 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 daily herald   mrs  sic  viola  sic  glennnan   january 22 1969 the daily herald   miss maud colbet   august 21 1969 the daily herald   miss maurice  sic  tucei   august 21 1969 2009 the sun herald   althea glennan anderson   april 6 2004 p a  the sun herald   glennan e anderson   april 11 2009 p a 251 views  