St Landry County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Andrepont, Sr., Martin January 13, 1915
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St. Landry Clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, January 16, 1915, Image 1

PASSES AWAY WHILE FAMILY IS PRAYING

Martin Andrepont, Sr., one of the oldest inhabitants of St. Landry parish 
expired at his home in Prairie Ronde on Wednesday morning at 1:50 o'clock, 
after a serious illness of over eight weeks.

Mr. Andrepont was a man highly respected and exceptionally well liked by all 
who knew him; he was a man of firm character and principle, being like a 
father to all in his neighborhood. The deceased was born in this parish on 
January 30th, 1834, at the age of twenty years he married Miss Hermina 
Pitre, who survives him. This happy union was blessed with nine children, 
two girls, Hermina, who married William Reed and who died several years ago, 
and Gadrate, wife of Theogene Bertrand; the boys, with the exception of two, 
Numa and Edgard, who died during their youth, are all prosperous and well-
to-do farmers, those living are Albert, Emar, Eraste, Martin and Nestor.

Mr. Andrepont enlisted with the Confederate army at the age of 26 years, 
serving the entire time in the states of Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi. 
After the war he returned to his family and took up his residence in Prairie 
Ronde. When a young man the deceased engaged in the mercantile business and 
when the war broke out between the states he and his partner lost very 
heavily, even being left in debt. Mr. Andrepont's partner was unable to pay 
half of the obligation and the deceased was consequently forced out of 
honesty to pay the entire amount, for which he toiled over thirty years to 
efface, principal together with interest. Despite this he was able to 
surmount difficulties and at the time of his death was in a prosperous 
condition.

Coming from a family, which has a record of long lives, Mr. Andrepont died 
at the ripe old age of 81 years. His brother Felix Andrepont, who died at 
Iota two years ago, lived to see 103 years. Mrs. Fremont Dupre, his sister, 
died at the age of 83 years.

There was probably no man in Prairie Ronde looked up to with higher respect 
as well as considerable devotion than the deceased, who was ready at all 
times to render any kind of assistance to his neighbors and friends.

Mr. Andrepont lived to see fifty-eight of his grandchildren and 31 
greatgrandchildren, most of whom were present at the time he breathed his 
last, while over one hundred persons were in the death room sending up a 
prayer to Heaven that the Almighty might take unto the heavens above and 
seat him with the other "good and faithful servants" who preceded him to 
infinity.

The funeral took place from the family home in Prairie Ronde at 9 o'clock 
interment being made in the St. Landry Catholic cemetery in this city at 
1:00 o'clock Thursday evening. A large concourse of friends and relatives 
from every portion of St. Landry gathered at the church and graveyard to pay 
their last tribute of respect to a noble old soul. Father Engberink spoke 
feelingly on the example set to younger generations by this old gentleman, 
who knew not what wrong was, and appealed to those present to live as worthy 
a life as Martin Andrepont, Sr.


Additional Comments:
NOTE: Martin Andrepont, Sr. is buried in section 11 of the Saint Landry 
Catholic Church cemetery located in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.

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