STELLA HEPBURN
BIRTH: abt 1872 New Orleans
FATHER: Samuel C Hepburn
MOTHER: Celestine Mosely
SIBLINGS: Sam Hepburn b. 1867 ?? birth recorded by deposition
George Joseph Hepburn b. 1868
Annie Hepburn b. 1871
Robert J Hepburn b. 1884
MARRIAGE: 1891 12 21 New Orleans age 18
SPOUSE: John L. Baltz b NOLA age 22 [died bef 1955 per Stella's obit]
F = John Baltz, M = Mary Wingfields
WITNESSES: John Baltz [grooms father]
G J Hepburn [Stella's brother George]
Charles A Schmidt [unknown person]
CHILDREN: John Baltz 1899 06 29 [WWI draft reg][died bef 1955 per Stella's obit]
[unsigned note on hand says Stella adopted Jack Baltz?]
Olga Baltz [or Hepburn] [presumed to be Mrs. John Oliver in obit]
[children were listed under Hepburn in 1920 census]
VOCATION: unknown
MILITARY: unknown
RELIGION: unknown
DEATH: 1955 08 06
INTERRED: Hope Mausoleum, New Orleans [according to obit
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Various References to Stella Hepburn
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1891
New Orleans, Louisiana Marriage Records Index, 1831-1925
Name: John L. Baltz Spouse: Stella Hepburn
Age: 22 Age: 18
Gender: M Marriage Date: 21 Dec 1891
Volume: 15 Page: 653
[John L. Baltz, Photographer at 21 St Charles
is listed in New Orleans City Directory 1890-91]
1917 WWI Draft Registration Card for son John
Stella's son John Hepburn Baltz registered for the military draft. Date is obscured by
stamp but war ended in 1918; John born 1899 turned 18 in 1917 so a date of 1917 is used.
His address was given as 720 S Hagan. His father is not listed as nearest relative.
1920
1920 United States Federal 14th Census Recordinfo
New Orleans Ward 3, Orleans, Louisiana - 3333 Tulane Ave
HEPBURN, Stella 42 1878 Louisiana Head of household
John 20 1900 Louisiana Son
Olga 11 1909 New York Daughter
Celestine 70 abt 1850 France Mother
[a boarder is listed between Olga and Celestine]
Apparently, Stella, with or without husband John, spent enough time in New York for daughter
Olga to be born there between 1907 & 1909. In the 1920 census Stella & her children's surname
appears to be Hepburn, not Baltz. Could be census writer's error.
Husband John predeceased Stella but details not yet found.
She may have reverted to her maiden name.
1930
1930 United States Federal 14th Census Recordinfo
New Orleans Ward 3, Orleans, Louisiana - 3333 Tulane Ave
BALTZ, Stella 49 1881 Louisiana Married Head laundress, private family
John 31 1899 Louisiana Single Son self employed huckster
HEPBURN, Celestine 74 1856 Louisiana Widow Mother no occ
Celist 7 1923 Louisiana Single Niece
Olga's name is missing from household. She must have married and moved out.
Records not found for her marriage
In the censuses for 1920 and 1930 Stella is listed as HEAD of household with Celestine listed as mother.
Miraculously, Celestine aged only four years from 1920 to 1930.
The 1930 niece Celist has not been identified.
1939 Husband John's death
New Orleans, Louisiana Death Records Index, 1804-1949 Recordinfo
Name: John L. Baltz [census 1880 son of F John]
Death Date: Nov 1939
Page: 960 Volume: 213
1940 Son John's death
Louisiana Statewide Death Index, 1900-1949 Recordinfo
Name: John H[epburn] Baltz census 1930 w/ Stella
Death Date: 9 Sep 1940
Est Birth Year: 1899
Age: 41 Years
Gender: Male
Race: White or Mexican
Parish: St. Tammany
Cert Number: 13017 Volume: 30
1955 - Obituary
The Times-Picayune
New Orleans - Aug 7 1955 - Page 10 Col 3
BALTZ - On Saturday afternoon, August 6, 1955, at 12:15 o'clock, STELLA M. HEPBURN, wife of the late John L. Baltz; mother of Mrs. John Oliver of Port Arthur, Tex., and the late John H. Baltz; sister of Mrs. E. T. Holmes of Miami, Fla., and Robert J. Hepburn and the late George Hepburn; also survived by eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from the P. J. McMahon and Sons funeral home, 4800 Canal Street, near cemeteries, at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, August 7, 1955, followed by services at Mater Dolorosa church.
Interment in Hope Mausoleum.
[Source: Louisiana Division of the New Orleans Public Library. Photocopies of original newspaper pages or prints from microfilm obtained from library by Wayne Hepburn, 2007 06 22. Printed copies on file.]
Author notes: The obituary identies Stella's sister Annie as Mrs. E. T. Holmes of Miami, FL
and reports that both her husband and son predeceased her. If her remains are in Hope Mausoleum,
they must be in a different vault from the Hepburns or her name is missing from the plate.
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