Question about Edmond LeJeune

Edmond Lejeune married Florence in 1880. It's certainly possible that Edmond only married Florence many years after Ada's birth, or that the marriage was a revalidation, but I would want more info.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJH-BVXV?lang=en

@beavx
The death certificate is restricted to view at a FamilySearch Center. Only the index/extract is online.

@beavx
The names on that death record match the profile and the entry on Findagrave.

I would advise caution on accepting that marriage record and the potential mother for Ada.
As I mentioned earlier, the marriage dates from 1880, some years after Ada's birth.

Digging deeper, a copy of the marriage record is found in the Civil War widow's pension record for Florentine, widow of Edmond LeJeune. Edmond is said to have served in the Civil War and died in 1901. According to Edmond LeJeune's profile, LHVG-KRR, he was born in 1856, making him only 5 at the beginning of the Civil War.

Those dates make me very suspicious of a possible same-name conflation.

I'll retrieve the DC when I next visit my FSC.

@beavx
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My personal advice - take it slow and easy. Make sure that the dots connect. Think of it as a puzzle, and make sure the pieces fit.

You’re running into a very common genealogy roadblock — missing spouse/parent records for someone who should have them. The good news is: this is usually solvable with the right approach.

Here’s what’s likely going on

• “Edmond LeJeune” may be:
  • Recorded under a different spelling (LeJeune, Le Jeune, Lejeune, LeJune, etc.)
  • Missing a linked spouse, even if records exist
  • Living in a time/place where records weren’t digitized or indexed

What you should try (step-by-step)

1. Search with name variations
Don’t stick to just “Edmond LeJeune.” Try:

• Edmond / Edward / Ed / E.
• LeJeune / Le Jeune / Lejeune / LeJune

👉 This alone solves a lot of “missing person” cases.

2. Use “Find” instead of just tree view
On FamilySearch:

• Go to Search → Records
• Enter:
  • First name: Edmond (or variant)
  • Last name: LeJeune (try variations)
  • Add location if you know it
  • Add estimated birth year

3. Search via the daughter (Ada M. LeJeune)
This is a powerful trick:

• Look for Ada’s records (birth, marriage, death)
• These often list:
  • Father’s full name
  • Mother’s name (this is what you’re missing)

👉 Death certificates are especially useful here.

4. Check census records
Census entries can reveal:

• Wife’s name
• Children
• Birthplaces of parents

Search for:

• Edmond + Ada
• Or just Ada in early census records

5. Look for unlinked records
Sometimes records exist but aren’t attached to the tree:

• Scroll down in FamilySearch profile
• Check:
  • “Search Records”
  • “Possible Duplicates”
  • “Research Help”

6. Try external databases
FamilySearch doesn’t have everything. Also check:

• Ancestry
• MyHeritage
• FindAGrave (for family links)

About his parents (harder part)

Finding Edmond’s parents depends on:

• Location (very important)
• Time period

Best sources:

• Birth/baptism records
• Marriage record (often lists parents)
• Death certificate

Reality check (important)

If:

• He lived in a rural area
• Or before consistent civil registration

👉 Records may not exist, not just “not found”

Quick strategy that works best

Start with:
👉 Ada’s death or marriage record
➡️ Find mother’s name
➡️ Then trace backward to Edmond’s marriage

If you want, share:

• Location (state/country)
• Approx years

I can help you narrow it down much faster 👍

Ada M. LeJeune's second husband was unfortunately the merger of 2 different sets of 1910 census, so separated to 2 different people

Henry Clarence H C Ellis Sr L5TK-NFJ with wife Rebeca Meadows GCT3-CDK and children Zelma, Henry, Lilian, Earnest and second wife Ada Mary LeJeune L174-PBY with child Joseph

Seperated from Henry Ellis GV5J-69D with wife Rebecca Stevenson PZ8R-G2J and children Louis, Edward, Lucille, Gertrude

Something else that needs review:
There are two Findagrave memorials for Florence LeJeune.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130203118/florence-lejeune is listed in the same cemetery with daughter, Mary Ada Lejeune Ellis.

With the same dates and a different view of the same headstone is https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126422779/florence-lejeune in a different cemetery.

Stating the obvious, she can't be buried in two places with the same marker.

I pulled the 1929 death certificate matching those dates and sent that to @beavx. That DC also has some info that will need to be reviewed to ensure that the record belongs to the person being researched. The certificate is for a female, listed as "Mrs. Emanuel LeJeune." https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F33Q-BMP?lang=en and the death occurred in a different parish.

Also, in the FS Tree, that DC is attached to different woman.

It's curious where Florence's death certificate is. 🤔

@beavx, the cemetery she should be buried in is the First Baptist Church of Krotz Springs Cemetery. I'd consider contacting that church to see if they have any burial records or could point you to who does. Hopefully, that can give us some clarification.