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This home page is dedicated to my great-grandmother, Rita Lopez de Alcorta. Rita Lopez de Alcorta was the oldest of ten children of Antonio Lopez and Sophie Marouse of Atascosa County, Texas. This is a brief history of her family.
Sophie Marouse was the second child of Lucien Marouse and Adelaida Arriola. Lucien Marouse, his older brother, Emile Marouse, and their parents (names unknown at this time), immigrated from Europe (Belgium) with Henry Castro. They were part of the Castro Colonies that arrived to Castroville, Texas in 1844. His parents later moved to San Antonio, Texas. Legend says that Lucien and Emile's parents died in the cholera epidemic that occurred in San Antonio, Texas in 1849. It is believed that Lucien and his brother were left orphans in San Antonio, Texas. In the 1860 census for San Antonio, Texas, Lucien is noted to live with a french family by the name of JORDAN. Emile is noted to live with the WHEELER family.
After Lucien's contribution to the civil war, Lucien Marouse married Adelaida Arriola in May, 1870. Adelaida Ariola was one of twelve children of Francisco Ariola (from Louisiana) and Guadalupe Cadena (from Mexico). Adelaida was born in 1846 at San Fernando, Texas. Adelaida's father, Francisco Ariola, was a dedicated soldier who fought in the Texas Republic War in 1836. Francisco Ariola died in 1857 and is buried somewhere in Pleasanton, Texas. As such, Francisco Ariola's wife, Guadalupe, was forced to maintain the Ariola land grant given to them, which was located in Atascosa County.
Lucien and Adelaida Marouse settled in Atascosa County, Campbellton, Texas. Their marriage produced three daughters: Guadalupe, born in 1872, Sophie, born in 1876, (my gggrandmother)and Francisca, born in 1881. Guadalupe married Lazaro Huizar, Jr. in 1890, and Sophie married Antonio Huizar Lopez in 1891. Francisca never married.
Lazaro Huizar, Jr. was the sixth child who was born in 1862 to Lazaro and Blasa Huizar. Antonio Huizar Lopez was born in 1871 to Santos Lopez and Dolores Huizar. The Huizar's, Arriola's, and Lopez' settled in Atascosa in a small town we know as " Las Gallinas" a/k/a Leming, Atascosa County, Texas.
Lucien Marouse died in 1923 and is buried in Campbellton, Atascosa County, Texas, at Campbellton Cemetery. Adelaida Marouse died in 1932 and is buried near San Antonio, Texas. Antonio Lopez and Sophie Marouse Lopez are buried in Leming (Las Gallinas), Atascosa County, Texas at Brite Cemetery. Francisca Marouse is buried in Pleasanton, Atascosa County, Texas at Sotelo Cemetery. At this time, we are unsure where Guadalupe Marouse Huizar is buried. However, Lazaro Huizar, Jr. is buried in Poteet, Atascosa County, Texas at Madra Dolorosa Cemetery.
My great-grandparents, Ramon Alcorta and Rita Lopez Alcorta are buried in Wharton, Texas. Ramon Alcorta died in 1958 and is buried in the old cemetery, while my great-grandmother, Rita, is buried in the new cemetery. She died in 1989.
Rest in Peace...
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