1891 Biography - Elaire Lonceon

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 consisting of two hundred and fifty acres of land, seventy 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.

Contributed 2021 Nov 04 by Mike Miller, from Southwest Louisiana Biographical and Historical, published in 1891, Biographical Section, page 372.