The Donaldsonville chief., 1911-11-25
DoNALDs0NVILLE. NUMB
INTO THE GREAT BEYOND.

| shiSloty GSS F%WG,
| Within Few Days of EacE
other-Natives Of Ascension an.
St. James Parishes.
Two noble women of the south
land, the widows of noted figures il
Louisiana's military and political his
tory, passed into the Great Beyond
within few days of each othel
week before last, leaving behine
them as priceless heritage to theil
descendants and the state the rec.
ord of long lives of usefulness and
brilliant achievements. One of these
venerable ladies' was Mrs. Duncan F
| kenner and the other was her sis.
| ter-in-law, Mrs. Louis Amedee Brin.
g1er. The end came to each at the
| family home of the former in New
Orleans where they had lived to-
gether for the past fourteen years,
and their remains were brought to
Donaldsonville and laid to rest in
the Brlngier family mausoleum in the
local Catholic cemetery, the funeral
of Mrs. Fenner being held Tuesday,
Nov. Z, and that of Mrs. Bringier
Sunday, Nov 12 The passing away
of these noble women has created
widespread regret, and zsnoWhere is
the sense of sorrow anelt their loss
more deeply or generally felt than in
Ascension, where they had host of
warm friends and admirers to whom
the announcement of their demise
has carried lasting sorrow, and who
unite in extending profound sym
pathy to the bereaved families.
The following obituary of Mrs. Ken
ner is reproduced from the New Or
leans Picayune of Nov z:
Mrs. Duncan r. kenner.
Mrs. Duncan T. Kenner, who died
at her home in New Orleans on Mon
day, Nov. 6, at the age of eighty-nine
years, was the daughter of Michel
Doradou Bringier, of '"The Hermi-
tage," and Aglae DuBourg. Her pater-
nal grandfather was Marquis Pons
Bringier, proprietor Of Lacadiere, in
Provence, France, the first of his
family to settle in Louisiana, where
he built White Hall, in St. James
parish. Her maternal grandfather was
Pierre Francois DuBourg, chevalieg,
sieur de Ste. Colombo, who married
Elizabeth Charest De Lauzon, grand
daughter of the third seigneur de
Lauzon.
Mrs. Kenner was born at the Her
snitage, Ascension parish, Aug. %,
1922, and named Anne Glil1leIni1e
=Nanine-her middle prenom being
giFen her in honor Of her uncle, then
Incumbent of the see of New Orleans,
Bishop DuBourg.
She was educated by governesses,
and for time attended the Sacre
Couer, st. James parish.
When II she married Duncan Far
rar Kenner, of Ashland plantation,
Ascension parish, where she lived
until the civil war.
After the fall Of New Orleans she
lived within the Confederate lines
and during part of the war resided
at NatcEitoches. For the past forty
five years she had made her home
in New Orleans.
Her marriage took place June i,
1889 Mr.. Kenner owned a number OF
large plantations in the country and
was Interested in a multiplicity Of
business ventures in New Orleans.
He died in 1887, one Of the few mep
of Louisiana who built up a great
fortune subsequent to tile civil war.
That great struggle had sWeTt away
the major portion of his wealth, but
the di1orGercd and for5iling condi-
ticn Of business and planting in Lou
isiana after the war, SO far from
3assiii1g his amhitior, seaaed to lend
stimulus to his energiaE and abili
ties in the career he Had already en-
barked upon, and his sugar estates
were among the rare few in Louisi
ana to be productive in the dark era
tnoWn as reconstruction times.
Mr.. Kenner, from 1886 up to the
war, was almost without intermis
sion member Of the house or sen
ate of the state legislature, repre-
senting Ascension parish. During the
war he was member of the congress
a delegate to the provisional congress,
and later as member in the ma
tional congress. Toward the close OF
the war he was sent as envoy and
plenipotentiary to England
and France, armed with l'il author
ity 10 negotiate with those powers
for the recognition Of the Confeder-
2cy on the basis Of emancipation OF
t:1e slaves by the Confederate gov
ernment, NJ. Kenner himself having
this policy of emancipation
despite the fact that he was one Of
the largest slave owners of the south
The downfall of the Confederate
government broke off his negotia-
tions with Palmerston and Napoleon
III. After the war Mr.. ~Kenner rem
dered signal service to Louisiana and
the entire south as a member Of the
tariff commission under Hayes.
IN all Of his affairs his wife was
his constant and useful coadjutor, and
after his death she administered his
large estate with great righteousness
and foresight. General Joseph L.
Brent, her son-in-law, was associated
with llhr in the management OF this
estate, and under his advice various
of the family holdings were sold
Ashland, the Hermitage, BoWden,
IIounas and Melpolene = names