A History of the Rachal Family of White Point, Texas - New Page 1
A History of the Rachal Family of White Point, Texas - New Page 1
A History of the Rachal Family of White Point, Texas - New Page 1
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<strong>the</strong> border with Spain. It comprises <strong>the</strong> 5 departments <strong>of</strong> Dordogne, Lot etGaronne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes and Gironde. In <strong>the</strong> Middle AgesAquitaine was a kingdom and a duchy, whose boundaries fluctuated considerably.Gironde in Gascon Gironda is a common name for <strong>the</strong> Gironde Estuary, where <strong>the</strong>mouths <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Garonne and Dordogne rivers merge, and for a department in <strong>the</strong>Aquitaine region situated in southwest France.Bordeaux is a port city on <strong>the</strong> Garonne River in southwest France Bordeaux iscurrently <strong>the</strong> world's major wine industry capital.Sometime in <strong>the</strong> 1840-1842 time frame, Louis Ciriaque <strong>Rachal</strong> and his family left Louisiana andmigrated to <strong>Texas</strong>. Their plan was to travel to central <strong>Texas</strong> but <strong>the</strong> frontier was dangerous. Theymade it to Bowie County (or Bosque…<strong>the</strong>re is a conflict <strong>of</strong> information as to where <strong>the</strong>y halted<strong>the</strong>ir quest to settle in central <strong>Texas</strong>). But, <strong>the</strong> <strong>Texas</strong> Rangers told <strong>the</strong>m <strong>the</strong>y could not guarantee<strong>the</strong>ir safety, so <strong>the</strong>y returned to an area <strong>the</strong>y had previously passed through, and settled <strong>the</strong>re.This area is now Liberty, <strong>Texas</strong>, and is located between present day Kingwood and Beaumont.There is conflicting information as to when <strong>the</strong> move actually happened. It is reported thatLouis‘ son D.C. <strong>Rachal</strong> was born in Louisiana in 1841 and his bro<strong>the</strong>r Alphonse in 1842, also inLA. Ernest was born in <strong>Texas</strong> in 1847 so <strong>the</strong> move had to have occurred between 1842 and 1847,not 1840. Alternatively, various writings say that Louis and Anais traveled from Louisiana withonly <strong>the</strong>ir young daughter Ezilla (or Esilla), thus making <strong>the</strong> trip between about 1838 and 1840.Never<strong>the</strong>less, <strong>the</strong> Louis and Anais <strong>Rachal</strong> family settled in Liberty County and continued toincrease <strong>the</strong> size <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir family.For <strong>the</strong> remainder <strong>of</strong> this report, families will be shown as <strong>the</strong>y existed for each <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> USCensus beginning in 1850 and extending through 1930.1850In 1850, Louis Ciriaque <strong>Rachal</strong> was living with his wife and family in Liberty County, TX. Hewas a ―stock raiser‖. Here is <strong>the</strong>ir family in 1850 per <strong>the</strong> US Census:1850Name Age Born AtC. <strong>Rachal</strong> 34 or 39 1811 or 1816 LAA.P. <strong>Rachal</strong> 30 ~1820 LAEsilla 12 ~1838 LAFrancis 11 ~1839 LADarius 9 ~1841 LAAlphonse 8 ~1842 LAErnest 3 ~1847 TXEdward 1 ~1849 TXHe valued his real estate at $200.13 | A H i s t o r y o f t h e R a c h a l F a m i l y
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