, Missouri. They had 6
children; Charlie, Ollie, Dan, Albert, Carrie, and
Adrian} Death: Cora Washington Moise in Washington D.C.Death:
Carrie B. Scherrer nee Zeller died 11 Jan 1911 in New York
City Death: Charles Zeller 76 years of age, died 20 Oct
1919
Letter from
Belle's (Muzzie) Scrap Book written by Carrie Vancourt Tell to
Belle Perez Tell Postmarked 22 Dec 1931 Note above envelope states this
was the last letter Belle received from
Carrie. New
Orleans La Dec 22nd Dear Belle Received your letter which
I was so glad to get. I knew you would write and tell me for you
know I do not go out much. I was so worried about Carrie (reference is either to Florence Tell Austin's sister or
daughter) and Frank came near passing out. Well I am
thankful to say he is getting better but of course it will be slow
as he had hemorrhages from the mouth and bowls and is still very
weak. He has an ulcer the doctor said.Florence rang me up this
morning and she said Carrie was at your house. I rang up town and
they said she was at your house. I am glad for they do not know how
to take care of sick people. You know dear there is nothing but
trouble in this world and we must make the best of it for it is not
so bad but it could be worse. Hope Thelma and babie are doing fine.
Guess Gerald was disappointed yet I know he is glad it is all over,
and that they all keep well. I went down to Miller's house Sunday
they seem all well. They are going to Biloxi for Christmas the whole
family. They are going in the truck. Pearl and family are well. I
received a frilly Christmas card from Katie and Bill (William
Charles Tell) that was lovely of them to think of me. I think of
them often. Florence told me Carrie was going over the lake as soon
as she was able. Hope I will get to see her before she goes. For you
know dear I feel like she belongs to me of course I love every one
of you all but she seems nearer. I will try and come down Sunday
from Church; sorry I cannot get down sooner. Hope this will find all
the sick improving and the well ones in good spirits under the
depression. Well dear this will not be a nice long letter like
yours. Take good care of yourself. You know you are filling the
place I did once, the Brooklyn folks are nice and will spend
Christmas with Albert. I think Belle's mind is gone the poor dear. I
miss her letters so much. (In reference to Daniel Vancourts wife,
Belle and their son, Albert) Marie (Raymond Oliver Tell's
wife) went to the doctor this evening. She is feeling much
better. Ray and the children fine. I am well but feel like a stove
up horse. I -------- yesterday today so guess that is it. Well dear
you must excuse mistakes it is so gloomy I cannot see the lines on
the paper. Every one wishes to be remembered and wish each one a
Merry Christmas.I will close with love and will see you Sunday.
Mother Tell
William Tell and
Carrie Vancourt had the following children:
THIRD
GENERATION ..........1. (F) Isabella
Tell was born
1876, died 9 Nov 1899 at age 23. When William and Carrie thought
they could not bear children, they adopted Isabella. ..........2.
(M) Charles
Louis Tell b. 4 Feb
1878 New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. (Index vol 75 pg. 112)
d. 8 Feb 1947. His obituary reads:On Saturday, February
8, 1947, at 1:30 o'clock p. m., Charles Lewis Tell, Sr. of 500
Caffin Avenue, beloved husband of Belle Perez; brother of Mrs. Frank
Lund, Mrs. C. E. Steen, Raymond O. and William Tell; aged 69 years;
a native and a resident of this city. Services were held from the
funeral home of Albert E. Briede and Son, Inc. 1160 Camp Street, on
Sunday, February 9, 1947 at 2 o'clock p.m. Interment in Greenwood
cemetery. ..............i. Mrs. Carrie McCann .............ii.
Mrs. Florence Austin ............iii. William C.
Tell .............iv. Gerald E. Tell ..............v. Charles
L. Tell, Jr. ..........3. (F) Florence
Hermine Tell was
born 19 Dec 1879 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, (Index
vol 75 pg 111). She died 22 July 1899. She was married to Frank Lund
on 22 June 1898 by Rev J. H. Nall. Her daughter (Florence Lund ,
retired personnel officer for the Army Corps of Engineers, b. 26
June 1899, d. 6 March 1995, m. Charles Gussman) wrote, "My
grandmother Lund was Sarah Jane Patton from County Cork, Ireland; my
grandfather Lund was from Stockholm, Sweden. My mother died within
six or seven days after my birth, of purin fever caused by careless
handling of the midwife. Some three or four years later my father
married Cora Ariana Tell." ..........4. (M) William Edmund Tell was born 27 Jan 1882 in New Orleans,
Orleans Parish, Louisiana. (Index vol 78 pg. 366). He died 14 Sept
1967 at age 85, last residence was Mid City, Orleans, Louisiana.
William Tell, Sr. married Nellie A. Bourgeois (she was born in 1985
and died 20 Dec 1966 at age 81) ...........i. Nellie Tell (died
at 7 months). ...........ii. Ray Edward Tell, b. 23 March 1905.
...........iii. Cora Pearl Tell, b. 23 March 1907, d. 9 Sept
1996, Kenner, Jefferson, Louisiana. She married a Bernos. obituary
reads: Cora Pearl Tell Bernos, a retired clerk with Pan American
Life Insurance Co., died Monday at Memorial Medical Center. She was
89. Mrs. Bernos was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. She was a
parishioner of St. Dominic Catholic Church. Survivors include a son
James Jules Bernos; a sister, Dorothy Tell Tremmell; two
grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild
..….. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. ..........iv. Ruth
Tell, b. 7 May 1909, m. Marcel Carouche ..........v. Raymond
Norman Tell, b. 15 Jan 1913. d. May 1978, Gretna, Jefferson,
Louisiana. ..........vi. William E. Tell, Jr. died Dec 1917, at
age 2 and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery with his father and
mother. ..........vii. Dorothy Tell b. 1 Dec 1915, m. J. T.
Tremmel ..........viii. Evelyn Tell b. 7 Apr 1919 d. July
1995. Last residence was Metairie, Jefferson, Louisiana. She married
Louis Murphy. He was born 24 Oct 1915, died 15 Dec 1991, buried 18
Dec 1991. Evelyn and Louis are buried in Greenwood
Cemetery. Buried in the same plot as William Edmund Tell is
William E. Tell, Jr. that died Dec 1917, at age 2. {another son
possibly?)
William Edmund Tell's obituary reads: On
Thursday morning, Sept. 14, 1967, at 12:35 o'clock, William E. Tell,
age 85 years, husband of the late Nellie Bourgeois; father of Mrs.
Cora (Tell) Bernos, Mrs. Marcel Carouche (Ruth Tell), Mrs. J. T.
Tremmer (Dorothy Tell), Mrs. Louis Murphy (Evelyn Tell) and Ray
(Edward) and Ray (Norman) Tell; brother of Mrs. Cora Lund, Mrs.
Pearl Steen, and the late Raymond and Charles Tell; also survived by
17 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. Relatives, friends,
also employees of New Orleans Public Service Inc. are invited to
attend the funeral. Services from the P. J. McMahan and Sons Funeral
Home, 4800 Canal Street, on Saturday morning, Sept. 16, 1967, at
9:30 o'clock. Followed by religious services at Canal Street
Presbyterian Church, 4302 Canal Street Interment in Greenwood
Cemetery. ..........5. (F)Cora Ariana Tell was
born 6 May 1884 and died 25 Oct 1971 at age 87. She married her
brother-in-law, Frank Lund at Canal Street Presbyterian Church, New
Orleans by Rev. J. H. Nall on 15 Oct 1903. Frank was department
manager of Louisiana Savings Bank and Trust company in New Orleans.
He died at his home at 3017 South Carrollton Ave., New Orleans.Cora
and Frank had the following child: Warren Ashley Lund, b. 13 Dec
1904, d. 30 May 1988. He never married.Warren was employed by New
Orleans Public Service Inc. Cora's obituary reads (with many
misspellings): Mrs. Cora A. Tells Lund on Monday morning,
October 23, 1971 at 7:15 o'clock, wife of the late Frank Lund;
Mother of Warren Ashley Lund and Mrs. Florence Gusman (Florence was her stepdaughter and niece);
daughter of the late Carrie Mieier and Wilson Tells Sr. Private
funeral services took place from the P.J. McMahon and Sons Funeral
Home, 4800 Canal St. on Tuesday afternoon October 26, 1971 at 3:00
o'clock followed by interment in Greenwood Cemetery, Dr. Bennett,
officiating. ..........6. (F)Pearl Louise
Tell was born 23
Nov 1889. She was buried 16 Nov 1981 at age 91, in Greenwood
Cemetery. She was married to Clark E. Steen on 21 Sept 1911 by Rev
C. S. Scholl. ...........i. Clark E. Steen Jr. b. 4 Dec 1912, d.
Jun 1968, Texas ...........ii. Alfred (William?)
Steen ...........iii. Milton Steen ...........iv. Althea Leah
Steen b. 21 Aug 1914, d. Aug 1975, death residence: Sugar Land, Fort
Bend, Texas, m. Miller ..........7. (M) Raymond Oliver Tell was born 13 March 1892 and died 21 July
1957 at age 65. He was married to Marie Caroline Gruner on 15 July
1915 by Rev F. Frohn. Marie was buried 23 April 1957 in Greenwood
Cemetery. ............i. Luitgardis Marie Tell, b. 1917, d. 27
Sept 1995, m. Lewis Alfred Wright. Her obituary states that she was
retired head of the sales audit department for the former D. H.
Holmes department store. She died of cancer at her home at age 78.
She was born in New Orleans and lived in Metairie for many years.
She was buried in Metairie Cemetery. Children: Rae Marie Wright
Shipley and Margarethe Ann Wright Turnipseed ............ii. Rae
Olive Tell, m. C. A. Langlois Raymond Oliver's obituary
reads: In West Barrington, R. I. on Sunday morning, July 21,
1957, at 1 o'clock, Raymond Oliver Tell, husband of the late Marie
C. Gruner, father of Mrs. Lewis Wright (Luitgardis Marie Tell) of
New Orleans, La. and Mrs. C. A. Langlois (Ray Olive Tell) of West
Barrington, R. I., son of the late Carrie Van Court and William
Tell, brother of William Tell, Mrs. Clark Steen and Mrs. Cora Lund,
also survived by 5 grandchildren. Relatives and friends, also
employees of New Orleans Public Service, Inc. are invited to attend
the funeral from the P. J. McMahon & Sons funeral home, 4800
Canal St. near cemeteries at 11 o'clock Thursday morning, July 25,
1957. Remains will arrive at 5:30 o'clock Wednesday morning, July
24, 1957. Interment in Greenwood cemetery.
**************************** Charles Louis
Tell was born
4 Feb 1878 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Last Residence: Arabi, St
Bernard, Louisiana. He married Esperanza Isabella (Belle)
Perez (daughter of Pedro Perez and Josephine Garlotte) on 26
Sept 1896. She was affectionately known as Muzzie. She was born 31
Dec 1878 in Biloxi, Mississippi and died 13 Oct 1976 in New Orleans,
Louisiana. Charles drowned in Lake St. Catherine between 23 Dec 1947
and 4 Feb 1947, when his body was found. He was buried 9 Feb
1947.
Death Notice: Esperanca I. (Belle) Perez Tell[taken
from the Times Picayune, Sept. 15, 1976, Page 16]On Monday Sept 13,
1976 at 9 o'clock PM, wife of the late Charles L. Tell, Sr., mother
of William C. Tell, Mrs Florence Austin, Gerald E Tell, Sr. and the
late Carrie McCann, Lionel and Charles L. Tell, Jr. Also survived by
22 grandchildren, 41 great grandchildren, and 10 great great
grandchildren. Daughter of the late Pedro Perez and Josephine
Garlot. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend
the funeral services from McMahon Coburn Briede funeral home, 600
Moss St. at North Jefferson Davis Pkwy and Bayou St. John on
Wednesday morning Sept 15, 1976 at 11 o'clock. Followed by religious
services at St. Anna's Episcopal Church. Internment at Greenwood
Cemetery.
Original birth record: Charles Louis
Tell
Be it Remembered, That on this day,
to-wit: the Twelfth of January in the year of our Lord
One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty and the one
Hundredth and fourth of the Independence of the United States
of America, before me, S. Choppin, M. D., President Board of
Health and ex-officio Recorder of Births, Marriages and
Deaths, in and for the Parish and City of New Orleans,
personally appeared: William Tell a native of
Switzerland residing at the corner of Customhouse St
David Streete who hereby declares that on the fourth
day of February 1878 / 4th of February 1878 / at his aforesaid
residence was born a Male child, named Charles
Louis Tell (White), Lawful issue of Defronent a
native of Switzerland aged 40 years, occupation
Sexton and Carrie Vancourt a native of This
City aged 22 years. Thus Done at New Orleans,
in the presence of the aforesaid William Tell as also
in that of Messrs S. L. Hefrburn, P. H. Lanauge both of
this City, witnesses by me requested so to be, who have here
unto set their hands, together with me, after due reading
hereof, the day, month, and year first above written....
Signed: William Tell, ... Hepburne,
Sam Choppin, M. D. President Board of Health and
ex-officie Recorder. A. H. Lanauge. Louisiana State Archives, Baton Rouge, La.,
Birth; v75;
p112.
| Oral History by Ronald Arthur Tell
(Fifth Generation)on Dec 2001 Grandfather Charlie Tell died
before I was born but I always remember Grandmother Muzzie, Belle
Perez, living with us on Cafin Avenue and then on Dauphine Street.
She actually helped raise me. Her birthday was on New Years Eve so
we always had a big party with all of the family.Grandmother Muzzie
was deaf. She wore a hearing aid, but I had to talk very loud to her
anyway. Often I remember her hearing aid screeching and making a lot
of noise. She was short and thin and had a broken little finger. She
had a very sharp mind, read a lot, enjoyed crocheting, and she had a
green thumb. Rumor was that if she put a broomstick in the ground it
would grow. I remember when she would sit in a chair her feet never
stopped moving. She use to call herself an ol' Rebel and was very
prejudice, not liking black people at all. Grandmother Muzzie always
called us children brats, especially my sister Gerry. She called my
brother G. E., Mr. Dooley. Her favorite chair had very wide arms on
it. She would play cards with me on the arms of that big chair.
Battle was the only game she knew so that's what we always played.
When we lived on Dauphine Street, she walked about six blocks
everyday from home to her son's house. Uncle Charlie was blind, so
she would go check on him everyday. She always worried about us
grandchildren too. When I was home on leave from the Air Force and
went out in the evenings, she would tell me to be home by 9:00 PM
because it wasn't safe outside.
Charles Tell and
Belle Perez had the following children:
FOURTH
GENERATION
..........1.(F) Carrie Vera "Babe" Tell was born 11 Sept 1898 and died 3 Oct
1953. Carrie was married to Julius McCann on 2 Feb 1916 by Rev
Hunter. They had 2 children that died at birth and the
following; ....................i. Vera (Mazine) McCann (adopted).
She married William (Bill) Finger of Nashville, Tenn. They had no
children. ....................ii. Jewel McCann. She died 17 Oct
1956. Jewel married Nolan Schultz ( b. 23 Nov 1918, d. Jan 1976).
They had 2 children: Nolan (Butch) Schultz and Larry
Schultz. ....................iii. Gerald (Skeeter) James McCann.
He died 17 Jan 1957. Gerald married Anna Mae ?. They had 2 children:
Gerald (Mickey) James McCann, b. 3 Jan 1947, d. 6 March 1999 and
Kerry L. McCann. ....................iv. Mary Belle McCann. She
died in 1990. Mary married Harold J. Adams (d. 31 Jan 2001). Their
children are; Harold Adams, Jr., Eileen Adams Webb, Amy Adams
Bastol, Jewel Adams Fortado, and Vera Adams
Carr. ....................v. Patrick McCann (adopted). He died 6
Dec 1971. He married and divorced and had 1 son. Patrick served as a
tail gunner in the US Navy during WWII. He died at a Veterans
Hospital in Michigan. ..........2.(M) William Charles Tell was born 12 Sept 1900. He lived and
worked in New York. He retired to Chalmette, Saint Bernard,
Louisiana and died 31 Oct 1978. William married Katrina Doetsch of
Germany in 1919 or 1920. They had one son who died Feb
1928. ..........3.(F) Florence
Pearl Tell was
born 24 April 1902 and died 5 Aug 1996. She was survived by 26
grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great-grandchildren.
She was a native of Biloxi, Mississippi and a resident of St.
Bernard Parish. Florence married Robert J. Austin (b.20 Aug 1899
d.12 April 1961). They had the following
children; ....................i. Robert Austin born 24 Oct ?. He
married Ruth ?. They had 2 sons. ....................ii. Florence
(Sally) Austin, born 13 May ?. She married Milton (Jack) Perez.
Their children are Milton Perez, Gary Perez (b. 14 Jan 1955, d. 1
Jan 2000), Lionel Perez, Robert (Buddy) Perez, and Theresa
Perez. ....................iii. Carrie (Lulu) Austin, born 17 Oct
?. Married **********************A) George Otto, Jr.
**********************B) George (Sonny) Otto III
**********************C) Judy Otto. ....................iv.
Peter Austin, born 23 Nov ?. Married Dot ? ....................v.
Sterling Austin, born 7 March ?. ....................vi. Thelma
"Junie" Austin, b. 1 June 1928. ....................vii. Harold
Austin, born 24 Oct 1930. Married Barbara ?. They have 2
daughters. ....................viii. Joyce Austin married James
Carolan. They have 1 son, Jimmy. ....................ix. Mary Ann
Austin, born 25 May 1935, died 16 Nov 1993. Married Clarence Cronic
(d. 2000). ***********************A) Ricky
Cronic ***********************B)Connie Cronic
Lavendier. ....................x. Elizabeth Austin, born 26 July
?. Married Clyde Heurtin. They have 2
sons. ....................xi. Iris Austin, born 10 July ?.
Married Danny Kramer. ***********************A) Hope
Kramer ***********************B) Danny
Kramer ***********************C) Glen
Kramer ***********************D) Kim
Kramer. ....................xii. Catherine Austin, born Aug ?.
Divorced Billy McCormick. ***********************A) Billy
McCormick ***********************B) Patrick
McCormick. ..........4.(M)
Gerald
Edward Tell was born 15 April 1904 in Biloxi, Mississippi and died 19
May 1982 in Arabie, Louisiana. Gerald married Thelma Marguerite
Trochesset on 4 Sept 1929. Gerald Tell's obituary
reads:Gerald E. Tell, Sr., on Wednesday, May 19, 1982 at 9:50 a.
m., beloved husband of Thelma Trochesset Tell, father of Gerald E.
Jr., Ronald A., and Ruth E. Tell, Mrs. Geraldine Rovira, son of the
late Charles L. Tell Sr. and Belle Perez, brother of Mrs. Florence
Austin and the late William C., Lionel and Charles L. Tell Jr., and
Mrs. Carrie McCann, also survived by 4 grandchildren and 1
great-grandchild, age 78 years. Relatives and friends of the family
are invited to attend the funeral services from
McMahon-Coburn-Briede Funeral Home, 600 Moss Street on Friday
morning, May 21, 1982 at 9 o'clock followed by religious services at
St. Anna's Episcopal Church, 1313 Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans.
Interment St. Bernard Memorial Gardens, Friends may call on Thursday
after 6 p.m. ..........5.(M)Lionel
Vancourt Tell, b. 23 June 1906, d. 24 July
1906. ..........6.(F) Charles L. Tell, Jr.was born 31 Aug 1910 Last residence:
Bywater, New Orleans, Orleans. He married Edith Johnson.
....................i. Wayne Allen Tell, he died at Veterans
Hospital in New Orleans in 2001. He married and divorced and had one
son. ....................ii. Gene Robert Tell was born 22 Aug
1941 and died 4 June 1974. In his first marriage he had 2
daughters; Tina Marie and Toni Marie. His second marriage was to
Betty Evans. They had one son, Robert Gene Tell. Times
Picayune, 10 June 1969, pg. 16, reads in part: Charles L. Tell,
on Sunday evening, June 8, 1969, at 10:00 beloved husband of Edith
Johnson, father of Wayne Allen and Gene Robert Tell, son of Belle
Perez and the late Charles L. Tell, brother of Gerald and William
Tell and Mrs. Florence Austin, grandfather of Tina Marie and Toni
Marie Tell. Relatives and Friends of the family, also officers and
members of the Plumbers and Steamfitters Local No 60, employees of
Kupperman and Co. and the lighthouse of the blind are invited to
attend. ..... Interment in Greenwood Cemetery.
In a plot
bought by William Tell on 22 Nov 1872, located in the Greenwood
Cemetery, on Sorrel Street, between Jessamine Ave. and Live Oak Ave,
lies Belle (Muzzie) Tell, her daughter Florence Pearl Tell Austin
and her husband Robert J. Austin, Sr., and Belle's son Charles Louis
Tell, Jr.
Oral History : Dec 2001 by Ronald Arthur
Tell My
dad [Gerald E. Tell, Sr.], worked for D. H. Holmes
Department Store in New Orleans. He walked about five blocks to the
bus stop, rain or shine, to catch the bus to go to work in New
Orleans every day. Dad participated in many activities that D. H.
Holmes sponsored. He golfed, bowled, played baseball, and he was in
the minstrels. In the minstrels, he was a baritone, "the end man" -
this could be where I got my sense of humor. I remember several
trophies that he won playing these sports.My dad usually sat on the
floor. Especially during family gatherings at home, when there
weren't enough seats for everyone. The men sat on the floor while
the women sat in the chairs. Dad always sat on the floor in front of
mom and she would always play in his hair, or play with his bald
head when there was no more hair. Mom and Dad never disciplined me
with a slap or spanking. Our only vacations were to Biloxi,
Mississippi to visit my grandparents, Grandma Laura and Grandpa
Charlie. I was in grammar school when my dad had his first heart
attack. It was on one of our drives back from Biloxi. I remember dad
being upset with me when I joined the military, but he was so proud
of me when I got my Masters Degree. Probably because dad had to drop
out of school to help support his family, so he never got much
education.
******************************** Gerald Edward
Tell
was born 15 April 1904 in Biloxi, Mississippi. He married Thelma
Marguerite Trochesset on 4 Sept 1929 in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Thelma was born 27 June 1909 in Biloxi, Mississippi and died 7 Aug
1991 in Arabi, Louisiana. They lived at 817 Perrin Dr., Arabi, St.
Bernard, Louisiana. Gerald Tell died 19 May 1982 of Congestive Heart
Failure. (state file # 119) Gerald was a credit manager for D H
Holmes Department Store in New Orleans. That location is now a
Hotel.
Gerald Tell and
Thelma Trochesset had the following children:
FIFTH
GENERATION
..........1.(F) Ruth Evelyn Tell was born (Private)in New Orleans,
Orleans, Louisiana. ..........2.(F) Geraldine (Gerry) Emelda
Tell was born 14
Dec 1931 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana and died 21 April 2000
in Metairie, Jefferson, Louisiana. She married Jacque (Jack) Rovira
(n. 12 Dec 1928 d. July 1978) on 4 Aug 1951. ..........3.(M)
Gerald Edward Tell,
Jr. was born
(Private) in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana. He married #1
Carole Walters on 7 Oct 1967. Married Linda Marie Pennison on 23 Aug
1975, now divorced. ..........4.(M) Ronald Arthur Tell was born (Private)in New Orleans,
Orleans, Louisiana.
*******************************
Ronald Arthur Tell
was born (Private) in
New Orleans, Louisiana. Married 1st wife, Dianne Lucille
Staunton, 9 June 1973, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dianne was
born 31 Jan 1951, d 12 Nov 1997 (cancer) in Metairie, LA. Ronald A. Tell married 2nd wife, Kathy
Jean LaCombe (Broussard) 26 February 2000 in Harahan, Louisiana.
Kathy was born (Private) in Fort Dix, Burlington, New
Jersey.
Ronald (Ron) was a graduate of Holy Cross High School
in New Orleans, LA. He served in the US Air Force stationed at
Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonia, TX; Kessler Air force Base
in Biloxi, MS; Goodfellow Air Force Base, San Angelo, TX; and Naval
Communications Training Center in Pensacola, FL; Clark Air Force
Base, Philippines, and Iraklion Air Force Base, Crete, Greece. He
received his undergraduate from Tulane University in New Orleans and
his MBA at Washington State University and is employed by (IBM)
International Business Machines. He started fixing vacuum tube based
computers in 1973 and worked his way up to traveling around the
world instructing classes on designing Internet applications. As of
2003 and 30 years with IBM, he is now a global content manager,
responsible for the educational material taught world wide by IBM in
the areas of Application Development and WebSphere. His favorite
pastime is spending time with his canine companion, Sport, a
black/chocolate lab mix, named after Sport German Chocolate.
SIXTH GENERATION
1.(F)
Rachel Evelyn
Tell 1.(M) James
Savan Broussard, Jr. (Jaime) stepson 2.(M) Eric Wayne
Broussard stepson
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