George Washington (Hargrave) Hargraves (1810 - 1894)

Born 7 Dec 1810 in Orleans Territory, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Anastasie Aspasie (Trahan) Hargraves — married 20 Nov 1829 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA

Descendants

Died 1894 at about age 83 in Texas, United States

Problems/Questions Profile managers: John Leland [send private message] and Orin Hargraves [send private message]

Biography

George (Hargrave) Hargraves has French origins.

George (Hargrave) Hargraves lived in Louisiana.

George (Hargrave) Hargraves was a Texan.

George Washington Hargraves, son of Guillaume Hargraves and Catherine Bonharme was born a Hargrave in Louisiana, but the Texas branch of the family became Hargraves after going west. He was born to Guillaume Hargraves and Catherine Bonharme in December of 1910.^[1]

He married Anastasie Aspasie Trahan in 1829.^[2]

An online history of Jefferson County, Texas notes that many of the founding families of the Taylor Bayou Settlement were Catholic, even though at first they had no parish or priest. These were the Hillebrandts, Broussards, Galliers, Hargraves, and Heberts.

The 1850 Census for Jefferson, Texas, has the following information:

George W Hargraves 38,

Aspazie Hargraves 37,

Volentine Hargraves 17,

Levi Hargraves 15,

Margarett Hargraves 12,

Catharine Hargraves 7,

Edgar Hargraves 10,

Victoria Hargraves 4,

Julia Ann Hargraves 2,

Wm Harrington 22,

Aspazie Harrington 19.^[3]

Note that Wm. Harringon (son-in-law, married to daughter Aspazie) is the co-signer of the promissory note which image is attached to this page.

The 1860 Census for Jefferson, TX, manages to bungle nearly every name:

George Hairgrove 49,

Patsey (Aspasie) Hairgrove 47,

(Joseph) Valentine Hairgrove 26,

Leroy (Levi) Hairgrove 24,

Edgar Hairgrove 19,

Catherine Hairgrove 18,

Victoria Hairgrove 13,

Julian (Julia Ann) Hairgrove 11.

Wm Herrington (see above) is the next entry on the same census page.^[4]

He had a commanding role for the Confederacy with a militia of 62 men, as related in the "Story of Beaumont," excerpted in an online Jefferson County history.^[5]

The 1880 Census for Jefferson, TX, has the following information:

G W Hargraves Self M 70 LA

Aspasie Hargraves Wife F 69 LA

Catharine Hargraves Daughter F 37 NC

J H Prim Son-in-law M 42 TX

Julia Prim Daughter F 29 TX

M P Prim Grandson M 7 TX

M E Prim Granddaughter F 0 LA

In addition, both GW and Aspasie report mothers' POB is France.^[6]

He died in 1894. ^{[citation needed]}

Research Notes

Please note that he had a cousin with the same name baptized the same day. The other George is George Hargrave and he was also born in December of 1810. To make matters worse, they both had a son baptized Joseph Valentine. This George's son is Valentine Hargrave.

Sources

1. ↑ Rev. Donald J. Hebert, Southwest Louisiana Records (1750-1900) ("SWLR CD") CD (Rayne, LA: Hebert Publications, 1999-2000) Text:

   "Hargrave, Georges (William Hartgrave - of Virginia & living on the lower Bayou Vermillion & Catherine Bonarme-- of New Orleans) b. 7 Dec 1810, bt. 11 March 1811. Pats: Benjamin Hartgrave & Rebecca Waltnay-- of Virginia; Mats: Etienne Bonarme- of France & Augustine Estive- of Tombecboy; Spons: Jacob Rayans & Marie Doralise Hartgrave. Fr. Gabriel Isabey (SM Ch.: v.6, #1125)."

2. ↑ "Louisiana, Marriages, 1816-1906," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4Z3-JM2 : accessed 19 Sep 2014), George Hargrave and Naspasie Trahan, 20 Nov 1829; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 6010599.
3. ↑ US Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Jefferson, Texas; Roll: M432_912; Page: 250B; Image: 87
4. ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Precinct 4, Jefferson, Texas; Roll: M653_1298; Page: 429; Family History Library Film: 805298
5. ↑ http://sites.rootsweb.com/~txjeffer/Jefferson_County_Information/County_History_Book/Jefferson_County_History/Chapter05.htm
6. ↑ Year 1880: database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFNP-SZB : 15 July 2017), G W Hargraves, Precinct 2, Jefferson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 41, sheet 200A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1313; FHL microfilm 1,255,313.

• GEDCOM file imported on 29 Dec 2002, created from old Ultimate Family Tree software.