Jean Charouleau 1847 / 1896

My second nephew Jean was born in Montardit in the hamlet of Fort January 3, 1849.
He was an exuberant boy, jovial, sometimes even a joker, quite the opposite of Pierre. He becomes a cooper as his father.
Very quickly, he moved to the Mas d'Azil in the 1870s where he became a trader. Aunt Rose, Sébastien's sister, had already been living at Mas d'Azil since her marriage in 1852 with Bertrand Dedieu. This has facilitated the installation of John as a barrel maker and marketer.

Jean the rebellious

Jean boasted of having participated in the War of 1870 in General Bourbaki's army ...
Except that…. His military book attesting to this, he was never in combat.
In 1870, he was assigned to the infantry regiment stationed in Saint Gaudens (Haute Garonne) and was called by decree of 14 July 1870.
He left for the 3rd Infantry Regiment on August 11, 1870. He arrived there on the 17th and was registered under No. 274
He is put on leave while waiting to be sent to the reserve at the 133rd line of Saint Gaudens.
However, it is exempt from the exercise period of 1876 and 1878.
In 1875 he left for Sanford Arizona and resided there regularly
On July 1, 1879 he was assigned to the Territorial Army, but, not having responded to the summons, he was declared rebellious on November 5, 1882, and kept in the registers of insubordination by the circular of July 17, 1890 ....

Departure for Sanford

In 1875, I appealed to Jean, brother of Pierre, my second nephew. He was registered for a passport application in Saint Girons on February 2 for he said "family business and work there".

He will arrive at Sanfort on April 24, 1875. He will eventually be known as Juan, and sometimes as JP, (Jean Pierre) on legal documents.

On June 25, 1875, as I have already said, I sold him eleven lots in Tucson, then two properties and another plot, near the Gila River.
In September, he bought me more than a quarter of a section in the same area.
But very quickly Jean's trade sense will take over, and soon he will acquire a saloon in Tucson, which will have a great reputation.

His life in Tucson

He will live 20 years in Tucson.

He will become a rancher on the lands I sold him on the Gila River in Canada's Oro north of Tucson and the San Pédro River (tributary of the Gila River).

On January 26, 1879, he married Julia Rebeil Monlezun, 21 years old. He was 32.

Soon, his commercial spirit will take over, and in his buildings in Tucson, he will create a "canteen", a butcher and even a fortune-teller will come to its premises to say the good fortune to the pioneers of passage ....

Jean was good-natured, participating in the local festivities. July 14, 1895, during a commemoration of the French National Day, he will deliver a speech and sing the Marseillaise ... ....

3 years before his death, he will establish a famous saloon a short distance from his home on Convent Street.

Julia Rebeil Monlezun 1858 / 1926

Julia Rébeil Monlezun was born in 1858 in Maubourguet (Hautes Pyrénées). She was the daughter of Bernard Rebeil and Anna Marie Montezun.
John married Julia on January 26, 1879 in a common ceremony with the "remarriage" of his brother with Angélina in San Augustin Cathedral in Tucson.
From this marriage, there will be no descendants. Julia devoted much of her time to prayer, reading religious books, and helping the needy, the nuns, and the priests.
She helped Father Gardey and the Sisters of Saint Clotilde in Paris with their family funds. She stayed very close to her mother and brothers. Her favorite niece was Josefina, daughter of José and Crucita, whom she helped in her education.
After the death of John in 1896, she devoted herself to the Church and to religious life. On her travels in Europe, she was often accompanied by her niece Josefina. Around 1903, during one of these trips, his health seriously deteriorated to such an extent that his initial trip to Europe was interrupted in New York, following a stroke.
Since then, her behavior has changed, so much so that on July 12, 1901, in support of the motion of her brothers Joseph and Andres, the probate court declared Julia incompetent to manage her affairs.
The doctor. WB Purcell testified: "My attention was drawn to the fact of her mental aberration about two years ago, when I was called professionally to treat her ... her physical condition was not very good. to harm herself because she manipulated firearms, and in such circumstances she showed a spirit of personal violence ... She told me that she thought she was not competent to handle her her business affairs, and wished that someone take care of her.His general appearance indicates that she is sick and mentally anxious.He expressed the desire that her mother be named her guardian ".
Julia was admitted in July 1902 to the St Vincent Institution, operated by the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, a Catholic organization of which Julia was a member in Tucson.
At that time, Pierre was suing Jean for an allegedly unpaid loan, a lawsuit that seems to have been initiated by Angélina the wife of Pierre. Julia seems to have been very affected especially since Jean will die suddenly before the case is settled ...
She will end her days at Saint Vincent Sanatorium in St. Louis, Missouri. She will die on May 23, 1926.
* Elements provided by Maria Antoniette REBEIL CORELLI (Mexico City) daughter of José Rebeil brother of Juila