 greeklebanesesyrian families greeklebanesesyrian families ray mon 9302013 525  syrianlebanese   abraham references    sarah chawool  ellis  18841960  ellis in july 1907  najib gllias  18861943 known as james ellis  a native of beirut lebanon and sarah chawool  18841960 his spouse and born near beirut came to the united states from lebanon then called syria and a part of the ottoman empire turkey with their two daughters  katherine katie ellis  19051989 m theodore peter tody creel 18951945 and marie ellis  19071927 the ellis family settled at biloxi mississippi at 204 west division street where james ellis made his livelihood initially as a street peddler and later became a store owner and mercantile merchandiser the ellis children born at biloxi mississippi were  rosie ellis  19091915  joseph a ellis  19101994 m constance sandoz 19101989 and joyce m ellis 19282000  victoria rita ellis  19141989 m ernest william page 19091959  james ellis   lillian ellis  19171985 m john acevedo 19171954  agnes ellis  19202011 m lester l cottrell 19192014  peter j ellis  19221985 m ariel hurley 19242001  elizabeth v ellis  19242010 m paul bailey kilpatrick 19232008 and lillie catherine ellis  19251971 m howard truman gollotte 19251988 and mr latimer james ellis expired at biloxi on august 3 1943 he was survived by his wife five daughters mrs theodore creel mrs john acevedo and miss elizabeth ellis of biloxi mrs ew page of flint michigan joseph ellis james ellis and peter j ellis all of biloxi eleven grandchildren and a brother george otto of biloxi the funeral was held at st john s catholic church with the reverend jp mcglade officiating the daily herald august 3 1943 p 8 sarah ellis was struck and killed by an automobile near her west division home on april 4 1960 she was survived by five daughters mrs katie creel mrs vickie page mrs lillian latimer and mrs elizabeth kilpatrick all of biloxi and agnes cottrell of flint michigan two brothers joseph a chawool beirut syria and abraham chawool brazil sic probably bezhel syria 26 grandchildren 25 great grandchildren and one greatgreat grandson the daily herald april 5 1960 p 1  children   katherine ellis katherine katie ellis   19051989 was born at beirut lebanon on december 12 1905 she married theodore tody peter creel  18951945 the son of john calvin creel 18651941 and aurelia anna fayard 18671942 in harrison county mississippi on october 15 1921 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 33 p 423 tody creel made his livelihood as a fisherman he and katie lived at 1305 hopkins at biloxi and were the parents of four children  lurline creel  19242006 m joe r little d 1990  norman james blackie creel  19272005 m ruby dronet 19262008  elwood t creel  b 1931 m shannon brown and larry l creel  b 19351940 harrison co mississippi federal census t 6272024 p 3aed 249 katie ellis creel became a widow in 1945 she made her livelihood as a nursing assistant at keesler afb she was a member of the 8 40 club the american legion auxiliary and the st john s altar society she expired at biloxi on july 5 1989 and was survived by a daughter lurline creel little of wichita falls texas four sons theodore a creel of topeka kansas norman j creel of biloxi elwood t creel of latimer and larry creel of ocean springs two sisters agnes ellis cottrell of and elizabeth ellis kilpartick of ocean springs two brothers joseph ellis of ocean springs and jimmy ellis of biloxi 27 grandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren the sun herald july 7 1989 p b2 tody creel expired at biloxi mississippi october 18 1945 katie ellis creel lived until july 5 1989 their corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery  marie ellis marie ellis  19071927 was born march 9 1907 at beirut lebanon she died at biloxi mississippi on february 11 1927 marie s funeral was held at st john s catholic church with the reverend father riley in attendance the daily herald february 15 1927 p 10  joseph a ellis joseph a ellis  19101994 was born on june 9 1910 at biloxi mississippi he married constance connie sandoz 19101989 a native of new iberia louisiana and the daughter of emile sandoz 18821932 and laurence laura lasalle sandoz 18801943 in harrison county mississippi on may 16 1929 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 41 p 297 joseph a ellis and connie s ellis were the parents of jerry j ellis  b 1930 connie and joseph divorced and she married ernest cavalier jr 19161972 in harrison county mississippi on october 17 1943 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 62 p 459 as a young man joseph a ellis worked in the seafood industry on oyster and shrimp boats by the 1930s he had become a saloon keeper and restaurateur one of his first ventures was the blue heaven beer garden which was located on the shell pile at the foot of lameuse street ellis opened the brass rail in the fall of 1934 in the vignes building at 110 west howard avenue it served lunches and had a beer saloon the brass rail also had bands like the merritt brunes orchestra perform there the daily herald september 211933 p 2 october 23 1934 p 2 and november 7 1934 p 2 circa 1943 joseph married joyce m ellis 19282000 they were the parents of three children jheri ellis 19441990 richard ellis 19481989 and berinda ellis m floyd logan in july 1965 joyce m ellis remarried to samuel randolph sam bennett 19212010 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 129 p 527 in 1962 mr ellis became the owner operator and director of the american beauty college his other business endeavors include a land investment business and rental properties in gulfport joseph a ellis was a civic oriented person and he had memberships in the following governor s staff and served as the harrison county coordinator for the governor s staff carpenter s local union past president and board of directors of the biloxi lions club member of the elks club four year term on the law enforcement assistance association and a member of the gulfport community development commission the sun herald may 15 1994 p a2 mr ellis was a member of the nativity bvm catholic church in biloxi and was active in education in harrison hancock and stone counties he was a member of the national cosmetology association national accreditation commission of cosmetology schools mississippi cosmetology schools association mississippi association of student financial aid administrators and the rehabilitation association he was past president of the mississippi cosmetology schools association the sun herald may 15 1994 p a2 joseph a ellis age 72 sic of biloxi died thursday may 12 1994 in biloxi mississippi he was preceded in death two sons richard ellis and jheri ellis joseph was survived by berinda logan ellis of pass christian mississippi a son jerry j ellis of biloxi two sisters elizabeth ellis kirkpatrick and agnes ellis cottrell both of ocean springs mississippi 13 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren the sun herald may 15 1994 p a2 bradfordo keefe funeral home of biloxi directed funeral services for the ellis family with interment in southern memorial park the sun herald may 15 1994 p a2  rosie ellis rosie ellis was born at biloxi on december 15 1909 she died on september 15 1915 internment was in biloxi cemetery  victoria ellis victoria ellis  19141989 was born at biloxi september 9 1914 she married ernest william page 19091959 in harrison county mississippi on september 9 1934 victoria was a lifelong citizen of the coast and worshipped at st john s catholic church where she was a member of the altar society mrs page had been president of the american legion the elks vfw and 8 40 all in biloxi harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 45 p 352 and the sun herald may 19 1989 p a3 mrs page was preceded in death by her spouse ernest w page her parents three sisters maria ellis rose ellis and lillian ellis acevedo and pj ellis a brother she passed at biloxi on may 17 1989 and was survived by three sisters katie ellis creel of biloxi agnes ellis cottrell of ocean springs and elizabeth kilpatrick of ocean springs two brothers james ellis of biloxi and joseph ellis of ocean springs the sun herald may 19 1989 p a3  lillian ellis lillian ellis 19171985 was born at biloxi mississippi on april 15 1917 she married john acevedo 19171954 the son of children  judy marie acevedo  19402014 m frank r ibele  charlotte k acevedo  19421998 m richard harold graafmeyer  agnes ellis agnes ellis cottrell  19202011 age 91 years of fenton michigan formerly of ocean springs mississippi died wednesday september 28 2011 funeral mass will was celebrated on october 1 2011 at st augustine catholic church 6481 faussett road deerfield township with father gregg pleiness as celebrant visitation will be held 58 pm friday at sharp funeral homes fenton chapel 1000 silver lake road fenton a rosary will be prayed 700 pm friday at the funeral home those desiring may make contributions to st augustine catholic church or st elizabeth seton catholic church agnes was born july 25 1920 in biloxi mississippi the daughter of james and sarah emile ellis she was a member of st augustine catholic church she was formerly a member of the holy rosary in flint and of st elizabeth seton catholic church in ocean springs mississippi agnes is survived by her husband of 71 years lester son gary and wife peggy 2 grandchildren todd brent and wife leslie greatgranddaughter joslynn she is preceded in death by 8 siblings the sun herald september 30 2011  peter j ellis peter john ellis  19221985 was born may 4 1922 at biloxi he married ariel hurley 19242001 in harrison county mississippi on july 14 1941 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 52 p 540 pj ellis was former proprietor of the ellis battery shop he joined the pipe department at ingalls shipbuilding where he worked until retirement mr ellis was a member of magnolia lodge no 120 f am peter john ellis died at biloxi on saturday march 1985 he was preceded in death by his parents mrs and mrs jim ellis and toni ellis glavan a daughter pj was survived by his spouse two daughters sherri ellis pitalo and levon ellis broussard both of biloxi five sisters agnes ellis cottrell and elizabeth ellis kilpatrick both of ocean springs katie ellis creel vickie ellis page and lillian ellis acevedo all of biloxi two brothers joseph a ellis of ocean springs and jimmy ellis of biloxi and five grandchildren bradfordo keefe funeral home of biloxi provided the ellis family with funeral arrangements and internment in southern memorial park the daily herald march 25 1985 p a2 ariel hurley ellis age 77 years passed at biloxi on thursday february 1 2001 mrs ellis was born in biloxi january 12 1924 and was a lifelong resident of the coast she was a homemaker and loved spending time with her family cherished are the fond memories of many summers together in gulf shores alabama mrs ellis was preceded in death by her beloved husband pj ellis her daughter toni ellis glavan her parents leon cutie and voncile hurley and sister verbie gallina survivors include two daughters and three sonsinlaw sherri and kenny pitalo levon and greg carroll and herbert glavan five grandchildren kenny and sheri glavan stacie broussard kelly and stephanie pitalo two greatgrandchildren ken and toni glavan two sisters nona hendren and kay nunley and ariel s very special caregivers terry waters jean cooley sharon casey and staff a memorial service will be held at heritage united methodist church on popp s ferry road in biloxi inurnment will be held at a later date in southern memorial park cemetery the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral homes in biloxi is in charge of arrangements the sun herald february 2001  elizabeth ellis elizabeth v kilpatrick 19242010 age 85 years of st martinocean springs passed away on friday april 30 2010 at his daughter s home surrounded by family she was a loving mother grandmother friend and devoted catholic mrs kilpatrick was born on june 21 1924 to the late sarah and james ellis many remember her as the lady that made donuts in winndixie deli her grandchildren nicknamed her as mawmaw donut she will be missed very much by many she is preceded in death by her husband of 62 years  paul bailey kilpatrick  19232008 two greatgranddaughters candice polite and chanley gray she is survived by his six daughters and three sons twins sheila gray jerry and sylvia dimitry thomas denise koon mike vickie charpie beaver kay arnold mike tina shoemaker bruce michael kilpatrick jackie ronald kilpatrick jean dennis kilpatrick barbara sister agnes cottrell lester 25 grandchildren 25 greatgrandchildren and numerous other relatives and friends funeral mass will be wednesday may 5 2010 200 pm at christ the king catholic church in latimer with father thang pham officiating visitation with the family will be one hour prior to the service private burial will be at biloxi national cemetery arrangements made by o bryanto keefe funeral home in vancleave mississippi the sun herald may 2 2010  paul bailey kilpatrick  19232008 age 85 years of st martinocean springs passed away friday may 23 2008 at his daughters home surrounded by family mr kilpatrick was born february 14 1923 to the late tom and grace kilpatrick in temple oklahoma he served in the united states army air corps during wwii he and his family moved to the coastal area in 1955 after retiring as a machinist and owner of p d tool and die paul built ocean lanes and operated the business until he retired in 2000 in addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brother leon kilpatrick and two greatgranddaughters candice polite and chanley gray he is survived by his wife of 62 years elizabeth ellis kilpatrick of st martin six daughters twins sheila gray jerry sylvia dimitry thomas denise koon mike vickie charpie beaver kay scarbrough mike arnold tina shoemaker bruce three sons michael kilpatrick jackie ronald kilpatrick jean dennis kilpatrick barbara brother tommy kilpatrick 25 grandchildren and 22 greatgrandchildren and numerous other relatives and friends funeral mass will be held wednesday may 28 2008 at 12 noon at christ the king catholic church in latimer with father john mcgrath as celebrant family will receive friends one hour prior to service interment will follow with military honors at biloxi national cemetery at 130 pm arrangements by o bryanto keefe funeral home vancleave mississippi the sun herald may 27 2008  lillie c ellis lillie catherine ellis  19251971 was born at biloxi mississippi on october 28 1925 she married howard buddy truman gollotte 19251988 the son of lori d gollotte sr 19011975 and grace t gollotte 19071985 in harrison county mississippi on september 12 1948 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 78 p 43 mr gollotte was a retired engine man in the us navy he and lillie c ellis gollotte lived at 618 crawford street and were the parents of two children jenny gollotte tiblier matthews of jackson mississippi and howard t gollotte jr of jackson mississippi lillian died at the usaf medical center at keesler afb in biloxi on november 4 1971 the daily herald november 6 1971 p 2 howard t buddy gollotte age 63 years of biloxi died friday december 23 1988 in biloxi mississippi he was survived by his wife and two children four sisters mae dell gollotte m lester katan of long beach mississippi inez gollotte sadek at round lake beach illinois norma gollotte bell of olatle kansas and jean lacruz of reno nevada two brothers dennis s gollotte of morgan city louisiana and lorie d gollotte jr of biloxi and three grandchildren the sun herald december 26 1988 p a2  references  the daily herald quiet wedding creelellis october 22 1921 the daily herald blue heaven beer garden september 21 1933 p 2 the daily herald ellis to open downtown october 23 1934 p 2 the daily herald names new saloon november 10 1934 p 2 the daily herald ellis opens business november 7 1934 p 2 the daily herald james ellis dies august 3 1943 the daily herald acevedo expires january 18 1954 the daily herald biloxi woman sarah ellis is struck killed by automobile april 5 1960 p 1 the daily herald mrs lillie e gollott november 6 1971 the sun herald peter pj ellis march 25 1985 the sun herald mrs lillian acevedo april 17 1985 the sun herald howard buddy gollotte sr december 26 1988 the sun herald mrs victoria page may 19 1989 the sun herald mrs katie ellis creel july 7 1989 the sun herald joseph a ellis may 15 1994 the sun herald paul bailey kilpatrick may 27 2008 the sun herald elizabeth v kilpatrick may 2 2010 the sun herald agnes cottrell september 30 2011 the sun herald lester l cottrell may 1 2014  khayat children nellie khayat   mouna khayat   edward a khayat edward assad khayat  19111993 was born at biloxi mississippi on january 1 1911 he married eva pates 19132000 edward died july 2 1993 griffin cemetery eva passed june 2 2000  rames a khayat   violet khayat   references  the daily herald mrs khayat dies suddenly february 13 1922 p 3 the daily herald a khayat dies september 2 1929 p 2 the daily herald khayat funeral m september 3 1929 p 2 the sun herald eva khayayt june 2000  otto otto family tomb biloxi cemetery  6th additionsection 4block 12lots 21 22 23 24 george otto came to america arriving at the port of new york on may 30 1900 embarking from lebanon in april 1919 he made his declaration to become an american citizen at biloxi mississippi at this time he was not married and lived at 473 division street george otto became an american citizen certificate number 1511950 on june 11 1923 declaration of intention no 600south mississippi federal courtapril 1919 and petition for naturalization no 292south mississippi federal courtmarch 1922 mr otto operated a grocery store on east howard avenue for many years retiring about 15 years ago he is survived by his wife three daughters antoinette mary otto m donald l gray of guam lillie m amedo a melone and elaine otto m jerry leblanc three sons antoine otto of biloxi brother joseph otto csc 19311960 indianapolis indiana and norman a otto 19332008 mccomb mississippi and three grandchildren george otto 18791959 age 80 years a native of beirut lebanon resident of 653 forrest avenue and a former biloxi merchant died at 530 am today at his home o keefe funeral home of biloxi directed the services of mr otto with entombment in the biloxi cemetery  references  the daily herald   george otto   july 8 1959 the daily herald   brother joseph  otto   native biloxian dies in indiana   september 21 1960  poulos salim sam poulos  18671941 a native of zeghorta lebanon and theresa artbanie 18801964 were the founders of this family at biloxi mississippi sam came to america in 18 came to biloxi circa 1906 where he made his livelihood in the grocery business he had previously been in the mercantile business at st martinville and new orleans louisiana birmingham and moblie alabama and other locales mr poulos retired from bsiness in 1926 he expired on 1941 at his home at 803 caillavet street children   mary a poulos mary agnes poulos  19001994 was born in louisiana she married joseph g saab  18901972  joseph p poulos joseph peter poulos  19031990 married irene trochesset 19131962  anthony l poulos anthony toney leo poulous sr  19061947 was born in louisiana he married esther stout 19101999  catherine poulos catherine poulous married henry w bills 19031993    rose m poulous rose m poulos 19112000 m james hulett or hewlet pounds 19091943 and evander gill 19141997  john t poulous john thomas poulos sr 19142002 m lucille v toncrey 19222007  michael poulous michael poulos  19181998 was born  helen poulous helen poulous  19202010 was born she married paul i newman 19222009  references  the daily herald   salim poulos dies   july 15 1941 the daily herald   mrs theresa poulos   november 12 1964 the sun herald  simon   shedrawy jabbour bedewy shedrawy  18891944 was born on february 27 1889 at ehden ash shamal lebanon formerly syria ehden a mountain town is located 4900 feet above sea level and is 191 miles from zgharta 68 miles from beirut the capital and 24 miles from tripoli lebanon it is a famous summer resort and tourist center often called the bride of summer resorts in the north of lebanon it is famous for its setting on the saint sarkis mountain overlooking coastal towns and villages as far as akkar to shikka a large number of local and foreign tourists visit ehden annually to enjoy its dry climate water and forest gastronomy is one of the most prominent tourist attractions in ehden especially in summer kebbeh meshwyeh and the kebbeh nayeh both traditional cuisines and particularly notable in this town jabbour b shedrawy came to america in october 1906 he left beirut lebanon on the la gascogne  a french liner and arrived at new york city on october 22 1906 jabbour declared his intentions to become an american citizen at new orleans in february 1917 he was naturalized at biloxi mississippi on february 21 1921 receiving certificate of naturalization no 1511983 us district courtsouthern division of mississippipetition for naturalization no 251february 1921 jabour married theresa simon 181940  references   the daily herald mrs shedrawy dead may 16 1940 the daily herald mr shedrawy dead september 4 1944 1173 views  