Narcisse J. Carmouche (1846 - 1922)

Born 5 Nov 1846 in Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Josephine (Monteilh) Carmouche — married 11 May 1889 in Opelousas, Louisiana

Descendants

Died 10 May 1922 at age 75 in Rosa, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Narcisse J. Carmouche was born in 1846 in Louisiana. He was the son of Louis Carmouche and Julie Porche.

The 1870 Census^[1] shows him at age 24 in the home of his (apparently) widowed father in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. He is a farm laborer.

The 1880 Census^[2] shows him at age 33, single, in the home of his widowed father in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. He is a laborer.

He married his first cousin once removed, Josephine Monteilh, on 16 May 1889 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. ^{[3] [4]} Their children:

1. Blaunshe Mary Carmouche (1890–1920)
2. Augustine "Gus" Carmouche (1892–Deceased)
3. August Joseph Carmouche (1892–1981)
4. Stella Carmouche (1896–Deceased)
5. George Narcisse Carmouche (1897–Deceased)
6. Phillip Eduard Carmouche (1898–Deceased)

The 1910 Census^[5] shows him at age 63 with his wife and six children in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. He is a farmer on a general farm. This census states that his wife is the mother of 6 children with 6 still living.

The 1920 Census^[6] shows him at age 73 with his wife and six children in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. He is a farmer on a general farm.

He died in 1922 in Louisiana.^[7]

Research Notes

The birth date, 5 Nov 1846, was found in Family Search, but no source gives that date. The sources found there do give dates such as 1846 and 1847, which are consistent, so it has been used on this profile, but with this caveat: that the exact date is yet undocumented.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870"
   FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M87V-116 : 29 May 2021), Narcisse Carmouche in entry for Louis Carmouche.
   Image path: United States Census, 1870 > Louisiana > St. Landry > Ward 3 > image 108 of 191; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-63G9-H3W (accessed 30 November 2022)
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880"
   FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDXF-WC7 : 14 January 2022), N.j. Carmouche in household of Louis Carmouche.
   Image path: United States Census, 1880 > Louisiana > St Landry > 4th Ward > ED 42 > image 44 of 66; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YB9-LDL (accessed 30 November 2022)
3. ↑ "Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJH-1SSD : 18 February 2021), N J Carmonche and Josephine Monteilh, 16 May 1889; citing St. Landry, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 870,698.
4. ↑ CARMOUCHE, N. J. m. 11 May 1889 Josephine MONTEILH (Opel. Ct. Hse. Mar. #19041)
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910"
   FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPBQ-VZR : accessed 30 November 2022), N J Carmouche.
   Image path: United States Census, 1910 > Louisiana > St Landry > Police Jury Ward 4 > ED 111 > image 40 of 48; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRNX-G9V (accessed 30 November 2022)
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920"
   FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVW3-W2R : 1 February 2021), Narcisse Carmouche.
   Image path: United States Census, 1920 > Louisiana > St Landry > Police Jury Ward 4 > ED 100 > image 41 of 62; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RXW-GLB (accessed 30 November 2022)
7. ↑ "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3QC-X51 : 4 March 2021), Narcess J Carmauche, 10 May 1922; citing Rosa, St. Landry, Louisiana, certificate number 5246, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 2,366,750.

• Auguste Carmouche's (his son) oral history.

• Marriage: Title: Southwest Louisiana Records, 1750-1900: compact disk #101; Author: Donald J. Hébert; Publication: Rayne, LA: Hébert Publications, 2001