Ettie Mary Menard
b. 11 January 1856, d. 22 January 1917
- Father: Alfred B. Menard b. 18 February 1828, d. 1 July 1909
- Mother: Virginia Morris b. 24 December 1829, d. 15 February 1915
- Ettie Mary Menard was born on 11 January 1856 in Galveston, Texas.
- Alfred B. Menard and Virginia Morris appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Lynchburg, Harris County, Texas. Other members of the household included Ettie Mary Menard, Ada Menard and Osceola J. Menard.
- She was baptized/christened on 26 June 1868 at St. Mary's Cathedral in Galveston, Texas.
- She and Michel Doswell Menard obtained a marriage license on 6 February 1872 in Galveston County, Texas.
- She married Michel Doswell Menard, son of Michel Branamour Menard and Rebecca Mary Fluker, on 7 February 1872 in Galveston County, Texas, first cousins; their fathers were brothers.
- She was involved in a suit against John S. Thrasher that continued from from January 1878 or earlier, through 1880, and was dismissed following his death.
- Alfred B. Menard and Virginia Morris appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Lynchburg, Harris County, Texas. Other members of the household included Ettie Mary Menard, Ada Menard, Osceola J. Menard, Alfred C. Menard, Virginia Menard and Minerva Edwards. Also in the household were Virginia's two widowed sisters, Eppy Brennan and Ada Brantley, and Ada's five children, none of whom are yet recorded in this database.
- She and Michel Doswell Menard were divorced circa July 1880 at Galveston County, Texas, (Michel D. Menard vs. Ettie Mary Menard), and partition of property, sale of which was handled by Joshua P. Kindred.
- She and George H. Giessler obtained a marriage license on 20 December 1880 at Galveston County, Texas.
- She married George H. Giessler, son of William Giessler and Elizabeth Wehner, in December 1880 in Galveston County, Texas, and apparently divorced sometime after the birth of their son Osceola.
- She married Richard Ellison Lewis, son of John J. Lewis and Adaline Butler, circa 1886.
- Richard Ellison Lewis and Ettie Mary Menard appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Harris County, Texas. Other members of the household included Ethel Lewis.
- Richard Ellison Lewis and Ettie Mary Menard appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at 1019 Fowler.
- Ettie Mary Menard died on 22 January 1917 at age 61 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at 1019 Fowler.
- Her husband Richard Ellison Lewis became a widower at her death.
- She was interred at Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas.
- Last Edited: 11 Aug 2014
Family 1: Michel Doswell Menard b. 28 November 1850, d. circa October 1884
- Ettie Mary Menard b. 16 October 1873, d. 20 March 1878
Family 2: George H. Giessler b. 9 May 1847, d. 22 July 1923
- Osceola Theodor Giessler+ b. 27 October 1881, d. 13 July 1923
Family 3: Richard Ellison Lewis b. 28 March 1857, d. 7 January 1919
- Ethel Lewis+ b. 24 November 1887, d. 3 January 1959