Atascosa County, TX --Bible Records, Marouse
Monday, February 18, 2002

Submitted by:  crobles@mithoff-jacks.com  (Christina Robles)
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MAROUSE FAMILY BIBLE

In April 1917 in Atascosa County, Texas, while at the home of his
granddaughter, Rita Lopez Alcorta, Lucien Marouse wrote this short biography
about himself and the Marouse family.  The entry was written in a family
Bible and given to Rita Lopez Alcorta, the oldest of his grandchildren.
Prior to Rita's death (1989), Rita Lopez Alcorta entrusted the book to
Andrew Robles, her grandson.  In 2001, the Robles family donated Lucien
Marouse's original handwritten biography to the Castroville Heritage Society
in Castroville, Texas.

"Naci en Europ como en el ano 1843.  Como al ano emigramos a Castrovil
Tejas.  Tendrai yo como 11 anos de edad cuando quede solo en San Antonio.
Yo creo que Nuestro Dios guia mis pasas al haver de este mundo tenebroso.

En el ano 1860 estallo la guerra civil duro 5 anos.  En el ano 1863 fui
voluntario soldado al Carfido Confederado.  Lebaralista servi 2 anos.  Que
concluio la guerra en el ano 1865.  El 1867 ubo un colera en el pail.  Murio
mucha jente.  Creo yo no.  Senor van a comensar mis penas capitales."


In 2001, Andrew Robles, translated the document in English.  It reads as
follows:

I was born in Europe in the year 1843.  Within the year, we immigrated to
Castroville, Texas.  I must have been 11 years old when I was left alone in
San Antonio.  I believe that our Lord is guiding my path upon seeing all the
problems of this troubled world.

In the year 1860, the Civil War began, lasted 5 years.  In the year 1863 I
was a volunteer soldier, Private United Confederate army.  I served 2 years.
Then the war ended in 1865.  

In 1867 there was a cholera epidemic in which many people died.  Why not me
Lord.  Lord, this will be the start of my capital pains