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Source: Southwest Louisiana and Biographical and Historical by
William Henry Perrin published in 1891;  page 292.



                         ALCIDE LEBLANC
                         Abbeville, LA
                                
Alcide LeBlanc was born in Vermilion parish, Louisiana,
September, 1840. He is the son of Joseph and Clarisse
(Trahon) LeBlanc, both natives of Louisiana. Joseph LeB1anc
was a planter of Vermilion parish. To him and wife were born
seven children, four sons and three daughters. Mr. LeBlanc died
in 1861 and his wife in 1860.  Alcide LeBlanc began business at
the age of twenty-one as a merchant in Abbeville, in which,
however, he only continued for a short time. He was a
soldier during the late war, having enlisted in the spring of
1862, and served until the close of the war. He was in the
battles of Mansfield, Bisland, and numerous other minor
engagements. His command was at Natchitoches at the
time they received their discharge. Mr. LeBlanc was appointed
deputy clerk of the district court January, 1883, and elected
clerk in April, 1883, of which office he is the present
incumbent. Mr. LeBlanc was married in 1867 to Miss
Eliza Bernard. To them eight children have been born, five
sons and three daughters, viz: Editha, Leonie, Bernard, Gabriel,
Lucy, Eli, Joseph, Arthur, deceased.