Gazlay Family History
Blanche Hortense Laigniez
Parents
| Father | Vincent Laigneiz ( - ) |
| Mother | Blanche Josephine Loayer ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 1 April 2023; Last Edited: 2 April 2023 |
| Person ID | 13623 |
| Name | Blanche Hortense Laigniez |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 4 September 1900 in France1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | 21 June 1919 in Nantes, France to Edward Dennis Cleary1, 7, 8 |
| Divorced | 9 November 1933 in Berrien County, Michigan from Edward Dennis Cleary8 |
| Married | 29 February 1936 in La Porte, La Porte County, Indiana to Emil Rucks3 |
| Died | 6 April 1989 in Mill Valley, Marin County, California2 |
| Buried | in Crystal Springs Cemetery, Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan2 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Edward Dennis Cleary (son of David Cleary and Agnes Crippin) |
| Born | 29 October 1893 in Aetna, Hickman County, Tennessee |
| Married | 21 June 1919 in Nantes, France to Blanche Hortense Laigniez |
| Married | 21 June 1934 in St. Joseph County, Indiana to Marie Rose Kanter |
| Died | 9 October 1962 |
| Children | of Blanche Hortense Laigniez and Edward Dennis Cleary: |
| 1. | Edward James Cleary |
| Born | 18 November 1924 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
| Died | 31 December 2002 |
| Spouse 2 | Emil Rucks (son of Fred Rucks and Evq Sturmer) |
| Born | 17 August 1897 in Russia |
| Married | 29 February 1936 in La Porte, La Porte County, Indiana to Blanche Hortense Laigniez |
| Died | 20 November 1952 in Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan |
Sources
- Michigan, Census of World War I Veterans with Card Index, 1917-1919 (available at familysearch.org), Dennis Edward Cleary, born: 1894 in Aetna, Tenn.; father: David Cleary; mother: Agnes Cleary; spouse: Blanche Hortense Loigneiz, born: 4 September 1900 in Lyle, France.
- Find a Grave (website). Crystal Springs Cemetery, Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan, Blanche Laigneiz Rucks, born: 4 September 1901 in France; died: 6 April 1989 in Mill Valley, Marin County, California (from record, which provides the names and links for two wives).
- Indiana Marriages, 1811-2018/2019, Emil Rucks, born: 17 August 1897 in Canada; father: Fred Rucks; mother: Eva Sturmer; 2 previous marriages; Blanche Cleary, born: 4 September 1900 in France; father: Vincent Leeney [sic]; mother: Blanche Josephine Loayer; 2 previous marriages; married on 29 February 1936 in LaPorte, Indiana.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Kalamazoo County, Kalamazoo, E.D. 171, Sheet No. 8A, Edward Cleary, 26, Michigan, butcher, meat market; wife Blanche Cleary, 19, France.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Indiana, La Porte County, La Porte, E.D. 46-10, Sheet No. 17A, Edward Cleary, 35, Tennessee, first married age 25, manager, butcher shop; wife Blanche Cleary, 29, France, first married age 19; son Edward J. Cleary, 5, Illinois.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Berrien County, St. Joseph, E.D. 11-75, Sheet No. 61A, Emil Rucks, 47, Russia, laborer, foundry; wife Blanche Rucks, 39, France, laborer, hosiery manf.; step son Edward Cleary, 16, Illinois.
- Find a Grave (website). Saint Josephs Catholic Cemetery, Watervliet, Berrien County, Michigan, Dennis Edward Cleary, born: 1894; died: 19 October 1962 (from record, which provides the names and links for two wives and one son).
- Michigan, U.S. Divorce Records, 1897-1952 (available at ancestry.com), Edward Dennis Cleary and Blanche Laigniez Cleary, married on 21 June 1919 in Nantes, France; divorced on 9 November 1933 in Berrien, Michigan.