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Gertrude Margaret (Peggy) LaBow (Lebeau)

Female 1903 - 1982  (~ 76 years)


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  • Name Gertrude Margaret (Peggy) LaBow (Lebeau) 
    Born About Aug 1903 
    Gender Female 
    Occupation When she lived in NYC with Earnest early in their marriage she sold Mehron cosmetics door to door or with parties.
     
    Residence Per Bob Muehring, she lived in NJ and every couple years she'd come visit MI 
    Died 1980 to 1982  Miami FL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • She was adopted in Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne, MI, US by Grandparents while still in diapers. Her and her sister Florence were adopted when their mother Lizzy came down with syphllis and went to Eloise Hospital. She was raised as the youngest daughter, younger than Grace Mabel Florence, the youngest birthdaughter of Isadore and Florence.
    • She had a theatrical supply company called Peggrace (with grandma Grace Soullier) which sold stage makeup, brushes, creams, tweezers, false eyelashes, etc., plus costumes, pasties, g-strings and stockings to the showgirls who worked on Miami Beach. Grandma designed and sewed the custom costumes with sequins and embellishments (and their bras and underpants which had to be very small to fit under the show costumes) and Peg got the supplies from Mehron from NYC.
    • Carmen Miranda story: Mom and Peg went to make deliveries at the Colonial Club one night in the 1940s when mom and dad lived down there. Carmen was there and had a lady assistant who was rumored it was her mother but no one knew. Carmen wanted 2 dozen false eyelashes and Peg asked why so many. Carmen told her she kept losing them.
    • One night there was a bunch of female impersonators and mom went with Peggy who told her "don't be alarmed, this is an experience." One guy put lavender on his eyes and then called across to his friend "Do you like this color better?"
    • After she divorced Scobey, she met Earnest who was a maitre'd in NYC. She lived in Long Branch NJ when she was married to Scobey and his parents were very rich, like millionaires now. And she also had a photography studio in Long Branch NJ. She took photos, developed them and made copies. Scobey was an alcoholic.
    • Ashes went into the ocean. Grace Soullier was her sole heir.
    Person ID I17063  Drouillard
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2006 

    Father Martin "Mark" LaBow (Lebeau) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Margaret Elizabeth "Lizzy" Champagne,   b. 16 Aug 1891,   d. 1943, Eloise Hospital Detroit MI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Family ID F6782  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father Isadore Jerome Huyet Champagne,   b. 07 Jul 1854, Mt Clemens, Macomb, MI, US Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 08 Mar 1928, Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne, MI, US Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Relationship Adopted 
    Mother Florence (Florian) DROUILLARD,   b. 25 Nov 1861,   d. 09 Jul 1956, Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne, MI, US Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Relationship Adopted 
    Married 24 Nov 1879  Ste. Anne, Tecumseh Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • They were married in the presence of Barnabe Champagne and Salome Drouillard.
    Resided Ridge Road, Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne, MI, US
    Source: Kathleen Wattle Interview June Veronica Chancey Quinn Lahti 
    Family ID F2328  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Bob Scobey  [1
    Last Modified 10 Nov 2006 
    Family ID F6784  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Ernest Orsi 
    Married About 1944/45  NYC most likely Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 10 Nov 2006 
    Family ID F6785  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S110] Kathleen Wattle GEDCOM file imported on 26 Oct 2006, Kathleen Wattle.