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The Descendents of Louis Ciriaque RachalThe main focus of this report from this point forward will be on the Darius Ciriaque Rachalbranch. However, before that branch is discussed, we will look briefly at the other children ofLouis Ciriaque Rachal: Ezilla, Frank, Alphonse, Ernest, ―Nute‖, and A.P.Ezilla Claire RachalEzilla Claire Rachal was the first child born to Louis and Anais. It is thought that the first fourchildren were born in Cloutierville in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Her parents migrated to Texasfrom LA sometime between 1842 and 1849 based on birth date and location data for her twobrothers Alphonse and Ernest. Another report states that only Ezilla was born in Louisiana andthat all the other children of Louis and Anais were born in Liberty, TX, after they migrated therein about 1840. The former explanation seems more correct.Ezilla grew up in Liberty Texas and married Levi A. Bitterman, a native of Ohio, on 6 March1862 in Liberty. Here is the complete family as we saw earlier:Name Born At NotesLee Alonzo Bitterman 7/4/1834 OHEzilla Claire Rachal 5/10/1838 LA Daughter of Anais RachalEmma LenoraFrederickMary ALee AUlysessAnais RachalMother of Ezilla.Ezilla Rachal and Levi Bitterman were married on 6 March 1862. They raised a family of sixchildren (nine were born but 3 did not survive infancy). In 1880, they followed D.C, A.P. andNute to South Texas by moving to Nueces County. They brought Ezilla‘s mother Anais Rachal,a widow, with them.Francois “Frank” S. RachalFrank Rachal was born in Liberty, TX, in about 1840. On one or more occasions, he assisted hisbrothers D.C. and A.P. in running cattle north to Kansas or other markets.Frank enlisted in the army in 1862 at the age of 22 and fought in the Civil war with his brotherD.C. He served in Company H of the Texas 25 th Cavalry regiment, (Gilespie‘s Regiment), 3 rdLancers, Carters Brigade. He was discharged as a First Sergeant, but apparently in poor heath.He married Anais Blanchette in Jefferson County, TX, on 21 August 1867. A daughter was bornto them in about 1868. Sometime before 1870, Frank died, reportedly a delayed casualty of theWar. His wife and child were found living in Jefferson Co (Post office Beaumont), TX, with her16 | 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
(assumed) parents, Alexis and Camely Blanchet and their 6 children. Anais was 21 and herdaughter Frances was 2 years old. This following table lists the Frank S. Rachal family:Name Born At Died AtFrancois ―Frank‖ S. Rachal ~1840 Liberty, TX?? ~1870Anais (Anna) Blanchette ~1849 Jefferson Co, TX ?Frances ~1868Anais was listed as Anna in the 1870 census.Alphonse RachalAlphonse was born in Cloutierville in about 1842 but died in 1855 at the age of 13 years inLiberty of unknown causes.Ernest RachalErnest was born in Liberty, TX, in about 1847 and died there at the age of 8 years in 1855 ofunknown causes.Both Alphonse and Ernest died in the same year, 1855. It is not known if something happened(such as an accident or an epidemic) that might have caused their simultaneous deaths.Edward Rene “Nute” RachalName Born At Married Died AtEdward Rene 1/24/1849 Liberty, TX ~1877 11/15/1929 Falfurrias―Nute‖Rachal, Sr.Louise 3/29/1857 Florida 2/3/1940 FalfurriasMargaret―Lula‖PerrenotEdward Rene, 7/12/1878 Rockport, TX Louise 9/25/1964 FalfurriasJr (Eddie)AllenMarie 6/18/1880 Hart 9/9/1969(Mamie)AnaisMusseyCharles 11/11/1882 Hortense 5/29/1962EmmetMusseyFrank Clifton 8/27/1885 EstellaMerrill12/7/185417 | 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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