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A.	Marie Josephine Bankston - married Thomas Fayard on July 1, 1882 (OLG Church). She was born on March 4, 1867 (OLG Church), died in Bay St. Louis on July 7, 1890 (OLG Church) and is buried in St. Mary's cemetery. The following information about Marie was told to us by her granddaughter, Marguerite Fayard Warren, on June 1, 1974 at her home in Waveland. She said that her grandmother, Marie, had three children and that she died at an early age. After her death her grandfather, Thomas Fayard remarried Rosa Choina on April 24, 1891 and had some children by her. Thomas and Marie’s children were:
1.	Eddie Theophile Fayard - bom on December 5, 1886 (OLG Church) and married Marguerite Carver (daughter of Leon Carver and Marjorie Isher). They lived in Waveland last and are buried in Cedar Rest Cemetery. They had:
a)	Edward Fayard - married Lucille McWhirter and lived in Waveland. They had Edward (photographer in Waveland), Reginald, Kenneth, Erline, and one other child that died as an infant.
b)	Marguerite Fayard - married William E. Warren and lived in Waveland. They had Joan Patricia, Margaret Jean, and William Jr. "Bill" (Jerry was in National Guard with him).
c)	Ethel Fayard - married first to John Herkes and second to Dave Jones. She lived in Golden Meadow, LA. She had the following children by her second marriage: Barbara, Judy, George, and Amy.
2.	Marietta “Ethel” Fayard - bom September 5, 1889 (OLG Church), married Henry W. Touard, and resided in New Orleans. She was a singing teacher. They had had three children: Ethel, Henry “Clyde”, and Anna.
3.	Victoria Edna "Noonie" Fayard - bom March 23, 1885 (OLG Church). She married Maurice Arthur Johnston in 1899 in Hancock Co., lived and died in Bay St. Louis. She died in 1961 as found on her headstone.
They had daughters: Ruth “Velma”, Zaida, Gertrude J., Annie S., Effie L., and Clementina M. Johnston.
B.	Joseph Andrew “Andre” Bankston - married Albertine Saucier. He was born on January 8, 1870 and died in September 1930. He lived his early life in Bay St. Louis then moved to New Orleans, LA after all his children were born. He also died and is buried in New Orleans. They had eight children:
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