She was a daughter of Alphee Domingue and Marguerite (Hebert) Domingue.

She was raised as "adopted daughter" of Richard Bourgeois and Elizabeth (Rodriguez) Bourgeois.

CENSUS RECORD

1900 US CENSUS
Iberia Parish, Louisiana
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DWELLING 297/FAMILY 297
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BOURGOIS [BOURGEOIS], Richard, head, w, m, Jan. 1835, 65, married, 4 children, 4 living, Louisiana, Louisiana, Louisiana, farmer
BOURGOIS [BOURGEOIS], Lizzabette, wife, w, f, April 1836, 64, married, Louisiana, Louisiana, Louisiana
BOURGOIS [BOURGEOIS], Philomene, daughter, w, f, Jan, 1876, 24, single, Louisiana, Louisiana, Louisiana
BOURGOIS [BOURGEOIS], Mary, daughter, w, f, June 1879, 20, widow, 1 child, 1 living, Louisiana, Louisiana, Louisiana
BOURGOIS [BOURGEOIS], Ritta, granddaughter, w, f, April 1899, 1, single, Louisiana, Louisiana, Louisiana
DOMINGUE, May,adopted daughter, w, f, May 1899, 1, single, Louisiana, Louisiana, Louisiana
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Harvey Ellender #14583441 married May Domingue Ellender #14583452. She was the daughter of Alphee & Marguerite Hebert-Domingue. She was adopted by Richard and Elizabeth Rodriguez-Bourgeois after the death of her mother, Marguerite, on 17 August 1899 when May was 1 year and 3 months.

She and Harvey had five children including:

1 Jannette Ellender (1922-1989),
2 Ivy Jules "Uncle Bill" Ellender (1923-1993),
M Hallie Hazel Stutes Ellender
1 Melissa Ann Ellender-Hinch (1951-2008)
2 Matthew Harvey "Matt" Ellender (1956-1993) @37
3 Ruth Marie Ellender (1925-2006),
4 Leon Ellender (1926-1994), USN served WWII on USS Concord.
5 Kenneth James Ellender (1930-1996) @ 65

and the family plot is in Roselawn Cemetery in Hackberry, Cameron Parish, Louisiana and in Hackberry Cemetery in Hackberry.
Contributor: Domingue Descendent (47643916) •