Son of Marie Felicite Dubreuil and Jacques Marcellin De St Vrain, husband of 1) Spotted Fawn (Red) and 2) Elizabeth Jane Murphy

There are many direct descendants of Ceran St. Vrain, but possibly his most interesting relative was his former sister-in-law, Red. Maria Manuela Ril, better known as Red, was a Lakota or Oglala Sioux, born in 1827 in Wyoming. She was somehow related to the famous Chief Red Cloud (most sources claim she was a sister, while others say a daughter or niece), which might account for her name, and was the aunt of the equally famous Crazy Horse. In 1840, she married Marcellin St. Vrain, youngest of Ceran's siblings. Marcellin was a carefree young man, enjoying horse racing, hunting, and women. He was, at the time of his marriage, in charge of Fort St. Vrain on the South Platte in Colorado owned by his brother and the Bents. He was 25 at the time of this marriage, and his bride was 13. They had three children. In 1848 Marcellin abandoned his wife and young children and returned to Missouri. Sources vary on the topic, but there were rumors that he'd taken another bride and his acquaintances were calling for his arrest for bigamy. Even frontiersmen had their standards. Another story said he may have been insane, but in either case, the Indians, and his friends, no longer trusted or respected him. Back in Missouri he married again and started another family that eventually numbered 10 children. He died in 1871, possibly of suicide. Ceran took Red and family into his care. She waited for Marcellin's return for a long time, not believing his perfidy. When Ceran built his new spacious home in Mora, there was room for Red. In 1851, Marcellin sent for his two sons, Felix and Charles. His daughter Mary Louise was left with Red, though she apparently was sent to St. Louis for schooling. Red would never again see her sons. Young Felix, who later joined the Confederate Army, died in a Union prison camp. Charles returned to Colorado but not until after his mother's death. (The World Journal, 13 Nov 2014)