i bay bridge celebration  money ends with success   october 25 2007 p a1 the ocean springs record   bridging the gap   commemorative section october 25 2007 the ocean springs record   students celebrate bridge   november 1 2007 p a1 the ocean springs record   bridge party details announced   november 1 2007 p a3 the ocean springs record   postmark to commemorate bridgeopening milestone   november 1 2007 p a3 the ocean springs record   murals come to life  october 30 2008 p a3 the sun herald the sun herald   temporary ferry system under discussion   october 21 2005 p a10 the sun herald   bridge will have extras   november 3 2005 p a8 the sun herald   denyer megabridge not for os   november 16 2005 p a9 the sun herald   history future square off on design   december 1 2005 p a1 the sun herald   we can proceed mdot cities agree on bridge plan   december 7 2005 p a1 the sun herald   moran to oppose bridge in letter   december 7 2005 p a8 the sun herald   mdot s bridge plan backed   december 14 2005 p a16 the sun herald   os mayor battles sixlane bridge  december 23 2005 p a1  the sun herald   jackson county supports 6 lanes  december 29 2005 p a1  the sun herald   he s   wayne brown  no poet and he knows it  december 29 2005 p a3  the sun herald   moran to meet about bridge   january 2 2006 p a2 the sun herald   us 90 bridge project still in limbo   january 4 2006 p   a2 the sun herald   bridge design may not fly   january 4 2006 p   a2 the sun herald   bridge proposals to be submitted today   january 13 2006 p a3 the sun herald   aldermen support sixlane bridge   january 14 2006 p a1 the sun herald   if you can t raise the bridge   january 19 2006 p a2 the sun herald   drawbridge or no be prepared for delay   january 21 2006 p a1 the sun herald   bids on bridges come in high   january 24 2006 p a1 the sun herald   threat or truth   january 25 2006 p a1 the sun herald   lifespan   february 3 2006 p a1 the sun herald   mdot s way or the highway it seems   february 3 2006 p a10 the sun herald   biloxi bay bridge update   february 3 2006 p a10 the sun herald   mdot ups the ante to 95 feet   february 22 2006 p a1 the sun herald   bid may be let tuesday or not   february 23 2006 p a1 the sun herald   bridge s fate lies with feds attorneys   february 28 2006 p a2 the sun herald   mdot eases up on bridge   march 29 2006 p a4 the sun herald   before and after   katrina   biloxi bay bridge   april 1 2006 p a8 the sun herald   paving the way   april 8 2006 p a1 the sun herald   mdot cautious on ferries   april 20 2006 p a2 the sun herald   biloxi bay bridge coming   may 16 2006 p a2 the sun herald   mdot gets three bridge bids   may 27 2006 p a2 the sun herald   kc firm wins bid on bridge   june 6 2006 p a1 the sun herald   ferry service sinking   june 7 2006 p a2 the sun herald   old bridge is making new reefs   june 10 2006 p a1  the sun herald   biloxi bay bridge is on its way   june 17 2006 p a3 the sun herald   none of the above wins out on bridge   july 27 2006 p a1 the sun herald   moran presses her case for nicer bridge   july 29 2006 p a1 the sun herald   moran mdot agree on pretty bridge   august 19 2006 p 3 the sun herald   ferry work project bids come in high   september 12 2006 p a5 the sun herald   mdot set to let ferry contract   september 20 2006 p a2 the sun herald   cost of convenience   september 25 2006 p a1 the sun herald   ferry expected this afternoon   october 31 2006 p a1 the sun herald   ferry to set sail   november 1 2006 p a2 the sun herald   great day for a ferry ride   november 2 2006 p a2 the sun herald   bridge coming along   december 8 2006 p a2 the sun herald   bridge on schedule   february 8 2007 p a1 the sun herald    the sun herald   the missing link   may 2 2007 p a1 the sun herald   going up   may 3 2007 p a1 the sun herald   commemorative section spanning history  may 13 2007 15 pages the sun herald   biloxios to start planning bridge party   june 4 2007 p a2 the sun herald   mdot planning bridge dedication   june 6 2007 p a2 the sun herald   one dead one missing in bridge accident   bay st louis     june 15 2007 the sun herald   bridge work   bay st louis  halts probe begins   june 16 2007 p a1 the sun herald   bridge work   bay st louis  resumes today names of injured not released   june 19 2007 p a1 the sun herald   expect celebration to remember   june 24 2007 p a1 the sun herald   bridge may be open early   july 15 2007 p a1 the sun herald   bridge on schedule   august 17 2007 p a2 the sun herald   lighting to delay bay  bay st louis   bridge   october 2 2007 p a1 the sun herald   funding logo for bridge fete ok d   october 10 2007 p a8 the sun herald   moran calls on history in logo defense   october 11 2007 p a9 the sun herald   beam plunges off bridge into bay   october 18 2007 p a1 the sun herald   let s cross this bridge when we come to it   october 21 2007 p f4 the sun herald   cause unknown for bridge beam fall   october 22 2007 p a2 the sun herald   new bridge is already tagged   october 27 2007 p a3 the sun herald   political overtones for bridge opening  october 28 2007 p a1 the sun herald   reconnected   commemorative section     october 28 2007 p a1 the sun herald   four days to go  october 28 2007 p a1 the sun herald   biloxi bay bridge past and present  october 28 2007 p a7 the sun herald   new bridge bends at both ends  october 30 2007 p a1 the sun herald   bridge to open after day of parties  october 31 2007 p a10 the sun herald   ocean springs events   october 31 2007 p a10 the sun herald   together again  november 1 2007 p a1 the sun herald   so much more than a bridge   november 1 2007 p a1 the sun herald   bridge celebration highlights   november 1 2007 p a1 the sun herald   official mdot events  november 1 2007 p a8 the sun herald   biloxi events  november 1 2007 p a8 the sun herald   ocean springs events   november 1 2007 p a8 the sun herald   biloxi bay bridge is cause to celebrate   november 1 2007 p c2 the sun herald   open for business   november 2 2007 p a1 the sun herald   bridge opening biloxi  november 2 2007 p a6 the sun herald   the last missing link  november 2 2007 p a6 the sun herald   bridge opening biloxi  november 2 2007 p a6 biloxi the sun herald   bridge opening ocean springs  november 2 2007 p a7 the sun herald   a day to celebrate the days ahead   november 2 2007 p a7 2008 the ocean springs record   bridge in final phase artists called   february 28 2008 p a1 the sun herald   ocean springs calls for submissions for bridge art   february 25 2008 p a3 the sun herald   four artists work sought for bridge   february 26 2008 p a3 the sun herald   mdot expects to open all lanes monday   april 3 2008 p a2 2009 the ocean springs record   officials to dedicate mosaic bridge panels   april 30 2009 p 3 the ocean springs record   the biloxi bay bridge and all things considered   may 21 2009 p 3 the sun herald   mayoral hopefuls   moranwalker  debate bridge   may 24 2009 p a1 the sun herald   symbol of unity shouldn t divide ocean springs   may 24 2009 2009 p b2 the sun herald   os bans dogs from bridge   september 17 2009 p a1 the ocean springs gazette   dog ban on bridge spurs comments   september 24 2009 p 16 3021 views  ', 0);
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(179, 'en', 'node_search', ' clower family clower family ray tue 8162011 1507  clower family  the clower family at biloxi mississippi had its origins in scott county mississippi where josiah c clower 18591930 and the children of thomas h clower 18381906 his brother would settle on the mississippi gulf coast in the 1890s and early 1900s jc clower was the first to arrive and was followed by mary j molly robbins clower 18551930 and her children molly was the widow of thomas h clower thomas s clower and john robbins clower her sons would be long time business partners in the retail furniture business at biloxi and gulfport with jc clower their uncle josiah c clower  josiah coger clower 18591930 was born on november 22 1859 at hillsboro scott county mississippi to john k clower 18201880 and mary addison 18131880 circa 1890 jc clower married mary thornton 18661963 also a mississippi native their children were jessie lee clower 18911971 m sergeant major robert laurie brinson 18871967 aida clower 18951990 m james l yates 18891975 and maybelle t clower 18981973 m amos lamar byrd 18961988 in 1900 bonnie clower 1882 a niece and the daughter of thomas h clower 18381906 lived with the jc clower family on front street beach boulevard at biloxi mississippi 1900 harrison co mississippi federal census t623808 p 1a ed 31 and the biloxi daily herald 1902 p 59  jessie t clower  children joe mill brinson robert l brinson ii woodruff brinson  religion and politics  the clower family was devoted to the methodist church and was probably one of its earlier supporters at biloxi even in his incipient days on the mississippi gulf coast josiah c clower was involved in his religion in may 1895 he was elected to the board of trustees of the seashore campground at the time west of biloxi with dr ef griffin jl dantzler and ja mcleod  the biloxi herald may 4 1895 p 1  biloxi store  jc clower was in the  plain and fancy furniture and house furnishings business  at biloxi mississippi as early as 1895 at this time salient characteristics of persona were evident in the community as he was described in 1902 as   a through business man a careful financier and punctual in all his methods   mr clower was also a civic dynamo and an entrepreneur of the first magnitude in his early years at biloxi he belonged to the odd fellows woodmen of the world and the biloxi commercial club  the biloxi daily herald 1902 p 59    the biloxi herald lauded the clower furniture store in september 1895 as follows  those contemplating making purchases of furniture and house furnishing goods can find no better place than the large store of jc clower where the stock is large and complete and prices right buying for cash direct from the factories he can compete with the large new orleans merchants  the biloxi herald september 28 1895 p 8  gulfport store  in november 1911 jc clower opened another furniture store in gulfport mississippi it was located at 1311 26 th avenue the company organization was as follows jc clower president thomas s clower secretary and john r clower treasurer they sold carpets matting rugs linoleum house and office furniture stoves ranges and furnishing and fixtures of every description  the daily herald september 26 1912 p 11  malcolm g clower  malcolm graham clower 18811957 was born in scott county mississippi on january 27 1881 his parents were thomas h clower 18381906 an alabama native and mary j molly robbins 18551930 a mississippi lady in 1900 the clowers were farming for their livelihood in beat 1 scott county mississippi 1900 scott co mississippi federal census t623827 p 18a ed 88 after the demise of thomas h clower in midnovember 1906 at hillsboro scott county mississippi molly robbins clower relocated the family to biloxi mississippi 440 east howard avenue malcolm died august 1 1957 elizabeth latimer clower   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 harrison co mississippi chancery court cause no 11489  the estate of jc clower february1930 will bk 6 p 268  journals the biloxi herald      the biloxi herald   seashore district conference   may 4 1895 the biloxi herald   purely personal   september 14 1895 the biloxi herald   local city news   september 28 1895 the biloxi herald   local city news   july 25 1896 the biloxi herald   local city news   february 6 1897 the biloxi daily herald   reader   november 7 1900 the biloxi daily herald   city news   november 15 1906 the daily herald   biloxi machine works will apply for charter   february 26 1910 the daily herald   cleophan entertained   april 12 1911 the daily herald   furniture business sold to biloxian   october 24 1911 the daily herald   charter of incorporation of the jc clower furniture company   november 24 1911 the daily herald   jc clower furniture company   september 26 1912 the daily herald   removal salegoods at cost   december 28 1912 the daily herald   morgan now sole owner of store   march 17 1913 the daily herald   new furniture store in biloxi   october 10 1913 the daily herald   stockholder and annual meeting   january 11 1916 the daily herald   bank of gulfport   march 17 1917 the daily herald   chairman tremmel names auto   may 5 1918 the daily herald   brinsonclower wedding   november 29 1918 the daily herald   charter of incorporation of the gulf park college   may 22 1919 the daily herald   miss hicks gets 800 judgment   april 20 1922 the daily herald   judgment rendered against g mct co awarded   april 21 1922 the daily herald   rushing work on syrup company   october 27 1921 the daily herald   cane growers dissatisfied   september 16 1922 the daily herald   charter of incorporation of the mississippi cane syrup company   october 22 1922 the daily herald   mrs latimer buried   april 11 1932 the daily herald   henry e latimer died last night   march 22 1941 the times picayune    plan intercity kiwanis rally   january 12 1924 the times picayune    biloxi bank names dj gay president   january 18 1924 the times picayune    yatesclower   september 7 1926 the times picayune    superior oil company of gulfport   january 31 1929 clower family notes malcolm g clower 18811957 d august 1 1957  thomas h clower buried july 16 1969 mc clowerdecember 14 1967 mary cloweroctober 13 1962 joseph clowerfebruary 19 1944 molly robbins clower fifth addition blk 13 lots 282307 josiah h clower 18591930  died january 30 1930 mary thornton clower 18661963  james lewis yates 18891975  aida clower yates 18951990  amos lamar byrd 18971988  october 1 1896 february 29 1988     military burial marker does not agree with birth year on tombstone  maybelle clower byrd 18981973  fifth addition blk 13 lots 282307 josiah h clower 18591930  died january 30 1930 mary thornton clower 18661963  james lewis yates 18891975  aida clower yates 18951990  amos lamar byrd 18971988  october 1 1896 february 29 1988     military burial marker does not agree with birth year on tombstone  maybelle clower byrd 18981973  another clower plot that i found joseph coga clower september 26 1894 february 17 1964 catherine foxworth clower june 7 1897 september 23 1981   charles d clower may 30 1951 december 2 1993   lois w dennis  july 13 1896 november 11 1972   281 views  ', 0),
(180, 'en', 'node_search', ' glennan family glennan family ray thu 8182011 951 edward glennan edward glennan 18541933 was born at new orleans on february 13 1854 to irish immigrants james glennan who died before 1870 and mary anne doherty 18281899 he married mary colbet 18581938 on october 1 1884 in harrison county mississippi anthony colbet and bridget corby her parents were also immigrants from spain and the olde sod respectively children francis e glennan 18851914 m jennie fries violet celeste glennan 18871969 ethel loretta glennan 18891966 hazel lucile glennan 18911891 mabel ruth glennan 18921895 roy oswald glennan 18941982 and althea s glennan 18981994 m george rothwell anderson 18901985 harrison co mississippi mrb 8 p 35 and lepre 1991 p 64 and p 136 edward glennan was reared in a working class irish family in the 4 th ward of the crescent city by 1870 his father had passed and he was an apprentice tin smith before 1880 edward relocated to biloxi mississippi and was employed as a store clerk he resided on lameuse street at this time 1870 orleans parish federal census m593521 p 799 and 1880 harrison co mississippi federal census t9648 ed 139  glennan children francis e glennan  francis edward glennan 18851914 was born at biloxi mississippi he married miss jennie fries of warsaw indiana on april 8 1912 at nativity bvm in 1913 francis became afflicted with glandular throat issues he received medical treatment and surgery at the touro infirmary in the crescent city unfortunately doctors were unable to alter or remediate his condition and he passed at biloxi on october 10 1914 francis e glennan had been associated with his father s firm loyal order of moose biloxi elks lodge no 606 volunteer steam fire company no 1 corporal remains passed through nativity bvm with burial biloxi cemetery their only child was mary maxine glennan zience 19131998 who expired at elkhart indiana on february 10 1998  the daily herald april 8 1912 p 8 october 10 1914 p1 and october 12 1914 p 2  violet c glennan violet celeste glennan 18871969 was born at biloxi on she had recently retired from a long career cashier with quint s drug store miss glennan worshiped at the nativity bvm catholic church miss violet glennan expired on january 22 1969 at her residence 205 east beach her corporal remains were interred in the glennan family plot at the biloxi city cemetery  the daily herald january 22 1969 p 2  ethel l glennan ethel loretta glennan 18891966 was born at biloxi on she had worked at saenger theatre in the 1940s and was active in several church organizations at nativity bvm catholic church miss glennan died at 205 east beach on october 24 1966 following an illness of seven months1941 her corporal remains were buried in the glennan family burial plot at the biloxi city cemetery  the daily herald october 25 1966 p 2  roy o glennan  roy oswald glennan 18941982 was born at biloxi on december 1 1894 before he entered military service during ww i roy worked as the day desk clerk assisting pat apperson at the riviera hotel which was situated just west of the glennan home on biloxi s beach road his first attempt to enter the armed forces occurred in may 1917 when he was rejected by the naval reserves glennan enlisted the mississippi coast infantry company before going to new orleans where he joined the aviation section of the us signal corps in december 1917 he was sent to san antonio texas for basic training with the aviation corps  the daily herald may 17 1917 p 3 august 18 1917 p 3 and august 21 1917 p 1 and december 12 1917 p 3   by february 1918 roy glennan was stationed at waco texas with the 256 aero service squadron his time was spent in marching drills and guard duty in may 1918 roy was transferred to carnegie institute of technology at pittsburgh to take classes in september 1918 he was at an aviation base in st paul minnesota when he was called home for the funeral of ep olivari he returned to minnesota in october 1918 roy was discharged from his military duties while at the indianapolis aviation training school and returned to biloxi in january 1919 he participated in the january 28 1918 welcome home day ceremonies to honor and show appreciation for biloxi s servicemen  the daily herald february 281918 p 3 may 27 1918 p 7 january 6 1919 p 4 september 23 1918 october 2 1918 p 3 and january 27 1918 p 3  sold automobiles in 1941 lived on hopkins boulevard in 1972 died on january 26 1982 maxine was a nurse in 1941 althea s glennan  althea s anderson 18981994 was born at biloxi on july 18 1898 she married george rothwell anderson 18901985 on october 26 1926 one child glennan edward anderson 19312009 who was born december 29 1931 althea g anderson expired on april 5 1994 george died in december 1985 1895 election in 1885 biloxi elected its city officials on new years day edward glennan and thomas h gleason tied 103 votes to 103 votes mr glennan became mayor by casting lots as dictated by the city charter aldermen elected were joseph r fowler 1st ward jb lemon 2nd ward raymond caillavet 3rd ward and jc bradford 4th ward theodore p dulion was elected treasurer  the biloxi herald january 5 1895 p 8  1896 election edward glennan was reelected biloxi s mayor in january 1896 new city officials under the new biloxi city charter joseph r fowler and isidore heidenheim 1st ward jb lemon and laz lopez 2nd ward raymond caillavet and nicholas voivedich 3rd ward john c bradford and william gorenflo 4th ward and dr daniel a nash aldermanatlarge  the biloxi herald february 18 1896 p 1  aunts s demise  mrs ann glennan 18311899 an aunt of edward glennan passed at biloxi in february 1899 she legated all of her personal property and her home and lot on main street in biloxi to mary mcphelin a niece domiciled in the crescent city  the biloxi daily herald  february 19 1899 p 8 and  harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 1188 december 1898  new home  in february 1901 edward glennan acquired the palatial edifice and large grounds of charles f theobald 18341903 a biloxi merchant and banker the theobald place was situated on biloxi s fashionable and scenic east beach road and the east side of main street the sales price was 9000 and included lots on reynoir and lameuse street in the downtown section of biloxi harrison co mississippi land deed bk 46 pp 413415 and pp 459461 mayor glennan allowed the public use of an area in his front yard as a park which was known as glennan park  the daily herald june 6 1913 p 8  glennan store  located on the south side of howard avenue just west of main street at 128 east howard avenue next to masonic lodge see bk 21 p 419 bk 30 p 96 and bk 36 p 67  glennan  park  in april 1905 mayor john c bradford issued an ordinance by which biloxi acquired lands from the federal government in section 19 south of back bay and the n 2 of the ne 4 of section 30 t7sr9w for a public park this park was overseen by a commission appointed by the mayor and aldermen it was known as naval reserve park and glennanpark  the biloxi daily herald april 21 1905 p 6 may 10 1905 p 6 and the daily herald september 16 1918 p 2  1903  term of mayor edward glennan   1911 term of mayor edward glennan isidore heidenheim sumner w rose jacob tremmel joseph venus edward barq 18711943 jc batton john swanzy meaut tax collector street commissioner castanera water works superintendent dr to hunter medical officer louis staehling police chief and louis goldman city attorney the daily herald   the new administration of the city of biloxi   january 4 1911 the daily herald   rose ordinance to repeal street tax killed   april 5 1911 the daily herald    the daily herald   glennan calls down alderman sw rose   september 6 1911  1912 term of mayor edward glennan   1913 term of mayor edward glennan   1914 term of mayor edward glennan   1915 term of mayor edward glennan  mayor glennan and his 1914 biloxi municipal government were virtually unopposed for office in the 1915 city elections the 2 nd ward alderman post with walter h hunt john f eistetter and theodore desporte as the candidates was the salient office at stake in this election john f esitetter and walter h hunt a political newcomer and independent won in the december 8 th contest receiving 89 and 64 votes respectively mr desporte garnered 51 votes jv hagan city clerk judge zachary taylor champlin police court judge hj meaut tax collector and john a swanzy street commissioner were also elected at this time  the daily herald november 5 1914 p 1 december 8 1914 p 4 and december 9 1914 p 1  1915 city government aldermen john e lewis aldermanatlarge 1 st wardedward c barq 18711943 and cj keller1 st ward 2 nd ward john f eistetter 18811953 and walter h hunt 18871961 3 rd wardee moore and jacob tremmel 18761941 4 th wardjudson c batton 18691943 and charles b foster 18771931 city clerkjv hagan tax colletorhj meaut police chieflouis stahling 18651938 city attorneylouis goldman police court judgezt champlin eugene l castanera water works superintendent and anthony esposito assistant dr wt bolton medical officer policemenrichard m randolph frank zudie hightower peter bellande and sardin george 18751945 jail keeper cal smith martin cavanaugh city janitor  bilbo club theodore g bilbo 18771947 was sworn in as governor of mississippi on january 18 1916 mayor glennan was president of the bilbo club in biloxi and ed barq vicepresident governor bilbo had strong support on the coast from charles l rushing 18811923 of biloxi aldermen john e lewis aldermanatlarge john f eistetter 18811953 ward 2 walter h hunt 18871961 keller jacob tremmel 18761941 edward c barq 18711943 judson c batton 18691943 charles b foster 18771931 jv hagan city clerk louis stahling 18651938 police chief louis goldman city attorney eugene l castanera water works superintendent and anthony espositi assistant dr wt bolton medical officer policemenrichard m randolph frank zudie hightower peter bellande and sardin george 18751945 jail keeper cal smith martin cavanaugh city janitor  batton resigns jc batton 18691943 was elected harrison county supervisor beat 1 and resigned in december 1915 as he was to take his county post on january 1 1916 daniel j gorenflo 18881977 was elected on december 21 1915 to replace alderman batton  the daily herald december 21 1915 p 1  1916 term of mayor edward glennan  mayor glennan announced his bid for reelection in late april 1916 by stating that   if elected to the office of mayor i will serve the people of biloxi as faithfully as i know and as i have done in the past   his opponent was frank e pringle 18721925 local naval stores producer and entrepreneur the 1916 municipal election was held on june 27 th mayor glennan defeated mr pringle 532 votes to 272 votes  the daily herald april 28 1916 p 1 and june 28 1916 p2   other elected officials to serve the city of biloxi from 19161917 were marshall l michel 18861930 city clerk henry j meaut 18421934 tax collector richard m randolph 18671930 police chief fw elmer jr 18811948 city judge john f eistetter 18811953 aldermanatlarge edwin r ott 18941950 and edward barq 187119431 st ward aldermen walter h hunt 18871961 and 2 nd ward aldermen jacob tremmel 18761941 and albert l bakeler 188919733 rd ward aldermen charles b foster 18771931 and wl via 18581920 fourth ward aldermen city attorney john a swanzy street commissioner and el castenera water works superintendent wilson s election  when it was announced that t woodrow wilson was elected president of the united states on november 1916 the biloxi city council was in session the news was received from the daily herald by a telephone call 1917 term of mayor edward glennan mayor glennan and his recently elected board took office on january 2 1917 those in his new administration were marshall l michel 18861954 city clerk made 75 per month hj meaut tax collector earned 75 per month dr walter t bolton 18591923 health officer was paid 120 annually louis goldman 18781920 city attorney was paid at the rate of 70 each month fw elmer ii city judge was remunerated 75 each month richard m randolph 18671930 police chief john a swanzy street commissioner eugene l castenera water works superintendent the city board of aldermen was composed of jacob tremmel albert bakeler ernest desporte ii wh hunt john f eistetter edwin ott edward barq charles b foster and williard a via police officers were adolph hunt 18841922 zudie hightower and peter bellande who were paid 70 per month alonzo gabrich pound master earned 40 each month  the daily herald january 3 1917 p 1  atlanta  trip  in late january mayor glennan and his board john a swanzy and el castanera street commissioner and water works superintendent and excepting aldermen cb foster ernest desporte jr and wl via traveled by train to atlanta to inspect a road making machine the device which was called a bituminous surface binder had the capacity to preserve shell or gravel roads making the highways and streets resilient and reducing dust particles in the air board members on the fire company committee met inspected a motor driven fire apparatus alderman barq had arrived in atlanta prior to the others to attend a convention of soft drink wholesalers  the daily herald january 24 1917 p 1  mardi gras  the biloxi city government was heavily invested in the annual mardi gras celebration mayor glennan served as president of the biloxi carnival association while walter h hunt   the daily herald january 13 1917 p 1   mardi gras 1917 was celebrated on february 20 th and ruled over by george c quint and mary chinn who later married john f eistetter the theme of the sixfloat night parade was centennial spirit to commemorate the mississippi statehood centennial 18171917 n salvadore navarro 18691953 designed and built the floats he blakeslee of the mississippi centennial commission in gulfport  the daily herald january 23 1917 p 1 and february 21 1917 p 1   in late 1917 with world war i raging in western europe the 1918 mardi gras was cancelled at new orleans mayor glennan was enamored with celebrating mardi gras at biloxi and called a meeting of the biloxi carnival association in late december 1917 to ascertain if the business community desired to have a mardi gras day fete  the daily herald december 29 1917  1918 term of edward glennan police shake up mayor edward glennan 18541933 started his final year as mayor of biloxi with turmoil in the police department in january 1918 when it was time to reappoint patrolmen walter h hunt 18871961 1 st ward alderman opposed that frank j zudie hightower 18901976 peter bellande 18711933 and john w mabry 18731940 continue with the force the board of aldermen appointed joseph mattina 18891969 a barber willie ryan 18761958 biloxi yacht club keeper and martin green jr 18751951 a boat dealer to replace the three men none of the city council s new policemen had any law enforcement experience and they had to be trained by chief randolph  the daily herald january 3 1918 p   loses to kennedy  the results of the biloxi municipal elections of november 1918 were not favorable for mayor glennan he lost to john j kennedy proprietor of the kennedy hotel by two votes edward glennan contested the election by filing litigation in the harrison county circuit court in early december he vehemently opposed the actions of the democratic election committee that eliminated some ballots of soldier s and affidavit votes  the daily herald december 4 1918  commission government the citizens of biloxi voted on december 31 1917 to change their city government to the commission form by a vote of 340 for and only 43 against  the daily herald january 4 1918 p 1  demise edward glennan expired at biloxi mississippi on december 16 1933 he had been an e ight term biloxi mayor town treasurer for eight years aldermanat large two terms and 2 nd ward alderman several terms president o f the biloxi carnival association firemen s charity association charter member of the volunteer steam fire company no 1 1883 memeber of elks lodge no 606 mary colbet glennan passed in the biloxi hospital on february 3 1938 the daily herald february 4 1933 p 1  johnnie s inn1935 lease in june 1935 mrs glennan leased a parcel of land between the seawall and east beach boulevard opposite her domicile to wj herrmann at this waterfront location mr hermann opened johnnie s inn with sadie herrmann his spouse they operated a restaurant bar parlor and also resided here the rent was 30 per month harrison co mississippi land deed bk 209 p 371  camille hurricane camille destroyed the glennan home on east beach boulevard and main street miss maris stella tucei 18871969 and miss maud colbet 18901969 occupants of the glennan premises were killed in this great tempest of august 1969 in march 1970 althea glennan anderson roy o glennan and alma and maxine m zience 19131998 of elkhart indiana conveyed their camille ravished property with one hundred twentyfive feet fronting on us highway 90 also known as east beach boulevard to housing authority of the city of biloxi the consideration was 105000  the daily herald august 21 1969 p 1 and harrison co mississippi 2 nd jd land deed bk 8 p 291  demise  zience died 2101998  references  the biloxi daily herald business and professional men  the biloxi daily herald biloxi mississippi1902 charles l dyer  along the gulf  julia cook guice  lagniappe  city of biloxi mississippiundated jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  catholic diocese of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991  supreme court mississippi state supreme court   state ex rel edward glennan v democratic executive committeecircuit court harrison mississippi  february 1919 chancery court harrison county mississippi cause no 1188   last will of ann glennan  december 1898 circuit court harrison county mississippi circuit court   edward glennan v democratic executive committee   december 1918 journals the biloxi herald   hazel lucille glennan  july 25 1891 p 4 the biloxi herald   mother of ed glennan november 26 1898 p 4 the biloxi herald   biloxi s city election   january 5 1895 the biloxi herald   mable ruth gillen   december 7 1895 p 8 the biloxi herald   new officers  february 18 1896 the biloxi herald   against the brothel choose which you will serve   december 5 1896 p 1 the biloxi daily herald   mrs ann glennan   february 19 1899 p 8 1900 the biloxi daily herald   william a glennan   january 5 1900 p 8 1905 the biloxi herald   park ordinances   april 21 1905 the biloxi herald   declaration of intent to enter public lands   may 6 1905 the biloxi herald   ordinance no   may 6 1905 1909 the daily herald   to vote on commission form of government   june 4 1909 the daily herald   addition to store of edward glennan   december 15 1909 1911 the daily herald   the new administration of the city of biloxi   january 4 1911 the daily herald   rose ordinance to repeal street tax killed   april 5 1911 the daily herald   glennan calls down alderman sw rose   september 6 1911  1912 the daily herald   friesglennan nuptials today   april 8 1912 the daily herald   miss m gillen died last night   october 3 1912 p 8  1913 the daily herald   glennan park receiving much improvement   june 6 1913  1914 the daily herald   mayor glennan declares enactment of an oyster ordinance   january 21 1914 the daily herald   glennan announces for election   may 26 1914 p 2 the daily herald   luscious peaches in glennan yard   july 29 1914 the daily herald   francis e glennan eldest son of mayor glennan claimed by death   october 10 1914 the daily herald   glennan funeral is well attended   october 14 1914 the daily herald   walter hunt seeks to be alderman   november 5 1914 the daily herald   interest in municipal election centers around 2 nd ward contest   december 8 1914 the daily herald   walter hunt is elected in 2 nd ward of biloxi   december 9 1914  1915 the daily herald   new board of mayor and aldermen appoint city officers last night   january 6 1915 the daily herald   mayor investigates anonymous letters to officials   may 18 1915 p 1 the daily herald   batton resigns as member of councileffective jan 1  december 8 1915 the daily herald   gorenflo named as alderman   december 21 1915 1916 the daily herald   albert bakeler is a candidate   april 21 1916 the daily herald   mayor glennan is seeking election   april 28 1916 p 1 the daily herald   alderman hunt s hat in the ring  april 28 1916 the daily herald   alderman lewis announcement   april 28 1916 the daily herald   glennan certain of victory say biloxi citizens   june 27 1916 the daily herald   glennan goes in as biloxi mayor defeats pringle   june 28 1916 the daily herald    the daily herald   campaign is too close to figure today s winners   july 3 1916 the daily herald   biloxi s books to be audited last of october   july 12 1916 the daily herald   wilson s election ends council meet   november 10 1916 1917 the daily herald   new board begins official duties   january 3 1917 the daily herald   carnival plans start last night   january 13 1917 the daily herald   council members now in atlanta   january 24 1917 the daily herald   council handles routine matters   april 13 1917 the daily herald   roy glennan at riviera   may 17 1917 the daily herald   glennan s store robbed last night   may 22 1917 the daily herald   failed to pass examination   may 31 1917 the daily herald   biloxian joins aviation corps   august 18 1917 the daily herald   coast infantry still progressing   august 21 1917 the daily herald   mayor glennan visits gulfport   september 4 1917 p 3 the daily herald   delegates  american prison congress  named by mayor glennan  november 14 1917 the daily herald  the daily herald   biloxian joins aviation corps   august 18 1917 the daily herald   coast infantry still progressing   august 21 1917 the daily herald   dance honors soldiers   december 12 1917 the daily herald   glennan favors biloxi carnival   december 29 1917 the citizens of biloxi voted on december 31 1917 to change their city government to the commission form by a vote of 340 for and only 43 against   the daily herald january 4 1918 p 1  1918 the daily herald   too much friction cause of cops downfall asserts mayor glennan   january 3 1918 the citizens of biloxi voted on december 31 1917 to change their city government to the commission form by a vote of 340 for and only 43 against  the daily herald january 4 1918 p 1  the daily herald   roy glennan working hard   february 28 1918 the daily herald   roy glennan transferred   may 27 1918 the daily herald   mayor glennan issues light less night proclamation to save fuel   august 1 1918 the daily herald   some biloxi ordinances once believed necessary may yet be thought wise   september 16 1918 the daily herald   roy glennan here   september 23 1918 the daily herald   roy glennan leaves   october 2 1918 the daily herald   roy glennan recovering   october 19 1918 the daily herald   interest shown in primary election   november 13 1918 the daily herald   exciting race held for mayor in democratic primary yesterday   november 20 1918 the daily herald   kennedy elected mayor of biloxi by small majority of two ballots   november 21 1918 the daily herald   glennan contests biloxi mayoralty   december 4 1918 1919 the daily herald   roy glennan home   january 6 1919 the daily herald   supreme court to hear of biloxi mayoralty contest   january 21 1919 p  the daily herald   program tuesday for reception   january 27 1919  the daily herald   biloxi mayoralty case called today in supreme court   february 17 1919 p 3 the daily herald   high court says kennedy mayor   march 4 1919 p 2 1930s the daily herald   james glennan  june 3 1931 p 3 the daily herald   ellen glennan   september 25 1931 p 2 the daily herald    mrs glennan dies in biloxi hospital   february 4 1933 p 1 the daily herald   glennan dies at biloxi home  december 18 1933 1960s the daily herald   miss ethel glennan   october 25 1966 the 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(181, 'en', 'node_search', ' mardi gras mardi gras ray fri 8192011 1053  biloxi mardi gras  the daily herald february 16 1968 p 17  time line 1880biloxi was nearly deserted on mardi gras day the camelia carried nearly seventyfive passengers to nola the pascagoula democratstar february 20 1880 p 3  1883 according to mayor ed glennan a mardi gras celebration was held in biloxi in 1883 1888 in february   harry  t howard   18561933 and lydia fairchild ruled carnival at nola the times picayune february 20 1966 p 117  1895 in february   frank  t howard   18551911 and genevieve cottraux ruled carnival at nola the times picayune february 20 1966 p 117  1900   1908 what is considered to be the first mardi gras celebration at biloxi occurred on march 3 1908 john carraway  18731931 king bienville i and blanche picard 18871930 his queen was the daughter of bernard picard 18531896 and sarah levy picard 18591927 bernard picard was born in alsace france mr picard came to biloxi circa 1889 and was the proprietor of picard s emporium a dry goods store located in the eistetter building on howard avenue at magnolia street he expired on may 23 1896 of stomach cancer at his 128 main street residence his corporal remains were interred at new orleans  the biloxi herald may 23 1896 p 8    blanche picard blanche picard 18871930 a native of new orleans graduated from biloxi high school in may 1904 and elizabeth college charlotte north carolina before she married solomon edward sollie levy 1882pre1930 sollie e levy was born at newborn alabama at biloxi on august 27 1908 in the presbyterian church rabbi mose bergman of new orleans performed their nuptials phil riser of demopolis alabama and florence picard sister of the bride were best man and maid of honor respectively in their wedding sollie e levy was a successful traveling salesman the couples was home was in or near st louis missouri  the biloxi herald august 14 1908 p 1 and august 27 1908 p  1 and harrison co mississippi mrb 21 p 38  philadelphia   john carrawayking bienville i john carraway 18731931 came to biloxi in 1893 he was born at jackson mississippi the son of john c carraway 18431901 and arcola carraway 18481933 both natives of the magnolia state in 1900 he and mae litel carroway 18781930 his spouse a native of albany wisconsin were domiciled on front street at biloxi where he made his livelihood as cashier for the bank of biloxi mr carraway matriculated to the university of mississippi at biloxi he was active in the elk odd fellow woodman of the world and masonic lodge first president of the byc his parents and tennie carraway moreland 18801905 his texan born cousin were also domiciled on front street at this time the daily herald p 51 and 1900 harrison county mississippi federal census t623 808 p 1a ed 31 and  the biloxi daily herald july 29 1907 p 2  john carroway was a candidate for beat one board of supervisors of harrison county in 1907  the biloxi daily herald july 29 1907 p 2  king bienville with blanche picard 18871930 as queen of biloxi s initial mardi gras in march 1908  1910   1912 jules d aquin  18771936 and ellen j joullian  m byron p lyons their c ourt king aurguis i ws mcintyre wj thomas wh hunt ph prieur john f eistetter and charles m lanius 1913 thomas k devitt and irma dukate  m daniel j gorenflo  1914 elbert l dukate  18811943 and noreta lopez  m rucks yerger jr  1915   ulysse s desporte  18611927 and katherine louise henley  m edward mccoll  1916 rp linfield and mamie lewis  m john francis  1917 mardi gras 1917 was celebrated on february 20 th and ruled over by george c quint  18861967 and mary chinn  18911958 who later married john f eistetter the theme of the sixfloat night parade was  centennial spirit to commemorate the mississippi statehood centennial 18171917   n salvadore navarro 18691953 designed and built the floats he blakeslee of the mississippi centennial commission in gulfport  the daily herald january 23 1917 p 1 and february 21 1917 p 1  in late 1917 with world war i raging in western europe the 1918 mardi gras was cancelled at new orleans mayor glennan was enamored with celebrating mardi gras at biloxi and called a meeting of the biloxi carnival association in late december 1917 to ascertain if the business community desired to have a mardi gras day fete  the daily herald december 29 1917  1918 william p kennedy  king arguis vii and blanche davis  m william e thompson queen ixolib vii ruled the biloxi mardi gras and elk s ball on february 11 1918 the daily herald february 11 1918 p 1 and february 12 1918 p 3  1919 ww i postponed 1920s   1920 john j kennedy  18751949 mayor of biloxi and augusta coulte r 18931980 ruled the biloxi mardi gras on february 17 th general john j black jack pershing 1921  and evelyn e desporte thompson 19041986 ruled the biloxi mardi gras on february 8th 1922 1923 1924 1925 dr albert brown russ and josephine folkes  m albert brown russ and thomas burns were king and queen of the biloxi mardi gras on february 24th 1926 louis braun and evelyn e desporte  m hollis calvin tommy thompson  1927 les masques held their fifth annual mardi gras ball at the biloxi elk s club on february 11th  miss amelia castanera  19052000 m general john a o keefe the daughter of captain frank b castanera 18701934 and amelia desporte 18801953 was the queen the daily herald february 12 1927 p 1  john wright apperso n and mildred eley  19021992 ruled on march 1 1927 mildred was the daughter of dr william w eley 18751944 and florence keahey 18741948 she married frank kennedy dr eley was a general medical practitioner and the family resided on west beach her siblings were clifton c eley 1905 and eugenia f eley 1910  1928 mark l miller and mercedes wilkes m william l parks  1929 antonio j catchot  18641954 of ocean springsand  pearl lee atkinson  m louis j gutierrez ruled the 1929 biloxi mardi gras antonio j catchot called captain tony was born on january 29 2864 at ocean springs mississippi to jose catchot 18231900 a native of minorca in the balearic islands off the eastern coast of spain and julia a smith 18231903 an 1847 immigrant from limerick ireland and the widow of john hays on october 1 1882 tony catchot joined the l n railroad aj catchot s engineering abilities were so impressive that in october 1894 he was sent to pensacola florida to assist in building the muscogee wharf the docks at commandancia and tarrangona street and a coaling station for us steel in 1900 the l n loaned him to the us navy to rebuild the docks at warrington florida he then went to the dry tortugas to construct wharves and a condensing plant catchot was also loaned to the gulf ship island railroad to erect the piers at gulfport in 1901 tony catchot returned to the l n railroad in 1902 and was promoted to superintendent of the bridge and building department of the new orleansmobile division in 1907 he remained as this prestigious post until 1943 aj catchot had bought the old louis darring property on the southeast corner of washington and desoto in 1897 he built a new structure here commencing in february 1897 it served as a saloon until it closed in april 1899 leaving george arndt s paragon saloon the only one in town catchot later rented the structure to various merchants through the years many honors and awards were bestowed upon captain catchot he was a board member of the farmers and merchants state bank in 1915 and elected president of the bank in september 1925 in may 1925 catchot formed the superior oil company of ocean springs with jj kennedy and fb royster the purpose of this 15000 capitalized company was to market gasoline and oil in the area tony catchot was elected president of the l n veterans club for the new orleans mobile division in the late 1920s in 1929 he reigned as king d iberville of the coast mardi gras association catchot was a charter member of the ocean springs fire company no 1 joining in 1880 and serving as its fire chief for nearly sixty years antonio john catchot retired from the l n on january 1 1947 after sixtyfour years of loyal and meritorious service to that organization he died on august 11 1954 at handsboro mississippi catchot s remains were interred at the evergreen cemetery on fort bayou  1930s 1930 walter e white and martha r guice  m william m harrison  1931 jw milner and ella e edmonds  m irwin m cowie jr  1932 hermes gautier  18941969 and virginia theobald  19091995 m john lockett  1933 bidwell adams and marjorie dukate leslie b grant and vera bond ruled the les masques mardi gras ball  the daily herald february 15 1933 p 2 with photos  1934 john t mcdonald  of bay st louis and evelyn ramsay   of ocean springs ruled the mardi gras at biloxi on february 13th with the theme seven cities by the sea the daily herald february 14 1934 p 1  biloxi s negro community with king zulu and his hula warriors indians and voodoo witch doctor paraded through biloxi s central business district on mardi gras eve king zulu ruled at the mardi gras ball held at the suburban gardens on main street after the parade had ended  the daily herald february 14 1934 p 5    fifty children residing in the possum neck neighborhood  claiborne street dorries street and pearl street  east biloxi  and sponsored by hr richmond  held a junior carnival parade in their neighborhood  the four floats were designed by the children with rene alford and kathryn hecht as rulers of possum neck   the daily herald february 15 1934 p 2      1935 clark c griffith  and katherine weeks 1936 the billikens a carnival club of seventyfive maids and matrons was organized at biloxi on january 3 1936 the initial officers were myrtis b whetstone cline captain eleanor g youska baker secretary annie lang strayham treasurer avis linnelle welch vignes ada moore and mrs john gryder board members the billikens held their first masked dance on february 7 1936  the daily herald january 7 1936 p 2    john a swanzy  and  thelma josephine gorenflo  m lewis edward curtis jr  1937 no celebration1946 1938 dixie hollis and catherine demiller  1st junior carnival  homer redford richmond and jb richmond will enter four floats in the junior carnival parade on mardi gras day  every year the children in their neighborhood have held a juvenile parade this year they will form a part of the coast wide mardi gras parade on mardi gras day the daily herald february 24 1938 p 2  1939 john e dunnavant  and  betty grayson  2nd junior carnival on february 29th 1940s   1940 mardi gras on february 6th clare joachim and forrest m runnels ruled the billikens ball  the daily herald february 8 1941 p 7  1941 miss martha burnett and carl winecoff ruled the billikins ball  the daily herald february 8 1941 p 7  miss laurie wilkes and alf dantzler ruled at the 19th les masques ball  the daily herald february 15 1941 p 2  mrs fs eastland and captain dewey reagan ruled the mithras ball  the daily herald february 15 1941 p 2  alonzo parker   king roxie  and  alice wells   queen isabella   led eight floats with colored riders through biloxi s downtown from main and division streets celebrating mardi gras  the black participants also rode horses cars and bicycles  biloxi s white community did not parade in 1941  the daily herald february 23 1941 p 6 february 24 1941 p 3 and february 25 1941 p 1  our mother of sorrows catholic colored school held a carnival parade on february 23rd nine floats carried children dressed in appropriate costumes representing uncle sam and miss columbia kights and ladies indians and miss our mother of sorrows of 1941  the sisters of the blessed sacrament who teach at the school planned and worked diligently to produce the parade an orchestra riders on gayly colored bicycles led the celebrants the daily herald february 24 1941 p 3  1942 wwii no celebration   1943 wwii  no celebration  mardi grad on march 9th  1944 wwii  no celebration  mardi gras on february 22nd  1945 wwii  no celebration  mardi grad on february 13th  1946 james love  king d iberville and jane dukate matthes  m joseph edward owen 19202010 mardi gras held on on march 5th  king zulu arrived aboard the 40foot yacht  metrus  at the community house pier the daily herald march 6 1946 p1  1947 jesse smith king d iberville and natalie thiac mardi gras on february 18th  1948 mardi gras day was observed on february 10th with queen esther coulson  daughter of mrs mattie coulson and king d iberville leon hall  spouse of mercedes williams ruling the festivities the daily herald february 6 1948 february 11 1948 p 1  1949 howard mcdonnell   19091992 biloxi attorney and politician and  mary rose venus  tacon 19271992  ruled the biloxi mardi gras celebration  on march 1st   clinton bolton  19441997 king arguis and  gayden fritz  purcell    queen tevalliac  were monarchs  of the  children s mardi gras festivities  the daily herald march 2 1949 p 1  1950s 1950 harry johnson schmidt  md 19051997 and ella mae barq on february 21st  1951korean war  no celebration   1952korean war  no celebration   1953 edward barq jr  19211971 and bessie marie corso  m on february 17th  1954 dr joseph luka kuljis  1909 and sarah roberts tremmel  m marion daniel pitalo ruled the biloxi mardi gras on march 2nd the daily herald march 2 1954 p 1  1955 february 22nd  1956 february 14th  1957 roy peter bellande  18951964 and carolyn mckellar bolton  the daughter of dr eldon langston bolton 19131990 and carolyn howard mckellar 19131996 ruled mardi gras on march 5th the daily herald march 1957  1958 february 18th  1959 february 10th  1960s 1960 merle f palmer  19191990 and elizabeth liz ann corso  daughter of frank p corso and pearl harvey ruled mardi gras on march 1st she married john schappert joachim jr on november 26 1960 mrb 118 p 43  1961 february 14th  1962 march 6th  1963 edward w woody blossman  19131990 and alice calmes talbott ruled mardi gras on february 26th woody blossman was elected president of the gulf coast carnival association for 1964  the daily herald january 3 1964 p 1    1964 february 11th  1965 queen ixolib linda dorothy ingrassia   b 1943 m john calvin mozingo ii of gulfport and a senior at ole miss and  king d iberville tm dorsett  b 1915 native of texas city texas and manager of construction and marina at broadwater beach hotel ruled the mardi gras on march 2nd the daily herald march 2 1965 p 1 and march 3 1965 p 1  biloxi mardi gras medallions planned to be cast designed by the daily herald decmebr 12 1965 p 27  1966 jo ellen kalif james e alexander  md and jo ellen kalif  ruled mardi gras on february 22nd  the ocean springs news february 24 1966 p 1  1967 february 7th 1968 donald w cumbest   king d iberville queen ixolib sandra hatten  later mrs william charles hartwell jr of gulfport and donald w cumbest  19251995 pascagoula attorney city judge and 19th jd districy attorney ruled the mardi gras in biloxi on february 27th the daily herald february 27 1968 p 1  1969 february 18th 1970s 1970 february 10th 1971 february 23rd 1972 february 15th 1973 march 6th 1974   john r blossman 19432009  john r blossman  19432009 king d iberville and laurie james turnbough  queen ixolib ruled the gulf coast carnival association mardi gras at biloxi on february 26 1974 the theme was the 250 anniversary of the biloxi bay colony the ocean springs record february 28 1974 p 1  1975 february 11th 1976 march 2nd 1977 february 22nd 1978 jack thompson  son of hollis c tommy thompson and evelyn desporte thompson 19041986 queen ixolib of 1915 mardi grad day february 7th  1979 1980s 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 february 7th 1990  1990february 27th 1991 queen ixolib donna michelle haynes of gulfport and king d iberville joseph c wink jr  of diamondhead ruled the gcca mardi gras on february 12th the sun herald february 10 1991 p e1  1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2000 2001 2002 2003   2004 2005 2006 2007   2008 mardi grad on february 5th 2009 mardi gras on february 24th  2010s mardi gras on february 16th 2011 mardi gras on march 8th 2012 christina ann carter  and  mark donlon mavar  ruled as  queen ixolib  and  king d iberville  on february 21st as  the gulf coast carnival association celebrated mardi gras in biloxi  the sun herald february 19 2012 p f1    king ibervillejames wetzell 2013 mardi gras was on februay 12th  2014 mardi gras on march 4th  2015 mardi gras on february 17th  2016 mardi gras on february 9th  2017   2018   2019 mardi gras on march 5th  references  the biloxi daily herald business and professional men  the biloxi daily herald biloxi mississippi1902  journals 1890s the biloxi herald   death of bernard picard   may 23 1896 the daily biloxi herald      the biloxi daily herald      1900s the biloxi daily herald   among the candidates   july 29 1907 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi mardi gras now a certainty   february 29 1908 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi first carnival a success beyond expectations   march 4 1908 the biloxi daily herald   story of the big parade   march 4 1908 the daily picayune   mardi gras at biloxi   march 4 1908 the biloxi daily herald   city news   august 14 1908 the biloxi daily herald   levypicard   august 27 1908 1910s the daily herald   chiapella gets title from king   february 21 1912 the daily herald   most auspicious mardi gras in biloxi s history today   february 16 1915 the daily herald     february 17 1915 the daily herald   carnival plans start last night   january 13 1917 the daily herald   blakeslee assure carnival success   january 23 1917 the daily herald   spectacular scenes mark the close of gulf coast s greatest carnival   february 21 1917 the daily herald   mccollhenley   february 11 1918 the daily herald   king and queen of mardi gras to come to biloxi shores   february 11 1918 the daily herald   elk s ball is splendid   february 12 1918 the daily herald   rapid rise of former biloxian   september 24 1918 1920s the daily herald   thousands view spectacle of biloxi s mardi gras   february 25 1925 the daily herald   fifth annual masques ball  les masques  scene of exotic brilliance   february 12 1927 the daily herald   ocean springs first to enter mardi gras   december 20 1927 the daily herald   king d iberville nears capital city   february 1 1929 1930s the daily herald   history of biloxi mardi gras observance given   february 17 1931 the daily herald   carraway funeral   august 19 1931 the daily herald   carraway funeral   august 21 1931 the daily herald   john carraway buried   august 24 1931 the daily herald   iberville in biloxi for annual visit guns boom welcome   february 9 1932 the daily herald   king and queens of past years   february 9 1932 the daily herald   reign as king  leslie b grant  and queen  vera bond  of les masques at biloxi   february 15 1933 the daily herald   biloxi enjoys festivities   february 14 1934 the daily herald   will announce queen tonight   february 13 1934 the daily herald   zulu celebration held in biloxi   february 14 1934 the daily herald   junior carnival  possum neck neighborhood  parade   february 15 1934  the daily herald   mardi gras tours   february 15 1934  the daily herald   reign as king and queen of carnival ball at biloxi  photo     february 16 1934 the daily herald   new carnival organization   january 7 1936 the daily herald   miss   josephine  gorenflo queen   february 26 1936 the daily herald   four more floats in biloxi parade    february 24 1938 1940s the daily herald   martha burnett and carl winecoff rule billikins   february 8 1941 the daily herald   miss  laurie  wilkes and alf dantzler rule  les masques february 15 1941 the daily herald   captain dewey reagan and mrs fs eastland rule ball  mithras     february 22 1941 the daily herald   colored carnival parade at biloxi   february 23 1941 the daily herald   colored carnival parade is planned   february 24 1941 the daily herald   kiddies frolic for mardi gras at biloxi   february 25 1941  the daily herald   king d iberville arrives tuesday on barq yacht   february 6 1948 the daily herald   miss matthes carl winecoff mithras rulers   february 7 1948 the daily herald   observed carnival at biloxi   february 11 1948 the daily herald   mcdonnell miss venus rule at biloxi   march 2 1949  1950 the daily herald      the daily herald   elect ed barq jr president biloxi carnival group   march 27 1953 the daily herald   king d iberville queen ixolib rule biloxi fete   march 2 1954  1960 the daily herald   blossman head coast carnival organization   january 3 1964 the daily herald   reveal mysteries of coast mardi gras   march 1 1965 the daily herald   1965 king d iberville is dorsett   march 2 1965 the daily herald   queen is miss linda ingrassi   march 2 1965 the daily herald   tm dorsett miss ingrassi rule mardi gras   march 2 1965 the daily herald   carnival is climaxed with biloxi parade   march 3 1965 the daily herald   biloxi medals for mardi gras are being cast   december 12 1965 the daily herald   1927 queen ixolib now resides in long beach   february 3 1966 the timespicayune   the roll of rex   february 20 1966 the daily herald   biloxi carnival clubs look ahead to new themes for 1967 tableaux   february 21 1966 the daily herald   dr alexander is d iberville miss kalif is ixolib   february 22 1966  1970 the daily herald   thompson family reigns again in biloxi   february 6 1978 the daily herald      the daily herald      the daily herald      the daily herald      1980   1990   2000   2010   the sun herald      the sun herald      the sun herald   mark mavar is king diberville   february 19 2012 p f1 the sun herald      royalty jules d aquin 18771936 and ellen j joullian m byron p lyons the court king aurguis i ws mcintyre wj thomas wh hunt ph prieur john f eistetter and charles m lanius 3151 views  ', 0),
(182, 'en', 'node_search', ' combel family combel family ray wed 8242011 1031  joseph edgar combel  18531938 courtesy of donna maria wagner wallace scotia new york  combel family joseph edgar combel  18531938 a native of shieldsboro bay st louis mississippi was the progenitor of the combel family that resided at biloxi mississippi in the early 20 th century joseph e combel was the son of edgard antoine pierre combel  1831pre1877 and lucie angelique paganetto combel  18331857 both natives of louisiana after the demise of lucie paganetto combel edgard ap combel married marie alice robin  18371886 a native of new orleans louisiana he sired about ten combel children with these wives on january 23 1877 in hancock county mississippi joseph e combel married  mary elizabeth garnier  18571921 their children were  mary angelina combel  1878pre1956 m winton l springer 18761920 of clinton illinois  theodore combel  18801963 m clara belle word 18831968 of oxford mississippi  amelia mary combel  18821965 m reuben harris givens 18771948  maria georgiann combel   18841958 m walter c wagner 18821953  ralph j combel  18881956 m flavilla reynolds 18911966 and marie heinrich 19041970  isabel jeanne combel  18901983 m virgil b carlyle 18761952  margaret i combel  18911990 m robert e slay 18901975  earl joseph m combel  18941894 and inez combel 18971991 m shirley louis guilbeau 18971980  biloxi1902 in early april 1902  the bay st louis echo related to its citizens that joseph combel had planned to relocate his hardware business to biloxi mr combel reasoned that biloxi had a stronger potential for commercial growth than his natal city at biloxi joseph combel rented the hagan building on the sw c of west howard avenue and magnolia street he planned to open for business on may 1 st  the biloxi daily herald april 8 1902 p 8  a man of his word joseph combel opened combels s hardware store on may 1 1902 his family had not yet relocated from bay st louis to join him  the biloxi daily herald may 2 1902 p 8  by late august 1902 mr combel was advertising in the local biloxi journal as follows  joseph combel hardware stoves paints oils turpentine varnishes crockery glassware harness and window glass  the biloxi daily herald august 30 1902 p 7  joseph e combel family  lr theo j combel 18801963 joseph e combel 18531938 amelia c givens 18821965 angelina c springer 18781934 elizabeth garnier combel 18571921 and maria c wagner 18841958 courtesy of donna maria wagner wallace scotia new york  amelia combel marries at nola1902 at new orleans on april 30 1902 miss amelia combel married reuben harris givens 18771948 a native of kentucky at nola mr givens began working at the joseph combel hardware store in biloxi circa 1905 in october 1910 he secured a position as house salesman with the southern hardware company in mobile alabama   nola mrb 23 p 932 and the daily herald october 11 1910 p 8  by 1920 the reuben h givens family was settled at 1006 anthony street in mobile reuben was employed as sales manager with the mcgowinlyons hardware supply company situated on st louis and water street at this time he and amelia combel givens were the parents of five children ethel belle givens 19051982 grace givens reuben h givens jr 19071984 joseph combel givens 19081986 and george miller givens 19171988 1920 mobile co alabama federal census t62535 p 7a ed 111 reuben h givens expired at mobile alabama on september 23 1948 amelia combel givens died at mobile on november 28 1968 their corporal remains were interred in the pine crest cemetery at mobile alabama the biloxi herald advertiser1903 in october 1903  the biloxi daily herald made a note that joseph combel was one of its advertisers it described his business as follows combel s carries the most complete line of hardware stoves and fishing tackle in south mississippi it is the agent for the great wilson stove and also carries a full stock of house furnishings  the biloxi daily herald october 17 1903 p 1  theodore j combel marries at oxford mississippi1903 there is a high degree of certitude that theodore theo j combel 18801963 married clara belle word 18831968 called belle the daughter of lucious n word 18601900 and mattie tarver at oxford lafayette county mississippi in 1903 mr word was the assistant postmaster at oxford in 19001900 lafayette co mississippi federal census t623814 p 3b ed 44 in 1900 theo worked as a salesman in his father s hardware store at bay st louis mississippi after the combel family relocated to biloxi in 1902 he joined the l n railroad and worked in its machine shop at mobile alabama by november 1905 theo combel was commuting on weekends to visit his wife at biloxi by 1910 theo and belle w combel were domiciled on canal street in mobile alabama with claire combel 19051989 their first child he made his livelihood as a railroad fireman 1900 hancock co mississippi federal census t623 and 1910 mobile co alabama federal census t62427 p 1b ed 92 and the biloxi daily herald november 20 1905 p 4 as presently known by the author the theo j combel family consisted of two children clare combel 19051989 m mr niolon and lt colonel theo j combel ii 19112005 m frances ottone 19152004 theo j combel expired at mobile alabama on april 2 1963 while belle word combel died there on november 28 1968 the corporal remains of all known members of this family were interred in the pine crest cemetery in mobile alabama maria g combel marries at biloxi1905 on january 18 1905 maria g combel 18841958 married walter charles wagner  18821953 the son of charles azby wagner 18561930 an 1873 austrian immigrant and louisa vanderstraeten 1860 1896 the daughter of jeanbaptiste vanderstraeten and marieemelie hugonin of new orleans the wagnercombel nuptials occurred at biloxi mississippi in the church of the nbvm and the newlyweds left for their new home in new orleans  the biloxi daily herald january 18 1905 p 8  in the crescent city walter c wagner grew up at 619 custom house street in the vieux carre where his father was a saloon proprietor in january 1900 charles a wagner remarried bertha rathoff 18771945 who was only five years older than walter c wagner she gave birth to three sons clarence a wagner 19031972 louis f wagner 19051972 and william j wagner 19081930 1900 and 1930 orleans parish louisiana federal census t623571 p 6b ed 34 and r 803 p 23b ed 66  national brewery1911 in 1910 the walter c wagner family was domiciled at 432 reynoir street at biloxi mississippi at this time he made his livelihood as a sales clerk in the joseph e combel hardware store in march 1911 charles a wagner walter s father became a driving force in the organization and incorporation of the national brewery a new beer brewing company at new orleans the brewery a 400000 steel brick and stone structure was designed by keenan weiss architects and erected at 2600 gravier street by john henry general contractor the company utilized local labor and the construction was financed with local capital the national brewery plant was completed in late may 1912 and viewed by about 10000 friends of the corporate officers charles a wagner president albert werner vicepresident ac daubert secretary and hc osborne treasurer the national brewery had the capacity to produce 60000 barrels of beer annually   after the demise of charles a wagner in the early 1930s the national brewery was sold to the falstaff brewing corporation of st louis in december 1936  the daily picayune march 26 1911 p 9 july 9 1911 p 5 and may 31 1912 and the timespicayune december 15 1936 p 16  by 1920 maria g wagner and walter c wagner and children had returned to new orleans they were domiciled at 423 clark street and joseph e combel and angelina c springer maria s father and sister were living with them walter c wagner was employed with the national brewery at this time 1920 orleans parish louisiana federal census t625619 p 8b ed 57 the children of walter c wagner and maria combel were charles azby wagner 19051962 m mary rafferty marie louise wagner 19072002 m leo louis bouchey leach 19051965 walter charles wagner ii 19131969 m betty primett joseph earl wagner 19151970 m odette hymel 19171993 and isabel wagner 19232008 m harry h boylan jr 19202011 walter c wagner expired at nola on october 19 1953 maria combel wagner died november 12 1958 also in the crescent city their corporal remains were placed in the hope mausoleum at new orleans louisiana  the timespicayune october 20 1953 p 2 and november 13 1958 p 2  summer heat in late may 1905 many of biloxi s merchants cognizant of the coming summer heat and humidity agreed to close their establishments at 630 pm on weekdays in order to give their clerks a break joseph e combel with s joseph mary arguelles es balthrope charles redding edward glennan em mccrary l lopez company tp dulion company wachenfeld company gorenflo david levy lm coleman jp hagan moseley devitt sam picard maurice m levy john r young and cahn singer were among those to make this pact  the biloxi daily herald may 18 1905 p 5  angelina m combel marries in chicago1906 angelina gena m combel  1878pre 1956 married winton l springer 18761920 a native of wisconsin at chicago illinois on november 30 1906 mr springer is believed to have lived in clinton illinois before moving to chicago where he was the proprietor of a print shop in 1900 wl springer was domiciled in rock county wisconsin with his widowed mother and sister he made his living selling sheet music at this time  the biloxi daily herald december 3 1906 p 4 and 1900 rock co 1900 rock co wisconsin federal census t6231814 p 5b ed 168 in 1910 winton l springer was living alone in chicago and operating a printery by 1920 he had relocated to hillsdale new jersey and had married circa 1914 wanda springer 18891920 a 1907 swedish immigrant they had two children ralph springer b 1915 and wanda springer b 19171910 cook co illinois federal census t624263 p 16a ed 901 and 1920 bergen co new jersey federal census t6251017 p 4b ed 52 there is a high degree of certitude that angelina m combel either divorced or abandoned winton l springer or vice versa shortly after their nuptials she lived the remainder of her life in louisiana much of it with her father it appears that she may died between 1938 and 1956 no further information ralph j combel weds in new orleans1909 ralph j combel  18881956 sometimes called raoul married flavilla reynolds 18911966 the daughter of marshall albert reynolds 18461906 a native of bowling county ohio and magdalena seibert 18621946 at nola on june 7 1909 nola mrb 31 p 233 like his father joseph e combel ralph j combel made his livelihood as salesman he traveled often in his vocation selling hardware and paints ralph and flavilla settled in new orleans at 3126 palmyra street they were the parents of norma combel 19091991 m frank fairley d january 26 1968 and fay combel 19111989 married morris c gottesman 18911972 1920 orleans parish louisiana federal census t625619 p 12a ed 55 morris c gottesman was a romanian jew and came to new york in 1914 in the early 1930s he settled at nola and became a partner in higgins industries and later was associated with the levitan furniture company mr gottesman died on september 16 1972 at nola his corporal remains were interred in the chevra thilim cemetery in the crescent city   fay combel gottesman died at nola in july 1989  the timespicayune september 16 1972 p 20  ralph j combel and flavilla reynolds divorced and he married marie heinrichtravelbee 19041970 the daughter of robert heinrich and helen schmidt marie heinrich combel died at nola on may 10 1970 her corporal remains were interred at the greenwood cemetery in nola the timespicayune may 16 1970 p 16 ralph j combel passed on at nola april 27 1956 his remains were interred in the greenwood cemetery flavilla reynolds combel expired at nola on march 4 1966 her corporal remains were interred in the cypress grove cemetery the timespicayune april 28 1956 p 2 and march 8 1966 sec i p 2  isabel j combel1910 graduation and marriage in 1914 isabel jeanne combel  18901983 attended the sacred heart school at biloxi she was the only graduating senior of the 19091910 class on april 15 1914 in the church of the nbvm at biloxi isabel married virgil benson carlisle 18761952 a mississippian but at the time a traveling salesman based at st louis missouri  the daily herald june 9 1910 p 8 april 13 1914 p 2 and harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 25 p 589 by 1917 the carlisles had relocated to lafayette louisiana where virgil sold lightening rods for the st louis lightening rod company by 1930 he had become the proprietor of a furniture store and he and isabel were domiciled at 110 monroe street they never had children 1930 lafayette parish louisiana federal census r797 p 4b ed 10 later virgil and isabel c carlisle moved to new orleans and lived at 907 jackson avenue isabel combel carlisle died at nola on february 11 1983 she was preceded in death by virgil b carlisle her spouse who passed in the crescent city on may 1 1952 their corporal remains rest for eternity in the greenwood cemetery at new orleans louisiana  the timepicayune may 2 1952 p 2 and february 13 1983 section i p 16  marguerite combel marries in 1910 marguerite combel  18911991 was a student at sacred heart until the day before she wedded robert e slay 18901975 a native of bon secour baldwin county alabama on september 17 1910 their civil ceremony preceded their catholic nuptials both held at the home of peter yurgensen mr slay was an employee of the yurgensen bakery at biloxi  the daily herald september 19 1910 p 8  robert e slay and marguerite combel slay resided in biloxi at 204 east howard avenue here in biloxi mississippi seven children were born elizabeth t slay 19111917 m coney murello 18981984 robert e slay ii 19131996 joseph lawrence slay 19151998 m barbara boyd 19222003 elodie slay b 1918 m charles l tabor 19171991 and mr mccready rita june slay 19201991 m mr holden marjorie slay b 1923 m mr ernst and shirley slay 19252007 m lloyd triay 19212004 mr slay made his livelihood at biloxi as a merchant tailor 1920 harrison co mississippi federal census t625876 p 39b ed 39 circa 1927 the robert e slay family left biloxi and relocated to fort pierce florida in st lucie county florida mr slay was the proprietor of a successful dry cleaning establishment two children were born in florida lanette slay b 1928 married mr egers and dorothy evelyn slay 19311999 married mr mauck and mr swartz 1930 st lucie co florida federal census r332 p 5a ed 6 marguerite combel slay died in late may 1990 at fort pierce florida robert e slay had preceded her in death passing in october 1975 the palm beach post may 31 1990 p 3b  elizabeth garnier combel passes mrs joseph e combel met her demise on may 9 1921 at lafayette louisiana she had been a guest of inez combel her daughter   the corporal remains ofelizabeth garnier combel were taken from 3120 palmyra street in the crescent city the residence of ralph j combel to the greenwood cemetery for internment  the daily herald may 10 1921 p 4 and the timespicayune   may 10 1921 p 2   interior combel store  courtesy of donna maria wagner wallace scotia new york  us joachim takes over combels 1918  in march 1918 joseph e combel sold his business to uriah s joachim  18881977 leon f janin jr 19121957 and wo clark who incorporated as the combel hardware company at biloxi at this time by 1918 mr joachim had been promoted manager of the l lopez company operation in biloxi he resigned and joined the combel hardware company as manager david j venus replaced us joachim as the manager of the lopez store on west howard avenue the combel hardward company evolved by 1948 into joachim s wholly owned combel s merchandise mart 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 march 25 1918 p 3 april 22 1918 p 5 the jackson county times march 20 1918 p 7 and the daily herald january 31 1977 p a2  move to nola and mobile joseph e combel moved to new orleans after the sale of his biloxi business to the uriah s joachim group in 1920 he and angelina combel springer his daughter were domiciled with the walter c wagner family at 423 clark street by january 1922 joseph had relocated to mobile alabama where theo j combel his son lived 1920 orleans parish louisiana federal census t625619 p 8b ed 57  inez combel marries in 1922 on january 16 1922  inez combel  18971991 married shirley louis guilbeau at st john s cathedral in lafayette louisiana   maria c wagner her sister sang ave maria at the wedding  the daily herald january 10 1922 p 3 and the timespicayune january 23 1922 p 11   inez combel guilbeau died at houston texas in october 1991 no further information attempted robbery1928 nola in early december 1928 herman o baker d 1928 described as a society burglar entered combel s variety store at 3126 tulane avenue and lopez street the combel store was kept by joseph e combel 18531938 and angelina combel springer his daughter while resisting baker s attempt to rob his market mr combel was struck in the head with the burglar s pistol and then shot in his left hand as he wrestled with the perpetrator james reilly a nola fireman retrieved the pistol and shot and mortally wounded ho baker joseph e combel was taken to the hospital for his injuries  the timespicayune december 11 1928 p 1   joseph edgar combel   18531938 and brother courtesy of donna maria wagner wallace scotia new york  joseph e combel passes joseph e combel died on november 24 1938 at mobile alabama in 1930 he and angelina c springer his daughter were living at in the crescent city and operating a hardware store 1930 orleans parish louisiana federal census r 801 p 16a ed 29  references  jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume iii catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1995  journals the biloxi daily herald   city news   april 8 1902 the biloxi daily herald   city news   may 2 1902 the biloxi daily herald   joseph combel   august 30 1902 the biloxi daily herald   among herald advertisers   october 17 1903 the biloxi daily herald   city news   january 18 190 the biloxi daily herald   merchants will close   january 18 1905 the biloxi daily herald   personal   november 20 1905 the biloxi daily herald   city news   december 3 1906 the daily herald   city news   may 25 1909 the daily herald   sacred heart school exercises last night   june 16 1910 the daily herald   slaycombel   september 19 1910 the daily herald   biloxi news paragraphs of interest   october 11 1910 the daily herald   nephew of biloxian meets tragic death   june 9 1911 the daily herald   charged with rape hiding in woods   july 20 1911 the daily herald   wedding announcement   april 13 1914 the daily herald   hardware   may 31 1916 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   here from new orleans   march 2 1921 the daily herald   mrs combel dies at lafayette   may 10 1921 the daily herald   miss combel to wed   january 10 1922 the daily herald   making improvements to building   november 22 1922 the daily herald   new building  combel s merchandise mart  to be erected in downtown biloxi   april 5 1952 the daily herald   us joachim   january 31 1977 the huntsville times   frances combel   june 2004 the huntsville times   theo j combel jr   april 2 2005 the jackson county times   local news items   march 20 1918 florida journals the fort pierce news   joseph larry slaybeloved football coach administrator dies at 82   october 9 1998 the fort pierce news   evelyn slay mauck swartz   october 22 1999 the miami herald   coney murello   december 16 1984 the palm beach post    marguerite i combel slay   may 31 1990 the palm beach post    charles l tabor   june 27 1991 nola journals the new orleans states   society   january 23 1922 the palm beach post   marguerite i combel slay  may 31 1990 the daily picayune   waltercombel   january 22 1905 the daily picayune   died   february 19 1906 the daily picayune   another brewery organized here   march 26 1911 the daily picayune   new brewery building   july 9 1911 the daily picayune   national brewery   may 31 1912 the timespicayune    died   may 10 1921 the timespicayune    society   january 23 1922 the timespicayune   bandit shot dead with own pistol thugs on rampage   december 11 1928 the timespicayune    the crew of preprohibition days return to jobs at national brewery plant   august 13 1933 the timespicayune    national brewing plant purchased by falstaff firm   december 15 1937 the timespicayune    deaths   november 25 1938 the timespicayune    deaths   september 3 1945 the timespicayune    deaths   october 31 1946 the timespicayune    deaths   may 2 1952 the timespicayune    deaths   october 20 1953 the timespicayune    deaths   april 28 1956 the timespicayune    deaths   november 12 1958 the timespicayune      charles a  wagner rites planned today   september 26 1962 the timespicayune    deaths   september 27 1962 the timespicayune     leo b  leach funeral will be today   march 11 1965 the timespicayune    deaths   march 8 1966 the timespicayune   deaths   january 29 1968 the timespicayune    deaths   may 16 1970 the timespicayune    deaths   october 18 1970 the timespicayune   gottesman dies after illness   september 16 1972 the timespicayune    deaths   february 13 1983 the timespicayune    triay   march 14 2007  combel family records our lady of the gulf catholic church bay st louis mississippi joseph e combel family birth records  names per catholic church records mary angelica combel born march 16 1878 theophyle joseph combel born may 4 1880 mary emilia combel born march 16 1882 mary georgine combel born january 19 1884 joseph raoul combel born august 11 1888 mary isabella jane combel born july 3 1890 mary margaret ida combel born december 21 1891 earl joseph michel combel born june 26 1894 and died november 13 1894 mary ines combel born june 23 1897 chicago illinois marriages angelina combel married wl springer at chicago on november 30 1906 the biloxi daily herald december 3 1906  hancock county mississippi marriages mary elizabeth garnier married joseph edgard combel on january 24 1877 our lady of the gulf catholic churchbook 1 p 118  harrison county mississippi marriages maria combel married walter charles wagner of nola at biloxi mississippi on january 18 1905 mrb 16 p 274 isabel jeanne combel married vernon b carlisle on april 15 1914 at biloxi mississippi mrb 25 p 589  nola marriages charles a wagner married louisa vanderstraeten on june 23 1881 nola mrb 8 p 714  charles a wagner married bertha rathoff on january 11 1900 nola mrb 21 p 968  amelia mary combel married reuben harris givens on april 30 1902 nola mrb 23 p 932  raoul j combel married flavilla reynolds on june 7 1909 nola mrb 31 p 233  lafayette parish louisiana marriages inez combel married shirley l guilbeau at lafayette lafayette parish louisiana on january 23 1922 combel deaths lucie angelique paganetto combel  18331857 died june 9 1857 buried cedar rest cemeterybay st louis mississippi  marie alice robin combel  18371886 died on march 25 1886 olg book 2 p 7  dr henry i combel  18761904 died march 24 1904 buried cedar rest cemeterybay st louis mississippi elizabeth garnier combel  181921 died may 9 1921 at lafayette louisiana buried greenwood cemetery nola joseph e combel  18531938 died november 24 1938 at mobile alabama buried greenwood cemetery nola virgil b carlisle  18761952 died may 1 1952 at nola interred greenwood cemetery nola walter charles wagner  181953 died october 20 1953 at nola interred hope mausoleum nola ralph joseph combel  18881956 died april 27 1956 at nola interred greenwood cemetery nola maria combel wagner  18841958 died november 12 1958 interred hope mausoleum nola theodore j combel  18801963 died april 2 1963 at mobile alabama interred pine crest cemetery mobile alabama flavilla reynolds combel  18911966 daughter of marshall a reynolds and magdalena seibert died march 4 1966 at nola interred cypress grove cemetery nola belle word combel  18831968 died on november 28 1968 at mobile alabama interred pine crest cemetery mobile alabama isabel combel carlisle  18901983 died february 11 1983 at nola interred greenwood cemetery nola marguerite ida combel slay  18911990 died in may 1990 at fort pierce florida inez combel guilbeau  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(185, 'en', 'node_search', ' turtle industry turtle industry ray mon 8292011 308 biloxi small craft harbor  2013  turtle industry and exploitation   1880 a turtle was taken from the st john s river in florida with the spanish coatofarms and the date 1700 engraved on its back  the turtle was released into the rive r with the added inscription   eastern herald palatka florida 1897   the pascagoula democratstar january 9 1880 p 2  1891 george bills zio benachi tony benachi george andrews ed musgrove and the old reliable alex bidault  left for horn island on board the good friday in search of sea turtles and their eggs  from the looks of their provision bill and snake bite cure they will remain several days the biloxi herald june 20 1891 p 4  1892 ed bosarge brought in from the marsh 500 turtles in his little sloop sea birch  at 55 cents each  this will bring ed 275 the biloxi herald january 30 1892 p 1  joseph c delamarre and tom cleary captured a turtle on ship island that weighed in excess of 700 pounds  the large turtle required four men to turn it on its back the biloxi herald june 11 1892 p 4  1893   1900 a visiting reporter wrote that a biloxi turtle farm had 5000 turtles and that they sold for 36 per dozen the biloxi daily herald august 26 1900 p 12  1903 the honorable joseph w swetman got hold of several diamond backs and decided to give a small feed to a few of his friends  he took john kennedy into his confidence and together with the assistance of aj meynier they evolved a great feast which was pertaken last night at kennedy s hotel by the following gentlemen jack lacoste martinez willie manion mangin eb stafford rj angamar of nola tj rosell jw swetman percy l elmer dr holt wp henley george haas albert b austin f schaub jesse smith aj meynier patrick kennedy william p kennedy and john j kennedy the biloxi daily herald july 13 1903 p 4  moran turtle pen  courtesy of the genealogy and history departmentbiloxi public libraryjane shambra director  1906 during the september 1906 hurricane  the turtle farm owned by ernest moran lost between 8000 and 10000 diamond back turtles his loss was estimated at not less than 14500 somewhere between 3000 and 4000 turtles were recovered placed in barrels and returned to his yard  the biloxi daily herald september 27 1906 p 2  1911 since selling his pool room some time ago  john eglin has fitted out a boat and sails the high seas and bayous in search of alligators and other large game on a trip to the islands this week he captured two monster sea turtles  each weighing close to three hundred pounds  both were butchered and sold as steaks and soup meats from the eglin market the ocean springs news june 17 1911 last night  joseph w swetman oscar johnson and boy bennett visited ship island in quest of turtle eggs and returned this morning with a monster turtle weighing between 450 and 500 pounds and 1050 eggs  this find of eggs is the largest that has ever been brought to biloxi  the turtle which is of the green variety and the choicest of its kind will be butchered tonight and distributed among the friends of the gentleman named above the daily herald july 1 1911 p 8  1912 in july jw swetman aboard tom  his motorized excursion boat and with a crew of five turtle egg hunters captured a 501 pound turtle on horn island  they saw two larger turtles than the captured that were to heavy to transport the daily herald july 30 1912 p 8  captain peter kennedy running for the lopezdesporte canning company and aboard the eva foster brought a 300pound green turtle to the wharf of the former plant of this company the large turtle was captured at creole gap where the vessel had been dredging for oysters  the daily herald september 21 1912 p 1  1913   1924 william p kennedy while on a trip to the chandeleurs aboard the anna long and with captain steve sekul george williams rv abbley and rv abbley jr of pass christian went into the water and physically captured a 200 pound sea turtle which was subsequently landed and killed for its meat barnacles on the dorsal side of the turtle caused slight injuries to the hands of the captor the daily herald june 13 1924 p 3  1932 the cc canning company  william cruso owner who has been handling fresh water turtles has recently received such large orders that he sent a boat to horn island for sea and green turtles captain eugene ryan aboard the radio caught ten sea turtles in his trawl that weighed 350 pounds each  when processed at cruso s factory 1250 pounds of pure turtle meat was recovered  cruso believes that he can develop a large trade in turtle meat and plans to sens a boat out at regular intervals today he is shipping a carload of shrimp to new york anthony ragusin photographed the turtle catch the daily herald june 23 1932 p 1  1934 in late june 1934 a party of fifteen returned from the chandeleur islands aboard the louis b beaugez jr and landed in ocean springs at the john r seymour wharf at the foot of washington avenue with two large turtles weighing in the 250pound range  their backs were barnaclecovered the hunters also raided nine turtle nests recovering 100130 eggs per nest  the turtles were killed and the meat used locally the daily herald june 25 1934 p 5  2013 proposal to protect turtle habitats the sun herald july 18 2013 p 5a turtle rules not likely to affect coast the us fish and wildlife service is considering designating almost 750 miles of beach from north carolina to mississippi as protected habitat for endangered loggerhead sea turtles the sun herald august 10 2013 p 5a scientists keeping close eye on turtle nests  scientists are monitoring loggerhead turtle nesting sites in pass christian waiting to see if hatchlings will emerge there is also a nest on deer island in addition to a few on cat island the sun herald august 11 2013 p 2a  four loggerhead turtles hatch on pass christian beach  only recently have loggerhead turtles returned to this area to nest moby solangi president and executive director of the institute of marine mammal studies the sun herald september 19 2013 p 1a  notes on mississippi s turtle industy  this circa 1925 vintage image depicts a group of north biloxi fishermen near the fountain cemetery demonstrating to their audience how to transport a captured marine turtle these large reptiles nested on mississippi s barrier island and their meat and eggs were exploited both for domestic and commercial use lr lawrence beaugez 18891965 eugene rodriguez 18981969 thomas fountain 19031974 reno beaugez 18931967 emile tiblier boy fountain and albert fountain jr image and identifications courtesy of velma beaugez garlotte along the mexican gulf both marine and terrestrial turtles or terrapins were once hunted for their meat and eggs the barrier islands especially horn island and ship island were favored areas for turtle exploitation due to their propinquity to the populated coastline although most of the turtle s edible parts and eggs were for local consumption there was some commercial development especially of the ubiquitous diamondback turtle which inhabits the estuarine marshes and rivers of the southeastern united states w ernest moran 18571925 who lived on lameuse steet in biloxi was one of the leading dealers in diamondback terrapins on the mississippi coast during the  september 1906 hurricane  his  turtle farm  lost between 8000 and 10000 diamondbacks moran s loss was estimated at not less than 14500 somewhere  between 3000 and 4000 turtles were recovered placed in barrels and returned to his yard  the biloxi daily herald september 27 1906 p 2 the thurston canning company a factory to primarily process marine turtles from the western caribbean was erected at bay st louis mississippi in the fall of 1917 by harry j thurston 18811920 a native of indiana mr thurston expired at houston texas in late february 1920 in the later years of the spanish influenza pandemic the daily herald october 8 1917 p 5 and the sea coast echo february 28 1920 p 2 thurston s testudine reptiles were transported by steamer to new orleans and then to the bay by train here they were penned in the bay of st louis and fed until slaughtered to make canned turtle soup primarily for the demanding new york market about 5000 green loggerheads mobilians and terrapins were processed annually the daily herald may 1 1918 p 2 the endangered species act of 1973 and its amendments now protect the following marine turtles and their habitants green loggerhead leatherback hawksbill kemp s ridley and olive ridley our local shrimp industry was directly affected and was required to use teds turtle exclusion devises to protect the kemp ridley  references  marine educational leaflet no 29 loggerhead sea turtles  gulf coast research laboratoryjl scott marine education center and and aquarium ocean springs mississippi  marine educational leaflet no 33 sea turtles of the gulf of mexico  gulf coast research laboratoryjl scott marine education center and and aquarium ocean springs mississippi  the biloxi herald   local happenings   june 20 1891 the biloxi herald   back bay   january 30 1892 the biloxi herald   local happenings   june 11 1892 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi a hustling city   august 26 1900 the biloxi daily herald   a terrapin feast   july 13 1903 the biloxi daily herald   worse storm than that of october 1893   september 27 1906 the biloxi daily herald      the daily herald   some turtle and some turtle eggs   july 1 1911 p 8 the daily herald   capture large sea turtle   july 30 1912 p 8 the daily herald   300pound turtle brough to biloxi   september 21 1912 the daily herald   catches with hands 200 pound turtle business   june 13 1924 the daily herald   biloxian plans for big turtle business   june 3 1932 the daily herald   500 pounds of turtle   june 25 1934 p 5 the ocean springs news   local news   june 17 1911 the pascagoula democratstar    news     january 9 1880 the sun herald    turtle farming a thing of the past   december 14 1997 the sun herald    report 11772 sea turtles injured or killed in 2005 by commercial fishing   september 28 2011 the sun herald    wildlife groups sue for more protection of turtles   october 14 2011 the sun herald    turtles sojourn homekemp s ridley prefers mississippi over florida waters   december 20 2011 the sun herald    shrimpers against turtle protection rules   june 7 2012 the sun herald    heading toward the light  bright casino lights co nfuse loggerhead hatchlings   august17 2012 p a2  the sun herald    turtle study   institute of ma ri ne mammal studies and national marine fisheries service  puts tires in water   january 14 2013 p a1  the sun herald    environmental group dolphin turtle dean a sign of sick gulf   april 3 2013  the sun herald    rehabilitated sea turtles blessed and released   april 28 2013 p a2  the sun herald    new research bolsters theory on how the turtle got its shell   june 1 2013 p c3  the sun herald    sea turtle nest discovered   july 5 2013 p a2  the sun herald    mississippi beaches may get designated as turtle habitat   august 8 2013 p a5  the sun herald    hooked sea turtles heading back into gulf   september 7 2014 p a3  the sun herald    what will this sea turtle nesting season bring   march 2 2015 p a9  the sun herald    rare leatherback sea turtle rescued   march 13 2015 p c6 355 views  ', 0),
(186, 'en', 'node_search', ' santini family santini family ray sun 9182011 1028 image courtesy of diana martin lehmanneedham massachusetts  santini family  the santini family of biloxi mississippi originated at new orleans with joseph santini 18171874 a native of trieste italy here mr santini married margaretha muller 18281931 a native of gutenberg bavaria germany they were the parents of seven children  gabriel santini  18551890 m otelia mccue 18561884  marie josephine ursuline   marietta santini  18561929  joseph santini  b 1859  josephine  a  santini  18601966  rosetta santini  18631949 m emmett s donnell 18531917 and  gabrielle mathilde santini  18681869 image courtesy of diana martin lehmanneedham massachusetts  joseph santini joseph santini made his living at new orleans as the proprietor of a coffee house at this time a coffee house was a saloon or bar room the joseph santini coffee house was located on gravier street and called the jewel of the south which he operated from 1833 until 1869 he is mentioned in many publications concerning the origin of mixed drinks an example follows  sometime around 1850 one joseph santini took over management of the bar and restaurant at new orleans city exchange right in the heart of the french quarter there he invented the crusta a fancy variation that introduced citrus juice into the list of things that could go into a drink this stayed purely a local drink until jerry thomas who must have met santini and or had his drinks when he was in the crescent city in the 1850s put the crusta in his book this isn t to say the crusta was a huge hit it was always a cult drink one with few but fanatic devotees but it planted a seed that seed would remain dormant until the 1890s when suddenly everyone started putting lemon juice lime juice even orange juice into their cocktails from the crusta evolution brings us the sidecar and life without sidecars would be very dreary indeed if santini hadn t done it first they still might have done it anyway but at least they had someone in the dark backward of time shining a flashlight for them to show the way mr santini we salute you    the timespicayune october 18 1987 p 101 and cocktailconfidentiallatimesmagazinecom joseph santini retired from the jewel of the south in january 1869 he conveyed his coffee house to george b ittman mr santini related to his regular customers that   he  ittman  will keep he old saloon in splendid style and with the best liquors and wines so as to respond to the old reputation of this establishment   the daily picayune january 24 1869 p 4  joseph santini provided excellent education opportunities for his children and offered incentives and awards for the scholars in the schools that his children attended gabriel santini was a law graduate of washington lee university at lexington virginia marietta santini attended the locquet institute a private school for the privileged young ladies of the crescent city and located at 253 st charles avenue marietta and josephine santini matriculated to the virginia female institute at staunton virginia and graduated in july 1872 the daily picayune july 30 1872 p 2 at the locquet institute joseph santini provided the santini medals to the students that excelled in french and elocution in may 1869 miss marietta santini was awarded the palm of excellence in the preparatory department but she declined to compete for her father s medals mr santini was sincerely appreciated by the young ladies of the locquet institute as they gave him a set of gold cuff links they were engraved with an open book on one side and the word education on the other joseph santini was described by the institute s staff as  unweary in his efforts to promote zeal in scholastic pursuits   the daily picayune may 1 1869 p 1 and may 29 1869 p 1   joseph santini died at saint christian bassespyrenees france on august 11 1874 marietta santini his young daughter was with him at the time she was studying music in europe mr santini s corporal remains did not reach nola until midoctober 1874 he funeral was held in the crescent city on october 18 1874 and his body interred at st louis no 3 on esplanade  the daily picayune august 12 1874 p 4 and october 17 1874 p 4    biloxi lands joseph santini acquired land at biloxi in december 1867 from henry t lonsdale 18081869 and jane lonsdale 18171884 for 8000 the lonsdale family was domiciled at nola where mr lonsdale a new yorker was a merchant 170 feet on gulf between dr a byrenheidt property and john b byrne and about a mile to the north harrison co mississippi land deed bk 10 p 351  santini house   860 west beach sketch by ray l bellande 1996  santini house the joseph santini was situated at 860 west beach in biloxi it has been described as an american cottage it is believed that the santini house was erected circa 1837 by john bligh byrne of new orleans when it was conveyed to henry the santini homestead on west beach was conveyed for 7000 in november 1939 by josephine a santini and rosetta santini donnell to mrs gus hotstream mary franz and john hotstream 19171998 her son the santini lot at this time had about 57 feet on the gulf and ran north for about 634 feet the santini sisters were domiciled at columbus lowndes co mississippi at this time harrison co mississippi land deed bk 230 p 122 and bk 255 p 315  santini addition in june 1897 the heirs of joseph santini platted the santini addition subdivision in biloxi mississippi it was situated on the north side of the tracks of the l n railroad and ran north for about present day santini street formed the eastern perimeter of the land subdivision harrison co mississippi 2 nd jd plat bk 2 p 4 on the south side of the l n railroad tracks opposite the santini addition subdivision the heirs of joseph santini owned three small lots that ran about 333 feet south to pass christian street west howard avenue and had a 179foot front on biloxi s salient eastwest artery ew morrill surveyed these lots and lot 1 was sold to peter m gillen in october 1891 for 250 harrison co mississippi land deed bk 27 p 184  santini children       family records   courtesy of diana martin lehmanneedham massachusetts  gabriel santini    image courtesy of diana martin lehmanneedham massachusetts  gabriel santini  18551890 was born at nola on july 5 1855 he was a very intelligent and artistically and musically talented man garbriel santini studied the law at washington lee university in lexington virginia he graduated in 1872 and was awarded the robinson prize medal returning to new orleans gabriel studied law at tulane and graduated in 1874 by 1880 gabriel santini had passed the virginia bar and was practicing law at richmond virginia tulane university law school in 1874 source tulane university catalogue 188788 gabriel married otelia mccue  18561884 the daughter of judge john howard mccue and signora ce wells of augusta and nelson counties virginia they were the parents of norita santini  18741932 norita was reared at biloxi by margaretha santini her grandmother and spinster aunts she attended college at the industrial institute and college the precursor to mscw at columbus mississippi in 1893 norita santini would marry william henry martin  18741938 an attorney at woodstock virginia in april 19011880 henrico co virginia federal census r 1371 p 43 ed 82 and the biloxi herald july 1 1893 p 8 and the daily picayune april 21 1901 p 16   santini family bible and mccue family recordscourtesy of diana martin lehmannovember 2013 and catalogue of the officers and alumni of washington and lee university lexington virginia 17491888 norita santini martin and wh martin lived at leesburg loudoun co virginia where they reared two sons  william h martin ii  19121989 and george m martin  19162001 george m martin was the city attorney at leesburg virginia for many years the corporal remains of norita santini martin and her family were interred in the union cemetery at leesburg virginia 1930 loudoun co virginia federal census r 2448 p 15b ed 8 gabriel santini left the legal field and began a career as a thespian and chanteur in light opera and theatre at new orleans with rd mclean marie prescott a tragedy combination he had traveled to san antonio texas with the herbert marsdon troupe as leading man but abandoned there when the musical company failed financially gabriel found work with the san antonio theatre and was employed there when he died on new year s day 1890 his corporal remains were sent to nola for internment  the biloxi herald january 4 1890 p 4 and the daily picayune january 3 1890 p 4    marie josephine ursuline santini   image courtesy of diana martin lehmanneedham massachusetts  marie josephine ursuline santini  18561929 was known as marietta santini  she was born september 15 1856 marietta never married and expired in 1929 per a letter from catherine donnell that was sent to me by the dunays before the santini house was destroyed in 2005 dianan martin lehmanneedham massachusettsnovember 2013  josephine a santini  image courtesy of diana martin lehmanneedham massachusetts miss josephine santini taught public school at biloxi when the school opened in october 1890 she was first assistant to j linn ladd the principal his salary was 100 per month while josephine made 45 per month the other educators and their salaries were mrs s booth 40 per month edna holley 35 per month and mollie rodenburg 35 per month the biloxi herald november 8 1890 p 4 by january 1892 miss santini was teaching piano to kindergarten children of biloxi at the philomathian society of biloxi acquired a dunham piano from philip werlein of nola on generous terms the philomathian society had furnished the school with 400 books valued at not leas than 300 in addition their museum which included the girardin collection was valued at more than 1000 the biloxi daily herald january 16 1892 p 4  rosetta santini  image courtesy of diana martin lehmanneedham massachusetts  rosetta santini   18631949 was born at nola in october 1863 she married captain emmett s donnell  18531917 of columbus mississippi at her mother s residence on west beach at biloxi mississippi on january 26 1895 the donnells had four children margaretha donnell 18961975 m james t matthews 18901981 catherine donnell 18981992 rosetta josephine donnell 19011903 and emmett jack s donnell ii 19031990 the donnell family resided on military road in columbus mississippi the biloxi herald february 3 1895 p 4 and 1900 lowndes co mississippi federal census t623818 p 22b ed 53 lowndes co mississippi federal census and 1930 lowndes co mississippi federal census captain emmett s donnell 18531917 was born in arkansas in november 1853 to captain william preston donnell 18241873 who served with the 12 th arkansas infantry in the war of rebellion 18611865 emmett s donnell s mother had passed probably at his birth and his father remarried mary e austin 18171883 the donnel family relocated from arkansas to columbus mississippi where es donnell made his livelihood as a policeman furniture maker city marshal and was captain of the columbus militia captain es donnell also served the citizens of columbus as their mayor on two occasions he died at columbus mississippi on april 23 1917 rosetta santini donnell expired at columbus may 3 1949 the corporal remains of entire the es donnell family were interred in the friendship cemetery at columbus mississippi the daily herald april 28 1917 p 3 1880 lowndes co mississippi federal census r655 p 17 ed 98 1910 lowndes co mississippi federal census t624750 p 9a ed 43 1920 lowndes co mississippi federal census t625885 p 4b ed 44 and 1930 lowndes co mississippi federal census r1157 p 8b ed 11  references  the buildings of biloxi an architectural survey  city of biloxi mississippi1976  journals the biloxi herald   death of gabriel santini   january 4 1890 the biloxi herald   local happenings   november 8 1890 the biloxi herald   county legislature   december 6 1890 the biloxi herald   local happenings   january 16 1892 the biloxi daily herald   donnellsantini   february 3 1895 the biloxi daily herald     april 6 1901 the biloxi daily herald   city news   may 26 1903 the daily herald   capt donnell dead   april 28 1917 the daily herald   mrs santini celebrates 99th birthday   may 28 1927 the daily herald   old citizens dies   june 13 1931 the daily picayune   opening of the washington hotel   april 5 1842 the daily picayune   commencement exercises   july 30 1872 the daily picayune   death of joseph santini   august 12 1874 the daily picayune   funeral notice   october 17 1874 the daily picayune   at biloxi miss   april 21 1901 the timespicayune   deaths   december 19 1929 the timespicayune   deaths   june 13 1931 the timespicayune   former orleanian 103 years old dies   june 13 1931 the timespicayune   saloon society kept the old city hopping   october 18 1987  communications november 2013 dear mr bellande my name is diana martin lehman and i am the greatgreatgranddaughter of joseph santini founder of the santini family of new orleans and biloxi i have done some fairly extensive research on the family over the years and want to compliment you on the excellent and wellresearched article you have posted howver the article contains a few inaccuracies and omissions that merit correction gabriel santini my greatgrandfather married otelia not ophelia mccue the daughter of judge john howard mccue and signora ce wills of augusta and nelson counties va sources santini family bible mccue family record gabriel santini graduated from washington and lee university in lexington va in 1872 where he was recipient of the robinson prize medal source catalogue of the officers and alumni of washington and lee university lexington virginia 17491888 gabriel santini graduated from tulane university law school in 1874 source tulane university catalogue 188788 i can provide you with pdfs from the university catalogs both are available for download from google books there is no record of a marie santini as a member of this family in any of the documents i have found including the family bible which is in my possession i plan to order the lds microfilm of joseph santini s 200page will and estate documents sometime in the near future orleans parish civil district court docket 12793 lds film 1503233 it is possible these documents will provide clues to his origins and continued business dealings in france and italy family tradition holds that he had to leave europe he arrived in new orleans on the bark amelia on 25 feb 1845 having departed from trieste because of some threat from the black hand family tradition also maintains that his family had something to do with napoleon bonaparte interestingly napoleon s most loyal servant was jeannoel santini a fellow corsican who spent his final years as chief attendant to napoleon s tomb at les invalides in paris i have an interesting picture of gabriel and other members of the family standing in front of the house ca 1872 that i could be of historical interest please let me know if you want me to email it to you sincerely diana martin lehman november 2013 hi ray on more closely examining the photo i sent you of the santini house i ve come to the conclusion that it was probably taken sometime around 1880 rather than 1872 the child sitting on the lawn to the right is probably my grandmother norita santini martin who was born in 1874 she looks to be about 6 or 7 years old in the picture the woman standing directly behind her may be her mother and my greatgrandmother otelia mccue santini b 1853 d 1884 though i see little resemblance to photos i have of otelia in addition gabriel santini looks older than 20 in this picture probably closer to 30 november 2013 hi ray attached are scans i made and tweaked in photoshop of old photos from my grandmother s album i d guess that the picture of gabriel santini and sisters and other household members in front of the biloxi house was taken around 1872 when gabriel was about 20 he didn t marry my greatgrandmother otelia mccue until 1874 and there s no evidence of her in the picture i also included scans of portraits of joseph gabriel rosetta josephine and marietta santini in case you want to use them for the article the references for gabriel s education are as follows 1872 graduation from washington and lee university catalogue of the officers and alumni of washington and lee university lexington virginia 17491888 lexington va board of trustees washington and lee university 1888 p 164 https  archiveorg download  catalogueofoffic00washrich catalogueofoffic00washrich pdf accessed 11162013   1874 graduation from tulane university law school tulane university catalogue 188788 graduates of the law school new orleans la tulane university 1888 p 90 scan of copy from the library of the university of michigan downloaded from google books 1212008 i wish i had been able to visit biloxi to see the house before it was destroyed by katrina is the impression i get from google street view correct that it has been replaced by some sort of enormous hotel complex while i m sure that the reconstruction is good for the economy of biloxi it s still sad to see so much history obliterated and replaced by a las vegasstyle structure many thanks to you for your web site and your efforts to preserve the area s history diana november 2013 hi ray thank you so much for the newspaper story about my greatgreat grandmother s 99th birthday i had always assumed that joseph santini met and married her in europe so the story of her immigration with two brothers was quite a revelation now i need to locate a record of her marriage to joseph around 185051 the santini family page on your web site looks very good but i have a couple of requests the picture of gabriel santini isn t centered on the page whereas the other pictures are would it be possible to realign it and the caption also the marie santini who married john courrege was not a family member so could you delete the sentence about her the marie josephine ursuline santini who was b 15 sep 1856 see attached was marietta santini whose picture i sent you she was never married and died in 1929 per a letter from catherine donnell that was sent to me by the dunays before the santini house was destroyed in 2005 according to catherine donnell s letter marietta s sister josephine santini died in 1966 at the age of 105 i m attaching an image of the bible record with the birth dates for the children of joseph santini in case you wanted to add that information to the entries on them thanks for everything diana 586 views  ', 0),
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(191, 'en', 'node_search', ' bradford family bradford family ray tue 9272011 1830 stephen bradford stephen bradford was the progenitor of the bradford family of biloxi and ocean springs mississipi he was born in connecticut and was decended from william bradford 15901657 the first governor of the plymouth colony 1621 and alice hansen bradford they were the first bradfords to settle in the new world  mississippi the stephen bradford family homesteaded on the eastside of the pascagoula river north of moss point jackson county mississippi in 1837 and 1841 james fitch bradford patented lot 2 and lot 3 in section 32 and lot 3 in section 33 both in t7sr8w by 1887 the heirs of lyman bradford the brother of james fitch bradford who had acquired lands here in 1848 were selling tracts of land here anecdotal information from fred bradford relates that the old lyman bradford home was located at ocean springs on east beach just east of san souci a small bradford family cemetery also existed here stephen bradford and were the parents of lyman bradford 18041858 m cynthia ward 18131887 james fitch bradford 18061850 m margaret davis burissa bradford b 1808 m benjamin holley b 1810 and j ohn bradford 18171898 m burissa jane elder 18301917 the following information was provided by else nygaard martin of hurley mississippi  bradford ben   1900 census bt 3 jco ms ben bradford  40 nm b 1860 nc m 22 yrs  teamster annie bradford wife 31 nf b 1868 al 10 born 6 liv joseph bradford son 19 nm attended school mos eveline bradford dau 14 nf attended school 4 mos elenora bradford dau 12 nf b ms julia bradford dau 6 nf b ms davis bradford dau 4 nm b ms  bradford burisee elder   1850 census jackson co ms elder ferry burissee bradford 20 wf b ms living in the household of mary elder picket widow of 1 st samuel elder and 2 nd daniel pickett she must be the daughter of samuel mary elder married to john bradford is the schooner burissa named after her    bradford cynthia davis evergreen cemetery  ocean springs cynthia davis bradford 18131887 b jco ms dau of samuel davis b 1769 nc sarah west lyman bradford sr 18041858 husband bradford davis see parents ben annie bradford bradford eleanor see parents ben annie bradford bradford elizabeth dau of lyman cynthia bradford bradford eveline see parents ben annie bradford  bradford james f   new orleans port registers  1821 james f bradford listed as owner of  sloop burissa  4410 x 142 x 3 built on pascagoula river 1819  louisiana state gazette  nov 18 1825 new orleans la schooner  burissa  capt bradford arrived at the basin port of new orleans from pascagoula loaded with a cargo of lime  louisiana state gazette may 8 1826 new orleans la schooner  burissa  capt bradford arrived at the basin new orleans from pascagoula with 63 bales of cotton and 6000 ft of lumber also 2 passengers  louisiana advertiser june 7 1827 new orleans la schooner  burissa  master holley cleared for pascagoula  1827 tax roll jco ms james f bradford  white polls 2 slaves 800 value 25 cattle 125 value 1 horse 50 total 975 tax 175  new orleans argus july 15 1828 new orleans la the sloop  burissa  master bradford from pascagoula arrived port of new orleans with a cargo of lumber for b clapp co  new orleans port registers  1828 james f bradford listed as sailing master and half owner of  schooner transport  half owned by wm starks both of pascagoula river  transport  was one deck two masts a round stern center board fiddlehead 597 x 1911 x 5  1828 tax roll jco ms james bradford 800 acres c4 2 nd quality 2400 value 1 poll 2 slaves tax 655  1829 tax roll jco ms james bradford 840 acres c4 3 qual 1680 value  polls 2 slaves due 545  1830 census jco ms james bradford household of 10 1 white male 3040 b 17901800 1 white male 2030 b 18001810 2 white females 2030 b 18001810 1 white male 1015 b 18151820 1 white female 1015 b 18151820 2 white females 5 b 18251830 1 male slave 3655 b 17751794 1 female slave 2436 b 17941806 schooner  transport  1835 was owned by lyman bradford wm starks james f bradford of east pascagoula with lyman bradford the sailing master  transport  was built on the pascagoula or escatawpa river  new orleans port registers 1840 a large  schooner james f bradford  was built in jackson co miss in 1849 she was 739 x 221 x 59 had one deck two masts square stern and billet head the owner until 1855 was john bradford in april 1852 in may 1852 wm blackeney was ¼ owner with john bradford in 1854 john bradford was owner with sailing master john burns  1840 census   jco ms james bradford household of 12 1 male age 3040 1 female age 3040 2 males age 2030 1 female age 1015 2 males age 5 3 females age 510 2 females age 5  1841 land  jan 5  bureau of land mgmt  jco ms james f bradford cash purchase 80 acres lot tract 4 section 13 t7s r6w 1842  new orleans port registers the  schooner experiment  built at pascagoula in 1842 645 x 205 x 45 a one deck two mast square stern vessel was owned by james f bradford and lyman bradford of east pascagoula sailing master was james f bradford sold 1846 samuel russ covington la bradford john married burissa elder bradford joseph see parents ben annie bradford bradford julia see parents ben annie bradford  bradford lyman evergreen cemetery  ocean springs lyman bradford sr 18041858 lyman bradford b dec 31 1803 montville conn cynthia davis bradford 18131887 wife b jco ms  1819 jackson co ms officials lyman bradford justice of the quorum court  1827 tax roll  jco ms lyman bradford 1 white poll  slaves tax 50 schooner transport  1835 was owned by lyman bradford wm starks james f bradford of east pascagoula with lyman bradford the sailing master  transport  was built on the pascagoula or escatawpa river  marriage  aug 4 1836 jackson co miss lyman bradford married cynthia davis daughter of samuel and sarah b davis  1840 census  jco ms lived on the escatawpa river lyman bradford 6 in household no slaves 1 male age 3040 lyman bradford 1 female age 2030 wife cynthia 1 male age 2030 1 male age 5 sherwood born 1838 1 female age 5 burissa born 1839 died 1848 1 female age 5 elizabeth born 1840  new orleans port registers  1842 wpa transcribed schooner  experiment  built at pascagoula was a one deck two mast square stern schooner 645 x 205 x 45 the owners were james f bradford and lyman bradford with james f bradford sailing master sold in 1846 to samuel russ covington la  griffin cemetery  bradford lot moss point burissa bradford  died july 1 1848 11 yrs 2 mos daughter of lyman and cynthia bradford  benjamin bradford  died july 5 1848 3 yrs 11 mos son of lyman cynthia bradford  1850 census  jco ms mossy point escatawpa river lyman bradford 46 wm 2500 re b conn  farmer cynthia bradford wife 37 wf b ms nee davis sherwood bradford son 11 wm b ms attended school elizabeth bradford dau 10 wf b ms attended school martha ann bradford dau 8 wf b ms attended school sarah bradford dau 1 month wf b ms  1850 no agricultural census bradford was burning shells for lime boat builder commercial mariner and sailing master 1 850 slave census  lyman bradford 17 slaves 2 blk m age 55 1 blk f age 30 1 blk m age 33 1 blk f age 19 1 blk m age 35 1 muf age 13 1 blk m age 22 1 blk f age 5 1 blk m age 18 1 blk f age 1 1 blk m age 16 1 blk m age 7 1 blk m age 12 1 blk m age 7 1 blk m age 9 1 blk m age 5  move   185152 lyman bradford to davis bayou w jco  ship records enrollments of new orleans  1855 barge kate  built in 1855 on bayou volvitear davis bayou 64 x 184 x 37 one deck two masts square stern and a stern bow the owner was lyman bradford of jackson co ms and the sailing master was his son sherwood bradford bu 1960 kate had been sold  bradford martha evergreen cemetery ocean springs  martha bradford 18421887 dau of lyman cynthia bradford  bradford sherwood evergreen cemetery ocean springs  sherwood bradford 18381922 csa  co a steede s bat 9 th miss cavalry son of lyman cynthia bradford marriage nov 10 1870 jackson co ms eleanora davis bradford 18511938 wife  bradford stephen 1810 land claim  pascagoula river stephen bradford 820 acres sect38 t4s r6w  1820 census  jco ms escatawpa river mossy point 14 free white no slaves 1 foreigner not naturalized 2 engaged in agriculture 1 engaged in commerce 1 white male 45 up 5 white males 25 to 45 2 white males 16 to 26 1 white female 26 to 45 1 white male 16 to 18 1 white female 10 to 16 2 white males 10 to 16 1 white female under 10  1825 census miss state jco ms  stephen bradford 6 males 2 females 2 died in 1824  lyman bradford lyman bradford 18041858 a native of montville new london county connecticut and settled in jackson county mississippi probably in the late 1820s he married cynthia ward 18131887 in 1836 after residing in the pascagoula area he moved his family to western jackson county acquiring land on east beach at ocean springs here bradford built a large home in the vicinity of present day san souci avenue it is believed that when the newer field lodge was built here it incorporated a portion of the old bradford homestead this structure later was known as the tuttle home lyman bradford and cynthia ward were the parents of martha a bradford 18421887 sarah bradford 18481926 m reuben turner and enoch n ramsay 18321916 lyman bradford 18511894 m eugenia thomas 18581917 sherwood bradford 18381922 m eleanora davis 18511938 margaret bradford 18461920 m george w davis 18421914 and mary l ramsay 1860c 1946 m andrew w ramsay 18361916 sherwood bradford was one of the first school teachers in the county he also served with nathan bedford forrest in the csa cavalry during the civil war his son fred was named for a war time friend frederick semmes sherwood bradford and family later went to the vancleave area were he was the postmaster 18821888 and farmer he also built the vancleave academy one of the first schools in the region as well as the ezell lodge and the methodist church      john bradford and burissa j elder j ohn bradford 18171898 was born at ocean springs mississippi on may 20 1817 he married burissa jane elder 18301917 a native of moss point mississippi there children were james fitch bradford 18511853 margaret bradford 18521954 m daniel d smith 18481927 john comstock bradford 18551928 m sarah elizabeth howard 18661904 and nina emma smith 18731928 sherwood bradford 18571937 and lyman bradford 18631944 m pearl roberts 18691928  biloxi lands john bradford acquired land at biloxi mississippi as early as august 1847 when he bought a large tract from louis a caillavet and margaret fayard caillavet for 200 this parcel was 180 feet wide and ran south from back bay for 1847 feet to the lands of adelle delauney augustine fayard was to the west and james w elder to the east harrison co mississippi land deed bk 3 p 420  nola john bradford moved burissa to new orleans in 1850 james fitch bradford their first son was born here in january 1851 by the fall of 1853 the broadford family had relocated to biloxi mississippi  elder bradford   1893 hurricane the october 1893 hurricane sometimes called the cheniere caminada hurricane struck biloxi with vengeance the elder bradford operation like so many local piers homes sailing vessels and businesses situated along the shoreline suffered major damage a posthurricane survey of the elder bradford s back bay sawmill estimated that losses and damages in the range of 4000 the mill lost thousands of board feet of lumber and many logs all washed out to sea by the hurricane s high water machinery utilized to process timber and lumber was also severely damaged  the biloxi herald october 6 1893 p 1    children of john bradford and burissa elder   james fitch bradford tombstonebiloxi city cemetery   james f bradford james fitch bradford 18511853 was born at new orleans on january 25 1851 he expired at biloxi mississippi on september 24 1853 no further information tombstonebiloxi city cemetery  margaret bradford margaret bradford smith and daniel dupree smith courtesy of susan dupree smith woodoctober 2011  margaret maggie bradford  18521954 was born june 10 1852 at new orleans louisiana she married daniel dupree smith 18481927 a texan in harrison county mississippi on february 27 1878 by 1880 they were residents of fannin county texas where daniel d smith was farming with john comstock bradford her brother maggie would birth three children and lose one before 1900 marianita nita smith 18781960 m jacob jake rosewell spain 18781957 calvin smith 18841885 and howard dupree smith 18871963 m merle magdaline ingram 18891989 work of louise spain penning harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 7 p 1 and fannin co texas 1880 federal census r 1303 p 35 ed 30  daniel dupree smith family  lr howard dupree smith 18871963 margaret maggie bradford smith 18521954 nita smith spain 18781960 and john lyman spain 19011975 courtesy of susan dupree smith woodnovember 2011 circa 1895 maggie bradford smith and daniel d smith relocated from bonham texas to farm near mesa maricopa county arizona they later moved to gila arizona and for a time were in turlock california maggie expired on june 7 1954 at tuscon pima county arizona her corporal remains were interred in the south lawn memorial cemetery at tuscon susan dupree smith wood and 1900 maricopa co arizona territory federal census t62346 p 5a ed 32  john comstock bradford john c bradford  john comstock bradford 18551928 was born january 23 1855 at biloxi mississippi the son of john bradford 18171898 and burissa jane elder 18301917 in 1853 john and burissa elder bradford had relocated to biloxi mississippi from jackson county mississippi and remained here except for four years during the civil war when the family relocated to black creek in jackson county mississippi their other known children were margaret bradford smith 18531928 m daniel d smith sherwood bradford 18571937 and lyman bradford 18631944 m pearl roberts 18691928 john bradford began acquiring land at biloxi mississippi as early as august 1847 when he bought a large tract on the back bay of biloxi from louis a caillavet 17901860 and spouse margaret fayard caillavet 17871863 the parcel was described as having 180feet on back bay and 20 arpents 3840 feet deep augustine fayard was to the west the lands of adele delauney to the south and james w elder to the east the consideration was 200 for this approximate 16 acre lot harrison co mississippi land deed bk 3 p 420 the northern portion of the large bradford tract ie that area of biloxi north of division street east of reynoir street south of the back back of biloxi and west of lameuse street became the loci of the following late 19 th and 20 th century developments bradford street elder street back bay fire company back bay community center and park gorenflo public school ra fayard seafood harrison county health center bayview theatrebayview lanes a bowling alley and bay view drugs john c bradford married sarah elizabeth howard 18661904 in harrison county mississippi on february 26 1884 their children were  burissa o bradford  18851906 m ernest hamilton  john howard bradford  18861920 m bertha bradford 18921920  james sherwood bradford  18881967 m frances morgan 18921945  mary v bradford  1898  edwin russell bradford  1896 m bertha vasbinder 18921920  ernest pelham bradford  1897 m estella lottie rose thelma bradford 19001930 and lyman chandler bradford  19021977 m beryl morgan 19071988  1893 hurricane the october 1893 hurricane sometimes called the cheniere caminada hurricane struck biloxi with vengeance the elder bradford operation like so many local piers homes sailing vessels and businesses situated along the shoreline suffered major damage a posthurricane survey of the elder bradford s back bay sawmill estimated that losses and damages in the range of 4000 the mill lost thousands of board feet of lumber and many logs all washed out to sea by the hurricane s high water machinery utilized to process timber and lumber was also severely damaged  the biloxi herald october 6 1893 p 1    texas john c bradford and family left biloxi in 1888 for west texas settled near del rio in val verde county j howard bradford employed with the del rio telephone company and is providing telephone service to the ranchers in this region sherwood bradford married frances morgan on july 14 1912 and made their home  marriage john c bradford married nina emma smith 18731928 in 1906 she was the daughter of ira b smith and emeline brasher and a native of mt vernon alabama mrs bradford had been struck by an auto in el paso texas approximately six months before her demise in biloxi she had resided on the old bradford property on lameuse street where the gorenflo elementary school had been erected in 19 nina s bradford s corporal remains were interred in the biloxi city cemetery she was survived by fannie emeline s wolcott 18671957 a sister who was domiciled at 531 porter avenue  the daily herald september 7 1928 p 2    mississippi a m college john c bradford was elected a member of the board of trustees of mississippi a m college in september 1908 he was called to jackson mississippi for a board meeting on the agenda was the letting of a contract to build a new chapel and other improvements at the starkville campus of approximately 100000  the biloxi daily herald september 29 1908 p 8    bradford homestead and the gorenflo public school the john comstock bradford 18551928 approximate 65 acres homestead was situated on the west side of lameuse street between bradford and elder streets he acquired this parcel from his mother burrisa jane elder bradford 18301917 for 200 in february 1898 harco ms land deed bk 37 p 475 in june 1923 jc bradford conveyed his large lameuse street tract to the trustees of the biloxi city schools wf gorenflo 18441932 wj grant 18751932 elbert l dukate susan snell tonsmeire 18791953 and lille bourdon devitt 18841951 for 10000 harco ms land deed bk 138 pp 466467 here in 19231924 a school building designed by architect carl e matthes 18961972 was erected initially called the back bay elementary school its area of educational responsibility included all neighborhoods north of the l n railroad from caillavet to lee street including the east side of caillavet and the west side of lee street and those areas north of division street bounded by caillavet and seal avenue  the first school year when classes commenced in early september 1924 the faculty consisted of miss alma ritch principal and 1st grade miss evelyn mcshane 1st grade miss pricilla ritch 2nd and 3rd grades miss lizette mackie 3rd and 4th grades miss irma l harvey 18981965 4th and 5th grades miss veronica lacaze english geography spelling 6th 7th and 8th grades miss inez rich arithmetic history writing 6th 7th and 8th grades  the daily herald september 9 1924 p 3    mayor of biloxi   19051906 john comstock bradford 18551928 ran with no opposition for the 19051906 mayoral term biloxi city elections were held in december 1904 with the following results  mayor  john c bradford  aldermen  1 st ward edward s balthrope 18731939 and harry edwards 2 nd ward joseph w swetman 18631937 and charles redding 18571926 3 rd ward tj rossell 18611923 and cm buckingham 4 th ward henry latimer 18551941 and judson c batton 18691943 aldermanatlarge edward glennan 18541933 city clerk orcenith g swetman treasurerpercy l elmer 18731949 tax collectorhenry j meaut marshalja mckinley street commissioner henry j guiterrez 18691953  board appointments  police justicejudge thomas h gleason 18571935 fire chief louis e gill 18511919 superintendent of water works joseph o laska 18631911 water rent collector edward l suter 18661943 health officerdr walter j greaves 18681910 city attorneywh maybin  demise john c bradford expired at biloxi mississippi on december 31 1928 his funeral was held from 119 east howard avenue the residence of his brother lyman bradford reverend ben ingram of the first baptist church led the funeral service at the bradford home after which the mason of magnolia lodge no 120 took charge of the bradford rites with a knight templar escort and the elks club in the funeral body only two of his children thelma bradford of globe arizona and russell bradford of new orleans attended their father s funeral his other four sons resided in west texas and he had another daughter in arizona and one in texas  the daily herald january 4 1929 p 3 and january 5 1929 p 2   sherwood bradford sherwood bradford  18571937 from  along the gulf   1895  sherwood bradford  18571937 was born at biloxi mississippi on he was educated at the mississippi deaf and dumb institute in jackson mississippi sherwood left biloxi to work in lake charles louisiana abd southeast texas he returned to biloxi in 1887 and in july 1888 he built a blacksmith and machine shop on the nw c of jackson street and main street the biloxi herald july 28 1888 p 8 and t he daily herald july 17 1937 p 6 sherwood bradford expired on july 16 1937 at biloxi mississippi his corporal remains were interred in john bradford family burial plot the biloxi cemetery the daily herald july 17 1937 p 6  sherwood bradford machine and blacksmith shop main street and jackson street from along the gulf  1895  lyman bradford lyman bradford lyman bradford 18631944 was born at black creek jackson county mississippi on october 27 1863 his parents had left biloxi mississippi to live here during the civil war lyman married pearl roberts 18691928 the daughter of joseph m roberts and sallie a glover in december 1887 children lyman c bradford 18881920 m maud foxworth james floyd bradford 18901963 m margaret krohn and paul s bradford 18941983 m ruth gates 18991986 opened a general merchandising store sellling dry goods and groceries on back bay in late november 1894 bradford s business was situated on the corner of lameuse street and back bay road the biloxi herald august 14 1897 p 5 lyman bradford expired at biloxi mississippi november 21 1944 pearl roberts preceded him in death passing on august 27 1928 their corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery  bradford   bradfordo keefe  pearl roberts bradford expired at biloxi mississippi on august 27 1928 died in late november 1944 corporal remains enterred southern memorial park cemetery at biloxi mississipi   lyman c bradford  lieutenant lyman comstock bradford 18881920 former biloxi resident who died at the walter reed hospital in washington dc friday afternoon at 2 o clock draped in the american flag was brought to the home of his parents in this city this morning arriving on train no 37 shortly after 8 o clock from the national capital the remains were accompanied home by lieutenant bradford s mother his wife and brother paul all of whom went to washington to be at his bedside when he became seriously ill impressive services were held previous to the departure of the body from washington by military officials the funeral of the deceased will take place tomorrow afternoon at 4 o clock the masons of which lieutenant bradford was a member with mr tolle will have charge of the services mr bradford belonged to the masonic lodge no 120 f am he was also a scottish rite mason and a shriner lieutenant bradford was was a member of biloxi lodge of elks members of which organization will attend the funeral in a body he was a member of the baptist church members of which congregation will attend the last rites lieutenant bradford has seen three years of service in the united states army he first enlisted as a member of the first officers training camp at camp pike from there he graduated with honors and was later sent to camp dix new jersey where he embarked for overseas duty remaining overseas four months lieutenant bradford was connected with the 87th division and emploted as first assistant regiment adjutant and adjutant of his own battalion lieutenant bradford was engaged in numerous tours of inspection while overseas returning to the states he was placed in special service and has traveled about the country extensively when taken ill he was sent to the walter reed hospital for treatment an operation was found necessary and death occurred some weeks later at a time when his condition was reported to be improved lieutenant lyman c bradford was a native biloxian 32 years of age and was married to the former maud foxworth he is survived by his wife and other relatives lyman bradford 18631944 and pearl roberts bradford 18691928 his parents brothers james floyd bradford 18901963 and paul s bradford 18941983 all biloxi residents the death of lieutenant bradford was received in biloxi with regret and the family have the sympathy of the entire community  james f bradford james floyd bradford 18901963 was born 1890 he married margaret jane krohn children bradford m we mcdonald alfred j richter 19 mary pearl bradford sarah jane bradford and james f bradford ii 19391949  paul s bradford honored in late december 1964 by magnolia lodge no 120 f am with lifetime membership in the masonic order the daily herald december 29 1964 p 10  nathaniel c bradford nathaniel comstock bradford 18351935 was born april 1 1835 near biloxi mississippi to james fitch bradford and margaret davis he left the mississippi gulf coast with his family before 1850 as they settled in upshur county texas where james f bradford farmed james f bradford and margaret davis bradford had at least nine children of which six were girls known daughters cynthia w bradford b 1832 m john r russell in august 1854 mary a bradford m joseph c preston in august 1855 sophie bradford m na birge in september 1856 their sons were nathaniel c bradford 18351935 george bradford 18401850 and joseph bradford 18481860 nathaniel c bradford made his livelihood as a merchant and fire insurance agent during his lifetime he and francis bradford 18401910 his alabama born spouse and their children jennie bradford b 1863 claude bradford 18661880 alice bradford b 1872 and nathaniel c bradford ii 18791939 lived in upshur county texas 1860 jefferson marion county texas 1870 weatherford parker county texas 1880 and bonham fannin county texas 1900 in his old age nathaniel c bradford lived with mrs john andrew mattox his daughter at greenville hunt county texas he expired there on april 8 1935 at the home his daughter the daily herald july 7 1935 p 2  references  the biloxi daily herald business and professional men  the biloxi daily herald biloxi mississippi1902 p 53 cyril e cain  four centuries on the pascagoula history story and legend of the pascagoula river country  the reprint company spartanburg south carolina1983  the history of jackson county mississippi    william bradford   jackson county genealogical society pascagoula mississippi1989 pp 139140 th glenn  the mexican gulf coast on mobile bay mississippi sound illustrated  delchamps mobile alabama1893  chancery court harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 965   the estate of john bradford   january 1898 journals the biloxi herald    the biloxi herald   local happenings   june 23 1894 the biloxi herald   terrific gale   october 6 1893 the biloxi herald   local happenings   june 23 1894 the biloxi herald   local happenings   november 24 1894  the biloxi herald   latest city news   january 8 1898 the biloxi herald   death of john bradford   january 8 1898 the biloxi daily herald   necrologicalmrs sarah elizabeth bradford   january 4 1904 the biloxi daily herald   the city election   december 14 1904 the biloxi daily herald   the new board   january 14 1905 the biloxi daily herald   officers were appointed   january 3 1906 the biloxi daily herald   bond issue agreed upon   february 14 1906 the biloxi daily herald   marriages bradfordsmith    april 24 1906 the biloxi daily herald   personals   april 28 1906 the biloxi daily herald   hamiltonbradford   august 9 1906 the daily herald   biloxi society and personal items   april 12 1911 the daily herald   bradford boys prospering   july 29 1912 the daily herald   estimable lady taken by death   january 10 1917 the daily herald   mrs howard bradford dead   february 26 1920 the daily herald   the death of lieut lc bradford jr   may 29 1920 the daily herald   lieut bradford s funeral yesterday   may 31 1920 the daily herald   bradford funeral held today   june 1 1920 the daily herald   public school assignments   september 9 1924 the daily herald    school work begins again   august 31 1925 the daily herald    biloxi has new school   august 28 1926 the daily herald   mrs jc bradford dead   september 7 1928 the daily herald   john c bradford died last night   january 1 1929 the daily herald   here to attend funeral   january 4 1929 the daily herald   bradford funeral   january 5 1929 the daily herald   nc bradford dead   july 7 1935 the daily herald   jimmie bradford dies   january 26 1949 the daily herald    fs bradford dies   january 10 1951 the daily herald   bradford made life member of masonic order    december 29 1964 the daily herald    mrs lc bradford   may 29 1968 the daily herald    mrs ruth bradford   august 10 1986 the gulf coast times    the bradford family  september 16 1949 and september 23 1949 the jackson county times    death of mrs eugenia bradford   september 22 1917 the pascagoula democratstar    obituary  lc bradford jr     october 26 1894 this information provided by russell barnes mr biloxi schooner  1855  barge kate   of new orleans official no 14175  built on bayou volvitear valvatin jackson county miss 1855  description 30 7695 tons 64 ft x 18 ft 4 in x 3 ft 7 in one deck two masts square stern square bow 1 previously enrolled no 1 feb 9 1856 at shieldsborough miss bay st louis 2 registered temporary no 74 may 9 1857  owner lyman bradford jackson co miss  master sherwood bradford jackson co miss  3 enrolled no 199 dec 13 1860 at port of new orleans la owner joseph kaiser new orleans master name not given 1 enrolled no 272 dec 7 1861 owner henry thomas neal of livingston parish la master henry thomas neal cs 2 enrolled no 24 may 4 1865 having been altered in tonnage and dimensions description 3044 tons 646 ft x 184 ft x 28 ft owner henry thomas neal master s fradenberg 3 enrolled no 58 oct 14 1867 having been altered from a barge to a schooner barge description 3215 tons 643 ft x 185 ft x 31 ft owner henry thomas neal master j m white  ship records enrollments of new orleans louisiana vol v vi 18611870 wpa  lyman bradford family cemetery east beachocean springs location   lot 2 section 32 t7sr8w history  lyman bradford 18041858 a native of montville new london county connecticut settled at jackson county mississippi probably in the late 1820s he married cynthia davis 18131887 the daughter of samuel davis and sarah b in 1836 after residing in the pascagoula area he moved his family to western jackson county acquiring land on east beach at ocean springs here bradford built a large home in the vicinity of present day san souci avenue it is believed that when the newer field lodge was built here it incorporated a portion of the old bradford homestead this structure later was known as the tuttle home after lyman bradford died in 1858 on december 21 1887 cynthia bradford 18131887 martha a bradford 18421887 sarah bradford b 1850 lyman bradford b 1851 sherwood bradford 18381922 margaret b davis 18461920 and mary l ramsay b 1860c 1946 conveyed the following tract to agnes w salisbury  those certain tracts pieces or parcels of land situated in fractional section 32 t7sr8w in jackson county state of mississippi and more particularly described as a certain tract piece or parcel of land containing a half acre front on a bayou at the eastern part of the bay of biloxi and bounded east by lands of the grantors west by lands of the grantors and north by the pine woods and more particularly designated as a part of said fractional section no 32 being the same tract conveyed by george d davis and wife to lyman bradford on the 8th day february 1848 it is hereby agreed that the grantors reserve a lot twelve 12 by twenty 20 feet containing the graves of two family with the right to improve protect and visit the graves and agree not to bury but one more and if they should so desire to remove the same from the premises they can do so  jackson county mississippi land deed book 8 pp 426427  register lyman bradford sr 18041858 cynthia davis bradford 18131887 james fitch bradford received patents on lots 2 nw 4 and sw 4 of ne 4 and 3 ne 4 and se 4 of nw 4 in section 32 t7sr8w on 221837 lot 2 nw 4 and sw 4 of ne 4 section 33 t7sr8w 151841 jackson county mississippi chancery court cause no 743 aw sullivan v eula bradford may 28 1897  references  cyril e cain  four centuries on the pascagoula  the reprint company spartanburg south carolina1983 pp 109110 and p 134 the history of jackson county mississippi  william bradford jackson county genealogical society pascagoula mississippi1989 pp 139140 the gulf coast times    the bradford family  september 16 1949 1178 views  ', 0);
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(192, 'en', 'node_search', ' warsveteransmilitary bases warsveteransmilitary bases ray fri 10212011 1253 civil war  18611865  timeline january 9 1861 mississippi became the second state to leave the union january 13 1861 confederate forces occupy ship island march 4 1861 lincoln inaugurated president at washington dc april 12 1861 bombardment of fort sumter charleston sc by confederate forces of pgt beauregard may 21 1861company e biloxi rifles 3rd mississippi regiment mustered into state service at jackson mississippi july 21 1861 battle of first bull run fought in virginia september 18 1861  company a    the live oak rifles 3rd regiment mississippi infantry  were sworn into state service they had been organized in the spring of 1861 by ae lewis state senator james b mcrae and the ramsay family of west jackson county originally 48 volunteers organized with the intent of protecting the coast between ocean springs and west pascagoula they fought in kentucky mississippi georgia tennessee and the carolinas september 16 1861 confederate forces abandon fort twiggs and burn the brick lighthouse at ship island october 5 1861 company e biloxi rifles  3rd regiment mississippi infantry mustered into confedrate service at shieldsboro bay st louis mississippi december 4 1861 vanguard of 18000 union troops lands at ship island under the command of majorgeneral benjamin f butler for the assault of new orleans december 31 1861 biloxi surrendered to captain melancton smith of the us navy march 1 1862 ship launch from the  uss hartford  anchored at ship island visits biloxi and ocean springs first union soldiers to land at ocean springs did not see over ten people met john and julia egan irish immigrants egan was us postmaster at ocean springs 18561861 union soldiers took egan s letter balance fifty new orleans newspapers and a number of dilapidated guns rifles and muskets april 25 1862 admiral david g farragut captured the city of new orleans  may 31 1864 after grounding off the extensive flats off ocean springs the  uss cowslip  and  uss narcissu s  both gunboats went about twentyfive miles up the tchoutacabouffa river and destroyed salt works boats and ferries they also captured six pleasure yachts sawmills and logs were not destroyed the  uss vincennes  went up fort bayou to cut out a schooner it had been scuttled but two confederate officers major toby and captain wilkinson were captured while they slept august 5 1864  battle of mobile bay fought between union navy under farragut and confederate force under franklin buchanan november 30 1864 captain john p elmer  18421864 company e biloxi rifles was killed at franklin tennessee june 1947the lyman c bradford post vfw began planning for a memorial park between lameuse and main street to honor biloxians who lost their lives in wwi and wwi  the memorial was to cost 3500 and will be donated anonymously by a local citizen the daily herald june 5 1947 p 13  roster company ethe biloxi rifles george w andrews pvt 1st sgt george armstrong pvt james armstrong pvt 4th 1st cpl 5th 2nd sgt jacob baltz pvt 4th sgt r saunders bartlett pvt theobald balius pvt charles bellman pvy fm bennett 3rd cpl john p bennett pvt 4th 3rd cp 3rd sgt marion bennett pvt charles bertho pvt ew biggs pvt leopold bitterwolf pvt bochard e pvt bourdon a pvt drummer simon bowman pvt al bradley pvt dn brakefield pvt hl brakefield pvt 3rd 2nd cpl john c brasher pvt john p elmer 18421864 1st lieut capt  unit biographies   leopold bitterwolf  leopold bitterwolf 18441912 was a native of badenbaden germany and came to nola circa 1847 leopold married margaret knox 18521891 and they were the parents of three children william bitterwolf mary catherine bitterwolf 18781940 m henry kern and madeleine bitterwolf 18821912 leopold bitterwolf served the csa from 1861until at least the battle of franklin tennessee where he was wounded he married adelaide louise mestier 18701933 at nola in june 1892 leopold died 3 oct 1912 at nola and his corporal remains were interred in the greenwood cemetery in the crescent city at biloxi mississippi leopold bitterwolf the daily picayune new orleans friday october 4 1912 and the daily herald  the capture of biloxi  in the great war that followed the secession of mississippi and the other southern states there were some little differences of sentiment and sympathy in biloxias was natural in a population composed of elements so varied and so largely of foreign origin who had enjoyed the little opportunity for becoming imbued with the principle and traditions prevailing among the southern people in general yet the great majority were faithful and loyal to their state and to the confederacy and very few of them opposed or foresook or betrayed the glorious cause for which their brethern were contending some of them attested their fidelty to it with their blood and many by participation in its hardships and trials besides these individuals who entered the service at other places two companies of volunteers were raised and organized here one of these the biloxi rifles was commanded by the young and gallant captain john p elmer who was killed with both of his lieutenants at the blood battyle of franklin it was constituted a part of the 3rd mississippi regiment the other originally known as the henley invincibles was raised and first commanded by captain john l henley still a resident of biloxi it was detailed as for service afloat many of its men being sailors or fishermen captain henley being severely wounded while on duty with a gunboat in the sound was retired and afterwards elected mayor of the town besides these troops there was a company organized for home defense under captain fewell  log artillery no event of real importance occurred at biloxi itself during the war the nearest approach to it was the surrender of the town to a federal fleet on the 31st of december 1861 an affair that was entirely bloodless and comic rather than a serious nature a socalled battery had been constructed near the lighthouse the defences consisting of several hundred coffee and corn sacksdonated by jacob elmer eqsuire the father of captain elmer above mentioned and still a valued citizen of biloxifilled with sand behind these were mounted two six pounder field pieces one of them cracked and useless and only the other capable of being fired the lack of artillery was supplied however by several wooden guns of formidable dimensions and more conspicuously mounted than under other circumstances would have been consistent with the principles of military prudence and secretiveness the battery commanded the channel of approach and whenever the yankee vessels would draw nigh to reconnoiteras they often didcoming within two or three miles mayor henley with a few other citizens assisting him would make a great showing of ramming and sponging and elevating and lowering their log artillery this had for a very long time the desired effect of keeping the enemy at a respectful distance and on one occasion actually saved from capture a schooner laden with valuable and much needed supplies which had run aground a mile or two to the westward the sight of the guns deterring the blockaders from approaching her in their open launches on the day above mentioned december 31 1861 however they approached in formidable force with three gunboats a detachment of marines from the flagship  niagara  and two boats crews from the steamer  massachusetts  all under the command of captain melancthon sic smith of the latter a letter from ship island published in a boston newspaper soon afterwards and preserved in the 3rd volume of the rebellion record gives an account of what followed which must be very amusing to those behind the scenes the letter says that captain smith steamed up to within a mile of the fort in the gunboat having the lighest draught the  lewis   while the other vessels anchored outside but within range to support the movement the  lewis  carried a crew of one hundred men and a pretty formidable armament consisting of one twentypound rifled parrott gun two twelvepound rifled guns for james projectiles one twentyfour pound dahlgreen sic howitzer and two twelve pound howitizers not succeeding in drawing the fire of the battery captain smith decided to anchor and go ashore himself with a flag of truce what a terrible thing it would have been for the fleet if he had succeeded in drawing the fire of that battery  surrender demanded the writer goes on to give a long account of the panic of the citizens the interview of captain smith with the mayor whom he describes as an old man about sixtythough our esteemed fellow citiizens can hardly be credited with more than three score even at this day after the lapse of more than twenty yearsthe negotiations that followed and the conditions of things in general in reply to the mayor s inquiry as to the object of his visit captain smith said   i have come to demand the surrender of this town with all its fortifications batteries vessels in the waters and all military and warlike stores  considering that the fortifications consisted only of sand bags that the home guards were armed only with shot guns and that there was no ammunition for the log cannons or even for the sixpounder field piece it is no wonder the mayor should have asked an armistice of twentyfour hours before giving an answer to this astinishing demands he must have had some difficulty in keeping his countenanceto say nothing of his guns the federal commander was inflexible however and would allow only one hour at the expiration which his terms were accepted and the fortifications battery warlike stores and etc were all unconditionally surrendered a detachment was sent to take possession of the battery and its contents the writer of the letter does not say a word about the wooden guns but we learn from other information that the officer in command of the party and most of his men rolled in the sand in a burst of uncontrollable merriment when they saw what it was they had been so long and cautiously watching from afar through their spyglasses such was the memorable capture of biloxi which the writer from which our account is partly derived gravely narrates as if it were a great event he adds a paragraph which may be worth quoting  male population gone to war  though the town possessed many natural beauties and redeeming qualities still everything bore a neglected appearance the place seemed deserted and no signs of thrift or business were observed the entire male population capable of of bearing arms had gone to the war while old men and boys enrolled as home guards there were not more than fifty men in the place and about five hundred women and children if the town and hamlets of the north were to make similar sacrifices how long would the rebels continue to defy the power of the federal government it does not appear that the captors valued their new acquisition highly enough to make any effort to hold it nor as far as our information serves did they ever visit the shore again at this point of the war   published originally in  the biloxi herald  on october 10 1885 this was written by major wt walthall who interviewed the men who took part in this affair and from the record that is mentioned in the article the office and files of the biloxi herald were destroyed by fire in 1882 sic but a copy of this article has been preserved by the family of the author copied in may 1941 by hb walthall and published in  the daily herald  june 4 1941 p 5    references  h grady howell jr  to live and die in dixie a history of the third mississippi infantry csa  chickasaw bayou press jackson mississippi1991 charles l sullivan  the mississippi gulf coast portrait of a people  windsor publications northridge california1985  the daily herald    the capture of biloxi during the war between the states   june 4 1941  the daily herald       the daily herald       beauvoir  time line   18901899 the biloxi herald    local city news   november 21 1896 p 8 a grand bbq and basket picnic was planned for perkinston on december 11 1896 public invited camp beauvoir confederate veterans uncle jake hollingsworth who was postmaster at beauvoir died yesterday  january 29 1897 the deceased was well known in the city biloxi and along the coast and his host of friends will regret his death the funeral took place today the biloxi herald local city news january 30 1897 p 8  19001909 the biloxi daily herald   city news   november 10 1901 p 8  jj king former resident and postmaster at beauvoir was found dead at new orleans in the osborne house he leaves a sister in alabama  the biloxi daily herald   city news   february 4 1903 p 6 formal transfer of beauvoir to scvms  the biloxi daily herald   beauvoir  james f wolfe an age veteran passes away    december 16 1904 p 6 james f wolfe one of the old veterans at beauvoir died today of natural causes he arrived here on december 14th and his 70 years weighed heavily upon him  he had not recovered from an attack of la grippe and came to beauvour to die the mayor of canton was notified by manager kemp and unless instructed otherwise the funeral will take place at the beauvoir home tomorrow deceased has no near relatives of whom the management of the home are aware  the biloxi daily herald   beauvoir   november 6 1905  william simmons  age 69 years veteran of co c11th north carolina  died at the soldier s home on november 6 1905  he came to the home seven months agho from madison county mississippi his remains were interred in the beauvoir cemetery  the biloxi daily herald   national convention of the daughters of the confederacy   november 13 1906 p 4 met at gulfport mississippi for four days november 14thnovember 18th 1906 not less than 600 women were expected to attend the beauvoir chapter was represented by mrs dr jackson  laura scott jackson   18441922 and mrs doctor bolton  olivia hill sones bolton   18681952  the daily herald   city news   december 28 1906 p 4  hugh f cochran  18311906 expired at beauvoir on december 27 1906 he came to the home in july 1905 from scott county mississippi private cochran served with the 35th mississippi infantry regiment company a  the daily picayune    necrologyrobert dunbar shepperd   december 10 1907 p 16 robert dunbar shepperd age 73 years died december 8 1907 at beauvoir he served with company djeff davis legion robert came from chickasaw county to beauvvoir on march 16 1905 with margaret his spouse he suffered from wounds and old age the reverend crawford of the episcopal church officiated at his graveside service in the beauvoir cemetery  captain jm mosby became superintendent of the soldier s home at beauvoir in ocotber 1908 the daily herald  19101919   the daily herald   biloxi  january 17 1910 p 8  db turnipseed  age 84 years died at beauvoir on 15 january he came to beauvoir from sharkey county mississippi on july 29 1908 turnipseed served with co k 36th mississippi infantry  the daily herald   confederate dies   sl rice  1828 to 2161912     february 16 1912 p 8  the daily herald   beauvoir veteran dead jm t winer     october 31 1912 p 8 co b18th mississipppi regiment with general longstreet and army of northern virginia and a appomattox with general lee  the daily herald   veteran dies  james m williams 1831 to 3121915     march 12 1915  the daily herald   death at soldiers home  louisa jane smith 1827 to 1221915     december 4 1915  the daily herald   louisiana veteran dies at beauvoir  george w christy 18371916 co a 7th louisiana infantrynew orleans tigers admitted august 13 1910     december 4 1916 p 1  elnathan j tartt  18761947  elnathan j tartt  18761947 became superintendent of the jefferson davis soldier s home in may 1916 the daily herald may 8 1916 p 1  nathan b forrest  adjutantinchief and chief of staff of the sons of confederate veterans  leaves today to arrange for the reunion  the daily herald march 21 1917 p 3  the daily herald    wb burdine  age 82 and a georgia native who served with co c 3rd alabama infantry and survived by his widow at the soldiers home  dead   june 16 1917 p 3 from the daily herald march 8 1919 p 3  william j ray  18401919 was very likely born in talahatchie county mississipppi he was a resident of thaxton pontotoc county mississippi in from the daily herald march 8 1919 p 3  the daily herald    veteran dies at home    william marshall  18411919 age 78 years and a native of north carolina came to beauvoir from tallahatchie county mississipi in september 1915 he espired at the beauvoir soldiers home on august 17 1919 billy served with the 42nd north carolina infantry funeral were under the auspices of the baptist church with committal in beauvoir cemetery    august 18 1919 p 4  19201929 the daily herald   double funeral  je mosier 18471920 from charleston ms served under gen nb forrest and pc bell 18371920 from liberty mus co e 1st la cavalry internments in beauvoir cemetery  at soldiers home   march 22 1920  ned tartt  19021967  was awarded a special honor at his graduation from gmac last week also dr folkes gave him a 75 shot gun the daily herald june 2 1920 p 3  the daily herald   confeds visit biloxi  three cars of the gpt ms coast traction co take veterans fron beauvoir to biloxi     june 3 1920  the new year s day banquet at beauvoir given to confederate veterans and spouses by wm lampton of magnolia mississippi set a record as 600 pounds of fried chicken   3000 biloxi oysters   30 gallons of turnip greens   100 linear feet of jelly roll cake   25 gallons of sweet milk and many other delicious delectables were served the dinner cost about 350 and was paid for by mr lampton the daily herald january 1 1921 p 1  the daily herald   dr folkes tells why 100000 hospital is need at the old soldiers home   july 30 1921 p 1  the daily herald     elanathan  tartt completes arrangements to carry vets to chattanooga free   october 22 1921 p 1 the l n rr pullman company and southern railway provided 100 free passes for confederated veterans to attend 60th reunion at chattanooga tennessee attending with the beauvoir veterans were superintendent tartt his wife ned tartt his son dr hm folkes quinea tarbutton nurse and two colored servants  the daily herald   old soldier dead   henry c williams 18451922 co i 4 th alabama cavalry12 th death here since january 2 1922     march 4 1922 p 4  the daily herald   contract let for hospital   october 19 1923 p 1  the daily herald   new hospital for beauvoir will be completed in march   october 22 1923 p 1  john a salley  18421923 spouse of martha cohron salley 18511924  expired on june 26 1923 i n the hospital at beauvoir he was born at bunker hill mississipppi and served with co e 15th mississippi infantry during the civil war internment at evergreen cemetery at gulfport mississippi the daily herald june 26 1923 p 3 on december 16th  a fire at beauvoir destroyed dormitory no 3  which was situated west of the old hospital two confederate veterans perished in the conflagration  jt hunter  18441924 and  fm sharp  18461924 they entered the soldier s home from laurel and columbus respectively the daily herald december 17 1924 p 1  the daily herald   board praise beauvoir home   march 9 1925 p 3  the daily herald   mississippi gop factions disagree over beauvoir   february 13 1927 p 2  the daily herald   confedrate soldier dead   june 6 1928 p 5  at daniel  age 81 years who entered the jeff davis soldiers home in december 1925 died here june 6 1928 he was a member of blunt s battalion in the civil war he is surviived by mrs cp smith a daughter at gulfport the body was taken to jackson for burial  the daily herald     governor thomas g bilbo  bilbo presides at beauvoir meeting   february 13 1928 p 5  the daily herald   three deaths at beauvoir   martha garrett 18511929 richard trehorn and marie l casey 18471929     january 19 1929 p 2  the daily herald   reverend elnathan ned tartt the  episcopal minister at rolling fork mississippi   announced his engagement to miss dorothy porter of shannon mississippi   dorothy was a graduate of mscw and the head of modern languages for the public schools of jackson mississippi    march 18 1929 p 2  the daily herald   w j f lilly  age 82co a 43rd mississippi cavalryentered home from leake county mississippi survived by lucinda lilly his spouse corporal remains interred in teh beauvoir cemetery  buried    september 23 1929 p 8  19301939 the daily herald   negro george gree n 18801930 injured in attack     march 6 1930 p 2   t he daily herald   watermelons for vets   april 7 1930 p 2  t he daily herald   confederate graves marked   april 29 1930 in late april 1930 sing the official bronze marker approved by the uvc the beauvoir chapter of the udc at gulfport marked 30 confederate veterans graves as follows   mississippi city cemetery 13 markers  handsboro cemetery 14 markers and st james catholic church cemetery 3 markers  t he daily herald   beauvoir ready for guests   june 2 1930 p 2   the confederate veterans hold their 40th reunion at biloxi   see the daily herald june 3 1930 p 1   the daily herald   commends reunion soldiers   august 1 1930  t he daily herald   turnip green tartt   september 15 1930 p 2  t he daily herald   wh allen dies at beauvoir   september 29 1930 p 2 wh allen age 93 years of jackson died at beauvoir on september 28 1930 he served with company g7th tennessee infantry his corporal remains were sent to brookhaven for internment mr allen was survivied by mrs wh westbrookjackson mrs n williamsjackson mrs jg guynnbirmingham mrs ph leebirmingham mrs jn hickmanjacksonville jt allenjackson and wl allenlouisville  t he daily herald   mourn polly s death at beauvoir home   october 4 1930 p 2  t he daily herald   tartts leave tomorrow   october 14 1930 p 2  the daily herald   trustees of beauvoir meet   1932 p 1  tl nichols  84 yearold inmate of the soldiers home married mrs alice henshaw  age 65 years a wealthy widow of senatobia mississippi who has been visiting at the home for four days the groom has been in the home for two years coming from marshall county their nuptials were witnessed by about 150 people the newlyweds left for senatobia where they will reside at the home of mrs nichols the daily herald   tl nichols 84 mrs a henshaw 65 marry at beauvoir   january 19 1932  the daily herald   confederate chief  general charles a desaussure  still busy at 85   january 19 1932  joseph wesley havens  18811941  elnathan j tartt  18761947 was replaced by joseph w havens as superintendent of beauvoir on july 1 1932  joseph joe wesley havens  18811941 was born may 24 1881 at vancleave jackson county mississippi to abizer havens 18581933 and margarette berry havens 18491907 the daily herald june 13 1932 p 8  the daily herald   celebration at beauvoir   june 7 1933 p 6  wf barclay  age 88 years and former member of co h18th mississippi regiment died october 12 1933 at beauvoir he had been visited by his wife and three sons from magnolia mississippi the daily herald october 14 1933 p 4 and october 19 1933 p 2  jh turner  age 102 years and native of south carolina served with co j41st georgia battalion died december 20 1933 buried beauvoir cemetery the daily herald january 12 1934 p 10  the daily herald   confederate veteran  h walker in battle of shiloh at age 14 years lives 1624 3rd street and served with co f baldwin rifles21st alabama regiment  taking herald 29 years   september 20 1934 p 1   the daily herald    books presented  bhs  school  february 18 1936 p 1  the daily herald   confederate memorial day   april 25 1935 p 1  the daily herald    memorial service  in memory of jefferson davis  in church of redeemer  june 1938 p  the daily herald    military crosses presented during program at beauvoir  june 4 1938 p 6  19401949 the daily herald   beauvoir shrine to open july 1   may 2 1940 p 1  the daily herald   sons daughters to restore beauvoir   may 7 1940 p 5  the daily herald   new directors for beauvoir named   may 9 1940 p 1  the daily herald   honor guard from camp shelby coming to shrine dedication   may 30 1941 p 9  the daily herald   beauvoir preview will be saturday   february 6 1941 p 1  the daily herald   fine work accomplished in beauvoir restoration   february 8 1941 p 7  the daily herald   will dedicate beauvoir june 3   february 10 1941 p 1  the daily herald   jeff davis shrine to be dedicated today   june 3 1941 p 1 recommittal of samuel davis from the daily herald september 9 1942 p 6  the daily herald    children of confederacy meet with miss redding  october 7 1942 p 2  the daily herald    mrs roach dies  age 84 years widow of jm roach co c 24th ms cavalaryburied beauvoir cemetery     january 19 1944 p 7  the daily herald   children of the confederacy   february 10 1944 p 6  the daily herald    last confederate veteran  john wesley castles 18471944  dies at beauvoir  october 26 1944 p 1  the daily herald   beauvoir group seeks to raise 250 thousand  dollars for tropical garden to perpetuate the memory of the men in gray     january 3 1946 p 1  the daily herald   confederates leaving for their homes on wednesday   october 9 1946 p 1 the daily herald   movies made of confederate vets  at 56th annual reunion at edgewater gulf hotel     october 10 1946 p 5 the daily herald   mrs  josie  rankin assumes duties as beauvoir superintendent   october 15 1946 p 1  mrs hattie thompson age 83 years native of bay springs and an inmate at jefferson davis home  died tuesday night mary glenn bay springs and emma kelly gainesville florida her daughters were at her bedside mrs thompson was also survived by a son charles athcley of taylorsville funeral services were from the hospital chapel by the reverend cg hodge internment was in the beauvoir memorial cemetery the daily herald july 21 1948 p 8  elnathan j tartt  18761947 expired at meridian mississippi on january 17 1947 burial magnolia cemetery at meridian the daily herald january 18 1947 p 4  the daily herald   new  beauvoir head  l marie pearce   named   august 3 1948 p 1  l marie pearce of poplarville mississippi assumed duties of superintendent of beauvoir on august 1st replaceing josie rankin of gulfport dr bz welch named physician  the daily herald    12 inmates are now at beauvoir   marie pearce superintendent 400 widows and half dozen veterans eligible for admission some board members at this time  calvin e dees perkinston  mrs ben stevens hattiesburg  mrs ac  moore hattiesburg  mrs bertha mcinnis laurel and jj henry laurel october 6 1948 p 1  the daily herald    confederate vets still undecided about final reunion   october 6 1948 p 1  19501959 the daily herald   mrs davis shawl added to beauvoir museum collection   april 14 1952 p 1  the daily herald   gifts for widows at beauvoir home   january 5 1957 p 1 the daily herald     19  postcivil war  the 1st battalion mississippi national guard was completed in early february  dr jj lemon was promoted to captain and named surgeon of the 1st battalion  harry t howard   18561930  captain of the jeff davis light artillery  was promoted to  major 1st battalion of the mississippi national guard   lt colonel ew merrill was ill at his moss point home the biloxi herald february 4 1888 p 8 in february  constantine olivari   18411894   was elected captain  of the jeff davis light artillery in march to replace captain howard captain olivari received his commission from governor lowry in late may the biloxi herald march 10 1888 p 8 and june 2 1888 p 8 the  lamar guards a military company of heavy artillery  was organized at biloxi in january officers were  henry j meaut  18421934 captain  carey holliman   18601935 1st lieutenant  thomas d bachino  18611891 2nd lieutenant  joseph ott  18551932 sgt atarms and  dan mcdonald  secretary the officers were commissioned by governor robert lowry 18311910 in march some of the springfield rifles and cartridges for the lamar guards arrived in february other founding members were  dan markey   18551900  peter gillen   18591898  mj grady   18411898  oscar meaut   18591935  joseph arguelles  18651944  sam shaw  and j ohn w henley   d 1918 the biloxi herald january 21 1888 p 1 february 11 1888 p 8 and march 3 1888 p 8  spanish american war and biloxi time line slightly over onehundred ten years ago the united states and spain fought a shortterm global war although the causes for this bellicose action is complex possibly being a combination of spain s long internal strife with the cuban people the aggressive nature of american capitalism and yellow journalism by the american press this conflict had its immediate cause at havana cuba where the  uss maine  a 318foot long american battleship commanded by captain sigsbee was mysteriously destroyed on february 15 1898 several hundred american service men aboard the brooklyn navy yard built vessel were killed by a large internal explosion possibly caused by spontaneous combustion of her coal bunkers  the pascagoula democratstar  february 18 1898 p 2 republican president william mckinley 18431901 and the us congress declared war on spain on april 21 1898 the spanishamerican war had several impacts on mississippi and the south the economy in the region improved but the conflict was also the catalyst which returned southern people to the mainstream of american cultural life the pangs of the civil war defeat and reconstruction were still felt in the south the spanishamerican war united former enemies and a new sense of nationalism was reborn as one former confederate soldiers said   if we couldn t whip uncle sam in four years we shouldn t   allow someone else to come here and do what we couldn t do ourselves    mclemore1973 p 492  1898 uss maine  a 318foot long american battleship commanded by captain sigsbee was mysteriously destroyed on february 15 1898 republican president william mckinley  18431901 and the us congress declared war on spain on april 21 1898 thirtyone biloxians volunteer to serve in what would become company d of the 1 st mississippi volunteer regiment  this group of men was based in scranton pascagoula mississippi and led by edgar rollins dumont  the biloxi daily herald may 14 1898 p 8 gus henzelena jap brugniens john andrews ed weber walter champlin jack king william h smith encamped at chickamauga tennessee returned to biloxi for a thirty day leave  the biloxi daily herald september 17 1898 p 8  private emile tremmel   18681898 a native of new orleans died of sickness at camp chickamauga tennessee on august 26 1898 his remains were accompanied to biloxi by gus henzelena 18691953  the biloxi daily herald   december 22 1898 p 8 and august 27 1898 p 8    tremmel memorial emile tremmel 18681898 a native of nola expired at camp chicamauga chicamauga national park georgia on august 25 1898 mr tremmel had been a volunteer fireman at biloxi and volunteered to fight the spanish in cuba as a member of company d 1st mississippi volunteers he died of typhoid fever and his corporal remains were brought to biloxi by gus henzelena a fellow soldier and august tremmel his brother for internment in the biloxi cemetery a monument to his memory was unveiled on february 1899 the biloxi daily herald february 21 1899 p 8  james sheasby   who left biloxi to enlist in the us navy several months ago has received his discharge he was on the uss buccaneer and saw active service at santiago cuba the biloxi daily herald october 20 1898 p8  buccaneer  a schoonerrigged singlescrew steam yacht constructed in 1888 at boston mass by richard keogh was acquired by the navy in the spring of 1898 from william randolph hearst the prominent new york publisher and placed in commission on 13 june 1898 lt h k hines in command ten days later lt a m mayer relieved lt hines in command probably taken over and commissioned at new york buccaneer may have been fitted out there or at tampa fla hard evidence supporting either location is utterly lacking all that is recorded is that she was at tampa on 5 august 1898 she departed tampa that same day and arrived in key west the following day again the duties she performed there are unrecorded  buccaneer  departed key west on 18 august and arrived in norfolk va on 22 august almost two weeks later on 4 september she got underway for new york the yacht arrived in new york the following day  buccaneer  was decommissioned on 12 september 1898 and subsequently returned to her owner  1899 corporal john meunier and private john griffin of heed s sic regiment are home again the biloxi daily herald june 27 1899 p 8  1934 the admiral p magruder camp of spanish american war veterans held a memorial service at the byc in memory of the 266 men who were killed when the uss maine sank in havana harbor on february 15 1898 the hd money camp of gulfport cooperated with the biloxi camp in sponsoring the event which was attended by 45 boy scouts from biloxi representatives of various patriotic organizations and invited guests of the camp and its auxiliary ej scott commander of the biloxi camp presided over the gathering the daily herald february 6 1934 p 2  1936 the reverend john campbell of the presbyterian church to honor those american servicemen lost at havana cuba on february 15 1898 delivered a memorial address to members of the admiral thomas p magruder camp veterans of the spanishamerican war the daily herald february 18 1936 p 3  admiral thomas p magrudercamp no 19biloxi mississippi  william f jones commander fj bettinger sr vice commander harry l moody jr vice commander ej scott quartermaster john m thomas adjutant john g whelen officer of the day james c banks officer of the guard ec rowen trustee cw trotter trustee ee cooper trustee john r meunier major wooters gordon w cogan amile bonham john fayard anthony v foretich charles g elfers and lj rafferty lang 1936 p 54  1937 marks p richardson  age 64 years spanish american war veteran died at 855 pm march 5 1937 at the veterans adminkstration he was admitted on june 27 1936  marks enlisted in the us army on may 10 1898 and was honorably discharges on december 20 1898 as a private in co e ist mississippi infantry  mrs francis mcmasterts richardson his spouse resides in the como hotel at jackson mississippi the daily herald march 6 1937 p 2  1941 mrs l holzer hosted the uss maine memorial services of the hd money camp and auxiliary of the spanish american war   commander john l heis s served as master of ceremonies  john brownlee  advanced the colors and wa thornton gave the invocation members of the auxiliary sang america accompaied by madame lillye violet carrara   ed watts gave a short memorial talk and hm harless provided the benediction refreshments were served by mrs holzer the daily herald february 18 1941 p 10  victor muleon  commander the daily herald february 20 1941 p 14  1943 leonard hopkins  18751943 native of san augustine texas and resident of biloxi for over fifty years died at biloxi on december 24 1943 mr hopkins resided on reynoir street and served as a private in the 2nd mississippi volunteer infantry the daily herald december 27 1943 p 5  1 983 herman miller  18801983 native of sweden and spanishamerican war veteran expired in the minneapolis minnesota va hospital he was national commander of the spanishamerican war veterans in 19791980 mr miller was recommended for the medal of honor by his commanding officer but time loss of records and the us army prevented him from this courageous award the daily herald april 11 1983 p a2  biloxi volunteers company d 1st mississippi regiment   roster captain edgar r dumont of scranton pascagoula john andrews jap brugniens walter champlin sergeant hahn august henzelena jack king leon meunier richards wh smith emile tremmel 18681898 edward weber biloxians who volunteered to serve their country in the spanish american war joined the scranton pascagoula company which became company d of the 1 st mississippi volunteer regiment wp henley former captain of battery d and albert tab irish hann formerly 1 st lieutenant of battery a both enlisted as privates hann had been elected to his post in november 1897 the biloxi daily herald november 27 1897 p 8 henley and hann left biloxi in may 1918 to enlist with the following biloxians aj meynier john fayard august gus henzelena 18691953 anthony v foretich john t andrews 18601908 walter g champlin edward caillavet 18741923 john griffin j lamy sic b compus sic wf jones arthur e richard 18771949 john jack t king r anderson dancer 18781915 emile joseph pons 18651914 harry bowers jasper jap brugniens john rene meunier 18801944 leon charles meunier 18781922 william h smith nels j peters 18681935 john dumar gordon m dawson wd simms james williams je ed weber cc harlan and sam murray the biloxi daily herald may 14 1898 p 8  biographies john t andrews john t andrews   18601908 was born at biloxi mississippi to george w andrews 1823 and caroline g andrews 18381886 he married rosa llado in harrison county mississippi on february 15 1882 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 7 p 342 john t andrews expired at biloxi on september 26 1908 his funeral was held from the residence of his brother dudley andrews at 930 lameuse street john was survived by his two brothers george w andrews 18641909 and dudley andrews 18661939 his corporal remains were laid to rest in the biloxi cemetery the biloxi daily herald september 26 1908 p 4  edward caillavet edward caillavet  18741923 was born in december 1874 at biloxi mississippi edward caillavet relocated to new orleans circa 1896 he was familiarly known as nig caillavet edward caillavet died november 15 1923 at jackson east feliciana parish louisiana after a long illness  the daily herald  november 16 1923 p 3  r anderson dancer r anderson dancer  18781915 was born at buenavista chickasaw county mississippi the son of john w dancer and carolina e bean he arrived at biloxi circa 1900 and was the brother of jessie dancer cousins 18741957 the spouse of joseph h cousins 18741917 in 1909 danser was an associate of fred p abbley 18821941 the ocean springs news april 15 1915 p 1 mr dancer came to ocean springs circa 1909 and opened a movie theater called the vaudette on washington avenue he sold it to ew illing 18701947 in september 1909 in november 1909 mr dancer went to lumberton mississippi with willie engbarth to open a movie house apparently things did not work as the ocean springs news reported that ra dancer sold his movie house and returned to ocean springs in december 1909 with charles engbarth the ocean springs news september 11 1909 november 13 1909 november 20 1909 and december 25 1909 r anderson dancer 18781915 married carrie engbarth  18891967 the daughter of emile engbarth 18551905 and magalene jeanette arndt 18561938 at ocean springs on november 30 1911 dr chipman of the pascagoula episcopal church officiated the daily herald december 1 1911 p 4  anthony v foretich   albert i hann   albert i hann  18791933 was born he married alice king 18791964 of birmingham alabama expired december 1933 three children cornelia hann 1902 m john g west gelon hann 1903 and elizabeth betty hann 19051991 m mr chastang and ulric seuzeneau 19021982 buried chalmette national cemetery chalmette louisiana  leon c meunier   john r meunier   nels j peters   emile j pons   us navy   james h sheasby james h sheasby  18771938 was born in england and came to america in 1898 he married irene helena collier 18821958 a mississippi lass in harrison county mississippi on april 8 1901 they were the parents of eight children elvera lucille sheasby 19021955 m mr smith james collier sheasby 19061971 m mildred norman harold sheasby 19081957 elbert james sheasby 19091968 m nell stark marguerite sheasby 19101988 m arthur l dickinson reynolds o sheasby 19132002 charlotte sheasby 19161990 m mr meyers and doris sheasby 19192002 m richard m corkern 19171991 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 13 p 110 after the spanishamerican war commenced james h sheasby enlisted in the united states navy he was discharged in october 1898 and returned to biloxi while in military service he served on the uss buccaneer sic and probably uss brooklyn at the battle of santiago de cuba in 1898 the biloxi daily herald october 20 1898 p 8 james h sheasby and family lived at 221 kuhn street in biloxi he made his livelihood as a marine engineer and boat captain on october 14 1906 james h sheasby was burned badly at daigle s wharf in houma louisiana when the gasoline boat that he crewed on exploded he was employed by the pelican lake oyster and packing company captain peter harvey appears to have been in command of the vessel which was a total loss and valued at 5000 following the boating accident mr sheasby returned to biloxi via new orleans the biloxi daily herald october 16 1906 p 2 and october 31 1906 james h sheasby expired on december 7 1938 at the us marine hospital at new orleans his corporal remains were interred in the st roch cemetery no 1 at new orleans the timespicayune december 8 1938 p 23  us volunteers  5 th immune regiment this unit composed of men from alabama mississippi and louisiana was mustered at columbus mississippi in late july 1898  colonel h h sargent  was in command the 5 th immune regiment was sent to cuba to relieve the troops of general shafter at santiago de cuba after the fighting there had subsided they performed garrison duty here from august 1898 until march 1899 their chief enemy was malaria and yellow fever and the other pestilence which pervaded this tropical island rowland1978 p 560 the 5 th immune regiment left columbus mississippi on august 6 1898 for savannah georgia their embarkation point for southeastern cuba the troop transports left savannah on the 8 th of august and arrived at santiago de cuba on the morning of august 12 1898  major james k vardaman  18611930 who resigned from the editorship of  the greenwood commonwealth  to lead a battalion of soldiers of the 5 th immunes wrote a series of letters to his wife  anna burleson robinson vardaman  they give a detailed picture of a soldier s life and living conditions in the tropics the vardaman letters were published in  the journal of mississippi history   in april 1947 before the spanishamerican war texas native jk vardaman was a lawyernewspaper editor he practiced law at winona and was editor of  the winona advance  1882 vardaman relocated to the delta and edited  the   greenwood enterprise  greenwood commonwealth  from 18901903 returning from cuba he entered politics and was elected as a populist democratic governor serving the state from 19041908 in that capacity vardaman was mississippi s us senator from 19131919 he became known as the great white father biographical directory of the american congress1961 p 1751 major james k vardaman led about 82 enlisted men from mississippi to cuba these young men left home robust and healthy at cuba seven died twentyfive were sent home and for the most part the remainder   looked more like halfanimated cadavers   than the stalwart men they were when the regiment first landed on cuban soil    the pascagoula democratstar   april 14 1899   in may 1899 the 5 th us volunteer infantry was sent to camp meade at middleton pennsylvania they were mustered out in june 1899  the pascagoula democratstar   may 19 1899    biographies   william e ryan corporal william edward will ryan  18771925 william e ryan was the son of  antoine ryan  18461908 and  marie ryan  18461886 of ocean springs missisippi during the spanishamerican war he served in company a of the 5 th immune after the conflict will ryan worked on a steamboat in 1900 and moved to biloxi circa 1907 where he worked for the biloxi police force ryan later made his livelihood as keeper of the biloxi yacht club he married  theodora vuyovich   18861944 of biloxi their children were  oliver ryan  19071930  marshall j ryan  19101930  theodora ryan  c 1914  rayoal ryan  c 1917 and  william ryan  the family resided at 804 reynoir street will ryan s corporal remains were interred in the biloxi city cemetery  the daily herald   december 2   1925 p 2  and krohn 1995 p 16 a son marshall j ryan 19101930 died of pneumonia in march 1930 he worked for the mississippi ice and utilities company  the daily herald   march 15 1930 p 2    references  arthur lang  history of harrison county mississippi  the dixie press gulfport mississippi1936 the biloxi daily herald   latest city news   november 27 1897 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi furnishes her quota of volunteers   may 14 1898 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi s dead soldier  emile tremmel     august 27 1898 the biloxi daily herald   local brevities   august 30 1898 the biloxi daily herald   local and personal   september 10 1898 the biloxi daily herald   local and personal   september 17 1898 the biloxi daily herald   hood s immunes   october 14 1898 the biloxi daily herald   local and personal   october 20 1898 the biloxi daily herald   the  emile tremmel  monument unveiled   february 21 1899 the biloxi daily herald   local and personal   june 27 1899 the biloxi daily herald   personal   october 31 1906 the biloxi daily herald   locals   october 16 1906 the biloxi daily herald   necrologyjohn t andrews   september 26 1908 the daily herald   biloxian  albert i hann  tells of work in cuba   april 18 1912 the daily herald   corporal william e ryan   december 2 1925 the daily herald   marshall ryan dies   march 15 1930 the daily herald   hann   december 4 1933 the daily herald   memorial service for men who lost lives on the maine    february 6 1934 the daily herald   henry coley buried   february 16 1934 the daily herald   memorial service   february 18 1936 the daily herald   leonard hopkins dies   december 27 1943 the daily herald   spanishamerican war vet dies   april 11 1983 the houston chronicle   doris sheasby corkern   july 4 2002 the timespicayune  murder victim believed to be albert k  sic  hann   december 5 1933 the timespicayune  services for captain sheasby   may 6 1938 the timespicayune  hann   may 6 1964 some biloxians who served in company d under captain dumont were  gus henzelena   18691953  av foretich   tom mccabe   w smith   john fayard  and  emile tremmel  private emile tremmel 18691898 a native of new orleans died of sickness at camp chickamauga tennessee in late august 1898 his remains were accompanied to biloxi by gus henzelena  the biloxi daily herald   december 22 1898 p 8 c 1 and august 27 1898 p 8 c 3   also  albert irish hann  son of gelon hann see dh 1241933 p 1  company a 5th us volunteer infantry corporal william e ryan 181771925 m theodora vuyovich died december 1 1925  company d 1st mississippi regiment roster captain edgar r dumont of scranton pascagoula john andrews jap brugniens walter champlin sergeant hahn august henzelena jack king leon meunier richards wh smith emile tremmel 18681898 edward weber  tremmel memorial emile tremmel 18681898 a native of nola expired at camp chicamauga chicamauga national park georgia on august 25 1898 mr tremmel had been a volunteer fireman at biloxi and volunteered to fight the spanish in cuba as a member of company d 1st mississippi volunteers he died of typhoid fever and his corporal remains were brought to biloxi by gus henzelena a fellow soldier and august tremmel his brother for internment in the biloxi cemetery a monument to his memory was unveiled on february 1899 the biloxi daily herald february 21 1899 p 8  world war i  19141918  wwi memorialglennan park east beach driveus highway no 90    timeline june 28 1914 archdule franz ferdinand of austria  the heir to the throne of austriahungary was assignated in serbia july 28 1914 serbia invaded by austrohungarians followed by german invasion of belgium luxembourg and france and a russian attack against germany april 6 1917 united states of america enters ww i  thomas j grayson october 1918 thomas j grayson  first lieutenant us army 28th infantry regiment 1st division aef date of action october 2 3 1918general orders no no 16 wd 1920citation the distinguished service cross is presented to thomas j grayson first lieutenant us army for extraordinary heroism in action near exermont france october 2 3 1918  lieutenant grayson commanded a combat patrol which penetrated 2 kilometers into the enemy lines and although twice attacked he maintained his position for 36 hours without supplies before returning to our lines with valuable information the leadership and initiative displayed by lieutenant grayson were vital factors in the successful performance of this important mission arlington national cemetery on november 3rd  fifty veteran soldiers and sailors met  at the maccabbee hall on west howard avenue and  formed the charles l baudry american legion post no 133   in biloxi   sgt charles l baudry  18911918 was the only biloxi soldier killed in wwi he died in france on october 4 1918  the daily herald november 4 1919 p 1   november 11 1918 armistice day  on november 27 1919  charles l lanius  led a parade in downtown biloxi composed of members of the baudry american legion post spanish american war veterans condederate veterans gulf coast military academy cadets and a detachment from the gulfport naval training station  the daily herald november 25 1919 p 1   january 1921 edward herbert wolcott  18941918 who passed from pneumonia at flanders field base hospital no 47 at beaune france on october 23 1918  was buried on january 15 1921 in the biloxi cemetery services were conducted under the auspices of the catholic church and pallbearers were selected from the charles baudry american legion post a firing squad of eight men and a bugler under the command of a petty officer from the gulfport naval station accompanied the body to its final resting placethe deceased was survived by his parents mr and mrs h wolcott five brothers oliver c wolcott ralph wolcutt harold wolcutt frank wolcutt and payne wolcutt and one sister miss lee vicie edward was reared in biloxi and resided here prior to enlisting inthe 1st alabama infantry at mobile the daily herald january 25 1921 p 2 june 1947the  lyman c bradford post vfw began planning for a memorial park  between lameuse and main street to  honor biloxians who lost their lives in wwi and wwi  the memorial was to cost 3500 and will be donated anonymously by a local citizen the daily herald june 5 1947 p 13 former biloxian  brigadier   general thomas jackson grayson  18971962 son of george w grayson and mamie pol grayson died on april 6 1962 interment was in arlington national cemetery he was former adjutant general of mississippi head of the mississippi state draft board and the husband of elizabeth dantzler 19011946  2014 twelve palms memorialbiloxi business men s park  november 2014the biloxi bay chamber of commerce through its cultural and heritage committee rededicated the twelve palms memorial on veteran s day 2014  the original twelve palms memorial was created to honor the twelve biloxians who lost their lives during world war i the biloxi cleophan club in march 1919 planted twelve palm trees in the l n park on the sw c of reynoir and railroad street now called esters boulevard the bilxoid iberville press november 7 2014 p 1  biloxi war veterans   wwi captain john meunier led biloxi soldiers to camp beauregard on his men were bivouacked in the firemen s hall on lameuse street in late may 1921 the flag pole that was set when they camped here was removed  deaths men from biloxi who died in training or participating in wwi are listed sequentially by their date of demise george c ryan 18921917 walter n quave 18861917 charles l baudry 18911918 alfred james rutheford 18921918 james roberts charles nicovich 18921918 john j price clarence avner nelson edwin wein 18981918 chester wesley hayes henry ct wurdemann 18881918 william haenns 18901918 and lyman c bradford in march 1919 a corrected list of palm soldiers those from biloxi who gave their precious lives for their country and fellow americans was published in  the daily herald  a palm tree was planted in the city to honor each of these fallen heroes as folows charles l baudry william haenns chester wesley hayes clarence avner nelson charles nicovich john j price walter n quave james roberts alfred james rutherford george ryan edwin wein and henry ct wurdemann  the daily herald march 12 1919 p 3    private george c ryan   18921917 the son of beauregard ryan and virginia vallen 18581928 was killed on april 23 1917 near enterprise clarke county mississippi when he was hit by a train he was serving with the 1st mississippi infantry at the time during world war i private ryan s siblings were edward j ryan 18841963 virginia r richards 18851963 richard ryan 18871927 ila ryan beaugez 18901914 clarence ryan 18951966 samuel ryan 1888pre 1900 homer ryan 19051977 and selma ryan b 1897  corporal   walter n quave   18861917 the son of joseph quave 18591928 died on december 27 1917 at camp beauregard louisiana from pneumonia he was a member of troop b biloxi calvary and was later transferred to a caisson company of the 114 th ammunition train  the daily herald december 29 1917 p 1     private edwin wein  18981918 died at camp beauregard louisiana on january 2 1918 edwin wein was the son of john f wein 18511931 an 1871 danish immigrant and anna wein 18721910 a native of nola initially john wein and family lived on lameuse street but by 1910 had moved to western jackson county mississippi were he was a truck farmer the weins acquired land in the present d iberville community and in july 1919 they sold ten acres to holen hunter grantham 18921964 who founded the grantham dairy this tract was bounded by the following owners north b tucei east rj quave south john wein and west louis seymour 1900 harrison co mississippi federal census t623808 p 22b p 21 and 1910 jackson co mississippi t624744 p 3b ed 63 and 1910 harrison county ms land deed bk 126 p 350 the funeral of private edwin wein was held at the residence of mr and mrs robert haas on lameuse street with internment in the biloxi cemetery the body of private wein was brought to biloxi by a representative of caisson no 2 of the ammunition train theodore w wein 18991982 stationed at fort worth texas came to biloxi for the funeral of his brother he was also survived by a sister antoinette wein cress 19041925 the daily herald january 4 1918 p 3 and january 5 1918 p 3   private william haenns  18901918 died may 10 1918 at camp beauregard louisiana his story is quite interesting william haenns a native of chicago and harry k barth wondered into biloxi mississippi in early 1917 with their knapsacks and violins they related that they had left michigan for a walk as a study in human nature they planned a short tenure in the queen city but were widely accepted and appreciated for their musical talents the troubadors not only entertained crowds with their violin piano and vocal performances but haenns even directed the orchestra at the white house hotel in the summer of 1917 the corporal remains of private william haenns were interred in the biloxi cemetery the daily herald may 11 1918 p 3 the sun herald september 18 2011 p f4 and september 25 2011 p f3   alfred james rutherford   18921918 was born at new orleans on january 21 1892 to charles frost rutherford 18461923 and laura r simmons 18611931 the rutherfords both native of the crescent city were married at new orleans in january 1886 their other children were charles h rutherford 18861889 john s rutherford 18881900 richard shea rutherford 18891922 alice edna rutherford 18901914 joseph rutherford 18971900 and robert rutherford 19001900 1900 harrison co mississippi federal census t 623808 p 15b ed 31 and wwi draft registrationharrison co mississippi r1682923  charles s nicovich   18921918 was born september 28 1892 at mississippi city harrison co mississippi to marco nicovich 1892 an austrian immigrant and rosa gondroun 18591952 a native of louisiana he was a single man and an employee of the southern pacific railroad at algiers louisiana and a resident of 5077 dauphine street in new orleans when he registered for the miltary draft in 1917 charles s nicovich passed on october 8 1918 at camp merit new jersey a victim of the spanish influenza his corporal remains were interred in the st james cemetery at handsboro mississippi  the daily herald october 9 1918 p 3 october 14 1918 p 3  sergeant nicovich was lauded by major ji sloat his commander as follows   sergeant nicovich was an excellent soldier who was universally liked his officers and fellow soldiers and his untimely death is a source of genuine sorrow to all his death occured in the line of duty and is no less honorable that had it occurred on the field of battle   the daily herald october 15 1918    henry charles thomas wurdemann   18881918 was born on november 7 1888 at new orleans the son of henry wurdemann 18621936 and bernadina hoff 18701940 he passed from the spanish influenza on october 10 1918 at camp fortress virginia private wurdermann had been trained at san antonio texas and was stationed in virginia at the time of his demise in october 1918 he was a member of the 29 th balloon company air service us army private wurdemann was survived by lovinia fayard wurdemann his wife parents and several sisters and brothers  the daily herald october 11 1918 p 3   the henry wurdemann family came to biloxi from derbigny street in new orleans circa 1904 and settled on the point on first street both henry wurdemann and henry ct wurdemann were employed in the seafood industry at biloxi as a fisherman and shell grinder respectively by 1910 the wurdemann family consisted of eight children extant although bernadina had birthed twelve henry ct wurdemann 18881918 augusta wurdemann 18911908 m john peter baker william wurdemann 18951910 hazel wurdemann 18961926 frederick wurdemann 18981910 alma wurdemann 19021917 mary wurdemann 19041949 m lester anton narbo 1960 carl wurdemann 19081908 and ola wurdemann 19091936 m bill thompson 1900 orleans parish louisiana federal census t623572 p 3a ed 67 and 1910 harrison co mississippi federal census t624740 p 26b ed 33 private wudemann s corporal remains were brought to biloxi by corporal neil mooney who related the following to the local press   private wurdemann was under me in performance of a number of duties he seemed to be an expert rigger he had a full military funeral side arms preceded by the post band playing the dead march it was very impressive the casket was carried caisson to the depot a large floral wreath the tribute of his company together with two side american flags came to this city with his body   the daily herald october 14 1918 p 3   henry ct wurdermann s corporal remains were interred in the biloxi city cemetery on october 14 1918 reverend wabus a lutheran minister presided at his burial service  the daily herald october 15 1918 p 3   james roberts  1894 1918 was born june 20 1894 at bayou la mere plaquemine louisiana son of antonio james hymene roberts sr 1843 1893 and maria gonzales roberts the roberts were natives of terreauxbeoufs st bernard parish louisiana isleno descendants of the canary islands spain and natives of louisiana private james robert was a resident of 438 copp st biloxi mississippi a single man selfemployed fisherman and among the biloxians that left from gulfport mississippi to camp greenleaf georgia on july 26 1918 he served as a member of the limited service division a member of the infantry he died at camp server south carolina an october 11th 1918 of the spanish influenza viral pneumonia private roberts was survived by three sisters and four brothers along with his blind mother he was waked at his mother s residence at 421 washington street at biloxi with father milot officiating his corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery on october 15t 1918 the daily herald october 11 1918 and october 14 1918 six months after the passing of her husband on december 4th 1893 maria gonzales roberts gave birth to private james on june 20 1984 she came to biloxi with eight children matilda roberts dec 1933 carmela roberts dec 1930 josephine roberts dec1989 robert 18771964 william dec1930 joseph dec 1938 and victor emile 18671959 and james roberts 1894 1918 maria gonzales roberts dec 1931 is buried in the biloxi cemetery courtesy of barbara acosta perez picayune mississippimay 28 2014  charles l baudry   18911918 the son of jules j baudry and louise comment was born at new orleans louisiana on september 1891 joined us marine corps and served in france with company i 16 th infantry   lieutenant lyman c bradford   18881920 was the son of lyman bradford and pearl roberts he was born at biloxi mississippi on november 14 1888 m maud foxworth died at may 28 1920  edward herbert wolcott  18941918 who passed from pneumonia at flanders field base hospital no 47 at beaune france on october 23 1918 was buried on january 15 1921 in the biloxi cemetery services were conducted under the auspices of the catholic church and pallbearers were selected from the charles baudry american legion post a firing squad of eight men and a bugler under the command of a petty officer from the gulfport naval station accompanied the body to its final resting placethe deceased was survived by his parents mr and mrs h wolcott five brothers oliver c wolcott ralph wolcutt harold wolcutt frank wolcutt and payne wolcutt and one sister miss lee vicie edward was reared in biloxi and resided here prior to enlisting inthe 1st alabama infantry at mobile the daily herald january 25 1921 p 2    recognized on ww i memorial at glennan park in biloxi mississippi  references  1914 the daily herald   miss rutherford dead   april 22 1914  1917 the daily herald   george ryan killed   april 23 1917 the daily herald   dance honors soldiers   december 12 1917 the daily herald   corp quave pneumonia victim   december 29 1917  1918 the daily herald     edwin  wein remains to arrive tonight   january 4 1918 the daily herald   funeral of private   wein held today   january 5 1918 the daily herald   private haennes  sic   to be buried here   may 11 1918 the daily herald   local news paragraphs of interest   july 4 1918 the daily herald   joseph rutherford home   april 17 1917 the daily herald   joe rutherford on patrol duty   july 17 1917 the daily herald   alfred rutherford dead   july 29 1918 the daily herald   body of alfred rutherford expected today   july 31 1918 the daily herald   burial of alfred rutherford today   august 1 1918 the daily herald   biloxi resident dies at camp   october 9 1918 the daily herald   henry wurdemann dies at camp   october 11 1918 the daily herald   james roberts dead   october 11 1918 the daily herald   nicovich body arrives tonight   october 12 1918 the daily herald   nicovich funeral yesterday   october 14 1918 the daily herald   james roberts dead   october 11 1918 the daily herald     james   roberts body to arrive tomorrow   october 14 1918 the daily herald   biloxi news paragraphs   october 14 1918 the daily herald   private wurdemann buried yesterday   october 15 1918 the daily herald   praise of sergeant charles nicovich from his commanding officer   october 15 1918 the daily herald   casualty show two biloxians   december 5 1918 the daily herald   obituary   charles l baudry     december 7 1918  1919 the daily herald   corrected list of palm soldiers   march 12 1919 the daily herald   cleophan club planted palms   march 17 1919 the daily herald   biloxi post holds meeting   november 4 1919 the daily herald   route of parade thursday named   november 25 1919  1920 the daily herald   lieut bradford s funeral yesterday   may 31 1920 the daily herald   bradford funeral held today   june 1 1920  1921 the daily herald   soldier s  edward h wolcott  funeral held   jauary 15 1921 the daily herald   flag pole comes down   may 24 1921  1922 the daily herald   richard shea rutherford   may 8 1922  1947 the daily herald   advance efforts for memorial park on biloxi beach front   june 5 1947 p 13  2010 the sun herald   biloxi american legion gets first female commander   mildred johnson     october 26 2010  the sun herald   musical tramps part 1   william haenns     september 18 2011  the sun herald   musical tramps 2   william haenns     september 25 2011    us coast guard base time line   1927 men from the  us coast guard base at biloxi began building a rifle range  on horn island in late march the daily herald april 2 1927 p 2  vessels led by captain samuel p edmonds  18671943  from coast guard base 15 at biloxi were some of the first to go to the mississippi delta and last to leave as they  assisted flood victims of the disastrous spring flood of the mississippi river   biloxi s civilian seamen  sent over  400 boats to the inundated region that equipped life saving parties with boats motors and supplies these first responders carried food shoes and clothing to the stricken while rescuing victims from trees and house tops  stranded by the great flood steve gorenflo of biloxi  was one for the first releif workers to reach the delta with  lyle raymond tj fountain charles rousseau l crofton   captain moran and voyle f moran  19051997 his son  other known biloxians assisting in the flood zone were john dacey cleveland huggins and walter white north biloxians going to the delta were george mitchel thomas fountain paul trochesett benny yerger farrell bosarge walt walton and jules santa cruz et al   the daily herald may 5 1927 p 2 may 16 1927 p1 june 6 1927 p 2 and march 29 1928 p 3  1933 the  us coast guard begin closing its base at biloxi  by late june 1933 only  three coast guard vessels  remained in biloxi the daily herald june 2 1933 p 9  1935   flying life boat   lt walter s anderson  commandant of the biloxi uscg air station announced that the biloxi facility was to received a the  flb cg 251 the flying life boat  from the us naval aircraft factory philadephia pennsylvania in addition 9 more men were assigned to biloxi bring the total number of base personnel at 42 coasties with five aircraft to fly and maintain the daily herald december 30 1935 p 1  1943   lt commander samuel preston edmonds   18671943 retired uscg commander died june 20 1943 at the biloxi va hospital edmonds commanded the biloxi base from 1926 to 1931 his spouse  bessie shorey edmonds  18741961 expired at tallahassee florida on september 21 1961 their corporal remains rest in the southern memorial park cemetery at biloxi mississippi the daily herald june 21 1943 p 1 and september 21 1961 p 2  references  the daily herald  50 th anniversary souvenir golden jubilee number biographical and historical 18841934    samuel preston edmonds lieutenant commander us coast guard retired   the daily herald gulfportbiloxi mississippi1934 the daily herald   biloxians to honor coast guard sunday   april 6 1929 the daily herald   many inspect biloxi coast guard base   april 8 1929 the daily herald   3 boats remain at biloxi base   june 2 1933 the jackson county times   work to start on plane base in two weeks   november 18 1933 the daily herald   to purchase land for cg channel   march 6 1934 the daily herald   new coast guard barracks   august 9 1935 the daily herald   order hospital plane to biloxi   december 30 1935 the daily herald   captain edmonds dies after short illness at biloxi   june 21 1943 the daily herald   two sisters first spars to report to biloxi cg station   october 16 1943 the daily herald   new coast guard plane for biloxi   july 9 1953 the daily herald   wife of former cg commander dies in florida   september 21 1961     keesler fieldkeesler afb   time line  young enlistees in fatigues circa 19411942 lr robert ray smith 19181991 of texas and william wild bill calahan corning new york courtesy of karen l blackabyohio donated october 2019  1941 eight men described as jehovah s witnesses were arrested in downtown biloxi on march 1st a saturday afternoon and were subsequently released on 10 bond to appear in city court wednesday night on charges of disturbing the peace gc clark attorney of waynesboro mississippi and representing these seven men women and several children eight years of age and under related to the press the witnesses are active again throughout the nation their activities here biloxi  incited several young men to chase them along streets calling them names and threatening to run them out of town no one was hurt but one witness shoved a man backwards over a bicycle as he scratched and destroyed a banner bearing these words abandon religion serve god and christ the king read watchtower 5c   the daily herald march 3 1941 p 6  judge john m sekul   19111984 after a warning for their own personal safety  dismissed several jehovah witnesses from the latimer community  the witnesses  had been demonstrating in downtown biloxi and almost caused a riot when citizens became incensed over their placardsone which read down with religion   they were also distributing pamphlets the daily herald march 6 1941 p 1 the biloxi chamber of commerce pledged 34000 of the 125000 required to acquire land for the new technical and training school the daily herald march 21 1941 p 1 in march  biloxi was selected as the site for an army air corps  school the jackson county times march 22 1941 p 1 in may 1941 the  city of biloxi leased the 685acre naval reserve park to the federal government  for an aviation school in  midaugust 1941 2000 soldiers were living in tents  in the naval reserve park harrison co ms land deed bk 241 pp 119130 and the daily herald august 14 1941 in june 1941 the  us army air corps activated station no 8 aviation mechanics school  at biloxi mississippi by late august 1941 this military installation had been dedicated as keesler army airfield in honor of 2nd lieutenant  samuel reeves keesler   18961918 a native of greenwood mississippi lieutenant keesler had died in france from wounds received while in aerial combat against germany during the great war keesler army airfield not only became technical training center but trained basic recruits the first contingent of recruits arrived at biloxi on august 21 1941 in june a   10 million dollar contract was awarded to the construction companies of ft newton  hattiesburg  fs glenn   hattiesburg  ja jones  and  bernard knost  pass christian to erect the army air corps school at biloxi  ground was broken on june 18th the contractors expected to have 2000 men working on the base in two weeks and 10000 laborers in a month  byron patton pat harrison   18811941 of gulfport  former congressman  19111919 and  us senator   19191941  died in washington dc on the 22nd of june   lt colonel arthur wellington brock jr  18821961 was named commanding officer of the biloxi army air corps technical school in late june the daily herald june 26 1941 p 1 in july the  telephone company announced a 70000 improvement plan at biloxi to provide permanent telephone facilities at keesler field   a new cable with a  1200 phone line capacity  will be laid on the north side of howard avenue commencing at fayard street to the military base the daily herald july 1 1941 p 1 in midjuly  5809 workers were employed building the air school  the jackson county times july 19 1941 p 1 on july 22nd the  citizens of biloxi approved a waterworks bond issue to build a 1400000 sewerage system  and   209000 in waterworks improvements  the daily herald july 24 1941 p 1 by late july the  foundations for 233 buildings had been laid at keesler field  the new military base was 64 completed and there were 9877 laborers employed in its construction the daily herald july 26 1941 p 3  anthony tony v ragusin  19021997 secretary of the chamber of commerce  to enter the army air corps  ragusin was assigned to keesler field as public relations officer the jackson county times july 28 1941 p 1 the  rp farnsworth company had 250 men working on harrison court a 586000 defense housing project at bay terrace   the final development would consist of eightyseven buildings to house  175 families with a completion date of january 1942  the daily herald october 17 1941 p 1  the l n railroad has started work on the passenger shed at its biloxi depot   br keebler bridge foreman has a crew of 20 men  building the steel passenger shed from reynoir street to the west end of the express office  a distance of 350 feet the project will take three weeks the daily herald october 30 1941 p 7 in november  j allen bradford john t collins gordon a dacey and george collins jr  founded  bradford collins dacey collins to provide architectural and engineering services necessary for the completion of the sanitary sewerage system and disposal plant at biloxi  harrison co mississippi chancery court chattel deed bk 79 p 55  tristate construction company of atlanta was low bidder at 89 134  to erect the  uso recreation center  at biloxi the daily herald november 25 1941 p 1 on december 7th the  empire of japan attacked pearl harbor  in the hawaiian islands america declared war on japan the next day germany and italy sign an alliance with japan and enter the war on december 11th  1942   colonel robert em goolrick  18861946 courtesy of brendan finnegan in april 1942  colonel robert em goolrick  18861946 replaced colonel arthur w brock jr 18821961 as commander of keesler field the daily herald april 15 1942 p 1  1943  the  20th aviation squadron   colored was  reviewed at keesler field  the daily herald november 1 1943 p 2  1945 staff sergeant miriam zauberman of the israeli defense army air force was the first waf from a foreign country to enroll in t he school of electronic as keesler afb the daily herald april 5 1945 p 9  1946 colonel robert em goolrick  18861946 native of fredericksburg virginia and commander of keesler field died at his home in oak park on kensington drive on november 13 1946 his corporal remains were interred at arlington national cemetery in virginia the daily herald november 13 1946 p 1  1949   senator john c stennis announced  that the liaison and helicopter training school are moving from san marcos texas afb to keesler afb and waco texas afb  keesler afb was to receive the helicopter flying training course and waco the liaison flying training school the daily herald february 18 1949 p 1  major general james f powell  18931983 named commander of kafb in may 1949  1951 in early june the  usaf took a lease on the gulf coast military academy  consisting of 35acres and eleven buildings the usaf planned to host its  tecnical training air force  tectaf school here the daily herald june 6 1951 p 1  major general james f powell   18931983   announced that coast gambling was off limits  to kafb personnel the gulf coast times december 6 1951 p 1  general james f powell   18931983  was named biloxi s outstanding citizen  by the lion s club the daily herald january 1 1952 p 1  1952 in early october a  usaf t7 twinengine transport aircraft crashed upon take off from kafb  the plane landed in back bay 500 feet south of brodie point three servicemen died in the accident the daily herald october 10 1952 p 1  1955   harlan clyde parks august 1953april 1955  major general harlan clyde parks  19061987 was born in selma iowa on october 27 1906 he graduated from ottumwa high school in ottumwa iowa in 1925 he graduated from the us military academy at west point june 13 1929 upon graduation he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the coast artil1ary corps from september 1929 to june 1930 general parks attended primary flying school during the next ten years he served at various coast artillery bases in the united states hawaii and the panama canal zone during this tour he graduated from the coast artillery school class of 1936 in apri1 1941 general parks was transferred to the trinidad sector and base command where he served as operations officer and an assistant chief of staff in june 1943 he entered the antiaircraft school camp davis nc completed the course in two months and was assigned operations and training staff officer of the antiaircraft training command fort bliss texas general parks entered the armynavy staff college in june l944 upon graduation five months later he was assigned to the war department general staff in tbe g1 personnel division where he served for two years on june 28 1946 general parks was transferred from the coast artillery to the air force five months later he was assigned to the strategic air command headquarters at andrews air force bases md as deputy chief of staff he attended the air war college maxwell air force base ala from june 1947 to june 1948 after which he was appointed executive officer office of the deputy chief of staff for operations at air force headquarters in july 1949 he became director of personnel planning office of the deputy chief of staff for personnel general parks was named commander of parks air force base pleasanton calif in june 1952 he assumed command of the 3380th technical wing at keesler air force base mississippi the electronics center of the air force on aug 20 1953   on april 6 1955 general parks was assigned as senior member of the united nations command component of the military armistice commission in korea in november of the same year he joined the far east command in tokyo as assistant chief of staff for personnel in december 1956 general parks became chief of the army and air force exchange service with headquarters in new york city in his present assignment he is responsible for the worldwide administration of the post exchanges in the army and base exchanges in the air force general parks has been awarded the legion of merit with two oak leaf clusters the commendation ribbon the order of the british empire and the order of military merit taeguk republic of korea retired june 1 1960 died may 4 1987  maj gen hc parks of un armistice unit the new york times may 12 1987  maj gen harlan c parks retired a former senior member of the united nations command for the military armistice commission in korea died on may 4 of cancer in palm beach fla he was 81 years old and lived in juneau beach fla general parks served with the armistice commission in 1955 he was also assigned to the united nations far east commands in tokyo as assistant chief of staff directing personnel in the last three years of his 31year military career he was chief of the army and air force exchange service in that position he was responsible for the administration of a worldwide system of exchanges or px s that provide military personnel and their families with merchandise and services general parks retired from military service in 1960 and then joined the mccannerickson advertising firm as a general corporate executive he was also vice president of the interpublic group of companies an organization of advertising agencies general parks was born in selma iowa on oct 27 1906 he was a graduate of the united states military academy at west point from which he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in june 1929 he is survived by his wife the former catherine fischer unger and two sons peter parks of manhattan and dr harlan s parks of saratoga calif and three grandchildren general parks is to be buried in arlington national cemetery on may 27 with full military honors  james h davies april 1955september 1955 brigadier general james hubert davies  19031976 was born in piedmont california on october 25 1903 he graduated from high school there in 1924 and received his bachelor of arts degree in social sciences from the university of california in 1928 commissioned a 2nd lieutenant in the air reserve may 1 1928 general davies was appointed a flying cadet the following february entering primary flying school at march field calif he graduated from advanced flying school at kelly field texas may 8 1930 and was commissioned a second lieutenant of air corps assigned to the 72nd bomb squadron in hawaii in march 1932 general davies was transferred to the third attack group at fort crockett texas moving with it to barksdale field la in october 1936 he joined the 21st reconnaissance squadron at langley field va and two years later was assigned to the 23rd composite group at maxwell field ala appointed operations officer of the 27th bomb group at savannah ga in march 1941 the following november general davies assumed command of the group and took it to the philippine islands in february 1942 he was named commander of the third bomb group in the southwest pacific becoming chief of the bomb section at the school of applied tactics orlando fla that november returning to the southwest pacific in april 1943 he was chief of staff of the fifth bomber command a year later he assumed command of the 313th bomb wing at colorado springs colo taking it to the southwest pacific in january 1945 moving to hamilton field calif that december general davies was assistant chief of staff for operations of the fourth air force entering the air war college at maxwell field ala in august 1946 he graduated the following june and became deputy chief of the command section air transport command at gravelly point va he entered the national war college in august 1948 and graduated the following june joining the air training command general davies was deputy chief of staff for personnel at atrc headquarters scott air force base ill becoming chief of staff of the command in may 1950 assuming command of the 3510th combat crew training wing atrc at randolph air force base san antonio texas in august 1951 designated the 3510th flying training wing a year later in april 1954 sic he assumed command of the 3380th technical training wing at keesler air force base mississippi becoming deputy commander that august a year later general davies was named deputy commander of the alaskan air command at elmendorf air force base alaska his decorations include the distinguished service cross silver star with oak leaf cluster legion of merit and air medal with oak leaf cluster he is rated a command pilot combat observer and aircraft observer general davies expired on august 20 1976  references  the daily herald parks going to korea davies to command keesler march 18 1955 p 1 the sacramento bee gibson is named head of alaskan air command august 21 1957 p c6  fay r upthegrove september 1955 major general fay roscoe upthegrove  19051992 was born in port allegheny pennsylvania on january 281905 he graduated from the us military academy on june 14 1927 and was commissioned a second lieutenant of infantry that fall general upthegrove entered primary flying school at brooks field texas and graduated from advanced flying school at kelly field texas in october 1928 he then became engineering officer of the 15th observation squadron at selfridge field mich and in january 1929 was transferred to the air force entering the chemical warfare school at edgewood arsenal md a month later he graduated that april and returned to the 15th observation squadron moving to march field calif in june 1930 general upthegrove was an instructor at the primary flying school in october 1931 he was named supply officer of the primary flying school at randolph field texas and the following march was appointed adjutant of the 47th school squadron there going to luke field hawaii in november 1934 general upthegrove was named flight commander of the fourth observation squadron the following january and assumed command in august 1936 transferred to mitchel field ny he was assigned duty as operations and intelligence officer of the 99th bomb squadron entering the air corps tactical school at maxwell field ala in may 1939 he graduated that august and returned to mitchel field as commander of the 99th bomb squadron ordered to langley field va in december 1940 general upthegrove became materiel officer of the 22nd bomb group and a month later its executive and operations officer moving with the bomb group to jackson field miss several months later after serving in the southwest pacific area from february to april 1942 he assumed command of the 305th bomb group at salt lake city utah two months later he took command of the 99th bomb group at davismonthan field ariz taking it to gowen field idaho sioux city iowa and then to north africa in january 1943 a year later he assumed command of the 304th bomb wing 15th air force in italy returning to the united states in august 1945 general upthegrove assumed command of the 76th flying training wing at smyrna field tenn and that december took command of the 30th flying training wing at turner field ga in may 1946 he was designated commanding general of chanute field ill transferred to us air forces in europe at wiesbaden germany in november 1948 the following month he assumed command of the 7l00th headquarters command wing usafe joining the strategic air command in june 1951 general upthegrove became deputy commander of the second air force at barksdale air force base la becoming commander of the fourth air division there in october 1952 the following january he assumed command of the 20th air force far east air forces on okinawa and on march 1 1955 assumed command of the 313th air division feaf transferring to the air training command on sept 1 1955 general upthegrove assumed command of the 3380th technical training wing at keesler air force base mississippi his decorations include the distinguished service medal silver star distinguished flying cross with oak leaf cluster and air medal with 10 oak leaf clusters he is rated a command pilot combat observer and senior aircraft observer general upthegrove retired from the usaf july 31 1957 he expired on january 8 1992 he had married marcella gertrude driscoll 19011970 their corporal remains were interred in the st bonaventure cemetery at olean new york  1957 major general john r sutherland assumed command of kafb in september 1957 the daily herald april 8 1960 p 1  brig general daniel webster jenkins   19071989  brig general daniel webster jenkins  19071989 native of floydada texas and     commander of the air ground operations school  located at southern pines north carolina  announced in late january that the school would relocate to kafb in midfebruary  the school building in north carolina had burned on january 20th major general jenkins died on march 25 1989 and his corporal remains interred at st petersburg florida the daily herald january 31 1957 p 1  1960   major general john s hardy   19132012 native of logansport louisiana was  named the 16th commander of kafb  the daily herald july 1 1960 p 1  ross e cox  general contractor of baton rouge louisiana was apparent low bidder of 1549940 for the wherry housing project modification  the work involved basic remodeling and rehabilitation of individual wherry housing units the daily herald july 1 1960 p 1 the new  boq at keesler afb was nearing completion in early august  the fivestory structure had accomodations for 194 officers the daily herald august 9 1960 p 6  1 961 colonel arthur wellington brock jr  18821961 first commander of kafb died on september 16 1961 burial was at fort sam houston national cemetery  1964 general romulus wright puryear 19111984   in july 1964  general romulus wright puryear 19111984  native of hartsville tennessee arrived at keesler afb to take command  he came from raf station northolt england where he commanded the 3rd air force general puryear replaced colonel kenneth a cavanah who had arrived at the biloxi base in early july 1964 from chanute afb illinois  the daily herald july 1 1964 p 1 and july 1964 p  major general thomas e moore  with the retirement of major general james c mcgehee  19101979 after 35 years in the usaf he was replaced on august 1 1969 by major general thomas e moore   19122007 general moore came to kafb form the alaskan air command the ocean springs record july 24 1969 p 10  references   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 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  journals the daily herald   general rush to remain short time longer at keesler   february 12 1947 the daily herald   helicopter air training may come to keesler   february 18 1949 the daily herald   israel waf is keesler student   april 5 1952 the daily herald   maj gen hardy new commander of keesler afb   april 8 1960 the daily herald   family of new keesler commander makes transition england to biloxi   september 1 1964 the ocean springs record   major general thomas e moore new commander   july 24 1969  world war ii  19411945   billy guice veterans memorial parkglennan park   world war ii memorial  dedicated on december 7 1947 and donated by william lee guice 18871971  purple heart memorial uss biloxi mast   pfc george j higginbotham usmc was wounded at iwo jima on    1942 marian desporte winland  wife of sgt ralph h winland 19172002 and daughter of mr and mrs ernest desporte and living at 203 magnolia street joined the waac auxilliary in october 1942  she went to camp shelby for examinations and interviews she will go to des moines iowa for basic training and get her uniforms the daily herald october 7 1942 p 2  1943 elbert lester dukate ii  19191986 enlisted in the us army as a private in december 1941 at el paso texas he graduated in june 1942 from signal corps training at camp roberts california elbert then transferred to the army air corps and began pilot cadet training in july 1942 and completed fifty hours of solo flying and was promoted to 1 st lieutenant in the cadet corps at ontario california dukate received his wings on march 10 1943 at la junta colorado the daily herald october 20 1942 p 7  ploesti raid lt dukate was sent to england and flew several combat over frankfort and hamburg germany in july 1943 he transferred to libya with the 44 th bomb group67 th squadron of the 8 th air force on august 1 1943 he was copilot of the available jones a b24 liberator bomber that participated in operation tidal wave that sent hundreds of american bombers to destroy germanheld oil refineries at ploesti romania referred to in usaf history as black sunday the us army air force lost 53 aircraft and 660 airmen in the raid  sgt leo spann engineer from chapman alabama described the mission we approached the target down the railroad track at a very low altitude of approximately 100 feet our target was already on fire as some other group the 93rd had already bombed it we went through the smoke and fire dropping our bombs on our designated spot we then went down on the deck as low as we could as those picturesque hay stacks opened up and then revealed their guns and these guns started giving us hell they shot out the 4 engine and a shell exploded between the two waist gun positions wounding both gunners in the legs i was the engineer and operated the top turret and i had a complete view of what was going on i saw one plane that had gone in with the wheels up in a field and all of that crew was outside of the plane    we broke one balloon cable and i was looking directly at it when we collided with it i saw another b24 climb straight up until it stalled and just as it fell out i saw one parachute come out and open just before it hit the ground i talked later to this boy bernard traudt as he came into the prison camp where i was    we lost speed and dropped out of formation and the fighters jumped us with the two waist gunners out they came in so close to us it seemed we could almost touch them we figured that we had shot down four of them and they finally left us but the 4 engine had frozen up and with a flat propeller it caused a hellava drag the propeller would not feather     we started trying to gain altitude to clear the mountains ahead threw out everything that wasn t tied down all of the guns ammunition equipment etc when we finally arrived at the coast our 3 engine was failing the oil pressure was almost gone and the temperature was much too high lt jones asked me how long i thought it would last and i estimated about 30 minutes at the most we decided to feather 3 engine and see if we could fly with the other two but they were on the same side if we couldn t fly we were going to ditch it on the beach    i feathered the prop jones and dukate got the plane leveled out but we could not maintain our altitude so we began making plans to ditch we flew onward for approximately fortyfive minutes before we were forced to ditch the time was about 1840 at least that is the time that my watch stopped we all managed to get out of the plane and into our life rafts even though the tail gunner and the navigator were slightly injured in the ditching    the next morning a german submarine came by started to help us changed their minds and took off leaving us then at approximately 1500 hours a threeengined italian seaplane sighted us landed and picked us up and took us to brindisi italy and to the hospital there later that same night jones dukate bernard paolillo and myself were put on a train and sent into the mountains to an old monastery much later both sigle and dukate managed to escape with sigle getting back to the states in about two months  wwwgreenharborcom rohpdf rohau43pdf     fred b ferson and paul linde  formerly of tennessee have given up their jobs to work full time to produce high quality prisms for use by the military as range finders for tanks ships and large artillery pieces for the franklin arsenal they are assisted in their shop by jr mcelroy and jl mckenzie since 1941 the government has given contracts to amateur lens makers to help eliminate the paucity of roof prism manufacturing in america the daily herald august 4 1943 p 8 an at7 army air corps trainer from the army air forces navagation school at hondo texas crashed into the gulf of mexico three miles southwest of biloxi mississipi on august 25th the plane had just taken off from keesler field on a routine training flight the pilot and three cadets were killed the daily herald august 26 1943 p 1 the first spars to report to the uscg biloxi air station arrived in midoctober 1943  they were two sisters  ensigns alice saunders and mary saunders  natives of st cloud minnesota and graduates of st cloud teachers college both ladies were school teachers in st cloud before entering the coast guard women s reserves their military training took them to smith college at northampton massachusetts and the coast guard academy at new london connecticut the daily herald october 16 1943 p 1  martin p baronich jr martin paul baronich jr  19221943 made his livelihood like his father fishing for the local seafood canneries while living at 223 sophie street in east biloxi he enlisted in the uscg and was on active duty as a 1 st class fireman aboard the uss serpens  ak97 a cargo ship when he was killed on october 15 1943  the uss serpens was lost with two hundredfifty men in late january 1945 while loading ammunitions and depth charges at guadalcanal in the solomon islands martin s corporal remains were returned from the south pacific via san francisco to biloxi mississippi in october 1947 after ww ii for internment in the southern memorial park cemetery his funeral was held at the bradford funeral home with full military honors on october 26 1947 the daily herald october 25 1943 p 2 and october 27 1947 p 1  father jp mcglade pastor of st john s catholic church  announced that three parish soldiers who were killed in the recent war effort would be honored in a sermon by father jl maurer ssj pastor of our mother of sorrow church on november 14th remembered were  sgt james velcich trochesset  us army af son of mr and mrs albert trochesset killed in a plane crash on september 5 1942 seaman 2nd class wilfred jules dismukes  us navy son of mr and mrs frank dismukes killed in action may 8 1942 and fireman 2nd class  leonard mark schneider  us navy son of mr and mrschester schneider missing in action april 22 1943 the daily herald november 2 1943 p 5  julia k wendt  18921985 owner of gunston hall on biloxi s west beach was reported by katherine herr of the herr realty company of gulfport mississippi to be a japanese pow at santo tomas university at manila philippines islands mrs wendt was reported to be  in excellent health and engaged in various camp activities her latest assignment beginning on a vegetable detail    the daily herald december 13 1943 p 10  1944 captain oswald l bernich  19151944 son of matthew l bernich 18901951 and jessie inez scarborough bernich 18951979  was killed on february 12 1944 20 miles east of ardmore oklahoma in a b29 superfortress crash  the daily herald february 24 1944 p 5 and feebruary 16 1944 p 8  joseph bee f hungerford 19202008   the daily herald april 4 1946 p 1 and p 3    john joseph labetich  19091944 died at the presidio us army camp in san francisco california on february 20 1944 he had married dina mary mladinich 19142006 in harrison couty mississppi on september 12 1934 they had one daughter frances labetich m gus c cavalier jr 19332005 john j labetich s corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery the daily herald february 21 1944 p 7 and march 1 1944 p 8 and the sun herald october 7 2006  sgt john smith  19201944 usmc son of emellda smith of 1312 first street  was killed at saipan marianas islands on june 23 1944 smith had been employed by the mavar packing company and viator s grocery and had enlsited in the usmc circa 1937 the daily herlad september 2 1944 p 1  charles diaz  son of mabel diaz crawford street biloxi  was killed in action in new guinea on july 31 1944 the daily herald september 1 1944 p 5  1945 edward eddie e lemien  19252009 jehovah witness  stated in federal court at biloxi that he was an ordained minister since childhood and did not believe in war  lemien had failed to report for induction into military service and claimed that he had filed an appeal which he had never gotten a reply judge sidney c mize instructed the jury to find for the defendant the daily herald february 21 1945 p 1  marine sgt sidney a freudenstein jr  son of mr and mrs sidney a freudenstein 626 west beach biloxi twin oaks cottages  was killed on may 19 1944 at okinawa  he had married alice williams in september 1943 sidney a freudenstein iii was born at nola a few days before his father s demise the daily herald may 28 1945  michelina trebotich  18911978 native of croatia and widow of  george trebotich   had six sons serving in the us armed forces   steve trebotich  19162010 us coast guard  joseph m trebotich  19171996 osn  george trebotich us army air corps  john l trebotich  19202003 us army  louis j trebotich  19232004 usn and peter b trebotich  19262006 us army  madeline trebotich  19242006 a daughter who married ernest keenan was employed at keesler field the daily herald september 11 1945 p 3  lt colonel eugene a peresich jr  age 25 641 lameuse street biloxi former commander of a b27 squadron in the eto has been released from active duty at the separation center at drew field florida colonel peresich served with the 8th air force from may 1944 to june 1945 participating in the heavy air offensive during the land invasion of europe he flew 29 combat missions and was awarded the dfc with oak leaf cluster and the air medal with three clusters  he also holds the american defense medal and the european theater ribbon with six battle stars colonel peresich enlisted as an aviation cadet in february 1941 while a student at lsu he was graduated a second lieutenant from the flying school at craig field alabama in seeptember 1941 his last duty station in the united states was 3rd air force headquarters at tampa florida he is now active as vice president of eugene peresich and sons inc general insurance agency and will travel throughout mississippi but will make his headquarters in biloxi the daily herald october 11 1945 p 8  1947 june 1947the  lyman c bradford post vfw began planning for a memorial park  between lameuse and main street to  honor biloxians who lost their lives in wwi and wwi  the memorial was to cost 3500 and will be donated anonymously by a local citizen the daily herald june 5 1947 p 13 december 1947the new ww i and ww ii memorial on east beach donated by william lee guice 18871971 and lee dicks guice 18921961 his wife through the auspices of the vfw was dedicated on december 7th  the daily herald december 5 1947 p 4  1971 lyman bradford post 2434 vfw awarded a construction contract to h gordon myrick of gulfport to erect its new hall in east biloxi the 110000 structure was situated between holley street and the trade winds hotel  on east beach hf buddy fountain jr associates designed the 6500 squareft facility the daily herald may 20 1971 section 4p 3  1973 the  lyman c bradford post 2434 vfw post building  at 844 east howard avenue was  dedicated on october   20th  the  old building on fred haise boulevard  church street had been damaged in hurricane camille h gordon myrick inc of gulfport were general contractors who erected the structure from plans by  hf fountain jr  biloxi architect the sun herald october 21 1973 p a12  references  the daily herald   biloxi youth   fred a tucei  writes of first jump as paratroopers in us army   june 19 1942 p 5  the daily herald   bombardier student   john oswald bernich 19231997  tells of experiences   june 26 1942 p 7  the daily herald   biloxian   lt jg august al barthes 19162007  tells of victory at midway   june 27 1942  the daily herald     lions hear biloxians  pj gill and curtis allen   who were in battle   july 29 1943  the daily herald     frank roberts  tells of fighting italians in sicily   august 24 1943  the daily herald       stephen  guice tells of marines battling on guadalcanal   august 25 1943 the daily herald    two sisters first spars to report to biloxi coast guard station  october 16 1943 p 1  the daily herald   captain bernich  on first bombing flight to rome   october 20 1943 p 2  the daily herald   martin baronich dies in south pacific   october 25 1943  the daily herald   fr maurer to be memorial speaker   november 12 1943 p 5 the daily herald   eddie r migues   19162003  doubles as mule skinner   december 1 1943 p 1  the daily herald   biloxi resident  julia wendt  is japanese prisoner  december 13 1943 p 10  the daily herald    capt bernich killed in crash of plane   february 14 1944 p 5 the daily herald    bernich funeral will be tomorrow   febraury 16 1944 p 8 the daily herald   john l labetich died in army camp   february 21 1944 p 7  the daily herald   labetich funeral thursday afternoon   march 1 1944 p 8  the daily herald   tell of action of biloxi battery   114th field artilleryng   on italian war front   april 4 1944 p 7  the daily herald   veteran   curtis t parker  of seven battles tells of reactions overseas   may 26 1944 p 6  the daily herald   tony pitalo tells of life in german war prisoner camp    may 29 1945 p 1  the daily herald   advance efforts for memorial park on biloxi beach front   june 5 1947 p 13  the daily herald   memorial dedication photo   december 5 1947 p 4  the daily herald     19  the daily herald      six sons serving in armed forces  september 11 1945 p 3  the jackson county times   german prisoners to be used in wood cutting   february 24 1944 p 1  the jackson county times   15600 german prisoners of war based in state   july 7 1945 p 1  korean war  november 1951 corporal dudley carver jr  19311980  won the silver star for his galantry and meritorius actions as a machine gunner with the 7th division in korea in addition corporal carver was awarded the purple heart and korean combat badge  he served had 31 months in korea and japan the daily herald november 11 1951 p 7  references    the daily herald   cpl carver arrives in biloxi tonight   november 11 1951  the daily herald   cpl carver home on 30day leave   november 11 1951  vietnam war   local casualties   1967 corporal daniel netter jr  19471967 us army 3rd battalion 21st infantry who had been in vietnam since july 1967 was killed in vietnam on october 8 1967 he was a native of port gibson mississippi and a graduate of nicholls high school at biloxi the daily herald october 12 1967 p 2  1968 charles w eglin iii  19481968 native of ocean springs and resident of corona new york was killed on february 15th in vietnam charles was staioned with a us marine unit the daily herald february 19 1968 p 2  references   the daily herald   eglin died in vietnam   february 19 1968 p 2 the daily herald   rhodes dies in vietnam action   march 7 1968 p 2  desert storm   iraq war   afghanistan war  3092 views  ', 0);
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(201, 'en', 'node_search', ' protestant churches protestant churches ray fri 11182011 1110 time line   1846 in october  frederick a reynoir  and  louise hugon renoir  18011891 sold for 40 a lot on  reynoir street to the 1st baptist church of biloxi  trustees for the church were alexander bookton c taylor john herrington and jc woolworth the baptist church lot had 80feet on reynoir street and ran 88feet to the west it was bounded on the north by the l n railroad  john c bradford  acquired this property in july 1885 for 275 and conveyed it to  pauline trenchard querens  on nola in october 1885 for 450 the biloxi city park was situated on this lot for many years harrison co mississippi land deed bk 3 p 270 bk 21 p 18 and bk 21 p 30  1853 it appears that benjamin holley financed the first lodge of biloxi magnolia lodge no 120 af am in 1853 when the building was situated on the ne c of washington and main street on a lot 66 feet by 80 feet john brown was worshipful master at this time he was succeeded by james fewell in 1854 harrison co mississippi land deed bk6 p 437 and bk 7 p 136  1858 charles w whitall  18041858 new jersey native and rector of the protestant episcopal church at biloxi  died on october 18 1858 the daily picayune october 22 1858 p 2  1880 the methodist conference selecrted the reverend inman cooper to remain at biloxi for another year the pascagoula democratstar january 9 1880 p 3  1885 john c bradford  acquired the baptist church and lot on reynoir street opposite the l n depot in july 1885 for 275 from c taylor oscar d bowen george w andrews and st elder trustees of the baptist church he conveyed it to  pauline jeanne trenchard querens  18611928 on nola in october 1885 for 450 the biloxi city park was situated on this lot for many years harrison co mississippi land deed bk 21 p 18 and bk 21 p 30  1891 in late december  robert selby was appointed pastor of the methodist church  the biloxi herald decmber 26 1891 p 4  1892 jjw mathis pastor of the baptist churches at biloxi and handsboro  has a month s leave of absence and has gone withhis wife to citronelle alabama the biloxi herald january 30 1892 p 4 on may 18 1892 the new episcopal church of the redeemer at biloxi was consecrated to the memory of the reverend rg hinsdale by bishop thompson of mississippi and bishop sessums of louisiana harry t howard donated the land and building the biloxi herald may 21 1892 p 1 on july 26 1892 the great new orleans philanthropist  john henry keller  18301908 himself not a presbyterian donated lot 1 50 feet by 150 feet block 6 of keller s tract to the biloxi presbyterian church the church was located on east howard avenue east of the old biloxi public high school wl covel  18361926 was contracted to erect the small and modest building of the newly organized congregation the deacons and elders of the biloxi presbyterian church among them bemis o bailey 18981969 an ocean springs native  sold their property to the city of biloxi in late december 1940  for 3659 the new central junior high school was built on here on east howard avenue harrison co ms land deed bk 28 p 205 and deed bk 237 p 124 and he biloxi herald july 2 1892 p 1 and july 16 1892 p 4  1896 the reverend hm crain came to biloxi in february to be pastor of the 1st baptist church and also to minister to the baptist faithful at ocean springs he and mrs crain were domiciled in one of the cooper cottages on reynoir stret near front street the biloxi herald march 7 1896 p 8  1897   1899 reverend cf emery of the methodist church left biloxi on january 12th for his new assignment at edwards mississippi the biloxi daily herald january 8 1899 p 8 and january 13 1899 p 8 in december 1899  dr jb searcy  field editor of the baptist which he has been employed for several months has accepted the position of pastor of the 1st baptist church of biloxi  the baptist resulted from the consolidation of the baptist record of meridian and the baptist layman of winona the biloxi daily herald december 5 1899 p 8  1901 the new  baptist church is being built by thompson eistetter  architects and builders the reverend dr searcy is in residence editor note this structure was on lameuse street and washington street the biloxi daily herald january 6 1901 p 8  1904 in may  wkm dukate gave methodist minister hw van hook 1000 for the new church building fund the biloxi herald may 20 1904 p 6 ht howard past grand master  installed charles redding as worshipful master of magnolia lodge no 120 af am in late december the biloxi daily herald decemebr 19 1903 p 6  1905 from the biloxi daily herald october 30 1905 p 4  1906 the reverend jb searcy  18381900 a native of alabama and pastor of the 1st baptist church left biloxi for little rock arkansas on january 6th the reverend hc roberts of eureka springs arkansas wil replace him the biloxi daily herald january 6 1906 p 4 and 1900 harrison co mississippi federal census t623808 p 7b ed 30  1908 pastor henry c roberts  18531910 native of kentucky    left biloxi on january 2nd after two years at the 1st baptist church on washington and main street during his tenure here of constant and faithful service the church became debt free and had a net gain of fifty members reverend roberts relocated to silver creek lawrence county mississippi the daily herald january 2 1908 p 1 and 1910 lawrence co mississippi federal census t624747 p 5b ed 99 the reverend david warren bosdell  18711928 came to the 1st baptist church at biloxi from memphis tennessee in late september to replace reverend roberts he had married anne e gurganus 18761940 at mobile alabama in 1897 the biloxi herald september 25 1908 p 4  1909 reverend william megginson  18691954 and amy allen megginson  18711953 his spouse came to biloxi from edna texas in march and began his duties as pastor of the biloxi presbyterian church on april 1st he was officially recognized as pastor of the church on may 4 1909 the reverend megginson lived at 1716 west beach the daily herald march 20 1909 p 8 and may 3 1909 p 4 reverend william a roper   18681910 native of alabama who replaced henry c roberts at the 1st baptist church departed biloxi for kosciusko attala county mississippi in april 1909 he was offered an annual salary of 1500 to relocate the daily herald april 5 1909 p 4 and 1910 attala county mississippi t624732 p 26a ed 3 the christian science society of biloxi plans to erect a church on the corner of howard and seal avenues  a chapel will be put up for temporry use of the society contractor wt powell has completed the foundation from plans drawn by ac voak a local man the church will be an attractive bungalowstyle frame structure the biloxi daily herald may 14 1909 p 8 in may the first baptist church of biloxi selected the reverend james jesse smylie  18651950 of florence mississippi as their new pastor reverend smylie s tenure at biloxi was short as he resigned his post in midseptember 1909 biloxi was his first pastorate and smylie had been a methodist before becoming a baptist leaving biloxi he went to kentucky tennessee and louisiana doing evangelistic work in december 1909 the reverend jj smylie accepted the baptist pastorate at mansfield louisiana the reverend smylie and his spouse libbie k symlie 18681937 were the parents of at least eight children they and several of their children are buried in the rose hill cemetery at meridian lauderdale county mississippi the biloxi daily herald may 17 1909 p 4 september 13 1909 p 2 and december 10 1909 p 8 and 1910 desoto parish louisiana federal census t624512 p 8a ed 69  1910  the  lutheran community of biloxi met in the presbyterian church  and were led by martin haas president f greve treasurer and miss gertrude ott secretary they were  planning to erect a 3000 church building an acquire a lot the reverend george schlisser of pascagoula  was to be the pastor of the biloxi lutheran church the daily herald december 28 1910 p 1  fw williams  itenerant  negro apostolic preacher  returned to biloxi for the third time he planned to preach at the colored methodist church on main street near the l n rr he was run out of time the first time for allowing whites to enter his tent near division street on another occasion reverend williams was asked to leave when biloxi police discovered a woman lying prostrate on the floor of a small building surrounded by religionists of his mysterious faith she had been there for almost 24 hours under the power of god williams has travelled throughout alabama and mississipppio and as far as memphis he wears a smile that is guaranteed not to fade the daily herald december 29 1910 p 1  1913   pastor dw bosdell resigned his position at the 1st baptist church effective 31 december 1913 he elected to go to lucedale george county mississippi where a new church was to be erected the daily herald october 6 1913 p 1 and december 22 1913 p 4  1915  in late june the first evangelical lutheran church congregation meeting in the first baptist church of biloxi awarded a 2500 contract to harry haise and eric johansen to erect a bungalow style chapel  28 feet by 47 feet at jackson and thomas streets the completed chapel valued at 3500 was dedicated on september 26 1915 the  reverend ecbrink of illinois came to biloxi in 1914 to take charge of the newly developing congregation which had about 35 members at this time  the daily herald july 2 1915 p 2 and september 27 1915 p 1  1917 reverend byron holley  18511939 native of new york  came to the episcopal church of the redeemer at biloxi in june 1917  he had been rector of the grace church and st george s episcopal church in new orleans dr holley would be named president of the biiloxi hospital association in february 1919 and work actively at church missions in ocean springs and on point cadet in biloxi he and his spouse  elizabeth sanborn knapp  left biloxi in march 1921 for napa california the daily herald june 14 1921 p 3 and march 28 1921 p 1  1921 on november 3rd  ec gay conveyed a large lot on the southside of west howard avenue with 82 feet on west howard and running south 629 feet to an alley the extension of jackson street  to jw elder lyman bradford and nvboddie trustees of the 1st baptist church  the consideration was 2800 julius m lopez had sold the lot to ec gay on october 28 1921 harrison co mississippi chancery court deed bk 132 p 575  1922 the reverend hf tolle formerly at the main street methodist church is ill in jackson  he still has a large cottage at the seashore campground the daily herald june 12 1922 p 3 the 1st evangelical lutheran church on jackson and thomas streets dedicated its new altar and pulpit the reverend george hoffman was assited by bishop l schweickhardt of new orleans the daily herald june 12 1922 p 3  1923 in november the finance committee of the 1st baptist church of biloxi began planning to raise money for their proposed 50000 santuary on west howard avenue  james e greene of birmingham alabama was selected as their architect the daily herald november 17 1923 p 1  1928  the reverend sw noles  newly elected pastor of the oak street assembly of god church  assumed his duties in august other church officers elected were deaconsld wells jm jalanivich and a caldwell tony feldman sec and jm jalanovich treas trusteesle kinsey joseph cox and fc weaver the daily herald august 4 1928 p 2  1930 reverend jw holloway  the brother of reverend dp holloway also known at biloxi has assumed duties as pastor at the oak street assembly of god church  he succeeds the reverend wm stevens who left to take charge of the church at stonewall lorraine reverend holloway came here from mccomb where he had been the pastor last year priorly he was at laurel s assembly of god church for three years the daily hwerald august 25 1930 p 2  reverend o nussmann pastor of the first evangelical lutheran church  will speak at the rotary club on his experiences in india the dasily herald september 29 1930 p 2  1931 in june the reverend gc hodge of jackson replaced the reverend lewis harrison miller  18881949 as pastor of the 1st baptist church reverend miller a native of macon county north carolina was relocating to new york by 1940 he and his family were at chick springs south carolina his son lewis h miller jr 19192008 also became a baptist minister and usaf chaplain  claude p jones was pastor at the main street methodist church at this time the daily herald june 1 1931 p 2  1938   first evangelical lutheran church will celebrate its 25th anniversary of its biloxi organization next sunday  in 1915 the church building at thomas and jackson street was dedicated  in 1921 under the leadership of reverend george hoffman the work of the church was expanded to include activities of a back bay mission with chapels at chartres  bayview avenue  and oak street  resident pastors who have served the congregation in its history were reverend paul wobus reverend ec brink reverend hw hosto reverend george hoffman reverend r gruenke reverend e arndt reverend o nussmann reverend fj mehrtens and the present pastor the reverend th van dyck the daily herald november 9 1938 p 5  1939   reverend byron holley jr  18511939 native of rochester new york and rector of the episcopal church of the redeemer at biloxi from june 1917 to march 1921 died on may 2 1939 at burbank california he was preceded in death by fannie estelle campbell 18531905 his first spouse dr holley was survivied by elizabeth sanborn knapp his second wife his son robert campbell holley of hardwick georgia and daughter lucille holley wilson wife of robert h wilson the timespicayune may 12 1939 p 2  reverend clyde h gunn  19021980 who came to biloxi s main street methodist church in 1938 from morton scott county mississippi was reassigned to biloxi for another year  the daily herald november 20 1939 p 3  1941 in march the first presbyterian church under the leadership of the reverend ro flynn moved its little white church through the streets of biloxi from the 500 block of east howard avenue a distance of about 1 23 miles to the corner of west howard avenue and hopkins boulevard  the daily herald march 21 1941 p 1 and april 18 1941 p 6 with image  reverend henry reported that the foundation for the pass road tabernacle church was almost finished and that donations to erect the church continue to be received the daily herald april 12 1941 p 7  1942   1943   1944 the local church of the nazarene at biloxi was founded in 1944 the daily herald october 9 1948 p 2 reverend thomas a carruth appointed pastor of the main street methodist church the daily herald october 21 1946 p 1  1945     1946 the east end methodist church acquired a lot on east howard avenue  the reverend am ellison is working with the east end church  police chief laz quave recently joined the church and is taking an active interest in church work the methodists in biloxi are raising funds to erect two new churches the daily herald february 25 1946 p 7 in october the 8000  church of christ on keller place was under construction by contractor jp starks the daily herald october 15 1946 p 5  reverend thomas a carruth of the main street methodist church was joined by thomas mccurlery as his associate pastor in october the daily herald october 24 1946 p 7  1947 the church of christ moved into its new building at 212 keller place in early march  the 1500 squarefoot structure was built with concrete blocks concrete floors asbestos roofing and sheet rock ceiling by jp starks for 9000 the auditorium seats 240 congregants there were two sunday school classrooms and a 40 squarefoot baptistry with pool  at russell cc lee and robert e lee are trustees of the church and services have been held in the city hall for the past four years the daily herald february 27 1947 p 10  reverend lachlan cvass  b 1872 supply pastor of the first presbyterian church of biloxi for the past five years  retired to make his home at decatur georgia  the daily herald may 24 1947 p 2  joel f winkler  19231989 native of anderson indiana who had been pastor of the pass road gospel tabernacle of the christian and missionary alliance since june 17 1945 was ordained for the ministry at tampa florida at the annual conference held from september 30 to october 3 1947 in may 1945 joel had completed the three year course at the missionary training institute at nyack new york he died on june 21 1989 at kingman arizona the daily herald october 14 1947 p 5  1948   dr bz welch chairman of the main street methodist church building committee  announced plans for a  new sanctuary on hopkins boulevard  carl matthes was named architect the daily herald march 1 1948 p 2 on october 10th the church of the nazarene of biloxi under the leadership of reverend ej miller  joined a churchwide celebration of the 40th anniversary of the organization of the church of the nazarene as a protestant denomination the daily herald october 9 1948 p 2  the reverend maynard michael miller assumed his duties as pastor of biloxi s presbyterian church the daily herald november 27 1948 p 6  1949 the reverend james thomas leggett  18651949  pioneer methodist minister  died on june 24 1949 his internment was in the highlands cemetery at hattiesburg mississippi  1950 in march 1950 john t collins was taking bids to erect the back bay evangelical and reform mission building at chartres  bayview avenue  and fayard street  the 5000 squareft woodframed asbestos siding structure was to cost about 25000 the building was to have three assembly rooms 35 feet by 30 feet separated by folding patitions three classrooms kitchen bedroom and toilet facilities   the reverend victor t kissell  pastor  was in charge of the mission the daily herald march 29 1950 p 9    1951 the reverend grover cleveland hodge  18921980  celebrated his 20th year with the 1st baptist church of biloxi in early june  when dr hodge came to biloxi in 1931 the church had 464 members and a sunday school enrollment of 258 students in 1951 these numbers were 1220 congregants and 768 sunday school attendees gc hodge was presented with a lord elgin wrist watch by lh williams  alma hodge rose  his daughter and spouse of john rose  and pamela king rose  his granddaughter all of chattanooga tennessee attended the fete the daily herald june 2 1951 p 6 and june 4 1951 p 2  ground was broken in early june for a baptist mission at fernwood on pass road the new building was called the bowen memorial baptist chapel and the first congregation was organized by the reverend we bowen and the reverend fs dodge circa 1916  lt colonel richard l alexander had been pastor of the mission church since 1948  shroudsmogabgab of gulfport were architects for the concrete and stucco structure with a 150 person seating capacity the daily herald june 9 1951 p 8 and november 10 1951 p 12 the 1st methodist church will have homecoming day on sunday the daily herald june 9 1951 p 8  1952 on january 20th the west biloxi baptist church held its first service in its educational building situated on the corner of camellia and southern avenues in the greater biloxi subdivision  for the past four months the congregation had met in the homes of robert mcdaniels and corey ashcraft superintendent the reverend j hoffman harris assistant pastor fo the first baptist church of biloxi is serving as pastor  the daily herald january 19 1952 p 6  emmanuel baptist church on rodenberg avenue began as a mission of the handsboro baptist church in 1952 first services held in a house purchased there in august 1952 parishoners petitioned to become the emmanuel baptist church with 34 members in november 1953 built a twostory education building and the present day 2014 sanctuary was completed in 1957 the sun herald december 6 2014 p b7  dr wa tyson  native of georgia  arrived at biloxi in late june to become pastor of the first methodist church of biloxi  he and mrs tyson came from vicksburg to take up residence in the methodist parsonage on seal avenue the daily herald june 21 1952 p 2  1954 on july 25th  epworth methodist church laid the cornerstone for its new church on the nw c of walker and davis streets in biloxi s back bay section  mrs ben garlotte placed the mortar on the footings others in attendance were reverend eugene dyess paul balius lloyd bonnett charles higginbotham and ce mims  the epworth methodist church and moore community house were founded in 1925 by the reverend ww moore  the daily herald july 28 1954 p 16  1955 dr grover c hodge retired from his twentyfour year ministry at the 1st baptist church of biloxi in may 1955 the daily herald may 5 1955 p 1  1958  the jt leggett memorial methodist church  named for the reverend james thomas leggett  18651949 at the methodist seashore assembly grounds on west beach biloxi was dedicated on january 26 1958 it was erected on the former site of the another methodist tabernacle the church could seat 300 worshipers and and served also as a meeting place for conference wide activities including the annual pastor s school and the school missions of the wscs the sanctaury was designed by claude lindley of ocean springs and built by mj lang construction company the first pastor was the reverend jerry furr b 1929 native of pascagoula and the husband of marlene byrd the daily herald january 25 1959 p 3  1959 the  60000 east howard avenue baptist church on east howard avenue and maple street was dedicated on november 29th the brick and glass structure was 86 feet deep and 48 feet wide with a seating capacity of about 500 people including the balcony area the reverend leo c hoff  19132009 a native of brookhaven lincoln county mississippi had come to this biloxi church 2 12 years ago from the bunker hill baptist church near columbia mississippi the reverend hoff expired at norwood lincoln county mississippi on april 17 2009  the daily herald november 28 1959 p 6  1964 fred ferraez  native of new orleans and fortier high school graduate  was named pastor of the nazarene church at biloxi  reverend ferraez received his religious training a the bethany nazarene college at bethany oklahoma he had married frances pazaris  19292013 and they were the parents of 5 children the daily herald december 10 1964 p 12  1966 in march  reverend larry g rohrman   19382005 pastor of the temple baptist church at tuscaloosa alabama  accepted the head ministry of the 1st baptist church of biloxi  reverend rohrman was born in south texas and had attended baylor university and the new orleans baptist seminary his marriage to sonya o neal  a hattiesburg mississippi native and baylor university graduate had given life to michael scott rohrman and cindy lea rohrman  the family expected to be in biloxi by april 10th  reverend rohrman s prior religious duties had taken him to val verde texas and hattiesburg mississippi  larry g rohrman is believed to have passed on june 24 2005 at blountsville alabama the daily herald march 17 1966 p 1  1973 the reverend ernest sylvester flynt  19811973 native of mt olive mississippi and a retired baptist minister died at biloxi on october 13 1973 his 60 years of christian service had brought him to pastorates at kentucky indiana and mississippi on the coast es flynt had served 15 years as pastor of the handsboro baptist church 14 years as pastor of the east howard avenue baptist church and for 7 years at the west gulfport baptist church he was also responsible for organizing several churches on the coast with the last two at woolmarket and west gulfport reverend flynt was survivied by elizabeth j richardson flynt 18921975 his wife at biloxi and two daughters earline f bergin of ocean springs and ernestine f sumrall of handsboro the corporal remains of the reverend flynt and mrs flynt were in the floral hills cemetery at gulfport mississippi the daily herald ocotber 14 1973 p 2  1980   reverend glover cleveland hodge sr   18921980 died at biloxi on november 7 1980 he was pastor of the first baptist church of biloxi from 1931 to early may 1955 alma simmons hodge 18961995 his spouse expired in late june 1995 both internments were in southern memorial park cemetery at biloxi mississippi the daily herald may 5 1955 p 1 november 9 19080 p a4 and june 29 1995 p c2  1999 on october 14th  beau rivage resorts inc acquired the 1st baptist church of biloxi sanctuary and lot on west howard avenue  tc waller was chairman of the 1st baptist church deacons at this time harrison co mississippi chancery court 2nd jd land deed bk 347 p 6  church histories and cults brother isaiah brother isaiah 18471934 was born john cudney in ontario province canada  possibly no other event in the history of this region other than the founding of gulf hills in 1925 has left an indelible mark on the settlers along the placid waters of bayou puerto and the back bay of biloxi than the arrival of brother isaiah in june 1922 with the assistance of martin fountain jr 18821963 and his son wallace fountain 19031958 brother isaiah came to the mississippi gulf coast with his entourage from new orleans after arriving at the biloxi harbor with his fleet of seven vessels which included houseboats brother isaiah and followers settled on high ground near the mouth of bayou puerto a small estuarine stream situated west of gulf hills a newly developing resort community here they lived in tents and houses isaiah s group consisted of about twentyfive people they dressed in the fashion of the time but the men wore long hair and grew heavy beards women of the cult wore no facial enhancement the sexes lived separately  the daily herald june 10 1922 p 3 and june 24 1922 p 1   isaiah s disciples tilled the land primarily growing vegetables for their livelihood while brother isaiah preached and practiced his art of healing brother isaiah drove a limousine it was a hudson super six purchased in 1922 at new orleans by a man who had followed brother isaiah from california the anonymous donor claimed that a lifelong intestinal ailment had permanently disappeared after he received a handkerchief touched by the hands of brother isaiah  the times picayune january 25 1922 p 1   the albert e lee 18741936 the editor of  the jackson county times  related the following on july 1 1922 p 5   brother isaiah continues to attract hundreds of visitors to his camp on back bay many of whom go to him to be healed of their mental and bodily afflictions there is a conflict of opinion as to the ability of brother isaiah as a healer some say he performs miracles and some say he is just an ignorant old man with a deluded idea that he is endowed with supernatural power the editor of the times has not visited the camp nor attended any of the meetings being held by isaiah   also in early july 1922  the daily herald  reported that   ocean springs people still continue to visit brother isaiah nightly some for treatment others to witness meetings   the daily herald july 8 1922 p 2   in late november 1923 brother isaiah returned to north biloxi after a visit to the northwest at kirkland washington he had conducted meetings the local colony at this time numbered some seventyfive souls that tilled the soil and assisted brother isaiah in his daily affairs  the timespicayune november 26 1923 p 6    texas in early october 1922 brother isaiah left his st martin retreat to visit beaumont texas he planned to treat a lady patient there members of his cult have been traveling to and fro lumberton and other venues in south mississippi those who remain in the camp at st martin are farming  the daily herald october 10 1922    john cudney brother isaiah 18471934 was born john cudney in ontario province canada near niagara falls new york he believed that he was the 88th reincarnation of the prophet isaiah brother isaiah with his mother and sister amanda coldberg 18431920 landed at new orleans circa 1916 here they subsided on a houseboat moored to the mississippi river levee near audubon park in a few years brother isaiah was drawing thousands to the batture to hear his sermons and be cured by the miracle man as he became known  the oroville mercuryregister february 23 1985   in september 1857 amanda cudney and john cudney with abel cudney 18501900 and caroline cudney 18421857 their other siblings were living in the household of charles rosel 18301857 a farmer domiciled in filmore county minnesota territory this census gave michigan as the birth place for the cudney children september 1857 minnesota territory 18491905 census roll mn 18572line 3 the peripatetic brother isaiah had colonies at various places in the united states between 1922 and his demise in july 1934 the cudney cult had lived or visited in california washington mississippi louisiana texas and florida his short tenure on the mississippi coast was in western jackson county primarily in the area today which is called st martin here cudney and his faithful lived in tents and houses off of lemoyne boulevard in the vicinity of bayou puerto and on the rosemoney farm north of ocean springs where he preached and cured the afflicted as part of his legacy john cudney left a book  the city of new jerusalem  it was published at los angeles in march 1932 the 900 page volume contains more than 600 pages of sermons many of these were delivered at fort meyers florida the work also contains 110 pages of testimonials and many letters  the oroville mercury register february 23 1985    death john cudney passed in late july 1934 near oroville california unlike the followers of jesus who waited at the tomb and witnessed his resurrection on easter sunday there is no miracle here dejectedly the disciples of the dead man brother isaiah placed his remains in the earth completing the cycle as told by st paul man dust thou art and dust thou shall return  the jackson county times july 28 1937 p 2    the return in april 1937  the daily herald  reported that the camp of the saints has located on the mr davis place on the meunier property in north biloxi the followers of the late brother isaiah 18471934 which numbered about twelve and were primarily men decided that the biloxi area was an ideal location they were seeking a large farm to share crop the disciples of brother isaiah believed in making their livelihood from agriculture not from donations they did not plan to practice any form of healing like their deceased leader the religious cult had disbanded in 1936 in northern california the saints left biloxi in 1925 for fort meyers florida before relocating to raceland louisiana circa 1929 their journey had ended in oroville california  the daily herald april 20 1937 p 10   there are many octogenarians in this area who were taken to the tent of brother isaiah by their parents children and grandchildren of these people might inquire of them and get their own vicarious vision of brother isaiah  references  john m fletcher  the american journal of psychology    the miracle man of new orleans  vol 33 no 1 jan 1922 pp 113120 journals the daily herald   brother isaiah arrives   june 10 1922 the daily herald   brother isaiah works miracles in jackson county with colony   june 24 1922 the daily herald   brother isaiah goes to texas  october 10 1922 the daily herald   brother isaiah in california   august 8 1929 the daily herald   brother isaiah s followers return   april 20 1937 the jackson county times   local and personal   july 1 1922 the jackson county times   local and personal   september 16 1922 the jackson county times   brother isaiah is touring the states   september 16 1922 the jackson county times  death occurs in isaiah s tent   november 24 1923 the jackson county times   brother isaiah en route to biloxi  august 30 1924 the jackson county times   local and personal   april 4 1925 the jackson county times   faith works wonders   october 29 1927 the jackson county times   isaiah dies  july 28 1934 the jackson county times   brother isaiah dies in california   july 28 1934 jambalayathe crescent citycoast connection   once upon a timethe miracle man brother isaiah 18471934   april 1998 the times picayune   strange faith cures laid at door of tiny houseboat  march 11 1920 p 1 the times picayune   blind hope aroused to passion forces army of lame weak and sick to healing of new isaiah  march 12 1920 p 1 the times picayune   disbelief creeps in to discount triumph of cures by healer   march 13 1920 p 1 the times picayune   police declare hands off for brother isaiah   march 13 1920 p 4 the times picayune   healer s declined funds are sought  march 13 1920 p 4 the times picayune   wars of bloodshed decried and those of righteousness extolled by brother isaiah  march 15 1920 p 1 the times picayune   aged healer spends monday in pujol home  march 16 1920 p 1 the times picayune   patrolman says brother isaiah gave him relief  march 16 1920 p 2 the times picayune   blind workers desert shop and rush to brother isaiah  march 17 1920 p 1 the times picayune   biloxi kiwanians fight proposed river spillway    november 26  1923 p 6 the oroville california mercury register   brother isaiah founded new jerusalem here    february 23 1985 o   241 howard avenue  image made march 2012  east howard avenue baptist church 241 howard avenue   1959dedication the  60000 east howard avenue baptist church on east howard avenue and maple street was dedicated  on november 29 1959 the brick and glass structure was 86 feet deep and 48 feet wide with a seating capacity of about 500 people including the balcony area the  reverend leo c hoff  19132009 a native of brookhaven lincoln county mississippi had come to this biloxi church 2 12 years ago from the bunker hill baptist church near columbia mississippi the  reverend hoff expired at norwood lincoln county mississippi on april 17 2009  the daily herald november 28 1959 p 6  postkatrina in august 2011 the sixty more or less congregants of the east howard baptist church a member of the gulf coast baptist association were greeted by tom mims their new minister and tommy mims his son as their music director christen cauley was children s worship director devasted by hurricane katrina because of its low elevation on the southeast corner of howard avenue and maple street on biloxi s point cadet the church suffered a loss of participation as former residents of the area relocated to other areas in addition to his pastoral obligations tom mims is the director of the gulf coast rescue mission at biloxi the sun herald march 11 2012 p a9  references    the daily herald    east howard avenue baptist   november 28 1959  the sun herald    east howard baptist church feels the work of holy spirit   march 10 2012 p a9 978 views  ', 0);
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studied at the seminary of shertogenbosch from 1856 until 1866 when he entered the american college at louvain belgium with the view of dedicating himself to the american missions janssens was ordained to the priesthood on december 21 1867 arriving at richmond virginia in september 1868 he became rector of the cathedral in 1870 and served as vicar general under bishops james gibbons and john joseph keane on april 7 1881 janssens was appointed the fourth bishop of the diocese of natchez mississippi by pope leo xiii receiving his episcopal consecration on the following may 1 from archbishop james gibbons assisted by bishops thomas becker and john keane during his tenure he completed construction on the cathedral of st peter the apostle which had commenced forty years earlier janssens was promoted to the archbishopric of new orleans louisiana on august 7 1888 succeeding msgr francis xavier leray and was installed on the following september 16 during his tenure he convened the fifth archdiocesan synod in may 1889 founded more than twentyfive new parochial schools dedicated a new preparatory seminary at gessen in september 1891 and established the catholic institute for deaf and dumb at chinchuba in 1890 janssens significantly reduced the immense debt incurred by archbishop napoleonjoseph perche continuing the work of his immediate predecessor francis xavier leray he reduced it from 324759 to about 130000 his tenure also spanned the period of hardening racial divisions between whites and blacks he once said there is nothing in my administration of the diocese that worries me more than our colored people to see what is done by the protestants to capture them and how often they succeed believing that a separate parish would keep blacks within the catholic church and facilitate black leadership just as it had for irish and german immigrants janssens established st katharine s church in 1895 as the first parish designated for black catholics attendance however was optional it was however his expressed hope that anyone might occupy any pew or any seat anywhere in the church bishop janssens died on june 9 1897 aboard the steamer creole  bound for new york city aged 53 he is buried at st louis cathedral in new orleans the mississippi register august 3 1962  1889   thomas heslin  18471911 native of dernacross county longford ireland was appointed the 5th bishop of the see of natchez on march 29 1889 he expired at natchez on february 18 1911 the mississippi register august 3 1962  1900   1902 contract for the nbvm catholic church was let to jf barnes co  of greenville and biloxi for 15558 brick structure 132 feet by 55 feet 60 feet tall and bell tower 140 feet tall architect theo brune 18541932 of nola bid did not include overhead ceiling plastering and wainscoting the biloxi daily herald february 7 1902 p 1 in midseptember  bishop heslin blessed and christened the new church bell at the church of the nativity bvm donated by lazaro lopez  father blanc of bay st louis father aloysius of pass christian and reverend alphonse kettels of biloxi assited bishop heslin with the blessing the bell was given in the name of clara josephine lopez and sponsored by her siblings  master julius lopez and miss rowena lopez  the biloxi daily herald september 16 1902  1903   1904   1905   1906  in early january 1906 seven large stain  glass windows arrived at biloxi from germany to tbe placed in the sanctuary of the nativity bvm catholic church   julia dulion lopez  18571918 had donated these windows described as   equal to anything in the south   in memory of  lazaro lopez  18501903 her late husband frederick thornley of new york was employed to install the windows designed and built by reis and reis of munich germany   the biloxi daily herald january 6 1906 p 4 and january 9 1906 p 1    1908 our lady of good counsel  on cedar street at point cadet in east biloxi was dedicated in late january with father alphonse ketels in charge  frederick henry mccaleb  18461909 donated the land for the small church to the diocese of natchez in february 1908 the deed from mr mccaleb stated that  graves on said lot is not to be molested and reserve the right to have any of my family buried on said lot at all times   the biloxi daily herald january 30 1908 and harrison co mississippi chancery court land deed bk 102 p 121  1910 michael f murphy and spouse donated a large stainedglass window 18 feet tall and about 8 feet wide to nativity bvm catholic church  the window was the work of herr reiss the son of the acclaimed reiss of munich germany edward f brennan representing the mayer company of new yorklondonmunich installed the large light on the west sdie fo the church near the sanctuary the daily herald january 4 1910 p 1  1911   1912 on september 18th  sister mary aloysius cook president of the sisters of mercy st alphonsus council of nola conveyed for 2500 two lots one north and one south of their convent and situated  on the west side of reynoir street and south of west howard avenue to the catholic diocese of natchez  the daily herald september 27 1912 p 1 and harrison co mississippi land deed bk 102 p 123  1920 peter pitalo  18661947  donated a statue representing our lady of the assumption to st michael s church as a memorial to john joseph pitalo  18931918 his deceased son the daily herald june 25 1920  1921 the reverend alphonse kettels  18551921 native of st nicholas belgium and pastor of nbvm since 1897 expired at biloxi mississippi on july 11th father ketels came to the diocese of natchez in 1886 to minister to the people of delisle in the fall of 1920 he visited his four sisters in belgium in december 1921 bishop gunn appointed father peter keenan  18731937 to replace reverend ketels at nbvm the daily herald august 27 1909 p 1 july 12 1921 p 1 and july 13 1921 p 1      st john s catholic church  biloxi s 4th catholic parish was dedicated on december 18 1921 by bishop john e gunn the sanctuary was located on the corner of main street and bayview avenue father pj carey of st theresa s catholic church in north biloxi was appointed to minister to the catholics of back bay he had come to biloxi from bay st louis about two years prior the daily herald december 16 1921 p 1 192 4   richard oliver gerow  18851976 was born at mobile alabama he was appointed bishop of the see of natchez on june 25 1924 and consencrated bishop on october 15 1924 bishop gerow expired at jackson mississippi on december 20 1976 the mississippi register august 3 1962  1931 father pj mcglade  18931980  was appointed the pastor of the newly formed st john s parish on biloxi s back bay the daily herald september 4 1931 p 5  1937  on march 19 1937  eurilda glavan  19152002 became a novice in the  sisters of st joseph convent at st joseph academy in nola the daily herlad march 24 1937 p 2 the reverend jw mulroney was retained as pastor of our mother of sorrows catholic church  father mulroney was to have been transferred father john j albert of brooklyn new york was in charge of the parish while father mulroney was in rome city indiana visiting his ill sister he planned to return to biloix in august the daily herald july 20 1937 p 6  1940 kenneth lewis harris  19121964 native of biloxi  was ordained a roman catholic priest on may 18th at st john s catholic church in biloxi he died at new orleans on june 22 1964  the daily herald may 16 1940 p 6 may 17 1940 p 1 and may 18 1940 p 1 and june 22 1964 p 1      1947 sister mary clarissa  rsm daughter of mr and mrs chester rose  west 1st street and sister mary grace rsm daughter of earl pickard reynoir street arrived yesterday  sister clarissa will be at the convent of mercy on renoir street and sister mary will be at the holy angels nursery on east beach the daily herald august 9 1947 p 2  1948   father harry j pelous  19211994  harry j pelous  19211994 native of garden city louisiana and son of mr and mrs henry j pelous of biloxi  was ordained a catholic priest at st john the evangelist cathedral at lafayette louisiana on may 22 1948 he said his first solemn high mass at nativity bvm in biloxi on may 1948 father pelous died at lafayette loiusiana on february 18 1994 the daily herald may 22 1948 p 10  1950 father patrick scully  b 1926 a native of kilbeggan county westmeath eire and a graduate of st patrick s college carlow ireland  assumed his duties as third assistant pastor at nbvm catholic cghurch at biloxi kilbeggan was known for its irish whiskey distillery  the daily herald october 11 1950 p 7 photo  1956  the see of natchez became the diocese of natchezjackson on december 18 1956  bishop ro gerow 18851976 was in office at the time  1959   ground was broken on january 12th for the new st john s church on lameuse street  the reverend michael fox 19181969 pastor henry f fountain jr 19242011 architect ralph marion contractor and ernest boney building committee the daily herald january 13 1959 p 2  1960 brother joseph otto csc 19311960  died september 20 1960 at indianapolis indiana where he had been teaching at cathedral high school sine 1957 brother joseph was a biloxi native the son of george otto 18791959 and mrs otto he graduated from notre dame high school in 1949 and entered the novitiate of the brothers of the holy cross brother joseph otto s corporal remians were interred at the university of notre dame south bend indiana the daily herald september 21 1960 p 2  1962 in late may  our lady of fatima contracted with the william craig company of gulfport mississippi to erect a 102 811 twostory masonry convent school building to be situated south of the elementary class room buildng slaughter smith pascagoula mississippi architects designed the eightbedroom facility for the catholic teaching nuns the daily herald june 1 1962 p 1  father paul hession  ca 19201993 of our lady of fatima parish celebrated his 20th anniversary as a roman catholic priest in midjune with a tea service assistant pastor lorenzo diamond and monsignor geoffrey t o connell of nbvm were in attendance the daily herald june 14 1962 p 7  1964 the new  st michael s catholic church was dedicated by bishop ro gerow  of the natchezjackson diocese on august 25th  the 500000 10300 squareft structure was designed by james t canizaro architect and erected by mcclendon building services of gulfport  construction commenced in october 1962 father herbert mullin was the pastor the daily herald august 24 1964 p 16 and august 26 1964 p 1  in september reverend morgan kavangh diocesan director announced that five newly ordained irish catholic priests  had arrived on the mississippi gulf coast  father patrick mcdermott  asst at nbvm  thomas white  asst olgbay st louis  john kelly  asst bvm  eugene clarke  st john sgpt and james o riordan  asst olgbay st louis the daily herald september 17 1964 p 23  1969 reverend monsignor michael j fox  19181969 died on marc 1969 at his home at cashel omagh county tyrone ireland a requiem mass was offered by bishop brunini for the repose of his soul at st joseph church at greenville mississippi where he was parish priest father fox had served as assistant pastor at st paul church in vicksburg and our lady of the gulf in bay st louis he was appointed pastor of st john s church at biloxi in 1956 and was later named pastor of st joseph church in greenville the daily herald june 21 1969 p 2  1973 in february  the reverend john robinson became pastor of st michael s catholic church  father robinson came to biloxi from laurel mississippi where he was pastor of the immaculate conception church for 6 and 12 years he was assistant at st michael s under father mullin from 19501952 father robinson was ordained in 1949 at st patrick s college carlow ireland he was born at killesshandra county cavan ireland the daily herald february 7 1973 p 8  1976  reverend monsignor geoffrey t o connell  died on may 9 1976  1977  the roman catholic diocese of biloxi was established on march 1 1977 when it was split from the roman catholic diocese of jackson  bishop joseph lawson howze dd was born august 30 1923 in daphne alabama was the first bishop of the catholic diocese of biloxi he was born lawson howze and took the name joseph when he converted to catholicism in 1948 he received his ba degree from alabama state university in 1948 after religious training at christ the king seminary at st bonaventure university in new york howze was ordained a priest for the roman catholic diocese of raleigh north carolina in 1959 he was named an auxiliary bishop of the roman catholic diocese of natchezjackson mississippi on november 14 1972 and was installed on january 28 1973 when the diocese of biloxi was created in 1977 howze was appointed as its first bishop he was the first african american bishop in the 20th century to head a diocese in the united states bishop howze retired june 6 2001  1981 brother placidus carroll csc 19021981 native of baltimore maryland died at biloxi mississippi on january 25 1981 he came to notre dame high school in 1947 and retired in 1976 his corporal remains were sent to notre dame at south bend indiana for internment the daily herald january 26 1981 p a2    1993 reverend monsignor paul hession died on september 15 1993  1995 the reverend paul alphonse gillis  nee gaulis 19181995 a native of raseniniai lithania died at ocean springs mississippi on august 14 1995 he was ordained on june 6 1946 in washington dc and his first assignment in mississippi commenced in september 1953 at st paul s at vicksburg father gillis retired in july 1988 while at the church of the holy spirit in vancleave jackson county mississippi the corporal remains of father gillis were interred at bassfield mississippi in the st peter catholic cemetery the sun herald august 18 1995 p b2  1996 bishop joseph b brunini  19091996 expired on january 7 1996 2000    archbishop eugene a marino  19342000 a biloxi native and  america s first roman catholic black archbishop  expired at new rochelle new york on 11 november 2000 he was selected by pope john paul ii on march 15 1988 for this position and installed at atlanta georgia on 5 may 1988 the sun herald april 30 1988 p a7 and november 14 2000 p a1 and p a5  2001   bishop thomas j rodi  a native of new orleans graduated from de la salle high school in 1967 and earned a bachelor of arts degree from georgetown university in 1971 he returned to new orleans where he earned a law degree from the tulane university law school in 1974 and then entered notre dame seminary where he received a master of divinity degree in 1978 bishop rodi was ordained to the priesthood on may 20 1978 and served as associate pastor at st ann and st christopher the martyr parishes in metairie and at st agnes in jefferson in 1983 he was appointed judge for the metropolitan tribunal which handles marriage cases he earned a licentiate in canon law from the catholic university of america in washington dc in 1986 and served as professor of canon law at notre dame seminary from 1986 to 1995 bishop rodi served as director of the office of religious education from 1988 to 1989 and as executive director of the department of pastoral services from 1989 to 1996 in addition to his other duties bishop rodi was named archdiocesan chancellor in 1992 and in 1996 he was named vicar general and moderator of the curia in 1992 he was named a prelate of honor a monsignor by pope john paul ii bishop rodi also served as administrator of st matthew the apostle parish in river ridge ministered in our lady of the rosary and st pius x parishes in new orleans and was pastor of st rita church in new orleans he was ordained a bishop and installed as bishop of biloxi on july 2 2001 bishop rodi was appointed archbishop of mobile by pope benedict xvi on april 2 2008 and was installed on june 6 2008  2004 reverend charles r loyacono  19232004 died on may 2 2004 at baton rouge louisiana  2008 reverend monsignor  james hannon  19202008 native of county galway ireland and ordained in june 1945 at st patrick s college carlow ireland expired on march 16 2008 at mississippi one of the founders of the st vincent de paul free pharmacy in biloxi buried evergreen cemetery at ocean springs mississippi the mississippi press march 19 2008 p a4 and the sun herald march 18 2008 p a2  2009 bishop roger p morin was named vicar general and moderator of the curia in the new orleans archdiocese june 15 2001 his episcopal ordination was april 22 2003 at st louis cathedral in new orleans a native of dracut mass he was born on march 7 1941 the son of germain j and lillian e morin after high school and college studies he earned a bachelor s in philosophy in 1966 from st john s seminary in brighton mass and continued theology studies at st john s for two years of graduate school he went to new orleans in 1967 to work in its new summer witness program conducted by the archdiocesan social apostolate when he returned to new orleans in 1968 he became director of the center a neighborhood social service organization run by the social apostolate he enrolled at notre dame seminary studying in the evenings and on saturdays in addition to his fulltime position at the center he was ordained to the priesthood by archbishop hannan on april 15 1971 in his home parish of st therese in dracut mass his first parish assignment was at st henry parish in new orleans in 1973 he was appointed associate director of the social apostolate and in 1975 became the director responsible for the operation of nine yearround social service centers sponsored by the archdiocese bishop morin holds a master of science degree in urban studies from tulane university and completed a program in 1974 as a community economic developer he was in residence at incarnate word parish beginning in 1981 and served as pastor there from 1988 through april 2002 in 1978 he was a volunteer member of mayor ernest dutch morial s transition team dealing with federal programs and then accepted a 1 a year position as deputy special assistant to the mayor for federal programs and projects he served the city of new orleans until 1981 when he was appointed archdiocesan vicar for community affairs in 1981 he assumed the fulltime position of vicar for community affairs with responsibility over nine agencies catholic charities social apostolate human relations alcoholics ministry apostleship of the sea cemeteries disaster relief hospitals and prisons he was named a monsignor by pope john paul ii in 1985 one of the highlights of his priesthood came in 1987 when he directed the archdiocese s preparations for pope john paul s historic visit to new orleans the visit involved thousands of community volunteers and coordination among national state and local religious and political leaders he also coordinated the events of the bicentennial of the archdiocese in 1993 in 1995 bishop morin received the weiss brotherhood award presented by the national conference of christians and jews for his service in the field of human relations bishop morin is a member of the usccb s committee on domestic justice and human development bishop morin s episcopal motto is walk humbly and act justly he has one brother paul and three sisters lillian pat johnson elaine joncas and susan spellissy his parents and his brother james are deceased he was installed as bishop of biloxi on monday april 27 2009 at nativity of the blessed virgin mary cathedral in biloxi the most reverend archbishop pietro sambi apostolic nuncio to the usa and the metropolitan archbishop of mobile the most reverend thomas j rodi presided at the ceremony the sun herald april 26 2009 p a13 and april 28 2009 p a1  2014 father peter f mockler  19482014 native of woodbrook newbridge ballinasloe county galway ireland died on january 30 2014 at lizana harrison county mississippi he studied at st patrick college carlow ireland and was ordained a priest for the diocese of natchezjackson on june 10 1973 he arrived in mississippi on aug 26 1973 the sun herald february 1 2014 p a4  priest and nuns   reverend kenneth lewis harris  19121964 was born at biloxi mississippi on february 16 1912 to fred harris 18891956 and carrie hecht harris 18891969 he was educated at gorenflo public school sacred heart academy and graduated from biloxi high school in 1929 kenneth entered the st bernard seminary at cullman alabama in september 1931 and remained there for two years  kenneth lewis harris  19121964 native of biloxi  was ordained a roman catholic priest on may 18 1940 he died at new orleans on june 22 1964  the daily herald may 16 1940 p 6 may 17 1940 p 1 and may 18 1940 p 1 and june 22 1964 p 1 father harris celebrated his first mass at st john s catholic church in biloxi on 26 may 1940 the daily herald may 27 1940 p 1 father harris expired at new orleans on 22 june 1964 at foundation hospital he had been teachiing at bel aire ohio until may 1964 some of his postingshad been chatawa natchez and hattiesburg in mississippi also california and new mexico  references  the daily herald new priest is native of biloxi may 16 1940 p 6 the daily herald fr harris say first mass may 27 1940 p 1 the hattiesburg american former local catholic priest dies in orleans june 23 1964 p 10  peter francis mockler father peter francis father pete mockler  19482014 age 65 years passed away on january 30 2014 at st ann s catholic church in lizana father pete was born on nov 4 1948 in woodbrook newbridge ballinasloe co galway ireland and he studied at st patrick college carlow ireland and was ordained a priest for the diocese of natchezjackson on june 10 1973 he arrived in mississippi on aug 26 1973 father pete s first assignment was as associate pastor of st john the evangelist in gulfport where he served from sept 1 1973 until sept 3 1978 he served at sacred heart pascagoula from 19781980 and on september 11 1980 he was named pastor of st ann parish lizana on jan 14 1988 he was appointed pastor of our lady of the gulf parish bay st louis in 2001 he was appointed pastor of st ann parish lizana for a second time and served there until his death father pete served on numerous diocesan boards and committees on dec 23 1977 he was named the first director of the diocese of biloxi s permanent diaconate program at the time of his death he was a member of the college of consultors the presbyteral board and the diocesan finance committee he was preceded in death by his father james mockler survivors include his mother mary mockler 11 siblings mary sonny ryan kathleen kevin mullins margaret johnny mullins bridie tony haverin fr paddy mockler eileen john o loughlin nora tommy bane ann john francis walsh michael mockler bernadette sophinne mocker and teresa martin mockler his aunt margaret quinn his cousin fr tommy conway and numerous nieces nephews grandnieces and nephews and other relatives there will be 2 services first a mass of christian burial will be celebrated at 3 pm sunday february 2 2014 at st ann s catholic church lizana where visitation will be from 1 3 pm a rosary will be recited at 230 pm second a mass of christian burial will be celebrated at 5 pm on tuesday february 4 2014 where visitation will be from 3 5 pm burial will take place on the grounds of st patrick s church in newbridge county galway ireland the riemann family funeral home gulfport is in charge of arrangements and an online guestbook may be viewed and signed at wwwriemannfamilycom  the sun herald february 1 2014 p a4 2127 views  ', 0);
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(208, 'en', 'node_search', ' o keefe family o keefe family ray mon 11212011 1612 the o keefe family the great potato famine of 18451850 brought death and misery to millions of impoverished irish roman catholics one of the positive actions of this near 19 th century genocide was the immigration and subsequent habitation of  edward ned keefe  18151874 later  o keefe  a native of bincher parish county tipperary ireland to ocean springs mississippi in the mid1850s here a middleaged ned o keefe and spouse  mary tracy  18321895 another irish expatriate commenced an irishamerican family that remains a viable part of ocean springs biloxi and the entire mississippi gulf coast lepre 1991 p 165 the ned o keefe family chronology at ocean springs is one of success determined toil perseverance and good business acumen in an environment probably untarnished with hibernian prejudice and because of its small size predominantly catholic society and high ratio of immigrants to indigenous people allowed edward ned o keefe to achieve his prosperity primarily as a teamster and drayage contractor to further ameliorate the local situation there were already several other irish families at ocean springs mississippi the ames colligans egans shanahans and sodens  the primal cottage the first known property acquisition at ocean springs by edward ned o keefe the family progenitor occurred in february 1859 when he paid andrew f ramsay 100 for lot 5block 26 culmseig map of 1854 this ground is situated on the northeast corner of rayburn and porter it is assumed that the first o keefe domicile was erected here o keefe purchased lot 4 block 26 which was contiguous and north of lot 5 in october 1867 from george a cox 18111887 it is interesting to note that margaret b foy d 1892 also from ireland lived just east of the o keefe family she settled here in february 1855 on the northwest corner of porter and jackson her nephew james lynch 18521935 was legated her twostory home and subsequently operated a store and the renown lynch academy which the jj o keefe children attended for some of their basic education jackson county ms land deed bk bk 7 p 272 and bk 1 pp 184185 and ellison 1991 p 35 the o keefe lots on the northeast corner of rayburn and porter were sold to eda miller wife of john voght miller in december 1883 for 400 and a note of 50 jackson county ms land deed bk 7 p 272 the j o keefe livery stablesituated on the north side of porter street between jackson avenue and washington avenue the o keefe livery stable served the jeremiah j jerry o keefe family and ocean springs for many years as a venue for drayage and transportation services the business commenced after the war of the rebellion by edward ned o keefe 18151874 an irish immigrant after ned s demise jerry o keefe 18601911 his only son continued in the livery and drayage business eventually becoming the town s undertaker probably in the early 1890s by 1926 the o keefe family had let the building to william f willy dale 18991990 here he commenced the dale motor company willy repaired motorcars and sold gasoline and petroleum products here for many years the building is extant and is use by the bradfordo keefe funeral homes  civil war after returning to ocean springs from the civil war in which he served with company alive oak rifles of the 3 rd mississippi regiment ned o keefe became a teamster and started a livery business he supplied transportation service to the multitude of visitors who arrived at ocean springs by steam packet and later railroad train when people passed on his carriages were used to transport their bodies to the local cemetery as well as their mourners before his demise in 1874 ned o keefe and his wife had two children jeremiah jerry joseph o keefe 18601911 and mary helen o keefe 18631878 howell 1991 p 440 and p 555  ned o keefe barroom brawl and death of leitzler an anectdotal story passed down through the o keefe family was that ned o keefe had killed a man at ocean springs in 2019 else jensine martin a fabuolous researcher and jackson county mississippi historian discovered this article in the daily picayune  scion of the timespicayune  on saturday night inst messrs  edward keith  o keefe and  blaze leitzler  had a difficulty  resulting in the death of leitzler   who received a fatal wound in the bowels and back with a pocket knife so far as we have been able to gather the particulars they are as follows ned keith went to the barroom of leitzler in search of a friend and when he knocked at the door leitzler answered opened the door and asked keith what he wanted keith replied that he came after his friend naming him and must see him but refused to go in and drink with leitzler  whereupon leitzler pushed keith away from the door at the same time telling him he did not care a d n for him or his friend they then clinched and fell to the ground leitzler being topmost and during the scuffle leitzler received the wounds from which he died a few hours after notwithstanding the best medical aid that could be procured in the town it is a lamentable affair they were both old citizens with families mr keith immediately took the  creole    steamer for east pascagoula where he at once gave himself up to the sheriff mr john c clark who delivered the prisoner to our sheriff last sunday who placed him in jail where he awaits his examination in jackson county the daily picayune october 26 1870  1878 yellow fever the 1878 epidemic started at new orleans in july and took nearly four months to run its course through the mississippi and ohio river valleys when it was over the nation recorded more than 100000 cases of fever and a mortality rate estimated as high as 20000 people particularly hard hit were the cities of memphis approximately 6000 deaths new orleans between 4000 and 5000 deaths and vicksburg where about 1000 victims fell to the pestilence fever cases and deaths occurred as far north as st louis on the mississippi river and louisville kentucky and gallipolis ohio on the ohio river the economic impact to the nation was over 100000000 due to the suspension of industry and trade lost wages medical attendance and relief for the thousands of sick and unemployed it is estimated that new orleans lost 15000000 during the crisis by late september 1878 health conditions in mississippi had gotten so grave that governor john m stone made a proclamation part of which read as follows   i jm stone governor of the state of mississippi do recommend that on friday the 30th day of september all christian people throughout the state repair to their respective places of worship and offer up their united petition in prayer to god that he will withdraw from our people this terrible affliction and that he in his infinite goodness and mercy will restore them to health and bring peace to their mourning households   since the yellow fever quarantine had shut off the people of ocean springs from the outside world conditions were very difficult the ocean springs relief society was formed in early september 1878 to assist those in need hh minor sr 18371884 was president robert a van cleave 18401908 treasurer and jm ames secretary the society collected 76725 with the howard association of new orleans the citizens of galveston texas and the moss point relief committee being the largest contributors there were approximately one hundred seventyfive cases of yellow fever recorded at ocean springs from the nearly six hundred people believed to have been here at the time from this population about thirty deaths were recorded many were small children and unfortunately  mary helen o keefe  18631878 died from the fever at ocean springs on september 5 1878 miss o keefe was probably buried at the evergreen cemetery in ocean springs o keefe boarding house plat the o keefe boarding house was located on the northeast corner of jackson avenue and porter street in lot 6 of block 27 of the culmseig map 1854 of ocean springs the structure was a twostory wood framed edifice with 2824 square feet of living area under roof there was a lower and upper gallery on the south and west side of the building of 1710 square feet the dining room was attached to the main building and had an area of 874 square feet the kitchen appears to have been detached and to the north of the building but was connected by a covered breezeway the lower floor of the structure was moved to 2122 government street in 1910 after the edifice present today was erected in 1909 by jeremiah j o keefe 18601911 as his family home today the former o keefedale building at 911 porter is utilized as the bradfordo keefe funeral home  o keefe boarding house in february 1881 mary tracy o keefe commenced her boarding house and store operations on the northeast corner of jackson avenue and porter street at ocean springs the structure was an attractive and hospitable inn it is very likely that the o keefe boarding house had a strong irish flavor and catered to hibernian families from new orleans and irish born railroad workers  the pascagoula democratstar february 4 1881 p 3  in january 1891 when alfred e lewis was erecting the artesian house a twostory edifice on jackson avenue and diagonally opposite the o keefe place jerry o keefe s boarding house was referred to a jerry o keefe s hotel  the biloxi herald january 10 1891 p 4  the o keefe boarding house property was purchased by ned o keefe in two parcels the first lot was bought from enoch n ramsay 18321916 in april 1867 and described as lot 6 of block 27 culmseig map of ocean springs and comprised 52 feet on jackson and 200 feet on porter in august of the same year ned keith acquired lot 5 of block 27 culmseig map of ocean springs from george a cox 18111887 this tract became the site of his livery stable  the pascagoula democratstar february 4 1881 p 3 and  jxco ms land deed bk 62 p 475 and bk 62 p 476 not all boarders in o keefe s inn were irish in august 1896 the  pascagoula democratstar  reported that one alphonse gauthreaux of donaldsonville louisiana   beat his board decamped stole a pocket book containing 500 and prayer beads shoes and some clothes whereabouts unknown the pascagoula democratstar   august 14 1896 p 3  in 1895 the o keefe family was tragically struck by fire on two occasions the most devastating occurrence was in february when mrs mary o keefe s gown caught fire from the hearth and she died as the result of her burns later in the fall of the same year the kitchen was badly gutted by a fire caused by a defective flue jerry o keefe gave a generous donation to the fire department which was very effective since this was the first fire fought with the assist of fifteen new fire wells which provided ample water  the daily picayune february 19 1895 p 9 and the pascagoula democratstar   september 20 1895    o keefe children although born at new orleans the children of jeremiah j o keefe 18601911 and alice cahill o keefe 18641921 were reared at present day 911 porter street john aw o keefe was a leader of men and made his career in public service and the military mary c o keefe was an outstanding educator and is memorialized with our mary c o keefe arts and cultural center on government street jeremiah j ben o keefe ii was a funeral home proprietor at biloxi and ocean springs jh jody o keefe was a sugar chemist and lost his life in a diving accident while working in cuba lr jeremiah j ben o keefe 18941954 joseph h jody o keefe 18971932 mary cahill o keefe 18931981 and john aw o keefe 189119  the jeremiah j o keefe family jeremiah joseph o keefe 18601911 called jerry was born at ocean springs on february 5 1860 he met his future wife alice cahill 18641921 a new orleanian whose family came to ocean springs for a visit and stayed at the o keefe lodge on porter street the couple wedded in the crescent city at st joseph s catholic church on april 3 1888 their children all born in the crescent city were edward j o keefe 18891890 john w a o keefe 18911985 mary cahill o keefe 18931981 jeremiah j ben o keefe ii 18941954 and joseph h jodie o keefe 18971932 nola mrb 13 p 105  the daily picayune april 1 1888 p 9  and the history of jackson county miss 1989 pp 301302 alice cahill was born at new orleans into an irish immigrant family her parents  thomas cahill  18191865 and  mary britton   18321906 an 1852 irish immigrant were also the parents of margaret cahill connors 18561931 m michael connors john l cahill 18581926 m margaret orrell 18551958 and ellen cahill hill 18621940 m stephen j hill 18611935 mary britton cahill expired on april 9 1906 at 2822 palmyra street at new orleans the daily picayune april 12 1906 p 7 margaret cahill connors died at the o keefe home at ocean springs on january 28 1931 her funeral was held at st alphonsus catholic church and transported to st patrick no ii cemetery in the crescent city for internment  the timespicayune january 29 1931 p 2  ellen cahill hill 18621940 passed on july 9 1940 in new orleans she had married stephen j hill who expired at 3117 jena street in december 1935 they were the parents of thomas j hill jr joseph s hill mary hill vogt and mrs charles r brennan her son thomas j hill jr once served as the clerk of the city commission council of new orleans  the timespicayune december 14 1935 p 2 and july 9 1940 p 2  after mrs ned o keefe s demise in february 1895 alice cahill o keefe in addition to rearing her children edward joseph o keefe 18891890 john aloysius william o keefe 18911985 m amelia castenara 19052000 mary cahill o keefe 18931981 jeremiah joseph ben o keefe ii 18951954 m teresa tess josephine slattery 18941995 and joseph hyacinth jodie 18971932 ran the family boarding business on porter street her husband jerry had already expanded his undertaking service to create the o keefe funeral service in 1892 although born at new orleans the children of jeremiah j o keefe 18601911 and alice cahill o keefe 18641921 were reared at present day 911 porter street edward joseph o keefe died in his infancy john aw o keefe was a leader of men and made his career in public service and the military mary c o keefe was an outstanding educator and is memorialized with our mary c o keefe arts and cultural center on government street jj ben o keefe ii was a funeral home proprietor at biloxi and ocean springs jh jody o keefe was an ocean springs businessman and sugar chemist and lost his life in a diving accident while working in cuba politically jerry o keefe was elected the first alderman from ward 2 in 1892 in the newly incorporated town of ocean springs and served in that office for two years he also was a road overseer in jackson county beat four being in charge of jackson avenue from the front beach to o keefe s corner on porter street and jackson avenue and from o keefe s corner to the illing place on washington avenue ellison 1991 pp 57  318 jackson avenue the 1885 o keefe castleseven gables  the o keefe castle also known as the o keefesaxon house and seven gables at present day 318 jackson avenue was erected by jeremiah j o keefe 18601911 circa 1885 on a lot acquired from kate peniston m jourdan d 1943 and augusta sophia m jourdan 18581952 of new orleans in 1855 the jourdanmcgehee families had become involved in the hostelry business at ocean springs as they owned the seashore house on jackson avenue and front beach opposite the ocean springs hotel jackson co mississippi land deed bk 11 pp 410412 and bellande 1994 p 25 the spinster jourdan sisters were the daughters of augustus w jourdan d 1860 and mary josephine mcgehee 18371878 mr jourdan was an attorney and in the hierarchy of the louisiana democratic party there is some degree of certitude that he was appointed by louisiana s governor to have the louisiana s napoleonic code modified to concur more readily with the english law of other states the timespicayune february 24 1949 p 13 augusta and kate jourdan were aristocratic women of new orleans augusta was a gifted writer and had been an honors graduate of the peabody normal seminary in the crescent city when she graduated in july 1878 she gave dissertations in latin and french she was a member of the quarante club one of the oldest and most prestigious women s literary organizations in america  the daily picayune july 7 1878 p 15 the daily city item july 14 1878 p 2 and the timespicayune february 24 1949 p 13  in the early years of the 20 th century augusta and kate jourdan settled in the saintmande district of paris they traveled to egypt from where augusta wrote essays of their adventures which were published in the daily picayune in june 1908 both woman died in france and their corporal remains were interred in the metairie cemetery with their parents  the daily picayune june 21 and june 228 1908 and the timespicayune  february 24 1949 p 13 and november 7 1952 p 2 miss mary c o keefe acquired this beautiful home from her siblings in july 1930 it was sold to cecile brodeur saxon 18931980 by mary c o keefe in august 1933 mrs saxon was the mother of rose annette saxon 19241998 who in march 1944 married miss o keefe s nephew lt jeremiah j o keefe iii b 1923 a young usmcr fighter pilot at camp pendleton ocean side california jackson co mississippi land deed bk 63 p 524525 and deed bk 66 pp 4648 and  the daily herald march 13 1944 p 7  miss mary c o keefe s great niece susan m o keefe snyder b 1952 and her spouse christopher t snyder acquired the o keefe castle in march 1982 in early 1997 paul campbell general contractor and carl germany architect were hired by the snyders to undertake a major interior renovation of their historic home with the heavens watching and the luck of the irush the snyder home was spared the wrath of karina in august 2005 jackson co mississippi land deed bk 730 p 116  the 1909 neoclassical mansion  circa 1940 it is believed that the 1909 jeremiah j o keefe home at present day 911 porter was modeled on that of the dr casehf russell edifice which stood on the southwest corner of washington avenue and porter street until it was demolished in the 1930s  the jackson county times september 29 1934 and  jk lemon 1993 in 1909 jerry o keefe built a large family home behind the o keefe boarding house this 2 12 story mansion of beauxarts polite design corinthian columns and wide galleries has become an iconic symbol of the o keefe family prosperity and financial calamity built on the colonial style with massive pillars at a cost approaching 10000 the jerry o keefe mansion was lauded in 1909 as a handsome addition to the numerous beautiful edifices situated in ocean springs  the ocean springs news november 27 1909 p 1  in 1964 miss mary cahill o keefe who at this time was domiciled on porter street two houses east of her childhood home related her memories of the 1909 o keefe home place as follows   as having beautiful lawns and tennis courts and as the scene of many gay young parties with the four children of jeremiah   o keefe  the house was filled with young people and the tennis courts were a popular place the house was originally surrounded by a picket fence and with wonderful oak trees and green lawns the marvelously attractive colonial house and all it was a real beauty spot   the ocean springs news august 6 1964 p 3  boarding house in 19091910 with the new o keefe family residence completed on west porter the old wooden o keefe boarding house was sold in july 1910 to samuel backous 18551921 a farmer from indiana who had recently returned to ocean springs from texarkana texas mr backous and his wife had sold their texas farm and planned to reside at ocean springs permanently in september 1907 they had purchased the nw 4 nw 4 of section 29 t7sr8w from ee clements of buncombe county north carolina jackson co mississippi land deed bk 32 pp 616617 and  the ocean springs news july 23 1910  the o keefe boarding house was moved to the backous place in 1910 the upper story was removed it is speculated that it was transported over the shell roads of ocean springs using a method popular at this time  when one wished to move a house he called his neighbors together and organized a hauling bee or halerie with a dozen yoke or oxen and three wagons they soon had the house underway with no difficulty first they took the beds off two wagons and in place of the regular coupling poles they used long logs perhaps thirty feet long they jacked up the house then ran poles under it next they chained them up to the two front pair of wheels thus supporting the house and it was ready to roll they hitched five or six yoke of oxen to each of the wagons and away they went across the open prairie  post 1974 p the backous family developed their twentyacre site on old county road now government street into a farm and pecan orchard and probably utilized the boarding house as a home only the first floor of the old structure was relocated to present day 2122 government street where it became the residence of mary anne lightsey clark the widow of alvah clark 19181990 the clark home was placed on the national register of historic places in 1987 as an individual listing it remains in the clark family bellande 1994 p 65 and kemp associates ltd 1996 p 15  william f willy dale   18991990 willy dale has been described as a   hard working good businessman and mechanical wizard  he was a passionate fisherman and speedboat racer here circa 1927 willy is shown with two drum that he caught in biloxi bay near gulf hills courtesy of h randy randazzoarlington virginia  willy dale unfortunately what has become ocean springs architectural jewel the former 1909 jeremiah j o keefe 18601911 home at present day 911 porter street was lost by his heirs during the great depression when it was repossessed in december 1938 by the home owners loan corporation a federal government corporation the family had a mortgage balance of 561217 on their prized residence when it was sold by this governmental agency to william f dale in december 1939 for 3850 jackson co mississippi land deed bk 71 pp 580581 and bk 74 pp 158160 william frederic dale 18991990 was born march 4 1899 at ocean springs he was known in the community as willy dale his parents were george william dale 18721953 and harriet hattie rose seymour 18761956 the daughter of narcisse seymour 18491931 and carolyn v krohn 18471895 they were married on december 9 1897 at the st alphonsus catholic church george w dale was baptized into the roman catholic church on june 27 1897 several months before his marriage to miss seymour lepre 1991 p 78  mechanical genius as a young man willy dale learned to repair automobiles in may 1926 he went into business as the dale motor company he opened a 3500 squarefoot garage on west porter in a structure which was once the locus of the jj o keefe livery stable dale s garage was of the most modern on the entire coast dale s machines and tools were mostly electrically powered state of the art for the period among his inventory of apparatuses were the electrical valve resurfacing and reseating tool electrical riveting countersinking machine for relining brakes cylinder hones aligning gauges for front wheels acetylene welding and cutting torch weaver wrecker for hauling in disabled vehicles air pump weaver tire change stand humpycooper rebabbiting machines and other appurtenances applicable to automobile repair at this time willy dale was the local chevrolet dealer he also sold texaco gasoline oil and greases and his porter street auto service business  the jackson county times june 12 1926  it appears that willy dale must have initially rented the o keefe livery stable lot east of the o keefe home on west porter because in august 1927 he obtained a lease from the o keefe family on the tract where he operated his garage and sold texaco products mr dale later vended shell gasoline here jackson co mississippi land deed bk 70 pp 196200  motorboat racing willy dale was a passionate man and motorboat racing and fishing were his salient avocations his ocean wave and ocean kid were the only competitive speedboats at ocean springs these watercraft were powered by a lockwood motor since willy s dale motor company was the agent for johnson and lockwood outboard motors willy raced his boats very successfully in the late 1920s at most of the gulf coast regattas as this was a very popular sporting event at this time during the wf dale ownership from 1939 to 1986 the o keefe home at 911 porter street was used primarily as a restaurant and lounge although it was once leased to perkinston junior college in the spring of 1941 willy dale hired clarence kornman 18901973 of biloxi to move the former o keefe residence back 32 feet from its former location mr dale planned to convert the structure into an apartment house with additional space for a restaurant and another business the daily herald march 3 1941 p 6 on august 31 1959 college classes began in the former o keefe home and dale s restaurant the regional junior college offered seventeen evening classes and one morning class in practical nursing which included a simulated twelvebed hospital subjects available for prospective scholars to enroll in the evening curriculum were english english literature algebra trigonometry general business accounting shorthand general psychology sociology american government world history personal health speech music appreciation and introduction to teaching admission to the perkinston classes was open to high school graduates or mature individuals demonstrating the ability to utilize the material offered by the lecturer  the ocean springs news may 27 1959 p 1 and august 27 1959 p 1   one of the great success stories of ocean springs was the return of the o keefe family residence on porter street to the family when they lost it in the late 1930s the jj ben o keefe jr family relocated to biloxi and resided on fayard street behind the o keefe funeral parlor at 601 west howard avenue a young jeremiah j jerry o keefe iii b 1923 and his sister alice o keefe sebastian 19222011 vowed that someday they would reclaim their former home in ocean springs alice o keefe sebastian september 13 1999 and  the ocean springs record july 3 1986 p 2 july 10 1986 p 2 and december 3 1987 p 1  this was accomplished in july 1986 when the wf dale family sold the o keefe mansion to gulf national life an o keefe family corporation the o keefe family held a homecoming party and celebrated with music food and friends at their new home in ocean springs on july 2 1986 at the o keefe fete long time owner willy dale commented in regards to his almost fifty year ownership of the property the first day was fun and the last day was fun jj jerry o keefe iii responded mr dale has taken real good care of this property for us jackson co mississippi land deed bk 863 p 159 and the sun herald july 3 1986 p a1  the egan doors were a wedding gift to jerry o keefe 18601911 from jefferson davis egan 18641907 his childhood friend from 1938 until 1971 the o keefe cutglass doors remained at ocean springs in miss mary c o keefe s cottage which was located on west porter between dale s garage and the ws van cleave store now the locus of five seasons a health store after miss o keefe s domicile was demolished to erect the villa maria in the early 1970s the doors were stored in biloxi they were installed on the o keefe mansion during its restoration which was completed in december 1987 an adjunct to this tale is that of the fabulous cutglass portals on the o keefe mansion that had been constructed by jefferson davis egan 18641907 the son of irish immigrants john j egan 18271875 and julia egan 18331907 as a wedding gift for his childhood friend jerry o keefe 18601911 from 1938 until 1971 the o keefe cutglass doors remained at ocean springs in miss mary c o keefe s cottage which was located on west porter between dale s garage and the ws van cleave store now the locus of five seasons a health store after miss o keefe s domicile was demolished to erect the villa maria in the early 1970s the doors were stored in biloxi they were installed on the o keefe mansion during its restoration which was completed in december 1987 ellison 1991 p 67 alice o keefe sebastian september 13 1999 and  the ocean springs record december 3 1987 p 1   the 1909 jj o keefe home on porter street was restored under the supervision of lloyd j vogt 19412002 a biloxi and new orleans architect and maria c bargas architect at ocean springs worked on the historical certification for the structure s placement on the national register of historic places it was opened in early december 1987 after a 1 million dollar restoration the edifice became the funeral parlor for bradfordo keefe funeral home which it has continued to do so to the present day  the sun herald july 3 1986 p a1 and the ocean springs record december 3 1987 p 1    the entrepreneurial o keefe brothers at ocean springs from about 1913 and throughout the 1920s the o keefe brothers john aw o keefe jj ben o keefe ii and jh jodie o keefe continued aggressively in their entrepreneurial projects in addition to the funeral parlor they were involved in a ford automobile dealership livery and drayage coal delivery construction materials gasoline retailing and a taxi and limousine service   white house tract the locus of many of the o keefe brothers commercial activities in ocean springs were centered on their valuable commercial lot situated on the southeast corner of washington avenue and robinson street opposite the l n depot in february 1906 jeremiah j jerry o keefe 18601911 their father acquired the white house property from mary artemise rodriguez marie 18401912 the widow of antonio marie 18321885 a spanish immigrant mariner and pioneer settler of bayou puerto now gulf hills the consideration was 1100 for the tract which had one hundredseventy feet on robinson street between cash alley and washington avenue and ran south two hundred twentyfive feet jackson co mississippi land deed bk 35 p 642 the white house tract was located just east of the commercial hotel which was situated on the southeast corner of washington avenue and robinson street it had been erected by r obert a vancleave 18401908 in 1880 this event was noted in the pascagoula newspaper as  van cleave s new hotel on the depot grounds is going steadily forward to a speedy completion and gives employment to a number of workmen he seems to believe in the right way of doing things that is employing home folks when he has work to be done   the pascagoula   democratstar   january 16 1880 p 3  the first person to develop the white house tract was charles ernest schmidt 18511886 and laura coyle schmidt 18571931 his spouse in february and august 1877 they acquired this land from ew and mary t clark of philadelphia pennsylvania charles e schmidt was born in new orleans of ernst schmidt and euphrosine schoser immigrants from baden german charles e schmidt came to ocean springs and met laura coyle the daughter of an immigrant menorcan father francisco coyle 18131891 and magdalene ougatte pons 18131904 they married in october 1874 at st alphonsus catholic church their son francis ernest schmidt 18771954 later owned a bakery on washington avenue from 19011938 and served as ward one alderman 19151922 and 19251929 and mayor of ocean springs from 19351938 a son of fe schmidt charles ernest schmidt 19041988 would write  ocean springs french beachhead  1972 the first and only comprehensive history of the city and also serve as mayor 19611965 two other sons frank o schmidt 19021975 and harry j schmidt 19051996 would become prominent physicians on the mississippi gulf coast jackson county ms land deed bk 3 pp 103106 and lepre 1991 p 303 the journal du jour  the pascagoula democratstar  had the following items published between 1879 and 1881 concerning the schmidt s white house  mr charles e schmidt commonly called handsome charlie has opened a retail family grocery store and says he will sell goods as cheap as anybody schmidt keeps almost everything good to eat in his store and at his other establishment white house everything good to drink   november 7 1879   when you go to ocean springs call at the white house and see charlie and frank   november 7 1879   last saturday in the early evening the kitchen of the white house caught fire proprietor charles e schmidt had help from friends in battling the blaze postmaster vancleave brought two garden and house sprinklers   november 26 1879   the white house is the place to get liquid refreshments   february 4 1881 p 3   white house and the vahle egan livery situated on the south side of robinson street opposite the l n depot these buildings and land were owned by mary a rodriguez marie 18401912 after charles e schmidt 18511886 built the white house the vahle egan livery burned in early december 1900 the same evening that the ocean springs drug store on washington avenue and porter street was torched by alleged arsons casper vahle 18691922 and herman nill 18631904 his brotherinlaw and proprietor of the ocean springs drug store soon departed ocean springs to commence commercial enterprises at biloxi and then gulfportthen a new port town rapidly developing west of mississippi city jj jerry o keefe acquired the white house tract from madame marie in 1906 and demolished the white house in 1911 the o keefe brothers would develop this tract and acquire adjacent land between 1913 and the late 1920s the white house is the structure east of the vahle egan livery from along the gulf dyer 1895 in august 1881 charles e schmidt made the decision to sell the white house he advertised it in  the pascagoula democratstar  of september 2 1881 as follows  for sale white house billiard and beer saloon with fixtures is offered for sale at a great bargain the white house is opposite and near the depot apply to chas e schmidt  in november 1881 the schmidt family sold the white house to antonio marie for 1200 after antonio marie died intestate in december 1885 madame marie began leasing the white house in october 1887 she entered into a two year contractual agreement with john vogt miller the rent for the first four months was set at 500 per month and 800 per month for the remaining twenty months mr vogt expected madame marie to repair the doors windows and blinds of the building jxco ms land deed bk 6 p 19 and bk 11 pp 1012 madame marie allowed herr vogt the use of the following articles in her building  20 beer glasses 8 chairs 1 baseball club and deer horns 2 round tables 1 large mirror 2 plaster images 1 marble top wash stand damaged 1 ice stand and 1 beer closet 1 door off  by december 1892 the vahle family formerly of new orleans took a long lease on the white house property and built a livery stable here just west of the white house casper vahle 18691922 the proprietor oversaw the erection of the 1200 squarefoot barn in march 1894 richard egan 18581896 joined casper vahle to form vahle egan  the pascagoula democratstar    december 28 1892 p 3  in 1895 charles l dyer in  along the gulf  stated that while visiting ocean springs  the firm of vahle egan furnished us with carriages upon all occasions and we were rather surprised to find in a town of this size such a finely equipped livery stable messrs casper vahle and richard egan are both young enterprising energetic business men and have built up a fine trade since their partnership which commenced in march 1894 previous to this both members of the firm had conducted livery stables of their own they have a number of fine driving horses and several speedy matched pairs and a number of carriages to select from among which are tallyhos three and twoseated surries buggies wagonettes transfer wagons and they also have several teams for heavy hauling after the untimely death of richard egan in 1896 the business appears to have dissolved as soden illing were operating a livery at this location in 1898 by 1900 mrs marie had moved to biloxi in december of that year she entered into another lease agreement with casper vahle this lease was for five years january 1901 to january 1906 and called for a 500 per month rental vahle must have decided to purchase the white house from artemise marie as the deed records of jackson county indicate mrs a marie of biloxi sold the frame building known as the white house and a certain parcel of land situated on the south side and opposite the l n railroad depot to casper vahle on december 12 1900 jackson co ms land deed bk 22 pp 208209  the fire casper vahle and herman nill 18631904 his brotherinlaw and owner of the ocean springs drug store on the northwest corner of washington avenue and porter street were victimized by vandals in early december 1900  the pascagoula democratstar  of december 7 1900 reported its demise in ocean springs locals as follows  the most distressing scene witnessed in our town for a long time was the burning of the ocean springs drug store and vahle s livery stable monday night the fire was discovered about midnight by walter davis the night operator for the cumberland telephone exchange which was on the second floor of the drug building the fire alarm being given the two companies responded immediately and by heroic efforts saved the illing house a switzer s store and mrs ma case s property from similar fate the flames spread so rapidly that nothing was saved from the drug store and had it not been for the rain during the evening which made the housetops wet several other buildings would probably been lost mr herman nill proprietor of the drug store and his family were in new orleans at the time and the place was temporarily in charge of dr ea riggs who lost everything in his office which was also a room in the building the drug store was insured for 3900 in the home insurance company of new york probably half its value with the stock there was no insurance on the livery stable the telephone exchange was completely destroyed but will be installed again as soon as possible  caspar vahle and herman nill and his family left ocean springs shortly after the conflagrations and settled at gulfport on february 10 1906 madame marie sold the white house property to jeremiah j jerry o keefe 18601911 jxco ms land deed bk 35 p 642 several years later jerry o keefe demolished the white house on robertson street it had apparently deteriorated with age and neglect its demise was related in  the ocean springs   news  of august 19 1911  the dilapidated old lady that has stood for years opposite the depotantiquated relic of byegone days is now being torn down by the owner jerry o keefe the old structure was at one time one of the principal business places of the town it was known as the white house and was a hotel and barroom old residents tell of great doings at the old tavern of late years it has fallen into decay and has not been inhabited for a long time something more substantial and ornamental will doubtless be built in its place   ocean springs livery stable and ford agency by july 1914 john and ben o keefe were local agents for the ford automobile and prestolite an exchangeable acetylene gas tank for the running lights of an automobile the o keefe brothers through their ocean springs livery stable provided transportation at ocean springs in their stable of motor cars was a cadillac touring car and large enough to accommodate seven passengers in comfort they advertised in the local journal as follows  j o keefe the ocean springs livery stable undertaking modern automobile service fine cars careful drivers reasonable charges ford agents prestolite tanks refilled all orders promptly attended to telephone 46  the jackson county times september 26 1914 p 1   they sold rural mail carriers walter armstrong 18781945 and fred newcomb 18801932 their ford automobiles mr armstrong delivered the us mail to the laruelatimer communities while newcomb handled the east beachfontainebleauvancleave route  the ocean springs news august 1 1914  the o keefe brothers sold their ford agency to wb hollingsworth who had come to ocean springs in march 1915 from south bend indiana mr hollingsworth rented the john b honor place on front beach for one year in november 1915 orey young son bought out the hollingsworth garage and ford agency  the ocean springs news november 4 1915 p 1  in october 1915 fred davidson 18851915 a native of illinois and the son of jerome t davidson 18451918 and jessie montgomery davison 1859pre1930 bought the buick overland and hudson agencies from wb hollingsworth who returned to the hoosier state the davidson family acquired present day 420 martin avenue the mestiersheehan house in february 1917 at this time there were fiftytwo automobiles at ocean springs dr ol bailey 18701938 had bought nine since 1906  the ocean springs news  october 11 1915 p 5  o keefe brothers commercial hotel tract jerry o keefe and sons owned a large tract on robinson street and later the northeast corner of washington avenue and robinson street in the years between 1906 and 1944 here they operated a ford automobile dealership livery and drayage service coal delivery business sold and transported construction materials gasoline retailing and operated a taxi and limousine service in december 1953 wendell palfrey 18961956 constructed a 2100 squarefoot arkansas tile building on a portion of this land which he leased to the us postal service the building was later the location of the salmagundi gifts shop which closed in january 2014 salmagundi was founded circa 1963 by lois marye robertson raum 19261967 and pam smith of pascagoula in the farmers and merchants bank building on washington avenue the business later moved across the street into the former us post office on the southeast corner of robinson and washington jeannie steveson the last proprietor acquired the business from mary and bob costa circa 1991 the ocean springs gazette january 16 2014 p 1  commercial hotel tractsalmagundi gifts  view south from l n tracks down washington avenue between 1913 and 1920  van cleavecommercial hotel  18801920 robert adrian van cleave 18401908 was a founding father of the town of ocean springs he arrived at ocean springs in 1867 from yazoo county mississippi with his new bride elizabeth r sheppard 18421912 she was the stepdaughter of entrepreneur george a cox 18121887 with mr cox who came to ocean springs in the early 1850s van cleave established a store on bluff creek to trade with the charcoal burners in that area this commercial venture led to the development of the present day village of vancleave the hotel was called the commercial hotel when it was destroyed in a large conflagration on early in the early morning of october 26 1920 hf russell a protege of van cleave sold the hotel tract to ben o keefe and jody o keefe on may 18 1921 for 1500 jk lemon jr 19141998 remembers as a boy that circa 1925 the o keefe brothers had a livery stable automobile service station and a taxi service on robinson avenue the former hotel lot was utilized as a parking area the commercial hotel tract was situated on the southeast corner of washington avenue and robertson street just west of the o keefe white house parcel which had been acquired in february 1906 the commercial hotel was erected in 1880 by ra van cleave 18401908 and was destroyed by fire in the early the morning of october 26 1920 after flames were discovered in the commercial hotel immediately fire alarms consisting of fire bells pistols and engine whistles were sounded unfortunately the entire structure was consumed by fire in only a few minutes guest on the second floor made a hasty departure into the cool autumn darkness although winds were light firemen had difficulty securing a convenient water supply and the building was quickly lost to the conflagration the farmers and merchants bank building opposite the inn on the west side of washington avenue had window damage from the intense heat originating from the hotel fire although the structure was fully covered by fire insurance hf russell 18581940 the owner stated that he would not rebuild on the site commencing with the ocean springs hotel in 1905 and the shanahan house in 1919 the commercial hotel became the third ocean springs hotel to be lost to fire in these early years of the twentieth century  the jackson county times october 30 1920 p 1   hf russell sold the vacant commercial hotel lot on may 18 1921 to jeremiah j ben o keefe ii 18941954 and joseph h jody o keefe 18971932 for 1500 this acquisition now gave the o keefe brothers one hundredten feet on washington avenue and approximately three hundred front feet on robinson avenue opposite the l n depot unarguably a most advantageous location for business and commerce jk lemon jr 19141998 remembers as a boy circa 1925 that ben o keefe had a livery stable automobile service station and a taxi service on robinson avenue the former hotel lot was utilized as a parking area jackson co mississippi land deed bk 50 p 400 jj ben o keefe ii held the commercial hotel property on washington avenue until october 1944 when he conveyed it to isabel hodges 19021981 here in december 1953 wendell palfrey 18961956 constructed on a 2100 squarefoot arkansas tile building which he leased to the us postal service the lot and structure cost 27500 it was completed by et hoffis general contractor in late april 1954 and turned to oscar t davis 18941963 postmaster of ocean springs in june 1954 the new post office had its main entrance on washington avenue and a side portal on robinson street congressman william meyers colmer 18901980 was the primary speaker at the late april dedication of the new post office jackson county ms land deed bk 106 p 120 and 140 pp 484488 and  the gulf coast times december 10 1953 and january 13 1954 p 14 and april 28 1954 p 1  the old us post officepalfrey structure is extant at 922 washington avenue as poppy s a unique gift boutique which was formerly located on west porter salmagundi under the proprietorship of jeanne and jack stevenson natives of mobile operated here from about 1991 until they closed the portals in january 2014  the ocean springs record october 6 2005 p a4 and the ocean springs gazette january 16 2014 p 1    o keefe transfer company after acquiring the commercial hotel tract the o keefe brothers promptly built their office and garage fronting on washington avenue in late june 1921 the building was onestory and 2500square feet in area  the daily herald june 23 1921 p 5  in july 1923 the o keefe brothers were awarded a contract for hauling materials for the construction of that portion of us highway no 90 the old spanish trail known locally as the million dollar highway between moss point and the mississippialabama state line they had just acquired six ford trucks which had been specially built for heavy duty tasks  the jackson county times july 7 1923 p 5  in late august 1927 the o keefe s formally opened their new liberty pep gasoline pumps at their filling stations as an inducement for their clientele to use the new petroleum fuel they gave one gallon of motor oil free with each five gallons of petrol purchased  the jackson county times local and personal august 27 1927    o keefe service station in 1925 jj ben o keefe ii 18941954 acquired a lot on the nw c of government street and bellande avenue a gasoline service station was erected here which was leased to liberty oil standard oil of kentucky and sold to wofford oil in this vintage made by george h granitz 19091981 from the mcleod lodge f am building one can observe the former o keefe structure being utilized by george t rehage 18781937 a native of nola mr rehage was a tailor and operated a dry cleaning business here at 1011 desoto center right one can observed the home of we ed wilson 18731926 and ida fayard smith wilson 18841978 and the wilson cash and carry store just east of their residency the texaco gasoline pump on the north side of government is probably that of philip j wieder 18871985 courtesy of the first presbyterian church of ocean springs in late august 1927 the o keefe s formally opened their new liberty pep gasoline pumps at their filling stations as an inducement for their clientele to use the new petroleum fuel they gave one gallon of motor oil free with each five gallons of petrol purchased  the jackson county times local and personal august 27 1927   the o keefe s also supplied construction materials in the form of cement lime plaster gravel and sand for the erection of the 1927 ocean springs public school on government street on october 9 th 1999 a historical marker was dedicated on the former school grounds in honor of miss mary cahill o keefe 18931981 the sister of the o keefe brothers and former school superintendent for whom the building is now named  the jackson county times september 10 1927    601 west howard avenue o keefe funeral parlorsituated at 601 west howard avenue opposite nativity bvm catholic church jj ben o keefe ii 18941954 acquired the frank voivedich residence in march 1923 on june 4 1923 mr o keefe commenced his funeral business in biloxi which had been started by jj jerry o keefe 18641911 his father at ocean springs circa 1890 the o keefe funeral home was demolished in 1960 to erect a modern commercial building which was leased to goodyear who operated a tire sales and automobile repair business here for many years the o keefe family sold their large land holding on howard avenue fayard and thomas streets in may 1994  o keefe funeral servicebradfordo keefe funeral home in march 1923 jj ben o keefe 18941954 acquired for 6800 the frank voivedich and josephine fayard voivedich property at 601 west howard avenue and fayard street opposite nativity bvm catholic church the tract had 84 feet on west howard avenue and ran south on fayard street for 122 feet by early june 1923 the frank voivedich residence had been refurbished and transformed into the o keefe funeral service a modern funeral parlor equipped to do a general undertaking business and conduct funerals ben o keefe planned to continue his large business interests in ocean springs and had joseph jody o keefe his brother assisting him there harrison co ms land deed bk 135 p 351 and the jackson county times may 19 1923 p 5 and june 16 1923 p 5 the o keefe brothers commercial activities increased dramatically in june 1923 when they received the contract to haul materials to build the last section of us highway no 90 through jackson county from moss point to the alabama state line they acquired six large specially constructed ford trucks for the work the jackson county times july 7 1923 p 5 in may 1957 jj jerry o keefe iii acquired the bradford funeral home and all property ambulances etc from paul s bradford and ruth gates bradford the merger of the bradford funeral home and o keefe funeral service was not completed until july 1960 the company now called bradfordo keefe funeral service was situated at the former bradford funeral parlor on east howard avenue where improvements and additional parking had been acquired on the north side of the street harrison co ms land deed bk 422 pp 317326 in 1960 the former o keefe funeral parlor at 601 west howard avenue was demolished and a 6500 squareft goodyear service center was built on its former location in addition to selling new tire the goodyear enterprise did front end alignments and wheel balancing as well as replacing mufflers and tail pipes general electric appliances were also sold  the daily herald june 17 1960 p 2 and november 2 1960 p 12  mrs theresa tess slattery o keefe made a 15year lease with goodyear in may 1971 and the building and land were sold in may 1994 to james e sablich et ux by tess o keefe and sons dr john b o keefe and joseph ben o keefe harrison co ms 2 nd jd land deed bk 21 p 271 and bk 273 p 204 in 1964 bradfordo keefe built the ben o keefe chapel at ocean springs it was located on the northwest corner of government street and pine drive the chapel was later closed but became the temporary city public library in 19941995 in august 1997 the structure was dedicated as the  new hope center  a joint venture between the gulf coast ymca and the o keefe foundation  the ocean springs news august 6 1964 p 3 and the ocean springs record august 7 1997 p 1    1929 buyout shortly after the october 1929 wall street crash ben o keefe acquired the interest of his siblings in the o keefe funeral service of biloxi which had opened on june 4 1923 at 601 west howard avenue opposite the nativity bvm catholic church and the o keefe transfer and gasoline filling station enterprise on the southeast corner of washington avenue and robinson street at ocean springs ben o keefe assumed about 28000 in mortgages and other debt he also gave up his rights title and interest to several tracts of land at ocean springs and new orleans among them were the jj o keefe family home at present day 911 porter the o keefe castle also called the saxon house and seven gables present day 318 jackson avenue the old livery stable on porter street the white house tract on robertson street and the mary c o keefe domicile on porter street which was sold in february 1970 to the catholic charities housing association in to erect the villa maria jackson co mississippi land deed bk 63 pp 511515 and bk 371 p 506 this vintage image was very probably executed at biloxi mississippi between 1937 and 1940 the event is also unknown but was of a major importance as it is composed of the governor of mississippi the head of the mississippi national guard the elected municipal leadership of biloxi and three harrison county board of supervisors lr biloxi city commissioner john a swanzy 18811965 governor hugh lawson white 18811965 unknown beat i supervisor walter l nixon sr 18951960 unknown adjutant general john wa o keefe 18911985 biloxi city commissioner fa tucei 18891954 and mayor louis j braun 18901951 john wa o keefe elected mayor of biloxi in august 1934 to succeed r hart chinn 18881972 mayor o keefe announced in early february 1936 that he would resign as biloxi s mayor on february 10 to take the position of adjutant general of the state of mississippi he had been selected for the position in november 1935 by elect governor hugh l white  john a w o keefe john aloysius william o keefe 18911985 was born at new orleans on february 24 1891 the son of jeremiah j o keefe 18601911 and alice cahill o keefe 18641921 at this time the o keefe family was domiciled in the o keefe boarding house on the northeast corner of porter street and jackson avenue at ocean springs mississippi the o keefe family had settled here in the late 1850s when irish immigrants edward ned o keefe 18151874 a native of bincher parish tipperary county ireland and mary tracy o keefe 18321895 acquired land on the northeast corner of porter and rayburn jxco ms land deed bk 7 p 272 and lepre 1991 p 165  education john a o keefe attended local schools and the jesuit college at new orleans there is a high degree of certitude that he attended the lynch academy a private school at ocean springs operated by james lynch 18521935 an irish immigrant and merchant this is corroborated by the 1900 federal census which notes that john a o keefe is a student residing with his parents and siblings on porter street 1900 jackson county mississippi federal census t623 812 p 2b ed 45 mr lynch s school was situated on the northwest corner of porter and jackson avenue opposite the jj o keefe home at present day 911 porter in early december 1896 james lynch advertised his private school in  the ocean wave  as follows  preparatory school to the general school instructions already offered i will add a course of elementary classics and french algebra and geometry stenography and typewriting as a preparatory for college or commercial studies for particulars apply to  james lynch  jackson avenueocean springs mississippi john a o keefe s sister mary cahill o keefe 18931980 who would establish herself as an excellent educator of the french and english languages in the school systems of shreveport and monroe louisiana and at biloxi and ocean springs mississippi was an attendee of the lynch academy miss o keefe became superintendent of public schools at ocean springs in 1929 and held this position until 1945 she was also the first woman appointed to the board of trustees of perkinston junior college  the daily herald april 6 1945 p 3 c 6 and charles l sullivan october 28 2006  by 1901 john a w o keefe was in new orleans and under the tutelage of the jesuits he was promoted from first sergeant to first lieutenant in the jesuit cadets young o keefe received his ab degree from the college of the immaculate conception at new orleans in 1911 the college of the immaculate conception of new orleans was divided into loyola university and jesuit high school john aw o keefe graduated from tulane university in 1911  the pascagoula democratstar december 3 1901 and the daily herald 50 th anniversary souvenir golden jubilee 1934 p 50    family john a o keefe married amelia nicki castanera 19052000 the daughter of captain frank b castanera 18701934 and amelia desporte 18801953 in december 1929 amelia castenera was the queen of les masques a biloxi mardi gras krewe in 1927 and taught school at biloxi  the daily herald february 12 1927 p 1  in 1937 john and nicki o keefe adopted a jackson mississippi born baby girl and named her patricia mary o keefe 19372009 patricia m o keefe was born on september 27 1937 she was a graduate of the immaculate seminary at washington dc and a 1959 graduate of chestnut hill college at philadelphia pennsylvania patricia married ensign badger conley smith iii on july 4 1959 in the walter reed memorial chapel at washington dc ensign smith had graduated from st john s college washington dc and the us naval academy in 1959  the daily herald july 8 1959 p 8  patricia mary o keefe married frank obrimski in may 1965 she worked for the library of congress for fifteen years patricia died on september 20 2009 at garrett park maryland she and frank obrimski were the parents of margaret obrimski bonacorda and sharon obrimski portillo the history of jackson co ms 1989 p 302 and  the sun herald october 4 2009    the o keefe s troubled thirties joseph h jody o keefe  18971932 jody o keefe worked as a sugar chemist primarily in cuba although he had worked at a sugar beet factory in mt clemons michigan in the fall of 1927 at the time of his demise on august 1 1932 he was the assistant superintendent of the matanzas sugar company at matanzas cuba jody o keefe fractured several neck vertebrae in a diving accident while swimming in matanzas bay his older brother john aw o keefe 18911985 was also a sugar chemist in his early life ocean springs produced several more sugar chemists louis jeanbaptise mestier 18831954 and eugene w illing 18951978 lr jeremiah j ben o keefe 18941954 top row jody o keefe sitting mary cahill o keefe 18931981 and john w o keefe 18911985 courtesy of maureen o keefe ward  jodie s death the o keefe family like many other americans faced the depression with determination and hope several years after the infamous october 1929 stock market crash their brother joseph hyacinth jodie o keefe 18971932 died on august 1 1932 from neck and cervical injuries incurred while springboard diving at matanzas bay cuba miss o keefe and her new orleans friends mrs jt nix rosary nix and james t nix had just visited jodie at matanzas where he was a sugar chemist and assistant manager of the matanzas sugar company they were on a caribbean cruise and the vessel had stopped in havana for a few days  the daily herald august 2 1932 p 1   joseph hyacinth o keefe 18971932 was born at new orleans on february 13 1897 the son of jeremiah j o keefe 18601911 and alice cahill 18641921 joseph h o keefe was called jody he was a graduate sugar chemist from loyola university at new orleans young o keefe began his career in the sugar industry in 1920 with most of his technical work at sugarhouses in cuba when the sugar season ended in the caribbean tropics he would return to ocean springs to work in operated family enterprise history of jxco ms 1989 p 302 prior to entering the sugar refining business young jodie o keefe was employed by a large oil company in caddo parish louisiana in june 1918 he returned to the family home at present day 911 porter avenue in ocean springs from this assignment in the shreveport area of north louisiana  the jackson county times june 15 1918 p 5  in may 1923 jody was helping ben with his business interests at ocean springs ben had bought an old home in biloxi on west howard avenue opposite the nativity of the blessed virgin mary to open a modern funeral parlor  the jackson county times may 19 1923 p 5  in 1925 jodie o keefe worked in cuba until midjuly when he returned to ocean springs he was the assistant superintendent of two sugar refineries cuba produced more than 5000000 tons of sugar this year  the jackson county times july 181925 p 3  in april 1927 jh o keefe returned from central espana of the matanzas sugar company in cuba he had been here since december 1926 as first assistant superintendent of the refinery o keefe reported that sugar production was down but the price for the commodity was sufficient to make the industry profitable  the daily herald april 19 1927 p 9  jody traveled widely in his profession and in october 1927 went to the northern climes of michigan where he was employed at a large sugar beet factory in mt clemens northeast of detroit o keefe returned from michigan in december 1927  the jackson county times october 9 1927 p 2 and december 27 1927 p 5  john w a o keefe flew to havana cuba via atlantamiami to recover his brother s corpse he accompanied jody s corporal remains on its return to america via new orleans they sailed from cuba aboard the united fruit company s freighter  cataga  the daily herald august 5 1932 p 2  jodie h o keefe s funeral was held on august 9 1932 in ocean springs it was one of the largest ever held on the mississippi coast a requiem mass was celebrated at st alphonsus catholic church by father joseph h chauvin 18671959 with assistance from four biloxi priests fathers o sullivan mcglade maloney and mulrooney hundreds were in attendance in respect for ben o keefe jody s brother funeral directors from coast cities and mobile conducted the funeral services arthur lang of gulfport was in charge he was assisted by ha fails moss point calvin dees perkinston and joseph thompson and james duffee of mobile  the daily herald august 9 1932 p 2  jody o keefe s corporal remains were carried to the evergreen cemetery at ocean springs on august 9 1932 for interment  the daily herald august 9 1932 p 2  cwa and the o keefe airfield while in business at biloxi john w a o keefe continued his involvement in the military at this time he held the rank of captain in the us army air corps reserves in april 1932 captain o keefe was sent to the air corps headquarters in new york for two weeks duty  the daily herald april 11 1932 p 2  in 1933 john w a o keefe was appointed civil works administration aeronautics advisor for mississippi the cwa was part of president franklin d roosevelt s new deal to combat the lethargic american economy of the depression it also was an economic failure and was disbanded by april 1934 in march 1934 john aw o keefe had retired as the grand knight of the biloxi council knights of columbus relating that his active position as cwa aeronautics advisor and his third term as grand knight as salient reasons  the daily herald march 20 1934 p 5  in november 1934 the town of newton mississippi and the newton county american legion post dedicated their new 12000 airport in honor of major john aw o keefe former cwa aeronautics adviser for mississippi the event was highlighted by a visiting us army air corps aircraft from maxwell field alabama national guard planes from birmingham and eighteen commercial southeastern united states including a trimotor airship mayor john summers of newton made the presentation to major o keefe us senator byron pat harrison 18811941 also spoke at the dedication the newton county airfield is no longer called o keefe field it is now known as james h easom field it is located at 266 o keefe road one mile southeast of newton mississippi  the daily herald november 13 1934  biloxi mayor john aw o keefe was elected mayor of biloxi in july 1934 to succeed incumbent mayor robert hart chinn 18881972 called hart chinn chinn had born on april 9 1888 at vandalia audrain county missouri the son of james buchanan buck chinn 18571912 and martha ella hart 18571938 in 1890 buck chinn came to biloxi to start the biloxi milling company with fellow missourians eg burklin rd chinn and mr brewton in april 1893 the biloxi milling company commenced operations making flour and meal  the biloxi herald january 7 1893 p 8 and april 22 1893 p 1  r hart chinn   r hart chinn  18881972 called hart was unarguably the most controversial and belligerent politician ever to serve the people of biloxi he was first elected mayor of biloxi after mayor john j kennedy 18751949 resigned from office in june 1933 to become comptroller of customs at new orleans mr chinn became biloxi s mayor by winning the august 25 1933 general election incumbent mayor chinn lost his reelection bid to john wa o keefe 18911985 in august 1934 after mayor o keefe resigned in february 1936 to become mississippi s adjutant general hart chinn lost to louis j braun 18901951 in the april 1936 election to replace mayor o keefe who had relocated to jackson mississippi hart chinn did serve another term as biloxi s mayor in the early 1950s after a brief military career during ww i lt hart chinn returned to biloxi where he made his livelihood as manager of the fosterfountain packing company he married mrs vera l dukate bond 18861977 on november 11 1918 at camp sherman ohio  the daily herald november 14 1918   vera dukate was the daughter ofwilliam k m dukate 18521916 a native of fredericksburg washington county indiana and linda rose lienhard 18591939 born in harrison county mississippi the daughter of peter j lienhard 18121873 a swiss immigrant and malinda b seaman 18261890 linda rose and mr dukate had married in her mother s residence at biloxi mississippi on april 27 1878 the dukate children were  elbert l dukate  18811943 m corrine desporte 18821973  eula t dukate  18821894  vera l dukate  18861977 m brantley a bond 18801966 and r hart chinn 18881972  leola may dukate  18881967 m william l ewing 18881967  irma dukate  18901974 m daniel j gorenflo 18881965 and beulah l dukate  19001983 m carl e matthes 18961972   the pascagoula democratstar may 3 1878 p 3 and lepre 1991 p 99    vera dukate bond was the mother of two daughters vera leola bond 19091989 m leslie baltar grant 19081986 and whillamene linda bond 19111998 m hawthorne eddy in july 1933 mayor john kennedy 18751949 of biloxi resigned his position to accept the post of comptroller of customs new orleans louisiana for the gulf district which included mississippi alabama arizona louisiana new mexico and texas his recommendation for this federal position had come from us senator byron patton pat harrison 18811941 of gulfport mississippi and appointment by president franklin delano roosevelt 18821945 r hart chinn was elected mayor of biloxi at the august 25 1933 general election in the democratic primary held earlier mayor chinn ran against walter h skeet hunt 18871960 and dr george f carroll 18841962 during chinn s brief first tenure as mayor of biloxi he became involved in a heated argument on august 22 1934 at a biloxi city council meeting with city commissioner john a swanzy 18811965 r hart chinn struck mr swanzy in the head with a paperweight mayor chinn and william parks his secretary was also involved in the altercation with commissioner swanzy r hart chinn was charged with assault and battery with intent to kill by the harrison county grand jury  the daily herald    august 22 1934 p august 24 1934 p 1 and october 3 1934 p 1    o keefe s mayoral campaign the 1934 biloxi mayoral election was held at biloxi on july 17 1934 john w a o keefe ran against r hart chinn mayor incumbent and defeated him by three hundred fiftysix votes there were 2029 total votes cast in the mayoral election john w a o keefe had campaigned with enthusiasm and based his candidacy on five issues reduction of taxes industrial development to spur employment harmony between elected officials for the greater good of biloxi hard work and endeavor and honesty in the office of mayor mr o keefe related to the electorate that he would not waste time with trite conversation but would toil diligently to place biloxi where it belongs he promised if elected that   you ll find biloxi a better place to live in four years     the daily herald july 18 1934 p 1 july 10 1934 p 1 and july 14 1934 p 1  mayoral candidate o keefe was not meek on the stump he criticized his opponent at several public forums repeatedly future mayor o keefe related that mr chinn was often absent from his office and that chinn had attempted to obfuscate the election by introducing issues with other men communities and states o keefe was alluding to the rumor running amok at biloxi that senator huey p long of louisiana was involved behind the scenes in the biloxi mayoral race the louisiana conservation commission had an office in biloxi at this time and it was alleged that they supported r hart chinn when asked about this huey long stated that he didn t even know that louisiana had a conservation office in biloxi  the daily herald july 12 1934 p 1    washington nationals arrive at biloxi in 1935 this vintage image was made in the winter of 1935 at the l n depot at biloxi mississippi biloxi mayor elect john aw o keefe and city commissioners f a tucei and john a swanzy are welcoming clark griffith 18691955 president and owner of the washington nationals of the american league the nationals held their spring baseball training at biloxi for several years during the early 1930s clark griffith arrived here in midfebruary to complete arrangements for the opening of the 1935 baseball spring training session lr mayor john w a o keefe 18911985 frederick a tucei 18891954 city commissioner clark c griffith 18691955 owner washington nationals john a swanzy 18811965 city commissioner image by anthony v ragusin 19021997 from the ray l bellande historical imagery archives and  the daily herald february 19 1935 p  city commissioners with john aw o keefe the biloxi voters elected two city commissioners john a swanzy 18811965 a longtime incumbent and fa tucei 18891954 a political newcomer mr swanzy swept into office in the first primary  the daily herald august 14 1934 p 1    captain castanera expires the summer heat and intensity of the mayoral election were stilling boiling in biloxi when nicki c o keefe lost her father on august 21 1934 captain frank b castanera 18701934 had been born in pascagoula mississippi and received a jesuit education at spring hill college in mobile he settled at biloxi in 1893 and organized the biloxi and ship island tow boat company in february 1897 with jb roberts the steam tug  biloxi  built by the taltavull shipyard for frank b castanera was used in the towing operations along the mississippi coast circa 1900 he was in the retail lumber and general supply business in biloxi in 1905 he was appointed a member of the ship island bar pilots association and served as a pilot between ship island and gulfport until the commencement of world war i  the daily herald august 21 1934 p 1   during the great war he offered his services to the government as a member of the us shipping board while at sea duty in the postwar years castanera met with a many adventures on the seas two notable events at this time of his life reported in the biloxi news of april 25 1926 were the saving of the life of an ill seaman by radio diagnosis with a land based physician and the rescue of the abandoned norwegian steamer  johanne dybwad  in the stormy north atlantic  the biloxi news april 25 1926 p 1 and may 2 1926 p 7   captain frank b castanera had married amelia desporte 18801953 at biloxi on june 30 1897 in addition to amelia c nicki o keefe their other children were eugene ernest castanera 18981932 ursula c provensal 19001991 married sidney w provensal 18881977 delauney castanera 19031935 married louise tremmel and theodore castanera 19051978 married bessie welch 19141989 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 11 p 211  the biloxi battlerjohn a o keefe  in august 1934 john a o keefe had been elected mayor of biloxi defeating incumbent r hart chinn by a wide margin when time came for the watch to change at the biloxi city hall in early january 1935 mayor chinn refused to leave office claiming that o keefe and the other newly elected city councilmen john a swanzy and fa tucei 18891954 were not qualified electors as they had been late in paying city taxes chinn also alleged that john w a o keefe was a registered voter in both jackson and harrison counties  the daily herald january 7 1935 p 3  a few minutes past midnight on january 7 1935 mayorelect o keefe and his cabinet took the oath of office administered by judge george b wink on biloxi s point cadet immediately thereafter mayor o keefe who at the time was a major in the mississippi national guard commanding the 3 rd battalion 114 th field artillery and his armed followers took the biloxi city hall by force ousting chinn supporters among them police chief george bills mayor o keefe brought a cot with him and slept in his office during the crisis week  the daily herald january 7 1935 p 1 and p 3  the o keefe contingent soon discovered that r hart chinn had absconded with the city books and records making it nearly impossible to manage the daily operations of the municipality chinn excused this act as he believed that he was protecting them from the o keefe led mob that he had heard would invade city hall in the early morning hours of january 7 th when chinn refused a court order to return biloxi s records he was cited for contempt of court the net result of this chaos at biloxi which lasted about two weeks was that chinn was fined 100 and ordered to pay court costs  the daily herald january 24 1935 p 1    car wreck in early march 1935 mayor o keefe spouse nicki c o keefe amelia desporte castanera 18801953 his motherinlaw and dorothy daspit 19081937 an ocean springs school teacher and native of houma louisiana were traveling west to new orleans for a mardi gras celebration while driving the beach road through pass christian the steering mechanism of mayor o keefe s automobile failed and the vehicle struck a tree nicki c o keefe broke her hipbone while her mother and mayor o keefe suffered cuts and bruises miss daspit was not seriously harmed in the accident  the jackson county times march 9 1935 p1    general john wa o keefe general john wa o keefe mayor john a o keefe of biloxi became adjutant general of mississippi on january 22 1936 hugh lawson white 18811965 the mississippi governorelect had promised o keefe this position in his administration for the mayor s influence and political support during his campaign for the office to lead mississippi mayor o keefe s announced to his constituency that he would resign as biloxi s mayor on february 10 1936 to lead the state s 2000 national guardsmen the salary was 2700 per year mayor o keefe succeeded thomas grayson also from biloxi and an appointee of governor martin sennett mike connor 18911950  resignationadjutant general with the inauguration of hugh lawson white 18811965 in january 1936 as the governor of mississippi john a o keefe became adjutant general of mississippi the governorelect had promised mayor o keefe this position in his administration for his influence and political support during his campaign for the office to lead the people of mississippi mayor o keefe s appointment as adjutant general was confirmed by the mississippi senate in executive session on january 22 1936 although he did not announce his retirement as biloxi s mayor until february 10 1936 to lead mississippi s 2000 national guardsmen his salary as adjutant general was 2700 per year john wa o keefe succeeded thomas grayson also a biloxian and an appointee of governor mike connor o keefe and family found an apartment on west capitol street in jackson   the daily herald october 17 1935 p 2   and the daily herald november 8 1935 january 22 1936 p 1 and the jackson county times february 1 1936 p 1  in august 1936 adjutant general o keefe and 2175 officers and troops of the 155 th infantrymississippi the 156 th infantrylouisiana the 106 th quartermasters regimentmississippi and other louisiana national guard units spent two weeks training at camp beauregard near alexandria louisiana the medical detachment from biloxi was led by lt eldon l bolton md 19101990 the quartermasters unit from ocean springs was 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 in september 1939 adjutant general o keefe was grand marshal of the mississippi delegation in the national american legion parade at chicago in august ben hilbun of laurel mississippi and the newly elected american legion state commander had made the first announcement of general o keefe s selection as grand marshal for the illinois event  the jackson county times august 5 1939 p 1    lurline schrieber hall marion lurline schrieber hall  b 1920 called lurline our guest contributor today was reared on east porter street near vancleave avenue by her parents joseph louis dode schrieber 18731951 and etta augusta clark 18881979 lurline is pictured with the oyster boxes that her father built for biloxi s seafood factories in the 1920s dode schrieber was an interesting man he was multitalented and made his livelihood at various times as a carpenter boat builder and oysterman dode schrieber made an amazing contribution to the chronology of ocean springs in the fall of 1949 when he was interviewed in the twilight of his life by captain ellis handy 18911963 then a writer for   the gulf coast times  captain handy s column  know your neighbor  was published between july 1949 and november 1949 it included interviews with some of ocean springs most notables antonio john catchot 18641954 john edward catchot 18971987 henry l girot 18861953 john wc mitchell 18711952 alfred peter moran 18971967 fred j ryan 18861969 and george washington smith 18571953 the vancleave bradford davis and many more pioneer families and individuals were highlighted by mr handy in addition to details of his own schrieberletzler family dode schrieber related much about the unpublished events of the mid and late 19 th century chronology of ocean springs for any local genealogist or history buff the handy and schrieber reports are a must marion lurline schrieber hall b 1920 now a resident of east letohatchie alabama attended the ocean springs public school in the 1920s and 1930s graduating with the oshs class of 1937 her personal recollections of miss mary cahill o keefe her former teacher and principal follows  mary o keffe a hometown girl became the principal circa 1930 of ocean springs high school this was a complete surprise since there had never been a female head of the school mr chandler resigned when i was in the fifth grade and we not only had to get used to a lady at the helm but a strict lady she let it be known from the beginning that she would stand for no foolishnessshe gave us rules to follow and we knew we had to live by them she showed no favoritism but expected courtesy from each of us and we knew exactly what she expected from us miss o keefe was always fair but stern   during the time my class was in the eighth grade which was during the tight financial years of the depression we only had school for eight months of the year due to the shortage of money the teachers agreed to the eightmonth term and we compressed nine months of learning into eight  mary o keefe who was known in ocean springs as mamie had to take on a few teaching chores herself she taught our english class and always addressed us as my dear child her first instructions to us were when i call the roll you are to answer prepared or unprepared if you answer unprepared i will expect an acceptable reason i will not accept excuses i will accept reasons and they must be good ones  rest assured you could count the unprepared responses with the fingers of her one hand her next admonition to us was not to say yes mame or no mame when addressing her we were requested to say yes miss o keefe or no miss o keefe even when reprimanding us miss o keefe spoke to her students as my dear child  each day at noon when we were dismissed for lunch miss o keefe stood at the foot of the stairssometimes at the girls stairs and at other occasions the boys stairwell this was to discourage the stomping of feet as we descended we never knew which stairway she would select and even the high school boys refrained from loud stomping yes the sexes were segregated even on the playgrounds one had to ask permission from the teacher on playground duty to cross over an imaginary boundary separating the sexes even if a ball was accidentally sent crossed the barrier this form of segregation was enforced primarily to prevent larger boys from unintentionally running into smaller females and possibly inflicting bodily injury miss o keefe captained a taut ship during the depression ocean springs high school was never removed from the list of accredited schools and colleges she provided the curriculum that would enable her students to attend college or make a livelihood of ones choosing after graduation she operated the school in a most outstanding manner steering her students on a straight course with caring yet with authority someone once said that miss o keefe was trying to excel in order to prove that a local girl was capable of managing an exceptional school even though many people thought that a female was incapable of doing it during the years that miss o keefe was our valued mentor her brother was killed in a diving accident for a year she wore mourning black in fall and winter and white and lavender in spring and summer mrs weyerstall made her clothes and they were lovely this was her outward expression to us for her deep love for her departed brother jody  miss mary c o keefe was a lady who demanded respect and she returned respect if it was earned she had the best interests of her students at heart and worked continuously to obtain the very best for ocean springs high school to name our old school building for her would certainly be an appropriate and deserving tribute   lynch academy and marker the lynch academy a private school was located on the northwest corner of jackson avenue and porter street james lynch 18521935 an irish schoolmaster lived here taught school and also managed a dry goods and grocery store mr lynch served as an alderman and later town clerk from 19171929 in the image note the us highway 90 sign in september 2006 workmen in the employ of brad lemon a resident of 509 ward avenue discovered a small concrete marker with the designation lynch academy 18901916 inscribed into its surface the lemon house was built circa 1928 by pj wieder 18871985 it is not known who made the lynch academy marker or how it got to the wiederlemon home on ward avenue  early education miss mary c o keefe attended st alphonsus school and the lynch academy both located on jackson avenue in ocean springs the lynch academy was located on the northwest corner of porter and jackson directly across the street from the o keefe residence james lynch 18521935 the school master was himself irish probably a native of county cavan eire  the daily herald april 6 1945 p 3 the jackson county times july 6 1935 and the pascagoula democratstar august 27 1897  former mayor and local historian charles ernest uncle ernie schmidt 19041988 paints a vivid image in his description of master lynch s teaching methods which follows  his curriculum was grounded in the fundamentals of language and ciphering that is reading writing parsing and constant drilling tables addition multiplication and division up to the 19 th informality was the order when a lesson was learned it was heard if satisfactory the pupil was advanced if not he was set down to study it again   discipline carried over from a past age a slap on the head with a closed book restored order the old man s explosive expletives were something to be avoided a wrong answer as to the product of 13 times 16 would draw a thunderous balderdash or if the pupil failed completely he would likely be assessed as a confounded mope    schmidt 1972 p 69 may 29 1904 was a special day in the spiritual life of mary c o keefe she and other young contemporaries received the roman catholic sacrament of holy communion at the st alphonsus church on jackson avenue among those in her holy communion class were henry beaugez moses beaugez 18911973 deo bertuccini 18931979 paul bertuccini leila catchot lena eglin gilbert 18901928 elizabeth joachim john king josephine mon ella ryan blanche von rosambeau 18921982 gertrude soden mcgregor 18931987 mamie starks b 1891 tom starks 18921917 george van court and alice white 18901960  the progress may 28 1904 p 4  miss o keefe completed her high school education at st mary s dominican academy at new orleans her brother john a o keefe 18911985 was attending jesuit high school concurrently he was appointed captain of company djesuit cadets in december 1905  the pascagoula democratstar november 3 1905 and december 8 1905  john a o keefe would go on to a distinguished career in politics and the military he served the city of biloxi as its mayor in 1935 before being appointed as adjutant general of mississippi by governor hugh lawson white  the pascagoula democratstar november 3 1905 and december 8 1905 and the daily herald september 16 1985 p a2  at the dominican academy graduation exercises in late june 1910 miss o keefe was awarded five gold medals for excellence in various academic disciplines she matriculated to sophie newcomb college at new orleans in the fall of 1910 and after taking a private examination was admitted to the sophomore class  the ocean springs news october 15 1910 p 4 and june 25 1910  miss o keefe graduated from newcomb college in 1913 in 1917 she was voted president of her 1913 class for life  the jackson county times july 7 1917  a peripatetic career north louisiana  19131923 after her stellar academic accomplishments in the scholastic halls of new orleans finest educational institutions miss mary c o keefe went to shreveport louisiana to teach french at the high school level she spent the summer of 1914 at ocean springs and departed in september 1914 to resume her position as professor of french in the central high school  the ocean springs news september 26 1914  at this time it was extremely common for single schoolteachers to room and board with local families at shreveport miss o keefe found shelter on fairfield avenue with the roman catholic family of john b slattery 18441927 a prominent attorney and widower his spouse mary ellen herron a native of wisconsin had expired in 1899 they were the parents of four sons and two daughters alice o keefe sebastian september 13 1999 although mr slattery s daughter teresa tess josephine slattery 18941995 had met jeremiah ben joseph o keefe ii 18941954 while on a seashore summer holiday to visit mary c o keefe at ocean springs in 1919 it was his journey to shreveport for the thanksgiving holiday of the following year that sealed their fate at ocean springs ben had been the steady escort of the widow carrie johnson garrard 18861968 but he was smitten with miss slattery and they were wedded at shreveport s st john berchman s roman catholic church in april 1921 mary c o keefe was the maid of honor in her brother s wedding she appropriately carried killarney roses alice o keefe sebastian september 13 1999 and  the jackson county times september 20 1919 and may 7 1921 p 3    mary cahill o keefe this image was made for the biloxi beacon the 1924 biloxi high school annual miss o keefe s career as a foreign language instructor began at shreveport louisiana in 1913 and she retired from her profession while at ocean springs in april 1945 as superintendent of education during her tenure as school superintendent at ocean springs miss o keefe instilled in the community the value of excellence in education and raised the level of learning to a higher standard as well as being an inspiration to her students to excel in their chosen vocations after graduation in mary cahill o keefe s beloved memory the 1927 ocean springs public school was named the mary c o keefe cultural center of arts and education fondly called the mary c in december 1998 by the city of ocean springs a mississippi historical marker for this purpose was dedicated on the former school grounds on october 9 1999  shreveport years until the summer of 1918 miss o keefe continued her educational career at shreveport routinely spending her summer and christmas holidays at ocean springs  the ocean springs news december 30 1915 the jackson county times september 15 1917 and january 5 1918  in 1918 however she passed the civil service examination and spent that summer working in government service at washington dc miss o keefe returned from washington to ocean springs in early september 1918 again she went dutifully to shreveport to teach french that fall  the jackson county times may 25 1918 p 5 and september 7 1918 p 5  the academic year of 19181919 also brought miss o keefe a new wrinkle in addition to her french language classes she coached the girls basketball team 1919 was also the memorable year that miss tess slattery from shreveport came home with mary c o keefe for a summer holiday at the seashore in ocean springs they returned to shreveport in september 1919  the jackson county times april 5 1919 may 31 1919 and september 20 1919    monroe louisiana  19211922 miss o keefe left her position as head of the modern language department in the shreveport louisiana school system after the 19211922 academic year during the late spring of 1921 she attended the annual alumni reunions of newcomb college and st mary s dominican academy miss o keefe was elected president of her dominican academy high school class she reported to monroe louisiana in october 1922 to teach french at the high school there she returned to biloxi in june 1923 for her annual summer holiday  the daily herald october 21 1922 p 5 and june 23 1923 p 5 and the jackson county times june 18 1921 p 3    biloxi mississippi   19231926 miss o keefe did not return to monroe louisiana in the fall of 1923 evidently this assignment wasn t agreeable as she commenced the 19231924 school year at the biloxi central high school on september 10 1923 she had been elected to teach french to the students here  the jackson county times june 16 1923 p 5 and september 15 1923 p 5  in early june 1924 miss o keefe departed ocean springs for a globetrotting summer of adventure discovery and learning she visited friends at washington dc and new york before embarking for the continent via ocean liner from montreal dr margaret bowden had feted her with a luncheon at the pickwick club in new orleans before leaving america in late august  the jackson county times june 14 1924  in europe mary cahill o keefe spent several weeks in the larger european capital cities london rome paris and brussels took a trip along the shores of the mediterranean sea by motorcar visited the battlefields of france and had an audience with pope pius xi in addition to visiting all the cities and points of interest on the continent it is believed that miss o keefe took courses in french at the sorbonne while in paris  the jackson county times august 30 1924 p 5 and the daily herald september 5 1924 p 3  after the 19241925 school term had ended miss mary c o keefe and margaret dacey who taught girls physical education at biloxi high school left the mississippi gulf coast in june 1925 for chicago where they were joined by miss cunningham the biloxi educators were guests of the edgewater beach hotel in the windy city from chicago miss o keefe and miss dacey went to detroit and niagara falls before arriving at new york city to attend columbia university miss o keefe returned home to ocean springs from columbia in late august better prepared to teach languages at biloxi high school in the fall  the jackson county times june 20 1925 july 4 1925 p 1 and august 29 1925 p 3  although she was rated as one of the best instructors in the school miss o keefe resigned her position at biloxi high school in january 1926 she cited health reasons for her leaving the classroom her tenure here in the modern languages department had been for three and onehalf years  the jackson county times january 29 1926 p 2  by july 1926 mary c o keefe s health had been restored sufficiently for her to travel to chicago for two weeks to attend the eucharistic congress she was a guest at a reception in honor of the crown prince and princess of sweden  the jackson county times july 10 1926    miss mary c o keefe s cottage located on the north side of west porter street between jackson avenue and washington avenue miss o keefe acquired this structure with acreage in august 1925 with her three brother john aw o keefe jh jody o keefe and jj ben o keefe they conveyed the cottage and other tracts to her sole ownership in july 1930 miss o keefe s cottage was a memorable venue for her great nieces and great nephews and many eclectic friends memories of it were evoked by maureen o keefe ward as follows  the words aunt mary immediately conjure up specific and rich memoriesapproaching her neat white picket fence which wasn t so high that it scared a child walking up onto her tiny front screen porch and immediately confronting her colorful blackbeard figurines by the andersons the historical significance of which aunt mary was always happy to dramatize with great verve and then entering through the front door into the wonderland of her small but beautifully appointed white frame house aunt mary and her petite house were always in perfect orderfrom antique wicker furniture covered in cozy pillows to elderly oriental rugs topped by glassfront cabinets filled with jewellike demitasse cups and saucers gathered patiently on her world travels to the paintings and lovely della robia sculpture on the walls through to her tiny dining room kitchen and bedroom   she loved to host my sisters and me at tea parties during which we got to select our favorite cup and saucer from which to sip sitting around her dining room we would nibble and drink and converse with our best manners on display without ever needing to ask aunt mary always called forth our most perfect behavior we didn t want to risk her displeasure    miss o keefe s cottage  19251971 in august 1925 mary c o keefe jj ben o keefe 18941954 joseph h jody o keefe 18971932 and john aw o keefe 18911985 acquired for 1200 a lot and improvements fronting on west porter from daniel dick 19001971 this was the site of miss o keefe s cottage where she would reside for the next fortysix years jackson co mississippi land deed bk 56 pp 349350 the mary c o keefe s cottage was situated primarily on lot 3 of the seidenstricker tract in lot 12 of block 27 of the culmseig map of ocean springs 1854 this lovely oakshaded site was located on the north side of west porter between jackson avenue and washington avenue miss o keefe s 523acre irregularlydimensioned lot had a front of 94 feet on porter and went north 262 feet on the eastside and had 143 feet on the western perimeter it is postulated that miss o keefe s cottage was erected here in the late 19th century probably by the herman nill family of new orleans who had purchased this tract from ag tebo 18481929 in march 1891 jackson co mississippi land deed bk 17 p 355 caroline vahle nill 18621949 and herman nill 18631904 had sold this property to sallie grayson orrell 18661948 in january 1903 for 1200 the vahles had built a twoand onehalf story building on their lot on the nw corner of washington and porter in 1893 here mr nill ran a drugstore and let offices to local doctors in what was an apparent arson local vandals destroyed nill s building in december 1900 by 1903 the nill family had relocated to gulfport mississippi jxco land deed bk 25 p 521  the ocean springs record july 22 1993 p 18 july 29 1993 p 17 and august 5 1993  sallie grayson orrell was the daughter of judge thomas w grayson 18251904 and anne hyde grayson 18321906 her father was the fourth mayor of ocean springs 18971898 sallie married john c orrell jr 18621931 in november 1889 he was the son of john c orrell 18301917 a north carolinian who established the turpentine industry in western jackson county during reconstruction by 1900 jc orrell jr was a baggage master for the l n railroad and rearing three daughters lucille orrell 18931910 lillian orrell 18951931 and irene orrell 18981920 on porter street the jc orrell jr family left ocean springs for 208 state street in mobile before 1917 as they were residing here when his father died in november 1917  the mobile press register december 1 1917 p 8  mrs sallie g orrell conveyed their porter street cottage to daniel dick 19001971 for 1200 in august 1924 mr dick was born at ocean springs the son of eugene dick 18681918 and mary cecile seymour 18691953 eugene married marie e starns 19011971 the daughter of mr and mrs jp starns of bogalusa louisianajackson co mississippi land deed bk 54 pp 181182 and the daily herald december 16 1933 p 2  it was from daniel dick that the nillorrell house was acquired by mary c o keefe ben o keefe john a o keefe and jody o keefe for 1200 in august 1925 mr dick left ocean springs and made his livelihood at los banos merced county california his brother carl mexi dick 19092000 resided in san ramon california where he expired on september 22 2000 in july 1930 mary c o keefe acquired three parcels of land at ocean springs from her brothers ja o keefe jh o keefe and jj ben o keefe the cottage property on west porter was included in this sale miss o keefe had to assume a mortgage of 1250 held by miss josephine friar 18831958 jackson co mississippi chancery court cause no 5649 jackson co mississippi land deed bk 63 pp 524525 and jackson co mississippi land deed bk 56 pp 349350 miss o keefe sold her porter street cottage to the catholic charities housing association in february 1970 it was removed when the villa maria was erected in midtown ocean springs between april 1970 and september 1971 jackson co mississippi land deed bk 371 p 506  villa maria considered the coast s first skyscraper and still one of the tallest buildings on the mississippi coast the villa maria is located on west porter street in ocean springs this 198 unit 13story 25 million dollar apartment complex was erected by the catholic charities housing association commencing in april 1970 and being completed in september 1971 the ribbon cutting was held on november 28 1971 structures along washington avenue and west porter street were demolished to erect the structure miss mary c o keefe sold her cottage on west porter to catholic charities and moved into the villa maria she expired here on january 22 1980 ocean springs 19271930  miss o keefe joined the faculty of the new ocean springs public school in the fall of 1927 she taught english her first year at the facility for 11500 per month or 103500 per year  the jackson county times september 24 1927 p 1  although mary c o keefe never married she led an active social life and appeared to be peripatetic by nature she had family and friends in new orleans and traveled there often for parties football games and the mardi gras season the year 1928 wasn t one of her better ones as in late february miss o keefe was badly bruised and shaken up in a car accident on her way to new orleans to view the carnival her car had skidded in loose gravel and overturned miss o keefe s friends pierre f donnes jr 18781938 and louise sic donnes 18851938 also received minor injuries  the daily herald february 28 1928 p 4 and the jackson county times february 25 1928  pierre f donnes jr was a new orleans born architect and yacht designer he built a home in gulf hills at present day 6200 ridge road which is extant and generally remembered as the warren jackson 18861972 home since it remained in the jackson family from september 1936 until october 1973 in june mary c o keefe was recovering from an appendectomy at hotel dieu in the crescent city  the jackson county times june 23 1928 p 2  in the spring of 1929 mary o keefe was elected superintendent of the ocean springs public schools she was to succeed professor sterling chandler at the commencement of the fall semester  the jackson county times march 16 1929 p 3  prior to the new school term miss o keefe and miss salome bailey later watkins the daughter of dr ol bailey attended for several weeks a lecture course at columbia university in new york city miss bailey went initially to visit with relatives in atlanta and met o keefe en route to new york  the jackson county times august 24 1929  new homes another woe of the 1930s for the o keefe family as previously mentioned was the loss of their family homestead the 1909 o keefe mansion on porter street in ocean springs it was forfeited to a government mortgage agency in december 1938 in march 1923 ben o keefe acquired the frank voivedich property on west howard avenue and fayard street he planned to make commercial use of this tract during the summer mr o keefe was operating a funeral parlor and burial business building in ocean springs  the daily herald march 27 1923 p 2  ben and tess o keefe and their family alice mary o keefe sebastian 19222011 jeremiah j jerry o keefe iii b 1923 dr john b o keefe 1925200 and joseph b o keefe 19301999 relocated to biloxi when mrs tess o keefe acquired a home and lot on fayard street from josephine fayard voivedich 18621940 in july 1937 this residence was in the rear of the o keefe funeral parlor at 601 west howard avenue harrison co mississippi land deed bk 216 pp 2930 during the final year of ww ii ben and tess o keefe and young ben moved into the old hopkins place at 823 west beach boulevard mrs o keefe acquired this home on a 23 acre tract on the east side of hopkins boulevard and fronting the mississippi sound for 20000 in february 1945 from dr ralph hopkins of new orleans harrison co mississippi land deed bk 273 pp 2930 in july 1945 the main street methodist church of biloxi purchased about one acre of land north of the o keefe home for a new sanctuary in early march 1948 dr bz welch chairman of the main street methodist church building committee announced plans for a new sanctuary on hopkins boulevard carl matthes was named architect in early january 1949 ground was broken to erect the new 200000 methodist church on hopkins boulevard harrison co mississippi land deed bk 276 pp 569570 and the daily herald march 1 1948 p 2 and january 7 1949 p 2 in november 1960 several years after jj ben o keefe expired in his biloxi beach front domicile mrs tess o keefe and her son dr john b o keefe sold 823 west beach boulevard to gulf towers inc by early november gulf towers a tenstory 2 million apartment building at 824 central beach boulevard was ready to break ground barlow and plunkett designed the structure for gulf towers inc lead operated by charles crisler jr a jackson attorney and jerry j o keefe a biloxi businessman howie construction of jackson mississippi was the general contractor harrison co mississippi land deed bk 471 pp 5758 and the daily herald november 5 1960 p 1 after the villa maria was opened on west porter street in september 1971 miss o keefe moved there and was a resident until her demise in january 1980  preview image prior to the first 1699 landing at ocean springs miss mary cahill o keefe was the director of the first 1699 iberville landing celebration at ocean springs which was held in conjunction with the coast wide pageant of march 1719 1939 miss elinor wright 19131953 the niece of hl hunt dallas oil tycoon and who would later married orwin j scharr 19142002 researched and wrote the script for the iberville landing other members of the planning committee for this event were iola f davidson 18831963 gertrude w mcclure d 1971 henrietta m gladney 19001978 virginia t lee 19011986 ap moran 18971967 and mayor charles bennett 18841971 in addition the daughters of henry l girot 18861953 and mabel judlin girot 18901956 were involved in the celebration with rose annette saxon mary handy and henry weyerstall lr henry weyerstall 19131987 beryl girot riviere 19162010 sally girot williams staley 19131961 georgine girot nicholson 19181998 rose annette saxon o keefe 19131987 mary handy lackey and ap fred moran 18971967 in his first of many appearances as iberville the french canadian soldier of fortune courtesy of beryl girot riviere  ocean springs 19311945  it would appear that miss o keefe didn t let the depression years at ocean springs interfere with her social life and summer holiday travel she went abroad in the summer of 1931 with vera malter nix 18911979 the wife of dr james t nix 18871945 and her daughter rosary nix hartel 19142000 they were accompanied by miss mildred van kamp of augusta georgia as previously related mary c o keefe cruised the caribbean sea with her dear friends the nix family of new orleans in the summer of 1932 and visited her brother jodie o keefe 18971932 at matanzas cuba shortly before his demise  the daily herald times august 11 1931 p 2 and august 2 1932 p 1  the following information summarizes some of mary c o keefe s activities during the captioned years 1934 in january 1934 miss o keefe attended the ball and supper dance of the athenians mardi gras organization at new orleans  the jackson county times february 3 1934  in april 1934 she went to two plays at new orleans during her weekend visit with friends  the jackson county times april 21 1934  1935 miss o keefe was the guest of dr james thomas nix and mrs spouse of new orleans she assisted in the receiving line at a yuletide dance given at the new orleans country club for their daughter miss rosary nix miss alice o keefe her young niece accompanied miss o keefe to the nix soiree  the jackson county times december 28 1935  1936 in july 1936 mary c o keefe left ocean springs and spent her summer vacation traveling her initial stop was at jackson mississippi where she visited with her brother major john a o keefe from mississippi miss o keefe stopped at winnetka illinois to see mrs fb thomas the culmination of this journey was montreal where she was the guest of mrs e valliquette  the jackson county times july 25 1936    1939 miss o keefe was the director of the first 1699 iberville landing celebration at ocean springs which was held in conjunction with the coast wide pageant of march 1719 1939 miss  elinor wright  19131953 the niece of hl hunt dallas oil tycoon and who would later married orwin j scharr 19142002 researched and wrote the script for the iberville landing other members of the planning committee for this event were  iola f davidson  18831963  gertrude w mcclure  d 1971  henrietta m gladney  19001978  virginia   t lee  19011986  ap moran  18971967 and  mayor charles bennett  18841971  the jackson county times january 28 1939 p 1  1940 in march 1940 miss o keefe was honored with membership in delta kappa gamma a national honorary educational fraternity a salient qualification for membership in delta kappa gamma was extraordinary achievements in the field of education miss o keefe had demonstrated outstanding leadership as during her short tenure as school superintendent the ocean springs public school had increased enrollment the elementary school had been reclassified from b to a the high school had become fully accredited and the school district had also been enlarged at this time mary c o keefe held memberships and offices in the following organizations jackson county teachers association vicepresident harrisonstonejackson junior college trustee jackson county high school accrediting commission member examining board of jackson county member newcomb alumnae coast club president junior red cross of jackson county chairman  the jackson county times march 30 1940 p 4  miss o keefe spoke to the ocean springs rotary club in november 1940  the jackson county times november 16 1940 p 1  1942 when miss rosary nix 19142000 was betrothed to stephen c hartel 19042003 a new orleans attorney in july 1942 miss o keefe was invited to the nuptial ceremony and was the houseguest of dr james t nix and vera m nix her parents the nix s edifice was situated at 1407 south carrollton in the crescent city rosary was a graduate of the academy of the sacred heart barat college at lake forest illinois and had attended newcomb college and columbia university she had been the queen of osiris and nereus and a maid in several of the larger new orleans carnival organizations the timespicayune july 1 1942 p 19  sibley s wall  19051963 following the retirement of miss mary cahill o keefe in july 1945 the os school board hired mr ss wall silbey s wall 19051963 was a native of decatur newton county mississippi mr wall came to ocean springs in the fall of 1945 from pascagoula where he had been since 1942 he was a graduate of mississippi southern college and had coached and was previously superintendent at beulahhubbard now newton county high school and vancleave high school superintendent wall resigned in 1950 to accept position with the new york life insurance company ss wall was succeeded as ocean springs school superintendent by the following nolan e taconi 19501971 allen t curry 19711990 dewey l herring 19901999 anna p hurt 19992006 robert hirsch 20062012 and bonita colemanpotter 2012present day  1943 ocean springs school superintendent mary cahill o keefe and brother colonel john o keefe 18911985 went to the pensacola naval air station to attend the graduation of their nephew lt jj jerry o keefe iii b 1923 naval aviator  the jackson county times july 3 1943  usmc lt jerry o keefe learned well in flight training as on his first combat mission in the south pacific theatre during wwii he destroyed five japanese aircraft it should be noted that jerry o keefe s father jj ben o keefe ii 18941954 was also a marine he left ocean springs for new orleans in late july 1918 with jasper colligan 18991951 to join other recruits bound for basic training at an eastern camp ben s departure left joseph h jodie o keefe 18971932 in charge of the family businesses livery and undertaking in addition jerry o keefe s son jj jody o keefe iv 19462007 served in the usmc from 19641967  the jackson county times april 28 1945 p 1 july 27 1918 and the history of jackson county mississippi 1989 p 303  1945 mary c o keefe resigned from her position as superintendent of the ocean springs public schools prior to the fall session of the 19451946 school term under her sixteenyear administration the public school of ocean springs maintained high academic standards and reached new levels of proficiency the elementary section advanced from a b to an a classification the high school became fully accredited and pupil enrollment increased by 33 per cent in the near future miss o keefe planned to work on a part time basis in the local school system  the daily herald april 6 1945 p 3   prior to her retirement from the field of education miss o keefe was recognized on may 22 1945 by her faculty and students she sat in the high school auditorium while the student body sang   good morning to miss o keefe   gifts of flowers photographs of the schools achievement during her administration and others from the band and faculty were bestowed on her miss o keefe spoke briefly to her pupils saying   that she had always wished to sit and enjoy a program in the auditorium and at last was realizing that desire  after thanking everyone for their gifts she concluded her comments with   the greatest gifts of all were carried in her heart place there by pupils whom she had taught    the jackson county times may 26 1945 p 4 and the daily herald may 28 1945 p 8  in june 1945 miss jessie boyd 18811963 who was a life friend of miss o keefe and career red cross relief worker was feted by her loyal friends at a buffet supper held at the gulf hills country club mary c o keefe presented miss boyd with several savings bonds as gifts from the guests who included miss ethel rice 18871969 mr and mrs george young miss bernadine wulff 18991992 mrs ed clothilde bailey campbell 19011995 mrs chester davis mrs john knippie and mrs john vera wulff cook 19061992  the jackson county times june 16 1945 p 1  mary c o keefe was succeeded as superintendent of the ocean springs public school by sibley s wall 19051963 a native of decatur newton county mississippi mr wall came to ocean springs from pascagoula he was a graduate of mississippi southern college and had coached and was previously superintendent at beulahhubbard now newton county high school and vancleave high school  the jackson county times july 28 1945 p 1  retirement years 19461980  miss mary c o keefe s retirement years are presented from information casually observed in local journals of the captioned interval as follows  1947 in june miss mary c o keefe returned to ocean springs after a delightful visit with colonel john a o keefe at bethesda maryland mrs l macweeney of rye new york and mrs john knipple in philadelphia pennsylvania  the jackson county times local and personal june 7 1947 p 8  19501952 miss o keefe entertained family and friends from new orleans shreveport and biloxi at gulf hills with a luncheon the young children of the visiting families were sent to the dude ranch to ride horses  the gulf coast times august 25 1950 p 8  in the fall of 1950 miss o keefe spent two months in the east visiting relatives and friends at bethesda maryland washington dc and philadelphia in maryland she stayed with colonel john o keefe s family and at washington dc miss helen bliss at philadelphia miss o keefe was entertained by john and ena knippel mrs knippel was the supervisor of music in the public school of philadelphia  the gulf coast times december 15 1950 p 1  mary c o keefe went to the sugar bowl game at new orleans with the ben o keefe family of biloxi kentucky 101 led by paul bear bryant defeated no 1 ranked oklahoma sooners 100 by the score of 137 miss mary stayed over for a short visit with her dear friend vera malter nix  the gulf coast times january 12 1951  in february 1951 miss o keefe traveled to bethesda maryland to visit colonel john o keefe her brother he had just had a serious eye operation  the gulf coast times february 22 1951 in november 1952 a tea was given for miss ann o neil  the gulf coast times november 27 1952 p 6  jeffrey h o keefe jeffrey h o keefe called jeff was a great nephew of miss mary cahill o keefe and with his siblings maureen o keefe ward and jeremiah j jody o keefe iv 19462007 shared some of their recollections of aunt mary with the author miss o keefe has been posthumously recognized as mississippi s first female school superintendent and also memorialized by having the 1927 ocean springs public school renamed the mary c o keefe cultural center for arts and education in her honor miss o keefe had a profound positive influence on her students and many credit their successful marriages and careers to her strict discipline and high ethical and academic standards 1957 miss o keefe broke a bone in her left foot resulting from a fall her foot was placed in a cast  the ocean springs news january 24 1957  19591962 miss o keefe came out of retirement for a few years and taught french at the sacred heart academy in biloxi she is remembered during this interval by her great niece maureen o keefe ward as always dressed very elegantly with touches of lace here and there or a beautiful pin on her lapel spiffy spectator pumps and stockings maureen o ward september 9 1998  1970 miss o keefe sold her cottage property on west porter to the catholic charities housing association on february 20 1970 the villa maria a sevenstory building which houses a retirement community was built north of her property construction commenced here in april 1970 jackson county mississippi land deed bk 371 p 506 and the ocean springs record april 16 1970 p 1  1980 mary c o keefe was living in the villa maria at time of demise on january 22 1980 her corporal remains were cremated and interred in the o keefe family burial plot at the evergreen cemetery in ocean springs miss o keefe s obituary relates that she was a former president of jackson county teachers association and former member of the board of trustees of the mississippi gulf coast junior college her university associations included being an alumna of dominican and newcomb colleges of new orleans a member of the iota chapter of delta epsilon sigma alpha and delta kappa gamma of which she was a charter member of the zeta chapter miss o keefe worshiped at st alphonsus roman catholic church where she was also a member of the altar society  the ocean springs record january 24 1980 p 3  family remembrances several of miss o keefe s great nephews and a great niece now submit their childhood recollections of their wonderful aunt mary or tante marie as she might have preferred being the unabashed francophile that she was jj jody o keefe iv   19462007  i remember that as a child we used to visit aunt mary at her home on porter street she had a very exquisite collection of demitasse cups and saucers she loved to make us cafe au lait we would usually sit on her porch and sip it while she would tell us stories about jean lafitte bluebeard and other pirates and stories about other fascinating or exciting characters she also taught us to sing frere jacques in french hickory dickory dock and other nursery songs once she invited me to lunch with one of her friends at allman s restaurant at the foot of the old ocean springsbiloxi bridge she embarrassed the hell out of me because she and her friend both kept commenting throughout lunch about how pretty i was and how long and beautiful my eyelashes were not good news or well accepted by a boy about five or six years of age september 4 1999  jeffery h o keefe  b 1956  my memories of aunt mary differ drastically from other folks i have heard that she ruled with an iron fist at the school i remember going to her house where the villa maria s asphalt parking lot is today she was always so pleasant and loved to visit aunt mary had those cut glass doors which now hang on the funeral home on the front of her house for many years she had some beautiful antiques in her home september 2 1999  maureen o keefe ward   b 1945  the words aunt mary immediately conjure up specific and rich memoriesapproaching her neat white picket fence which wasn t so high that it scared a child walking up onto her tiny front screen porch and immediately confronting her colorful blackbeard figurines by the andersons the historical significance of which aunt mary was always happy to dramatize with great verve and then entering through the front door into the wonderland of her small but beautifully appointed white frame house aunt mary and her petite house were always in perfect orderfrom antique wicker furniture covered in cozy pillows to elderly oriental rugs topped by glassfront cabinets filled with jewellike demitasse cups and saucers gathered patiently on her world travels to the paintings and lovely della robia sculpture on the walls through to her tiny dining room kitchen and bedroom she loved to host my sisters and me at tea parties during which we got to select our favorite cup and saucer from which to sip sitting around her dining room we would nibble and drink and converse with our best manners on display without ever needing to ask aunt mary always called forth our most perfect behavior we didn t want to risk her displeasure  during summertime when our many shreveport cousins came to visit she d invite two or three tables of us to her house for an afternoon of canasta and iced tea or lemonade and cookies in addition to expecting proper manners she thought the welltrained great niece ought to know how to play bridge canasta heartsye gods even battle go fish and old maid she taught us carefully and joined the raucous girlish fun as we mastered her tutelage in later years i got to know her as a formal teacher she taught my sacred heart classmates and me french for several years trilling her rrrr s with great gusto and openly admiring charles de gaulle and everything francais since we were typical young teenyboppers though i imagine that her majestic figure perfect posture fine clothes and bluewhite hair made a far more lasting impression on us than her french vocabulary and culture lessons i was very sad when her home was torn down to make way for villa maria though aunt mary apparently was at peace with the move and cheerfully adorned her two rooms there with furnishings from the old house our routine during those years was to drive over each sunday at noon deliver a plate of our warm dinner to her and chat awhile at least on the days when she didn t come across to biloxi and join in the family meal we were sad when she developed shingles and difficulty breathing and started mentioning to our mother that she was ready to go home making it clear that she wasn t describing her apartment at villa maria i m sure tante marie is elegantly adorning heaven now and having teas with mama ceci and nannaw from time to time  september 5 1999   to be continued  3010 views  ', 0);
