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(161, 'en', 'node_search', ' postmasters postmasters ray wed 6292011 1534  biloxi postmasters   john l mccaughan   18391842 george holley   18421845 charles bellman  appointed april 1842 minutes board of police p 24  1845 isaac b currie   1846 joshua a talbott   1849 brantley bond   18491852 charles e schoenwitz   william o hathorne   references   harrison county mississippi minutes of the board of police  18591860 james blythe   1860 john d howard   18651866 henry m elmer   18751878 james fewell   18781879 miss laura fewell   18791882 francis a barthes   18821885 andrew b morgan      18851889 louis holley louis holley 18411892 was the son of justice of the peace benjamin holley 18pre 1870 and burissa bradford 18081881 in january 1879 louis holley 18411892 married louisa hahn 18471927 the daughter of john hahn 18061847 and elizabeth hahn 18121904 german immigrants who owned the magnolia hotel on front street at biloxi louis and louisa h holley were the parents of geneva holley 18791960 anson holley 18821967 m mary liliana caillavet 18831967 louis c holley 18841973 m mary agregaard 18931981 john benjamin holley 18861925 sarah louisa holley 18891931 and florence may holley 18921953  1889post office burns biloxi had a large fire occur  in the central business district on june 5th  damage estimated at 75000  the fire started in the herald building major losses suffered by  mrs cm rugge  who lost twostory residence valued at 9000  constantine olivari  18411894 who lost his twostory residence ship chandlry business dry goods and groceries on the corner of lameuse street and pass christian street valued at 8000  dr james j lemon  lost his drug store and home worth 7500 the  post office building  of louis holley  was also destroyed mobile alabama sent two fire engines on a special train  but they arrived after biloxi firemen had the conflagration extinguished  the daily picayune june 6 1889 p 1  louis holley expired in early november 1892 louise hahn holley died   references  the biloxi herald   resolution of respect to the memory of louis holley   november 19 1892 the daily picayune   biloxi burnt   june 6 1889  18891897 margaret g davis margaret green davis 181939 was born the daughter of captain ss green 181869 and margaret cary 18181896  margaret green davis died on january 15 1939 weather reports at biloxi were posted on the outside door of the us post office  after arriving on the morning l n train the biloxi herald january 16 1892 p 4  references  the biloxi herald   directory   february 1 1890 the biloxi herald   local happenings   january 16 1892 the biloxi herald   improvement in the post office   june 15 1895 the biloxi herald   gen joseph r davis   september 19 1896 the biloxi herald   doubly afflicted   october 10 1896 the biloxi herald   improvement on the post office   october 10 1896 the biloxi daily herald   city directory   october 30 1897 the clarion ledger   mrs jr davis confirmed   march 14 1889   18971902   william g henderson william gaston henderson 18281902 was born on august 3 1828 at milton caswell county north carolina in 1855 he married dona hubbard 18341909 the daughter of david hubbard a us representative from alabama at the hubbard home known as kinlock the hendersons were the parents of dona henderson liddle mrs je moseley william gaston henderson ii and mrs george p hewes of gulfport in november 1902 dona henderson liddle the daughter of recently deceased postmaster henderson applied for the position as biloxi s postmistress to complete the unexpired term of her father she was touted by the local journal as  a lady of fine business qualifications and should she receive the appointment will administer the affairs of the office in a manner that will be creditable to the government as well as herself    the biloxi daily herald november 20 1902 p 6    references  th glenn  the mexican gulf coast on mobile bay mississippi sound illustrated  grahamdelchamps mobile alabama1893  the biloxi daily herald   city directory   october 30 1897 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi post office   november 13 1897 the biloxi daily herald   city directory   december 20 1898 the biloxi daily herald   at rest   november 18 1902 the biloxi daily herald   judge henderson   february 5 1902 the daily herald   necrologymrs william gaston henderson   april 30 1909  19031906 john f williams john f williams 18471906 was an alabama native  references the biloxi daily herald   deaths   january 9 1906 the biloxi daily herald   city news   january 19 1906  19061913   james c tyler james c tyler 18721930 came to biloxi mississippi in 1903 as a deputy us marshall he had been us postmaster at columbia mississippi jc tyler was born the eldest of ten children in march 1872 on a farm near rural bogue chitto lincoln county mississippi to james martin tyler 18481900 and mary l tyler 18521900 james c tyler married beulah d sullivan on christmas day 1899 in lincoln county they were the parents of three children james l tyler 19011930 louise tyler 19031930 and ferd m tyler 19051930 1880 lincoln county mississippi federal census t9655 p 1 ed 33 1900 lincoln co mississippi t623817 p 9a ed 97 and 1900 marion co mississippi t623819 p 5a ed 74  postmaster james c tyler had been nominated by president theodore roosevelt 18581919 for his new post at biloxi mississippi on january 29 1906  us marshall in april 1908 biloxi postmaster james c tyler 18721910 announced that he and edgar s balthrope 18731939 had mapped a rural mail route covering about thirtyone miles to provide postal service to those families living north of the back bay of biloxi and in the tchoutacabouffa region they had traveled the area by horse and buggy to acquire signatures of these denizens  the biloxi daily herald april 21 1908 p 1   this proposed rural mail route was described as follows  the rural mail carrier starting from the biloxi post office will go west and leave the city by the pass christian road he will travel along this road to near what is known as the collin s place and will then turn south to the beach he will drive west along the beach past mr watson s and to beauvoir the beauvoir mail is now handled from gulfport the gulfport route coming up to that point but by previous agreement made with the gulfport postmaster and through senator money this is to belong to biloxi after delivering the beauvoir mail the carrier will start north along dahlgren avenue to the back bay he will cross back bay at popp s ferry and mr popp has promised that the crossing there will be at his expense shortly after crossing popp s the route turns to the northeast along a new road and strikes the tchouticabouffa  sic  at morris ferry  now cedar lake  or what is now the vinnie post office here again the crossing will be made by promise of mr morris without expense to the government   from morris ferry the route proceeds west and then southwest along the new road to moccasin point from moccasin point the carrier will turn sharply back to the north to reed s store this will bring him near woolmarket whether he shall go to woolmarket or not has not been positively settled but the chances are that he will as the people of woolmarket are anxious to have a rural delivery from woolmarket the route proceeds east to campbell s cross roads from the southeast to john krohn s and then again northeast to the tchouticabouffa  sic  river which is crossed at lamey s ferry  now lamey s bridge   from there the route continues east past johnson s still and thence south to es balthrope s on the  big ridge road  ridge then west along the  big ridge road   ridge road to the new road down the new road to a point north of the jack farish place and then southeast to the village of seymour  now d iberville  and across the back bay bridge into biloxi the route is thirtyone miles in length the carrier will make the trip every day and be allowed eight hours in which to make it  the biloxi daily herald april 21 1908 p 1    albert e bessey albert e bessey 18951996 was appointed substitute city letter carrier on july 29 1913 young bessey made the highest score on recent examination for clerkcarriers  the daily herald august 7 1913 p 8    references  the biloxi daily herald   to and fro   february 23 1903 the biloxi daily herald   city news   april 20 1903 the biloxi daily herald    the biloxi daily herald   personal   october 9 1903 the biloxi daily herald   postmaster jc tyler   january 30 1906 the biloxi daily herald   resignation accepted   february 17 1906 the biloxi daily herald   post office changes hands   march 1 1906 the biloxi daily herald   increased postal facilities   august 22 1906 the biloxi daily herald    the biloxi daily herald    the biloxi daily herald    the daily herald   dedication  federal building  is big success   august 18 1908 the daily herald      the daily herald   postmasters will be here   june 18 1909 the daily herald   glad tyler is again postmaster   january 20 1910 the daily herald   grand marshal names aides for big parade   august 25 1911 the daily herald   republicans elect   march 25 1912 the daily herald      the daily herald      the daily herald   young biloxian gets good appointment   august 7 1913 the daily herald   meunier s appointment as postmaster confirmed   august 25 1913 the daily herald   meunier takes office today succeeds tyler   september 1 1913 the daily herald   visitors from the interior   june 5 1914 the daily herald      the daily herald   jc tyler returns reports good crops and jackson patriotism   november 14 1918 the daily herald      the daily herald   jc tyler named us marshall   june 27 1922 the daily herald   ferd tyler visits   may 14 1929 the ocean springs record   80 years old and still lobbying   december 7 1975  postmaster john r meunier  john rene meunier 18801944 was born on june 1880 at biloxi mississippi the son of leon charles meunier 18451882 and helena scherer 18521896 leon c meunier was a native of france and settled at new orleans where he was in the retail oyster trade in august 1902 he married ernestine gorenflo the daughter of william gorenflo 18421932 and theresa llado children john r meunier jr 19031955 m mable marie broussard 19112002  rural routes otto tarbutton 19141987 and max jordan   the daily herald july 27 1943 p 5    stroke postmaster meunier suffered a debilitating stroke in  ernestine g meunier mrs meunier replaced her husband as acting postmaster of biloxi on june 30 1942  retirement john r meunier retired as biloxi s postmaster on june 30 1942 his retirement was attributed to his age and also a debilitating stroke suffered in early february 1940  promotions tony feldman and dan keller 19191991 f the post office staff were promoted to foremen feldman at the main post office and keller at keesler field jr mcelroy and lorrie gollotte 19231990 substitute clerks were made regular clerks eddie e stafford jr 19232008 clifford kostmayer and douglas mitchell the latter two members of the military were promoted from temporary clerks to classified substitute clerks  the daily herald november 20 1942 p 6    1943 addition in 1943 the chalender construction company of springfield missouri was awarded a 6400 contract to erect a 1000squarefoot frame with asbestos shingles incoming mail room on the northeast corner of the post office the contract also specified that a 432 squarefoot extension to the loading platform be built  the daily herald    george b cousins in january 1944 after jw lunday 18661953 rejected the offer to be appointed as biloxi s acting postmaster us representative william colmer selected george barrow cousins 18831969 as acting postmaster of biloxi mr cousins was born at tioga louisiana on september 1 1883 the son of george hudson cousins 18361916 a native of new york and emelia holbrook 184119 arrived as an infant at biloxi with his parents in 1889 his career was primarily with the daily herald where he started as a carrier in 1901 and climbed the corporate ladder to printer s devil circulation manager and city editor he left the local journal briefly in 1925 to pursue an interest in real estate and returned as an advertising manager at the time of his appointment george b cousins had been with the daily herald for fortythree years  the daily herald january 11 1944 p 1   george barrow cousins 18831969 and margaret maude clare hannon 18901919 his mother died in early january 1919 shortly after she delivered their third child baby boy cousins 19181918 at biloxi on april 20 1908 george b cousins had married maude clare hannon a native of louisiana and the daughter of irish immigrants peter hannon 18371889 and mary leaghy lahey or leahey before her early demise maude had bore two sons george barrow cousins jr 19091966 and peter hannon cousins 19101979   the daily herald april 21 1908 p 1 january 1 1919 p 1 january 2 1919 p 3 and january 6 1919 p 3 and harrison co ms mrb 19 p 379 after the demise of his spouse george b cousins married alma elizabeth brander 18911992 the daughter of john c brander 18431913 and emma sandow brander 18621925 on december 23 1923 harrison co ms mrb 35 p 440  references  the biloxi daily herald business and professional men  the biloxi daily herald biloxi mississippi1902  the daily herald 50 th golden jubilee number biographical and historical 18841934  the daily herald gulfportbiloxi mississippi1934  the daily herald   cousinshannon   april 21 1908 p 1 the daily herald      the daily herald      the daily herald   meunier s appointment as postmaster confirmed   august 25 1913 the daily herald   meunier takes office today succeeds tyler   september 1 1913 the daily herald   mrs gb cousins passes away   january 1 1919 the daily herald   meunier suffers stroke   february 3 1940 the daily herald   meunier retires as postmaster   june 29 1942 the daily herald   post office promotions   november 20 1942 the daily herald   to change rural routes at biloxi   july 27 1943 the daily herald   new mail provisions   may 24 1945 the daily herald   cousins named biloxi acting postmaster by colmer   january 11 1944 the daily herald   gb cousins sr is honored by elks   march 9 1944 the daily herald   new mail provisions   may 24 1945 the daily herald      the daily herald      the daily herald      postmaster elvas v shove  19451961  elvas vinton el shove  18991987 was born at tracy lyon county iowa on july 21 1899 his parents were marius bolton shove 18721953 and minnie e shove 18801968 the shove family arrived on the mississippi gulf coast in 1907 settling in harrison county beat 3 where marius b shove farmed the shove clan probably came from minnesota the known shove children are irene nola v shove 19001920 arno c shove 19051987 m emm shove 18991979 iver shove 19061974 ivel i shove 19061994 milo shove 19081910 elva mae shove 19121987 m horace r guillotte esther l shove 19132006 m emile o harder jr 19031975 and elmo b shove 19161987 m bernice wedgeworth  grace grayson before 1930 elvas v shove married grace grayson 18991989 the daughter of george w grayson 18701943 and mamie pol 18731951 she was probably born at mississippi city harrison county mississippi where her father was a telegraph operator the grayson family moved to biloxi before 1910 where george w grayson and family resided on reynoir street and he made his livelihood as the agent for the southern express company at the l n railroad depot 1900 and 1910 harrison co mississippi federal census t623809 p 20a ed 32 and t624740 p 11a ed 35 elvas v shove was superintendent of the keesler field postal station when he was confirmed as biloxi s postmaster by the us senate in he retired on november 1 1961  kafb impact1942 keesler field an army air corps facility which was built at biloxi just before america s entry into wwii had a significant impact on the rapid growth of the biloxi postal system large volumes of mail received and sent by this rapidly growing military base created about fifty jobs between september 1941 and september 1942 as there were approximately seventy postal employees in the biloxi post by midseptember 1942  the daily herald september 13 1942 p 6   in october 1941  edward n suter  18961950 of biloxi with the railway mail service  charles w devault  okolona mississippi native who was on detail at camp shelby and je chapman of jackson were all transfered to keesler field as dispatch clerks  james thacker granville foster  and james mcelroy were classified under civil service effective october 16 1941 the daily herald ocotber 8 1941 p 8 in 1950 kafb began a 36 675000 building program which included academic buildings a dining hall barracks motor pool and the 6200000 wherry family housing project of one two and three bedroom houses this growth in west biloxi s rural route no 3 resulted in it being brought into the biloxi city delivery mail service by december 1951 two mail carriers were assigned to this route instead of one since it was now classified as city delivery mailmen assigned to this route could no longer sell stamps and money orders these had to be purchased at the biloxi post office  the daily herald december 1 1951 p 1    d iberville community1949 in february 1949 it was announced that through the efforts of congressman william colmer d mississippi that a rural post office station would open at north biloxi  referred to as the d iberville community on march 1 1949 the north biloxi postal station was situated in the quave brothers texaco station and was called fletcher s news stand the daily herald february 19 1949 p 2  irish hill   new post office on november 9 1959 the new biloxi post office opened on main street in the new federal building the 700 post office box users had to learn to use the new combination locks as keys were no longer used the daily herald november 6 1959 p 10  references  the biloxi daily herald business and professional men  the biloxi daily herald biloxi mississippi1902  the daily herald 50 th golden jubilee number biographical and historical 18841934  the daily herald gulfportbiloxi mississippi1934  the daily herald   postoffice changes   october 8 1941 the daily herald   70 postoffice employees   september 13 1942 the daily herald   shove confirmed as biloxi postmaster   june 22 1945 the daily herald   new north biloxi post office station   february 19 1949 the daily herald   post office substation to open   february 22 1949 the daily herald   new west biloxi postal service   december 1 1951 the daily herald   start use of new po monday   november 6 1959 the sun herald   ev el shove   october 18 1987 the sun herald   mrs grace g shove   august 16 1989  john w lunday   1962   postmaster lorie d gollotte  lorie d gollotte  19231990 was born on august 17 1923 to lorie gollotte 19011975 and grace 1907 he married kathryn beech in biloxi mississippi on june 5 1942 at the church of the redeemer lorie enlisted in the us army on march 6 1943 at camp shelby stone county mississippi lorie d gollotte attended the university of mississippi and commenced his career as a substitute clerk with the post office on november 25 1941 he was appointed officerincharge of the biloxi post office january 12 1962 and was named acting postmaster on july 6 1962 he was appointed postmaster at biloxi on september 4 1962  charles w devault was promoted to assistant postmaster on april 13 1963 he had come to the coast in october 1941 from camp shelby when he was transfrred to keesler field as a dispatch clerk mr devault was a native of okolona mississsippi the daily herald april 131963 p 1 and october 8 1941 p 8  amel a howell  19091976  amel a howell was appointed supertendent of mails at biloxi in september 1963 replacing the retired val lunday  the daily herald september 16 1963 p 18  1964 the entire clerical staff of the biloxi post office were given achievement awards first time in mississippi or nation that this had occurred the daily herald august 19 1964 p 18 on october 181979 the biloxi development commission urbam renewal agency city of biloxi mississippi conveyed a quitclaim deed to the united postal service for a large lot on main street between jackson and water streets harrison co mississipp 2nd jd chancery court land deed bk 96 p 259  references  the daily herald   gollotte confirmed postmaster   september 1 1962 the daily herald   devault new assistant postmaster   april 13 1963 the daily herald     amel  howell named superintendent of mails at biloxi   september 16 1963 the daily herald   achievement awards given at post office   august 19 1964  wg nicholson   william e chatham   michael a bertucci   robert a patterson   john a gerleman   references  661 views  ', 0);
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(163, 'en', 'node_search', ' physicians dentists and nurses physicians dentists and nurses ray wed 6292011 1605  ship island and biloxi hospitals   1887 lillie d bell murray   18631887   expired at ship island on august 16 1887  she was the spouse of dr rd murray of the us marine hospital service and in charge of the quarantine station on ship island she left 5 young children to her husband the pascagoula democratstar august 12 1887  1888 in january  dr robert drake murray  native of ohlton ohio   was ordered by the us marine hospital service to   key west florida as his service at ship island quarantine station had expired he died at laredo texas on november 22 1903 the biloxi herald january 21 1888 p 8  1897 dr hyman m folkes came to the coast from jackson mississippi to become the quarantine officer at ship island the biloxi herald may 22 1897 p8  1902 the biloxi sanatorium was chartered in mississippi in june 1902 by dr hm folkes laz lopez wkm dukate harry t howard 18561930 judge james h nevlle 18521919 and dr m lyle talbot 18741937 its purpose was the treatment and care of the sick and disabled the biloxi sanatorium proposed to have a department for marine patients as well as regular patients the charter for the biloxi sanatorium was amended in january 1903 in order  to have the power and authority to open and maintain a school for training nurses and awarding diplomas   harrison co mississippi chattel deed bk 5 p 73 and bk 419 and the biloxi daily herald june 221902 p 8 and july 5 1902 p 2    1903 dr hm folkes advertised as president of  the biloxi marine hospital   the biloxi daily herald march 30 1903 p 6  1907 in october 1907  miss minnie boykin christian missionary  from ellisville mississippi was working with the poor laboring people of biloxi under the aegis of the women s home missionary of the methodist conference  she established the city mission   a clinic on oak street near howard avenue  and a  sunday school at 1015 anglado alley  near the biloxi canning company on back bay the biloxi daily herald september 28 1907 p 1 and february 13 1908 p 1  1908 the biloxi charity hospital was founded february 28 1908 in a cottage at 1212 east howard avenue it was rented and temporarily converted into biloxi s first public hospital  officers of the organization were mrs cf carroll president miss rena picard vicepres mrs ec tonsmeire recording secretary charles w wachenfeld treasurer and dr hm folkes officer in general board of directors julia dulion lopez chairman mrs lyman bradford mrs p yurgensen miss florence crofton miss ada swan cw wachenfeld wo talbot elbert l dukate and dl mitchel the biloxi daily herald february 28 1908 p 1  charter members of the biloxi charity hospital were  julia dulion lopez hm folkes ec tonsmeire henry eikel gf carroll wo talbot ws mcintyre p yurgensen joseph ott a yancey rl hoover lyman bradford je greene ej mitchel ae smith joe cousins amelia cousins ls jackson e barry og swetman t hoxie et iler maloney and youngblood miss ada swan miss ada wallace miss belle gordon miss josephine folkes miss anna folkes elsie maxwell miss alma mckinley miss minnie boykin e jordan miss inez hall reverend ml burton reverend jw dawson hm folkes cw wachenfeld gf carroll wf swan edward glennan jc clower og swetman lopez dukate wj grant joseph rusk dl mitchel ec tonsmeire wo talbot elbert l dukate john j kennedy edward c joullian da baltar henry eikel jr brantley a bond victor simonich l gill mr and mrs julius m lopez mr and mrs edward brady ec emanuel george swan ww baltar ja d aquin jb chinn federal cafe jw swetman ew mccrary tp mccrary be pfeiffer jb combel corso brothers company jg cohoe and d aquin prieur the biloxi daily herald february 28 1908 p 1 and october 25 1919 p 8  the biloxi charity hospital was chartered in october 1908 by dr hm folkes mrs sf carroll julia dulion lopez erena lopez brady and julius m lopez the biloxi daily herald november7 1908 p 10  1909 dr tb harrison  formerly of charleston mississippi has opened the harrison sanitarium at east beach and kuhn street he treats alcoholism drug cigarette and tobacco addictions a 12page booklet has been printed by the herald printery about his practice the biloxi daily herald may 8 1909 p 8  1910 dr hm folkes has completed arrangements for the transformation of his hospital work under the name of biloxi sanitarium he will receive patients with acute illness and perform surgical procedures  the daily herald jul6 6 1909 p 4  1913 in january 1913  dr folkes hosted the harrison county medical association at his sanitarium  coast physicians attending were dr rl white dr gf carroll and dr hm folkes of biloxi dr al morris dr ac caraway dr ca sheely dr dj williams dr ec parker and dr hh west of gulfport dr wa dearman and dr dg mohler of long beach dr bz welch of woolmarket dr ga mchenry of mchenry and dr jp berry of jackson  the daily herald january 8 1913 p 1    1919   1920 the biloxi city hospital was incorporated on october 18 1920 by john j kennedy ec tonsmeire william l guice bz welch george w wallace and jo pratt the purpose was to own operate and control a hospital and sanatorium for the medical treatment of the sick and suffering people of harrison county and treating free those indigents unable to pay harrison co mississippi chattel deed bk 27 p 17  1929 the new 125000 sixtybed  biloxi hospital on east beach was dedicated july 3rd the old hospital the former harry t howard residence was demolished in late may the daily herald july 2 1929 p 1 and may 28 1929 p 2  1932 in midmarch the mayo brothers dr wj mayo  18611939 and dr ch mayo  18651939 were in biloxi with t heir large yacht which had been stored at lockport louisiana for the winter and moored at the deweiler pier on east beach for a one week sojoun  they entertained the following doctors and spouses and nurses from the medical community with a trip up back bay dr jf detweiler dr pe werlein dr dl hollis dr bz welch dr gf carroll dr ea trudeau dr ww eley drcg mceachern inez ramsay cora westbrook katherine whitespunner doris trochesset hazel o regan and jeanne durocher the mayo brothers were enroute to flordia the daily herald march 16 1932 p 2 a new junior quadrex xray generator has been installed in the biloxi hospital the daily herald november 16 1932 p 2  1933 miss katherine whitespunner left biloxi for spring hill alabama she will be the new superintendent of the mobile infirmary miss sue collins is now in charge of the biloxi hospital and is assisted by alice spier miss collins a graduate of hotel dieu and very qualified while miss spier is a recent biloxi hospital graduate and has been successful in her work the daily herald july 4 1933 p 2  1935 the biloxi hospital staff incorporated was formed in september 1935 by dr daniel l hollis dr bz welch and dr frank oliver schmidt the objectives of the organization were to promote a better understanding and relationship between physicians and surgeons practices at the biloxi hospital and to promote ethics of the medical profession the handling of charity cases arriving at the biloxi hospital was also a consideration harrison co mississippi chattel deed bk 66 p 174 a bronze tablet at the biloxi hospital was dedicated to the memory of captain and mrs john h miller  an endowment from captain miller was received by the hospital board in a most needy time john j kennedy district deputy grand exalted ruler of the elks spoke at the event and was introduced by frank bowes pres of the biloxi hospital association the daily herald october 31 1935 p 1 john henry miller 18471928 born december 14 1847 at paulding jasper county mississippi during the civil war he enlisted in the jasper grays company f of the 16 th mississippi regiment serving three year as a lieutenant robert e lee s army of northern virginia returning from the conflict he married alice sophie miller 18521916 circa 1871 and they were childless during and postreconstruction jh miller was a newspaper man the biloxi daily herald 1902 p 52  captain john h miller  18471928 assumed  editorial control of   the biloxi herald  on october 31 1896 from george w wilkes 18541915 captain miller  left the journal on may 1 1898 when the copartnership gw wilkes company was dissolved  leaving gw wiles sole owner of  the biloxi herald  the biloxi herald june 11 1898 p 1 and the daily herald april 23 1928 p 2 in 1900 at biloxi the millers lived on front street near the carraway family john h miller was manager of the biloxi real estate and loan agency and was also on the board of trustees of the industrial institute and college at columbus mississippi alice s miller expired at biloxi on october 10 1916 he died april 21 19281900 harrison county mississippi federal census  1937 celestine k pratt  18991988 native of mobile alabama was named superintendent of the biloxi hospital miss pratt replaced willie lee davis   1939 dr james alden graves  19132000 and family came to biloxi to practice medicine in august the daily herald september 2 1939 p 2  1940 the reorganization of the biloxi hospital board and hospital staff resulted in the election of john j kennedy as hospital board president and dr presley e werlein president of the biloxi hospital staff doctors with hospital privileges were daniel l hollis eldon bolton james wallace joseph kuljis felix j harrell james a graves d b ben martinez 18981948 george wallace frank e schmidt braxton b o mara reginald f annis 18781954 and pe werlein the daily herald october 4 1940 p 6  1941 the coast counties medical society was formed in may by medical doctors dl hollis rw burnett jj carter ja graves fj harrell joseph kuljis db ben martinez bb o mara james e wallace george w wallace bz welch and pe werlein the daily herald may 26 1941 p 10 miss celestine k pratt 18991988  resigned her position as head of the biloxi hospital  she had been at biloxi since august 1936 and replaced willie lee davis in 1937 the daily herald october 31 1941 p 6  1942 on january 1 1942 the sisters of st francis of glen riddle pennsylvania began operating the biloxi hospital following the resignation of miss celestine pratt who will return to her home at mobile  the nursing school will continue as usual this holy order was founded at philadelphia in 1855 and the sisters of st francis direct homes for the aged orphanages schools and hospitals in pennsylvania maryland new jersey rhode island washington delaware and washington dc the daily herald december 31 1941 p 1  1943 on may 26 1943 ground was broken for a new 50bed addition to the biloxi hospital and the erection of a new nurses home these projects were expected to cost 85000 the biloxi hospital board provided 12000 while the federal government through the fwa appropriated 73000  1944 the new nurses home was dedicated on march 12 th  it had 22 sleeping rooms and lodging for student nurses anesthetist and five nuns the daily herald march 8 1944 p 7  1954 mayor laz quave appointed a commission composed of us fayard id gehr vester wentzell wf bill hubbell and joe scholtes to determine the status of the hospital ownership and operational efficiency  it reported and recommended in early march that biloxi file a civil suit to restore legal ownership of the hospital to the citizens of biloxi incorporated as the new biloxi hospital the daily herald march 2 1954 p 1  dr wallace steve sekul  19221994 pediatrician  opened his biloxi office at 506 forrest avenue in october 1954 he came to biloxi from the john gaston hospital at memphis  tennessee the daily herald october 4 1954 p 9  1963 the howard memorial hospital was dedicated on march 17 1963  it was a 150patient bed structure designed by landry and matthes of hattiesburg mississippi costing 25 million the daily herald march 16 1963 p 20 the daily herald november 23 1963 p 28  1973 the women s auxiliary to the mississippi state medical association celebrated its 50th anniversary on may 1st at 105th annual session of the mississippi state medical association in biloxi  the women s group was founded may 1923 at the annual convention in vicksburg the daily herald may 2 1973 p 2  1981 dr william pontius of ocean springs  was elected chief of staff of the biloxi regional medical center in december the ocean springs record december 10 1981 p 3  references    1890 the biloxi herald local city news may 22 1897  1900 the biloxi daily herald charter of incorporation of the biloxi sanatorium june 22 1902 the biloxi daily herald biloxi marine hospital march 30 1903 the biloxi daily herald biloxi charity hospital organized february 28 1908 the biloxi daily herald march 17 1908 the biloxi daily herald charity hospital gets charter november 7 1908 the biloxi daily herald city news may 8 1909  1910 the daily herald the daily herald biloxi hospital is out of debt january 11 1913 the daily herald the daily herald biloxi hospital association meets may 30 1919 the daily herald hospital buys h howard place june 21 1919 the daily herald will continue hospital work july 6 1910 p 4 the daily herald hospital open to visitors july 16 july 14 1919 the daily herald biloxi hospital excellent place october 2 1919 the daily herald noted improvements at biloxi hospital october 22 1919 the daily herald early history of biloxi hospitals october 25 1919 the daily herald organizations donate handsomely october 31 1919 the daily herald  1920 the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald razing old hospital may 28 1929 the daily herald will dedicate new 125000 hospital tomorrow july 2 1929  1930 the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald latest design in xray is installed at biloxi hospital november 16 1932 the daily herald miss whitespunner leaves july 4 1933 the daily herald bronze tablet is dedicated october 31 1953  1940 the daily herald werlein heads hospital boardstaff group october 4 1940 the daily herald coast counties medical society may 26 1941 p 10 the daily herald new superintendent july 8 1941 the daily herald miss pratt resigns as hospital head october 31 1941 the daily herald sisters assume operation of biloxi hospital december 31 1941 the daily herald ground breaking for hospital annex wednesday at 2 pm may 24 1943 the daily herald break ground for addition to biloxi hospital may 27 1943 the daily herald breaks ground for new hospital addition june 1 1943 the daily herald nurses home to be dedicated sunday march 8 1944 the daily herald the daily herald  1950 the daily herald city of biloxi studies status biloxi hospital march 2 1954 the daily herald the daily herald  1960 the daily herald award 2 million contracts for biloxi hospital construction to require 600 calendar days march 10 1961 the daily herald biloxi officially opens new memorial hospital march 21 1963 the daily herald new biloxi hospital november 26 1964 the daily herald   biloxi doctors and druggists ja aldrich md  physician and surgeon reginald francis annis 18781954  alney austin 18791934  dentist william x blender jr 19111989  opthamologist hc bloodworth dentist h roberson bohn 18691901  eldon l bolton 19101990  walter t bolton 18591923  edward r bragg 18621916  grace e bullas 18731918  riley t burnett 18911973  vito joseph canizaro 19071954  george franklin carroll 18841962  antoine castaned   a parker champlin 183918971890 florence crofton duncan 18711952   nurse william w eley   18751944  doctor carl eggers 18581953  dentist robert j eustice 19252010  dentist anthony ferrer 18691952  chiropractor hm folkes 18711926  physician and surgeon frank g garbin sr  19292018 physician v girardin physician surgeon occulist etc ja graves 19132000  physician walter j greaves  18571946 physician surgeon frank g gruich 19202007  physican percy t haslitt 18801969  daniel l hollis 18931975  lewis hood 18841947  thomas osbourne hunter 18681914  abasolom jackson ii 18411925  dentist solomon e johnson 18881951  dentist dr frank dudley jones   19071985  henry krauss in biloxi in 1932  chiropodist and foot surgeon joseph kuljis 19081988    malcolm latour 19332011  james j lemon  18251915  physician surgeon and druggist adolphe paul levesque  18481892 physician and druggist diego benigno martinez 18981948  gilbert r mason 19282006  dr  mccoy moc  1902 veterinariansmith s stable wp mcmillan md 1895 jp melvin  dentist  rm murphy1903 braxton bragg o mara 18961969  rm murphy1903 daniel a nash 18581904  dentist and mayor of biloxi from 18991900 john b o keefe 19252004  charles a pelaez 18391894  cornelius a rice 18341897  physician and surgeon1895 ethan a riggs 18611903  sfriley1903 albert brown russ 18881953  dentist roderick seal russ 18821965  dentist peter j pavlov jr 19192012 dentist stephen chick pital0 dentist w saucierdental surgeon1895 harry johnson schmidt 19051997  harry j schmidt ii 19362013  richard schmidt  robert j schmidt 19372000  wallace steve sekul 19221994  llwellyn lel j smith 19101991  dentist maurice augustus taquino  19252006 gulf coast medical center1976 m lyle talbot 18741937  shipisland1900 joined hm folkes in august 1902 william o talbot 18731952  dentist died at fort worth texas william a tisdale 19202003  eugene a trudeau 18971970  adalbert l vlazny 19162000  dentist died at lisle illinois in april 2000 ferdinand j vlazney b 1919  george w wallace 18741960  physician and surgeon james edward wallace 18771942  physician and surgeon benton z welch 18781968  presley ewing werlein 18911971    joseph a aldrich from his advertisements in the biloxi herald  dr joseph a aldrich was at biloxi as early as october 1886 he had married  martha helen parkhurst smith  18291913  ja aldrich md physician and surgeonbiloxi mississippi office at residence west side lameuse street between water street and the beach  the biloxi herald january 14 1888 p 4  references  the biloxi herald    dr ja aldrich md  advertsiement     january 14 1888 p 4 biloxi cemetery6th addition  dr alney austin   alney austin  18791934 was born december 18 1879 at calhoun mcclean county kentucky and came to biloxi to from corinth mississippi practice dentistry in september 1917 his office in the gay building now peoples bank was equipped with the latest and modern dental equipment the alney family was in residence on east howard avenue at this time the daily herald september 20 1917 p 3 alney austin married eula birdie wallace  18791954 on august 5 1910 in covington county mississippi eula was the sister of dr george wallace 18741960 and dr james e wallace 18761942 both biloxi physicians and surgeons the alneys were the parents of alney wallace austin  19131962 m ella virginia boone 19151999 dr austin was a graduate of the tulane school of dentistry and had once been in the lumber business in central mississippi in 1900 he was still in his native kentucky working as a salesman in a dry goods store at vienna kentucky alney austin had risen from poverty in his youth to achieve his ambitions with his native intelligence and consistent work ethnic alney austin was prominently identified with the biloxi lodge of masons he had been a mason since 1907 and became affiliated with magnolia lodge no 120 at biloxi in 1925 transferring his memebrship from mt olive mississippi at the time of his demise alney austin was worshipful master of the biloxi mason lodge and is believed to have been the first worshipful master of the biloxi lodge to have died in office he had been elected to every office in the biloxi lodge except secretary and tyler alney had been high priest of the biloxi chapter no 116 ram and served two terms as illustrious master of the alexander council no 14 r sm in addition dr alney was a member of the biloxi chamber of commerce kiwanis club and was prominently identified with the harrison county taxpayers league in december 1921 dr austin under the auspices of the mother s club of the howard primary school introduced a dental clinic to appraise the oral health of the students he was assisted by dr roderick seal russ dr albert brown russ 18881953 dr mr mosley and dr hc bloodworth the dentists gave freely of their time and services evaluating the teeth of the school children for cleaning extraction filling and irregularities the daily herald december 8 1921 p 3 and december 13 1921 p 2 eula wallace austin was born at natchitoches louisiana she died on april 6 1954 at the keesler air force base hospital where she had been a patient for more than two months mrs austin was survived by captain alney austin 19131962 her son who had recently been assigned to kafb from albuquerque new mexico three grandchildren two brothers dr george wallace biloxi and dr bruce wallace alexandria louisiana and mrs dora smith of lecompte louisiana the daily herald april 7 1954 p 20  references  the daily herald   biloxi local news paragraphs of interest   september 20 1917 the daily herald   school children s teeth   december 8 1921 the daily herald   howard primary  school  has dental clinic   december 13 1921 the daily herald   dr austin dies of heart ailment   february 12 1934 the daily herald   dr austin buried with masonic honors   february 13 1934 the daily herald   mrs austin dies   april 7 1954  william x blender   william xavier blender jr  19111989 was born july 19 1911 at peoria illinois the son of dr william x blender sr 18831956 and meda may klotz 18821965 william x blender married velma rolando 19161969 a native of gillespie macouin couty illinois in july 1951 the blenders came to biloxi for dr blender to practice opthamology and eye surgery in the barq s building room 218 the blender family settled at gulf hills a resort community north of ocean springs mississippi the daily herald july 14 1951 p 2 dr blender graduated from bradley university in 1934 and received his medical degree from the st louis university school of medicine in 1938 his intership was also in st louis at st john hospital dr blender practiced general medicine and surgery at peoria illinois from 1939 until 1942 when he entered the us navy returning to peoria illinois in may 1944 to continue his medical practice until 1948 at this time dr blender went to the tulane university at new olreans and took a 10month basic course in opthamology followed by two years of residency in opthamolgy at the eent hospital in nola wisconsin the daily herald july 14 1951 p 2 by august 1952 the blenders had returned to peoria illinois a son had been born at biloxi mississippi on january 25 1952 to join his older siblings barbara blender william blender and charles blender the peoria journal january 29 1952 p a9 dr blender expired at peoria illinois on may 4 1989 velma rolando blender had died earlier at peoria illinois in 1969 no further information  references  the daily herald   dr blender opens office   july 14 1951 p 2 the peoria illinois journal   4th child   january 29 1952 the peoria illinois journal   dr blender back to practice here   august 20 1952  dr h roberson bohn dr h roberson bohn  18691901 was born at new orleans on march 2 1869 the son of  augustus bohn   18301897 a native of neuchatel switzerland and  lucille w hills  18381927 a native of tennessee at new orleans the augustus bohn family resided at 91 esplanade where they reared eight children of which five of their progeny survived into the 20 th century  nita bohn  18591928 m g otto weber 18471901  leila bohn  18491944 m edward a ferguson  lucille w bohn  18641957 m alfred barre gillis 18551914  augustus bohn ii  18661896  dr  h roberson bohn  18691901 m louise mcneil kennedy 18541920 the widow of thomas s kennedy ulrich bohn 18701873 sue hill bohn 18721874 and fergus bohn  18781928 hr bohn was an 1888 graduate of sewanee college and entered the medical department of tulane college in 1890 where he completed his medical studies in 1894 he worked at charity hospital in new orleans and decided to open an office at his biloxi residence in august 1897 the biloxi daily herald november 9 1901 p 1 and the biloxi herald august 7 1897 p 8 at biloxi the bohn residence was at 806 west beach and became known as the gillis house in later years when lucille bohn gillis 18641957 his sister and wife of alfred barre gillis 18551914 inherited it in 1928 and lived here until her demise dr bohn advertised in the biloxi herald in august 1897 as follows  hr bohn physician and surgeon biloxi mississippi residence on beach 3 doors from couevas street   references  the biloxi herald   death of auguste bohn   march 13 1897 the biloxi herald   local city news   august 7 1897 the biloxi daily herald   dr hr bohn   november 9 1901 the biloxi daily herald   city news  dr hr bohn s obituary     november 10 1901 the daily herald   former biloxi resident  louise mcneil bohn  dead   july 31 1920  eldon l bolton eldon langston bolton   19101990 was born january 11 1910 at biloxi in harrison county mississippi on may 23 1936 he married  carolyn howard mckellar  19131996 a native of memphis tennessee and the daughter of h clinton mckellar and mrs mckellar eldon and mama b as mrs bolton was known were the parents of four children  eldon l bolton jr  m priscilla ann ober in july 1958  carolyn mckellar bolton  m robert lee cox in june 1960  clinton mckellar bolton  19441997 m sharon e robinson in august 1966 and karen joyce degeorge in november 1975  walter t bolton  m patricia ann tynes in september 1969 and laura ann ederer in july 1981 harrison co mississippi corcuit court mrb 47 p 33 like his father eldon l bolton practiced medicine at biloxi for fiftysix years he devoted his life to the health and welfare of the denizens of biloxi dr bolton worked with dr trudeau and dr middleton and operated his clinic on the southwest corner of lameuse street and washington now ml king jr eldon bolton graduated from the seashore campground school millsaps college vanderbilt university and from medical school at emory university in 1932 he interned for two years at louisville kentucky before being assigned to the civil conservation corps in south mississippi in july 1934 dr bolton assumed his duties as medical officer for ccc camp f12 located 15 miles north of biloxi and ccc camp p51 situated at ramsay springs the daily herald july 25 1934 p 1 and october 26 1942 p 7 eldon bolton returned to biloxi and in january 1936 to commence his private practice as a physician on december 18 1940 dr bolton joined the medical detachment of the 114th field artillery at camp blanding florida he had enlisted in the mississippi national guard as early as 1936 and the 114th field artillery had been mustered into the regual us army in late 1942 mrs bolton planned to join eldon at keystone heights florida the daily herald janaury 9 1942 p 3 august 1936  adjutant general john a o keefe  18931985 formerly of biloxi and 2175 officers and troops of the 155 th infantrymississippi the 156 th infantrylouisiana the 106 th quartermasters regiment mississippi and other louisiana national guard units spent two weeks training at camp beauregard  near alexandria louisiana  the medical detachment from biloxi led by lt eldon l bolton  19101990 the quartermasters unit from ocean springs in charge of lt walter holloway and company m out of gulfport with captain glenn rutledge in command were also encamped the daily herald august 24 1936 p 2  world war ii dr bolton left biloxi in december 1942 with the medical detachment of the old 114 field artillery medical unit going to camp blanding florida for 18 months he had a short tour of duty at camp caliborne in rapides parish louisiana before arriving at carlisle barracks pennsylvania for a month s training in army field surgery on april 15 1942 dr bolton was ordered to fort huachuca in cochise county arizona and then returned to carlisle barracks for additional medical training he reported to camp mcclellan at anniston alabama in september 1942 where he was promoted to lt colonel in october 1942 the daily herald october 26 1942 p 7 dr bolton expired at biloxi on christmas day 1990 mrs bolton passed here on december 26 1996 their corporal remains were interred at southern memorial park in west biloxi  references  the daily herald biloxi loses prominent man wt bolton august 28 1923 the daily herald boltontaylor engagement announced june 5 1927 the daily herald assumes duties as medical officer july 25 1934 the daily herald general o keefe returns from camp beauregard august 24 1936 the daily herald dr eldon promoted to major january 9 1942 the daily herald dr bolton is now lt colonel october 26 1942 the daily herald mrs wt bolton is outstanding biloxi citizen december 29 1943 the sun herald eldon l bolton december 26 1990 the sun herald carolyn m bolton december 27 1996 the sun herald clinton m bolton january 28 1997  walter t bolton   walter thetford bolton  18591923 was born september 9 1859 in or near hickory newton county mississippi to judge isaac langston bolton 18261905 an alabaman and ella perry bolton 18431917 also from alabama she was the daughter of abner perry 18111897 and sarah louise thompson perry 18201895 walter came as a single man to biloxi mississippi in 1892 from perkinston harrison county mississippi at perkinston dr bolton was also the us postmaster during his tenure here he was lauded for improving the mail service from perkinston to the outside world the biloxi herald january 18 1890 p 1 dr wt bolton was a graduate of louisville college and attended tulane university of louisiana on november 9 1893 he married olivia hill sones   18681952 a native of brookhaven lincoln county mississippi they were the parents of four children  walter t bolton ii  18941964  cornelia justina bolton  18981994 m mark l miller 19011933 dewey r reagan 18971969 and nathan o berry 18972001  olivia sones bolton  19021933 m edgar n taylor and eldon l bolton  1910199 m carolyn howard mckellar 19131996 the biloxi herald november 11 1893 p 8  bolton lands 19o2bolton buildingwest howard avenue  image made july 2013 in october 1901 p j gillen and bert c gillen contractors from birmingham alabama began erecting the bolton building at 138 west howard avenue for dr walter t bolton dr bolton had his offices and residence here until about 1920 when the family relocated to west beach and porter avenue by may 1902 the gillens had returned to alabama the biloxi daily herald november 28 1901 p 8 march 20 1902 p 8 and may 9 1902 p 8 in june 1908 the bolton building was occupied by kimbrough kimbrough a drugstore firm its value was assessed for city tax purposes at 6000 the biloxi daily herald june 25 1908 p 1 the original facade of the bolton building has long disappeared from the streetscape of west howard avenue mrs wt bolton after she became a widow sold the structure to phillip w levine 18901940 a russian jewish immigrant in january 1924 for 15000 through the years the building has been utilized a woolsworth variety store a hardware store and other commercial enterprises the daily herald february 16 1940 p 1 and harrison co mississippi land trust deed bk 35 p 187 and bk 55 p 445 in may 1981 the bolton building known as 759 vieux marche at this was acquired by biloxi attorneys lyle m page 30 fred manino 30 ronald g peresich 30 and paul j delcambre jr 10 from nathaniel b rosenberg and a charles rosenberg mr delcambre sold his 10 interest to the other principals in january 1989 2 nd jd land deed bk 114 235 and 2 nd jd land deed bk 205 p 483  1118 west beach    children   walter t bolton ii walter thetford bolton ii   18941964 was born at biloxi mississippi on october 17 1894 in may 1911 he graduated as valedictorian of the class of 1911 from biloxi high school walter went on to earn a civil engineering degree in 1914 from mississippi a m college at starkville by late 1916 he was employed at lansing michigan with the michigan state highway commission as a civil engineer in 1917 bolton had taken a job as a civil engineer with the illinois central railroad at memphis tennessee the daily herald may 23 1911 p 1 june 4 1914 p 2 and december 19 1916 during world war i wt bolton ii served in the engineer corps of the aef and was sent to england and france he sailed for europe in late may 1918 he was in england until and was preparing to leave for france in october 1918 the daily herald may 27 1918 p 3 and october 7 1918 p 3 after the great war wt bolton ii took a job in orange texas and was employed constructing highways he would visit biloxi as often as time allowed the daily herald october 16 1922 p 2 circa 1923 mr bolton married mae hagan 18931930 a widow or divorcee of mr tullos and native of louisiana she brought two sons robert tullos b 1910 and frank n tullos 19142000 into the marriage mrs bolton died with her daughter jessie mae bolton 19301930 following child birth on march 4 1930 at kirbyville texas and left walter a widower at kirbyville texas walter was the proprietor of a cafe and frank tullos was vending sign post advertising the daily herald march 10 1930 p 2 and 1930 jasper co texas federal census r2361 p 15a ed 8 by 1935 wt bolton ii was domiciled at lubbock texas circa 1938 he had married charlsie hayes 19091982 a native of rotan fisher county texas by 1940 the boltons relocated to kirbyville jasper county texas here mr bolton was involved with outdoor advertising ie billboards etc at kirbyville they reared their five children walter t bolton iii 19392011 olivia bolton b 19401982 hayes bolton 19402008 charles bolton and dewey bolton 1940 jasper co texas t6274075 p 8a ed 12111 walter t bolton ii died in november 1964 at kirbyville texas charlsie lived to february 28 1982 she and wt bolton iii are confirmed buried in the kirbyville cemetery at kirbyville texas  cornelia j bolton cornelia justina bolton   18981994 was born at biloxi mississippi on september 7 1898 she married mark lewis miller 19011931 in yazoo city mississippi on november 7 1920 at this time cornelia taught english in the public school at yazoo city she was a graduate of the mississippi woman s college mscw at columbus mississippi cornelia would later marry dewey richard reagan 18971969 in harrison county mississippi on november 8 1934 and nathan o berry 18972001 on may 1 1976 also in harrison county mississippi harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 45 p 454 and 2 nd jd circuit court mrb 13 p 137  ford agency in 1932 robert h holmes 18691949 and sons acquired the ford motorcar agency at biloxi they incorporated as the holmes motor company in april 1932 their ford agency was relocated from lameuse street and the l n railroad to the northeast corner of west howard avenue and caillavet street in october 1933 the holmes motor company had a curious demonstration in their lameuse street showroom to demonstrate the chassis and springs strength of their automobiles one ford had 3400 pounds of lumber placed on its top  the daily herald october 10 1933 p 3   mr holmes sold the business to the pringlereagan motor company this organization was led by the pringle brothers lv pringle jr 19021974 robert h pringle 19041981 thomas n pringle 19061970 and victor b pringle 19091977 their other partners were a cousin frank pringle 19091957 and dewey r reagan  harrison co ms charter bk 52 p 123 and the daily herald june 2 1935 p 2   cornelia bolton berry died at biloxi on december 12 1994 her corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery  the sun herald december 14 1994 p a2    olivia s bolton olivia sones bolton  19031933 graduated from biloxi high school and mississippi state college for women mscw olivia became a school teacher and taught at biloxi shaw mississippi in the delta and at atlanta georgia she married edgar n taylor in harrison county mississippi on september 20 1927 edgar was born at union city pennsylvania and made his livelihood at atlanta georgia as an insurance underwriter and district manager for the aetna insurance company the daily herald june 5 1927 p 2 and harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 39 p 581 olivia s bolton taylor expired at atlanta georgia on march 20 1933 she had been ill for more than a year and her mother had come from biloxi to care for her during her illness mrs taylor s corporal remains were sent to biloxi for internment in the biloxi cemetery the daily herald march 21 1933 p 2  eldon l bolton eldon langston bolton  19101990 was born january 11 1910 at biloxi in harrison county mississippi on may 23 1936 he married carolyn howard mckellar  19131996 a native of memphis tennessee and the daughter of h clinton mckellar and mrs mckellar eldon and mama b as mrs bolton was known were the parents of four children  eldon l bolton jr  m priscilla ann ober in july 1958  carolyn mckellar bolton m robert lee cox in june 1960  clinton mckellar bolton  19441997 m sharon e robinson in august 1966 and karen joyce degeorge in november 1975  walter t bolton m patricia ann tynes in september 1969 and laura ann ederer in july 1981 harrison co mississippi corcuit court mrb 47 p 33 like his father eldon l bolton practiced medicine at biloxi for fiftysix years he devoted his life to the health and welfare of the denizens of biloxi dr bolton worked with dr trudeau and dr middleton and operated his clinic on the southwest corner of lameuse street and washington now ml king jr dr bolton expired at biloxi on christmas day 1990 mrs bolton passed here on december 26 1996 their corporal remains were interred at southern memorial park in west biloxi  references  the biloxi herald perkinston points january 18 1890 the biloxi herald the unexpected happens again november 11 1893 the biloxi herald local happenings january 9 1892 the biloxi herald to whom it may concern january 30 1892 the biloxi herald wt boltonphysician surgeon advertisement august 6 1892 the biloxi herald otto pharmacy advertisement october 14 1893 the biloxi daily herald city officials february 7 1899 the daily herald all in readiness for commencement in biloxi school may 23 1911 the daily herald young biloxian graduates june 4 1914 the daily herald walter bolton returns to biloxi december 19 1916 the daily herald walter bolton sails may 27 1918 the daily herald biloxi news paragraphs october 7 1918 the daily herald millerbolton wedding in yazoo city november 12 1920 the daily herald biloxi loses prominent man wt bolton august 28 1923 the daily herald boltontaylor engagement announced june 5 1927 the daily herald mrs bolton buried march 10 1930 the daily herald mrs wt bolton is outstanding biloxi citizen december 29 1943 the sun herald eldon l bolton december 26 1990 the sun herald carolyn m bolton december 27 1996 the sun herald clinton m bolton january 28 1997  biloxi cemetery   edward reneau bragg   18621916 dr edward reneau bragg was born at newton county mississippi his parents were dr william daniel ordavid bragg 18331891 and mary birchett 18381912 dr wd bragg and spouse were born at alabama he studied medicine at the university of louisiana with his wife mary birchett bragg five children were reared in the pascagoulamoss point area his oldest daughter gertrude bragg 18661948 married frank h lewis 18651930 who was sheriff of jackson county from 1888 until 1895  the biloxi herald april 25 1891 p 1   edward reneau bragg studied medicine at tulane university he was supervised by his father dr william daniel bragg 18331891 of moss point dr er bragg was issued medical license no 379 to practice medicine at jackson county on april 8 1889 he resided at moss point at the time dr bragg married emma hyatt 18681968 a native of clinton iowa emma was the daughter of harrison smith hyatt and the braggs had two children mary bragg 18971992 and edward hyatt bragg 19001927 edward was killed in an auto wreck in high point north carolina on december 1927 mary bragg became an old maid chemistry school teacher at mobile dr bragg was a violinist known to have played little fishermaiden and some opera numbers  the pascagoula democratstar april 1 1892 p 2   at ocean springs er bragg officed in the nill building on washington and porter  the biloxi herald of april 25 1891 announced   dr er bragg has put in a magnificent silver patent revolving tumbler washer which is a valuable addition to his soda water department this is the only one between new orleans and mobile and as a novelty is well worth seeing  the braggs moved to biloxi in the late 1890s dr er bragg ran this advertisement in the biloxi daily herald on october 9 1900  dr er bragg biloxi mississippi residence corner main st beach telephone 55 office 2nd floor dukate s theater howard avenue telephone 11  dr edward reneau bragg died at biloxi on may 12 1916 his corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery emma hyatt bragg expired at mobile alabama on february 23 1968 funeral services were from the chapel of radney funeral home with graveside services in the biloxi cemetery the daily herald may 12 1916 p1 and february 23 1968 p 2  references  the biloxi daily herald    news  april 25 1891 the biloxi daily herald    dr er bragg  advertisement october 9 1900 the daily herald    dr edward r bragg   1910 the daily herald    working for bail for dr bragg   june 15 1910  the daily herald    dr edward r bragg died this morning   may 12 1916  the daily herald    bragg family in biloxi   december 30 1925 the daily herald    mrs emma bragg   february 23 1968 the jackson county times   edward bragg killed   december 3 1927 the pascagoula democratstar   ocean springs news   april 1 1892  riley w burnett  18911973 dr riley wilson burnett was born march 8 1891 at ackerman mississippi he attended high school at wiggins and in 1915 graduated from the vanderbilt university school of medicine dr burnett commenced his medical practice at d lo mississippi he moved to biloxi in 1926 at biloxi dr burnett opened an office in the peoples bank building on lameuse street advertising as a physician and surgeon he and his wife marie matty lee hornsby 18931975 resided at 131 suter place and later 2854 west beach boulevard in 1969 the family home was destroyed by hurricane camille mrs burnett a native of trenton tennessee reared two daughters at biloxi mrs joseph c walter sun city arizona and mrs nick stuart biloxi dr burnett had many patients at ocean springs he would drive here arriving at matt huber s drugstore in the farmers merchants bank building after lunch during the day huber would collect messages for the good doctor with his information in hand dr riley burnett would make house calls throughout town usually arriving home at biloxi after dark if a patient were seriously ill or required surgery burnett would admit them to the biloxi hospital where he once served as chief of staff he retired from his medical practice in 1963 dr burnett was also active in civic and business affairs he served four consecutive terms as president of the biloxi chamber of commerce and was a former president of both the biloxi rotary and coast counties medical association dr burnett was also among those cited for his efforts in securing keesler field for the mississippi coast as an entrepreneur riley burnett helped organize the home milk products a local creamery and was a director and vice president of the first federal saving and loan association dr riley w burnett was a presbyterian a 32nd degree mason and a member of the wahabi shrine temple he died on february 14 1973 mrs burnett passed on may 25 1975 they are both interred at the southern memorial park at biloxi  references  the daily herald   biloxi surgeon dead   february 15 1973   andrus byrenheidt on march 26 1844 dr alexander byrenheidt 17861854 of new orleans acquired a parcel of land on the mississippi sound in the village of biloxi mississippi from maunsel white and his wife heloise deloronde also residents of the crescent city the white tract had a front on the mexican gulf of 175 arpents and went north for 25 arpents the consideration was 7500 the heirs of l fayard were on the east and frederick johns was to the west mr white had been conveyed this tract in june 1835 by the townsley prieur company of new orleans felix grima was the louisiana notary harco ms land deed bk 2 pp 183186  byrenheidt estate in september 1854 andrus byrenheidt recorded his will in the chancery court of harrison county mississippi he requested that all his property be legated to bernhard heinrich byrenheidt and carl ulsander byrenheidt his brothers residing in europe to my negro woman maria i give liberty according to the laws of this state and 100 cash harco ms land deed bk 1 p 27  death dr byrenheidt expired at biloxi mississippi on march 4 1858 his corporal remains interred in section a of the biloxi cemetery biloxi cemetery records bk a p 5  references  julia cook guice  1850 census of harrison county mississippi  city of biloxi mississippi      vito j canizaro   vito joseph v j canizaro  19071954 was born on november 8 1906 at vicksburg mississippi the son of joseph corte canizaro 18791942 and rose pantoliano 18871950 he came to biloxi in decemebr 1945 after serving as a military physician in the south pacific with the us army dr canizaro was practicing medicine at vicksburg when called into military service as an army reserve officer in january 1941 he was in the south pacific theatre for two years as battalion surgeon with the 148th infantry vj was wounded at new georgia by shrapnel from a japanese mortal round and received the bronze star and at bougainville for gallantry in combat in new georgia dr canizaro s squad had been ambushed by an enemy force and he went forward through enemy machine gun fire and lifted a wounded soldier returning to safety through the fireswept terrain vj canizaro was also cited by major general robert s beightler for services with company c112th medical battalion at bougainville and also from brigadier general james h walker for outstanding services in connection with the initial activation and subsequent operations at miami beach florida returning from the south pacific combat zone dr canizaro went to miami beach and organized an outpatient department and later became chief of surgery at foster general in jackson mississippi he was honorably discharged from the us army on december 20 1945 at war s end vj canizaro proudly wore his battle and campaign stars for the north solomons and bismark archipelago the bronze star with oak leaf cluster purple heart asiatic pacific ribbon with two bronze star medals the american theatre campaign and the american defense medal in late december 1945 dr canizaro acquired 310 east howard avenue a house west of the bradford funeral parlor from jd garraway and dolores jolly garraway here he remodeled the structure and opened canizaro s clinic a medical facility and the high life distributing company dr fj vlazny a chicago native and former military physician worked in canizaro clinic the canizaro family also lived at 310 east howard avenue until they acquired at home at 3405 west beach boulevard near the biloxi cemetery vj canizaro had graduated from the university of notre dame at south bend indiana in 1929 he attended tulane medical school and in 1934 graduated from the medical school at the university of rome dr canazaro interned and was a resident at the mississippi state charity hospital in vicksburg at the poly clinic in rome st joseph s infirmary and hospital at baltimore maryland and specialized in surgery at st joseph s hospital in savannah georgia  melone familyjune 28 1920 lr  rocco melone  b 1915  orazio melone  b 1887  etruria olga m sentell  19192004  adelina fusco melone  b 1897 and gilda melone canizaro  19171990 in rome italy on january 2 1936 vj canizaro married gilda melone 19171990 the daughter of orazio melone b 1887 and adelina fusco melone b 1897 orazio melone an immigrant shoemaker had arrived in new york city from naples italy in november 1906 he was born at vitulano campania italy gilda and her siblings rocco melone b 1915 and etruria olga melone sentell 19192004 m charles h sentell 19211977 were born at wilkensburg pennsylvania gilda and vj canizaro were the parents of eight children  joseph corte canizaro m sue ellen mattina  anne rose canizaro m clarence benard bacas jr  marion francis canizaro m kathleen  horace john canizaro  19401950  vito joseph canizaro jr  b 1941 m joyce lynell whittington  roy thomas canizaro  gilda fatima canizaro  19482006 m mr butler and scott henson and vita margaret canizaro  m mr peterson dr canizaro was a member of nativity bvm catholic church knights of columbus4 th degree knight order of al hambra american medical association mississippi state medical association biloxi chamber of commerce an honorary deputy sheriff and les pierrots carnival association after an illness of a month dr vito joseph v j canizaro died at the southern baptist hospital on july 27 1954 bradfordo keefe funeral home of biloxi conducted funeral services for the canizaro family with a mass at nativity bvm followed by internment in southern memorial park gilda melone canizaro died on december 30 1990 at ocean springs mississippi she was a member of st alphonsus catholic church at ocean springs gilda was preceded in death by her husband dr vito joseph vj canizaro 19061954 a son horace john canizaro 19401950 and a grandson vito joseph canizaro iv 19681968 mrs canizaro gilda was survived by four sons joseph corte canizaro and wife sue ellen mattina canizaro of new orleans vito joseph canizaro jr and wife joyce l canizaro of ocean springs mississippi marion francis canizaro and wife kathleen canizaro of lynn massachusetts roy thomas canizaro of ocean springs mississippi three daughters gilda fatima c henson 19482006 and her husband scott henson of ocean springs anna rose c bacas and husband clarence buddy bacas of picayune mississippi vita margaret c peterson of houston texas etruria melone sentell 19192004 a sister at ocean springs and a brother rocco melone b 1915 of rome italy bradfordo keefe funeral home directed the funeral of mrs canizaro with a mass at st alphonsus catholic church followed by internment in southern memorial park  canizaro   children joseph c canizaro joseph joe corte canizaro  b 1937 was born at baltimore maryland he married sue ellen mattina the daughter of david earl mattina 19071989 and ola agnes hurlbert 19181985 in harrison county mississippi on june16 1961 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 119 p 272 the canizaro s moved from biloxi to new orleans in the spring of 1975 here joe made his fortune as a realtor and developer in the crescent city mr canizaro developed the lykes center canal place texaco center crowne plaza hotel and the xerox building he owned the new orleans breakers a professional football team which he acquired in december 1983 for about 8 million dollars in later life joe canizaro began developing the tradition a retirement community in rural harrison county mississippi  vito j canizaro jr and joyce lynell whittington  from the daily herald august 4 1964 p 8  vito joseph canizaro   jr  married joyce lynell whittington the daughter of mrs and mrs guy whittington of ocean springs mississippi in august 1964 they were both employed with the a p stores the daily herald august 4 1964 p 8  references  harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 34665 the estate of dr vito j canizaro november 1955 the daily herald doctor buys home to resume practice january 9 1946 p 5 the daily herald canizaro youth is taken by death august 15 1950 p 9 the daily herald dr canizaro expires after short illness july 27 1954 p 1 the daily herald miss joyce whittington new bride of vito canizaro august 4 1964 p 8 the daily herald biloxi to honor joseph canizaro in ceremonies on june 16 june 1984 the sun herald mrs gilda canizaro december 14 1990 p b2 the sun herald gilda fatima canizaro henson august 25 1996 p a4 the sun herald etruria olga melone sentell march 10 2004 p a6 the timespicayune new orleans green pasture for canizaro september 27 1978 the timespicayune canizaro s dream canal place september 27 1978  dr george f carroll and ada keith carroll  courtesty of frances theu carroll mcafeeroth rosenberge  dr george franklin carroll  18841962 age 77 years who at one time was chief surgeon at the biloxi veterans administration hospital and a candidate for biloxi s mayoral office died at the va hospital in dublin georgia george franklin carroll was born at davisboro washington county near atlanta georgia and educated in schools there dr carroll moved to biloxi circa 1907 to practice medicine with dr hm folkes shortly after completing his medical studies at the medical school of the university of the south at sewanee tennessee and the atlanta college of physicians and surgeons now emory university in 1900 he was living with dr james b dillard b 1871 his brotherinlaw and a physician at villa rica carroll county georgia undoubtedly this association influenced his career choice in medicine dr carroll married ada claire keith  18851952 at louisville jefferson county georgia on june 19 1907 at his time dr carroll was a resident of biloxi and lived at 1306 west beach dr carroll was active in the early mardi gras at biloxi as well as with the local fire companies and biloxi yacht club during his thirtythree year residency on the coast dr carroll and spouse were the parents of two sons  george franklin carroll jr  19081985 and william floyd carroll  19161944 both born at biloxi dr carroll served the city of biloxi for fifteen years as its health officer and was chief of staff at the biloxi hospital he was a charter member and president of the biloxi rotary club president of the chamber of commerce and at the age of fortynine ran for mayor of biloxi placing second in the contest during world war i dr carroll served as a lt colonel with the army medical corps he was stationed in germany with the army of occupation for seven months where he was assigned to duty with the seventh corps in charge of hospitalization dr carroll became chief surgeon at the biloxi va facility in 1935 and was transferred to fayetteville arkansas in 1938 in 1940 dr carroll and family were domiciled at st petersburg florida where he was employed as a physician at the us veterans hospital 1940 pinellas co florida federal census t627610 p 2a ed 5248 in 1946 the carroll family was transferred to macon georgia and in 1953 dr carroll was promoted to medical officer chief grade the highest rank attainable in the veterans administration after thirtytwo years of active service he retired in 1954 dr carroll expired on march 18 1962 at dublin georgia bradfordo keefe funeral home were in charge of his funeral services which included the prayers of the reverend wf whaley of the first methodist church of biloxi dr carroll s corporal remains were interred in the southern memorial park cemetery  references  the biloxi daily herald city news june 11 1907 p 2 the daily herald mrs sf carroll dies october 30 1909 p 8 the daily herald former chief of surgery dr gf carroll rites march 19 1962 p 2 the daily herald carroll rites march 20 1962 p 2  a parker champlin  the handsboro democrat july 1 1876 p 1  anthony parker champlin  18391897 was born on january 12 1839 at new orleans louisiana to william a champlin 18091885 a new london county connecticut born lawyer and margaret smith champlin 18091902 a native of england dr champlin specialized in diseases of women and in midwifery and had been stationed at the ship island and cat island quarantine stations the biloxi herald december 13 1890 p 1 and may 15 1897 p 8 dr champlin was educated in medicine at the new orleans medical university during the civil war he served in the csa hospital corps in 1880 a parker champlin and his family lived on lameuse street and he practiced medicine in biloxi a parker champlin had married augusta b jennett 18521909 the widow of beck she was born at mobile alabama to albert jennett and mary r jennett 18221880 a parker and augusta had evelyn champlin 18801889 a daughter and mrs champlin also had lillian beck 18731889 a daughter who married george h dulin in harrison county mississippi in january 18891880 harrison co mississippi federal census r648 p 335a ed 139 and circuit court mrb 8 p 443 in april 1888 while a resident of bay st louis mississippi dr champlin was appointed by the state board of health as quarantine physician at ship island his salary was set at 225 per month in may 1888 he converted to roman catholicism and was baptized at our lady of the gulf he and augusta were remarried in the same church on may 6 1888 the the clarion ledger april 26 1888 and the daily picayune may 7 1888 p 1 and lepre 1995 p 75 in addition augusta and a parker champlin had three more children that were born at bay st louis odile delery champlin born july 12 1883 florence ruth champlin born may 1884 and henry cottam champlin born in october 1885 florence ruth was engaged to marry linton edward whittles in march 1917 linton was the son of mrs edward j whittles of portland connecticut lepre 1995 p 75 and the daily herald march 21 1917 p 3 dr champlin expired at biloxi from heart failure on may 9 1897 at this time he was overseeing the cat island quarantine station in addition to his family a parker champlin was surviived by five brothers william t champlin at gulfport louis h champlin at pass chrisitian charles c champlin at nola zachary taylor champlin 18471924 justice of the peace at biloxi and george w champlin at ellisville mississippi the biloxi herald may may 15 1897 p 8  obituary of august a champlin the daily picayune funeral of mrs aa champlin november 30 1909 p 2 biloxi miss nov 29 the funeral of mrs augusta a champlin took place from the louisville and nashville depot this morning nov 29 from the 9 o clock northbound train the services at the grave were conducted by rev c b crawford rector of the church of the redeemer mrs champlin died in new orleans sunday and at the time of her death she was 55 years old the deceased was a native of mobile ala and was the widow of the late dr a p champlin one of the bestknown physicians of his day on the gulf coast she is descended from the russell family of mobile one of the prominent and aristocratic of the south during the life of her husband she resided for a long time at bay st louis and later they made their home in biloxi since the death of dr champlin mrs champlin has resided part of the time with a son who at columbus miss and with an aunt in new orleans mrs virginia a fowler b march 1836 mrs champlin is survived by a large number of relatives including five children three grown children who are mrs g curtis of columbus miss cottam champlin who is abroad miss florence champlin the youngest daughter who reside with mrs fowler in new orleans and a stepson porter hand champlin of this city and one stepdaughter mrs belle ohr of pearlington miss judge z t champlin of this city biloxi is a brotherinlaw of the deceased and she is survived also by one brother and one sister f r jennett of biloxi and mrs snyder of mobile respectively  references  jerome lepre   catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi 18471900    volume iii diocese of biloxi mississippi 1995  the biloxi herald   advertisement december 13 1890 the biloxi herald   death of dr ap champlin may 15 1897  the biloxi herald   biloxi local news paragraphs march 21 1917  the clarion ledger  news april 26 1888 the daily picayune  bay st louis may 7 1888 the daily picayune  funeral of mrs a a champlin november 30 1909   mrs florence crofton duncan   florence crofton florence crofton 18711952 was born at new orleans in september 1871 in july 1899 she boarded the aransas   a steamship embarking from new orleans for havana cuba miss crofton a nurse who had worked with her mother a physician at biloxi mississippi was employed by the federal government to bring her nursing skills to american hospitals in a postspanish american war atmosphere on the conquered caribbean island accompanying florence crofton were mrs rh burton and her two daughters carrie burton and pattie burton the burtons were domiciled at long beach mississippi  the biloxi herald july 15 1899 p 8   miss crofton was reputed to be the first nurse to graduate from dr hm folkes biloxi sanitorium in 1904  the daily herald june 21 1952 p 3   in late june 1917 florence crofton 18711952 married cassius m duncan 1846pre1930 at the home of mrs william davenport 3648 camp street in the crescent city the reverend charles b crawford 18481929 of biloxi s episcopal church of the redeemer performed their nuptials the couple honeymooned in new orleans and returned to biloxi to reside with mrs maria crofton at 206 west water street  the daily herald june 29 1917 p 5   cm duncan was born in missouri and was the widower of martha duncan 1840pre 1910 they married circa 1874 and were the parents of mamie duncan 18761900 and caroline duncan 18791900 the duncans lived at altona knox county illinois where cm duncan was a horse trader and may have been mayor after the demise of his spouse mr duncan became a snowbird and wintered at biloxi for several years   1900 knox co illinois federal census t623314 p 2a ed 66 and  the daily herald june 29 1917 p 5   in november 1915 cm duncan came to biloxi from illinois with mrs milly davis his sister of roseville illinois they were booked with mrs moore at 241 cuevas street in 1916 mr duncan spent the winter 912 west howard avenue and had christmas dinner with fourteen illinois friends at the benny house  the daily herald november 20 1915 p 2 and december 30 1916 p 3    demise it appears that cassius m duncan expired at biloxi before 1930 as florence crofton duncan is a widow in the 1930 federal census 1930 harrison co mississippi federal census r 1146 p 12b ed 3 florence crofton duncan died at the biloxi veterans administration center on june 20 1952 her corporal remains were passed through the church of the redeemer with the reverend ea demiller officiating and her burial was at the biloxi city cemetery with military and eastern star rituals  the daily herald june 21 1952 p 3    references  the daily herald   mrs duncan spanish american war nurse is taken by death   june 20 1952 the daily herald   funeral this afternoon   june 21 1952 the daily herald   mrs duncan buried   june 22 1952  william w eley william w eley  md 18751944 was a native of scott county mississippi he graduated from tulane at nola in 1901 and had practiced medicine in merrill george county mississippi his daughter eugenia f eley was born here on january 2 1910 the eley arrived at biloxi mississippi in 1916 coming from lucedale george county mississippi the daily herald october 13 1941 p 7 and july 5 1948 p 1 ww eley married florence keeney 18741948 the daughter of james keeney and eugenia denson dr ww eley and florence k eley resided at 1128 west beach at biloxi and were the parents of three children mildred a eley 19031948 m h arthur smith clifton w eley 19051948 eugenia f eley 19101941 m dr robert f smith 1930 harrison co mississippi r1146 p 1a ed 5 dr eley retired from his medical practice in 1928 and his health had deteriorated he ended his life on the sleep porch of his home on april 5 1944 from a selfinflicted gunshot from a revolver dr eley was remembered as a man with a kindly and generous nature he had developed many friendships while domiciled at biloxi the daily herald april 6 1944 p 1 at the time of her demise dr eley was survived by his immediate family five brothers and sisters dr carl eleymoss point mississippi jesse eleyscooba mississippi joseph eley lena eley and mrs hudson chadwick all of jackson mississippi and mrs gertrude e lightseymontrose mississippi the daily herald april 6 1944 p 1 dr eley had been active in the biloxi hospital both as a practitioner and financial donor he had also been of financial assistance to the baptist church and a member of the elks masons woodmen of the world and local and state medical associations the daily herald april 6 1944 p 1  references  the daily herald mrs robert smith eugenia eley 19101941 dies result of burns october 13 1941 the daily herald dr eley dies at biloxi home from self inflicted wound april 6 1944 the daily herald dr eley buried april 8 1944 the daily herald mrs ww eley dies after long illness july 5 1948  carl eggers carl eggers  18581953 was born october 7 1858 he came to biloxi in 1920 from hammond louisiana he was a chiropractor and had studied this art at the palmer school in july 1921 dr eggers married mrs louise s hartel of mobile alabama their nuptials were officated at new orleans the daily herald july 29 1921 p 3 dr carl eggers expired on march 17 1953 margaret s egger 18811977 died on  references  the daily herald married in new orleans july 29 1921  robert j eustice robert j eustice  19252010 age 84 years old died on janaury 20 2010 he was born march 28 1925 in birmingham alabama to robert richard eustice b 1899 a native of galena illinois and ethel mary blades dr eustice grew up in homewood a suburb of birmingham alabama and attended edgewood elementary school he graduated from phillips high school in birmingham in 1943 and entered the navy s v12 program after completion of the v12 program he entered midshipman s school at ft schuyler new york from which he graduated as an ensign in the united states navy he then attended the naval supply corps officer school at harvard university ensign eustice served at the naval air base in samar philippine islands during world war ii after the war ended he was awarded the philippine s liberation medal following world war ii robert enrolled at the university of the south sewanee where he received his bs degree he then was accepted to the first class of the university medicaldental center university of alabama birmingham following graduation in 1952 with a doctor of medical dentistry dmd degree and the korean war in progress he went back into the us navy and served a year of internship at the us naval hospital in philadelphia pennsylvania later he spent about three years at the national naval medical center in bethesda maryland while there he published his research on refrigeration anesthesia in the prestigious journal of the american dental association he married marie louise burg daughter of jules louis burg and caroline carwile mims on march 1 1950 in a ceremony performed by the pastor of southside baptist church in birmingham alabama after release from the us navy he moved to biloxi mississippi and began his private dental practice in 1955 he was a member of the american dental association a life member of the mississippi dental association a member of the royal health society london england and served as president of the fifth district mississippi dental society he remained active in the mississippi gulf coast community for many years he served as president of the biloxi lions club president of the coast community concert association 1960s to 1980s and on the board of trustees for william carey university he was a lifetime deacon of first baptist church in biloxi having also served as chairman he was also on the board of directors of the metropolitan national bank board of directors of the salvation army board of directors of the affiliated baptist hospitals of america member of the military order of world wars moww the american legion and board member of the gulf hills civic association much of his spare time was spent with his family in his mountain home in highlands north carolina it was a joyous time he loved this mountain community and attending first baptist church in highlands he is survived by his wife marie burg eustice married 59 years two sons david robert eustice wife cathy and james jules eustice dmd wife julie and two daughters caroline eustice wicks husband thomas and elizabeth eustice wakham dmd husband dean and seven grandchildren robert wicks marie wicks elizabeth wicks caroline eustice christopher eustice olivia eustice and maggie wakham in lieu of flowers the family requests memorial donations to be made to the salvation army or the baptist international mission board care of first baptist church biloxi 1560 popps ferry rd biloxi ms 39532 services will be held at first baptist church 1560 popps ferry road biloxi ms on tuesday january 26 2010 the family requests visitation at the church from 1000 am to 1200 pm followed by the service at 1200 pm burial will be at the biloxi national cemetery following the service bradfordo keefe funeral home ocean springs is in charge of arrangements  references   the daily herald biloxi dentist renamed head biloxi concert november 4 1960 the sun herald dr robert j eustice janaury 24 2010  anthony ferrer anthony ferrer  18691952 was born at new orleans to gabriel ferrer 18351881 a spanish immigrant and delores rodriguez he married pauline emma lacarse  18711938 at new orleans on november 15 1893 they were the parents of two daughters reina rena ferrer 18971931 m felix fernandez and joseph patrick murphy and myrtle ferrer 18991974 m wc buras jr and joseph d quinn jr mrs ferrer had married previously and had another daughter fay mix 18911972 m alfred j wedge 18891957 in 1900 anthony ferrer made his livelihood as a grocery store clerk in the crescent city and resided at 1212 louisa street 1900 orleans parish louisiana federal census r 573 p 3b ed 92 apparently anthony ferrer divorced before 1910 as he was married to  marie bonne  18691952 at this time mr ferrer was a whiskey saleman at this time and he and marie lived on north broad street they moved to biloxi mississippi circa 1918 and settled at 208 lameuse street where dr ferrer began his chiropratic service 1910 orleans parish federal census t624521 p 3b ed 82 and the daily heraldoctober 1934 p 39 dr ferrer was trained in chiropractory at new olreans and chicago he also served as coroner for harrison county in may 1922 anthony ferrer was a candidate for mayor of biloxi he ran against incumbent john j kennedy and former mayor edward glennan dr ferrer also served the people of harrison county as justice of the peace and in 1950 he was appointed to the civil service commission the daily herald may 15 1922 p 1 and january 21 1952 p 4 dr ferrer expired in the biloxi hospital on january 19 1952 he was survivied by marie bonne ferrer his spouse and two sisters  catherine kate ferrer hilderbrand  18721953 and antonia ferrer catchot  18761960 the wife of fanthony cladius catchot 18751933 both residents of biloxi anthony ferrer was a member ofthe elks club and worshipped at nativity bvm catholic church in biloxi the daily herald january 21 1952 p 4 mrs ferrer died at biloxi on april 4 1952 their corporal remains were interred in section f of lot 61 in the southern memorial park at biloxi mississippi  references  the daily herald    biloxi s leading chiropractor  advertisement     december 31 1919 the daily herald    dr ferrer is a candidate  f or mayor     may 15 1922 the daily herald    dr a ferrer dies after long illness funeral on tuesday    january 21 1952 the daily herald    mrs marie ferrer dies    april 1952 the timespicayune    wedge    january 30 1972 the timespicayune    quinn    september 27 1974  dr folkes and young family h m folkes hyman mccracken folkes  18711926 was born on october 6 1871 at bovina warren county mississippi the son of august albert folkes 18391904 and anna e hilzheim 18501880 august a folkes was a civil war veteran having served with the 1 st mississippi regiment light artillery in 1877 the folkes family settled at jackson mississippi here august a folkes managed a hotel before he became a lumber agent representing jc redus and vending dressed and rough lumber and building materials such as shingles lathing sash and doors in late 1903 captain aa folkes became ill and was brought to biloxi and put in the biloxi sanatorium under his son s care he died on january 2 1904 at biloxi and his corporal remains were sent to jackson for internment mr folkes had been a vestryman at st andrew s episcopal church in jackson   1880 hinds co mississippi federal census t9648 p 13 ed 3  the clarion ledger may 2 1889 p 6 the biloxi daily herald december 29 1903 p 6 and january 2 1904 p 8 before hyman m folkes became a medical man he dr folkes was a 1893 graduate of tulane   ship islandcat island quarantine station  in the spring of 1897 dr hyman mcmacken folkes 18711926 came to biloxi from jackson mississippi to accept the post of quarantine officer at ship island  his initial appearance in the community left one with the impression that dr folkes was a refined social gentleman at this time there appears to be some transitioning of the location of the quarantine station in late july 1896 the quarantine station was relocated to cat island and dr wc brooke of biloxi appointed to the post  the biloxi herald may 22 1897 p 8 july 25 1896 p 1     yellow fever  dr folkes earned the respect and admiration of biloxians in the fall of 1897 when he was ordered from cat island to biloxi by the state board of health to assist those struck down by yellow f1ever his youth experience with yellow fever patients in the tropics and stamina allowed dr folkes to work long hours and provide efficient and effective service to so many at biloxi in constant demand of medical attention in the fall of 1897 dr folkes was sent to mchenry mississippi to work with the affirmed there as dr mchenry was ill  the biloxi herald october 30 1897 p 1      ship island tale  in july 1937 captain l peter eskald 18561944 a retired danish immigrant and former biloxi chandelier and boatman related to a reporter for the daily herald that when the government sold all the armament and munitions on ship island to a mr marks a new orleans junk dealer he acquired in a trade from mr marks the large rodman gun at fort massachusetts for returning all of marks tools and dynamite to the crescent city knowing that dr folkes was a collector of historic objects captain eskald offered him the rodman for 600 dr folkes considered the price and subsequent removal and transfer to biloxi very dear and passed on the rodman the rodman remained at fort massachusetts and has become an integral part of the civil war history of ship island  the daily herald july 8 1937   by 1899 he had opened an office in biloxi on pass christian road now howard avenue in the eistetter building and advertised as follows  dr hm folkes office and rooms in eistetter building telephone 38 office hours 11 to 1 biloxi mississippi accounts due on the first of each month  the biloxi daily herald april 24 1899 p 8    teresa lopez  teresa lopez 18731951 was born at biloxi mississippi on september 12 1873 on june 14 1900 she married dr hyman mcmaken folkes 18711926 in the nativity bvm catholic church at biloxi reverend alphonse ketels officiated william wachenfeld served as dr folkes best man and miss lopez was attended by erena lopez may young and jennie gillen miss augusta folkes b 1878 the sister of dr folkes came from jackson for the wedding  the biloxi daily herald june 5 1900 p 8 and harrison co mississippi mrb 12 p 321 children josephine lopez folkes 19011959 m albert brown russ 18881953 and thomas burns 18921974 anna odenal folkes 19071968 m eugene robert kelly 19021990 and dorothy hilzheim folkes 19121925    folkes kennedy  at the turn of the 20 th century and shortly thereafter biloxi was fortunate to have an adequate number of pharmacists and drug dispensaries among those in this industry were the opera pharmacy of joseph w swetman 18631937 william p kennedy 18731951 the phoenix pharmacy of jb lemon 18621919 the of herman nill 18631904 kimbrough pippen of fenton h kimbrough 18741952 who later owned kimbrough quints and jules a d aquin 18771936 dr hm folkes first ventured in the drugstore business in may 1901 in a partnership with wp kennedy their pharmacy was located in the new twostory brick building of lopez company on the southeast corner of west howard avenue and reynoir street when mr kennedy s health became poor he retired from his pharmacy and dr folkes partnered with wj grant  the biloxi daily herald may 5 1901 p 1 and     folkes grant  the folkes grant century drug store was a retail drugstore instituted in the summer of 1901 by dr hm folkes and wj grant in 1900 wj grant was a resident of pascagoula and employed as a drug clerk in that city he came to biloxi in 1900 to work in the pharmacy of wp kennedy their joint venture in biloxi was situated in the same space as the shortlived folkes kennedy venture in late july 1901 a large engine and generator supplied by the blakeslee manufacturing company of birmingham alabama was installed in the rear of the century drugstore this dynamo generated electricity for the lighting of the drugstore the adjoining barbershop and for the large lopez company across the street there was also sufficient current to operate electric fans in these venues   1900 jackson co mississippi federal census t623812 p 6a ed 40 and the biloxi daily herald july 19 1901 p 8 july 25 1901 p 8 july 28 1901 p 8    1903  see the biloxi daily herald october 3 1903 p 6    wj grant william jesse grant 18751932 was born at pascagoula mississippi the son of robert b grant 18521932 and lydia s landridge 18521909 on april 16 1902 at new orleans william j grant married julia elizabeth baltar 18801968 the daughter of jacinto f baltar 18341898 and margaretha gondolf 18401932 they were the parents of marguerite baltar grant 19041988 m henry baldwin curtis william jesse grant ii 19061976 m mary griffin dantzler 19051988 and leslie baltar grant 19081986 m vera bede leola dukate bond 19091989  grant s drug company william j grant and dr folkes parted ways about 1904 and this appears to be dr folkes last pharmacy venture wj grant joined with jules a d aquin 18771936 a native of new orleans and tulane pharmacy graduate to form grant d aquin mr d aquin would leave grant and join the staff of jw swetman as a prescription clerk before acquiring the drugstore of jb lemon in january 1910 d aquin s drugstore was located on the southeast corner of howard avenue and lameuse street in the spring of 1929 grant s opened in their new store adjacent to the saenger theatre wj grant was assisted in his pharmacy by his son wj grant jr 19061976   the daily herald january 14 1910 p 8 and the jackson county times june 22 1929 p 3  after the demise of wj grant the family incorporated the business in october 1932 the incorporators of grant s drug company incorporated were mrs wj grant mrs henry b curtis wj grant jr and leslie b grant grant s remained on west howard avenue and reynoir in the former lopezyerger building which became the barq s building in 1940 harrison co mississippi chattel deed bk 52 p 441  seashore academy the seashore academy was a private school founded in june 1893 by laz lopez fw elmer s picard john walker ej buck ht graves ew morrill h otto jr harkness george h dunbar and fb dunbar this private educational institution was situated about 500 feet west of the biloxi lighthouse it opened in september 1893 with dr george s roudebush 18291921 a presbyterian minister in charge harrison co mississippi chattel deed bk 1 p 6 and the biloxi herald july 1 1893 p 8    biloxi sanatorium the biloxi sanatorium was chartered in mississippi in june 1902 by dr hm folkes laz lopez wkm dukate harry t howard 18561930 judge james h nevlle 18521919 and dr m lyle talbot 18741937 its purpose was the treatment and care of the sick and disabled the biloxi sanatorium proposed to have a department for marine patients as well as regular patients the charter for the biloxi sanatorium was amended in january 1903 in order  to have the power and authority to open and maintain a school for training nurses and awarding diplomas   harrison co mississippi chattel deed bk 5 p 73 and bk 419 and the biloxi herald june 221902 p 8   the biloxi sanatorium was situated on the beach front site of the former seashore academy which had been instituted in june 1893 by laz lopez fw elmer s picard john walker ej buck ht graves ew morrill h otto jr harkness george h dunbar and fb dunbar this private educational institution was situated about 500 feet west of the biloxi lighthouse it opened in september 1893 with dr george s roudebush 18291921 a presbyterian minister in charge harrison co mississippi chattel deed bk 1 p 6 and the biloxi herald july 1 1893 p 8    miss mary h trigg mary h trigg 18741930 who had worked in manhattan as a nurse at the new york hospital before 1900 came to the biloxi sanatorium from greenville mississippi in november 1904 she was a mississippi native and daughter of wyndham trigg 1834pre 1910 a lawyer and nannie s trigg 18371910 natives of virginia and mississippi respectively in 1906 miss trigg left biloxi for the greenville sanatorium which she had acquired miss trigg was a guest of the dr and mrs folkes at gunston hall in late october 1922 by 1930 miss trigg was superintendent of the king s daughters hospital in greenville  the biloxi daily herald november 21 1904 p 5 the daily herald october 31 1922 p 3 and 1900 new york co new york federal census t623111 p 3a ed 1066 and 1930 washington co mississippi federal census r 1156 p 27a ed 9 susie trigg 18701930 a sister of nurse mary h trigg taught school at greenville mississippi for many years and was honored by having an elementary school named in her honor in that delta city thomas k trigg 18781910 her brother worked for the marine hospital service as a quarantine guard for trains entering and departing biloxi was stricken with yellow fever in october 19051910 and 1930 washington co mississippi t624763 p 13a ed 117 and r 1171 p 3a ed 8 and the biloxi herald october 7 1905 p 4    folkes talbot in august 1902 dr m lyle talbot 18741937 the brother of dr william o talbot 18731952 a biloxi dentist and politician joined with dr hm folkes to form a copartnership dr ml talbot was born in scott county mississippi in september 1873 to green w talbot 18481900 a farmer and fannie talbot 18521903 both natives of alabama in 1900 dr talbot was stationed at ship island probably as the quarantine officer peter clarisse 18451932 was the lighthouse keeper on ship island at this time  the biloxi herald february 20 1903 p 6  1900 harrison co mississippi federal census t623808 p 10a ed 29 and 1880 scott co mississippi federal census t9663 p 15 beat 4  pavilion john liddie designer and builder was hired by the biloxi sanatarium to erect a threedecked pavilion at the end of their pier the upper story had a glass enclosed room that was conducive for patients to sun bathe out of the elements the second floor featured lounge chairs and hammocks while the pier level was conducive for children to crab and fish the pavilion was built with creosoted pilings and iron bars  the biloxi daily herald september 181903 p 6    biloxi marine hospital dr folkes advertised in the biloxi daily herald that he contacted to take vessels and that surgery was his specialty  the biloxi daily herald april 9 1903 p 6    the april 1904 conflagration the biloxi sanatarium of dr hyman m folkes 18711926 was opened on november 24 1904 the laz lopez medical and surgical clinic for the poor would be maintained here  the biloxi daily herald november 17 1904 p 5    gunston hall julia dulion lopez 18571918 died at biloxi mississippi on june 30 1918 before her demise she had appointed erena lopez brady as executrix of her estate without bonding her bequests to teresa lopez folkes was the rodenberg survey lot in february 1906 julia dulion lopez had acquired for 3250 from the heirs of john henry rodenberg a large lot 142 feet in width and 600 feet deep measured from the southeast corner of in lot 1block 1 of the maunsel white survey it was situated on biloxi s west beach the heirs of john henry rodenberg were cord henry rodenberg harriet amanda rodenberg maria theresa rodenberg eva langhorne rodenberg mary francis murdock and eva anne shafferthe lopez lot was subject to a 25foot right of way to the gulfport was left open on the west side of the lot and a mississippi coast traction company situated south of the shell road in addition a 45foot road was to be left open on the west side of the tract and a 50foot wide street to be left open on the north end of the lot harrison co mississippi chancery court land deed bk71 or 73 p 373 and harrison co mississippi chancery court cause no 1663   the estate of julia dulion lopez  1918 as early as september 1919 the folkes were planning a home for the rodenberg lot at this time hh roof local architect was making architectural drawings for their structure on the corner of west beach and rodenberg avenue the daily herald september 19 1919 p 2 and  west beach lot in january 1905 octavie tricou weysham 18351910 conveyed to teresa lopez folkes a large tract of land on west beach the consideration was 4000 and the weysham parcel had a front of 100 feet on the gulf and ran north to pass christian road catherine perry was to the west and dr folkes sanatorium was to the east shortly thereafter in june 1905 erena lopez acquired the perry large tract which was east of the biloxi cemetery for 17000 it a front on the gulf of mexico of three hundred sixtyeight feet and ran north almost 1200 feet to cemetery road now irish hill drive harrison co mississippi land deed bk 64 p 388 and bk 69 p 89 the weysham property was sold to mrs folkes by richard b harrison 18311905 local agent and the father of charles t harrison 18631948 who would develop a 20 th century real estate empire in biloxi the weysham place had been on the market for several years and had two houses situated on it  the biloxi daily herald october 21 1902 p 3 and december 10 1904 p 4   mrs octavie t weysham was born at new orleans in july 1877 she had married alphonse charles weysham 18311900 the widower of her sister emma tricou weysham 18311876 emma had given birth to blanche weysham harris 18621900 who was reared by octavie and alphonse c weysham he made his livelihood as cashier for a large commercial house in the crescent city 1880 orleans parish federal census r461 p 371c ed 43  gulf coast sanitarium and health resort dr james e wallace 18761942 joined dr folkes in the summer of 1911 he had been at the biloxi sanatorium several years past but returned to touro infirmary at nola before relocating to biloxi to partner with dr folker dr wallace planned to live at the sanatorium and have his office over grant s drugstore on west howard avenue  the daily herald july 21 1911 p 8   founded by dr hm folkes consisted of operating room and clinic in 1912 installed a modern xray machine in clinic   the daily herald january 8 1913 p 1  in january 1913 dr folkes hosted the harrison county medical association at his sanitarium coast physicians attending were dr rl white dr gf carroll and dr hm folkes of biloxi dr al morris dr ac caraway dr ca sheely dr dj williams dr ec parker and dr hh west of gulfport dr wa dearman and dr dg mohler of long beach dr bz welch of woolmarket dr ga mchenry of mchenry and dr jp berry of jackson  the daily herald january 8 1913 p 1    1 st national bank of biloxi dr hm folkes resigned as president of the 1 st national bank of biloxi in december 1916 he had sold all of his interest in the bank edward c tonsmeire was elected president by the bank s board and would also continue as cashier  the daily herald december 14 1916 p 1    hotel biloxi to hm folkes for 15000 in september 1919 dr folkes then almost immediately he sold to js love state bank examiner for the state of mississippi for 250 and assumption of trust deed harrison co mississippi land deed bk 124 p 414 and bk 415  hotel biloxi sale hm folkes president and teresa l folkes secretary respectively conveyed the hotel biloxi to wb patterson of mobile alabama in february 1923 the sale included all furniture fixtures appliances buildings capital stock of the hotel biloxi and the artesian well rights deeded to dr folkes harrison co mississippi land deed bk 137 p 256  new ownership in april 1925 wb patterson agreed to a lease purchase on the hotel biloxi with jp edwards of ocean springs and lee m russell 18761930 of gulfport and later biloxi the grantees agreed to pay mr patterson 79300 for the hotel and assume a 20700 mortgage with the international life insurance company in addition they would be responsible for taxes and fire and tornado insurance on the property in the amount of 100000 harrison co mississippi land deed bk 162 p 375  death dr hm folkes died from an apopletic stroke on may 1 1926 he was survived by his wife and two daughters mrs philip caldwell and mrs rucks yerger four sisters two of whom reside in jackson mississippi one in monterrey california and another in savannah georgia and albert folkes a brother at fort myers florida  references  the biloxi daily herald business and professional men  the biloxi daily herald biloxi mississippi1902  the daily herald 50 th golden jubilee number biographical and historical 18841934  the daily herald gulfportbiloxi mississippi1934 jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume i catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991  chancery court harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 683   eulalie clark v vj olivari  1895 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 1663   the estate of julia dulion lopez  1918 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 7586   teresa l folkes v roy dulion et al  february 1924 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 30497   estate of teresa lopez folkes  march 1952 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 41868   estate of josephine folkes burns  february 1961  journals the biloxi herald   quarantine station at cat island   july 25 1896 the biloxi herald   city news   may 22 1897 the biloxi herald   city news   october 30 1897 the biloxi daily herald  april 24 1897 p 8 the biloxi daily herald   dr hm folkes  advertisement     february 10 1899 the biloxi daily herald   brilliant affair folkeslopez june 5 1900 the biloxi daily herald   city news june 5 1900 the biloxi daily herald   a new building may 5 1901 the biloxi daily herald   city news july 19 1901 the biloxi daily herald   city news july 25 1901 the biloxi daily herald   city news july 28 1901 the biloxi daily herald   city news january 16 1902 the biloxi daily herald   council meeting april 23 1902 the biloxi daily herald   charter of incorporation of the biloxi sanatorium june 22 1902 the biloxi daily herald   city news august 2 1902 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi real estate and loan agency october 21 1902 the biloxi daily herald   city news february 20 1903 the biloxi daily herald   a northern lady february 24 1903 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi marine hospital april 9 1903 the biloxi daily herald   three decked pavilion september 18 1903 the biloxi daily herald   among herald advertisers october 2 1903 the biloxi daily herald   city news december 29 1903 the biloxi daily herald   necrologicalcapt aa folkes january 2 1904 the biloxi daily herald   heavy fire losses april 5 1904 the biloxi daily herald   after the fire april 6 1904 the biloxi daily herald   sanatorium april 12 1904 1904 the biloxi daily herald   november 17 1904 the biloxi daily herald   personal november 21 1904 the biloxi daily herald   city news december 10 1904 the biloxi daily herald   personal april 28 1906 the daily herald   new hotel for biloxi april 7 1908 the daily herald   to open resort hotel may 28 1909 the daily herald   to convert hotel into sanitarium september 7 1909 the daily herald   biloxi news of personal interest january 14 1910 the daily herald    dr folkes tells why 100000 hospital is need at the old soldiers home july 30 1921 p 1 the daily herald    tartt completes arrangments to carry csa vets to chattanooga free october 22 1921 p 1 the biloxi news   biloxi plunged into grief by sudden death of saturday of dr hm folkes may 2 1926 the clarion ledger   advertisement aa folkes may 2 1889 the daily herald   dr wallace and dr folkes are partners july 21 1911 the daily herald   mr tonsmeire is elected president 1 st national bank of biloxi  the daily herald   will be known as hotel biloxi february 20 1919 the daily herald   hotel biloxi changes hands september 19 1919 the daily herald   dr hm folkes is host of harrison county doctors january 8 1913 the daily herald    plans for new home   september 19 1919  the daily herald   attending college september 7 1921 the daily herald   biloxi news paragraphs october 31 1922 the daily herald   miss dorothy folkes dies    september 14 1925 the daily herald   biloxi news items death of dorothy h folkes september 15 1925 the daily herald   open branch office in biloxi december 5 1924 the daily herald   biloxians to sail for honolulu september 13 1926 the daily herald   bids soon for new hotel april 12 1927 the daily herald   razing old biloxi hotel may 2 1927 the daily herald   biloxi hotel being moved may 5 1927 the daily herald   mrs hm folkes dies after long illness july 27 1951 the daily herald  russ funeral at 330 today february 16 1953 p 1 the daily herald   mrs thomas burns funeral is tuesday november 23 1959 the daily herald   burns rites november 24 1959 the daily herald   anna folkes kelly august 6 1968 the jackson county times   local and personal june 22 1929 the jackson county times   grant s june 22 1929 the sun herald   eugene robert kelly october 16 1990 the sun herald   biloxi sanatorium put coast on the map june 9 1995 the times picayune   the jung hotel august 26 1934 the times picayune   burns former manager of jung to switch from hotels to yachts april 17 1951 the times picayune   motel de ville manager named december 28 1954 the times picayune   biloxi woman josephine folkes burns passes sunday november 23 1959 the times picayune   thomas burns service today november 26 1974  dr frank g garbin sr  19292018  dr frank g garbin sr  19292018 of ocean springs passed away on tuesday november 20 2018 dr garbin was a longtime resident of the mississippi gulf coast he was born and raised in biloxi and graduated notre dame high school in 1947 after graduation dr garbin attended spring hill college in mobile alabama where he earned his bachelor of science degree in 1951 in 1955 he graduated from the university of tennessee college of medicine with his doctorate in medicine he completed a rotating internship at st joseph s hospital in memphis tennessee it was during this time that he met his wife of fiftythree years nitza betancourt following his time in tennessee dr garbin served in the united states air force as a general medical officer from 19571959 while serving dr garbin and his wife nitza had their first two children nilda and donna from 19601964 he completed his general surgery residency at the san juan city hospital in san juan puerto rico while in puerto rico dr and mrs garbin had their next two children sharon and frank jr dr garbin and his family moved back to mississippi in 1964 where he lived for the remainder of his life it was in mississippi that the last two garbin children paul and paulette were born during his free time dr garbin loved to spend his time outside preferably on the water fishing frank was a loving father grandfather and greatgrandfather and he will be missed by all that knew him dr garbin is preceded in death by his wife nitza garbin his parents grugur and danica pavlov garbin and his brother peter deedee garbin survivors include his brothers george garbin and joseph garbin and his sister madelyn garbin carpenter he is also survived by his children nilda webb kevin donna corder james sharon klein lee frank garbin jr faith paul garbin marie and paulette dawkins craig his sixteen grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren the family of dr garbin wants to extend a special thanks to katrina campbell also known as skinny by dr garbin as well as mary lee janice powell janay campbell and lisa rials this army of angels loved dr garbin and he loved them like his own children a mass of christian burial will be held on monday november 26 2018 at 1100 am at holy family catholic church pass christian where friends may visit one hour before the mass bradfordo keefe funeral home 15th street gulfport is in charge of arrangements   the sun herald november 23 to november 25 2018  dr james a graves dr james alden graves 19132000 age 87 years died saturday december 23 2000 in biloxi dr graves was born september 14 1913 in ely minnesota he received his bs and md degrees from the university of minnesota and interned at charity hospital in new orleans graves had been a resident of biloxi since 1939 when he began a medical practice retiring in the mid1950s he served in the army medical corps during world war ii he was a member of the first presbyterian church biloxi he was a former member of the board of trustees of mississippi gulf coast community college past president and member for 10 years of the biloxi school board and former member of the mississippi state board of education he was cofounder of the gulf coast symphony orchestra he was preceded in death by a son richard bennett graves ii 19391996 survivors include his wife catherine louise casey graves 19152004 a native of spring valley wisconsin a daughter joyce louise graves bordelon b 1943 of austin texas a son dr thomas a graves b 1936 m earline beatrice daniels 19361999 of gulfport eight grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren a service will be at 2 pm today at bradfordo keefe funeral home in gulfport where friends may call one hour before service time interment will be in floral hills memorial gardens gulfport the sun herald december 27 2000 p a6 catherine louise casey graves expired on may 25 2004 at austin texas her corporal remains were interred at floral hills memorial gardens at gulfport mississippi the sun herald may 29 2004 dr ja graves came to biloxi in 1939 he graduated from the university of minnesota medical school and interned at charity hospital in new orleans at biloxi dr graves was very active in pursuing excellence in education he was presiden tof the biloxi municipal school board and a trustee of the mississippi gulf coast community college he was appointed to this position in may 1966 to replace lyle m page the daily herald may 6 1966 p 1  references  the daily herald dr graves appointed to board may 6 1966 the sun herald dr james alden graves december 27 2000 the sun herald catherine louise casey graves may 29 2004  walter j greaves walter joseph greaves 18571946 was born at clinton hinds county mississippi in june 1857 to william francis greaves 18241880 a native of charleston south carolina and eleanor matilda dupree 18371873 a mississippian his siblings were alma j greaves 18601902 m charles t harrison 18631948 marion lee greaves b 1862 and hal percy greaves 18671928  medicine studied at mississippi college  lucy h harrison and child   marriage walter j greaves married lucy h harrison  18701954 in hinds county mississippi on december 23 1885 lucy was born june 28 1870 at edwards hinds county mississippi to richard benjamin harrison  18311905 a tennessee native and virginia emaline gee harrison 18361912 the daughter of john h gee and julia a tanner virginia gee harrison s siblings were nancy a gee b 1834 virginia e gee b 1836 thomas e gee b 1838 william r gee b 1840 julia h gee b 1842 and elizabeth f gee b 18431850 sumter county alabama federal census m43215 p 281a john h gee had married julia a tanner on 1 december 1832 at williamson county tennessee franklin tennessee is the county seat of williamson county and is just south of nashville the capital city of the volunteer state williamson county tennessee mrb 18001866 p 384 before his demise in 1944 dr walter joseph greaves would marry three times lucy harrison anna t rice and nellie cloud he was the father five children lucy greaves 18861950 and eleanor virginia greaves 18901974 with lucy h harrison no children with anna t rice and three children with nellie cloud bonnie mae greaves b 1929 m armand m ganucheau 19201998 joyce elizabeth greaves 19312001 m robert lee corum and guy greaves  vicksburg in june 1900 walter j greaves was practicing medicine and living at 704 adams street in vicksburg mississippi three children had been born by this time but only two daughters were living lucy greaves 18861950 m john f miles 18841946 and eleanor virginia greaves 18901974 m cleveland pol huggins 18851933  children     lucy greaves lucy greaves 18861950 was born in october 17 1886 at vicksburg mississippi she married john  don  frisbe mills  18841946 on september 18 1915 at sister s residence on west howard avenue the reverend john campbell of the first presbyterian church of biloxi blessed their nuptial ceremony before family and friends mr miles was manager of the miles automotive company of newton iowa where the newly resided the daily herald september 20 1915 p 1 don f miles and lucy greaves miles were the parents of donna virginia miles rowe 19182004 the spouse of harry walter rowe 19201994 she passed december 7 2004 at pittsburgh pennsylvania don f miles passed at newton iowa on december 7 1946 while lucy greaves miles died on march 16 1950 at pittsburgh pennsylvania their committal was in the newton union cemetery at newton iowa the daily herald march 21 1950 p 8  eleanor v greaves   eleanor virginia greaves  189019 74 called virginia and virgie was born at biloxi on july 7 1890 on december 12 1912 in the church of redeemer in biloxi she married cleveland cleve pol huggins  18851933 son of george e huggins 18621951 and isabelle e pol 18641954 he was born at pascagoula mississippi on january 25 1885 and coached football at biloxi in 1908 at the time of their nuptials cleve huggins parents were living on west beach at biloxi he and virgie lived with them following their honeymoon to new orleans and he retuned to his work with the sheriff s staff in gulfport the biloxi daily herald november 28 1908 and the daily herald december 13 1912 p 1 they were the parents of two children virginia huggins 19131983 m to green and cleveland p huggins jr 19161990 the daily herald december 3 1974 p a2  cleveland p huggins  cleveland pol huggins was elected sheriff of harrison county mississippi and took office in january 1932 he expired on january 25 1933 while in office mrs virgie huggins was appointed sheriff of harrison county by governor martin mike sennett conner 18911950 virgie lost her office to oscar l meador in a special election held on march 10 1933 although about 6000 registered voters were expected to cast ballots in the race the turnout was close to 5100 voters resulting in the election of mr meador as their sheriff the daily herald march 9 1933 p 1 and march 13 1933 cleveland p huggins expired on january 25 1933 his corporal remains were interred the 6th addition of the biloxi cemetery after the demise of her husband sheriff cleveland p huggins on january 25 1933 virginia greaves huggins 18901974 was appointed sheriff of harrison county mississippi by governor martin sennett mike conner 18911950 she lost her post to oscar l meador in the special election held on march 10 1933  special election shortly after the demise of cleveland p huggins the denizens of harrison county voted on march 10 1933 for a new sheriff in addition to oscar l meador the candidates for the sheriff s post were curtis dedeaux duckworth george m foote 18731934 former threeterm gulfport mayor and harrison county state senator virgie e huggins and redfield although about 6000 registered voters were expected to cast ballots in the race the turnout for this special election was close to 5100 voters who elected oscar l meador as sheriff  the daily herald march 9 1933 p 1 and march 13 1933 p  virgie greaves huggins died on december 1 1974 her corporal remains were interred the 6th addition of the biloxi cemetery  divorce lucy harrison greaves filed for divorce from dr greaves the case was heard in the harrison county chancery court on 12 february 1914 in his chambers at gulfport chancellor stevens heard highly controversial and vehemently disputed arguments for several days before dismissing the combatants the daily herald february 12 1914 p 4 and february 21 1914 p 1  property transfer following their divorce dr greaves transferred warranty deeds to two houses 1107 west howard and 1111 west howard avenue to his daughters mrs cleveland pol huggins and miss lucy greaves the properties were valued at 4900 mrs huggins who lived on howard avenue planned immediately to occupy one of the deeded domiciles the daily herald september 17 1914 p 5  lady lawyer lucy harrison greaves passed the bar examination given to her by chancellor stevens she began practicing civil law at gulfport mississippi in july 1915 with wa phillips as phillips greaves at this time she was the only woman lawyer in mississippi the daily herald july 8 1915 p 1 she married walter joseph greaves 18581946 she passed on november 21 1954 at grand bay alabama the daily herald november 22 1954 p 12  anna t rice dr greaves married anna teresa rice 18741928 native of new orleans and the daughter of joseph m rice 18431900 an englishman and merchant at new orleans and margaret o neill 18471899 born in ireland their nuptials were performed by the reverend cc mulvihill in harrison county mississippi on 2 march 1915 anna expired in the crescent city on 27 july 1928 her final commitment may have been in st patrick s no 2 cemetery at new orleans the daily herald march 3 1915 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 27 p 267 and the new orleans states july 29 1928 p 2  new orleans dr greaves moved to new orleans before 1920 in january 1920 he and anna were living at 2020 canal street and he was practicing medicine 1920 orleans parish louisiana federal census t625619 p 7a ed 42 after the demise of anna t rice greaves walter j greaves married nellie mae cloud  19082005 a much younger woman and native of montgomery alabama she was the daughter of reuben sharp cloud 18831972 and ethel lula lavender 18891967 who later married charles edgar breaux 18901960 their first child  bonnie mae greaves  was born at new orleans in december 1929 in 1930 the family was domiciled at 1719 2 nd street in the crescent city the house was valued at 60001930 orleans parish federal census r809 p 18a ed 182  by 1940 nellie mae greaves had separated or divorced walter j greaves two more children had been born joyce elizabeth graves 19312001 m robert lee corum and guy greaves b 1936    nellie married edwin murphy lynch and had another child eugene michael lynch 19472009    children     bonnie m greaves  from the timespicayune may 7 1950 section iv p 7 bonnie mae greaves b 1929 married armand maxime ganucheau 19201998 on 10 june 1950 at new orleans she and armand had   from the timespicayune july 31 1958 p 74  joyce e greaves joyce joy elizabeth greaves 19312001 married robert lee corum in the first baptist church at nola in september 1958 she expired at nashville tennessee on november 18 2001  guy greaves   references    the daily herald 50th golden jubilee number biographical and historical 18841934  the daily herald gulfportbiloxi mississippi1934 john h lang  history of harrison county mississippi  the dixie press gulfport mississippi1936 the biloxi daily herald city news november 28 1908 the daily herald sheriffelect elmer will have bradley and huggins as deputies december 12 1911 the daily herald mr huggins and miss greaves wed december 12 1912 the daily herald greaves divorce case tried today february 12 1914 the daily herald greaves divorce suit dismissed february 21 1914 the daily herald greaves sic property is deeded to daughter sic september 17 1914 the daily herald huggins for assessor january 16 1915 the daily herald dr greaves weds march 3 1915 the daily herald woman lawyer lucy harrison greaves july 8 1915 the daily herald biloxi wedding milesgreaves a pretty affair september 20 1915 the daily herald huggins makes appointments january 4 1932 the daily herald sheriff huggins dies of pneumonia gov conner comes to attend funeral january 26 1933 the daily herald deputy acts as sheriff january 26 1933 the daily herald funeral of huggins held january 27 1933 the daily herald sheriff to be named friday seven in race march 9 1933 the daily herald official returns give meador 2133 mrs huggins 1636 march 13 1933 the daily herald mrs huggins ends her term march 20 1933 the daily herald mrs miles dies march 21 1950 the daily herald mrs virgie g huggins december 3 1974 the timespicayune bride elect bonne mae greaves with image may 7 1950 the timespicayune mrs robert lee corum joyce elizabeth greaves with image september 7 1958 the timespicayune edwin murphy lynch february 13 1975 section i p 16 the timespicayune nellie cloud lynch january 1 2006  dr frank g gruich sr dr frank g gruich sr 19202007 was born into this life on march 12 1920 on point cadet biloxi mississippi he was born through death into everlasting life on september 1 2007 at biloxi regional medical center dr gruich surmounted huge challenges from working in his grass roots in the shrimp factories to launching his life s love and passion for knowledge and education in medicine he always credited his perkinston junior college days as the catalyst for his career he graduated from tulane university medical school in 1945 he served his internship at charity hospital in new orleans he then served two years as a medical officer in the army upon his discharge as a captain he became associated with dr joseph kuljis in biloxi and practiced general medicine from 1948 1952 dr gruich underwent his specialized training in obstetrics and gynecology from 19521955 at the confederate memorial hospital in shreveport louisiana where he served as chief resident his senior year dr gruich went on to enjoy a distinguished career in medicine that spanned six decades  among his many recognitions a highlight in his life was his induction into the 1979 mississippi gulf coast junior college hall of fame at perkinston campus receiving the sam owen award also from perkinston and serving on the mississippi gulf coast community college board of trustees for over twenty years he also served for over twenty years on the advisory board of bankcorp south in 2006 the new surgical suite at biloxi regional hospital was dedicated to him where he served as chief of staff many years  dr gruich championed the efforts to keep catholic education a viable option for all he served for 39 years on the catholic school board always offering his reflective advice and counsel he remained a stalwart ambassador for the mississippi gulf coast community college his beloved ole miss his faith and catholic education  all who know dr g knew of his passion for sports second to none was football home life and sunday dinners were scheduled around kickoff as he rooted for his ole miss rebels and new orleans saints in baseball the atlanta braves were his team he also took on the professional teams the indiannapolis colts and the new york giants as he continued to support the manning boys  dr gruich is survived by his beloved wife and life partner gracie bo bodie gruich his children son frank g gruich jr of biloxi daughters maureen gruich of madison suzanne and her husband dave prokopchuk of cypress texas and mary grace and her husband joe marquardt of houston texas  dr gruich was blessed with seven grandchildren frank jr s children son frankie iii daughter bonnie and son nick his wife april all of biloxi maureen s daughters erin propst of madison and ryan claire propst of tupelo mary grace s sons maxim and cooper marquardt of houston texas  dr gruich was preceeded in death by his parents mitchell gruich sr and mary bohonovich gruich brothers august geagle tony breezy mithcell jr and sister marie the family expresses deep gratitude for your love and prayers in this enormous loss memorials can be made to the dr frank g gruich sr scholarship fund at st patrick s catholic high school or to his beloved charity the little sisters of the poor 1655 mcgill avenue mobile al 366041299  a mass of christian burial will be held tuesday september 4 2007 at 3 pm at our lady of fatima catholic church in biloxi where friends may visit from 1 pm until service time interment will follow in biloxi city cemetery the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral homes in biloxi is in charge of arrangements the sun herald september 3 2007  dr frank gruich dr g just loved being a doctor  from the sun herald biloxi mississippi sunday september 2 2007 p a12  dr frank gruich who rose from poverty on point cadet to success and esteem as a local obstetrician and gynecologist died saturday gruich 87 was the son of yugoslavian immigrants who labored hard in the seafood industry his character was forged as a young man during the great depression he studied hard and made his way to mississippi gulf coast community college at perkinston where he gained attention for his skill at chemistry despite never having taken a chemistry course in high school at perkinston gruich was given a medal as the best chemistry student in the state from mgccc he went on to the university of mississippi where he earned a scholarship from the kellogg foundation he joined the army which also helped pay for his education gruich later made his way to tulane s medical school and after going to work the young doctor cherished his new job title he carried that pride with him the rest of his life he was absolutely identified with his practice of medicine his daughter maureen gruich said that is who he was he was also a fierce advocate of dr gilbert mason a black colleague who became a local civil rights activist and staged a muchpublicized assembly on the beach in 1960 when mason was under fire at biloxi regional medical center over his activism gruich stood up for him and reminded the hospital s administration of the law a poor boy from the point gruich could identify with being disadvantaged after retiring in 1997 and delivering well over 5000 babies dr g as gruich was known continued to pay a daily visit to biloxi regional to visit old friends and coworkers he gave weather reports to personnel in the medicalrecords office which earned him the nickname the weatherman he also had a free lunch each day at the cafeteria which was never begrudged him considering his contributions to the place during his visits to the hospital gruich would also buy lunches for a couple of hospital workers he knew were having a hard time making ends meet he remembered being hungry in med school his daughter said gruich is survived by his wife gracie and his four children many of his relatives entered the medical profession because they were inspired by dr g s success the doctor was a big supporter of local schools particularly mercy cross but he also looked forward to the opening of the new st patrick catholic high school gruich served on the mgccc board of trustees and was loyal to ole miss his own academic triumphs over adverse circumstances led dr g to believe that in this country a degree was within anyone s reach education meant everything in the world to him maureen gruich said  references  the daily herald   dr frank gruich  september 3 1945 p 5 the daily herald   mitchell v gruich  february 24 1958 p 2 the sun herald   tony captain breezy gruich  may 18 1996 p c2 the sun herald   marie sophie gruich  december 27 1998 p a17 the sun herald   ms leoneade m gruich   march 10 2005 p a6 the sun herald   dr frank g gruich dr g just loved being a doctor   september 2 2007 p a12 the sun herald   dr frank g gruich sr  september 3 2007  percy p haslitt dr percy p haslitt  18801969 was born at marshall illinois he attended united brethern college northern illinois business college the university of illinois and physicians and surgeons medical college chicago haslitt did post graduate work at john hopkins hospital in 1917 dr haslitt enlisted in the army and served as a captain in the medical corps during ww i he spent most of his career in government service with the veterans administration serving at post in hines illinois murfreesboro and johnson city tennessee chicago biloxi and dallas texas in may 1950 after thirty years haslitt retired from federal service in 1951 dr haslitt moved to ocean springs and began a private practice his office was located in the young building at 624 washington avenue haslitt retired from medicine in 1959  the gulf coast times march 29 1951 p 1  percy p haslitt married martha gagen 18831943 also a native of marshall illinois she died at new orleans on february 5 1943 they had four children beulah clower biloxi mary jane pasquier shreveport je haslitt houma and bernard p haslitt biloxi at ocean springs dr haslitt resided in the manuel courts at 706 porter with his wife gladys he died on may 19 1969 and is buried at the southern memorial park in biloxi  references   the daily herald   dr haslitt former va doctor dies   may 20 1969 the daily herald   mrs pp haslit dies in new orleans   february 5 1943 the gulf coast times   dr haslitt to open officeocean springs   march 29 1951 the ocean springs record   well known doctor dies suddenly at va   may 29 1969  daniel l hollis daniel lester hollis  from sherry hollis shepherd and september 1922 passport image of dr dl hollis  daniel l hollis daniel lester hollis 18931975 was born on october 22 1893 at sulligent lamar county alabama to dr daniel dix hollis 18611927 and mary annie molloy hollis 18711941 in 1915 daniel graduated from the university of alabama with a medical degree and went to work as a surgeon in the birmingham infirmary at birmingham alabama in 1917 he was commissioned a lieutenant in the us army medical corps and served in arkansas georgia new york and tennessee lt hollis was honorably discharged after 18 months of active duty he maintained his commission in the army reserves for a number of years the daily herald july 31 1930 p 2 us dept of veterans affairs birls death file 18502010 relates that dr hollis was in the us army from march 6 1918 to december 20 1918  panamamexico in july 1919 dr hollis arrived in ancon panama to begin a threeyear tour in the canal zone employed by the panama health department during this time he had two vacations of sixty days each in the united states while in panama in august 1922 dr hollis applied for an emergency passport to cubajamaicaguatemala to begin his employment with union oil he actually went to tampico mexico as chief surgeon for the royal dutch petroleum corporation after 6 ½ years dr hollis and his family returned to sulligent alabama naraemergency passports applied for argentinavenezuela 19061925 vol 7 p 748749 and the daily herald july 31 1930 p 2 and april 20 1975 p 2  biloxi in the summer of 1930 dr hollis physician and surgeon and family arrived at biloxi mississippi from sulligent alabama they rented the beuhler house at 112 collins avenue hollis opened his office in the yerger building on west howard avenue near reynoir street in july 1930 he hired miss francis phillpott to be his office secretary the daily herald july 31 1930 p 2  family daniel l hollis and vola elizabeth cummings 18971994 were married june 12 1923 probably in san antonio texas she was born on april 4 1897 at mexico city mexico to charles ernest cummings 18601933 a native of brownsville texas and vola devona ruff 18741967 who born at baltimore maryland vola was a registered nurse when she met daniel l hollis at biloxi she was active in the first united methodist church of biloxi the lions auxiliary medical auxiliary chapter d peo red cross volunteer grey lady and other civic and social organizations the sun herald may 24 1994 p a2 daniel and vola c hollis were the parents of three sons daniel l hollis jr 19242000 m ruth temple 19281985 and patti pieri kimbrough charles dixie hollis 19282013 m vesta maddox b 1933 and william c hollis b 1935 m betty sue montgomery joan mcraney and ann bowden dickinson b 1949 dr hollis devoted his life to his family medical practice and was very proactive in the civic and social functions of his community he was an active participant of the biloxi public school board where he was its president and secretary during his twelve year tenure and served twentyfive years as football team physician for biloxi high school the daily herald april 20 1975 p a2 at the biloxi hospital and howard memorial hospital dr hollis had been chief of staff and secretary he had served in the same capacities with the coast counties medical society and was a member of the mississippi medical association and the southeastern congress of surgeons hollis was also past secretary of the gulf coast clinical society the daily herald april 20 1975 p a2 a world war i dr hollis was a member and past president of the charles s baudry american legion post in biloxi he had been past president of the biloxi lions club which selected his as its 1955 outstanding biloxi citizen the daily herald january 2 1956 p 1 daniel l hollis was a steward in the methodist church mason and shriner and a member of all york rite bodies member of the biloxi chamber of commerce mithras carnival organization and honorary member of the university of alabama a club dr daniel l hollis passed on april 19 1975 in the howard memorial hospital at biloxi he was survived by his spouse and three sons daniel l hollis jr of tuscaloosa alabama charles dixie hollis of biloxi and billy hollis of ocean springs mississippi bradfordo keefe funeral home of biloxi directed the funeral of dr hollis after services at the first united methodist church of biloxi internment was at southern memorial park in biloxi the daily herald april 20 1975 pa2  children daniel l hollis jr   dr daniel lester hollis jr   19242000 phd cdr usna ret passed away saturday march 18 2000 in hattiesburg forrestt county mississippi he slipped away peacefully after an extended illness lou gehrig s disease with his wife patti by his side the family will hold a memorial service at noon on saturday april 1 2000 in tuscaloosa alabama at christ episcopal church dan known as jabo to the family was born march 7 1924 in mexico city mexico his family moved to biloxi mississippi in the summer of 1930 where dan picked up his nickname due to his white hair he attended biloxi high school where he was awarded many honors including being chosen the best allround student played football was president of the student body member of the honor society and won its medal and was salutatorian of his graduating class dan matriculated to the university of alabama in in september 1942 where he was a member of the varsity track and field team and rifle team while at tuscaloosa he was appointed to annapolis by congressman william m colmer he arrived at the usna in july 1943 to commence his studies the sun herald march 25 2000 p a7 and the daily herald july 29 1943 p 8 dan l hollis jr earned a commission with the class of 1947 and went on to serve on ship as well as in the air he returned to the university of alabama for graduate school in 1954 but remained active with the naval reserves until he retired in 1972 while at the university of alabama dan met and married in 1956 ruth temple 19281985 a native of westboro massachusetts they had two children and both continued to work at the university except for 3 years when dan earned his phd in nuclear engineering at texas a m university dan went on to become full professor ruth t hollis lost her 3year struggle with leukemia in august 1985 dan was later blessed to meet and marry patti pieri kimbrough from hattiesburg mississippi in 1986 they began traveling to visit farflung family after both retired from their respective teaching careers in 1992 the sun herald march 25 2000 p a7 dan was survived by his wife patti p hollis of hattiesburg mississippi his daughter ann of tucson arizona his son dan hollis of monmouth new jersey his grandchildren daniel hollis and ashley hollis of monmouth new jersey and his brothers dixie hollis and billy hollis of biloxi and ocean springs mississippi the sun herald march 25 2000 p a7  charles d hollis1946 bhs   charles dixie hollis  19282013    known as dixie was born on february 11 1928 in san antonio texas he graduated from biloxi high school in may 1946 dixie ran track and played football in high school he was offered several college scholarships for his track and field abilities mr hollis graduated from the university of mississippi and received a masters degree from the university of alabama he served in the us army dixie was employed at the biloxi veterans administration as domiciliary chief until his retirement he served on the biloxi school board biloxi jaycees biloxi yacht club and was commodore in 1964 biloxi bay chamber and several other associations circa 1955 dixie married vesta maddox b 1933 who was born september 8 1933 at richton mississippi they were the parents of two children cheryl sherry elizabeth hollis b 1957 m preston shepherd b 1956 and resides in knoxville tennessee and charles dix hollis jr b 1961 is married to erin richelle williams b and they are residents of biloxi the hollis family resided on wilkes ave until hurricane katrina and relocated after the destructive tempest to babineaux place in the la bonne terre subdivision across biloxi s back bay sherry hollis shepherdknoxville tennesseejune 2013 dixie hollis died at biloxi on september 6 2013 his corporal remians were interred in southern memorial park  mr biloxi high1952 william c hollis   william billy cummings hollis   19342017 was born may 21 1934 at biloxi mississippi he married betty sue montgomery a native of roanoke virginia they had a daughter deborah hollis born on february 1 1956 billy and betty sue divorced and he wedded joan mcraney from mccomb mississippi and they were without children in harrison county mississippi on august 9 1980 billy hollis married ann bowden dickinson b 1949 the daughter of jack ward bowden and evelyn schneider bowden ann is an attorney with butlersnow she is graduate of the university of southern mississippi and received her law degree from ole miss sherry hollis shepherd june 2013 and harrison co mississippi 2 nd jd circuit court mrb 20 p 499 billy hollis graduated from biloxi high school in may 1952 he played football and baseball in high school hollis graduated from the university of alabama as an engineer he was a naval aviator during the vietnam war the daily herald may 30 1952 p 8 and sherry hollis shepherdjune 2013 billy and ann bowden hollis reside in gulf hills on north shore drive billy acquired a carroll ishee built home here in january 1967 from kelly g weems jr the ishee house was built in 1960 for ross l horton billy hollis died at ocean springs mississippi on october 17 2017 jackson co mississippi land deed bk 303 p 235 and the sun herald october 18 2017 dr daniel lester hollis died at biloxi mississippi on april 19 1975 vola expired on may 21 1994 also at biloxi dr hollis corporal remains were interred in southern memorial park cemetery at biloxi mrs hollis life was celebrated with a memorial service  references  the daily herald daniel hollis jr usna academy appointee july 29 1943 the daily herald seniors blossom out in cap and gown at bhsexcercises may 30 1952 the daily herald hollis receives outstanding cup award at biloxi january 2 1956 the daily herald dr daniel hollis dies april 20 1975 the sun herald vola elizabeth cummings hollis may 24 1994 the sun herald charles dixie hollis september 8 2013 the sun herald billy hollis october 18 2017  dr absalom jackson ii dyer reports in along the gulf  1895 that in june 1894  dr a jackson  18411925 and his wife laura scott 18441922 opened the ocean springs hotel dyer s laud of the jacksons follows  they have the best accommodations for excursionists commercial travelers and families and as ocean springs is unsurpassed for healthfulness being free from epidemics etc it makes one of the prettiest spots on the coast at which to pass a vacation guests of the hotel can be served with mineral water from the famous marble springs controlled by them  dr jackson renewed his lease for another year as indicated by this line in the pascagoula democratstar of october 11 1895  dr a jackson has leased that popular hostelry the ocean springs hotel which will continue under his excellent management for another year  dr absalom jackson ii 18421925 a dentist was the son of absalom jackson 18051870 and emma boling 1810pre1860 he was born on january 26 1842 at mayhew autauga county now elmore county alabama of which wetumpka near montgomery is the present day county seat dr jackson arrived in biloxi mississippi circa 1902 he was fond of children and was well liked in the community a veteran of the civil war ab jackson ii served gallantly with company e of the 5 th alabama infantry  the daily herald october 28 1925 p 1 and bradfordo keefe burial bk 14 p 3   dr jackson married laura scott 18451922 she was born february 28 1845 at auburn alabama the daughter of william scott they had a son absalom jackson iii 18791959 bradfordo keefe bk 11 p 220  ocean springs several years before he retired to biloxi dr absalom jackson and his small family resided at ocean springs mississippi a small resort community on the east side of the bay of biloxi here in june 1894 dr jackson leased and managed the ocean springs hotel charles l dyer in along the gulf  1895 lauded the jacksons management of this resort as follows  they have the best accommodations for excursionists commercial travelers and families and as ocean springs is unsurpassed for healthfulness being free from epidemics etc it makes one of the prettiest spots on the coast at which to pass a vacation guests of the hotel can be served with mineral water from the famous marble springs controlled by them  dr ab jackson renewed his lease for another year as indicated by this line in the pascagoula democratstar of october 11 1895  dr a jackson has leased that popular hostelry the ocean springs hotel which will continue under his excellent management for another year  in 1895 augustus smith was the proprietor of a white barbershop on jackson avenue opposite the ocean springs hotel  the pascagoula democratstar august 23 1895 p 3  in late february 1898 dr wc jackson a prominent medical practitioner at montgomery and a brother of dr ab jackson visited him at the ocean springs hotel  the pascagoula democratstar february 25 1898 p 3    after leaving the ocean springs hotel probably after the fall season of 1898 dr and mrs jackson relocated to the mobile area operating the spring hotel in 1900  the pascagoula democratstar february 2 1900 p 3  this is corroborated somewhat by the fact that in november 1898 dr jackson s son ab jackson iii went to mobile employed with the ymca as a stenographer  the pascagoula democratstar february 25 1898 p 3  new management arrived at the old hostelry on biloxi bay in may 1899 when fm allen of chicago took control of the ocean springs hotel  the pascagoula democratstar may 26 1899 p 3    biloxi in october 1903 absalom jackson ii located to the mexican gulf resort town of biloxi mississippi initially the jacksons were guest of colonel harrison smith hyatt 18331906 a new york native and solicitor formerly of ocean springs here he practiced dentistry  the pascagoula democratstar november 6 1903 p 3    the election in july 1910 dr ab jackson entered the political arena at biloxi he ran to represent the people of the 2 nd ward as their city alderman a local journal related the following about ab jackson s political advent  dr a jackson is well known to the voters of biloxi for the past nine years he has been a resident of the city engaged in the practice of his professiondentistry prior to coming to biloxi he successfully conducted for eight years the ocean springs hotel since destroyed by fire and during its existence one of the largest institutions of its kind on the coast should dr jackson be elected he will no doubt prove a valuable member of that body   the ocean springs news july 23 1910 p 1   the biloxi democratic party held its first primary elections on august 22 1910 dr jackson faced eh benedict and frank b castanera 18701934 he placed second receiving 28 of the ballots cast but qualified for the second primary race against mr castanera  the daily herald august 23 1910 p 1   dr jackson withdrew from the race only days before the second democratic primary was held on august 29 1910 he gave no explanation for his quitting the contest against mr castanera who was declared the winner age could have been a factor as dr jackson was approaching seventy years  the daily herald august 30 1910 p 1    death dr jackson and his wife both died at biloxi in the care of their son ab jackson iii 18791959 who resided at 124 west beach laura scott jackson expired on january 5 1922 after funeral services at her son s residence her corporal remains were sent via the l n railroad to auburn alabama for perpetual internment at biloxi mrs jackson was a dedicated methodist and attended services and worked diligently at the main street methodist church in addition she commenced the first chapter of the united daughters of the confederacy at biloxi at the time of her demise dr jackson was residing at bayou la batre alabama  the daily herald january 5 1922 p 4    dr ab jackson followed his spouse in death on october 28 1925 like his spouse his corporal remains were sent by the l n railroad to auburn alabama for internment bradfordo keefe burial bk 14 p 3 and the daily herald october 28 1925 p 1   his great grandson glenn andrews ii of anniston alabama relates that ab jackson ii was buried in his confederate states of america military uniform dr jackson vowed that if the south lost the civil war that he would never shave his face needless to say he died with a very long beard glenn andrews ii august 3 2001  solomon e johnson   solomon sol escol johnson  18881951 was born on february 2 1888 at reform alabama during wwi he served in france as a sgt major in the us army and was gassed by the germans returning from the service he studied dentistry as meharry medical and dental college in nashville tennessee sol e johnson married ruth overta keys johnson 19031984 was born at ocean springs on september 17 1903 to thomas i keys 18611930 merchant and us postmaster and aseline smith keys 18801930 she was educated at jackson state university and was principal of the ocean springs black public school for several years before her marriage to dr solomon escol sol johnson 18881951 in the late 1920s she also taught school in biloxi and was dean of women at jackson state university mrs johnson was a member of the st james united methodist church dental auxiliary of mississippi zeta phi beta sorority and links inc sol and ruth had a son dr solomon e johnson jr 19301982 the daily herald may 16 1984 p a2 dr johnson and family resided in chicago until isaac keys her father became ill in the early 1930s they moved to ocean springs to care for him and sol e johnson was deemed qualified to practice dentistry in mississippi in february 1931 a son solomon e johnson ii 19301982 had been born on february 28 1930 abbey c johnson may 7 2002 and jxco ms physician s license bk 1 p 211 in the 1940s dr johnson practiced dentistry at 737 main street in biloxi he expired on april 3 1951 in the biloxi va hospital and his corporal remains were sent to the biloxi national cemetery for internment after sol s death ruth became dean of women at jackson state university she also traveled extensively to the caribbean and europe with dr jacob l reddix 18971973 president of jackson state and his family the johnsons resided in the keys family home at 1105 desoto street where he built a tennis court dr johnson was an avid bridge player as well as tennis afficianado myrtle j keys april 29 2002 and abbie c johnson may 7 2002  solomon e johnson ii  solomon e johnson ii 19301982 studied medicine at howard university in washington dc while an intern at homer g phillips hospital in st louis he met abbie crawford b 1935 an attractive and intelligent young nurse from poplar grove missouri they were married in the keys home at ocean springs on may 4 1958 after visiting itta bena in the mississippi delta where dr johnson was recruited to practice medicine he decided upon the mississippi gulf coast and settled on magnolia drive in moss point mississippi the johnson s large twostory home on magnolia was erected by his uncles marshall h keys and earl m keys dr sol e johnson ii died at moss point on january 7 1982 his corporal remains were sent to ocean springs for internment in the evergreen cemetery abbie c johnson may 7 2002  solomon e johnson iii sol e johnson iii 19591999 was born at moss point he finished moss point high school in 1977 and matriculated to dillard university at new orleans sol e johnson iii was employed as an analytical researcher with kv pharmaceuticals in missouri he expired at olivette missouri on february 7 1999 his remains were brought to machpelah cemetery in pascagoula mississippi for burial  the mississippi press february 8 1999   references  the daily herald mrs ruth johnson may 16 1984  f dudley jones   dr frank dudley jones  19071985 called dudley was born at aiken south carolina on june 5 1907 the son of dr frank d jones and mary catherine wyman jones in 1928 he completed his undergraduate work at the presbyterian college and medical school in clinton south carolina and was a graduate of the medical university of south carolina at charleston in 1935 dudley jones became a physician during the depression years and found his way into the medical profession via the military working at civilian conservation corps camps and wpa sites circa 1937 while stationed at fort bliss texas near el paso he met his future wife virginia kirkpatrick 19101983 at a polo match miss kirkpatrick had been born at ripley tennessee on december 13 1910 their first son kirk jones arrived in 1938 and scott jones was born in 1940  the daily herald june 12 1985 p a2 and scott jones september 27 2004   the kirkpatrick family had relocated to el paso when virginia k jones was a small child her father founded tristates motors and was the ford dealer for west texas new mexico and arizona unfortunately like many american entrepreneurs the depression devastated the kirkpatrick family fortunes mr kirkpatrick was a personal friend of edsel ford and occasionally hosted him and other ford executives for cougar hunts in the mountains of west texas  scott jones september 27 2004   dr dudley jones spent the years of ww ii in north africa and in the chinaburmaindia campaign in southeast asia he commanded field hospitals for triage and the evacuation of wounded american and allied soldiers after the conflict dr jones retuned to texas and was billeted at a military hospital in san antonio his family spent the war years at austin before he retired from the us army dr jones and family was stationed at miami and kansas where he was discharged in the late 1940s his military awards included the world war ii victory with one bronze star and the american defense service medal dr jones continued to serve his country in the national guard until his 1967 retirement as a lt colonel  the daily herald june 12 1985 p a2 and scott jones september 27 2004  f dudley jones was employed as a physician with a large railroad possibly the southern pacific at lordsburg new mexico when he accepted a position at with the gay clinic at biloxi mississippi in 1950 dr jones had met dr elmer d gay a member of the gay clinic medical staff while in the military scott jones september 28 2004  gay clinic the gay clinic was led by doctors fred shinn gay 18791953 his spouse dr emma von greyerz gay 18781972 a german swiss immigrant and elmer d gay 19061980 a nephew educated in chicago their medical clinic was founded at biloxi in 1942 and it was situated on briarfield avenue in west biloxi their practice was renowned for its treatment of bronchial asthma the gay treatment consisted primarily of a redcolored medicine vitamins and relief agents after a month the efficacious effects of dr gay s formulated medicine usually resulted in a complete cure from the dreaded wheezing cough of asthma  the daily herald august 29 1972 p 2 and  down south junejuly 1951 p 19  ghostly tales much of the previous information on the dr dudley jones family was kindly provided by scott jones his son who is now retired in ocean springs scott was an outstanding athlete at biloxi high school and was awarded a football scholarship to mississippi state university in 1959 in an interview scott jones related that their lovers lane home had been vacant for many years before they relocated here from kensington drive at biloxi in 1959 vines had grown up the exterior walls to the fascia of the structure wesley balius a biloxi carpenter made exterior and interior repairs to the edifice for dr jones prior to the jones occupation an anecdotal tale about the rh holmes place was circulating in the community describing it as haunted as previously stated mary c holmes had relocated to corpus christi after her husband s demise in 1948 she left large mirrors on the walls which when viewed through the windows appeared to have surreal images of people moving in them with his background in construction and engineering scott was impressed with the oil furnace heating system of their new home on biloxi bay in december 1963 dr f dudley jones conveyed his lovers lane residence to  jj sims and myrle sims  jxco ms land deed bk 249 p 536 dr f dudley jones expired at biloxi mississippi circa june 10 1985 his corporal remains were interred in the southern memorial park cemetery in biloxi his wife preceded him in death at el paso texas passing on there in december 1983  the daily herald june 12 1985 p a2    references   joseph kuljis   references  the timespicayune march 19 1988  diego b martinez   dr diego benigno ben martinez  18981948 was born on september 19 1898 at new orleans to richmond james martinez 18681954 and laura koen 18801957 he was educated at the rugby academy at nola and tulane university during world war i ben was a medical student at tulane university in new orleans and graduated from its medical school in 1922 dr martinez was an active member of the following medical societies honorary life member of the american college of surgeons a fellow of the pittsburgh obstetrical and gynecological society pittsburgh academy of medicine american medical association mississippi state medical association and the coast counties medical and southern medical associations dr martinez was a resident of pittsburgh for 13 years before coming to biloxi mississippi in september 1938 to practice medicine and surgery at pittsburgh he was a senior staff member of the es magee and presbyterian hospitals and associate professor of obstetrics at the university of pittsburg in biloxi dr martinez had an office was situated over the grant drug store on west howard avenue  oak park after 1930 dr martinez had married mary francis rheinberger b 1908 the daughter of frank l rheinberger and ida rheinberger both illinois natives she had been born at new york but was reared in glen ridge township essex county new jersey in december 1938 the martinezs permitted a home on kensington drive in oak park subdivision at biloxi valued at 2500 the daily herald december 31 1938 p 2 between november 1938 and may 1942 dr martinez and spouse acquired lot 13 lot 14 lot 12 and a part of lot 15 in block 1 of the replat of the oak park subdivision from various vendors harrison co mississippi land deed bk 223 p 363 bk 224 p 122 bk 224 p 305 and bk 242 p 217 in june 1946 dr db martinez and wife conveyed their kensington drive home and lots 121314 and the n 50 feet of lot 15 to mrs mary r wegmann b 1895 of new orleans the consideration was 22500 mary was born at alabama and was the wife of alphonse john wegmann 18911956 alphonse was in the seafood business and owner of bagille s seafood company he had business interests in alabama and died at mobile on december 6 1956 while a resident of pass christian mississippi harrison co mississippi land deed bk 287 p 281 and the timespicayune december 7 1956 p 4 dr ben martinez and wife moved from biloxi to slidell louisiana in 1942 he died at new orleans on february 26 1948 and was survived by his spouse his parents a sister andrea martinez jackson 19021986 and nephew colville cameron jackson 19292007 both of gloster mississippi and urban charles koen 18961938 an uncle at biloxi  references  harrison co mississippi chancery court cause no 23398 dr db martinez v state of mississippi may 1946 the daily herald new doctor in biloxi september 13 1938 the daily herald new oak park home december 31 1938 the daily herald dr db martinez dies in new orleans february 26 1948 the timespicayune dr db martinez funeral today february 27 1948 the timespicayune aj wegmann funeral today december 17 1956 the timespicayune martinez december 10 1957 the timespicayune martinez estate totals 56315869 february 21 1958  gilbert r mason the much respected dr gilbert rutldege mason sr 19282006 departed this life the morning of saturday july 8 2006 at the ocean springs hospital in ocean springs mississippi after a prolonged illnesscompelled to ensure equal civil liberties for all dr gilbert r mason sr was a fearless patriot who often was one of the first in a group of concerned citizens that fought for soicaal change justice and civil rights he was commonly referred to as the civil rights doctor or the drum major for freedom recognized for his local state and national activism he joined his friends and allies aaron henry 19221997 and the martyred medgar w evers 19251963 to combat injustices in one of the nation s most notorious bastions of segregation from beaches blood and ballots a black doctor s civil rights struggle 1998 dr mason was a dedicated physician who was committed to quality health care and fundamental patient rights for those on the gulf coast and the entire state of mississippi he fought for respect for the dignity of black patients and white patients alike and for equal status of black physicians in previously all white hospitals and the medical community at largea focal point of his tireless legacy was to effect equal access to education in the public schools in biloxi and all harrison county a tradition of segregation compelled the dynamic dr mason to fight the jim crow school systems and to demand equal opportunity for the best possible public education for all children distressed by inequality in voting rights dr mason and others pioneered political awareness among black citizens through staunch involvement with the national association for the advancement of colored people naacp and the democratic party he employed every tool to establish voting rights as well as voter education programs his fight for desegregation of the biloxi public schools and spearheading the beach wade ins were his most legendary accomplishments dr gilbert rutledge mason sr was born at home in jackson mississippi on october 7 1928 he was the third child of willie a and adeline mason an intellectually curious child he was educated in public schools and was a 1945 graduate of lanier high school in jackson mississippi he participated in boy scouting among many other activities and was one of the first black mississippians to earn the rank of eagle scout at a young age of sixteen dr mason pursued an undergraduate degree at tennessee state university in nashville during his freshman year he met and fell in love with natalie lorraine hamlar of roanoke virginia whom he married in 1950 while in college dr mason became a member of zeta mu lambda chapter of alpha phi alpha fraternity beginning one of his most inspiring and precious life long activities in 1949 he completed studies with high distinction earning a double degree in chemistry and biology with a minor in math obviously having a keen mind oriented toward science he decided to pursue a doctor of medicine degree at howard university in washington dc he graduated with honors in the spring of 1954 he completed an internship at homer g phillips hospital in st louis missouri one of the foremost post graduate training institutions for africanamerican physicians in later years he was proud to earn certification as a diplomate of the american academy of family physicians and he maintained his board certification status almost until the year of his retirement determined to make his home in mississippi dr mason identified biloxi as the place he wanted to begin his medical career he moved with his wife and year old son gilbert jr and established a medical practice in 1955 the masons quickly became members of first missionary baptist church in biloxi because of his commitment to community he became a scout master troop 416 serving as a mentor for hundreds of young men who have gone on to achieve various successes inspired by his life he became a member of the pta masonic lodge 33rd degree and elks lodge with a great command and impeccable knowledge of roberts rules of order he demanded proper parliamentary procedure in his civic activities he often felt his most significant contribution to the community was founding the biloxi branch of the naacp in 1960 of which he was president for more than 30 years dr mason became affiliated with the biloxi hospital later known as howard memorial obtaining hospital privileges but was unfairly limited to courtesy status only from 1955 to 1966 he could not participate fully as a member of the medical staff because of the traditions of segregation in 1967 he conferred full staff privileges and would later become a member of the state board of health the state board of medical examiners licensing board and was selected chairman of the family practice section at biloxi regional hospital he practiced also at gulf coast medical center and the select specialty hospital dr mason also served as a contract physician for the us public health service caring for members of the merchant marine for many years he practiced family medicine until his retirement in 2002 at which time he was honored by city leaders fellow physicians patients and those who walked with him in his struggle for equality his son dr gilbert rutledge mason jr carries on his tradition in the medical field as a primary care physician dr mason sr s retirement was accelerated by his having a stroke in december 1997after retirement dr mason remained active with the mississippi state board of archives and history he also became more active in his church through bible study and prayer meetings while sharing his intense knowledge of scripturein december 2004 he had the good fortune of marrying the very loving caring and supportive gwendolyn l anderson which renewed his spirit and gave him a new found enthusiasm for life dr mason suffered a debilitating second stoke in february 2005 after months of rehabilitation care dr gilbert rutledge mason sr departed this life peacefully in the early morning hours on july 8th 2006 dr gilbert r mason sr is preceded in death by his parents willie atwood mason and adeline mason his sister rozelia mason stamps his brother willie l mason and his first wife natalie l hamlar mason 19271999 he will be missed by his endearing wife gwendolyn lewis anderson mason motherinlaw ada lewis sisterinlaw elnora n mason niece carolyn mason stamps varnado he is survived by his beloved daughters diane marcelin gilda yvette sizor yolanda marie juzang angela rose juzang and gilbert jr s ex spouse givonna joseph his sons darian anderson karen david owens mason adam owens and dr gilbert rutledge mason jr grandchildren aria mason darian jr and adarian anderson alejandro castillo masai and julian marcelin jordan mason sizor and nigel rutledge sizor tai juzangmcfadden jaalon and english juzang pratt he will be missed by a host of various great uncles great aunts great cousins uncles aunts cousins nieces nephews niece and nephewinlaws brother and sistersinlaw and adoring stepchildren and their spouses visitation for the public will be friday july 14 2006 from 300 pm to 9 pm in the sanctuary of greater st john ame church biloxi mississippi 551 division street burial services will be private a public memorial tribute is planned for july 30th at 300 pm at the mississippi coast coliseum open to all dr mason s funeral services were under the auspices of the house of richmond biloxi mississippi interview date 11112002 gilbert r mason sr wadein activist and physician was born in jackson mississippi on october 7 1928 when he graduated from jackson s lanier high school in 1945 mason dreamed of becoming a doctor he earned a bs degree from tennessee state university in 1949 he earned an md degree from howard university medical school in 1954 and served a year as an intern at homer g phillips hospital in st louis missouri mason started a family practice in biloxi mississippi in 1955 in may 1959 he led a nonviolent protest against the whites only section of a federally funded gulf coast beach mason s group was arrested subsequent wadeins ignited some of the bloodiest white rioting in mississippi history these resulted in a successful antidiscrimination lawsuit against the state of mississippi the first such case filed in us history at the same time mason filed the first school desegregation lawsuit in the history of biloxi which he also won mason collaborated with other mississippi naacp activists including winston hudson amzie moore aaron henry and medgar evers he helped the naacp join with core sncc and sclc to form the council of federated organizations cofo mason played a role in cofo s massive black voter registration drive the freedom summer of 1964 mason served as president of the mississippi naacp for thirtythree years the recipient of numerous awards as a physician mason was recognized with a special commendation by joint resolution of the mississippi state legislature on march 1 2002 for his contributions to the biloxi regional medical center he resided in biloxi where he was known as the civil rights doctor until his death on july 8 2006 on sunday july 30 2006 the mayor of biloxi mississippi proclaimed it to be dr gilbert mason day in biloxi selected bibliography dr gilbert mason and james patterson smith blood and ballots a black doctor s civil rights struggles university press of mississippi1998    testimonials biloxi members of the first missionary baptist church remembered dr gilbert r mason sr on sunday as an avid bible scholar and a man who was earnest in his worship at the biloxi church deacon lj travis church mother luvern gines and others spoke about mason following services at the church s temporary location on main street about two blocks away from the damaged sanctuary that has been cleared from esthers boulevard mason one of the state s leading crusaders for racial equality died friday night after a long illness he was 77 in his civil rights struggle mason is remembered as the organizer of beach wadeins the state s first civil disobedience he was also a medical doctor mississippi naacp president derrick johnson on saturday said the state has five pillars who worked to ensure the discrimination of citizens of mississippi will no longer exist and he is one of those five aaron henry winston hudson medgar evers cc bryant and gilbert mason those are the five who fought for the freedom of mississippi during a time when it was not popular or safe and despite many threats on their lives they continued to fight travis deacon for 25 years said mason was unable to attend many services during his early years because of the hectic medical and community work schedule but during his later years bible study was his favorite church activity gines who said the physician delivered all eight of her children said mason was sincere and strong in his faith she never knew him to hold a church office but the congregation provided time for him to speak at worship services and special programs he would always have the last word gines said we honored him that much that we would ask him do you have anything to say she said he came at a time when blacks needed a doctor and changed biloxi for them and all people he changed the schools and the whole city of biloxi he will be missed she said church member vonnie travis said at one point mason encouraged her to take over leadership of a local martin luther king celebration he was an encourager she said he was a great fan of and an excellent communicator in developing winning habits the sun herald july 10 2006  references  dr gilbert mason and james patterson smith beaches blood and ballots a black doctor s civil rights struggles university press of mississippi jackson mississippi1998 the daily herald dr mason fined 300 and sentenced 10 days august 18 1964 the sun herald natalie l hamlar mason july 5 1999 the sun herald dr gilbert r mason sr coast human rights pioneer dies july 8 2006 the sun herald dr gilbert r mason sr mason battled for human rights july 9 2006 the sun herald despite threats mason continued fighting for equality in mississippi july 10 2006 the sun herald dr gilbert r mason sr a hero in the struggle against hatred july 11 2006 the sun herald dr gilbert r mason sr july 14 2006 p a4 the sun herald we have lost a giant of a mancivil rights doctor praised july 15 2006 the sun herald dr gilbert r mason sr december 27 2006 p a2  daniel a nash mayor of biloxi from 18991900 dr daniel arthur nash  18581904 was born at livingston sumter county alabama on december 10 1858 his parents were preston g nash 18211880 a virginia born attorney and later chancery clerk of sumter county alabama and by birth and a native of north carolina  marriage and family in 1900 he married elizabeth lizzie carraway 18691935 of jackson mississippi she was the daughter of john chapman carroway 18431901 and arcola carroway 18481933 john c carroway 18731931 mrs nash s brother was cashier at the bank of biloxi and later the couple had a child born circa 1901 that expired at birth professional painless dentistry dr da nash dentist office in the picard building opposite the opera house biloxi mississippi teeth pulled and extracted without pain my method is a simple discovery scientifically applied and perfectly harmless  the biloxi herald july 22 1893 p 1    politics elected aldermanatlarge and served in this capacity in 1895 and 1896  the biloxi herald february 18 1896 p 1  in 1900 the carroway family lived on front street at biloxi 1900 harrison county mississippi federal census t623 808 p 1a ed 31  mayoral appointment with the resignation of mayor ht howard  dr daniel a nash alderman of ward 3 was appointed mayor of biloxi by governor anselm j mclauren 18481909 after resigning his position as city alderman daniel a nash took the oath of office on september 5 1899  the biloxi daily herald    yachtsman dr nash was heavily involved in the biloxi yacht club and southern gulf yachting association he served as commodore of the byc and  urania dr nash and william via owned the swift racing yacht urania at the 1903 annual gulfport yacht club regatta they decided not to sail urania to defend the gcya cup held by the biloxi yacht club the owners felt that their craft could win the upcoming gulfport regatta but were offended by criticism resulting from the baywaveland race in which mr via s piloting of the urania met with scrutiny william nels johnson 18641903 the builder of urania  had sailed her to six wins in seven matches against all comers the boat had new sails and the owners felt that she had no other rival on the mississippi coast except the gladiola dr nash commented that the urania was for sale  the biloxi daily herald july 29 1903 p 1   the biloxi herald august 14 1897 p 5  nash home and fire in the spring of 1897 dr nash let a contract to william p burke 18581924 to erect a sixroom cottage in the keller addition subdivision on the biloxi front beach john c carraway his brotherinlaw was also having his residence built nearby by john r harkness 18271903   the biloxi herald april 3 1897 p 1  dr nash s beach front domicile west of the biloxi cemetery was destroyed in a large conflagration on february 10 1902 faulty electric wiring was believed to be the origin of the fire dr nash escaped from the burning structure with a minimal amount of clothing on his person the vacant judge hc turley home adjacent to the nash place was saved by a volunteer bucket brigade dr nash estimated his losses at 5000 which included many painting and silverware he carried 3000 in insurance with the swan agency  the biloxi daily herald february 11 1902 p 1  it is interesting to note that judge hc turley was appointed postmaster at natchez in april 1897 during the william mckinley 18431901 presidential administration judge turley was republican national committeeman for mississippi from 1900 to february 1904  the biloxi herald april 3 1897 p 1 and the new york times february 28 1904 p 1  in june 1902  dr nash and family took up quarters at the montross hotel on the biloxi waterfront they later relocated to a home on the corner of howard avenue and couevas street in late august 1903 he planned to hold a fire works celebration at his home for the children of ward 2 if james k vardaman 18611930 was elected governor of mississippi mr vardaman was elected and served one term as governor  the biloxi daily herald june 30 1902 p 8 and august 27 1903 p 6    da nash doctor of dental surgery hours 830 am600 pm office upstairs bank of biloxi building  the biloxi daily herald october 21 1903 p 4    accidental death dr daniel a nash expired at his biloxi residence in late march 1904 he was accidentally shot to death with his own shot gun the funeral was held at his couevas street residence with the reverend hw van hook of the biloxi methodist church presiding dr nash was eulogized by the biloxi daily  in his death the city of biloxi has lost a useful and progressive citizen who had the future of the place he had adopted as his home close to his heart  his corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery  the biloxi daily herald march 26 1904 p 5 and the progress april 2 1904 p 4    elizabeth c nash and hd lowd in may 1908 elizabeth lizzie carraway nash married howard dickson lowd 18601910 at biloxi howard was her childhood sweetheart in jackson mississippi initially he made his livelihood in the newspaper business as a printer s apprentice and bookkeeper for the clarion at jackson in 1886 howard d lowd commenced his own journal  the daily advertiser it failed after two years and he went to washington dc to work for the government printing office in 1907 hd lowd returned to his native jackson to become manager of the daily news composing room he became telegraph editor before relocation to birmingham alabama to work in a similar post with the birmingham ledger howard d lowd expired in the nation s capitol in january 1910  the daily herald january 12 1910 p 8   lizzie carroway nash lowd and her mother eventually relocated to st louis missouri they were residence of the washington hotel in 1930 and of the monterrey hotel in august 1931 when john c carroway her brother expired at st louis on july 30 1931 his corporal remains were sent to biloxi mississippi for internment in the family plot in the biloxi cemetery  1930 st louis co missouri federal census r1244 pp 8a and 8b ed 218 and the daily herald august 6 1931    references  the biloxi daily herald business and professional men  the biloxi daily herald biloxi mississippi1902 p 53  journals the biloxi herald   a fish story   july 1 1893 p 8 the biloxi herald   advertisement   july 22 1893 the biloxi herald   local happenings  december 28 1894 the biloxi herald   woodmen of the world   august 31 1895 the biloxi herald   new officers   february 18 1896 the biloxi herald     april 3 1897 the biloxi daily herald   city officials   january 28 1899 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi new mayor   september 1 1899 the biloxi daily herald   city council   september 9 1899 the biloxi daily herald   john c carroway dies   april 21 1901 p 1 the biloxi daily herald   dr nash s house burned to the ground last night   february 11 1902 the biloxi herald   city news   june 29 1902 the biloxi daily herald   senator mclaurin   october 21 1902 the biloxi daily herald   races saturday   august 19 1902 the biloxi daily herald   bank of biloxi   may 2 1903  the biloxi daily herald    urania will not enter   july 29 1903 the biloxi daily herald   fireworkif   august 27 1903 the biloxi daily herald   advertisement   october 21 1903 the biloxi daily herald   dr nash killed   march 26 1904 the biloxi daily herald   funeral of dr nash   march 28 1904 the clarion  jackson mississippi   mortuary notice   april 27 1887 the daily herald   howard d lowd dies at capital   january 12 1910 the daily herald   weekly list of deed filed   september 27 1912 the daily herald   john carraway  sic  buried   august 6 1931 the daily herald   arcola carroway   september 1933 the daily herald   lizzie c lowd   june 1935 the new york times   southern republican quits   february 28 1904 the  ocean springs  progress   personal news interest   april 2 1904 p 4  john b o keefe john bernard o keefe  19252004 was born at ocean springs mississippi the son of jeremiah joseph ben o keefe  18941954 a native of new orleans and teresa josephine slattery 18941995 a native of shreveport louisiana and the daughter of john b slattery and mary ellen herron slattery his sibings were  alice mary o keefe  19222011 m leo john sebastian 19151995  jeremiah jerry joseph o keefe iii  b 1923 m annette saxon 19241998 and martha sue peterson and joseph ben  o keefe  19301999 m jennie dew boone in harrison county mississippi john b o keefe married sue jo biddy 19341991 of hughes springs cass and morris counties texas on july 4 1954 children  dennis curren o keefe m shellie anne semski  susan colleen o keefe m daniel scott rush  daniel biddy o keefe m celeste ann foster and david scott o keefe m rebecca leigh borries harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 98 p 264 john b o keefe attended biloxi schools and was a 1943 graduate of the sacred heart academy he began practicing medicine in gilmer upshur county texas in 1953 john commenced his premedical studies at loyola university at new orleans and was a 1951 tulane university medical school graduate o keefe interned at charity hospital at new orleans and served a year residency at ea conway memorial hospital at monroe louisiana dr o keefe served as a flight officer in the usaf for two and onehalf years the daily herald november 6 1959 p 6 in early november 1959 dr o keefe commenced his general medical practice in biloxi at 1403 west howard avenue the family was domicled with dr o keefe s mother mrs theresa s o keefe at 824 central beach boulevard the daily herald november 6 1959 p 6  references  the daily herald    dr o keefe opens office in biloxi   november 6 1959 the sun herald     dr john b o keefe   march 17 2004 the sun herald     dr john o keefe was a great humanitarian   march 17 2004  braxton b o mara braxton bragg bb o mara   braxton bragg o mara braxton bragg o mara 18961969 known as bb was born at holmesville pike county mississippi to wesley gandy o mara 18541938 and ida victoria gray 18661924 university of mississippi and emory university  family dr o mara married mamie gray 19011927 the daughter of the reverend john early gray 18741949 and ruby mcelwee hagood 18811963 mamie passed with bb o mara jr 19271927 married lydia bailey 19061991  children bb o mara jr 19271927 president of the biloxi lions club commodore byc 1942 dr o mara expired at biloxi on may 24 1969 he was survived by his widow mrs paul myers a sister at st paul minnesota and veris o mara a brother and resident of sioux falls south dakota dr o mara s corporal remains were taken to franklinton louisiana for internment in the ellis cemetery the daily herald may 24 1969 p 2  references  the daily herald dr o mara new byc commodore skipper named december 18 1941 p 6 the daily herald dr o mara dies at biloxi may 24 1969 p 2  peter j pavlov jr peter doc j pavlov jr  dds 19192012 passed peacefully from this life at his home in ocean springs 26 september 2012 after a brief illness doc as he was known to his friends was born on february 24 1919 to peter and anna pavlov immigrants from brac croatia he is the last of their six children preceded in death by his brothers george and frank pavlov and his sisters margaret kuluz danica garbin and frances flossie touchet doc was graduated from biloxi high in 1936 his class celebrated its 75th reunion this past summer he was the last surviving man of this class he attended perkinston junior college where he excelled on the boxing team he then attended loyola university dental school where he was graduated as a doctor of dental surgery he joined the us navy in 1942 stationed in hawaii he was transferred to the us marine corp with whom he stormed the shores of iwo jima doc pavlov s many accomplishments during his long life demonstrated his beliefs and his commitment to serve god and mankind before world war ii doc was honored for heroism by the 1939 alabama deep sea fishing rodeo for rescuing a drowning man he was a decorated marine in wwii serving on guadalcanal and iwo jima after his honorable discharge from military service doc began his dental practice in the barq building in downtown biloxi where he remained and prospered until his retirement in 1988 in 1947 he married the love of his life mary alice smith this past may the devoted couple celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary doc founded the point cadet branch of the biloxi boxing club and along with fr joe walsh the biloxi sea scouts in the 1950 s and 60 s he served the biloxi chamber of commerce as chairman of the biloxi shrimp festival and blessing of the fleet he served as a member and then president of the biloxi school board dr gilbert r mason in his book beaches blood and ballots a black doctor s civil rights struggle cited dr pavlov as a person of reason during the turbulent times of desegregation dr pavlov was active in the prolife movement believing that life is a sacred gift from god always an active and committed catholic in 1950 doc was a founding member of the local st vincent de paul society conference on the mississippi gulf coast he served for many years as the president of the society s diocese of biloxi council and was an officer in the national st vincent de paul society attending as a representative at the beatification of the society s founder frederic ozanam by pope john paul ii in paris france in 1998 he and a group of vincentians founded the st vincent de paul community pharmacy in biloxi where he served as president of the board of directors for its first four years doc was a third degree in the knights of columbus during this time doc and his wife mary always his steadfast support raised their seven children while his example as a loving husband and father community servant and faithful catholic will leave an enduring legacy those who knew him best will remember him for his kindness his unique and often unexpected sense of humor and his godgiven gift for catching fish whether fishing or tonging oysters doc always left his troubles on the bank and treasured his time on the water he is survived by his wife mary his seven children peter pavlov michael pavlov phd paul pavlov md theresa mary ann vogelbein wolfgang joseph pavlov john pavlov md mary and francis pavlov thirteen grandchildren amber pavlov aimee pavlov matthew pavlov anna pavlov anthony pavlov leigh ann vogelbein kristen vogelbein mollie pavlov rosenbohm elimar monica pavlov flowers paul christina pavlov john paul pavlov alexander pavlov and jonathan pavlov one greatgrandchild sophie rosenbohm and many beloved nieces and nephews doc s family would like to thank everyone who prayed for him visited him and gave him comfort special thanks and appreciation are given to saad s home healthcare and above all to gloria kostmayer mamie salter and mollie reeves for their diligent care and exceptional kindness during doc s last days the mass of christian burial will be held at st elizabeth seton catholic church 4900 riley rd ocean springs on monday october 1 at 1230 pm friends may visit from 1030 am until mass time references  charles a pelaez charles a pelaez  18391894 was born at new orleans on he married mary lydia joyner  18471916 a native of st tammany parish louisiana their children were  charles a pelaez  18671899 m louisiana kennedy 18691030  marceline pelaez  b 1873  paul octave pelaez  18721932 m rosa thomas  william h pelaez  18781951 m theresa balius and iola pelaez  18811959 m clement grayson lang 18861966  the reindeer incident in  texas in late july 1868 charles pelaez acting assistant surgeon in the us army was transferred to austin texas for military duty he was to report to the commanding general and chief medical officer district of texas at austin for his assignment the daily picayune july 25 1868 p 2  handsboro  the handsboro democrat july 1 1876 p 1  biloxi   board of health dr charles pelaez was unanimously appointed president of the city of biloxi board of health in january 1893 laz lopez and br clements were appointed members of the board of health by the councilmen of biloxi the biloxi herald january 14 1893 p 8     obituary  dr chas pelaez a resident of biloxi for about ten years and one of the most prominent and eminent physicians in the south died sunday afternoon at 3 o clock of bright s disease of which he has been a sufferer for some months dr pelaez was a native of new orleans born in 1839 and was connected with the charity hospital in 1861 at one time he was assistant surgeon in the u s navy and during the war between the states he held a like position in the navy of the confederacy and also served in the mexican war as a surgeon he stood at the head of his profession as a yellow fever expert and died excellent service during the epidemic in 1861 in new orleans and at points along the coast in 1878 up to the time of his death dr pelaez had held the position of assistant surgeon in the u s marine hospital service at ship island for four years and was there during the great october storm when the quarantine plant was destroyed he was bright mason in good stood standing and was buried monday with the rites of that order dr peleaz leaves a widow three sons and two daughters and a host of friends who sincerely mourn his death the biloxi herald november 3 1894  children   charles a pelaez jr  charles a pelaez ii  18671899 for a number of years a resident of this city died at the residence of his mother yesterday about sundown aged 32 after an illness of only a few days mr pelaez several years ago was in charge of the western union telegraph office in this city prior to which time he was for three years chief train dispatcher of the mexican central railroad and was one of the best operators in the country the deceased leaves a sorrowing mother two sisters and two brothers in this city and a host of friends who mourn his death the funeral will take place this afternoon at 330 o clock from the family residence corner howard avenue and nixon street the biloxi daily herald may 3 1899  marceline peleaz   paul o peleaz paul octave pelaez 18721932 was born at new orleans on october 18 1900 in the crescent city he married rose thomas they were the parents of two sons roy pelaez 19001969 and alva thomas pelaez 19021902  william h pelaez   iola pelaez iola pelaez 18811959 was born in 1881 at biloxi mississippi she married clement grayson lang 18861966 lang worked for the l n railroad at mobile mary marcelina lang a daughter born at mobile in 1911 and christened at the church of the redeemer on july 1911  references   the biloxi herald   professional   may 23 1891 the biloxi herald   the old and new   january 14 1893 the biloxi herald   dr chas pelaez   november 3 1894 the biloxi daily herald   local and personal   may 4 1899 the daily herald   mrs pelaez goes to final reward   september 16 1916 the daily herald   paul pelaez dies   december 30 1932 the daily picayune   military items   july 25 1868 the new orleans times   the reindeer s passengers   september 1 1865 the timespicayune   pelaez   january 26 1930  cornelius a rice cornelius a rice 18341897 was born at russellville kentucky he married three times but sired no children his spouse at the time of his demise in late march 1897 was born miller her brother was charles cc carroll miller 18491908 a prominent attorney at meridian mississippi dr rice was a kind and gentle man and easily made solid friendships throughout his peripatetic life he was well read had an engaging mind and was an excellent conversationalist the biloxi herald april 3 1897 p 8 in 1850 cornelius a rice was domiciled at yazoo city mississippi with his family his widowed father was dr joel c rice 17981850 a native of tennessee dr rice s known siblings are joel w rice 18311850 llewellyn rice 18311850 and nolan s rice 18371850 at this time joel w rice and llewellyn rice were both medical students nolan was born in mississippi circa 1837 and his older brothers natives of tennessee 1850 yazoo co mississippi federal census r m432382 p 481b image 975 in 1860 dr rice was a resident of raymond mississippi and a physician 1860 hinds co mississippi federal census r m653582 p 62b image 160 dr rice was a graduate of transylvania university at lexington kentucky and in 1884 received an honorary degree in medicine from the louisville medical college at louisville kentucky he began to practice medicine in mississippi in 1855 and with the exception of two years domiciled at jefferson texas and service during the civil war his entire medical career was shared with the people of mississippi the biloxi herald april 3 1897 p 8 ca rice was a member of the mississippi state medical association and had been corresponding secretary for the medicolegal society of new york since 1888 and vicepresident for the state of mississippi of the american health association since 1882 he was one of the earliest members of the mississippi state board of health and was elected president in 1878 while a resident of brandon mississippi was a state sanitary commissioner and supervising inspector from 18811884 rice was a member of the state board of censors for examination of applicants to practice medicine in mississippi from 18741884 he was supervising inspector for the national board of health in 1880 and was placed on the list as a permanent inspector since 1855 dr rice had been a member of the masonic order and in 1859 had been conferred the templar degree the daily picayune september 19 1878 p 8 and the biloxi herald april 3 1897 p 8  civil war in 1863 dr rice was commissioned a surgeon in the confederate states army he was post surgeon at washington georgia at the time of surrender in 1865 it was as a surgeon that dr rice excelled his experience and knowledge of hermetically sealed woundsgunshot fractured lacerated or contuse and especially in gunshot wounds of the lungs and chest was stellar in 1889 when the confederate veterans was organized dr rice was unanimously elected surgeon general of mississippi the biloxi herald april 3 1897 p 8 as an author and inventor dr rice contributed to the medical literature with his articles resuscitation from death by chloroform ovariotomy and others his inventions were a tourniquet for field service which was adopted by many of the surgeons of the confederate service a gag to be used on insane persons during the introduction of the stomach pump and a speculum for operating in vesicovaginal cases the biloxi herald april 3 1897 p 8  vicksburg in 1880 while a resident of vicksburg mississippi dr rice was selected by the national board of health and sent to new orleans as an acting supervisor and inspector while working in the crescent city he became involved in an issue with the louisiana state board of health when he insisted that new orleans was an infected port and prohibited a shipment of coffee from the excelsior  a bark to be sent to new orleans to mobile ports in mississippi were also included in the ban louisiana health officials vehemently disagreed and threatened dr rice him with legal action if he persisted in the matter the vicksburg daily commercial august 3 1880 p 1 and the daily picayune july 29 1880 p 1 in 1881 mississippi passed a statue requiring all doctors to register with the circuit court in the county in which they lived dr rice registered in warren county mississippi in july 1882 the vicksburg daily commercial july 19 1882 p 4  meridian in 1884 dr rice was appointed superintendent of the east mississippi insane asylum at meridian mississippi he remained in this position until 1890 the biloxi herald april 3 1897 p 8  biloxi dr cornelius a rice had come to biloxi circa 1895 he was an invalid at this time and aspired that biloxi s climate would ameliorate his physical ailments unfortunately he expired here on march 27 1897 after a short service at the home of the reverend hm crain dr rice s body was transported to the biloxi cemetery for internment under the auspices of the local masonic order many of biloxi s leading citizens attended dr rice s funeral attesting to his prominence and respect as a physician and gentleman the biloxi herald april 3 1897 p 8  references  the biloxi herald   latest city news   november 21 1896 the biloxi herald   cornelius a rice   april 3 1897 the clarion ledger   local news and notes   march 27 1897 the daily picayune   mississippi   september 19 1878 the daily picayune   sanitary restrictions on coffee   july 29 1880 the new orleans item   telegraphic summary   september 19 1878 the vicksburg daily commercial   news   august 3 1880 the vicksburg daily commercial   physician registration   july 19 1882  ethan allen riggs   18611903 dr ea riggs was born at new iberia louisiana on september 14 1861 to william a riggs 18211892 a well known attorney and mary eleanor vest riggs 18281911 he was educated at the university of mississippi and graduated from the medical department of tulane with distinction in 1896 in may 1898 riggs was licensed to practice medicine at jackson county while he was a resident of new orleans by june 1900 he had established an office in nill s drugstore at ocean springs mississippi dr riggs resided on jackson avenue where his sister eleanor riggs the talented editor of the outlook magazine would visit him often he left ocean springs for new orleans probably in the fall of 1900 the peripatetic dr riggs moved to biloxi circa 1901 and remained here until about july 1902 when his health began to fail the young physician went to texas to seek a cure for his ailment in september 1902 dr riggs returned briefly to biloxi and resumed his medical practice he relocated to covington louisiana before moving to new orleans where his residence was at 4917 carondelet street near upperline  the biloxi daily herald september 25 1902 p 6   dr riggs died at new orleans here on may 26 1903 of tuberculosis his remains were interred in the greenwood cemetery at new orleans dr rigg s cousin reverend samuel riggs of the tchoupitoulas methodist mission officiated at his service  the daily picayune may 29 1903 and the biloxi daily herald may 29 1903 p 1  references the biloxi daily herald city items september 25 1902 the biloxi daily herald dr riggs dead may 29 1903 the daily picayune death of dr riggs may 29 1903  albert b russ albert brown russ  18881953 was born at pearlington hancock county mississippi on november 25 1888 to asa russ and harriet boardman 18561932 he attended millsaps college and was a graduate of the university of kentucky in 1919 dr russ came to biloxi to practice dentistry delphine holloway 18981995 age 96 years died on january 26 1995 at ocean springs mississippi she was born at north biloxi at a time when it was called seymour delphine was the daughter of andrew j holloway 18761934 and josephine newman 18771959 mr holloway was born at new orleans and made his livelihood with the l n railroad at gautier mississippi where he was superintendent of the creosote plant delphine married dr albert brown russ 18881953 in harrison county mississippi on december 20 1942 he had married josephine lopez folkes 19011959 the daughter of dr hm folkes and theresa lopez in february 1928 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 58 p 469 and mrb 40 p 232 delphine h russ attended the university of southern mississippi and earned a ba degree from tulane university as a teacher and principal at howard no 2 public elementary school mrs russ inspired five generations of east biloxians during her 46year teaching career she was the first principal of the little red school in harrison county served on the state textbook commission and was an active member of the pta delphine was predeceased by her parents her spouse dr ab russ who expired died on february 14 1953 and whose corporal remains were interred in the southern memorial park and two sisters audrey holloway thiac and maude holloway bailey nolan mrs russ was survived by her sister beatrice holloway tullier of biloxi and andrew j holloway sr of ocean springs and biloxi mayor aj holloway jr her nephew bradfordo keefe funeral home of biloxi directed the funeral of mrs russ visitation was at sacred heart catholic church in d iberville following mass her body was taken to southern memorial park for internment references the daily herald honor principal june 2 1944 p 7 the daily herald mrs russ returns from textbook meeting december 11 1954 p 9 the sun herald delphine holloway russ january 29 1995 p c2  roderick s russ roderick seal russ  18821965 was born at pearlington hancock county mississippi references  the daily herald rs russ february 9 1965 p 2  harry j schmidt   harry johnson schmidt  19051997 like his elder brother frank oliver schmidt 19021975 was also a physician harry was born at ocean springs mississippi to francis e frank schmidt 18771954 and antoinette emma johnson 18701956 of algiers louisiana her father was a danish sea captain frederick oliver johnson jenson 18511938 and mother henrietta hedman 18551922 in 1910 mr johnson operated a grocery store on washington avenue mrs schmidt s sister was carrie ann johnson 18861968 who was married to joseph b garrard 18711915 and alexander fleet everhart 18811957 mrs everhart was in the hardware business raised citrus and dealt in real estate at ocean springs  lepre 1991 p 303    schmidt bakery in 1900 young frank e schmidt worked as an oysterman and resided with his aging mother and stepfather michael brady north of old fort bayou in january 1901 he took a lease from the fj lundy company on the illing bakery property located at 7880 washington avenue recently the site of le croissant also a bakery mr schmidt called his business the city bakery in later years it was called the premium bakery frank e schmidt bought the illing bakery lot from hf russell 18581940 in december 1903 here for the next thirtyfive years he and harry hill 18961968 baked fresh bread cakes rolls pies and cookies in the early years deliveries were made twice daily using a horse drawn bread wagon with the product selling for a nickel a loaf jxco ms land deed bk 27 pp 417418 dr schmidt practiced internal medicine at convent louisiana and at biloxi mississippi for decades on may 25 1935 at st alphonsus catholic church he married margaret mary heath 19081983 the daughter of maurice heath their children were dr harry j schmidt ii 19362013 m ann baltar 19372012 dr robert j schmidt 19372000 and dr richard c schmidt dr harry j schmidt died at biloxi on august 31 1997 his corporal remains were interred in the evergreen cemetery on old fort bayou in ocean springs mississippi  the daily herald may 11 1935 p 5 and the sun herald september 3 1997 p e2    references  the daily herald   ocean springs   may 11 1935 the sun herald   dr harry j schmidt   september 3 1997  harry j schmidt jr  harry j schmidt jr dr harry johnson schmidt jr  19362013 was born in new orleans on october 5 1936 and was raised in convent louisiana until moving to biloxi in 1945 he graduated from notre dame high school in biloxi the university of notre dame and  tulane  university school of medicine after completing his residency at charity hospital in new orleans dr schmidt served as a physician in the us army at redstone arsenal in huntsville alabama in 1969 dr schmidt returned home to biloxi and practiced internal medicine at the schmidt clinic with his father and two brothers he retired in 2005 dr schmidt was an active member of the nativity bvm cathedral parish he served on various boards and committees for the diocese of biloxi nativity elementary school and mercy cross high school he played an active role in bringing amserv fulltime professional ambulance service to biloxi a lover of the water he was a longtime member of the biloxi yacht club where he raced lightnings and fish class boats he was a life member and past king of the order of mithras carnival association dr schmidt was preceded in death by his wife of fifty years ann baltar schmidt 19372012 his parents dr and mrs harry j schmidt sr and his brother dr robert j schmidt sr all of biloxi he is survived by two daughters julie m schmidt of biloxi and patricia b schmidt of houston texas his son harry j schmidt iii jennifer of ocean springs two grandchildren ainsley and hudson schmidt and his brother dr richard c schmidt of biloxi visitation will take place at nativity bvm cathedral in biloxi on thursday april 25 2013 beginning at 930am a funeral mass will follow at 11am and a graveside service will take place at biloxi city cemetery references  the sun herald   harry j schmidt jr   april 24 2013 p a4 the sun herald   doctor  harry j schmidt jr  loved sailing notre dame football   april 25 2013 p a4  robert j schmidt  dr robert j schmidt 62 died wednesday april 5 2000 in biloxi dr schmidt was born in new orleans louisiana and had been a lifelong resident of the coast he had been a doctor since 1962 and had practiced medicine in biloxi since 1968 he was preceded in death by his parents dr harry j schmidt sr 19051997 and margaret mary heath 19081983 he is survived by his wife the former gladys beeson baxter of zachary louisiana and son robert j schmidt jr of biloxi and daughter margaret schmidt davis of lafayette louisiana four grandchildren two brothers dr richard c schmidt and dr harry j schmidt jr 19362013 dr schmidt served in the united states navy as a lieutenant commander at bremerton washington from 19661968 dr schmidt was past chief of staff of biloxi regional medical center past president of the medical and dental staff of biloxi regional medical center he graduated from notre dame high school biloxi mississippi attended the university of notre dame south bend indiana and graduated from tulane university school of medicine new orleans louisiana he was a member of the american medical association mississippi medical association coast counties medical society southern medical association conrad collins ob gyn society and the american society of addictive medicine and was helpful in establishing the bienville recovery center dr schmidt lived in biloxi for 55 years and was a member of the nativity of the blessed virgin mary cathedral he was a longtime member of the biloxi yacht club of which he was past commodore and past member of the board of directors he was also a member of the biloxi bay chamber of commerce served on the maritime seafood museum s advisory board and also belonged to the order of mithras carnival association funeral services will be held on saturday april 8 2000 mass of the resurrection of nativity bvm cathedral at 1 pm internment in evergreen cemetery ocean springs ms friends may call from 12 until 1 pm saturday at the cathedral howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral homes in biloxi is in charge of arrangements references  the sun herald   dr robert j schmidt   april 7 2000 p a7  wallace s sekul wallace steve sekul  19221994 was born july 27 1922 at biloxi mississippi the son of steve c sekul 18811970 a native of brac splitdalmatia county croatia and yerka barisich 18871977 they married in biloxi on june 12 1921 mary lou sekul b 1927 who married john worth was their last child steve c sekul had earlier married lucia trebotich 18871918 and their children were anton sekul 19081908 marguerite sekul 19091987 m meco filipich 19021957 mike sekul 19111988 m frances mihojevich 19132002 george sekul 19131986 m agnes a semski 19191999 and lucy sekul 19162004 m samuel joseph mavar 19121993 wallace steve sekul was a 1940 graduate of biloxi high school and went to perkinston jr college before enrolling at the university of mississippi he graduated from the lsu medical school on march 13 1946 and was a resident at charity hopsital in new orleans before in served as a medical officer in the us navy at san diego california from 19471949 dr sekul began his geneal practice of medicine at magee mississippi after an honorable discharge from the us navy in 1951 he received specialist training in pediatrics from the university of pennsylvania postgraduate medical school and completed a twoyear residency in pediatrics at the john gaston hospital of the university of tennessee medical school at memphis where he was chief resident dr sekul began his pediatrics practice at biloxi in ocotober 1954 when he opened his offfice at 506 forrest avenue the sekul family lived on hopkins avenue he retired from medicine in 1989 dr sekul was a member of the american academy of pediatrics american medical association mississippi state medical association the trudeau society and the faculty of lsu and tulane medical school dr sekul was on staff at biloxi regional hospital where he served in many capacities including chief of staff and chief of pediatrics the daily herald october 4 1954 p 9 and the sun herald may 15 1994 p a2 on june 12 1948 dr sekul had married elizabeth betty montgomery the daughter of jc johnagin and evelyn montgomery johnagin of gilmer texas at the holy name catholic church in fort worth texas miss betsy woods formerly of biloxi and victor mavar of biloxi were their attendants other biloxians at the sekul nuptial ceremony were miss sue filipich alec kuljis mrs lucy mavar olivia mavar jennett filipich george sekul lawrence semski and mrs and mrs steve c sekul the daily herald july 8 1948 p 8  mother of the year betty m sekul was chosen biloxi s mother of the year in may 1977 by biloxi lion s club she had attended hardinsimmons university in abilene texas and centenary college at shreveport louisiana and would receive her social studies and secondary education degree from usm in the late 1970s when betty married dr sekul she was a graduate nurse from the tristate school of nursing at shreveport louisiana and had worked for the us public health service in new orleans at the marine hospital betty was a registered nurse and was active in cultural civic academic and social affairs she was especially dedicated to the boy and girl scout community on the coast mrs sekul s philosophy was what you are is god s gift to you what you become is your gift to god the daily herald may 8 1977 p a2 dr wallace steve sekul was an active member of the nativity bvm parish he was involved in the civic and cultural affairs of the coast including the community concert association coast carnival association the jaycees the biloxi chamber of commerce kiwanis club and biloxi first dr sekul was preceded in death by his parents steve c sekul and yerka b sekul two brothers mike sekul and george sekul and a sister margaret sekul filipich he was survived by his wife elizabeth betty sekul of biloxi a son william robert sekul b 1958 of brandon mississippi and dr elizabeth ann sekul b 1961 of bethesda maryland two sisters lucy sekul mavar wife of sam j mavar of biloxi and mary lou sekul worth spouse of john worth of houston texas and numerous nieces and nephews bradfordo keefe funeral home of biloxi directed the funeral of dr sekul a mass of resurrection was celebrated at nativity bvm cathedral at biloxi followed by internment in southern memorial park references the daily herald sekulmontgomery july 8 1948 the daily herald dr sekul opens biloxi office october 4 1954 the sun herald biloxi s mother of the year has many accomplishments may 8 1977 the sun herald wallace steve sekul md may 15 1994  llewellyn j smith llewellyn j smith  19101991 was born september 24 1910 at grand coteau st landry parish louisiana he married dolores bobby davidson 19161991 of ocean springs mississippi children patti lel smith morris and orin davidson david smith references  the sun herald dolores davidson smith september 12 1997  william o talbot 18731952   the biloxi herald august 14 1897 p 5  maurice a taquino maurice augustus taquino 19252006 dr t was born morris augustus taquino at new orleans he was the son of maurice a taquino 18851930 and rose mary paretti taquino 18941985 also natives of the crescent city later morris augustus taquino legally changed his name to maurice augustus taquino he was reared on dumaine street and graduated from jesuit high school in 1942 he graduated from loyola university of the south nola and completed his primary medical education in 1951 at the lsu school of medicine at new orleans his postdoctoral studies were also in new orleans primarily at the lsu medical center where he learned general medical practice and surgery in 1953 dr taquino graduated from the naval flight surgeon program at pensacola florida he served as an officer in the us navy and spent some time in the bahamas in 1956 his active duty status ended in 1956 but he remained in the naval reserves from 19561979 and went on active duty again from 1979 until 1982 he retired from the navy in 1986 in 1961 dr ma taquino acquired his general surgery license to practice in mississippi  the sun herald august 31 2006 p a6 and bonnie taquino march 7 2007  in 19711972 dr taquino with dr harry clark administrator and robert w bell financial advisor built a large medical complex at biloxi which they called the coast medical center the building which is extant at 180b debuys road is now known as the harrell pace memorial medical plaza it is a twostory structure made with environmental glass dr harrell s pace 19362003 was the first chief of staff of the gulf coast medical center in 19761977 the second phase of dr taquino s vision was a 244 bed acute care center the gulf coast hospital which is now called the gulf coast medical center at 180 debuys road it opened in may 1976  the ocean springs record march 22 1973 p 10  in march 1978 dr taquino created the maurice augustus taquino trust no 1 through this legal instrument he conveyed his lovers lane real property to his sons maurice a taquino iii and lawrence mcdougall taquino b 1965 retaining a life estate jxco ms land deed bk 791 p 285 circa 1980 dr taquino left ocean springs and his lovers lane home later reached the stage of demolition by neglect that the city had it removed dr taquino relocated from ocean springs to the diamondhead community hancock county mississippi with his spouse linda n taquino circa 1982 he became medical director of the stennis space center and also practiced occupational and internal medicine on the west side of the mississippi gulf coast  dr maurice taquino jr  expired at diamond head mississippi on august 28 2006  the sun herald august 29 2006 p a6  in 2003 dr taquino was nasa awarded him the silver snoopy this is an award given by astronauts to recognized outstanding duty which assisted in the flight safety and success of a space mission  the sun herald august 31 2006 p a4    langdon chevis tebo  18441929  dr l chevis tebo was born at virginia the tebos were probably of huguenot decent and the original spelling of the name may have been tebault l chevis tebo attended the charity hospital medical college at new orleans and was graduated from the university of louisiana circa 1881 l chevis tebo commenced his career at new orleans probably as a pharmacist soards 1876 new orleans directory lists tebo as a pharmacist on st charles avenue at carrollton dr tebo was married to amelie prague 18491925 a native of louisiana they had at least four children amanda tebo b 1870 l chevis tebo jr 18731892 rosina tebo b 1875 and edwin b tebo 18851946 mrs tebo passed on at new orleans on august 16 1925 while at resident of the st anna episcopal home on prytania and st mary streets on april 13 1890 dr tebo who was a resident of gloster mississippi at that time was issued license no 491 to practice medicine at jackson county mississippi the tebo family moved to the mississippi coast from amite county circa 1891 they lived at biloxi on main street near the beach amelie n tebo purchased the property from cf theobald in october 1892 harrison county land deed bk 28 p 291 in the early 1890s dr tebo operated a drugstore at ocean springs mississippi he was issued license no 800 to sell medicines in jackson county mississippi in march 1893 in january 1892 a tragedy occurred at the tebo drugstore in ocean springs l chevis tebo jr 18741892 was found shot to death in his bed young tebo ran the pharmacy for his father who was away at new orleans at the time the incident was ruled an accident as there was no foul play or suicide indicated the biloxi herald reported on march 19 1892 that after an absence of about one year dr tebo has returned to biloxi to practice his profession he rented the cooper cottage on reynoir street it is believed dr tebo returned to the crescent city where he expired there in october 1929 references  the biloxi herald neighborhood notesocean springs january 30 1892 p 1 the biloxi herald dr tebo advertisement may 21 1892 p 1 the advocate baton rouge edwin b tebo dies of heart attack april 21 1944 p 14 the timespicayune amelie tebo august17 1925 p 2 the timespicayune edwin b tebo april 21 1944 p 2 the timespicayune edwin b tebo s last rites held april 22 1944 p 3the timespicayune cora delery tebo july 29 1971 section i p 16 timespicayune cajuns creoles pirates and plantersprague family began with 1819 german immigration july 10 1977 section ii p 2  william a tisdale md william appleton tisdale  19202003 was born in sumrall mississippi september 1 1920 the first of three children born to jennings and margaret churchill tisdale during the depression he helped support his family by working in the seafood factories before school each day delivered newspapers and later shoveled oyster shells for foundation construction and support of the seawall he was a boy scout in troop 212 a 1938 graduate of biloxi high school he joined the naval reserves at the age of 17 and served in the us navy from 19401946 as a pharmacist s mate in world war ii he saw duty aboard the uss blue ridge uss mullaney and uss rowe and was stationed during his enlistment at the brooklyn navy yard new guinea and aleutian islands at the time of his discharge he was a proud chief petty officer following his discharge from the navy he married florence constance hoffman of bayside new york and moved to new orleans louisiana where he enrolled in tulane university and graduated from tulane medical school in 1952 his internship was served in nashville tennessee at midstate baptist hospital dr tisdale opened his practice the following year in north biloxi today known as d iberville and remained there through 1958 when he relocated to biloxi he frequently misplaced the medical bills of patients who were unable to pay for his services and for many years voluntarily performed physicals for notre dame high school s football team in 1968 he was elected to and served one term in the mississippi house of representatives he was involved in enabling legislation to construct the mississippi coast coliseum and authored the state s first nurse practice act following hurricane camille in 1969 he closed his obgyn practice and began employment as the first full time emergency room physician in harrison county at howard memorial hospital years later he moved to gulf coast community hospital where he designed the emergency room facilities and served as the director of emergency medicine and trauma after a brief retirement dr tisdale worked at the biloxi va hospital s emergency room for several years before again retiring dr tisdale was a member of magnolia lodge f am 120 mountain branch hunting club and episcopal church of the redeemer he was a past member of les perriots and revelers carnival associations and served as a duke to king d iberville in the 1960s he enjoyed hunting and fishing he was a faithful husband to connie for 56 years son and father his sons and daughters are most grateful for his love support counsel generosity accomplishments and that he made biloxi his home serving as pallbearers are jim tisdale errol tisdale michael diaz paul treutel paul a tisdale and william e tisdale honorary pallbearers are james parker norris bond and dr harrell pace dr tisdale is survived by two sons william e tisdale and wife janie of biloxi and paul a tisdale and wife wanda of biloxi two daughters jill f treutel and husband paul of centreville virginia and constance m eaves ocean springs daughterinlaw beatrice davis tisdale freeman of ocean springs nephew dr michael diaz and wife leigh of biloxi and 12 grandchildren he was preceded in death by his wife florence constance connie hoffman tisdale and sons david lee tisdale and george jennings tisdale visitation is friday august 8 600 900 pm at bradford o keefe funeral home howard avenue funeral services will be saturday august 9 1100 am episcopal church of the redeemer biloxi friends may visit one hour prior to the service burial will follow at biloxi cemetery references  the daily herald the sun herald   william a tisdalemd   august 8 2003 p a8  adalbert l vlazny  dr adalbert l vlazny 19162000 was born on july 19 1916 in chicago to albert g vlazny and anna vlazny adalbert was reared in the hyde park area of chicago adalbert graduated from loyola s predental program in 1935 and earned his doctor of dentistry degree from the chicago college of dental surgery in 1939 after practicing in chicago he entered the us army dental corps in 1942 after his discharge in 1945 he established a practice in the lopez building on west howard avenue in biloxi missississippi dr vlazny and family lived at 1613 oaklawn place at biloxi and his office was later situated in the medical arts building on west howard avenue when he received an offer to teach at loyola in 1959 he opened a practice in la grange which he maintained until 1976 he was a professor of dentistry at the old loyola university chicago college of dentistry and taught and lectured for almost 30 years at loyola where he was chairman of the operative dentistry department from 1976 to 1984 dr vlazny was a founding member of st john of the cross church in western springs he also enjoyed fishing three years ago he established a scholarship for students at the uic college of dentistry dr vlazny died on january 15 2000 at his lisle illinois home dr vlazny was survived by his wife of 58 years millie vlazny of lisle two sons val vlazny and david vlazny three daughters judith runser carol schmitt and patricia wager nine grandchildren and one brother dr fred vlazny b 1919  references  the naperville sun   adalbert l vlazny   april 21 2000   ferdinand j vlazny dr ferdinand fred j vlazny b 1919 was born in chicago to albert g vlazny and anna vlazny fred was reared in the hyde park area of south chicago after his discharge from the usaf following ww ii he established a pediatrics practice in biloxi missississippi in november 1948 in the lopez building on west howard avenue dr vlazney had attended the john marshall school of law the university of illinois and was a 1945 graduate of the loyola school of medicine he had studied pediatric medicine with dr william raycroft at the children s memorial hospital in chicago dr vlazny and family lived at 1617 oaklawn place at biloxi and his office was in the medical arts building on west howard avenue his son thomas glen vlazney had been born in may 1948  references  the daily herald dr fj vlazny opens biloxi office november 27 1948   james e wallace dr james edward wallace  18761942 was born on the wallace plantation at natchitoches louisiana the son of george wallace d ca 1890 and alice payne wallace mcclane 18601900 dr wallace was licensed to practice medicine in mississippi by the state board of health in october 1911 he was affiliated with dr hyman m folkes 18711926 the husband of teresa lopez 18731951 the daily herald october 13 1911 p 5 and the daily herald october 28 1942 p 1 james e wallace was edcuated at lousiana state normal and the family relocated to new orleans where he study medicine at tulane and interned at the touro infirmary dr wallace acquired the second highest average in his class at tulane and while at touro infirmary held one of the highest averages in competitive examinations he was recognized by the late dr matas and dr kohlman as a genius with a scapel and a brilliant surgeon from articles in the daily herald  it appears that circa 1913 dr wallace had married fern scott  18921918 a nurse whose family was domiciled in hammond louisiana fern was born in minnesota by 1910 fern was living with brady e loar b 1869 her stepfather and matty scott loar b 1868 her mother and siblings freda scott b 1894 fru scott b 1894 and a baby sister just born in hammond louisiana 1910 tangipahoa parish louisiana federal census t624532 p 3a ed 120 fern scott wallace died from pneumonia during the 1918 spanish influenza pandemic both she and dr wallace were sick but he survivied  848 west beach in november 1916 dr wallace acquired the west beach home of wm lampton a prominent banker at magnolia mississippi mr lampton had acquired this structure about 1908 and used it in the winter and rented it in summer months the wallace s new neighbors were a hopkins was to the north barton to the east the gulf to the south and santini to the west the consideration was 6500 the daily herald november 13 1916 and november 21 1916 it is believed that dr wallace was initially associated with dr hyman m folkes 18711926 at his sanitarium on biloxi s west beach by november 1916 dr wallace had severed all working relations with what had become the coast sanitarium at 1722 west beach it was under the proprietorship of miss williams an rn at this time the daily herald november 27 1916 p 3      us army in late october 1918 james e wallace was called into military service he was commissioned a captain in the us army and was sent to fort oglethorpe georgia in early november 1918 biloxi had already sent dr gf carroll dr jc ballard dr johnson and dr mcwilliams to europe the daily herald october 26 1918 p 3 and november 6 1918 p 3  marriage james e wallace married  wilda josephine lopez   18991977 the niece of theresa lopez folkes wilda was born at biloxi mississippi on october 10 1899 to lazaro theodore lopez 18771918 and eurilda lily seal 18791966 their wedding vows were exchanged at nativity bvm catholic church on january 9 1920 with reverend alphone ketels officiating after their reception the newlyweds left for new orleans to take a train for washington dc and new york city they also visited mrs wallace s recent alma mater at lynchburg virginia harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 31 p 493 and the daily herald january 10 1920 p 3 miss wilda lopez was the valedictorian of the 1915 class of biloxi high school and delivered an appropriate speech to her nine classmates and audience she went on to study at randolph macon college at lynchburg virginia graduating in june 1919 wilda s other siblings were clara lopez tarr froede 19021936 beverly lopez berggren 19041991 florian seal lopez 19111957 and john beverly lopez 19151970   the daily herald may 29 1915 p 1   it appears that wilda lopez and dr james e wallace divorced before 1932 as he married  lillian grace madere  19111992 on june 24 1932 at his west beach home with reverend gc hodge miss madere had come to biloxi from hahnville louisiana as a student nurse at the biloxi hospital she became the office assistant of dr wallace after she completed her three years of medical education wilda later married lynden bowring 18891980 harrison county mississippi circuit court mrb 43 p 624 and the daily herlad june 25 1932 p 2 grace madere wallace age 80 years of biloxi died tuesday november 17 1992 at st francis hospital in memphis tennessee mrs wallace was a registered nurse for 50 years she was well known for the magnificent tree in her backyard the wallace oak as well as for her donation of the brielmaier house to the city of biloxi which is use as the visitors information center grace was a catholic and a member of nativity bvm cathedral she was preceded in death by dr james e wallace her spouse one son james edward wallace jr and her eldest grandson james edward wallace iii mrs wallace was survived by two grandsons bruce pope wallace and jonathan emery wallace both of memphis tennessee and one granddaughter helena madere wallace of memphis tennessee bradfordo keefe funeral home of biloxi directed mrs wallace s funeral with internment in the biloxi cemetery the sun herald november 20 1992 dr wallace and george w wallace 18741960 his brother started the era of modern surgery in biloxi james e wallace was a member of the biloxi hospital staff and a one time president of the hospital staff he also was a member of coast medical association tristate medical association southern medical association and american medical association american legion mithras carnival club elks club and a chartermember of the biloxi kiwanis club  references  the daily herald   gulfport   october 13 1911 the daily herald   dr wallace attends gathering of surgeons   march 25 1913 the daily herald   mrs loar s mother dead   january 6 1916 the daily herald   loarcummings   october 16 1916 the daily herald   lampton property sold to wallace reports   november 13 1916 the daily herald   mr grayson s deal   november 14 1916 the daily herald   deed recently filed for record   november 21 1916 the daily herald   to the public   november 27 1916 the daily herald   miss loar in movies   december 12 1916 the daily herald   mrs wallace taken by death   january 8 1918 the daily herald   dr james wallace is given captain s commission   october 26 1918 the daily herald   captwallace reports   november 6 1918 the daily herald   prominent biloxi couple   wallacelopez  married   january 10 1920 the daily herald   wallacemedere  sic     june 25 1932 the daily herald   dr james wallace world war captain dies at biloxi   october 28 1942 the sun herald   grace madere wallace   november 20 1992  george w wallace george walton wallace  18741960  references  the daily herald   dr g wallace dies at biloxi   november 1 1960 p 1  benton z welch benton z welch  18781968 was born in the bethel community near collins covington county mississippi on december 18 1878 benton was welleducated he attended millsaps college at jackson mississippi graduating in 1904 with a bs degree and mississippi a m college in 1906  family dr welch married ella grace jordan 18781974 ella was born in harrison county mississippi on may 6 1878 to the reverend james louis jordan a methodist minister and catherine scarborough jordan of gulfport mississippi he practiced medicine at woolmarket a rural community in harrison county on the biloxi river before joining dr hm folkes at biloxi in may 1915 at this time the welch family lived at 818 lameuse street harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 19 p 92 and the daily herald may 15 1915 p 1 recalling his early years at biloxi dr welch related in december 1964 that howard avenue was paved only between lameuse street and reynoir street the daily herald december 31 1964 p 1  references  the daily herald dr welch to make his home in biloxi may 15 1915 the daily herald welch looks back on early days in biloxi december 31 1964 the daily herald dr welch succumbs at hospital july 20 1968 the daily herald mrs ella grace jordan welch dies after illness of several years august 28 1974  presley e werlein presley ewing werlein  18911971 was born september 1 1891 at st louis missouri to the reverend shepard halsey werlein 18511933 a methodist minister of german ancestry and a native of clinton mississippi and leila ewing werlein 18551936 who was born at new orleans louisiana his grandparents were philip peter werlein 18121885 a german musician and composer and margaret halsey 18231885 of long island new york philip p werlein was born at rhein kreis germany and came to america and founded werlein s for music at new orleans circa 1915 presley married sarah louise richard 18911970 the daughter of eugene gordy richard and blanche cason proprietors of the elba plantation situated in st landry parish louisiana  the daily picayune april 18 1885 p 4 and the timespicayune august 19 1953 p 2  presley e werlein and sarah richard were the parents of four children presley e werlein jr 19161971 eugene richard werlein 19232012 shepard halsey werlein 19251977 and sarah blanche werlein m kenneth fillmore beck b 1926 of wichita kansas presley e werlein jr was born at san jose california while the other children were born in biloxi mississippi  biloxi dr pe werlein an ent specialist came to biloxi from new orleans in the summer of 1920 and opened an office above grant s drug store on west howard avenue and reynoir street on september 1st he had matriculated to the sewanee academy and the university of arkansas before entering tulane in 1910 where he was a member of the track team participating in the field events high jump discus throw and shotput presley graduated in 1914 from the tulane medical school and interned at san jose california before entering private practice at mountain view california dr werlein returned to the crescent city as a clinical instructor in the ent department of the tulane medical college he entered military service during ww i and served at camp dodge iowa before going overseas to joinvillelepont france and then serving with the army of occupation at coblenz germany where he was chief of his department in evacuation hospital no 9 the daily herald august 28 1920 p 3 and september 29 1955 p 26 in the mid1930s dr werlein pursued post graduate medical studies in austria and germany he returned to biloxi from these activities in 1937 presley retired from his medical practice at biloxi in 1955 the daily herald september 29 1955 p 26 and october 23 1971 p 2 at biloxi dr werlein was active in the civic and social affairs of biloxi and its progress he enjoyed gardening fishing hunting and travel in 1920 presley was a pioneer assisting charles l rushing in activating troop 2 of the boy scouts of america with their sponsors through the biloxi knights of columbus presley was a charter member of the biloxi rotary club chamber of commerce member commander of the american legion and had been on the board of stewards of the first united methodist church of biloxi from 1921 until his resignation in the late 1960s due to his declining health he had served as president of the biloxi hospital medical staff and was a consultant with the gulfport veterans administration facility from 1925 1935 it appears that dr werlein and sarah richard werlein divorced and he married ida cornelia rush 19051980 a native of pass christian mississippi ida was a teacher and had taught in biloxi at dukate elementary school and had retired as principal of howard no 1 elementary school the daily herald january 21 1980 p a2 dr presley e werlein expired at the memorial hospital in biloxi on october 22 1971 he was survived by his widow ida cornelia rush werlein three sons presley e werlein jr eugene r werlein and shepard h werlein all of houston texas a daughter mrs kenneth f beck of wichita kansas two brothers judge ewing werlein 18891975 of houston texas and the reverend philip p werlein 18931996 of sewanee tennessee and eleven grandchildren bradfordo keefe funeral home of biloxi directed the funeral services of dr werlein his corporal internment was in southern memorial park at biloxi mississippi ida rush werlein lived until january 21 1980 she also passed in the howard memorial hospital ida was survived by two sisters frances rush andre and helen rush donohoo both of gulfport and two stepchildren eugene werlein of houston texas and sally beck of kansas the daily herald january 21 1980 p a2  references  the daily herald locates in biloxi august 20 1920 the daily herald dr pe werlein retires at biloxi september 29 1955 the daily herald dr presley e werlein october 23 1971 the daily herald ida cornelia rush january 21 1980 the timespicayune richard august 19 1953 2852 views  ', 0);
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(167, 'en', 'node_search', ' research and historical resources research and historical resources ray wed 7062011 1253 biloxi research source material for biloxi research  discovering the queen city   there are many things germane to the culture and history of a place some might be considered fact and others trivia hopefully all are interesting and entertaining to the reader presented are some sources which should provide some of the above criteria    literature from the literature we gain knowledge of the past the author highly recommends the following list of books pamphlets and newspaper columns to anyone interested in various aspects of the history genealogy and culture of biloxi mississippi mary louise adkinson  bousagebosarge family  mississippi coast historical and genealogical societyspecial issue 4 june 1986 and 2nd edition january 1991 321 pages anderson ellis  under surgeunder seige the odyssey of bay st louis and katrina  university press of mississippi jackson mississippi2010 271 pages klaus j meyerarndt and rudi hartman editors  casino gambling in america origins trends and impacts  cognizant communication corporation new york1998 william bartram  travels of william bartram  dover publications new york1955 414 pages edwin c bearss  historic resources studyship island harrison county mississippi gulf islands natioal seashoreflorida mississippi  us department of the interiornational park service denver service center1984 ray l bellande and heidi balje good  from marseille to mississippi 18131990   bellande ocean springs mississippi1991 69 pages annalena berg  blood on the oceanthe forgotten true story of the veronica mutiny  ship islandoctober 1902 countyvise ltd united kngdom2012 287 pages  biloxi houses as time keeps turning  biloxi jr high school and usmkatrina research center long beach mississippi2008 98 pages john h blitz c baxter mann and ray l bellande mississippi archaeology vol 30 no 1 june 1995   fort maurepas and vieux biloxi search and research  36 pages   john h blitz and c baxter mann  fisherfolk farmers and frenchmen  mississippi department of archives and history jackson mississippi2000 edmond boudreaux  the seafood capital of the worldbiloxi s maritime history  the history press charleston south carolina2011 126 pages jamie bounds ellis and jane b shambra  images of americabiloxi  arcadia publishing charleston sc 2009 128 pages carl a brasseaux  a comparative view of french louisiana 1699 and 1762 the journals of pierre lemoyne d iberville and jeanjacquesblaise d abbadie  the center for louisiana studies usl lafayette louisiana1979 159 pages laville bremer  biloxi historical sketch  general printing company new orleans1931 42 pages laville bremer  amichel   gulf coast history and guide book oneto the closing of the french period martin d britt  spain and the mississippi soundexploration to the louisiana purchase 15191804   volume i next step publishing ocean springs mississippi2011 martin d britt  spain and the mississippi soundthe final years 18051813   volume ii next step publishing ocean springs mississippi2011  the buildings of biloxi an architectural survey  city of biloxi mississippi1976 172 pages  the buildings of biloxi an architectural survey  city of biloxi mississippi2000 182 pages cyril e cain  four centuries on the pascagoula history story and legend of the pascagoula river country  the reprint company spartanburg south carolina1983 two volumes margaret rose carraway   the cornerstone of old fort maurepas   journal of mississippi history april 1951 pp 101104 earnest a carvin  the harrison county mississippi 1880 census  mississippi coast history genealogical society biloxi mississippi1981 joe casey  the magnola route 19231927  southeastern press mobile alabama2005 76 pages nap l cassibry ii  early settlers and land grants at biloxi  volume i mississippi coast historical and genealogical societyspecial issue 5 november 1986 180 pages nap l cassibry ii  early settlers and land grants at biloxi  volume ii mississippi coast historical and genealogical societyspecial issue 5 november 1986 159 pages nap l cassibry ii  the ladner odyssey  mississippi coast historical and genealogical societyspecial issue 6 january 1988 931 pages jean andrews cecil  that fiftyfoot lot  cecil rosholt wisconsin2010 43 pages charting louisiana five hundred years of maps  the historic nola collectionnew orleans louisiana2003 383 pages jfh claiborne  mississippi as a province territory and state  the reprint company spartanburg south carolina1978 reproduced from an 1880 edition 591 pages oliver j counce  the sesquicentennial of the southern yacht club  franklin southland printingmetairie louisiana2000 john cuevas cat island  the history of a mississippi gulf coast barrier island  mcfarland2011  the daily herald 50 th anniversary souvenir golden jubilee number biographical and historical 18841934  the daily herald gulfportbiloxi mississippi1934 104 pages the daily herald 100 years 18841984   the gulf publishing gulfportbiloxi mississippi1984 bennett doty  legion of the damned  garden city publishing company garden city1928 charles l dufour  ten flags in the windthe story of louisiana  harper row publishersnew yorj1967 307 pages m le page du pratz  history of louisiana  claitor s publishing division baton rouge louisiana1972 366 pages charles l dyer  along the gulf  women of the trinity episcopal church pass christian1971 originally published 1895 60 pages jamie b ellis and jane b shambra   biloxi   arcadia publishing charleston south carolina2009 127 pages robert b fisher  the french invade the south and lose  shaugnessy co biloxi1984 50 pages alcee fortier  a history of louisiana  4 volumes manzi joyant co new york1904 henri a gandolfo  metairie cemetery an historical memoir  stewart enterprises new orleans louisiana1981 th glenn  the mexican gulf coast on mobile bay mississippi sound illustrated  delchamps mobile alabama1893 100 pages dale greenwell  views of   d iberville and st martin  arcadia publishing company charleston south carolina2014 dale greenwell  twelve flags triumphs and tragedies a complete documented detailed history of the mississippi coast and its people  published by greenwell1968 175 pages bonnie l grimstead  cemeteries of harrison co missi ssippi southern heritage press st petersburg florida julia c guice  lagniappecity of biloxi  notes on public officials voter registration and tax rolls city of biloxi mississippicirca 1966 julia c guice  1850 census of harrison county mississippi  city of biloxi mississippi julia c guice  1860 census of harrison county mississippi  city of biloxi mississippi 1982 109 pages julia c guice  1870 census of harrison county mississippi    city of biloxi mississippi 1981 166 pages julia c guice  marriagesharrison county mississippi  18411899 city of biloxi mississippi 103 pages jeanbaptise de la harpe  the journal of the establishment of the french in louisiana  university of southwestern louisiana lafayette louisiana1971 272 pages robert w heck  biloxi central business district historic district study  eskew vogt salvato and filson architects new orleans louisianajuly 1986 nollie hickman  mississippi harvest lumbering in the longleaf pine belt 18401915   the paragon press montgomery alabama 1962 306 pages jay higginbotham  fort maurepas the birth of louisiana  colonial books mobile1968 93 pages jay higginbotham  the journal of sauvole  colonial books mobile1969 70 pages jay higginbotham  old mobile fort louis de la louisiane 1702 1711   museum of the city of mobile publication no 4 mobile1977 585 pages louise c hoffman  an artist visionjosephine crawford  the historic new orleans collection nola2009 159 pages h grady howell jr  to live and die in dixie a history of the third mississippi infantry csa  chickasaw bayou press jackson mississippi1991 644 pages h grady howell jr  the button jarmemories of my childhood on back bay biloxi  howell madison mississippi2010 112 pages edward humes  mississippi mud  gallery books new york1994 434 pages val f husley  keesler air force base a history of the site and its environs   usaf office of history 81 st training wing keesler afb technical training center biloxi mississippi1996 val f husley  maritime biloxi  arcadia publishing charleston south carolina2000 val f husley  biloxi three hundred years  the donning company virginia beach virginia1998  journal of the frigate le marin   september 5 1698july 2 1699 blossman printing company ocean springs1974 70 pages journal of the jackson county genealogical society pascagoula published quarterly since 1984 helen kerr kempe  the pelican guide to old homes of mississippi  volume 1 natchez and the south pelican publishing company gretna louisiana1977 fred j klein iii  remembering the biloxi bakerysixty delicious years 19131973  klein biloxi mississippi2008 and 2 nd addition2009 fred j klein iii  biloxi is beautifulwish you were here postcards of days gone by  klein biloxi mississippi2010 darlene krohn  the descendants of jerome ryan  krohn latimer mississippi1995 john h lang  history of harrison county mississippi  the dixie press gulfport mississippi1936 edward j lepoma  a passion for people the story of mary mahoney and her old french house restaurant  quail ridge press brandon mississippi1998 jerome lepre  the caillavet family  volume i lepre nola march 1984 105 pages jerome lepre  the heritage of francois fontaine  leprenola1987 92 pages jerome lepre  the krohn family  lepre new orleans1989 jerome lepre  santa cruz family  lepre nola july 1990 160 pages jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume i catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991 jerome lepre  index to the records of old mobilecathedral of the immaculate conceptionmobile alabama 17041891   jackson county genealogical society pascagoula mississippi1992 495 pages jerome lepre  the fountain family  lepre nola 1992 279 pages jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume ii catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1995 jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume iii catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1995 jerome lepre  seymour family  lepre biloxi mississippi 2001 457 pages main street through mississippi on the old spanish trail  jh jacque compiler and aa heldt photographer gulfport printing company gulfportcirca 1925 larry cosper at local color gallery has the only copy in ocean springs earl chapin may  the canning clan  the macmillan companynew york1937  mexican gulf coast winter resorts  illinois central railroad promotional pamphlet circa 1890 biloxi public library archives richebourg gaillard mcwilliams  fleur de lys and calumet the penicaut narrative  lsu press baton rouge1953 281 pages richebourg gaillard mcwilliams  iberville s gulf journals  university of alabama press university alabama1981 195 pages elaine ryan miller 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us department of the interiornational park service 1939 james j pillar omi  the catholic church in mississippi 18371865  the hauser press new orleans louisiana19 jb richmond  world war ii combat wooden boats built at westergard boat works of biloxi inc  a historical pictorial narrative  jb richmond biloxi mississippi2009 70 pages stephanie c richmond and david a wheeler  the growth of the biloxi public school system  volume i city of biloxi mississippi1979 103 pages bernard romans  a concise natural history of east and west florida  reprinted pelican publishing company new orleans louisiana1961 291 pages ssgt gail r russell   keesler field the war years 19411945  usaf office of history 81 st training wing keesler afb technical training center biloxi mississippioctober 1986  75th anniversary of the 1st national bank of biloxi   18931968  fnb of biloxi biloxi mississippi1968 56 pages flora k schieb  history of the southern yacht club  pelican publishing co gretna louisiana1986 theresa arnoldscriber and terry g scriber  ship island mississippirosters and history of the civil war prison  mcfarland company inc jefferson north carolina2008 michael d seymour  seymour family genealogy  seymour porterville kemper county mississippi2002 395 page david a sheffield and darnell l nicovich  when biloxi was seafood capital of the world  city of biloxi mississippi1979 collen c sholtes and lj scholtes  biloxi and the mississippi gulf coast a pictorial history   the donning company norfolk virginia1985 219 pages zan skelton   mississippi teacher a biloxi teacher s account of four decades of teaching in mississippi   skelton biloxi mississippi1991 147 pages zan skelton   the biloxi public schools 19242001 the growth of the biloxi public school system   volume ii city of biloxi mississippi2002 282 pages james patterson smith  beaches blood and ballots a doctor s civil rights struggle  university press of mississippi jackson mississippi2010 james patterson smith  hurricane katrina the mississippi story  university press of mississippi jackson mississippi2012  m james stevens collection  biloxi public library history archives department approximately 500 pages jean strickland and patricia n edwards  residents of the southeastern mississippi territory census tax rolls and petitions  book 1 strickland moss point mississippi1995 jean strickland and patricia n edwards  residents of the southeastern mississippi territory  book 2 strickland moss point mississippi199 jean strickland and patricia n edwards  residents of the southeastern mississippi territory  book 3 strickland moss point mississippi199 jean strickland and patricia n edwards  residents of the southeastern mississippi territory  book 4 strickland moss point mississippi19 jean strickland and patricia n edwards  residents of the southeastern mississippi territory  book 5 strickland moss point mississippi199 jean strickland and patricia n edwards  residents of the southeastern mississippi territory  book 6 strickland moss point mississippi199 jean strickland and patricia n edwards  residents of the southeastern mississippi territory records of spanish west florida 1806   book 7 strickland moss point mississippi1999 julie suarez compiler  the biloxi cemetery  special issue 7 mississippi coast historical genealogical society biloxi mississippiaugust 2002 pages 286 charles l sullivan  the mississippi gulf coast portrait of a people  windsor publications northridge california1985 charles l sullivan  hurricanes of the mississippi gulf coast1717 to present  gulf publishing company biloxi1986 139 pages charles l sullivan  mississippi gulf coast community college a history 19112000  mississippi gulf coast community college press perkinston mississippi2002 606 pages charles l sullivan   building the old spanish trail the story of a modern american highway   mississippi department of transportationjackson mississippi2003 38 pages charles l sullivan   down south with the dixie press   mississippi gulf coast community college press perkinston mississippi2006 81 pages charles l sullivan   down south with the dixie press  2007 revised edition     mississippi gulf coast community college press perkinston mississippi2007 81 pages charles l sullivan   down south with the dixie press  april 2008 revised expanded edition     mississippi gulf coast community college press perkinston mississippi2008 111 pages charles l sullivan  hurricanes of the mississippi gulf coastthree centuries of destruction  mississippi gulf coast community college press perkinston mississippi2009 174 pages charles l sullivan  gulf coast album a journey in historic photographs 18992011 from nola across the mississippi gulf coast to mobile  mississippi gulf coast community college press perkinston mississippi2011 240 pages glen lyle swetman and glen robert swetman  biloxia banker s daybook  gateway press baltimore maryland1994 615 pages gerald w sweitzer and kathy m fields  the 50 best small southern towns  peachtree publishers atlanta georgia2001 ray m thompson   know your coast   biloxi daily herald19551956 biloxi public library historical and genealogical section dale m titler and ssgt gary m murphy  keesler field inception to pearl harbor 19391941  usaf office of history 81 st training wing keesler afb technical training center biloxi mississippiapril 1981 dale m titler  gulf tempest major hurricanes and their effects on keesler technical center  usaf office of history 81 st training wing keesler afb technical training center biloxi mississippi1986  twentieth century coast edition of the biloxi daily herald historical and biographical  george w wilkes sons biloxiaugust 1902 100 pages ra wilkinson   the gulf coast   letters written for the new orleans times democrat  passenger department l n railroad louisville kentucky1886 63 pages    colonial history john h blitz c baxter mann and ray l bellande mississippi archaeology vol 30 no 1 june 1995   fort maurepas and vieux biloxi search and research  36 pages  martin d britt  spain and the mississippi soundexploration to the louisiana purchase 15191804   volume i next step publishing ocean springs mississippi2011 martin d britt  spain and the mississippi soundthe final years 18051813   volume ii next step publishing ocean springs mississippi2011  jeffery p brain  indians of north america the tunicabiloxi  chelsea house publishers new yorkphiladelphia1990 103 pages jeffrey p brain  tunica treasure  peabody museum of archaeology and ethnology harvard university cambridge massachusetts1979 329 pages carl a brasseaux  a comparative view of french louisiana 1699 and 1762 the journals of pierre le moyne d iberville and jeanjacquesblaise d abbadie  the center for louisiana studies university of southwestern louisiana1979 159 pages gail alexander buzhardt and margaret hawthorne  rencontres sur le mississippi 16821763  university press of mississippijackson mississippi1993 250 pages margaret rose carraway   the cornerstone of old fort maurepas journal of mississippi history   april 1951 pp 101104 volney j cissna jr reconstruction of fort maurepas the gulf regional planning commission report gulfport mississippi1973 jfh claiborne mississippi as a province territory and state the reprint company spartanburg south carolina1978 591 pages reprinted from an 1880 edition charles l dufour ten flags in the wind the story of louisiana harper row new york1967 antoine simon le page du pratz the history of louisiana claitor s publishing division baton rouge louisiana1972 366 pages reprinted from a 1774 edition robert b fisher the french invade the south and lose shaugnessy company biloxi mississippi1984 50 pages dale greenwell twelve flags triumphs and tragedies dale greenwell biloxi mississippi1968 175 pages peter j hamilton colonial mobile reprint by heritage books bowie maryland1991 two volumes originally published in 1910 david hardcastle the military organization of french colonial louisiana from the military presence on the gulf coast gulf coast history humanities conference pensacola florida1978 virginia c harrell vicksburg and the river university of mississippi press jackson mississippi1982 112 pages jay higginbotham the chaumont concession a french plantation on the pascagoula river journal of mississippi history november 1974 pp 353362 jay higginbotham fort maurepas the birth of louisiana colonial books mobile alabama1968 93 pages may have been reprinted by the university of alabama press jay higginbotham the journal of sauvole colonial books mobile alabama1969 70 pages jay higginbotham old mobile fort louis de la louisiane 17021711 museum of the city of mobile publication no 4 mobile alabama1977 585 pages elbert r hilliard the establishment of the fort maurepas historical site a report from the board of trustees of the mississippi department of archives and history jackson mississippi1973 the history of jackson county mississippi jackson county genealogical society pascagoula mississippi1989 438 pages louise c hoffman  an artist s vision josephine crawford  the historic new orleans collection new orleans louisiana2009 journal of the frigate le marin september 5 1698july 2 1699 blossman printing company ocean springs mississippi1974 70 pages jo merle kennedy dauphin island alabama french possession 16991763 coffee printing company selma alabama1976 richebourg g mcwilliams fleur de lys and calumet the penicaut narrative lsu press baton rouge louisiana1953 281 pages richebourg g mcwilliams iberville s gulf journals university of alabama press tuscaloosa alabama1981 195 pages james h malone  the chickasaw nation  john p morton companylouisville kentucky1922 francois xavier martin  history of louisiana  1892 ce schmidt  ocean springs french beachhead   lewis printing services pascagoula mississippi1972 142 pages out of print but available at all local libraries truman stacey  louisiana s french heritage   acadian house publishing lafayette louisiana1990 julie broussard suarez  bradfordo keefe funeral records  burial books 33 thru 42 19451960 suarez biloxi mississippi1999 charles sullivan  hurricanes of the mississippi gulf coast1717 to present  gulf publishing company biloxi mississippi1986 139 pages charles sullivan  the mississippi gulf coast portrait of a people   windsor publications northridge california1985 200 pages daniel h thomas  fort toulouse  the french outpost at the alabamas on the coosa  the university of alabama press tuscaloosa alabama1989 90 pages greg a waselkov and diane e silva archaeology at the krebs house old spanish fort pascagoula mississippi university of south alabama center for archaeological studies mobile alabama1995 85 pages samuel wilson jr gulf coast architecture historic pensacola preservation board pensacola florida1977 49 pages newspapers   maps the following maps are old and give one an idea of the local geography from the french colonial period to the civil war specific map of fort maurepas and the bay of biloxi and the surrounding area c 1700 scale 1 570 copy available at the biloxi public library new biloxi c 1720 copy available at the biloxi public library map of the coast of new biloxi 1 3 14 miles copy available at the biloxi public library map of part of the coast of new biloxi with surrounding islands 1 7200 us coast survey 1851 harbor and back bay of biloxi 110000 by we greenwell and wm johnson biloxi public library us coast survey 1858 biloxi bay 140000 by we greenwell and sa gilbert biloxi public library sanborn maps 1893 1898 1904 2 sheets 1909 3 sheets and 1925 4 sheets 4626 views  ', 0);
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s jack joachim  18881970 and elizabeth b queenie joachim potin  18911932  ellison 1991 pp 7173 and laura joachim via ancestrycom    new orleans ben joachim began working at the age of nine as a messenger boy for the quartermaster s corps at the government barracks in new orleans when the civil war ended he and his brother established the joachim brothers an organization that oversaw the distribution of all dailypublished newspapers in the crescent city by the late 1880s bf joachim had been financial successful but his health was in shambles from years of toil and stress like many others he sought the salubrious environment of ocean springs to recuperate and restore his ailing physical and mental maladies  the jackson county times january 24 1925 p 1    fourth street fire on march 30 1894 a large conflgration on fourth street in the crescent city destroyed several joachim properties peter m joachim 18571927 owned a double onestory frame house at no 89 and no 91 fourth street he was domiciled at no 89 fourth street and it was totally destroyed and insured for 2600 building and contents barbara joachim his mother owned no 97 and no 99 fourth street and it suffered only 20 in fire related damages she did not live here  the daily picayune march 31 1894 p 14    ocean springs the joachim cottage in january 1887 and june 1887 ben joachim began acquiring land from john m hollingsworth 18141891 and dr milton clay vaughan 18321903 along lafontaine avenue west of the present day ocean springs harbor here he built a tourist home called the joachim cottage  jxco ms land deed bk 8 pp 723724 and bk 11 p 88  mr joachim advertised his enterprise in  the pascagoula democratstar  on august 10 1894 as  joachim cottage bf joachim proprietor board by the day week or month  the joachim cottage was also advertised in the daily picayune as follows  joachim cottage ocean springs mississippi high and healthy location undivided attention to excursionists  june 29 1894 p 5 in early august 1895 peter joachim and spouse left nola to spend two months as guests of the joachim cottage at ocean springs  the daily picayune august 4 1895 p 7  in 1898 in addition to being the proprietor of a resort property bf joachim was employed by his brotherinlaw jac bokenfohr as his mississippi gulf coast sales representative mr bokenfohr was a produce merchant based in new orleans ben joachim worked seven years for the bokenfohr firm before retiring  the pascagoula democratstar july 8 1898 p 3 and the jackson county times january 24 1925 p 1   the joachim cottage at ocean springs appears to have ceased operations in the spring of 1899 the daily picayune related many people in nola will regret to know that the joachim cottage so long a summer home will not be open to guests this summer  the daily picayune june 25 1899 p 3  in june 1902 ben joachim vended the joachim cottage property on lafontaine avenue at ocean springs mississippi to dr ol bailey 18701938   jxco ms land deed bk 24 pp 633634    bf joachim house   in background  originally no 13 bowen on the northwest corner of bowen avenue and kotzum the joachim house was demolished in the late 1940s the young man in the fore ground is earl brumfield   1902 bf joachim house it appears that after selling the joachim cottage ben joachim erected on the northwest corner of bowen and kotzum what was described as   one of the most attractive homes at ocean springs   the joachim home at 13 bowen avenue was a large twostory frame dwelling with a crossgabled roof which featured imbricated shingles in the gables it had large wrap around ballustraded galleries which were supported by turned posts the bf joachim lots lot 4 and lot 6 of block 1 in the kotzum addition were acquired from dr ol bailey in june 1902 ocean springs ms 1915 jxco ms land deed bk25 pp 1718 the joachim house was acquired by william p spiers 18981960 a native of carriere mississippi and mary tyress spiers 19001976 his spouse in december 1941 from the ocean springs state bank the spiers conveyed it to noel c wells in january 1949 jxco ms land deed bk 72 pp 3536 bk 104 pp 310311 noel c wells 19071987 came to biloxi from harahan louisiana and operated the biloxi sewing machine shop at 434 reynoir street he had the old bf joachim home demolished and contracted with clarence e galle 19121986 to build a four unit apartment building  the gulf coast times january 21 1949 p 5  dr richard t furr the current owner of this property bought it from the wells family in march 1983 the furr family owns a twostory tenement house here today at bowen avenue jxco ms land deed bk 758 p 263  the builder s supply company the builder s supply company was incorporated in the state of mississippi in 1905 by george w davis 18421914 es davis 18591925 dr jasper j bland 18501932 jl clark 18501914 peter geiger 18581923 wh bell frank marquez 18401914 george e arndt 18571945 joseph a wieder 18771960 john burr 18751916 bf joachim 18471925 narcisse seymour 18491931 and hc seymour 18761913 bf joachim was the manager of this local enterprise which was situated on old fort bayou just north of dr powell s bayou inn now ronnie hamilton s aunt jenny s catfish restaurant here ben joachim sold lumber shingles molding brick and associated building products two local lumber mills supplied the wood products for mr joachim s bayou lumberyard some of the local extant buildings at ocean springs that utilized the builder s supply company materials for their construction were the 1912 albert c gottsche grocery store now the blossman gas building at 809 washington avenue the 1913 farmers and merchants bank building at 929 washington avenue and the 1913 joseph e catchotsam guagliardo residence formerly at 1109 ames avenue which was demolished by maria mavar in 1990  ocean springs mississippi 1915 p 37   the land in section 19 t7sr8w where the builder s supply company was located old fort bayou was acquired in june and july 1905 by george w davis and es davis they bought approximately 65 acres from william eugene shaw and sarah s shaw of winneshiek county iowa the parcel had a frontage on old fort bayou of one hundred fortytwo feet and the sale included the warehouse and wharf on the shaw tract this plot was once owned by antonio franco 18341891 and his spouse jane rodriquez franco 18441915 who conveyed it to jesse b shaw in may 1890 the widow franco sold messrs davis a narrow tract fifty feet by one hundred sixtyeight feet in july 1905 jxco ms land deed bk 33 p 4 bk 11 pp 149150 bk 33 p 5 and bk 33 p 6 in october 1907 the davis brothers conveyed these lands to the builder s supply company for 630 in general terms the davis lands conveyed were described as bounded on the north by old fort bayou east by jane franco and em westbrook south by iberville avenue and west by dr ol bailey jxco ms land deed bk 33 pp 67 in september 1915 mrs emma a powell sold builder s supply a small strip of land on their eastern boundary with her it measured twenty feet by sixtysix feet jxco ms land deed bk 57 pp 568569  sale before his demise in january 1925 bf joachim had acquired all the stock of the builder s supply company in june 1925 his legatees conveyed the builder s supply company to captain ellis handy 18911963 for 5500 the sale included sheds machinery and improvements  jxco ms land deed bk 55 pp 629630 and the daily herald june 3 1925 p 5  in late may 1925 captain handy announced his purchase of the business and planned to take over the daily operations on june 15 th he planned to enlarge the business and trade in multiple types of building materials  the jackson county times may 30 1925 p 3  ellis handy advertised his business in early june 1925 as follows  the builders supply co will endeavor to maintain a high standard of service and expand to meet the desires and demands of the community advancing with the progressive growth promised to the mississippi gulf coast phone 74 ellis handy ocean springs miss                joachim s expire rosa b joachim expired at ocean springs on january 19 1934 she was survived by two sons bf frank joachim jr of new orleans and us jack joachim of biloxi two sisters elizabeth b brand and lena b burgunder and two brothers jb bokenfohr and jack bokenfohr in addition mrs joachim had thirteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren her corporal remains were sent to new orleans for burial in the joachim family tomb in the metairie cemetery ben joachim had been interred here after his demise on january 13 1925 at new orleans louisiana  the jackson county times january 20 1934 p the daily herald    january 20 1934 p 2 and the jackson county times january 27 1934 p 3    bf joachim ii bf joachim ii 18821970 called frank was born at new orleans louisiana on december 19 1882 he married magdalena schmidt 18821971 called lena who was born march 10 1882 at ocean springs she was the daughter of charles e schmidt 18511886 and laura coyle 18571931 their children were  mark oscar joachim  19041955  bf joachim iii  19081974 and mary frances joachim milner  19161987 in april 1903 a young frank joachim had a close call with the grim reaper at gulfport while attempting to board the moving coast train he fell sustaining acute contusions to his face  the pascagoula democratstar april 10 1903 p3    the riviera livery and transfer company this transportation company was owned by frank joachim and was organized after his partnership in joachim toler had ended joachim toler were in business as early as may 1914 when they added a ford touring car to their taxi fleet which had previously consisted of one ford and a studebaker  the ocean springs news may 23 1914  dan c toler 18761939 had been born in alabama of north carolina parentage he married dora ramsay 18711941 the daughter of sardin g ramsay 18371920 and lula ramsay 18511886 mr toler acquired the government street feed store and livery stable of calvin e dees 18771954 in february 1909 in december 1910 mr toler sold his business to dr ol bailey 18701938 who turned it quickly to tj ames 18761927 this transaction left ocean springs with only two stable owners jj o keefe 18591911 and tj ames which were considered adequate for the population and commerce by 1920 mr toler and family had moved to vancleave mississippi where he was a superintendent of a logging railroad  the ocean springs news february 27 1909 and december 24 1910  by 1915 frank joachim was operating as joachim s livery and transfer company and advertised as follows  joachim s livery and transfer company bf joachim jr prop automobile service by the day hour or trip special attention given to country trips telephone 59 ocean springs miss  from ocean springs mississippi1915   ce schmidt 19041988 former mayor and author of  ocean springs french beachhead  1972 related in 1967 that his father frank e schmidt 18771954 circa 1910 built a twostory building on the northwest corner of washington and desoto for frank joachim to house his livery operation mr joachim remained here as the local ford dealer post1920 the business here was called   joachim s liveryautos carriages and wagons   the ocean springs news february 16 1967 p 3    ice price war in april 1920 frank joachim began vending ice on the streets of ocean springs a biloxi dealer was his supplier the local icehouse sold ice for 100 per 100 pounds of ice joachim cut the price to 70 per 100 pounds commencing an immediate price war with the ocean springs iceman instantly the price of ice was dropped to 40 per 100 pounds of ice by the local ice supplier  the jackson county times april 24 1920 p 5    ford and fordson dealer in mid1920 frank joachim acquired the ford dealership at ocean springs it had previously been franchised to helveston bell who operated from the horton building on washington avenue mr joachim planned to set up a ford service center and sell automotive parts for ford vehicles   the jackson county times january 12 1918 p 5 march 6 1920 p 5 and december 25 1920 p 3  notice to the public i have been appointed the authorized ford dealer for this territory and can make prompt delivery a carload due this week full line of ford parts ford service station to be installed frank joachim  the jackson county times december 25 1920 p 2    1920 auto facts at this time there were approximately 55000 motorcars in mississippi hinds county with 2008 automobiles lead the state on the mississippi gulf coast harrison county had 1300 cars jackson county 700 and hancock county only 350  the jackson county times march 6 1920 p 5  on january 1 1920 henry ford of detroit issued an 8000000 bonus to his 80000 automotive workers skilled employees who earned 1080 per day and with five years tenure were given 270 laborers who were at the 600 per day pay scale received 50 this remuneration was in addition to that earned in mr ford s profitsharing plan the jackson county times january 17 1920 p 5  joachim garage notes in april 1921 frank joachim sold two fordson tractors to locals in time for springs plowing gus nelson and the hamill farm were the recipients of this fine machine which could perform all tasks that its advertisements proclaimed  the jackson county times april 6 1921 p 3  in july 1921 frank joachim reported that he has been unable to make ford motorcar deliveries because the national demand for ford automobiles had created a shortage mr joachim expected a carload of fords within the next few days  the jackson county times july 2 1921 p 5  in january 1922 frank joachim advertised his auto sales inventory as follows touring car 348 regular runabout 319 regular chassis 285 coupe 580 sedan 645 oneton truck 430 and the fordson tractor 625 all prices fob detroit  the jackson county times january 28 1922 p 5  in march 1922  the jackson county times  reported that frank joachim led all ford dealers in the district in percentage of sales in february 1922 and that it appears that he will excel his previous month record  the jackson county times march 11 1922  in june 1922 the joachim livery stable acquired a seven passenger buick  the daily herald june 17 1922 p 7  early december 1922 saw frank joachim install a modern radio set in his washington avenue garage he invited everyone to visit in the evenings and listen to concerts broadcast from forth worth houston atlanta and jefferson city missouri  the daily herald december 6 1922 p 2  in may 1923 harry r lee 19031951 joined the sales staff of the joachim ford agency  the jackson county times may 12 1923 p 5  in march 1924 ford representatives rated the joachim dealership at ocean springs as class a the highest rating possible  the jackson county times march 22 1924 p 5    joachim building the joachim building was located on the northeast corner of washington avenue and desoto on the west threequarters of lot 6block 24 culmseig map1854 originally the large home of ra vancleave 18401908 pioneer entrepreneur at ocean springs and namesake of vancleave mississippi was situated here it was erected in the winter of 1891 and burned circa 1905  the biloxi herald february 7 1891 p 1  in january 1906 the vancleave family sold their family residence property on washington avenue to hannah johnson the spouse of william johnson d 1922 an l n conductor in 1904 the johnsons had built a home at present day 306 washington avenue popularly known as the holloway house jxco ms land deed bk 30 pp 455456 mrs johnson conveyed her washington avenue corner lot to bf joachim ii in march 1916 for 3250 here sometimes in the early 1920s frank joachim erected a large twostory masonry building to house his ford dealership in late march 1931 mr joachim vended his building to frank b faessel 18701953 for 7500 it appears that the joachim ford agency failed during the early years of the depression the depressed economic situation during this era was reflected in july 1936 when mr faessel sold the joachim building to the united poultry producers a coop of poultry and eggs producers he took a large capital loss as the selling price was only 3250 jxco ms land deed bk 58 p 440 bk 64 pp 229230 and bk 69 p 151 it is believed that frank joachim relocated to new orleans for many years before returning to ocean springs after wwii  mark g joachim january 6 2004    texaco dealer frank joachim took over management of the local texaco dealership in early july 1947   this station was situated on the old jp vancleave property on the se c of washington and porter texaco acquired this parcel from ws vancleave in june 1930 jxco ms land deed bk 63 p 479 mr joachim advertised his new venture in the local journal as follows  texaco service station having taken over the management of the local texaco service station as of july 1 st i shall appreciate your patronage frank joachim  will you please give me a trial i will try to please you    the jackson county times july 6 1947 p 8   in november 1948 frank joachim remodeled his texaco service station two new subterranean storage tanks with a 10000gallon storage capacity were installed gasoline distribution to patrons was supplied by two new pumps which were approached on a newly resurfaced driveway in addition mr joachim had two sanitary restrooms for the convenience of his customers  the jackson county times november 24 1948 p 1  texaco sold this station to clovis h barnett in march 1977 howard r barnett acquired it in november 1983 and vended it to mohler tidy car in december 1986 the robert mohler family still manage and operate the station and will soon open a delidiner to compliment their minimart  jxco ms land deed bk 586 p 342 bk 777 p 192 and bk 877 p 100    youkeyjoachim house the frank joachim home is extant at present day 1208 porter avenue it is situated on lot 8 and a part of lot 7 in block 2 of the hf russell subdivision john k youkey 18481922 the builder and family came to ocean springs from cottage hill florida in october 1911 initially they rented the meyers cottage on church street the meyer s cottage now owned by laura ederer bolton is more familiarly known to today s older generation as the scharr house  the ocean springs news october 7 1911 p 5  in late december 1911 mr jk youkey acquired several lots in block 2 of the russell subdivision fronting on porter avenue from hf russell consideration for the parcels was 350 it is assumed the youkey s erected their home here in 1912 jxco ms land deed bk 37 p 525 mr youkey was a native of ohio he married helen m douglass 18561928 an indiana lassie and the daughter of jackson douglas and mary lee youkey was a war of the rebellion veteran having served with co h of the 135 th indiana infantry bradford o keefe burial bk 17 p 39 frank joachim acquired the youkey house from walter g armstrong 18781945 in may 1944 it is believed that mr joachim had been in new orleans since the collapse of his automobile business at ocean springs during the depression  jxco ms land deed bk 85 pp 378379  the heirs of bf joachim jr conveyed their parents home to neil h ballard 19201984 in july 1971 jxco ms land deed bk 410 p 528 and jxco ms chancery court cause no 17286  joachim farm in april 1925 ae olsen sold his 16acre lot orange and pecan grove and residence at bayou puerto to frank joachim 18821970 and uriah sylvester jack joachim 18881977 for 8000 this was the old homestead of thomas n hanson 18101900 a dane who became locally renown for his wine making the olsen place was situated in section 24 t7sr9w in us government lot 3 here the joachim brothers produced the giraffe pecan jxco ms land deed bk 55 p 80 and  the daily herald october 12 1925 p 1  the joachim brothers turned this venture into a handsome profit when they conveyed this site to hw branigar of gulf hills for 45000 in november 1925 jxco ms land deed bk 55 p 80 and bk 57 pp 8890 bf frank joachim ii expired on march 12 1970 less than a year later his wife passed on february 18 1971 both were interred in the evergreen cemetery on old fort bayou  children of frank and lena schmidt joachim   mark o joachim mark oscar joachim  19041955 called oscar made his early livelihood at ocean springs with his father in his ford auto sales and service organization he was a graduate of the soule business college at new orleans in 1929 oscar joachim was elected city clerk after the retirement of long time city clerk james lynch 18521935 he served in this capacity until he was replaced in 1942 by sadie catchot hodges 18941973 at the time of his demise in july 1955 mr joachim was bookkeeper for blossman gas he was also a public accountant schmidt 1972 pp 135136 and  the daily herald july 18 1955 p 2  oscar joachim had married miss mary gough 19021978 the daughter of mrs ae gough of malvern arkansas at st alphonsus church in early june 1927 miss gough was an alumnus of the university of arkansas she was a teacher in the local grammar school miss amy quick attended miss gough  the jackson county times june 11 1927 p 3  in july 1929 mrs la wilcox of tulsa oklahoma the sister of mary gough joachim came with her spouse and mother for her first visit to ocean springs  the jackson county times july 20 1929 p 3  mrs joachim ran for political office in 1965 and was elected alderman for ward 4 defeating former mayor charles ernest schmidt 19041988 she passed at grand bay alabama in late november 1978 mary g joachim had taught elementary school at ocean springs for thirty years as a classroom instructor and six as a substitute teacher  the ocean springs record november 30 1978 p 2    children oscar and mary g joachim were the parents of mark oscar joachim ii 19281994 and ann joachim donaghey c 1932c 1986  oscar joachim bungalow the oscar joachim bungalow is situated at present day 300 washington avenue this structure was built in 1917 by carrie johnson garrard 18861968 the widow of joseph b garrard 18711915 mrs garrard purchased the lot which is on the northwest corner of washington avenue and ocean from mrs albert g tebo 18531918 in august 1916 jxco ms land deed bk 42 pp 516517 in 1924 carrie johnson garrard 18861968 married alexander fleet everhart 18811957 according to local realtors the house was utilized for rentals until mark o joachim sr 19041955 purchased it in 1943 jxco ms land deed bk 83 pp 275276  fire the oscar joachim home burned on december 17 1946 young ann joachim was rescued from the second story by her father he suffered facial burns and smoke inhalation the house was severely damaged but not destroyed  the jackson county times december 21 1946 p 1    first presbyterian church in december 1955 shortly after mr joachim s death his widow mary g joachim sold the house to the first presbyterian church of ocean springs for 18500 mrs joachim relocated to a smaller home on jackson avenue at this time the joachim home became known affectionately as the manse the home of the minister jxco ms land deed bk 83 pp 275276 the manse became embroiled in controversy in the spring of 1992 when the ocean springs historic preservation commission denied the request of the presbyterians to remove the old structure in order to erect a new sanctuary on the site occupied by the joachim house after many months of discussion and compromise the 1917 garrard bungalow on washington was saved and the new presbyterian sanctuary was built on ocean east of the 1887 church on august 20 1995 the first presbyterian church of ocean springs dedicated its new sanctuary on ocean avenue   the mississippi press april 10 1992 p 4a and the ocean springs record august 17 1995 p 3    mark oscar joachim ii   mark oscar joachim ii called oscar was born at ocean springs on september 6 1928 after completing notre dame high school at biloxi where he was an outstanding quarterback oscar attended the merchant marine academy at kings point new york in july 1947 cadet oscar joachim embarked for a south american voyage aboard a united fruit company vessel  the jackson county times july 6 1947 p 8 ann s joachim january 12 2004 and mf bud hodges january 13 2004   after completing his studies at mississippi state university oscar married catherine ann saucier of pascagoula b 1934 on july 6 1958 she was the daughter of clifton saucier 18961981 and catherine scholtes saucier they were the parents of valerie joachim dedeaux jxco ms circuit court mr bk 97 p 194 and  ann s joachim january 12 2004   circa 1956 oscar joachim became a resident of pascagoula here he was employed as the county purchasing agent before becoming purchasing manager for mississippi chemical where he remained for twentyeight years oscar had served his country during the korean war and was a roman catholic he passed on november 15 1994 at pascagoula mr joachim s corporal remains rest in the jackson county memorial park cemetery in pascagoula  the sun herald november 16 1994 p a2    ann joachim ann joachim was a 1950 graduate of ocean springs high school where she was elected miss oshs most popular girl and senior class vicepresident ann was extremely active in all phases of her school as she was in the band led cheers edited the school paper and annual and played on the basketball squad  hi daze 1950 p 5   pre july 1955 ann joachim married charles donaghey they resided at oil city pennsylvania before relocating to houston texas no further information  bf joachim iii benjamin f joachim iii  19081974 called bf was the second child of bf frank joachim ii 18821970 and magdalena lena schmidt 18821971 he was born at ocean springs on february 17 1908 bf attended local schools until he went to spring hill college in mobile for his higher education he graduated from the jesuit institution s preparatory department in june 1927  the jackson county times june 11 1927 p 3   in november 1932 bf joachim shipped out of mobile on the steamer   city of alma  for london and other european ports his ship was expected back in mobile in january 1933 in april 1933 joachim sailed aboard the steamship  president harrison   owned by the dollar ship line the eight month voyage circumnavigated the planet disembarking at twentytwo ports in fourteen countries  the daily herald november 12 1932 p 2 and the jackson county times december 23 1933   aviation radioman 1st class usn bf joachim married kathryn elizabeth ernst 19061993 the daughter of john j ernst and julie ann o neil of quincy illinois on may 24 1944 at st alphonsus catholic church in ocean springs the wedding breakfast was at dale s in ocean springs after a brief honeymoon bf joachim returned his duty station at pensacola florida the daily herald may 25 1944 p 4 and jackson county ms circuit court mrb 41 p 115 bf joachim expired in january 1974 at quincy illinois mrs joachim died at quincy on march 24 1993 no further information  mary frances joachim mary frances joachim  19161987 was the last child of bf frank joachim ii 19081974 and magdalena lena schmidt 18821971 she married walter dermy milner 19171980 of gulfport in early june 1939 at the st alphonsus catholic church in ocean springs mississippi the young couple made their home in jackson mississippi  the jackson county times june 10 1939 p 4   the milners had two children martha milner rsm and joseph milner mary frances milner expired at biloxi on april 5 1987 her remains interred in evergreen cemetery  the ocean springs record april 9 1987 p 3    josephine e joachim josephine eleanora joachim 18841927 was born at new orleans louisiana on august 21 1884 in 1904 she graduated from the soule business college in new orleans josephine married robert eugene lee 18871927 of vancleave mississippi in june 1909 at her father s home in ocean springs houston martin was the best man and miss queenie joachim attended her sister  the pascagoula democratstar july 1 1904 p 3 and the ocean springs news june 19 1909   josephine and re lee were the parents of rosemary lee robert e lee jr gretchen lee 19171927 helena lee b 1921 and jane lee 19231927  family tragedy in early november 1927 a devastating incident occurred in the joachim family at new orleans when the car driven by robert e lee was struck by the sunset limited a fast passenger train of the southern pacific railroad mr lee his spouse and five children were in the motorcar when it was rammed at the grade crossing on shrewbury road adjacent to jefferson park ironically they had come to new orleans from their suburban southport home to place flowers on the grave of bf joachim sr who was interred in the metairie cemetery rosemary lee and re lee jr survived the crash while mr lee josephine joachim lee gretchen lee jane lee and bernard potin jr 19211927 were killed bernard potin jr was the son of queenie joachim potin the sister of josephine j lee he had taken the place of helena lee in the car as she stayed with her aunt queenie in the potin home situated at 410 old homestead avenue bonnabel place metairie the lee family members who died in the accident were all interred in a single tomb in the metairie cemetery  the jackson county times november 12 1927 p 1    frederick w b joachim frederick william bokenfohr joachim  18861887 was born at new orleans louisiana on july 27 1886 he expired on october 10 1887 no further information  uriah s joachim uriah silvester jack joachim  18881977 was born on march 13 1888 at ocean springs mississippi he attended soule business school at new orleans graduating in 1906 joachim found employment as a bookkeeper for the dantzler commissary a subsidiary of the ln dantzler lumber company at vancleave later he worked with the j s company there in 1908 us joachim relocated to biloxi where he became an employee of the l lopez company as a bookkeeper  lepre 1991 p 160 and the daily herald january 31 1977 p a2   on november 14 1912 at nativity bvm in biloxi us joachim married stella angelina gillen 18921963 a native of biloxi and the daughter of mark j gillen 18401925 from county mayo ireland and ellen sheehan 18541931 a native of new orleans us joachim and stella g joachim were the parents of mark gillen joachim 19132011 clare joachim maddox 19152009 john schappert jack joachim 19162012 harry joseph joachim b 1920 and ruth marylyn joachim janca 19251989   mark joachim august 27 1999    combel hardware store  by march 1918 us joachim had been promoted manager of the l lopez company operation on west howard avenue in biloxi at this time he resigned incorporated with leon f janin jr 19121957 and jo clark the combel hardware company the combel store was founded at biloxi in may 1902 by joseph e combel 18531938 a native of bay st louis mississippi mr combel reasoned that biloxi had a stronger potential for commercial growth than his natal city at biloxi joseph e combel had rented the hagan building at 217219 west howard avenue on the se c of west howard avenue and magnolia street he opened for business on may 1 1902 and remained in business until march 1918  the biloxi daily herald april 8 1902 p 8 the daily herald march 25 1918 p 3 april 22 1918 p 5  the jackson county times march 20 1918 p 7    improving combel store in 1922 in november 1922 christian a thompson biloxi contractor was hired to make vast improvements to the store building of the combel hardware company on west howard avenue and magnolia street ninety linear feet of canopy sheds were installed on the building facing the two thoroughfares for appearance and pragmatically to afford pedestrian and customer protection from the elements four merchandising show windows were also installed by mr thompson s carpenters  the daily herald november 22 1922 p 3    1927 lease in june 1927 us joachim vicepresident of combel hardware company took a fiveyear lease commencing on april 1 1928 for 250 month from james v hagan 18741929 proprietor of the hagan building harrison co mississippi land deed bk 175 p 370  hotelman avelez hotel company the avelez hotel company was chartered in june 1946 by uriah s joachim 18881977 richard r guice adrian weill 19031971 and albert sydney johnston jr harrison county ms charter bk 93 p 162 in december 1946 the earle hotel company a national chain took a long term lease from the avelez hotel corporation the avelez hotel was renamed the earle hotel and tr brady manager was replaced by hr davern on january 1st the daily herald december 17 1946 p 1  riviera hotel in december wilhelmina billie sewell roberts sherrill morse 18861982 vended the riviera hotel at biloxi to the avelez hotel company harrison county ms land deed bk 403 p 171     combel s merchandise mart the combel hardware company was managed and partially owned by us joachim evolved in 1948 into his wholly owned combel s merchandise mart  in april  uriah s joachim  announced plans to  erect combel s merchandise mart   a 4200 squarefoot commerical building situated on the lucille caillavet property at west howard avenue and thomas street the structure was  designed by john t collins with gc gardner of ocean springs as contractor  joachim related that combel s hardware and suppply company at west howard avenue and magnolia street will remain at its location of fifty years the daily herald april 5 1952 p 9 in addition to his hardware interests us joachim was president of first federal savings and loan and the avelez hotel he was also a member of the biloxi chamber of commerce elks club and church of the nativity of the bvm mr joachim expired in late january 1977 stella gillen joachim his wife of over fifty years preceded him in death expiring on september 12 1963 they rest eternally in the southern memorial park cemetery in biloxi  the daily herald january 31 1977 p a2   after the death of stella g joachim mr us joachim married marie ruth hagan brielmaier 19021977 the daughter of james vinton hagan 18741929 and leila marie bousquet 18751936 their nuptial vows were said on june 29 1970 in harrison county mississippi ruth hagan had married paul rosell brielmaier 19001958 in harrison county mississippi on may 2 1921 ruth died on june 11 1979 and her corporal remains were also interred in the southern memorial park cemetery harrison co mississippi 2nd jd circuit court mrb 3 p 107 and circuit court mrb 33 p 156  children of uriah s joachim and stella gillen joachim   mark g joachim mark gillen joachim  19132011 was born at biloxi on november 24 1913 on september 3 1939 he married lillie catherine putta chinn 19172002 the daughter of richard harvey chinn and edwardine cannette 18891968 they were the parents of gary p joachim richard m joachim david joachim and cathy j bryant  harrison county mississippi circuit court mrb 50 p 184   mark g joachim graduated from biloxi high school in 1931 and attended draughon s business college during wwii he served his country as a captain with the us army air corps in the south pacific in september 1944 he had to bail out of a military aircraft which developed engine trouble over west virginia  the sun herald september 14 1999 p c1   mr joachim made his livelihood in combel s hardware the family hardware business in biloxi and in the civil service system at kafb in this capacity he and catherine relocated to the nation s capitol from 19381941 when he was employed with the federal housing administration mark celebrated his 90 th birthday at his windsor porte home in midnovember 2003 he was joined by siblings children and friends  the mississippi press december 31 2003 p 1    passing lillie c joachim after rearing her children returned to college and enriched her life with the new knowledge gained from computer science voice piano and drama in 1985 she commenced her career as a actress on local stages her theater resume included more than forty plays musical and concerts in 1991 lillie c joachim was awarded a bravo award for her best supporting actress role in the biloxi little theater s girls of the garden club lillie expired on july 5 2002 her corporal remains were interred in the southern memorial park cemtery in biloxi  the sun herald july 7 2002 p a9   mark gillen joachim passed on while residing with cathy joachim bryant his daughter at marietta georgia on july 22 2011 he had left ocean springs after his home in windsor porte had been damaged by hurricane katrina his corporal remains were interred in the southern memorial park cemtery in biloxi  the sun herald july 26 2011 p a4    margaret clare joachim margaret clare joachim   margaret clare joachim was 19152009 born at biloxi on march 15 1915 on february 3 1940 she married augustus carl maddox jr 19121996 a native of magnolia arkansas in her family home at 115 hopkins boulevard in biloxi miss joachim was very popular as a student at biloxi high school serving as band sponsor in her junior and senior years in april 1933 she won the honor in competition with lucille gutierrez sarah dickey and gertrude galle  the daily herald february 3 1940 and april 20 1933 p 2  the children of margaret clare and carl maddox were mike maddox m mary camille traweek steve maddox m faith ohlmeyer and tim maddox m diane lirette on february 18 1950 their third son timothy scott maddox was born at greenwood mississippi  the daily herald february 20 1950 p 8 and the sun herald november 29 2009 p a14  margaret clare joachim maddox expired on october 24 2009 at baton rouge louisiana  the sun herald november 29 2009 p a14    a carl maddox carl maddox called clipboard attended northwestern state university at natchitoches louisiana from 19321934 before commencing a career in athletics for the remainder of his life carl successfully taught mathematics and coached high school football in louisiana and mississippi before going to lsu in 1954 where he coached football for five years and was on the staff that won the 1958 ncaa national championship under paul dietzel while at gulf coast military academy carl maddox made a very positive influence on the life of kinnaird r mckee 19302014 a young man that went on to graduate from the us naval academy and become a fourstar admiral in the us navy and become superintendent of the naval academy admiral mckee graduated from the gulf coast military academy in 1947 and lauded coach maddox as follows   to this day i know that i got into the naval academy because of that man  carl maddox     mr maddox became athletic director at lsu in 1968 and served in this capacity for eleven years he went to starkville and was the ad at mississippi state from 19791984 carl maddox was honored by lsu in 1975 when they named their new indoor track facility the carl maddox field house he also left a legacy at mississippi state university as that scholastic institution bestowed the name of mr maddox on the running track at wo spencer stadium another sports world honor came to carl maddox when the united states sports academy instituted the carl maddox sports management award it is granted annually to an individual for his her contribution to the growth and development of sport enterprise through effective management practices vince dooley of uga received the carl maddox sports management award at the presentation ceremony in conjunction with the annual meeting of the us sports academy s board of trustees in daphne alabama on january 16 2004 lsu also had a carl maddox scholarship carl maddox has been inducted in the sports hall of fame in louisiana mississippi 1989 lsu and mississippi state university he expired at baton rouge louisianan on february 16 1996  john s jack joachim   john schappert  jack  joachim  19162012 was born at biloxi on december 25 1916 on march 3 1934 he married his high school sweetheart rose navarro 19161999 rose was the daughter of salvador n navarro 18691953 and eusebia cabrerarojas 18911980 jack and rose n joachim were the parents of twenty children harry louis joachim d 1939 gerard o connell joachim 19552010 m judy fay smith john schappert joachim jr m elizabeth ann corso robin jude joachim m kay m moran francis joseph joachim m patricia conner and andrea puzz lynch william dennis joachim m vickie lynn kuljis michael raymond joachim m jackie mary martha joachim m salvatore sam anthony caruso harriet louise joachim m james wayne leckich georgette clare joachim m rodney mattina 19422007 rose ann joachim m gerald henry blessey marylyn theresa joachim m robert mcginn jr and dallas gibson nancy helen joachim m john barry gollott mary jane joachim m george baxter margaret joachim m david pepper maria adrienne joachim m frank pellegrino marian virginia joachim m edward francis burdine 19522006 mary daniel joachim m william whittle and patricia regina joachim m roland michael creel eighteen of their progeny six sons and twelve daughters survived to adulthood the sun herald september 14 2012 p a4 jack joachim graduated from biloxi high school in may 1934 and began his career with southern bell telephone company now at t in 1936 he retired in 1983 as the local plant manager jack devoted many hours to community service working with the biloxi chamber of commerce and biloxi kiwanis clubserving a president of both organizations he was a founding member of the biloxi fishing rodeo charter member of the bell ringers a ham radio club of active and retired telephone industry employees in addition mr joachim was known by his family derived moniker gadget man for his keen sense of understanding mechanical systems he had the inate abilty to repair any type of motor which bode well for his advocationsautomobiles motorcycles and flying jack was an avid fisherman professional phtographer and a techno enthusiast the sun herald september 14 2012 p a4 jack joachim expired on rose s birthday september 11 2012 his corporal remains were interred in the southern memorial park cemetery in west biloxi the sun herald september 14 2012 p a4 rose n joachim expired on october 31 1999 leaving fiftyfive grandchildren and twentysix great grandchildren mrs joachim s corporal remains were interred in the southern memorial park cemetery in biloxi  the daily herald august 16 1934 p 3 and the sun herald november 2 1999 p a7     harry joseph joachim 19202012    harry j joachim harry joseph joachim  19202012 was born at biloxi on march 8 1920 after wwii harry and his brother mark g joachim were in the appliance and hardware business in biloxi harry married patricia streiff 19212005 of gulfport on september 14 1947 she was a native of freeport illinois but came to gulfport mississippi with her parents william a streiff and teresa m streiff in 1927 the streiff family in america was founded by fridolin streiff a swiss immigrant who settled in wisconsin creating the community of new glarus harry j joachim and patricia s joachim were the parents of five children patricia ann joachim 19482011 cynthia joachim m ernest trahan harry b joachim m rhonda cheryl joachim and robert joachim m brynn in later life harry j joachim became synonymous with real estate on the mississippi gulf coast and biloxi in particular he remained active in the business with daughter cynthia joachim until he became ill harrison co ms circuit court mrb 75 p 379 mark g joachim january 19 2004 and  the sun herald april 5 2005 p a6  harry j joachim died at gulfport mississippi on november 21 2012 his corporal remians were interred in the southern memeorial park cemetery at biloxi mississippi  ruth m joachim ruth marylyn joachim  19251989 called marylyn was born may 1 1925 on november 23 1948 she married frank luke janca 19241998 who was born october 18 1924 at yoakum texas during ww ii frank had served aboard the  uss sequoia  as chief of the ship s office and radioman their children were linda frances janca b 1950 louis kent janca 19511993 m trula moncrief frank l janca jr terrance joachim janca 19552012 anton j janca m reagan keith m janca m nita william r janca m sheila and michele roberta janca m dudley joseph labat and thomas stevens marylyn j janca died on january 27 1989 frank expired on may 19 1998 both were interred in the biloxi national cemetery  harrison co ms circuit court mrb 78 p 353 the sun herald january 29 1989 p a4 and may 20 1998 p a15    children louis k janca louis kent janca  19511993 was born on octboer 22 1951 at bethesda maryland he married trula moncrief in harrison county mississippi on january 7 1976 louis and was the father of brannon janca he expired on may 28 1993 at pascagoula mississippi mr janca was an accounting supervisor with chevron at pascagoula he was survivied by his father sons brannon janca and william shannon moncrief two sisters linda janca of biloxi and michele j labat of dallas texas and five brothers frank l janca jr of new york terry janca and anton janca of biloxi william janca of vancleave and keith janca of hurley internment was in vancleave cemetery no 2 with holderwells funeral home of moss point in charge of his funeral the sun herald may 30 1993 p a2 and harrison co mississippi 2nd jd circuit court mrb 14 p 226    elizabeth b joachim elizabeth barbara joachim 18911932 called queenie was born at ocean springs on september 5 1891 she attended local schools and graduated from ocean springs high school in may 1909 when ot harper was the principal miss joachim was class historian and played basketball on the 19081909 gulf coast championship team  lepre 1991 p 160 and the ocean springs news may 15 1909 p 1   in may 1917 at ocean springs miss joachim married bernard potin 18931981 a prominent businessman from new orleans his father was born in france and mr potin s mother was a louisiana native of german heritage at new orleans bernard made his livelihood as a sales engineer with am lockett  the daily herald may 19 1917 p 3 and gretchen p mortimer january 19 2004   bernard and queenie joachim potin were the parents of three children bernard potin jr 19211927 elizabeth p betty pittenger 19181972 and gretchen p mortimer 19322014 mrs potin expired in childbirth on february 9 1932 after her demise bernard married leah anderson 18971968 they had a son james b potin 19341996   gretchen p mortimer january 19 2004    references  books regina hines ellison  ocean springs 1892  2 nd edition lewis printing services pascagoula mississippi1991 jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of  biloxi mississippi 18431900   volume i catholic diocese of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991  ocean springs mississippi1915 journals the biloxi herald   ocean springs   february 7 1891 the biloxi daily herald     new orleans advertisements   january 1 1899 the biloxi daily herald   city news   april 8 1902 the biloxi daily herald   city news   may 2 1902 the daily herald   potinjoachim   may 19 1917 p 3 the daily herald   new hardware corporation   march 25 1918 the daily herald   dj venus in charge of lopez store   march 25 1918 the daily herald   the charter of incorporation of combel hardware company   april 22 1918 the daily herald   ocean springs   june 17 1922 the daily herald   making improvements to  combel hardware company  building   november 22 1922 the daily herald   ocean springs reports several realty transfers   june 3 1925 the daily herald   ocean springs   november 12 1932 the daily herald   la joachim   december 2 1933 the daily herald   named band sponsor    the daily herald   mrs joachim dies   january 20 1934 the daily herald   joachimnavarro   august 16 1934 the daily herald   joachimmaddox   february 3 1940 the daily herald   joachimernst   may 25 1944 the daily herald   janca birth   february 20 1950 the daily herald   maddox birth  february 20 1950 the daily herald    new buildinh to be erected in downtown biloxi   april 5 1952 p 9 the daily herald    oscar joachim fatally stricken   july 18 1955 p 2 the daily herald   mrs us jo achim   september 13 1963 p 2 the daily herald    oscar joachim observes his 80th birthday   march 13 1968 p 18 the daily herald   us joachim   january 31 1977 p a2 the daily herald   ruth hagan joachim   june 1977 p a2 the daily picayune   fourth street fire   march 31 1894  the daily picayune   summer resorts   june 29 1894  the daily picayune     barbara dauenhauer  joachim   december 1 1894  the daily picayune   personal and general notes   august 4 1895  the daily picayune   society   june 1899  the daily picayune   blessed nonagenerian  magdale na markel bokenfohr     august 19 1913  the gulf coast times   local news   january 21 1949 the jackson county times   local news items   january 12 1918 the jackson county times   local news items   march 20 1918 the jackson county times   local news items   january 17 1920 the jackson county times   local news items   march 6 1920 the jackson county times   local news items   december 25 1920 the jackson county times   local news items   december 25 1920 the jackson county times   local and personal   december 2 1922 the jackson county times   local and personal   march 22 1924 the jackson county times   january 17 1925 the jackson county times   civic and business leader is no more   january 24 1925 the jackson county times   local and personal   may 30 1925 the jackson county times   joachimgough   june 11 1927 p 3 the jackson county times   five die in collision at ry grade crossing   november 12 1927 the jackson county times   local and personal   july 20 1929 the jackson county times   mrs bf joachim sr   january 27 1934 p 3 the jackson county times   milnerjoachim   june 10 1939 p 4 the jackson county times    joachim injured in rescuing daughter from burning house   december 23 1946 the jackson county times   local news   july 6 1947 the jackson county times   texaco service station   july 6 1947 the mississippi press     the ocean springs press    joachim celebrates 90 th birthday  december 31 2003 p 1 the new orleans item   lived  magdalena markel bokenfohr  81 years in new orleans   august 19 1913 the ocean springs record   mary joachim   november 30 1978 p 2 the ocean springs record   mrs mary milner   april 9 1987 the ocean springs news   graduating exercises a brilliant success   may 15 1909 the ocean springs news   leejoachim   june 19 1909 the ocean springs news   local news   may 23 1914 the ocean springs news   local news   february 18 1911 the ocean springs news   automotive row   february 16 1967 the pascagoula democratstar   ocean springs locals   july 8 1898 the pascagoula democratstar   ocean springs locals   april 10 1903 the pascagoula democratstar   ocean springs locals   july 1 1904 the sun herald   mrs ruth janca   january 29 1989 the sun herald   louis kent janca   may 30 1993 the sun herald   mark oscar joachim jr   november 16 1994 the sun herald   frank luke janca sr   may 21 1998 the sun herald   downed pilot rescuer chat 55 years later   september 14 1999 p c1 the sun herald   rose joachim   november 2 1999 the sun herald   janca painting to aid tullistoledano   march 17 2002 the sun herald   mrs patricia streiff joachim   april 5 2005 the sun herald   margaret clare joachim maddox   november 29 2009 the sun herald   patricia ann joachim   may 4 2011 the sun herald   mr mark gillen joachim   july 17 2011  the sun herald   terrance terry joachim janca   january 19 2012  the sun herald   biloxi father of 20 dies on his late wife s birthday  september 13 2012  the sun herald   john jack schappert joachim   september 14 2012  the sun herald    harry j joachim   november 25 2012  the sun herald    mckee 4star admiral who grew up in gulfport dies   march 10 2014 1576 views  ', 0);
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(176, 'en', 'node_search', ' crofton family crofton family ray sun 8142011 1123  crofton family ireland the robert oliver crofton family of biloxi mississippi had its origins in eire and england ro crofton 18351914 was born in april 1835 in dublin ireland circa 1857 he married maria willis sterling  18411921 the daughter of two scots robert sterling and jane mcalister marie was born in liverpool england and came to america in 1855 she was a female physician at biloxi in 1900 robert o crofton was an 1857 emigre william sterling 18311900 native of ireland a widower and brother of maria s crofton was living with the crofton family at biloxi in 1900 he made his livelihood as a ship caulker 1860 orleans parish la federal census m653419 p 28 7 th ward and 1900 federal census harrison county mississippi r808 p 4b ed 30  new orleans the crofton family lived in new orleans until their move to biloxi mississippi circa 1891 robert o crofton and maria sterling crofton had thirteen children born in new orleans seven children were alive in 1900  emilie crofton  b 1858  daisy m crofton  18761906 m charles h hill  elizabeth crofton criswell  b 1859  dr henrietta crofton  18601947  florence crofton  18711952 m cassius m duncan 18461917  julia crofton  18731944 m frank h richter and royal f johnson 18871954  robert o crofton ii  18811937 m rita gilbert and charles edwin crofton  18841936 m birdie may breithaupt 18851961  notes on crofton children  robert oliver crofton  781881971937 m loretta gilbert who later married henry y tourner 18881945  elizabeth crofton m benjamin p criswell  lived at st joseph missouri florence  crofton m cassius m duncan on june 28 1917 at nola  lake view cemeteryseattle washington julia crofton married fh richter on january 14 1898 she later married royal f johnson who became the washington state bee inspector julia died at seattle washington in midmarch 1944 survived by royal f johnson and three sisters henrietta croftonseattle betty criswellst joseph missouri and florence duncanbiloxi internment in lake view cemetery at seattle washington  royal f johnson  18871954  married birdie m breithaupt crofton  18851961 the widow of charles e crofton 18841936 after the death of julia c johnson in 1944 harrison co ms mrb 11 p 294 and the daily herald march 16 1944 p 6  daisy m crofton married charles h hill on november 11 1905 harrison co ms mrb 17 p 240  daisy crofton hill died at lake providence louisiana on august 26 1906 louise crofton m charles sheehan on april 3 1942 harrison co ms mrb 54 p 605  dr henrietta crofton expired at seattle washington on august 8 1944  scherer house  november 5 1895 mrs ro crofton harrison co mississippi deed bk 33 p 232 may 14 1906 florence crofton harrison co mississippi deed bk 72 p 492 49 ½ x 128 on water street july 14 1920sold to florence crofton duncan harrison co mississippi deed bk 128 p 492  maria s crofton in addition to her professional duties maria sterling crofton  lake view cemeteryseattle washington dr henrietta m crofton henrietta m crofton 18601947 spent her early years in the family home on water street she became a nurse and worked with both local and outoftown patience while nursing an outoftown patience henrietta became interested in osteopathy and graduated from the american school of osteopathy at kirksville missouri circa 1914 miss crofton established her practice as a nose and throat specialist at seattle washington dr crofton retired at seattle and when her health failed she was cared for by mrs birdie crofton johnson spouse of her late brother charles edwin crofton henrietta was an epsicopal and eastern star member she died at 2024 broadway north her residence in seattle on august 8 1947 and her corporal remains were interred in the lake view cemetery at seattle she was survivied by robert o crofton a nephew at biloxi her sister sic louise crofton sheehan niece 19141978 of biloxi and lenox criswell a nephew and his son both of newark new jersey the daily herald august 9 1947 p 2 and the seattle daily times august 9 1947 p 4  florence crofton florence crofton 18711952 was born at new orleans in september 1871 in july 1899 she boarded the aransas   a steamship embarking from new orleans for havana cuba miss crofton a nurse who had worked with her mother a physician at biloxi mississippi was employed by the federal government to bring her nursing skills to american hospitals in a postspanish american war atmosphere on the conquered caribbean island accompanying florence crofton were mrs rh burton and her two daughters carrie burton and pattie burton the burtons were domiciled at long beach mississippi  the biloxi herald july 15 1899 p 8  mrs florence crofton duncan in late june 1917 florence crofton 18711952 married cassius m duncan 1846pre1930 at the home of mrs william davenport 3648 camp street in the crescent city the reverend charles b crawford 18481929 of biloxi s episcopal church of the redeemer performed their nuptials the couple honeymooned in new orleans and returned to biloxi to reside with mrs maria crofton at 206 west water street  the daily herald june 29 1917 p 5  cm duncan was born in missouri and was the widower of martha duncan 1840pre 1910 they married circa 1874 and were the parents of mamie duncan 18761900 and caroline duncan 18791900 the duncans lived at altona knox county illinois where cm duncan was a horse trader and may have been mayor after the demise of his spouse mr duncan became a snowbird and wintered at biloxi for several years   1900 knox co illinois federal census t623314 p 2a ed 66 and the daily herald june 29 1917 p 5  in november 1915 cm duncan came to biloxi from illinois with mrs milly davis his sister of roseville illinois they were booked with mrs moore at 241 cuevas street in 1916 mr duncan spent the winter 912 west howard avenue and had christmas dinner with fourteen illinois friends at the benny house  the daily herald november 20 1915 p 2 and december 30 1916 p 3    demise it appears that cassius m duncan expired at biloxi before 1930 as florence crofton duncan is a widow in the 1930 federal census 1930 harrison co mississippi federal census r 1146 p 12b ed 3 florence crofton duncan died at the biloxi veterans administration center on june 20 1952 her corporal remains were passed through the church of the redeemer with the reverend ea demiller officiating and her burial was at the biloxi city cemetery with military and eastern star rituals  the daily herald june 21 1952 p 3  daisy m crofton daisy m crofton 18761906 was born at nola in december 1876 in 1900 she was domiciled in the crescent city where she was employed as a nurse miss crofton boarded with the sidney davis family on prytania street 1900 orleans parish federal census t623570 p 10a ed 5 daisy m crofton married charles henry hill 18741930 at her parent s home in biloxi mississippi on november 11 1905 charles h hill was born on august 7 1874 in georgia and met miss crofton during a yellow fever epidemic probably in 1898 mr hill was domiciled at lake providence east carroll parish louisiana and was dying from the mosquitoborne virus when daisy crofton a nurse miraculously saved his life mr hill was the proprietor of the large business house of as hill ch hill at lake providence  the biloxi daily herald november 16 1905 p 4 and november 24 1905 p 4 and harrison co ms mrb 17 p 240 daisy crofton hill died at lake providence louisiana on august 26 1906 her corporal remains were interred in the biloxi city cemetery as late as 1930 charles h hill had never remarried and remained at lake providence except during ww i when he worked as a grading foreman for the american shipbuilding corporation at hog island philadelphia pennsylvania at lake providence mr hill made his livelihood during the years as a farmer time keeper for a logging camp and in later life was an automobile salesman  the biloxi daily herald august 27 1906 p 4 and 1930 east carroll parish louisiana federal census r 792 p 5b ed 4  charles e crofton charles edwin crofton age 52 years died at his residence 2024 broadway n in seattle washington on november 12 1936 mr crofton was born at new orleans on september 27 1884 to robert o crofton 18351914 a native of dublin ireland and maria willis sterling 18411921 charles e crofton and and made his livelihood as a machinist he married birdia may breithaupt a native of jena catahoula parish louisianacharles and birdia may crofton came to seattle from new orleans in 1933 he was a member of the free and accepted masons at mcgee arkansas and the royal arch masons at helena arkansascharles had been in poor health since his retirement in 1926 he was survived by his spouse four sisters henrietta crofton and julia crofton johnson of seattle florence crofton duncan of biloxi mississippi and elizabeth crofton criswell of st joseph missouri and robert o crofton a brother at biloxi mississippi the crofton funeral was under the auspices of butterworth funeral parlors of seattle with internment in the lake view cemetery at seattle the seattle daily times november 14 1936 p 11  robert o crofton iii robert oliver crofton iii was born at biloxi mississippi on october 18 1908 to robert o crofton ii 18811937 and loretta gilbert crofton who later married henry y tourner 18881945 ro crofton iii expired february 5 1956  robert o crofton 47 206 w water st biloxi commercial artist designer and interior decorator died at 850 pm sunday at memorial hospital gulfport after a 17 month illness mr crofton had been in the hospital five weeks he was a native biloxian and had lived in biloxi and gulfport all of his life he was a world war two veteran mr crofton attended biloxi high school and was graduated from st joseph catholic school in gulfport he had done considerable art work along the coast at one time he was with the saenger theatres at biloxi gulfport and other points on the circuit he was engaged in display work and remodeling and redecorating fronts of theatres and lobbies he also formerly was with northrop s gulfport he has been engaged in work for biloxi carnival clubs he did designing and decorating for the hotel biloxi macarthur creole room broadwater driftwood lodge white house pool and other projects including work for ingalls shipbuilding corporation at pascagoula he was an active member of the gulf coast art assn he was survived by his mother mrs henry tourner biloxi sister mrs c l sheehan orlando fla funeral services will be held at 10 am tuesday from bradford funeral home with services at the church of the nativity and burial in biloxi cemetery   the daily herald february 6 1956 p2    references  the biloxi daily herald   gone to cuba   july 15 1899 the biloxi daily herald   city news   november 16 1905 the biloxi daily herald   city news   november 24 1905 the biloxi daily herald   mrs charles h hill   august 27 1906 the daily herald   fell ninety feet and may recover   december 8 1913 the daily herald   croftongilbert   july 17 1907 the daily herald   old resident  robert oliver crofton  died sunday   july 6 1914 the daily herald   illinois people back   november 20 1915 the daily herald   enjoy christmas dinner   december 30 1916 the daily herald   duncancrofton   june 29 1917 the daily herald   sailors and soldiers   july 22 1918 the daily herald   woman s auxiliary establishes free clinic   april 26 1920 the daily herald   maria willis crofton dead   february 24 1921 the daily herald   here for visit  charles crofton     june 20 1922 the daily herald   oliver crofton dies   september 8 1937 the daily herald    mrs johnson julia crofton dies   march 16 1944 the daily herald    dr crofton dies   august 9 1947 the daily herald   mrs duncan spanish american war nurse is taken by death   june 20 1952 the daily herald   funeral this afternoon   june 21 1952 the daily herald   mrs duncan buried   june 22 1952 the daily herald   robert o crofton   february 6 1956 the seattle daily times   charles e crofton funeral   november 14 1936 p11 the seattle daily times    henrietta m crofton    august 9 1947 p 4 the seattle daily times    mrs royal johnson  nee birdie may breithaupt     june 18 1961 p 56 122 views  ', 0);
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esperanza the wedding took place on august 6 1795 we find in mahon the following children 1 teresa catchot neto b 2231782 2 angela catchot neto b 2131784 3 jeronima catchot neto b 1051786 4 antonio catchot neto b 491788 5 jose catchot neto was probably born outside of mahon he was the husband of eulalia derany also spelled darany and daran balduch the daughter of juan and juana juan derany was from venice and in other documents it states he is from corsica and trieste jose catchot continued the first branch the children of the second marriage are as follows 6 nicolas catchot morla b 12211797 7 maria catchot morla b 181800 8 esperanza catchot morla b 1141801 she married juan semidel planas son of federico and maria 9 magdalena catchot morla 9271803 10 antonio catchot morla did not encounter his baptism in mahon he married magdalena taltavull guivernau the daughter of jose and apolonia antonio catchot morla is the trunk of the second branch of the catchot family in menorca 11 francisco catchot morla was born outside of mahon he married teresa portella ruiz on may 23 1829 she was the daughter of jose and margarita he makes the trunk of the third branch of the catchot family in menorca  first branch of the catchots in menorca  children of jose catchot neto and eulalia derany balduch 1 maria micaela catchot derany b 9131821 2  jose catchot derany  b 1291823 usa circa 1842 3 juan catchot derany b 351826 4 a ntonio catchot derany  b 951828 usa circa 1850 5 juana catchot derany b 971830 6 margarita catchot derany b 11301833 7  arnaldo catchot derany  b 3191836 usa circa 1850  second branch of catchots in menorca children of antonio catchot morla and margarita taltavull guivernau 1 francisco catchot taltavull b 7271822 2 apolinia catchot taltavull b 1171824 3 esperanza catchot taltavull b 11131826 4 jose catchot taltavull b 5231828 5 antonio catchot taltavull b 8111830 6 margarita catchot taltavull b 941832 7 maria catchot taltavull b 12151834 8 esperanza catchot taltavull b 711836  third branch of catchots in menorca  children of francisco catchot morla and teresa portella ruiz 1 maria magdalena catchot portella b 9261830 2 margarita catchot portella b 861832 3 francisco catchotportella 4 teresa catchot portella b 10141836 all of these at the parish of santa maria at the city of mahon translated by maria carolina bargas in october 1991 at ocean springs mississippi for ray l bellande  biloxi the catchot family at biloxi mississippi had its origins with joseph catchot 18481913 and mary marie fayard 18501929 the daughter of albert fayard and and michelle favre natives of hancock county mississippi joseph catchot was born the son of joseph catchot and rose tudury on menorca a small island in the mediterranean sea off the coast of spain it appears that joseph catchot settled at bay st louis hancock county mississippi in the late1860s joseph catchot and mary fayard married at bay st louis mississippi on may 20 1870 lepre 1995 p 72 the children of joseph catchot and marie fayard were  joseph albert catchot  18711915 m emily fayard 18671920  mary septima catchot  1872  anthony cladius catchot  18751933 m antonia ferrer 18761960 and agnes moss 189419  rosa ninete catchot  18771924 m john joseph marion 18761962  josephine catchot   mary a catchot   miguel catchot m elizabeth lizzie kachler 1874pre1904 joseph catchot passed in his sleep on october 15 1913 at this time he was the cook aboard sailor s joy  a fishing boat anchored off shell beach st bernard parish louisiana mr catchot resided at 321 east washington avenue in biloxi he was survived by seven children and a brother at ocean springs  the daily herald october 17 1913 p 1   mary fayard catchot died february 12 1929 at nola her internment was in the greenwood cemetery in the crescent city the daily herald february 13 1929 p 2 and the timespicayune february 13 1929 p 2  references  jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume i catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991 jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume iii catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1995  journals the daily herald   slept all night by dead boatman  joseph catchot  died last night   october 17 1913  children j albert catchot   joseph albert catchot   18711915 known as albert catchot  was born on 1871 at bay st louis mississippi he married emily fayard  18671920 children juliette catchot 18901909 mollie marie catchot 18931950 m peter joseph gill 18881971 annie vivian beashie catchot 1894 m edwin louis meaut 18 laura leona nootsie catchot 19001925 and albert lawrence mack catchot 19011963 m edith m mikkelson 19011964  biloxi albert catchot and family relocated from bay st louis mississippi to biloxi mississippi in 1905 here he worked as a motorman for the mississippi coast traction company he left this organization in may 1909 and went to work for ht greaves in the central market of biloxi  the daily herald may 8 1909 p 8   albert catchot expired at mobile alabama on april 21 1915 from heart failure albert had been in the oyster business in alabama since 1911 albert had formerly worked for the gulfport mississippi coast traction company mr catchot s corporal remains were interred in the old biloxi cemetery emily f catchot died on december 7 1920 at 423 water street the residence of pj gill her soninlaw  children juliette el catchot   juliette eunice lucille catchot  18901909 called juliet was born july 14 1890 at bay st louis mississippi she was educated at st joseph s academy also in bay st louis and came to biloxi mississippi with her family circa 1905 juliet contracted pneumonia and after a lengthy and courageous battle with this malady expired at the family home at 438 copp street on august 10 1909 her funeral was attended by out of town guests henry frenchmobile aline bermond and mrs octave fayardbay st louis and mrs frenchpass christian lepre 1995 p 73 and the daily herald august 11 1909 p 4   mollie j catchot mollie julia catchot  18931950 was born march 14 1893 at bay st louis mississippi she married peter joseph gill 18881971 they were the parents of peter joseph gill jr 19131998 m rita norma jeluisich 19201999 marie lucille gill 19171961 m julliette elizabeth gill 19181986 m george patrick ahern 19121947 william f gill 1922 m ester griffin laura jane gill 1925 m roland paul meaut 1927 mollie theresa gill 1929 m donald gregory 19291982 natalie ann gill 1927 m lowell willmon 19282008 and harold langlinais 19341972 charles a gill 19242002 m marjorie e luhman 19252011 shirly mae gill 19352011 m louis pennington helm 19332010 lepre 1995 p 73  anna v catchot anna vivian catchot  189519 was born october 4 1895 at bay st louis mississippi she married edwin louis meaut on may 14 1914 in 1930 the family was domicled at 439 copp street in biloxi mississippi where mr meaut made his livelihood as a newspaper agent children edwin louis meaut jr 19141966 lt colonel bermond j meaut 19172010 m mary ellen mon 19212004 and emily vivian meaut 1924 m louis warren demoruelle 19201989 lepre 1995 p 72 and 1930 harrison co mississippi federal census 1146 p 3b ed 2  laura l catchot laura leonie catchot 19001925 was born on january 26 1899 at bay st louis her tombstone indicates that she was born january 23 1900 at biloxi laura had been an employee of quint s drug store since 1922 and was domiciled with edwin meaut her brotherinlaw and his family miss catchot had been ill for about two months before her demise in the biloxi city hospital on august 4 1925 her corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery lepre 1995 p 73 and the daily herald august 4 1925 p 3    albert l catchot albert lawrence catchot 19011963 called mack was born on december 28 1901 at bay st louis mississippi on february 26 1922 in biloxi mississippi he married edith m mikkelson 19011964 a native of rhinelander wisconsin and the daughter of hans edward mikkelson 18761956 and ida mae sauders 18761962 their children were albert l catchot ii 19231923 dorothy catchot 1925 edith catchot 1930 m william c brown 19131993 jerry lawrence catchot 1931 harold james catchot 19342003 and patricia anne catchot 19391985 all of their children were born at laurel mississippi except the last child who arrived in lake city south carolina  the daily herald february 27 1922 p 4 and edie catchot brown sacramento california mack catchot owned a lumberyard and was a building contractor he died at orangevale california on august 2 1963 edith m catchot expired at orangevale on april 14 1964 their corporal remains are interred in the calvary catholic cemetery at sacramento california  references  jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume i catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991 jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume iii catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1995  the daily herald   city news   may 8 1909 the daily herald   death of miss  juliet  catchot   august 11 1909 the daily herald   catchotmikkelson   february 27 1922 the daily herald   miss catchot  laura  laid to rest   august 4 1925 the sun herald   shirley mae gill helm    november 23 2011 personal communications edith brown catchotaugust 1990   mary s catchot mary septima catchot was born august 17 1872 at bay st louis lepre 1995 p  references  jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume i catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991 jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume iii catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1995  the daily herald      the daily herald      anthony c catchot anthony cladius catchot 18751933 was born april 4 1875 at bay st louis he married antonia ferrer 18761960 a native of new orleans and the daughter of gabriel ferrer 18351881 and dolores rodrigues on september 21 1895 in harrison county mississippi she was born in the crescent city on december 31 1876 nola birth bk 71 p 203 and harrison co mississippi mrb 10 p 374 children eura dolores catchot 18971957 m john bertucci 189519 bernice catchot 190019 m salvador j bertucci 18921990 edwin anthony catchot 19041976 m azalie lettie weems 19051989 and harold miguel catchot 19081980 m mathile saucier 19161987 lepre 1995 p 73 and antonia ferrer was born december 31 1876 she expired at biloxi on july 26 1960  children   eura d catchot eura d catchot 18971957 was born september 24 1897 on december 28 1915 she married john j bertucci 18951974 the son of frank bertucci 185919 an italian immigrant and caroline agnes battafora 18671918 native of nola and the daughter of robert battafora 18361875 and caroline larose batfourro battafora bertucci 18371910 harrison co mississippi mrb 12 p 496 and the daily herald december 29 1915 p 6  john j bertucci was the manager of the bertucci produce company eura catchot and john j bertucci divorced circa 1932 and she never remarried in june john j bertucci married harrison co mississippi mrb p eura d catchot expired on december 12 1957 at biloxi mississippi her corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery  bertuccibattafora family frank bertucci 185919 an 1865 italian immigrant and caroline agnes battafora 18671918 a native of nola were the progenitors of the large bertucci family of gulfport and biloxi mississippi they married at nola on june 3 1882 caroline a battafora s parents were also italian immigrants the family name because of it many vowels has also been spelled as batafora battefora battafora battiforea battefore batfourro and may have eventually changed to batteford circa 1930 nola mrb 9 p 348 caroline battafora bertucci had a least four siblings joseph placide battafora 18591933 m jeanette tasso 18641944 john b battafora mary battafora 18801910 m hermogene joseph lizana 18751944 and lena battafora 187819 m joseph randazzo 18831936 caroline larose battafora caroline b bertucci s widowed mother married antonio bertucci 18481937 also an italian immigrant and the brother of frank bertucci 185919 at new orleans on children john bertucci 1876 lena born bartola bertucci 187819 m joseph randazzo 18831936 and mary born marianna bertucci 1879 m hermogene joseph lizana 18751944 joseph p battafora 18591933 married jennie tasso 18641944 he was a fireman at new orleans with the jackson steam fire company no 18 he acquired a lot on the east side of lameuse street at biloxi in january 1917 frank bertucci relocated the bertucci family to biloxi from nola before 1900 in 1900 the frank bertucci family was domiciled on washington street frank and caroline b bertucci were the parents of six children  bertha b fayard  18841985 m frank fayard  katie b robinson  188419 m john robinson  robert bertucci  18901974 m irma nain  frank emmanuel bertucci  18911981 and john j bertucci  18951974 m eura d catchot 18971957 and caroline battafora bertucci died at biloxi mississippi on march 19 1918 at her home at 419 delauney street at nola she was survived by two brothers joseph p battafora 18591933 and john battafora joseph p battafora married jennie tasso 18641944 he was a fireman at new orleans he bought a lot on the east side of lameuse street at biloxi in january 1917  bernice m catchot bernice marie catchot 19001988 was born january 25 1900 on december 8 1915 she married salvador joseph bertucci  18921990 the son of frank bertucci 185919 an italian immigrant and caroline agnes batafora 18671918 native of nola harrison co mississippi mrb 12 p 476 and the daily herald december 9 1915 p 6 salvador j bertucci was born february 22 1892 at birmingham alabama his father had relocated the bertucci family to biloxi before 1900 as the bertucci family was domiciled on washington street at this time salvador j bertucci and bernice catchot were the parents of six children   caroline agnes bertucci  19182011 m george ralph duncan 19111987 in december 1941  bernice sis antonia bertucci  19201999 m anthony j tony ingrassia jr 19181980 in august 1941  dorothy  dot  bertucci  19221993 m george w drennan jr in july 1945 and larry peck  frank emmanuel bertucci  19242009 m ardeth m ryland 19282003 in june 1948 and salvador j bertucci   jr  19261930  edwin a catchot edwin a catchot 19041976 was born at biloxi mississippi on august 16 1904 on july 30 1938 he married azalie weems 19051989 the daughter of frederick williams weems 18751953 a native of dauphin island alabama and ellen skinner 18841959 also an alabaman harrison co mississippi mrb 49 p 91 frederick w weems and ellen skinner had married in harrison county mississippi on june 25 1902 mr weems was an oysterman and shrimper the family resided at 805 oak street azalie s siblings were arlete weems b1904 m fred p micheal jr and frederick w weeks jr 19071997 m bessie thornton harrison co mississippi mrb 14 p 20 and 1920 harrison co mississippi federal census t625876 p 3b ed 39 edwin and azalie weems catchot were the parents of diane catchot a daughter she married anthony glen cothern jr 19161991 anthony glen cothern m terri lynn armstrong in october 2001 edwin a catchot died at biloxi on october 31 1976 and azalie weems catchot expired at biloxi mississippi on december 31 1989  harold m catchot harold miguel catchot 19081980 was born at biloxi mississippi on january 24 1908 he married mathile frances saucier  19161987 in harrison county mississippi on june 2 1940 she was the daughter of sydney p saucier 18761954 a native of bay st louis mississippi and frances mantick 18841957 a native of germany who immigrated to america in 1888 mr saucier made his living as a baker at biloxi and the family was domiciled on dorries street he was born october 10 1876 the son of edouard saucier and mathilde tudury 1920 harrison co mississippi federal census t625876 p 11b ed 39 and lepre 1995 p 329 harold and mathile were the parents of four children  harold salvador catchot  b 1941 m carolyn ann manuel in september 1961  edwin m catchot  b 1942 m audrey ann franklin in december 1961  donna kay catchot m robert l boney in august 1966 and jerry richard guebard in january 1978 and deborah claire catchot m thomas paul wallace in february 1969 harrison co mississippi mrb 51 p 80 mrb bk 119 p 574 mrb 120 p 413 mrb 133 p 7 2 nd jd mrb 16 p 84 and 2 nd jd mrb 1 p 202 harold m catchot died at biloxi mississippi in december 19 1980 mathile f catchot passed on october 15 1987 their corporal remains are interred in the biloxi cemetery  2 nd family   agnes moss anthony c catchot 18751933 married agnes moss 189419 the daughter of william a moss and catherine corbett 18621932 at nola on august 14 1918 from this union two children were born  george catchot  19191982 and grace mary catchot  19281999 nola mrb 41 p 435  jefferson parish children   george a catchot george anthony catchot 19191982 was born june 30 1919 he married bernice lanata 19121992 children judy catchot gardner 19442008 george passed on july 10 1982 internment st patrick cemetery no 1 in nola the timespicayune july 11 1982 section i p 16  grace m catchot  grace mary catchot 19281999 was born january 27 1928 at bucktown she married james joseph caruso  19201972 grace mary was on the clerical staff of the sewerage and water board she and james j caruso were the parents of barry caruso and jill caruso terese mary grace catchot died on september 16 1999 anthony c catchot expired at new orleans louisiana on april 12 1933 his corporal remains were interred in the greenwood cemetery at nola  references  jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume i catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991 jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume iii catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1995  chancery court harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 6018   irma burtucci v robert bertucci  1919 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 7403   irma bertucci v robert bertucci  1923 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 7440   eura bertucci v john bertucci  1923 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 8793   eura bertucci v john bertucci  1926  journals the daily herald   bertuccicatchot   december 9 1915 the daily herald   bertuccicatchot   december 29 1915 the daily herald   deed recently filed for record   january 26 1917 the daily herald   a catchot dies   april 17 1933 the daily herald   edwin a catchot   november 1 1976  the sun herald   mrs mathile catchot   october 18 1987 the sun herald   mrs azalie catchot   january 2 1990 the sun herald   salvador joseph bertucci   july 6 1990 the sun herald   anthony glen cothern jr   november 1991 the sun herald   bernice bertucci ingrassi   august 25 1999 the sun herald   mrs ardeth r bertucci   may 27 2003 the sun herald   frank emmaunel bertucci   july 9 2009 the sun herald   caroline bertucci duncan   december 21 2011  the times picayune   mrs c battefora  sic  is dead   march 24 1918  the times picayune   catherine corbett moss   june 23 1932 the times picayune   anthony catchot   april 13 1933 the times picayune   battifforea   september 10 1933 the times picayune   james joseph caruso   march 20 1972 the times picayune   george anthony catchot   july 11 1982 the times picayune   mary grace catchot caruso   september 19 1999  rosa n catchot  rosa ninete or beneta catchot 18771924 was born at bay st louis hancock county mississippi on october 6 1877 on november 12 1894 at biloxi harrison co mississippi she married john joseph brother marion 18751936 the son of john marion 18301890 a spanish immigrant and the son of joseph marion and maria vica and emelie fayard marsan 18291915 the daughter of jacque fayard and gertrude ryan and the widow of alexis marsan 18241869 a french immigrant who made his livelihood at biloxi as a butcher on november 12 1894 at biloxi harrison co mississippi mrb lepre vol ii 1995 p 134 and p 141 jj marion and rosa b catchot were the parents of andrew j marion 18951936 agnes e marion entrekin 18961930 irene m collins 18971943 edward u marion 18991934 rose marion ladnier 19041930 and ralph marion 19071984 rose c marion died at her home at 339 nixon street in biloxi on june 12 1924 she was survived by marie fayard catchot her mother antony c catchot 18751933 and edgar catchot 18941920 her brothers domiciled at nola and robert f catchot 18891941 of biloxi  the daily herald june 12 1924 p 3    children andrew j marion andrew joseph son marion 18951936 was born march 15 1896 he married frances isabell stafford  18961985 the daughter of marion stafford 18711943 and madeline dean 1877pre 1910 on november 29 1915 the family resided at 209 maple street on point cadet andrew made his livelihood as the manager of a automobile service station but at the time of his demise he was employed with kimbrough quints drugstore frances and andrew had two sons born at biloxi his untimely death on april 1 1936  rayford joseph marion  19171979 and ronald andrew marion  19302011 m geraldine hughes and martha brooks the daughter of coyt brooks and moddie brooks harrison co mississippi mrb 27 p 461 and the daily herald april 2 1936 and the sun herald november 18 2011    ronald andrew marion  and geraldine hughes had a son  ronald andrew marion ii  who married melissa jaynell schloegel on april 29 1989 at nbvm their daughter anna frances marion married david albritton harrison co mississippi mrb 185 p 102 after the death of his spouse  marion stafford married kate hammond  18871913 in march 1910  riley stafford  18391904 his father and native of meridian mississippi expired at biloxi on may 21 1904  frances stafford marion married leo v edwards in june 1947 harrison co mississippi mrb 21 p 437 mrb 74 p 557 and the biloxi herald may 21 1904 p 8    agnes e marion agnes emma marion was born may 31 1896 she married walter e entrekin  18971930 native of alabama on july 2 1916 in 1920 at biloxi they lived on copp street and walter worked at a shipyard as a riveter circa 1926 the family relocated to mobile alabama where walter was employed as an engineer for a railroad they were the parents of  juliette e entrekin  19162006 m lt jg william j dohm and william c rampenthal  marian c entrekin  19191930  mildred e entrekin  19201930 and walter e entrekin ii  19252005 a birmingham alabama architect m daphine warhurst the corporal remains of this family appear to have been interred at the mobile memorial gardens mobile alabama harrison co mississippi mrb 29 p 68  irene m marion irene mary marion 18971943 was born on december 30 1897 she married george j collins  18911968 native of nola and biloxi building contractor on april 12 1914 they lived on benachi avenue and reared two children  george j collins ii and irene m collins m walker f tucei 19182000 irene m collins expired on december 22 1943 harrison co mississippi mrb 25 p 585  edward u marion edward ulysses billie and buddy marion 18991934 was born october 6 1899 he married harriet oleva baker  19021936 the daughter of joseph baker 18651956 and margaret wilson 18621920 on august 6 1918 edward made his livelihood as bakery truck driver he had worked for the biloxi bakery l n and electric bakeries since 1927 buddy marion had been employed with the ellzey bakery the family was domiciled on east howard avenue where they reared mercedes marion 19201930 a daughter who was born on march 27 1920 edward expired at the biloxi hospital on september 8 1934 after an attack of appendicitis harriet baker marion married james h ford june 28 1936 harrison co mississippi mrb 30 p 282 and mrb 47 p 109 and the daily herald september 8 1934 p 10    rosa marion rosa marion was born in 1904 she married george ladnier  19031971 in harrison county mississippi on may 19 1923 by 1930 they had relocated to herron bay mobile county alabama where george was an oyster fisherman at this time they were the parents of  joseph l ladnier  19261988  rosemary ladnier  19271930 and irene ladnier  19281930 it appears that this family remained in the bayou la batre area of mobile county alabama harrison co mississippi mrb 35 p 110  ralph marion ralph marion 19071984 was born december 15 1907 he married ophelia sperivich  19061981 on november 21 1926 in 1930 ralph and ophelia marion lived on washington street at biloxi he was employed by a paving company as a brick mason ralph died at biloxi mississippi in december 1984 ophelia preceded him in death expiring in june 1981  the daily herald december 19 1907 p 2 and november 24 1926 p 1 and harrison co mississippi mrb 38 p 535  references  jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume i catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991 jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume iii catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1995  journals the biloxi herald   local happenings   july 26 1890 the biloxi daily herald   necrologicalriley stafford   may 21 1904 the biloxi daily herald   city news  birth of ralph marion     december 19 1907 the daily herald   necrologymrs josephine goodier   january 4 1911 the daily herald   old biloxian  john goodier  died early today   march 11 1913 the daily herald   collinsmarion   april 12 1914 p 2 the daily herald   aged biloxian  emily marion  died last night   december 28 1915 the daily herald   marionentrekin  july 3 1916 p 3 the daily herald   marionthorn   july 11 1916 p 4 the daily herald   marionbaker   august 6 1918 p 3 the daily herald   mrs aggregaard  sic  dead   november 10 1919 the daily herald   ladniermarion   may 22 1923 p 3 the daily herald   mrs marion  rosa catchot marion  died this morning   june 12 1924 the daily herald   marionsperirich   november 24 1926 p 2 the daily herald   betty marion   january 17 1931 p 2 the daily herald   edward marion dies   september 8 1934 p 10 the daily herald   aj marion dies   april 2 1936 the sun herald ronald marion november 2011 p a  josephine catchot josephine catchot was born july 3 1878 at bay st louis mississippi  mary a catchot mary antoinette catchot 1879 was born december 18 1879 at bay st louis mississippi lepre 1995 p 193  references  jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume iii catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1995  miguel catchot miguel catchot   18821905 was born at biloxi mississippi on october 21 1882 he married elizabeth lizzie kachler  1874pre1904 the daughter of lena kachler fayard johnson 18541934 at nola on december 18 1899 they were married again at our lady of the gulf catholic church in bay st louis mississippi on august 13 1901 they were the parents of three children  clarence joseph catchot  19001952  clara catchot  19031914 and michael earl catchot  lepre 1991 p 55 nola mrb 21 p 201 olg bk 2 p 83 and the daily herald march 27 1905 p 6    bay st louis in 1900 miguel and lizzie k cathcot were domiciled at bay st louis with lena kachler fayard her mother and the widow of achille fayard 18571895 at this time miguel made his livelihood as a hack driver lena had birthed children by this time and were alive also living with her were two sons by mr kachler and five children by achille fayard frank koechler kachler 18771940 m anice fayard 18711934 john j koechler 18801948 alfred fayard 18881927 hattie fayard lovance fayard 18921954 azaline fayard and achille fayard 189619721900 hancock co mississippi federal census t623808 p 1b ed 28 in march 1905 miguel catchot was stricken with typhoid fever at bay st louis and came to biloxi to be cared for by his mother and family mrs catchot resided at 417 lameuse street at this time miguel did not recover from his ailment and expired on lameuse street on march 26 1905 his corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery  the daily herald march 27 1905 p 6  children   clarence j catchot clarence joseph catchot 19001952 was born at bay st louis on august 25 1900 after his parents had passed he remained at bay st louis with lena katchler fayard his grandmother who had married willie jn johnson 18531920 a local carpenter 1910 hancock federal census t624739 p 16a ed 30 lepre 1995 p 72 circa 1924 clarence married ethel steen 18891963 at nola she was the daughter of thomas jackson steen and emma mead clarence and ethel had charles clarence catchot a son his daughters were clarence j catchot expired at nola on november 11 1952  clara catchot clara catchot  19031914 was born on june 27 1903 at bay st louis mississippi she expired at new orleans louisiana on june 21 1914 her corporal remains were sent to biloxi mississippi for internment in the biloxi cemetery   olg bk 3 p 63 and the daily herald june 23 1914 p 2  michael   miguel  e catchot michael e catchot  19041920 was born at bay st louis mississippi on august 1 1904 he married rita landry 19051925 a native of new orleans and the daughter of frank s landry 18751930 and rita josephine casanova 18811938 earl m kachler ii 19242009 a son was born at nola on july 23 1924 olg bk 3 p 68  references  jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume i catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991 jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume iii catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1995  journals the biloxi daily herald   necrologymiguel catchot   march 27 1905 the daily herald   young lady  clara catchot  dead   june 26 1914 the daily herald      the houston chronicle   earl m kachler jr   november 10 2009 the times picayune   miss c catchot biloxi miss   june 26 1914 the times picayune   clarence joseph catchot   november 11 1952 the times picayune   catchot  ethel steen catchot     june 6 1963  edna catchot   children   the daily herald      the daily herald      the daily herald      the daily herald      the daily herald      robert f catchot robert francois catchot 18891941 was born april 14 1889 at bay st louis mississippi he married jennie fryou a native of algiers louisiana on december 5 1907 at biloxi mississippi lepre 1995 p 73 their children were althea catchot 19082003 m richard r mccloskey and lonnie m williams jr 19181975 ethel catchot 19101987 m luther h lancaster artemese catchot 19111998 m oliver osborn redding 19041982 and emile p demourelle 19071992 and roberta claire catchot 19181996 m uriel r kennedy 19171995 in june 1917 when robert f catchot reported his status to the draft board he was employed as a soda dispenser with kimbrough quints drugs on lameuse street and howard avenue the family was domiciled at 109 west jackson avenue robert f catchot expired at biloxi on july 1 1941 children   althea catchot althea catchot 19082003 was born on september 9 1908 at biloxi mississippi she married richard r mccloskey on september 30 1928  ethel catchot ethel catchot 19101987 was born on april 4 1910 married luther h lancaster  artemese catchot artemise catchot 19111998 was born november 1 1911 at biloxi mississippi on february 17 1927 she married oliver o redding 19041982 they were the parents of two daughters  shirley redding  19292011 m harry m heitzman 19171989 and emile junior louis junior desporte jr and marlene redding m mike gillich ii b 1930   the daily herald february 21 1927 p 2  shirley redding desporte passed on at biloxi mississippi on april 30 2011 the desportes were in the retail seafood at biloxi for many years on caillavet street and division street shirley and junior desporte were the parents of three children emile junie l desporte iii 19472007 m angela m quave artie wayne desporte m christine and julia desporte m andrew kessen  the sun herald may 3 2011 p a4 and may 4 2011 p a6  oliver osborn redding   19041982 called osborn was born at crystal springs mississippi on october 14 1904 the son of walter armstrong redden 18701935 and francis osborn several of the redden children among them osborn o redden adopted the name redding because it was often misspelled by the general public because of its similar sounding walterene v redding january 4 2003 osborn redding made his livelihood as a painting contractor he apprenticed as a painter with charles r kostmayer 18811946 of biloxi prior to mr kostmayer death he left osborn much of his painting paraphernalia mr redding also inherited some of kostmayer s commercial clients jo collins and lloyd t moon he later teamed up with lloyd h catchot 19121995 and formed redding catchot painting contractors among their employees was ashley schrieber 19192001 o osborn redding expired on june 21 1982 his corporal remains were interred in the bellande cemetery on dewey avenue in ocean springs mississippi walterene v redding january 4 2003 artemese catchot divorced oo redding and married emile paul demoruelle 19071992 in harrison county mississippi on june 30 1946 no children were born of this marriage harrison co mississippi mrb 72 p 87 in september 1941 osborn redding married walterene verner 19232005 the daughter of thomas eugene verner 18981989 and anne costley 19011990 the daughter of mr costley and louise emma hoffman costley beuhler 18791965 they were the parents of enid redding hutchenson 19451981 who in february 1965 married e nelson hutchenson b 1942 the son of william e hutchenson and ura inez clark nelson hutchenson was a native of jefferson county alabama walterine v redding january 4 2003 and jxco ms mrb 105 p 311 artemese catchot divorced oo redding and married emile paul demoruelle  19071992 the son of frederick paul demoruelle 18831936 and amelia steinfels 18831955 in harrison county mississippi on june 30 1946 no children were born of this union harrison co mississippi mrb 72 p 87 emile p demourelle was born at new orleans louisiana he had married juliet campos 19071980 the daughter of manuel campos and marie bronze bronzanotich 18881957 juliet and emile p demourelle had two children emile p demoruelle ii 19291929 and james l demoruelle 19301989 the demourelles lived on santini street in biloxi where he made his livelihood as an electrician mrs demourelle died at biloxi on march 11 1998 emile p demoruelle had passed on may 16 1992 their corporal remains were interred in the southern memorial park cemetery at biloxi mississippi  the sun herald march 13 1998 p a2    roberta c catchot roberta claire catchot 19181996 was born at biloxi mississippi on march 27 1918 she married uriel ray kennedy 19171995 their children were robert l kennedy b 1943 m tabitha james uriel r kennedy ii m and kimothy harris kennedy 19561957  references  the daily herald   reddingcatchot   february 21 1927 the sun herald   artemese artie cecelia demourelle   march 13 1998 the sun herald   shirley redding desporte   may 3 2011 the sun herald   her  shirley redding desporte  marriage was 64 years of magic   may 4 2011 the times picayune   althea catchot williams   july 16 2003  edgar j catchot edgar julius catchot 18921952 was born february 1 1892 at biloxi mississippi he married agnes mcdonald at biloxi mississippi on march 17 1911 they made their home in the desporte house on delauney street lepre 1991 p 54 harrison co mississippi mrb 23 p 164 edgar j cathcot served as a private in france with the 32 nd division us army from june 1918 until the spring of 1919 after the great war he returned to nola in may 1919 and lived with his mother at 2312 cleveland street in the crescent city by 1920 edgar was tending bar with anthony catchot his older brother in the crescent city  the times picayune may 6 1919 p 10 and 1920 orleans parish louisiana federal census t625619 p 7b ed 45  marriage and family edgar j catchot divorced agnes mcdonald circa 1921 edgar j catchot married mary e may mcdermott 18901957 native of new orleans and widow of mr bardeau whom she met in the crescent city as in 1920 she was living with her siblings on cleveland street next to his mother and brother they had gloria catchot 19222004 a daughter who was born circa 1922 and married thomas c murphy may mcdermott gave birth to dorothy bardeau 19121989 before she married edgar j catchot  children edgar j monjure edgar joseph monjure 19131971  references  jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume i catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991  journals the daily herald   mother protests against match as youth drives off   march 18 1911 the daily herald   summer visitors arriving   april 17 1911 the times picayune   edgar catchot arrives home   may 6 1919 the times picayune   edgar c catchot   may 2 1952 the times picayune   mary mcdermott catchot   april 16 1957 the times picayune   local attorney monjure dead   june 10 1971  references  jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume i catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991 jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume iii catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1995  journals the daily herald   slept all night by dead boatman  joseph catchot  died last night   october 17 1913 the daily herald   albert catchot dies in mobile   august 22 1915 the daily herald   catchot funeral   august 24 1915 the daily herald   aged biloxian  emily marion  died last night   december 28 1915 the daily herald   mrs marion  rosa catchot marion  died this morning   june 12 1924 personal communications edith brown catchotaugust 1990 birth marriage and death records   albert catchot  son of joseph and mary fayard married amelie fayard daughter of laurence fayard and amelie carcot on june 20 1889 olg bk 2 p 123  anna vivian catchot  daughter of albert catchot and amelie fayard born october 4 1895 olg bk 3 p 468  antony claudius catchot  son of joseph catchot and mary fayard born april 4 1875 olg bk 2 p 354  clarence joseph catchot  son of miguel catchot and lazzie kachler born august 25 1900 olg bk 3 p 469  josephine catchot  daughter of joseph catchot and mary ponds born july 3 1878 olg bk 2 p 351  juliette eunice lucille catchot  daughter of albert catchot and amelie fayard born july 14 1890 olg bk 3 p 470  laure leonie catchot  daughter of albert catchot and emilia fayard born january 26 1899 olg bk 3 p 471  mary septima catchot  daughter of joseph catchot and mary fayard born august 17 1872 olg bk 2 p 352  miguel catchot   mollie julia catchot  daughter of albert catchot and amelie fayard born march 14 1893 olg bk 3 p 473  robert francois catchot  son of joseph catchot and mary fayard born april 14 1889 olg bk 2 p 353  lina ascher helena lina ascher 18561910 or asher hache hash hacher was born december 1856 in mississippi of german parents she married franz koechler kachler son of franz koechler or kachler 18211902 and maria barbara jochim 18261883 they were the parents of frank kachler 18771940 and john kachler 18811940 franz kachler died and lena married achille fayard 18571895  children frank kachler  18771940 was born at nola in october 1877 he married aniese anais fayard barford 181934 the daughter of alphonse fayard and louise toul aniese had married john j barford son of john j barford and louisa demore at bay st louis mississippi on september 20 1880 they had john j barford ii a son born 1883 earl miguel kachler jr 19242009 died at nola december 2 1940 1768 views  ', 0);
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(178, 'en', 'node_search', ' bridges and ferries bridges and ferries ray tue 8162011 821 2012 point cadet fishing bridge image made april 20 2012 after hurricane katrina destroyed what remained of the 1930 biloxi bay war memorial bridge which had been used as a fishing bridge since the fourlane 1962 biloxi bay bridge had been completed in the fall of 2011 construction crews began clearing the concrete wreckage of the old fishing pier but left the original piers as the foundation of a new fishing bridge the point cadet fishing pier was dedicated on april 30th  mayor holloway recommended that the new facility be named in honor of nicholas corky hire b 1922 a local fisherman of croatian ancestry the sun herald april 30 2013 a3 and may 1 2013 p a2  references    the sun herald     april 2013 p a the sun herald     may 2013 p a  back bay  ferry system and 1901 and 1927 and 1975 back bay bridges  with notes on cedar lake and biloxi river bridges  as one can document from the public records of harrison county mississippi and journals of the period 18431901 there was a public ferry system operating from biloxi to the village of back bay d iberville as early as 1843 this ferry system probably operated intermittently through the years and terminated in 1901 with the completion of a wooden bridge across the back bay of biloxi no physical description of the ferry or ferries can be found in the literature nor have any photographs been discovered to provide a visual concept of their form it is known that they were apparently large enough to transport people carriages wagons and animals the mode of ferry locomotion in the early days is unclear but one might assume that manual poling or pulling of the vessel through the shallow waters of back bay was the primary method nap cassibry in echos from the past presents the mississippi legislative act chapter lxxxvii of 1866 to establish a steam ferry across the back bay of biloxi dudley andrews 18951982 in an oral history given to murella powell on june 24 1981 in biloxi was asked some questions about crossing back bay this dialogue follows  how did you get across the bay  in boats you see we all had little skiffs with sails i got one out there i built and not long ago just to show a fella how they looked and how you skull a boat you see instead of rowing with two oars we take one big oar and put it in a socket in the back and we had a twist that was like a propeller and you d go faster that way than you would pulling with two and you could stand up and see where you were going and you could skull across the bay in no time and when you hit the beach throw the anchor out pull the oar in and go do your business come back and everything was there nobody would steal it and you d skull back home what about when they was there any kind of ferry or anything  yes they had a ferry they ran the ferry from lameuse street to about where that end of the marsh is where the old bridge used to land on the other side and they d pull it across you see you had to pull it and it would slide through they could take a horse and buggy and a few people but that didn t operate too long they built the bridge and the bridge was an old time one and it was narrow and it was noisy at night it kept everyone awake so then somebody devised the idea that if they laid the planks on an angle it would rattle the ends of the boards that way and so that was a big improvement when they laid the second deck you could go to sleep at night other wise you d hear every horse and buggy on that thing bambambam all night but that all happened in my time the bridge building the end of the ferry and stuff like that did the ferry have a name   i don t know  the earliest indication of the back bay ferry is found in the minutes of the board of police of harrison county  book 1 p 42 at its regular meeting on august 7 1843 it was ordered by the board  that there be and there is hereby established a public ferry in the rear of the village of biloxi across the back bay of biloxi to start from the end of the road commonly called lameuse road on the property now owned by william c seaman esquire and to cross the said back bay in the most direct and convenient ways and the said wc seaman esq on his entering into a bond in the sum of two hundred dollars conditional according to law shall have the right to charge the following rate of ferriage and no more to wit     for foot passengers 25 cents  for man and horse 50 cents  for one horse cart 75 cents  for a two horse carriage 1 dollar  for neat cattle 12 12 cents each  for hogs or sheep 6 14 cents each   william c seaman william christopher seaman 18011844 was a native of new york and settled in jackson county mississippi about 1819 he reared a family in northwest jackson county with his wife catherine sheffield seaman was very active in local and state government he served as justice of the peace 182224 was elected to the mississippi state legislature 1827 and was chosen a delegate from jackson county to the mississippiconstitutional convention 1832 he was president of the board of police in jackson county 18411842 the seaman family moved to biloxi about 1842 and settled on the south shore of back bay on land purchased from rene lameuse 17881883 in october 1841 he became clerk of court for harrison county while residing on lameuse road and bay view avenue he saw the need and opportunity for a ferry across the back bay of biloxi unfortunately wc seaman died on november 23 1844 john steele there was a hiatus of twenty two years until the back bay ferry is mentioned in the historical record the occasion came as an application from john steele an irish immigrant and widower who married sarah wells herself a widow of james dowdle john steele s fatherinlaw berry wells had moved to mississippi from his birth state kentucky about 1837 with his family the wells family settled in sec tion 5 t7sr9w on the tchoutacabuffa river berry wells operated a ferry on that river and later moved to back bay where he leased in 1857 the foretich store john baptiste foretich 18131875 had married his daughter rebecca wells in 1855 at its february 1866 term the board of police of harrison county recorded in its minute book number 2 page 201 the following  john steele having this day applied to the board of county police to have a public ferry established across the back bay of biloxi where the public road crosses the same landing from the town of biloxi to red creek and elsewhere it is therefore ordered adjudged and decreed by the board of county police that a public ferry be and the same is hereby established across the bay of biloxi at the place known as the back bay ferry and it appearing to the satisfaction of the board that the said john steele is the owner of the soil on the northern shore of said back bay at one of the points where the boats or other water craft will land it is therefore ordered adjudged and decreed by the board that the said john steele his heirs and assigns have the exclusive privilege of said ferry so established on the back bay of biloxi for the space of one half mile east and west of his residence on the northern bank of the back bay and one half east and west on the south side of said bay from where the lameuse street touches said bay for and during the period of ten years from this day it is further ordered by the said board that the said john steele his heirs or assigns shall within three months from this day provide and keep good and sufficient boats flats or other water crafts proper and necessary for the use of said ferry and the convenience of travelers it is further ordered that the said john steele give bond in the final sum of one thousand dollars with two good securities conditions as required by law to the satisfaction of said board written three months from this day and that the said john steele his heirs and assigns shall receive the rates of toll to be paid hereafter by the  board of county police at its june term 1866 the board of county police approved the bond and securities filed by john steele as directed by the board at its february 1866 term book 2 p 204 during this term the board also established ferriage rates across the back bay of biloxi recorded in book 2 p 205 of the minutes of the board of county police these ferriage rates are as follows   for foot passengers 20 cents  for man and horse 75 cents  for horse and cart 1 dollar  for horse and carriage 1 dollar 50 cents  for two horses and wagon 2 dollars  for four horses and wagon 3 dollars  for cattle per head single 1 dollar  for cattle per head drive 40 cents  for sheep per head drive 25 cents   james fewell two events occurred after john steele was granted his ferry rights to operate on back bay by the board of county police the first was an act passed by the mississippi state legislature on october 24 1866 chapter lxxxvii it authorized james fewell to operate a steam ferry boat across the back bay of biloxi james fewell was a virginian millwright who settled in handsboro about 1855 he served as mayor of biloxi during the civil war chapter lxxxvii read as follows an act to authorize james fewell to establish a steam ferry across the back bay of biloxi in harrison county section 1  be it enacted by the legislature of the state of mississippi that the said james fewell his administrators and assigns be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to erect build and put into operation a good and substantial steam ferry boat to be used and run across the back bay of biloxi at or near a point known as the back bay ferry section 2  be it further enacted that the said james fewell his administrators and assigns shall commence and complete said steam ferry within three years from the passage of this act and shall build the same of substantial materials with good sound boilers engine and machinery and of sufficient size to accommodate the traveling community with secure railing all round section 3  be it further enacted that it shall not be lawful for any person or persons whomsoever except james fewell his executors administrators or assigns to build erect or put up any steam ferry boat for the purpose of landing or shipping freight or passengers goods wares or merchandise horses carriages cattle carts wagons or any thing else within that portion of the back bay extending from the mouth of bernard s bayou known as cranes s neck from thence down said bay to point caddy and from thence to biloxi to which extent the exclusive privilege of building and erecting of a steams ferry boat is hereby granted to james fewell his administrators executors or assigns for the space of twenty years from the passage of this act section 4  be it further enacted that any person or persons in violation of this act shall build erect and put up any steam ferry boat within the limits herein mentioned for the purpose of landing or receiving passengers or freight of any kind or description shall forfeit and pay the sum of one hundred dollars for each and every offense to the said james fewell his heirs or assigns recoverable before any court having competent jurisdiction and in addition to such recovery as foresaid the person or persons liable to said james fewell his administrators executors or assigns in an action for damages section 5  be it further enacted that the said james fewell his administrators or executors or assigns shall receive such rates of ferriage as shall be fixed from time to time by the mayor and selectmen of the town of biloxi and should he demand and receive more than the rates fixed by said mayor and selectmen as foresaid he shall be liable to the person or persons so charged in an action of damages before any court having cometent jurisdiction section 6  be it further enacted that this act shall not be so construed as to interfere with the charter granted to john steel by the board of police of said county and that all acts or parts which may come in conflict with this act be and the same is hereby repealed and this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage approved october 30 1866  ramon quave the second event was an instrument between john steele and ramon quave which is undated the contents follow  the state of mississippi  harrison county i john steel of the county and state aforesaid do hereby acknowledge that for a valuable consideration i have this day transferred sold conveyed and delivered to raymond quave all of my right title and interest assigned to the ferry known as john steels ferry and hereby said quave is hereby clothed with all the rights and priviledges granted to me by the board of police of said county under the written charter  john steel this document was provided to the archives of the biloxi public library by wallace quave the great grandson of pierre quave 18331864 pierre quave operated a dry goods store on back bay from 18571862 he closed the store on april 12 1862 to join the confederate army during the civil war pierre quave died at mobile during that war his son ramon quave 18521908 after the death of his father in 1862 was thrust into the position of supporting his widowed mother and siblings his obtaining the position of ferryman enabled the quave family to survive and prosper for ramon quave it was the birth of an entrepreneurial career he went on become a ship carpenter shipyard owner merchant sheep rancher and large land owner at back bay and seymour as it was later called in his obituary of october 3 1908 it is suggested that ramon quave be called the father of the village of seymour d iberville because of his friendship and benevolence to that community from the journal of the pierre quave store also provided to the library archives by wallace quave there are several entries relating to ferriage across the back bay of biloxi they are as follows  1860  each person crossing ferry both ways 30 cents 1861  one cart crossing ferry 50 cents  one horse crossing ferry 50 cents  one person crossing ferry 15 cents   1862   one man crossing ferry 30 cents  one head of beef crossing ferry 50 cents  one head of sheep crossing ferry 35 cents  ferrage two horses 1 dollar  six head of beef ferrage 3 dollars  one horse ferrage 50 cents  two horses ferrage 1 dollar it would appear that prior to john steele obtaining a ferry charter from the board of county police 1866 pierre quave was involved in the back bay ferry system also one could speculate that the steele ferry was a manual operation as the james fewell grant from the mississippi state legislature 1866 specified steam ferry boat on may 13 1868 john and sarah steele purchased a tract of land on back bay from the state of mississippi it is described from the deed records of harrison county as  the mill property consisting of 65 acres in section 18 t7sr9w this tract was two arpents fronting on the north side of the bay of biloxi by 35 arpents more or less in depth between parallel lines joseph moran to the west john l henley to the north and pierre quave to the east  harrison co ms land deed bk 11 p 95 this site became known as steele s landing john steele probably built a store here as he is listed as a retail grocer in the us census of 1870 from this information one might infer that ramon quave received his assignment for the ferry rights from john steele in 1868 in august 26 1871 the steeles sold their back bay property to henry peychaud of new orleans the same day they with robert delauney and jules saujon rented the land from peychaud with john l henley acting as his agent when peychaud died about 1886 his heirs could not make an equitable settlement of the property among themselves and a law suit resulted edward peychaud et al vs blanche dupre et al the probate court ordered the tract to be sold on december 23 1886 at public outcry by the sheriff florian seal at the court house door of harrison county to the highest bidder for cash casimir harvey bought this property on november 12 1887 at the site he built a home shipyard and operated a dry goods store and barroom the area was still called steele s landing as late as 1892 although john steele probably died before 1880 a reporter for the biloxi herald in the march 8 1890 issue of that paper commented  casimir harvey s store is the first place that one strikes when departing the ferry and it is one that everybody can feel at home at he carries a good stock of groceries and general merchandise as well as aship chandlery casimir has a tamed wild goose and it is a beauty for its kind this webfooted customer follows cass around like a dog and when cass is annoyed too much with its company he says go home  and don t make a goose of yourself the goose goes wl covel in january 1890 wl covel 18371926 a native of new york and a resident of biloxi since 1886 applied for and was granted a ferry license from the board of county police mr covel was a civil engineer real estate developer and landlord in biloxi at its special november term 1890 the harrison county board of police ordered  that the ferry license granted to wl covel on the 7th day of january 1890 for the ferry on back bay of biloxi for five years be and is hereby extended for the term of ten years from said 7th day of january1890 it is further ordered that the rates of toll to be charged on said public ferry so licensed are hereby fixed as follows to wit    for foot passengers 10 cents each  for one horse vehicle 25 cents each  for two horse vehicle 40 cents  for four horses or oxen to wagon 60 cents  for horses or cattle in droves 12 cents each  for sheep or hogs in droves 5 cents each  minute book 4 p 70 the back bay ferry which ran in the early 1890s was called the jennie  and was a steam tug an advertisement in the biloxi herald of april 12 1890 said  the steamer jennie  captain goudrau leaves daily every hour from 7 o clock am to 5 o clock pm from the foot of reynoir street to back bay fare 5 cents the jennie was described as a fast little craft with excellent accommodations and makes the trip across the bay in excellent time unfortunately the october hurricane of 1893 saw the demise of the jennie  the daily picayune of october 1 1893 reported that it went adrift and sank during the fierce storm a steam ferry the sam  probably replaced the lost jennie  at its november term 1891 the board of county police recorded the following in book 4 page 159 of its minutes  on reading and filing the petition of the biloxi back bay ferry and bridge company endorsed by citizens of this county for license and authority to establish a steam ferry for public use at a point designated in said petition to wit across the back bay of biloxi between the foot of reynoir street on the south side of said bay and quave s landing on the north side and it appearing that the owners of the soil of said landings assent to said petition it is therefore hereby ordered that said biloxi back bay ferry and bridge company be and is hereby authorized and a license is hereby granted to said company to establish and keep a steam ferry between the points designated for and during the term ten years from this day on said company entering into bond in the sum of five hundred dollars conditioned as required by law said bond to be approved by the clerk of this board it is further ordered that the following rates of toll to be charged on said ferry and are hereby fixed as follows to wit   footman one way 10 cents   footman round trip 15 cents  man and horse one way 20 cents  one horse and four wheel carriage and driver 30 cents  one horse and two wheel cart with driver 30 cents  two horses or oxen vehicle with driver 50 cents  horses in droves of five and upwards 20 cents each  horses in droves less than five 25 cents each  cattle in droves of five and upwards 20 cents each  cattle in droves of less than five 25 cents each  sheep goats calves or hogs in droves of ten or more 5 cents each  sheep goats calves and hogs in droves less than ten head 7 12 cents each near the termination years of the 19th century mention of the back bay ferry in the biloxi herald is sporadic the following articles were taken from this journal  december 2 1893 casimir harvey s new ferry boat the shrimp has made its first trip the rope or skiff ferry has changed hands captain ed richards now handles the oars p 1  july 1896  the ferryboat sam  which was badly damaged by fire several months ago has been completely repaired and put in firstclass condition and will resume the ferry service on back bay early next week the will be in charge of the same old crew with capt young in command  p 8  march 20 1897   owing to a lack of patronage the ferry boat that plied between back bay biloxi and north back bay has been taken off this will be a serious inconvenience to those who have been accustomed to use this route what is really wanted is a bridge and the quicker our people take hold of this matter the better it will be for the interests of biloxi  p 8  july 10 1897 we the undersigned members of the family of captain james smith young take this method of returning our heart felt thanks to captain sam shaw of the ferry boat sam  for kindness extended in our late bereavement and especially for the use of the ferry free of charge for conveying the body across the bay captain fritz abbley mrs sara r abbley eliza holley wilhemena fountain euginios seymour louisa stiglets and william young  p 8 captain sam shaw 18611904 was born in palmer massachusetts his father was aj shaw 18301866 also from palmer aj shaw married angeline wells 1840 in 1858 she was a daughter of river ferryman berry wells they appear to have spent the civil war years at palmer massachusetts in 1893 sam shaw was a dealer in groceries feed hardware tinware and tobacco at his store at back bay the steam ferryboat sam was probably named for sam shaw at the time of his death he was in the livery business in biloxi which was also his residence october 14 1898 the back bay ferry boat will make regular trips next sunday as an experiment and if business justifies the service will be continued regularly hereafter  p 8  november 12 1898 the steamer sam is now being run across back bay at regular intervals of half an hour commencing at 7 o clock in the morning and running until five in the evening on sunday the regular schedule will be made and you can cross and recross with the greatest ease and comfort it is a great convenience as the people across the bay can come to biloxi and find a good market for their produce while our townspeople can enjoy a pleasant trip across the bay on business or pleasure bent the ferry enterprise should be encouraged by all as it fosters trade relations with neighbors across the bay that are mutually valuable to both them and us  p 3  october 10 1899 the steam ferry boat  sam  will until further notice make regular trips across back bay on tuesday thursday saturday and sunday with captain william young in command and james eckston engineer  p 8 captain william young 18491911 was the son of james smith young 18181897 a native of cape may new jersey james smith young was a mariner and owner of the schooner  adelia  out of back bay william young owned the greenwood pavilion the social center of the back bay community his wife was mary quave 18541928 affectionately called aunt sissy she was the sister of ramon quave mary quave is an integral part of the history of back bay as she served the area as a midwife country doctor and postmaster of seymour october 31 1899 the ferry boat sam  will make regular trips wednesday and saturday for the accomodation of persons wishing to visit the cemetery but will not run on sundays until further notice  p 8 during its fiftyeight years of existence the back bay public ferry system served well the citizens of both sides of the bay it provided an aqueous path for travel and was an artery for the exchange of ideas produce goods and supplies between two developing communities  references  nap l cassibry ii  early settlers and land grants at biloxi  volume ii mississippi historical and genealogical societyspecial issue 5 november 1986 p 82 nap l cassibry ii echos from the past chapter lxxxvii session law of the state of mississippi for 1866 brother jerome lepre  gulf coast genealogythe santa cruz family    lepre new orleans1990 p 73 the history of jackson county mississippi  lewis printing service pascagoula mississippi lewis printing service1989 pp 343344 the pierre quave store journal  18571862 biloxi public library archives murella hebert powell historian land and deed records of harrison county mississippi harrison county chancery clerk s officegulfport mississippi  the biloxi herald   back bay items   december 2 1893 the biloxi daily herald    a bridge needed   july 23 1898 p 1 the biloxi daily herald   city news  january 6 1901  the biloxi daily herald   city news  january 10 1901 us census records 18401880  1901 back bay bridge   wooden the biloxi and back bay bridge company was chartered on june 2nd harrison co ms charter bk 2 p 186  the biloxi daily herald    a bridge needed   july 23 1898 p 1 the bridge company has driven a row of temporary pilings across back bay in preparation to building the substructure for the new span  the biloxi daily herald january 6 1901  mr  lionel s  leversedge   18531918 of the missouri bridge and iron company contractor of the back bay bridge is in biloxi to facilitate and accelerate the construction of the new span  the biloxi daily herald january 10 1901 p 8   lionel s leversedge was born in england he was a civil engineer and in 1910 was living at fort worth texas with mable 18701936 also english and his second wife thy married circa 1909 mr leversedge was proprietor of the leversedge bridge and iron works at fort worth when he declared voluntary bankruptcy in federal court he listed liabilities at 13958 and assets of 8200 the family moved to dallas texas in 1916 and lionel passed here in october 1918 he had built the jennings avenue viaduct and the 7th street bridge at fort worth mabel a registered nurse relocated to austin texas and she died here on may 4 1936 on july 31 1901 the bridge committee of the city of biloxi consisting of percy l elmer james b chinn and ed glennan examined the back bay bridge structure and found the workmanship of the missouri valley bridge and iron company very excellent they recommended to mayor swetman that the bridge be accepted the formal opening of the bridge was august 3 1901 and marked the termination of the public ferry system across the back bay of biloxi  the biloxi daily herald july 1901 p 8  on august 1 1901 bridge accepted by biloxi city council  but will not be delivered until paid for   the biloxi daily herald august 1 1901 p 1  references  the biloxi daily herald    a bridge needed   july 23 1898 p 1 the biloxi daily herald    deep water and a bridge   january 17 1899 p 8 the fort worth startelegram   leversedge files bankruptcy petition   may 25 1913 the fort worth startelegram   jennings avenue viaduct builder is dead   october 26 1918  lamey s bridge 1907 road to back bay henry krohn road overseer commenced construction of a new road from the tchoutacabouffa river to back bay in september  the daily herald september 22 1907 and september 22 1947 p 1    references    the daily herald  september 22 1907 the daily herald   40 years ago  september 22 1947  1908 cedar lake bridge  see the daily herald   tchouticabouffa bridge contract   may 13 1908  1912 biloxi river bridge the harrison county board of supervisors  ordered that a bridge be built built over the biloxi  river at the lorraine ferry   the daily herald february 9 1912 p 1   1927 back bridge  contract let in august 1925 326000 to am blodgett inc see the jackson county times   contract let for back bay bridge    august 8 1925  the jackson county times   biloxi bridge well underway   october 24 1925 p 1 dedicated on january 12 1927  see the daily herald   mammoth celebration to mark bridge completion   december 30 1926 p 1  mayor william a dever of chicago to speak at biloxi bridge celebration   the daily herald january 6 1927 p 1   i110 back bay bridge   the daily herald  back bay  bridge  moves nearer with latest contract   august 13 1972 p e9 dedicated june 22 1975  see the daily herald june 26 1975 p 1   popp s ferry bridge has there been a more negative news dominating watertransecting artery on the mississippi gulf coast in the past decade as the popp s ferry bridge and causeway which spans the upper reaches of biloxi s back bay i think not until west biloxi began to show signs of growth and development in the 1960s the popp s ferry bridge was little more than a remote and rural link to the outback of scattered homesteads fish camps and pecan orchards west of north biloxi d iberville and cedar lake the development of the sunkist country club in 1953 and the continued growth of kafb at biloxi probably were the greatest catalysts in promoting long term real estate growth in the area popp s ferry was a private enterprise from its inception until it was acquired by harrison county mississippi in february 1916 the ferry transported people livestock and vehicles across seven hundred feet of open water from an unimproved public road which lead north of pass christian road now called pass road from here one had to traverse on an unimproved road through marshy terrain for about three thousand feet to what was called the nick holley s cutoff and or nick holley s bridge a slough or bayou of about fifty to one hundred feet in width which was spanned by a wooden bridge in later times the span across nick holley s cutoff became known as the burnt the traverse across the back bay of biloxi at popp s ferry usgs 15 topographic map biloxi 1954 photo revised 1970 and 1976 present day popp s ferry is a neighborhood and road situated in west biloxi harrison county mississippi in section 15 and claim section 37 t7sr10w the neighborhood is a west striking peninsula bounded on the north by the tchoutacabouffa river on the west by the tchoutacabouffa river and biloxi river on the south by big lake a large body of water at the head of the back bay of biloxi and at the confluence of bayou bernard the biloxi river and the tchoutacabouffa river and on the east by popp s ferry road and riverview drive within this 450acres there are many land subdivisions barrett 1949 ancient oaks 1966 sunkist manor 1966 onthegreen 1985 north country club estates 1986 lopez point 1986 greenleaf 1987 beau chenes estates 1999 and the sunkist country club a golf course and social organization which was founded in 1953 elevations in the popp s ferry section range from sea level to twentyfeet above mean sea level  popp s ferry and calvin taylor popp s ferry was named for john f popp 18351918 a danish immigrant and retired lumber merchant from new orleans who lived nearby in retirement and operated a late 19 th century ferry landing on the bridge one then had another three hundred feet of unimproved road through marshy terrain until dry land and another unimproved public road was met which completed upper reaches of the back bay of biloxi there is some degree of certitude that this ferry landing was commenced much earlier by calvin taylor 18061883 calvin taylor a native of hinsdale new hampshire was a saw mill proprietor and domiciled at handsboro harrison county mississippi he operated saw mills on bayou bernard and the back bay of biloxi in september 1859 mr taylor joined with gordon meyers 18271859 a native of new york and acquired a sawmill from michael laughter 18161859 for 1350 on the south side of biloxi bay described as  commencing at a point on the south side of the biloxi bay in the center of fractional section 23 t7srl0w that is a point equally distant from the east and west lines of said section 23 thence running due south 70 rod 1155 feet thence west 56 rod and 9 feet 933 feet thence due north to biloxi bay thence eastward with the bay shore to the place of beginning and containing twenty acres more or less together with the steam mill sawmill thereon and all the engines and machinery in the also all the buildings and improvements  harrison county mississippi land deed book 9 p 32 calvin taylor had relocated from new england to yazoo county mississippi in 1826 by 1845 he had settled at buena vista handsboro and formed a partnership with gordon davis also from new england their small steam sawmill on bayou bernard was unprofitable due to the over production of lumber and deals for their primary market new orleans the business failed about 1852 when taylor joined gordon myers in about 1854 one of their first acquisitions was a planning mill at bayou bernard this purchase gave them an important advantage over other mills in that dressed lumber brought a better price than rough lumber finished lumber also weighed less and therefore was less expensive to ship to market in addition to the laughter mill taylor myers purchased part of the samuel fowler 18101858 property which consisted of five negro slaves a saw and a planning mill this acquisition made them the largest lumber producer in harrison county in 1860 taylor myers had a gross income of 48000 they employed twentyfive workers in mill functions turning out 3000000 board feet of rough lumber and 1700000 board feet of finished lumber hickman 1962 pp 3439  taylor s ferry in june 1883 john f popp acquired from calvin taylor for 200 a small tract of land on the south shore of the back bay of biloxi in section 22 and section 27 t7sr10w this land deed implied that calvin taylor had a ferry landing on this lot harrison county mississippi land deed bk 19 p 471 the 1883 land conveyance from taylor to popp corroborates that taylor spopp s ferry was privately owned and not under the aegis of the harrison county board of supervisors until february 1916 it is interesting to note that even as early as the spring of 1914 after lamey s bridge on the tchouticabouffa river was completed for 6300 by the austin brothers of atlanta georgia popp s ferry was the only ferry operation in harrison county harrison co mississippi board of supervisor s minute bk 12 p 207 and the daily herald march 23 1914 p 1  john f popp john f popp 18351918 was born in november 1835 in denmark he immigrated to america in 1856 and settled at st louis missouri john f popp came down the mississippi river to new orleans after the civil war here circa 1867 he met and married mary frances grant 18451910 she was born at pensacola florida the daughter of william m grant 18181870 a scotsman and frances grant 18231870 a native of pennsylvania william grant had arrived in new orleans circa 1847 and became a lumber merchant in the crescent city  the daily herald september 14 1918 p 3 and orleans parish louisiana federal census m593519 p 17 img 34 in 1865 john f popp became associated with mr grant as a lumber dealer and apparently took over the business after wm grant s demise mr popp s lumber enterprise consisted of a mill and lumber yard at the new basin and liberty street in the crescent city in the 1870s he was importing lumber and milled products via steamboat and schooner from florida and harrison and hancock county mississippi to his new basin operation mr popp retired a wealthy man to his west biloxi estate in 1895  the daily herald february 15 1915 p 1 and the new orleans times february 15 1876 p 2 and april 23 1878 p 2  popp s place in october 1878 john f popp acquired for 600 about twohundred acres in section 15 and claim section 37 of t7sr10w from the heirs of charles holley 18051857 and ursule fayard holley 18181860 charles m holley and mary e cooper holley elam r blackwell 18291896 and burissa t holley blackwell 18411899 david saucier and alice holley saucier george levy holley and malinda bounds holley and jane holley swetman and quitman thomas a swetman when william q swetman came of age in may 1879 he sold his interest in this tract to mr popp for 100 the oneacre holley family cemetery in the southwest corner of popp s land was excluded from this conveyance charles holley had acquired this 200acre tract from donald mcbean et ux in october 1850 harrison county mississippi land deed bk 16 p 389 bk 16 p 392 and bk 5 p 371  the holleys charles m holley 18051857 was a native of new york and made his livelihood as a sailor in 1850 his real estate in harrison county was valued at 2000 nicholas holley 18101870 his brother and also a new yorker was a neighbor and built wooden boats before the civil war nicholas holley had a personal estate of 900 and real estate valued at 8000 he acquired the 160acre stringer tract for 525 from joseph i stringer in december 1847 it was situated in section 15 t7sr10w 1850 and 1860 harrison co mississippi federal census m432 372 p 104 img 210 and m653581 img 454 and harrison county land deed bk 3 p 487  elam r blackwell family there is some degree of certitude that elam r blackwell 18291896 was the son of morris blackwell 17981860 and nancy blackwell 17931860 who were natives of south carolina and north carolina respectively elam s brothers may have been blackwell 18221850 a woodcutter and anderson h blackwell 18261850 a wood cutter in 1850 the blackwells were living in harrison county mississippi on the north side of the back bay of biloxi 1850 federal census harrison co mississippi m432372 p 107 img 216 and m432372 p 88 img 178 in april 1856 elam r blackwell married burissa t holley 18411899 the daughter of charles m holley 18051857 and ursule fayard 18201860 at harrison county mississippi their known children are albert gb blackwell 18581860 elam n blackwell 18591860 mary b minnie blackwell 18631885 m william t norton joseph blackwell 18671936 charles m blackwell 18671932 m missouri brasher 18621951 and katie lee blackwell 18721872 in january 1859 elam r blackwell for 4500 acquired about one hundred and thirtysix acres in section 15 and section 16 t7sr10w from robert c saffold 18231891 this tract had frontage on the tchoutacabouffa river and biloxi river and had been the site of the toomer mcguire sawmill between 1849 and 1852 harrison co mississippi land deed bk 5 p 241 bk 7 p 391 and bk 9 p 113 and bellande 1992 pp 3234 in july 1875 er blackwell had to jump into the tchoutacabouffa river near his home at mill point to rescue his young grand baby she had been seized by a alligator while in the arms of her mother the baby was saved with no physical harm  the star of pascagoula july 31 1875 p 3    sunkistholleyblackwell cemetery sunkistholleyblackwell cemeterywas founded on the banks of big lake in 1857 when the charles m holley 18051857 family occupied this area later called sunkist place this small family burial ground has survived vandalism abandonment and the ravages of nature on the former john f popp 18351918 estate today it has been incorporated into the landscape of the beau chenes estates subdivision image by ray l bellandeseptember 2008 sunkistholleyblackwell cemetery as previously stated when the heirs of charles m holley conveyed their land in section 15 and claim section 37 of t7sr10w to john f popp they retained oneacre in the southwest corner as the holley family burial ground charles m holley had died on may 21 1857 and was the first to be interred here on the high bluff overlooking big lake in the 1980s julia cook guice researched the holley family and cemetery in her report archived in a vertical file at the biloxi public library history and genealogy center the following is generally taken per se but some spelling and word phrasing were edited at the author s discretion comments mrs ashton virginia c barrett 19041997 owner of the adjacent property to the cemetery commented that she used to regularly see members of the blackwell family locally and from new orleans come out to the cemetery on sunday to maintain the area she also said that it has been more than a year since anyone has been to the cemetery the thick growth in the area confirms this according to mrs barrett youngsters using a tree overlooking the biloxi river nearby as a swing are responsible for much of the vandalism in the cemetery this includes perimeter fence and posts broken and uprooted gravesites used as picnic tables two headstones broken attempts to break into gravesites gravesite perimeter footing broken on several graves the possibility that one headstone is missing on one grave and the strong indication that an eight gravesite exists but unmarked description the holley cemetery is located about seventyfive feet from the banks of the biloxi river big lake the view from the cemetery is to the southwest with a panorama that includes the biloxi river back bay of biloxi big lake and the jack watson electrical power generating plant the area of the holley cemetery is rectangular in shape with the northsouth side measuring fiftyseven feet and the eastwest side measuring forty feet a fourfoot gate now destroyed opened into the cemetery and was situated near the southwest corner of the burial plot the area in and around the cemetery is thick with undergrowth an azalea bush near the center of the cemetery beautifies the area the two broken headstones can be repaired with a steel plate backing although several pieces will be missing from one of them  observations   charles m holley  18051857 was the first to be interred in this cemetery in may 1857 he was fiftyone years old when he died  er blackwell  18291896 was the patriarch of the blackwells buried here he was sixtyseven years of age at his demise and the fourth of his clan to be buried in the holley cemetery er blackwell was twelve years older than burissa t holley his spouse and preceded her in death by nearly 2 ½ years  burissa holley blackwell  18411899 was the last of blackwell family interred here she passed on january 13 1899 and was fiftyeight years old at her death  minnie blackwell norton  18631865  elam n blackwell  18591860 and katie lee blackwell  18721872 were three of the children of er blackwell and burissa t blackwell and all were interred in the holley cemetery there is a strong possibility that another gravesite exists between the graves of er blackwell and that of his wife burissa holley blackwell the humplike surface plus the unusual spacing separating the head of the blackwell family and his wife suggests this possibility as all the other gravesites are closely aligned with one another the unmarked gravesite slab and cement cap suggests that it was completed long after the others virginia anderson barrett was not positive of the date but she believed that someone was interred in the holley cemetery within the last two years recent developments  the present day sunkistholleyblackwell cemetery is located in lot 1 and a part of lot 2 of the beau chene estates subdivision at 2330 beau chene drive biloxi mississippi 39532 the area of this historic family cemetery has been reduced from its original size of oneacre to 5 acres with dimensions of 61 feet by 43 feet by 56 feet by 39 feet harrison co mississippi chancery court 2 nd jd land plat bk 15 p 50 the author began visiting the holley cemetery in 1992 when the ashton c barrett family was in possession of the burial ground and surrounding acreage at this time it was still hidden by underbrush small shrubs and trees with the passing of ashton c barrett 19011990 in november 1990 virginia anderson barrett 19041997 patricia b milam and ann b hancock his widow and daughters and owners of the ashton c barrett residuary trust began vending large residential lots in the immediate vicinity of the holley cemetery specifically in november 1996 these ladies sold jeffrey h o keefe john c griffith tom c harvey and the elderberry corporation four lots ranging in size from 307 acres to 483 acres harrison co mississippi 2 nd jd land deed bk 302 pp 162168  beau chene estates subdivision in july 1998 the beau chene estates subdivision a 19lot subdivision was platted by dana r parsons of stone investment company jeffrey o keefe john c griffith and tom c harvey this upscale development on big lake has very modern and large expensive homes as previously mentioned the holley cemetery is situated in lot 1 and a part of lot 2 of this development harrison co mississippi chancery court 2 nd jd land plat bk 15 p 50  un bon home et une bonne femme mr and mrs john f popp were very receptive to tourists visiting their beautiful home and grounds they were extremely charitable to their neighbors and other less fortunate in the region some examples of their generosity to the coast community follow in july 1904 john f popp gave the confederate veterans at beauvoir at milk cow when they were without one  the daily herald july 13 1904 p 5  before her death in 1910 mrs jf popp had donated funds to build an operating room in the charity hospital at biloxi this donation was to memorialize frances grant her mother the operating room opened for surgery in early august 1911  the daily herald august 8 1911 p 8  mrs jf popp was an annual contributor to the poor children s tree a toy and gift fund established by the daily herald to provide indigent children with christmas presents the charity would raise about 175 during its yule fund drive and distribute christmas joy to the poor on the city park near the l n depot  the daily herald december 23 1919 p 6  rural mail route in april 1908 biloxi postmaster james c tyler 18721910 announced that he and edgar s balthrope 18731939 had mapped a rural mail route covering about thirtyone miles to provide postal service to those families living north of the back bay of biloxi and in the tchoutacabouffa region they had traveled the area by horse and buggy to acquire signatures of these denizens  the biloxi daily herald april 21 1908 p 1  this proposed rural mail route was described as follows  the rural mail carrier starting from the biloxi post office will go west and leave the city by the pass christian road he will travel along this road to near what is known as the collin s place and will then turn south to the beach he will drive west along the beach past mr watson s and to beauvoir the beauvoir mail is now handled from gulfport the gulfport route coming up to that point but by previous agreement made with the gulfport postmaster and through senator money this is to belong to biloxi after delivering the beauvoir mail the carrier will start north along dahlgren avenue to the back bay he will cross back bay at popp s ferry and mr popp has promised that the crossing there will be at his expense shortly after crossing popp s the route turns to the northeast along a new road and strikes the tchouticabouffa  sic  at morris ferry  now cedar lake  or what is now the vinnie post office here again the crossing will be made by promise of mr morris without expense to the government from morris ferry the route proceeds west and then southwest along the new road to moccasin point from moccasin point the carrier will turn sharply back to the north to reed s store this will bring him near woolmarket whether he shall go to woolmarket or not has not been positively settled but the chances are that he will as the people of woolmarket are anxious to have a rural delivery from woolmarket the route proceeds east to campbell s cross roads from the southeast to john krohn s and then again northeast to the tchouticabouffa  sic  river which is crossed at lamey s ferry  now lamey s bridge   from there the route continues east past johnson s still and thence south to es balthrope s on the  big ridge road  ridge then west along the  big ridge road   ridge road to the new road down the new road to a point north of the jack farish place and then southeast to the village of seymour  now d iberville  and across the back bay bridge into biloxi the route is thirtyone miles in length the carrier will make the trip every day and be allowed eight hours in which to make it  the biloxi daily herald april 21 1908 p 1  popp controversy the proposed rural mail route to those areas north of biloxi s back bay was delayed when john f popp became entangled in an imbroglio with the biloxi postal officials over his mail delivery in his verbal agreement to provide free ferriage to the rural mail carrier he asked that his mail be delivered to the east gate of his property government officials related to postmaster tyler that biloxi carriers could only deliver popp s mail to a posting box placed where his private road joined the public road and denied his wish to have it posted at his east gate this stalemate ended with the postal service yielding to john f popp and rural mail delivery began across the back bay of biloxi in the summer of 1909  the biloxi daily herald april 21 1908 p 1 march 10 1909 p 2 april 30 1909 p 4 and july 26 1909 p 2  mrs popp expires mary frances grant popp became ill at her home on big lake and had to be moved for immediate medical treatment to the biloxi sanitarium of dr hyman m folkes 18711926 she died here on july 18 1910 in addition to john f popp she left two spinster sisters isabel grant 18471944 and rebecca grant 18531928 and william grant 18501910 her brother mrs popp s corporal remains were taken to new orleans for interment in the metairie cemetery  the daily herald july 19 1910 p 1  near the end of his occupation of his country estate john f popp had transformed his rural property into what was described   as located at a good elevation above the bay the grounds and building the most beautiful in southern mississippi   here he entertained and accepted visits from winter tourists who were motored by launch the twelve miles from biloxi mr popp presented the visiting ladies with bouquets of camellias or other blooming seasonal flowers upon their arrival  au revoir john f popp sold his biloxi estate  with love and affection  to his sister sinlaws isabel grant and rebecca grant in november 1910 they all returned to new orleans and resided at 3405 st charles avenue in november 1914 while in covington louisiana mr popp suffered a mild stroke which paralyzed his right side he recovered to wed his sisterinlaw rebecca grant 18531928 on february 23 1915 harrison county mississippi land deed bk 95 p 34 and the daily herald november 28 1914   and february 15 1915 p 1  john f popp died in the crescent city on september 13 1918 after his passing rebecca grant popp and isabel grant remained on st charles avenue rebecca grant popp expired at new orleans on february 1928 isabel grant 18471944 lived to the very old age of ninetyseven expiring in april 1944  the daily herald september 14 1918 p 1and  orleans parish louisiana 1920 and 1930 federal census t625623 p 4b ed 215 and r809 p 12a ed 202 the grant sisters had sold the old popp place for 20000 to george w haynes in october 1914 the conveyance included all improvements and all moveable or immoveable property furniture and furnishings harrison county mississippi land deed bk 109 p 295  popp s place popp s placesituated on a high bluff on the northeast shore of big lake a large body of water at the head of biloxi s back bay and the receptacle for the fresh waters of the biloxi river the tchoutacabouffa river and bayou bernard was first inhabited by the holley family john f popp 18351918 located here from new orleans in the late 1870s and built a large retirement home the popp family vended their estate to george w haynes 18851920 from tiptonville lake county tennessee during his occupation of the former jf popp estate mr haynes called it sunkist place an appellation that remained with the area until recent times when it became known simply as sunkist acquired from the golf course and country club recreational areafishing swimming and picnics the early settlers of the popp s ferry district soon discovered that the fishing along the margins of the marshes flanking big lake and the deep channel was exceptionally good here the brackish waters of biloxi s back bay met the fresh water of the tchouticabouffa river and bayou bernard and especially in the fall large catches of redfish and speckled sea trout are common perch bream shellcrackers and green trout small and large mouth bass as well as sheephead are always potentially at the end of a fisherman s wet line in the fecund waters in the spring of 1915 the use of seines or any other net was prohibited by the statutes of harrison county above popp s ferry in the biloxi river and tchouticabouffa river and tributaries cast nets were permitted in march april and may  the daily herald april 12 1915 p 1    fishing at popp s ferry in the 1950s  from the cc tex hamill down south magazine collection archived at mgccc perkinston mississippi courtesy of charles l sullivan professor emeritus and archivist at mgccc perkinston campus in the biloxi newspaper of the early 20 th century some of the fish catches and other outdoor activities reported at popp s ferry were as follows fishing solo in a skiff joseph saujon 18711945 caught seventyseven red fish at popp s ferry some of them weighed about ten pounds peter quave 18631936 also made large catches mr saujon sold his catch to people from biloxi  the daily herald may 13 1904 p 6   in late april 1912 charles w wachenfeld 18681936 manager of the tp dulion mercantile company of biloxi arranged for a picnic at the popp place aboard captain fisher s houseboat for this day outing were misses jennie ellen and stella gillen rose camille and elvira lizana annie and katie hannon amelia kennedy leona wells isabel brodie silvia gladys and jessie wachenfeld and the remainder of the store employees management and friends gus wachenfeld jack joachim henry thensted 18951950 louis lizana mr and mrs jc kennedy and mr and mrs cw wachenfeld  the daily herald april 29 1912 p 8   a fishing party at popp s ferry caught fifty specks one red several bass and sheephead a nearby boat hauled in nine reds  the daily herald october 17 1910 p 8  a fivefoot alligator was hit by the motorcar of fishermen as they approached the popp s ferry landing the reptile was in pursuit of several pigs when it was struck by the vehicle and escaped into the marsh  the daily herald july 26 1912 p 3   ed taylor and ag ospinach caught one hundred sixtysix fish in two days at popp s ferry they were primarily green trout and sheephead  the daily herald october 30 1914 p 6   tarpon are not only found in the biloxi channel where schools chasing mullet often leap from the water near the biloxi yacht club but are also seen in the waters of the back bay tchoutacabouffa river biloxi river and in the vicinity of popp s ferry captain alfred bosarge is known as the champion tarpon fisherman of the gulf coast  the daily herald september 3 1915 p 1   an observer in early november 1916 reported thirtyfour automobiles as well as many wagons and buggies that had transported eager anglers to the popp s ferry landing  the daily herald november 6 1916 p 4   shrimp are plentiful and good speckled trout and red fish catches are being made at popp s ferry and bayou bernard  the daily herald august 27 1918 p 4   the woodmen of the world planned a picnic on labor day for their eight to eighteen year old male auxiliary members  the daily herald august 26 1916 p 4   many families of biloxi prefer to swim in the brackish water at popp s ferry rather than the gulf the water there is also of sufficient depth for diving  the biloxi daily herald august 20 1918 p 3  popp s ferry fish camps joseph c jc delamarre 18551931 a former biloxi city marshal and ferry tender was probably the first to open a simple fish camp operation at popp s ferry he was here between 1919 and 1921 jc delamarre had been in the bar and restaurant business at biloxi he opened the white elephant on the corner of pass christian street now howard avenue and main street in april 1891 jc delamarre also had a local baseball squad called the white elephants his brother emile delamarre 1871circa 1893 called melo also had a team the sporting dudes melo challenged the white elephants to a friendly game of baseball in june 1892 melo was captain and catcher of his biloxi nine  the biloxi herald april 4 1891 p 4 and june 25 1892 p 4  jc delamarre married rosa m trahant 18671896 at new orleans in june 1887 she expired at their home on magnolia street in biloxi on february 29 1896 mr delamarre was city marshal at the time of her demise  the biloxi herald february 29 1896 p 1  after the death of his spouse jc delamarre wedded annie brewer coleman 18871930 from tylertown mississippi she had a son robert h coleman who resided in gulfport after his fish camp closed jc delamarre was employed at the great southern golf club in gulfport from 1921 to 1928 and was superintendent of the naval reserve park at biloxi until his retirement annie brewer coleman delamarre died at gulfport in late may 1930 jc delamarre expired on may 4 1931 and his corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery  the daily herald may 31 1930 p 6 and may 5 1931 p 8  big lake fishing camp in 1928 w latimer was operating a fishing camp on big lake it was described as   under the beautiful moss covered tress with cool breezes big lake was one of the coolest and best fishing ground on the coast  the fourth of july was a popular time for visitors to come from as far as hattiesburg laurel and memphis to fish and picnic on the shore of big lake   the daily herald july 6 1928 p 8  by 1939 there were two fish camps at popp s ferry the popp s ferry fish camp was operating on the south side of back bay and east side of present day popp s ferry road which was gravelsurfaced at this time across the popp s ferry bridge on the north side of back bay was the hill top fishing camp mississippi gulf coast 1939 p 124  wicks s fishing camp in december 1938 eric e wickstrom 18981988 acquired an option and lease purchase agreement from edward l brady 18671939 spouse of erena lopez 18831940 on a fifteenacre tract southeast of sunkist place formerly popp s place the consideration was 100 and 1400 to purchase mrs brady was the sister of julius m lopez 18861958 who had acquired sunkist place in october 1925 for 80000 from marjorie raggio and mrs bj walker of new orleans harrison co mississippi land deed bk 153 p 509 edward l brady was a native of ohio and became a jeweler and retail merchant before arriving at biloxi after 1900 he had worked in the jewelry industry at memphis and newbern tennessee in march 1908 he opened a retail jewelry store at 415 howard avenue wc duncan of natchez mississippi was his associate  the biloxi daily herald march 11 1908 p 1 and 1900 federal census dyer co tennessee t   in june 1945 the wickstroms acquired this tract from jessie l lewis and julia l lewis here on the banks of big lake near the little popp s ferry bridge formerly called the burnt bridge mr wickstrom founded wick s fishing camp harrison co mississippi land deed bk 290 p 186 eric e wickstrom was a native of california probably los angeles county his parents were late 19 th century immigrants from sweden ee wickstrom married juliette d aquin 18991985 a native of new orleans they had a son john gordon wickstrom 19251986 who married flora marina g wickstrom in their retirement the wickstrom relocated to laredo texas to live near their son and grandchildren they expired in texas wick s fish camp wick s fishing campwas situated on big lake it was contiguous with and southeast of sunkist place the former jf popp s place the wickstrom family operated here until the late summer of 1963 when barney j buddy byrd 19302008 leased the property he and lionel byrd sr 19091996 his father ran the fish camp a bar room and trailer park buddy acquired the wickstrom property in 1971 and vended it to robert king barq in november 2000 lr fred miles 19141989 and barney j buddy byrd 19302008 credit down south jan feb 1964 p 10 from the cc tex hamill down south magazine collection archived at mgccc perkinston mississippi courtesy of charles l sullivan professor emeritus and archivist at mgccc perkinston campus barney j byrd in october 1963 barney j buddy byrd 19302008 william j meyers bud s mobile homes inc and lionel byrd sr 19091996 buddy s father took a thirty year lease on the wickstrom property which included wick s fishing camp this lease was surrendered by the lessees in august 1968 and a new lease was taken immediately by buddy byrd for twentyfive years with an option to purchase the wickstrom property at 751 barrett road the rent was 6000 per year mr byrd and nora webster byrd his wife acquired the wickstrom tract in december 1971 mr and mrs wickstrom retained a life estate in the tract harrison co mississippi land deed bk 523 p 220a bk 523 p 224 bk 615 p 400 bk 615 p 404 bk 615 pp 407412 and harrison co mississippi 2 nd jd land deed bk 23 p 543 here on the banks of big lake lionel byrd sr and buddy byrd ran the fishing camp a bar room and trailer park buddy was an entrepreneur involved in many commercial ventures on the coast and including the bj helicopter service at los angeles he expired on june 19 2008 at gulfport  down south jan feb 1964 p 10 and the sun herald june 21 2008 p a4  buddy byrd and spouse sold his commercial land at popp s ferry to robert king bones barq and margaret e nofsinger barq in november 2000 harrison co mississippi 2 nd jd land deed bk 362 p 582  t he fishing arena this creative fish hole was opened in the spring of 1961 at popp s ferry it was a large aircooled indoor venue from which patrons for 2 a day could sit and fish within seconds of a bait shop snack bar and dining room the roof of the structure had a large deck and quaint lounge hayto enterprises planned to erect four more of these novel fish holes at sites in alabama florida and texas courtesy of charles l sullivan professor emeritus at mgccc perkinston campus and archivist and conservator for the cc tex hamill down south magazine collection at mgccc in perkinston mississippi the fishing arena the fishing arena was commenced in the spring of 1961 by leroy hay 19171977 and george totton 19151976 who were residents of phoenix arizona they formed a mississippi corporation called hayto enterprises to operate an indoor air conditioned fishing venue in a 5250 squarefoot building costing 100000 the fishing arena was moored on big lake just north of the popp s ferry bridge on the west side of the causeway inside the structure were three fishing wells of 480 squarefeet each surrounded by comfortable chairs from which for 2 patrons could fish all day and night in an insect free cooled environment with access to a bait shop snack bar and dining room for those who enjoyed fresh air and a beautiful sunset there was the roof garden on the top of the building with the hideaway bar a cozy venue serving spirituous beverages for hayto enterprises this was the first of five planned fishing arenas there other sites were selected for nola mobile fort lauderdale florida and port arthur texas  down south mayjune 1961 p 11     sunkist place and george w haynes in october 1914 rebecca grant popp 18531928 and isabel grant 18471944 sold the old popp place for 20000 to george w haynes the conveyance included all improvements and all moveable or immoveable property furniture and furnishings george william haynes 18851920 came to the coast from tiptonville lake county tennessee during his occupation of the jf popp estate he called it sunkist place an appellation that has remained with the area in time the region has became known simply as sunkist acquired from the golf course and country club which was probably named by ashton c barrett 19011990 the last owner of sunkist place and a founder of the sunkist country club with we bill beasley 18881963 harrison county mississippi land deed bk 109 p 295 and the daily herald   george w haynes had married lillian a harris 18821930 a widow or divorcee and the mother of james c harris 19021930 and bessie lee harris 19041930 george w haynes was staying at the montross hotel at biloxi in september 1914 making arrangements to sell the timber from the popp tract he had plans to significantly improve sunkist place by clearing one hundredsixty acres of timber land to increase the amount of cultivated ground for fruit trees and raising livestock mr haynes and his family were to relocate from tiptonville in october gw haynes was particularly interested in growing pecans and oranges and raising poultry at sunkist place he also owned several farms in tennessee  the daily herald july 17 1914 p 5 july 18 1914 p 1 july 22 1914 p 5 and september 16 1914 p 2  by january 1916 george w haynes had acquired a young herd of cattle and fenced between two and three hundred acres of pasturage he offered to lease lands of his neighbors for additional grazing if they would fence it mr haynes also had fine hogs and was one of the largest strawberry farmers in the area his future plans were to build a dipping vat and brand his cattle  the daily herald january 7 1916 p 5  movie studio and hotels carl leech 18701920 of lawrence kansas while a guest at sunkist place began to promote the idea of establishing the dixie film manufacturing company a plant and studio for the production of motion picture film on the haynes place he was impressed with buildings and grounds as the future site for this fledgling industry mr leech contacted the pathe company of new york with his ideas and aspirations from federal census data it appears that carl leech was a professional theater actor he was domiciled in birmingham alabama in 1920  the daily herald march 18 1915 p 1  by april 1915 carl e leech s dream of a movie studio on the haynes property was still viable as la boening president of united states cinematography in chicago and dw mckinney chicago producer were expected to arrive in biloxi in the near future to make a movie the dixie film company was to be capitalized at 100000 and shares in the company were being sold in gulfport biloxi and other gulf coast municipalities in addition a 10000 squarefoot studio was to be erected on sunkist place by chris champion at of biloxi and miss moyne m morrison 18881910 of new york and paul english of chicago both actors were contacted to act in the movie to be directed by carl e leech miss morrison a native of lawrence kansas had married carl e leech in 1909   the gulfport advocate april 10 1915 p 2   as of early may 1915 interest in a film studio at sunkist place had progressed as the haynes family had been contacted by am anderson the agent for a woman who desired to acquire 4 12 acres from the haynes she aspired to have a fortyroom hotel built near the studio which was under construction  the gulfport advocate may 8 1915 p 8  shelling road for naught  in early 1914 he latimer biloxi road contractor was awarded to shell the road from pass christian road to popp s ferry this route is wellused and important to the local commerce and traffic  the daily herald january 5 1914 p 2  1915 hurricane strong gusts from the 1915 hurricane on september 29 1915 broke the moorings of the ferry at popp s landing and delivered it in a damaged state into fritz creek three miles to the northwest george w haynes ferry proprietor had his ferry operating across back bay in late december 1915 the local sentiment was that the county was going to erect a bridge to replace the ferry in the near future  the daily herald december 11 1915 p 2  county ferry shortlived the harrison county board of supervisors acquired all ferry rights to popp s ferry from george w haynes in february 1916 in this transaction the county was conveyed   the landing on  the  south side  bay of biloxi  and including all flats ropes and appurtenances belonging to said ferry and all ferry rights  at this time popp s ferry was declared a free public ferry harrison co mississippi board of supervisor s minute bk 12 p 207 in april 1916 joseph rusk 18651947 was appointed keeper of popp s ferry his job was described as   to give his personal attention both day and night to the operation of such ferry and to exercise all reasonable care and diligence in crossing persons and vehicles in safety and not necessarily delay any person the use of such ferry and he is in all respect to perform duties of such ferryman and keep said ferry flat and landing and appurtenances in good order and condition at all times   joseph rusk was paid 25 per month for these services harrison co mississippi board of supervisor s minute bk 12 p 263 joseph rusk resigned his position as ferry keeper and was replaced in october 1916 by joseph c delamarre 18551931 dutch caldwell was made keeper of the tchoutacabouffa bridge at this time  the daily herald october 20 1916 p 1    blind tiger in the interim between joseph rusk s resignation and the hiring of joseph c delamarre a character by the name of john lind moved into the ferry keeper s house mr lind began operating a blind tiger or speak easy from the ferry landing he was reported to marshal aw loposer at handsboro when law enforcement officers searched lind s residence they discovered twentyfive decks of playing cards and a pool table his cache of illegal alcohol was discovered on the periphery of a nearby swamp it consisted of two casks of beer twentyfour half pints of iw harper whiskey six quart bottles of cascade and two dozens pints of beer which had been iced down in buckets john lind was brought to biloxi and later released when he posted a 500 bond the liquor was taken to handsboro by lawmen  the daily herald july 22 1916 p 1  contraband alcohol continued to be smuggled and sold in harrison county and the popp s ferry area appears to be a preferred destination for these illicit activities in march 1917 chief of police rm randolph and officer peter bellande 18711933 seized a wagon loaded with eight casks of cook s beer and a gallon of wine and arrested frances barthes 18881942 it was presumed by local law enforcement officials that a schooner had transported the liquor to biloxi from new orleans and that it was being transported to popp s ferry for retail sale judge fw elmer jr fined mr barthes 100 and court cost  the daily herald march 13 1917 p 3  1922 booze raid  in january 1922 what was described as  the biggest raid since the one under the direction of the late sheriff james c elmer when county officials swooped down upon violators of the law who were said to be operating saloons after the prohibition law went into effect  federal harrison county and biloxi police officials confiscated twenty cases of illegal alcohol valued at 1700 along the road the road leading to the main thoroughfare of popp s ferry this booze cache was only a portion of the 110 cases that had been stolen from a vessel anchored near dog keys by a band of biloxi pirates   the daily herald january 16 1922 p 1  this crime was reported by captain clarence webster of the oyster schooner  annie mackie   employed by the desporte packers captain webster had met the liquorladen vessel allegedly sailing from cuba for mexico in the louisiana marshes where he was oystering the liquor boat was lost and in dire need of provisions captain webster directed them to biloxi where they were to replenish their watercraft while anchored near dog keys the cuban vessel was boarded by a band of armed men from biloxi who were in command of a motor boat the pirates had the crew load their speed boat and fled the scene for their lair on the upper reaches of back bay at the jackson club near popp s ferry law enforcement officials tracked the pirates to popp s ferry region where they confiscated about thirtysix cases of contraband liquor six of the alleged pirates were arrested and jailed they were later tried in the legal system for fully and unlawfully conspiring to commit the crime of being in the unlawful possession intoxicating liquors whiskey and champagne by conspiring together to bring whiskey into the state of mississippi and have unlawful possession of the same within the state  the daily herald january 16 1922 p 1  1919last ferry during its february 1919 term the harrison county board of supervisors abandoned that part of popp s ferry road from pass christian road north to the ferry landing on back bay supervisor jc batton 18691943 was ordered to sell at the best price the ferry keeper s quarters and other appurtenances and materials used in the daily operation of popp s ferry he was to report the results of his success back to the board harrison co mississippi board of supervisor s minute bk 15 p 17 joseph c delamarre ferry tender remained at the ferry landing and opened a fishing camp in september 1919 he married annie coleman of st bernard parish louisiana jc delamarre stayed at popp s ferry until 1921 when the county lost a law suit to wh rich 18851971 and wb swain of gulfport and he and the county ordered to vacate the land by chancery court chancellor griffith the denizens of the popp s ferry and north biloxi region had hoped that the judiciary would allow the ferry landing to have remained under the aegis of the harrison county board of supervisors it was believed that if the back bay bridge from north biloxi now d iberville to biloxi were closed by a fire or hurricane that a ferry could be placed into service at popp s ferry in short order  the daily herald september 19 1919 p 2 february 18 1921 p 1 and march 2 1921 p 6  haynes salesarah e cannon in july 1916 george w haynes sold sunkist place to sarah e cannon 18611920 also known as elizabeth the spouse of henry a cannon 18401918 of memphis tennessee sarah e cannon nee rembert was a native of arkansas she married foster d talley 1832pre1910 a memphis based salesman and bore him five children after the demise of mr talley sarah rembert talley married harry a cannon a widower who farmed in shelby county tennessee mr cannon s wife had died before 1900 and left him with nine children harrison co mississippi land deed bk 116 p 116 1900 shelby co tennessee federal census t6231598 p 13b ed 93 and t6231599 p 9a ed 104 and 1910 s shelby co tennessee federal census t6241521 p 7a ed 224 in the fall of 1917 mr and mrs harrison m spain and foster d talley jr 18911917 mrs cannon s son spent some vacation time at sunkist place they enjoyed the fine fishing at popp s ferry and returned to their memphis homes in late october at this time mr and mrs cannon also left for their domicile near memphis and to conduct business  the daily herald october 22 1917 p 3  harrison m spain 18821978 owned hm spain company a timber value estimating business at memphis in 1918 he employed t watkins cannon 18921979 a son of harry a cannon as a timber cruiser harry a cannon expired intestate at memphis in may 1918 mrs cannon moved to clayton union county new mexico to live with sarah t taylor 18951920 her daughter who had married livingston taylor 18851920 a tennessee lawyer she conveyed sunkist place to permelia g newborn in march1920 the heirs of harry a cannon quitclaimed their interest at popp s ferry to her in december 1919 they were as follows henry h cannon 18781920 charles devereux cannon 18831920 susie cannon fargason t watkins cannon 18921979 w dunlap cannon 18951920 and virginia c doan 18981920 harrison co mississippi land deed bk 128 p 30 and bk 128 p 28  permelia g newborn in 1930 permelia g newton 18781930 a tennessee native was a resident of memphis and domiciled on overton street she was the wife of joseph l newborn 18721930 a farmer no further information 1930 shelby co tennessee federal census r2275 p 29a ed 75 mrs newton vended sunkist place in april 1920 to william pritchard for 22500 the sale included all furniture implements and personal property excepting two family pictures and three paintings harrison co mississippi land deed bk 128 p 31  william pritchard william pritchard 18761923 resided at memphis tennessee where he was a lumber company executive he was a native of the volunteer state and of english and welsh heritage 1920 shelby co tennessee federal census t6251764 p 5b ed173 with his demise imminent william pritchard in december 1922 arranged a life estate in his big lake property at popp s ferry and conveyed such to jm coleman trustee who was to convey sunkist place after his death to mrs burton john walker the daughter of william pritchard mr walker expired at memphis on april 23 1923 and mrs walker acquired title to his harrison county tract in june 1923 she then sold a onehalf interest in sunkist place to marjorie raggio 18831930 the spouse of john a raggio 18781930 harrison co mississippi land deed bk 138 p 31 bk 138 p 277 and bk 138 p 278  cogan s petition in august 1924 the harrison county board of supervisors heard the petition of gordon w cogan 18791930 to reopen the public road running north from the pass christian road across back bay at what is known as popp s ferry to where it intersects the public road leading from biloxi to woolmarket a committee was appointed to examine and view the proposal and report to the board at its next convening mr cogan farmed in the area and was the proprietor of the hill top fishing camp on bug lake harrison co mississippi board of supervisor s minute bk 18 p 368 1930 harrison co mississippi federal census r1146 15b ed 7  walkerraggio mrs burton john walker and marjorie raggio were both residents of new orleans marjorie raggio 18831941 was a native of missouri circa 1920 she married john a raggio 18781941 a native of memphis and of italian immigrant parents marjorie had been married previously and had two sons burton elder raggio 19111933 and william raggio 19131930 who were adopted by john a raggio together they had two daughters margaret raggio 19201930 and elizabeth raggio 19221930 elizabeth was born in mississippi possibly at sunkist place marjorie raggio and mrs burton john walker sold sunkist place to julius m lopez in october 1925 for 80000 mr lopez paid 1999 at closing and took a deed of trust obligating him to four notes of 20000 harrison co mississippi land deed bk 153 p 509 and trust deed bk 66 p 103  julius m lopez and belle markey lopez  lr unknown jm lopez belle m lopez unknown and unknown  julius m lopez julius m lopez 18861958 was the son of lazaro laz lopez 18501903 a native of spain and julia dulion 18571918 he was reared at biloxi and attended st stanislaus college at bay st louis mississippi in december1907 julius married belle markey 18871946 a native of new orleans in the nativity bvm catholic church at biloxi miss markey was the daughter of benjamin f markey 18661910 and grace selma neams 18681900 mr markey was an embalmer and managed the coast livery and undertaking company at biloxi  the biloxi daily herald december 12 1907 p 2 and orleans parish louisiana federal census t623 571 p 1a 3 rd ward julius and belle m lopez were the parents of two children julius m lopez ii 19081990 and kathryn lopez 19111984 m charles dennery wambsgans 19111990  seafood magnate at biloxi jm lopez was active in the seafood industry and was an avid sailor and yachtsman laz lopez sr his father was an entrepreneur and a pioneer seafood canner at biloxi the first biloxi seafood operation was located at the head of reynoir street on back bay in march 1883 it became the biloxi canning company but was originally called the lopez elmer and company the lopez elmer and company was organized in 1881 with a capital stock of 8000 by lazaro lopez 18501903 f william elmer 18471926 wkm dukate 18531916 william gorenflo 18441932 and james maycock 18261892  the pascagoula democratstar reported on december 30 1881 that the company was placing its canning machines in the factory the proprietors had over one hundred local white men and boys on the payroll they were employed as follows fortyfour openers fortyfive men manning fifteen boats twenty or more canners and wharf men  the pascagoula democratstar december 30 1881 p 3 julius and lazaro joseph lopez 18771918 his brother pursued their livelihoods in the canning industry with lopez dunbar s son company lopez dukate dunbars and lopez dukate et al  yachtsman and boat racer circa 1907 julius m lopez contracted with the pope boat company of fond du lac wisconsin to build a motor yacht the vessel called colin was launched in june1908 and reached biloxi in july 1908 mr lopez brought his new craft down the mississippi river accompanied by edward brady 18671939 and erena lopez brady 18831940 his brotherinlaw and sister and walter hunt 18871961  colin was almost forty feet in length with a 7 ½ foot beam and drew a little over two feet of water it could travel 25 mph driven by its 50 hp davis engine  colin made her local debut at the 9 th annual biloxi regatta held on july 22 1908  the biloxi daily herald july 6 1908 p 1 anf july 23 1908 p 1  jm lopez was a life member of the byc and served as commodore in 19141915 and rear commodore in 19191920 he was an avid supporter of motor boat racing on the mexican gulf   the daily herald december 27 1919 p 2 and june 27 1921 p 3    belle l at pass christian july 12 1913  the belle lwas owned by julius m lopez 18861958 of biloxi mr lopez a biloxi entrepreneur and owner of sunkist place fromoctober 1925 until june 1931 was also a racing boat aficionado jack covacevich of point cadet built the belle l a 30foot racer in 1911 she competed in many of the gcya regattas along the mexican gulf and waslauded as follows   there is nothing in the gulf that can near equal it  belle l  in speed   leo e ohr 18901970 the son of george e ohr 18571918 the mad potter of biloxi and amechanical genius was the engineer and sometimes pilot of the belle l the belle l is picture here in midjuly 1913 at the pass christian regatta she had no competition that day but mr lopez was presented a finesilver cup for exhibiting belle l at the regatta motorboat racing at biloxi in july 1909 julius m lopez introduced the waterspout  the first of his racing speed boats to vie in gulf coast competition this swift thirtyfoot craft was built by jack covacevich and was powered by a 65 hp gasoline engine its first race was against blue wing  the twentyfive foot and 29 hp speed boat of ernest l jahncke 18771933 of new orleans  waterspout was much quicker than blue wing  but did not finish the contest as her pump outlet failed and she began taking on water  the daily herald july 23 1909 p 1  by the july 1911 biloxi regatta jm lopez had changed the name of the waterspout the virgin   she was pitted against the jub jub and kitesy  both lousiana based boats  kitesy was declared winner by default as her competitors dropped out due to mechanical issues  the daily herald july 10 1911 p 1  also in july 1911 julius m lopez introduced a new watercraft to the gcya motor boat racing circuit when he launched a thirtyfoot motor boat powered with a 40 hp engine this hydroplane style speedster was built by jack covacevich and christened belle l  honoring belle markey lopez the spouse of jm lopez the belle l would soon become known as one of the fastest racers in the entire southeast  the daily herald july 14 1911 p 1  at the july 1912 biloxi regatta  belle l was opposed by the humptydumpty  a mahogany onestep hydroplane owned by ernest lee jahncke of the crescent city jack covacevich and leo e ohr aboard the belle l won the contest by two minutes over the ten mile race course captain jahncke planned to have a large engine installed in his hydroplane to be more competitive against the belle l  the daily herald july 20 1912 p 1  leo e ohr julius m lopez often had leo e ohr as the engineer or pilot of the belle l  leo edgar ohr 18901970 was one of the four surviving children of george edward ohr jr 18571918 the mad potter of biloxi and josephine gehring 18681930 a native of gretna louisiana on january 22 1926 leo married mamie catchot 18901961 a native of ocean springs and the daughter of antonio toy catchot 18681952 and adelia mon 18761948 lepre 1991 p 243 and harco ms mrb 37 p 522  as early as 1913 leo e ohr was in the automotive garage and machine business with otto t ohr 18951982 his brother he commenced the ohr boy s garage at 411 delauney street now ge ohr boulevard just north of their familial domicile and on the site of his father s famous potohre biloxi city directory 19131914 p 180 in april 1915 leo e ohr obtained the harleydavidson franchise on the mississippi gulf coast he rode the streets of biloxi on his new twin cylinder harleydavidson as a demonstrator for interested customers  the daily herald april 26 1915 p 2  by 1922 leo had changed the name of his business to the ohr garage and by 1927 added and machine works to this title as late as 1949 he remained the proprietor of the ohr machine shop in 1958 leo e ohr was renting rooms at 208 lameuse street biloxi city directory 19221923 p 162 ibid 1927 p 158 ibid 1949 p 480 ibid 1958 p 64 some notices of leo e ohr 18901970 and his association with jm lopez 18871958 follow the belle l is having her engines tested by leo e ohr at his machine shop mr lopez is preparing his swift craft for the summer racing season  the daily herald may 12 1913 p 8  at the biloxi regatta in early july 1917 leo e ohr and fred moran ran the belle l for mr lopez against casey jones of gulfport they were victorious over the 18 mile race course and won the 50 prize  the daily herald july 6 1917 p 1  in july 1919 leo e ohr and charles webber piloted the belle l to a win over lady fish in a 15 mile test in the waters off of biloxi julius m lopez announced after the victory that he planned to sell the belle l  the daily herald july 11 1919 p 1  lopez lands julius m lopez began acquiring acreage in the popp s ferry section of west biloxi in april 1909 when he bought the old elam r blackwell 18291896 homestead consisting approximately136 acres in section 1516 t7sr10w it was vended to him for 2000 by morris g blackwell prior to 1851 and before the blackwell occupation which commenced here in1859 this tract had been the site of a large steam saw mill situated near the confluence of the tchoutacabouffa and biloxi rivers this sawmill was identified as the chattagobouef on the us coast survey map of 1851 110000 and in conveyance deeds the phrase old mill chimney is used as a reference point to describe the boundaries of this large parcel of land it was one of more than twelve steam sawmills operating in the biloxi bay region at this time for many years this property was referred to locally as mill point and later lopez point harrison co mississippi land deed bk 90 p 278 and the new orleans daily crescent june 19 1849 p 2   the lopez point parcel on the tchoutacabouffa river was an outstanding location for a sawmill since it was near the terminus of these two large rivers and their tributaries as they discharged into the upper reaches of the back bay of biloxi the biloxi river was joined by fritz creek mill creek and the little biloxi river while the tchoutacabouffa river supplied the fresh waters of parker creek howard creek cypress creek bayou costapia and tuxachanie creek to its drainage area the integrated watershed of these two rivers was approximately 640 square miles and consisted of almost 400000 acres of longleaf pine cypress and assorted hardwoods trading schooners easily reached the chattagobouef sawmill from the open mexican gulf waters bellande february 1994 p 31  tchoutacabouffa retreat here on the east bank of the tchoutacabouffa river julius m lopez built a bungalow and established a holiday resort in the vicinity of the former sawmill and blackwell homestead the lopez family entertained throughout the year with their guests enjoying the excellent fishing and hunting found in the waters and woods of the immediate area it was not unusual for the lopez family to have outofstate visitors here especially from louisiana and illinois  the daily herald january 30 1914 p 2  some of the lopez point property remained in the family and in march 1986 anne davis lopez charles d wambsgan 19111990 the spouse of kathryn lopez 19111984 et al platted the lopez point subdivision northwest of the sunkist country club in 1994 the author investigated lot 6 and lot 7 of this land subdivision along south shore drive and found old bricks and rusted iron both indicators of the remains of the old mill chimney and sawmill machinery from the chattagobouef mill of the earlymid 19 th century harrison co mississippi chancery court land plat bk 11 p 14  sunkist place burns  sunkist place t he old john f popp estate on big lake was destroyed by fire in late may 1931 when in the possession of julius m lopez it was once a show place of the coast with its manicured grounds and regal setting on the high bluff overlooking the mouth of the tchoutacabouffa river the loss was estimated at several thousand dollars  the daily herald june 1 1931  shortly after the destructive conflagration julius m lopez obviously a casualty of the great depression lost sunkist place to creditors in june 1931 wt moore trustee conveyed the property back to marjorie raggio and mrs burton walker both residents of new orleans they paid 5000 for the land harrison co mississippi land deed bk bk 190 p 354  first popp s ferry bridge1928 in the summer of 1927 sealed bids were received by the harrison county board of supervisors for the erection of a span across the back bay of biloxi at popp s ferry the bridge when completed was over seven hundred feet in length and eighteen feet wide the floor of the popp s ferry span was constructed of creosoted pine planks four inches in thickness and one foot wide its white banister railings were three feet tall and protected vehicular and pedestrian traffic from accidentally exiting the structure in contrast with the ebony structure the white railing provided a sharp distinction in this very picturesque sylvan region of the upper back bay region  the daily herald april 28 1928 p 1  the bid of 41777 by the austin brothers bridge company of atlanta georgia was accepted by the board in july 1927 their finished span was accepted by the harrison county board of supervisors in may 1928 harrison co mississippi board of supervisor s minute bk 21 p 69 and pp 139141 and bk 22 p 36 in middecember 1928 the initial span to cross the back bay of biloxi at popp s ferry opened for traffic the final cost for the bridge was more than 60000 the construction was supervised by walter nixon sr 18951960 the elected supervisor representing the citizens of harrison county beat one the us i110 back bridge linking d iberville with biloxi was named for walter nixon sr upon its dedication in june 1975  the jackson county times december 22 1928 p 1 and the daily herald june 26 1975 p 1  charles johnson may have been the first bridge tender he resigned and was replaced by hf switzer in march 1929 the salary for this position was 35 per month harrison co mississippi board of supervisor s minute bk 22 p 510  1928 spring flood the new popp s ferry bridge was damaged in early june 1928 by high water flowing from the tchoutacabouffabiloxi river watersheds about seventy feet of the creosoted timbered span was washed away north of the draw by the force of the swift waterdriven driftwood pushing against the pilings the resulting debris accumulated in the marsh downstream from the structure walter nixon beat one supervisor estimated that repair costs for the damaged popp s ferry bridge would approach 15000 wyatt hawkins harrison county highway engineer estimated 200000 in damages to bridges bridge approaches and road beds resulting from the recent rampage s of the county s rivers creeks and bayous  the daily herald june 7 1928 p 1  alonzo b desporte biloxi builder was awarded the 6397 contract to make repairs to the new popp s ferry span the mobile steel company provided 3685 worth of steel and the gulfport creosoting company supplied treated wooden pilings valued at 1235 for the project harrison co mississippi board of supervisor s minute bk 22 pp 141143 and p 208  1941 repairs and span reconfiguration in 1941 an application had been made to the war department for funds to reconstruct the popp s ferry bridge in early june 1941 christian a thompson of biloxi and hugh bourgeios of gulfport were paid 174 and 2459 respectively for test pilings and steel to repair both the handsboro bridge and popp s ferry bridge e dewey lawrence harrison county beat one supervisor announced that the wpa was going to relocate the popp s ferry bridge swing span 185 feet north of its present location to provide a 75foot horizontal clearance and a 10foot vertical clearance when closed he expected this work to commence in fortyfive days the daily herald june 2 1941 p 8  raggiowalker sale as previously mentioned shortly after the fire that destroyed sunkist place julius m lopez lost sunkist place to creditors in june 1931 wt moore trustee conveyed the property back to marjorie raggio and mrs burton walker both residents of new orleans they paid 5000 for the land harrison co mississippi land deed bk bk 190 p 354 madames raggio and walker sold sunkist place to victor b pringle in january 1941 harrison co mississippi land bk 236 p 597  victor b pringle victor boyd pringle 19091977 was born at biloxi mississippi on july 3 1909 the son of lee vernon pringle 18661938 a native of semmes chapel mobile county alabama and victoria voltz 18851935 who was born at perdido florida the daughter of robert m voltz and elizabeth king of selma and montgomery alabama respectively lv pringle came to biloxi in 1908 probably from latonia jackson county mississippi where he was associated with the latonia turpentine company and union naval stores of mobile these organizations were naval stores manufacturers and dealers in general merchandise in 1901 mr pringle served as postmaster at latonia which is about 12 miles northwest of semmes chapel alabama lv pringle invented a turpentine cup which was manufactured by the pringle cup company in daisy tennessee in 1902 the chattanooga pottery company of daisy tennessee was formed by the consolidated naval stores company to manufacture clay cups consolidated naval stores was formed by the merger of seven florida and georgia factorage houses also in 1902 they had offices in savannah jacksonville and pensacola it is very probable that the pringle cup company was a name only and that the clay cups were manufactured by the chattanooga pottery company in addition to his naval stores operations in mississippi mr pringle had turpentine and rosin at florida alabama and louisiana he was vicepresident of the gillicanchipley company of new orleans for fifteen years and held the same position with the pringlegay turpentine company lv pringle also had his own real estate company and held large personal land holdings lee v pringle expired on october 8 1938 he and many family members are interred at the biloxi cemetery  the daily herald october 9 1938 p 3  circa 1934 victor b pringle married margaret woodley 19111997 a virginia native and the daughter of joseph woodley 1879 to pre1930 and bertha woodley 18801970 of tarboro north carolina mr woodley was the superintendent of a peanut plant while bertha woodley was a sales lady in a department store dr james woodley 1907pre1977 was her only sibling victor and margaret were the parents of margaret v flowers 19352005 and victor b pringle jr 193920091920 and 1930 edgecombe co north carolina federal census t6251296 p 14b ed 5 and r1688 p 17b ed 2 in his youth victor b pringle was accidentally shot by stephen gorenflo in late november 1919 while hunting on west beach at biloxi the blast tore away the lower part of his right leg drs james e wallace wt bolton and gf carroll of the wallace infirmary tried in vain to save his damaged limb mr pringle was later fitted with a prosthesis  the daily herald november 28 1919 p 1 and november 29 1919 p 4  victor b pringle was a 1933 law school graduate of ole miss he practiced law at biloxi but was also very active in the civic business and social affairs of his native city victor was a member of the american bar association and the harrison county bar association and biloxi port commission attorney he was chairman of the board of the biloxi housing authority from 1953 to 1974 having been appointed to this board in 1940 and a member of the perkinston junior college board of trustees victor s business acumen saw him a vice president of the following home milk products pringle brothers motors inc avelez hotel and sec treasurer of the westergaard boat works socially his activities included the biloxi yacht club commodore 1954 and elks club victor b pringle expired at biloxi in late october 1977 his corporal remains were interred at the southern memorial park cemetery in west biloxi his spouse passed on april 2 1997 mrs pringle was also buried in this biloxi cemetery  the daily herald november 1 1977 p 2 and the sun herald april 3 1997 p c2  it appears that victor b pringle sold sunkist place to ashton c barrett in may 1944 without any development following the following the fire of may 1931 harrison co mississippi land bk 264 p 347  beau chene estates and the holleyblackwell cemetery with the passing of ashton c barrett 19011990 in november 1990 virginia anderson barrett 19041997 ann b hancock and patricia b milam his widow and daughters respectively and owners of the ashton c barrett residuary trust began vending large residential lots in the immediate vicinity their former home and the holleyblackwell cemetery specifically in november 1996 these ladies sold jeffrey h o keefe john c griffith tom c harvey and the elderberry corporation four lots ranging in size from 307 acres to 483 acres in july 1998 the beau chene estates subdivision a 19lot subdivision was platted by dana r parsons of stone investment company jeffrey o keefe john c griffith and tom c harvey this upscale development on big lake has very modern and large expensive homes this image viewed to the nw towards the former site of sunkist place and the ac barrett home site depicts the holleyblackwell cemetery and an example of the fine structures situated within beau chene estates digital image by ray l bellandenovember 2008 ashton c barrett ashton chichester barrett 19011990 was born at edwards mississippi to judge thomas h barrett and minnie chichester mr barrett s family relocated to gulfport when he was an infant they were domiciled on east beach drive in gulfport ashton c barrett received is education in the gulfport public school system and at ole miss he made his livelihood as a haberdasher and operator of a dry cleaning business at gulfport and biloxi  the sun herald november 16 1990 p b2  ashton c barrett married virginia turley anderson 19041997 in gulfport in june 1926 they were the parents of two daughters virginia ann barrett b 1929 m joe mack hancock in april 1952 and patricia frances barrett b 1933 m emmette milam in december 1953 harrison co ms mrb 38 p 194 89 p 277 and bk 96 p 158 ashton c barrett was active in the business social sporting and political fabric of the gulf coast community he was a founder of the young men s business club the gulfport gridiron club and the cat island hunting and fishing club mr barrett worshiped at the first baptist church of gulfport and a 32 nd degree mason and shriner he was also chairman of the easter seal foundation his political endeavors brought him to senator james o eastland 19041986 who he served as campaign and financial chairman president john f kennedy 19171963 appointed mr barrett to the federal maritime commission he served this body under five presidents and was vice chairman  the sun herald november 16 1990 p b2  ashton c barrett expired at gulfport mississippi on november 15 1990 virginia anderson his spouse of sixtyfour years also died in gulfport on january 27 1997 their corporal remains were interred in the evergreen cemetery at gulfport mississippi  the sun herald november 16 1990 p b2 and january 29 1997 p c2  barrett builds circa 1946 ashton c barrett erected a log cabin on the former site of sunkist place prior to the building of this wooden shelter mr barrett and his family and their friends would spend weekends camped on the banks of big lake in a large tent he and his wife had a masonry home built here about 1952 these structures were removed in the 1990s with the sale of lots and the platting of the beau chenes subdivision mrs roy anderson ii of gulfport mississippi on june 13 2009 with the passing of ashton c barrett 19011990 in november 1990 virginia anderson barrett 19041997 patricia b milam and ann b hancock his widow and daughters and owners of the ashton c barrett residuary trust began vending large residential lots in the immediate vicinity of the holley cemetery specifically in november 1996 these ladies sold jeffrey h o keefe john c griffith tom c harvey and the elderberry corporation four lots ranging in size from 307 acres to 483 acres harrison co mississippi 2 nd jd land deed bk 302 pp 162168  beau chene estates subdivision in july 1998 the beau chene estates subdivision a 19lot subdivision was platted by dana r parsons of stone investment company jeffrey o keefe john c griffith and tom c harvey this upscale development on big lake has very modern and large expensive homes as previously mentioned the holley cemetery is situated in lot 1 and a part of lot 2 of this development harrison co mississippi chancery court 2 nd jd land plat bk 15 p 50 this vintage image of the 2 nd popp s ferry bridge was made in the 1950s and replaced the original 1928 span this basculetype structure was erected by the wr fairchild company of hattiesburg mississippi for about 163000 after many delays the new bridge was informally dedicated and opened to public traffic on april 11 1953 e dewey lawrence 18981962 beat one supervisor cut the ribbon courtesy of charles l sullivan professor emeritus at mgccc perkinston campus and archivist and conservator for the cc tex hamill down south magazine collection at mgccc in perkinston mississippi 2 nd popp s ferry bridge in july 1949 the harrison county board of supervisors approved the plans of gr boddie county engineer for the erection of a basculetype bridge to cross popp s ferry on the same foot print of the 1928 span sealed bids were received from jp ewing inc of mobile alabama and wr fairchild of hattiesburg mississippi wr fairchild was awarded the 163000 contract in september 1949 other contracts were bid on for the fender pilings and superstructure the board of supervisors appointed fred harris as bridge keeper in january 1950 with a salary of 65 per month in march 1951 supervisors oscar f cassibry jj hayden and w luther blackledge inspected the work of wr fairchid on the approaches to the span harrison co mississippi board of supervisor s minute bk 47 pp 512514 bk 48 p 14 p 202 and p 571 bk 49 p 524 and bk 51 pp 102  dedication day after many delays the new 340000 popp s ferry bridge was informally dedicated and opened to public traffic on april 11 1953 e dewey lawrence 18981962 beat one supervisor cut the ribbon a formal dedication was planned for a later date the finished concrete span was 807 feet long with a 22foot concrete road bed on the same day the new burnt bridge located onehalf mile north of the new back bay crossing was also dedicated the swing span from the 1928 popp s ferry bridge was ferried to the burnt bridge site widened and utilized in the span across what had informally been called nick holley s cutoff   the daily herald april 13 1953 p 1    sunkist country club william e bill beasley 18811963 and ashton c barrett 19011990 founded the sunkist country club shortly after the opening of the new popp s ferry bridge in april 1953 this eighteenhole golf links is situated north of popp s ferry road on 128acres of land formerly owned by mr barrett sunkist country club was incorporated in harrison county mississippi june 1953 by ashton c barrett william e bill beasley robert r buntin 18951966 and victor b pringle 19091977 the original clubhouse depicted in this image is intact although interior reconfigurations have been made through the years the swimming pool was recently filled with soil from the cc tex hamill down south magazine collection archived at mgccc perkinston mississippi courtesy of charles l sullivan professor emeritus and archivist at mgccc perkinston campus  sunkist country club with the vision and diligence of william e bill beasley 18811963 and ashton c barrett 19011990 the sunkist country club came to fruition shortly after the completion of the new popp s ferry bridge this eighteenhole golf links is situated north of popp s ferry road on 128acres in section 15 t7sr10w sunkist country club was incorporated in harrison county mississippi june 1953 by ashton c barrett william e bill beasley robert r buntin 18951966 and victor b pringle 19091977 ashton c barrett 19011990 and virginia anderson barrett 19041997 sold two parcels of land totaling 128acres in section 15 t7sr10w north of popp s ferry road to william e bill beasley 18811963 president of golf course incorporated in july 1953 harrison co ms land deed bk 370 p 428 in february 1954 golf course incorporated sold the golf course situated on about 120acres to sunkist country club incorporated mr beasley also gave a fiveyear lease to the sunkist country club on 88acres where the country club house was situated harrison co ms chattel deed bk 149 p 112 harrison co ms land deed bk 378 p 528 and harrison co ms land deed bk 378 p 525 in may 1953 we beasley the course developer marcel mickey bellande 19091982 joseph joe lawrence 19021975 and giles h peresich 19181985 were the first foursome to tee off on the sunkist links the formal opening came in late october 1953 when over six hundred members and guests were present at the culmination of four days of initial club activities ashton c barrett 19011990 presented william e beasley the father of sunkist country club a plaque and portrait of himself to be hung in the clubhouse mr beasley conceived the idea for the private golf club and had worked the past two years for its completion his portrait remains in the clubhouse foyer until this day  the daily herald may 16 1953 and october 27 1953 p 1  frank i steidle 19152007 the first golf professional at the club shot a 64 in november 1957 to break the initial course record  the daily herald november 19 1954 p 27  the sunkist country club was reorganized in july 1967 by elton pitts james b rouse charles a gillis george altbach fred huebner aj ingrassia alton l bellande 19121970 james c brashier jennings camet roswell kimball robert parrish and dr james smith 502 p 202  1968 collision marine collision damages popp s ferry bridge on april 10 1968 popp s ferry bridge and camille1969 hurricane camille which struck the mississippi gulf coast late in the night of august 17 1969 damaged the electrical system of the popp s ferry bridge temporarily negating the operation of the draw the us army corps of engineers and the us coast guard ordered that this salient transportation artery be opened with all celerity for vehicular traffic effectively closing it to marine operations the popp s ferry bridge was temporarily opened for automobile traffic on august 26 th supervisor arlan l robinson 19342005 of harrison county beat 5 estimated that repairs to the bridge would be finished by august 30 th less than two weeks after the violent tempest  the daily herald august 27 1969 p 1  katrina2005 hurricane katrina which inundated large sections of the lowlying mississippi gulf coast in late august 2005 also severely damaged the popp s ferry bridge nineteen sections of the concrete decking of the span the draw and walkway were affected by the late summer tempest after some issues with the bid process key constructors of madison mississippi were awarded a 765 million contract to repair the popp s ferry bridge on october 18 2005 work commenced on october 24 th and was completed on december 23 2005 earning key constructors a 500000 bonus for completing the work before february 1 2006  the sun herald december 24 2005 p a1  new bridge  on november 4 2008 biloxi city engineers presented the city council with a plan to erect a new bridge at popp s ferry with a 55foot clearance this would allow most of the current marine traffic to pass without opening the draw reducing openings to about twice each week to accommodate larger vessels the plan also called for increasing popp s ferry road to five lanes as presented this project would cost 765 million require the demolition of sixtynine homes and take about ten years to complete  the sun herald november 5 2008 p a2  march 2009 barge accident on the morning of march 20 2009 the cheryl stegbauer  a tugboat owned by southern towing of memphis and pushing eight laden barges hit the popp s ferry bridge collapsing concrete pilings and dropping twoninetyfoot sections of the welltraveled bridge into back bay one barge was sunk and another partially submerged by the falling concrete spans miraculously no one was injured and marge johnson the bridge tender related that the incident  was like being in an earthquake  her truck did fall into the water  the sun herald march 21 2009 p a1 and p a2 and march 23 2009 p a1  repairs although owned by the city of biloxi repairs to the popp s ferry bridge were taken over by mdot it awarded a contractto joe mcgee construction company of lake newton county mississippi for 2061494 they agreed to have the damages corrected and the bridge in temporary operation by april 28 2009 as an incentive to finish early joe mcgee agreed to a 75000 per day bonus failure to meet this commitment would result in a 75000 penalty final completion of the damaged structure was anticipated by june 5 2009  the sun herald march 24 2009 p a1 april 11 2009 p a1 and april 22 2009 p a11  the newton county based construction company had the popp s ferry bridge operational on april 25 th three days ahead of schedule pedestrians were not allowed on the popp s ferry bridge until workmen completed the new railings in midjune mayor aj holloway of biloxi praised mdot commissioner wayne brown and the construction company for their timely and efficient restoration of the span  the sun herald april 26 2009 p a2 and june 11 2009 p a1  2013 survey crews working and doing preliminary surveys for the widening of popps ferry road from pass road for 26 miles to riverbiew drive near the margaret sherry library and a new bridge across back bay at popps ferry  the sun herald june 14 2013 p a2  references  ray l bellande mississippi gulf coast history and genealogy society   the laughter mill   volume no 199 ray l bellande mississippi gulf coast history and genealogy society   toomermcguire sawmill   volume 28 no 1 february 1994 ray l bellande  mississippi coast history and genealogy society    toomermcguire sawmillchattagobeuf   volume 28 no 1 february 1992 julia cook guice  harrison county marriages  book 1 july 1841 to book 12 november 1899 city of biloxi mississippi1978 julia cook guice  mississippi coast history and genealogy society    sunkist place   volume 23 no 1 february 1987 p 21 and p 25 julia c guice   sunkist cemetary  sic     biloxi public library history and genealogy department unpublished in vertical files holley family nollie hickman  mississippi harvest  lumbering in the longleaf pine belt 18401915 the paragon press montgomery alabama1962  mississippi gulf coast yesterday 1699 and today 1939  federal writers project in mississippi works progress administration gulfport printing company gulfport mississippi1939 lu hartley morehead  old spanish trail along the mississippi gulf coast  the dixie press gulfport mississippi1958  magazines down south   it s fun fishing at the fishing arena  advertisement with map     volume 11 no 3 mayjune 1961 down south   fishin was never easier than this   volume 11 no 3 mayjune 1961 down south   fishing in devil s elbow  photo caption     volume 14 no 1 januaryfebruary 1964 way down south   sunkist place  image and caption     volume 3 no 2 july 17 1926 gulfport printing companygulfport mississippi  chancery court causes harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 244   the estate of nicholas holley   august 1870 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 471   the estate of john holley   december 1889 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 4706   wb swain et wh rich v herman bailey et al   july 1915 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 6317   wh rich and wb swain v joe delamarre and harrison county mississippi   february 1921 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 8375   edward brady et al v joeph mathurin mrs mary a latimer ba richards sl richards and mrs annie r richards   february 1926 harrison county mississippi chancery court 2 nd judicial district cause no p 825b   the estate of juliette d aquin wickstrom   october 1986 harrison county mississippi chancery court 2 nd judicial district cause no p 1877b   the estate of ashton c barrett   december 1992 harrison county mississippi chancery court 2 nd judicial district cause no p 2848b   ex parte flora marina g wickstrom beneficiary of the last will and testament of eric e wickstrom   january 1995 journals the biloxi daily herald   board of supervisors   november 11 1893 the biloxi daily herald   board of supervisors   september 16 1900 the biloxi daily herald   fishing some at popp s ferry   may 13 1904 the biloxi daily herald   mississippi coast and county news   july 13 1904 the biloxi daily herald   quarantine line moved  august 26 1905 the biloxi daily herald   popp s ferry to golden gate  august 26 1905 the biloxi daily herald   weddingslopezmarkey   december 12 1907 the biloxi daily herald   a little gem in itself   march 1 1908 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi s rural mail route   march 10 1908 the biloxi daily herald   launch colin has arrived   july 6 1908 the biloxi daily herald   delay in rural route   march 10 1909 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi personals   april 9 1909 the biloxi daily herald   looks favorable for rural route   april 30 1909 the biloxi daily herald    waterspout innovation in south   july 23 1909 the biloxi daily herald   first rural route to be established   july 26 1909 the biloxi news   popp s ferry span planned by supervisors says nixon   march 28 1926 the daily herald the daily herald   mrs john f popp is dead   july 19 1910 the daily herald   improvements for county roads   september 28 1910 the daily herald   fishing good at popp s ferry   october 17 1910 the daily herald   no law against speeding motorcycles  june 12 1911 the daily herald   operating room at hospital completed   august 8 1911 the daily herald   enjoyable picnic for dulion clerks   april 29 1912 the daily herald   ran over gator with automobile   july 26 1912 the daily herald   biloxi boats participate in the annual regatta of pass yachtmen   july 13 1913 the daily herald   shelling road to popp s ferry   january 5 1914 the daily herald   local news paragraphs   february 5 1914 the daily herald   brutal assault on old trapper at popp s ferry   march 18 1914 the daily herald   only one ferry in county now   march 23 1914 the daily herald   popp property goes to tennessee citizen   july 17 1914 the daily herald   tiptonville man will cultivate oranges pecans   july 18 1914 the daily herald   to clear timber from land   july 22 1914 the daily herald   here to close deal for timber   september 16 1914 the daily herald   makes good catches at popp s ferry   october 30 1914 the daily herald   jf popp is ill at orleans home   february 15 1915 the daily herald   to manufacture moving pictures at popp s ferry   march 18 1915 the daily herald   cast nets to be prohibited during march april and may north of popp s ferry   april 12 1915 the daily herald   mr and mrs julius m lopez   january 30 1914 the daily herald   jf popp weds sisterinlaw   november 28 1914 the daily herald   ferry boat to be resumed   december 11 1915 the daily herald   stock industry to be developed   january 7 1916 the daily herald   beer and whiskey found by officer s at popp s ferry   july 22 1916 the daily herald   boy s auxiliary to have outing  august 26 1916 the daily herald   delamarre keeper at popp s ferry  october 20 1916 the daily herald   mobs at popp s ferry yesterday   november 6 1916 the daily herald   john f popp is dead   september 14 1918 the daily herald   fishing good bayou bernard and popp s ferry   august 27 1918 the daily herald   wagon load beer taken in charge   march 13 1917 the daily herald   biloxi local news paragraphs of interest   october 22 1917 the daily herald   delemarre  sic  coleman   september 19 1919 the daily herald   biloxi youth accidentally shot   november 28 1919 the daily herald   victor boyd pringle improved   november 29 1919 the daily herald   poor children s tree tomorrow   december 23 1919 the daily herald   important decision in chancery court tomorrow   february 18 1921 the daily herald   harrison county loses its case   march 2 1921 the daily herald   erroneous impression concerning popp s ferry   march 3 1921 the daily herald   large number of life members   june 27 1921 the daily herald   popp s ferry affords good swimming   august 20 1921 the daily herald   alleged pirates operate on booze boat causing biggest raid in years   january 16 1922 the daily herald   popp s bridge is completed   july 5 1927 the daily herald   popp s bridge is completed   april 18 1928 the daily herald   county s bridge damage is estimated at 200000   june 7 1928 the daily herald   latimer s fishing camp   july 6 1928 the daily herald   fire destroys sunkist   june 1 1931 the daily herald   contract let to repair popp s ferry handsboro bridges   june 2 1941 the daily herald   new popp s ferry bridge opened to public saturday   april 13 1953 the daily herald   first foursome   may 16 1953 the daily herald   praise beasley for promotion of sunkist club   october 27 1953 p 1 the daily herald   stiedle sets new course record at sunkist   november 19 1954 the daily herald   know your coast  popp s ferry  july 5 1956 the daily herald   julius lopez sr taken by death rites on friday   january 9 1958 the daily herald   everybody is talking  advertisement for the fishing arena june 30 1961 p 24 the daily herald    marine collision   april 16 1968 p 1 the daily herald    new and larger popp s ferry bridge is aim   june 15 1968 p 1 the daily herald   bay span opened tuesday   august 27 1969 the daily herald   victor pringle sr dies   october 31 1977  the gulf coast times   popp s ferry bridge formally opened   april 16 1953 the gulfport advocate   dixie film promoters say industry will expand here   april 10 1915 the gulfport advocate   two hotels contemplated for the back bay section   may 8 1915 the jackson county times   60000 popp s ferry bridge opened   december 22 1928 the mississippi press   popps ferry bridge out   march 26 2009 p 1 the mississippi press   bridge brings couple together   march 26 2009 p 1 the new orleans daily crescent  june 19 1849  the new orleans time   maritime newsarrivals at the new basin   february 15 1876 the new orleans time   maritime newsarrivals at the new basin   april 23 1878 the star of pascagoula   blackwell child   july 31 1875 the sun herald the sun herald   ashton chichester barrett   november 11 1990 the sun herald   lionel byrd sr   november 18 1996 the sun herald   virginia anderson barrett   january 29 1997 the sun herald   margaret woodley pringle   april 3 1997 the sun herald   lionel byrd jr   december 16 1998 the sun herald   popp s ferry   us highway  90 ready soon   december 16 2005 the sun herald   arlan lamar robinson   june 17 2005 the sun herald   unabridged joy   december 24 2005 the sun herald   mr barney buddy byrd   june 21 2008 the sun herald   popp s ferry road expansion and new bridge proposed   november 5 2008 p a2 the sun herald   road bridge move ahead   december 3 2008 p a2 the sun herald   bridge repairs may take a few months   march 21 2009 p a1 the sun herald   it s out of commission for second time within 4 years   march 21 2009 p a1 the sun herald   bridge tender says barge s impact felt like earthquake   march 21 2009 p a1 the sun herald   congested roadways will get worse   march 21 2009 p a2 the sun herald   schools hope to minimize delays   march 21 2009 p a2 the sun herald   channel under damaged bridge closes   march 21 2009 p a2 the sun herald   mom kids saw the bridge collapse in front of their van   march 21 2009 p a3 the sun herald   millionaire tragedies are bridge s history   march 21 2009 p a3 the sun herald   mayor wants bridge repaired in 60 days   march 22 2009 p a1 the sun herald   businesses hit by bridge closure   march 22 2009 p a1 the sun herald   the bridges of back baynever again   march 22 2009 p c2 the sun herald   bridge hauled away in chunks   march 23 2009 p a1 the sun herald   on the fast track   march 24 2009 p a1 the sun herald   popp s ferry bridge disasterare 8 barges too much to handle on back bay   march 24 2009 p c4 the sun herald   plans in works for repairing bridge   march 27 2009 p a10 the sun herald   may is the goal   april 1 2009 p a2 the sun herald   tug master had crashed before   april 3 2009 p a1 the sun herald   pilot crashed before in tenn   april 4 2009 p a1 the sun herald   bridge opening set for late april   april 8 2009 p a2 the sun herald   work begins on popp s ferry bridge   april 11 2009 p a1 the sun herald   how troubled are the waters under the bridges of back bay   april 15 2009 p c1 the sun herald   workers burn midnight oil on bridge   april 17 2009 p a7 the sun herald   popp s ferry bridge work on schedule   april 22 2009 p a11 the sun herald   bridge crew works for this weekend   april 23 2009 p a1 the sun herald   bridge should open tonight   april 25 2009 p a1 the sun herald   beautiful bridge  april 26 2009 p a2 the sun herald   popp s ferry bridge repairsoff and walking   june 11 2009 the sun herald    popp s ferry road bridge construction still years away   june 14 2013 p a2 maps 1926 harrison county mississippi tax assessment map section 16 t7sr10w p 248 by rcs watsoncivil engineer of hattiesburg mississippi 1926 harrison county mississippi tax assessment map n 2 section 37 t7sr10w p 247 1926 harrison county mississippi tax assessment map s 2 section 37 t7sr10w p 268 usgs biloxi miss 1954 photorevised 197o and 1976 1 inch represents 2000 feet us coast survey  harbor and back bay of biloxi   1851 110000 by we greenwell and wm johnson  1962 biloxi bay bridge preopening 1962  courtesy of elaine ryan miller  1962  this us 90 highway span a fourlane bridge with a jack knife draw the second to cross biloxi bay was erected by the jb michael construction company at a cost of 7000000 michael employed approximately 150 men to erect this structure about 50 men were employed at their concrete plant on clay point at biloxi this bridge was dedicated on may 9 1962  the daily herald march 26 1959 p 1 and june 8 1961 p 5 and the ocean springs news may 3 1962   george l lemon b 1908 an mdot civil engineer who was reared at ocean springs was prominent in the design and construction of this structure at the time this span was the longest ever built by the state of mississippi  the ocean springs news may 3 1962   image made october 1990 image made september 2005  hurricane camille 1969  after hurricane camille in august 1969 the l n railroad commenced a passenger shuttle service between pascagoula and gulfport to alleviate automobile traffic resulting from the damage to the us highway 90 bridge across the bay of biloxi there were passenger stops at ocean springs biloxi keesler afb beauvoir and mississippi city the cost was 50 per trip the temporary rail service was terminated on september 19 1969 after bridge traffic commenced on us 90 across biloxi bay  the ocean springs record september 11 1969 p 1 and september 25 1969 p1    hurricane katrina 2005   references  the daily herald   plan june opening of bids on new bay of biloxi bridge   march 26 1959 p 1 the daily herald   construction will await bond sales   june 24 1959 p 1 the daily herald   new bridge is half complete contractor says   june 8 1962 p 5 the ocean springs news   longest span built by state savings noted   may 3 1962 p 2 the ocean springs news   lemons prominent bridge history  may 3 1962 p the ocean springs news   bridge dedication next wednesday   may 9 1962 p 1 the ocean springs record     l n ease traffic by passenger shuttle   september 11 1969 the ocean springs record   shuttlin off for good   september 25 1969 p 1  1962 us highway 90 biloxi bay bridge  removal of the katrina damaged 1962 us highway 90 bridge began in july 2006 core drilling to evaluate foundation conditions for the new span were in progress as well image made july 25 2006 by ray l bellande in midoctober 2005  the   mississippi renewal forum  a team of national architects planners and public officials met in biloxi with their local counterparts to redesign the severely damaged and partially destroyed mississippi gulf coast andres duany and james barksdale oversaw the meetings at the isle of capri hotel and resort mayor moran and her board with local architects henry hansell furr and dennis cowart were an integral part of these planning sessions  the sun herald october 17 2005 p a1  when the planning sessions began to rebuild a new us highway 90 bridge across biloxi bay to reunite ocean springs with biloxi mayor moran had extensive discussions with mdot mississippi department of transportation to assure that certain aesthetic and safety issues were met her goal was for   a signature bridge beautiful one that can be used for ocean springs postcards or the next 60 years  following one conference mayor moran quoted that mdot s first plans for rebuilding the bridge would have meant that   we ended up with a lot of concrete spaghetti on our beach and that was not acceptable  ms moran persuaded mdot to add a protected pedestrianbike lane a promenade from the ocean springs yacht club to pass beneath the structure decorative concrete and lighting and landscaping  the sun herald november 8 2005 p a4  on december 6 2005 wayne brown mdot southern district commissioner announced that mdot would erect a sixlane one hundred twentyeight foot wide bridge across biloxi bay mayor moran opposed this plan and favored a smaller four lane span ocean springs was the only coast city to oppose the bridge because of its scale and fact that it was counter to a plan by new urbanists to down size us highway 90 to a pedestrian boulevard in support of mayor moran the board of aldermen of ocean springs voted 43 to draft a letter to the federal highway commission voicing opposition to the larger bridge  the sun herald december 7 2005 p a1 and p a8  in late december 2005 mayor moran wrote the federal highway administration requesting mdot s scheme for erecting a sixlane bridge across biloxi bay rather than a smaller span preferred by the city council of ocean springs mdot executive director butch brown replied to moran s request   i think it s unfortunate that mayor moran has taken this bridge issue when indeed her community is actually in better shape than most on the coast her historic area and district are largely unaffected by the bridge she s tried to use the bridge to get other concessions  the biloxi city council harrison county board of supervisors and voted unanimously to erect the sixlane bridge mayor moran even lost support of her own county leaders as the jackson county board of supervisors supported brown s sixlane bridge she was lauded by the board s president for extracting concessions from mdot in the form of a bike path decorative concrete and unique lights  the sun herald december 23 2005 p a1 and p a9 and the sun herald december 29 2005 p a1  ferry  a temporary solution to the biloxi bay crossing postkatrina would be to run a ferry from ocean springs to biloxi and back this was suggested at the mississippi renewal forum held at biloxi in october 2005 forum participants assigned to ocean springs created a hypothetical area called the west end landing it would encompass that area around the osyc property and the proposed new us highway 90 span here a ferry landing and trolley or rail stop could be located miss renewal forum 2005 p 48 mdot admitted that it had no experience with temporary ferry service pacific marine technical service of bainbridge washington a consulting group was hired to study the feasibility of ferry service at ocean springs as well at bay st louis a report was expected from the consultants at the end of april  the sun herald april 20 2006 p a2  by early june 2006 pacific marine technical service had not finished its feasibility study for a ferry system for biloxi bay and the bay of st louis to provide transportation crossings of these two waterways whose us highway 90 bridges were rendered useless after the devastating storm surge of hurricane katrina in late august 2005 preliminary investigations indicate that the difficulty to operate a ferry near the existing roadway on both bays are many and varied jim moak director of mdot s ports and waterways division related that at present the problems appear to be insurmountable among the onerous conditions expected are construction equipment for the new bridges will be situated in the immediate area of the most optimum ferry routes and dredging to remove storm debris and its deleterious effect on oyster reefs and other marine organism habitats along the proposed ferry routes at ocean springs mdot is studying an alternate location for the biloxi bay ferry which would run from the fayard seafood site at the foot of jackson avenue to a landing on point cadet in east biloxi  the sun herald june 7 2006 p a2  in september 2006 bids were submitted for a ferry system to operate across the bay of st louis from henderson point in harrison county to bay st louis in hancock county mdot took bids assuming that the federal highway administration would pay all costs for the public ferry service mdot required the following from perspective bidders two vessel each vessel must be capable of a least thirtyfive vehicles ferries should operate at a minimum speed of 115 mph and maintain a 45minute schedule ferries should operate seven days a week from 630 am until 630 pm and the draft of the ferries will not exceed 5 ½ feet  the sun herald september 12 2006 p a5   in late september 2006 hornblower marine services of new albany indiana was awarded the contract to operate the ferry across the bay of st louis hornblower has two ferries running in alabama the mobile bay ferry and the gees bend ferry mdot aspired that the company commence hauling motorcars at no cost to the patron by november 1 st the federal highway department emergency relief fund will pay for the service hornblower related that their twin ferry service could transport 748 motorcars daily across the bay of st louis for approximately 30 dollars per vehicle the last traffic count in 2005 found that 19000 cars crossed the us 90 span each day between henderson point and bay st louis  the sun herald september 20 2006 p a2 and september 25 2006 p a1   also in late september 2006 mdot awarded two contracts for dredging pile driving and materials to erect ferry terminals on opposite sides of the bay of st louis and roads to reach them the contracts were valued at more than 23 million dollars  the sun herald september 25 2006 p a1    bridge height  in early january 2006 mayor moran met with federal and state officials to continue her campaign against the six lane span across biloxi bay she addressed the issue of the projected growth rate of traffic flow used by mdot as the basis for the large structure moran s consultants argued that mdot had incorrectly interpreted the rate of increase by changing the traffic flow data especially for the year 2004 when the daily traffic count on the us 90 bridge actually decreased another factor not previously considered in the bridge study was the fact that a drawbridge would be needed to allow large vessels built at the trinity yacht shipyard on the industrial seaway at gulfport to gain access to the gulf of mexico via biloxi bay mdot s plan for the new bridge called for no draw but an 85foot clearance for boats  the sun herald january 4 2006 p a2   by midjanuary northrop grumman ship systems also voiced its negativity for a bridge without a draw span they also have a fabrication plant on industrial seaway which has plans to build composite masts and deckhouse superstructures for the uscg and us navy a fixed height bridge across biloxi bay would limit their ability to build larger ship components especially for the military   the sun herald january 19 2006 p a2  proposals  on january 13 2006 technical proposals were submitted to mdot for the erection of the new span across biloxi bay companies that demonstrated an interest in this venture were american bridgehill brothers orlando florida gc constructors kansas city missouri and granite archer western watsonville california   the sun herald january 13 2006 p a3  delay  by midjanuary the uscg had not approved the biloxi bay bridge as proposed by mdot it was postulated that issues fielded during public hearings that had not been addressed were the salient reason that the uscg had not signed off on the bridge as presented the lack of a draw span which would prohibit high profile vessels from ingressegress into the back bay of biloxi by several industries located on the harrison county industrial seaway was a serious issue not addressed in the mdot initial proposal wayne brown southern district highway commissioner commented that the addition of a draw would cost an additional 70 million to 80 million to the estimated 200 million dollar structure a year to a year and half delay in completion was expected if a new bridge had to be designed some harrison county representatives to the state legislature and the harrison county development commissioner expressed doubt about commissioner wayne brown s assessment of the time to redesign a bridge to meet the needs of the shipping industry on the industrial seaway one spokesman viewed it as a threat  the sun herald january 21 2006 p a1 and january 25 2006 p a1  bid day only one bid was received by mdot for the biloxiocean springs bridge granite archer western a consortium of several construction companies submitted a proposal of 275900000 mdot had estimated the cost at 200000000 which was obviously disappointing granite archer western was also low bidder on the bay of st louis bridge which received only two offers from contractors  the sun herald january 24 2006 p a1  boh brothers construction company declined to bid on the ocean springsbiloxi span because mdot placed according to boh brothers an onerous clause in the bid contract was added one week prior to bid opening the language in the addendum was interpreted to be open ended and boh brothers felt the risk was beyond their tolerance  the sun herald march 29 2006 p a4  temporary bridge    an even larger span  as a compromise with ship and yacht builders on the industrial seawayback bay corridor and the harrison county development commission butch brown director of mdot proposed to raise the height of the new bridge to 95 feet and dredge the channel beneath the structure to allow deeper draft vessels to utilize it the us coast guard had issued a permit for a bridge with a vertical clearance of 85 feet and horizontal of 150 feet clearance for boat traffic governor haley barbour approved the mdot compromise proposal which was submitted to primarily appease northrop grumman and trinity yachts both with shipbuilding facilities on the industrial seaway these industries were proponents of a draw bridge the new specifications for the bridge could result in several months delay for the only bidder granite archer western to redesign the span based on a height of 95 feet above the water  the sun herald february 22 2006 p a1 and p a6  wayne brown southern district transportation commissioner sdtc related that mdot had several options in regards commencing construction of the new span across the bay of biloxi award the contract based on the 85foot design and try to negotiate with granite archer western on a price for adding 10 more vertical feet or readvertise the project with the 95foot vertical clearance and accept a delay of several months for a new design and the possibility of additional bidders the final decision rested with mdot s legal staff and the federal highway administration who is financing most of the project  the sun herald february 22 2006 p a1 and february 28 2006 p a1    rebid in early march wayne brown sdtc announced that that mdot had decided to rebid the ocean springsbiloxi bridge based on the new specifications ie 95foot vertical clearance those invited to submit bids were gc construction of kansas city missouri yates hill of philadelphia mississippi and the initial bidder granite archer western of watsonville california granite archer watson stated that it if they won the new bid the earliest that their company could initiate construction on the biloxi bay crossing would be september 2006 a delay of six months because of their work on the bay of st louis span commissioner brown speculated that by august 2007 two lanes of traffic would be open on the new ocean springsbiloxi span and that the bridge would be finished by june 2008 wayne brown stated that technical proposals for the new span would be accepted on may 26 th and cost proposals on june 6 th it was anticipated that the cost proposal for the structure could exceed 300 million  the ocean springs record march 9 2006 p a1 and the sun herald april 8 2008 p a11 and may 26 2006 p a2  on the appointed day in late may three technical bid proposals were received by mdot on the ocean springsbiloxi bay span granite archer western watsonville california gc constructors kansas city missouri and yates hill brothers philadelphia mississippi harry lee james mdot chief engineer expects the wining bid will range between 275 and 325 million dollars the bridge contract will specify that two traffic lanes be open across the span in september 2007 and completion of the multilane structure by march 2008  the sun herald may 27 2006 p a2   on june 5 2006 gc contractors of kansas city missouri submitted the winning bid of 3386 million for the 95foot high replacement span across biloxi bay destroyed by katrina in late august 2005 the completed structure will have six traffic lanes four breakdown and emergency lanes and a bicyclepedestrian path gc contractors planned to have two lanes open to traffic by midnovember 2007 and a completed bridge by late april 16 2008 granite archer western who is building the bay st louis replacement bridge bid 3438 million dollars on the biloxi bay bridge yates hill a mississippi company bid 3844 million dollars  the sun herald june 6 2006 p a1 and june 17 2006 p a3  gc contractors were formally contracted by mdot to erect the biloxi bay span on june 6 2006  the sun herald june 7 2006 p a2  draw inspection in april 2006 tug boat captains navigating the biloxi channel and passing through the ocean springsbiloxi span reported that one of the bascule leaves had shifted on april 17 th mdot engineers inspected the bascules which had been frozen in the up position since they were manually raised following the loss of electric power which had occurred during hurricane katrina their observations were that the bascules have not moved and that the vertical clearance for marine travel was safe  the bay press april 28 2006 p 3  demolition  the katrina damaged bay st louis bridge was demolished in june 2006 approximately 100000 tons of concrete refuse will be utilized to create artificial reefs in the mississippi sound and repair the damaged square handkerchief shoals about three miles south of the derelict span  the sun herald june 10 2006 p a1    demolition removal and dredging at ocean springs  lr image august 2006 image september 2006 looking south image november 2006  preliminary progress in early july 2006 derrick barges began clearing the katrina wrecked us highway 90 bridge across biloxi bay also a bargemounted core drill began soil borings at selected sites in biloxi bay for civil engineers to determine foundation properties observation by ray l bellande  moran s decorative accents rejected but   at a meeting called by mdot and held in biloxi on july 26 th mayor aj holloway of biloxi frank leach district four supervisorjackson county bobby eleuterius district one supervisorharrison county and donovan scruggs city planner for ocean springs and mayor connie moran s surrogate to vote on accents for the 3386 million dollar span across biloxi bay ms moran s ideas for decorative elements on the bridge abutments was rejected 31 mayor moran commented that frank leach had   thrown ocean springs under the bus   for voting to have the abutments finished plain the options for decorative accents were a raised fleur de lys and several boat designs donovan scruggs commented postvote that the choice to select none of the decorative proposals would create   a nice concrete bunker   the group selected olive as the color for the exterior beams of the bridge and an offwhite color for the bicyclepedestrian path mayor holloway commented that mayor moran   wants her way all the time she got her way on the walking and bicycle path which cost us i don t know how much more than to leave off and i don t think anybody will use it   the sun herald july 27 2006 p a1  in a press conference held two days after her proposed aesthetics for the new biloxi bay bridge were rejected by mayor holloway and supervisors leach and eleuterius mayor moran related that all of her design proposals were in the budget and that they would not retard the scheduled completion date mississippi transportation commissioner butch brown had told moran that he would consider her ideas on the ocean springs side of the span  the sun herald july 29 2006 p a1  mayor moran made a public statement in early august 2006 relating that the city of ocean springs had negotiated with mdot as early as september 2005 in regards the aesthetics of the new biloxi bay span a compromise was made between the two entities and the resulting design description was written on what became known as   the gold sheet  the gold sheet was presented to to perspective bidders on the project thus including the compromised aesthetic improvement requested by ocean springs in the budgeted bridge moran was not particularly disturbed by the negativity of mayor aj holloway et al she told the public that   the gold sheet as we are told time and time again is really carved in stone that s what we negotiated on the front end that we were assured would be included in the bridge design project   mdot s wayne brown southern district commissioner stated that   ocean springs got a great deal in the negotiations on the bridge they got an attractive it s going to have decorative lights it s going to have down lighting it is going to have a bike and pedestrian pathway it s going to have see through rails it will have an under trail where you can walk under the bridge the bridge was brought down to the ground at water s edge so ocean springs has been well treated by mdot and also the federal highway administration   the ocean springs record august 3 2006 p a1  by late august the aesthetics of the planned biloxi bay span appeared to be solved as butch brown mdot executive director and former mayor of natchez agreed that mdot would erect a wall on the ocean springs side of the structure that would surround the bridge abutment from the shoreline to the span this wall would be the locus for local artists to create a mosaic or some other creative design mr brown said   this is going to be the damnedest most beautiful bridge you have ever seen connie moran is going to run up and give me a hug   the sun herald august 19 2006 p a3  viewers admonished in late august 2006 mdot requested that public viewing of the demolition of the old span and erection of the new ocean springsbiloxi bridge be restricted to certain areas at a safe distance from the construction sites on both ends of the span at biloxi designated viewing sites were the former jl scott marina parking lot adjacent to the isle of capri casino and from cadet street at ocean springs curiosity viewers were advised to observed from front beach drive  the bay press september 1 2006 p 15  december 2006 steve underwood project director for gc constructors a joint venture of massman construction company of kansas city missouri kiewit southern company of peachtree city georgia traylor brothers of evansville indiana and parson transportation group of pasadena california announced in early december 2006 that the biloxi bay span was on schedule for the planned twolane opening on november 13 2007 with a completion anticipated in april 2008 at this time there are about two hundred and twenty five people employed on the project this number will reach a maximum of three hundred one quarter of the pilings have been driven for the new bridge twelve of the seventytwo piers have been completed forty percent of the old bridge has been demolished and the ruins deposited south of deer island to construct artificial fishing reefs  the sun herald december 8 2006 p a2 and the ocean springs record january 18 2007 p a1  on december 18 2006 the first series of beams were set on piers on the biloxi side of the ocean springsbiloxi span wayne brown southern district highway commissioner stated that the bridge construction appeared to be ahead of schedule two lanes are anticipated to be open on november 13 2007  the mississippi press december 19 2006 p a4  january 2007 by 1 january 2007 the westbound land from the biloxi end of the span was progressing well as 41 of the 69 piers had been completed also about half of the 2300 cubic yards of concrete that had been poured for the bridge piers in december 2006 was at the main span where the footing for pier 53 and the columns and struts for piers 52 and 53 were poured at ocean springs the overpass crossing the csx rr tracks was also the scene of much activity as the north side of the us highway 90 eastbound embankment had been raised to its new grade level with fill dirt and the retaining wall to support it was in place concrete piles and substructure work was also progressing well on the westbound lane of us highway 90 csx rr crossing  the ocean springs record january 18 2007 p a1  in early february 2007 it was announced that the ocean springsbiloxi bridge was on schedule to be open to one lane traffic on november 13 th and to be completed by april 16 2008 the contractors are due a 5 million dollar bonus if the november deadline is accomplished or face a 100000 per day penalty if they fail the first concrete deck pour was made on february 7 th the concrete from the older bridge is being transported south of deer island to build an artificial fish reef and protect the south of the island from erosion  the sun herald february 8 2007 p a1  by early may 2007 the most difficult iron work on the ocean springsbiloxi bridge had been accomplished as steel workers set beams across the highest elevation on the new span ie across the ship channel the ship channel lies ninetyfive feet below  the sun herald may 3 2007 p a1  bridge party in early june the city governments of ocean springs and biloxi commenced planning for the projected november 13 th biloxi bay bridge opening mayor connie moran will call for designs and sketches from local artists for murals and mosaics to be utilized for freestanding panels to camouflage the bridge pilings on the north shore of the span mayor aj holloway of biloxi and frank leach district 4 supervisor of jackson county selected a teal blue for the steel girder that supports the bridge railing  the sun herald june 4 2007 p a2    early opening  in midjuly mdot officials announced that   absent of any unforeseen events the bridge will be released to us on or by november 1 we plan to open the bridge to the public on november 1  it is estimated that of the 85000 motorcars using us interstate 10 35000 of them would be using the new ocean springsbiloxi span  the sun herald july 15 2007 p a1  art work  the incipient concept for the 2007 span s artwork is that copper plates from the 1962 ocean springsbiloxi bay bridge will be etched with artists sketches and attached to the railing every quarter mile to of the bike and walking path in midaugust a call to local artists was issued by wayne brown mdot s commissioner for its southern mississippi district he said   it is my hope that the beautiful artwork by our talented local artists will encourage citizens and visitors to use the pedestrian walkway   both the mary cahill o keefe cultural center at ocean springs and the ohro keefe museum of art in biloxi are accepting artist s proposals for the bridge  the sun herald june 4 2007 p a2 and august 17 2007 p a2  opening day   bridge murals  mdot funded the city of ocean springs to erect four free standing decorative panels near the osyc and close to the base of the span s southeast side in late february 2009 mayor moran and wayne brown mdot executive introduced elizabeth veglia a mosaic artist as the director of the bridge panel project artists were notified that designs with a coastal theme had to be submitted by march 28 th   the sun herald february 25 2008 p a3 february 26 2008 p a3 and the ocean springs record february 28 2008 p a1   local artists selected to submit designs to ms veglia to create her four panel mosaic mural were christopher inglis stebly susie ranager ching walters and pat odom elizabeth veglia artist and project director installed two of the mural panels in late october the completed fourpanel work was dedicated on may 15 2009  the ocean springs record october 30 2008 p a3 and april 30 2009 p 4 and the sun herald december 7 2008 p f1 and may 16 2009 p a5  doggie ban  in september 2009 the ocean springs city council voted unanimously to prohibit dogs on the ocean springs portion of the biloxi bay bridge owners of pets not removing the excrement dropped by their canines on the walkway was the salient reason for this action the doggy bag disposal station was removed and a   no dogs   sign replaced it biloxi continued to allow dogs on its side of the span  the sun herald september 17 2009 p a1    references  books  after katrina rebuilding lives and infrastructure    mdot jackson mississippi2007  artists of the gulf coasta commemorative coloring book  mdot jackson mississippi2007  biloxi bay bridgeribbon tying ceremony  mdot jackson mississippi2007  mississippi renewal forum summary report  the town paper gaithersburg maryland2005  journals the bay press   on building bridges   guest editorial by biloxi mayor aj holloway     february 3 2006 p 1 the bay press   mdot inspects drawbridge   april 28 2006 p 3 the bay press   bridge viewers restricted to certain areas   september 1 2006 p 15 the bay press   biloxiocean springs bridge on schedule   august 24 2007 p 1 the bay press   new bridge to feature local artwork   august 24 2007 p 3 the bay press   bridging the gap   commemorative section october 25 2007 the mississippi press   os biloxi bridge project hits visible milestone   december 19 2006 the mississippi press   celebration   october 30 2007 p 1a the ocean springs record   bridge replacement process moves along   october 6 2005 p a1 the ocean springs record   aldermen weigh second mdot bridge plan   october 13 2005 p a1 the ocean springs record   ferry still on city wish list pending bridge   november 3 2005 p a7 the ocean springs record   moran ocean springs mdot must unite   november 3 2005 p a4 the ocean springs record  city ok may clear way for bridge  november 10 2005 p a1 the ocean springs record   mdot not listening to ocean springs bridge issues mayor says   november 10 2005 p a1 the ocean springs record   group questions bridge   november 17 2005 p a1 the ocean springs record   mdot money woes cause bridge delay   december 1 2005 p a1 the ocean springs record   brown defends mdot s sixlane plans   december 8 2005 p a1 the ocean springs record   bridge battles   january 5 2006 p a1 the ocean springs record   studies of mdot data take issue with six lanes  january 5 2006 p a1 the ocean springs record   residents speak out but board takes no action  january 5 2006 p a1 the ocean springs record   sixlane bridge only option brown says   january 12 2006 p a1 the ocean springs record   aldermen take on bridge plan tonight   january 12 2006 p a1  the ocean springs record   city acquiesces to sixlane bridge   january 19 2006 p a1 the ocean springs record   city pursues temporary us 90 bridge   february 9 2006 p a1 the ocean springs record   mdot to rebid bridge  march 9 2006 p a1 the ocean springs record     gene  taylor touts safety factor of mdot s bridge plans   may 18 2006 p a6 the ocean springs record   signature bridge pushed  august 3 2006 p a1 the ocean springs record   brrrbridge   january 18 2007 p a1 the ocean springs record   bridge work on schedule   june 14 2007 p a1 the ocean springs record   city s bridge party plans are under construction   october 11 2007 p a1 the ocean springs record   search for   bilox