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4. OLIVIER2 VILLENEUVE (GONZAGUE"CORALL"1) was born December 03, 1842 in Riviere du Loup or Lake Manville, PQ, Canada, and died February 23, 1916 in Concordia, Cloud CO, KS. He married (1) JULIE ST. PIERRE January 29, 1866 in Bourbonnais Grove, Kankakee CO, IL, daughter of DAVID ST. PIERRE and AURELIE MARCOTTE. She was born March 1844 in Will CO, IL, and died May 21, 1899 in Ames, Cloud CO, KS. He married (2) CELINA ? September 03, 1900 in Clyde, Cloud CO, KS. She was born November 1834 in Canada. He married (3) EMILY T. HOLMES January 24, 1913 in Cloud CO, KS. She was born Abt. 1855, and died in of Condordia, KS.

Notes for OLIVIER VILLENEUVE:
Source: Alexine Odette, Concordia, KS. Author of the Genealogy of the Oliver Villeneuve Family:
Olivier fought in the Civil War for the Union from 1861 to 1865, and was in the battle of Appomattox. His Civil War pension application states that he came from Lake Mainville, Canada. All of his ancestors resided in Canada and went by name of Villeneuve. After coming to the US, he changed his name to Vinlove. (My note: whether he changed his name before or after the Civil War I do not know. However, at the time of his marriage to Julia, he had changed it: The marriage record for Julia & Oliver listed in the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763-1900 reads as follows: "Vinlave, Oliver to StPiere, Julia on 1-29-1866 in Kankakee County, IL.")
Six children were born in Kankakee CO, IL, then the family left Illinois in 1876 and emigrated west, home steading on the "Salt Marsh" in Cloud CO, near Concordia, KS. They lived in a sod house, shot their own game, and wore homespun. The children were exposed to very little schooling. Seven more children were born in Kansas. Some children kept the French version of their surname, others modified the surname to Vinlove. From the Salt Marsh the family moved to nearby Ames, Kansas, where they lived in a 2 story house on a farm east of Main St.
After Julia (1st wife) died, Olivier ran what was called "the shack" a 2 story building in Ames where he sold beer, candy etc. His daughters kept house for him until he married again. Olivier later lived with his son Charles, but divided his time between there and the Old Soldier's Home at Leavenworth, KS. He also lived with his son David in Clyde. Olivier died at Charles' s house in Concordia.

Soldiers of the American Revolution

Living in Clyde, KS

From the Clyde, KS Herald Sept. 4, 1903

Vinlove, Oliver E 12th IL Cav. Pvt

Oliver's Pension Record, Soldier's Certificate No. 361194 at the National Archives:
Veteran: Oliver Vidneve
Rank Pvt and Bugler
Service Co. E 12 Ill. Cav.

Oliver applied for a pension on 12 June 1881. He was 37 years old, resided in Lawrence Township, Cloud CO, KS. He enlisted in the service at Chicago, Cook CO, IL on 5 January 1862 as a Private. (My note: on another form in his file, it says he enlisted at Bourbonnais.) His E Company was commanded by Captain "Harrey" (name may be in error) and was honorably discharged at Memphis Tennessee on the 24th day of February 1865. The roster for Company E lists his residence as Bourbonnais.
Personal description: Age 37, height 5 feet 7 inches, dark complexion, eyes and hair. That while a member of the organization aforesaid, in the service and in the line of his duty, as a Soldier at a place called near Fort Donaldson about 15 miles of a bayou State of Tennessee on or about the month of June 1864 Contracted Bloody flux followed with chronic diarrhea supposed to be brought on by using this impure bayou water.

Since leaving the service he has resided in Kankakee Co Ill from discharge to 1868. Then at Chicago for eight years until 1876, when I came to this Cloud County, Kansas and his occupation has been that of a worked on a farm at Kankakee Ill, drove wagon in Chicago and in this county worked on a farm.

That prior to his entry into the service he was a man of good, sound physical health, being when enrolled a farmer boy. That he is now partially disabled from obtaining his subsistence by manual labor....

Oliver signed this form with an X ...his mark, and his name was spelled Oliver Vidneve.(My note: on the Roster List for Co E, 12th IL Cav, his surname is spelled "Vudnes") Two witnesses had to swear that they saw Oliver sign his mark: Charles Ward, who stated he had known Oliver since before the war, and that Oliver was a farmer and a teamster, and the other signature is difficult to make out, looks like
Triore Laclef.

At the time of his death, Oliver received a pension of $25 per month.

My note: During the Civil War, company buglers served as messengers, surgical assistants and on ambulance crews. They also performed fatigue duty such as wood hauling, feeding horses, and picket and guard duty. Most of the buglers carried rifles and fought with other members of their company. But their primary duty was musical. They were required to memorize all the calls that were sounded in camp and on the march (25 general calls and 24 skirmishers calls in the Infantry alone). By today's standards this seems like a lot, but it must be remembered that these calls were sounded every day for months on end and words or ditties were given to the calls so that they could be easily recognized. Orders were issued by commanders for the sounding of calls.

My note: in his pension app, Olivier states that he was married in Bourbonnais Grove by Rev. Beaudoin.
CATHOLIC PRIESTS FROM KANKAKEE COUNTY
PRIEST NAME CHURCH YEARS
Peter Beaudoin MBVM Sep 6 1865-1900+

1870 Cook CO IL Census Chicago Post Office 9th Ward Enumerated 1 August 1870

Vidner, Oliver 26 Truck driver
Julie 25 Keeps house
Mary 3
Dora 2
Alfred 1
Peter 19 NY Drives team

Family living next door are:
Marcott, Benj. 38 Teamster Canada
Philomen 33 Canada
Octave 11 M School IL
Carrie 9 School IL
Matilda 7 School IL
Louis 1/12

Benjamin's family also migrated to Cloud CO, KS. My guess is that these two families travelled there together. Benjamin's aunt Aurelie Marcotte married the second time to David St. Pierre, Julie St. Pierre Villeneuve's mother; so Julie and Benjamin were first cousins. Also making the trip was Peter "Vidner" Villeneuve. There is a record of his marriage in Cloud CO KS. See below.

Letter of Julia Josephine Vinlove Heshion:
(Referring to her grandfather Olivier) "In Chicago he met Julia St. Pierre & they were married in 1966. He had a sister living in Chicago, who visited us when I was a child. Her name was Julia Raymond. Her husband built R.R. cars. I also knew her daughter Carrie & grand-daughter Bernice.

Grand-father was in Chicago at the time of the "Big Fire" & told of having a team & wagon & hauling the belongings of people to the Lake Shore, as the fire kept spreading...

After Julia's death, Oliver moved to town, in Ames, & ran a business, which was named "The Shack." It contained a couple of barber chairs, & he sold beer, candy, & peanuts. He lived in a small house next door. Later, his house became the "Bank of Ames" & still later a grocery store....

Our home (Charles and Malvina) was not large enough now with the baby & Grandpa getting bored at the Old Soldier's Home & coming to our house often, so we added two more rooms & a bath to the house. Grandpa spent part of the time at David's house in Clyde too, but Bess (David's wife) was kinda hard to live with. He died at our house on Feb. 23, 1916, at the age of 74. I was 14 yrs old & remember it distinctly. It must have been of a resporatory disease of some kind, as he died sitting up in a big Morris chair, being unable to lie down.

Grandpa had no schooling. In fact his children, having had only a few years. Grandma taught him to read, but he had to spell out loud half the letters of a word before he recognized it. he was hard of hearing & so read out loud in church. I remember having a big fight with a friend who was telling me about this "crazy old man in church" who was reading out loud, & I knew she meant my grandpa.

His old soldier's pension was only $30.00 per mo., yet he was always so generous with we kids. "

This family in all probability relocated to this area because of the numerous other Canadian families also in the area:
1903 Cloud County Kansas History
Shirley township originally extended from the county's east line, west to the center of range 3, and south to the center of town 7. Shirley is bounded on the north by the Republican river, on the east by Clay county and extends south of Colfax and west to the lines of Nelson and Lawrence townships. Elm creek intersects its southwest corner and flows in a northery direction through the entire length of the township, and empties into the Republican a short distance north of the little town of Ames. Beaver and Dry creeks run through the eastern part of the township. The inhabitants are composed almost entirely of French people, most of whom are from Canada and Kankakee, Illinois. St. Joseph, the Catholic town, founded by Father Mollier, is situated one mile east and one mile south of the center of the township.

Catholic Church and Convent of Clyde
A really picturesque site in Clyde is that of the Catholic church, situated on the summit of a gently rising slope at the western end of town. It commands an enchanting view of the various bends of the river in the southwest, while trees innumerable hide away the city in the east. The Union Pacific tracks skirt the church grounds on the north, a constant reminder - as it were - to this peaceful spot of the throbbing pulse of the world outside.

There are three buildings in the enclosure. In the center stands the church, on either side of which are the academy and parsonage. All three of these buildings present a cheerful appearance from the outside. The academy is a large brick building sixty feet square, with a belfry one hundred feet high in the front. The church is 70x34 feet in dimensions, a frame building of imposing and yet cheerful aspect. The priest's nook is a cozy, comfortable and Inviting place.

Five and twenty years ago they were different. Where these buildings stand tall grass abounded then. In some little house in town the Catholics gathered to worship. Father Mollier astride his slow but sure mount carried hither in saddle bags the wherewithal he needed for mass. But swiftly the news of the growing Canadian settlement spread to Kankakee, Illinois, and to the far off Canada. Settlers poured rapidly in to the surrounding country of Clyde and with them came the necessity of building a church.

The good Father was the man for the task, indeed, several such works were already to his credit. His reputation brought to the undertaking an abundance of support, not only from those of his own persuasion but from numerous protestants as well. With an eye to the future he had the building made several times larger than its needs called for and at the same time susceptible of being further added to. His forethought was more than justified by events, for three years ago Reverend J. Maher realized the necessity of enlarging its capacity and added thirty feet on the north side, and the indications point to the need of still larger accommodations within a few years.

1880 Census, Lawrence Township, Cloud County, KS

Oliver Vinlove age 36 Farmer b. Canada
Julia age 36 b. IL
Mary age 13 b. IL
Laura age 12 b. IL
Fredie age 10 b. IL
Charles age 8 b. IL
Cordelia age 7 b. IL
David age 6 b. IL
Matilda age 4 b. KS
Elizabeth age 2 b. KS
Patrick age 2/12 Apr. b. KS


Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Peter VINLOVE Self M Male W 30 IL Farmer CANADA CANADA
Martha VINLOVE Wife M Female W 22 IL Keeping House CANADA CANADA
Sarah VINLOVE Dau S Female W 1 KS IL IL
Eugene BOSSE Other S Male W 21 CANADA Works On Farm CANADA CANADA


Source Information:
Census Place Lawrence, Cloud, Kansas
Family History Library Film 1254376
NA Film Number T9-0376
Page Number 162C

My note: this is no doubt the same "Peter Vidner" age 19, who lived with Oliver and Julie in Chicago per the 1870 Census above. The 1880 Census states he was born in IL, but the 1870 Census says NY.

Population by Federal Census 1876 1880
Elk Township, including
Clyde City ............... 561 1,443

Organized since 1870, part detached to form Lawrence

Transcribed from E.F. Hollibaugh'sBiographical history of Cloud County, Kansas
LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP.
On October 25, 1872, the citizens of town and range 2, petitioned for separation from Elk township and was organized as a township called "Lawrence," in honor of L.D. Lawrence, its earliest settler, who came there in 1864, R.F. Clarke was the first trustee. It is one of the northern tier of townships and is bounded on the east by Elk, on the South by Nelson, and on the west by Sibley. The surface is composed of about three-fourths river and creek bottom land. There is but a small per cent of upland and all the ground is tillable. The Republican river runs through the township and is fed from the South by Plum and Oak creeks and on the north by Salt, Upton and Little Upton creeks, and all find their confluence with the Republican river in Lawrence township. The largest of these streams, Salt creek, is fed by numerous springs and furnishes living water the entire year. It is spanned by a one hundred foot bridge. The coal fields adjacent to Minersville, lie in the northwestern portion of Lawrence township, and just over the line of Sibley. The inhabitants in this vicinity are composed of a large portion of Danes and Swedes, who are thrifty, enterprising citizens and have made for themselves good homes.

Robert L. Gieber compiled Baptism, Marriage, and Burial Records 1873-1925 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church and St. Peter's Catholic Church in Cloud County, Kansas :

St Peter's Church in Aurora, KS
Vinlove, John William Son of Fred Villeneuve and Phoebe Marcotte. Died Mar 18, 1917.
Buried Mar 20, 1917. 9 months.
Rev Emery.

Villeneuve, Joseph Patrick
Parents: Olivet Villeneuve & Julie St-Pierre
Born Apr 6, 1880 Baptised May 2, 1880
Godparents: Leo St-Onge & Matty Savoie
Rev Louis Mollier
Father is from Trois-Rivieres, mother is from Kankakee, IL

Villeneuve, Elizabeth
Parents: Olivier Villeneuve & Julie St-Pierre
Born Apr 19, 1878 Baptised May 19, 1878
Godparents: Louis Savoie & Elizabeth Richard
Rev Louis Mollier

Villeneuve, Maltida Marie
Parents: Olivier & Julie Villeneuve
Born July 13, 1876 Baptised July 18, 1876
Godparents: Narcisse & Matilda Marcotte (see chart below)
Rev Louis Mollier

Villeneuve, Marie Sarah
Parents: Pierre Villeneuve & Artemise Lemieux
Born Feb 27, 1879 Baptised Mar 16, 1879
Godparents: Godfroy Letourneau & Delphine Lemieux.
Rev Louis Mollier
Father is from Montreal, Mother is from Kankakee, IL

Peter Villeneuve married Artemise Lemieux
Jan 21, 1878. Francois & Elise Lemieux (Parents)
by Rev Louis Mollier.

1910 Cook CO IL Census Chicago City
Vinlove, Peter Head 60 IL Canada Canada Teamster
Aretmize 52 IL "
Ryan, Sarah Dtr 31 mother of 5 children Widowed 3 times
Hartman, Ethel Grandtr 14 IL IL IL
John W. Grandson 12 IL IL IL
Farney? John S. Grandson 5 IL IL IL
Robert ? Grandson 3 IL
Ryan, Josephine S. 5/12

Illinois Death Index
VINLOVE PETER M/W UNK 6023227 1921-10-02 COOK CHICAGO 21-10-03
VENLOVE ARTAMEASE F/W UNK 6011816 1916-04-15 COOK CHICAGO 16-04-16

Same persons?
IL Statewide Death Index
RYAN, JOSEPHINE 05/28/1912 CHICAGO 02 YR U 00024707 COOK
HARTMAN ETHEL F/W UNK 6025936 1917-08-24 COOK CHICAGO


Illinois Marriage Index
HARTMAN, WILLIAM VINLOW, SADIE 05/18/1895 / 232954 COOK

LDS Pedigree Resourche File
Francois Lemieux Compact Disc #9 Pin #640626 Sex: M

Event(s):
Birth: abt 1811
Place: ,PQ,Canada
Death: 15 Jan 1888
Place: ,Cloud,KS
Burial:
Place: Mt. Calvary Cemetery,Clyde,Cloud,KS
Parents:
Marriage(s):
Spouse: Onesime Longtin Disc #9 Pin #640627
Marriage: 12 Jan 1850
Place: ,Will,IL

Onesime Longtin Compact Disc #9 Pin #640627 Sex: F
Event(s):
Birth: 1828
Place: ,PQ,Canada
Death: 3 Jun 1897
Place: ,Cloud,KS
Burial:
Place: St. Peters Cemetery,Aurora,Cloud,KS
Parents:
Marriage(s):
Spouse: Francois Lemieux Disc #9 Pin #640626
Marriage: 12 Jan 1850
Place: ,Will,IL

1870 Kankakee CO IL Census Sumner, Manteno PO
Lemieux, F 59
Onesime 41
Delphine 16
Ertemise 11
Eliza 10
Agnes 6
Cora 3
Lucy 10/12


This Lemieux family changed their surname to Betters; Aretemise Lemieux was another daughter of theirs.
1880 Census
Household:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Francis BETTERS Self M Male W 70 CAN Farmer CAN CAN
Elesime BETTERS Wife M Female W 50 CAN Keeping House CAN CAN
Lizy BETTERS Dau S Female W 20 IL At Home CAN CAN
Agnes BETTERS Dau S Female W 18 IL At Home CAN CAN
Cora BETTERS Dau S Female W 13 IL Attending School CAN CAN
Lucy BETTERS Dau S Female W 10 IL Attending School CAN CAN

Source Information:
Census Place Nelson, Cloud, Kansas
Family History Library Film 1254377
NA Film Number T9-0377
Page Number 303B


Information from Cloud CO Cemetery Atlas sent by Vivian Erickson
Mt Calvary
Vinloves listed: Ralfel Vinlove - (atlas states the inscription on stone was illegible)
Laret Vinlove - " " " " " " " "
Bessie May Vinlove Born 1878 - Died 1951
David D. Vinlove Born 1874 - Died 1961 ( I personally remember Bessie and Dave as they were relatives of my friend and classmate, Catherine LaBarge Gates.)


Early Cloud County Kansas Marriages, Vol I. January 1886-January 1902
p. 69
Oliver Vinlove age next birthday: 56 Father: Gonzago Vinlove
Place of residence: Ames, KS White Mother's maiden name: Lesperance
Occupation: Merchant Born in Canada Second marriage
Selina Burk age next birthday 65 Father Jean Marie Les?
Maiden name if a widow Beniur? (writing difficult to decifer) White Born in Canada
Mother's maiden name St. Augr? Number of bride's marriages: (rd) meaning 3rd?
Married in Clyde, KS September 3, 1900 by John Maher

More About OLIVIER VILLENEUVE:
Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Clyde, KS

Notes for JULIE ST. PIERRE:
Early Cloud CO KS Deaths before 1903:
Villeneuve, Julia (Mrs Oliver) 5-21-99, 55yr,2mo,4da, Apoplexy, A203
Mt Calvary Cem, Clyde-aka Vinlove,, Phy Leslie, D-Ames,KS

Apoplexy is an archaic term of Greek origin for stroke — a condition involving either an obstructed artery to the brain or bleeding within the brain (intracranial hemorrhage). Apoplexy was less commonly used to indicate massive bleeding into other organs, but it would be a reasonably safe bet to conclude that at age 55, high blood pressure was a contributing factor.

In the Mt. Calvary Cemetery, there is one monument for Julia and two of her children, Patrick and Delia. There is a small tombstone next to this grave of Laret and Ralfel Vinlove. The inscriptions on the stone were partially engraved and it looks as though scratched in with a sharp instrument. There is a line separating the names Laret and Ralfel which extends downward, separating the dates:
1901 1899
January 13 April 18
AC 17 months AC 17 months

This grave is next to a small road, and directly on the other side of the road are the graves of Henry L'Ecuyer, Oliver Villeneuve, Mathilda (Villeneuve) L'Ecuyer, Cordelia and Octave Marcotte.

Information re Julia's parents:
About 1960, Alexine LeDuc Odette, spouse of Alcide Odette (son of Cordelia Villeneuve and Dennis Odette), privately published "A Genealogy of the Oliver Villeneuve Family." Alexine lived all of her life in Cloud County, Kansas and personally knew many of the persons listed in the Genealogy. Included in the book is a copy of a photograph of David St. Pierre and Amelie St. Onge, with the following note:
"Our great grandfather & grandmother St. Pierre, parents of Grandma Villeneuve. Villeneuve's came to Kansas in about 1875. Her name was Julie St. Pierre, and married to Olivier Villeneuve. Julie's mother was named Saint Onge.
Handprinted below this note: "This would be David St. Peter and his wife, Amelie St. Onge.
(This was copied from back of picture borrowed from Bernadette Lucier of 604 North Spruce, Abilene, Ks. 67410.)
My note: Bernadette Lucier was a daughter of Philip Oliver Lucier and Marie Elmire Villeneuve Lucier.

Taken from The-A-Ki-Ki, the newsletter of the Kankakee Valley Genealogical Society, Vol. XIIX No. 2 (May, 1988) pp. 4-5.

"But it is said that the immigration to Bourbonnais did not commence until 1844. That year there came the Rivards, St. Pierres, Flageoles, Legris, Delunais, Lapolice, Martins, Savoies, Belgards, Lafleurs, Coriveaux and other families no less prominent.

"LeVasseur interested himself actively in the welfare of all the new accessions to the colony. He located their land at the government land office; sold them land, and helped them to build their homes. In 1846 the early reports of LeVasseur, concerning this splendid county, were revived; and that year witnessed perhaps the largest number of French Canadian immigrants to Bourbonnais. In 1847 three men came on behalf of Canadian friends and relatives to investigate conditions and report thereon. They were John B. Letourneau, Captain Fortin and Alexander Boucher. They all returned to Canada, carrying back most encouraging reports of the general prosperity enjoyed by the Bourbonnais settlers. But with them had come George R. Letourneau and Godfrey Mathieu, who remained and became permanent and substantial factors in building up this prosperous community. The next year, others came, moved by the favorable reports of John B. Letourneau and his associates of the preceding year.

"Among those who came in the years 1846, 1847 and 1849 were Peter Spink, the four Fortin brothers and families, the two Langlois brothers and their families, the Dellibacks, David Granger, the Brosseaus, Joseph E. Labrie, the Bissettes, Rossettes, Lesages, and Alexis Carron. The French immigration practically ceased with the years 1850, 1851 and 1852. Among the last immigrants were the families of the Grandpre brothers, of Constantin, of the two Berard brothers, the Lesages and Brais.

"For years all immigrants from Canada, whatever their ultimate objective, came primarily to Bourbonnais and made this the base of their first plans and operations in the new country. Many of them settled afterwards in other portions of the county or in neighboring counties. Our aappreciation of the importance of the French settlement here and our interest in it must be greatly increased when we pause to think that from it went forth the people who established every other French town in Kankakee and Iroquois Counties. Kankakee is a large measure, St. Anne, LeErable, St. Mary, Papineau, all must acknowledge Bourbonnais as the mother; and, more than that, from old Bourbonnais and these, her nearby children, sprang all that French Canadian colonies of Kansas, Iowa, Minnesota and the Dakotas.

Illinois State wide Marriage index -

STPIERRE, DAVID MARCOT, AURELIA WILL 07/02/1843 / 00000582

Kankakee CO IL Look up reply:
1850 Kankakee CO IL Census
St. Pierre
David - a. 39
Aurelia - a. 40
Antoine - a. 18
Matilda - a. 12
Caroline - a. 10
Julia - a. 6
Joseph - a. 2

Kankakee CO IL Look up reply:

I have a bound copy of the 1860 census for Kankakee. It shows David and Amelia both born in Canada and 4 children; Caroline 19 born in Canada, Julia 16 also born in Canada, Joseph 12 born in Illinois and Lewis 10 born in Illinois. They are show under the last name of St. Peter. Those English census takers may have shown it that way or David may have started using and English spelling. I have a book from the early 1900's for the churchs of the Kankakee area but David and Amelia are not in the indes. I have a couple other places to check and will let you know what I find. Janette

Subject: Re: Kankakee CO IL Look Up Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 15:54:32 -0600 From: Dorothy Riegel <driegel@keynet.net> To: "Jean A. Schneider" <jahogie@swbell.net>

Kankakee County 1883 Atlas = D. St. Pierre owned 120 acres in Ganeer twp. Don't find the name St. Onge in that atlas

1870 Kankakee County Census = Bourbonnais twp. David St. Pierre, age 59, farmer, born in Canada Eurelie St. Pierre, age 60, keeps house, born in Canada No St. Onge in the 1870 census. (My note: David and Eurelie also appear on the 1880 Census, Bourbonnais twp., both age 69)

Mound Grove Cemetery - Kankakee, IL
Onesime St. Pierre - b. 15 Sep. 1831 - d. 1 Apr. 1889
Dorsey B. St. Pierre - 47 y. - buried 1/31/1951
Filly St. Pierre - 53 y. - buried 4/24/1939
Ingberg St. Pierre - 80 y. - buried 10/13/1981
Lorna St. Pierre - 62 y. - buried 4/6/1967
Louis Richard St. Pierre - 63 y. - buried 8/9/1954
Louisa St. Pierre - 22 y. - buried 10/11/1890
Louise St. Pierre - 79 y. - buried 8/22/1917
Onesine St. Pierre - 58 y. - buried 3/9/1889
Pearl O. St. Pierre - 54 y. - buried 8/25/1949
Percy St. Pierre - 61 y. - buried 5/5/1961
Russell St. Pierre - 47 y. - buried 2/2/1953
Ruth St. Pierre - 43 y. - buried 12/23/1957

LDS:
Onesime ST. PIERRE Compact Disc #6
Pin #869613
Sex: M
Event(s):
Birth: abt 1833 Place: ,Kamouraska,Quebec
Parents:
Marriage(s):
Spouse: Emelie BOUCHARD Disc #6 Pin #867791
Marriage: 19 Feb 1854 Place: St. Alexandre,Kamouraska,Quebec

History of Kankakee County - 1906 P. 742 "David St. Pierre..... settled on Section 21." talking about Bourbonnais township "St. Pierre, Honore, St. Anne" Civil War - Company D "St. Pierre, Xavier, Salina" Civil War - Company F

I'm sorry I didn't find any bio's but hope these help.

Dorothy

At 03:17 PM 03/30/2000 -0600, you wrote:

History of Kankakee County Dorothy, Could you please check this source for references to family of David St. Pierre and spouse Amelie St. Onge. They were said to be an affluent family in the area in the mid 1800's. Thanks very much, Jean

This family I presume to be relatives:
"History of SS. Peter and Paul's Church, Pilot, Illinois: with an Historical Sketch of Sacred Heart Church, Goodrich, Illinois and St. James" Kankakee County, Illinois
p. 116
Joseph St. Pierre-Born at St. Anne d'Yamachiche, diocese of Three Rivers, P.Q., Canada, in 1842. Came to Bourbonnais in 1863 with his parents, Francois and Euphrosine nee Bellemare, his brothers and sisters, eight in all, the father having left one year previous. Mr. St. Pierre moved to the Irwin district about 1874; bought 80 acres of land from Joseph Legris at $25 per acre. Married to Mary Tremblay. Children: Joseph, Marie, Delia, Celice, Emma, William, Edward. In 1877 he moved to Clyde, Kansas, and one year after to Damar, in the same state.

http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/Damar/history.html
Damar, located in Rooks, [RO], county, is best known for the beautiful St. Joseph church. The limestone stucture was built almost entirely by parishoners. The town and the church are on top of a hill that offers a view over many miles of Kansas countryside. Read about recent renovation work on the church.

Damar is on highway K-18 and is six miles off of US-24.

Damar was settled in the 1880s by French-Canadians. Even today, traces of that culture survive. The town was moved to its current location when the Union Pacific built tracks through the area.

The first Mass in the Damar area was celebrated in the home of Ezra St. Peter in 1887, most probably by the veteran missionary of the diocese, Fr. Molier. Mr. St. Peter then donated three acres for a cemetery and two acres for a church to the east of his home when Father B.M. Pujos arrived to care for the little flock. The new community was first known as St. Petersville. However, the first post office located about two miles to the north east was named Ainsworth.

On October 8, 1884, President Grover Cleveland signed the document which entitled Francis St. Peter to one hundred and sixty acres of land on the western edge of Rooks County for the consideration of $4.00. By 1880 most of the government land had been "taken up". Francis St. Peter had hauled ammunition during the Civil War and like so many other veterans was lured to seek the free land made available by the Homestead Act. The purpose of the Homestead Act was to promote speedy settlement of the public lands as a means of producing revenue which was badly needed by the Union. Senator Samuel C. Pomroy of Kansas promoted the idea that the government should not derive a revenue from the sale of the land, anymore than from the sale of the air or the sunshine.

Almost immediately other Canadian French Catholic people followed. They came by way of Illinois, then to Concordia, Aurora and St. Joseph and on further to the west looking for cheap land and a new home. The first settlers arrived in covered wagons drawn by oxen. Among the first arrivals were the names of: Ezra and Joe St. Peter, Peter Simoneau, A.D. Manny, Dave Plante, Leon Hebert, Charles Noel, Stenis Morin, Joe Kerouac, Frank Beamu, Daniel Dussault, Adolph Sennesac, Ambrose Desbien, Archie Saindon, Mitchell Morel and Henry Berland. The first grains harvested were hauled by oxen to Ellis or Logan. The community became so solidly French in character that it was referred to as the Acadia of the West. It has retained much of its original tradition to this day.

More About JULIE ST. PIERRE:
Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Clyde, KS

Marriage Notes for OLIVIER VILLENEUVE and JULIE ST. PIERRE:
The marriage record for Julia & Oliver listed in the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763-1900 reads as follows: "Vinlave, Oliver to StPiere, Julia on 1-29-1866 in Kankakee County, IL."

More About OLIVIER VILLENEUVE and JULIE ST. PIERRE:
Marriage: January 29, 1866, Bourbonnais Grove, Kankakee CO, IL
Officiator: Rev. Peter Beaudoin

Notes for CELINA ?:
Same person?

1880 Census
Household:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Celina M. BROE Self W Female W 45 CAN Farmer CAN CAN
Ferdinand N. BROE Son S Male W 20 IL Works On Farm CAN CAN
Stephen BROE Son S Male W 18 IL Works On Farm CAN CAN
Josephine M. BROE Dau S Female W 13 IL At Home CAN CAN
Phillip BROE Son S Male W 10 IL Works On Farm CAN CAN


Source Information:
Census Place Aurora, Cloud, Kansas
Family History Library Film 1254377
NA Film Number T9-0377
Page Number 312A


Possibly this surname is Breault. Stephen and Philip Breault appear on the 1900 Cloud CO Census.

1900 Cloud CO KS Census Shirley Township
Bark, Celina Head Nov 1834 65 Wd Born Canada, also parents. Could read but not write or speak English.

More About OLIVIER VILLENEUVE and CELINA ?:
Marriage: September 03, 1900, Clyde, Cloud CO, KS
Officiator: Father John Maher

Notes for EMILY T. HOLMES:
Vivian Erickson of Clyde found this third marriage of Olivier at the Cloud CO KS courthouse. She stated that she will try to find the last name of Emily T. and that the marriage ended in divorce in 1913. Vivian later found the marriage record of Emily T. Holmes and Oliver Vinlove.



More About EMILY T. HOLMES:
Fact 1: Holmes is probably not Emily's maiden name

More About OLIVIER VILLENEUVE and EMILY HOLMES:
Marriage: January 24, 1913, Cloud CO, KS
Officiator: Father G. Lecoutre
     
Children of OLIVIER VILLENEUVE and JULIE ST. PIERRE are:
17. i.   MARIE-ELMIRE3 VILLENEUVE, b. March 08, 1867, Kankakee CO, IL; d. October 02, 1909, Abilene, Dickinson CO,KS.
18. ii.   LAURA VILLENEUVE, b. June 03, 1868, Chicago, Cook CO, IL; d. April 30, 1946, San Francisco, CA.
19. iii.   ALFRED "FRED" VINLOVE, b. August 20, 1869, Chicago, Cook CO, IL; d. December 17, 1933, Los Angeles, CA.
20. iv.   CHARLES EDWARD VINLOVE, b. March 18, 1870, Chicago, Cook CO, IL; d. March 01, 1945, Concordia, Cloud CO, KS.
21. v.   CORDELIA VILLENEUVE, b. October 09, 1872, Chicago, Cook CO , IL; d. December 06, 1937, Clyde, Cloud CO, KS.
  vi.   DAVID DANIEL VINLOVE, b. June 30, 1874, Chicago, Cook CO, IL; d. April 22, 1961, Concordia Rest Home of St. Anne, Concordia, Cloud CO, KS; m. (1) BESS WALTERS, February 18, 1912, KS; b. 1878, KS; d. 1951, KS; m. (2) NAOMI GRACE COURVILLE, September 20, 1951, St. John's, Clyde, Cloud CO, KS; b. May 24, 1879, St Joseph, Clyde, Cloud CO, KS; d. May 04, 1966, St. Concordia Cemetery, Concordia, Cloud CO, KS.
  Notes for DAVID DANIEL VINLOVE:
No children are listed for David with either spouse in Alexine Odette's research.

1910 Census Cloud CO KS Shirley Township
Vinlove, George Head 26 Farmer General Farm
Lilly 25
Louise A. 4
Donald C. 2
Dave Partner 36 Farmer General Farm

Kansas State Guard 1918
HEADQUARTERS, 17TH BATTALION, Concordia.
COMPANY "D," 17TH BATTALION, CLYDE-
L'E Cuyer, Patrick.
Villeneuve, David

1920 Census Cloud CO KS Clyde City, David Vinlove, 45, is manager of a bowling alley, Wife Bessie, 41, no occupation, Niece Edith Line age 10

  More About DAVID DANIEL VINLOVE:
Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery , Clyde, Cloud CO, KS

  Notes for BESS WALTERS:
Worked in Phil Lucier's tailor shop in Abilene, as did David's sisters Jeanette and Mathilda.

1910 Census Dickinson CO, KS Abilene City
Bessie Walters, age 32, born KS, parents both born Iowa, listed as a Boarder in the home of Samuel J. Poore. Occupation: Tailoress

  More About BESS WALTERS:
Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Clyde, Cloud CO,KS

  More About DAVID VINLOVE and BESS WALTERS:
Marriage: February 18, 1912, KS

  Notes for NAOMI GRACE COURVILLE:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/7517/D1.HTM#I8
Naomi "Grace" COURVILLE was born on 24 May 1879 in St. Joseph, Cloud, KS, was christened on 1 Jun 1879 in St. Joseph, St. Joseph, Cloud, KS, died on 3 May 1966 in Concordia, Cloud, KS and was buried on 4 May 1966 in St. Concordia, Concordia, Cloud, KS.

Grace married Peter Armand Oscar BROSSEAU, son of Joseph Victor BROSSEAU and Adeline PILOTE, on 25 Nov 1902 in Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Concordia, Cloud, KS. (Peter Armand Oscar BROSSEAU was born on 15 Jun 1880 in Aurora, Cloud, KS, christened on 19 Jun 1880 in St. Joseph, St. Joseph, Cloud, KS, died on 18 Mar 1936 in Concordia, Cloud, KS and was buried on 20 Mar 1936 in St. Concordia, Concordia, Cloud, KS.)

Grace also married David D. VILLENEUVE, son of Olivier dit VINLOVE VILLENEUVE and Julie SAINT-PIERRE, on 20 Sep 1951 in St. John, Clyde, Cloud, KS. (David D. VILLENEUVE was born on 12 Jul 1874 in Chicago, Cook, IL, died on 23 Apr 1961 in Clyde, Cloud, KS and was buried on 23 Apr 1961 in Mount Calvary, Clyde, Cloud, KS.)

  More About DAVID VINLOVE and NAOMI COURVILLE:
Marriage: September 20, 1951, St. John's, Clyde, Cloud CO, KS
22. vii.   MATHILDA MARIE VILLENEUVE, b. July 13, 1876, Ames, Cloud CO, KS; d. August 23, 1911, Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Clyde, Cloud CO, KS.
23. viii.   ELIZABETH (BET)MARIE VILLENEUVE, b. April 19, 1878, Ames, Cloud CO, KS; d. September 23, 1963, Topeka, Shawnee CO, KS.
  ix.   JOSEPH PATRICK VINLOVE, b. April 06, 1880, Ames, Cloud CO, KS; d. February 26, 1899, Ames, Cloud CO, KS,.
  Notes for JOSEPH PATRICK VINLOVE:
St Peter's Church in Aurora, KS
Villeneuve, Joseph Patrick
Parents: Olivet Villeneuve & Julie St-Pierre
Born Apr 6, 1880 Baptised May 2, 1880
Godparents: Leo St-Onge & Matty Savoie
Rev Louis Mollier
Father is from Trois-Rivieres, mother is from Kankakee, IL


Patrick died at the age of not quite 19 from a skull fracture. He was thrown from a wagon when the team of horses he was driving were frightened and ran away. (Circumstances of death: Alexine Odette)

Early Cloud CO KS Deaths before 1903:
Villeneuve, Patrick, 2-26-99, 18y10m20d,Skull fracture, Kan, Mt Calvary Cem, Clyde, aka Vinlove, d Ames

  More About JOSEPH PATRICK VINLOVE:
Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Clyde, Cloud CO,KS
  x.   DELIA VINLOVE, b. March 04, 1882, Ames, Cloud CO, KS; d. March 28, 1900, Abilene, Dickinson CO, KS,.
  Notes for DELIA VINLOVE:
Early Cloud CO KS Deaths before 1903:
Villeneuve, Delia aka Vinlove, 3-28-00. 18yrs24da cause not given. Clyde.
Mt Calvary Cem, Clyde, d Abilene

After her mother's death in May, 1899, Delia may also have lived with her eldest sister, Marie Lucier, as did Delia's younger sister, Jeanette. This is supposition based on the fact that Delia died in Abilene.

  More About DELIA VINLOVE:
Burial: Buried Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Clyde, Cloud CO,KS
24. xi.   GEORGE VICTOR VINLOVE, b. January 11, 1883, Ames, Cloud CO, KS; d. April 17, 1925, Lyon CO, MN.
25. xii.   JEANETTE (EUGENIE JULIETTE) VINLOVE, b. October 25, 1885, Ames, Cloud CO, KS; d. February 02, 1959, Newton, Harvey CO, KS.
26. xiii.   EVA VINLOVE, b. October 08, 1887, Ames, Cloud CO,KS; d. November 19, 1953, St. Lawrence Cemetery, Faribault, MN.

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