A History of the Rachal Family of White Point, Texas - New Page 1

Their son Sylvester continued the family line. The next table shows the Sylvester Rachal family:Name Born Born in Died Died inSylvester Rachal 8/2/1789 Natchitoches 1841 NatchitochesMarie Rose Michel Zarichi 1796 Natchitoches 11/19/1847 Cloutierville, LALouis Gacion Ciriaque 3/16/1816 ― 4/14/1852 ?Hyppolite 1826 ― ? ?Appoline 1828 ― ? ?Sylvester and Marie Rose were married on 23 September 1813. Their son Louis Ciriaque Rachalcontinued the family line.There is one data source that suggests Sylvester‘s middle name might be Julien.Marie Rose Michel Zarichi‘s father was born in Nice which at the time may have been part of theRepublic of Venice. Her mother was probably born in Natchitoches since her grandfather wasborn in Natchitoches while her grandmother was born in New Orleans.In the 1820 census for Natchitoches, LA, there is one Sylvester Rachal listed as head ofhousehold. This household had 2 males under the age of 10 (Louis plus ?), two males between 26and 45 (Sylvester plus ?) and one female between 26 and 45 (Marie Rose?).In the 1830 household there were 8 people: one male under 5, 2 males between 10 and 15,(Louis) one male between 40 and 50 (Sylvester), one male between 70 and 80 (??), two femalesunder 5, and one female between 30 and 40 (Marie Rose). The dates fit with the birth dates ofSylvester and his wife Marie Rose and Louis.Of course, the data presented in the above two paragraphs is only speculation due to the age ofthe data and the lack of detail in the census data at that time.Rachal Family HomelandsThe next few pages of this report will provide information about the Isle of D‘Oleron in Franceand the town and parish of Natchitoches in Louisiana.Following this, family information will be presented in the form of tables and text starting withthe Louis Ciriaque Rachal family.7 | 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