 stiglets family stiglets family ray wed 5152013 1122 stiglets landing harrison county mississippi stiglets landing was a small trading post and ferry landing located on the biloxi river in section 32 t6sr9w about five miles from the upper reaches of biloxi bay southwest of the woolmarket community it was founded by joseph marion stiglets 18521924 on the site of the old powellhestersaffold ferry landing in november 1884 when he bought most of the se 4 of the sw 4 and the s 2 of the ne 4 of sw 4 of section 32 acres from dr david m dunlap of ocean springs jackson county mississippi for 9001 dr dunlap 18031884 was born at south carolina he practiced medicine at ocean springs from the early 1870s until about the time he sold his biloxi river property to stiglets dunlap was married to mary t dunlap b 1830 of georgia they had at least three children james dunlap 18581884 mary or matty dunlap b 1864 and edward dunlap 18681884 it is interesting to note that dr dunlap had purchased the river property from thomas w grayson 18251904 and his wife anne hyde 18321906 in january 1882 for 25002 at the same time dr dunlap sold thomas w grayson a tract of land comprising over three acres in the heart of ocean springs bounded by washington avenue and jackson avenue between porter and desoto lots 1 2 3 7 and 8 of block 27culmseig map of 1854 here the dunlaps had erected a large edifice thomas w grayson is believed to have operated a mercantile store on his biloxi river landing site before moving to jackson county at ocean springs grayson became a justice of the peace and also served the citizens there as mayor from 1897 to 1898 joseph m stiglets was the son of austrian immigrant trieste italy vincent stiglets 18051893 and felicite ladner 18241896 vincent stiglets had immigrated to the united states before 1850 he made his livelihood as a ship carpenter vincent stiglets built trading schooners at his boatyard located at stonewall mississippi some of his vessels were the check with rusty barnes the other eleven children of vincent and felicite stiglets were thomas a stiglets 18421880 christian b 1843 ellen s richard 18461914 vincent stiglets jr 1850 moses stiglets 18531947 john a stiglets 18551930 ursan stiglets 18571887 felicite s bennett 18591930 mary s peterson 18621907 nora s kahler 18651943 and anna taltavull 18671941 most of this family is interred at the coalville cemetery at woolmarket joseph m stiglets married melissa h stewart 18571926 on february 5 1879 their children were margaret olivia stiglets 18811976 marion stiglets b 1883 elizabeth caralyn stiglets 18851971 elva stiglets kimball 18881980 infant boy stigletts 18901890 winnie stiglets 18921910 maud stiglets b 1893 and lu rovena stiglets martin 18971997 anectdotal stories relate that captain stiglets deepened the lagoon in front of his home to the biloxi river here he constructed docking facilities and a warehouse for his five coastal trading schooners at the peak of the lumber and wool industry in the woolmarket area stiglets employed more than fivehundred men in logging and shipping the stiglets landing site remained in the family for many years as late as 1957 two of captain stiglet s daughters lived in the old homeplace on the biloxi river joseph marion stiglets 18521924 married melissa h stewart 18571926 on february 5 1879 he was the son of vincent stiglets and felicite ladner captain stiglets bought the thomas w grayson house and landing site on the biloxi river at woolmarket after the civil war here he deepened the lagoon to the river as a landing for his five trading schooners stiglets at the height of the lumber and wool boom in the area employed over 500 men in logging and shipping their children were clara s cox margaret olivia stiglets 18811976 marion s beasely 18831961 elizabeth caralyn stiglets 18851971 elva s kimball 18881980 infant boy 18901890 winnie 18921910 maud 1893 and lula martin 18951997  john a stiglets john alva stiglets 18551930 married victoria richards 18661947 on february 26 1885 she was the daughter of moses victor richards 18371925 and martha annie bennett fayard 18411917 the widow of david fayard their children rose ida krebs 18861929 isabella pugh 18881960 john alva 18901969 leone pearl bass 18921968 mathilda gladys henderson 1895 and althea agnes arnold 18971987 rose ida stiglets married ray flechas krebs 18921972 of pascagoula on november 12 1913 children victor ray krebs and john edward krebs 19161973 in 1900 john stiglets was a day laborer john stiglets died december 3 1930 victoria stiglets died july 26 1947  briscoe stiglets vincent stiglets jr may have been called briscoe stiglets 1864 he married caldonia watson in october 1891 he married mary deveraux 1872 in august 1898 a schooner captain in 1900 children missouri stiglets 1893 and harry jason stiglets 18961976 and james stiglets 1900  moses stiglets moses stiglets 18681947 married emily watson he was a schooner captain in 1900 children eddie b 1889 wiley stiglets 18911935 jesse stiglets 18911932 andrew stiglets 18941963 and ola stiglets 18961982  matthew stigletts matthew stiglets 18151860 was born at austria probably brother of vincent stiglets 18101880 wife antonia getzon 1815 also austrian born children matthew jr 1842 johanna 1848 and catherine 1860 came to us after 1848  references  1 harrison county ms land deed book 20 p 231 2 book 18 pp 350351 mississippi gulf coast yesterday and today 16991937   gulport printing company gulfport mississippi1937 pp 136137  the history of jackson county mississippi  john edward krebs jackson county genealogical society pascagoula1989 pp 250251 john a stiglets family collectionbiloxi public library history and genealogy archives murella h powell curator  the daily herald    coastlore   august 1 1976 the mobile press register    stiglet s landing was active scene of much trading   may 19 1957 the ocean springs record  sous les chenes november 10 1994 the ocean springs record  sous les chenes may 18 1995 p 22 the sun herald    lu rovena stiglets martin   february 5 1997 p c2 us censusharrison county mississippi 1850 1860 1870 1880 and 1900 us censusjackson county mississippi 1900  roswell s kimball  18861948 roswell sidney kimball 18861948 was born at scriven county georgia he married elva stiglets  18881980 circa 1917 she was the daughter of joseph m stiglets 18531924 and melissa h stewart 18571926 of woolmarket who married february 5 1879 mrs kimball s siblings were margaret olivia stiglets 18811976 marion stiglets b 1883 elizabeth caralyn stiglets 18851976 infant son 18901890 winnie stiglets 18921910 maud stiglets b 1893 and lulu stiglets martin 18951995 joseph m stiglets owned a lumber mill and schooner landing stiglets landing near woolmarket on the biloxi river he was the son of vincent stiglets 18101893 and felicity ladner 18301896 his father was born at austria and made his livelihood as a ship carpenter roswell kimball came to the mississippi coast in 1913 before he moved to gautier in the 1930s kimball operated a commissary store at a turpentine still at hilda mississippi hilda a small community west of gautier was the site of the lyon consolidated school the school took students from gautier martin s bluff and fontainebleau at gautier kimball bought the general store of horace hinds who relocated to gulfport the rs kimball store was located near the l n depot and us post office the l n railroad owned the land and building in the early 1940s kimball sold the store to pj ziegler later the l n demolished the building kimball moved to ocean springs in march 1942 when mrs elva kimball purchased lot 1 of the iberville subdivision from david m davis 1 she bought lot 2 in april 1948 from davis 2 they lived in the old wb schmidt house at 227 beach drive kimball was a pulp wood agent for international paper company at moss point home damaged in camille one son roswell s kimball jr 19211995 graduated from biloxi high school in 1938 he also worked as a pulp wood agent for ip and owned the kimball timber company of biloxi never married when his mother died in 1980 kimball inherited the house 3 rs kimball was a master mason and member of the mcleod lodge no 424 he was also a 32nd degree mason of the gulfport scottish rite bodies member of the joppa temple shrine and past chairman of the board of the sunkist country club roswell s kimball jr died on april 18 1995 remains interred at coalville cemetery at woolmarket  references   1 jackson county mississippi land deed book 79 pp 406407 2 book 100 pp 431432 3 jackson county mississippi chancery court cause no 40 293  the estate of elva s kimball   august 14 1941  the history of jackson county mississippi  lyon rural consolidated separate school district jackson county genealogical society pascagoula mississippi1989 p 4950  the jackson county times    roswell kimball obit   october 8 1948 p 1 the ocean springs record    roswell s kimball   april 27 1995 p personal communication james lebatard 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