Biography: Adolphe Fall (I), 1836: St. Landry Parish, LA
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Adolphe Fall (I) was born on September 15, 1836 and died October 1, 1871. 
(Because of father and son having the same name, Adolphe - the father 
will be referred to as Adolphe (I) and the son - as Adolphe (II). His 
succession was recorded August 28, 1876. 

Adolphe (I) was married on January 7, 1859 to Marie Coralie Leger in a 
civil ceremony and January 10, 1859 in a church ceremony. Adolphe and 
Marie Coralie had nine children, which included a set of twins - Joseph 
and Jean Baptiste. There are records of Jean Baptiste’s marriage and his 
children’s birth, but there are few records of Joseph other than his 
birth and being mentioned in his father’s will. Marie Coralie Leger Fall 
was born February 27, 1840 to Dosite Leger (Dosite de St Charles au 
Grand Coteau) and Marie Marcellite Semer. Her grandparents were Jean Leger 
(Jean of Cherbourg, France) and Marie Savoie of Opelousas. (Jean parents 
were Michel Leger and Angelique Pinette both of LaRochelle, France.)

Both Adolphe and his brother, Volmont were named in their grandmother’s 
will (Marie Barbe Frozard Quebedeaux) as legal heirs to her estate when 
she died. Also named were three of their cousins who were minor children 
of Marie Barbe Frozard and Toussainte Quebedeau. They were: 
Francois Quebedeau, Mercant Quebedeau, and Merante Quebedeau. 
The succession was filed 8-28-1844. 

Adolphe Fall (I) served for the Confederacy during the Civil War. 
Adolphe was a Private in Company A, 28th La. Inf. (Thomas’) enlisting 
April 6, 1862 at Opelousas, Louisiana. He was present on the rolls of 
February 28, 1863. The Federal Rolls of Prisoners of War, list him as 
captured and paroled at Vicksburg, Mississippi on July 4, 1863. He was 
paroled officially at Washington, Louisiana on June 17, 1865.

Adolphe died of congestive chills (pneumonia) on October 1, 1871 at 
Grand Coteau and was buried in the Sacred Heart church cemetery in 
Grand Coteau.  On November 21, 1876, there was a public auction held to 
liquidate the estate of Adolphe Fall (I) and was purchased by his wife, 
Coralie Fall. The estate consisted of 50 acres of land that had belonged 
to his father, George, that he had purchased. It was bounded on the south 
by land owned by William Fall (his half brother), west by Gustave Leger, 
north and east by lands of Public Domain. The house and kitchen contained 
household articles worth $17.50. It can be concluded that Adolphe was more 
of a rancher than a farmer by the amount and diversity of stock that he 
owned. The succession lists 5 cows, 2 yearling calves, one pair of mules, 
5 horses, 1 colt, 29 head of sheep, and 10 small shoats and pigs. There 
was a corn crib with a hundred bushels of corn, tools, a grindstone, and 
a horse cart. The only personal possessions of Adolphe that were listed 
was his gun and silver watch. The estate was divided with one half going 
to the widow and the remainder to be split nine ways among his children. 
Each to receive $44.66 2/3. On the 1880 Soundex, Corilee Fall is listed 
as living in St. Landry Parish and Adolphe (I) is deceased. Marcelete Leger, 
her mother, is among the people in her household along with nine children.

THE CHILDREN OF ADOLPHE FALL (I) AND MARIE CORALIE LEGER:

No. Name                         DOB /Baptism	 DOD	 
          Spouse                                      DOM
1   Marie Adolphina Fall         12-30-1859/		
          Jean Volmont Fall (first cousin)             2-10-1881
2   Adolphe Fall (II)             6- 4-1861/     9-4-1937	
          Marie Civilia Fall                           2-16-1881
3   Marie Coralie Fall            7-30-1862/	
          Pierre Savoie                                9- 4-1937
4   Edgar Aurelein (Orelie) Fall  7-22-1865/		
          Gustavine Leger                              9- 7-1885 @ Grand Coteau
5   Jean Baptiste Fall (twin)     1-19-1867/		
          Josephine Duplechin	12-27-1888
6   Joseph Fall (twin)            1-19-1867/	no record	
7   Marie Elida (Alida) Fall      5-24-1869/		
          Adam Boudreaux                             11-12-1889
8   Marie Idalie (Edolie) Fall   11- 5-1870/		
          John Venable                                8-19-1886/
9   Corine Fall                   4- 8-1872/		
          Jospeh Moreau                               1-27-1891/