Rob's Genealogy

Person Page 184

Amelia Mas1,2,3,4,5

born 13 July 1882, died 30 November 1955
Photo of Amelia Mas Sicard, circa 1927. (Photo: robsgenealogy.net)

Family: Adrien Sicard (born 5 March 1869, died 18 July 1932)

Facts and Notes

  • Name:
  • Birth: 13 July 18821,6,2,4
  • Arrival: 31 December 1900; New York Port, New York County, New York, USABG; Age: 20; Aboard the La Gascogne. On the ship manifest she lists herself as a housekeeper en route to W Hoboken, NJ, to join a cousin.7
  • Marriage: 5 January 1901; Adrien Sicard; Union City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USABGO8,5
  • Residence: 1910; Precinct 38, Jefferson County, Alabama, USABG; Age: 27; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife2
  • Residence: 1920; Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USABGO; Age: 37; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife4
  • Residence: 1926; 1440 S 10th Place, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USABG3
  • Residence: 1930; Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USABGO; Age: 47; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife1
  • Occupation: Before 1937; Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USABGO; French teacher in Birmingham public schools9
  • Residence: Between 1937 and 1955; New York County, New York, USABGO; The obituary says she resided in "Regal Park, L.I."; could this have been a typo for "Rego Park" in Queens?9
  • Occupation: After 1937; New York County, New York, USABGO; Taught French in New York parochial schools9
  • Death: 30 November 1955; Midtown Hospital, New York County, New York, USABG6,9
  • Burial: 6 December 1955; Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USABG; Date estimated based on time of death.6
  • Note: New York Times
    December 1955

    In Loving Memory
    Sicard - Amelia, on Nov. 30, 1955, native of LaRoche, France, beloved wife of the late Adrien Sicard, devoted mother of Mrs. Eloise Hodge of Rego Park, L.I., and Mrs. Mary Cobb of Arlington, Va.; also survived by three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Reposing at the Leo F. Kearns Funeral Home, 61-10 Woodhaven Boulevard at Dry Harbor Road. Rego Park. Funeral today. 10:30 A.M. Solemn Mass of Requiem. Resurrection Ascention R. C. Church. 11 A.M. Interment Birmingham, Alabama.

    MRS. ADRIAN SICARD
    Mrs. Amelia Sicard, widow of Adrian Sicard, a coal company
    executive, died yesterday in Midtown Hospital after a long
    illness.

    She was born in La Roche, France. Her husband, who died in 1932, was president of the Peerless, Cahaba and West Helena Coal Company, Birmingham, Ala. Mrs. Sicard lived at 37-21 Eightieth Street, Jackson
    Heights, Queens.

    Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Hugh P. Hodge of Rego Park, Queens, and Mrs. Mary Cobb of Arlington, Va.

Citations

  1. [S523] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=119482420&indiv=try, Year: 1930; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: 27; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0072; Image: 1038.0; FHL microfilm: 2339762, Record for Adrien Sicard
  2. [S364] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910USCenIndex&h=9562404&indiv=try, Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 38, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T624_17; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0124; FHL microfilm: 1374030, Record for Adrien Sicard
  3. [S661] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=USDirectories&h=926631398&indiv=try, Record for Adrain Sicard
  4. [S667] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=1183986&indiv=try, Year: 1920; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T625_25; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 88; Image: 65, Record for A Sicard
  5. [S794] Ancestry.com, New Jersey, Marriage Index, 1901-2016, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61253&h=30247&indiv=try, New Jersey State Archives; Trenton, New Jersey; Marriage Indexes; Index Type: Bride; Year Range: 1901-1903; Surname Range: L - Z, Record for Amelina Mas
  6. [S533] Elmwood Cemetery (Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama USA), Grave Markers, Elmwood Cemetery (Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama USA). Grave markers., Gravestone for Amelia Mas Sicard. Photo taken 31 Jul 2004 by Robert Reyes
  7. [S706] Statue of Liberty - Ellis Island Island Foundation, Inc, http://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/passenger-details/czoxMjoiNjA0NjQ1MDgwMDQxIjs=/czo5OiJwYXNzZW5nZXIiOw==, Passenger record for Amelina Mas; Passenger ID 604645080041; Frame 40, Line 11; http://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/passenger-details/czoxMjoiNjA0NjQ1MDgwMDQxIjs=/czo5OiJwYXNzZW5nZXIiOw==; Accessed 19 Aug 2015
  8. [S48] Yves Martinie, Compiler: Yves Martinie, Martinie, Yves, Personal Family Tree, http://gw.geneanet.org/ymartinie?lang=en, Yves Martinie's Genealogical Records
  9. [S532] The Birmingham News, Birmingham, Alabama, USA (print edition), The Birmingham News. Alabama, USA. Birmingham., "Mrs. Amelia Sicard Dies in New York"; Dec 1, 1955, Funeral Notice for Amelia Sicard