Helen Pauline "Weenie" Degrange

1872 - 1962  (90 years)

• 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.

  
  

• Name	Helen Pauline "Weenie" Degrange
  Relationship	with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard
  Born	11 May 1872	New Orleans, Louisiana
  Gender	Female
  Graduation	1891	Newcomb College, New Orleans, Louisiana
  Census	1900	New Orleans, Louisiana
  aged 28 (born May 18720); born in Louisiana as with both parents
  Obituary	Death note, Times-Picayune, 22 May 1962: Helen deGrange McLellan, 90, Touro [hospital]
  Died	19 May 1962
  Buried	Lafayette Cemetery #1, New Orleans, Louisiana
  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.
  Person ID	I51	lansdalepitard
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2013

  
  

  Father	Joseph H. Degrange           b. 15 Mar 1839           d. 18 Dec 1926  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Ellen McMillan           b. 22 Oct 1842           d. 5 Mar 1910, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 67 years)
  Married	10 Dec 1859	Notre Dame de Bon Secours Church, New Orleans, Louisiana
  Family ID	F143	|  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Asahel Walker McLellan           b. 10 Aug 1868, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 26 Apr 1943, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 74 years)
  Married	3 Jun 1896	New Orleans, Louisiana
  Children	+ 1. Alden McLellan, III           b. 6 Apr 1897, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. Mar 1986, Meridian, Lauderdale Co., Mississippi  (Age 88 years) + 2. Helen Degrange McLellan           b. 19 Aug 1906, 3426 Coliseum St., New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 18 May 1999, Gladwyne, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania  (Age 92 years)   3. Unknown McLellan           d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2018
  Family ID	F32	|  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  She was known as "Weenie," and was much beloved. Clearly, from her portrait and textiles she produced, including a quilt and two couch pillows that remain, her favorite color was maroon. Some of her tapestries/wall hangings are in the Louisiana State Museum in their textiles collection, as examples of Newcomb Style Art Embroidery. She was for a time the Recording Secretary of the Orleans club. She also kept clippings of all social events in New Orleans which her family was involved with or attended--and there were many. Note this resource, described here: http:/​/​www​.nutrias​.org/​~nopl/​spec/​scrapbks​.htm, in the Scrapbook collection of the Louisiana Division of the New Orleans Public Library: Programs, ca. 1896-1906 [#35]; 2 v. Clippings from programs of concerts, operas, plays and other events in New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, and possibly elsewhere. At least one of the volumes was kept by Mrs. A. W. McClellan. Both are small (6"x9") notebooks with clippings pasted in. Handwritten marginal notes indicate when, where, and with whom the various performances were viewed. Volume 2 appears to have been used as a diary or for other writings before the clippings were added. It also includes a program for the inaugural ceremonies of E. A. Alderman as president of Tulane University in 1901, a partial program for the St. John Rowing Club's races in 1900, and a partial program for the Crescent City Jockey Club dated March 17, 1900. Volume 1 includes a "programme" for New York's Cafe Boulevard.

  
  

• Reference

  "Helen Pauline "Weenie" Degrange". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?tng_extras=1&personID=I51&tree=1sttree (accessed December 15, 2018).