Augustin Tougas dit Laviollette was the son of Augustus Tougas dit Laviollette and Eleanor DesLoriers.
Birthdate may be 5 March 1810. At the time he was born, it was Coffee Precinct, Randolph County, Illinois Territory. He was baptised 26 May 1814.
According to the history I inherited, he "grew up in the large comfortable pioneer home his father had built in Coffee Precinct, Wabash County, Illinois, and was educated in the best schools those early days provided. He was the only son to survive and was surrounded by a bevy of sisters."
"He was a successful farmer, merchant, and citizen. He carried on his mercantile business in Mt. Carmel, St. Francisville, and Old Rochester. He also operated a pork-packing industry, and owned boats that carried his products by river to New Orleans. He built a large, comfortable home in Coffee Precinct, and later built a beautiful home on the bluff overlooking the Wabash River.
"His home was ever a hospitable place and was open to all who came within his gates. Orphans were always cared for, and the home was never long without its poor relatives, who were sheltered and cared for as members of the family. His children had the best education the schools afforded, and all his girls were lovely brunettes, except Mary Jane, who had beautiful grey eyes. He was a Catholic, a Democrat, and a Southern sympathizer" (Coker, p. 12).
Birthdate may be 5 March 1810. At the time he was born, it was Coffee Precinct, Randolph County, Illinois Territory. He was baptised 26 May 1814.
According to the history I inherited, he "grew up in the large comfortable pioneer home his father had built in Coffee Precinct, Wabash County, Illinois, and was educated in the best schools those early days provided. He was the only son to survive and was surrounded by a bevy of sisters."
"He was a successful farmer, merchant, and citizen. He carried on his mercantile business in Mt. Carmel, St. Francisville, and Old Rochester. He also operated a pork-packing industry, and owned boats that carried his products by river to New Orleans. He built a large, comfortable home in Coffee Precinct, and later built a beautiful home on the bluff overlooking the Wabash River.
"His home was ever a hospitable place and was open to all who came within his gates. Orphans were always cared for, and the home was never long without its poor relatives, who were sheltered and cared for as members of the family. His children had the best education the schools afforded, and all his girls were lovely brunettes, except Mary Jane, who had beautiful grey eyes. He was a Catholic, a Democrat, and a Southern sympathizer" (Coker, p. 12).
Augustin Tougas dit Laviollette was the son of Augustus Tougas dit Laviollette and Eleanor DesLoriers.
Birthdate may be 5 March 1810. At the time he was born, it was Coffee Precinct, Randolph County, Illinois Territory. He was baptised 26 May 1814.
According to the history I inherited, he "grew up in the large comfortable pioneer home his father had built in Coffee Precinct, Wabash County, Illinois, and was educated in the best schools those early days provided. He was the only son to survive and was surrounded by a bevy of sisters."
"He was a successful farmer, merchant, and citizen. He carried on his mercantile business in Mt. Carmel, St. Francisville, and Old Rochester. He also operated a pork-packing industry, and owned boats that carried his products by river to New Orleans. He built a large, comfortable home in Coffee Precinct, and later built a beautiful home on the bluff overlooking the Wabash River.
"His home was ever a hospitable place and was open to all who came within his gates. Orphans were always cared for, and the home was never long without its poor relatives, who were sheltered and cared for as members of the family. His children had the best education the schools afforded, and all his girls were lovely brunettes, except Mary Jane, who had beautiful grey eyes. He was a Catholic, a Democrat, and a Southern sympathizer" (Coker, p. 12).
Birthdate may be 5 March 1810. At the time he was born, it was Coffee Precinct, Randolph County, Illinois Territory. He was baptised 26 May 1814.
According to the history I inherited, he "grew up in the large comfortable pioneer home his father had built in Coffee Precinct, Wabash County, Illinois, and was educated in the best schools those early days provided. He was the only son to survive and was surrounded by a bevy of sisters."
"He was a successful farmer, merchant, and citizen. He carried on his mercantile business in Mt. Carmel, St. Francisville, and Old Rochester. He also operated a pork-packing industry, and owned boats that carried his products by river to New Orleans. He built a large, comfortable home in Coffee Precinct, and later built a beautiful home on the bluff overlooking the Wabash River.
"His home was ever a hospitable place and was open to all who came within his gates. Orphans were always cared for, and the home was never long without its poor relatives, who were sheltered and cared for as members of the family. His children had the best education the schools afforded, and all his girls were lovely brunettes, except Mary Jane, who had beautiful grey eyes. He was a Catholic, a Democrat, and a Southern sympathizer" (Coker, p. 12).
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