Descendants of Peter Causseaux (bef. 1778-1830), Wakulla County, Florida File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Donna Sarchet, spinner2@swbell.net USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. This file may not be removed from this server or altered in any way for placement on another server without the consent of the State and USGenWeb Project coordinators and the contributor. *********************************************************************** Descendants of Peter Causseaux Generation No. I 1. Peter Causseaux was born in Barnwell County, South Carolina, and died 1830. His wife was Anna/Annie/Amy who was born about 1787 in South or North Carolina. She died after 1860 in Wakulla County, Florida. Peter witnessed a deed (indicating a birthday prior to 1778) in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. Which was recorded in neighboring Barnwell County, South Carolina. His land is most likely in present day Allendale County which was formed from Barnwell and is near the Savannah River Project (nuclear waste disposal point). The Huguenot Society in Charleston state that Causseaux is definitely not a French Huguenot (Protestant) name - they believe it to be French Catholic. It is possible that this Peter Causseaux is related to the Casseau (sic) men that briefly appear in Beaufort County, North Carolina records. There is reference in that county to a court case between Ezekiel Casseau/Casso and Peter Casso/Casseau (this is an older Peter than the one in Barnwell County This older Peter Casso (earliest North Carolina records show the name as Casseau) went on to be one of the merchants of Raleigh. The hotel/tavern that he and his second wife operated ended up being the birthplace of future president Andrew Johnson. Andrew Johnson's parents were illiterate servants who were in the employ of Peter Casso. In fact, early Wake County histories record that the Johnsons requested Peter Casso's daughter Margaret to name their child, and she did - Andrew Jackson Johnson (he later dropped the Jackson). Part of this old tavern/hotel is on the historical register in Raleigh and has been moved to a park. This older Peter is possibly an uncle or other older relative to the Peter Cassaux of Barnwell County, South Carolina. The Peter Cassaux of Barnwell County appears in the 1820 and 1830 census records there. He consistently appears to have had only one child, the William P. Casseaux who came to Florida. Peter Cassaux died in the early 1830s in Barnwell County. His remaining land (some of which had been sold by the sheriff to satisfy debts) was sold by William P. Causseaux, Peter's son. Generation No. 2 2. William P. Causseaux was born 1808 in South Carolina, and died after 1870 in Wakulla County, Florida. He married Mary Ann Herrington, who was born about 1820 in Screven County, Georgia. She died after 1870 in Wakulla County. Her parents were Stephen Herrington and his wife Mary, and the grand-daughter of Richard Herrington, who was one of the wealthiest landowners in Screven County, Georgia. He was a Rev. soldier, was married three different times (Mary Ann descends from the first wife), and fathered twenty three children. Richard Herrington was the son of Job Herrington and his wife Mary Scruggs who had arrived here from Pitt County, North Carolina, to Burke County, Georgia (the part of which became Screven. William P. Causseaux and his mother Anna/Anne moved across the Savannah River into Screven County shortly after Peter's death. There is a deed there where Annie Caussaux refers to William P. as her son. From Screven County, William P. and his family, apparently which also included his widowed mother, moved to Dooly County, Georgia. Stephen K. Causseaux, son of William P., states on his Civil War Pension application that he was born in Dooly County. Anna Causseaux is well documented in Dooly County. A copy of a marriage contract (pre-nuptial agreement) where she lists all her belongings, cattle, and slaves, and states that these are her separate property and are not to be used by her future husband Nathaniel Wade. James Gamble is her trustee (women couldn't do this type of an agreement without a trustee). James Gamble is probably a relative of Annie, if not a brother, yet his descendants cite DAR records that do not indicate a sister Anna. James Gamble, a Methodist minister, also is a witness to one of her deeds in Screven County. Although the Dooly County marriage records have not survived, the 1850 census there shows "Annie Wade" is living in the household of Nathaniel Wade and his widowed daughter Mary Ann Brown and her two young sons. All must have not gone well with this second marriage in the mid 1850s, for Annie again executes a deed (James Gamble trustee) where she sells virtually all of her household belongings. etc. to William P, Causseaux of "Gadsden Countv. Florida." In the 1860 Liberty County, Florida (Formed from Gadsden Cotintv) Census, "Anna Wade" is living in the household of William P. Causseaux and his family. Nathaniel Wade is still in Dooly County in the 1860 census still residing with his daughter and two grandsons. William P. Causseaux and wife Mary Ann Harrington moved to the Florida Panhandle sometime in the mid-to-late 1840's. In 1850 the family appears in Wakulla County; 1860 in Liberty County; and in 1870 are in Wakulla County. He was a member of the Wakulla County school board in 1870. William P. Causseaux and his wife Mary Ann had four sons who lived to maturity: Steven and William, both of whom remained in Florida, and Peter B. and James P., both of whom moved to Texas. Steven, William and Peter all served in the CSA from Florida. All have pension applications (either them and/or their wives) Steven and William both married Ferrell girls, Mary Edna and Elizabeth who were apparently cousins. Children of William P. Causseaux and his wife Mary Herrington: 3. i. William Webster Causseaux 4. ii Stephen Kirkpatrick Causseaux iii Elizabeth Prescott Causseaux Born 24 December, 1839 in Screven County, Georgia, married 25 March, 1862 in Wakulla County, Chatman Gregory. She died 19 March, 1892. Her marriage is recorded in Liberty County, Florida. She is said to have killed a Union soldier with a gun blast as he came through her door. 5. iv. Peter Baxley Causseaux v. Ann Eliza Causseaux Born October, 1850 in Wakulla County. Died after 1870. 6. vi. James Putnham Causseaux 7. vii. Mary "Mollie' Causseaux viii Simon H. Causseaux Born about 1861, died after 1885. May have never married. ix. John C. Causseaux Born about 1861, died after 1870. May have died as a child. Generation No. 3 3. William Webster Causseaux was born May 02, 1844 in Gadsden (Part that became Liberty County), Florida, and died March 06, 1917 in Leon County, Florida. He married Elizabeth "Betty" Ferrell in 1872 in Wakulta County, Florida, daughter of Burton Ferrell. Children of William Webster Causseaux and Elizabeth Ferrell: 8. i. Thomas (Stonewall) Jackson Causseaux 9. ii. Lovic Pierce Causseaux 10. iii. Annie C. Causseaux iv. Infant Boy Causseaux Born 21 August, 1875, died before 1880. 4. Stephen Kirkpatrick Causseaux was born August 31, 1839 in Screven County, Georgia, and died August 03, 1915 in Wakulla County, Florida. He married Mary "Edna" Ferrell November 26, 1872 in Wakulla County, Florida. He was a CSA veteran . Only two of his children, Albert and Ralph, lived to maturity. Both left descendants. Children of Steven Kirpatrick Causseaux and his wife Mary Ferrell: i Albert Sidney Causseaux ii Ralph Kirkpatrick Causseaux iii Alsey D. causseaux iv. Anne E. Causseaux v. J. R. Causseaux 5. Peter Baxley Causseaux was born February 02, 1843 in Georgia, and died November 11, 1913 in Merkel, Texas. He married (1) Nannie (Hoffmann) Gunn in Taylor County, Texas. He married (2) Georgia Mary Frances Wisenbaker December 11, 1867. He was a CSA veteran and went to Texas around 1872. He had an adopted son Tommy (Little) Causseaux. Child of Peter Baxley Causseaux and Nannie Gunn: 11. i. Paul Causseaux Child of Peter Baxley Causseaux and Georgia Mary Frances Wisenbaker: i. Lula Ann Baxley Causseaux 6. James Putnam Causseaux was born 8 August 1859 in Florida, and died March 09, 1909 in Nolan County, Texas. He married (unknown) May 27, 1891 in Bell County, Texas. He is buried in the Trent Cemetery, Trent, Taylor County, Texas. He was a cowboy who later turned to farming. He came to Texas about 15 years after his older brother Peter. Children of James Putnam Causseaux: i Ray Causseaux ii Jay Causseaux iii Knox Causseaux iv Clay Causseaux v. Eppie Causseaux vi. Nettie Edna Causseaux vii. Jimmie Causseaux 7. Mary "Mollie" Causseaux was bom July 23, 1858. She married (1) Jesse Wiggins and (2) ??? Haskins. Child of Mary Causseaux and Jesse Wiggins: i. Arthur Wiggins Generation No. 4 8. Thomas (Stonewall) Jackson Causseaux was born February 26, 1874 in Leon or Wakulla County, Florida, and died September 08, 1908. He married Norah Estelle Glover. Children of Thomas (Stonewall) Jackson Causseaux and Norah Estelle Glover: i. Annie Estelle (Essie) Causseaux was born November 13, 1994, and died August 07, 1973. She married 12 February, 1911 in Leon County, Florida Clifton Edward Byrd. ii. William Worth (Willie) Causseaux married (1) ??? and (2) Lola Mae Simmons. iii. Sim Fowler Causseaux was born 08 February, 1898 in Woodville, Leon County, Florida and married (1) Theresia (Terrance) Schuback and (2) Decemia ???. He married his first wife after WWI in Germany. They had at least two children, a boy and a girl who were twins. iv. Dewey "Lee" Causseaux was born February 18, 1900, in Woodville, Leon County, Florida and died October 24, 1959. He married Alma Gerrell. v. Bertha "Juinita" Causseaux was born Noveinber 02,1902, in Woodville, Leon County, Florida, and died 16 May, 1976 in Simi Valley, California. She married George Edward Kitchen. She is buried in the Greenwood Cemetery, Phoenix, Arizonia. vi. Cecil Kenneth (C. K.) Causseaux was born 2 November, 1902 and married Toria Ferrell. vii. Helen Laverta Causseaux was May 30,1907, in Woodville, Leon County, Florida, and married Wade Henry Kennedy, 29 May, 1929 in Dallas, Texas. 9. Lovic Pierce Causseaux was born September 30, 1879 in Wakulla or Leon County, Florida, and died September 10, 1946. He married Addie L. Revell January 31, 1904 in Wakulla County, Florida. He is buried in the Woodville Cemetery. Children of Lovic Causseaux and Addie L. Revell: i Wykie Manlis (Man) Causseaux was born 1909. ii. George William (G. W.) Causseaux married Katie Marie Smith. iii Lonnie Causseaux iv. Ruth Causseaux married ??? Langston v. Lucille Causseaux married ??? Lawhorn vi. Florence Causseaux married ??? Harris vii. Eliza E. Causseaux was born in 1908. 10. Annie C. Causseaux was born in November of 1885. She married Devilnad L. Crosby about 1903. Children of Annie C. Causseaux and Devilnad L. Crosby: i. Estelle E. Crosby born about 1905 ii. John M. Crosby born about 1908 iii. William H. Crosby born about 1909 11. Paul Causseaux. Child of Paul Causseaux: i. Nancy Causseaux married (1) ??? Copeland and (2) Robert D. Rowe.