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JAMES JULIEN, manufacturer of and dealer in granite and marble monuments, tombs, and building stone was born December 15, 1832, in the village Williancourt court, Province of Luxembourg, Belgium, son of Jean Baptiste and Marie Barbe (Ravet) Julien, the former a weaver and musician,. the latter a native of Musson, Belgium.

In September, 1851, at the age of nineteen years, he emigrated to America, landing at New Orleans after a voyage of seventy-nine days. In January, 1852, he reached Cincinnati, and worked in a hotel fourteen months; then learned the trade of marble and stone cutter, in which he as since been engaged. In 1855 he married Marie Pierrett, of St Martin, Brown Co. Ohio, a native of Belgium, who died n 1864, leaving three children, the youngest of whom, Carrie, died in 1869. In 1866 he married Marie Brulport, who was born in Fayetteville, Brown Co, Ohio, daughter of Philip and Marie (Favret) Brulport, natives of Vesoul. France, and now residents of Fayetteville. Mr. Julien's family numbers eight living children, of whom J. Edward is associated with his father in business, is married and has two children, Marie Camille and Julien. William was educated at the public schools and at Mechanics' Institute, Cincinnati, and is also associated in business with his father;

Annie is a stenographer, employed by the auditor's office of the B & O. S W. R R. Co. ; Stella is also a stenographer: Clara, Florence and James are at home. The family adhere to the Catholic Church. Mr. Julian was commissioned justice of the peace for Columbia township September 13.1861, and served three terms. He was township treasurer eleven years, was member of the village council part of two terms, and was mayor of Madisonville 1888-92 1n 1888 he was nominated for County commissioner, but an adverse political majority prevented his election. In politics he is a Democrat, and at present is postmaster at Madisonville, Olio

Source : (collective work) : History of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio : their past and present, including early settlement and development, antiquarian researches, their aboriginal history, pioneer history, political organization, agricultural, mining and manufacturing interests, a history of the city, villages and townships, religious, educational, social, military and political history, statistics, biographies and portraits of pioneers and representative citizens, etc.; Cincinnati: S.B. Nelson & Co., 1894, 1319 pgs.