Edith Renée (Andrew) Zizinia

Notes:

Community service: chair, Taylor Beautification Committee; Taylor ISD School Task Force; Williamson County Historical Society; chair, Altar Guild, St. James Episcopal Church.

Died:
Biography on Find A Grave website.

Buried:
Plot: Second Edition, Section 20

Edith married Louis Bond (Louis) Prewitt on 25 Mar 1948 in Taylor, Williamson County, Texas USA. Louis (son of Louis Dupree (Ira) Prewitt and Susie (Ed) Bonds) was born on 19 Oct 1924 in Williamson County, Texas USA; died on 13 Oct 1991 in Williamson County, Texas USA; was buried in Taylor City Cemetery, Williamson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. male child (Louis) Prewitt was born on 17 Nov 1948 in Williamson County, Texas USA; died on 18 Nov 1948 in Williamson County, Texas USA.
2. Living
3. Living

Notes:

1910 USA census: 705 Davis Street, Williamson, Texas household headed by Aristides Zizinia, 33, b. New York, cotton buyer, married 9 years, father b. Greece, mother b. England, owner, no mortgage; wife Leah M, 28, b. Texas, parents b. Ohio; son Aristides T., 7, b. Texas.

1920 USA census: 905 Davis Street, Williamson, Texas household headed by Leah Zizinia, 36, widow, b. Texas, parents b. Ohio; son Andrew Aristides, 16, father b. Texas, mother b. Georgia; & 1 servant.

1930 USA census: 1117 Davis Street, Williamson, Texas household headed by Aristides Zizinia, 27, b. Texas, cotton firm buyer, married 2 years, father b. Georgia, mother b. Texas, home owned, valued at $3,500, no radio; wife Edith, 19, self & parents b. Texas; daughter Renee T., 1 year 1 mo, b. Texas.

Resident: 1993, PO Box 548, Taylor, Texas.

Name:
Name at birth was John Thomas Zizinia. When his father, Andrew Aristides Zizinia died, he changed his name to Andrew Aristides Zizinia II (Taylor City Cemetery (Partial) website).

Buried:
Sec OC, Blk 5, Lot 8, Sp E1/2, Add 1st

Andrew married Edith (B.) Hamilton on 11 Jun 1928 in Taylor, Williamson County, Texas USA. Edith was born on 25 Nov 1910 in Texas USA; died on 08 Oct 1970 in Williamson County, Texas USA; was buried in Taylor City Cemetery, Williamson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1930 USA census: 1117 Davis Street, Williamson, Texas household headed by Aristides Zizinia, 27, b. Texas, cotton firm buyer, married 2 years, father b. Georgia, mother b. Texas, home owned, valued at $3,500, no radio; wife Edith, 19, self & parents b. Texas; daughter Renee T., 1 year 1 mo, b. Texas.

Buried:
Bk 33, Lot 29, Sp 4, Add 3rd

Notes:

Divorced:
The death certificate says she was divorced.

Notes:

He or his son may have invested in the Blazimar Hotel, Taylor, Texas, named after its investors: Bland, Zizinia and Marse.

Name:
Name at birth was John Thomas Zizinia. When his father, Andrew Aristides Zizinia, died, he changed his name to Andrew Aristides Zizinia II, according to the cemetery.

Buried:
Sec OC, Blk 5, Lot 8, Sp E1/2, Add 1st

Died:
Died in the Spanish Flu pandemic.

Andrew married Leah Marion (Howard) Bland on 07 Aug 1901 in Taylor, Williamson County, Texas USA. Leah (daughter of Howard L. Bland and Louise Augusta Schultz) was born on 21 Apr 1882 in Taylor, Williamson County, Texas USA; died on 27 May 1972 in Taylor, Williamson County, Texas USA; was buried in Taylor City Cemetery, Williamson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1910 USA census: 705 Davis Street, Williamson, Texas household headed by Aristides Zizinia, 33, b. New York, cotton buyer, married 9 years, father b. Greece, mother b. England, owner, no mortgage; wife Leah M, 28, b. Texas, parents b. Ohio; son Aristides T., 7, b. Texas.

1920 USA census: 905 Davis Street, Williamson, Texas household headed by Leah Zizinia, 36, widow, b. Texas, parents b. Ohio; son Andrew Aristides, 16, father b. Texas, mother b. Georgia; & 1 servant.

Blazimar Hotel, Taylor, Texas was built by three partners named Bland, Zizinia and Marse. As the daughter of a Bland and the wife of a Zizinia, Leah Marion seems to have been circumstantially involved.

Notes:

He is also on the main Agelasto tree, with all his information and daughter Maria Hypatia.

Birth:
Signatory witnesses to his birth included Etienne Sechiari[probably Stephanos 'Etienne' (Paraskeva) Sechiari], 30, allees du Meilhan 80, and Jean Mavrocordato [probably Ioannis (Ioannis) Mavrogordato], 24, merchant, allees du Meilhan 36, Marseille.

Buried:
Find A Grave website

Thomas married Matilda (Joseph) Long. Matilda was born on 27 Apr 1847 in London, England UK; was christened on 04 Mar 1849 in St Peter's Church, Yateley, Hampshire, England UK; died on 04 Feb 1929 in New York, New York USA; was buried on 07 Feb 1929 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Travel: Matilda Zizinia, 69, husband naturalized, and Lillian Zizinia, 41, b. 4 Dec 1875, New York, arrived New York 26 Nov 1916 from Liverpool, England, aboard Kroonland, residing Belmar, New Jersey; Matilda Zizinia, 81, no DOB provided, passport through marriage, and Lillie J, 53, b. 4 Dec 1874, Mountain Station, N.J., arrived New York 8 Dec 1928 from Cherbourg, France aboard Washington, residing 165 Broadway, New York.


Died:
A death notice for Matilda Zizinia appeared in the New York Times, 6 Feb 1929. Spouse-Thomas T. Zizinia. Funeral and interment private.

Lot 18561, section L

Buried:
Find A Grave website

Notes:

Howard Bland [Jr, likely this man's son] had a one-third investment in the Blazimar Hotel, Taylor, Texas, which he sold in 1943. (Boxoffice, 14 Aug 1943). The name stood for Bland-Zizinia-Marse.

Howard married Louise Augusta Schultz. Louise was born on 31 Jul 1855 in Muskingum County, Ohio USA; died on 14 Oct 1940 in Taylor, Williamson County, Texas USA; was buried in Taylor City Cemetery, Williamson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name:
Cemetery gives her name as L. Augusta