 croatian arrivals from losinj croatiaantonsich benvenutti budinich evanosich martinolich nadalich ragusin and swansine sforzin  croatian arrivals from losinj croatiaantonsich benvenutti budinich evanosich martinolich nadalich ragusin and swansine sforzin osarep mon 12312012 1349  lussingrande   italian  or veli losinj  croatian  antonsich   john antonsich  18691937 was born february 22 1869 at veli losinj croatia he arrived at new orleans on august 15 1900 aboard the ss augusta imbarking from glascow scotland he married jennie budnich 18761930 at nola in 1900 they moved to bunkie avoyelles parish louisiana where they remained until october 1915 when they relocated to biloxi mississippi antonsich children born at bunkie louisiana were  jennie antonsich  19051977 m anthony filipich 18971969  anthony joseph murge antonsich  19111980 m melody prevost 19191993  louise antonsich  19122002 m michael bumbera 19131982  lenora antonsich  19092005 m nikola nicholas pitalo 19021981 and  anna may antonsich  1915 m max a robinson 19101976  children mary antonsich mary antonsich  18981939 was born in losinj county primorskogoranska croatia she married  steve grasich  18861958 a natve of brac county splitdalmatia croatia mary was born in losinj croatia she expired at biloxi on october 12 1939 children john s grasich 19181996 louis grasich 1919 catarina katherine grasich 1920 joseph grasich 19231925 jennie may grasich 19241924 louise grasich 1925 m walter l palmer 19241991 louise anna grasich 19272005 frieda grasich 19291964 m eugene j kerr 19282011 and infant grasich 19391939  jennie antonsich   anthony j antonsich   louise antonsich   lenora antonsich   anna may antonsich   references   the daily herald john antonsich files citizenship petition april 22 1920 the daily herald aliens may learn from reading may 12 1920 the daily herald mrs mary antonsich gracich dies october 13 1936 the daily herald joseph antonsich april 7 1980 the sun herald melody prevost antonsich march 1993 the sun herald anthony antonsich october 9 1996 the sun herald louise a bumbera july 2 2002 the sun herald leonora a pitalo march 13 2005  nerezine     benvenutti  lr topanthony d benvenutti and catherine didedominicich benvenutti bottomjoseph n benvenutti and anthony d benvenutti jr courtesy of dorothy ann niolet benvenuttipass christian mississippifebruary 2013  anthony d benvenutti  anthony tony dominic benvenutti 18601932 and catherine di dedominicich 18541924 his spouse were among the founders of this coast croatian family tony was born at nerezine losinj primorjegorski kotar county croatia he came to america in 1886 and was naturalized on may 30 1901 in hancock county mississippi the timespicayune september 30 1932 p 2 and hancock co mississippi circuit court minute book 5 p 272 tony and catherine d benvenutti were the parents of at least two sons anthony d benvenutti jr m mary louise mccabe and joseph nicholas benvenutti 18961968 m cornelia mary garriga 19061990 tony benvenutti expired at bay st louis mississippi on september 1932 catherine had died in april 1924 as the result of burns received when her clothing caught fire in a domestic accident the timespicayune september 30 1932 p 2 and april 26 1924 p 11  frank s benvenutti and louise desblais benvenutti  courtesy of dorothy ann niolet benvenuttipass christian mississippifebruary 2013  frank benvenutti  francisco frank simon benvenutti 18631906 was born on february 18 1863 at nerezine losinj primorjegorski kotar county croatia to domenico benvenutti 18331866 and domenica illichfano family lore relates that frank was a stowaway on steamer that left trieste for new orleans he arrived in the crescent city in 1880 and married mary louise desbles or desblais 18681943 between 1889 and 1893 they were the parents of john benvenutti b 1887 joseph benvenutti b 1889 estella benvenutti 18931988 m henry j meyer dora benvenutti b 1895 m mr cox maximillian benvenutti 18981979 m elosie a delaney 19011983 florence benvenutti 19001988 m joseph lacoste augustina benvenutti 19052000 m ernest sperier 19011983 and albert joseph benvenutti 19061987 m clara woodcock 19111999  anthony d benvenutti jr   anthony d benvenutti jr married mary louise mccabe 18951972 a native of new orleans they lived on state street in bay st louis mississippi where they reared the following children anthony d benvenutti iii peter j benvenutti catherine b steele mary b monti ann b blaize alice b blanco lucille b young and betty b protto the daily herald february 23 1972 p 2  references   the daily herald mrs mary benvenutti febriary 23 1972 the sun herald ernest f ben benvenutti september 7 1994 the sun herald clara w benvenutti may 26 1999 p a9 the sun herald hugh r benvenutti march 26 2000 p a9 the sun herald catherine a sperier april 20 2000 p a7 the timespicayune woman catherine d benvenutti dies of burns april 261924 p 11 the timespicayune anthony dominic sr benvenutti september 30 1932 p 2 the timespicayune anthony dominic jr benvenutti october 8 1961 p 8 the timespicayune joseph nicholas benvenutti october 8 1968 p 19 the timespicayune maximillian benvenutti april 18 1979 p 16 the timespicayune elose delaney benvenutti may 1983 p the timespicayune estella benvenutti meyer november 30 1988 p 24  budinich   john joseph budinich  18761957 was born at lussin grande on the croatian island of losinj county splitdalmatia on august 6 1879 he left croatia then a possession of austria and went to sea when he was but a lad of twelve years of age john j budinich came to america arriving at new york city in september 1900 having embarked from trieste austria on the ss gotfritt jenker  mr budinich came to biloxi in january 1901 in harrison county mississippi on september 26 1904 he married catherine battaya  18841932 the daughter of battaya and harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 16 p 115 and the daily herald august 10 1914 p 2 when mr budinich declared his intentions to become an american citizen in augsut 1914 he related to authorities that  i will not fight for austria me no no no i fight under the stars and what you call it if emperior francis joseph want me to fight he lead me to the depot in a coffin   the daily herald august 10 1914 p 2 john joseph budinich was naturalized in the south mississippi division of the us district court at biloxi mississippi on november 24 1920 petition for naturalization southen mississippi district court no 203 and naturalization certificate no 1511951  children   antonia j budinich antonia juliet budinich  19071993 was born april 13 1907 she married robert augustus malone in harrison county mississippi on april 20 1925 antonia b malone expired at sedalia pettis co missouri in september 1993 their first child shirley malone was born on july 30 1926 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 37 p 5 and the daily herald august 2 1926 p 2  louis r budinich louis rudolph budinich  19091909 was born in january 1909 he expired at biloxi mississippi on may 16 1909 the family was domiciled at 412 delaunay street and the infant budinich s corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery the biloxi daily herald may 17 1909 p 1  hilda m budinich hilda mae budinich  19102000 was born july 21 1909 she married neil henry mcallister on june 26 1923 in harrison county mississippi they were the parents of after the demise of neil h mcallister she married willie clyde may  francis j budinich francis j buck budinich  19111989 was at born at biloxi mississippi on november 16 1911 he married anna hartman  19131969 children dawn b thomas and rodney budinich buck budinich died at ocean springs on february 5 1989 interred biloxi cemetery the sun herald february 8 1989 p a4  george r budinich george rudolph budinich  19141957 was born november 14 1915  carl a budinich carl arsane budinich  19172009 was born january 16 1917 he married alma rebecca lewis  19221999 a native of gloster massachusetts in harrison co mississippi on january 6 1942 they were the parents of two children carl a budinich jr m brenda joy roig in august 1966 and sue budinich m worthy mcclure  references  the biloxi daily herald   necrologylouis rudolph budinich   may 17 1909 the daily herald     john joseph budinich  will not fight for native land   august 10 1914 the daily herald   former biloxian  joseph argentina  fighting in austrian army   june 1 1915 the daily herald   daughter  shirley  born to malones   august 2 1926 the daily herald   mrs budnich succumbs   march 3 1932 the daily herald   john j budinich   october 1957 the daily herald   george budinich   november 7 1957 the sun herald   francis buck budinich   february 8 1989 the sun herald   alma rebecca budinich   december 22 1999 the sun herald   hilda mcallister   june 18 2000 the sun herald   bertha june budinich redmond   july 12 2007  the sun herald   carl arsane budinich sr   november 8 2009 timespicayune   miss brenda joy roig  photo     august 141966  lussinpiccolo  italian or  mali losinj  croatian  st james catholic church cemetery pass christian road gulfport handsboro mississippi  martinolich   frank martinolich sr  died at delisle missississippi last sunday december 1st in his 84th year he was a citizen of this county for 22 years and was born at lussin losinj croatia austria he was decorated by the austrian government for services rendered during the war of 1866 true to his church he was a very devout catholic and he died with all the sacraments of the church the funeral took place at handsboro was attended by a large number of friends and relatives of the deceased rev father kuhn conducted the services the deceased was a ship carpenter and well known in the community and the possessor of many staunch friends he was the father of matthew martinolich  18611934 of handsboro and frank martinolich jr  18661912 the pallbearers were john marchitich a close friend of the family leon sellier of delisle mr lapoci and others from the daily herald december 5 1912 p  matteo martinolich    the biloxi herald august 14 1897 p 5    matteo martinolich  18611934 was born february 11 1861 at lussinpiccolo primorjegorski kotar county croatia the son of francisco frank stanislaus martinolich 18291912 and maria martinolich 18211896 the frank s martinolich family came to america and settled in harrison couty mississippi circa 18831900 harrison co mississippi federal census r 809 p 4a ed 33 on october 28 1885 he married johanna pavolini  18641932 the daughter of antonio pavolini and margarita marsolina in 1885 their nuptials were celebrated at our lady of the gulf catholic church in bay st louis hancock county mississippi lepre 1995 p 250 matteo and johanna were the parents of  francis a martinolich  18861911  antonio r martinolich  18881976 m klara kuhn 18951976  john j martinolich  18901952  marie mamie martinolich  1892 m mr campbell  clara victoria martinolich  18941979 m thomas d webb 18951970  joseph dominique martinolich  18961983 m inez m delmas 18981989  andrew kenneth martinolich  18981989 m charlene jeannette schmidt 19091989  catherine odile martinolich  19001991 and anna martinolich  19021993 m mr pix 1900 and 1910 harrison co mississippi federal census r 809 p 4a ed33 and t624741 p 4b ed 37  st james catholic church cemetery pass christian road gulfport handsboro mississippi  matteo martinolich  from lang 1936 p 160 at the age of 14 years matteo martinolich entered the poland   navy yard as an apprentice to learn shipbuilding mechanics and design at the age of 21 years he came to america through the port of new orleans and was soon joined by frank martinolich his brother matteo martinolich settled at delisle in harrison county mississippi from delisle he relocated to handsboro harrison county mississippi and established the martinolich shipbuilding company here he built hundreds of boats which sailed american waters as well as the seven seas in 1906 matteo entered the government service for six and constructed dams locks and barges on rivers in eastern alabama and western georgia in his absence frank martinolich maintained the boat building enterprises at delisle and handsboro during world war i matteo martinolich designed and built many water craft at handsboro for frank j stuard of gulfport he was the first designer to introduce mississippi pine in the construction of seagoing vessel which was approved by the marine underwriters after the great war martinolich established the handsboro ice plant which by 1936 was operated by ar martinolich his son matteo martinolich died on december 23 1934 his corporal remains as those of his wife parents and some children were interred in the st james catholic church cemetery at handsboro harrison county mississippi   lang probably meant pula navy yard at present day pula istria county croatia  1910 federal censusharrison co mississippi has matteo martinloich at handsboro mississippi as a shipbuilder   schooner josephine mestier  built 1893 by matteo martinolich  children   francis a martinolich francis frank alphonse martinolich 18861911 was born september 17 1886 at delisle harrison county mississippi to matteo martinolich 18611934 and johanna pavolini 18641930 when frank was a child the martinolich family relocated from delisle to handsboro harrison county mississippi in 1910 frank made his livelihood as a gas engineer until his health began to fail he expired on june 2 1911 in his parent s home in handsboro frank never married and he was survived by his parents six brothers and four sisters his corporal remains were interred in the catholic cemetery at handsboro mississippi lepre vol ii 1995 p 161 and the daily herald june 3 1911 p 4    antonio r martinolich antonio anthony romain roman martinolich 18881976 was born november 18 1888 at delisle harrison county mississippi to mateo martinolich 18611934 and johanna pavolini 18641930 he married klara kuhn 18951976 a 1910 immigrant and native of erding bavaria germany on october 1 1913 in handsboro harrison county mississippi lepre 1991 p 212 an harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 25 p 437 at handsboro mississippi anthony r martinolich made his livelihood manufacturing ice they were the parents of frank a martinolich 19141968 irma c martinolich 19151966 juanita martinolich 19172012 m maurice greenwald 19121984 genevieve martinolich 19181934 and elaine martinolich b 19241920 and 1930 harrison co mississippi federal census anthony r martinolich expired on december 24 1976 he was preceded n death by his spouse klara kuhn martinolich who died on january 13 1976 they and their following children were interred in the st james catholic cemetery in gulfport mississippi frank a martinolich 19141968 irma c martinolich 19151966 juanita m greenwald 19172012 and spouse maurice greenwald 19121984 genevieve martinolich 19181934 and elaine martinolich 19232013  john martinolich john j martinolich 18901952 was born september 17 1890 he worked in the handsboro area until 1913 and relocated to houston texas here he married sadie e martinolich 18951930 circa 1916 lepre vol ii 19951 p 161  marie martinolich   clara v martinolich clara victoria martinolich 18941979 was born march 12 1894 she married thomas david webb 18951970 in harrison county mississippi on november 3 1920 lepre 1991 p 212 and mississippi circuit court mrb 32 p 432 in 1930 clara m webb and thomas d webb 18951970 were residents of old pass road in mississippi city at this time mr webb was employed as a truck driver delivering ice very probably for clara s brother anthony r martinolich their children were thomas d webb jr 19211998 m elizabeth webb clara webb 1924 john webb 1926 helen webb b 1930 m william ned satchfield 19252008 virginia webb m charles gavagnie and robert a webb 193320091930 harrison co mississippi federal census r1146 p 13a ed 19 thomas david webb died march 1970 clara lived until october 1979  joseph d martinolich  joseph dominique martinolich 18961983 was born february 10 1896 he married inez m delmas 18981989 on november 30 1922 in harrison county mississippi lepre 1991 p 212 and harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 34 p 372 children joseph d martinolich 1924  dorothy adaire martinolich  19252015 m joseph o donnell collins 19212012 margaret e martinolich 19262002 m george joseph peranich 19192006 doris marie martinolich 1928 m thomas walter sheffield and charles j martinolich 1929  children    obituary for dorothy dot adair martinolich collins   dorothy adair martinolich dot collins  19252015 died peacefully at her home on july 19 2015 dorothy was born in handsboro to joseph dominic martinolich and inez delmas martinolich and was a proud graduate of the gulfport high school class of 1943 dorothy s first and most important vocation was as a wife to joseph her husband of 66 years and as a loving mother and example to her daughter and sons she was a devoted member of our lady of fatima parish where she served as a eucharistic minister a member of the altar society and a volunteer for the saint vincent de paul society after raising her children she attended college and enjoyed oil painting becoming an accomplished artist dorothy was preceded in death by her husband joseph o donnell collins sr her mother and father her sister margaret peranich her brother charles daughterinlaw francesca mathews collins brothersinlaw francis x collins william j collins jr paul j collins edmund d wilson louis gaddy and george peranich and sistersinlaw dorothy gates collins and jane collins she is survived by her sons joseph jr and wife colleen charles sr and wife debbie daniel and wife terese and daughter deborah collins jones dorothy was proud of her twelve grandchildren emily collins orgler raymond allison collins kline clayton justin collins liza charles collins jr sarah nicholas collins kenneth jones ii leigh gregory collins jessica laura collins dennis john benjamin collins jackie kathryn collins austin collins and tiffany jones and her great grandchildren oliver collins clayton kline ii charles collins iii sawyer collins claire collins and frazier jones dorothy is also survived by her brother joseph d martinolich sisters doris kansteiner and husband larry agnes gaddy and carolyn carden and husband charles brotherinlaw leonard a collins and wife lucille and sistersinlaw rose mrs paul j collins mary collins mrs edmund d wilson and rosemary mrs francis x collins she also leaves behind many nieces and nephews dorothy s grandsons will serve as her pallbearers visitation will be friday july 24 2015 from 900 am to 1000 am followed at 1000 am by a mass of christian burial at our lady of fatima catholic church pass road biloxi burial will follow at southern memorial park the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral home is in charge of arrangements the sun herald july 23 2015  andrew k martinolich andrew kenneth martinolich 18981989 was born  catherine o martinolich catherine odile martinolich 19001991 was born march 7 1900 lepre 1991 p 212  anna j martinolich anna johanna martinolich 19021993 was born march 3 1902 she also moved to houston texas and in 1930 was working as a sales clerk in a department store circa 1937 in harris county texas anna married william miner crowell pix 18951954 a native of galveston texas kareen claire pix a daughter was born on march 13 1939 in houston texas kareen married george h gore in october 1979 in harris county texas 1930 harris co texas federal census r 2346 p 10a ed 67 anna j martinolich pix expired on december 16 1993 at houston harris county texas she was preceded in death by miner crowell pix her spouse who passed on april 25 1954 johanna pavolini martinolich expired in her home on old pass road at handsboro mississippi on  delisle cemetery harrison county mississippi frank s martinolich jr   frank stanislaus martinolich jr  18661912 was born in november 1866 in lussinpiccolo primorjegorski kotar county croatia in harrison county mississippi he married armentine pavolini  18771905 in october 1888 they were the parents of louis de gonzaga martinolich 18891920 mateo martinolich 18911891 louise martinolich 18931913 antonia marguerite martinolich 18961898 theresa eolina martinolich 1898 laura martinolich 19021981 m howard g cuevas and mr rosemann agnes martinolich 1906 leo martinolich 19051914 and jessie martinolich 19071914 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 8 p 423  children leo martinolich leo martinolich 19051914  jessie martinolich jessie martionlich 19071914  references  john h lang  history of harrison county mississippi  the dixie press gulfport mississippi1936 jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume i catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991 jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume ii catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1995 jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume iii catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1995  journals the biloxi herald   latest city news august 22 1896 the daily herald   frank martinolich june 3 1911 the daily herald   sad death of frank martinolich may 15 1912 the daily herald   death of frank martinolich sr december 5 1912 the daily herald   handsboro boys jesse and leo martinolich sink to bottom of swift stream june 30 1914 the daily herald   mrs m johanna pavolini martinolich dies at handsboro november 7 1932 the daily herald   matteo martinolich dies december 24 1934 the daily herald   john martinolich august 8 1952 the sun herald   thomas david webb jr april 7 1998 the sun herald   robert anthony webb october 2009  the sun herald   juanita martinolich greenwald may 3 2012 the sun herald   joseph o collins sr october 24 2012 the sun herald   elaine martinolich may 16 2013 the sun herald   dorothy adair martinolich collins july 23 2015  nadalich   john nadalich john nadalich  18801919 was born august 16 1878 tombstone relates september 16 1880 at mali losinj istria county croatia john left trieste aboard the ss girty and arrived a new york city on july 16 1898 in february 1918 he was described as being 6 feet tall and weighing 178 pounds declaration of intent no 452southern district court of southern mississippifebruary 28 1918 john nadalich married sedonia perria 18821968 a native of delisle harrison county in harrison county mississippi on may 29 1907 their known children emma nadalich 19101978 m anthony w covacvich 19071997 juanita nadalich 19121996 ida mae nadalich 19141996 m anthony tony misko 19111993 and francis j nadalich 19171995 m weida toot hebert 19212012 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 19 p 104  blaz milian john nadalich expired on july 15 1919 in may 1920 sedonia p nadalich married  blaz vlaho milian  18811946 a shrimp boat captain and croatian immigrant from dubrovnik they had a son george edward milian 19201979 blaz milian became the stepfather of the children of the nadalich children and reared them at 510 bohn street in biloxi mississippi the daily herald may 18 1920 p 4  children   emma nadalich   emma nadalich  19101978 was born on she married anthony w covacevich the son of jacob covacevich 18751962 and at st michael s catholic church on march 6 1929 they made their home at 510 bohn street with b  francis j nadalich francis monk john nadalich  19171995 was born august 21 1917 he married weida hebert 19212012 a native of abbeville vermilion parish louisiana and the daughter of o neil hebert and elia hebert in harrison county mississippi on december 13 1939 they were the parents of francis j butch nadalich jr 19392002 o neal neal james nadalich 19451994 m linda gale prekup and mary sue patronas diane nadalich 1949 m joseph james casano jr and terry gordon harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb  children   francis j nadalich   francis john nadalich  19392002 called butch was born at biloxi mississippi on december 13 1939 he graduated from bhs in 1957 butch passed on 5 june 2002 at nashville tennessee he was survivied by two children christopher o neal nadalich of jackson mississippi and catharine nadalich parma of of nashville three grandchildren his mother at biloxi and sister diane nadlaich gordon of las vegas nevada the sun herald june 8 2002 weida toot hebert was born july 29 1921 she expired on november 24 2012 at las vegas nevada where she went to reside with diane nadalich terry her daughter after hurricane katrina toot nadalich was preceded in death by her spouse two sons her parents brothers electon hebert wade hebert ridley hebert ellison hebert edmond hebert and willis hebert sisters nita hebert toups and electa hebert smith a memorial service at biloxi mississippi was planned the sun herald december 5 2012 p a5  references  the daily herald   covacevichnadalich   march 7 1929 the sun herald    francis monk nadalich   november 81995 the sun herald    francis j nadalich   june 8 2002 the sun herald    weida hebert nadalich   december 5 2012  ragusin   anthony ragusin anthony ragusin 18611940 known on the mississippi coast as captain tony was born august 15 1861 at lussin piccolo croatia he arrived in new york city in 1880 having sailed from liverpool england aboard the city of paris sam ragusin captain tony s brother settled at seattle washington while jack ragusin remained at losinj croatia captain tony settled at biloxi mississippi circa 1885 where he found employment in local shipyards at pascagoula and biloxi he also was employed at the dantzler foundry at gulfport mississippi as well as rigging vessels and sail repair the daily herald april 15 1940 p 10 anthony ragusin with mary bunicich 18721944 his spouse reared four children at 525 east howard avenue  antonia ragusin  19082001 m thomas cvitanovich 18951977  mary ragusin  19091999 m john j askin 18951958  anna ragusin m stanley david lodrigues 19121999 and  joseph a ragusin  19141978 m camille exnicios 19112000  joseph ragusin   st louis cemetery no 3 new orleans    marco ragusin marco ragusin 18581911 married mary swansine  18691928 on march 3 1886 in new orleans louisiana she was the daughter of antonio tony sforzin 18321888 the progenitor of the swansine family in louisiana and the mississippi coast and domenica mattea matteo vidulich 18501910 the daughter of giovanni vidulich and mattea ostromann antonio sforzin was born circa 1832 in croatia the child of francesco sforzin and maddalena schierbich on 28 oct 1863 at the zagreb roman catholic church in mali losinj primorjegorski kotar croatia tony sforzin swansine married domenica mattea matteo vidulich 18501910 daughter of giovanni vidulich and mattea ostromanntony sforzin brought his wife and three children to the united states through the port of new orleans in 1887 he died shortly after their arrival and his widow married antonio capt toney bunicich in new orleans in october 1889 from the biloxi daily herald october 14 1900 marco ragusin arrived at new orleans in 1870 and became a naturalized citizen at new orleans on may 8 1885 he was a successful schooner captain in his early years and then retired from the sea and opened a saloon in the crescent city during their married life the couple lived in new orleans in 1911 mary lost marco her husband on may 8th and her only son anthony ragusin 18911911 on september 30th she and her only daughter inez ragusin turcotte 19001993 then moved to biloxi mississippi and for some time lived with mary s widowed sister matilda swansine simonich 18771948 mary swansine ragusin died in new orleans on november 4 1928 and was interred with her husband and son at st louis cemetery no 3 in the crescent city  inez ragusin on september 17 1934 inez ragusin called cuz married alfred arsene turcotte 18971948 a native of barre vermont whose parents were wilfred turcotte and georgianna pineault french canadian immigrants their nuptials were at st raymond s catholic church in nola alfred s father worked in a vermont quarry prior to this marriage alfred a turcotte had been married to maria fontami turcotte a 1907 french canadian lady who brought irene fontami 19191930 her massachusetts born daughter into the marriage  the daily herald september 21 1934 p 7  and 1930 norfolk co massachusetts federal census r 932 p 29b ed 2 after their wedding in the crescent city the turcottes settled at biloxi mississippi at 228 thomas street alfred a turcotte had been an employee of the veterans administration for nearly one year apparently they left biloxi for new england before april 1942 here alfred a turcotte registered for the wwii draft in april 1942 and related that he was married to inez turcotte and a resident of bellingham massachusetts at this time he was employed by the city of bellingham their mailing address was rfd no 1 woonsocket rhode island alfred expired at alexandria louisina on march 30 1948 the daily herald april 1 1948 p 5 inez ragusin turcotte expired at biloxi mississippi on january 8 1993 her corporal remains were sent to nola for internement in st louis cemetery no 3 she had been clerk for southern bell s chief operators for thirtythree years a member of pioneers of america and the nbvm catholic church and altar society  the sun herald january 10 1993 p a2    references  the daily herald   city news   september 12 1908 the daily herald   city news   august 25 1909 the daily herald   biloxi society and personal items   may 10 1911 the daily herald   declaration of intention   joseph ragusin     april 17 1916 the daily herald     av  ragusin is a marvel   september 10 1925 the daily herald   miss ragusin s shower   june 6 1927 the daily herald    turcotteragusin   september 21 1934 the daily herald   anthony ragusin age 78 dies   april 15 1940 the daily herald   mrs mary  bunicich or buninich  ragusin dies   december 11 1944 the daily herald   aa turcotte dies   april 1 1948 the new orleans item    funeral marco ragusin   may 9 1911 the sun herald    inez cuz turcotte   january 10 1993 p a2 the sun herald    antonio  sic ragusin  cvitanovich   november 13 2001 p a5    anthony s ragusin  anthony s ragusin 181910 married mary josephine milinovich 18781966 at nbvm on july 14 1901 she was the daughter of adam milinovich and anna matlovich both austrian immigrants in 1880 the adam milinovich family was domiciled at port eads south pass of the mississippi river plaquemines parish louisiana 1880 plaquemines parish louisiana r465 ed 141 p 221a the five children of anthony s ragusin and mary j milinovich that were all born at biloxi mississippi anthnoy v ragusin 19021997 m edith bill 19041979 albert j ragusin 19041991 m ruth bellande 19061993 mary victoria ragusin 19061994 m joseph francis carro 19151986 anna louise ragusin 19081908 and lydia ragusin 19091993 m charles o flickner 191819881910 harrison county mississippi federal census t624740 p 1a ed 35  anthony v ragusin mr biloxi     lr  matt lyons and  mr biloxi   anthony v tony ragusin   anthony v ragusin  19021997 was born on april 22 1902 at biloxi mississippi the son of anthony s ragusin 181910 a croatian immigrant fisherman and mary josephine milinovich 18781966 a native of port eads plaquemines parish louisiana mary j ragusin was the daughter of adam milinovich 18411880 and anna matlovich 18431880 both natives of croatia 1880 plaquemines parish louisiana r465 ed 141 p 221a anthony v ragusin was the oldest of the five children of anthony s ragusin and mary j milinovich that were all born at biloxi mississippi his siblings were albert j ragusin 19041991 m ruth bellande 19061993 mary victoria ragusin 19061994 m joseph francis carro 19151986 anna louise ragusin 19081908 and lydia ragusin 19091993 m charles o flickner 191819881910 harrison county mississippi federal census t624740 p 1a ed 35  marriage and family on november 1 1926 av tony ragusin married edith bill 19041979 edith was the daughter of bill and harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 38 p 499  chamber of commerce   1938 mississippi art association exhibit   military career   albert j ragusin   albert j ragusin and ruth c bellande ragusin   albert joseph ragusin  19041991 married ruth cecelia bellande  19061993 at the old st john s catholic church on bayview avenue and main street in early november 1939 father jp mcglade officiated in the presence of their attendants mildred izard and philip capuana ruth cecelia bellande was born on september 25 1906 to peter bellande 18711933 and alice caillavet 18721955   daily herald november 6 1939 p 8   the ragusins lived for many years at 607 santini street in biloxi where albert had a plumbing business as a youth he had left school to sell newspapers to help support his family albert s father antonio s ragusin 18661911 a croatian immigrant died in june 1911 at biloxi from blood poisoning resulting from a sting ray wound in 1916 albert ragusin was residing with his family at 756 reynoir street he and his older brother tony ragusin 19021997 were newsboys at the time albert wrote an article about biloxi that was published in december issue of  the lone scout  a magazine for boys with a national circulation of about 150000 readers  the daily herald january 5 1917 p 2    albert j ragusin at losinj  lr albert j ragusin 19041991 ruth bellande ragusin 19061993 jackie tabb b 1943 jacobina gospodinovich tabb 19142006 dominic leperi 19202004 and margaret rita gospodinovich leperi 19232008 image may 1985 with the courtesy of jackie tabb albert j ragusin learned to plumb at the biloxi plumbing heating company owned by henry l schwan and charles coquet sr he commenced work for 750 per week as a journeyman plumber he worked on the edgewater hotel ragusin then went to kansas city for advanced training he passed the kansas city plumbing examination board returning to biloxi albert and fred demourelle sr commenced their own business demourelle ragusin prior to the stock market crash of october 1929 mr ragusin went to chicago and flint michigan at flint he worked on a large construction project in july 1941 he joined the civil service at kafb as the chief foreman plumber for a salary of 2600 per year his first job was to supervise the laying of water lines to the tents ragusin retired from the civil service circa 1973 at this time he held the title of superintendent of pavements and grounds in the civil engineering department of the military base  the daily herald may 24 1929 p 9 november 6 1939 p 8 and june 12 1971 p c3   in his retirement years albert j ragusin was active in yard work wood turning and senior citizens activities he was chosen to the mississippi joint state legislative commission and served at least two terms this commission represented the legislative interest of about 5000 members of aarp and the national retired teachers association in jackson harrison hancock stone pear river george and greene counties of south mississippi  the ocean springs record november 11 1976 p 3   in 1956 the ragusins built a lovely domicile at 104 st charles street on the north shore of back bay the bay front home was legated to fern davidson dubaz o neal after the demise of ruth bellande ragusin in 1993 the raguaino neal place was heavily damaged by hurricane katrina in late august 2005 and demolished in the fall of 2005 in their younger days they traveled extensively throughout north america by automobile they enjoyed many visits to the riley family in denver colorado in recent years the couple has made trips to europe albert fulfilled a life long ambition by visiting the dalmatian coast of croatia the birthplace of his parents in 1989 the ragusins celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at their residence with a family reunion party although ruth and albert were childless they have been very supportive of their close relatives through the years albert j ragusin died october 1 1991 ruth bellande ragusin passed on september 28 1993 both are interred at the biloxi cemetery on the beach front  references  the biloxi daily herald   ragusinmilinovich   july 28 1901 the biloxi daily herald   city news   september 11 1908 the biloxi d iberille press   tony ragusin 94 oldest living outstanding citizen   january 22 1997 the daily herald   city news   august 25 1909 the daily herald   stuck  antonio s ragusin  while seining dies of blood poison   june 7 1910 the daily herald   biloxi newsboy magazine writer   january 5 1917 the daily herald   anthony ragusin making progress   july 24 1918 the daily herald   makes excellent drawings   february 24 1920 the daily herald   biloxi lad paints picture   december 29 1920 the daily herald   ragusin attending school   july 12 1928 the daily herald   ragusin likes school   july 16 1928 the daily herald   ragusin enters pictures   march 31 1938 the daily herald   ragusin promoted to rank of major   july 5 1945 the daily herald   jackson leaves secretaryship of biloxi c of c friday   february 28 1946 the daily herald   ragusin president biloxi business club   december 13 1946 the daily herald   secretary ragusin writes of past and future of biloxi   january 2 1951 the daily herald   ragusin assigned to florence italy   june 20 1952 the sun herald   man who put city on the map dies   march 4 1997 the biloxid iberville press   tony ragusin oldest living outstanding citizen   january 22 1997  the sun herald   legendary mr biloxi the man who lured keesler dies at 94   march 4 1997 the sun herald    ragusin was mr biloxi man who put city on the map dies   march 4 1997     the timespicayune   duo presents keen view of coast region   april 1 1951  references  the daily herald   city news   september 12 1908 the daily herald   city news   august 25 1909 the daily herald   biloxi society and personal items   may 10 1911 the daily herald   declaration of intention  joseph ragusin     april 17 1916 the daily herald   miss ragusin s shower   june 6 1927 the daily herald    turcotteragusin   september 21 1934 the daily herald   anthony ragusin age 78 dies   april 15 1940 the daily herald   mrs mary ragusin dies   december 11 1944 the sun herald    inez cuz turcotte   january 10 1993 p a2 the timespicayune   marriedragusinmilinovich   july 28 1901  swansine sforzin family b y d awna graham westbrook  october 2011 the swansine family name has gone through many metamorphoses and transformations as it was becoming americanized the family name was spelled sforzin on original documents in croatia then a part of the austrohungarian empire the descendants signed their name with assorted spellings during their lives as follows sforsin sforian sporcini offarcin swancine and swanzine the current generation is spelling their name swansine  antonio sforzin antonio tony sforzin 18321888 was the progenitor of the swansine family in louisiana and the mississippi coast he was born circa 1832 in croatia the child of francesco sforzin and maddalena schierbich on 28 oct 1863 at the zagreb roman catholic church in mali losinj primorjegorski kotar croatia tony sforzin swansine married domenica mattea matteo vidulich 18501910 daughter of giovanni vidulich and mattea ostromann tony brought his wife and three children to the united states through the port of new orleans in 1887 he died shortly after their arrival and his widow married antonio capt toney bunicich in new orleans in october 1889 matteo vidulich sforzin bunicich died on nov 10 1910 in new orleans and her corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery the known children of antonio and matteo swansine s were mary swansine 1869 1928 m marco ragusin 18581911 joseph swansine 18711922 m mary mickletich 18761903 and matilda swansine 18771948 m victor simonich 18621916  mary swansine   mary swansine  18691928 married marco ragusin 18581911 on march 3 1886 in new orleans louisiana marco was a successful schooner captain in his early years and then retired from the sea and opened a saloon during their married life the couple lived in new orleans in 1911 mary lost marco her husband on may 8th and her only son anthony ragusin 18911911 on september 30th she and her only daughter inez ragusin then moved to biloxi and for some time lived with mary s widowed sister matilda swansine simonich mary swansine ragusin died in new orleans on november 4 1928 and was interred with her husband and son at st louis cemetery no 3 in the crescent city  inez ragusin on september 17 1934 inez ragusin called cuz married alfred a turcotte 18851948 an 1894 french canadian immigrant at st raymond s catholic church in nola alfred was the son of mrs georgian turcotte pf salem massachusetts prior to this marriage alfred a turcotte had been married to maria fontami turcotte a 1907 french canadian lady who brought irene fontami 19191930 her massachusetts born daughter into the marriage  the daily herald september 21 1934 p 7 and 1930 norfolk co massachusetts federal census r 932 p 29b ed 2 after their wedding in the crescent city the turcottes settled at biloxi mississippi at 228 thomas street alfred a turcotte had been an employee of the veterans administration for nearly one year apparently they left biloxi for new england before april 1942 here alfred a turcotte registered for the wwii draft in april 1942 and related that he was married to inez turcotte and a resident of bellingham massachusetts at this time he was employed by the city of bellingham their mailing address was rfd no 1 woonsocket rhode island inez ragusin turcotte expired at biloxi mississippi on january 8 1993 her corporal remains were sent to nola for internement in the st louis cemetery she had been clerk for southern bell s chief operators for thirtythree years a member of pioneers of america and the nbvm catholic church and altar society  the sun herald january 10 1993 p a2    joseph swansine mary mickletich  joseph pepe swansine 18711922 was born on 23 jan 1871 in mali losinj primorjegorski kotar croatia he told the story of being strapped to the mast of the ship in a storm on the families voyage to america in 1893 at the episcopal church of the redeemer at biloxi mississippi he married mary mickletich 18761903 daughter of stanislaus mickletich and sarah perry pepe worked as a boatman as a young man and later at a local shipyard as a pipe fitter he expired september 3 1922 in new orleans louisiana his corporal remains were buried in the old section of the biloxi city cemetery his beautiful wife mary was born on march 15 1876 in new orleans she died on september 14 1903 and is buried beside her husband joseph swansine and mary mickletich were the parents of five children all biloxi natives  anthony j swansine sr   anthony tony joseph swansine sr    18931958 m laura chatham  18971976 on december 23 1914 in biloxi at the home of judge j w farish laura chatham was the daughter of aaron andrew chatham 18621914 and susan emma snyder 18631938 she was born in biloxi on april 19 1897 and died march 15 1976 tony is buried with his wife at southern memorial park cemetery at biloxi mississippi their known children were  elenora noni cecile swansine  19161967 m lawrence w previto jr 19131997  evelyn frances cot swansine  19171984 m charles francis westbrook 19131974  anthony joseph aj swansine  19201990  andrew w wilbur swansine  19232007 m vivian theresa lechner 19302006 and lois mae swansine  19261989 m ralph m beaugez 19242015  children   lois mae swansine lois mae swansine and ralph m buddy beaugez jr   lois mae swansine  19261989 was born at biloxi on 1926 she married ralph m beaugez jr  19242015 a native of ocean springs mississippi on november 27 1948 in harrison county mississippi harrison co missisippi circuit court mrb 78 p 361  joseph swansine infant  joseph swansine  18961897 was born on october 29 1896 and died on june 23 1897 in biloxi he is buried next to his parents in the old section of biloxi cemetery there is no longer a tombstone to mark his grave   lepre 1991 p 331 and the biloxi herald june 26 1897 p 8    victoria swansine victoria swansine  18981978 was born on january 12 1898 she died on september 11 1978 reverend father alphonse ketels officiated at her marriage to jacob jake joseph kornman sr 18931967 on february 6 1917 in biloxi jacob j kornman was the son of jacob j kornman and josephine aricer jake was born in baton rouge louisiana on july 7 1893 and passed in biloxi on december 15 1967 jake and vicky are buried together at southern memorial park cemetery biloxi lepre 1991 p 331  mary ann swansine  image courtesy of dawna westbrook  mary ann swansine  19001939 was born on december 16 1900 she married james albert macdonough 18861953 on june 6 1937 in harrison county mississippi james was born in nebraska on august 20 1886 and died at the biloxi va on july 20 1953 mary died on june 3 jun 1939 at biloxi the corporal remains of james macdonough and mary swansine macdonough were interred in the 6th addition of the biloxi city cemetery lepre 1991 p 331 and harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 48 p 24  olivia bernadette swansine olivia eva bernadette swansine  19021968 was born on september 18 1902 she married dewitt talmage burdine 18941986 on 21 nov 1920 at biloxi mississippi dewitt was born in fort deposit alabama on august 10 1894 and died in biloxi on may 12 1986 the corporal remains of dewitt and eva swansine burdine were buried in the biloxi cemetery she expired at biloxi on may 14 1968 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 32 p 456  matilda swansine  aka matilda bunicich    matilda swansine 18771948 was born in 1877 as the third surviving child of antonio sforzin and matteo vidulich 18501910 matilda married victor simonich 18621916 on september 9 1891 at the home of her mother and stepfather antonio capt toney bunicich in handsboro harrison county mississippi victor simonich was born in fiume now rijeka croatia on september 9 1862 he immigrated to america arriving at new orleans in 1881 victor came to biloxi circa 1897 where he became engaged as a fruit dealer and grocery merchant  the daily herald september 12 1891 p 1   victor simonich and family resided at 407 magnolia street at biloxi mississippi he owned a grocery store at the corner of howard and delaunay street in november 1906 he moved the store to larger quarters on west howard avenue two doors west from delaunay street and in 1907 he opened a second store on nixon street in 1916 victor simonich was granted a patent for a barrel cover which found great utility with biloxi s merchants the business prospered thusly that mr simonich was receiving daily orders for his invention for local utility and export victor apparently over extended himself and from about 1914 through 1916 he reportedly took advantage for personal use some of the funds belonging to the austrian benevolent society for whom he was treasurer when an accounting was demanded he sadly committed suicide on july 3 1916 matilda lived until 1948 their corporal remains were interred in the biloxi city cemetery  the daily herald  may 17 1916 p 2 and july 4 1916 p 1   victor simonich and matilda swansine simonich were the parents of atio onorato simonich 18931893 louise m simonich 18941972 m joseph f uccellini 18831948 john anthony simonich 18951967 m leola dellenger 19041988 and elvina holliman brielmaier albert edward simonich 18971900 matilda simonich 19011980 m george c quint 18861967 victoria simonich m j randoff inez irma simonich 19061929 m elmer r walker joseph anthony simonich 19071965 m audrey f sterne 19171988 and henry j simonich m hazel turner  references  jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume i catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991 barabara starkey  veli losinj and mali losinj croatia marriages  18211890 ancestrycom  journals the biloxi herald   neighborhood notes   september 12 1891 the biloxi herald   latest city news   june 26 1897 the daily herald   necrologymrs matteo bunicich   november 10 1910 the daily herald   swansinechatham   december 24 1914 the daily herald   simonich manufacturing barrel covers   may 17 1916 the daily herald   victor simonich kills himself at home on tuesday   july 4 1916 the daily herald   kornmannswansine   february 8 1917 the daily herald   biloxi cripple  mary swansine  is treated   march 29 1920 the daily herald   joseph swansine dead   september 4 1922 the daily herald   swansine funeral held   september 6 1922 the daily herald   turcotteragusin   september 21 1934 the daily herald   aa turcotte dies   april 1 1948 the seattle times   louise s uccillini   april 29 1972 p b15 the sun herald   inez cuz turcotte   january 10 1993 p a2 the sun herald   jacob kornman jr   august 1 1998 p a9 the sun herald   vivian t swansine   february 20 2006 the sun herald   andrew wilbur swansine   october 2 2007 2361 views  