 toche family toche family ray mon 4122010 1206   john c toche born at mobile between 1828 and 1840 act 844 p 223  william f toche 18621937  born in mississippi the son of joseph p toche of france and mary anderson of alabama wf toche married mary gary toche 18581934 a native of mississippi parents alabama and north carolina children laura toche 18781940 m gideon git tillman 18721925 elizabeth toche 18821978 m hall peter madsen 18791918 and harry samuel struchen 18911977 victor toche 18871962 m norma rapon 18851918 and myrtle spicer and emily toche 18901970 m charles ryan 18831939  children   laura toche  the daily herald july 26 1940 p 5 and the daily herald april 2 1925 p 3  references  the daily herald gideon tillman dead april 2 1925 p 3 the daily herald mrs tillman dies july 26 1940 p 5 the daily herald oscar tillman january 20 1964 p 2 the jackson county times prominent building contractor dead april 4 1925  elizabeth toche   elizabeth toche was born december 28 1882 to william f toche 18531937 and mary gary 18541934 she married hall peter madsen  18791918 their children were hal peter madsen 19021971 helen m mcdaniel belton 19061988 ruth m mullin 19121999 and murrell vera m beckham 19161938 mrs elizabeth madsen s father william toche was a house painter in november 1896 he painted the interior of the methodist church free of charge his service was given to the ladies aid society  the pascagoula democratstar november 20 1896 p 3   peter madsen was an interesting man he made his living as a pecan grafter and worked in the field of herpetology mr madsen s labors often involved travel to set up pecan orchards in other regions it is believed that the pecan culture brought him as far as south texas from his dewey avenue home pete madsen would also capture poisonous snakes milk their venom and sell it to pharmaceutical laboratories for antitoxins he would often place a pet reptile in his shopping bag when he went to albert gottsche s or another local merchant madsen s snakeinthebag act was an excellent repellent for would be thieves trixie m urie february 5 2001 in addition to her maternal and household duties elizabeth t madsen like her violin playing brother victor toche 18861962 was also musically inclined she and ethel t dalgo manuel 18961978 played piano at illing s airdome theatre before talking movies were in vogue mrs madsen and victor toche would on occasions jam together ibid victor toche like his father a house painter became a wellknown gulf coast musician in december 1924 he competed in a fiddling contest at biloxi where he played the mocking bird clearly the audiences choice for first prize mr toche lost to an old civil war veteran from beauvoir in what was clearly a sympathy vote from the judges  the jackson county times december 13 1924 p 5   in january 1916 peter madsen and his spouse sold land their land to j lillian miles russell 18901929 the spouse of hf russell 18581940 for 50000 jxco ms land deed bk 42 pp 167168 this transaction amounted to a loan as they reacquired it from mrs russell in january 1919 for 650 jxco ms land deed bk 46 p 304  hall peter madsen expired on november 3 1918 at the time he was employed with the dierksblodgett shipyard at pascagoula mr madsen had been stricken with the spanish influenza he returned to work to soon and relapsed with pneumonia which took his young life  the jackson county times november 9 1918 p 5   mrs elizabeth madsen remarried at gulfport in february 1928 to harry samuel struchen 18911977 a native of fairview pennsylvania mr struchen had found ocean springs with the skating troupe of eugene f mullin 18961974 who would wed his stepdaughter ruth madsen 19121999 in the early 1940s after the mullins skating entourage ceased their seasonal traveling circuit struchen worked as a seaman aboard iron ore carriers plying the chilly waters of the great lakes before retirement he labored as a concrete finisher on the gulf coast harry s struchen passed on january 19 1977 mrs elizabeth madsen struchen expired on september 13 1978  the jackson county times february 18 1928 p 5  the daily herald january 20 1977 p a2 and september 14 1978 p a2 and trixie m urie february 5 2001     victor toche victor toche 76 year old blind lifelong resident of ocean springs mississippi was found dead at his forest hills residence about 3 pm on thursday december 13 1962 the police department reported that josephine hayden toche 19252010 his daughterinlaw found the body shortly after his demise victor had been in residence with alvin a toche his son for several years an inquest was held at the police station by jackson county corner j leslie nelson and the jury returned a verdict of death by natural causes bailiff at the inquest was constable roy tootle and jurors were bernard beaugez leonard allen shirod miller raymond cox louis noble and penny cates victor toche 18871962 a house painter and violin player married norma rapon 18851918 a louisiana native widowed in 1920 children irma b toche 19101929 alvin a toche 19161983 and norma toche b 1918 victor married myrtle spicer and had three daughters molla marion toche m curtis ladnier robert a reeder and anthony anselmo jr 19161981 gladys l toche m frank b de costa 19212014 and thelma louise toche m willard bridges 19151991 in june 1937 myrtle spicer toche was granted a divorce from victor toche in jackson county mississippi the daily herald june 17 1937 p 3 mr toche was survived by his son and four daughters mrs jh mcgee and thelma louise toche 19272013 m willard bridges 19151991 both of kentwood louisiana mrs tony anselmo of biloxi and mrs frank b decosta of california two sisters elizabeth toche madsen struchen 18821978 m hall peter madsen 18791918 and harry samuel struchen 18911977 and emily toche 18901970 wife of charles ryan 18831939 both of ocean springs the funeral was held from the j ben o keefe memorial chapel with internment in evergreen cemetery at ocean springs  references  the daily herald chancellor grants three divorces in jackson county june 17 1937 p 3 the daily herald victor toche december 14 1962 p 2 the jackson county times local and personal december 13 1924  children of victor toche alvin a toche  19161983 born at ocean springs on january 15 1916 worked as a public school maintenance man married josephine h toche 1925 children shirley f toche m bill parker and had three children linda k parker susanne parker and charolette parker alvin j toche 19471984 m genevieve r bullock and had three children tonya m toche b 1974 m jason a howard b 1972 jeremy l toche and kimberly toche b 1978 frederick m toche m virginia g trudy newman and had two children trudy toche jr and jennifer toche charles m peanut toche m linda jo taranto and had three children charles toche jr billy wayne toche and samantha toche bufford walter toche m cecelia cindy dollene driver and had two children brandee l toche and leslee j toche      emily toche emily toche 18901970 was born august 8 1890 she married charles ryan 18831939 children mickey ryan oral mae ryan m anthony b senseney 19281997  captain joseph a toche  18481908  joseph a toche  a sailor was born at mobile alabama and baptized at the cathedral of the immaculate conception act 464 p 154 his father was from france and mother an alabamian circa 1869 he married caroline mathieu 18301895 the widow of john westbrook she was born on february 25 1830 at louisville kentucky her parents were from italy and france respectively niece of joseph tosso the wellknown composer at ocean springs a midwife and mother of seven children died february 13 1895 at home of her son edwin m westbrook buried bellande cemetery the pascagoula democratstar february 13 1895 caroline mathieu s children with john westbrook were martha westbrook 18511919 who married leonard fayard 18471923 edwin m westbrook 18581913 who married hattie clark henry r westbrook 18601938 who married francis j hadley b 1860 and viola westbrook b 1865 who married john bourgeois her children with captain joseph a toche were mary adele toche b 1870 at nola and joseph a toche jr 18721960 the joseph a toche family moved to biloxi in 1879 they were residing at 211 myrtle street in biloxi when mr toche passed on january 19 1908 he had been a foreman at the barataria canning company until july 1907 when he was forced to retire because of illness the biloxi daily herald january 20 1908 p 1  children   mary a toche mary adele toche was born february 26 1870 at new orleans louisiana no further information  joseph a toche ii joseph a toche ii j 18721960 married angelina labash  18781893 in august 1893 married olivia  ryan  18721953 the daughter of calvin ryan and pauline anderson in 1895 children lillie agnes toche ellzey cruso 1896 wesley joseph toche 18981971 caroline pauline toche 1899pre 1910 john adolphe toche 19001988 mary olivia toche 19021917 henry marcellas toche 19041985 calvin toche 19071984 tabitha doody t james 19122014 and joseph toche b 1917 joseph a toche expired on february 29 1960  children lillie agnes toche  18961968 was born on march 14 1896 at new orleans married j ohn samuel ellzey  ca 18931969 at biloxi in august 1914 one child  eugene ellzey  b 1915 divorced mr ellzey and married william charles cruso  18931975 in march 1919 nine children  joseph wesley toche  18971971 was born on november 23 1897 at new orleans married anita sonnier 19061949 the daughter of julian sonnier and amee hebert married doris maxine fletcher 19101971 native of nashville tennessee shop foreman for cruso canning company seven children j wesley toche jr john wallace toche 19261976 curtis anthony toche 19312006 j eugene toche 19371998 robert conner stepson anita t ferrill ruby t buchanan mrs elston johnson j wesley toche died may 1 1971 and doris fletcher toche on october 21 1971 j wesley toche and doris fletcher toche buried southern memorial park at biloxi the daily herald may 2 1971 p a2 and the ocean springs record october 28 1971 p 2  anita sonnier toche died june 24 1949  j wesley toche jr married bernice marie thibodeaux 19222006 a native of erath louisiana in 1945 she was the daughter of cestia and emily thibodeaux they were the parents of gary james toche married judy breaux wesley toche iii married susan cochran and kathleen toche married thomas e roberts the sun herald february 23 2006 p a6  joseph wesley toche iii married susan cochran the daughter of edward henry cochran sr and mary fountain cochran kathryn emiline toche their daughter married michael sean o grady the son of thomas l o grady and bernadette cavalier o grady on november 24 2007 at nativity bvm cathedral at biloxi aimee rebecca toche another daughter married robert benjamin jordan on june 13 2009 at nativity bvm cathedral in biloxi the sun herald november 4 2007 p f12 and may 24 2009 p f11  curtis anthony toche  19311232006 married phyllis fay strong 1933822008 the daughter of rupert strong 19011989 and clara griffin 19081990 circa 1950 children curtis bo anthony toche jr married patricia paulette toche married paul baudry perry stephen toche sr married janis lynn baldwin and beverly mckee donna toche married buck neel gayle toche married pat gray danny ray toche sr married melina sue moss anne michele barhanovich and julie lynn clark and terri toche married kenny hollomon the sun herald december 5 2006 p a9 and the biloxid iberville press august 14 2008 p a5  caroline pauline toche  1899pre1910 the daughter of joseph a toche and olevia ryan was born july 13 1899 no further information  john adaulph toche  19001988 was born at biloxi on october 9 1900 the son of joseph a toche 18721960 and olevia ryan 18721953 in november 1922 he married mary martinez 19051977 the daughter of william martinez 18771930 a spanish immigrant and theresa e stevens 18891965 of st bernard parish louis iana  made his livelihood as a boat builder children marie cecile toche 19241925 pauline t alfonso  iona  t couture   theresa t fountain   joseph adolphe toche   john anthony toche   william rogers toche  19321982 died october 16 1988 buried at biloxi city cemetery the ocean springs record november 22 1972 p 7 and the ocean springs record october 20 1988 p 3 adaulph toche and his father joseph a toche ii were ship carpenters at biloxi in 1920 when the family resided on myrtle street adaulph s grandfather captain joseph a toche 18481908 a native of mobile had been a foreman at the barataria canning company until july 1907 when he was forced to retire because of illness it is interesting to note that joseph a toche had married the widow westbrook caroline mathieu 18301895 of louisville kentucky circa 1869 caroline m westbrook was the mother of martha v westbrook 18511919 who married leonard fayard 18471923 edwin m westbrook 18581913 who married harriette clark 18571927 henry r westbrook 18601938 who married francis j hadley b 1860 and viola westbrook b 1865 who married john bourgeois her children with captain joseph a toche were mary adele toche b 1870 and joseph a toche ii 18721960 the joseph a toche family moved to biloxi in 1879 they were residing at 211 myrtle street in biloxi when mr toche passed on january 19 1908 at the age of thirtyfour adaulph toche commenced his own boatyard on the biloxi channel adjacent to the dejean packing company this is grand casino country to you recent arrivals here until 1955 he built wooden fishing boats for the sekul mavar cruso dubaz and leckich and fayard canneries in 1937 mr toche also constructed the pan american clipper the ship island tour boat annoyed with renting boat yard space at biloxi and unable to purchase a suitable waterfront site adaulph toche acquired 1854 acres on old fort bayou in sections 14 and 23 t7sr8w for 10500 from stanford williams in august 1955 here with his sons he commenced toche boat builders and platted the toche subdivision by the 1960s the toches called themselves toche enterprises inc and were operating a hardware store lumberyard and variety center in addition to boat construction and repair the toche family primarily built wooden vessels until after hurricane camille 1969 when steelhulled fishing boats came into vogue in fact the last ten vessels constructed at the facility before it closed in 1976 were ten steelhulled refrigerated fishing boats for foreign investors five went to korea and five to venezuela after jim vickers acquired the toche facility in 1976 it has had several owners among them coastal shipbuilding 19791983 and galmer inc 19841985 warren strayham has owned the former toche boatyard since december 1986 and currently leases it to michael toche the grandson of adaulph toche michael toche continues an almost one hundred year old family traditionbuilding quality seaworthy vessels for world j adaulph toche expired on october 16 1988 his corporal remains were sent to the biloxi cemetery for burial  children john anthony toche   mary olivia toche  19021917 was born at biloxi died on july 28 1917 at 211 myrtle street in biloxi buried in the biloxi cemetery the daily herald july 28 1917 p 3  henry marcellas toche  19041985 was born march 19 1904 at biloxi married dorothy dimples elizabeth terry 19121968 three children hm toche jr dorothy t fink 19382006 married irvin fink and mena o andrews m marcellas toche died april 3 1985 buried southern memorial park at biloxi the sun herald march 17 2006 p a8  calvin toche  19051984 born december 23 1905 at biloxi married alma leola weldon d 3181980 on june 15 1930 cavin toche lived at crockett california where he was a boat builder at the mare island naval yard died on march 13 1984 buried at biloxi cemetery the daily herald june 16 1930 p 2  tabitha ione toche james  19122014 married richard e james in august 1941 three children died march 31 2014 at spring texas the sun herald april 4 2014  joseph a toche iii  1917 married bernice marie thibodeaux in march 1944 at biloxi three children joseph a toche  the toche subdivision location sections 14 and 23 t7sr8w platted on august 20 1955 jxco ms plat book 2 p 90 and november 25 1955 plat book 2 p 93 replattednovember 1956 bk 162 pp 197198  the toche family catholic records  mrs tochedied february 13 1895 sa caroline pauline tocheborn july 13 1899 father joseph toche mother olivia ryan bvm john adolphe tocheborn november 9 1900 father joseph toche mother olevia ryan bvm joseph toche married angelina labash 18781893 the daughter of john labash 18481915 and adeline labash 18571900 on august 9 1893 bvm lillie elizabeth tocheborn march 5 1897 father joseph a toche mother sarah e daley bvm mary adele tocheborn february 26 1870 father joseph toche mother caroline mathew sic sa john c toche baptism 18281840 cic mobile joseph a toche baptism 18471851 cic mobile  the toche family social security death index  alvin toche 19161983 born january 5 1916 died april 1983 os alvin toche 19471984 born october 20 1947 died june 1984 doris toche 19201989 born october 23 1920 died may 29 1989 os biloxi cemetery henry toche 19041985 born march 19 1904 died april 1985 biloxi john toche 19001988 born november 9 1900 died october 16 1988 os john toche 19261976 born august 13 1926 died august 1976 biloxi joseph toche 19371998 born january 24 1937 died march 15 1998 mary toche 19051977 born june 3 1905 died april 1977 os mildred toche 19291993 born april 25 1929 died august 14 1993 biloxi wesley toche 18971971 born november 23 1897 died may 1971 biloxi william toche 19321982 born april 1 1932 died may 1982 os  harrison   county  marriages joseph toche married angelina labash on 891893 joseph toche married georgie swing on 11221895 mary torche married frank tucker on 11191893 margaret mary toche married james albert parker on november 24 1973  bradfordo keefe burial books anita toche 19061949 born november 221906 the daughter of jullian sonnier and amee hebert died june 24 1949 bk  p  irma toche 1929 born died may 29 1929 bk 15 p 298 joseph a toche 18721960 born august 27 1872 the son of joseph toche and caroline mathieu died february 29 1960 bk 42 p 325 mary toche 18561934 born 1856 the daughter of adner gary and martha mcclendon died august 3 1934 bk 21 p 266 mary olivia toche 19021917 born september 16 1902 daughter of joseph toche and mary olivia ryan died july 28 1917 bk 7 p 36 olivia ryan toche 18721953 born november 29 1872 the daughter of calvin ryan and pauline anderson died february 20 1953 bk 35 p 33 william f toche 18571937 born 1857 the son of joseph p toche and mary anderson died november 18 1937 bk 25 p 163  evergreen cemetery   alvin a toche 151916 to 4121983 irma toche 1910 to 5271929 josephine h toche 881925 to kimberly toche 4131960 to 4131960 mary toche 1858 to 831934 norma toche 1885 to 1918 victor toche 1887 to 1962 william toche 1862 to 11191937  the toche shipyard at the age of thirtyfour j adaulph toche 19001988 commenced his own boatyard on the biloxi channel adjacent to the dejean packing company this is grand casino country to you recent arrivals here until 1955 he built wooden fishing boats for the sekul mavar cruso dubaz and leckich and fayard canneries in 1937 mr toche also constructed the pan american clipper  the ship island tour boat annoyed with renting boat yard space at biloxi and unable to purchase a suitable waterfront site adaulph toche acquired 1854 acres on old fort bayou in sections 14 and 23 t7sr8w for 10500 from stanford williams in august 1955 here with his sons he commenced toche boat builders and platted the toche subdivision by the 1960s the toches called themselves toche enterprises inc and were operating a hardware store lumberyard and variety center in addition to boat construction and repair the toche family primarily built wooden vessels until after hurricane camille 1969 when steelhulled fishing boats came into vogue in fact the last ten vessels constructed at the facility before it closed in 1976 were ten steelhulled refrigerated fishing boats for foreign investors five went to korea and five to venezuela after jim vickers acquired the toche facility in 1976 it has had several owners among them coastal shipbuilding 19791983 and galmer inc 19841985 warren strayham has owned the former toche boatyard since december 1986 and currently leases it to michael toche the grandson of adaulph toche michael toche continues an almost one hundred year old family traditionbuilding quality seaworthy vessels for world j adaulph toche expired on october 16 1988 his corporal remains were sent to the biloxi cemetery for burial  time line location 18 54 acres located on old fort bayou in se 4 of section 14 and the ne 4 of section 23 t7sr8w  1944 in june 1944 florence sauer of wayne county michigan the widow of lorenz sauer jr et al to stanford and jessie s williams jxco ms land deed bk 87 pp 5051  1955 in august 1955 stanford a williams to j adaulph toche 19001988 two parcels for 10500 jxco ms land deed bk 151 p 332 parcel oneall of the se 4 se 4 of section 14 t7sr8w south of old fort bayou parcel twoirregular shaped tract in the ne 4 of section 23 t7sr8w containing 18957 acres bounded on the southeast by the osvancleave road toche subdivision platted on august 20 1955 jxco ms plat book 2 p 90 and november 25 1955 plat book 2 p 93  1956 toche boat builders and repair yard inc chartered in jackson county mississippi in june 1956 four hundred shares of stock with a par value of 100 per share incorporators john adaulph toche joseph adaulph toche william rogers toche and john anthony toche jxco ms charter bk 3 pp 9398 captain frank a 56foot florida type shrimp boat was the first vessel built at the new toche boatyard in ocean springs the daily herald february 25 1959 p s24 toche subdivision replatted on november 5 1956 owners listed as john adolph toche john anthony toche william rogers toche elsie seymour toche arlene seymour toche joseph adolph toche aline ryan toche pauline toche alfonso and walter t alfonso jxco ms land deed bk 162 pp 197198  1958 in december 1958 toche boat builders borrowed money from pm bank jxco ms deed of trust bk 119 pp 380384 john duncan moran of jardel inc acquired for taxes in september 1958 conveyed in september 1965 to ja toche john anthony toche joseph a toche and william rogers toche bk 280 p 334  1959 toche boatyard on old fort bayou in ocean springs was the only boatyard operating a travel lift this dynamic hoist could lift vessels up to 50 tons and 80 feet in length and allowed the toche yard to service up to 35 boats at one time the daily herald february 25 1959 p 24  1960s toche enterprises inc formed consisted of toche boat builders toche hardware toche variety center and toche lumber supply company  1965 in september 1965 jardel inc to ja toche john anthony toche joseph a toche and william rogers toche bk 280 p 334 three vessels have recently been launched at toche boat builders in ocean springs all three boats are 72 feet long and 22 feet wide and are steel shrimp trawlers owners of these watercraft are le and fuller childress of fairhope alabama alton fabre of barataria louisiana and the george engine company of harvey louisiana a 45foot wooden shrimp boat was also launched for john martinez of st bernard louisiana two keels are being laid at toche for two 75foot steel trawlers and another 72foot steel trawler is being built for clarence billiot of marrero louisiana ww swan of new orleans is having the shipyard build a 50foot yacht the daily herald august 3 1967 p 24  1968 1968 payroll was approximately 275000 with about 80 employees 75 residents of jxco letter march 17 1969 to eddie khayat from william r toche sr  1969 in march 1969 toche boat builders had the following vessels under construction ten steel shrimp trawlers one steel luggertype supply boat 2 wooden shrimp trawlers and one wooden party boatcoast guard approved at this time vicepresident of the company william rogers toche sr wrote an appeal to edward khayat president of the jxco mississippi board of supervisors to have the mouth of old fort bayou and particular sections of the water course deepened to accommodate vessels with a draft of 105 to 11 feet toche indicated that larger vessels could be built on old fort bayou and potential industries might develop here if a permanent marked channel was constructed letter dated march 17 1969 to eddie khayat from william r toche sr  1971 in july toche was completing the misty dawn  a 200 ton 103foot long clam boat for a client on the atlanic seaboard this was the largest vessel that toche had ever built the yard has three shrimp boats under construction the ocean springs record july 8 1971 p 1  1975 in july 1975 toche enterprises delivered five steelhulled refrigerated fishing boats to the venezuelan government the vessels were 75feet long and of 100 tons displacement a swedish consultant captain sten sylvander hired by the venezuelans lauded the toche boats as the best fishing boats ever bought by venezuela the daily herald july 23 1975 p b  1978 jim vickers running toche industries the company had been in bankruptcy court since april 1978 in the summer of 1978 vickers defied an order by the us corps of engineers to cease and desist from dredging old fort bayou in order to launch lady elda a 121foot vessel he defied the corps order and pulled the boat through the bayou which caused environmental damage vickers also dumped the spoil on the banks of the pristine stream he was fined for his actions avondale shipyard of new orleans sued toche industries for payment of 606000 for materials that it had furnished vickers the wholesale supply company also sued in the amount of 34890 for unsatisfied liens on four boats under construction at the boatyard toche was never fined by the corps of engineers the ocean springs record september 14 1978 p 3 and october 26 1978 p 1  1979 bankruptcy judge sold toche industries to coastal shipbuilding in march 1979 for 611000 jxco ms land deed bk 643 p 284  1983 in october 1983 albert prevot of coastal shipbuilding to 1st mississippi national bank for 450000 jxco ms land deed bk 774 p 452  1984 in may 1984 1st mississippi national bank to galmer inc jxco ms land deed bk 791 p 327  1985 in april 1985 trustee to 1st mississippi national bank for 400000 jxco ms land deed bk 821 p 518  1986 in december 1986 1st mississippi national bank to warren l strayham et ux jxco ms land deed bk 875 p 436  1994 in november 1994 special commissioner s deed to warren l strayham on lots 3 4 5 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 28 29 30 31 and 32 jxco ms land deed bk 1052 pp 300301  references  the daily herald toche boat builders operate only travel lift on gulf coast february 25 1959 p s24 the daily herald purchase of fishing vessels may open relations with venezuela july 23 1975 the ocean springs record toche vickers industries in bankruptcy court september 14 1978 the ocean springs record toche never fined by corps of engineers october 26 1978 p 1 1753 views  