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Re: Basil Courville, Is Michael his son?

nwhess1 — 2012-05-29 07:14:17Z

Hi. My grandfather was Roy. I should connect you with my Aunt Gene in Alabama. She knows a lot of Heckathorn family history. She knows many Heckathorns in OR. Here is my email carrie23me@hotmail.com. ;)
I hope we both can find Basil's family.

Re: Basil Courville, Is Michael his son?

LisaWetzel1962 — 2012-05-28 01:00:24Z

Roy was my grandma Jessie's brother. Wow what a small world! I have not been able to locate Basil Courville's parents.

Re: Basil Courville, Is Michael his son?

LisaWetzel1962 — 2012-05-28 00:57:47Z

Jesse Anna Heckathorn was my grandma! I am rtying to find out info as to who Basil's parents were.

Re: Basil Courville, Is Michael his son?

LisaWetzel1962 — 2012-05-28 00:57:18Z

Jesse Anna Heckathorn was my grandma! I am rtying to find out info as to who Basil's parents were.

Re: Courville's in New York

muddymoon — 2012-05-13 22:27:31Z

I would love to see what you have...my Courville family is my great grandfather Joseph Courville who married Marguerite St. Jules. His father was also named Joseph Courville and he was married to Marguerite Denis. I can't seem to go further back.

Nicole Dubois

Re: Courville's in New York

muddymoon — 2012-05-13 22:22:35Z

Hi, I'm searching for my Courville background. My grandmother was a Courville, and her father Joseph Courville married Marguerite St. Jules. I know his father was also a Joseph Courville and he married Marguerite Denis. From there I am missing at least 5 generations. I would love to find out what you have.
Thank you
Nicole Dubois

Re: Courville Families

cwolfe40 — 2012-02-21 18:12:56Z

I just looked at the Polk County Texas Marriage Book B again. In the "C's" there is a:
Curvell, Batiste to Sarah Hudson On May 1,1853 Page-43
I think this is an accurate record!!! Since there were two fellows and wives with similar names, it has really confused things. I still am not any closer to finding Batiste's parents, etc. but will try to just stick with this spelling and see what happens.
Thanks for ALLL your help.!

Eight rows up from them is:
Colvele, B. to Sarah Hardin On June 2, 1850 Page 15. This couple may have been confusing some of the folks out there.

Re: looking for Courvilles in Opelousas, LA.

peggyanderson77 — 2012-02-13 09:08:23Z

janinne,
I too am related to the Courville's through their marriage to the Green Family of Opelousas. I tried to contact you through Facebook but there was no where for me to leave a message. I left a message with my email on your brother Britt's FB page. There is a serious story about your grandfather's lineage. Willing to share information. Writing a book and hope to find pictures of family.
Peggy

Re: looking for Courvilles in Opelousas, LA.

peggyanderson77 — 2012-02-13 07:05:23Z

I copied and saved the family chart. I can send you what I have by email. It's a big file with a lot of names. I have just started looking for the connection to the Louisiana Courville's. Send me a test message to pander1144@aol.com and I'll send you the chart.

Re: looking for Courvilles in Opelousas, LA.

RWelhaven — 2012-02-13 05:03:10Z

Where is this link, Peggy? I have discovered that my MN Courvilles came from Valleyfield, Beauharnois, Quebec. Is this the same family?

Re: looking for Courvilles in Opelousas, LA.

peggyanderson77 — 2012-02-12 22:33:15Z

Thank you! I found a link online that illustrates the French Quebec lineage.

Re: looking for Courvilles in Opelousas, LA.

poohfan61 — 2012-02-12 13:54:55Z

I don't as actively research as in the past. But I still review information from time to time on my paternal line - Courville. Sosthene Courville goes back to the early Courville's that moved into the area from originally French Quebec.

Re: looking for Courvilles in Opelousas, LA.

peggyanderson77 — 2012-02-11 08:04:02Z

I'm really praying since your post is 12 years old that you are still researching your Courville family. I would like to share and exdchange information with you. I am writing a book on a member of the Green Family who married your great grandfather Sosthene Courville.

Re: Theophile Courville, b. 1824, Beauharnois, Quebec

sapmcdowell — 2011-07-12 02:46:21Z

Do you have any information on Courvilles in Louisiana (Acadia & Lafayette parishes). I need info on Olise Courville (b. 1914) and his father Calise Courville.

Regards,
Susan McDowell & JC Courville

Re: George COURVILLE and Marie Marguerite Lyne ARBOUR

nwhess1 — 2011-06-02 00:43:45Z

Hi I'm sorry I haven't replied I've been so busy. I'm adopting an infant in a couple days and will be fostering two more toddlers for a month so I think you should contact my mother. Nila Alam. Her email is nothermother@excite.com. But she doesn't know how to email very well best to call her or send your number and I can have her call you. Her number is 360-651-8097

She loves genealogy and did some research with my dad. My younger brother has done some Courville research lately and found stuff I hadn't. His name is Bill at rufusjimm@Hotmail.com.

Good luck. I'll let them know to expect contact from you

Re: George COURVILLE and Marie Marguerite Lyne ARBOUR

OHaraHaworth68 — 2011-05-31 01:34:18Z

Dear Lyne:

I am quite sure that I emailed you back in February in reply to your post; however, as I have not heard from you, I thought maybe my email got caught in a spam filter. Perhaps you will see this post.

I would love to hear from you and learn about your ARBOUR origins. Please try to contact me again.

Thanks!

Shannon :)

Re: George COURVILLE and Marie Marguerite Lyne ARBOUR

lynearbour — 2011-02-05 14:56:25Z

Shannon, let me know who you are. you can send me a email at lyne.arbour@yahoo.ca
I am married to george courville in 1994

COURVILLE Roger M - Vietnam Wall section 24W

t42Vietnam_ParkerCoTX — 2011-01-11 21:57:42Z

COURVILLE Roger M - Vietnam Wall section 24W

Honor our Veterans. This is one of many photographs of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Parker Co, TX. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 219,082 photos free at http://teafor2.com where they are listed in order by state(Texas), county(Parker), cemetery(Vietnam) and Surname.

If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is not my family.

Re: Basil Courville, Is Michael his son?

talliskinggeorge — 2010-12-13 23:39:21Z

You are the first person to add some "new" information to the Courville puzzle in a long time. Please share what you can about Alexander and Herbert B. I could not find either of them in the HBC archives employees records. Basil is there with information that has already been widely shared.

Has anyone looked into the Louis Courville Sr. that married into the Salish Kootenai Tribe. Born 1828. Many descendants. Could he be a brother of Basil?

I will wait for your reply. We have been researching Courville for many years and may have some of your missing pieces.

George COURVILLE and Marie Marguerite Lyne ARBOUR

OHaraHaworth68 — 2010-06-14 17:01:04Z

Hello!

I am look for more information on George COURVILLE and Marie Marguerite Lyne ARBOUR, who married in 1994.

Thank you in advance.

Shannon
Mesa, Arizona

Re: Courville, de Courville, Courval

gabrielcourval — 2010-03-20 14:20:39Z

Hi, maybe I can help you. The Poulain de Courval are from Trois-Rivière. Some on them, return to France after the British invaded Canada in 1760.
So yoy can send me in email: gabriel.courval@gmail.com

Re: Courville Families

cwolfe40 — 2009-12-01 20:46:27Z

Thank you so much for that information!
I had started to think my information was wrong.
It's strange I can't find any census information for my gt gt grandfather.
I have found his military information and he served in the Confederacy with Oats. I'm sure if they weren't before the war, they were afterwards. William Givens Hudson was Sarah Hudson's father. I didn't know her middle name was Ann.
Are you descended from this family also?
Thank you again.
Carol

Re: Courville Families

wgppct — 2009-11-25 04:28:48Z

I've found where I got the name Jean Baptiste Courville. The history column in the Polk County Enterprise on 25 Mar 2004 had a story about the family of William Givens Hudson and Mary Mimone Allen. There it says that their daughter Sarah Ann Hudson married Jean Baptiste Courville who owned 320 acres in the Robert Whitlock Survey east of Leggett in partnership with William Givens Hudson. It also says that both of Sarah's husbands were buried in the Oates Cemetery east of Leggett.

Have you checked Rev. Donald Hebert's "Southwest Louisiana Records" to see if there are any records of a second Jean Baptiste Courville?

Re: Courville Families

cwolfe40 — 2009-11-24 17:38:19Z

When I started working on the family, I thought Jean's, (Possibly called John by others since Jean is French for John),name was Jean B. Courville. On my grandfathers records, it is spelled Courville.
I'm glad to know that Mary Pauline's record lists him John Batise Courville. I know they lived in Polk County and the only record I've pulled up is his military record.
It IS possible he was a bigamist with another wife and family in Louisiana. He was born in Louisiana. There was a Jean Baptiste in Louisiana with matching years of birth and death. If he was the same man, and I hate to think he was, he made it home for census. There are records for this man in Louisiana. It's been hard to find records for our Jean which might lend credability to someone with a double life.
On my grandfather's, (Wade Hudson Morrison), death certificate, his mother's maiden name is listed as Courville.
On the Texas Death record of one of Lou's children, his mother's maiden name is given as Covelle.
Another bible record shows the spelling Culveille.
It's a mystery at least now. I keep hoping that one of the descendants will come up with something concrete. Otherwise, JBC is a mystery. I would love to hire someone who actually knew how to find out if I had the $$$.
When my father was alive, the grandchildren all went together and bought a marker for Lou, (Louisa) because there never had been one. I'm not sure which grandchild ordered it but spelled her name Lou Colville Morrison. He had wanted it changed but it didn't ever get done and I guess won't.
Just in our family records, I've seen so many variations of the spelling

Re: Courville Families

wgppct — 2009-11-24 12:14:50Z

Have you found any records that actually have the name Jean Baptiste Courville in Polk County, Texas? I put that name in my records years age when researching John R. Oates family, but the only source I listed was the 1860 census which has Jno. Baptiste Colveil, Calveil or Calwell (depending on who did the index). More recently, I was researching Jack Wilkinson/Wilkerson who married Adaline Courville. At that time I found the death certificate of Mary Pauline Rice which has her father as John Batise Courville.

There is a marriage in the Polk County Marriage Book B for B. Colvele and Sarah J. Hardin dated 2 Jun 1850. On the 1850 census in Polk County, Bates and Sarah Caldwell are listed next to widow Martha Harden (66). Could Bates Caldwell be Baptiste Courville?

Re: Courville, Thomas

pmk155 — 2009-11-04 20:59:49Z

My mother Evelyn Carson, is the daughter of Della Courville - sister to Anthony. I have very little knowledge of the Courville family and their ancestory. Any information would be greatly appreciated. I guess this would mean that your father Charles and my mother are 1st cousins.

Pam (Bailey) Keith

lovenia courville

loveniacll — 2009-10-23 11:20:52Z

i am trying to find my grandmother's history. her name was lovenia courville. all i find is death certificates, if anyone can give me a hint that would be wonderful thanks

Re: Courville Families

cwolfe40 — 2009-07-21 21:30:08Z

It's been a long time since I put a message here. I got side-tracked on other lines in my family.
I'm back on Courville.
I still haven't found any will or land records on my Jean Baptiste Courville married to Sarah Hudson. I did find a military record though.
There is a J. B. Courvill that served with COMPANY F, Twenty-Second Texas Infantry, C.S.A. It was organized March 10, 1862 in Polk CO, TX by Rev. J. A. Scruggs. The unit became part of Walker's Texas Division. John R. Oats is a second lietenant. John R. Oats will marry Sarah Hudson after JB's death. They must have been friends, I'm thinking. Anyway, Company F fought at Young's Point, LA June 7 1863, Against the advance of the Federal Army under Gen Bnaks from Franklin, LA (March 14-26, 1864); Natchitoches, LA (March 31, 1864, Wilson's Farm, LA, (April 7, 1964)Savine Cross Roads Mansfield, LA (April 8 1864), Pleasant Hill, LA (April 9, 1864)doperations against Gen. Steele from Little Rock to Camden, ARK including engagements at Mark's Mills, ARK (April 15, 1864 and Jenkins Ferry, ARK, (April 30, 1864). So, I guess my question is:
Did your J. B. Courville serve the Confederacy? If he did, this might be another matching point or perhaps verify that he was a different JBC than mine.

Question Curry Courville

jjbdd2 — 2009-06-05 19:22:12Z

I am Working on the Genealogy of Brain Allen Morgan a Descendant of Pierre Courville born 1762 He has Courville and fruge Lines How Does your Curry Tie to the Courville Family if I may be Allowed to Ask

Re: Curry Courville

jjbdd2 — 2009-06-05 19:17:04Z

Born 14 July 1925 According to His Military Enlistment Record for World War II, U.S. Veterans Graves Death Date Matches but the Birth Dates are 10 Apart I would go with the 14th not the 4th

Re: Basil Courville, Is Michael his son?

nwhess1 — 2009-05-26 18:44:08Z

oh how funny, is this you Diane - of Eugene - Aunt Gene stayed with you! I was just rereading your posts, didn't even see mine - i live in San Antonio now. How are you doing on your searching. Ged.com me take care

Re: Basil Courville, Is Michael his son?

nwhess1 — 2009-05-26 17:53:18Z

Henry Hill and Mary Anna Courville, b umpqua valley or, 25 jan 1854. Her parents were Basil Courville b about 1822 and Mary anna tlikakte (or Marianne) yakima indian. Basil had 2 bro Alexander and Herbert B b10 mar 1826. The story handed down in the family is the 3 brothers worked for the hudson bay co. and had come from canada. some moved to umpqau valley oregon, i found others in Seattle area Do you know anything more about this family. Basil and Mary Anna's son was Jean-Baptise b.10 Sept 1853 From reading these boards I have a feeling they had moved to Quebec.. I would love to know more about him or his parents.

Re: Basil Courville

nwhess1 — 2009-05-26 17:48:29Z

Henry Hill and Mary Anna Courville, b umpqua valley or, 25 jan 1854. Her parents were Basil Courville b about 1822 and Mary anna tlikakte yakima indian. Basil had 2 bro Alexander and Herbert B b10 mar 1826. The story handed down in the family is the 3 brothers worked for the hudson bay co. and had come from canada. some moved to umpqau valley oregon, i found others in Seattle area Do you know anything more about this family. Basil and Mary Anna's son is Gilbert

Re: Courville's in New York

nwhess1 — 2009-05-26 17:40:06Z

Re: Courville's in New York

nwhess1 — 2009-05-26 17:39:16Z

Re: Curry Courville

nwhess1 — 2009-05-26 17:20:16Z

Re: Curry Courville

kenneth248_1 — 2009-01-28 19:56:22Z

Curry Courville was my Grandfather. What would you like to know.

Re: Courville's in New York

bazciscor — 2008-11-24 05:22:45Z

Hi Jessie,

You might try Google searches for the name in Louisiana. I think the vast majority of Courvilles in the US reside there. I can briefly relay the lineage as: France (Courville, which is a small village near Versailles), then Quebec, Illinois, then St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. Hope this helps.

Sebastian

Re: Courville

mimimolly2007 — 2008-11-18 16:25:11Z

I have a brick wall in our Turcotte ancestry that I'm hoping you can help me with! In your posting, it says that COURVILLE was originally an aka name for several surnames including LEFEBVRE and GERVAIS. Could it also have been used in place of the name LOURNELE?
I have Louis TURCOTTE (1841-1924) married to Odelia PATENAUDE (1844-1911).
Here is my problem: I also have their daughter Mary Genevieve (1866 in NY-?) married to Lucene LOURNELE (no info on him). The Louis Turcotte family move to St Albans, Franklin, VT by 1878, with many of them staying in that area. I have not been able to find Mary Genevieve and husband in the census records after their marriage in 1887. However, I do find a Lucien and Mary CORVILLE/COURVILLE in the years 1900, 1910, & 1920 with their children in St Albans. The age and birthplace for Mary is the same as my records show for Mary Genevieve TURCOTTE. I appreciate your input on this!
Interestingly, I have their son John Thomas married to Ida GERVAIS. I also a LEFEBVRE in a side branch.
Thank you!

Re: Courville's in New York

Cajunmommie1 — 2008-10-13 03:20:59Z

Hi I am a Courville and I am looking for info on my great grandparents from the town of Courville, France...Would love and appreciate any info you could share...God bless...Amy Lou Courville Miller

Re: Courville's in New York

Cajunmommie1 — 2008-10-13 03:15:02Z

I was so excited to see my last name spelled correctly! My Father told me his Grandfather brought them here (Louisiana) from a town? (village)? not sure; in France named Courville. I would love any information I could aquire because unfortuntanly we (I) waited until it was to late to find out my heritage and I regret it EVERY day...Please help...FYI...My grandfather on my Mom's side is named Jesse as is his son and my brother,along with numerous nieces named Jessie or Jessica and nephews named Jesse...Small world!!!

Re: Felix Courville

alonso14 — 2008-10-07 03:32:05Z

Hi,

Felix Courville`s parents were Jean-Baptiste Courville and Domithilde Lorrain. Felix was baptised in Saint-Jerome, Qc, on October 14th 1845. He wed Mathilde Beauchamp in Ottawa on June 8th 1868.

Re: Felix Courville

whitewyvern — 2008-10-03 23:43:29Z

My Great Great Grandfather's name is Felix Courville. One of the kids. If you check the canadian Census for Quebec you will most likely find them there. Like I said the younger Felix was my great great grandfather who passed away in 1955 and you can find his grave at the Northwestern Gravemarker Gallery @ nocgg.maddoc.net.

If you have anymore questions fell free to ask and I'll do my best to help.

Wendy
white_wyvern@hotmail.com

Re: Courville's in New York

kdmx2u3 — 2008-08-14 19:10:07Z

Hi, I am looking for some of my grandmother's family. She was a Courville, and she married Arthur Dubois in 1910. Her father was Joseph Courville. He married Marguerite St. Jule in 1888. He was the son of Joseph Courville and Marguerite Denis. I don't have a marriage date for them. I know the line is from Jean-Baptiste Courville dit De Billy and Marguerite Jean dit Vien, but the spaces in between I haven't been able to fill. If you can help me, I would greatly appreciate it. In return if I can help you that would be great also. I know my grandmother's sister, Armonoza, married a man whose last name was Tisdale, and had three sons by him. As far as I know she lived her adult life in the U.S.. I think she remarried after he died. I know she was alive in 1973, when my grandmother died. She was at the funeral. I had never seen her before. I nearly fainted at the sight. She resembled my grandmother like a twin would.Please write me at my e-mail address: nicoleyd@telus.net
Thank you
Nicole Dubois

Re: Courville's in New York

courvillemichelle — 2008-08-14 00:31:22Z

I'd love to compare notes with you. I'm interested to see where our line connect. Please email me. euroqueen93@yahoo.com or courville.michelle@yahoo.com

Thanks

Re: Courville's in New York

courvillemichelle — 2008-08-14 00:29:50Z

OH hello sister. I have an entire tree going...what are the odds i see you on here. I'll foward everything i have..some sides i've gotten back to the late 1800's. Grandma and Aunt Millie have been helping me and i have a TON of pictures.

Curry Courville

jwveillon16 — 2008-07-20 02:34:17Z

Am searching for info on the family of Curry "CJ" Courville: born July 4, 1925 (probably in Louisiana), died June 23, 2005 at Lake Charles, Louisiana. He was married to Mary Soileau, (probably in Louisiana). He had the following children: Judy, Jerry, Jane, Kenneth, Daniel, and Gerald (all probably born in Louisiana). Curry's father believed to be Toby Courville, no other info known on him. Any info on the ancestry of Curry Courville would be very appreciated. Thanks

Re: Courville Families

poohfan61 — 2008-07-03 12:02:44Z

Historical records of Jean Baptiste Courville son of Pierre and Mary Eugenie West that I have found in my research show the following: He was born in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish Louisiana (according to Church records) as indicated by June 30 1825. He can be accounted for by number markings in the 1830 and 1840 census, 1850 Census and 1860 Census of Louisiana in St. Landry Parish. His marriage to Louise Taylor on 07-06-1850 is recorded both in civil and church records. She did not die until 1907. His succession (called so in Louisiana but outside of that state known as a will) only lists one wife and heirs as follows: Alzime Louise Courville born July 21 1851, Hypolite Courville born March 1852, Adrien J. Courville born April 3, 1856, Adrienne Courville born 10-17-1858 and Martin Courville born 29 July 1861.

I have seen in a family tree on the internet that he was married to a Sarah Hudson from TN in Texas May 1, 1853. That the issue of that marriage were Mary Pauline born in 1858, Louisa born in 1859, Ida Clementine born 1861, Adeline born 1864 and John Edward 1868.

If this is the information that you have for him this would mean that he had two wives at the same time and fathered children in both marriages during the same time period. It would also mean that he managed to be 'home' in Louisiana during census time and to father his children with Louise Taylor. Although not out of the realm of possibility and I'm not doubting your resources this is a tremendous find! He was a bigamist and led a double life!
Some of the documented records of Jean Baptiste Courville are as follows:
Birth Recorded - Opelousas Church v. 2 p. 320

Baptism: July 27, 1825, Sponsors: Michel Prudhomme and Sidonie Darbonne, Father Flavius Henri Rossi, St. Landry Catholic Church, Opelousas, Louisiana
Southwest Louisiana Records: Page 97 vol 1869-1870

1860 Census of St. Landry Parish shows his occupation as Farmer. Value of his Real Estate was $750 and his personal property was $650.

In the 1850 Census Jean Baptiste Fruge is listed as a Planter and on that same page is Jean Baptiste Courville a neighbor and also a Planter.

Genealogy is full of surprises but to know a practicing Catholic was a bigamist in another state is a shock nonetheless. I have found a note on the internet which indicated he died in Richland, LA. There are four towns with that name in St. Mary, Rapides, Iberville and Tensas Parishes. There is a Richland Parish which county seat is Rayville in northeastern Louisiana. So I'm not sure exactly where this refers to in Louisiana.

Again I am surprised to know he was a bigamist! What was his occupation? Did he also own land in Texas? Is there any mention in your records of another will (if you are going to lead a double life guess you'd have two! (I'm hoping!)) Don't you wonder what he told each wife as he headed off leaving her for the other. Scandal in small Louisiana and Texas towns! Since he was Catholic, was their a church record of his marriage to Sarah Hudson? Or was it just a civil record? I'm very intrigued. Looking forward to your additional information!

Re: Courville Families

cwolfe40 — 2008-07-02 19:28:17Z

Thanks you so much for your reply!
I know my Jean B. Courville was born in Louisiana but don't know where. I had thought perhaps he had been married previously in Louisiana before he came to Texas.
He married Sarah Hudson in Texas and then they lived and raised a family in Polk County, Texas. My great grandmother was one of their children - Louisa, (Lou), Courville who married LeRoy Morrison. I have the family bible of Louisa and LeRoy but it doesn't help me with her father's family history.
I have found an alternate spelling of her name occassionally in different records. I think that is because of the soft pronunciation of the "r" in Courville. The other spelling referred to is Colville. Her son, Wade Hudson Morrison spelled it Courville. When purchasing her grave marker, one of her grandaughters had her name spelled "Louise Colville" on it. I have never seen any evidence of her ever being called Louise but rather "Lou" -alot.
Back then it seemed like everyone was named after relatives so I'm sure there is a connection between your J.B. and mine.
Thank you again - every little bit helps!

Re: Courville Families

poohfan61 — 2008-07-01 11:51:26Z

Jean Baptiste Courville (son of Pierre Courville and Marie Eugenie West) was born 30 June 1825 on the Opelousas Prarie in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. He married Louise Taylor who was born in 1827. Their marriage is recorded Southwest Louisiana Records as being 6 July 1850 in Opelousas, Louisiana. Jean B. Courville died on 22 Sept 1869 in St. Landry Parish. There are some records of family trees on ancestry.com that indicate a Sarah Ann Hudson married to Jean B. Courville. The dates do not match up for Sarah to be Jean's wife. Maybe this would help.