EUGENE ISIDORE ADDISON

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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.


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