Jean-Marie Morlas

1846 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Jean-Marie Morlas  [1]
  Birth	14 Nov 1846	Laas, Gers, France   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Notes	Bennie Zahn wrote that "Jean-Marie Morlas was born at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, 14 May 1846 au Capule with Joseph GORDAY, farmer, age 36, and Pierre BIAMOURET, 48, as witnesses." She went on to note that the dates of his immigration, marriage and death are unknown. As daughter Marie Morlas was shown on the 1870 census to be born circa 1862 in New Orleans, his immigration and marriage were sometime prior to that date. There appears to be discrepency between Jean/John's date of birth as reported by Bennie Zahn, and as shown on the 1870 Louisiana census. If his age on the above referenced census was accurate, then he would have been born circa 1838. If the birth date of May, 1846 is accurate, then he should have instead been listed on the 1870 census as age 24. Being born in the year 1846 would also mean that he was just 16 when he married Caroline and when his first daughter born, with his wife being five years his senior. Perhaps the original French records were misread or mistranscribed? Jean-Marie abandoned his family. It is assumed he vanished sometime in 1878, as according to Bennie Zahn, his sons Bertrand and John Dominic were admitted to St. Mary's Catholic Orphan Boys's Home on 17 Jan 1879, and discharged in February 1880. The city directory of 1888 listed his wife as the widow of John Morlas. Her residence at the time was Tonti between Poydras and Julia Street. (Research): Census Information: 1870 census Lousiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, Ward 3 1155-2378 Morlas, John 32 Butcher France Morlas, Caroline 29 Keeps house New York Morlas, Mary 8 At School Louisiana Morlas, John 5 Louisiana Morlas, Bertrand 1 Lousiana
  Person ID	I186	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Francois Morlas,   b. 29 Jan 1808, Laas, Gers, France d. 24 Apr 1878, Laas, Gers, France (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Catherine Bernes,   b. 25 Mar 1812, Laas, Gers, France d. 4 Jan 1889, Laas, Gers, France (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	2 Oct 1833	Laas, Gers, France   [1]
  	Witnesses at their wedding were Jean FOURNOT, 32, Jean DARRIEUX, farmer, age 21, Jean DELOM, 21, and Jean MORLAS, 29, a shoemaker and cousin to Francois.
  Family ID	F190	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Caroline Maria Holmes,   b. Jan 1841, New York d. 7 Jun 1901, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana (Age ~ 60 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1862
  Children	1. Marie Morlas,   b. Abt 1862, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana d. 20 Sep 1887, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana (Age ~ 25 years)   2. John Dominic Morlas,   b. 25 Aug 1865, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana d. 14 Feb 1923, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana (Age 57 years)   3. Bertrand "Uncle Cook" Morlas,   b. 4 Jul 1867, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana d. 25 Aug 1948, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana (Age 81 years)   4. Henry Morlas,   b. Jun 1874, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana d. 11 Jan 1918, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana (Age ~ 43 years)
  Family ID	F188	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Nov 1846 - Laas, Gers, France  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Histories

  Ancestral Region in France The Gascony region, in the southwest of France, was home to the Pene, Morlas and Roquevert families before they emigrated to New Orleans around 1860.

  
  

• Sources

  [S479] Zahn, Bennie Jay--The Families Pene Roquevert Morlas (Privately Published; New Orleans, LA 1992) , updates and corrections issued periodically.