The Opelousas courier., 1890-11-01
AN Interesting Record.


The following interesting data, taken
from a diary kept By Louis Chaclere,
Sr., the founder Of the large and in1u-
ential st. Landry family of that name,
was kindly furnished us by Mr. w. Z.
Gil
Arrived at Natchez FEB. s, 1888; was mar.
ried December 10, 1886; Louis. His son. was
born Feb. 25, 1888; Emile, his daughter. was
born Feb. 20, 1880 arrived at Opeiousas Jan
laSU established himself at Ataeapas /" in
January l7gl bis wife arrived at Ataeapas
Feb. =, li9l Pouponre, his daughter. was
born at "Mr. Boutte, fils,s Dan. 4, 1872 Ma
nette, his daughter, was horn May u. 1894
he took charge of the Clerks Office in Opelou
sas Dec. %, 1872, and left II April "a, l7g5:
Lille, his son, was bgrn May 70. 1895; !; Hya.
clnthe, his daughter; was born July I2 1888;
peiiiand, his son tstlf living in 0pelousasj
was born May %, 1891 i. made a erop q
corn in Bellevue in 1901 Beaurepaire, his son
was born Feb. 6, 1904 Constant, his son. was
born March %, 1906; Hermance. his daughter
lstill living. in 0pelousas, was born Feb. g.
1919 lS Rodolphe. his SON. vas born July 81
Emile became Mrs. MalteI, mother
of the late Judge B. a. Martel and Ea-
genie, wife of a. MI. Perrault, also, de.
ceased, and of our venerable friends
Balthazar and Eugene Martel and Mrs.
Il. ID. Verret and Miss Emma Martel,
all of whom are still living She died
July, 1883 Pouponne became Mrs.
Leon Boutt6, mother Of our fellow citi-
zen E NJ. Boutt6, of Leopold Boutte,
who was killed in Virginia, of Mrs.
George Bengnerel of 0pelonsas, of Mrs.
William Gil of Baton Rouge, and
Of Mrs. Ogden Elmer, of Lafayette, all
deceased.
Hyacintlle married jacques Bacon
and was the mother Of two sons, Alfred
and Philemon, the latter Of whom sur.
wives.
Lille was tho father OF our fellow
toWnsman Jules II. Chacher6 and Of
Rodolphe Chacllere, deceased, Mrs.
Lastenie Lyons, Mrs. j. Nj. Milsted
and Mrs Joseph Boutte, of New Iberia.
Veilland, the oldest living member Of
the family, is The father Of Mrs. w r..
Meginley (who has a large family OF
children and grandchildren and one
great grandchiid, of Dr.. Th6ogene,
Joseph, James O.. Tex clerk Of Court,
and Henry Chaehere. e. " Chacllere.
deceased, ex-sheriff of ST. Landry, was
his eldest son. Beaurepaire was
the father of our fellow .townsmen
Theodore and Alex. b. Chacliere and
Mrs. DR.. B. E. Clark of Acadia and
Mrs. Rodolphe Chachere Of Opelousas.
Constant was the father Of 1'h6odose
CT, and Louis, of Prnd 'homme City, Mrs.
Alex. V. Richard, of Grand Goteau,
Mrs. Martin Carron, Of Faauetaique,
Mrs. .onis Bacon, Mrs. Jos Lavergne,
Mrs. Etienne Stagg and Mrs. Frank
Brooks, of Acadia.
Manette married Antoine Boutt6 and
waa the mother Of Eanchei6 and Alcide
Boutte and of Mrs Joseph Bacon and
Mrs Eugene Martel, all living in ST.
st. Landry
Hermance married ID. Coutini Sittig,
a FrenciI gentleman 0f education, and
survives him. She is the mother of
Rodolphe, Jules and Victor Sittig and
of Mrs. E. Veltin recently deceastd,
aged 90 years Mrs Leopold T. Caha-'
min, Mrs. Jai1es Gayle, Mrs. g. Richard,
Mrs E. b. sana8z. and Mrs. G..
Roos, of San Antonio. Mrs sittig,
like most of her brothers and Sis
ters, has d large family ii ehil-
dEen, grandchildren and great grand
children. She is in the ffsll enjoyment
of MI her faculties and il Yet strong and
active for one of her years.