___ ~Charles Tavernier

Born in l'Isle-sur-le-Doubs in 1880 †1955?

Son of ? and ~Marie Feuillette

Siblings

None

Married to ~Marthe Caroline Treuch

Children

Mamie Paulette ___

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Grand-père Tavernier was a widower three times.

According to ~Mamie Paulette his first wife died very young from consumption.

After ~Grand-mère Treuch death in 1940, he swiftly remarried with "La Maria". I still remember of Maria. She was always entirely dressed in black as was often the customs of old peasant women in those days. I also remember of a very hot afternoon when after walking all the way from the other end of Valentigney Maria offered me a handful of "quoetches" (= some sort of plums usually reserved for making "la goutte", the local schnaps).

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During the "Great War" (that's World War 1) factory production in Pays de Montbéliard because of national defence urgency switched to war material, in particular artillery shells and armor. There was however a lack of manpower since most men were away fighting the German invaders or already dead or gravely wounded. Factories therefore had to hire the men still valid but too old to be sent to the front line which by the way was not very far. ___

My grand father was one of those men. He moved out of l'Isle sur le Doubs and rented a room from my future grand-mother ~Marthe Caroline Treuch who as a widow with five kids and needing some income had just decided to put to lease a few rooms in her large house. This is how ~Mamie Paulette parents met.

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