Felicien Lozes--A History Lesson

Today I will give equal time to your great grandfather on my mother's side. Grampa Lozes. Felicien Lozes. Born in 1870, married at 19, 1889, and died in 1942. I was nine when he died and remember much about him. Until I was five or six we lived two blocks away and spent much time in their house. A big, beautiful house with many rooms and two porches off the second floor and two off the first. They had six children ( your grandmother was the second to youngest) and we gathered often at the house and only one room was used upstairs (Aunt Alma was still living at home) so we had a lot of places to play hide n seek, etc. They also had a slave quarters in the back, another interesting place.

He was a butcher all his life and in his obit it states that he had a stall in the Ninth Street Market for 54 years. From age 18 to his death at 72. It also states that for the last 11 years he was president of the N. O. Butchers Co-op Abattoir Co. That was the slaughter house for the area located in St. Bernard and I remember Sunday rides over there. They had a beautiful house, and were the only people I knew for many years who owned a car. He probably inherited money from his father who was not only a butcher, but also in his obit was listed as a ship chandler. (Supplied meat and provisions to ships) His obit was also unique in that it said he was a big man, 330 pounds, a volunteer fireman and that instead of a hearse he was moved on a fire tuck It also says he liked to dance.

Writing this brought back many memories and so I will propose a question for you folks. I can remember two events when I was 3 or 4, fragmented of course, that happened at each grandparents house. The Netzhammer house--Antoinette and Frank's wedding reception. At their house, a big tin garage in the back had kegs of been and the eats. At the Lozes house--my Aunt Claire's wedding. I remember her coming down the stairwell and some of us were under the stairs in our hideout.

So today, children I propose a question for you to share with us. What is one of your earliest memories. The advantage you have is that we perhaps can fill in some of the blanks.