Biography extracted from History of Sauk County, Wisconsin Chicago: Western Historical Company, published 1880.

Reedsburg:

Augustus Darrenougue, barber; he was born at Estiales, France, near the Pyrenees Mountains, Jan. 3, 1841; he learned his trade in France; in 1862, he enlisted in the French Army and served five years; in the fall of 1867. Mr. D. came to America, and went immediately to Reedsburg, Wis., for three years, he worked on a farm, for one year at the jeweler's business, and for one year found employment on the railroad; in 1873, he began business as a barber, in Reedsburg, and has added to his business a fine bath room, where steam and Russia vapor baths can be taken. July 23, 1874, Mr. D. married Miss Josephine Hess; the family consists of two children - Forest, born Nov. 28, 1875, and Leon, born March 16, 1877; Mr. D. is an adherent of the Roman Catholic Church.

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