St Landry County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Cahanin, Marguerite Emelie nee Sittig - December 8, 1920 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Mary K Creamer marykcreamer@yahoo.com March 22, 2015, 6:10 pm source: The Star-Progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917 - 1921, December 15, 1920, Image 1 NOTABLE WOMAN OF ST. LANDRY PASSES MRS. CAHANIN, MEMBER OF DISTINGUISHED SITTIG FAMILY DIES AT 87 Opelousas, La., Dec. 11. - Death early last Wednesday morning brought to a close the life of one of the most notable, charitable and lovable women in St. Landry parish - Mrs. Marguerite Emelie Sittig, widow of the late Leopold Cahanin, aged 87 years. She was beloved by everyone and her funeral, at 9 o'clock Thursday morning, December 9, was one of the most largely attended in any recent time. Mrs. Cahanin died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Joseph Lassalle, on Landry street, and the funeral was held from the Catholic church of which she was a devout member. Mrs. Cahanin linked past and present generations in St. Landry. She came from one of the pioneer and most notable families of this section of the state - that of the late Sheriff Sittig, who held this responsible post for some 20 years and was a power in politics and public affairs. She was one of the last remaining members of a distinguished family of 14 - four sons and 10 daughters, with only three now surviving, Mrs. J. W. Moore, of Opelousas; Mrs. Camille Roos, New Orleans, and Victor C. Sittig of Eunice. Parents From France - Marguerite Emeile Sittig was the daughter of Dominique Contini Sittig and Hermance Marguerite Chachere, she being the third child. Her father Dominique Sittig, came to this country at the age of 21 years and located in the Attakapas country, where he met and wooed and won Hermance Marguerite Chachere, whose parents had come from France, having left their native land on account of political differences. Mr. Sittig was a highly educated gentleman, who spoke four languages fluently. He came highly recommended and was made clerk of court, and also tax collector of St. Landry, which embraced the territory of practically all Southwest Louisiana. He was a very popular and charitable man. He also engaged in several mercantile enterprises and at one time had a large sawmill near Lake Charles La. Her mother Hermance Marguerite Chachere, was a niece of General De Charet of the French nobility. Mrs. Cahanin was married at the age of 18 to Jacob Goldman, of Alsace, France, of which union a daughter was born, Therese Goldman, who is now Mrs. Joseph Lassalle. Mr. Goldman succumbed to yellow fever after being married one year. Many Grandchildren - Three years later she married prominent attorney of Galveston, Texas, Henry Ewing. He died five months later. Then four years later, she married Leopold Cahanin, of Opelousas. Of this union two sons were born, old Gustave and Leopold Cahanin, one of this which, Leopold Cahanin, of Beggs, La., survives. At the outbreak of the civil war Mr. Cahanin volunteered and fought with the Confederates; he was killed in action while gallantly charging the enemy's battery at Port Republic. Besides two sisters, one brother and a daughter, Mrs. Cahanin leaves 37 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren to mourn her. She was of a loving and charitable disposition, always ready to help others and was loved by all who knew her. She was devoted to her religion and was a strict Roman Catholic. - N. O. States Additional Comments: NOTE: Marguerite Emelie Sittig Cahanin is buried at the Saint Landry Catholic Church cemetery located in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. source: St. Landry Clarion (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, December 11, 1920, Image 1 Mrs. Marguerte Emily Sittig Cahannin There died at the residence of Mrs. Jos. Lassalle, on last Wednesday morning, one of the oldest and most respected ladies of Opelousas, Mrs. Marguerite Emily Sittig Cahannin, aged 87 years, 7 months and 17 days. The funeral was held Thursday morning, with services at the Catholic church and interment in the Catholic cemetery. Mrs. Cahannin was a native of Opelousas and a member of one of the old families of the city. She has spent many years of her life at the home of her daughter. She leaves several children, a large number of grandchildren and great grandchildren to mourn her passing. Additional Comments: Marguerite Emily Sittig Cahannin was the daughter of Dominque Contini Sittig and Margaret Hermance Chachere. She is buried in the St. Landry Catholic Church cemetery located in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, LA. www.findagrave.com memorial # 132225483 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/stlandry/obits/c/cahanin25641gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/lafiles/ File size: 4.0 Kb