Narcisse owned large plantations in and around the Cane River. He married twice: He was married to Tranqulline LeCompte, (b) 1833-(d)1856 - no children. He married 18 Sep 1882 to Elizabeth Cooper Cobb Penn, Colfax, Louisiana. She died in 1930 and is buried in Aloha Cemetery Grant Louisiana. They had 2 sons Edward Narcisse and Joseph Augustus. He associated with Clemmie Larouix but had no children. He associated with a Creole woman named Philomene Dorrad (b) 1 Nov 1941 (d) 1912. She mothered 8 children for Narcisse. This is the same Narcisse that the book "CANE RIVER" was written about.
Cohabitational relationship. Clementine Larenaudiere was his housekeeper.
Clementine Larenaudiere could only speak French and smoked a long pipe. After she and Victor Lasyone separated, she became the housekeeper of Narciss Fredieu. Clementine left Narciss and went to live in Verda in a small house across the street from ORENA. She died there and is buried in the Church Cemetery in Verda with a iron cross.
SOURCE:
1. Allen, Myrtle Thompson. Descendants of Michel (Miguel) Lemoine. (Publisher: [email protected])
