Gazlay Family History
Francis Tebbitts ‘Frank’ Constant
Parents
| Father | Edward Wesley ‘Ned’ Constant (2 February 1848 - 18 August 1903) |
| Mother | Mary Elley Keene (ca. 1847 - 19 September 1898) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 12 April 2015; Last Edited: 12 April 2015 |
| Person ID | 7880 |
| Name | Francis Tebbitts ‘Frank’ Constant |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 10 February 1876 in East Carroll Parish, Louisiana1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Married | ca. 1902 to Lucie Barber2, 7 |
| Died | 15 November 1939 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana2 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Lucie Barber (daughter of Leonard Kellog Barber, Jr. and Susie Rebecca Sentell) |
| Born | 4 May 1884 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana |
| Married | ca. 1902 to Francis Tebbitts ‘Frank’ Constant |
| Died | 4 January 1964 in Houston, Harris County, Texas |
| Children | of Francis Tebbitts ‘Frank’ Constant and Lucie Barber: |
| +1. | Mary Keene Constant |
| Born | 16 July 1903 in Louisiana |
| Married | 2 November 1925 to Charles Henry Folwell, Jr. |
| Died | 28 April 1984 in Harris County, Texas |
| +2. | Edward Wellesley Constant |
| Born | 15 September 1904 in Louisiana |
| Married | ca. 1939 to Mozelle Roney |
| Died | 18 January 1981 in Houston, Harris County, Texas |
| 3. | Francis Tebbitts ‘Frank’ Constant, Jr. |
| Born | ca. 1908 in Louisiana |
| Died | 4 July 1909 |
| +4. | Susie S. Constant |
| Born | ca. 1908 in Mississippi |
| Married | 13 June 1926 in Harrison County, Texas to Walter Lester Reynes |
| Married | to Henry Graves Nelms |
| Married | 9 November 1981 in Harris County, Texas to Ernest Cecil Japhet |
| Died | 7 January 1992 in Harris County, Texas |
| +5. | Lucie Seymour Constant |
| Born | 16 January 1910 in Louisiana |
| Married | to George Farnsworth Taylor |
| Died | 12 April 1993 |
Sources
- Draft Registration Card, World War I, F. T. Constant, Serial No. 2206; born: 10 February 1876; nearest relative: Mrs. Lucie Constant, 919 Thorton, Alexandria, La.; signed: Francis T. Constant.
- Louisiana Deaths Index, 1850-1875, 1894-1956, Frances Tebbitts Constant, died: 15 November 1939 in Shreveport, Caddo [Parish], Louisiana, age 63; born in East Carroll [Parish], Louisiana; father: Edward W. Constant; mother: Mary Keene; spouse: Lucy Barber.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Louisiana, East Carroll Parish, 2nd Ward, Enumeration District 29, Page No. 22, family of E. W Constant (35, Ky, planter); wife Mary K. Constant (33, La); son Francis Constant (4, Ky); mother in law Frances Tebbitts (70, Ky).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Louisiana, East Carroll Parish, 2nd Ward, Enumeration District 39, Sheet No. 15A, family of E. W. Constant (52, New York, Feb 1848, widow, planter); son Francis T. Constant (24, Louisiana, Feb 1876, strawman); niece Katherine Constant (31, New York, Oct 1868).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Louisiana, Avoyelles Parish, Ward 10, Enumeration District 27, Sheet No. 14A, family of F. T. Constant (35, Louisiana, contractor, Leevee and Crusal); wife of 8 years L. V. [sic] Constant (25, Louisiana, 4 children, 4 living); daughter M. K. Constant (7, Louisiana); son L. [sic] W. Constant (5, Louisiana); daughter Susie Constant (2, Louisiana); son F. T Constant Jr. (1/12, Louisiana). [The entry for F. T. Constant, Jr., must be an error, since he died in 1909; more likely, the entry should have been for daughter Lucie S. Constant, who was born in early 1910 based on other records.]
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Louisiana, Rapides Parish, Enumeration District 57, Sheet No. 47A, family of Frank T. Constant (44, Louisiana, contractor, levee and railway); wife Lucie B. Constant (35, Louisiana); daughter Mary K. Constant (16, Louisiana); son Edward W. Constant (15, Louisiana); daughter Susie S. Constant (12, Mississippi); daughter Lucie S. Constant (10, Louisiana).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Louisiana, Caddo Parish, Shreveport City, Enumeration District 9-41, Sheet No. 5B, family of Frank T. Constant (52, Louisiana, contractor, levee, first married age 26); wife Lucie B. Constant (44, Louisiana, first married age 18); son Edward Constant (25, Louisiana, purchaser, oil warehouse); daughter Lucie Constant (20, Louisiana); servant Rose Jemison (19, Louisiana, servant); servant Aphelia Dudley (19, Louisiana).