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| "Ma died this evening. Kate B. McCaughey" |
On September 14, 1903 Belle's mother, Eliza Tisdale received a telegram from her niece, Kate McCaughey, telling the family that Kate's mother had died.
Frances Ann Augusta Pratt McCaughey Anthoine was Eliza's sister and Belle's Aunt France. She was 77 years old, born 19 September 1825 in Scott County, Kentucky. She was 11 years older than Eliza. In 1846 not long after the Pratt family had moved from Arkansas to Louisiana she married William McCaughey. She had two children, Emilius Valerius and Catherine Bernice "Kate." It is presumed that Emilius died young as he is never mentioned again. William died 28 Maarch 1850 when Kate was six months old. His obituary read: "1850 Mar 26 William H. McCaughey, #412, Baton Rouge, Husband of Frances Ann Augusta Pratt"
About five years later Frances married Henri Anthoine, emigre from Trieste, Italy to Nw Orleans in 1855. He is listed as a clerk in several New Orleans City Directories. They are listed in the 1880 Census at 249 Treme St. He is 46 years old and a Book Keeper, born in Italy. Francis, his wife, is 48, born in Kentucky. His step-daughter Kate McCaughey, age 36, widowed, born in Louisiana, father born in Virginia, Mother born in Kentucky. Henri is listed in the City Directory in 1897 as Secretary of the Italy-American Homestead Association at 521 Royal St. Frances is listed in the 1903 New Orleans Death Index as a widow. Frances and her daughter Kate are buried in Greenwood Cemetery.
ANTHOINE - On Monday, Sept. 14, 1903 at 3:45 p.m, Mrs. F. A. Anthoine, aged seventy-seven years.
McCAUGHEY - On Tuesday, September 8, 1917, at 8 p.m. KATE B.McCAUGHEY, age 68 years, a native of Louisiana and a resident of this city many years. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral this (Wednesday) afternoon at 3:20 o'clock from the Fink Asylum, 3045 Cadiz Street.
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