Life History
about 1826 |
Born in Arkansas.1,2 |
22nd May 1850 |
Married Louis DESRUISSEAUX in Arkansas County, Arkansas.3,5 |
10th Oct 1887 |
Death of Louis DESRUISSEAUX in Fayette County, Illinois.4 |
UNKNOWN |
Died |
Notes
- Arkansas Marriages to 1850
Lewis Derrusseaux
Spouse Name Elizabeth L Pertuis
Marriage 22 May 1850 Arkansas County
"Pertuis, Elizabeth L., age 24, of Arkansas County, to Lewis Derrusseaux, age 30, of St. Louis, Mo. Married on 22 May 1850. Married by William Maxwell, Justice of the Peace. Recorded Marriage Record Book B, Arkansas County, AR (1839-1859), page 46."
-- Delore Lay, RootsWeb, http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/ARARKANS/2001-01/0979281607
1850 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 11 October, Arkansas Township, p 4A, Hse/Fam #59
Mary Pertuis 55 F Born Unknown [born abt 1795]
Peter Pertuis 22 M Farmer $2700 Real Estate b Arkansas [born abt 1828]
John Pertuis 16 M Student b Arkansas [born abt 1834]
Anastasia Pertuis 8 F b Arkansas [born abt 1842]
F K Derrisseau 26 M Farmer $120 Real Estate b Arkansas [born abt 1824]
- page 4B -
Elizabeth Derrisseau [dau of Mary] 20 F b Arkansas [born abt 1842]
Eugenie Dumas 3 F b Arkansas [born abt 1842]
Joseph Derrisseau 41 M No Occup b Arkansas [born abt 1842]
Elizabeth Derisseau here is Mary's daughter. But the marriage record reports her husband's name as Lewis Derriseaux. I cannot account for the initials F K in the census. In 1860, he is L Desruisseaux.
1860 Federal Census, St Loiuis County, Missouri, 3 August, St Ferdinand Township, P O Florissant, page 119 (Scan 1149), Hse #769, Fam #754
L Desruisseaeux 40 M Farmer $25,000 Real Estate $10,000 Personal born Ark
Elizabeth Desruisseaeux 34 F born Ark
Emanuel Desruisseaeux 8 M born Missouri
Emma Desruisseaeux 7 F born Missouri
Anna Desruisseaeux 4 F born Missouri
Victoria Desruisseaeux 2 M Farm Missouri
Clay Harris 20 M Farm Hand b Tenn
Sources
- 1. 1850 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 11 October, Arkansas Township, p 4A-B, Hse/Fam #59
- 2. 1860 Federal Census, St Loiuis County, Missouri
- 3 August, St Ferdinand Township, P O Florissant, page 119 (Scan 1149), Hse #769, Fam #754
- 3. Arkansas Marriages to 1850
- 4. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- 5. RootsWeb Email Archives