LONCEON, Elaire, Terrebonne then St. Mary Parish, Louisiana
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ELAIRE LONCEON, LOUISA.--Elaire Lonceon was born in Terrebonne parish, 1851.
He is the son of Polete and Armena (Arceneaux) Lonceon, both natives of
Terrebonne parish, Louisiana.

Elaire Lonceon was reared in his native parish and lived with his father until
he was eighteen years of age, at which time he left his home and came to St.
Mary parish, where he married Miss Elodie Bonvillain, also a native of
Terrebonne parish and the daughter of Marcelin and Amalie (Thibodeau)
Bonvillain, who were also natives of the same parish.  Mr. Lonceon and wife
are the parents of eight children, all of whom are living.  Mr. Lonceon
entered business as a planter, working on shares for five years.  He then
accepted a position as overseer on a plantation, which position he held for
seven years, after which time he purchased a plantation co
nsisting of two
hundred and fifty acres of land, sevenfy of which were under cultivation when
he bought it.  He raises sugar cane and corn, and has succeeded in putting it
all in a high state of cultivation

Southwest Louisiana Biographical and Historical, Biographical Section, p. 372.
Edited by William Henry Perrin.  Published in 1891, by The Gulf Publishing
Company.