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GIRAULT Florence Bonnie 1919-1999

t42MountOlivet — 2009-07-11 21:26:13Z

GIRAULT Florence Bonnie 1919-1999

I photographed this gravestone in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 204,880 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com .

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

Re: Edward Girault

jayse71 — 2007-09-19 22:38:04Z

Bonnie I asked my Aunt about the Goodman family but she said she does not recall them...Sorry... I was in Berkeley County visiting in Aug...I gave my cousin all the info you sent me she was so happy...I gave her a book that I got off of ebay one that had Arsene Giraults name in it...It was one that he taught French from...
Jay

Re: Edward Girault

jays711 — 2007-07-23 21:45:58Z

Hi I will ask my aunt..I will be visiting that area in two weeks I will ask her if she can remember that family...Some families from that area seems headed for Missouri or Ohio back in the day.
Jay

Re: Edward Girault

bairesman — 2007-07-23 05:31:09Z

JAY,
I FOUND A NEW LINK TO EDWARD. 1900 US FEDERAL CENSUS SHOWS EDWARD AGE67 AND ETHEL AGE 16 LIVING WITH WILLIAM GOODMAN AGE 33 AND BENNIE GOODMAN AGE 23 AND METTIE GOODMAN AGE 2. I CAN'T FIND THIS COUPLE ANYWHERE ELSE. WOULD YOU ASK YOUR AUNT IF SHE HAS EVER HEARD OF THESE PEOPLE ?
THANKS BONNIE

Re: Edward Girault

muffinstraw — 2007-04-26 22:42:43Z

Hi there I wanted to let you know the package came today. Thanks so much. It is full of lots of interesting stuff that I enjoyed reading and my aunt and her niece Joyce will love. The photo of Anna Girault is a good find indeed. One paper mentions my ggg grandfather Henry Shimp and Jonas Shimp which was an Uncle Jonas Shimp was a Lt. in the Civil War. They lived in the same general area whereas my grandmother was a Shimp and she was Samuel Gantts second wife his first wife being Ethel Girault.
Let me know what I owe you total for the copies ect.
I will copy this information and then send it on to my Aunt.
Feel free to send anything else you might find interesting.
thanks again Jay

Re: Edward Girault

jaysee71 — 2007-04-24 21:52:59Z

Thanks I will let you know when it arrives. I appreciate everything and especially you taking the time out of your life to help out a fellow researcher...
Sincerely Jay

Re: Edward Girault

bairesman — 2007-04-24 20:49:08Z

Jay, Mailed out information monday, April 23rd Should be getting it soon. Glad to be able to help. BAiresman

Re: Edward Girault

JayMyers71 — 2007-04-19 02:38:28Z

Hi there and thanks again, Please send whatever you have of interest of any of the Girault family. I will gladly pay you for the cost of whatever you incur let me know okay.
Probably not the whole 1000 pages though.
I look forward to seeing all the information and shareing it with my Aunt Hazel.
Thanks so much
jay

Re: Edward Girault

bairesman — 2007-04-18 04:14:01Z

JAY, IAM STILL GETTING THIS INFORMATION TOGETHER. I HOPE TO GET IT MAILED OUT MAYBE MONDAY, I HAVE A FEW MORE PAGES TO COPY, I HOPE TO DO THAT AT WORK THIS WEEKEND. SOME PAGES DID NOT COPY WELL WHEN WE GOT IT FROM THE NAVAL ACAD. SO IT WAS TYPED. IF YOU SEE A TYPED PAPER IT IS THE SAME AS THE DOCUMENT. I WILL ATTACH IT TOGETHER. I HAVE PROBABLY A THOUSAND SHEETS. SO FOR NOW I WLL ONLY SEND SOME OF WHAT PERTAINES TO EDWARD. SOME OF IT YOU MAY ALREADY HAVE, SOME YOU MAY NOT EVEN WANT. DO YOU WANT ANYTHING ON HIS FATHER? I DON 'T SPEND MUCH TIME ON THE COMPUTER. BUT I WILL CHECK FOR YOUR RESPONSE BEFORE I MAIL ANYTHING. BAIRESMAN

Re: Edward Girault

mobeter12 — 2007-04-10 22:18:46Z

Hi there, My aunt Hazel and my cousin Joyce Johnson is interested in anything at all on the Girault family. Please send whatever you think would be of interest to them. I will ask my aunt by letter about Edward although she was the youngest born of Ethel Girault so I am not sure she knows anything but you never know. You and my Aunt Hazel would be second cousins. She knew none of her mothers family at all. She didnt know anything about the Girault family until I found the information on Steve Giraults website.I remember hearing my aunts sisters talk about how they had never even seen a photo of their mom. Maybe seeing a photo of her grandmother Anna Unger will give her some idea of what Ethel looked like. I will ask my Aunt about the Surname Shirley. Maybe it will ring a bell with her.
My mother is Hazels Stepsister and was the child of Sams second wife Edith. My mom was raised with them though just the same as their own biological sister. If you send me your email address I will send you the word file I have on Ethel Giraults family with a photo of Sam and all the children. Thanks again,
Jayson

Re: Edward Girault

bairesman — 2007-04-10 04:08:33Z

I HAVE COPIES OF PAPERS ON EDWARD, THAT THE NAVAL ACAD GAVE TO US. WHERE HE WAS TRYING TO GET HIS PENSION. DO YOU WANT ME TO SEND THAT INFO ALSO ? IS SHE ONLY INTERESTED IN EDWARD ? AS SOON AS I GET A DAY OFF FROM WORK, I WILL GET IT MAILED OUT. IS THERE ANYTHING SHE CAN REMEMBER ABOUT THAT FAMILY ? YOUR AUNT MUST BE A DISTANT COUSIN TO ME. MY GRANDFATHER ARSENE #2. WAS A BROTHER TO ETHEL. AS CHILDREN MY FATHER WOULD TAKE US DOWN TO BERKLEY SPRINGS TO VISIT. BUT WE CAN'T REMEMBER WHO THEY WERE. I THINK THE SURNAME SHIRLEY WAS ONE. THEY TALKED ABOUT A FARM WHERE MY MOM AN DAD STAYED WITH RELATIVES WHEN THEY GOT MARRIED. THAT WAS IN 1932.

Re: Edward Girault

jayson71 — 2007-04-05 01:53:06Z

If you dont mind you could mail it to me, my address is
Jayson Myers
1135 West Main Street
Sheridan, Oregon, 97378
Let me know thanks sooooooooooooo much,
Jay

Re: Edward Girault

bairesman — 2007-04-05 00:14:21Z

I HAVE NO WAY TO E MAIL THE PHOTO. UNLESS I CAN GET MY BROTHER TO SEND IT TO YOU. I HAVE THE NEGATIVES. IT MAY TAKE A COUPLE OF WEEKS, BUT I WILL TRY TO FIND A WAY.

Re: Edward Girault

jayson71 — 2007-04-04 22:45:37Z

Hi and thanks very much. Buela Butts was my Aunt and her husband James was my fathers first cousin. We really loved Buela very much. I worked for her husband James one summer He owned and operated Butts Tree service in Martinsburg for many years. Hazel Kackley is my aunt that is still living. She lives on Thompson Street in Martinsburg. She is the last of the 11 children of Ethel Girault.I would LOVE to have a photo of Phoebe Unger to give to my Aunt. She would LOVE that I know. I have a photo of the Arsenes I got from Steve Giraults site. I will see if anyone in her family knows anything about Edward. The ones that may have known him are all passed on now. If you can email me Phobes photo that would be great. My email is jayse_71@yahoo.com I will be sure and tell my Aunt the story of Edward being in the military prison. I hope somone can someday come up with a picture of Edward. I dont know why my aunts family had no photos of the Giraults. I had searched a long time for information on Edward Girault and always came to a dead end. I dont even know what he did for a living maybe a farmer. He was well educated so he could have been anything I suppose. Its a shame there is no tombstone for Edward. I got a bunch of tin ones from Browns a few years ago and went around to relatives graves and placed them there I check every couple of years to see if they are still there. They only cost a couple of dollars each.
Well thanks and I look forward to the photo of Phobe
Jayson Myers

Re: Edward Girault

bairesman — 2007-04-04 21:37:14Z

IT COULD BE YOUR AUNT WHO IS STILL LIVING IN HOUSE. THE LADY'S FIRST NAME IS LAURA.THE HOUSE IS OFF OF RT 9. EDWARD IS BURIED AT THE CROSSROADS BESIDE HIS SISTER VIRGINIA LAFOLLETTE AND HUSBAND TURNER. EDWARD DOES NOT HAVE A MARKER. I DO HAVE PICTURES OF ARSENE 1 AND ARSENE 2. NONE OF EDWARD. ONE OF HIS WIFE ANNA UNGER HIS WIFE ALSO KNOWN AS PHOEBY. IT IS STRANGE THAT THEIR IS NO INFO ON THESE PEOPLE. I KNOW THAT THE FIRES IN BERKLEY SPRINGS HAS DESTROYED MOST INFO. ARSENE 1 WAS THE SON OF GERMAIN CHARLES GIRAULT DE ST FARGEAU 1763-1819. HIS MOTHER WAS MARIE ANGELIQUE CANQUERY 1779-1850.GERMAIN FATHER AND MOTHER WERE VINCENT GIRAULT AND ELISABETH PIGNOLET. IAM NOT SURE IF THEY MISSPELLED HER NAME AND PUT S WHERE IT IS USUALLY SPELLED WITH A Z. EDWARD WAS TAKEN PRISONER OF WAR BY THE CONFEDERATE ARMY ON 10-18-1863 AT CHARLESTOWN VIRGINIA. HE WAS CONFINED AT RICHMOND VA FROM 11-2-1863 FOR 4 M0NTHS. ON 3-7-1864 AT CITY POINT VA HE WAS RELEASED AND ADMIIED TO DIVISION NO 1 IN THE HOSPITAL AT ANNOPOLLIS MD. THE PRISON WAS KNOWN AS THE LIBBY PRISON. IAM SORRY I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ON ETHEL. I DO KNOW SHE HAD A DAUGHTER BEULAH BUTTS BORN 6-10-21. DIED 4-14-04. MARRIED JAMES BUTTS. THEY HAD A SON GARY L. BUTTS HEDGEVILLE W VA. DAUGHTER JOYCE JOHNSON OF INWOOD AND ANOTHER DAUGHTER LINDA DUGAN OF MARTINSBURG. I ALSO HAVE SISTER HAZEL KACKLEY IAM NOT SURE WHERE SHE FITS IN OR WHOSE SISTER SHE IS. MAYBE YOUR AUNT KNOWS.I HAVE SO MANY NOTEBOOKS FILLED WITH BITS AND PIECES. PARDON MY TYPING. I DON'T GET ON THE COMPUTER MUCH AND I HATE TO TYPE. BUT I WILL CHECK AT TIMES SO IF THEIR IS ANY INFO I MIGHT HAVE THAT CAN HELP YOU.ILL BE GLAD TO SHARE.

Re: Edward Girault

jayson71 — 2007-04-03 01:50:30Z

Sorry I forgot to ask you if you could tell me more about Edwards being prioner of war and where the house Edward lived in is located. I believe Arsene your grandfather is buried at Crossroads Cemetery as well I saw his death certificate on line a while back.
Thanks very much Jay

Re: Edward Girault

jayson71 — 2007-04-03 01:46:44Z

I did read Steve Giraults website. I contacted him several months ago he said he was going to continue and update the site eventually. I have a picture of Ethel Giraults husband and all the children circa 1940 Ethel was dead by then. The census list Edward living with Samuel and Ethel Gantt.
Steves site lists Ethel Giraults husband as Samuel Grant but in fact it is Gantt. It also said that Edward died in Sleepy Creek District of Maryland when in fact this is in Morgan County W.Va. as well as the Crossroads Church.I will ask my aunt if she was ever told anything about Edward, She is the only one living the rest are all deceased. I will write her a letter

Thanks Jay

Re: Edward Girault

bairesman — 2007-04-03 01:06:48Z

WE HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING FOR YEARS.WE RAN INTO TROUBLE DUE TO THE FACT, OUR FAMILY CHANGED THEIR NAME TO GERO WHEN WE MOVED TO MARYLAND .BY NOW YOU MUST HAVE FOUND THE ARSENE N. GIRAULT'S WEB SITE BY STEVE GIRAULT. THE INFORMATION CAME FROM THE NAVAL ACAD. IT TELLS THE WHOLE STORY. EDWARD'S FATHER IS BURIED IN ANNAPOLIS. WE HAVE BEEN TO THE NAVAL ACAD, THEY HAVE BEEN VERY GENEROUS WITH THEIR INFO.I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH INFO YOU HAVE. WERE YOU AWARE EDWARD SPENT TIME IN PRISON CAMP. CIVIL WAR. WE VISITED A HOUSE WE WERE TOLD EDWARD LIVED IN. OLDER LADY LIVES THERE NOW. IT SITS UP IN THE HILL SIDE. ANYTHING YOU MAY BE ABLE TO ADD AFTER READING ARSENE'S WEB SITE WILL BE APPRECIATED. THANKS FOR YOUR RESPONSE.

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2006-09-13 23:33:33Z

Do you have any information on Edward Girault born in France about 1860.(not sure of year) He moved to Berkeley County W.Virginia. He had a Daughter Ethel (Girault) Gantt born in 1882.
any information would be helpful..
Thanks Jay

Edward Girault

2006-09-13 23:30:33Z

I am searching for any information on the family of Edward Girault. His daughters death certificate says he was from France. Her name was Ethel (Girault) Gantt. They lived in Berkeley County West Virginia Near the Virginia state line.
Ethel was born in 1882 so I would guess her father was born around 1860.There are no records of any other Giraults in the area and I could not find a death certificate for Edward Girault..
thanks Jay

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2005-07-10 17:58:16Z

I lookedin my family tree files and I don't see any Giraults.

Girault website honoring Arsene Girault

2000-09-16 10:07:08Z

Feel free to cisit the Arsene N Girault Web Site. It has the biography of Arsene N Girault (one of the founding faculty members of the US Naval Academy) and a family history area that lists all of his descendants.

http://users/snip.net/~sgirault/arsene.htm

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got5kids2gkids — 2007-01-27 17:53:13Z

Allen Wheatly was Eugene Girault's son-in-law, not his grand son. He was married to Ella Girault, Eugene Girault's daughter. Ella died in Chicago 1-1-1912 at the age of 29. They had one daughter, Helen who never had chidren, end of line.

Re: Edward Girault

jayson71 — 2007-04-02 14:19:09Z

Hi and thanks for answering my rootsweb post. My aunt who is still
living was the daughter of Ethel Girault who was the daughter of Edward
Girault. Ethel married Samuel Gantt in Berkeley County W.Va. Edward lived
with Samuel and Ethel before his death but little was known about him
by his grandchildren. Ethel died when my aunt was a baby and she has no
memories of her at all. The family doesnt even have a photograph of
their mother. My aunt is the last of 11 children born of Ethel Girault
Gantt. Do you have ANY photos of any of the Girault family you would be
willing to share. It would make my aunt very happy to see them. I
found a book on ebay dated 1835. It was put together by Arsene Girault It
was a french book and I sent it to my Aunt. She was very glad to
receive it. She still lives in Berkeley County W.Va. She is really a great
lady.
Thanks again for the information. I hope you can find Phobes burial
place, May be there is no stone to mark her burial.
I look forward to hearing from you again

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ChristianLeBlan — 2005-07-09 18:10:29Z

Hi!
Are you related to Allen Wheatly the grandson of Eugene Girault? I am descended from Eugene's brother, Louis August Girault. I have that family back to Antoine Simon Girault in France. I have been in touch with Elizabeth Kusterer also.
Would love to share any info you have.
Christian

Re: Edward Girault

bairesman — 2007-04-02 12:54:47Z

EDWARD GIRAULT WAS BORN 6/29/1832 IN TROYES FRANCE. THE SON OF ARSENE NAPOLEON GIRAULT. HIS FATHER WAS ONE OF THE FIRST INSTRUCTOR AT THE NAVAL ACAD. EDWARD FAILED HIS FATHER BY JOINING THE CIVIL WAR. MARRYING PHOBE UNGER OF WEST VA. EDWARD'S SON ARSENE (NAMED AFTER HIS FATHER) IS MY GRANDFATHER.IAM TRYING TO FIND BURIAL PLACE OF HIS WIFE PHOBE.

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ba71634 — 2005-11-25 21:30:35Z

Hi Christian,

It is me, Elizabeth Kusterer. I am sorry I lost touch w/ you. I have been dealing w/ cancer and divorce.

Allen Wheatly was Eugene's son-in-law. He married Ella and they had a daughter, Helen. I have been told that Ella died of Spanish Flu. Allen gave his daughter to his sister-in-law to raise and went to work as a line man out west.
This account is owned by by step-dad, who graciously lets me use it.

Please email me at elizabethkunkel@yahoo.com
Regards,
Beth

Re: Girault website honoring Arsene Girault

sfekete111 — 2003-01-20 18:33:48Z

Hi Steve,

The web site isn't working. Do you have information about the Girault family in Quebec or France? I am trying to track down information about Anne Girault who married Mathurin Gaultier. I have no dates or places except for their daughter: Marie Louise Gaultier who was born on Sept. 29, 1678 in Quebec. She married Jean Casse in Detroit in 1707.
Thanks!

Lynn Allard
Lynnallard@aol.com