R. S. Bienvenu,  Pointe Coupee Parish
Submitted by Mike Miller

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R. S. Bienvenu     Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana
    Among the prosperous and thorough merchants and planters of Pointe
Coupee parish, La., may be mentioned R. S. Bienvenu, who was born in
Louisiana in 1863, a son of A. and Fannie (Oliver) Bienvenu, both of
whom were born in Alabama, R. S. Bienvenu being the youngest of their
four children.  The father was a cotton buyer in New Orleans for a
number of years, and was killed in a duel in 1874.  R. S. Bienvenu
received the advantages of the common schools for only a short time, and
at an early age began to fight the battle of life for himself as a clerk
in an establishment of Smithland, also being deputy postmaster at Red
River Landing for one year.  The following three years he worked on a
salary in New Orleans, after which he came back to Smithland, and in
1884 engaged in general merchandising for himself.  In 1887 he removed
to Williamsport, following the callings of a merchant and planter until
1891, when he purchased a one-half interest in 1,400 acres of land on
Bayou Letzworth, and has at the present time 800 acres in cotton and
1000 acres of valuable timber land, his mercantile establishment being
conducted for the benefit of those residing on his land.  He is
continually improving the condition of his property and on this land he
has a beautiful country residence, pleasantly located, in which he and
his intelligent arid amiable wife dispense a generous hospitality.  His
marriage with Miss Jessie Hamilton of this parish has resulted in the
birth of two children, only one of whom is living, Graham.  As a man of
business Mr. Bienvenu has been very successful and is now one of the
wealthy men of the parish.  He is of a pleasant and social disposition
and is prepossessing in personal appearance.

From Biographical and Historical Memoires of Louisiana, volume 2, p.
293.
Submitted by Mike Miller