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In June 2004 Frances James, Dr. Louise
Stevens, Dan Fauver and another NTCP volunteer (not pictured due to
confidentiality rules for juvenile volunteers) placed Pierre
Dusseau's Texas Historical Marker in the Dallas Pioneer Cemetery in
time for a family dedication that was followed by lunch with Vivian
Anderson Castleberry as guest speaker. Ms. Castleberry wrote
Sarah- The Bridge Builder for the descendent of Sarah
Horton Cockrell.
The Marker reads "Pierre Dusseau
(1800-1867) was born in Carcassone, in Southern France. With a
strong interest in the science of gardening, he joined the European
American Society of Colonization in 1854 and set out for Texas to be
the gardener for Victor Prosper Conserant's La Reunion Colony. With
his daughters Louise and Anna, as well as Anna's husband, Guillome
Portevin, Dusseau arrived in this are in June 1855. He served as
gardener for two years before the struggling colony disbanded. In
poor health, he moved to Dallas and lived the remainder of his life
with Louise and her husband, Samuel Jones. Recorded -
2003"
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