Baptism: Sponsors were John Rodrigue and Marie Falcon
Baptism: Sponsors were Esteve Hernandez and Onesille Boudreau
Records: Records show that Thomas' mother was Marie Domingue. Marie and Manuel Leon Falcon had Thomas (out of wedlock) before Manuel's marriage to Jeanette Sanchez. Marie later married a Rodriguez. Census records show Thomas living in the Rodriguez home as Thomas Falcon. Thomas had at least 1 Rodriguez half-sibling named Delta Rodriguez.
Marriage: never married
Children: no children
DEATH: Francis was a woman with a bleeding ulcer. She later died from that and other complications
Marriage: Peter went to Mexico to borrow sugar. He stayed there and married a woman. He also had a wife and children in Donaldsonville. When he came back, his wife from Mexico later followed. When the Sheriff told him his other wife was looking for him in Donaldsonville he left and no one has heard of him since.
Marriage: Peter went to Mexico to borrow sugar. He stayed there and married a woman. He also had a wife and children in Donaldsonville. When he came back, his wife from Mexico later followed. When the Sheriff told him his other wife was looking for him in Donaldsonville he left and no one has heard of him since.
Occupation: Simon was a sugar specialist. He was a sugar broiler and sugar dryer. He also was a Donaldsonville iron and sheet boiler maker
Children: He had seven sons serving in the service during WW2.
(Issues of the Donaldsonville Chief October 28, 1922, August 30, 1924, March 18, April 15, November 4, 1933.)BIOGRAPHY: Simon (pronounced See-Maw) was a man who liked people. You couldn't go to his house without eating something. He just wouldn't let you. Whether it was his pralines or cookies you just had to eat something. Any kind of function that had people at it, like weddings, funerals, etc. he was there.
He would love to tell funny stories and people would laugh. He lived in a house with a metal roof. He said "Whenever it rained, that's how they made all their children".
Occupation: Oraline was Louisiana's Mother of the year during World War II. She had seven sons serving in the military.
Military: In June, 1940, Andrew joined the marines and went to San Diego, California, for training.
Military: Issues of the Donaldsonville Chief Jun 22, July 20, September 7 1940
Military: Entered the navy in 1919 as a sixteen year old and worked hi way up to chief petty officer by 1941. He was at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
655. Sergeant Simon F FALCON Jr.
Military: By 1933, Falcon had completed courses required for promotion to first lieutenant in the reserves; he already held a reserve second lieutenant's commision. IN 1919, when Simon first enlisted, he declared - perhaps in the manner of other dissatisfied youth - that he would not 'chop' cane any longer. Falcon's statement reflected the lack of opportunity in the traditional Isleno areas.
Military: Issues of the Donaldsonville Chief October 28, 1922, August 30, 1924, March 18, April 15, November 4, 1933.
Military: In 1935 David Peter Falcon, who was the brother of Simon and who had been in the ROTC while he attended Louisiana State University, earned a commission as an army second lieutenant.
Education: In 1932, he had received the university president's medal in recognition of his outstanding ability.