Contra Costa County Biography

JULES TOUSSAINT

Transcribed by Kathy Sedler.

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one of the men of Contra Costa County who may be termed progressive, is the 
subject of this sketch. He is regarded reliable and foresighted, and he is a 
self-made man. He was born in Belgium, August 8, 1874. He received some 
schooling in his native land, and at the age of ten years he came with his 
parents to America, and located in Texas. His father was a farmer, and after 
attending school for a time in Texas, Jules assisted on the farm for a period of 
three years. His parents removed to San Francisco, and Jules, determined to gain 
a better education, attended the San Francisco schools. He then learned the 
painting trade and followed this vocation for a period of six years, after which 
he became engaged in a candy factory, where he remained for ten years. After the 
big fire he became associated with the Ramona Candy Company, of West Berkeley, 
where he remained for two years. His ambition and enterprise led him to Stege 
Junction, where he engaged in the grocery business, where he has since resided 
and carried on a profitable business. Politically, Mr. Toussaint is a 
Republican. Fraternally, he is affiliated with the Eagles lodge of Richmond. He 
was united in marriage on October 15, 1899, to Miss Juliet Alphonse, a native of 
Oregon. Three children have blessed this union�Jules, born July 21, 1900; 
Lucile, born September, 1902; Ruth, born March 6, 1910. Mrs. Toussaint has shown 
a great deal of business progressiveness, and much of her husband's business 
success has been due to her energy.
 
Source: "The History of Contra Costa County, California," Elms Publ. Co., 1918, 
pp. 460