Louis Barillier, East Baton Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Mike Miller


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Louis Barillier, East Baton Parish, Louisiana
    Louis Barillier, Baton Rouge, one of the wealthiest planters of East
Baton Rouge parish, La., is an American citizen by adoption.  He was
born in the republic of Switzerland in 1830, and during his infancy his
parents immigrated to the United States.  He learned the butcher's trade
which he followed for thirty years, but as his means increased be made
investments in other industries.  He owned an interest in a cotton-gin,
and in 1865 he abandoned his trade and began planting.  He has been very
prosperous in all his undertakings, and has accumulated a handsome
amount of property.  He owns "Magnolia Mound Plantation," which contains
800 acres, a large tract of land above Baton Rouge and a considerable
amount of valuable town property.  He still retains a half interest in a
cotton gin in Baton Rouge.  His most important crops are cotton and
cane; for the care of the latter he has a large sugar house on his
plantation.  Mr. Barillier has accumulated his means entirely through
his own efforts.  He is a man of the highest honor, and his dealings are
characterized by the most exact justice.  Mr. Barillier was married in
1853 to Miss Kinner, and twelve children were born to them.  One of the
sons is in the bank of Baton Rouge, and one is employed in the oil
works.  Four sons and two daughters are married.  Our subject is a
member of the I. O. O. F. fraternity.  He is a man conservative in his
views, but a liberal contributor to those movements which have for their
object the elevation of the community.  His father died, in 1836, when
he was a child of six years, and his mother died ten years later; he was
thus thrown upon his own resources early in life, and received but a
limited education. By the cultivation of a naturally keen observation he
fitted himself for all the duties that have fallen to him.
    
 From Biographical and Historical Memoires of Louisiana, volume 2, p.
261. 
Submitted by Mike Miller