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A Tribute to Wilbur George “Dub” Jacques (April 2, 1917- June 7, 2004)

Some of Dad’s stories include the following:

When he was a child they used to go out into the river with a make shift diving helmet. He never would let me swim in the river because he said it was dirty when he was a child and it was worse now. Anyway, they would put this helmet on their head and go into the river and then someone on shore would use a bicycle pump to pump air to the person under the water. One time someone came along and scared them off and he was down there with no one pumping air and he had a rough time coming up.

He never wanted to compete with the Red Lion another local restaurant that specialized in hot dogs, so he never sold hot dogs. When Jacques Olson came along, they would come in to eat often but all Jacques wanted was hot dogs, so dad would have hot dogs just for Jacques. Loretta would cut them part way through on one side and put them into the deep fryer and put them on a hamburg bun. We called them Loretta hot dogs. But they were never sold to anyone else other than Jacques.

Dad used to whistle all the time. He had the best whistling I have ever heard. You always knew when he was coming home when he came onto the porch whistling. Customers used to hear him whistling around as he worked at the restaurant also. Mom said that just lately he started whistling again. He stopped when Merle got sick.

Dad and I were about the only ones who could cut cake and get it on the plate in one piece. All the waitresses would wait for dad to come out of the kitchen so they could ask him to cut the cake. The first piece was especially tricky, plus at that time is was usually still warm so it really crumbled when it was cut.

Dad never liked getting dressed up. At the restaurant he always wore a white shirt and a tie, but at home he wore a sweat shirt and blue jeans (way before they were popular). One day he walked out into the back yard with his shirt and tie on and the dog barked at him.

He had a paper route from the time he was 7 years old. All his brothers and sisters also had routes. Dad supplied all the sugar for the household with his money from the paper route and with the extra sugar, he would make fudge. He loved fudge. I did not know he loved fudge. I only knew about all the peanut butter he ate. He would eat it on anything from old toast, milk, and sugar to just a sandwich. They would buy it in great big tubs from St. Laurence Brothers.

Another story about the paper route was that he would buy a Bismarck from a bakery on his way down Broadway on his way out to deliver his papers and then buy one on his way back. If you don’t know what a Bismarck is you will have to ask your parents.

Allan said that as a boy he would carry him over large puddles and difficult spots when they when hunting. He took Allan hunting and taught him all about hunting. He was a great big brother.

They had a dog that could actually climb trees. They had a terrible time keeping him in the yard because he could climb right up the fence and into the neighbor’s yard.

When grandma used to make a sheet cake everyone would sneak in and cut a sliver from the side of the cake about ½ inch wide. By the time it was ready to be eaten there was only about half the cake left.

Grandma's Brag book Pictures

I received information from Visitation Catholic Church in Bay City. I am looking for more information about William's other children and their families. If you have any, please send it to me. You Bay City People could go to St. Joseph Catholic Church and find records because Visitation started in 1895. New information includes the following:

Annie Jacques (William Jacques and Julia Trembley's child) married Roman Krawczak on 20 Feb 1922 at Visitation Church.

John Jacques (William Jacques and Julia Trembley's child) b. 1874, d. 1953) married Amelia Gillis on 14 Aug 1896 at Visitation Church. They had 5 children:

Raphael born in June 3, 1912 in Ohio, Married Jane Mahoney

John born October 1909, married Blanch Lacose on 29 Oct 1925 at St Joseph Catholic Church Bay City

Christine E. b. 1908, married Neil Joseph Mahoney on 16 April 1931 at Visitation Church, d. 1969.

Isabel b. 17 Aug. 1897 (may be the same as Edna Isabel

Edna Isabel married Elmer G. Lind on 12 May 1923 at Visitation Church.

Columbus, b. 1875, married Mary Dawson, children are:

Larry, born 1907, married Sally ?.

Willie, Born 10 Jan 1899 in Maryland d. 9 Nov 1903 in Bay City (I have the death certificate)

Anna, born 1910

Older Information-

William and Julia had at least one more child that died. Her name was Maria Elena and she was born on July 18, 1888 and died on July 28, 1888. She is buried in the Catholic Cemetery in Marine City. There is another child that is buried there. His name is Carl and was 14 months old when he died. He died on August 19, 1880. This makes him within months of the same age of Charles who was about 11 months old in the 1880 Census. Either they were twins or are the same person.

I also found Fabian Jacques. He was a farmer and owned land in the 1870s. I have a printout of the map of the township land and his name appears as Fabian Jaques. In the 1870 Census his name is spelled Fabian Jaynis. He is 44 years old and is married to Mary R who is 41. He and she can not read and write. Fabian's parents are both foreign born. Mary's parents are both foreign born. They have 7 children. William 20, Jerome 17, Mary 10, Fabian 12, Eugene 5, Eli 4, Silinia who is 2.

In the 1880 census I found Fabian married to Fillis, wife, white female, 54 years old, keeping house, born MI, mother from MI, father from MI. For Fabian it says he is a white, male, 55 years old, farmer, birthplace is Canada, father and mothers birthplace is Canada. Children who are not Fabian's include: Edward, a white male, 22 years old, sailor, born in MI and single: Jerry a white male age 24, single, born in MI: Timaty who is white, male and 20 years old, single and a sailor who was born in MI. All these have parents who were both born in MI. Then the following females who were not son's or daughters: Louise who was white, female, 17 years old and single, and born in MI: Lise who was white, female age 15, single, born in MI. The following were children of Fabian: Jurgin who was a white, male, 16 years old, a son, farmer and was born in MI: Ely who was white, male, 13 years old, single, in school, born MI, mother born MI and father born Canada: Silone who was white, female, 12 years old, daughter, single, attending school, born in MI, Father born in Canada and mother born MI.

Here is the baptism records that I found at St. Peter's at Mount Clemens.

Al Sierens has information on the Jacques family. Some of this information includes the death date of Fabian who goes with Julian when he was married. He died in June of 1886 in Anchorville and was buried in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Marie Reine Paltier died on September 18, 1874 and Fabian remarries Fillis Meldrun who was married previously to a Paquet. Fabian was also a Civil War veteran.

Fabian Jacques' father and mother are Julien-Julius Jacques (b. February 7, 1794 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny County, Quebec, D. April 25, 1879 in Cottrellville, St. Clair County, MI) and Joestte Dubey (b. 1790).

Julian-Julius' father and mother are Pierre Noel Jacques (b. Dec 25, 1753 in Charlesbourg, Quebec County, Quebec, d. November 7, 1782 in Cap St. Ignace, Mongnagny County, Quebec) and Marie Elisabeth Lemieax (b. August 7, 1764 in Ile aux Grues, Montnagny County, Quebec).

Pierre Noel Jacques' father and mother are Nicolas Louis Jacques (b. March 20, 1724 in Charlesbourg, Quebec County, Quebec, married April 18, 1746 in Quebec, Quebec County, Quebec) and Marie Louise Helene Lanceleur (b. cir November 20, 1724 in Quebec, Quebec County, Quebec).

Marie Elisabeth Lemieux' father and mother are Charles Francois Lemieux (b. May 7, 1730 in Ile aux Grues, Montmagny County, Quebec, married. September 14, 1761 in Cap St. Ignace, Montmagny County, Quebec) and Elisabeth Talon (b. October 14, 1728 in St. Thomas, Montmagny County, Quebec).

Nicolas Louis Jacques' father and mother are Louis Jacques (b. February 8, 1694 in Charlesbourg, Quebec County, Quebec, married November 20, 1719 in Charlesbourg, Quebec County, Quebec, d. November 30, 1770 in Charlesbourg, Quebec County, Quebec) and Marie Marguerite Seguin (b. cir. February 25, 1697 in Charlesbourg, Quebec County, Quebec, d. October 17, 1775 in Charlesbourg, Quebec County).

Jarie Louise Helene Lanceleur' father and mother are Jean Rene Lanceleur (d. December 14, 1730 in Quebec, Quebec County, Quebec) and Marie Barbe Dumesnil.

Charles Frnacois Lemieux' father and mother are Charles Francois Lemieux (married November 6, 1727 in St. Pierre, Ile Orleans, Quebec) and Angelique Goulet.

Elisabeth Talon' father and mother are Louis Talon (b. 1707, married September 22, 1728 in St. Thomas, Montmagny County, Quebec, d. cir August 16, 1731 in St. Thomas, Montmagny County, Quebec) and Marie Helene Pepin (b. 1703, d. October 1, 1733 in St. Thomas, Montmagny County, Quebec).

Louis Jacques' father and mother are Louis Jacques (2) (b. April 23, 1664 in St. Michel of Amiens, Picardie, France, married May 17, 1688 in Quebec, Quebec County, Quebec, d. February 20, 1735 in Charlesbourg, Quebec County, Quebec) and Antoinette Leroux (b. July 27, 1669 in Beauport, Quebec County, Quebec, d. April 20, 1739 in Charlesbuorg, Quebec County, Quebec).

Louis Jacques' (2) mother and father are Nicolas Jacques (d. May 1, 1681 in Lamiens, Picardie, France) and Marie Soyer (b. cir 1622, d. September 5, 1676).

Antoinette Leroux' mother and father are Francois Leroux-Cardinal and Marie Renaud.