Jacques Adoue Sr. (1851 - 1906)

Born 20 Jun 1851 in Aurignac, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrennes, France

Husband of Margaret Douglas (Fuller) Adoue — married 15 Feb 1876 in Robertson County, Texas, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Oct 1906 at age 55 in Calvert, Robertson, Texas, United States

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Biography

Jacques Adoue Sr. was born on 20 Jun 1851 in Aurignac, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrennes, France.

Jacques married Margaret Douglas Fuller (1849 - 1885) on 15 Feb 1876 in Robertson County, Texas, United States.

Their children were...

1. Pauline (Adoue) Taylor (1876 - 1976)
2. Julien Baptiste Adoue (1879 - 1964)
3. Lucie A. (Adoue) Parker (1880 - 1916)
4. Margaret Douglas (Adoue) McCrary (1885 - 1972).

Jacques died on 4 Oct 1906 in Calvert, Robertson, Texas aged 55.

Facts

Jacques was born June 20, 1851 in Aurignac, Haute-Garonne, France ^[1]

Jacques married Margaret Douglas Fuller Beard February 15, 1876 in Robertson County, Texas ^[1]

In the 1880 United States Census, Jacques is living with his wife and family in Calvert, Robertson, Texas, USA. He is a banker. ^[2]

In the 1900 United States Census, Jacques is living with his wife and family in Calvert, Robertson, Texas, USA ^[3]

Jacques passed away October 6, 1906 in Calvert, Texas, United States ^[1]

Research Notes

Could not find a birth record in Archives du Haute-Garonne, Aurignac for June 20, 1851. ^[4]

• Fact: Immigration (1866)
• Fact: Residence (1880) Calvert, Robertson, Texas, United States
• Fact: Residence (1900) Justice Precinct 1 Calvert town (east half), Robertson, Texas, United States
• Fact: Burial (6 October 1906) Calvert, Robertson, Texas, United States
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Youngest son of Jean Marie & Jacquette Adoue, brother of Bertrand Adoue. Married to Margaret Douglas Fuller Beard on February 15, 1876, Robertson County, Texas. Jacques Adoue, once one of the most influential men in Central Texas, owned the Calvert Ice, Water and Electric Co., which warehoused beer for Adolph Busch of St. Louis.

Calvert Texas Oct 6, The remains of J. Adoue were laid to rest in the Old Cemetery of Calvert this morning at 10:30. The large concourse of mourning friends testified in a small degree the love in which he was held by the people of our city. For over thirty years he had been a friend and counselor of ever one even the humblest of our citizens. With a heart that responded with sympathy the widow and orphan never appealed in vain and to the forlorn and stranded brother he extended his strong right hand and with words of sympathy and good counsel bade him take heart again. Jacques Adoue was born in Aurignac, a small village in the southern part of France, on the 20th day of June 1851 and first came to Calvert in 1871 and has lived here ever since.

He leaves a wife and five children, Mrs Tom M Taylor of Palestine, Mr Julian Adoue of Houston, Misses Lucy and Maggie and James Adoue of Calvert, two brothers B Adoue of Galveston and J B Adoue of Dallas, and a sister in France, also two adopted children Mrs Sam P McLendon of Waco and E T Beard of Calvert.

Messrs M L Coliat, J A Foster, William Mcintosh, J G Volli, W S Bailey, A D Brashear, L A Bergerson and Scott Field acted as pall bearers. Rev John R Dunn the Episcopal minister officiated.

Per Bryan Morning Eagle Newspaper, Oct 6, 1906 Advices received from Calvert yesterday, are that Capt. J Adoue's death, reported in the Eagle yesterday morning, was due to paralysis of the heart and was brought on by his having become overheated at the recent compress fire at Calvert.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Find A Grave: Memorial #10469781 Find a Grave
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFJ4-TXS : 15 July 2017), J Adoue, Calvert, Robertson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 139, sheet 355A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1324; FHL microfilm 1,255,324.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M35S-BSF : accessed 21 August 2018), J. Adoue, Justice Precinct 1 Calvert town (east half), Robertson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 113, sheet 5B, family 94, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,666.
4. ↑ Kyla H, August 21, 2018

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 03 June 2022, 05:27), entry for Jacques Adoue (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LKY7-HH1 ); contributed by various users.