Samuel Creely (1840-1906) and Mary Tesson (1842-1927)
Samuel Creely Parents
Born: 19 February 1840.1
Christening: 25 October 1840 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri.1
Married: 17 November 1861 in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri.2
Died: 17 February 1906 in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri.3
Buried: 19 February 1906 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri.4
Mary Tesson
Born: 26 February 18425 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri.6
Christening: 9 March 1842 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri.5
Died: 24 November 1927 in Central Township, St. Louis, Missouri.6
Children
1. Samuel O. Creely (born September 1861 in Missouri).7
2. Francois Creely (born 16 April 1869 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri;8 christened 16 May 1869 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri;9 married Matilda Major in 1897;8,10 died 2 December 1941 in Clayton, St. Louis, Missouri).8
Notes on Samuel Creely
- In 1900 he was a day laborer.7
- The photo below was sent to me by his great-grandson. He states that it was taken before 1900.
Notes on Mary Tesson
- She was the daughter of Francois Tesson and Charlotte Smith.5
- Her death certificate lists her middle initial as P.6
- Her son's christening record lists her name as Marie Felicite Tison.7
- She was living in St. Louis in 1908 at 4333 Cote Brillante Avenue.11
- The photo below was sent to me by her great-grandson.
Sources
1. Register of St. Ferdinand parish, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri (christening record 22 July 1842).
2. St. Louis, Missouri Marriages, 1804-76, available at ancestry.com.
3. St. Louis City death certificate #4948.
4. Register of St. Ferdinand parish, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri (burial record 19 February 1906).
5. Register of St. Ferdinand parish, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri (christening record 9 March 1842).
6. Missouri Death Certificate #34592.
7. 1900 Federal Census of District 0052, St. Louis Ward 3, St. Louis (Independent City), Missouri.
8. Missouri Death Certificate #39367.
9. Register of St. Ferdinand parish, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri (christening record 16 May 1869).
10. Missouri marriage certificate; his grandson sent me an electronic copy that says the license was issued on 6 January 1897, but it does not list the actual place or date of the marriage.
11. 1908 St. Louis city directory, p. 410, available at ancestry.com.