what was his job before he became a rice miller?
He began working with cattle and as a postal rider
Joseph Eloi Broussard
Young Joseph studied for three years at an academy in Galveston, then began working with cattle and as a postal rider in Jefferson County, Texas.
the place in texas where large amounts of oil were first found Near Beaumont, Texas when was this discovery made? Early 20th century were there other places where oil was found? UNANSWERABLE can you name some oil companies that opened in this place? Gladys City Oil, Gas, and Manufacturing Company were there any famous people from the place where the oil was found? Joseph Eloi Broussard who was he? He was a pioneer rice grower and miller in southeast Texas
wiki:15893866
Joseph Eloi Broussard [SEP] Early life and education
Joseph Eloi Broussard was born on December 16, 1866 to Eloi and Mary Azema (Hébert) Broussard in Beaumont, Texas, a farming and lumber area. His maternal grandfather was of French Creole descent and had migrated to Texas from Louisiana. His father's family was also of French ancestry, and he was raised as Roman Catholic. After his father died when Joseph was young, his mother remarried to Lovan Hamshire. They lived on his ranch near present-day Hamshire, Texas. Young Joseph studied for three years at an academy in Galveston, then began working with cattle and as a postal rider in Jefferson County, Texas.