 davidson family davidson family ray mon 4122010 1013 biloxi cemetery  calvin m davidson family the progenitor of the davidson family of biloxi mississippi was calvin m davidson 1825pre1870 a native of maine and elodie ryan 18311900 the daughter of jacques ryan 17831849 and elizabeth laforce 17931850  jacques ryanearly biloxi settler jacques ryan acquired 2 ¼ arpents of land on east beach at biloxi mississippi in june 1812 from jeanbaptiste carco 17711823 although several law suits were filed disputing ownership and sales by the carco family of their 10 arpent tract which ran eastward from present day lameuse street to a point 90 feet east of present day bellman street and north to the back bay of biloxi the jacques ryan settlement was never challenged in the courtroom cassibry vol ii p 124 and p 1 jeanbaptiste carco 17711823 was the son of nicolas carco ii and catherine ladner carco had been awarded a land grant of ten arpents or approximately 160 acres on the biloxi peninsula from the king of spain in 1790 the carco land donation at biloxia preceded those of the ladners fayards and dorsette richard the american state papers 1994 p 38 the jacques ryan tract on the biloxi channel opposite deer island consisted of about fortyacres it had a front on the biloxi channel of 2 and ¼ arpents or about 432 feet and ran north 3040 arpents or about 5760 feet to 7680 feet to the bay of biloxi peter dubuys was on the east and john nixon claimed the western perimeter of the jacques ryan land at biloxi harco ms land deed bk 1 pp 342343 here on east beach on the site that would become the episcopal church of the redeemer jacques ryan and elizabeth laforce reared their children basile ryan pierre ryan 18121853 anastase ryan 18141853 m francois meaut pauline ryan 18151899 m charles fn bellman 18061868 jerome ryan 18231853 victor ryan 18281853 corastie ryan m benito mon and elodie ryan 18311900 m calvin m davidson 1825pre1870  jacques ryan s land partition in june 1855 the living heirs of jacques ryan divided his remaining 250 feet of land fronting on the biloxi channel at east beach biloxi mississippi into six lotseach about fortyone feet in width from westeast the owners were jerome ryan with the heirs of john nixon to the west victor ryan anastase ryan meaut corastie ryan mon pierre ryan and elodie ryan davidson with charles fn bellman her brotherinlaw to the east harrison co mississippi land deed bk 7 p 521  bellman street and charles fn bellman bellman street was originally called ryan s road after jacques ryan who acquired land in the jeanbaptiste carco land claim in 1812 it was a sixfoot wide footpath on the western perimeter of the dorsette richard land claim ryan s road was cut in 1843 and went north to the pass christian and point cadet road now east howard avenue cassibry vol ii p 131 p 142 and p 143 charles fn bellman 18061868 was born at kiel germany on may 30 1806 as carl friedrich nicolai bellmann the son of carl gottilieb bellmann 17721859 and friederica christina krause 17751860 the daughter of otto wilhelm krause of kiel his birth was recorded in the lutheran church on june 7 1806 at schleswigfriedrichberg carl g bellmann was a musician and composer from muskau in saxony now in eastern germany he was the composer of   the song of schlewigholstein   carl g bellmann and miss krause were married on december 9 1800 in schleswigfriedrichberg in addition to charles fn bellman their other children were carl adolph eduard bellmann born november 10 1801 friederika henriette adolphine bellmann born may 25 1803 and carl friedrich fedor bellmann born december 29 1811 and died may 29 1874 in kiel germany research of felicia bellman tucker march 14 2002 charles fn bellman 18061868 was a pioneer settler of biloxi mississippi he arrived at biloxi in 1835 and circa 1836 married pauline ryan 18151899 the daughter of jacques ryan d 1849 and elizabeth laforce lafauce 17 1850 at biloxi charles bellman made his livelihood as a boarding house proprietor druggist and doctor bellman avenue which strikes northsouth from east beach boulevard to howard avenue in biloxi is named for charles fn bellman  bellman children charles fn bellman and pauline ryan bellman brought nine children into the 19 th century world  theodora bellman  18381901 married louis l toon ryan  adolphine bellman  18381893 married moses seymour 18381893  charles w bellman  18411885 married louisa wilhemena egan 18511881  edwardine bellman  18431921 married benjamin f noel 18411910  harro bellman  18471920 married euphrosine frazine ryan 18521904  bertha bellman  18511932 married ernest m beaugez 18621903  ada regina lida bellman  18541870  ralph charles bellman  18551899 and pauline josephine bellman  18571933 married george w mccary 18481925  calvin m davidson calvin m davidson and elodie ryan married on september 29 1851 at nativity bvm in biloxi mississippi they were the parents of seven children mary elizabeth davidson 18521942 m john connelly 18541914 william m davidson 18551905 m margaret ledden 18631925 emma davidson 18561936 m george w redding 18541878 calvin davidson amelia davidson alice davidson 18601947 estelle davidson 18641938 and henry j davidson 18651948 m cora mathieu 18771948 when elodie ryan davidson expired in july 1900 she was eulogized as follows   the late mrs elodie davidson was really one of the land marks of biloxi having resided here since her birth 67 years ago she was here when biloxi was a mere hamlet and in her death our city loses one of the few remaining links with the past kind and gentle a true devout christian she beautifully molded the characters of her four daughters and three sons in whom are reflected the many noble virtues of this sweet old lady    the biloxi daily herald july 22 1900 p 8    children   elizabeth davidson mary elizabeth davidson 18521942 called elizabeth was born married john connelly 18531914 at nbvm in biloxi on december 12 1880 john connelly was born on october 25 1853 at new orleans the son of michael connelly and ann colwell or dillon their children were mary lillian connelly 18821954 and alice catherine connelly 18851948 lepre 1991 p 79 john connelly made his livelihood with the us revenue cutter service his career brought him to mobile new orleans and his final posting at arundel maryland where he retired after thirty years service as a boatswain in 1908 post retirement connelly returned to biloxi in poor health in the winterspring of 1914 the john connelly family built a new sixroom home at 616 east howard avenue on the corner of keller the collins brothers of biloxi were their building contractor unfortunately john connelly did not live long to enjoy the comforts of his new domicile he expired on may 28 1914 after being an invalid since his retirement  the daily herald february 21 1914 p 2 and may 29 1914 p 1   elizabeth davidson connelly lived at 616 east howard avenue for over thirty years after her husband s demise  william m davidson family  lr olga davidson 18991920 w sydney davidson 18931941 margaret ledden davidson 18631925 calvin arnold davidson 19011971 and harold james davidson 18941982 and margaret ledden davidson courtesy of sue davidson dameoctober 2011  william m davidson william m davidson 18551905 was born august 15 1855 at biloxi mississippi he married margaret ledden 18631925 at nbvm on april 29 1888 margaret ledden davidson was a native of new orleans and the daughter of jeremiah ledden and margaret o brien she had come to biloxi circa 1885 the william davidson family resided at 514 bohn street when she expired on april 4 1925 mrs davidson was survived by four children alethia e davidson 18901965 married alfred g brunet 18901948 william sydney davidson 18931941 married viola genevieve comfort 19081999 harold james davidson 18941982 married louise faye bellande 18981974 and calvin arnold skinny davidson 19011971 married audrey virginia harrison 19122003 margaret l davidson s corporal remains where interred in the biloxi cemetery a daughter olga davidson smith 18991920 preceded mrs davidson in death having expired on january 20 1920  the daily herald april 6 1925 p 3    children  lr  arnold skinny davidson  19011971 and alethia davidson brunet  18901965 courtesy of sue davidson dameoctober 2011 and alethia ellen davidson  courtesy of sandra hufstetleristre hammond louisianadecember 2011  alethia ellen davidson alethia ellen davidson 18901965 was born september 29 1890 at biloxi mississippi she married alfred george brunet 18891948 of new orleans on december 7 1915 in biloxi mississippi mr brunet was employed with the armour meat packing company at mobile alabama alethea had worked at wachenfeld s department store prior to her nuptials lepre 1991 p 80  the daily herald december 8 1915 p 2 and harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 27 p 470    alethia e davidson alfred g brunet mitzi b pepperman robert j brunet  courtesy of sandra hufstetleristre hammond louisianadecember 2011  carol nunmaker brunet bruce brunet robert j brunet ii and robert j brunet  courtesy of sandra hufstetleristre hammond louisianadecember 2011 alfred g brunet was the son of alfred louis brunet b 1866 and georgiana marie duncan b 1864 he grew up on decatur street in the crescent city where he father made his livelihood as a carpenter at mobile alabama alethia and alfred g brunet reared their three children on south hallette street mary m mitzi brunet 19161984 m john d pepperman 19151989 william j brunet 19221923 and robert j stompy brunet 19261974 m carol nunmaker 19311985 at this time alfred g brunet was the manager of the smoke house in a meat packing plant 1900 orleans parish federal census t623573 p 11a ed 82 and mobile co alabama r 41 p 22a ed 51 alfred g brunet expired at 2913 lepage street in the crescent city on november 19 1948 alethia ellen davidson died on may 9 1965 also at nola their corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery with those of their infant william j brunet who passed on august 28 1923 the timespicayune november 20 1948 p 2  viola comfort davidson and william sydney davidson  courtesy of joycelyn davidson barlowoctober 2011  william sydney davidson william sydney davidson 18931941 called sydney was born march 29 1893 at biloxi mississippi he married viola genevieve comfort 19081999 the daughter of edward comfort 18831969 a carpenter and native of louisiana and louise milles 18881989 a native of mississippi and the daughter of joseph milles 18551900 an 1870 austrian immigrant and louise knoch 18661920 native of nola and the daughter of john knoch 18301913 and christine weiss 18251923 john knoch was born at hamburg germany and lived at nola for 57 years christina weiss was a native of hessedarmstad germany they were living at 4914 constance street in the crescent city when they expired on january 19 1913 and june 26 1923 respectively lepre 1991 p 80 and  the daily picayune january 26 1913 p 22 and the times picayune june 28 1923 p 22  louise knoch had married joseph millis 18551900 or milles at nola in september 1883 he was known as mexican joe and was killed in an accident at ship island in july 1900 while loading lumber on the teodora de larriniga  a british steamship out of liverpool england the joseph milles family lived on magnolia street he was a member of the gulf coast timberman s association and the spanish benevolent association louise knoch milles remarried in january 1902 to julius ferlan 18711931 an austrian immigrant oysterboat captain  the biloxi daily herald july 21 1900 p 8 and harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 13 p 344 william sydney davidson and viola comfort made their home at 209 keller place in biloxi mississippi here he made his livelihood as a lineman for the mississippi power company mr davidson was a wwi veteran having served in the 119th field artillery 32nd division in the aisnemeuse and meuseargonne campaigns in france the daily herald july 28 1941 p 5  louise knoch milles and edward comfort  courtesy of joycelyn davidson barlowoctober 2011  comfortbarlow homes  lr 133 comfort place a b pre1928 comfort 131 comfort place built in the 1930s 133 comfort place built 1950 by george barlow and edward comfort george barlow and joycelyn davidson barlowoctober 2011 images by ray l bellande october 2011  keller placecomfort place in august 1939 viola comfort davidson acquired for 500 lot 24 of square no 1 of the john h keller estate subdivision from j stump jr and aldora forrest oren of coles county illinois viola conveyed this property to joycelyn davidson barlow her daughter in august 1951 keller place became comfort place in 1987 when the city of biloxi installed the 911 emergency system to avoild confusion with keller avenue harrison co mississippi land deed bk 288 p 437 and bk 350 p 196 viola comfort davidson and william sydney davidson were the parents of two children joycelyn louise davidson b 1928 m george earl barlow 19282012 and kenneth comfort davidson b 1931 m mary elizabeth fabacher b 1932 and mary ott tremmel  joycelyn louise davidson  joycelyn louise davidson married george earl barlow 19282012 at biloxi mississippi on june 20 1948 they were the parnts of craig sydney barlow m pamela jame pisarich and george e barlow jr harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 77 p 317 and harrison co mississippi 2nd jd circuit court mrb 23 p 232  kenneth comfort davidson  kenneth comfort davidson attended biloxi schools and matriculated to loyola university at nola where he studied dentistry he married mary elizabeth fabacher b 1932 the daughter of john birchman fabacher 181982 and edna wade 18991988 on september 3 1955 in the most holy name of jesus catholic church at nola dr davidson served two years in the us army in the dental corps at fort chaffee arkansas he and mary beth and their two children returned to the mississippi coast in july 1959 the davidson family settled in gulf hills and kenneth built a dental office at ocean springs by december 1970 the family relocated to 1364 west beach to the william wilson sutcliffe 18501934 1898 home at 1364 west beach in biloxi known children stephan fabacher davidson m charlotte leone kirkpatrick  the times picayune august 25 1955 p 63 and the daily herald july 21 1959 p 14   iberville unveiled lr mayor aj holloway and mary ott tremmel davidson artist image made september 4 1998 by ray l bellande after kenneth c davidson and mary beth fabacher divorced he married mary ott tremmel a biloxi lady and artist today the davidsons reside in the saucier community north of gulfport mississippi where they create metal castings and sculptures mary ott was commissioned to do a bronze of pierre le moyne sieur d iberville 16671706 for the 300th anniversary of iberville s landing at biloxi in february 1699 the iberville monument survived hurricane katrina and is a part of the 2011 biloxi lighthouse park and visitors center on west beach boulevard and porter avenue mary beth fabacher davidson remarried to mr krause and in may 1994 to fred mannino b 1926 a former biloxi attorney harrison co mississippi 2nd jd circuit court mrb 42 p 103  harold j davidson harold james davidson 18941982 was born at biloxi on december 28 1894 the son of william davidson 18551905 and margaret ledden 18631925 as a young man harold j davidson was an outstanding long distance runner he never had a trainer or coach but would accept suggestions from them when given davidson s training regime consisted of running from the davidson home on nixon street near howard avenue to the beach and then to beauvoir and back a distance of slightly more than six miles his speed for 43 miles on the biloxi streets was once measured in twentythree minutes  the daily herald january 1 1990 p 20   an article in the daily herald of september 28 1916 stated  harold davidson a local boy and well known amateur long distance runner is training for a five mile race the annual event of the young men s gymnastic club of new orleans to take place in that city on thanksgiving day mr davidson has won two medals for his running and this time he is going in the race to try and lower the record for the south in the fivemile distance he captured a gold medal for coming in first in the race held by that club on thanksgiving day last and on march 4 of this year he received a silver medal for coming in a close second in a similar race mr davidson stated that the present record is 28 18 for the five miles a number of excellent runners will take part in the race to be held this year and the biloxian expects to give them a hard run for their money in the race run on last thanksgiving day he lead sixteen other entries and received a big ovation these events prove interesting to sportsmen in the crescent city and are witnessed by large crowds of spectators  harold j davidson also did well at new orleans in the midnovember 1916 road race he placed a close second to southern champion willie davis a teammate on the young men s gymnastics club davis covered the five mile course in twentysix minutes and fifteen seconds besting harold by ten seconds twentyfour other runners followed them across the finish line davidson planned to run in the thanksgiving day race also scheduled for new orleans  the daily herald november 20 1916 p 3   during ww i while serving in the quartermaster corps us army at rahway new jersey harold won a 25 mile race he was the chief electrician for the us general hospital no 3 at the time  the daily herald january 1 1960 p 20    harold davidson family  lr faye bellande davidson 18981974 trilla davidson guthrie ramirez hansen b 1935 harold james davidson 18941982 and fern davidson dubaz o neal b 1933 and harold davidson with 1916 ford  marriage harold j davidson married louise faye bellande 18981974 on july 18 1927 at the sacred heart catholic church in north biloxi this union produced three daughters mildred davidson 19281940 fern cecilia davidson b 1933 and trilla davidson b 1935 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 39 p 391 louise faye bellande was born in her family home on lameuse street at biloxi mississippi on february 15 1898 the daughter of peter bellande 18711933 and alice cailavet 18721955 she worked for the telephone company where she met harold davidson faye and harold built their family home at 714 church street in the spring and summer of 1927 they remained here until their deaths in 1974 and 1982 respectively  the daily herald may 5 1927 p 2    mildred louise davidson  mildred louise davidson 19281940 was born on july 29 1928 she attended school at st john s a parochial facility near her home unfortunately mildred was robbed of a full life as she died in her late childhood from pneumonia on february 25 1940 her funeral was attended by her classmates and the sisters of mercy at st john s catholic church  the daily herald february 27 1940 p 3    fern cecelia davidson fern davisdon dubaz o neal 19332018 resides in d iberville mississippi she was widowed in february 1996 when her second husband felder blake o neal 19311996 expired he was from mchenry stone county mississippi and retired from the baptist ministry brother o neal had been pastor of the tuxechena baptist church at perkinston mississippi  the sun herald february 25 1996 p b2  fern is divorced from george b dubaz 19311992 george b dubaz was born march 15 1931 in biloxi he was the son of luke dubaz 18931985 and inez gable 19021994 the dubaz family of croatian heritage were pioneers in the biloxi seafood industry their children were george b dubaz jr b 1951 stephen j dubaz b 1954 brian j dubaz b 1957 robert c dubaz b 1959 and gary a dubaz b 1961 after divorcing fern george b dubaz called bunny married christine mitchell 19372002 a native of attapulgus georgia and widow of jerry britt bunny expired at biloxi on may 5 1992 and his corporal remains interred in the biloxi national cemetery christine died at gulfport on january 21 2002  the sun herald may 6 1992 p and the sun herald january 24 2002 p a5  fern s obituary fern dubaz o neal  age 84 of d iberville mississippi passed away tuesday may 15 2018 in biloxi fern was born in biloxi on november 22 1933 to harold j and fay bellande davidson she grew up attending st john catholic church st john school and sacred heart high school fern married  george burnett dubaz  in 1949 and raised five sons she remained an active parishioner at st john until moving to d iberville in 1986 fern joined sacred heart catholic church where she was a member of the bereavement committee and active with the rosary group she was also a charter member of the l bonheur social club fern retired from the biloxi veterans administration as a nursing assistant she was married to  felder o nea l until his death she was preceded in death by her parents both husbands her sister mildred davidson her daughterinlaw janice dubaz and her niece sharon guthrie fern s survivors include her sons  george gb dubaz jr    stephen j dubaz   brian joseph dubaz  and his wife rose marie  robert c dubaz and his wife betty sue and  gary a dubaz  and his wife lee ann her sister  trilla davidson hanson  and her children terri gerri and richard her grandchildren anthony angela dubaz stephanie kevin davidson sarah jason fisher adam camille dubaz jared dubaz briana dubaz elizabeth dubaz victoria joshua conway and lloyd moon iii her greatgrandchildren izabella luke nicholas jordan and gary her daughterinlaw theresa dubaz and numerous extended family members and friends a mass of christian burial will be held at nativity bvm cathedral on friday may 18 2018 at 100 pm friends may visit from 1130 am until mass time entombment will follow at biloxi city cemetery the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral home is in charge of arrangements the sun herald may 17 2018  trilla davidson trilla davidson guthrie ramirez hansen b 1935 lives in larkspur california with her third husband phil hansen b 1945 she was born at biloxi on april 18 1935 and was named for trilla illinois the birthplace of al morgan 18811979 who married louise caillavet 18811965 the sister of trilla s grandmother alice caillavet bellande 18721955 like her sister fern she is widowed from her second husband rafael ray ramirez 19221995 a native of puerto rico and former san francisco municipal civil engineer their twentyyear marriage ended in 1995 with ray s death trilla is divorced from richard s guthrie b 1934 of san francisco he is the father of their children teresa gaye guthrie bowen b 1957 sharon guthrie 19591974 geraldine guthrie parker fanfler b 1960 and richard guthrie jr b 1962 faye b davidson had a bout with cancer in her early fifties and it eventually took her life on april 2 1974 i will always remember the kindness and concern she had towards me and my family we spent many days at 714 church street playing in the yard visiting grandma alice c bellande and listening to the armchair philosophy of uncle harold davidson harold worked his entire career in the electrical field commencing in 1915 with the mississippi coast traction company the predecessor of the mississippi power company harold retired from the mississippi power company on december 31 1959 after a twentythree year career primarily as a trouble shooter   the daily herald january 1 1960 p 20   after a long retirement from the mississippi power company harold davidson passed on in september 1982 his and faye s corporal remains were interred in the old biloxi cemetery  olga davidson olga davidson 18991920 was born at biloxi mississippi in 1899 she married herbert c smith from new york circa 1919 mr smith was in the us navy and stationed at the gulfport naval training station at gulfport when they became acquainted after his discharge they relocated to san antonio texas olga davidson died here on january 29 1920 after a brief illness her corporal remians were sent to biloxi for internment in the biloxi city cemetery  the daily herald may 5 1919 p 3 and january 29 1929 p 4    calvin a davidson and audrey v harrison  calvin arnold davidson 19011971 carried the moniker skinny he was born at biloxi mississippi on december 6 1901 on february 22 1941    skinny davidson married audrey virginia harrison 19122003 the daughter of charles thomas harrison 18631948 and lula reeder 18701954 audrey was born march 9 1912 she graduated from mississippi southern college in 1933 and taught in the elementary public school of biloxi mississipi for thirtyone years audrey harrison davidon expired at st charles missouri on december 13 2003 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 52 p 71 and the sun herald december 18 2003 p a9     the daily herald reported that calvin arnold davidson and audrey v harrison were married may 29 1941 by judge campbell with mrs curtis harrison and mendum h dees as witnesses after a florida honeymoon the newly weds settled at 626 bohn street in biloxi  the daily herald may 29 1941 p 5  calvin a davidson and audrey harrison were the parents of audrey sue davidson b 1943 called sue she married frank harlan davis at biloxi mississippi on august 24 1963 sue davidson had graduated from biloxi high school in may 1961 they were the parents of two daughters angela davis gunnell and cheryl davis tanferno sue later married james dame a school teacher in st louis missouri harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 125 p 165 and  the sun herald december 18 2003 p a9    arnold skinny davidson  courtesy of sue davidson dameoctober 2011 calvin a davidson made his livelihood as an electrician at one time he had been a biloxi fireman and later served the city of biloxi as its electrician electrical inspector and for seventeen years was a building official with the city mayor daniel dicks guice eulogized mr davidson as follows   we have lost a very loveable devote friend and dedicated public servant in the late ca davidson mr skinny s life has been colorful during his lifetime he has displayed a remarkable loyalty and love for both family and community i truly belive that his community service was highlighted by his unexcelled stamina in assisting his fellow citizens during hurricane camille and its aftermath including our rebuilding program actually i feel that because of this unusual effort during hurricane camille that he might be regarded as one of camille s delayed casualities in memory of mr skinny his office the building department and the entire city hall will be closed friday   the daily herald july 22 1971 p 2    calvin a davidson fountain   east beach boulevard image made october 2011  mayor danny guice and the city of biloxi dedicated a fountain on the beach to my dad but it was seriously dammaged from katrina i am talking with city staff about it s restoration it was dedicated to him a little while after his death and before guice was out of office at home i have the article and pictures from the herald of the dedication  sue davidson dameoctober 2011  arnold davidson and first night football in mississippi biloxi high school played mississippi s first night football game including college on september 26 1930 defeating the lamar county aggies 580 before a crowd of about 2000 spectattors who came from all coast points to seee this inaugral sporting event captain chester juanico led the indians walter h hunt eddie janin and arnold davidson headed the committte to erect the lighting scheme the 26 lights were placed on seven fortyfoot poles were placed five feet from the field on each side of the playing surface the 1500watt globes produced about 56000 candles of light the daily herald september 22 1930 p 3 and september 27 1930 p 3 calvin a skinny davidson died at biloxi mississippi on july 21 1971 his corproral remains as those of his spouse audrey virginia harrison were interred in the biloxi cemetery  emma davidson emma davidson 18561936 was born in february 1856 she married george w redding 18541878 the son of walter redding and elodie necaise at nbvm in biloxi on september 16 1878 unfortunately george w redding expired on september 29 1878 less than two weeks after their nuptials one child georgina redding was born at biloxi mississippi on april 14 1879 she married stephen h ross at biloxi mississippi on november 24 1903 lepre 1991 p 80 and p 265  alice davidson alice davidson 18601947 was born may 3 1860 alice never married she expired on may 8 1947 lepre 1991 p 79  estelle davidson mary estelle davidson 18641938 called estelle was born april 15 1863 at biloxi mississippi she never married estelle expired on april 2 1938 at the mississippi city home of georgina redding ross her niece her corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery lepre 1991 p 80 and the daily herald april 2 1938 p 5    henry j davidson henry joseph davidson was born at biloxi mississippi on march 18 1865 he married cora mathieu at nbvm on november 19 1894 lepre 1991 p 80 children henry joseph davidson jr 18941914 m albert j davidson 18951986 m zola mathilda cousins riviere 1963 cora maude davidson 18981973 m edward j appel 18931945 genevieve davidson 19041954 m schley deroche and william simon and steven davidson 19081910  children   henry j davidson jr   albert j davidson   cora m davidson cora maude davidson 18981973 was born at morgan city louisiana in february 1898 she married edward j appel 18931945 the son of john p appel and anna m sale 18721960 at new orleans on june 2 1917 he joined the new orleans police department on september 8 1920 and served twentyfour years retiring from the 4 th precinct on september 1 1941 the appel family was domiciled at 2615 bienville where they reared their five children edward j appel jr 19182006 m naomi leehans floyd appel 19201979 marion appel long 19221983 audrey appel evans 19232006 and shirley appel counts 19271977 edward j appel died at his residence on may 24 1945 after a lengthy illness his corporal remains were interred in the greenwood cemetery in new orleans  the timespicayune may 25 1945 p 3   cora d appel expired at new orleans on october 23 1973 her corporal remains were interred in the greenwood cemetery in the crescent city  the timespicayune october 25 1973 p 16    genevieve davidson genevieve davidson 19041954 was born circa 1904 she married schley deroche circa 1922 and they were the parents of three children dorothy deroche 19241984 m gm canman phyllis deroche m clifford j loisel 19241997 and richard james deroche 19291942 richard j deroche was killed on june 6 1942 in an automobile accident while attending the lakeview school his corporal remains were interred in the greenwood cemetery  the timespicayune june 8 1942 p 2   it appears that genevieve d deroche and schley deroche divorced and she married william simon they had apparently no children genevieve davidson simon expired at new orleans on january 30 1954 she was domiciled at 6133 bancroft drive her corporal remains were interred in the greenwood cemetery at new orleans  the timespicayune february 2 1954    steven davidson   references  nap l cassibry ii  early settlers and land grants at biloxi  volume 1 and volume ii special issue no 5 mississippi coast historical genealogical society biloxi mississippi1986 nap l cassibry ii ladner odyssey jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume i catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991  journals the biloxi daily herald   city paragraphs   july 22 1900 the biloxi daily herald   city paragraphs   may 29 1905 the daily herald   new home for east howard avenue   february 21 1914  the daily herald   john connelly died yesterday   may 29 1914  the daily herald   brunett  sic  davidson   december 8 1915 the daily herald   biloxi runner to compete in race   september 28 1916 the daily herald   davidson wins loving cup   november 20 1916 the daily herald    mr smith recovering   may 5 1919  the daily herald    olga davidson smith dead   january 29 1920  the daily herald   death of mrs davidson   april 6 1925  the daily herald   davidsoncomport sic   october 8 1925 the daily herald    biloxi april building permits   may 5 1927 the daily herald   biloxi hi to play night football starting friday    september 22 1930  the daily herald   miss  estelle  davidson dies   april 2 1938  the daily herald   mildred davidson funeral   february 21 1940 the daily herald   wm davidson dies   july 28 1941  the daily herald   davidsonharrison   may 29 1941  the daily herald   mrs john connelly said to be the oldest native biloxian dies   june 29 1942  the daily herald   hj davidson dies   august 21 1948 the daily herald   retired chief operator  alice c connelly  dies   october 14 1948  the daily herald   miss connelly  mary lillian connelly  dies   february 3 1954 the daily herald   dr  kenneth comfort  davidson returns  from army     july 21 1959 the daily herald   one time marathon runner ends career as electric serviceman   january 1 1960 the daily herald   rites set for builder   july 22 1971 the new orleans item   fail to find body of boy washing into lake   november 27 1914 the new orleans item   recover son s body   december 8 1914 the sun herald   felder b o neal   february 25 1996 the sun herald   george b bunny dubaz   may 6 1992 the sun herald   christine dubaz   january 24 2002 the sun herald   audrey h davidson   december 2003 the daily picayune    deaths of the week   january 26 1913 the times picayune   youth  henry j davidson jr  is drowned in pontchartrain   november 27 1914 the times picayune   vital statistics   june 28 1923 the times picayune   ej appel retired policeman expires   may 25 1945 the times picayune   deaths   november 20 1948 the times picayune   deaths   february 2 1954 the times picayune   society   august 25 1955 the times picayune   deaths  cora maude appel     october 25 1973 the times picayune   deaths   may 15 1974 the times picayune   deaths   june 14 1982 the times picayune   deaths   april 23 1984 the times picayune   deaths   october 15 1985 705 views  