Stephen Edward Segrue was a first-generation American and the eldest child of James Segrue, whose parents Mathew and Margaret had emigrated from Ireland to Philadelphia by 1850, where they were weavers. Stephen's mother Anastasia (Ann) had also been born in Ireland (County Waterford) and immigrated to New Orleans. James and Anastasia raised their children in New Orleans. Stephen was born there on 17 August 1858 and baptized at St. John the Baptist Church by the Rev. Jeremiah Moynihan on 15 February 1859. Witnesses were Dan Mahony and Anne Normor.
Stephen's early years held many misfortunes for his family. His mother died 12 Feb 1868, when Stephen, her first child, was only 9. Stephen had a brother James Thomas (b. 1860) and two sisters, Anna (b. 1861 and died before 1868)) and Anastasia (b. and d. 1868). He may also have had a third sister, Mary (b. 1866). James Segrue became a naturalized citizen on 8 April 1868, the same spring he became a father for the last time and, soon after, a widower. James worked for the railroad, initially as a brake man and eventually as a fireman, then switch man, and then engineer. He disappears from the city directories of New Orleans after 1877. The Yellow Fever epidemic of 1878 in New Orleans was the last great epidemic of this disease; James may have been a victim; his sons are listed in the N.O. directory in 1878; Thomas is there in 1879, too. Stephen is listed in the New Orleans City Directory of 1878 as a carpenter working for J. C. Gray on Magnolia Street between Josephine and Jackson. His brother Thomas shares this listing and address.
Stephen moved to 2nd. Ward, Pointe Coupee Parish LA by 1880. There, he was living in household of Augustus & Cassie Gayle, as a laborer; he was literate. Ward 2 contains Denham Springs, east of Baton Rouge. He had moved to Moreauville, Avoyelles Parish, LA before Oct. 31, 1894, the day he married Caroline Tassin (1859-1934), the widow of Cleophas Dufour, who had seven children. The couple had 4 children of their own before Edward's death in a hunting accident: Arthur Thomas (1894-1966), Edna Florence (1897-1982), Marie Anne (1899-1899), and Lescietta Mary - called Etta (1900-1989). Edward had gone into local woods to hunt, had accidentally shot himself in the hip, and was unable to make it home; when the family found him, he was dead.
Stephen's early years held many misfortunes for his family. His mother died 12 Feb 1868, when Stephen, her first child, was only 9. Stephen had a brother James Thomas (b. 1860) and two sisters, Anna (b. 1861 and died before 1868)) and Anastasia (b. and d. 1868). He may also have had a third sister, Mary (b. 1866). James Segrue became a naturalized citizen on 8 April 1868, the same spring he became a father for the last time and, soon after, a widower. James worked for the railroad, initially as a brake man and eventually as a fireman, then switch man, and then engineer. He disappears from the city directories of New Orleans after 1877. The Yellow Fever epidemic of 1878 in New Orleans was the last great epidemic of this disease; James may have been a victim; his sons are listed in the N.O. directory in 1878; Thomas is there in 1879, too. Stephen is listed in the New Orleans City Directory of 1878 as a carpenter working for J. C. Gray on Magnolia Street between Josephine and Jackson. His brother Thomas shares this listing and address.
Stephen moved to 2nd. Ward, Pointe Coupee Parish LA by 1880. There, he was living in household of Augustus & Cassie Gayle, as a laborer; he was literate. Ward 2 contains Denham Springs, east of Baton Rouge. He had moved to Moreauville, Avoyelles Parish, LA before Oct. 31, 1894, the day he married Caroline Tassin (1859-1934), the widow of Cleophas Dufour, who had seven children. The couple had 4 children of their own before Edward's death in a hunting accident: Arthur Thomas (1894-1966), Edna Florence (1897-1982), Marie Anne (1899-1899), and Lescietta Mary - called Etta (1900-1989). Edward had gone into local woods to hunt, had accidentally shot himself in the hip, and was unable to make it home; when the family found him, he was dead.
Stephen Edward Segrue was a first-generation American and the eldest child of James Segrue, whose parents Mathew and Margaret had emigrated from Ireland to Philadelphia by 1850, where they were weavers. Stephen's mother Anastasia (Ann) had also been born in Ireland (County Waterford) and immigrated to New Orleans. James and Anastasia raised their children in New Orleans. Stephen was born there on 17 August 1858 and baptized at St. John the Baptist Church by the Rev. Jeremiah Moynihan on 15 February 1859. Witnesses were Dan Mahony and Anne Normor.
Stephen's early years held many misfortunes for his family. His mother died 12 Feb 1868, when Stephen, her first child, was only 9. Stephen had a brother James Thomas (b. 1860) and two sisters, Anna (b. 1861 and died before 1868)) and Anastasia (b. and d. 1868). He may also have had a third sister, Mary (b. 1866). James Segrue became a naturalized citizen on 8 April 1868, the same spring he became a father for the last time and, soon after, a widower. James worked for the railroad, initially as a brake man and eventually as a fireman, then switch man, and then engineer. He disappears from the city directories of New Orleans after 1877. The Yellow Fever epidemic of 1878 in New Orleans was the last great epidemic of this disease; James may have been a victim; his sons are listed in the N.O. directory in 1878; Thomas is there in 1879, too. Stephen is listed in the New Orleans City Directory of 1878 as a carpenter working for J. C. Gray on Magnolia Street between Josephine and Jackson. His brother Thomas shares this listing and address.
Stephen moved to 2nd. Ward, Pointe Coupee Parish LA by 1880. There, he was living in household of Augustus & Cassie Gayle, as a laborer; he was literate. Ward 2 contains Denham Springs, east of Baton Rouge. He had moved to Moreauville, Avoyelles Parish, LA before Oct. 31, 1894, the day he married Caroline Tassin (1859-1934), the widow of Cleophas Dufour, who had seven children. The couple had 4 children of their own before Edward's death in a hunting accident: Arthur Thomas (1894-1966), Edna Florence (1897-1982), Marie Anne (1899-1899), and Lescietta Mary - called Etta (1900-1989). Edward had gone into local woods to hunt, had accidentally shot himself in the hip, and was unable to make it home; when the family found him, he was dead.
Stephen's early years held many misfortunes for his family. His mother died 12 Feb 1868, when Stephen, her first child, was only 9. Stephen had a brother James Thomas (b. 1860) and two sisters, Anna (b. 1861 and died before 1868)) and Anastasia (b. and d. 1868). He may also have had a third sister, Mary (b. 1866). James Segrue became a naturalized citizen on 8 April 1868, the same spring he became a father for the last time and, soon after, a widower. James worked for the railroad, initially as a brake man and eventually as a fireman, then switch man, and then engineer. He disappears from the city directories of New Orleans after 1877. The Yellow Fever epidemic of 1878 in New Orleans was the last great epidemic of this disease; James may have been a victim; his sons are listed in the N.O. directory in 1878; Thomas is there in 1879, too. Stephen is listed in the New Orleans City Directory of 1878 as a carpenter working for J. C. Gray on Magnolia Street between Josephine and Jackson. His brother Thomas shares this listing and address.
Stephen moved to 2nd. Ward, Pointe Coupee Parish LA by 1880. There, he was living in household of Augustus & Cassie Gayle, as a laborer; he was literate. Ward 2 contains Denham Springs, east of Baton Rouge. He had moved to Moreauville, Avoyelles Parish, LA before Oct. 31, 1894, the day he married Caroline Tassin (1859-1934), the widow of Cleophas Dufour, who had seven children. The couple had 4 children of their own before Edward's death in a hunting accident: Arthur Thomas (1894-1966), Edna Florence (1897-1982), Marie Anne (1899-1899), and Lescietta Mary - called Etta (1900-1989). Edward had gone into local woods to hunt, had accidentally shot himself in the hip, and was unable to make it home; when the family found him, he was dead.
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