Marie Ernestine Bres

1886 - 1961  (75 years)

Edward Bres

1853 - 1910  (~ 56 years)

Birth	Mar 1853	Louisiana
Died	Feb 1910	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	28 Feb 1910	Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	John Baptiste Bres, Sr.           b. 9 Jan 1820, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
Mother	Elizabeth Adams           b. Abt 1832, Louisiana
Married	5 Oct 1848	Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
Family	Alice Louise Benedict           b. Oct 1860, Louisiana
Children	+ 1. Leigh Bres           b. Aug 1880, Louisiana + 2. Marie Ernestine Bres           b. 23 Jun 1886   3. Edward Bres           b. Apr 1892, New Orleans, Louisiana

Alice Louise Benedict

1860 - 1939  (~ 78 years)

Birth	Oct 1860	Louisiana
Died	Sep 1939
Buried	29 Sep 1939	Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Philip Benedict           b. Abt 1809, Pennsylvania
Mother	Catherine Summer           b. Abt 1817, Pennsylvania
Family	Edward Bres           b. Mar 1853, Louisiana
Children	+ 1. Leigh Bres           b. Aug 1880, Louisiana + 2. Marie Ernestine Bres           b. 23 Jun 1886   3. Edward Bres           b. Apr 1892, New Orleans, Louisiana

Charles McLellan

1886 - 1961  (75 years)

Birth	25 Aug 1886	Rural Retreat, Wythe Co., Virginia
Died	8 Nov 1961
Buried	Lafayette Cemetery #1, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Alden Miller McLellan           b. 28 Jan 1836, Warren, Knox Co., Maine
Mother	Sarah Jane Cooper           b. 2 Oct 1844, New Orleans, Louisiana
Married	11 Apr 1867
Family	Marie Ernestine Bres           b. 23 Jun 1886
Married	19 Jan 1909	New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	+ 1. Charles William McLellan           b. 24 Nov 1909 + 2. Ernest Leigh McLellan           b. 18 Aug 1911 + 3. Edward Alden McLellan           b. 12 Mar 1913 + 4. Donald Stuart McLellan, Sr.           b. 22 Mar 1918 + 5. Living + 6. Private

Charles William McLellan

1909 - 1989  (79 years)

Birth	24 Nov 1909
Died	23 Mar 1989	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	Lafayette Cemetery #1, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Charles McLellan           b. 25 Aug 1886, Rural Retreat, Wythe Co., Virginia
Mother	Marie Ernestine Bres           b. 23 Jun 1886
Married	19 Jan 1909	New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	Elizabeth "Betsy" Shively           b. Abt 1917
Children	1. Living   2. Living

Ernest Leigh McLellan

1911 - 1967  (55 years)

Birth	18 Aug 1911
Died	4 Aug 1967
Buried	Magnolia Cemetery, Meridian, Lauderdale Co., Mississippi
Father	Charles McLellan           b. 25 Aug 1886, Rural Retreat, Wythe Co., Virginia
Mother	Marie Ernestine Bres           b. 23 Jun 1886
Married	19 Jan 1909	New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	Private
Children	1. Living + 2. Living + 3. Private + 4. Living

Edward Alden McLellan

1913 - 2003  (90 years)

Birth	12 Mar 1913
Died	22 Apr 2003	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	24 Apr 2003	Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Charles McLellan           b. 25 Aug 1886, Rural Retreat, Wythe Co., Virginia
Mother	Marie Ernestine Bres           b. 23 Jun 1886
Married	19 Jan 1909	New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	Private
Children	1. Living + 2. Living + 3. Private   4. Living + 5. Living

Donald Stuart McLellan, Sr.

1918 - 1996  (78 years)

Birth	22 Mar 1918
Died	27 May 1996	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	30 May 1996	Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Charles McLellan           b. 25 Aug 1886, Rural Retreat, Wythe Co., Virginia
Mother	Marie Ernestine Bres           b. 23 Jun 1886
Married	19 Jan 1909	New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	Living
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living

Living

Father	Charles McLellan           b. 25 Aug 1886, Rural Retreat, Wythe Co., Virginia
Mother	Marie Ernestine Bres           b. 23 Jun 1886
Married	19 Jan 1909	New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	Henry Joseph Jumonville, Jr.           b. 2 Nov 1917, New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	1. Living   2. Living

Private

Father	Charles McLellan           b. 25 Aug 1886, Rural Retreat, Wythe Co., Virginia
Mother	Marie Ernestine Bres           b. 23 Jun 1886
Married	19 Jan 1909	New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	Living
Children	1. Living   2. Living

• Name	Marie Ernestine Bres
  Relationship	with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard
  Born	23 Jun 1886
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	New Orleans, Louisiana
  aged 13 (b. June 1886), born in Louisiana as with both parents
  Graduation	1906	Newcomb College, New Orleans, Louisiana
  Census	1940	1430 State St., New Orleans, Louisiana
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation Veteran Street 5 217 Charles McLellan Head Male White 1887 53 Married Virginia Manager Manufacturer State Street 6 217 Erenestine McLellan Wife Female White 1887 53 Married Louisiana State Street 7 217 Charles W McLellan Son Male White 1910 30 Single Louisiana Mechanic State Street 8 217 Ernest L McLellan Son Male White 1913 27 Single Louisiana Clerk State Street 9 217 Donald S McLellan Son Male White 1919 21 Single Louisiana State Street 10 217 Sara Louise McLellan Daughter Female White 1920 20 Single Louisiana State Street 11 217 John Alan McLellan Son Male White 1923 17 Single Louisiana State Street 12 217 Arthur Fair Conatsere Butler Male Negro 1905 35 Married Mississippi Butler State Street 13 217 Thelma Fair Conatsere Cook Female Negro 1910 30 Married Mississippi Cook State Street 14 217 Anna Wiliete Laundress Female Negro 1892 48 Widowed Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana Laundress No State Street  NARA Pub:  T627  Roll:  01433  ED:  36-391  Sheet:  11A    Enumerated:  12 April 1940
  Obituary	Obit, Times-Picayune, 4 Nov. 1961, page 14: MCLELLAN - On Thursday, November 2, 1961, at 5:30 o'clock, Marie Ernestine Bres, wife of Charles McLellan; mother of Charles William, Edward Alden, Donald Stuart, and John Allan Mclellan, and Mrs. Sarah Louise Jumonville, all of this city, and Ernest Leigh Mclellan of Meridian, Miss,; also survived by 20 grandchildren. Service on Saturday morning, November 4, 1961, at 10 o'clock, from the residence 1430 State Street. Interment in Lafayette Cemetery No. 1, Washington St. at Prytania Steet. According to her husband's obituary, she died while visiting him in the hospital just days before his death.
  Died	2 Nov 1961	New Orleans, Louisiana
  Buried	4 Nov 1961	Lafayette Cemetery #1, New Orleans, Louisiana   [1]
  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11849079
  Notes	She was a painter, and part of the Newcomb circle of artists. Other Bres family artists are Selina Bres Gregory and her daughter Angela Gregory. See the entry for her cousin Joseph Hughes Bres for a biographical history of the Bres family.
  Person ID	I96	lansdalepitard
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Edward Bres           b. Mar 1853, Louisiana           d. Feb 1910, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age ~ 56 years)
  Mother	Alice Louise Benedict           b. Oct 1860, Louisiana           d. Sep 1939  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Family ID	F3102	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Charles McLellan           b. 25 Aug 1886, Rural Retreat, Wythe Co., Virginia           d. 8 Nov 1961  (Age 75 years)
  Married	19 Jan 1909	New Orleans, Louisiana   [2]
  Children	+ 1. Charles William McLellan           b. 24 Nov 1909           d. 23 Mar 1989, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 79 years) + 2. Ernest Leigh McLellan           b. 18 Aug 1911           d. 4 Aug 1967  (Age 55 years) + 3. Edward Alden McLellan           b. 12 Mar 1913           d. 22 Apr 2003, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 90 years) + 4. Donald Stuart McLellan, Sr.           b. 22 Mar 1918           d. 27 May 1996, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 78 years) + 5. Living + 6. Private
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2021
  Family ID	F41	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Census - 1900 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Graduation - 1906 - Newcomb College, New Orleans, Louisiana  Married - 19 Jan 1909 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1940 - 1430 State St., New Orleans, Louisiana  Died - 2 Nov 1961 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Buried - 4 Nov 1961 - Lafayette Cemetery #1, New Orleans, Louisiana   = Link to Google Earth
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• Headstones

  McLellan siblings These three panels include the families of four brothers, sons of Alden Miller McLellan. Their sister, Annie Cooper, has a plaque on the ground in front of them.

  
  

• Reference

  Pitard, Derrick. "Marie Ernestine Bres". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I96&tree=1sttree (accessed November 29, 2021).