ID
3381
Nationality
American
Native American (Cherokee/Apache)
Occupation
Family member
Mother
Summary
Born at Mannsville, OK; attended the Texas School for the Deaf. Orphaned at age 17; had to leave school to help her sister raise a nephew; attended a beauty school at the same time. Met and married Martin L. Bienvenu, Jr. (also deaf) in 1923, settling in Louisiana; had 3 daughters, all deaf, including Martina Jo "M.J." Bienvenu (q.v.).
References
Step Into the Circle, p.244-245.
Dates
3 November 1918-1985