Family History - Leonard Kellog Barber, Jr.
Key: | 1. | “+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation. |
| 2. | “born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown. |
This family history features Leonard Kellog Barber, Jr. and 27 of his descendants down to the sixth generation.
First Generation
1.
Leonard Kellog Barber, Jr.,
1 born ____ (parents not determined). Leonard married
Susie Rebecca Sentell (born ____, parents not determined).
Second Generation
2.
Lucie Barber2 (
Leonard1), born 4 May 1884 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana;
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 died 4 January 1964 in Houston, Harris County, Texas.
1 Lucie married, ca. 1902,
Francis Tebbitts ‘Frank’ Constant4, 7 (born 10 February 1876 in East Carroll Parish, Louisiana, the son of
Edward Wesley ‘Ned’ Constant and
Mary Elley Keene;
2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 Frank died 15 November 1939 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
7).
+ | 3 | i. | Mary Keene Constant, born 16 July 1903 in Louisiana; died 28 April 1984 in Harris County, Texas. Married Charles Henry Folwell, Jr.. |
+ | 4 | ii. | Edward Wellesley Constant, born 15 September 1904 in Louisiana; died 18 January 1981 in Houston, Harris County, Texas. Married Mozelle Roney. |
| 5 | iii. | Francis Tebbitts ‘Frank’ Constant, Jr., born ca. 1908 in Louisiana;2, 10 died 4 July 1909.10 Frank is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.10 |
+ | 6 | iv. | Susie S. Constant, born ca. 1908 in Mississippi; died 7 January 1992 in Harris County, Texas. Married (1) Walter Lester Reynes Married (2) Henry Graves Nelms Married (3) Ernest Cecil Japhet. |
+ | 7 | v. | Lucie Seymour Constant, born 16 January 1910 in Louisiana; died 12 April 1993. Married George Farnsworth Taylor. |
- Texas Deaths, 1890-1976; Constant, Lucie Barber, died: 4 January 1964 in Houston, Harris [County], Texas; born: 4 June 1884 in New Orleans, Louisiana; widowed; father: Leonard K. Barber; mother: Susan Sentell.
- 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).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Texas, Harris County, Houston City, Enumeration District 258-170B, Sheet No. 1B, family of Henry G Nelms (51, Texas, oil operator, oil company); wife Susie C. Nelms (32, Mississippi); son Frank R. Nelms (10, Louisiana); daughter Mary C. Nelms (4, Texas); mother-in law Lucy Constance [sic] (54, Louisiana, widow); residence on 1 April 1935: same place for all except Lucy: Shreveport, Caddo County, Louisiana.
- 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).
- Find a Grave (website). Greenwood Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, Francis Tebbets Constant, Jr., born: 1908; died: 5 July 1909 in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana [from record, which indicates he was the 8 month old son of Francis “Frank” Tibbet Constant and Lucy Barber Constant, daughter of Leonard Kellog Barber, Jr., and Susie Rebecca Sentell, and granddaughter of George Washington Sentell. The gravestone provides his parents’ names but the birth and death dates are unreadable.] Note that an obituary index, not shown in the findagrave record, indicates in the Daily Picayune, 6 July 1909 issue, that he died on 4 July 1909.
Third Generation
3.
Mary Keene Constant3 (
Lucie,2 Leonard1), born 16 July 1903 in Louisiana;
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 died 28 April 1984 in Harris County, Texas.
1, 6 Mary married, 2 November 1925,
Charles Henry Folwell, Jr.8 (born 2 January 1895 in Mt. Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey, the son of
Charles Henry Folwell and
Mary Nelson Neill;
4, 5, 7 Charles died 8 October 1970 in Houston, Harris County, Texas
7).
4.
Edward Wellesley Constant3 (
Lucie,2 Leonard1), born 15 September 1904 in Louisiana;
2, 3, 9, 10, 11 died 18 January 1981 in Houston, Harris County, Texas.
9 Edward married, ca. 1939,
Mozelle Roney11 (born 1 December 1904 in Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, the daughter of
Charles Patrick Roney and
Leona O’Neill;
11, 12 Mozelle died 28 February 1976 in Houston, Harris County, Texas
12).
6.
Susie S. Constant3 (
Lucie,2 Leonard1), born ca. 1908 in Mississippi;
2, 3, 13 died 7 January 1992 in Harris County, Texas.
14 Susie married, first, 13 June 1926 in Harrison County, Texas,
Walter Lester Reynes16 (born 1 January 1904 in Louisiana, parents not determined;
4, 15 Walter died 11 November 1960 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
15). Susie married, second,
Henry Graves Nelms13 (born 23 January 1889 in Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas, parents not determined;
13, 17, 18 Henry died 14 February 1967 in Houston, Harris County, Texas
17). Susie married, third, 9 November 1981 in Harris County, Texas,
Ernest Cecil Japhet20 (born 13 April 1908, parents not determined;
19, 20 Ernest died 5 October 1990 in Harris County, Texas
19). Ernest is buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas.
19
| 11 | i. | Walter Lester Reynes, born 1927 in Louisiana;21 died 10 May 1927 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.21 |
7.
Lucie Seymour Constant3 (
Lucie,2 Leonard1), born 16 January 1910 in Louisiana;
3, 10, 22, 23 died 12 April 1993.
22 Lucie married
George Farnsworth Taylor23 (born 15 August 1905 in Kentucky, parents not determined;
23, 24 George died 11 February 1952
24).
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Mary Folwell, born: 16 July 1903; event date: May 1984 [probably the date the death was reported]; last place of residence: Houston, Harris [County], Texas.
- 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, Texas, Harris County, Houston City, Enumeration District 101-112, Sheet No. 29A, family of Charles H. Falwell, Jr. [sic] (34, New Jersey, clerk, iron co., first married age 29); wife May [sic] Falwell (26, Louisiana, first married age 21); son Chas H. Falwell, Jr. (1, Texas); b in law Walter R. Renis [sic, Reynes] (27, Louisiana, clerk, office supplies, first married age 25).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Texas, Harris County, Houston City, Enumeration District 258-246, Sheet No. 13A, family of Charles H. Folwell (45, New Jersey, manufacturer agent, steel); wife Mary K. Folwell (36, Louisiana); son Charles H. Folwell III (11, Texas); son John C. Folwell (4, Texas).
- Texas Death Index, 1964-1998; Folwell, Mary Keene, died: 28 April 1984 in Harris [County], Texas.
- Texas Deaths, 1890-1976; Folwell, Charles Henry, died: 8 October 1970 in Houston, Harris [County], Texas; born: 2 January 1895 Mt. Holly, New Jersey; father: C. H. Folwell; mother: Mary Nelson Neill.
- Marriage Announcement, The Princeton Alumni Weekly, Vol. XXVI, No. 10, 2 December 1925, Page 263, marriage of C. H. Folwell, Jr., and Mary Keene Constant, married on 2 November.
- Find a Grave (website). Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, Edward Welleseley Constant, born: 15 September 1904 in Louisiana; died: 18 January 1981 in Houston, Harris County, Texas [from record, which indicated son of Francis T. Constant and Lucy Barber, and that he was a lease broker in the petroleum industry].
- 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).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Texas, Harris County, Houston City, Enumeration District 258-241, Sheet No. 13B, family of E. W. Constant (35, Louisiana, oil business leasing, oil industry; residence on 1 April 1935: Shreveport, Caddo County, Louisiana); wife Nozelle [sic, Mozelle] R. Constant (35, Georgia, first married age 34, no children, residence on 1 April 1935: Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois).
- Texas Deaths, 1890-1976; Constant, Mozelle Roney, died: 28 February 1976 in Houston, Harris [County], Texas; born: 1 December 1904 in Dalton, Georgia; married; father: Charles Patrick Roney; mother: Onie O Neill.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Texas, Harris County, Houston City, Enumeration District 258-170B, Sheet No. 1B, family of Henry G Nelms (51, Texas, oil operator, oil company); wife Susie C. Nelms (32, Mississippi); son Frank R. Nelms (10, Louisiana); daughter Mary C. Nelms (4, Texas); mother-in law Lucy Constance [sic] (54, Louisiana, widow); residence on 1 April 1935: same place for all except Lucy: Shreveport, Caddo County, Louisiana.
- Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, available at ancestry.com. Japhet, Susie, died: 7 January 1992 in Harris [County], Texas.
- Texas Deaths, 1890-1976; Reynes, Walter Lester, born: 1 January 1904 in Louisiana; died: 11 November 1960 in San Antonio, Bexar [County], Texas; father: George Reynes; mother: Mamie Voelker.
- Texas County Marriage Records, 1837-1977, Walter L. Reynes and Susie Constant, married on 13 June 1926 in Harrison [County], Texas.
- Texas Deaths, 1890-1976; Nelms, Henry Graves, died: 14 February 1967 in Houston, Harris [County], Texas; born: 23 January 1889 in Georgetown, Texas; father: Alex Peel Nelms; mother: Rosa Lott.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Texas, Harris County, Houston City, Enumeration District 78, Sheet No. 3A, family of Henry G. Nelms (30, Texas, investor, cattle); wife Josephine Nelms (26, Texas); servant Louise Mary Jones (50, Texas, cook, private family); servant Solice Savoy (23, Texas, house maid, private family).
- Find a Grave (website). Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, Ernest Cecil Japhet: Ernest C. Japhet / Apr. 13, 1908 / Oct. 5, 1990 [from grave marker]. The record provides the names of his parents and two spouses.
- Texas Marriages, 1966-2010, Ernest C. Japhet, age 73; and Susie Constant, age 73, married on 9 November 1981 in Harris [County], Texas.
- Louisiana Deaths Index, 1850-1875, 1894-1956, Walter Lester Reynes, died: 10 May 1927 in Shreveport, Caddo [County], Louisians, age 0; born in Louisiana; father W. L. Reynes; mother: Susie S. Constant.
- Find a Grave (website). Lake Park Cemetery, Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi, Lucie Constant Taylor: Lucie Constant / Taylor / Jan. 16, 1910 / Apr. 12, 1993 [from grave marker].
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Mississippi, Jones County, Laurel City, Enumeration District 34-2, Sheet No. 1B, family of George F. Taylor (34, Kentucky, traveling salesman, dry goods co.); wife Lucie Seymour Taylor (28, Louisiana); daughter Susie Farnsworth Taylor (2/12, Mississippi); residence on 1 April 1935: Shreveport, Louisiana.
- Find a Grave (website). Lake Park Cemetery, Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi, George Farnsworth Taylor: George Farnsworth / Taylor / Aug. 15, 1905 / Feb 11, 1952 [from grave marker].
- This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
Fourth Generation
8.
Charles Henry Folwell III4 (
Mary,3 Lucie,2 Leonard1), born 27 October 1928 in Houston, Harris County, Texas.
1, 2, 3 Charles married
Betty Joyce Jackson (born ____, parents not determined).
9.
John Constant Folwell4 (
Mary,3 Lucie,2 Leonard1), born 4 January 1936 in Harris County, Texas.
3, 7 John married
Peggy Sue Prettyman (born ____, parents not determined).
10.
Edward Wellesley Constant II4 (
Edward,3 Lucie,2 Leonard1), born 28 March 1943.
10 Edward married, first, 18 January 1965,
Sara Elizabeth Akin11 (born ca. 1948, parents not determined
11). Their marriage ended in divorce on 4 December 1970 in Harris County, Texas.
11 Edward married, second, 10 July 1981 in Harris County, Texas,
Susan M. Case12 (born ca. 1956, parents not determined
12).
12.
Frank Constant Nelms4 (
Susie,3 Lucie,2 Leonard1), born 22 February 1930 in Louisiana.
10, 13 Frank married
Suzanne Boston Rogers (born ____, parents not determined).
| 22 | i. | Frank Chadwick Nelms, born 9 February 1952 in Harris County, Texas;14, 15 died 30 November 1969 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.15 |
| 23 | ii. | Nina Suzanne Nelms, born 29 December 1953 in Harris County, Texas.16 |
15.
Lucie Constant Taylor4 (
Lucie,3 Lucie,2 Leonard1), born 5 October 1943.
10 Lucie married
Neill Turner Masterson III (born 22 May 1934 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, the son of
Neill Turner Masterson, Jr. and
Madera Elliot Foster17).
- Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1934, Charles Henry Folwell, born: 27 October 1928 in Houston, Harris [County], Texas; father: Charles Henry Folwell; mother: Mary Kim [sic] Constant.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Texas, Harris County, Houston City, Enumeration District 101-112, Sheet No. 29A, family of Charles H. Falwell, Jr. [sic] (34, New Jersey, clerk, iron co., first married age 29); wife May [sic] Falwell (26, Louisiana, first married age 21); son Chas H. Falwell, Jr. (1, Texas); b in law Walter R. Renis [sic, Reynes] (27, Louisiana, clerk, office supplies, first married age 25).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Texas, Harris County, Houston City, Enumeration District 258-246, Sheet No. 13A, family of Charles H. Folwell (45, New Jersey, manufacturer agent, steel); wife Mary K. Folwell (36, Louisiana); son Charles H. Folwell III (11, Texas); son John C. Folwell (4, Texas).
- Texas Birth Index 1903-1997, Folwell, Forrest Allan, born: 30 January 1961 in Harris [County], Texas; father: Charles Henry Folwell III; mother: Betty Joyce Jackson.
- Texas Birth Index 1903-1997, Folwell, Gregory Charles, born: 16 June 1963 in Harris [County], Texas; father: Charles Henry Folwell, III; mother: Betty Joyce Jackson.
- Texas Birth Index 1903-1997, Folwell, David Arthur, born: 29 April 1967 in Harris [County], Texas; father: Charles Henry Folwell; mother: Betty Joyce Jackson.
- Texas Birth Index 1903-1997, Folwell, John Constant, born: 4 January 1936 in Harris [County], Texas; father: Charles Henry Folwell, Jr.; mother: Mary Keene Constant.
- Texas Birth Index 1903-1997, Folwell, John Bruce, born: 1 February 1960 in Harris [County], Texas; father: John Constant Folwell; mother: Peggy Sue Prettyman.
- Texas Birth Index 1903-1997, Folwell, Robert Stephen, born: 17 September 1962 in Harris [County], Texas; father: John Constant Folwell; mother: Peggy Sue Prettyman.
- This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
- Texas Marriages, 1966-2010, Edward W. Constant, Jr., age 27, and Sara E. Constant, age 22; married on 18 January 1965; divorced on 4 December 1970 in Harris [County], Texas; 1 child under 18.
- Texas Marriages, 1966-2010, Edward W. Constant II, age 38, and Susan M. Case, age 25; married on 10 July 1981 in Harris [County], Texas.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Texas, Harris County, Houston City, Enumeration District 258-170B, Sheet No. 1B, family of Henry G Nelms (51, Texas, oil operator, oil company); wife Susie C. Nelms (32, Mississippi); son Frank R. Nelms (10, Louisiana); daughter Mary C. Nelms (4, Texas); mother-in law Lucy Constance [sic] (54, Louisiana, widow); residence on 1 April 1935: same place for all except Lucy: Shreveport, Caddo County, Louisiana.
- Texas Birth Index 1903-1997, Nelms, Frank Chadwick, born: 9 February 1952 in Harris [County], Texas; father: Frank Constant Nelms; mother: Suzanne Boston Proctor.
- Texas Deaths, 1890-1976; Nelms, Frank Chadwick, died: 30 November 1969 in Victoria, Victoria [County], Texas; born: 9 February 1952 in Houston, Texas; father: Frank Chadwick [sic] Nelms; mother: Suzanne Rogers.
- Texas Birth Index 1903-1997, Nelms, Nina Suzanne, born: 29 December 1953 in Harris [County], Texas; father: Frank Constant Nelms; mother: Suzanne Boston Proctor.
- Texas Birth Index 1903-1997, Masterson, Neill Turner, born: 22 May 1934 in Houston, Harris [County], Texas; father: Neill Turner Masterson; mother: Madera Elliot Foster.
- Texas Birth Index 1903-1997, Masterson, Constant Clare, born: 9 January 1970 in Harris [County], Texas; father: Neill Turner Masterson II; mother: Lucie Constant Taylor.
- Texas Birth Index 1903-1997, Masterson, Neill Turner IV, born: 7 August 1973 in Harris [County], Texas; father: Neill Turner Masterson II; mother: Lucie Constant Taylor.
Fifth and Sixth Generations
21.
William Sinclair Constant5 (
Edward,4 Edward,3 Lucie,2 Leonard1), born 6 August 1965 in Harris County, Texas.
1 William married, first, 30 April 1983 in Tarrant County, Texas,
Robin Lee Langford2 (born ca. 1963, parents not determined
2). Their marriage ended in divorce on 22 December 1986 in Hood County, Texas.
3 William married, second, 26 May 1990 in Tarrant County, Texas,
Lisa Ann Noland4 (born ca. 1966, parents not determined
4). Their marriage ended in divorce on 23 July 2003 in Rockwall County, Texas.
5 William married, third, 22 April 2005 in Dallas, Texas,
Stephanie K. Devitt6 (born ca. 1967, parents not determined
6).
- Texas Birth Index 1903-1997, William Sinclair Constant, born: 6 August 1965 in Harris [County], Texas; father: Edward Wellesley Constant; mother: Sara Elizabeth Akin.
- Texas Marriages, 1966-2010, William S. Constant, age 17, and Robin L. Langford, age 20; married on 30 April 1983 in Tarrant [County], Texas.
- Texas Divorce Index, 1968-2010, William S. Constant, age 21, and Robin L. Constant, age 23; married on 30 Aprile 1983; divorced on 22 December 1986 in Hood [County], Texas; 1 child under age 18.
- Texas Marriages, 1966-2010, William S. Constant, age 24, and Lisa L. Noland, age 23; married on 26 May 1990 in Tarrant [County], Texas.
- Texas Divorce Index, 1968-2010, William S. Constant, age 37, and Lisa A. Constant, age 36; married on 26 May 1990; divorced on 23 July 2003 in Rockwall [County], Texas; 2 children under 18.
- Texas Marriages, 1966-2010, William S. Constant, age 40, and Stephanie K. Devitt, age 38; married on 22 April 2005 in Dallas [County], Texas.
- Texas Birth Index 1903-1997, Erica Taylor Constant, born: 9 November 1983 in Tarrant [County], Texas; father: William Sinclair Constant; mother: Robin Lee Langford.
- Texas Birth Index 1903-1997, Victoria Mozelle Constant, born: 19 November 1992 in Tarrant [County], Texas; father: William Sinclair Constant; mother: Lisa Ann Noland.
- Texas Birth Index 1903-1997, John Alexander Constant, born: 25 April 1996 in Dallas [County], Texas; father: William Sinclair Constant; mother: Lisa Ann Noland.