dʒˈɑːn wˈɪlɪs mˈɛnɑːɹd ˈeɪpɹəl θɹˈiː, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt ɑːktˈoʊbɚɹ ˈeɪt, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː wʌzɐ fˈɛdɚɹəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɛmplˈɔɪiː, pˈoʊɪt, nˈuːzpeɪpɚ pˈʌblɪʃɚ ænd pˌɑːlɪtˈɪʃən bˈɔːɹn ɪn kæskˈæskiə, ˌɪlənˈɔɪ tə pˈɛɹənts hˌuː wɜː luːˌiːzɪˈænə kɹɪˈoʊlz fɹʌm nˈuː ˈɔːɹliənz.
John Willis Menard (April 3, 1838 – October 8, 1893) was a federal government employee, poet, newspaper publisher and politician born in Kaskaskia, Illinois to parents who were Louisiana Creoles from New Orleans.