 lamey family lamey family ray tue 12202011 1147  lamey family the familial name  lamey  has been noted in archival documents as  lami   lame    lamie lammy lamais lanie  and  lemme  the progenitor of this family in america was jacques lamy the son of jacques lamy ca 17401770 and marguerite de rossiere he was born at meaux france east of paris jacques lamy came to north america in french colonial louisiana as a soldier he married marie helene moreau the daughter of joseph moreau and marine jeanne dauphin sergeant lamy was discharged in 1763 having served in the company of captain trente he lost his life in february 1770 when the  pere de famille  sank on a voyage to france de ville 19 p in 1761 jacques and marie helene lamy had a son jean batiste lamy 17611804 a daughter euphrasie lamy was born in november 1769 jean b lamy married isabel baudin the daughter of louis baudin and louisa lorendine laurendine their youngest son alexandre antoine lamy 18041890 was the founder of the lamey family on the mississippi gulf coast alexandre antoine lamy  in a civil ritual performed in 1827 alexandre antoine lamy 18041890 married marguerite constance ladner 1812ca 1844 the daughter of johnbaptiste ladner and mariejosephe morin moran their union was blessed in the catholic church on may 4 1836 the issue of this marriage were born on dauphin island alabama  j albert lamey  18281850  william lamey  18291850  lucy lamey  18311850  arsene marie lamey  b 1834 and  philip lamey  18351880 after the demise of marguerite c lamey ca 1844 alexandre a lamey married darthula latimer 18271876 a native of indiana and the daughter of elisha latimer 17921860 and mary jane ewing 17921877 their children were edward lamey b 1845  peter abijah lamey  18471932 married  sarah h hamilton  18581933 in february 1883  antoine lamey  18491929 married  louisa rhodes wells  18481910 in august 1878  james lamey  18521870  elizabeth lamey  18521929 married  frederick   fritz hosli  18431882 in january 1871 and  william j jeff rushing  18611938 in september 1883  anna lamey  18531878 married  peter cannette  18541930 in february 1874 elise lamey 18581870 and mary lamey 1860pre 1870  philip lamey philip lamey 1837pre1907 married catherine katie hudson 1851pre1900 on october 17 1866 their children were  anthony lamey  18621938 married aline krohn post 1900  philip e dink lamey  18701953 married  annie hosli   18691949 in november 1894  zeolide lamey 18731931  married  wc parks  in may 1903  john lamey  18791946 married  elsie irma krohn  18921928  william lamey  18801945 married  rosa newman  18801908 in february 1899 and  josephine lamey  18841907 harrison county ms circuit court mrb 5 p 69 mrb 6 p 268 mrb mrb 10 p 274  philip e dink lamey philip dink lamey 18701953 and annie hosli 18691949 the daughter of henry hosli and barbara hosli 18331900 had married in harrison county mississippi in november 1894 their children were  john clifton lamey  18951971  philip e lamey ii   19001981  margaret edwina l riggle  19051980  william jasper buck lamey  19081980 and  george a lamey  19091985 harrison county ms circuit court mrb 10 p 274  lamey ferry the lamey ferry was situated very near the present day lamey bridge on the tchoutacabouffa river it was operated by antoine lamey 18491929 the son of alexandre a lamey and darthula latimer lamey antoine lamey called anthony married louisa rhodes wells 18481910 the second spouse and widow of berry wells 18121876 she was a mississippi native born of a kentucky father and missouri mother antoine lamey and louisa r wells wedded on august 21 1878 their children were ella lamey 18791880 richard lamey 18841936 and florian lamey 18881948 harrison county ms circuit court mrb 7 p 24 berry wells hailed from kentucky and had settled in eastern hancock county now harrison county circa 1836  1913 christmas eve mishaps it could have been a very sad 1913 christmas for the settlers in the area near the lamey ferry hosli road in october 1911 annie and philip lamey conveyed a strip of land to harrison county mississippi to straighten hosli road this transaction was described as beginning on the west side of the tchoutacabouffa river near the ferry landing and leaving the hosli road about fifty feet from the river thence go north for a distance of about threequarters of a mile where it will intersect said hosli road the width of the same from beginning to termination to be thirty feet all being in section 33 t6sr9w harco ms land deed bk 97 p 469  lamey s bridge and road improvement prior to 1913 there were two circuitous routes from biloxi to ramsay springs one could either travel the cedar lake road or go through jackson county to the east neither path was in a direct line to the spa in august 1913 the new road which would become mississippi highway no 15 from north biloxi to ramsay springs which would erase twelve miles from the present way was under construction fw elmer county supervisor reported that road construction in harrison county beat one and beat five were progressing well with the utilization of convict labor to grade and surface the road grading from bate s still to lamey s ferry was completed and five miles north had been surfaced on the southern route from lamey s ferry to the johnson store the stumps had been cleared and the roadbed surfaced with clay and shell a number of older roads were being widened and improved  the daily herald august 20 1913 p 1 and august 27 1913 p 8  in july 1913 the harrison county board of supervisors let a 6300 contract to the austin brothers of atlanta georgia to erect a structure across the tchoutacabouffa river to replace the lamey ferry in november 1913 board member fw elmer sr was appointed to oversee construction of the bridge  harco ms board of supervisors minute bk 10 p 274 and p 391  the steel bridge that was being erected across the tchoutacabouffa river at lamey s ferry was expected to be in operation by the first of december 1913 another bridge across hurricane creek was planned  the daily herald august 20 1913 p 1  in february 1914 annie and philip lamey sold another thirtyfoot wide strip of their land to the people of harrison county for improvements this conveyance was described as beginning at the southwest corner of p lamey s property known as hosli road thence running in a southerly direction to the tchoutacabouffa river and continuing across said river to the intersection of the aforesaid hosli road on the south side of the river in section 33 t6sr9w the above description is intended to cover what is known as  the site of lamey bridge and approaches thereto   harco ms land deed bk 108 p 47 at its april 1914 meeting the harrison county board of supervisors accepted the completed work and paid the austin brothers for the tchoutacabouffa river bridge philip lamey was appointed bridge keeper for one year and paid 30 per month for his services  harco ms board of supervisors minute bk 11 p 6 and p 10  1925 land purchase in february 1925 annie h lamey acquired an additional forty acres of land the nw 4 of the se 4 of section from jh johnson the consideration was 640 in march 1927 she and philip lamey sold to marjorie bouvier rickey that portion of the nw 4 of the se 4 of section 33 t6sr9w lying east of the tchoutacabouffa river harco ms land deed bk 156 p 206 and bk 169 p 370 in september 1903 jh johnson began acquiring land in section 33 t6sr9w when he paid george wells 240 for eighty acres the s 2 of the se 4 harco ms land deed bk 56 p 568 in june 1905 jh johnson bought from percy j wetzel for 800 eighty acres the n 2 of the se 4 of section 33 t6sr9w harco ms land deed bk 69 p 567  1952 land donations in september 1952 philip lamey began land donations to his children those receiving acreage were coot l riggle dorothy d hebert and william j lamey a description of the philip lamey donations follows   coot l riggle margaret edwina l coot riggle received thirty acres more or less being that part of the nw 4 of the nw 4 of section 33 t6sr9w lying west of mississippi highway no 57 harco ms land deed bk 359 p 305  dorothy hebert philip lamey gave dorothy hebert one acre more or less lying south of the tchoutacabouffa river in the ne 4 of the sw 4 of section 33 t6sr9w and fifteen acres more or less in the se 4 of the sw 4 of section 33 t6sr9w lying east of the tchoutacabouffa river harco ms land deed bk 359 p 306  william jasper buck lamey also in section 33 t6sr9w william j lamey 19081980 called buck was given the ne 4 of the nw 4 se 4 of the nw 4 w 2 of the ne 4 ne 4 of the sw 4 less oneacre south of the tchoutacabouffa river and the nw 4 of the se 4 less nine acres sold to marjorie bouvier rickey although not mentioned in this donation the lamey cemetery was included in the lands of buck lamey harco ms land deed bk 359 p 307  buck s will before buck lamey passed in april 1980 he legated his real property consisting of two hundred thirtyfive acres in section 33 t6sr9w to audrey cleo cruthirds lamey 19111997 his spouse his contingent beneficiary was daughter helen louise lamey moore b 1942 the buck lamey lands all in section 33 t6sr9w were described as the nw 4 of the ne 4 sw 4 of the ne 4 ne 4 of the sw 4 north of the tchoutacabouffa river se 4 of the nw 4 west of lamey bridge road and that part of the nw 4 of the nw 4 east of lamey bridge road harrison county ms chancery court case no 10074july 1980  corrected warranty deed in april 1981 the description of buck lamey s lands all in section 33 t6sr9w which were willed to his wife were corrected as follows the ne 4 of the nw 4 se 4 of the nw 4 w 2 of the ne 4 ne 4 of the sw 4 less one acre south of the tchoutacabouffa river nw 4 of the se 4 less nine acres sold to rickey east of the tchoutacabouffa river and ten acres more or less in the nw 4 of the nw 4 east of mississippi highway no 57 harco ms 1 st jd land deed bk 109 pp 607609  helen s inheritance in april 1981 audrey c lamey conveyed to herself and helen louise lamey moore as joint tenants with the right of survivorship the following lands in section 33 t6sr9w the ne 4 of the nw 4 se 4 of the nw 4 w 2 of the ne 4 ne 4 of the sw 4 less one acre south of the tchoutacabouffa river nw 4 of the se 4 less nine acres sold to rickey east of the tchoutacabouffa river and ten acres more or less in the nw 4 of the nw 4 east of mississippi highway no 57 harco ms 1 st jd land deed bk 109 pp 349350 upon audrey lamey s death in july 1997 helen l moore goff inherited the family lands in section 33 t6sr9w the lamey cemetery is situated upon this acreage  lamey cemetery 2002 in 2002 helen l moore goff has offered her two hundred plus acres of land for sale developers have been creating subdivisions in this area for years and her land is valuable because of its desirable location on the tchoutacabouffa river and its propinquity to biloxi in june 2002 she and the family decided to enlarge the lamey cemetery from its present area to a larger outline stakes have been set and the land will be surveyed soon references   ray l bellande   wellsmulholland cemetery   mississippi coast historical and genealogical society quarterly volume no 27 no 1february 1991 nat cassibry ii  early mississippi coast families   the ladner odyssey  mississippi coast historical and genealogical society quarterly special issue no 6january1988 winston deville  louisiana troops 17201770  press ville platte louisiana197 jerome lepre sc  early mississippi coast families   the cannettemoore family  mississippi coast historical genealogical society biloxi mississippi1983 jerome lepre sc  early mississippi coast families   the krohn family  lepre new orleans1989 pp 52 54 and 55 jerome lepre sc  catholic church records diocese of biloxi  volume i diocese of biloxi mississippi biloxi mississippi1991 jerome lepre sc  gulf coast genealogy the fountain family  lepre new orleans louisiana1992 joseph o manuel jr   notes on the lamey family   mississippi coast historical and genealogical society quarterly volume no 11 no 1february 1975  chancery court cases harrison county mississippi chancery court case no 10074   the last will and testament of william jasper lamey aka buck lamey   july 1980 journals the biloxi daily herald   city news parkslamey   may 16 1903 the biloxi daily herald deaths february 12 1907 the daily herald new bridges for new roadway to ramsay springs august 20 1913 the daily herald   good progress made in road work    august 27 1913 the daily herald john seymour has narrow escape in a ferry accident december 27 1913 the daily herald lamey child dies june 4 1925 p 3 the daily herald burns prove fatal to girl august 25 1928 the daily herald peter cannette dies january 13 1930 the daily herald ira hosli killed by brotherinlaw in north biloxi april 6 1932 the daily herald   ira hosli s funeral   april 8 1932 the daily herald   pb lamey dies   december 27 1932 the daily herald   tony lamey dies   july 28 1938 the daily herald   mrs annie lamey dies   october 29 1949 the daily herald   loren lamey   december 27 1963 the daily herald   mrs linda ann hebert   february 16 1981 the ocean springs record   bayou puerto a pregulf hills chronology part xiii  july 7 2000 the sun herald   fred pappy schlegel   september 23 1987 the sun herald   nell marie mckenzie   july 21 1996 the sun herald   ronald d robinson jr   january 20 1997 the sun herald   eddie john hebert sr   october 14 1997 the sun herald   samuel edward moore   july 7 2000 the sun herald   elnora joyce schlegel   july 4 2006 the sun herald the sun herald personal communications  ej hebert jr june 4 2002 helen lamey moore goff 13296 lamey bridge road june 4 2002 2283928402  william moore june 4 2002 charles simon june 11 2002 899 views  