Henry C. Degrange

1910 - 1982  (72 years)

Blaise Degrange

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Children	+ 1. Nicholas Degrange

Lydia

Abt 1851 -

Birth	Abt 1851	Louisiana
Family	Henry Davis           b. Feb 1842
Children	1. Anthony Davis           b. Abt 1867, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana + 2. Minerva Davis           b. Abt 1871, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana   3. Moses Davis           b. Abt 1878, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

George Edward Degrange

1864 - 1920  (55 years)

Birth	11 Dec 1864	New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	24 Sep 1920	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Joseph H. Degrange           b. 15 Mar 1839
Mother	Ellen McMillan           b. 22 Oct 1842
Married	10 Dec 1859	Notre Dame de Bon Secours Church, New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	Minerva Davis           b. Abt 1871, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
Children	+ 1. George Leon Degrange, Sr.           b. 3 Sep 1898 + 2. Edward James Degrange, Sr.           b. 28 May 1902   3. Henry C. Degrange           b. 20 Jan 1910, Louisiana   4. Beatrice Degrange

Minerva Davis

Abt 1871 - Aft 1910  (> 39 years)

Birth	Abt 1871	Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
Died	Aft 20 Jan 1910	Louisiana
Father	Henry Davis           b. Feb 1842
Mother	Lydia           b. Abt 1851, Louisiana
Family	George Edward Degrange           b. 11 Dec 1864, New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	+ 1. George Leon Degrange, Sr.           b. 3 Sep 1898 + 2. Edward James Degrange, Sr.           b. 28 May 1902   3. Henry C. Degrange           b. 20 Jan 1910, Louisiana   4. Beatrice Degrange

• Name	Henry C. Degrange
  Birth	20 Jan 1910	Louisiana
  according to 1920 census (1910), and SSN information
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	New Orleans, Louisiana
  Male, mulatto, aged 10; born in Louisiana; father and mother born in the U.S.; he is in the "Tony Lafore Orphan Asylum for Colored Boys," run by the Sisters of the Holy Family.
  Death	Apr 1982
  According to SSN information.
  Burial	3 May 1982	St. Roch Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
  Buried May 3 Degrange Henry C M/C 72; 2-A R-4-B; T-20 St Anne Ave
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Blaise Degrange             d. Yes, date unknown  (6 x Great Grandfather)  Lydia           b. Abt 1851, Louisiana   (Grandmother)
  Notes	In 1920 he is in the "Tony Lafore Orphan Asylum for Colored Boys," run by the Sisters of the Holy Family. I see no other DeGranges in the asylum who might be siblings. This should be the "Thomy Lafon" asylum. Henry may have also been in the military. He was apparently married, but had no children. He apparently moved to Chicago. He was buried, however, in New Orleans, at St. Roch, on May 3, 1982: I assume that this is the same Henry. According to a descendant of his brother Edward, "A cousin had a report produced some years ago that contained information from the Social Security Administration Death Records [SSN #707-05-2680]. This report shows Henry DeGrange with a birth data of 1/20/1910 and the date of death Apr 1982. This is very close to the date on the tomb and the discrepancy may be a matter of when the social security administration recorded the death. Henry was living in Michigan, but had visited Louisiana several times after his retirement, spending time with the family of George Leon. Another note of interest here is that Henry's SSN starts with a 707. According to the Social Security Administration state codes, SSN's that start with 700 - 728 were issued through the US RR Retirement Board." The DeGranges, beginning with Henry's grandfather Joseph, were involved with the railroad.
  Person ID	I2863
  Last Modified	25 Dec 2018

  
  

  Father	George Edward Degrange           b. 11 Dec 1864, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 24 Sep 1920, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Minerva Davis           b. Abt 1871, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana           d. Aft 20 Jan 1910, Louisiana (Age > 39 years)

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 20 Jan 1910 - Louisiana  Census - 1920 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Burial - 3 May 1982 - St. Roch Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana   = Link to Google Earth
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• Headstones

  DeGrange Family at St. Roch's

  
  

• Reference

  Pitard, D. "Henry C. Degrange". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I2863&tree=1sttree (accessed April 21, 2025).