 taltavull family taltavull family ray mon 4122010 1201 the early taltavull family of the  mississippi  gulf coast the family name taltavull has been spelled many ways in the federal census and the roman catholic church records of the mississippi gulf coast among them are tantabouille tartavle tartavull tataole taltabull tartarie taltavel taltavaul taltaral taltevae sartain taltavout taltavully tartavole tartabou and taltuval today the name is generally spelled taltavull in this region in the 1850 federal census of harrison county mississippi there were two spanish immigrants nicholas tataole and bernard tartarie living at back bay which is now called d iberville they were ship carpenters employed in the small shipbuilding industry located where bill holland s wooden boat yard is today on the east side of the old back bay bridge these men were probably brothers nicholas taltavull and bernard taltavull who immigrated here from the island of menorca in the balearic group off the southern coast of spain in the mediterranean sea it is known with a high degree of certitude that the catchot brothers jose catchot 18231900 antonio catchot 18281885 and arnaud catchot 18361912 of ocean springs arrived on the mississippi coast from menorca about the same time the genealogy of the catchot family extracted from the catholic church records of the archives of the diocese of menorca at ciudadela menorca by archivist father fernando marti for ray l bellande in september 1991 indicate that antonio catchot morla the halfbrother of jose catchot neto who was the father of the catchot brothers of ocean springs married magdalena taltavull guivernau in 1819 her parents were jose taltavull and apolonia guivernau the appearance of the names taltavull and catchot on the mississippi coast at about the same time in the mid19th century also indicates that some familial relationship between these two families may exist an argument against this postulation is that at roman catholic marriages and baptisms neither family is a witness or sponsor for the other except when elisa catchot witnessed the 1868 marriage of mary a taltavull and antony manent in ocean springs this fact may or may not indicate a familial relationship lepre vol i 1991 p 333  nicholas taltavull 18301900  nicholas taltavull was born in january 1830 probably at menorca in the spanish balearic islands he immigrated to the united states in 1848 nicholas taltavull married adelaide carco 18291904 on december 20 1849 she was the daughter of jean baptiste carco jr and gertrude fournier their children were marie t balius 18501911 margaret t seymour 18521880 francis taltavull 18531920 josephine t fayard 18561923 elizabeth taltavull 18571926 cecele taltavull 18601874 rosa taltavull b 1861 peter taltavull 18641884 clara taltavull 18681874 nicholas taltavull 18691931 and pauline taltavull b 1873 in november 1867 nicholas taltavull bought a 52acre tract in biloxi from john and mary colley for 200 the land had 120 feet on back bay and was bounded on the west by reynoir street along which it ran south for 1900 feet most of this tract was sold off by the turn of the century harrison county ms land deed book 10 p 333 as early as april 1878 nicholas taltavull was associated with rafael sancho in the bakery business at biloxi they advertised in may 1878 in  the pascagoula democratstar  as follows   sancho taltavull biloxi  miss  confectionery bakery there is now attached to this establishment an elegant soda water and ice cream saloon the public is respectfully invited to give us a call all orders for balls parties soirees etc attended to on short notice and at moderate prices  the pascagoula democratstar may 31 1878 p 1  in october 1902 c taltavull filed a law suit cause no 1494 in the harrison county chancery court against her husband because he had sold their homestead which was described as a lot with 120 feet on back bay avenue and 250 feet on reynoir street to bernard marigny of mandeville louisiana for 800 the suit alleges that mrs taltavull did not sign the deed mr taltavull was not supporting her finacially and that the property was valued between 3000 and 5000 the judge awarded adelle c taltavull 250 in back alimony 50 for attorney fees and a monthly alimony of 20 mrs nicholas taltavull died at long beach mississippi on september 14 1914 her corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery  references  harrison county chancery court cause no 1494 adelle taltavull v nicholas taltavull october 1902 nap l cassibry ii  the ladner odyssey  miss coast historical genealogical society biloxi mississippi1987 p 587 the daily herald former biloxi lady died at long beach adelaide taltavull obit october 2 1914 p 2 c 2 the pascagoula democratstar sancho taltavull may 31 1878 us census 1880 harrison county mississippi  the children of nicholas taltavull and  adelaide   carco 1 marie taltavull  18501911 married ramon t balius 18451912 on august 16 1869 he was the son of ramon balius and cecile fayard balius served with company e 3rd mississippi infantry from september 1863 until february 1865 their children were mrs r pickett mrs cc holliman mrs seymour desporte ernest balius herman balius and john balius the family resided on thomas street in biloxi  reference  nap l cassibry  the ladner odyssey  miss coast historical genealogical society biloxi mississippi1987 p 672 2 margaret taltavull  18521880 married edmond seymour 18481925 on may 19 1874 they parented two children regina seymour 18741880 and selina seymour 18791880 margaret worked as a seamstress in 1880 they probably divorced as he married virginia young on may 18 1875 edmond seymour and virginia young had a large family at back bay edmond seymour was a butcher in 1910 references  nap cassibry ii  the ladner odyssey  mississippi coast historical genealogical society biloxi mississippi1987 p 805 frank taltavaul 18531920  3 francis taltavull  18531920 married on june 5 1900 anna stiglets 18671941 the daughter of ship carpenter vincent stiglets 18051893 and felicite ladner 18241896 of stonewall harrison county missisippi francis taltavull died at lorraine harrison county on november 25 1920 he and anna are interred in the st james cemetery at handsboro mississippi reference  the daily herald  frank taltavull was a respected citizen november 29 1920 p 3 c 2 4  elizabeth taltavull  18571926 was born at biloxi she never married and was a resident of new orleans where she died on december 4 1926 she was survived by a brother nick taltavull and sisters mrs f fayard and mrs a menuier eferences  the daily herald elizabeth taltavull obit december 6 1926 p 2 c 3 bradford o keefe burial book 15 elizabeth taltavull p 27 5 cecile taltavull  18601874 was baptized on march 27 1874 at the nativity of the bvm at biloxi no further information  references  brother jerome lepre catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi vol 1 diocese of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991 p 333 6 rosa taltavull  b 1861 was born january 7 1861 she was baptized at the nativity of the bvm at biloxi on may 25 1861 no further information  reference  brother jerome lepre catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi volume 1 diocese of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991 p 334 7  peter taltavull  18681884 was born on february 15 1864 he bought a lot on the east side of reynoir street on april 19 1884 from mary bellande 18401894 the tract was 220 feet long and 120 feet deep nicholas taltavull owned the lot to the north and p harvey was to the south harrison county ms land deed book 20 p 101 no further information references  brother jerome lepre catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi vol 1 diocese of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991 p 333 8  josephine taltavull  18561923 married celestine fayard jr 18591923 son of celestine fayard and euphemie ladner on september 18 1883 they resided at 850 fayard street in biloxi they had six children john fayard 18811901 married angelina hill on december 25 1901 therese fayard frederick fayard married pinky smith on october 6 1907 then clara roland on april 12 1925 sydney joseph fayard married mamie reed on may 11 1912 then alice mcgill on june 27 1921 george fayard 18921968 jefferson fayard married louvine gericevich on october 8 1922 celestine fayard jr expired on july 18 1923 buried at biloxi cemetery  references  brother jerome lepre catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi diocese of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991 p 333 nap cassibry the ladner odyssey miss coast historical genealogical society biloxi mississippi1987 p 365 the daily herald biloxi resident dead july 18 1923 p 3 personal communication tracy b mcdonaldnovember 1996 9  clara taltavull  18681889 was born on may 1 1868 she was baptized on february 21 1882 at the nativity of the bvm in biloxi she married phillip wagner on march 15 1889 no further information  reference  brother jerome lepre catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi volume 1 diocese of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991 p 334 10  nicholas taltavull  18691931 was born at biloxi on february 7 1869 he resided at 947 main street and appears to have remained a bachelor nick worked at factories and restaurants and was well known especially in the back bay section of biloxi he expired on march 6 1931 and was survived by mrs c meunier new orleans mrs fayard long beach and a brother tom taltavull may be peter new orleans  references  brother jerome lepre catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi volume 1 diocese of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991 p 333 the daily herald nick taltavull dies march 6 1931 p 3 11  pauline n taltavull was born february 15 1873 and baptized on june 12 1873 at the nativity of the bvm in biloxi no further information  reference  brother jerome lepre catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi volume 1 diocese of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991 p 333 bernard taltavull bernard taltavull 18291870 married marie louise moran 1834died before 1873 the daughter of joseph moran iii and virginia fayard on april 12 1850 children mary t rousseau b 1853 and francis taltavull 18511930 family lore says that he brought the family to cuba during the civil war he was a ship carpenter at back bay in 1850  references  nap l cassibry ii the ladner odyssey mississippi coast historical and genealogical society biloxi mississippi1987 p 142 and p 667 personal communication jane t smithnovember 1996 the children of bernard taltavull and marie louise moran   1  mary louise taltavull  was born on october 1 1853 she married daniel rousseau b 1842 on july 31 1873 he was the son of joseph rousseau and arthemise ladner their children were frederick daniel rousseau b 1875 who married laura ryan in december 1895 joseph bernard rousseau b 1876 and charles francis rousseau b 1878  references  nap l cassibry ii the ladner odyssey mississippi coast historical and genealogical society biloxi mississippi1987 pp 666667 and p 847 brother jerome lepre catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi volume iii diocese of biloxi biloxi mississippi1995 p 349 2  francis a taltavull  18511930 married mary margaret bertheaud 18601904 on march 19 1879 she was the daughter of benjamin bertheaud d pre 1866 and anna marie abbley 18421917 the bertheauds were married by justice of the peace berry wells 18121876 on october 23 1858 in harrison county their other children were rosalie bertheaud b1862 and mary victorine bertheaud b 1865 after the death of benjamin bertheaud anna marie married joseph santa cruz 18091886 on july 10 1866 anecdotal history relates that there were eight children born to this union but only four sons survived fritz santa cruz 18701952 rudolph santa cruz 18721932 adolph santa cruz 18811972 and randolph santa cruz 18821971 joseph santa cruz was born at palma on the island of majorca in 1880 francis and margaret taltavull were residing at back bay now d iberville next to her mother mrs joseph santa cruz both men are ship carpenters the children of francis a taltavull and marie marguerite bertheaud were mary maggie t moran 18801948 wife of we moran william bernard taltavull 18821948 francis a taltavull 18831950 alphonsine taltavull 18851885 and margaret t venus 18881966 wife of joseph venus frank taltavull learned the spanish language and the art of shipbuilding from his father bernard on the shores of north biloxi his father took him to cuba during the civil war and he later worked for the brooklyn boat works at new york city where he learned large shipbuilding methods in march 1880 frank taltavull bought a tract of land in a state tax sale for 320 it was formerly owned by william sylvester the land was located on the north shore of back bay and had one arpent 192 feet on the water and was one mile deep pierre quave was to the east and joseph moran to the west there is a high degree of certitude that taltavull located a shipyard here this is corroborated by the biloxi herald of march 19 1892 the journal announced that the new schooner emma r clemens owned by john moran was launched from frank taltavull s shipyard home belles who attended the ceremony were laura quave coline harvey virginia and theresa moran edna studebaker lena and josephine newman and melissa and viola seymour harrison county ms land deed book 17 p 370 frank taltavull advertised his business in the biloxi herald of october 5 1893 as follows  back bay   ship yard f taltavull practical ship carpenter and boat builder  vessels built hauled out and repaired on short notice and at reasonable prices the yard is supplied with all the modern appliances necessary to do first class work and vessels also hauled out by steam  p 4 c 3 the october 1893 hurricane washed away taltavull s shipyard on back bay probably as a result of losing his business and to locate closer to the seafood canneries on the south shore of back bay frank taltavull moved to biloxi in 1894 and resided on reynoir street by 1895 he was operating a shipyard on back bay mr taltavull was known for constructing fast sailboats schooners steam launches and tugs in may 1894 the new 18foot catboat rosina built by mr taltavull was for sale by wallace montross of the montross hotel asking price 65 the biloxi herald may 26 1894 p 8 two frank taltavull built vessels the schooner a gerdes and brother and the steam tug julius elbert became involved on may 29 1901 captain antoine v bellande 18291918 was in command of the schooner in the mississippi sound en route to ocean springs the sevenman crew was below preparing for bed with a green sailor at the helm the weather roughened and his inexperienced allowed the vessel to capsize captain bellande and his crew were found by the julius elbert clinging to their stricken ship they were rescued and having lost all their possession to the sea the biloxi daily herald may 29 1901 in 1905 the taltavull rerecich shipyard is in operation at 402 east back bay avenue it was sold by bernard taltavull to george melvin in august 1908 casimero rerecish 18581918 was an 1896 austrian probably croatian immigrant harco ms chattel bk 10 p 216 frank taltavull was beset with eye disease in his old age described as paralysis of the eye he visited an eye specialist at new orleans in march 1928 with some relief the daily herald march 26 1928 p 2 mrs taltavull died on july 12 1904 mr frank taltavull passed on january 6 1930 remains of both are interred at the biloxi cemetery  references  charles dyer along the gulf biloxi reprinted by the women of trinity episcopal church pass christian mississippi1971 brother jerome lepre the santa cruz family lepre new orleans louisiana1990 pp 4952 and p 59 the biloxi city directory volume 11905 the biloxi daily herald printery biloxi mississippi1905 p 49 and p 138 biloxi cemetery records book e francis taltavull sr microfilm biloxi public library p 214 the biloxi herald launching of the new schooner emma r clemens march 19 1892 p 4 the biloxi herald terrific gale october 5 1893 p 1 the biloxi herald local happenings may 26 1894 the biloxi daily herald may 29 1901 the biloxi daily herald morantaltavull january 26 1905 p 5 the biloxi daily herald venustaltavull november 26 1908 p 1 the daily herald casimero reresich obit february 8 1918 p 3 the daily herald returns from new orleans march 26 1928 personal communication rusty barnesnovember 1996 jane taltavull smithnovember 1996 2a  mary agnes taltavull  18801966 was born at north biloxi on october 14 1880 she married william ernest moran 18801930 on january 25 1905 at the residence of her parents his parents were ernest moran and catherine kornman the morantaltavull nuptials were a small quite ceremony performed by judge zt champlin 18471924 only relations and intimate friends were in attendance captain william ernest moran called naneece and his family resided at 1002 lameuse street he made his livelihood as a carpenter and the captain of the pleasure boat iona louise which he had operated since 1905 captain moran took tourist primarily for the midwest to ship island and up the tchoutacabouffa river for 100 per day he was well known at the biloxi yacht club the moran children were voyle moran 19051997 margaret m bullard 19071995 naomi m porter b 1992 nita m saucier 19121996 and iona l moran 19181996 iona l moran resides in the old family home on lameuse street today she was a telephone operator for southern bell for many years margaret lived at pensacola where she is buried captain moran died on june 27 1930 mrs moran expired on october 14 1966 both are interred at the biloxi city cemetery  references  bradfordo keefe burial records book 19 captain wmernest moran p 56 bradfordo keefe burial records book 50 mary agnes moran p 62 brother jerome lepre catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi volume 1 diocese of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991 p 333 the biloxi daily herald january 26 1905 p 5 c 4 the daily herald captain moran dies after short illness june 28 1930 p 1 c 3 the daily herald mrs mary a moran october 19 1966 p 2 c 3 the daily herald voyle moran september 28 1997 p personal communication iona l morannovember 1996 tessie m tootlenovember 1996 2b  william bernard taltavull  18821948 was born february 6 1882 at lorraine harrison county mississippi he married elsie lyle maxwell 18861962 on august 6 1910 she was the daughter of john lyle maxwell 18451889 and mary scott 18641938 mr maxwell was born at canton illinois he married mary scott the daughter of alexander c scott 18481878 and jane sheppard 18421905 on january 31 1884 in biloxi the scotts were english mrs scott was born jane sheppard in 1842 at south shields england south shields is located in the county of tyne and wear on the north sea at the mouth of the tyne river ten miles east of newcastle upon tyne she married alexander c scott in the anglican church at south shields in 1862 they immigrated to the united states in 1871 arriving at new orleans the scotts came to biloxi circa 1872 mr scott died as a result of yellow fever during the epidemic of 1878 mrs scott expired on january 4 1905 at biloxi her surviving children were mrs fred dorhauer mrs mary scott maxwell alexander c scott jr and edna f scott in addition jane sheppard scott left two sisters at south shields england mrs burns and mrs forest from the union of william bernard taltavull and elsie l maxwell two daughters were born jane t smith b 1911 and mary edna t gillis 19191996  ship carpenter william bernard taltavull was known as bernard he was educated in the biloxi school system bernard learned the shipbuilding business from his father frank taltavull in august 1901 young taltavull while using the circular saw at his father s shipyard severely cut his thumb and forefinger dr bolton 18591923 was called to the back bay boatyard to attend to bernard s hand bolton opined that his lacerated hand would recover from the accident the biloxi daily herald august 7 1901 p 8 during the september 1906 hurricane bernard taltavull s shipyard on back bay suffered 400 damage the daily herald september 28 1906 p 2  seafood in 1912 bernard taltavull announced that he would open an oyster business on the beach at biloxi by 1917 bernard had become active in the seafood packing industry at biloxi taltavull operated the bay view packing company formerly henry diaz fish and oyster packers until may 1924 when he bought the biloxi canning company which was located at the head of reynoir street on back bay across the street from his bayview packing company the vendor was the maritime food products company an illinois corporation and the price 10000 dr charles albert babendreer 18671938 who resided at ocean springs was the president of maritime food products taltavull merged the two canning operations the daily herald october 15 1912 p 8 and harrison county ms land deed book 142 p 129  biloxi canning company in february 1925 the biloxi canning company was chartered the incorporators were elsie taltavull bernard taltavull and wj wadlington in 1934 the factory had forty boats of which twothirds were utilized for oystering and the remainder to catch shrimp at the height of the packing season the biloxi canning company employed 200 boatmen and 300 factory workers some employees were furnished free housing and water this custom was phased out in the late 1930s harrison county ms charters of corps book 36 p 133 in 1934 the taltavull family resided at 525 east howard avenue mr taltavull s hobby was racing the champion schooner of the gulf coast the mary margaret  in may 1943 bernard taltavull sold the biloxi canning company to roy rosalis 19091984 and virgilio dos santos for 60000 taltavull conveyed the factory buildings warehouses machine shops grinding mills wharfs and houses located on the property it also included all the machinery fixtures and personal property used by the biloxi canning and packing company and the bay view crushing company harrison county ms land deed book 255 pp 112115 in addition the act of sale included the following power boats and schooners bride he gumbel geraldine f zenia winnie davis gallekelly golden hope kanuga anais ida t lucky lindy coca cola girl hulda velma gertrude b ferda dauntless i heidenheim anna eve oxalis silver pearl knox and teddy f bernard taltavull shrimp and oyster company in september 1944 mr taltavull commenced a modern packing operation on back bay known as the b taltavull shrimp and oyster company it was located on the waterfront just east of lameuse street on property that he bought from mrs lillie cruso for 3500 clell dildy was the manager mr taltavull had seventeen boats and employed a maximum of 150 people which included pickers weighers inspectors and handlers production capacity was thirty barrels per hour a conveyor belt carried the shrimp directly from the vessels to the plant additional land was added to the taltavull operation in december 1945 when a tract east of the factory was acquired from at cvitanovich for 1400 harrison county ms land deed book 259 p 270 and book 281 p 101 after ww ii the health of bernard taltavull began to fail at this time the management of the factory was assumed by his daughter jane t smith and soninlaw ww buddy gillis the september 1947 hurricane brought five feet of water into the taltavull factory ironically three of taltavull boats bobby c jeanne and mary ann gillis were blown westward onto the roadway of the biloxi canning company formerly owned by bernard taltavull mr taltavull expired on january 22 1948 his wife passed on march 20 1962 both are buried at the biloxi cemetery the bernard taltavull factory was sold to precision drawn steel of camden county new jersey on august 21 1968 by jane t smith and edna may t gillis for 116000 harrison county ms deed of trust book 530 p 331 2b1  jane margaret taltavull  19112003 was born at biloxi on august 16 1911 and was named for her great grandmother jane sheppard scott she received her education in biloxi and matriculated to newcomb college at new orleans where she graduated in 1932 in 1934 miss taltavull was employed as the secretary for the biloxi canning company jane married robert a smith a native of oakland tennessee on april 12 1942 at biloxi they divorced with no children upon the death of her father in january 1948 she assumed the management of the b taltavull shrimp and oyster company on back bay jane retired in 1968 she traveled extensively and took an exclusive around the world flight stopping at twenty countries in the 1980s mrs smith resided in the seashore personal care a methodist retirement community at 1450 west beach boulevard in biloxi until she relocated to a similar situation at gulfport in 2000 jane died on august 20 2003 2b2 mary edna taltavull  19191996 was born at biloxi on march 31 1919 circa 1940 she married william warren buddy gillis 19202008 he was born at biloxi on september 19 1919 a young buddy gillis matriculated to the university of mississippi where he studied chemical engineering with this education he was employed by monsanto and worked at the nuclear research facility at oak ridge tennessee during ww ii it was here that fat boy the first atomic bomb to be used in warfare was constructed when bernard taltavull became ill circa 1946 buddy gillis left monsanto and joined jane t smith at the b taltavull shrimp and oyster company he remained here until the sale in of the factory in 1968 the gillis children were mary ann mcdougall c 1942 pam gillis snyder b may 21 1947 and jane p gillis 19471947 jane named for her aunt jane t smith expired a week after her birth on may 21 1947 mary edna t gillis died february 7 1996 buried at the biloxi cemetery  references  bradfordo keefe burial book 32c bernard taltavull p 492 webster s new geographical dictionary south shields merriamwebster inc springfield massachusetts1988 p 1143 golden jubilee number the daily herald 18841934 fiftieth anniversary souvenir biloxi canning company the daily herald gulfport mississippi1934 p 82 the biloxi daily herald city news august 7 1901 the biloxi daily herald mrs jane sheppard scott january 4 1905 p 5 the daily herald aftermath of great storm september 28 1906 p 2 the daily herald bernard taltavul sic to engage in oyster business october 15 1912 the daily herald taltavull plant starts operations september 15 1944 p 7 the daily herald one life lost heavy damage done at biloxi september 20 1947 p 1 and p 2 the sun herald william buddy gillis october 19 2008 personal communication jane t smithnovember 1996 2c  francis alphonse taltavull  18831950 was born on july 19 1883 at north biloxi he married ida may brander 18971953 on august 18 1909 at the home of her parents in biloxi she was born on april 9 1897 at houston texas the daughter of john c brander 18401913 and emma sandow 18631925 mr brander was born at nova scotia while his wife emma was a native of new york the branders came to pascagoula mississippi in 1885 they relocated to biloxi in 1906 mr brander was a master boat builder and constructed sailing vessels for canneries at both cities he was the proprietor of the brander shipyard on back bay his son francis a brander 18851965 the husband of margaret fayard 18951981 later was in business with his father as jc brander son fa brander born at galveston texas it was appropriate that francis a taltavull marry the daughter of a ship carpenter as that was the profession linked with the taltavull family since bernard taltavull arrived at back bay d iberville probably from menorca in the 1840s in the 1920s frank was the proprietor of a grocery store at 101 east bayview avenue the family resided at 942 main street his father frank sr lived with them by 1940 frank was building boats and he and ida may had relocated to 510 bohn street francis a talatvull passed on january 6 1950 mrs taltavull died on february 15 1953 both buried at the biloxi cemetery  references  the biloxi daily herald pretty home wedding august 19 1909 p 1 c 4 the daily herald brander funeral this afternoon june 16 1913 p 8 c 4 the daily herald death claims mrs brander march 18 1925 p 1 c 8 2d  alphonsine taltavull  18851885 was born on february 16 1885 at north biloxi she appears to have died as a child no further information reference brother jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of  biloxi  mississippi volume 118431900 catholic diocese of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991 p 332 2e  margaret pamela taltavull  18871948 was born on august 20 1887 at biloxi she married joseph venus 18831948 the son of german immigrant charles venus and elodie landry of st james parish louisiana joseph venus was born at convent louisiana on september 1 1883 the young couple were married on november 25 1908 at the church of the nativity of the bvm father finley officiated with willie collins and miss victoria venus standing for the couple they spent a short honeymoon at new orleans mr and mrs joseph venus had two sons born at biloxi they were joe venus jr 19091965 born december 27 1909 and bernard venus born on july 8 1911 joe and margaret taltavull moved to new orleans circa 1918 and resided at 2206 second street she expired there on january 19 1948 and was interred in the biloxi cemetery he passed on november 5 1948 also at new orleans corporal remains of both were interred in the biloxi cemetery  references  bradfordo keefe burial book 32c margaret t venus p 498 bradfordo keefe burial book 32c joseph venus p 41 brother jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of  biloxi  mississippi volume 118431900 catholic diocese of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991 p 333 the daily herald venustaltavull november 26 1908 p 1 c 6 the daily herald joe venus jr birth december 27 1909 p 8 c 3 the daily herald venus male birth july 8 1911 p 8 c 1  james taltavull james taltavull ca 18321881 lived at ocean springs he was probably a brother or cousin of nicholas and bernard taltavull he was married to anna vaguevizas their children were mary t manent b circa 18501868 and antonia taltavull 1862 there are several land transactions at ocean springs in july 1881 concerning this family in july 1881 james taltaral sic et al bought land from antoine ryan jxco land deed bk 5 pp 209210 in july 1881 james and anna taltavull sold a tract of land in section 37 t7sr8w to francisco coyle 18131891 a spanish immigrant francisco coyle was married to magdalene ougatte pons 18131904 she immigrated to the us in 1866 in 1874 their daughter laura coyle 18571931 married charles ernest schmidt 18511886 the grandfather of dr frank o schmidt charles ernest uncle ernie schmidt 19041988 and harry j schmidt 19051997 c ernest schmidt was a mechanical engineer who invented the hydrolevel and other technical devices he also wrote the only comprehensive history of ocean springs ocean springs french beachhead which he published in 1972 jxco ms land deed bk 5 pp 207209 mr coyle owned a restaurant at ocean springs in 1857 the new orleans daily crescent june 2 1857 p 1  a mary a taltavull  c 18501868 married anthony manent son of vincent manent and mary prats at the st alphonsus catholic church at ocean springs on may 2 1868 no further information lepre vol i 1991 pp 332333  b antonia taltavull  born october 6 1862 no further information interestingly there is an antonia tartabou daughter of antonio tartabou and pamela cajechas who married albert tournier at the church of the annunciation in kiln mississippi on september 20 1892 lepre vol ii 1991 p 248 one antonio tartavole married to pamela calagias callagas has two children estelle tartavole b 1877 and michael stephen tartavole b 1884 baptized at our lady of the gulf in bay st louis mississippi lepre vol iii 1991 p 349  references  jerome lepre catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi volume i diocese of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991 p 332 and p 333 jerome lepre catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi volume ii diocese of biloxi biloxi mississippi1995 p 248 jerome jerome catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi volume iii diocese of biloxi biloxi mississippi1995 p 349 the new orleans daily crescent june 2 1857  recent alvina lafrance tartavoulle september 21 1923 september 7 2013 alvina claire lafrance tartavoulle  19232013 age 89 years of waveland mississippi passed away saturday september 7 2013 in kiln mississippi mrs tartavoulle was a lifetime resident of hancock county and a member of st clare catholic church she was a wonderful person who will be missed by all she was preceded in death by her husband bill tartavoulle parents jules and fannie lafrance sr four brothers jules jr lester charles and edgar lafrance and two sisters adelaide herring and leona fayard survived by her niece and caregiver debbie smith and one sister lillian lott both of bay st louis ms visitation will be from 1000 am until 12 noon monday september 9 2013 with a mass of christian burial to follow at noon at st clare catholic church in waveland mississippi with intombment at bayou caddy cemetery in ansley mississippi the sun herald september 8 2013 read more here  http wwwlegacycom obituaries sunherald obituaryaspx n alvinatarta  661 views  