1892 Biography - John Pecue

John Pecue, Ward's Creek, is one of the enterprising planters of East Baton Rouge parish, La., and the following space will be devoted to a brief sketch of his career. He was born in the state of Louisiana in 1829, and received his education there in the common schools. He then served an apprenticeship at the cooper's trade, and followed the business for a period of ten years. He finally abandoned this occupation to engage in agricultural pursuits, and now lives on the "Spotwood plantation" which contains 640 acres of choice land. The most important productions of the place are cotton and cane, and there is a large sugar-house, and also a public gin which he operates in connection with a general store. He carries a stock of $1,000, and transacts an annual business of $6,000. Mr. Pecue was united in marriage in 1854 to Mrs. Odelia Aucoin of this parish, and three sons and one daughter were born to them. The mother died in 1865, and the father was married a second time, in 1868, to Miss Victoria Aucoin. Five children were born of this union-three sons and two daughters. In 1862 our subject enlisted in the Ninth battalion under Captain Buffington, who is now a prominent physician in Baton Rouge. He participated in the siege of Port Hudson, and was in the battle of Baton Rouge. In 1863 he was taken prisoner and was held for four months. It was not a very long captivity, but gave him opportunity to realize the horrors of prison life. Mr. Pecue affiliates with the democratic party, but takes no active part in the deliberations or movements of that body. He is a member of the Roman Catholic church, and is a citizen who is highly esteemed by all who know him.

Contributed 2021 Nov 04 by Mike Miller, from Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Louisiana, published in 1892, volume 2, page 302.