George Leon Degrange, Sr.

1898 - 1990  (92 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

Norma Marie Warnick

1898 - 1987  (88 years)

Birth	18 Oct 1898
Died	Mar 1987
Buried	25 Mar 1987	St. Roch Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Oscar Warnick
Family	George Leon Degrange, Sr.           b. 3 Sep 1898
Married	Abt 1921
Children	+ 1. Living + 2. George Leon "Dicky" Degrange, Jr.           b. Abt 1925 + 3. Private + 4. Prof. Elmore Joseph Degrange           b. 17 Aug 1928, New Orleans, Louisiana + 5. Private + 6. Melvin J. Degrange, Sr.           b. Abt 1938 + 7. Living

Living

Father	George Leon Degrange, Sr.           b. 3 Sep 1898
Mother	Norma Marie Warnick           b. 18 Oct 1898
Married	Abt 1921
Family	Emmett Joseph Ricard

George Leon "Dicky" Degrange, Jr.

Abt 1925 - 2007  (82 years)

Birth	Abt 1925
Died	15 Dec 2007
Buried	22 Dec 2007	New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	George Leon Degrange, Sr.           b. 3 Sep 1898
Mother	Norma Marie Warnick           b. 18 Oct 1898
Married	Abt 1921
Family	Living
Children	1. Living

Private

Father	George Leon Degrange, Sr.           b. 3 Sep 1898
Mother	Norma Marie Warnick           b. 18 Oct 1898
Married	Abt 1921
Family	Living
Children	1. Living

Prof. Elmore Joseph Degrange

1928 - 2006  (77 years)

Birth	17 Aug 1928	New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	18 Apr 2006	Atlanta, Fulton Co., Georgia
Buried	Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	George Leon Degrange, Sr.           b. 3 Sep 1898
Mother	Norma Marie Warnick           b. 18 Oct 1898
Married	Abt 1921
Family 1	Living
Children	1. Living
Family 2	Living
Children	+ 1. Living   2. Living   3. Living

Private

Father	George Leon Degrange, Sr.           b. 3 Sep 1898
Mother	Norma Marie Warnick           b. 18 Oct 1898
Married	Abt 1921
Family 1	Jules Raymond Moore, Sr.           b. 28 Nov 1929
Children	1. Living + 2. Living + 3. Living + 4. Living + 5. Living   6. Living
Family 2	Living

Melvin J. Degrange, Sr.

Abt 1938 - 1997  (59 years)

Birth	Abt 1938
Died	1997
Buried	St. Roch Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	George Leon Degrange, Sr.           b. 3 Sep 1898
Mother	Norma Marie Warnick           b. 18 Oct 1898
Married	Abt 1921
Family	Living
Children	1. Living

Living

Father	George Leon Degrange, Sr.           b. 3 Sep 1898
Mother	Norma Marie Warnick           b. 18 Oct 1898
Married	Abt 1921
Family	Living
Children	1. Living + 2. Living

• Name	George Leon Degrange  [1]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	3 Sep 1898
  according to SSN index
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	2137 Orleans Ave., New Orleans, Louisiana
  aged 32, born in Louisiana as with both parents; age 23 at first marriage; home rented; building contractor/brick layer
  Obituary	Obit. in Times-Picayune on Sept. 9, 1990.
  Death	7 Sep 1990	New Orleans, Louisiana
  according to SSN index
  Burial	10 Sep 1990	St. Roch Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
  Interred on Sep 10, 1990. Degrange George Sr. M/B, age 92; -2-A R-4-B; -T-020-021 St Anne Ave-
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Blaise Degrange             d. Yes, date unknown  (6 x Great Grandfather)  Lydia           b. Abt 1851, Louisiana   (Grandmother)
  Notes	He attended St. Emma's Industrial and Agricultural College in Virginia, and was there in about 1915; for more see here: http://www.aahistoricsitesva.org/items/show/39 He was the only one of his three siblings who stayed in Louisiana; the other three moved to Chicago. His brother Henry seems to have been buried in St. Roch as well.
  Person ID	I747
  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)

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Norma Marie Warnick           b. 18 Oct 1898             d. Mar 1987 (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1921
  Children	3 sons and 4 daughters
  > 1. Living + 2. George Leon "Dicky" Degrange, Jr.           b. Abt 1925             d. 15 Dec 2007 (Age 82 years) + 3. Private + 4. Prof. Elmore Joseph Degrange           b. 17 Aug 1928, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 18 Apr 2006, Atlanta, Fulton Co., Georgia (Age 77 years) + 5. Private + 6. Melvin J. Degrange, Sr.           b. Abt 1938             d. 1997 (Age 59 years) + 7. Living
  Family ID	F556	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Census - 1930 - 2137 Orleans Ave., New Orleans, Louisiana  Death - 7 Sep 1990 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Burial - 10 Sep 1990 - St. Roch Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana   = Link to Google Earth
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• Headstones

  DeGrange Family at St. Roch's

  
  

• Reference

  Pitard, D. "George Leon Degrange, Sr.". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I747&tree=1sttree (accessed April 27, 2025).