Ascension County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Ilsley, Sr., Judge John Henry - May 9, 1880
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source: The Donaldsonville Chief. (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current,
May 15, 1880, page 3


Died. - ILSLEY - At his son's residence, near Donaldsonville, on Sunday. May 9, 
at 5 P. M., Judge JOHN H. ILSLEY, Sr., aged 76 years.


source: The Donaldsonville Chief. (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, May 22, 
1880, page 3

DEATH OF JUDGE ILSLEY. - On Sunday, the 9th inst., at 4 o'clock P.M., the soul 
of a good man left its tenement of mortal clay and took its departure to solve 
the great mystery of the future state. When the venerable John H. Ilsley, Sr., 
died at the residence of his son, near this town, the involuntary thought which 
presented itself to the minds of all who knew of the noble nature and stainless 
life of the deceased was, "another good man gone." Judge Ilsley was born in the 
Island of Jamaica and had attained the age of 74 years at the time of his death. 
He came to Louisiana when quite a young man, and settled in this part of the 
State, living for many years in Donaldsonville. Subsequently he removed to New 
Orleans, where he continued to reside up to a few months prior to his demise. He 
rose to an eminent position in the practice of law, and was one of the best 
informed and ablest jurists in Louisiana. Though he might have held public 
office frequently his aspirations did not lie in that direction, and the only 
office he ever occupied was that of an  Associate Justice of the Supreme Court 
of this State, which position he filled during a brief term subsequent to the 
war, the court of which he was a member being superceded (sic) by the tribunal 
organized under the constitution of 1868. He was connected by ties of 
relationship with several families in this parish and leaves a large circle of 
kinfolks and a legion of friends to regret his death and revere his memory. The 
life of Judge Ilsley was a long record of good actions and deeds of charity and 
benevolence; of hard study, professional successes and the highest probity. His 
disposition was genial and his deportment courteous at all times, and he 
commanded the respect and esteem of all who made his acquaintance. Those who 
knew him best loved him most. He was one of those exceptional men described by 
the appellation of "nature's noblemen," and the title has never been more 
worthily applied than when used in connection with the late lamented John H. 
Ilsley Sr., At the end of a life like his, it was fitting that he should pass 
away as he did:

Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch about him,
And lies down to pleasant dreams.
  


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