Vermilion County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Addison, Sr., Eugene Isidore - December 10, 1900 ************************************************ 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 December 9, 2017, 11:38 pm source: The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, December 15, 1900, Image 2 EUGENE ISIDORE ADDISON Born Dec. 30, 1837. Last Sunday night, at two hours and twenty minutes past midnight, after a brief but brave struggle with relentless death, the immortal soul of our friend and associate, E. I. Addison, left its earthly tenement, and winged its way to eternity. It is not given to everyone to write dispassionately of those who are near to us and we keenly appreciate that fact as we take up our pen to record this sad event. Mr. Addison had been connected with THE MERIDIONAL since its foundation in 1856 by the lamented Judge E. I. Geugnon, who was his guardian and tutor in "the art preservative" and his sudden taking off just as the century was drawing to a close comes as a rude shock. He was a native of the parish of St. Landry having first seen the light of day in the old town of Opelousas, where his father Col. Geo. W. Addison, edited and published the Opelousas Gazette. His father was a native of Georgetown, South Carolina and was married to Miss Arthemise Richard, of St. Landry. Upon the death of his father which occured in 1852, Mr. Addison went to live with the family of Judge Guegnon at Lafayette, from there he went to New Orleans, and later located at Abbeville, in 1855, and the next year assisted in the publication of this paper. In December 1860, he married Miss Marie Anastasie Blanchet to whom were born 8 children 5 sons and three daughters, viz. Joseph F. deceased, P. Gilbert, Geo. C., Adolph G. deceased, E. I. Jr., deceased, Marie C., Martha and Augustine. In 1862 answering to the call to arms he enlisted in Fournet's Yellow Jacket Battalion and afterwards in the Eighteenth Louisiana, and served until the end of the war. After the surrender he returned to Abbeville and assumed publication of the Meridional, which he continued with slight intermissions up to his death. He was a quite, peaceful citizen, a lover of law and order, a kind and indulgent father, a warm hearted loyal friend. And above all things an honest, honorable man, and is mourned by those who knew and loved him best. He was a member of Abbeville camp 607 United Confederate Veterrans, and his body was tenderly brone by his old army comrades, to its last resting place in the Catholic cemetery. "Life's fitful fever over he sleeps well." source: The Weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, December 22, 1900, Image 3 E. I. Addison, the veteran publisher of the Abbeville Meridional, died on December 10th, after a brief illness. He was a native of St. Landry parish and took the helm of the Meridional in 1856. He was a Confederate soldier. His remains were laid to rest by his old comrades, members of Abbeville Camp No. 607, U. C. V., in the Catholic Cemetary. Additional Comments: NOTE: www.findagrave.com memorial # 58563769 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/vermilion/obits/a/addisons7199gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/lafiles/ File size: 3.5 Kb