Anne Ravaux

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Anne was a WW II war bride from Coucy les Eppes, Picardy, in northern France, near the town of Laon. The village has had a stable population, with 793 souls in 1793 and 417 in 1946 when Anne and her husband were there. It's a farming community, growing primarily sugar beets at that time.

The farmers were unaware that farming could be dangerous. In November, 2010, Coucy les Eppes was evacuated for almost a week while specialized teams unearthed unexploded shells left over from World War I by the Germans who had an artillery depot around the village. They dug up 30 tons of non-chemical shells that were removed and destroyed. The shells were discovered by a resident who was digging in his garden.

This is not an unusual occurrence in France. Specialized units conduct at least 800 operations each year, removing 35 to 50 tons of ammunition.

Why was the vast amount of artillery shells there? The village had been chosen by the the seventh German army because of its strategic position. The railway line was built in August 1917 connecting to the junction of other railways lines. Coucy-lès-Eppes was chosen for the landing and storage of ammunition.

The town has become so important in the eyes of the occupant Castle Coucy-lès-Eppes was turned into the German headquarters. The Germans installed shell deposits near the road between Coucy to Marchais, on sandy soil, easy to dig. They also installed close to the railway station, so as to supply the front quickly. A part of them was intended for anti-aircraft guns hidden in the mountains of Festieux. The Chemin des Dames was obviously the final destination of the train that made the round trip several times a day.


PASSENGER LISTS

Year: 1951; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 7932; Line: 2; Page Number: 245
Name: Anne M I Pack
Arrival Date: 2 Jan 1951
Birth Date: abt 1928
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Ethnicity/ Nationality: French
Port of Departure: Le Havre, France
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Liberte
Along with her two daughters, Frances and Lettie whose nationality are listed as French.
Destination: Cedar Bluff, Virginia

Year: 1955; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 8558; Line: 6; Page Number: 85
Name: Anne Pack
Arrival Date: 21 Feb 1955
Birth Date: abt 1927
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Ethnicity/ Nationality: French
Port of Departure: Le Havre, France
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Liberte
Destination: Cedar Bluff, VA
With her are her husband, Brooks, and four children, Lettie and Frances, whose nationality is listed as French; John and Eileen who were born in Virginia. Books, John, and Eileen as listed as US citizens.


Name:
Her daughter, Frances', marriage record in Preble Co. OH has it spelled Rouveaux. However, Ravaux is a last name that is common in Coucy les Eppes, which is where Anne was from.

http://fr.geneawiki.com/index.php?title=02218_-_Coucy-l%C3%A8s-Eppes&redirect=no

Patronymes [Surnames]

Babled, Baillet, Barbiot, Berth, Bertholus, Bitot, Boilet, Carère, Carlier, Charlier, Charpentier, Coisne, Coulbeaux, Debled, Debray, Delacourt, Delahaigue, Delozanne, Devlieger, Domis, Dorlée, Duterne, Fauqueux, Gaudion, Girod, Gourdoux, Guillaume, Haren, Hist, Houssart, Huhaziak, Hubert, Hummel, Laplace, Laroche, Laurent, Lebail, Leblanc, Leclaire, Lemaire, Lepage, Leroux, Linéatte, Longuet, Mardigras, Mathieux, Mennesson, Parent, Pertholus, Pétré, Poirier, Ravaux, Retrain, Rigaux, Rousselle, Sagault, Sébastien, Sorbais, Souplet, Thiéffine, Tricotteaux, Viéville, Véron, Watier.

Anne married Brooks Foster PACK, Jr.. Brooks (son of Brooks Foster PACK and Lettie Elizabeth Brewster) was born 15 Jul 1919, Tazewell Co. VA; died 30 Dec 1984, Richmond, Wayne Co. IN. [Group Sheet]

1. Eileen PACK
2. Frances PACK
3. Lettie PACK
4. John PACK