Saturday, April 13, 2013

Where in the World is George P Valleau?

Turns out this pond was just stocked, so I gonna do a little more fishing here.  Right after I published my last post about Arthur J Valleau, I figured I would check George P Valleau, his father, on Ancestry.com using a birth year of 1883 and birth place of Jersey City, NJ.  Where else?

Surprise, Surprise - I found a few items.  Probably should have done this a while ago, but I'm a busy man.  Here's what I found:

1)  1915 Westfield NJ city directory lists George P Valleau, plumber living at 537 North Ave E, listed next, at the same address, is Susie Valleau, wid. of Charles - this would be his mother.


2) 1920 Federal Census, George P Valleau and two lines below him is Tessie Valleau, both listed as married, he is 37 and she is 27.  They are both borders in the home of John Keenan 368 W 27th St in Manhattan, NY.  I think that Tessie is his wife - Bessie, they live in the same house, they are the only two Valleaus there, and they are listed as married - probably to each other.  Their son, Arthur, is living in Tenafly with George's brother, Charles and his wife Mary O'Dea Valleau.  Confusing ain't it?

But this could explain why their son is living in Tenafly with family.  His parents fell on hard times and did not want him living in a boarding house with them in Manhattan.  Arthur is listed in the 1920 census in Tenafly as Nephew to the head of house (as I am sure you remember from several posts back)  Yeah right.  Anyway it sounds right.



3) 1942? World War II Draft Registration for George Percy Valleau, DOB/ 24Jan1883 in Jersey City, NJ.  He is living at 3002 1/2 Washington Ave. Newport News, NJ with his wife Sally P Valleau.

So, I return to the title of this post - Where in the world is George P. Valleau?  Did he remarry and lived into the forties?  There are still some missing pieces to this puzzle.  I have to write to his son's daughter, whom I found in the obit for Arthur. To be continued...

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