I could not find a marriage. Gut feeling civil marriage because of different of Faith. Anybody got it from other sources? GUMs Several other spellings for Marie's name below. Marie/Mary may have had a sister(/aunt) Marguerite E who married William Brown about the same time. Possibly related but a little later BERROT, Claiborn m. 2 Sept. 1871 Julienne GUM (Opel. Ct. Hse.: Mar. # 6620) GUM, Julienne m. 2 Sept. 1871 Claiborn BERROT (Opel. Ct. Hse.: Mar. # 6620) GUM, Mary m. 19 July 1875 Harrison NIXON (Opel. Ct. Hse.: Mar. # 8293) Paul ================== Entries for Etienne Lejeune family LEJEUNE, Solus (Etienne & Marie GROWN) b. 15 Feb. 1852 (Opel. Ch.: v. 4, p. 401) LEJEUNE, Louis (Etienne & Marie GAUME) b. 6 Oct. 1854 (Opel. Ch.: v. 5, p. 88) LEJEUNE, Cleopha (Etienne & Marie GOMM) b. 29 Nov. 1862 (Opel. Ch.: v. 6, p. 190) LEJEUNE, Angelas (Etienne & Marie GAND) b. 21 Dec. 1859 (Opel. Ch.: v. 6, p. 104) LEJEUNE, Maria Aurelia (Etienne & Marie GAUME) b. 4 April 1856 (Opel. Ch. v. 6, p. 38) LEJEUNE, Onesime (Etienne & Marie ELGONE) b. 18 Aug. 1867 (Opel. Ch.: v. 6, p. 257) GOMME, Marie m. Etienne LEJEUNE d. 29 Nov. 1869 at age 43 yrs. (Eunice Ch.: v. 1, p. 1-A) LEJEUNE, Coralie (Etienne & Marie AGAMASSE) m. 4 Aug. 1870 Felise GODEAU (Eunice Ch.: v. 1, p. 13-A) LEJEUNE, Louis (Etienne & Marie) m. 11 Feb. 1873 Julima BELLO (Eunice Ch.: v. 1, p. 24) LEJEUNE, Lucien (Etienne & Marie ELGAM) m. 30 Jan. 1878 Emerite ANDREPONT (Eunice Ch.: v. 1, p. 80) LEJEUNE, Angellas (Etienne & Marie Josette) m. 10 May 1881 Eliza D. MOREAU (Eunice Ch.: v. 1, p. 124) LEJEUNE, Ophelia (Etienne & Marie ONNEGON) m. 21 June 1881 Pierre BELLO, fils (Eunice Ch.: v. 1, p. 127) LEJEUNE, Lucien (Etienne & Marie ELGAM) m. 1 March 1897 Orema THIBODEAUX (Iota Ch.: v. 1, p.90) ===================================== The only other Grown entry FIRST METHODIST CHURCH: 703 Lee St., Lafayette, Louisiana. History of the First United Methodist Church: The first Methodist circuit rider in this area was a Virginian, Elisha W. Bowman. Reverend Bowman was appointed "Missionary to Louisiana" with instructions to begin in New Orleans. He arrived there in 1805 and preached on the streets of that city on three Sundays. Reverend Bowman left New Orleans with the intention of reaching a settlement of Americans two hundred miles to the west and northwest of New Orleans. His journey to this settlement named Opelousas took him through a cypress swamp, four lakes, and a large bay. He landed near the mouth of what he called "River O'Tash" (Teche). About eighty miles up the stream he reached a large French Settlement (Probably St. Martinville), crossed Vermilion River and finally came to the Opelousas country. In 1805 Reverend Bowman established the original Methodist circuit of Louisiana, and formed the first Methodist congregation of the "state of Opelousas. " Among the circuit riders to serve the area in the next few years were: Thomas Lasley, Benjamin Edge, John Henningen, and John S. Ford. John R. McIntosh was appointed to "Lower Vermilion". This circuit probably included Vermilionville in 1837. Records show that by 1845 the Methodist congregation in Vermilion- ville (Now Lafayette) had grown sufficiently large to require the services of a regular minister. The Reverend William F. Brown, a pioneering minister, was appointed to serve New Town (New Iberia) and Lafayette. There had been no church building, as such, in Lafayette until 1858. Prior to that time services were held in private homes. Mr. Benjamin Porter Paxtin donated a site at the corner of Congress and Washington streets upon which a church was soon built. The first trustees were Gideon Stephens, James Higginbotham, and Dr. John W. Chevis. In the years that followed the church continued to grow. During the Civil War the First Methodist Church was used to accommodate the wounded soldiers. Years later, under the Leadership of Reverend Isaac T. Reames, the church was renovated and remodeled. Reverend Reames, a devoted and faithful shepherd did most of the work himself. He was responsible for the building of the parsonage at the corner of St. John and Congress Streets. This church continued to serve the congregation until 1925 when the present building was erected. Many people who are at present members of this church recall the 'little church on Washington Street"; many attended Sunday School and church services there. It was during the pastorate of Reverend Harry W. Rickey, that sentiment was created for the building of a new church. This senti- ment grew stronger and more determined under the leadership of Reverend Leon I. McCain who became pastor in 1921 and culminated in the present larger and more imposing structure situated on the corner of Lee and Main Streets. -----Original Message----- From: acvachon@videotron.ca To: acadian@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, Jan 17, 2011 4:29 pm Subject: [ACADIAN] Mary GAUME/GUMS/GOMME Hello everyone, Did someone have the exact date for the wedding of Etienne Dupre LeJEUNE and Mary GAUME/GUMS/GOMME? They get married between the 1850 Census and May 1851 at Opelousas. Did someone knows the parents for this Mary GAUME/GUMS/GOMME? . Thanks for all. Andre ------------------------------- To check our Archive http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/acadian/ ------------------------------- To subscribe to the list, please send an email to ACADIAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'subscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message. You will receive a confirmation e-mail to try & stop "machine" enrollment spam. 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