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DM DESIGN <br />ARCH IT <br />The 1940 census shows Victor Warembourg and his daughter, Aime to be living at 917 Rex. The record shows <br />that he was the owner, and although his address was not given, it was listed as being on Rex between 901 Rex <br />and 925 Rex, which is an accurate description of 917 Rex. His occupation was listed as coal miner. In 1942, <br />Victor Warembourg sold 917 Rex to Jules George Regnier and Jules Charles Regnier. <br />Regnier Family Ownership, 1942-1967 <br />In 1942, Jules George Regnier (1901-1978) and Jules Charles Regnier (born 1934), who were father and son, <br />purchased 917 Rex. It appears that they purchased it for the mother of Jules George Regnier (who was also the <br />O� grandmother of Jules Charles Regnier). She was born Marie Dussart in Belgium in 1874 and married the man <br />who would be the father of her children, who also had the name Jules Regnier, in 1891; he was French, and he <br />died in 1940. She remarried to George Brignand, a widower, in 1942. The reason for the house to have been <br />owned by her family members instead of by her directly may have been due to an intention to keep the home in <br />the Regnier family even after her remarriage. <br />Marie and George Brignand lived together at 917 Rex. He died in 1952 and Marie continued to have the house <br />as her residence until her death in 1967. <br />The following photo and ground layout are from the 1948 County Assessor card for 917 Rex: <br />The Oct. 9, 1964, Louisville Times reported that "Mrs. Maria Brignand celebrated her 90th birthday Oct. 2 at her <br />home at 917 Rex street, when she was remembered with cards and gifts from friends and relatives. Helping her <br />enjoy ice cream and cake in the evening were her sons, Albert and James Regnier of Erie, Jules Regnier of <br />Longmont and their wives, and Arthur Regnier of Dublin, Calif.; her granddaughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. <br />Charles Waneka and Mark and Marilyn of Lafayette. Although Mrs. Brignand is in a wheel chair because of a <br />broken hip, she lives alone, cooks, washes, irons, bakes bread and pies, enjoys TV and reads everything." <br />917 REX ST, PAGE - 7 <br />