VIVES, (Hon.) Numa, Assumption Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Mike Miller



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Hon. Numa Vives is one of the foremost planters of Assumption parish, La.,
being the owner of Cecelia plantation, which is located nine miles below
Donaldsonville.  He was born in this parish on Belle Alliance plantation,
July 7, 1828, to H. Vives, also a native of the parish, who at one time
owned a part of Belle Alliance plantation.  He died at about the age of
sixty-four years.  His father, Dr. Don Juan Vives, was a native of Spain
and a medical practitioner until his death, which occurred when he was very
advanced in years.  He received his medical education in his native land,
and after coming to America was a justice of the peace for some time,
receiving his commission from the Spanish authorities who then ruled this
region.  One of his brothers was a general and was commander and governor
of Cuba.  Hon. Numa Vives is the elder of two brothers now living, the
other member being Edward Vives who lives in this parish.  The subject of
this sketch was educated in Cape Girardeau, Mo., but was forced to leave
this excellent institution of learning before completing his course on
account of his eyes.  He returned home and commenced planting on what is
now Delia plantation, and this, in connection with Cecelia plantation,
amounts to 3,000 acres of very fine land.  On each plantation is an
excellent sugar-house and the most of the land is well tilled.  He is a
democrat in politics, and on this ticket was elected to the state
legislature from Assumption parish on two different occasions and has since
served as a member of the police jury since the election of F. T. Nicholls
to the governorship of Louisiana.  Mr. Vives is a fine linguist and speaks
three languages fluently: Spanish, French and English.  In 1849 he was
married to Miss Mary Truxillo, of this parish, by whom he became the father
of four daughters and two sons, two of the daughters being married.  One of
the sons is a successful practicing physician and the other is equally
successful as a planter.

Biographical and Historical Memoires of Louisiana, (vol. 2), p. 436.
Published by the Goodspeed Publishing Company, Chicago, 1892.