Louis Valentin Dubroca Family

Submitted by Jara Dubroca Roux <jeff@roux.org>
Complied by Ron Shawhan of the Mobile, Alabama

Introduction:

Members of the Dubroca family of Louisiana trace their heritageto Louis Valentin Dubroca, (1734-1799), a native of Bordeaux, France, who was appointed in the 1750s as the "Garde Magasin du Roi" (storekeeper) at Ft. Tombecbe, north of Mobile. In 1764, as a result of the French and Indian War, he is shown as turning the fort's stores over to the English. Afterwards he became a large landholder and distinguished citizen under the British and, later, the Spanish regimes. In 1759 he married Marie Marthe Fievre, whose father, Etienne Fievre, was a carpenter in early Mobile. Louis and Marthe had ten children - Marie Marthe, Valentin, Louis Joseph, Francois, Bernard Maurice, Rose, Eugene, Jean Baptiste, Maximillian, and Hilaire; all but Bernard Maurice became established in the vicinity of Mobile. It was Bernard Maurice Dubroca from whom the Dubroca family of Louisiana has evolved, as will be described in
the following narrative.

First Generation

1. Bernard Maurice1 DUBROCA, son of Louis Valentine DUBROCA and Marie (Marthe) FIEVRE, was born in Mobile, AL October 7, 1765 and died about 1819 in Baton Rouge, LA. He married Marie Francoise "Manette" ALLAIN in Pt. Coupee, LA, St. Francis Church, July 1, 1803. Witnesses at their marriage in St. Francis Church were Marie's parents, Francois Allain and Marie Francoise Ricard. Marie was born in Pt. Coupee, LA September 18, 1779, the daughter of Jean Francois ALLAIN III and Marie Francoise RICARD. Marie's Allain family of French Louisiana traces its ancestry to Francois Allain of Brittany, a colonel in the French army, who played a conspicuous and distinguished part at the Battle of Fontenoy in 1745, where he bore, as colonel of his regiment, the standard of France -- i.e. the fleur-de-lys of the Bourbons. For his bravery the king bestowed upon him a sword of honor. Later he was posted with his regiment to Louisiana as commandant of the Attakapas Post and subsequently established himself as a planter in Pointe Coupee Parish. The Allain family operated several plantations, including Margaret Plantation, a sugar cane producer, in the 1850s.

Bernard's name is frequently seen in documents, under the Spanish administration after they took over from the British in Mobile, in which he was asked to review land claims at conflict. Bernard and his brother, Louis, were both Corporals in the Mobile Militia in the 1790s to early 1800s; their duties continued into the War of 1812 when they served under Col. Nathan Meriam in his 8th regiment, from Iberville Parish, LA, under General Andrew Jackson during the Battle of New Orleans. The regiment, formed in 1814, was responsible for "digging and improving the second line of defense of New Orleans. This line was called Line Dupre and was located 1 1/2 miles behind Line Jackson. Had the British penetrated Line Jackson, Line Dupre would have been their next encounter." Records show that Bernard was a farmer residing in what is now West Baton Rouge on a tract of land situated on the Mississippi River in what was then known as the Anchorage Plantation in the Iberville District of Baton Rouge; the tract was some 240 arpents in size. Bernard's will, filed Feb. 11, 1819, as #67 in the West Baton Rouge Courthouse, lists his wife Manette and his son Valentin as heirs. His inventory shows "Jupiter, a Negro man, old". It was Jupiter's Daughter/granddaughter, Mary Ann Jupiter, who was the slave mistress of Valentin, Bernard's son. An 1819 slave sale, listed in the WBR Court, Book "E", pg. 247, states that Delphine Allain is "sold" to Martin DuBroca, "natural son of Bernard DuBroca". Delphine was shown as being the child of Pierre Allain (brother of Bernard's wife, Manette). Pierre stated that Delphine was born to him and Mai, his slave, "without benefit of marriage". This confirms Martin as being Bernard's son, probably also by a slave, in the Mobile area, "without benefit of marriage".

Bernard Maurice DUBROCA had the following child:
   2 i. John Martin2 DUBROCA was born January 15, 1789.

Bernard Maurice DUBROCA and Marie Francoise "Manette" ALLAIN had the following child:
   3 ii. Valentin DUBROCA was born October 10, 1805.

Second Generation

2. John Martin2 DUBROCA (Bernard Maurice 1) was born in Mobile Co., AL January 15, 1789. He married Delfina ALLAIN in Baton Rouge, LA, about 1813. Delfina was born before 1800. The godmothers at the baptisms of Martin's and Delphine's children included Catherine Dubroca, Magdelaine Dubroca, and Celemina Dubroca; godfathers included Francois Allain and Valery Allain. At the time, it was common for siblings to stand as godparents, suggesting that the Dubroca girls may have been sisters of Martin's and the Allains may have been brothers of Delphine's. Their children were:

   i. Celestina3 DUBROCA was born in Baton Rouge, LA March 20, 1819. Sponsors at her April 9, 1820 baptism were Nicolas Cambelle and Caterina Dubroca.
   ii. John DUBROCA was born in Baton Rouge, LA July 16, 1823. A Magdaleine Dubroca was his May 14, 1826 baptismal sponsor with Francois Allain.
   4 iii. Philogenes DUBROCA was born November 5, 1829.

3. Valentin2 DUBROCA (Bernard Maurice 1) was born in Mobile, AL October 10, 1805 and died November 20, 1882 in Baton Rouge, LA, at 77 years of age. He had two spousal relationships. He married Therese Alzire ALLAIN in Baton Rouge, LA, St. Joseph Church, April 10, 1826. Therese was born in Pt. Coupee, LA, on March 12, 1809, the daughter of Valerian ALLAIN, Sr. and Charlotte Celeste DURALDE. Therese died August 28, 1861 in West Baton Rouge, LA, at 52 years of age. Therese was descended from two of the best-known families of eighteenth century Louisiana -- the Allains and the Duraldes. As noted, the Allain family traced its heritage to Francois Allain of Brittany, a French officer who was rewarded for his bravery by being made commandant of the Attakapas Post in Louisiana and subsequently became a plantation owner in Point Coupee. The Duralde family was descended from Martin Duralde, a native of the Basque country who migrated to the Illinois country in 1767 and helped establish St. Louis. He later became Commandant of the Opelousas Post and was a leading political figure in southwestern Louisiana in the twilight years of the Spanish regime; in 1802 he received over 10,000 acres from the Spanish governor for his noteworthy services. He built a plantation called "Stephanie", (currently known as "Huron Plantation") in St. Martin Parish and was a major slave owner. He was also known for his anthropological work and his knowledge of Indian linguistics. Martin Duralde's wife, Marie Josephe Perrault, a native of Quebec whom he married in St. Louis, was a descendant of Charles Perrault, author of "Cendrillon", the Cinderella of glass slipper fame, and other immortal fairy tales. In the 1830s the Duralde family owned the Homestead Plantation, in West Baton Rouge.

Therese Alzire brought considerable holdings to her marriage. When she died she left an estate consisting of land, slaves, and property located in two parishes -- West Baton Rouge and Pointe Coupee; her property was separate from her husband's. Her land consisted of a plantation known as Mulberry Grove, fronting Bayou Grosse Tete, containing about 717 acres, and valued at over $28, 600.00; her slaves brought the total Pointe Coupee property value to $51, 841.00. Her West Baton Rouge property value amounted to $38, 632.00.

Valentin also had a relationship with Mary Ann JUPITER (DUBROCA) beginning in about 1830. Mary was born 1803, the daughter of JUPITER. Mary died April 1910 in W. Baton Rouge, LA, at 106 years of age. It is believed that Mary Ann was the daughter of an African slave/companion of Bernard Dubroca's, named Jupiter. Jupiter accompanied Bernard from the Mobile area to the Baton Rouge locale and stayed with him for many years. Mary Ann and Valentin, Bernard's son, apparently grew up together and shared a loving bond as adults that developed during their childhood. Her April 30, 1910 burial record, in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, lists her name as "Mary Ann Dubroca" and her age as 107.

Valentin is generally considered to be the key ancestor of the Dubroca families who have been so prominent in the history of Baton Rouge and surrounding areas. The book "Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Louisiana" (pub. 1892) has several mentions of Valentin and his family, stating that he was brought to West Baton Rouge Parish as a child by his parents who settled on "Anchorage Plantation", a part of Iberville Plantation. He was sent abroad to finish his education, graduating from the College of Blois, France. He intended to stay in France and study painting, but the death of his father forced his return, on the same ship that brought the Maquis de Lafayette on a visit to the United States. He became a wealthy planter, with an estate valued at $38,000 in 1850, but lost heavily during the Civil War. The 1870 census shows him as an overseer with no estate value. He died, "a Jacksonian democrat of uncompromising stripe throughout life." The 1850 Census lists Valentin and his family as living in the West Baton Rouge Parish.
Valentin DUBROCA and Therese Alzire ALLAIN had the following children:

   i. Francoise Alzire3 DUBROCA was born in Baton Rouge, LA April 26, 1827 and died March 17, 1914 in W. Baton Rouge, LA, at 86 years of age. Though born in Louisiana, Alzire was reared in Paris, France by an aunt, Celestine Soniat-DuFossat, who surrounded herself with persons prominent in literature, including Lamartine, who briefly held political power in France until uprisings rocked his administration - Alzire was a witness to these struggles. Family history relates that Francoise, upon her return to Louisiana, opened a school at the Magnolia Grove Plantation, owned by the family.
   5 ii. Gustave Alcibiade DUBROCA was born May 31, 1829.
   ii. Jules Cesar DUBROCA was born in Baton Rouge, LA December 18, 1831,and died October 19, 1854 in W. Baton Rouge, LA, at 22 years of age. He and his brother, Edgar Martin, attended St. Louis College in St. Louis, MO.
   iii. Edgar Martin DUBROCA was born in Baton Rouge, LA February 4, 1834, and died September 16, 1889 in Baton Rouge, LA, at 55 years of age. Edgar was buried in Magnolia Cemetery. He married Amelie REYNAUD in E. Baton Rouge, LA, November 3, 1866. Amelie was born 1844. Edgar was one of the early members of the Delta Rifles, formed at the beginning of the Civil War, and composed primarily of the well-to-do planters and planter's sons in the West Baton Rouge area; many went on to become ranking officers in the Confederate Army and political leaders in the State of Louisiana. Edgar had a distinguished record fighting for the Confederacy during the Civil War. He was a Captain in the 13th Louisiana at Shiloh, and eventually became a Colonel commanding the Thirteenth Louisiana Infantry. He was captured at Bardstown, KY, was exchanged, and was subsequently severely wounded at the Battle of Chickamauga. NOTE: He was a Captain at the time of his Oct. 20, 1862 capture at Bardstown, during Gen. Bragg's invasion of KY; his POW record describes him as being 28, 5ft. 9in., with black eyes, black hair, and a dark complexion. Though he and Amalie had no children, they did make a home for two of Amalie's nieces, who always fondly remembered their happy times with their beloved "Ga and Tamelie", and being tutored by Eleanor McMain. At the time, Colonel Dubroca was manager of a plantation on Bayou Fordoche in Iberville Parish, and the children shared in the family's interest in the crops, animals, and field hands. Edgar's obit in the "Daily Picayune", dtd Aug. 14, 1889, states that he died in Jeanerrette, LA, at Susallor Plantation.
   6 v. Adolph Valerian DUBROCA was born September 27, 1836.
vi. Bernard Armand DUBROCA was born in Baton Rouge, LA March 14, 1839, and died November 23, 1867 in W. Baton Rouge, LA, at 28 years of age. The 1850 Census lists Armand as being a student with his brother Adolph at a college in East Baton Rouge. During the Civil War, Armand served as a Corporal with Co. F, 4th Louisiana Infantry, CSA.
   7 vii. Felice Celestine DUBROCA was born May 10, 1841.
   8 viii. Marie Corine DUBROCA was born November 1843.
   9 ix. Maurice Valentin DUBROCA was born June 11, 1846.
   x. Marie Lilie Lucie DUBROCA was born in Baton Rouge, LA December 13, 1850. Marie died November 17, 1867 in W. Baton Rouge, LA, at 16 years old.

Valentin DUBROCA and Mary Ann JUPITER (DUBROCA) had the following child:
   10 xi. Francoise "Frances" DUBROCA was born April 1833.

Third Generation

4. Philogenes3 DUBROCA (John Martin 2) was born in Baton Rouge, LA
November 5, 1829. Sponsors at his Jan. 8, 1830 baptism were Baldrie Allain and
Celemina Dubroca. He married Celestine BOULER in Baton Rouge, LA, about 1848.
Celestine was born about 1830. Philogenes DUBROCA and Celestine BOULER had the following child:

   11 i. Philomene Tranquilla4 DUBROCA was born about 1848.

5. Gustave Alcibiade3 DUBROCA (Valentin 3) was born in Baton Rouge, LA May 31, 1829, and died January 27, 1882 in LA, at 52 years of age. He married Mary Ann "Nannie" CADE in Lafayette Parish, LA, December 12, 1859. Mary was born about 1837, the daughter of Robert CADE, Sr. and Josephine CUMMINGS. Mary died January 27, 1882 in Baton Rouge, LA, at 44 years of age. During the Civil War Gustave served as a Quartermaster Agent, CSA.
Gustave Alcibiade DUBROCA and Mary Ann "Nannie" CADE had the following children:

   i. Josephine4 DUBROCA was born November 27, 1860. She married Frank ALLEN in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA, March 19, 1888. Frank was born about 1859.
   ii. Louise DUBROCA was born May 15, 1863.
   iii. Jules V. DUBROCA was born in LA about 1865. Jules died October 31, 1878 in Baton Rouge, LA, at 13 years of age, from yellow fever.
   iv. Robert G. DUBROCA was born about 1866.
   v. Lillie DUBROCA was born in LA about 1868.
   vi. Nettie DUBROCA was born about 1870.

6. Adolph Valerian3 DUBROCA (Valentin 3) was born in Baton Rouge, LA September 27, 1836, and died May 18, 1912 in Baton Rouge, LA, at 75 years of age. His body was interred 1912 in Magnolia Cemetery. He married Sallie Annette ILON in Baton Rouge, LA, September 21, 1870. Sallie was born in Baton Rouge, LA January 2, 1854, the daughter of Charles Adolph ILON and Robina Elvire COLLINS. Sallie died April 07, 1933 in LA, at 79 years of age. The 1880 Census for West Baton Rouge, LA showed "Nanie" to have been 26 years old.

Adolph spent his early years at Springhill, near Mobile, after which he attended Centenary College in Jackson, LA. He became a civil engineer, building levees along the Mississippi River and working on Southern Pacific Railroad branch lines. During the Civil War he initially served with the Delta Rifles and subsequently was an officer with Company A. of the Fourth Louisiana infantry, with the Thirteenth Louisiana, and finally with the Eighth Cavalry of the Trans-Mississippi Department, by which time he had risen to Colonel. While with the Thirteenth Louisiana he fought at the bloody battle of Shiloh, and also in the rallies at Mansfield and Pleasant Hill. While on a brief visit to his home, he was taken prisoner, but was released in two days, on parole, in exchange for a Union officer, to return to his home at Magnolia Grove in West Baton Rouge. He and his family worshipped in the Episcopal Church. His obit, dtd May 19, 1912, in the "Daily Picayune", says that he served 10 years on the Atchafalaya Levee Board, was Pres. of the Bank of West Baton Rouge, and also served as Sheriff and Clerk of Court of West Baton Rouge. Two of his sons, Sidney and Ralph, also became sheriffs.

Adolph Valerian DUBROCA and Sallie Annette ILON had the following
children:
   i. James Adolph4 DUBROCA was born in LA December 28, 1871.
   iii. Corinne Ilon DUBROCA was born in LA July 1, 1875,and died 1878 in LA, at 3 years of age.
   iv. Isabelle Christina DUBROCA was born in LA August 10, 1877, and died February 11, 1967 in New Orleans, LA, at 89 years of age. Isabelle pursued her higher education in Paris, and her relatives treasure the very interesting letters she would write back to them. She lived in a "pension, a Board with a French Family, and a rendezvous for English, American, and Germans." In a letter dated August 12, 1906, she described how her day began with breakfast at eight, usually a "petit dejeuner" of an egg and toast and a peach. She went to class at nine, then returned to the pension for "dejeuner" at 12:30. "The first thing is generally soft-boiled egg, which is eaten out of the shell. Then the bell is rung, and the maid appears, to remove the plates, then goes back to the kitchen for the next dish, meat, or fish or some vegetables." In the afternoon she often went to the theater, visited museums, or walked in the city's many parks, "Bois", with friends. She spoke of the "trammy" cars, two-storied, and the omnibuses, drawn by from two to four horses. She likewise mentioned the boats, running every three minutes, along both sides of the Seine. She describes the "the real Parisian idea of a well-dressed woman is one on the order of an exaggerated fashion-plate, with a little hat perched high, ribbons, and plumes poking coquettishly out at the back, on an elaborate coiffure, very much waved and curled. And the paints on the cheek and lips, and the enamel! The women are not pretty, no matter how elegant or how fresh-looking; it is generally the nose, too large, that spoils the best French faces. But the men are worse. They are unpleasant looking and undersized, and their ridiculous, upturned moustaches make them worse than Nature intended. All carry canes and they have such an air of caring for their slender waists, and they wear long-tailed, cutaway coats. Oh the dudes -- how they swing their canes!" She goes on, "The entrances to the underground have sometimes no ventilation whatever, and the accumulation of bad breaths of the millions of passengers makes a combination that is vile." She described as "curious" the Parisian "loveing in public"; she noticed "a young man with his arm around a girl's waist and took seats in a well-shaded, but not secluded spot. Then there was love making and hugging and kissing. We were disgusted and shocked -- and enjoyed it hugely." She summed up her feelings of Paris as "it is unique, it is truly interesting, and beautiful, -- and I don't want to leave it." Isabelle is remembered as "a grand character" who abandoned the family's Catholic religion and became a Christian Scientist. She was a French teacher in New Orleans public high schools and wrote a biography, in her 70's on one of the city's famous educators, Eleanor McMain. In her book she tells how Ms. McMain was selected by Col. Edgar Dubroca to teach two of Mrs. Dubroca's nieces who made their home with the Colonel and his wife.
   v. Nina (Lena) V. DUBROCA was born in Baton Rouge, LA August 31, 1879. Nina and her sister, Isabelle, never married. They lived together in an old house in uptown New Orleans.
   12 v. Ralph Allain "Papa D" DUBROCA was born March 26, 1882.
   13 vi. Sidney Cade DUBROCA was born May 30, 1884.
   vi. Charles Ilon DUBROCA was born in West Baton Rouge, LA August 11, 1887, and died November 28, 1901 in Port Gibson, MS, at 14 years of age. The circumstances surrounding his early death are unclear, though a family story holds that Charles was accidentally shot by his friend and roommate, at Chamberlin-Hunt Academy, when the boys were horsing around with guns. His Nov. 29, 1901 West Baton Rouge death notice states that he died at 2:30 on the afternoon of Nov. 28 in Port Gibson, MS and that his funeral would start immediately upon the arrival of the 2:40 afternoon train on Nov. 29, the service being at the St. James Episcopal Church; internment would be in the Magnolia Cemetery.

7. Felice Celestine3 DUBROCA (Valentin 3) was born in W. Baton Rouge, LA May 10, 1841, and died March 7, 1921 in LA, at 79 years of age. She married Henry Mortimer FAVROT in W. Baton Rouge, LA, August 12, 1862. Henry was born in W. Baton Rouge, LA November 1, 1826, the son of Louis Estevan FAVROT and Augustine Eulalie DUPLANTIER. Henry died April 15, 1887 in W. Baton Rouge, LA, at 60 years of age. Henry received his early education at Transylvania College in Kentucky, returning to Louisiana to study law. He was honored with many positions of public trust, including that of serving in the state senate and being Superintendent of Education in West Baton Rouge. He later was a member of the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University. The Favrots trace their ancestry back to such illustrious family members as Don Pedro (Pierre Joseph) Favrot who served in the military for forty-two years, in the Louisiana colony, under Louis XIV of France and also under Carlos of Spain. In 1779 he commanded the artillery under the dynamic Spanish Gov. Bernardo de Galvez during the successful siege of the British at Fort Baton Rouge, and was rewarded by Gov. Galvez who appointed him Commandant of the Baton Rouge Post. It was Pierre Favrot who purchased a plantation across the river, a few miles above Baton Rouge, from Alexander Patin, for 3000 pesos; he called the plantation "Monte Vista". This plantation exists to the present day, on River Road, West Baton Rouge Parish. Henry himself, at the outbreak of the Civil War, organized the Delta Rifles, into the Confederate service, at Port Allen, and later commanded the CSA Fourth Louisiana Regt., as a Colonel, during the Civil War. His father, Judge Louis Estevan Favrot, was born in New Orleans in 1788 and served as Judge of West Baton Rouge Parish from 1822 until 1845; he was a major in the War of 1812 and participated in the Battle of New Orleans. Henry's mother, Augustine Eulalie Duplantier, (1799-1864), was the daughter of Armand Gabriel Allard Duplantier, (1753-1827), and Augustine Gerard, and the stepdaughter of Armand's second wife, Constance Rochon, the widow of John Joyce. Armand and Constance owned the Magnolia Mound Plantation of Baton Rouge. Armand had been an aide to Lafayette during the American Revolution. The Duplantier family traces its heritage back to Armand's father, Joseph Allard DuPlantier, (1721-1801), who played a very active role during the French Revolution as a delegate from the Dauphine region to the National Assembly. Celestine and her husband lived on the fabled Favrot plantation, "Monte Vista". The plantation home was originally some 800 feet from the road that followed the river's edge, the driveway to the house being lined by a double row of live oaks. Through the years, as the river ate away at the riverbank, the oaks fell into the encroaching waters. Eventually a levee was erected protecting the house. Plantation work was geared to the production of sugar cane and its by-products, such as molasses.

Felice Celestine DUBROCA and Henry Mortimer FAVROT had the following
children:
   i. Edgar Dubroca4 FAVROT. Edgar lived in Baton Rouge and was an executive for Poplar Grove Plantation, adjacent to the Favrot's Monte Vista Plantation.
   14 ii. Leo Mortimer FAVROT.
   ii. Louise Alzire FAVROT. Louise became a well-known organist and teacher of music.
   iv. Corinne Augustine FAVROT.
   15 v. Henry Louis FAVROT was born July 21, 1864.
   vii. Charles Allen FAVROT was born in W. Baton Rouge, LA May 22, 1866. Charles became one of the leading architects in New Orleans.
   16 vii. William Reynaud FAVROT was born July 10, 1871.

8. Marie Corine3 DUBROCA (Valentin 3) was born in West Baton Rouge, LA November 1843 and died February 8, 1931 in West Baton Rouge, LA, at 87 years of age. She married Robert CADE, Jr. in New Iberia, LA, St. Peter's Church, February 7, 1865. Robert was born 1838, the son of Robert CADE, Sr. and Josephine CUMMINGS. He died November 5, 1878 in W. Baton Rouge, LA, at 40 years of age. The graves of both Corine and Robert are in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, listing their DOB and DOD. The cemetery sexton records show that Robert died of yellow fever and that he served in Co. E., 13th LA Infantry, CSA, from 9/11/1861 - 11/3/1863. The 1870 census listed him as a Retail Grocer.

Marie Corine DUBROCA and Robert CADE, Jr. had the following children:
   i. George Dubroca4 CADE was born in Baton Rouge, LA September 29, 1867. He married Frances MATHEWS in Baton Rouge, LA, St. Joseph Church, 1895.
   17 ii. Marie Alzire CADE was born December 5, 1869.
   iii. Amelie Julie CADE was born January 18, 1872.
   iv. Robert Joseph CADE was born in LA August 20, 1874.
   v. Ephie Josephine CADE was born November 19, 1876.

9. Maurice Valentin3 DUBROCA (Valentin 3) was born in W. Baton Rouge, LA June 11, 1846,and died May 1890 in Baton Rouge, LA, at 43 years of age. He married Marie Celeste ALLAIN in W. Baton Rouge, LA, St. Joseph Church, October 1, 1867. Marie was born in LA 1844, the daughter of Francois Ricard ALLAIN and Pauline LAFITON. Marie died January 1882 in LA, at 37 years of age. During the Civil War, Maurice was a Private, Co. D, 8th Louisiana Infantry, CSA. Maurice Valentin DUBROCA and Marie Celeste ALLAIN had the following children:

   i. Armand Francois4 DUBROCA was born in West Baton Rouge, LA August 18, 1868.
   ii. Maurice Benjamin DUBROCA was born in West Baton Rouge, LA May 21, 1870.
   iii. Marie Pauline DUBROCA was born in W. Baton Rouge, LA January 11, 1872.
   iv. Lucie Marie DUBROCA was born in W. Baton Rouge, LA October 05, 1874.
   18 v. Mary Alice DUBROCA was born August 07, 1877.

10. Francoise "Frances"3 DUBROCA (Valentin 3) was born in Baton Rouge, LA April 1833. She married Marcel LEJEUNE. Marcel was born in Louisiana 1807. He was a French Acadian. As a young woman Frances began a relationship with Marcel Lejeune. They lived as husband and wife for many years before marrying, and became the parents of several children. The 1870 census for WBR lists Francoise Dubroca, age 36, as living with Marcel LeJeune, a farmer, age 63, with seven children. Francoise "Frances" DUBROCA and Marcel LEJEUNE had the following children:

19 i. Archille4 LEJEUNE was born 1853.
   ii. Mathilde LEJEUNE was born in LA 1858.
   iii. Cecilia LEJEUNE was born in LA 1861.
   iv. Marcelline LEJEUNE was born in LA 1864.
   v. Celestine LEJEUNE was born in LA 1866.
   vi. Aristide LEJEUNE was born in LA 1869.

Fourth Generation

11. Philomene Tranquilla4 DUBROCA (Philogenes 4) was born in Baton Rouge,
LA about 1848. She married Thomas ROBICHEAUX in Baton Rouge, LA,
February 12, 1867. Thomas was born about 1847. Thomas was the son of Barbario
Bovier ROBICHEAUX and Cleonise Leonisse Marguerite MELANCON. They had the
following children:
   i. Marie Louise5 ROBICHEAUX was born in LA November 16, 1867.
   ii. Adeline ROBICHEAUX was born in Baton Rouge, LA September 14, 1870.
   iii. Clarisse ROBICHEAUX was born in LA June 15, 1873.

19. Archille4 LEJEUNE (Francoise "Frances" DUBROCA 10) was born in LA 1853. He married Adele ALLAIN in LA, September 1878. Adele was the mulatto daughter of Zenon ALLAIN, Jr. and Melina TRAHAN.
Archille LEJEUNE and Adele ALLAIN had the following children:
   i. Bessie5 LEJEUNE. She married Peter Centennial LAMOTTE.
   ii. Matilda LEJEUNE. She married SMITH.

12. Ralph Allain "Papa D"4 DUBROCA (Adolph Valerian 6) was born in Baton Rouge, LA March 26, 1882, and died March 16, 1952 in Luling, St. Charles Parish, LA, at 69 years of age. He married Ruth Rose HAYDEL in St. Charles Parish, LA, September 8, 1910. Ruth was born in St. John Parish, LA August 30, 1893, the daughter of Camille HAYDEL and Jeanne Anna CROZET. She died May 24, 1962 in LA, at 68 years of age. Ruth's family traced its ancestry back to the Haydels who were part of the German settlement that migrated to Louisiana in the 1720s, locating along what became known as the German Coast, in St. Charles Parish. Ruth's father, Camille Haydel, was a well-known sugar planter. "Papa D" attended Chamberlin-Hunt Academy in Port Gibson. The chapel there has the famous gilded hand with a finger pointing to the sky. A family story is that he didn't have much of a voice -- the Music Conductor would point to him and whisper, "Ralph, just move your lips." The "Historical Encyclopedia of Louisiana" (1951) traces the career of R. A. Dubroca from his 1912 election as Clerk of Courts of St. Charles Parish, to Tax Assessor, and to his term as Sheriff, from 3/29/1939 - 4/17/1944. He also worked for the Milliken and Farwell organization of New Orleans, widely known sugar planters. He was also connected with the Waterford plant in St. Charles Parish. During the Depression of the 1930s, Ralph and his wife were known in the community for their care and concern and the manner in which they would help out the less fortunate; "Mama D" is remembered for the huge pots of beans and other foods that she would make and carry to destitute neighbors. During WW II she would can chickens, fruitcake, rocks (a cookie), and other goodies to send to her sons and son-in-law who were serving in the armed forces. Ralph's obit, dtd Mar. 17, 1952, in the "Times Picayune", was headlined "Political Figure Ralph Allain Dubroca, Sr., St. Charles Parish, died at his Luling Home - a.69". He and his wife are buried in the Garden of Memories Cemetery.

Ralph Allain "Papa D" DUBROCA and Ruth Rose HAYDEL had the following
children:
   20 i. Jean Ruth5 DUBROCA was born April 5, 1911.
   21 ii. Ralph Allain "Rabbit" DUBROCA, Jr. was born October 31, 1913.
   22 iii. Corinne "Coe" Marie DUBROCA was born January 29, 1915.
   23 iv. Jacqueline "Jackie" Gabriel DUBROCA was born November 27, 1919.
   24 v. James T. "Buddy" DUBROCA was born in LA January 13, 1921.
   25 vi. Sidney Cade "Rusty" DUBROCA was born March 19, 1922.
   26 vii. Eual A. "Muttie" DUBROCA was born September 10, 1926.

13. Sidney Cade4 DUBROCA (Adolph Valerian 6) was born in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA May 30, 1884, and died August 03, 1969 in Port Allen LA, at 85 years of age. He married Catherine ROWCLIFF in Plaquemine, LA, 1913. Catherine was born in LA about 1890. Sidney met his wife in Mississippi when he was Commissioner of Levees. Her father supplied some of the wagons and supplies for the men building the levees. All the equipment was moved by horse and mule train, and Catherine's family would follow along, living in tents. Sidney and his wife adopted a son in their later life, Sidney Charles "Jack" Strickland, though there was no name change.

Sidney became a legend in West Baton Rouge as he served as sheriff from 1921-1960. The 1955 edition of the "Louisiana Business and Professional Directory" described him as a graduate of Chamberlin Hunt Academy in Port Gibson, Mississippi and being elected sheriff in 1921. He had many supporters, including the Wilkinsons at Poplar Grove Plantation. There are many tales told of the very colorful Sheriff Dubroca, but his own words typify his approach to life as described in a book he authored titled "How to Get Elected". He stated that first you have a "Hoo-Shaw" where guests are invited to meet the candidate. Usually turtle sauce piquante or rabbit jambalaya or gumbo or wild game is served after which the guests play poker. The host acts as the "house" to help defray expenses and if the guests don't have enough money to play, the candidate supplies them with some. "Narrow-minded" people were not to be invited. When it came time for him to retire, all of the sheriffs met in Baton Rouge to discuss their problems. Sheriff Dubroca stood up, hitched up his pants, and said, "I want to tell you all that I can't live on a half-pay pension. (the standard retirement pension). I'm old, I'm blind, I've served as sheriff for 38 years and I've got to have full pay to live on." That year the State Legislature passed a bill that said, in essence, "Any sheriff who is past the age of 65, has served over 35 years consecutively as sheriff, and who is physically incapacitated is entitled to retirement at full pay." Strangely, Sheriff Dubroca qualified - no one else ever has.
Sidney Cade DUBROCA and Catherine ROWCLIFF raised the following child:

   i. Sidney Charles5 STRICKLAND. Sidney, also known as Jack Strickland, was the nephew of Catherine Rowcliff; Catherine and Sidney brought him up from the age of three months. He became an attorney, married, and raised a family.

14. Leo Mortimer4 FAVROT (Felice Celestine DUBROCA 7) He married Rosie HARRISON in Natchitoches Parish, LA, September 28, 1899. Leo graduated from Tulane University and also took graduate courses at George Peabody College and at the University of Chicago. He became a noted educator, serving as principal of the Port Allen School and, later, from 1906-1908, Superintendent of Schools for West Baton Rouge Parish. He afterwards became state director of Negro education and consulted within the Arkansas educational system. Leo and Rosie had the following children:

   i. Lawrence H.5 FAVROT.
   ii. Genevieve FAVROT.
   iii. Agnes FAVROT.
   iv. Sadie FAVROT.
   v. Leo M. FAVROT, Jr.
   vi. Yvonne FAVROT.

15. Henry Louis4 FAVROT (Felice Celestine DUBROCA 7) was born in W. Baton Rouge, LA July 21, 1864, and died 1918 in New Orleans, LA, at 53 years of age. He married Marie Louise RICHMOND November 5, 1902. Marie was born in Savannah, GA. Henry Louis was an ardent student of Louisiana history and accumulated an extensive collection of documents bearing on many phases of the state's history. He studied law, graduating from Louisiana State University, and moved to New Orleans, where he specialized in the subjects of bonds and drainage laws. He was active in the state's militia and served as a Captain and adjutant of the 2nd Louisiana Regiment during the Spanish-American War, under Gen. Gordon. He also served two terms as a state senator. Henry Louis FAVROT and Marie Louise RICHMOND had the following children:

   i. Henry Richmond5 FAVROT.
   ii. Allain DeClouet FAVROT.

16. William Reynaud4 FAVROT (Felice Celestine DUBROCA 7) was born in W. Baton Rouge, LA July 10, 1871, and died September 30, 1948 in Las Cruces, NM, at 77 years of age. He married Elise WILLIAMS in Terrebonne Parish, LA, December 29, 1897. Elise was born in St. Louis, MO July 18, 1870, the daughter of Nolan Stewart WILLIAMS and Margaret Kearns COOKE. She died September 6, 1959 in Las Cruces, NM, at 89 years of age. William became a merchant in the city of Las Cruces, New Mexico. William Reynaud FAVROT and Elise WILLIAMS had the following child:

   i. William Reynaud5 FAVROT JR. was born 17 Aug 1899.

17. Marie Alzire4 CADE (Marie Corine DUBROCA 8) was born in West Baton Rouge, LA December 5, 1869.and died April 1959 in New York, NY, at 89 years of age. She married William VON PHUL Jr. in Port Allen, LA, Holy Family Church, November 19, 1895. William was born in New Orleans, LA July 20, 1871, the son of William VON PHUL, Sr. and Ana Mary McDougal WILLIAMS. He died April 17, 1949 in Larchmont, NY, at 77 years of age. The Von Phuls had business interests in New Orleans and in the 1870s owned Poplar Grove Plantation. Marie's and William's children were:

   i. William5 VON PHUL III was born in New Orleans, LA September 1, 1896, and died August 1977 in NYC, NY, at 80 years of age. He married Ruth Lois FRANC about 1927. Ruth was born February 2, 1904 and died March 1986 at 82 years of age.
   ii. Gretchen VON PHUL was born in New Orleans, LA December 20, 1897, and died about 1929 in OH. She married Samuel Adam TRUFANT, Sr. in New Orleans, LA, September 5, 1918.
   iii. Katherine VON PHUL was born in New Orleans, LA May 28, 1899, and died after May 28, 1899 in New Orleans, LA, at less than one year of age.

27 iv. Alzire Marie VON PHUL was born March 15, 1901.
   iv. Claude Saugrain VON PHUL was born in New Orleans, LA September 6, 1902, and died October 9, 1972 in Larchmont, NY, at 70 years of age. She married William Thompson SMITH.
   v. Marcia Amalie VON PHUL was born in New Orleans, LA April 4, 1905, and died February 16, 1993 in Pelham Manor, NY, at 87 years of age. She married Rodney Mathais OLLINGER August 23, 1928. Rodney was born in Mobile, AL  July 6, 1901, the son of Charles George OLLINGER, Sr. and Cora VOSS. Rodney
died October 14, 1970 in Manhatten, NY, at 69 years of age.
   vi. Elizabeth Stafford VON PHUL was born in New Orleans, LA February 8, 1908. Elizabeth died December 24, 1994 in Phoenix, AZ, at 86 years of age. She married Charles George OLLINGER, Jr. in NY, 1933. Charles was born in Mobile, AL November 1, 1899, the son of Charles George OLLINGER, Sr. and Cora
VOSS. Charles died July 14, 1970 in Shalimar, FL, at 70 years of age.

18. Mary Alice4 DUBROCA (Maurice Valentin 9) was born in W. Baton Rouge, LA August 07, 1877. She married Caliste Auguste REGGIO in LA, about 1898. Caliste was born in LA July 14, 1866. Mary Alice DUBROCA and Caliste Auguste REGGIO had the following children:
   28 i. Alice5 REGGIO.
   29 ii. Dubroca REGGIO.
   iii. Lucille REGGIO.
30 iv. Caliste Villere REGGIO. v. Catherine REGGIO. She married Charles Culpepper YOUNGS.
31 vi. Godefroid Octave REGGIO was born May 28, 1899.