Garreau Family

[Lance]

I'm looking for information about "Seraphe Seraphin Joseph Louis "Solomon" Garreau".  It's possible parts of the name come from two different people.  Records on Ancestry.com indicate he was born about 1801 and died in 1899.  He shows up in the U.S. Federal Census in 1880 and the South Dakota Territorial Census in 1885.  His wife was Mary Kate Powder River (b. 1841, d. 1914).   They appear to have had 11 kids: Louis, Josephine, Elizabeth, John, Sophia, Charley, William, Victoria, Alphonsene, Caroline, and Esther.  

William Garreau is my second Great-Grandfather, by way of Caroline Garreau (Great Grandmother), Isabell Collins (Grandmother), and Patrick Case (Dad).

Here is an iconic picture in my family of William and his wife, Jennie In the Lead:




I ran across a picture from a post in this forum which shows Charles Gerue, with alternate spellings of Gueru, Giroux, Garreau, Gauereu:  amertribes.proboards.com/thread/609/gardner-fort-laramie-1868?page=3

I have found numerous accounts of Joseph Garreau being the "first permanent settler in South Dakota", arriving in about 1785-1787 at 23 years old.  He is said to be the same "Mr. Garrow" that met Louis and Clark in 1804/5.  He was apparently married to an Aricara woman and had sons who were interpreters at Fort Berthold.  There is an Antonie Garreau that married a Mandan woman, with whom had Pierre Garreau, both associated with Fort Berthold.   But another account says that Joseph was the son of Pierre.  Ugh.  

So I don't know who begat whom, nor if Charles "Gerue" is at all related.  Or if Sarephe "Solomon" Garreau is likewise related.  Can anyone help me sort this out?

[kakarns]

Lance,
I found two different entries in my files under a man named, John Randall. Whom, seems to have married a daughter of Charles and Kate Garreau. Notice that they share similar info. except, the ancestors of John Randall are different and the list of children, is larger in Entry #2. Therefore, you may have some sorting out to do.

[NOTE]; 1st Entry:

John3 Randall (Todd2, Todd1), born 1891 in Pine Ridge, Shannon, South Dakota; died 8 May 1935 in Pine Ridge, Shannon, South Dakota. He married Alice May (Garreau) Randall, born 1903 in Cheyenne River Sioux, daughter of Charles Garreau and Kate ((---)) Garreau.

Children of John Randall and Alice May Garreau were as follows:

Catherine Lucy4 Randall, born 17 Jul 1921 in Pine Ridge, Shannon, South Dakota.
Cordelia Wilma4 Randall, born 29 Dec 1924 in Pine Ridge, Shannon, South Dakota.

[NOTE]; 2nd Entry:

John3 Randall (Sallie2 (---), Slow Bull1), born 1891 in Pine Ridge, Shannon, South Dakota; died 8 May 1935 in Pine Ridge, Shannon, South Dakota. He married Alice May (Garreau) Randall, born 1903 in Cheyenne River Sioux, daughter of Charles Garreau and Kate ((---)) Garreau.

Children of John Randall and Alice May Garreau were as follows:

Catherine Lucy4 Randall, born 17 Jul 1921 in Pine Ridge, Shannon, South Dakota.
Cordelia Wilma4 Randall, born 29 Dec 1924 in Pine Ridge, Shannon, South Dakota.
Ramona Elsie4 Randall, born 21 Oct 1927 in Pine Ridge, Shannon, South Dakota. She married Waldren Jerome Bettelyoun, born 3 Aug 1924 in Pine Ridge, Shannon, South Dakota; died 1 May 1969 in California, son of Isaac P Bettelyoun and Sophia ((---)) Bettelyoun.
Jeanette Frances4 Randall, born 14 May 1929 in Pine Ridge, Shannon, South Dakota. She married Nicolas Crazy Thunder, born 9 May 1921 in Pine Ridge, Shannon, South Dakota, son of Joseph Crazy Thunder and Rosa (Janis) Crazy Thunder.



Refer:
LaDeane Miller files


kakarns

[kakarns]

Lance,
Here's some info. I found on a, Josephine Garreau.;

Antoine4 Lebeau, born Jul 1854 in Oglala Sioux Nation; died 19 Mar 1919 in Dewey, South Dakota. He married Josephine Garreau.


William Lebeau, born 1885 in Two Kettle Nation, South Dakota; died 24 Jan 1958 in Cheyenne River, South Dakota, son of Antoine Lebeau and Josephine (Garreau) Lebeau.


Refer:
LaDeane Miller files


kakarns

[Dietmar]

Here´s a photo of Pierre Garreau I recently found:

[Lance]

Hi kakarns & Dietmar,

Kakarns, the Charlie you are referring to is William's old brother (1872). He married Kate Kills Plenty before 1894. They had Alice in 1903 and Charles dies that same year at age 31 (would love to know what happened!).

So this Charlie is MUCH younger than the one pictured in the 1886 photo at Fort Laramie: amertribes.proboards.com/thread/609/gardner-fort-laramie-1868?page=3

Josephine is William's older sister (1861). You're right, she married Antoine Le Beau. They had a son named Charles Le Beau, born in 1887.

Dietmar, this picture of Pierre Garreau (Taken Aug. 1879), said to have died in 1881. I think this is Pierre Garreau, the younger. There was an Antoine Garreau, said to have met with Lewis & Clark in 1805 and that Antoine adopted his wife's full-blood Arikara son, Pierre Garreau. HOWEVER, another account says that Antoine is Pierre's older brother and that his step-father is Joseph Garreau, whom met Lewis & Clark in 1805.

Other accounts say that Joseph is the first white settler in South Dakota. An article in The Saturday News of Watertown, SD, says he was in Stanley, SD in 1727, up later in the article he's alive in 1833 and that he was born in 1764. What the heck?!

So how do we get from Joseph Garreau in 1727 to Pierre Garreau that died in 1881? And are these Garreaus related to Seraphe Garreau, who shows up in the 1880 U.S. Federal Census as farmer living in Fort Bennett, SD with his wife Kate Garreau (Mary Kate Powder River) and their first 6 kids. Note, Seraphe is 79 and Kate is 39.

I haven't figured out how Charlie Garreau (same or different spelling) in the 1868 picture is related to anyone.

The search continues...

Thanks for your input!

Cheers,
Lance

[cuz]

In the Arikara Treaty July 18, 1825 are listed three interpreters:
Antoine Garreau, his x mark
Joseph Garreau, his x mark
Pierre Garreau, his x mark.

In the Agreement at Fort Berthold, July 17, 1866 is listed only one Garreau interperter:
Pierre Garreau, his x mark.

[Martha Garreau]

Dec 16, 2016 15:41:31 GMT -5 Lance said:

I'm looking for information about "Seraphe Seraphin Joseph Louis "Solomon" Garreau".  It's possible parts of the name come from two different people.  Records on Ancestry.com indicate he was born about 1801 and died in 1899.  He shows up in the U.S. Federal Census in 1880 and the South Dakota Territorial Census in 1885.  His wife was Mary Kate Powder River (b. 1841, d. 1914).   They appear to have had 11 kids: Louis, Josephine, Elizabeth, John, Sophia, Charley, William, Victoria, Alphonsene, Caroline, and Esther.  

William Garreau is my second Great-Grandfather, by way of Caroline Garreau (Great Grandmother), Isabell Collins (Grandmother), and Patrick Case (Dad).

Here is an iconic picture in my family of William and his wife, Jennie In the Lead:




I ran across a picture from a post in this forum which shows Charles Gerue, with alternate spellings of Gueru, Giroux, Garreau, Gauereu:  amertribes.proboards.com/thread/609/gardner-fort-laramie-1868?page=3

I have found numerous accounts of Joseph Garreau being the "first permanent settler in South Dakota", arriving in about 1785-1787 at 23 years old.  He is said to be the same "Mr. Garrow" that met Louis and Clark in 1804/5.  He was apparently married to an Aricara woman and had sons who were interpreters at Fort Berthold.  There is an Antonie Garreau that married a Mandan woman, with whom had Pierre Garreau, both associated with Fort Berthold.   But another account says that Joseph was the son of Pierre.  Ugh.  

So I don't know who begat whom, nor if Charles "Gerue" is at all related.  Or if Sarephe "Solomon" Garreau is likewise related.  Can anyone help me sort this out?

[Martha Garreau]

Hi Lance,

William and Jenny are my great grandparents. Their Son Gilbert Garreau is my grandfather, my father is Romey Garreaux. We have a lot of our family that still reside on the Cheyenne River Reservation. I will copy this link and share with family on facebook lol. hopefully you can find some answers and connect with everyone. BTW nice meeting you cuz!

[Chrismarie]

Mar 29, 2017 11:23:08 GMT -5 Lance said:

Hi kakarns & Dietmar,

Kakarns, the Charlie you are referring to is William's old brother (1872). He married Kate Kills Plenty before 1894. They had Alice in 1903 and Charles dies that same year at age 31 (would love to know what happened!).

So this Charlie is MUCH younger than the one pictured in the 1886 photo at Fort Laramie: amertribes.proboards.com/thread/609/gardner-fort-laramie-1868?page=3

Josephine is William's older sister (1861). You're right, she married Antoine Le Beau. They had a son named Charles Le Beau, born in 1887.

Dietmar, this picture of Pierre Garreau (Taken Aug. 1879), said to have died in 1881. I think this is Pierre Garreau, the younger. There was an Antoine Garreau, said to have met with Lewis & Clark in 1805 and that Antoine adopted his wife's full-blood Arikara son, Pierre Garreau. HOWEVER, another account says that Antoine is Pierre's older brother and that his step-father is Joseph Garreau, whom met Lewis & Clark in 1805.

Other accounts say that Joseph is the first white settler in South Dakota. An article in The Saturday News of Watertown, SD, says he was in Stanley, SD in 1727, up later in the article he's alive in 1833 and that he was born in 1764. What the heck?!

So how do we get from Joseph Garreau in 1727 to Pierre Garreau that died in 1881? And are these Garreaus related to Seraphe Garreau, who shows up in the 1880 U.S. Federal Census as farmer living in Fort Bennett, SD with his wife Kate Garreau (Mary Kate Powder River) and their first 6 kids. Note, Seraphe is 79 and Kate is 39.

I haven't figured out how Charlie Garreau (same or different spelling) in the 1868 picture is related to anyone.

The search continues...

Thanks for your input!

Cheers,
Lance

Lance when did your grandmother Isabel Collins die? We might be related

[vleigh]

Hi there, I believe your Charles Le Beau married my great grandmother, Susan A Traversie... just a connection I noticed. I am still trying to figure out who my 4x great grandmother's parents are....

[Leo Garreau]

Joseph Garreau's father was a Pierre. He lived in St Charles county Missouri near a place called Indian Crossing. Joseph had a son who was killed by a indian named 3
bears. Joseph married a pregnant squaw whos husband had died. They named the full blood baby Pierre. Later they had a half breed child of their own and named him Antoine.
Antoine married and had a son named Pierre. Not much information on Antoine but a Garreau was hung for killing whites and I think this was him. Full blood Pierre had 3 sons murdered by other indians, Sioux I think. He had been called the greatest westerner and is mentioned in several articles mostly at Fort Union and Fort Clark. He is the Pierre in the picture and died when he couldn't get out of his earth home that was on fire.
He was in his 80s. Joseph had an arm blown off in a cannon accident when in his 80s. This took a lot of research to figure out. Some of the writers of the Dakota history books were confused as well as people back then who met a Pierre Garreau. Jean Gareau of the Gareau Family Association in Boucherville Canada couldn't be sure but this line came from a Jean Baptiste Gareau.