 lopez family lopez family ray thu 10142010 1446  lazaro lopez lazaro lopez and julia dulion lopez lazaro laz lopez  18501903 was born at aviles asturias province north western spain in october 1850 he left spain for cuba in 1863 and immigrated to the united states landing in texas before arriving at biloxi in 1868 in late july 1870 lazaro was domiciled at biloxi with joseph garcia 18281870 also a spaniard who was the proprietor of a coffee house lazaro made his livelihood at this time keeping bar with andrew nugarre 18401870 a fellow spaniard  the biloxi daily herald september 26 1903 p 1 and 1870 harrison co mississippi federal census m593729 p 323b image 655  laz and julia dulion lopez on august 19 1871 at harrison county mississippi judge lyman b holley married lazaro lopez and julia dulion  18571918 the daughter of arnaud michel dulion 18301870 a french immigrant and mary ann keegan or briscoe 18321890 a native of ireland their children were  josephine mary angeline lopez  18721892  teresa lopez  18731951 m hyman m folkes 18711926  clara josephine lopez  18751895  lazaro t lopez  18771918 married eurilda lily seal 18791966  arnaud lopez  18801948 m nellie may gorman 18901952  erena lopez  18851940 married edward l brady 18741939  julius m lopez  18861958 m belle markey 18871946  juanita olivia lopez  18901891  rowena maria lopez  18951986 married philip columbus caldwell 18921930 and noreta julia lopez  18961960 married james rucks yerger jr 18921931 harrison co mississippi mrb 6 p 76  early land acquisitions in downtown biloxi in 1870 lazaro lopez acquired a lot in biloxi on the northwest corner of pass christian and point cadet road now west howard avenue and reynoir street in a tax sale in november 1884 mrs frederique reynoir and arthur reynoir conveyed to laz lopez a small lot 20 feet by 40 feet on the west side of reynoir street laz lopez owned the land to the south mrs nelson was to the north and lazarus seymour bordered to the west harrison co mississippi land deed bk 20 p 459  1890 new residence  jr harkess was contracted to erect a 7000 residence for laz lopez and julia dulion lopez on the corner of pass christian street and reynoir street in early march the lopez home was  assuming architectural proportions for beauty and prominence second to none  by late april 1890 the lopez domicile was described as elegant and rapidly approaching completion  the biloxi herald january 18 1890 p 4 march 8 1890 p 4 and april 26 1890 p 4    1890 store building   1895 in august 1895 lazaro lopez sr acquired two very valuable contiguous lots on the southeast corner of west howard avenue and reynoir street from the estate of constantino olivari 18411894 an italian immigrant entrepreneur mr olivari was the proprietor of a ship chandlery and grocery store on howard avenue and lameuse street the olivari tracts had 120feet on west howard avenue and ran south with 150feet fronting on reynoir after mr olivari s demise two of his children eulalie olivari clark 1872 the spouse of james penton clark 18721907 and vincent jean olivari 18741934 created a forced heirship sale in the chancery court of harrison county mississippi which mr lopez and his family was the beneficiary harrison co mississippi land deed bk 33 p 113 and harrison co mississippi chancery court cause no 6831895  commerce the l lopez company store building was erected on the northeast corner of pass christian street and reynoir street in the spring of 1890 an old structure on the site was demolished before the twostory   the biloxi herald may 17 1890 p 4   new store started in early may 1900  the biloxi herald april 27 1900 p 8   upon his demise and subsequent probate in 1903 teresa lopez folkes was legated a onehalf interest in this property theodore p dulion 18611907 the uncle of mrs folkes owned the other undivided onehalf interest after the death of mr dulion in 1907 his onehalf interest was left to his children una c dulion paul dulion barton dulion roy dulion fay dulion hermann and julia abbey dulion they sold their interest to tersea lopez folkes in february 1924 for 20000 grant s drug store was situated on this property at this time harrison co mississippi land deed bk 33 p 113 and bk 140 p 567 and bk 140 p 588  seafood pioneer lopez elmer and company the lopez elmer and company was organized in 1881 with a capital stock of 8000 by lazaro lopez 18501903 f william elmer 18471926 wkm dukate 18531916 william gorenflo 18441932 and james maycock 18261892 the land on which the lopez elmer and company plant was built in 1881 was purchased from joseph diaz jr 18451923 and adele santa cruz diaz 18461915 on june 29 1881 for 100 the lot had a front of 82 feet on back bay and ran south 196 feet reynoir street was the western boundary diaz had purchased a tract here in 1873 from john bradford it was 82 feet x 950 feet and cost 200 henry diaz 18721944 a son of joseph diaz jr operated a store on the northwest corner of reynoir and chartres street now bay view avenue in 1914 mr diaz was operating a canning company east of the biloxi canning company harrison co mississippi land deed bk bk18 p 20 and bk 13 pp 5354  the pascagoula democratstar reported on december 30 1881 that the lopez elmer and company was placing its canning machines in the factory the proprietors had over one hundred local white men and boys on the payroll they were employed as follows fortyfour openers fortyfive men manning fifteen boats twenty or more canners and wharf men  the pascagoula democratstar december 30 1881 p 3 since none of these biloxi seafood pioneers had any experience in canning operations wkm dukate was selected to go to baltimore where the packing industry was well established here he observed procedures gathered technical information and purchased machinery for the coving of oysters and canning shrimp it is very probable that mr dukate brought charles patten 18351922 a baltimore native to biloxi in 1881 to manage the new cannery patton remained associated with the cannery until his wife ellen spencer died here in february 1915 he returned to baltimore where he resided at 1527 north caroline street mr patten expired at baltimore on january 11 1922 his remains were interred in the loudon park cemetery  the baltimore sun   january 13 1922   the initial efforts of the lopez elmer and company were crude but ready markets were available and the organization was profitable the lopez elmer and company was dissolved in 1884 and the biloxi canning company a corporation organized under the laws of the state of mississippi was chartered on march 23 1883 in rapid succession after the dissolution of the lopez elmer and company the barataria canning company william gorenflo company ec joullian company and jt maybury were competing in the seafood packing business at biloxi by 1902 the factories of biloxi ranked second to those of baltimore maryland in canning american oysters twentieth century coast edition of the biloxi daily herald 1902 p 20  lopez dunbar s sons company  in october 1888 they planned to dig another artesian well at their oyster factory  the biloxi herald october 27 1888 p 8   in november 1889 the firm made large additions to their shucking sheds and solicited employment for white and colored   the biloxi herald november 16 1889 p 4   buying figs from russell co of grand bay alabama george foretich at scranton pascagoula and delmas seymour of ocean springs  the pascagoula democratstar june 19 1891 p 2  in july 1893 the julius elbert  a new tug boat owned by laz lopez and wkm dukate arrived in biloxi this week from mobile it will put to work at lopez dunbar s sons company  the biloxi herald july 1 1893 p 8   unfortunately the day has come that the biloxi canners are forced to move their factories to other locations has something to do with the oyster dredging law  the biloxi daily herald february 4 1900 p 12    lopez dunbar s sons co the lopez dunbar s sons company was commenced in 1884 when lazaro lopez 18501903 and wkm dukate 18521916 resigned from the biloxi canning company the biloxi canning company was located in section 27 t7sr9w in the city of biloxi mississippi on the back bay of biloxi at the head of reynoir street it was originally called the lopez elmer and company this company was organized in 1881 with a capital stock of 8000 by lazaro lopez f william elmer 18471926 wkm dukate william gorenflo 18441932 and james maycock 182618921 lopez dunbar s sons was situated on east beach in biloxi in 1895 it was the second largest oyster canning plant in the united states the factory utilized the norton brothers machinery to pack its shrimp with the patented muslin bag insuring a good product its shrimp were marketed under the dunbar standard deer head lion head and pelicans labels see the biloxi herald  biloxi chief industry september 12 1892 p 4  lopez dukate   lopez dukate cannery in november 1899 lopez dukate advertised for fifty boats to fish on the oyster banks and pay oystermen 40 cents per barrel of oyster they would pay for fifty boats to transport oysters from the reef to the factory wharf for 40 to 50 cents per barrel the factory also sought one hundred oyster shuckers  the biloxi daily herald november 10 1899 p 8  in may 1901 a special train consisting of three coaches and a baggage car and transporting about eighty  bohemians laborers  who were employed by lopez dukate left biloxi for their maryland homes to work in the seafood industry there in the summer months biloxi s oyster industry was closed until cooler weather in the fall  the biloxi herald may 5 1901 p 8  in july 1902 l lopez dukate contracted with ola  sic  thompson  18741944 to build a large oyster cannery  house store warehouse and bohemian camp at the rigolets in southeast louisiana tj rosell 18611923 biloxi builder and mill owner had crews busy at the rigolets erecting a catholic church which cost 1500 for the workers of the lopez dukate cannery  the biloxi daily herald july 16 1902 p8 and november 20 1905 p 1  lopez dukate sent captain fred eaton aboard  tom  a large power boat to morgan city louisiana in late june 1907 to open a canning factory  the biloxi daily herald june 29 1907 p 5    dunbars lopez and dukate company the dunbars lopez and dukate company was organized at nola on september 8 1908 they advertised in september 1909 as follows  dunbars lopez and dukate company canning factory oyster shrimp and fruit packers biloxi  mississippi laborers wanted both white and colored in season  the daily herald september 29 1909 p 3   in july 1911 workers at the dunbars lopez and dukate company were repairing factory schooners for the autumn pack in its boatyard  the daily herald july 20 1911 p 8   in september 1915 the dunbars lopez and dukate company amended its charter and changed its nameto dunbar dukate co inc at this time the company was located at 1011 maison blanche building with george h dunbar as president and elbert l dukate secretary harrison co mississippi chattel deed bk 57 p 208210 and the daily herald october 14 1915 p 2    banker lazaro lopez was a pioneer in finance at biloxi mississippi he was a founder of the biloxi branch of the interstate building loan association of columbus georgia and the bank of biloxi the local interstate building loan association was founded in december 1889 and the bank of biloxi was incorporated on december 26 1892  the biloxi herald december 21 1889 p 4 and january 21 1893 p 4   the founding fathers of the bank of biloxi were primarily the following biloxi seafood packers and merchants lazaro lopez wkm dukate isidore heidenheim fw elmer jt maybury s picard ao bourdon sr b tucei om nilson h otto wh maybin jw maybin wa white charles f theobald charles redding tp dulion phil mccabe john walker and ej buck the first officers of the bank of biloxi were cf theobald president lazaro lopez vice president and ej buck cashier  the biloxi herald february 25 1893 p 8    seashore academy  the seashore academy a private boy s boarding school was chartered in mississippi in june 1893 by laz lopez fw elmer s picard john walker ej buck ht greaves ew morrill h otto jr harkness 18271903 george h dunbar and fb dunbar this educational institution was situated on the beach front at biloxi about 500 feet west of the biloxi lighthouse it opened in september 1893 with dr george s roudebush 18291921 a presbyterian minister in charge dr roudebush was born in ohio harrison co mississippi chattel deed bk 1 p 6 and the biloxi herald july 1 1893 p 8    pass christian street residence1890 the first residence of lazaro lopez on pass christian street now howard avenue was erected commencing in january 1890 by john r harkness 18271903 local building contractor the 7000 structure was completed in may 1890 and described as  an ornament and credit to the enterprise of our beautiful city   the biloxi herald january 18 1890 p 4 march 1 1890 p 4 april 26 1890 p 4   the lopez family residence on pass christian street was destroyed by fire in november 1900  forest park  school in early september 1898 the city of biloxi was the recipient of three new public schools the back bay ward school was donated by wkm dukate and william gorenflo the primary school situated on the corner of main street and water street given by mayor harry t howard and the forest park school on porter avenue donated by lazaro lopez and julia dulion lopez  the biloxi daily herald september 10 1898 p 4   in february 1898 lazaro lopez acquired a large lot on the sw c of porter and cemetery street now irish hill drive for 650 from js williams and os williams the williams lot ran south from a point on cemetery street which was twelve feet west of porter for one hundred ninetyfive feet thence west one hundred twentynine feet thence north two hundred two feet and then one hundred twentynine feet to the point of beginning on cemetery street there was a twelvefoot banquette or row on porter which ran south for one hundred ninetyfive feet harrison co mississippi land deed bk 37 p 411 from this tract formerly of williams mr lopez donated to the city of biloxi the forest park school lot its perimeter was described as being eightyfive feetsouth from a point on cemetery street which is twelve feet west of porter thence west for one hundred thirty feet then north eightyfive feet then east one hundred thirty feet to the point of beginning on cemetery street the lopez deed required that this lot be used by the city of biloxi for school purposes or other charitable functions or its title would revert back to the lopez family harrison co mississippi land deed bk 39 p 70 it is interesting to note that porter street was still closed to the public as late as february 1890 at this time biloxi s town council postponed a petition for its opening  the biloxi herald february 8 1890 p 4   after the demise of lazaro lopez in late september 1903 the land on porter and cemetery street juxtaposed to the forest park school parcel was inherited by erena lopez his daughter harrison co mississippi will bk 3 p 21  west end school in time the forest park school became known as the west end school because of its location on the western end of biloxi it appears to have functioned as a school until the new lopez school opened nearby on west howard avenue in 1924 the city of biloxi then utilized the building to house the charles l baudry american legion post no 33 this organization formed in early november 1919 when fifty veterans of wwi met at the maccabees hall on west howard avenue and selected to honor us marine corps sergeant charles l baudry 18911918 a new orleans native and biloxi resident who was killed in action at chateau thierry in france in october 1918  the daily herald december 7 1918 and november 4 1919 p 1    city of biloxi  during the 19431947 mayoral term of chester a delacruz 18891964 biloxi seafood packer and city clerk ja tony creel 19011992 the city of biloxi in january 1946 adopted a resolution to abandon and convey the west end school site and an additional lot contiguous to the school lot which it had purchased in june 1927 for 800 the building on the parcel was valued at 700 on january 21 1946 the city of biloxi sold to julius m lopez and noreta lopez yerger for 1500 the following tract on the sw c of porter and cemetery street from the sw c of porter and cemetery street go 185 feet south along porter thence 175 feet west thence 98 feet north thence 51 feet west thence 108 feet north thence 226 feet along cemetery street to the point of beginning at the same time eurilda seal lopez teresa lopez folkes rowena lopez caldwell and arnaud lopez gave julius m lopez and noreta lopez yerger a quitclaim deed on this tract harrison co mississippi land deed bk 283 p 532 and p 535  catholic bishop diocese of natchez and notre dame in early september 1943 notre dame high school the first catholic boy s high school in biloxi was commenced by brothers from notre dame university with reverend brother francis borgia csc as principal possession of the dantzler house on west beach near the biloxi lighthouse was taken by the brothers on august 18 1943 frank leahy 19081973 legendary football coach of the fighting irish attempted to find a football coach for the new school he worked with the reverend doctor geoffrey o connell 19001976 superintendent of catholic schools in mississippi to obtain a first class coach for the fledgling football squad one hundred twentyfive students enrolled in the new educational institution  the daily herald september 9 1943 p 7   in march 1946 julius m lopez and noreta lopez yerger for 1500 sold the west end school property to richard o gerow bishop of the catholic diocese of natchez for the use of the nativity of the bvm parish notre dame utilized the old building for its junior high school program probably until it relocated to its new campus on the north end of hopkins boulevard in september 1953 here in a new 220000 building brother rex csc and the principal anticipated school to commence on september 14 th for grades seven through twelve harrison co mississippi land deed bk 283 p 537and the daily herald september 1 1953 p 1    delchamps after the west end school site was rezoned in october 1954 by the biloxi zoning board  bishop ro gerow sold the former school property to delchamps food stores inc a mobile alabama based retail food chain the consideration was 55000 one of the stipulations in the warranty deed was that the old school building to be removed within sixty days delchamps was expected to erect a large food market here in the fall of 1955 the mobile based food chain anticipated total expenditures for their biloxi store to be about 350000 which included land acquisition construction of a 16000 squarefoot store building stock equipment and parking lot harrison co mississippi land deed bk 389 p 272 and the daily herald december 13 1954 p 1   1897 yellow fever the 1897 biloxi yellow fever event was benign to the lopez family as laz julia and some of the older children had been infected at other times and were now immune only julius m lopez 18861958 then a child got the virus but survived  the biloxi herald october 30 1897 p 1    political career lazaro lopez was elected ward 3 alderman at least twice during his short tenure in biloxi s politics in april 1898 he donated a lot to the city of biloxi to be utilized as a pound or storage site for stock animals that were illegally roaming the street of biloxi the city was required to fence the lot the biloxi daily herald april 9 1898 p 8  1900 fire in early november 1900 unarguably the worst fire in the long history of biloxi commenced on the kennedy property on the east side of reynoir street near the l n depot and swept southward to the beach much commercial and residential property was totally destroyed and that of lazaro lopez which was situated on howard avenue and reynoir street was inflicted the greatest damage it was estimated that the losses of mr lopez would exceed 80000 after surveying his devastated properties he stated that  it was his intention at the earliest possible time to undertake the work of replacing the handsome structures destroyed with buildings no less ornamented   the biloxi daily herald november 11 1900 p 1    lopez home 19011920 west howard avenue   new residence1901 the handsome lazaro lopez residence was situated on the north side of west howard avenue between reynoir street and croesus street it was erected commencing in may 1901 following the great conflagration of early november 1900 unarguably the worst fire in the long history of biloxi this destructive blaze commenced on the kennedy property on the east side of reynoir street near the l n depot and swept southward to the beach much commercial and residential property was totally destroyed and that of lazaro lopez which was situated on west howard avenue and reynoir street was inflicted the greatest damage it was estimated that the losses of mr lopez were in excess of 80000 after surveying his devastated properties he stated that   it was his intention at the earliest possible time to undertake the work of replacing the handsome structures destroyed with buildings no less ornamented   the biloxi daily herald november 11 1900 p 1   the new twostory lopez domicile was built upon the site of their fire ravished home it was designed and its construction supervised by theo brune 18541932 wellknown new orleans architect and built by barnes owens from bedford sandstone the roof was slate and adorned with a graceful and ornamental tower the house had fifteen rooms an elegant reception and palatial reception and stair hall lighted by rich and rare art glass windows the lopez family anticipated occupancy within six months of construction startup  the biloxi herald may 5 1901 p 1   the laz lopez family residence on west howard avenue was demolished by the heath construction company in june 1920 it had been inherited by noreta lopez rucks 18961960 his daughter after the death of her mother julia dulion lopez 18571918 in june 1918 noreta julia lopez 18961960 was born at biloxi mississippi on july 31 1896 she had married james rucks yerger ii 18921931 called rucks who was born at friars point coahoma county mississippi after the demolition was completed the rucks built a modern onestory brick building with a plate glass front on the former lopez homestead the yerger building had four rental spaces which were initially occupied by a haberdashery grocery store plumber and dry goods merchant  the daily herald  june 10 1920 p 6    new l lopez company store building mr lopez was eager to erect a new mercantile and hardware store situated on the northeast corner of west howard avenue and reynoir street to replace his destroyed store and regain his market position in the thriving biloxi economy by midnovember 1900 the burned lopez store lot was virtually cleared on the rubbish and debris created by the recent fire in early january 1901 his renaissance architectural style twostory business house was one of the first buildings to rise in biloxi s badly burned commercial district barnes owens were contracted to erect the wt harkness designed structure theo brune 18541932 wellknown new orleans architect was hired to supervise construction of the 4500 squarefoot structure to cost 10000 the tj rosell company built the counters shelves and interior fixtures the ceiling of both stories was made of steel hempstead williams were hired for the interior and exterior decorating mr lopez planned to vend fancy and staple groceries hardware shoes ship chandelry from the first floor and lighter and bulky goods from the upper floor  the biloxi herald november 15 1900 p 8 and april 27 1901 p 8  the new l lopez company building on reynoir and howard avenue opened in late april theo p dulion 18611907 was the store manager  the biloxi daily herald april 27 1901 p 8    lazaro s demise lazaro lopez expired in rome italy on september 25 1903 as the result of an acute inflammation of his kidneys and dysentery he and julia with four of their children erena lopez rowena lopez noreta lopez and master julius lopez had departed biloxi mississippi via the l n railroad for nyc where they boarded the for europe mr lopez had been ill at biloxi before they left for europe a telegram from rome reached biloxi on september 19 1903 notifying his family here that he was seriously sick  the biloxi herald september 19 1903 p 8    return to biloxi on october 1 1903 julia lopez and her children sadly boarded the deutchland  a steamer disembarking from cherbourg france for new york without their beloved lazaro the body of mr lopez was shipped several days later from france to boston massachusetts aboard the princess irene  the lopez family reached new york city and was met by arnaud lopez the family left new york for biloxi on october 7 th without julius lopez who stayed behind with arnaud his older brother lazaro s brother manuel lopez a havana merchant accompanied them to biloxi wkm dukate a family friend and business associate left biloxi for new york city on october 8 th to join arnaud and julius lopez to escort lazaro s body home  the biloxi daily herald october 1 1903 p 7 october 5 1903 p 8 october 8 1903 p 8 and october 9 1903 p 8    lazaro s funeral the corporal remains of lazaro lopez arrived at biloxi by train in the morning of october 17 1903 biloxi began planning for lazaro s funeral on october 5 th when isidore heidenheim 18521918 a prominent biloxi seafood packer called a meeting at the firemen s hall it was decided that mr lopez s funeral would be held on monday october 20 th at 1000 am in nativity bvm with father alphonse kettels holding a requiem high mass all stores banks and other business houses were closed until after the funeral  the biloxi daily herald october 6 1903 p1 october17 1903 p 1 october 19 1903 p 1  lazaro lopez s body was escorted from the lopez residence on west howard avenue to the catholic church a short distance by lazaro lopez jr arnaud lopez julius lopez manuel lopez theo p dulion and arnaud m dulion after the high mass   the large lopez funeral cortege left the church and proceeded west on west howard avenue to cuevas street here it turned south to the beach road and then west again to the biloxi cemetery the order of the lopez funeral procession was as follows biloxi public school children members of the oystermen s protective association commercial club members ladies of the sacred heart society united daughters of the confederacy and king s daughters carriages carrying floral offerings carriage of father kettels and his assistants the hearse accompanied by the pall bearers honorary pall bearers twelve young ladies dressed in white from the west end school and finally carriages of the lopez family followed by many carriages transporting friends and acquaintances of lazaro lopez to his final resting place in the biloxi cemetery  the biloxi daily herald october 19 1903 p1    pall bearers active pall bearers and honorary pall bearers selected for mr lopez s funeral read like a who s who of biloxi s commercial and political community pall bearers were phil wachenfeld joesph arguelles john wentzell joseph rusk august gus barthes and dm mccarroll the lopez family selected as honorary pall bearers wkm dukate william f gorenflo sr captain john walker john c bradford tj rosell william buck florian seal george w young aristede hopkins george w grayson john e morrison and walter a white  the biloxi daily herald october 19 1903 p1    business affiliations   merchandising l lopez company tp dulion  banks 1 st vicepresident and director of the bank of biloxi director of the biloxi savings bank trust company  last will as a brilliant businessman and successful investor lazaro lopez had accumulated a vast amount of wealth from his seafood mercantile banking and other commercial enterprises his will dated june 24 1903 legated the following to his spouse children and sister the lopez residence store building and all other improvements situated on the lot of land described as north by chiapella east by mrs lafour sic south by howard avenue and west by reynoir street was left to julia dulion lopez and at her death or marriage to be the property of noreta lopez  his daughter to my beloved wife julia  one thousand dollars of united states bonds  to my son  laz   these lots of land in the city of biloxi 1 one lot with improvements bounded on the north by first street east by magnolia street south by the gulf of mexico and west by the property of julia lopez 2 one lot bounded on the north by j arguellas sic easy by chattam and skinner south by frank cavacovich sic and west by oak street having a front on oak street of one hundred and twenty feet and extending east for two hundred and forty feet to my son laz  these lots of land in the city of biloxi 1 one lot with improvements bounded on the north by first street east by magnolia street south by the gulf of mexico and west by the property of julia lopez 2 one lot bounded on the north by j arguellas sic easy by chattam and skinner south by frank cavacovich sic and west by oak street having a front on oak street of one hundred and twenty feet and extending east for two hundred and forty feet to my son laz  my onesixth interest in the canning factory business and property of the firm of william gorenflo and company  i also give laz my onehalf interest in the schooner julia h  to my son arnaud  the following land in the city of biloxi 1 lot and improvements bounded on the north by the back bay of biloxi east by howard and south and west by bell 2 one lot bounded on the north by howard avenue east by wkm dukate south by mrs bohn and west by an alley leading to the house of mrs bohn 3 one lot bounded on the north by first street east by mrs weems south by mrs maybury and west by oak street to my son arnaud  my onehalf interest in the schooner josiana  to my son julius  the following lot in biloxi north by howard avenue east by mrs bohn caillavet and cassoux sic south by the gulf of mexico and west by wkm dukate to teresa folkes  my daughter my onehalf interest in the following lot in biloxi north by howard avenue east by lafour sic south by frank voivedich and west by reynoir street to erena  my daughter the following lots in biloxi 1 north by the west end school house east by porter avenue south and west by property formerly of willliams 2 onehalf interest in lot described as north and west by eistetter east by south by and west by 3 one lot bounded on the north by jens neilsen on the east by lazarus seymour south by seymour heirs and west by fayard street 4  onehalf interest in the tract known as the parkhurst place with the back bay of biloxi to the north east by fractional section 20 t7sr9w and west by the naval reserve park lands and those of august ohr and alex evans to my daughter rowena the following lots in biloxi 1  onehalf interest in the lot bounded on the north by an alley east by joe tucei south by howard avenue and west by delauney street 2 one lot with improvements tp dulion mercantile building described as north by kornman east by reynoir street south by howard avenue and west by seymour heirs to erena   rowena  and noreta  my daughters to share and share alike the following land in biloxi one lot fronting chartres street on the north east by coueve sic street south by the rightofway of the l n railroad and west by the land of the caillavet heirs to my beloved wife julia and son  arnaud to share like and like my interest in the grocery and hardware business property and assets of l lopez company  to my sons laz and  arnaud to share and share alike my onefourth interest in sash door and blind factory business property and assts of the firm tj rosell company to laz arnaud  and  julius  my sons to share and share alike 1 my interest in the canning factory business property and assts of every kind in the firm of  lopez dukate  2 my stock in the neptune canning company of neptune in the state of louisiana 3 my stock in the louisiana oyster company of rigolets in the state of louisiana 4  all boats and floating property and undivided interest in any boats or floating property of which i may died possessed and herein specifically bequeathed to all my children whether over or under the age of twentyone years and whether married or single to share and share alike all bonds of every kind that i may die possessed except united states bonds to all my children whether over or under the age of twentyone years and whether married or single to share and share alike all of the corporation stock  not otherwise specifically bequeathed of which i might possess when i die as far as the stock in each corporation can be apportioned among my children so as to give the same number of shares in such corporation without dividing any shares to my four sisters  mary   johanna   felicita  and clara  i give each two thousand dollars i direct my executors to pay all my just debts from cash on hand in banks and life insurance policies before distribution thereof is made to my beloved wife julia  i bequeath all the remainder of my property real and personal of every kind character and description wherever so situated i appoint william gorenflo and wkm dukate  as executors of this my last will and testament and direct that they shall not be required to give bond as such executors i appoint arnaud lopez  my son as guardian for my minor children and direct that he shall not have to give bond as such guardian nor be required to file vouchers with his reports or annual accounts and that he shall not be chargeable with any interest on the personal assets of such wards in his hands but shall be chargeable with the corpus and actual income from such estates in case any one or more of my children contest the  validity of this will or resist its due execution  such child or children shall there by forfeit all right to take under this will  the title to the property herein devised or bequeathed to such child or children shall there by vest in my other children share and share alike lazaro lopez june 24 1903  nativity bvm roman catholic church lazaro lopez and his family were congregants of the nativity of the blessed virgin mary roman catholic church which was situated a few blocks west of their domicile on west howard avenue between fayard street and caillavet street the lopez children were baptized here and several were married in this sanctuary like most of the lopez structures nativity bvm was destroyed by the great fire of november 1900 laz lopez wkm dukate ernest desporte phil mccabe ed glennan and louis gill were the building committee responsible for erecting a new church a contract was let in early february 1902 to jf barnes company of greenville mississippi and biloxi to build the theo brune 18541932 designed gothic structure the new church was erected on the site of the former sanctuary and was estimated to cost over 16000 it was sixtyfeet tall had a bell tower one hundred tenfeet in height and was fiftyfive in width and one hundred thirtytwo feet deep  the biloxi daily herald february 8 1902 p 9   in midseptember  bishop heslin blessed and christened the new church bell at the church of the nativity bvm donated by lazaro lopez  father blanc of bay st louis father aloysius of pass christian and reverend alphonse kettels of biloxi assited bishop heslin with the blessing the bell was given in the name of  clara josephine lopez  and sponsored by her siblings  master julius lopez  and  miss rowena lopez  the biloxi daily herald september 16 1902 in early january 1906 seven large stain glass windows arrived at biloxi from germany to tbe placed in the sanctuary of the nativity bvm catholic church julia dulion lopez had donated these windows described as equal to anything in the south in memory of her late husband frederick thornley of new york was employed to install the windows designed and built by reis and reis of munich germany  the biloxi daily herald january 6 1906 p 4 and january 9 1906 p 1    the airdome1909 the airdome  an open air movie and vaudeville venue opened april 19 1909 on the lopez property west of the tp dulion mercantile company it was one hundred twentytwo feet by one hundredforty feet and was bounded by fayard street on the west howard avenue on the south and reynoir street on the east it was fenced and had one hundred twentyfive benches capable of seating eight people and two hundredfifty chairs giving it a seating capacity of 1250 people there was a stage and picture machine box probably the projector harry haise 18541954 did the carpentry work to erect the airdome the newly formed daily herald band under the direction of professor joseph dowling performed on opening day frederick p abbley 18821941 was the manager  the daily herald april 13 1909 and april 20 1909 p 2    rowena lopez caldwell  inherited the lot known as  the airdome  from julia dulion lopez her mother in late june 1918  julia lopez expires julia dulion lopez 18571918 was born may 25 1857 upon her demise on june 30 1918 she was lauded by the daily herald as   a devout catholic a faithful and devoted wife and mother a kind and thoughtful neighbor and true friend and a woman of the most generous charity and tender solicitude for suffering everywhere her many acts of of charity being remembered in the community   mrs lopez was the last to expire of her dulion family she was survived by her beautiful daughters all residents of biloxi theresa lopez folkes wife of dr hm folkes erena lopez brady wife of edward brady a prominent jeweler rowena lopez caldwell spouse of phil caldwell whose husband is in the us army and noreta lopez yerger wife of rucks yerger jr formerly of gulfport and now in the insurance business at biloxi julia s sons lazaro lopez arnaud lopez and julius lopez had inherited their father s acumen for commercial enterprises and made their livelihoods at biloxi as merchants and factorymen julia dulion lopez was also survived by fifteen grandchildren she had lost three children before her demise clara lopez josephine lopez and juanita lopez her funeral was held at nativity bvm catholic church on july 2 1918 with internment in the biloxi cemetery the bradford undertaking company provided funeral arrangements for the lopez family the daily herald july 1 1918 p 1  julia lopez with grandchildren  avis vignes switzer collectionbiloxi public library  julia s legacy julia dulion lopez died at biloxi mississippi on june 30 1918 before her demise she had appointed erena lopez brady  as executrix of her estate without bonding her bequests were as follows to noreta lopez yerger  my daughter the property corner of lameuse street and howard avenue occupied by kimbrough quint caillavet to arnaud lopez  my son the two lots known as  two lots summerville addition to biloxi   to julius lopez  my son the lot in the la frederick survey  to rowena lopez caldwell  my daughter the lot known as  the airdome   to teresa lopez folkes  my daughter the rodenberg survey lot to erena lopez brady  my daughter the house and lot on the corner of howard avenue and seal to arnaud lopez a onethird interest in the houma louisiana lot to julius lopez a onethird interest in the coast livery lot in gulfport to lazaro lopez a lot in mobile alabama with the 1916 tax receipt no 9957 to noreta lopez yerger the lopez home on west howard avenue and the corner store on howard avenue and reynoir street previously bequeathed to norita lopez yerger by her father and whatever interest i have in these properties to erena lopez brady all of my stock in the tp dulion mercantile company  to all of my daughters all of my stock in the l lopez company to be divided equally to arnaud lopez all my stock in the columbia ice power company  to lazaro lopez all my stock in the louisiana navigation fishing company  to my seven children and josephine folkes all of my stock in the interstate bank trust company of new orleans to be divided equally to my seven children all of my stock in the first national bank of biloxi excepting one share for josephine folkes  my granddaughter to my seven children all of my stock in the artesian ice company excepting one share for josephine folkes  my granddaughter to my seven children all of my stock in the gulfport mississippi coast traction company to be divided equally to constance lewis  my faithful servant  one hundred dollars in cash and to theresa lambricht the sum of twentyfive dollars  julia lopez  june 29 1918  strand theatre norita lopez yergerhad inherited the large lopez lot on the northeast corner of howard avenue and reynoir street in january 1925 she made a five year lease with julian h saenger 18731932 of the gulf coast amusement company to rent the building formerly housing the l lopez company store at 418 howard avenue as the strand theatre  the rent was 250 per month on may 22 1926 a fire on the adjacent property did some damage to the strand theatre and the movie house was shut down for repairs by the lessor the lease was renegotiated after the fire and compromised and the lessee agreed to a monthly rental rate of 325 each month until january 31 1930 then it would be increased to 425 per month harrison co mississippi land deed bk 162 p 232  saenger theatre norita lopez yerger inherited the large lopez lot on the northeast corner of howard avenue and reynoir street in march 1928 she and rucks yerger jr her spouse granted a thirty years lease to harrison co mississippi land deed bk 20 p 459  julian h saenger julian henri saenger 18731932 was born in norfolk virginia to rabbi israel saenger 18411900 an 1866 immigrant from germany and mrs saenger d pre1900 also a german immigrant julian graduated from johns hopkins university at baltimore maryland after completing their pharmacy school before 1900 the saenger family relocated from macon georgia to shreveport louisiana where he was a retail pharmacist and proprietor of the saenger drug company with abe d saenger 18761932 his brother 1900 caddo parish louisiana federal census t623560 p 4b ed 40 in 1911 julian h saenger joined with levi maurice ash 18801971 who had married florence saenger ash 18861932 his sister and abe d saenger his brother to organized the saenger amusement company they opened their first movie house in shreveport also in 1911 in 1917 the company had built the strand theatre at new orleans and in november 1926 with their two hundred movies houses in fifty southern cities in eleven southern states and central america and cuba saenger theatres inc was integrated into publix theaters corporation the premier american movie house proprietor whose crown jewel was the seven million dollar paramont theater on broadway the two and onehalf million dollar saenger theatre opened in the crescent city on february 4 1927 it was designed by emile weil julian h saenger married marjorie kent weston at gretna louisiana in december 1930 they were domiciled at 831 bourbon street julian was stricken by a heart attack on february 6 1932 he expired in an ambulance rushing him to a new orleans hospital  the times picayune december 20 1930 p 20 and february 6 1932 p 1    references  books the biloxi daily herald business and professional men  the biloxi daily herald biloxi mississippi1902  the daily herald 50 th golden jubilee number biographical and historical 18841934  the daily herald gulfportbiloxi mississippi1934 charles l dyer  along the gulf  women of the trinity episcopal church pass christian mississippi1971 originally published 1895 jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume i catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991  twentieth century coast edition of the biloxi daily herald historical and biographical  george w wilkes sons biloxi1902  chancery court harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 683   eulalie clark v vj olivari  1895 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no   the estate of lazaro lopez  june 1903 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 1663   the estate of julia dulion lopez  1918 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 35188    december 1954 harrison county mississippi chancery court 2 nd judicial district cause no 9853   the estate of lynden bowring  1980 harrison county mississippi chancery court 2 nd judicial district cause no p2077b  the estate of beverly lopez berggren   march 1993 jackson county mississippi chancery court cause no 33566   the estate of wilda lopez bowring    journals the baltimore sun   charles patten   january 13 1922 the biloxid iberville press   time traveler biloxi s air dome theater    february 25 2010 the biloxi herald   local news   october 27 1888 the biloxi herald   local and personal notes   november 16 1889 the biloxi herald   local and personal notes   january 18 1890 the biloxi herald   the town council   february 8 1890 the biloxi herald   local and personal notes   march 1 1890 the biloxi herald   local and personal notes   march 8 1890 the biloxi herald   local happenings   april 26 1890 the biloxi herald   local happenings   may 17 1890 the biloxi herald   local happenings   june 28 1890 the biloxi herald   local happenings   november 22 1890 the biloxi herald    biloxi chief industry   september 12 1892 the biloxi herald   bank of biloxi   january 7 1893 the biloxi herald   the charter of incorporation of the bank of biloxi   january 21 1893 the biloxi herald   bank of biloxi   february 25 1893 the biloxi herald   bank of biloxi   april 1 1893 the biloxi herald   local happenings   july1 1893 the biloxi herald   local happenings   june 16 1894 the biloxi herald      the biloxi daily herald the biloxi herald   city news   october 30 1897 the biloxi herald   death of young henzelena   november 6 1897 the biloxi herald   city council   april 9 1898 the biloxi herald   latest city news   april 9 1898 the biloxi herald   latest city news   may 18 1898 the biloxi herald   lopez s new building   august 20 1898 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi s public school system   september 10 1898 the biloxi daily herald   local and personal   november 10 1899 the biloxi daily herald   oyster dredging   february 4 1900 the biloxi daily herald   city news   april 27 1900 the biloxi daily herald   aftermath   november 11 1900 the biloxi daily herald   city news   november 15 1900 the biloxi daily herald   a beautiful block   april 27 1901 the biloxi daily herald   contract let   may 5 1901 the biloxi daily herald   city news   may 5 1901 the biloxi daily herald      the biloxi daily herald   contract let   february 8 1902 the biloxi daily herald   confirmation   september 16 1902 the biloxi daily herald   l lopez sr ill   september 19 1903 the biloxi daily herald   mr lopez s condition   september 22 1903 the biloxi daily herald   news from lopez sr   september 25 1903 the biloxi daily herald   prepare for worst   september 25 1903 the biloxi daily herald   l lopez sr dead   september 26 1903 the biloxi daily herald   the death of mr lopez   september 26 1903 the biloxi daily herald   city items   october 1 1903 the biloxi daily herald   personal   october 5 1903 the biloxi daily herald   mass meeting   october 6 1903 the biloxi daily herald   city items   october 7 1903 the biloxi daily herald   city items   october 8 1903 the biloxi daily herald   city items   october 9 1903 the biloxi daily herald   city items   october 15 1903 the biloxi daily herald   in the shadow   october 17 1903 the biloxi daily herald   laid to rest   october 19 1903 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi s building boom   november 20 1905 the biloxi daily herald   city news   january 6 1906 the biloxi daily herald   a beautiful donation   january 9 1906 the daily herald the daily herald   airdome   april 1 1909 the daily herald   band to open airdome   april 13 1909 the daily herald   dunbars lopez and dukate company  advertisement     september 29 1909 the daily herald   officers elected in big concern  columbia ice and power company     january 18 1910 the daily herald   improvements for factories   july 20 1911 the daily herald   yergerlopez   january 26 1917 p 6 the daily herald   mrs julia lopez passes away   july 1 1918 the daily herald   girl of southern noted family joins husband in los angeles   september 6 1919 the daily herald   obituary  charles l baudry     december 7 1918 the daily herald   biloxi post   november 4 1919 the daily herald   route of parade thursday named   november 25 1919 the daily herald   lopez home to be demolished   january 22 1920 the daily herald   biloxi home is being torn down   june 10 1920 the daily herald   juliani is erecting steel   august 28 1926 p 2 the daily herald   break ground for new saenger house   july 14 1928 the daily herald   saenger has new manager   december 31 1929 the daily herald   yerger building purchased by mr and mrs ed barq   april 21 1938 p 1 the daily herald   notre dame opens with 125 enrollment   september 9 1943 the daily herald   notre dame to open new biloxi school sept 14   september 1 1953 the daily herald   delchamps will open new store in 55   december 13 1954 the daily herald   mrs wilda lopez bowring   october 27 1977 the timespicayune   new saenger theater is vast beyond belief and incredibly beautiful   february 5 1927 the timespicayune   theater is seen as realization of years of work   february 5 1927 the timespicayune   society   december 20 1930 the timespicayune   julian h saenger stricken dies on way to hospital   7 1932 the jackson county times   local news interests  april 20 1918 p 5 the ocean springs record   marjory yerger winklejohn   june 27 2002 the pascagoula democratstar   local paragraphs   december 30 1881 the pascagoula democratstar   wanted figs   june 19 1891  lopez children teresa lopez folkes  18731951  teresa lopez folkes teresa lopez  18731951 was born at biloxi mississippi on september 12 1873 on june 14 1900 she married dr  hyman mcmaken folkes  18711926 in the nativity bvm catholic church at biloxi reverend alphonse ketels officiated william wachenfeld served as dr folkes best man and miss lopez was attended by erena lopez may young and jennie gillen miss augusta folkes b 1878 the sister of dr folkes came from jackson for the wedding  the biloxi daily herald june 5 1900 p 8 and harrison co mississippi mrb 12 p 321  hyman m folkes dr hm folkes was born on october 6 1871 at bovina warren county mississippi the son of august albert folkes  18391904 and anna e hilzheim  18501880 august a folkes was a civil war veteran having served with the 1 st mississippi regiment light artillery in 1877 the folkes family settled at jackson mississippi here august a folkes managed a hotel before he became a lumber agent representing jc redus and vending dressed and rough lumber and building materials such as shingles lathing sash and doors in late 1903 captain aa folkes became ill and was brought to biloxi and put in the biloxi sanatorium under his son s care he died on january 2 1904 at biloxi and his corporal remains were sent to jackson for internment mr folkes had been a vestryman at st andrew s episcopal church in jackson   1880 hinds co mississippi federal census t9648 p 13 ed 3  the clarion ledger may 2 1889 p 6 the biloxi daily herald december 29 1903 p 6 and january 2 1904 p 8  before hyman m folkes became a medical man he dr folkes was a 1893 graduate of tulane  ship islandcat island quarantine station in the spring of 1897  dr hyman mcmacken folkes  18711926 came to biloxi from jackson mississippi to accept the post of quarantine officer at ship island   his initial appearance in the community left one with the impression that dr folkes was a refined social gentleman at this time there appears to be some transitioning of the location of the quarantine station in late july 1896 the quarantine station was relocated to cat island and dr wc brooke of biloxi appointed to the post  the biloxi herald may 22 1897 p 8 july 25 1896 p 1    yellow fever dr folkes earned the respect and admiration of biloxians in the fall of 1897 when he was ordered from cat island to biloxi by the state board of health to assist those struck down by yellow f1ever his youth experience with yellow fever patients in the tropics and stamina allowed dr folkes to work long hours and provide efficient and effective service to so many at biloxi in constant demand of medical attention in the fall of 1897 dr folkes was sent to mchenry mississippi to work with the affirmed there as dr mchenry was ill  the biloxi herald october 30 1897 p 1    ship island tale in july 1937 captain l peter eskald 18561944 a retired danish immigrant and former biloxi chandelier and boatman related to a reporter for the daily herald that when the government sold all the armament and munitions on ship island to a mr marks a new orleans junk dealer he acquired in a trade from mr marks the large rodman gun at fort massachusetts for returning all of marks tools and dynamite to the crescent city knowing that dr folkes was a collector of historic objects captain eskald offered him the rodman for 600 dr folkes considered the price and subsequent removal and transfer to biloxi very dear and passed on the rodman the rodman remained at fort massachusetts and has become an integral part of the civil war history of ship island  the daily herald july 8 1937   by 1899 he had opened an office in biloxi on pass christian road now howard avenue in the eistetter building and advertised as follows  dr hm folkes office and rooms in eistetter building telephone 38 office hours 11 to 1 biloxi mississippi accounts due on the first of each month  the biloxi daily herald april 24 1899 p 8   children  josephine lopez folkes  19011959 m albert brown russ 18881953 and thomas burns 18921974  anna odenal folkes  19071968 m eugene robert kelly 19021990 and dorothy hilzheim folkes  19121925  folkes kennedy at the turn of the 20 th century and shortly thereafter biloxi was fortunate to have an adequate number of pharmacists and drug dispensaries among those in this industry were the opera pharmacy of joseph w swetman 18631937 william p kennedy 18731951 the phoenix pharmacy of jb lemon 18621919 the of herman nill 18631904 kimbrough pippen of fenton h kimbrough 18741952 who later owned kimbrough quints and jules a d aquin 18771936 dr hm folkes first ventured in the drugstore business in may 1901 in a partnership with wp kennedy their pharmacy was located in the new twostory brick building of lopez company on the southeast corner of west howard avenue and reynoir street when mr kennedy s health became poor he retired from his pharmacy and dr folkes partnered with wj grant  the biloxi daily herald may 5 1901 p 1 and    folkes grant the folkes grant century drug store was a retail drugstore instituted in the summer of 1901 by dr hm folkes and wj grant in 1900 wj grant was a resident of pascagoula and employed as a drug clerk in that city he came to biloxi in 1900 to work in the pharmacy of wp kennedy their joint venture in biloxi was situated in the same space as the shortlived folkes kennedy venture in late july 1901 a large engine and generator supplied by the blakeslee manufacturing company of birmingham alabama was installed in the rear of the century drugstore this dynamo generated electricity for the lighting of the drugstore the adjoining barbershop and for the large lopez company across the street there was also sufficient current to operate electric fans in these venues   1900 jackson co mississippi federal census t623812 p 6a ed 40 and the biloxi daily herald july 19 1901 p 8 july 25 1901 p 8 july 28 1901 p 8    1903    see the biloxi daily herald october 3 1903 p 6    wj grant william jesse grant 18751932 was born at pascagoula mississippi the son of robert b grant 18521932 and lydia s landridge 18521909 on april 16 1902 at new orleans william j grant married julia elizabeth baltar 18801968 the daughter of jacinto f baltar 18341898 and margaretha gondolf 18401932 they were the parents of marguerite baltar grant 19041988 m henry baldwin curtis william jesse grant ii 19061976 m mary griffin dantzler 19051988 and leslie baltar grant 19081986 m vera bede leola dukate bond 19091989  grant s drug company william j grant and dr folkes parted ways about 1904 and this appears to be dr folkes last pharmacy venture wj grant joined with jules a d aquin 18771936 a native of new orleans and tulane pharmacy graduate to form grant d aquin mr d aquin would leave grant and join the staff of jw swetman as a prescription clerk before acquiring the drugstore of jb lemon in january 1910 d aquin s drugstore was located on the southeast corner of howard avenue and lameuse street in the spring of 1929 grant s opened in their new store adjacent to the saenger theatre wj grant was assisted in his pharmacy by his son wj grant jr 19061976   the daily herald january 14 1910 p 8 and the jackson county times june 22 1929 p 3   after the demise of wj grant the family incorporated the business in october 1932 the incorporators of grant s drug company incorporated were mrs wj grant mrs henry b curtis wj grant jr and leslie b grant grant s remained on west howard avenue and reynoir in the former lopezyerger building which became the barq s building in 1940 harrison co mississippi chattel deed bk 52 p 441  seashore academy the seashore academy was a private school founded in june 1893 by laz lopez fw elmer s picard john walker ej buck ht graves ew morrill h otto jr harkness george h dunbar and fb dunbar this private educational institution was situated about 500 feet west of the biloxi lighthouse it opened in september 1893 with dr george s roudebush 18291921 a presbyterian minister in charge harrison co mississippi chattel deed bk 1 p 6 and the biloxi herald july 1 1893 p 8    biloxi sanatorium the biloxi sanatorium was chartered in mississippi in june 1902 by dr hm folkes laz lopez wkm dukate harry t howard 18561930 judge james h nevlle 18521919 and dr m lyle talbot 18741937 its purpose was the treatment and care of the sick and disabled the biloxi sanatorium proposed to have a department for marine patients as well as regular patients the charter for the biloxi sanatorium was amended in january 1903 in order  to have the power and authority to open and maintain a school for training nurses and awarding diplomas   harrison co mississippi chattel deed bk 5 p 73 and bk 419 and the biloxi herald june 221902 p 8   the biloxi sanatorium was situated on the beach front site of the former seashore academy which had been instituted in june 1893 by laz lopez fw elmer s picard john walker ej buck ht graves ew morrill h otto jr harkness george h dunbar and fb dunbar this private educational institution was situated about 500 feet west of the biloxi lighthouse it opened in september 1893 with dr george s roudebush 18291921 a presbyterian minister in charge harrison co mississippi chattel deed bk 1 p 6 and the biloxi herald july 1 1893 p 8    miss mary h trigg mary h trigg 18741930 who had worked in manhattan as a nurse at the new york hospital before 1900 came to the biloxi sanatorium from greenville mississippi in november 1904 she was a mississippi native and daughter of wyndham trigg 1834pre 1910 a lawyer and nannie s trigg 18371910 natives of virginia and mississippi respectively in 1906 miss trigg left biloxi for the greenville sanatorium which she had acquired miss trigg was a guest of the dr and mrs folkes at gunston hall in late october 1922 by 1930 miss trigg was superintendent of the king s daughters hospital in greenville  the biloxi daily herald november 21 1904 p 5 the daily herald october 31 1922 p 3 and 1900 new york co new york federal census t623111 p 3a ed 1066 and 1930 washington co mississippi federal census r 1156 p 27a ed 9 susie trigg 18701930 a sister of nurse mary h trigg taught school at greenville mississippi for many years and was honored by having an elementary school named in her honor in that delta city thomas k trigg 18781910 her brother worked for the marine hospital service as a quarantine guard for trains entering and departing biloxi was stricken with yellow fever in october 19051910 and 1930 washington co mississippi t624763 p 13a ed 117 and r 1171 p 3a ed 8 and the biloxi herald october 7 1905 p 4    folkes talbot in august 1902 dr m lyle talbot 18741937 the brother of dr william o talbot 18731952 a biloxi dentist and politician joined with dr hm folkes to form a copartnership dr ml talbot was born in scott county mississippi in september 1873 to green w talbot 18481900 a farmer and fannie talbot 18521903 both natives of alabama in 1900 dr talbot was stationed at ship island probably as the quarantine officer peter clarisse 18451932 was the lighthouse keeper on ship island at this time  the biloxi herald february 20 1903 p 6  1900 harrison co mississippi federal census t623808 p 10a ed 29 and 1880 scott co mississippi federal census t9663 p 15 beat 4  pavilion john liddie designer and builder was hired by the biloxi sanatarium to erect a threedecked pavilion at the end of their pier the upper story had a glass enclosed room that was conducive for patients to sun bathe out of the elements the second floor featured lounge chairs and hammocks while the pier level was conducive for children to crab and fish the pavilion was built with creosoted pilings and iron bars  the biloxi daily herald september 181903 p 6    biloxi marine hospital dr folkes advertised in the biloxi daily herald that he contacted to take vessels and that surgery was his specialty  the biloxi daily herald april 9 1903 p 6    the april 1904 conflagration the biloxi sanatarium of dr hyman m folkes 18711926 was opened on november 24 1904 the laz lopez medical and surgical clinic for the poor would be maintained here  the biloxi daily herald november 17 1904 p 5    gunston hall julia dulion lopez 18571918 died at biloxi mississippi on june 30 1918 before her demise she had appointed erena lopez brady as executrix of her estate without bonding her bequests to teresa lopez folkes was the rodenberg survey lot in february 1906 julia dulion lopez had acquired for 3250 from the heirs of john henry rodenberg a large lot 142 feet in width and 600 feet deep measured from the southeast corner of in lot 1block 1 of the maunsel white survey it was situated on biloxi s west beach the heirs of john henry rodenberg were cord henry rodenberg harriet amanda rodenberg maria theresa rodenberg eva langhorne rodenberg mary francis murdock and eva anne shaffer  the lopez lot was subject to a 25foot right of way to the gulfport was left open on the west side of the lot and a mississippi coast traction company situated south of the shell road in addition a 45foot road was to be left open on the west side of the tract and a 50foot wide street to be left open on the north end of the lot  harrison co mississippi chancery court land deed bk71 or 73 p 373 and harrison co mississippi chancery court cause no 1663   the estate of julia dulion lopez  1918 as early as september 1919 the folkes were planning a home for the rodenberg lot at this time hh roof local architect was making architectural drawings for their structure on the corner of west beach and rodenberg avenue the daily herald september 19 1919 p 2 and  west beach lot in january 1905 octavie tricou weysham 18351910 conveyed to teresa lopez folkes a large tract of land on west beach the consideration was 4000 and the weysham parcel had a front of 100 feet on the gulf and ran north to pass christian road catherine perry was to the west and dr folkes sanatorium was to the east shortly thereafter in june 1905 erena lopez acquired the perry large tract which was east of the biloxi cemetery for 17000 it a front on the gulf of mexico of three hundred sixtyeight feet and ran north almost 1200 feet to cemetery road now irish hill drive harrison co mississippi land deed bk 64 p 388 and bk 69 p 89 the weysham property was sold to mrs folkes by richard b harrison 18311905 local agent and the father of charles t harrison 18631948 who would develop a 20 th century real estate empire in biloxi the weysham place had been on the market for several years and had two houses situated on it  the biloxi daily herald october 21 1902 p 3 and december 10 1904 p 4   mrs octavie t weysham was born at new orleans in july 1877 she had married alphonse charles weysham 18311900 the widower of her sister emma tricou weysham 18311876 emma had given birth to blanche weysham harris 18621900 who was reared by octavie and alphonse c weysham he made his livelihood as cashier for a large commercial house in the crescent city 1880 orleans parish federal census r461 p 371c ed 43  gulf coast sanitarium and health resort dr james e wallace 18761942 joined dr folkes in the summer of 1911 he had been at the biloxi sanatorium several years past but returned to touro infirmary at nola before relocating to biloxi to partner with dr folker dr wallace planned to live at the sanatorium and have his office over grant s drugstore on west howard avenue  the daily herald july 21 1911 p 8   founded by dr hm folkes consisted of operating room and clinic in 1912 installed a modern xray machine in clinic   the daily herald january 8 1913 p 1   in january 1913 dr folkes hosted the harrison county medical association at his sanitarium coast physicians attending were dr rl white dr gf carroll and dr hm folkes of biloxi dr al morris dr ac caraway dr ca sheely dr dj williams dr ec parker and dr hh west of gulfport dr wa dearman and dr dg mohler of long beach dr bz welch of woolmarket dr ga mchenry of mchenry and dr jp berry of jackson  the daily herald january 8 1913 p 1    1 st national bank of biloxi dr hm folkes resigned as president of the 1 st national bank of biloxi in december 1916 he had sold all of his interest in the bank edward c tonsmeire was elected president by the bank s board and would also continue as cashier  the daily herald december 14 1916 p 1    hotel biloxi  to hm folkes for 15000 in september 1919 dr folkes then almost immediately he sold to js love state bank examiner for the state of mississippi for 250 and assumption of trust deed harrison co mississippi land deed bk 124 p 414 and bk 415  hotel biloxi sale hm folkes president and teresa l folkes secretary respectively conveyed the hotel biloxi to wb patterson of mobile alabama in february 1923 the sale included all furniture fixtures appliances buildings capital stock of the hotel biloxi and the artesian well rights deeded to dr folkes harrison co mississippi land deed bk 137 p 256  new ownership in april 1925 wb patterson agreed to a lease purchase on the hotel biloxi with jp edwards of ocean springs and lee m russell 18761930 of gulfport and later biloxi the grantees agreed to pay mr patterson 79300 for the hotel and assume a 20700 mortgage with the international life insurance company in addition they would be responsible for taxes and fire and tornado insurance on the property in the amount of 100000 harrison co mississippi land deed bk 162 p 375  harry w fitzpatrick and phillip w levine in september 1925 monsieur s edwards and russell assigned their hotel lease and obligations to harry w fitzpatrick 18761926 of new orleans and phillip w levine 18901940 of biloxi harrison co mississippi land deed bk 162 p 379 harry w fitzpatrick was born at nola of an irish immigrant father and alabama mother he improved his lot in life from driving a truck for a packing house to a dynamic force in real estate from new orleans to mobile mr fitzpatrick opened an office in biloxi in the winter of 1924 he maintained his main real estate office on royal street in nola another talent of mr fitzpatrick was the public auctioning of land and homes  the daily herald december 5 1924 p 6   catherine newman kate shelly 18591930 mrs fitzgerald s mother resided at ocean springs at no 30 west porter with mary newman murphy 18701942 her sister mrs murphy was the spouse of james j murphy 18671944   the jackson county times june 22 1929 p 3   phillip w levine 18891940 came to the united states from east prussia now a part of russia arriving at nyc in june 1900 from hamburg germany he married jeanette alexander 18921940 at nola in august 1912 they came to biloxi before 1917 and reared their five children here before his involvement in the hotel biloxi mr levine owned retail shoe stores at biloxi and gulfport   the daily herald february 16 1940 p 1   in july 1926 fitzpatrick and levine dealt their assignment of the hotel biloxi to harold r bechtel and george m bechtel of davenport iowa the consideration was 126500 and all of the obligations that were attached to the original agreement between patterson and the edwardsrussell grant of april 1925 harrison co mississippi land deed bk 162 p 375  bechtel and bechtel and new biloxi hotel george martin bechtel 18681952 and harold reimers bechtel 18941987 were domiciled at davenport scott county iowa they were father and son and respectively president and vicepresident of the george m bechtel company whose salient business was brokering bonds from their davenport iowa office in september 1926 the chancery court of harrison county mississippi was confirmed to wb patterson by adverse possession in december 1927 the bechtels paid wb patterson 18350 and together the three gentlemen sold the resort to the hotel biloxi company inc harrison co mississippi land deed bk 173 p 84  george d stannus under the bechtel leadership new capital was invested in the old folkes resort property and the new biloxi hotel a fireproof southern colonial style edifice was built in 1927 the federal engineering company of davenport iowa was given charge of the building project and george d stannus 18801930 manager of the old hotel biloxi who had taken this position in 1923 continued as local hotel manager mr stannus was a native of uniontown kentucky he had married bernice dickie 18811930 of citronelle alabama in 1908 and they had one son george r stannus 19091998 who would later become his father s assistant in managing the new hotel biloxi  the daily herald april 12 1927 p 2 and the daily herald golden jubilee issue  1934 p 16  constructionmay 1927 in early may 1927 before construction of the 600000 new biloxi hotel commenced the collins brothers contracting company of biloxi demolished the wood frame building and pavilion in front of the structure the east wing of the hotel biloxi was moved to the rear and served as living quarters for the stannus family and other hotel personnel until the new biloxi hotel was completed about december 1 st this wooden building would later serve as the servants quarters for the new hotel  the daily herald may 2 1927 p 2 may 5 1927 p 2 and december 1 1927 p 1    collins brothers and other contractors on may 11 1927 the collins brothers were awarded the 285000 contract for building the fourstory 118room new biloxi hotel it was designed by ira h coyne 18921976 of the federal engineering company of davenport iowa william j collins 18861962 and george j collins 18911968 had built their first biloxi building in 1912 since that time they had erected commercial structures for catholic church at gulfport back bay school gorenflo edwardsbutler motor company daily herald building caldwell building yerger building cw wachenfeld apartments august wachenfeld apartments bay view hotel and remodeled the peoples bank the collins brothers had learned the building trades from john collins 18541929 their father joseph o collins b 1922 son of william j collins continued in the contracting business at biloxi until the present day  the daily herald may 11 1927 p 1   the biloxi plumbing and heating company headed by henry l schwan 18891956 and grover w graham 18931964 received the 46300 contract for plumbing and heating the building while the electrical work to cost about 10000 was given to the jm johnson company of dallas texas  the daily herald may 11 1927 p 1  by december 1927 the new biloxi hotel was in the finishing phase of its construction the furniture fixtures carpets and ancillary equipment had arrived  comments on the biloxi hotel by julius m jay lopez ii  19081990 this is interesting the story on the biloxi hotel the old biloxi hotel you wouldn t know about but this is a picture of it here this was built in either 1903 or 1904 somewhere in there it was after laz lopez s death september 25 1903 it was built as a sanatorium  interviewer  was that the same biloxi hotel whose skeleton is still standing    no it s the same site this was built a year or so after laz lopez s death it was built by hyman folkes 1819 hyman folkes was lopez s soninlaw he married teresa lopez 1819 he was an md he built this as the biloxi sanatorium as a memorial to laz lopez the for some reason in about 1908 or 1909 it became a  depression and bankruptcy in may 1936 the hotel biloxi was insolvent and filed proceedings to reorganize the company under section 77b of the bankruptcy act this device had been enacted into law in 1934 as an amendment to roosevelt s bankruptcy act of 1933 and allowed the biloxi hotel to be discharged from its debts and liabilities particularly the first trust savings bank of davenport iowa harrison co mississippi land deed bk 209 p 164  1949 hotel biloxi sale and reincorporation in september 1949 harold r bechtel 18941987 president and frank johnson secretary domiciled at scott county iowa sold the hotel biloxi company inc to jane long of chicago the sales price was 290000 harrison co mississippi land deed bk 314 p 268 the hotel biloxi was reincorporated in july 1949 by thomas f seay 19031994 vicepresident and jane long secretary of chicago illinois when its charter was amended in 1951 seba f mahony 18821966 had replaced jane long as secretary of the organization these individuals were all domiciled at chicago and were experienced in banking and real estate brokering and sales in the windy city harrison co mississippi chattel deed bk 116 p 495 and bk 132 p 495  1953 reorganization in 1953 the hotel biloxi became insolvent and the company was dissolved and its charter surrendered officers at this time were thomas f seay president thomas burns executive vice president and seba f mahony secretarytreasurer alfonse g mahony 18791953 the brother of seba f mahony and a single man of chicago became owner and assumed all debt and liens harrison co mississippi land deed bk 368 p 210 in may 1953 alfonse g mahony conveyed the hotel biloxi to ge weaver trustee and assistant secretary of banker s life and casualty banker s life and casualty sold the hotel to macarthur hotels inc in september 1956 harrison co mississippi land deed bk 415 p 363  the biloxi macarthur hotel in the spring of 1958 the biloxi hotel now owned by the macarthur hotels group headed by charles h little and wj canfield performed a 50000 refurbishment of the old southern colonial style hostel the lobby corridors and one hundredeighteen rooms were redecorated and finished in a relaxing combination of light blue and gray colors the rear of the hotel had a garden with fountain tennis and badminton courts playground for children and two large bbq pits the front lawn was graced with a swimming pool and across us highway 90 a 750foot pier gave guest access to fishing and swimming down south vol 8 no 3 p 8  chateau le grand  1130 west beach image march 2011 by ray l bellande  chateau le grand biloxi hotel converted to condominiums and opened december 1981    southeast corner of west howard and reynoir street laz lopez sr had acquired two very valuable contiguous lots on the southeast corner of west howard avenue and reynoir street in august 1895 from the estate of constantino olivari 18411894 an italian immigrant entrepreneur the tract had 120feet on west howard avenue and ran south with 150feet fronting on reynoir upon his demise and subsequent probate in 1903 teresa lopez folkes was legated a onehalf interest in this property theodore p dulion 18611907 the uncle of mrs folkes owned the other undivided onehalf interest after the death of mr dulion in 1907 his onehalf interest was left to his children una c dulion paul dulion barton dulion roy dulion fay dulion hermann and julia abbey dulion they sold their interest to tersea lopez folkes in february 1924 for 20000 grant s drug store was situated on this property harrison co mississippi land deed bk 33 p 113 and bk 140 p 567 and bk 140 p 588 this property left to daughters  travels in august 1898 theresa lopez left by train with the dunbar family for new york city an dother eastern waterin places they expected to be gone for a month the biloxi herald august 16 1898 p 8 in september 1926 theresa l folkes and erena l brady her sister with josephne folkes and anna folkes departed san francisco by ship for honolulu hawaii they planned to return to biloxi by midoctober the daily herald september 13 1926  estate   children   josephine l folkes josephine lopez folkes 19011959 was born at biloxi mississippi on march 13 1901 she attended ursuline college at nola and st mary of the pines chatawa mississippi josephine married dr albert brown russ 18881953 on february 18 1928 in 1930 josephine and albert b russ were domiciled on west beach at biloxi with mrs folkes her recently widowed mother the folkes home was called and situated between marie rodenburg and dr benton z welch dr russ and josephine divorced before 1942 and he married delphine holloway 18981995 harrison co mississippi mrb 40 p 232 and bk 58 p 469 and 1930 harrison co mississippi r 1146 p 3a ed 7 albert brown russ 18881953 was born at pearlington mississippi on november 25 1888 to asa russ and harriet boardman 18561932 he attended millsaps college and was a graduate of the university of kentucky in 1919 dr russ came to biloxi to practice dentistry delphine holloway 18981995 at biloxi she was the daughter of andrew j holloway 18761934 and josephine newman mr holloway was born at new orleans he made his livelihood with the l n railroad at gautier mississippi where he was superintendent of the creosote plant the newly weds honeymooned at atlanta they resided in the folkes home on west beach in biloxi  the daily herald february 25 1928 p 2   delphine h russ was a schoolteacher and served as principal of howard ii elementary school in the early 1950s dr russ died on february 14 1953 his remains were interred in the southern memorial park cemetery at biloxi  thomas burns on august 12 1952 josephine lopez folkes married thomas burns 18921974 the son of john c burns 18631910 and delia welsch he was a native of new orleans and his paternal and maternal grandparents were irish immigrants thomas burns served in the us navy during wwi on a submarine chaser in the gulf of mexico he was discharged as a ensign by 1920 burns was the secretary of a hotel company in new orleans possibly the old grunewald hotel which became the roosevelt hotel t625619 p 19a ed 56 and the times picayune december 28 1954 p 3   before arriving at biloxi in 1927 as resident first manager of the new edgewater gulf hotel mr burns had been at the edgewater beach hotel in chicago he returned to new orleans in august 1934 as manager of the jung hotel at 1500 canal street when it was owned by peter jung jr 18821941 and arthur l jung 18831964 before his betrothal to josephine folkes thomas burns had married and divorced stella kenney 19041980 of nola the daughter of stella monteleone kenney 18821939 james d kenney her father was secretarytreasurer of the monteleone hotel in nola  the daily herald june 26 1934 p 2 and december 26 1939 p 2   during wwii thomas burns went back into the us navy and served aboard the uss cabot  an aircraft carrier in the south pacific theatre later during the conflict as a lt commander of a freighter his vessel was torpedoed and sank he was awarded the silver star presidential citation and several combat stars for his military exploits against the empire of japan thomas burns ended his long career in hotel management at the drake hotel in chicago in the early 1950s he and francis p burns 188619 his brother and former city attorney of new orleans had become accomplished boat builders while growing up in the crescent city this skill and his love for sailing vessels led him to accept a management position at a large marina on ortega creek in the st john s river area near jacksonville florida in april 1951 mr burns returned to new orleans in 1954 to become resident manager of the new motel de ville a 2 million motel erected at 3800 tulane avenue  the times picayune december 28 1954 p 3   thomas burns expired in his native crescent city in late november 1974 his corporal remains were interred in st patrick s cemetery no 2 during his long career in hotel and motel management mr burns had been identified with the following hostelries hotel bienville grunevald hotel and motel de ville at nola edgewater beach hotel blackstone and drake hotel in chicago edgewater gulf and biloxi hotel at biloxi mississippi  the times picayune december 28 1954 p 3   thomas burns and josephine folkes burns had no children she expired at the touro infirmary in nola on november 22 1959 where she had been hospitalized on november 13 1959 after having a stroke managed the versailles motel when mrs burns was in biloxi she was domiciled at 1306 west beach boulevard harrison co mississippi mrb 90 p 413 and the daily herald  november 23  1959 p 2    estate josephine folkes burns legated her valuable commercial property on the southeast corner of west howard avenue and reynoir street to her husband anna folkes kelly her sister and the following nieces and nephews josephine kelly kennedy thomas s kelly robert kelly and hyman david kelly harrison co mississippi land deed bk 475 p 307  anna o folkes anna odenal folkes 19071968 was born at biloxi mississippi on december 13 1907 in 19161917 she attended school with josephine and beulah dukate at st mary of the pines chatawa mississippi in 1921 anna and dorothy h folkes 19121925 her younger sister were students at nazareth college in louisville kentucky nazareth college had been founded in october 1920 by the sisters of charity of nazareth and was the first catholic college in the commonwealth of kentucky exclusively for women  the daily herald january 2 1917 p3 and september 7 1921 p 4   in january 1928 anna o folkes married eugene robert kelly 19021990 a native of chicago at biloxi mississippi they resided in waukegan illinois until 1963 when they returned to biloxi and resided at 1306 west beach boulevard anna and robert kelly were the parents of four children robert folkes kelly 1928 josephine kelly 19302008 m william p kennedy iii 19261975 and albert sidney johnston iii b 1929 hyman david kelly and thomas stephen kelly harrison co mississippi mrb 40 p 171 and the daily herald august 6 1968 p 2   dorothy h folkes dorothy hilzeim folkes 19121925 was born at biloxi mississippi on january 10 1912 in 1921 she and anna o folkes her sister attended the nazareth academy at louisville kentucky dorothy h folkes passed untimely on september 14 1925 in louisville kentucky from diptheria her corporal remains were interred in the hm folkes burial plot in the biloxi city cemetery  the daily herald  september 7 1921 p 4 september 14 1925 p 3 and september 15 1925 p 3    references  the biloxi daily herald business and professional men  the biloxi daily herald biloxi mississippi1902  the daily herald 50 th golden jubilee number biographical and historical 18841934  the daily herald gulfportbiloxi mississippi1934 jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume i catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991  magazines down south the biloxi hotel volume 1 no 1 januaryfebruary 1951 down south the biloxi hotel volume 2 no 3 mayjune 1952 down south the biloxi macarthur hotel on the historic site where biloxi was born volume 8 no 3 mayjune 1958 chancery court harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 683   eulalie clark v vj olivari  1895 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 1663   the estate of julia dulion lopez  1918 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 7586   teresa l folkes v roy dulion et al  february 1924 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 9293   wb patterson v hotel biloxil  september 1926 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 30497   estate of teresa lopez folkes  march 1952 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 19362   margaret hamlin dba this week in new orleans v senior citizens hotel  apri1 1961 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 33058   v hotel biloxi  may 1953 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 41868   estate of josephine folkes burns  february 1961 journals the biloxi herald   quarantine station at cat island   july 25 1896 the biloxi herald   city news may 22 1897 the biloxi herald   city news october 30 1897 the biloxi daily herald  april 24 1897 p 8 the biloxi daily herald   latest city news    august 16 1898 p 8 the biloxi daily herald   dr hm folkes  advertisement     february 10 1899 the biloxi daily herald   brilliant affair folkeslopez june 5 1900 the biloxi daily herald   city news june 5 1900 the biloxi daily herald   a new building may 5 1901 the biloxi daily herald   city news july 19 1901 the biloxi daily herald   city news july 25 1901 the biloxi daily herald   city news july 28 1901 the biloxi daily herald   city news january 16 1902 the biloxi daily herald   council meeting april 23 1902 the biloxi daily herald   charter of incorporation of the biloxi sanatorium june 22 1902 the biloxi daily herald   city news august 2 1902 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi real estate and loan agency october 21 1902 the biloxi daily herald   city news february 20 1903 the biloxi daily herald   a northern lady february 24 1903 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi marine hospital april 9 1903 the biloxi daily herald   three decked pavilion september 18 1903 the biloxi daily herald   among herald advertisers october 2 1903 the biloxi daily herald   city news december 29 1903 the biloxi daily herald   necrologicalcapt aa folkes january 2 1904 the biloxi daily herald   heavy fire losses april 5 1904 the biloxi daily herald   after the fire april 6 1904 the biloxi daily herald   sanatorium april 12 1904 1904 the biloxi daily herald   november 17 1904 the biloxi daily herald   personal november 21 1904 the biloxi daily herald   city news december 10 1904 the biloxi daily herald   personal april 28 1906 the daily herald   new hotel for biloxi april 7 1908 the daily herald   to open resort hotel may 28 1909 the daily herald   to convert hotel into sanitarium september 7 1909 the daily herald   biloxi news of personal interest january 14 1910 the daily herald    dr folkes tells why 100000 hospital is need at the old soldiers home july 30 1921 p 1 the daily herald    tartt completes arrangments to carry csa vets to chattanooga free october 22 1921 p 1 the biloxi news   biloxi plunged into grief by sudden death of saturday of dr hm folkes may 2 1926 the clarion ledger   advertisement aa folkes may 2 1889 the daily herald   dr wallace and dr folkes are partners july 21 1911 the daily herald   mr tonsmeire is elected president 1 st national bank of biloxi  the daily herald   biloxi local news january 2 1917 the daily herald   will be known as hotel biloxi february 20 1919 the daily herald   hotel biloxi changes hands september 19 1919 the daily herald   dr hm folkes is host of harrison county doctors january 8 1913 the daily herald    plans for new home   september 19 1919  the daily herald   attending college september 7 1921 the daily herald   biloxi news paragraphs october 31 1922 the daily herald   miss dorothy folkes dies    september 14 1925 the daily herald   biloxi news items death of dorothy h folkes september 15 1925 the daily herald   open branch office in biloxi december 5 1924 the daily herald   biloxians to sail for honolulu september 13 1926 the daily herald   bids soon for new hotel april 12 1927 the daily herald   razing old biloxi hotel may 2 1927 the daily herald   biloxi hotel being moved may 5 1927 the daily herald   another handsome new hotel for biloxi may 7 1927 the daily herald   contract is let for new 650000 biloxi hotel may 11 1927 the daily herald   to complete hotel biloxi about dec 1 october 11 1927 the daily herald   new biloxi hotel to open for business december 15 december 1 1927 the daily herald   dr and mrs russ return february 25 1928 p 2 the daily herald   biloxi hospital history dates back over 20 years july 2 1928 the daily herald  doctors russ lose mother september 12 1932 p 2 the daily herald   wm sic grant dies in new orleans october 3 1932 the daily herald   burns new jung manager june 26 1934 the daily herald   captain pete eskald once owned ship island gun but couldn t move it july 8 1937 the daily herald   yerger building purchased by mr and mrs ed barq april 21 1938 the daily herald   mrs kenney dies december 26 1939 the daily herald   levine succumbs to short illness february 16 1940 the daily herald   hotel biloxi advertisement april 3 1948 the daily herald   mrs hm folkes dies after long illness july 27 1951 the daily herald  russ funeral at 330 today february 16 1953 p 1 the daily herald   mrs thomas burns funeral is tuesday november 23 1959 the daily herald   burns rites november 24 1959 the daily herald   anna folkes kelly august 6 1968 the jackson county times   local and personal june 22 1929 the jackson county times   grant s june 22 1929 the sun herald   eugene robert kelly october 16 1990 the sun herald   biloxi sanatorium put coast on the map june 9 1995 the times picayune   the jung hotel august 26 1934 the times picayune   burns former manager of jung to switch from hotels to yachts april 17 1951 the times picayune   motel de ville manager named december 28 1954 the times picayune   biloxi woman josephine folkes burns passes sunday november 23 1959 the times picayune   thomas burns service today november 26 1974 the times picayune    lazaro t lopez  lazaro t lopez  first on left  and business associates  courtesy of jon kroningerapril 2013  lazaro theodore lopez  18771918 was born at biloxi mississippi on november 25 1877 on december 14 1898 he married eurilda lily seal 18791966 the daughter of florian seal 18531927 and rebecca victoria walker seal 18531936 their wedding was held at the church of the annunciation at new orleans the lopez wedding party consisted of laz lopez miss teresa lopez arnaud lopez dr hm folkes miss seal was represented by her parents and roderick seal 18811936 her brother  the biloxi daily herald december 14 1898 p 8 and december 15 1898 p 7    florian seal florian seal 18521927 was born on east pass christian street howard avenue at biloxi on february 17 1853 his parents were roderick seal and charlotte orr seal in 1877 mr seal married rebecca v walker 18531936 of bay st louis mississippi they were the parents of two children eurilda j seal 18791966 m lazaro lopez jr 18771918 and roderick dudley seal 18811942 m marie ramon  the biloxi daily herald business and professional men  1902 p 56 florian seal popular sheriff of harrison county rode his bicycle with considerable skill and grace so as to quickly fulfill his business engagements in biloxi  the biloxi herald january 20 1894 p 8   at biloxi when mr seal was not in public office as he was sheriff of harrison county five times tax assessor of harrison county four times and deputy clerk of the chancery and circuit courts of jackson county mississippi in 18721873 functioned in local commerce operating as the cash variety store apparently florian seal had lost his store building in the great biloxi fire of november 1900 because in january 1901 he had workmen erecting a new commercial structure on howard avenue next to the biloxi daily herald building the seal store building was twentysix feet on the front and about seventyfive feet deep  the biloxi daily herald january 5 1901 p 8 and january 8 1901 p 8    expired december 11 1927 in september 1898 roderick seal and spouse sold the montross hotel to john h miller and john carraway for 12000 harrison county ms land deed bk 39 p 79 mrs rebecca walker seal passed on at new orleans at the residence of her daughter eurilda lopez her corporal remains were interred in the st roch cemetery in the crescent city  the daily herald september 12 1936 p 5   florian seal a biloxi native had an illustrious political public service career in harrison county mississippi during his life he held thirteen public offices among them were county officer sherifffive terms and tax assessoreight terms florian seal s education was at springhill college mobile alabama and at washington and lee in lexington virginia rebecca walker seal was born at bay st louis mississippi  the daily herald december 12 1927 p 1 and september 12 1936   in his youth lazaro accidentally shot a youngster named henzelena the henzelena boy died ten days later from blood poisoning and lock jaw from his gunshot wound  the biloxi herald november 6 1897 p 8   in 1906 laz lopez arnaud lopez john j kennedy jess diaz rudolph abbley m hunter and b voivedich were arrested for playing baseball in biloxi on sunday they were fined 250 each in the circuit court of harrison county mississippi in september 1906 harrison co mississippi circuit court miniute bk 8 p 63  circuit court minute book 8  p 63  family lazaro t lopez and lily seal were the parents of  wilda lopez  18991977 m dr james e wallace 18761942 m lynden bowring 18891980  clara seal lopez  19021936 m leslie r tarr 18971972 m paul o froede 18961968  lazaro j lopez  19071968 m marjorie donovan 19102010  beverly  lily bea  lopez  19041991 m howard born and oscar e berggren  florian seal lopez  19111957 m maxine stivers and john b lopez  19151970 m juanita abbey eckles 19131995  banker 2 nd vicepresident and on board of directors of the bank of biloxi in 1909 with wkm dukate and william gorenflo president and 1 st vicepresident respectively  the daily herald september 29 1909 p 3    business affiliations lazaro t lopez explaining child labor in the dunbar lopez and dukate factory in 1913 from edward f brown report to the national child labor committe titles child labor in the gulf coast  p 11 see http wwwlocgov exhibits treasures trm032html   lopez and greiner   kennedylopez company   merchandising l lopez company    banks director of the bank of biloxi and the biloxi savings bank trust company  columbia ice and power company operated at columbia mississippi supplying electric power and ice in january 1910 the company was owned bygeorge w grayson president lee elder secretary and general manager board of directors wkm dukate lazaro lopez william gorenflo lee elder and george w grayson  the daily herald  january 18 1910    new orleans in the fall of 1918 the lopez family took quarters in the washington apartments on washington avenue at new orleans in addition to his business operations in the crescent city laz lopez was planning a vegetable and seafood cannery at franklin st mary parish louisiana which had to be built by late november 1918 unfortunately he was stricken with flu and expired from pneumonia at nola on 23 october 1918 the entire lopez family had contracted the virus but only their father died mr lopez s corporal remains were sent to biloxi for committal in the biloxi cemetery the no item february 3 1918 p 9 and the daily herald october 22 1918 p 4 and the timespicayune october 25 1918 p 2  estate  the heirs of laz lopez were eurilda j seal lopez wilda lopez wallace clara lopez tarr beverly lopez born and minor children john lopez florian lopez and laz lopez each received a 17 interest in his estate  land holdings   harrison county mississippi lot no 6 summerville addition lot 12 summerville addition lot no 3 in block 176 city of gulfport 40foot lot on west biloxi beach described as east by rosell and west by russ  jackson county mississippi 260 acres described as se 4 of ne 4 in section 23 t6sr8w n 2 of ne 4 of ne 4 and nw 4 of and ne 4 of section 23 t6sr8w and s 2 of se 4 and se 4 of sw 4 of section 14 t6sr8w  children of lazaro t lopez and eurilda lily seal   wilda j lopez wilda josephine lopez  18991977 was born at biloxi mississippi on october 10 1899 she attended biloxi central school and graduated with the class of 1915 and chosen class astrologer wilda married dr james edward wallace 18771942 at nativity bvm on january 9 1920 with reverend alphone ketels officiating the daily herald may 6 1915 p 1 and harrison co mississippi mrb 31 p 493 dr wallace was a native of natchitoches louisiana he came to biloxi in 1914 and was affiliated with dr hyman m folkes 18711926 the husband of teresa lopez 18731951 mrs folkes was wilda s aunt miss wilda lopez was the valedictorian of the 1915 class of biloxi high school and delivered an appropriate speech to her nine classmates and audience she went on to study at randolph macon college at lynchburg virginia wilda s other siblings were clara lopez tarr froede 19021936 beverly lopez berggren 19041991 florian seal lopez 19111957 and john beverly lopez 19151970   the daily herald may 29 1915 p 1  it appears that wilda and dr wallace divorced before 1932 as he married lillian grace madere 19111992 in harrison county mississippi and she married lynden bowring  bowring home900 east beach drivebiloxi  courtesy of jon kroningerapril 2013  lynden bowring  18891980  lynden bowring  18891980 was born in los angeles california on may 13 1889 he made his livelihood as an attorney and is rumored to have made money in the movie business at hollywood lynden was described as a loner and eccentric bache whitlock ocean springs mississippi october 19 2000 during his life bowring was married three times he had two children with his first wife but they as well as his spouse preceded him in death his second wife was dorothy bosche the daughter of john c bosche and adelaide bosche dorothy was born in utah in 1920 she and lynden were living with her parents in los angeles their son  robert lynden bowring   19201942 was born at los angeles robert l bowring died in the biloxi hospital on march 7 1942 he had been living with mrs eurilda seal on biloxi s west beach until he had relocated to pascagoula mississippi in february 1942 1920 los angeles co federal census t625108 p 4a ed 228 and the daily herald march 9 1942  circa 1925 lynden married miss wilda lopez 18991977 the daughter of lazro lopez ii 18771918 and eurilda seal 18791966 wilda lopez was the valedictorian of the 1915 class of biloxi high school and delivered an appropriate speech to her nine classmates and audience she went on to study at randolph macon college at lynchburg virginia wilda s other siblings were clara lopez tarr froede 19021936 beverly lopez berggren 19041991 florian seal lopez 19111957 and john beverly lopez 19151970   the daily herald may 29 1915 p 1   prior to her marriage to lynden bowring wilda lopez had married dr james edward wallace 18771942 in the roman catholic church at biloxi mississippi on january 9 1920 dr wallace was a native of natchitoches louisiana he came to biloxi in 1914 and was affiliated with dr hyman m folkes 18711926 the husband of teresa lopez 18731951 mrs folkes was wilda s aunt harco ms mrb 31 p 493 in addition to his law practice lynden bowring was affiliated with ct bowring and co ltd of london england a shipping firm he also owned a onehalf interest in the carlton apartments on union drive in los angeles lynden also owned the rum runner  a large motor yacht 65 feet in length and a relict of the prohibition era it was once moored in front of their east beach home at biloxi after relocating to ocean springs lynden built a boat house and slip for it the vessel was never utilized but fulltime employee maintained the craft bache whitlock october 19 2000    ocean springs  in august 1969 hurricane camille destroyed the bowrings biloxi home in 1970 the bowrings relocated to ocean springs bruce duckett remembers that mr bowring as an elderly gentleman approaching him to buy his home on hellmers lane lynden wanted a site on the inner harbor at ocean springs for the wilda b akarum runner   he convinced a local golfer to relocate to gulf hills and bought his home and land at 207 general pershing avenue bruce duckett october 10 2000 in july 1970 wilda lopez bowring acquired from lester b larson and jennie c larson the following property in ocean springs their residence address was 207 general pershing avenue  commencing at the southwest corner of hellmers lane and general pershing avenue go south 925 feet to the pob thence south 3315 feet along the west margin of general pershing avenue to the waters edge of the os small craft harbor thence n 70 degrees 20 w 200 feet along the waters edge of the small craft harbor to the fence line dividing the larson and howell property thence n 19 degrees 20 e 257 feet along an old fence line thence s84 degrees 20 e 128 feet along an old fence line to the point of beginning said land lying in section 37 t7sr8w  jxco ms land deed bk 381 pp 587588 in may 1971 mrs bowring acquired from earl w paul and ilsedore paul the following  commencing at the southwest corner of hellmers lane and general pershing avenue go south 925 feet thence n84 degrees 20 w 128 feet along a wire fence thence north 663 feet along a wire fence to the south margin of hellmers lane thence n84 degreese127 feet along the south margin of hellmer s lane to the pob  jxco ms land deed bk 401 pp338339 there was a rental house on one of the lots a house fire caused by lightening destroyed most of their home september 13 1977 mr bowring was led out of the burning house by alice duckett mrs wilda l bowring suffered burns and smoke inhalation and died in late october as a result of injuries from the conflagration she was a member of the colonial dames daughters of the american revolution les masques carnival club and the biloxi yacht club wilda was a member of st alphonsus catholic church her corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery  the ocean springs record september 15 1977 pp 12 and the daily herald october 27 1977 p a2   mrs wilda bowring left an estate valued at approximately 300000 her principal beneficiaries were patricia t leavitt of ocean springs mississippi and barbara t kroningen of downers grove illinois jxco ms chancery court cause no 33566 in june 1978 lynden bowring executor of the estate of wilda lopez bowring sold to charles e carr and joy r carr the two parcels above in 1996 dr william pontius built a large home lattiude at hellmers lane on the former site of bowring s boathouse jxco ms land deed bk 621 p 501 when lynden bowring expired on april 8 1980 he was living at his apartment house at 414 east howard avenue in biloxi he willed his real estate at 900 east beach biloxi to beverly lopez berggren his sisterinlaw and patricia tarr leavitt his nieceinlaw mr bowring was laid to rest in the biloxi cemetery harco ms 2 nd jd chancery court cause no 9853      clara seal lopez  19021936 courtesy of jon kroningerapril 2013  clara seal lopez  19021936 was born at biloxi mississippi in july 1902 she eloped with leslie r tarr  18971972 a native of glendale california they were married at ocean springs mississippi on december 8 1918 by judge orin d davidson 18721938 clara was a student at sophie newcomb college when she met leslie r tarr then a sailor stationed at the gulfport naval training station when mr tarr left the service in 1919 he and clara returned to his california home where he was a journalist for a los angeles newspaper jxco ms mrb 11 p 573 and the daily herald september 6 1919 p 4   leslie riley tarr 18971972  at glendale california leslie and clara l tarr were domiciled on south glendale avenue and residing next to orin w tarr 18741962 and dr donna j talbot tarr axelson 18771969 leslie s parents orin tarr was a house carpenter and automobile salesman while donna talbot tarr was an obstetrician before clara and leslie r tarr divorce in california circa 1922 they had two daughters  patricia j tarr leavitt  19192006 and  barbara tarr kroninger  19211983 before 1930 leslie r tarr had remarried christine langdon tarr 19011993 a life insurance actuary leslie r tarr became a lawyer he was a resident of santa barbara california in 1941 and passed on at newport beach california in july 1972 christine l tarr died there in december 19931920 and 1930 los angeles co california federal census t625102 p 7b ed 29 and r128 p 12b ed 990  patricia t leavitt clyde m leavitt and leslie leavitt baby   courtesy of jon kroningerapril 2013    patricia j tarr  patricia jeanne tarr leavitt  19192006 was born at glendale california on november 29 1919 on june 7 1941 she married clyde m leavitt 19102002 at mobile alabama he was a naval architect from syracuse new york and the son of clyde leavitt and patricia mcgowen miss tarr was a student at the university of mississippi when they met mr leavitt was employed at ingalls shipbuilding corporation in pascagoula mississippi at the time they acquired their marraige license in jackson county mississippi in june 1941 two daughters were born from this union clara l d aquilla  the daily herald june 12 1941 p 6 and and jxco ms mrb 33 p 550 in april 1974 patricia tarr and clyde m leavitt acquired lots 1 and 2 of block 50 gulf hills from wh mecom jr they sold their residence at 13901 puerto drive in gulf hills in november 1994 to phillip l severson jr and relocated to las cruces new mexico patricia t leavitt suffered a stroke in 2000 and expired at las cruces on august 20 2006 clyde preceded her in death passing in new mexico on august 20 2002 jxco ms land deed bk 495 p 549 and bk 1053 p 156  barbara tarr barbara tarr kroninger  19211983 was born at biloxi mississippi on february 15 1921 while her had come here from california for a visit with her family   barbara tarr was a stewardess for delta airlines and during wwii had been a navy nurse on september 26 1946 at the catholic chapel at great lakes naval training station illinois she married usn lt jg nolan r kroninger jr 19202003 a native of cowden illinois he was aboard the  uss lexington  when it was sunk by japanese aircraft in 1942 the kronigers eventually settled at downers grove illinois  the daily herald   february 18 1921 p 3   october 7 1946 p 6  and clara l d aquilla october 23 2000 patricia and barbara tarr spent many holidays and summers at biloxi with lily seal lopez their loving grandmother mrs lopez lived at new orleans but maintained a residence at 301 hopkins boulevard to share time with her daughter and granddaughters the tarr girls were chaperoned by a black maid  the daily herald september 15 1936 p 2   on may 28 1929 clara lopez tarr married paul o froede 18961968 in new york on may 28 1929 mr froede was a native of brooklyn and was born of german immigrant parents he had met clara lopez tarr as he had been a regular visitor to biloxi the newlyweds planned a sixweeks honeymoon trip through new england and canada before returning to biloxi in 1930 paul o froded made his livelihood in new york city as superintendent of manufacturing for the the reigel sack company located in the woolsworth building the froedes were domiciled in brooklyn  the daily herald june 5 1929 p 2 and 1930 kings co new york federal census r1509 p 12a ed 1141 clara lopez froede was operated on in new orleans in early september 1936 she expired in the crescent city from complications of her surgery on september 23 1936 her corporal remains were sent to biloxi for burial in the biloxi city cemetery before 1942 paul o froede remarried to alice ruth froede 19181992 they were living in teaneck new jersey during ww ii paul o froede passed at waco texas in august 1968 alice ruth joined him on may 4 1992 while at resident of mesquite texas  the daily herald september 23 1936 p 8    lazaro j lopez   19071968 from the beacon glow1924 biloxi high school annual  lazaro laz joseph lopez  19071968 was born at biloxi mississippi on march 20 1907 he married marjorie donovan  19102010 the daughter of mr and mrs rf donovan of new orleans at st rita s catholic church in the crescent city on october 10 1929 marjorie was born on november 4 1910 at shreveport louisiana to richard donovan and kathryn canale donovan  the sun herald january 12 2010 p a4   children marjorie joan lopez 19301930 marjorie lopez 19321984 m dr james e alexander lazaro j lopez jr 19342002 m charlene barnes wilson and kathryn lopez b 1943 m buris premeaux jr 19392001 the son of buris premeaux 19151974 and melody prevost premeaux  1932 in late december 1932 laz lopez and jack john lopez discovered an indian mound on their west beach property  joseph paulos poulos an amateur archaeologist and local historian anthony v ragusin examined the find which consisted of human bones and pottery the daily herald december 31 1932 p 1 laz was retired from civil service at keesler air force base when he expired at his ocean springs home on september 8 1968 he had attended springhill college at mobile alabama and loyola university laz was a member of st alphonsus catholic church in ocean springs mississippi and active in the knights of columbus the daily herald september 9 1968 p 2 marjorie donovan lopez loved working in her yard and fed the scores of birds rabbits and turtles that visited her home in gulf hills in ocean springs however lopez wouldn t tolerate some behavior her daughter kathryn lopez premeaux recalls how turtles would bang their shells against the patio door when they wanted food but if lopez found two turtles together during mating season she separated them immediately premeaux laughs when she recalls that story about her mother who died sunday at age 99 after an extended illness mrs lopez was born in shreveport louisiana and met her late husband laz lopez sr when she visited biloxi during the summer while she was growing up they were part of the lopez family that first opened a seafood factory in biloxi the couple lived in chicago biloxi and other parts of mississippi before settling in ocean springs in the 1960s marjorie lopez was a good cook and made tasty sandwiches and cucumber and pimento cheese sandwiches were two of her specialties lopez was an avid reader who was interested in national politics her daughter said she also liked watching tennis on tv particularly pete sampras lopez also was a devout catholic premeaux said her mother didn t tell people what to do but was more than willing to listen to people when they needed her she didn t force advice on you but if you went to her with a problem she was a very good listener premeaux said adding that just because she listened she didn t necessarily take your side even if you were family she was incredibly mercilessly objective premeaux said the sun herald january 12 2010   lr  beverly  bea  lopez berggren dinah leavitt swan and leslie leavitt  courtesy of jon kroningerapril 2013  beverly lopez beverly lopez  19041991 called bea and lillie was born march 12 1904 at biloxi mississippi she was educated at the sacred heart academy and mississippi southern college she married howard s born in january 1926 miss lopez then married oscar e berggren 18921964 she had no children they berggrens resided at biloxi bea was a charter member of les masques carnival association she died at biloxi on october 26 1991  the sun herald october 29 1991  1092 west beachbiloxi mississippi  when beverly lopez berggren passed she legated her interest in the live oak property on east beach drive in biloxi to patricia t leavitt clara lopez campbell d aquilla b 1936 was her executrix mrs d aquilla was legated mrs berggren s home at 1092 west beach boulevard in biloxi harco ms 2 nd jd chancery court cause no p2077bmarch 1993 mrs leavitt was the daughter of leslie r tarr 18971972 and clara lopez he resided at newport beach california clara lopez married leslie r tarr in ocean springs mississippi on december 8 1918 judge od davidson performed the ceremony jxco ms mrb 11 p 573 she lived at 13901 puerto drive in gulf hills patricia tarr married clyde m leavitt in april 1974 bought lots 1 and 2 of block 50 gulf hills from wh mecom jr jxco ms land deed bk 495 p 549 sold in november 1994 to phillip l severson jr leavitts moved to las cruces new mexico jxco ms land deed bk 1053 p 156  florian s lopez florian seal lopez 19111957 married maxine stivers two children michael lopez and florian j lopez 19541954 florian expired at biloxi on march 11 1957 at his home 941 east beach  john b lopez john beverly lopez  19151970 was born february 7 1915 at biloxi mississippi he married juanita abbey eckles  19131995 a native of hattiesburg mississippi on january 11 1936 abbey was a graduate of the university of alabama birmingham she resided at biloxi for seventy years and was a member of the nativity bvm cathedral parish les masquees carnival association the scottish klan mcgregor and the republican party  the daily herald june 3 1936 p 10 and the sun herald february 22 1995 p c2   john and abbey e lopez lived at 1324 west beach in biloxi and reared their four children in biloxi  clara seal lopez  19362014 m paul f weisend thomas m campbell and sylvester john d aquilla jr 19372017  beverly juanita lopez  b 1943pre2014  john jack m lopez  and helen lopez m marcel joseph languirand jr john b lopez operated l lopez and sons inc a seafood packing company until it was destroyed in hurricane betsyseptember 1965 he was also a cattleman at pointe a la hache plaquemines parish louisiana and a director of the first national bank of biloxi mr lopez expired in howard memorial hospital at biloxi on march 20 1970 abbey e lopez lived until february 20 1995 their corporal remains were interred at southern memorial park in west biloxi  the daily herald march 21 1970 p 2 and the sun herald february 22 1995 p c2    children   clara s lopez   clara seal lopez  19362014 was born at biloxi mississippi on november 13 1936 she was known to many as claire passed away at noon on january 9 2014 she was 77 years of age ms d aquilla grew up in plaquemines parish louisiana and attended boarding school at the sacred heart academy in new orleans as a child and teenager she spent weekends and summers in biloxi with her extended family  paul f we isend  in 1954 claire became engaged to  paul f weisend  19282012 a native of mckees rock pennsylvania in april 1954 paul and claire applied for a marriage license in harrison county mississippi he was in the usaf at san antonio texas and claire was residing at pointe a la hache plaquemines parish louisiana it appears that their marriage never occurred the daily herald april 8 1954 p 14  thomas m campbell   scholar claire graduated from the university of southern mississippi in 1962 with a ba in history and english and later earned an ma in history there she was the first graduate of usm to earn a 40 average in 1971 she earned a phd in history from tulane her profession was teaching when she was still ms campbell she spent most of the seventies as an english and history teacher at sacred heart girls school in biloxi where she was muchloved and highlyregarded she likewise held great affection for her students she supervised the school yearbook and her students voted her star teacher ms d aquilla often remembered her years there as her happiest professionally after sacred heart she moved on to mississippi gulf coast community college where she was a professor of english and history until retiring in 1996 though she was an accomplished professional woman claire was also a devoted wife and mother ms d aquilla held membership in several professional organizations kappa delta sorority and les masquees carnival association a lifelong catholic she belonged to st alphonsus parish in ocean springs and then later nativity bvm in biloxi ms d aquilla is preceded in death by her parents john beverly lopez and juanita abbey eckles lopez by one daughter claire patricia campbell 19701995 and by one sister beverly juanita lopez 1943 survivors include her husband sylvester sal d aquilla jr of biloxi sister helen lopez languirand of biloxi brother john beth lopez of gretna la daughters carroll campbell and abbey d aquilla of biloxi daughters rose mohammed pouriragi and holly murray of long beach and daphne timothy stewart of slidell la grandchildren kay david orgeron lyda and maddy murray and dylan tyler and kyle stewart and nephews shawn lopez and jack lopez both of gretna a rosary will be said for ms d aquilla on tuesday january 14th 2014 at 1000 am directly followed by a mass of christian burial at 1100 am at nativity bvm cathedral in biloxi the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral home is in charge of arrangements  sylvester j d aquilla jr sylvester sal john d aquilla jr 19372017 age 80 years of biloxi passed away sunday september 3 2017 sylvester was a native of woodville mississsipi and a resident of the coast for over 50 years he graduated from the university of southern mississippi he was a math professor for 6 years with usm before accepting a position with mississippi gulf coast community college he was employed 32 years with mgccc as an instructor and was appointed academic dean for the mgccc keesler center from which he retired sal was a member of nativity bvm parish and of bpoe no 606 in biloxi he is preceded in death by his wife clara lopez d aquilla daughter claire campbell parents sylvester j d aquilla sr and alma stutzman d aquilla and brother henry d aquilla survivors include five daughters rose moe pouriraji holly murray daphne tim stewart carroll campbell and abbey d aquilla sister yvonne thomas dooley sisterinlaw carolyn d aquilla seven grandchildren kay david orgeron alexis pouriraji lyda murray madelyn murray dylan stewart tyler stewart and kyle stewart and greatgranddaughter parvane orgeron a mass of christian burial will be held at nativity bvm cathedral on friday september 8 2017 at 1100 am friends may visit from 1000 am until mass time interment will follow at biloxi city cemetery the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral home is in charge of arrangements the sun herald september 6 2017  references   jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume i catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991 harrison county mississippi circuit court cause no 4665   the state of mississippi v laz lopez et al  september 1906 harrison county mississippi circuit court cause no 5688   the estate of laz lopez  1918 harrison county mississippi chancery court 2 nd judicial district cause no 9853   the estate of lynden bowring   1980 harrison county mississippi chancery court 2 nd judicial district cause no p2077b   the estate of beverly lopez berggren   march 1993  journals  the biloxi herald   death of young henzelena   november 6 1897 the biloxi daily herald   local and personal   december 14 1898 the biloxi daily herald   local and personal   december 15 1898 the daily herald   bank of biloxi   september 29 1909 the daily herald   officers elected in big concern  columbia ice and power company january 18 1910 the daily herald   new canning factory for biloxi   september 24 1910 the daily herald   biggest raw oyster shipper  ulysse desporte  sells out   october 15 1910 the daily herald   ulysse desporte buys back factory   november 14 1910 the daily herald   change of manager of canning factory   december 29 1910 the daily herald   dr wallace and dr folkes are partners   july 21 1911 the daily herald   kennedylopez will have plant in new orleans   october 29 1912 the daily herald   public schools of biloxi will close term may 28   may 6 1915 the daily herald   biloxi will be regular depot of new barge lines   august 19 1913 the daily herald   flu bad in new orleans   october 22 1918 the daily herald   prominent mans dies in new orleans   october 24 1918 the daily herald   girl of southern noted family joins husband in los angeles   september 6 1919 the daily herald   prominent biloxi couple married   january 10 1920 the daily herald   bornlopez   january 13 1926 the daily herald   florian seal dies suddenly   december 12 1927 the daily herald   froedetarr nuptials   june 5 1929 the daily herald   lopezdonovan   october 28 1929 the daily herald   funeral of lopez baby   june 30 1930 the daily herald    locate indian mound on biloxi property   december 31 1932 the daily herald   lopezeckles   june 3 1936 the daily herald   mrs florian seal dies  september 12 1936 the daily herald     miss tarr complimented   september 15 1936 the daily herald   return to new york   september 15 1936 the daily herald   mrs paul froede  clara lopez  dies   september 25 1936 the daily herald   funeral of mrs paul froede   september 25 1936 the daily herald   miss patricia tarr marries   june 12 1941 the daily herald    rl bowring dies   march 9 1942 the daily herald   dr james wallace world war captain dies at biloxi   october 28 1942 the daily herald   kroningertarr   october 7 1946 the daily herald   wp kennedy sr is buried sunday with catholic services   december 24 1951 the daily herald   infant florian lopez   april 25 1954 the daily herald   florian lopez   march 11 1957 the daily herald   capt berggren taken by death   january 6 1964 the daily herald   know your coast     the biloxi house with the english fence  november 5 1964 the daily herald   laz lopez   september 9 1968 the daily herald   rites pending for banking seafood leader   march 2 1970 the daily herald   mr wilda lopez bowring   october 27 1977 the daily herald   mrs kathryn wambsgans   january 6 1984 the new orleans item    st mary parish puts every acre to work   february 3 1918 the ocean springs record    saved from fire september 15 1977 the sun herald   marjorie lopez alexander   august 1984 the sun herald   mrs beverly berggren october 29 1991 the sun herald    mrs juanita abbey lopez   february 22 1995 p c2 the sun herald    buris premeaux  april 2001 the sun herald    laz lopez jr  september 23 2002 the sun herald    mrs marjorie donovan lopez  january 12 2010 the sun herald    marjorie donovan lopezlopez loved cookinggardening  january 12 2010 the sun herald   clara seal  lopez campbell d aquilla  january 12 2014 the sun herald   sylvester j  d aquilla  september 6 2017  the timespicayune   prominent businessman  laz lopez  in death list   october 25 1918 p 2 personal communication clara l d aquillatelephone conversation on october 18 2000 at biloxi mississippi clara l d aquillainterview at 1092 beach blvd on october 23 2000 at biloxi mississippi cause no 9853estate of lynden bowring1980 patricia tarr leavitt executrix of his estate married three times first wife died divorced second two children born of first marriage but children died wife preceded him in death no children left property at 900 east beach biloxi to beverly lopez berggren his sisterinlaw and patricia tarr leavitt his nieceinlaw bowring affiliated with ct bowring and co ltd of london england owned a onehalf interest in the carlton apartments on union drive in los angeles bowring died 481980  arnaud lopez arnaud lopez 18801948 was born at biloxi mississippi on august 15 1880 on june 15 1909 he married nellie may gorman 18901952 the daughter of michael gorman and catherine walsh nellie m gorman was a native of vicksburg while her parents were born in northern ireland and new york respectively she was educated at vicksburg in the convent school arnaud lopez and nellie may gorman celebrated their nuptial ceremony at st paul s catholic church in vicksburg mississippi the former home of his bride  the daily herald june 5 1909 p 4 and january 15 1952 p 8   two sons arnaud gorman lopez 19101986 m sarah talbert 19162002 and james g lopez m  bank of biloxi board of directors in 1909  the daily herald september 29 1909 p 3  rowena lopez arnaud lopez was appointed by his father in his last will of june 1903   as guardian for my minor children and direct that he shall not have to give bond as such guardian nor be required to file vouchers with his reports or annual accounts and that he shall not be chargeable with any interest on the personal assets of such wards in his hands but shall be chargeable with the corpus and actual income from such estates    seafood business lopezdesporte packing company the lopezdesporte packing company was organized in 1911 in st bernard parish louisiana with a capitalization of 100000 arnaud lopez was president ullysse desporte vicepresident with hb rush the secretary and treasurer lazaro lopez and charles f greiner served on the company s board of directors  the daily herald august 7 1911 p 1    biloxi home   captain gorman s death in early october 1921 captain james gorman brother of nellie may g lopez expired at vicksburg mississippi captain gorman was a former captain in the mississippi national guard and had made the guard s annual encampment at biloxi on several occasions james gorman was a member of the warren county board of supervisor at the time of his demise arnaud and nellie may lopez and children attended captain gorman funeral they were accompanied by harry w barber and his spouse mr barber was captain gorman s brotherinlaw  the daily herald october 3 1921 p 3    children arnaud o lopez arnaud o gorman lopez 19101986 was born at biloxi mississippi on june 22 1941 he was a sergeant in the military when he married sarah talbert 19162002 the daughter of joseph e talbert 18741960 and elise gary talbert boatner lamkins of monroe louisiana sarah talbert was born at memphis tennessee she expired on december 12 2002 at the home of james c lopez her nephew in opelousas st landry parish louisiana she was survived by james c lopez his wife barbara babs lopez and mary dupuis sisterinlaw all of opelousas louisiana her corporal remain were interred in the biloxi city cemetery  the daily herald june 23 1941 p 7 and the sun herald december 14 2002   arnaud o lopez graduated from biloxi high school in 1927 he was an outstanding athelete and was selected allstate and all big eight for several years arnaud matriculated to loyola university at nola and played football for clark shaughnessey when the loyola wolfpack defeated the loyola of chicago ramblers at nola in november 1927 young lopez was described as his  southpaw passes were almost uncanny in in their direction and length   the daily herald november 21 1927 p 5    military graduating from the jesuit school at nola with a bachelor of philosophy degree he joined the ranks of professional football for one season and worked as a engineer in the us war department his military career began in 1940 when he enlisted in the mississippi national guard as a private during wwii arnaud o lopez served in the 3rd army 83rd division commanded by general george patton arnaud landed at normandy in june 1943 and was discharged from the us army in 1945 with the rank of major he won the silver star and other military badges for his meritorious service in the european theatre  the daily herald october 22 1949 p 6   lr james g lopez sylvia schaffer arnaud g lopez and john gorman schaffer  lawyer after returning from military service arnaud o lopez attended louisiana state university and studied law in 1949 he began his law practice in biloxi mississipi joing howard mcdonnell in the barq building on west howard avenue in april 1955 mr lopez announced his candidacy for district attorney for the 2nd judicial district which encompassed george harrison hancock jackson and stone county mississippi  the daily herald october 22 1949 p 6 and april 29 1955 p 13   in january 1961 arnaud o lopez was appointed the city of biloxi s prosecuting attorney in the laz quave administration he was appointed attorney for the harrison county board of supervisors in january 1963 the daily herald january 7 1963 p 1  james g lopez  lr james o lopez sylvia schaffer arnaud g lopez and john gorman schaffer  james o gorman lopez  19131946 was baptized on december 14 1913 at nativity bvm his sponsors were noreta lopez and charles a schaffer of vicksburg brotherinlaw of nellie o gorman lopez jimmy was a graduate of biloxi high school and loyola university nola he was an outstanding center in high school and played guard in college mr lopez taught school and worked in post office in biloxi until he entered medical school at ole miss in oxford in 1937  the daily herald december 15 1913 p 8 and september 11 1937 p 12   in april 1938 james g lopez was elected president of the medical club at the university of mississippi its membership included all medical students at this time miriam wallace the daughter of dr george wallace of biloxi was elected secretary of the sophomore class  the daily herald april 2 1938 p 5   dr james o gorman lopez graduated from tulane medical school on june 11 1941 he interned at baptist hospital in new orleans the daily herald june 12 1941 p 6 and april 13 1946 p 1  mary ida aycock dr lopez married mary ida aycock  19182009 the daughter of clarence adolph aycock 18851948 and inez crask 18871927 of garden city louisiana they met in new orleans when her father was a patient of dr lopez they had a son james clarence lopez b 1945 who was a baby when his father passed in april 1946 james c lopez june 5 2018 mary s brother clarence taddy c aycock jr 19151987 a lawyer and state legislature also served the state of louisiana as its lieutenant governor from 1960 to 1972 the timespicayune january 7 1987 p 1 dr lopez contracted viral pneumonia and tuberculosis while a physician at new orleans he passed on 12 april 1946 at sanatorium mississippi his corporal remains were interred in the franklin cemetery at franklin louisiana the daily herald april 13 1946 p 1 mary a lopez married steven dupuis  19141983 in august 1951 steven dupuis was a native of cecelia louisiana and a texaco bulk plant ownerdistributor and a veteran of world war ii serving as an intelligence officer and interpreter he served 16 years in the louisiana house of representatives he was survived by his wife mary aycock lopez dupuis opelousas father aj dupuis sr opelousas two daughters mrs mike stephanie morris opelousas and mrs bert danielle jones ruston four sons jim lopez charles w and roy dupuis all of opelousas and steven dupuis aspen colo two sisters mrs julia huval cecilia and mrs bill bernice hoyt metairie three brothers easten p dupuis lafayette bd dupuis and aj dupuis both of opelousas and eight grandchildren  the morning advocate baton rouge la saturday july 30 1983    child   james c lopez family june 16 2018 james jim clarence lopez and beryl babs allyn broyles lopez renewed their nuptial vows at the nativity of the blessed virgin mary cathedral in biloxi mississippi lr dawn lopez babs broyles lopez james jim lopez and james jimmy lopez  james lopez james clarence lopez  b 1945 was born at garden city st mary parish louisiana on november 10 1945 he was reared in opelousas louisiana after his mother married steven dupuis james called jimmy matriculated to lsu and studied business before attending law school in 1968 he married beryl allyn broyles a native of leesville louisiana  depression   vicksburg circa 1936 arnaud and nellie g lopez relocated from biloxi to vicksburg mississippi he died on august 18 1948 at franklin louisiana while visiting mrs james lopez his daughterinlaw references jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume i catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991  the daily herald   lopezgorman june 5 1909 the daily herald   bank of biloxi september 29 1909 the daily herald   biloxi news paragraphs of interest may 23 1910 the daily herald   biloxians form new canning company august 7 1911 the daily herald   lopez baby christened december 15 1913 the daily herald   recent chancery decisions july 23 1915 the daily herald   capt gorman died yesterday october 3 1921 the daily herald   wolfpack rallies behind jr lopez to beat ramblers november 21 1927 the daily herald   james lopez leaving september 11 1937 the daily herald   biloxians honroed at university of mississippi april 2 1938 the daily herald   dr lopez graduates june 12 1941  the daily herald   lopeztalbert june 23 1941 the daily herald   lopez funeral today august 20 1948 the daily herald   lopez now practicing law in biloxi   october 22 1949 the daily herald   mrs a lopez sr dies in vicksburg burial in biloxi january 15 1952 the daily herald   lopez offers for district attorney april 29 1955 the daily herald   lopez new attorney for board january 7 1963 the sun herald   sarah talbert december 14 2002  erena a lopez  erena anthony lopez  18831940 was born at biloxi mississippi on february 11 1883 she was known as rena and married edward l mickey brady  18731939 on february 3 1908 at pensacola florida where they had gone to visit mr and mrs king he was a native of ohio or pennsylvania and the son of thomas brady 18341880 a jeweler and sarah taylor 18351880 both irish immigrants in 1880 mr and mrs thomas brady resided in franklin ohio with their five children  the biloxi daily herald february 12 1908 p 2 and 1880 warren co ohio federal census t91074 p 15 ed 15 the newlywed bradys made their home in the lazaro lopez edifice on west howard avenue living with julia dulion lopez and erena s single siblings by 1917 the yergers noreta lopez yerger and rucks yerger and the caldwells rowena lopez caldwell and philip c caldwell 18921930 were domiciled with the bradys on west howard avenue in january 1920 the yergers made the decision to demolish the magnificent lopez domicile and erect the yerger building on it site by this time four children had been born and the families relocated to bungalows in the lopez compound on west beach at biloxi  the daily herald january 22 1920 p 3 and june 10 1920 p 6    jeweler and entrepreneur edward l brady 18731939 had arrived at biloxi in 1907 from newbern tennessee where he had been in the jewelry business he had been here as early as 1900 when he had been married to mary e brady 18741900 a native of ohio they had married in 1899 mr brady had also worked at memphis tennessee before settling in biloxi he came from a family of jewelers as his father brothers cousins and uncles were in the business  the daily herald march 11 1908 p 1 and 1900 dyer co tennessee federal census t6231568 p 10a ed 21 in march 1908 mr brady opened his jewelry store at 415 howard avenue in the lopez building situated on the southeast corner of west howard avenue and reynoir street opposite the lopez mansion he was extremely proud of his merchandise most of which had been acquired in new york city among his most prized items to vend were cut glass sterling and plated silver including 1847 rogers brothers flatware and an assortment of unique souvenir spoons especially made for him wc duncan a young man from natchez who also was an optician was associated with edward l brady  the daily herald march 11 1908 p 1   by 1913 biloxi had three other jewelers and watchmakers j neilson son at 421 reynoir ca evans at 311 lameuse and fred k warren at 200 west howard fred bleur 18701933 jeweler and watchmaker arrived in may 1917 from foley alabama with his family mr bleur had acquired the lease on the building formerly occupied by wa smith of the smith syndicate the bleur family found a residence on east howard avenue  the daily herald may 16 1917 p 3    brady advertisements edward l brady advertised his jewelry and optical business in the local biloxi journals many times during his twenty odd years of proprietorship some of these advertisements follow  have you seen our dollar window  come see it and take your pick edward brady jeweler  the daily herald november 21 1912 p    the man the girl and the ring we have diamonds signets and pretty things edward brady jeweler  the daily herald december 14 1912 p 8    enter james e elliott and john r beggs in november 1914 james e elliott 18861980 formerly employed at pascagoula mississippi joined the brady jewelry store in biloxi as a watchmaker and jeweler he was born at havana hale county alabama and married lucille lundy 18921980 an illinois native in april 1916 at harrison co mississippi she was the daughter of james h lunday 18571910 a retired farmer and minnie cullotta richardson 18671910 both residents of gulfport mississippi james e elliott and lucille lundy elliott were the parents of james e elliott ii 19171992 and virginia elliott defrank 19192001   the daily herald november 11 1915 p 2 and harrison co mississippi mrb 29 p 19 james e elliott left the employ of brady jewelry in the spring of 1918 he became a partner of jd crane a jeweler located in pascagoula mississippi by july 1918 mr elliott decided to return to biloxi and become an independent jeweler with a store on west howard avenue mrs elliott and her baby had gone to gulfport to be with family during his absence  the daily herald june 4 1918 p 2 and july 11 1918 p 3   after edward brady retired from his jewelry business in 1929 the gabriel jewelry company owned by heyman gabriel 18741929 a german jewish immigrant domiciled in mobile alabama acquired his stock mr gabriel s biloxi manager john rezin beggs 18901972 a watchmaker and kansas native and former owner of beggs george a jewelry firm also situated in mobile alabama had a large sale they were preparing to move by july 1929 to the lawrence building at 200 west howard avenue situated on the northwest corner of howard avenue and delaunay street manuel wetzell were contracted to renovate the twostory brick structure erected in august 1911 for charles c redding 18571926 and joseph v lawrence 18671952 by edwin m wetzell 18771953 for 8000 the initial tenants of the lawrence building were the guaranteed hat shoe store owned by redding and lawrence and uncle fred s gift shop they both occupied the first floor in december 1911  the daily herald august 29 1911 p 8 november 27 1911 p 8 and may 28 1929 p 2   it appears that in june 1927 lawrence redding commenced erecting another structure juxtaposed to their 1911 building on west howard near delaunay again manuel wetzel were their chosen contractor the new lawrenceredding building was twostory and made from cordova brick with a plate glass front it had a front of fortyfive feet on west howard and was eightfour feet deep  the daily herald june 27 1927 p 2   in 1931 in addition to elliott s and gabriel s jewelry company biloxi supported the keystone jewelry at 117 west howard george waldemeir at 116 west howard and bleuer s gift shop at 210 west howard at this time the elliott s resided at 614 east howard avenue also in 1931 mrs lucille l elliott vended hats from their store as the elliott hat shop  the daily herald june 5 1980 p a2   when gabriel s jewelry closed in 1932 john r beggs became an independent watchmaker jeweler at 200 west howard avenue dr cs mcallister an optometrist also joined him in the new enterprise and they offered their clients a variety of jewelry and optical selections by 1936 jr beggs had relocated to 103 howard avenue where he remained for many decades until his retirement  the daily herald february 22 1932 p 2   during wwii the james e elliott family moved from biloxi to east beach at ocean springs he expired here in june 1980 lucille lunday elliott followed him closely in death passing in december 1980 their corporal remains were interred in the southern memorial park cemetery at biloxi  the daily herald june 5 1980 p a2 and december 30 1980 p a2    paul defrank jr mr elliott retired from his jewelry business in 1961 and paul defrank jr 19182006 his soninlaw became the proprietor of elliott s jewelry paul defrank jr was born at bessemer alabama to paolini difranco 18861958 and elsie lynn difranco 18961960 mr difranco had immigrated to america from sutera caltanisetta sicily in february 1909 aboard the ss campania and by 1920 he had changed paolini difranco his birth name to paul defrank he made his livelihood as a shoe maker and shoe repairman in alabama while providing for his six children 1930 jefferson co alabama federal census r21 p 26a ed 112 in september 1952 paul defrank jr and the elliotts took a five year lease from joseph v lawrence at 19021975 at 200 howard avenue in the lawrence building they remained here until skip defrank successor to his grandfather and father s jewelry enterprise moved to pass road in west biloxi in the early 1990s elliott s jewelry is now closed paul defrank jr married virginia elliott in 1936 they had met in montgomery alabama at a freshman party on the campus of huntington college they were the parents of paul defrank ii called skip and virginia paulette toni defrank b 1938 she married charles h schaffner b 1936 the son of philippe phil val louis schaffner 19081936 and ethelyn lucille mackenzie b 1916 mrs schaffner married donald l pat connor 19121982 after the demise of her husband history of jackson co mississippi 1989 pp 169172  mutual homestead association1922 edward brady was a founder of the mutual homestead association with jw apperson edgar beale 18821950 louis braun john g cohoe 18471943 ulysses desporte and davis g skinner he incorporated this biloxi building and loan association in june 1922  the daily herald january 25 1922 p 5    philanthropist edward l brady and spouse were generous to the less fortunate of biloxi several examples of their philanthropy to the biloxi charity hospital follow as dr hyman m folkes was his brotherinlaw edward l brady was involved with the biloxi charity hospital in april 1909 he donated a gold watch to be given in a raffle to support the local hospital s building fund mrs george f adams of nola won the time which netted the charity hospital fifty dollars  the daily herald april 21 1909 p 4  in february 1913 reverend da planck of mobile delivered a public lecture in biloxi on king solomon s temple tickets to the event were priced at twentyfive cents mr brady donated a gold pendant to the young lady who sold the most tickets to the lecture  the daily herald february 13 1913 p8    sportsman and traveler edward l brady was known in biloxi as an outdoorsman he enjoyed golf hunting trap shooting fishing sailing and motor boating mrs brady also participated in many of these same activities a collage of their sporting life at biloxi follows  biloxi yacht club edward l brady was elected commodore of the biloxi yacht club byc for consecutive terms in 1910 and 1911 for the yacht club s eleventh annual regatta held in july 1910 he donated the brady cup a silver cup the brady donation trophy was to be awarded to the speed boat with the fastest actual time over the fourteen mile racecourse  the daily herald july 9 1910 p 4 and july 12 1910 p 3   the byc was founded in the montross hotel on may 2 1901 john caraway was elected president john j kennedy vicepresident tp dulion commodore george h dunbar vice commodore dr da nash rear commodore byrd enochs treasurer and hf sawford secretary theodore brune 18541932 nola architect presented plans for the new 3000 sq ft yacht club to be built in front of the montross hotel on front street now beach boulevard and lameuse street  the biloxi daily herald may 4 1901 p 1   in may 1896 prior to the organization of the byc tony and zio benachi the benachi brothers tp dulion john eistetter thomas h gleason ed glennan louis gill martin green john johnson nicholas voivedich et al proposed to found a yacht club in biloxi again in may 1900 the west end yacht club was proposed at biloxi by tl mcgowan the benachi brothers and mw murphy neither ventures resulted in a permanent yacht club for biloxi  the biloxi daily herald may 9 1896 p 8 and may 7 1900 p 8   when governor andrew h longino 18541942 signed its charter on august 7 1901 the byc was made official with the following local gentlemen s name on the charter ao bourdon jr wkm dukate hf sawford laz lopez sr john carraway hr bohn tp dulion john j kennedy gw wilkes wt griffin and byrd enochs harrison county miss chattel deed bk 6 p 369 and 2 nd jd charter of incorporation bk 1 p 647  the biloxi daily herald july 13 1901 p 10 and august 9 1901 p 8   the byc approved its charter and bylaws and had commenced building the clubhouse by midjune 1901 the structure was completed in early august 1901 it was one of six buildings situated between magnolia and main streets on the beach front to survive the august 15 th hurricane the fish and oyster houses in this sector were destroyed as well as many piers including that of the byc  the biloxi daily herald june 20 1901 p 8 august 11 1901 p 1 and august 16 1901 p 1   during his 1910 tenure as byc commodore edward l brady served with the following members louis gorenflo vice commodore oscar johnson rear commodore ha janin rear commodore ulysse desporte fleet captain dr wt bolton fleet surgeon gj wiltz sec treas and ernest desporte sr measurer  the daily herald june 3 1910 p 8  in 1911 commodore brady s byc elected officers were dan gorenflo vice commodore henry janin jr rear commodore we kennedy fleet captain dr frank carroll fleet surgeon gj wiltz sec treas and ernest desporte sr official measurer other active committee members were ernest desporte jr byrd enochs dr charles brown dr gf carroll albert gorenflo and george rhodes  the daily herald june 3 1911 p 1    boat racing edward l brady and spouse were avid speedboat enthusiasts among their competitive motorboats were  ditto lady fish  and santa c  in late july 1910 their santa c  and martin fountain s horse fly  dueled in a match race on back bay witnessed by many spectators on land and sea the horse fly  won by two minutes over the seven mile course which commenced at joullian s wharf on back bay and ran to the back bay bridge and then east to the l n railroad bridge near ocean springs mr fountain had built both boats which were powered by the six horsepower gray motor  the daily herald august 1 1910 p 1   edward l brady won the cabin cruiser class at the july 1912 annual biloxi regatta he defeated tokay  the racer of rc mcclure of the crescent city mr mcclure complained after his defeat that the ditto was not a cabin cruiser but an open launch and therefore had been misclassified  the daily herald july 12 1912 p 1 and july 16 1912 p 8   at several of biloxi s annual regatta held in early july erena lopez brady who owned and raced her lady fish  an open launch motor vessel won the 2030 horsepower class the lady fish was described as  one of biloxi s most popular boats and never defeated in her class   the daily herald july 18 1913 p 1 and july 17 1914 p 1   in july 1915 mrs brady was victorious in ditto at the biloxi regatta she raced in the cabin launch class  the july 9 1915 p 1   by 1921 the engine of lady fish had been installed in the easy  owned and raced by ojo ohr mr ohr won in his racing class at the 1921 annual biloxi regatta utilizing the former brady engine  the daily herald may 18 1921 p 4 and july 8 1921 p 1    biloxi golf club when the biloxi golf club was incorporated in march 1918 edward l brady elbert l dukate and john j kennedy were the incorporators mr brady was elected president of the biloxi golf club in april 1932 with fred ferson vicepresident eugene peresich treasurer and irwin b cowie 18791949 secretary  the daily herald march 26 1918 p 2 and april 11 1932 p 2    hunting with the duck hunting season open in the fall of 1912 the bradys boarded ditto and headed southwest to the louisiana marshes and bayou lemare to hunt several days of hunting resulted in over one hundred ducks of varying species killed by the adventurous couple they made the return trip of eightyfive miles to biloxi in six hours the kill was shared with friends and neighbors  the daily herald november 16 1912 p 8    1913 panama canal in march 1913 edward and erena lopez brady left biloxi for a holiday to central america and the caribbean they went as far as panama to visit and observe the construction of the panama canal while there the bradys met george w goethals 18581928 us army officer and civil engineer who constructed and opened the canal in august 1914 in addition they were introduced to dr william c gorgas 18541920 an alabaman who introduced sanitary measures into the canal zone by draining swampsand ponds fumigating for mosquitoes and other vermin providing mosquito netting and building the public water system other venues on the brady s southern tour included costa rica jamaica and cuba at havana they met julia d lopez and miss josephine folkes respectively the mother and niece of mrs brady together they sailed to key west florida and also visited st augustine and jacksonville before returning to biloxi in late april 1913  the daily herald april 29 1913 p 1    erena s beach property and residence  before her betrothal to edward l brady erena a lopez began acquiring valuable tracts of land east and west of the biloxi cemetery south of the l n railroad rightofway in april 1905 for 1200 she purchased a 248 acre lot from tj rosell and tp dulion her uncle which ran south of the l n for five hundred seventyeight feet and was bounded on the east by the biloxi cemetery south by noblin and west by ae carter two months later erena in june 1905 for 17000 bought from catherine elizabeth burke perry 18611928 a native of new orleans 102 acres east of the biloxi city cemetery that had a front on the gulf of mexico of three hundred sixtyeight feet and ran north almost 1200 feet to cemetery road now irish hill drive her sister teresa lopez folkes owned the property east of mrs brady harrison co mississippi land deed bk 67 p 309 and bk 69 p 89  sales on west beach in later years erena lopez brady and spouse resided at 1320 west beach on the large tract acquired from mrs perry the wife of fred perry 18601900 a biloxi dry good clerk from her west beach parcel erena l brady sold a lot to arnaud lopez her brother in june 1911 the arnaud lopez lot was due east of her tract and had a front of 165 feet on the gulf and ran north to cemetery road now irish hill drive mr lopez sold this tract to nellie gorman lopez in june 1922 a correction in the original warranty deed was recorded in july 1922 harrison co mississippi land deed bk 134 p 561 bk 134 p 562 and bk 135 p 325  julia avenue in may 1909 the city of biloxi led by mayor tj rosell 18611923 passed city ordinance no 421 which quitclaimed a strip of land forty feet wide east to west and one thousand one hundred and seventytwo feet long north to south to erena lopez brady this strip of land ran north between west beach boulevard and cemetery street and known as julia avenue it had been dedicated for a street to be named for julia dulion lopez mrs brady s mother   harrison co mississippi land deed bk 91 p 316 and the daily herald may 10 1909 p 4    biloxi cemetery conveyance in april 1938 the city of biloxi for 3000 acquired about 31 acres off the north end of the erena lopez residence lot on west beach this addition to the cemetery property ran south of cemetery road for about 630 feet and was about 215 feet wideeast to west the biloxi cemetery was to the west arnaud lopez to the east and the gulf to the south harrison co mississippi land deed bk 220 p 121  avelez hotel  avelez hotel  image made before the august 1930 fire  wkm dukate home in late 1922 edward l brady 18741939 erena lopez brady 18851940 and teresa lopez folkes 18731951 acquired the wkm dukate 18521916 residence property situated on the south side of west howard avenue bounded by croesus street on the west and magnolia street on the east the magnificent dukate home which cost 4500 to erect had been built here in the fall of 1894 with jf barnes architect and contractor from new orleans in charge the dukate lot on west howard avenue was leveled and prepared for construction in midoctober 1894 by middecember 1894 the dukate home was nearing completion in march 1895 local decorators white suter were lauded for the quality of their paper hanging painting and interior decorating of the dukate edifice henry lienhard a relative of mrs linda dukate painted the fence surrounding the perimeter of the dukate place  the biloxi herald    avelez hotel in december 1922 it was announded that the 1895 dukate mansion was sold by beale yerger to a sydicate bradyfolkes descendants of laz lopez that had it demolished in junejuly 1923 to erect a modern hotel which would be called the avelez hotel in late february 1923 they with carl matthes a wellrespected biloxi architect had left biloxi to tour and inspect some of the finer resorts and hotels in florida with the purpose of generating ideas for their new biloxi enterprise a ground breaking was scheduled for midjuly 1923 and tallavest rigar builders from jacksonville florida were contracted by the syndicate to erect a fivestory onehundred room edifice at the cost of 60000 the hotel was to be the equipped with modern furniture and each hotel room to have a bathroom the daily herald december 6 1922 p 3 december 28 1923 p 1 february 27 1923 p 3 and july 10 1923 p 3  el brady hotel company the erena l brady hotel company was chartered in the state of mississippi in september 1923 by edward l brady erena lopez brady and william lee guice harrison co mississippi chattel deed bk 28 p 545 and land deed bk 403 p 171  hotel lot the avelez hotel lot facing north of west howard avenue was situated between croesus street and magnolia street and described as follows from the point of beginning which is the intersection of the south side of west howard avenue and magnolia street thence south 202 ½ feet to a point which is the southeast corner of the hotel lot then go west for 80 feet thence south 13 212 feet to a point and then go west 70 feet to the southwest corner of the hotel lot go north along the east side of croesus for 239 feet to the northwest corner of west howard avenue and croesus street thence 163 feet along west howard avenue to the point of beginning harrison co mississippi land deed bk 235 p 267 the name avelez was chosen for the brady hotel lazarus lopez 18501903 the father of erena lopez brady had been born at aviles asturias province north western spain in october 1850 he left spain for cuba in 1863 and arrived in texas before becoming a denizen of biloxi mississippi circa 1870 lazaro lopez expired in rome italy on september 25 1903 as the result of an acute inflammation of his kidneys and dysentery earlier he and julia dulion lopez 18571918 his loving spouse with four of their youngest children julius m lopez 18861958 erena lopez rowena lopez 18951986 and noreta lopez 18961960 had departed biloxi mississippi via the l n railroad for nyc where they boarded an ocean liner for europe mr lopez had been ill at biloxi before they left for europe a telegram from rome reached biloxi on september 19 1903 notifying his family here that he was seriously sick  the biloxi herald september 19 1903 p 8    openingnew year s eve1923 when the avelez hotel opened on december 31 1923 philip columbus caldwell 18921951 was its manager manager caldwell had married rowena lopez 18951986 the sister of erena lopez brady on january 12 1917 in a small wedding ceremony at nativity bvm in biloxi father alphonse ketels officiated for their nuptial vows mr caldwell was manager of was the manager of the great southern hotel at gulfport mississippi   the daily herald january 13 1917 p 3   the newlywed caldwells made their home in gulfport by the fall of 1917 philip c caldwell had left his managerial position with the great southern hotel and joined j rucks yerger jr 18921931 his brotherinlaw in the insurance business as yergercaldwell their office was above grant s drug store on west howard avenue with wwi raging in europe mr caldwell joined the us army in 1917 and was stationed at camp shelby in the quartermasters corps   the daily herald october 4 1917 p 3 and october 8 1917 p 3   by 1920 the caldwell family was domiciled in the lazarus lopez edifice on west howard avenue living with the yergers noreta julia lopez yerger 18961960 and rucks yerger and the bradys erena l brady and edward l brady in january 1920 the yergers made the decision to demolish the magnificent lopez domicile and erect the yerger building on it site by this time three caldwell children margaret caldwell 1918 m philip j jack caldwell ii 19192008 m joan h caldwell 19232001 and rowena jill caldwell 19192008 m mr otremba  the daily herald january 22 1920 p 3 and june 10 1920 p 6   phillip c caldwell expired at chicago in the mercy hospital on june 8 1951 the caldwell family had left biloxi in 1924 at the time of his demise mr caldwell was manager of the chapmanpark hotel in los angeles he was survived by rowena lopez caldwell his spouse and children mrs edward wilson of chicago mrs arthur atriembo and phillip caldwell phillip caldwell s corporal remains were interred at a chicago cemetery rowen lopez caldwell passed on april 17 1986 at goleta santa barbara county california the daily herald june 9 1951 p 3 rowen lopez caldwell passed on april 17 1986 at goleta santa barbara county california phil caldwell was instrumental in securing the greeters of america to make a visit to biloxi before they arrived he had taken a position at the hotel galves at galveston texas in may 1921 the daily herald may 12 1921 p 8 in the summer of 1930 the caldwell family was domiciled at chicago phil and rowena l caldwell took a two month european tour at this time their three children were enrolled in summer camps in michigan jill and margaret caldwell went to camp meecasinio near baldwin michigan while jack attended camp algonquin near alanson michigan  1930 conflagration the avelez hotel structure was struck by a devastating conflagration in the early morning of august 24 1930 the fire originated in the hill store in the arcade fronting the hotel section of the building guests of the avelez hotel were notified and evacuated from their rooms without harm initial damage estimates from insurance adjusters placed the total cost of the fire at about 65000 which when itemized came to 40000 to 50000 for stocks and fixtures and about 25000 for the structure the hotel proper was harmed only by smoke and water mrs erena brady lopez announced that the fire damaged arcade would be rebuilt the day after the fire collins brothers and manual and wetzel two local building contractors were making estimates for mrs brady and her insurance companies respectively businesses affected by the conflagration in addition to the hill store were eddie s drug storeeddie ouille owner la nationale beauty parlormrs charles h patterson of nola owner the biloxi insurance agency the barber shopnh mcallister proprietor and the avelez cafe operated by dan markotich the daily herald august 25 1930 p 1 avelez management wd jarman of baton rouge louisiana former manager of the avelez hotel and the pine hills hotel is now assistant manger with the hotel buena vista  the daily herald june 6 1927 p 2    1932el brady hotel company default the great depression commencing in october 1929 may have been the salient reason for the el brady hotel company to default on their mortgage of 166000 made in march 1928 with the canal bank trust company of nola in october 1931 their chief bond holders allen dezauche morris a hirsch ha cleaver richard mccarthy and js waterman who owned 133500 in avelez hotel bonds demanded payment when the default came the avelez hotel was sold to these gentlemen in a trustee s sale on march 7 1932 harrison co mississippi land trust deed bk 64 p 169163 trust deed bk 81 p 230 and harrison co mississippi land deed bk 194 p 5870  avelez hotel company allen dezauche and the bond holders of the canal bank trust company sold the avelez hotel on april 1932 to the avelez hotel company for 20000 harrison co mississippi land deed bk 194 p 71  1937sales in january 1937 properties incorporated through the stephen l guice and company a biloxi realty firm vended the avelez hotel to john t powers of alexandria louisiana and associate with guaranty bank trust company of alexandria louisiana and aw keen a resident of houston texas and hotel operator with properties in atlanta and houston these gentlemen will personally operate the hotel the timespicayune january 12 1937 p 4 and january 17 1937 p 63 john t powers sold a 14 interest of his interest in the avelez hotel to katherine waggoner powers 18871957 his spouse in january 1937 it appears that the powers divorced before 1945 katherine w powers died at biloxi mississippi in september 1957 leaving her son john w powers and mc waggoner a brother at tylertown mississippi her corporal remains were interred in the southern memorial park cemetery in west billxi harrison co mississippi land deed bk 213 p 379 and the daily herald september 17 1957 p 2  john t powers john thomas powers 18871971 was a native of baton rouge louisiana before mr powers came to the mississippi coast he was associated with the bentley hotel at alexandria louisiana in march 1937 when mr powers was the managing the avelez hotel at biloxi john w powers 19111970 his son and a resident of lake charles louisiana came to visit his parents at the hotel while here john w powers decided to relocate to biloxi and became the cottage manager at the buena vista hotel by 1949 the powers family was operating the biloxi laundry dry cleaning company at 244 porter avenue the daily herald march 30 1937 p 3 in february 1945 eva mae powers 18991965 a native of alexandria louisiana and the wife of john t powers acquired from julia agnes o neill mooney glengariff an older residence situated at 253 beach drive in ocean springs glengariff was the former summer retirement home and estate of captain francis o neill 18491936 of chicago and mrs mooney was his daughter the house was located near the center of a 514 acre tract which ran northeasterly from the beach front almost 800 feet to the southwest corner of cleveland and martin avenues there was 286 feet of beach front francis o neill was a resident of 5448 drexel avenue at chicago illinois he and his family wintered at ocean springs mississippi from 1914 to his death on january 26 1936 o neil was interred at the mount olivet cemetery in chicago and is known today for his jackson co mississippi land deed bk 88 pp 471473 john werner powers died at glengarriff on january 27 1970 he was survived by his wife mabel powers and children john thomas powers of seattle and carol leatherman of pineville louisiana in september 1971 john t powers followed his son in death his first spouse eva mae powers had expired in midfebruary 1965 she was a native of alexandria louisiana john t powers left a wife helen edwards he was a mason and shriner and also a member of the us coast guard auxiliary the ocean springs news february 18 1965 p 1 the daily herald january 28 1970 p 2 and september 19 1971 p a2 glengarriff was sold to el madrid inc in march 1969 by mrs beverly s haslitt the daughter of eva mae powers and john t powers the magnificent old house was torn down to build the el madrid apartments which became the ocean pointe apartments which commenced operations in the spring of 1971 katrina destroyed all structures on this property in august 2005 jackson co mississippi land deed bk 359 p 259  1940sales the year 1940 saw many changes in the ownership of the avelez hotel john t powers and his partners were in debt to the reconstruct finance corporation for 38730 the powers party was sued in the chancery court of harrison county mississippi in march 1940 harrison co mississippi land deed bk 232 p 379 and harrison co mississippi cause no 16897march 1940 in may 1940 the trustee for the mortgagers of the avelez hotel which at this time had eighteight rooms and had been operated for about three years by john t powers sold the hostelry for 33000 to the canal bank trust company of nola the only other bidder was jc hunt the proprietor of the tivoli hotel and riviera hotel both biloxi inns the daily herald may 14 1940 p 1  1940pringle group in october 1940 hg thompson special agent for the canal bank trust company in liquidation conveyed the avelez hotel to victor b pringle carl e matthes and dewey r reagan the sales price was 42500 the new owners planned to open in november with a new management team and was considering to enact renovations and improvements to the hotel and front harrison co mississippi land deed bk 235 p 267 the sale of the avelez hotel to the pringle group was approved by the federal court at biloxi and the orleans parish civil district court at new orleans the court required that the liquidators of the canal bank trust compnay sell the biloxi hotel for 42500 the payment terms were 10000 cash and the balance of the price to be paid in six annual installments five payments int he amount of 2500 each year and the final payment of 20000 with 5 interest and secure by a vendor s lien and deed of trust on the property in addition if the mortgage was paid in full within six months there would be a discount of 2500 or if cancelled within one year there would be a 2000 discount to the purchasers the daily herald october 29 1940 p 3  1946 sale in july 1946 victor b pringle margaret w pringle beulah dukate matthes carl e matthes vallie d landry and juan g landry sold the avelez hotel to the avelez hotel corporation the consideration was 190000 with 55000 paid in cash and 135000 in promissory notes harrison co mississippi land deed bk 289 p 493  avelez hotel corporation the avelez hotel corporation was chartered june 1946 by uriah s joachim 18881977 richard r guice adrian weill 1903 and albert sydney johnson jr 19001992 in december 1955 the avelez hotel corporation acquired the riviera hotel formerly the montross hotel located on the northeast corner of lameuse street beach boulevard from willemenhia billie s morse harrison co mississippi chattel deed bk 93 p 162 and land deed bk 403 p 171  earle hotel in december 1946 theearle hotel company a national chain which operated hostelries from boston to seattle took a10year lease from the avelez hotel corporation the total consideration was 400000 for the building s furnishings and ancillary equipment the onehundred room avelez hotel was renamed the earle hotel and tr brady manager was replaced by hr davern on january 1 1947 hr pratt of the earle hotel organization negotiated the lease through victor clesi a broker domiciled in the crescent city the daily herald december 17 1946 p 1 and december 18 1946 p 15  avelez hotel management notes  notes wd jarman of baton rough louisiana former manager of the avelez hotel and the pine hills hotel is now assistant maanger with the hotel buena vista  the daily herald june 6 1927 p 2   in december the earle hotel company a national chain took a long term lease from the avelez hotel corporation the avelez hotel will be renamed the earle hotel and tr brady manager will be replaced by hr davern on january 1st the daily herald december 17 1946 p 1  urban renewal avelez hotel demolition in december 1972 the harris wrecking company was employed to demolish the avelez hotel on west howard avenue the job was expected to take 30 days and their remuneration was 25000 the daily herald december 1 1972  1926 western usa and caribbean adventure in early august 1926 erena l brady arnaud and junior lopez her brothers and preston edmonds a friend left biloxi by motorcar for the american west they planned to go to denver colorado and then to yellowstone national park portland oregon and san francisco in the city by the bay they would meet theresa lopez folkes and her daughters josephine and anna folkes the folkes clan had left biloxi in midjuly by train erena planned to visit los angeles and take an ocean liner to honolulu hawaii when mrs brady returned to california she would join her sister and neices and sail through the panama canal visit havana cuba and return to biloxi via new orleans arnaud and junior lopez with preston edmonds would drive the automobile from california to mississippi via the southern route the daily herald august 3 1926 p 2  beach property and residence   separationdivorce on september 10 1928 edward l brady filed for a divorce from erena lopez it was finalized in late november 1928 since there were no children from this union erena took her maiden name of lopez she made her home at 1320 west beach boulevard while edward l brady settled at 126 cuevas street harrison co mississippi chancery court no 10697september 1928  mr brady s death edward l brady passed on july 21 1939 he was domiciled at 126 cuevas at this time his corporal remains were interred at the southern memorial park cemetery under the auspices of the episcopal church mr brady was survived by sarah brady 18661939 and elizabeth brady 18711939 his sisters and residents of forrest city arkansas two nieces and three nephews john t brady and edward e brady of jacksonville florida and howard p schatz 19192006 of bishop california he was active in the masonic lodge biloxi elks club and the mississippi trapshooters association  the daily herald july 24 1939 p 8    erena s death and will erena anthony lopez expired in her home at 1320 west beach boulevard at biloxi mississippi on january 6 1940 her will written on december 12 1934 is quite unique as it is a holography composed on the back of an envelope the envelope was mailed from the law office of k hundley at alexandria louisiana and addressed to mr sc mize attorney at law gulfport mississippi the postage was 3 cents and a christmas stamp was attached in the middle of will erena s final will was recorded in harrison co mississippi chancery court will book 7 p is as follows  i the undersigned erena anthony lopez formerly erena lopez brady being of sound mind and understanding do hereby make my last will and testament i bequeath and devise to my sister noreta lopez yerger for the benefit of herself and children all property real estate and personal of what ever nature that i own or have with the exceptions of my two guns which i have already given some years ago as follows one 16 gauge double barrel leferers gun to bob yerger and the 16 gauge double barrel parker to rowena yerger birds eye maple bedroom furniture to anna folkes kelley signed this 12 th day of december 1934 erena anthony lopez   references  the history of jackson county mississippi  jackson county mississippi genealogical society pascagoula mississippi1989 jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume i catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991  chancery court harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 10697   edward brady v erena brady  september 1928 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 17005 the estate of erena a lopez march 1940 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 16897 re finance corporation v john t powers et al march 1940 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 18727 ex partemarjorie lopez yerger noreta lopez yerger rombert m yerger richard k yerger and rowena lopez yerger minors by jm lopez their uncle and next friend noreta lopez yerger and james rucks yerger april 1942 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 19034 noreta lopez yerger v state of mississippi september 1942  journals the biloxid iberville press   picture of the pastavelez hotel in the late twenties july 24 1985 the biloxid iberville press   the history of the biloxi areaavelez hotel march 23 1994 the biloxi herald   local happenings october 20 1894 the biloxi herald   local happenings november 10 1894 the biloxi herald   local happenings december 15 1894 the biloxi herald   local happenings march 9 1895 the biloxi daily herald   the yacht club may 4 1901 p 1 the biloxi daily herald   city news june 20 1901 the biloxi daily herald   charter of incorporation of the biloxi yacht club july 13 1901 the biloxi daily herald   city news august 9 1901 the biloxi daily herald   the club house august 11 1901 the biloxi daily herald   a great hurricane august 16 1901 the biloxi daily herald   bradylopez february 12 1908 the biloxid iberville press   the history of the biloxi areaavelez hotel march 23 1994 the daily herald   gold watch netted 5000 april 21 1909 the daily herald   ordinance no 421 may 10 1909 the daily herald   biloxi yacht club elects officers june 3 1910 the daily herald   silver cup for knockabout class july 9 1910 the daily herald   eleventh annual regatta july 12 1910 the daily herald    horse fly defeats santa  august 1 1910 the daily herald   advertisement november 21 1910 the daily herald   brady is reelected commodore of the biloxi yacht club june 3 1911 the daily herald   new building for redding and lawrence july 18 1911 the daily herald   work on new brick building august 24 1911 the daily herald   work begins on building august 29 1911 the daily herald   another building finished in biloxi november 27 1911 the daily herald    humpty dumpty   speed marvel  is sensation of biloxi motor races july 12 1912 the daily herald   yachting gossip about the city july 16 1912 the daily herald   back from a big hunt november 16 1912 the daily herald   biloxi news items december 14 1912 the daily herald   charity hospital benefit tomorrow night february 13 1913 the daily herald   canal is wonderwork of century declares biloxian about panama april 29 1913 the daily herald   biloxi yacht club s 14 th regatta closed with motor races thursday july 18 1913 the daily herald   cranky motors feature closing of biloxi regatta july 17 1914 the daily herald   improvements at brady s may 10 1915 the daily herald   regatta goes out in blaze of glory at riviera dance july 9 1915 the daily herald   new watchmaker at brady s november 18 1915 the daily herald   prominent business man fred bleur locates in biloxi may 17 1917 the daily herald   local news paragraphs of interest june 14 1917 the daily herald   charter of incorporation of the biloxi golf club march 26 1918 the daily herald   je elliott going to pascagoula june 4 1918 the daily herald   mr elliott comes back july 11 1918  the daily herald   new visitor at je elliott home november 25 1918 the daily herald   lopez home to be demolished january 22 1920  the daily herald   biloxi home is being torn down june 10 1920 the daily herald   speedboats given tryouts may 18 1921 the daily herald   racing season closes with splendid dancesprizes are awarded july 8 1921 the daily herald   the charter of incorporation of the mutual homestead association january 25 1922 the daily herald   dukate home sold december 6 1922 the daily herald   making tour of florida february 27 1923 the daily herald   handsome hotel to open new year s eve december 28 1923 the daily herald   hundreds attend opening reception of hotel avelez january 1 1924 the daily herald   hundreds attend opening reception of hotel avelez january 1 1924  the daily herald   to tour west   august 3 1926 the daily herald   jarman with buena vista june 6 1927 the daily herald   start reddinglawrence building june 27 1927 the daily herald   renovating lawrence building may 28 1929 the dily herald   to rebuild avalez building after 60000 conflagration august 25 1930 the daily herald   opening new store february 22 1932 the daily herald   el brady elected golf club president april 11 1932 the daily herald   brady funeral will be this afternoon july 24 1939 the daily herald   mrs erena lopez dies at biloxi home january 6 1940 the daily herald   new orleans bank buys avelez hotel may 14 1940 the daily herald   local syndicate buys avelez hotel october 14 1940 the daily herald   court authorizes sale avelez hotel october 29 1940 the daily herald   lease by earle hotel chain december 17 1946 the daily herald   biloxi avelez leased by chain december 18 1946 the daily herald   phillip caldwell dies in chicago june 9 1951 the daily herald   mrs katherine powers september 17 1957 the daily herald   john w powers january 28 1970 p 2 the daily herald   john t powers september 19 1971 p a2 the daily herald   james e elliott sr june 5 1980 the daily herald   lucille lundy elliott december 30 1980 the ocean springs news   mrs eva mae powers february 18 1965 the sun herald   defranks are jewels of coast december 14 1997 the sun herald   mr paul defrank jr february 15 2006 the timespicayune   sale of avelez hotel at biloxi announced here january 12 1937 the timespicayune   biloxi avelez leased by chain december 18 1946  julius m lopez   julius m lopez julius m lopez  18861958 was born at biloxi mississippi on september 10 1886 he was reared at biloxi and attended st stanislaus college at bay st louis mississippi in december 1907 julius married belle markey 18871946 a native of new orleans in the nativity bvm catholic church at biloxi miss markey was the daughter of daniel joseph markey 18551900 and frederica shirm 18631900 mr markey was an embalmer and managed the coast livery and undertaking company at biloxi  the biloxi daily herald december 12 1907 p 2 and orleans parish louisiana federal census t623 571 p 1a 3 rd ward julius and belle m lopez were the parents of two children julius jay m lopez ii 19081990 m anne davis 19161991 and kathryn lopez 19111984 m charles dennery wambsgans 19111990  seafood magnate at biloxi jm lopez was active in the seafood industry and was an avid sailor and yachtsman laz lopez sr his father was an entrepreneur and a pioneer seafood canner at biloxi the first biloxi seafood operation was located at the head of reynoir street on back bay in march 1883 it became the biloxi canning company but was originally called the lopez elmer and company the lopez elmer and company was organized in 1881 with a capital stock of 8000 by lazaro lopez 18501903 f william elmer 18471926 wkm dukate 18531916 william gorenflo 18441932 and james maycock 18261892  the pascagoula democratstar reported on december 30 1881 that the company was placing its canning machines in the factory the proprietors had over one hundred local white men and boys on the payroll they were employed as follows fortyfour openers fortyfive men manning fifteen boats twenty or more canners and wharf men  the pascagoula democratstar december 30 1881 p 3 julius and lazaro joseph lopez 18771918 his brother pursued their livelihoods in the canning industry with lopez dunbar s son company lopez dukate dunbars and lopez dukate et al  new motor car  winton touring car in july 1905  julius lopez and wkm dukate received their new winton touring cars from winton s  cleveland ohio plant  this motor car had a 30 hp engine and could reach a speed between 50 and 60 mph mr lopez was in cuba at this time the sea coast echo bsl july 22 1905 p 2  lopez greiner packing company in may 1909 the lopezgreiner packing company was chartered in mississippi by julius m lopez and charles f greiner  yachtsman and boat racer circa 1907 julius m lopez contracted with the pope boat company of fond du lac wisconsin to build a motor yacht the vessel called colin was launched in june1908 and reached biloxi in july 1908 mr lopez brought his new craft down the mississippi river accompanied by edward brady 18671939 and erena lopez brady 18831940 his brotherinlaw and sister and walter hunt 18871961  colin was almost forty feet in length with a 7 ½ foot beam and drew a little over two feet of water it could travel 25 mph driven by its 50 hp davis engine  colin made her local debut at the 9 th annual biloxi regatta held on july 22 1908  the biloxi daily herald july 6 1908 p 1 and july 23 1908 p 1  jm lopez was a life member of the byc and served as commodore in 19141915 and rear commodore in 19191920 he was an avid supporter of motor boat racing on the mexican gulf   the daily herald december 27 1919 p 2 and june 27 1921 p 3    motorboat racing the belle m  of jm lopez at biloxi in july 1909 julius m lopez introduced the waterspout  the first of his racing speed boats to vie in gulf coast competition this swift thirtyfoot craft was built by jack covacevich and was powered by a 65 hp gasoline engine its first race was against blue wing  the twentyfive foot and 29 hp speed boat of ernest l jahncke 18771933 of new orleans  waterspout was much quicker than blue wing  but did not finish the contest as her pump outlet failed and she began taking on water  the daily herald july 23 1909 p 1  by the july 1911 biloxi regatta jm lopez had changed the name of the waterspout the virgin  she was pitted against the jub jub andkitesy  both lousiana based boats  kitesy was declared winner by default as her competitors dropped out due to mechanical issues  the daily herald july 10 1911 p 1  also in july 1911 julius m lopez introduced a new watercraft to the gcya motor boat racing circuit when he launched a thirtyfoot motor boat powered with a 40 hp engine this hydroplane style speedster was built by jack covacevich and christened belle l  honoring belle markey lopez the spouse of jm lopez the belle l would soon become known as one of the fastest racers in the entire southeast  the daily herald july 14 1911 p 1  at the july 1912 biloxi regatta  belle l was opposed by the humptydumpty  a mahogany onestep hydroplane owned by ernest lee jahncke of the crescent city jack covacevich and leo e ohr aboard the belle l won the contest by two minutes over the ten mile race course captain jahncke planned to have a large engine installed in his hydroplane to be more competitive against the belle l the daily herald july 12 1912 p 1 and july 20 1912 p 1  on july 13 1913 the belle l made an exhibition appearance at the pass christian regatta and was awarded a silver cup after winning the power boat championship at the 14 th annual biloxi regatta on july 18 1913 and proclaimed   the fastest power boat in the south   the belle l sank in a gale in nine feet of water in back bay she was raised and her engine was dismantled cleaned and dried before reinstalling in the vessel  the daily herald july 14 1913 p 8 and july 21 1913 p 1    skeet shooter julius m lopez went to chicago in august 1923 to compete in the grand american handicap he was joined by other members of the biloxi gun club  edward brady   18741939    dr george f carroll and john d minor    18761937  mr lopez shot his way to the grand american prize for class c by   the daily herald august 24 1923 p 1 and august 25 1923 p 3  leo e ohr julius m lopez often had leo e ohr as the engineer or pilot of the belle l leo edgar ohr 18901970 was one of the four surviving children of george edward ohr jr 18571918 the mad potter of biloxi and josephine gehring 18681930 a native of gretna louisiana on january 22 1926 leo married mamie catchot 18901961 a native of ocean springs and the daughter of antonio toy catchot 18681952 and adelia mon 18761948 lepre 1991 p 243 and harco ms mrb 37 p 522 as early as 1913 leo e ohr was in the automotive garage and machine business with otto t ohr 18951982 his brother he commenced the ohr boy s garage at 411 delauney street now ge ohr boulevard just north of their familial domicile and on the site of his father s famous potohre biloxi city directory 19131914 p 180 in april 1915 leo e ohr obtained the harleydavidson franchise on the mississippi gulf coast he rode the streets of biloxi on his new twin cylinder harleydavidson as a demonstrator for interested customers  the daily herald april 26 1915 p 2  by 1922 leo had changed the name of his business to the ohr garage and by 1927 added and machine works to this title as late as 1949 he remained the proprietor of the ohr machine shop in 1958 leo e ohr was renting rooms at 208 lameuse street biloxi city directory 19221923 p 162 ibid 1927 p 158 ibid 1949 p 480 ibid 1958 p 641 some notices of leo e ohr and his association with jm lopez 18871958 follow the belle l is having her engines tested by leo e ohr at his machine shop mr lopez is preparing his swift craft for the summer racing season  the daily herald may 12 1913 p 8  at the biloxi regatta in early july 1917 leo e ohr and fred moran ran the belle l for mr lopez against casey jones of gulfport they were victorious over the 18 mile race course and won the 50 prize  the daily herald july 6 1917 p 1  in july 1919 leo e ohr and charles webber piloted the belle l to a win over lady fish in a 15 mile test in the waters off of biloxi julius m lopez announced after the victory that he planned to sell the belle l the daily herald july 11 1919 p 1    political ambitions during the 19331935 administration of r hart chinn mayor of biloxi julius m lopez was appointed waterworks superintendent in the city elections of 1934 he ran for city commissioner against jacinto baltar who had been a candidate for mayor in the special election of 1934  the daily herald june 16 1934 p 1  in 1943 julius m lopez ran for the supervisor s post for harrison county beat 1 against e dewey lawrence the strong incumbent he ran a good campaign but lost to lawrence 2177 votes to 1175 votes  the daily herald august 2 1943 p 6    lopez lands julius m lopez began acquiring acreage in the popp s ferry section of west biloxi in april 1909 when he bought the old elam r blackwell 18291896 homestead consisting approximately136 acres in section 1516 t7sr10w it was vended to him for 2000 by morris g blackwell prior to 1851 and before the blackwell occupation which commenced here in1859 this tract had been the site of a large steam saw mill situated near the confluence of the tchoutacabouffa and biloxi rivers this sawmill was identified as the chattagobouef on the us coast survey map of 1851 110000 and in conveyance deeds the phrase old mill chimney is used as a reference point to describe the boundaries of this large parcel of land it was one of more than twelve steam sawmills operating in the biloxi bay region at this time for many years this property was referred to locally as mill point blackwell point and later lopez point harrison co mississippi land deed bk 90 p 278 and the new orleans daily crescent june 19 1849 p 2   the lopez point parcel on the tchoutacabouffa river was an outstanding location for a sawmill since it was near the terminus of these two large rivers and their tributaries as they discharged into the upper reaches of the back bay of biloxi the biloxi river was joined by fritz creek mill creek and the little biloxi river while the tchoutacabouffa river supplied the fresh waters of parker creek howard creek cypress creek bayou costapia and tuxachanie creek to its drainage area the integrated watershed of these two rivers was approximately 640 square miles and consisted of almost 400000 acres of longleaf pine cypress and assorted hardwoods trading schooners easily reached the chattagobouef sawmill from the open mexican gulf waters bellande february 1994 p 31  tchoutacabouffa retreat here on the east bank of the tchoutacabouffa river julius m lopez built a bungalow and established a holiday resort in the vicinity of the former sawmill and blackwell homestead the lopez bungalow was contracted to harry haise 18541954 in late may 1909 for 2500 it was to have a 12foot veranda around the structure the lopez family entertained throughout the year with their guests enjoying the excellent fishing and hunting of the area it was not unusual for them to have outofstate visitors here especially from illinois  the daily herald may 27 1909 p 4 and january 30 1914 p 2  the lopez property remained in the family until the 1960s when it was conveyed to aj mcmurphy sr who developed the ancient oaks subdivision northwest of the sunkist country club in 1994 the author investigated the area now at 2556 shore drive and found old bricks and rusted iron both indicators of the remains of the old mill chimney and sawmill machinery from the chattagobouef mill of the earlymid 19 th century  lopez point subdivision some of the lopez point property remained in the family and in march 1986 anne davis lopez charles d wambsgan 19111990 the spouse of kathryn lopez 19111984 et al platted the lopez point subdivision northwest of the sunkist country club in 1994 the author investigated lot 6 and lot 7 of this land subdivision along south shore drive and found old bricks and rusted iron both indicators of the remains of the old mill chimney and sawmill machinery from the chattagobouef mill of the earlymid 19 th century harrison co mississippi chancery court land plat bk 11 p 14  sunkist place burns  sunkkist place the old john f popp estate on big lake was destroyed by fire in late may 1931 when in the possession of julius m lopez it was once a show place of the coast with its manicured grounds and regal setting on the high bluff overlooking the mouth of the tchoutacabouffa river  the daily herald june 1 1931   shortly after the destructive conflagration julius m lopez obviously a casualty of the great depression lost sunkist place to creditors in june 1931 wt moore trustee conveyed the property back to marjorie raggio and mrs burton walker both residents of new orleans they paid 5000 for the land harrison co mississippi land deed bk bk 190 p 354  julius m lopez jr   julius m lopez jr  19081990 was called junior lopez and jay lopez he was born at biloxi mississippi and was a graduate of biloxi high school jay received a bachelor of science and law degree at loyola university where he was varsity quarterback for three years and also played baseball he was a life member and former commodore of the biloxi yacht club and member of the mississippi louisiana and illinois bar associations mr lopez had joined the fbi in 1936 and was in charge of offices throughout the country before his retirement from the service in 1960 jay was appointed in 1973 as the first director of public safety in biloxi mr lopez died at biloxi mississippi on sunday july 14 1996 in biloxi he was survived by a nephew denny wambsgans prairieville louisiana and three grand nephews paul chad and eric wambsgans all of prairieville jay was preceded in death by wife of 52 years anne davis lopez and a sister kathryn lopez wambsgans the advocate baton rouge la july 16 1996  jay lopez 19081990 interview the gorenflo family relating william gorenflo sdeath and bankruptcy in the 1930s by julius m jay lopez ii 19081990 the william gorenflo 18421932 that you see here in the seafood business was a contemporary of laz lopez in age now laz lopez was my grandfather so you might say in a sense that parallels that gorenflo could have been my grandfather now he had a son named william f gorenflo 18871958 now william f gorenflo therefore was a contemporary of my father julius m lopez 18861958 they were both sons you see now i knew that gorenflo very well because he now he fooled with seafood a lot he also was an avid hunter and a trap shootershooting clay pigeons he also had the gorenflo hardware company do you know where that was no the gorenflo hardware company i guess the remnant building is still there it s at the northeast corner of what was howard avenue and delauney street i think there was a credit agency there it s right east of the old location of the jewelers elliott s it was on the same side of elliott s and it was east of elliott s it was diagonally across from eddie s drugstore that was william f gorenflo who was a contemporary of my father and that bankruptcy was probably his hardware store he died a short while after that now he left two sons no three sons louis gorenflo was the oldest he was the one that created the boat you know the tour boat jay is referring to the  sailfish  steve gorenflo 19071962 and wilfred gorenflo now they were contemporaries of mine you now they are all dead now wilfred s widow is living she has that sporting goods shop right in back of delchamps on irish hill drive gorenflo s tackle she is the widow of wilfred who is the son of this william f gorenflo and the grandson of the william gorenflo who went in with lopez jay is referring to lazaro lopez 18501903 his grandfather his wilfred s widow is named pat gorenflo i don t think she knows too much about something that went on way back then that s the family tree as far as i know i don t know if he william gorenflo had any daughters or not he may have william gorenflo died in the 1930s i remember him jay is confusing william gorenflo with william f gorenflo his son and the father of william louis steve and wilfred gorenflo when he was still living in that hardware store at that location with the three sons whether he had any daughters i don t know those were the depression years and probably he went into bankruptcy it was either that or his seafood operation it had to be one of the two because i think that s just about all he ever did was seafood and hardware there was another son not that it makes any difference there was a william gorenflo iii 19031981 so he had four sons in other words william gorenflo iii would be a contemporary of wilfred steve and louis he was the older of the boys then came louis then came steve then came wilfred wilfred was the youngest i knew all of them i didn t know william very well because he was a little older than i questions about the biloxi canning company and the dunbar s floating factory  lopez place subdivision in february 1949 the lopez place subdivision was created in west biloxi it was platted by jm lopez sr jm lopez jr katherine lopez wambsgan jl mckenzie dr bb o mara and wp pieri harrison co mississippi 2 nd jd district plat bk 3 p 19 third street and lopez place streets  kathryn j lopez kathryn jane lopez  19111984 was born at biloxi mississippi on february 3 1911 on june 15 1918 she launched the elizabeth ruth  a 193foot schooner built by the mississippi shipbuilding corporation on biloxi s back bay the vessel was designed by zona w carter 18791953 a biloxi resident the daily herald june 15 1918 p 1 in 1933 kathryn jane lopez married charles dennery wambsgans  19111996 the son of jacob wambsgan 18681935 a baker and may m adams 18791925 charles d wambsgan a native of new orleans arrived at biloxi in january 1925 when his father acquired the l n bakery the family settled at 528 seal avenue where his mother expired on october 8 1925 her corporal remains were sent to the crescent city for internment in the soniat cemetery  charles d wamsgans   19111996  charles d wamsgans finished his high school education at the sacred heart academy in mobile alabama and went on to attend spring hill college at mobile for two years returning to biloxi charles worked for the l n bakery at biloxi where he was the bookkeeper and stenographer the daily herald 50 th golden jubilee issue october 1934 p 63  wambsgan family the jacob wambsgan family of recent german ancestry originated at new orleans in june 1895 jacob wambsgan relocated to biloxi mississippi to take over the bakery business of e leon redon he was partnered with a mr beetz to operate the premium bakery situated on pass christian street now howard avenue near lameuse street jacob wambsgan and beetz produced bread hard tack pies and cakes the other local bakeries advertised at this time were the west end bakery of quint lamm on pass christian at delauney and the biloxi bakery of wp henley situated on pass christian street and main the biloxi bakery was taken over by wr collins circa 1898  the biloxi herald june 1 1895 p 8 and april 18 1896   in mississippi two children were born to jacob and margaret bender wamsbgan 18741904 who had wedded in the crescent city in october 1889 alphonse h wambsgan 18941963 m bernadette lamm 19041981 and jacob peter wambsgan 18961930 eva wambsgan 18921935 and claire wambsgan 19011935 his daughters were born at new orleans after the death of his wife in april 1904 jacob wambsgan married in new orleans may m adams 18791925 a talented and beautiful young lady the family lived on belleville street and later were domiciled on magazine street as jacob continued to make his livelihood as a baker in the crescent city to support his wife and five children richard wambsgan 19071935 and charles d wambsgan 19111996 were the children of may m adams  the biloxi daily herald august 17 1905 p 2 and 1920 orleans parish louisiana federal census t626623 p 2b ed 212  exchange bank and l n bakery when the jacob wambsgan s family returned to biloxi in 1925 they became associated with the l n bakery it had been started by joseph w lamm 18741911 and patrick h clark 18701927 his brotherinlaw at biloxi in march 1898 mr lamm was a native of longview texas and had arrived at biloxi in 1894 he initially was involved with the bank exchange oyster saloon a restaurant and lounge which was situated on the south side of pass christian street near lameuse lamm had initially partnered with junius rue in this enterprise mr rue sold his interest in the business to henry haller in january 1895 haller stayed with lamm for a very short period vending his interest in the bank exchange to john fayard in march 1895  the biloxi herald december 29 1894 p 3 january 19 1895 p 10 and march 16 1895 p 8   by october 1895 joseph w lamm was in the bakery business at biloxi with mr quint they operated as the west end bakery and located the other local bakeries advertised at this time were the west end bakery of quint and lamm on pass christian at delauney and the biloxi bakery of wp henley also on pass christian street and main the biloxi bakery was taken over by wr collins circa 1898    at new orleans in february 1900 he had married katherine clark 18741944 the daughter of michael clark and anne sheehan 18401919 irish immigrants prior to his commencement of the l n bakery jw lamm had been with the west end bakery 18951896 and the original spanish bakery 18961898 in february 1903 joseph w clark bought the biloxi bakery from the estate of mr pinsenchaum he planned to take over the business by midmarch  the biloxi daily herald april 18 1903 p 8    lamm family at new orleans in february 1900 joseph w lamm married katherine clark 18741944 the daughter of michael clark and anne sheehan 18401919 irish immigrants joseph w lamm and katherine clark lamm were the parents of five children hilda lamm 19011906 bernadette lamm 19041981 m alphonse h wambsgan 18941963 james w lamm 19051941 twin girls 19061906 margaret lamm 19091930 and aquina lamm 19111932 m mr simmons joseph w lamm expired at biloxi on july 23 1911 he had a very active life in biloxi having been a member of the following civic fraternal and social organizations elks woodmen maccabees beavers biloxi charitable association and volunteer fire company no 1 shortly after mr lamm s demise the family notified the public that the l n bakery would continue with business in their usual manner  the daily herald july 24 1911 p 8 and july 25 1911 p 8   with the union of bernadette lamm and kathryn lopez expired on january 5 1984 charles dennery wambsgan died march 2 1996 at laplace louisiana son c dennery wambsgan jr 1936 m pauline polly grimes 1940  references  ray l bellande mississippi gulf coast history and genealogy society toomermcguire sawmill volume 28 no 1 february 1994 the daily herald 50 th golden jubilee number biographical and historical 18841934  the daily herald gulfportbiloxi mississippi1934 jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume i catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991  chancery courts harrison county mississippi chancery court no 15019 mrs eurilda j seal lopez v jm lopez et al november 1936 harrison county mississippi chancery court no 24018 the estate of julius m lopez harrison county mississippi chancery court no 24019 the estate of  journals the biloxi daily herald   city news february 27 1903 the biloxi daily herald   city news april 27 1904 the biloxi daily herald   city paragraphs august 17 1905 the biloxi daily herald   weddingslopezmarkey december 12 1907 the biloxi daily herald   july 6 1908 the biloxi daily herald   july 23 1908 the daily herald   contract for bungalow may 27 1909 the daily herald   july 10 1911 the daily herald   july 14 1911 the daily herald   prominent baker of biloxi is dead july 24 1911 the daily herald   notice to the public july 25 1911 the daily herald   humptydumpty speed marvel is sensation of biloxi motor races july 12 1912 the daily herald    belle l simply walks away from much advertised humptydumpty july 20 1912 the daily herald   biloxi boats participate in the annual regatta of pass yachtsmen july 14 1913 the daily herald   excursion boat is caught in heavy gale july 21 1913 the daily herald   elizabeth ruth launched today with appropriate exercises june 15 1918 the daily herald   december 27 1919 the daily herald   lopez shoot at chicago   august 24 1923 the daily herald   mrs jacob wambsgan dies suddenly october 8 1925 the daily herald   baltar and lopez enter biloxi race   june 16 1934 the daily herald   jacob wambsgan died last night march 28 1935 the daily herald   election results august 2 1943 the daily herald   biloxian heads fbi office at indianapolis april 23 1942 the daily herald   julius lopez sr taken by death rites on friday january 9 1958 the daily herald   lopez returns to biloxi after 23 years with fbi december 3 1960 the daily herald   lopez selected for fbi seminar april 20 1974 the sun herald   mrs kathryn wambsgan january 6 1984 the sun herald   mrs anne davis lopez september 18 1991 the sun herald   julius m jay lopez jr july 16 1996 the pascagoula democratstar december 30 1881  rowena lopez rowena lopez  18941986 was born at biloxi mississippi on june 15 1894 on january 12 1917 she married phillip c caldwell 18921951 in a small wedding ceremony at nativity bvm in biloxi father alphonse ketels officiated for their nuptial vows mr caldwell was manager of was the manager of the great southern hotel at gulfport mississippi  the daily herald january 13 1917 p 3  phillip c caldwell was an illinois native and son of thomas h caldwell 18631910 and margaret j caldwell 18671900 a bay state native th caldwell was a scotsman and had immigrated to chicago in 1884 where he acquired knowledge of the meat packing industry by 1900 the caldwells were domiciled at meridian mississippi where mr caldwell managed a meat packing house 1900 lauderdale co mississippi federal census t623815 p 6a ed 16 the newlywed caldwells made their home in gulfport by the fall of 1917 philip c caldwell had left his managerial position with the great southern hotel and joined rucks yerger his brotherinlaw in the insurance business as yergercaldwell their office was above grant s drug store on west howard avenue with wwi raging in europe mr caldwell joined the us army in 1917 and was stationed at camp shelby in the quartermasters corps  the daily herald october 4 1917 p 3 and october 8 1917 p 3  by 1920 the caldwell family was domiciled in the lopez edifice on west howard avenue living with the yergers noreta l yerger and rucks yerger and the bradys erena l brady and edward l brady in january 1920 the yergers made the decision to demolish the magnificent lopez domicile and erect the yerger building on it site by this time four children had been born and the families relocated to bungalows in the lopez compound on west beach at biloxi  the daily herald january 22 1920 p 3 and june 10 1920 p 6    galveston phil caldwell was instrumental in securing the greeters of america to make a visit to biloxi before they arrived he had taken a position at the hotel galves at galveston texas in may 1921 the daily herald may 12 1921 p 8  chicago in the summer of 1930 the caldwell family was domiciled at chicago phil and rowena l caldwell took a two month european tour at this time their three children were enrolled in summer camps in michigan jill and margaret caldwell went to camp meecasinio near baldwin michigan while jack attened camp algonquin near alanson michigan  children margaret caldwell 1918 phillip jackson jack caldwell ii 19192008 m joan and rowena jill caldwell 19192008 m mr otremba  1930 in january robert white bought the caldwell property at west howard avenue and reynoir street including the wv joyce company store building the five stores in the caldwell building and the lot adjoining the two howard avenue properties with a frontage on reynoir street the daily herald april 23 1930 p 12 in april robert white and fred dp snelling of chicago have taken possession of the hh roof property at 618 west beach boulevard we beasley of the watson agency made the 9000 sale mr snelling is the owner of another west beach boulevard lot which he acquired several years ago the daily herald april 23 1930 p 12  demise phillip c caldwell expired at chicago in the mercy hospital on june 8 1951 the caldwell family had left biloxi in 1921 at the time of his demise mr caldwell was manager of the chapmanpark hotel in los angeles he was survived by rowena lopez caldwell his spouse and children mrs edward wilson of chicago mrs arthur atriembo and phillip caldwell phillip caldwell s corporal remains were interred at a chicago cemetery the daily herald june 9 1951 p 3  rowen lopez caldwell passed on april 17 1986 at goleta santa barbara county california  references  jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume i catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991  the daily herald   caldwelllopez january 13 1917 the daily herald   mr caldwell goes to camp shelby october 4 1917 the daily herald   notice to the public october 8 1917 the daily herald   lopez home to be demolished january 22 1920  the daily herald   biloxi home is being torn down june 10 1920 the daily herald   making home in texas   may 12 1921 the daily herald   biloxi items april 23 1930 the daily herald   caldwells abroad july 31 1930 the daily herald   phillip caldwell dies in chicago   june 9 1951 the pasadena starnews   philip jackson caldwell   october 12 2008  noreta julia lopez  noreta julia lopez  18961960 courtesy of james yerger winklejohnjuly 2011  noreta julia lopez  18961960 was born at biloxi mississippi on july 31 1896 she married james rucks yerger ii 18921931 called rucks who was born at friars point coahoma county mississippi on may 20 1892 to james rucks yerger 18601931 and hyacinth wmcguin 18721930 circa 1903 the yerger family relocated to gulfport mississippi where they were domiciled on 32 nd avenue at this time mr j rucks yerger made his livelihood as a lawyer and rucks was his stenographer several years later the yergers would become insurance agents t624741 p 7b ed 40 rucks yerger graduated from gulfport high school where he played left tackle on the football squad in the thanksgiving football game of 1908 rucks yerger broke his arm near the wrist the pain only compounded the humiliating 24 to 6 loss to archrival biloxi  the biloxi daily herald november 28 1908 p 9  in october 1917 rucks yerger sr announced that chevally fursdon were going to erect a seven room bungalow for him on 2 nd street in gulfport dr was to be his neighbor  the daily herald  october 1 1917 p     james rucks yerger ii   18921931 courtesy of james yerger winklejohnjuly 2011  marriage and livelihood noreta j lopez married j rucks yerger ii at biloxi mississippi on january 25 1917 in the lopez home on west howard avenue father alphonse ketels 18541921 of nativity bvm officiated at the ceremony the young couple honeymooned at the lopez bungalow on the tchoutacabouffa river and made their home with mrs julia lopez on west howard avenue rucks yerger planned to commute to his insurance agency at gulfport mr yerger advertised his gulfport insurance agency as follows  law suits stop thief  you are sued for 500000 your car is stolen  fire your car is destroyed by fire automobile owners suffer these loses every day we protect you rates reasonable companies strong insurance yerger palmer insurance hewes building  day phone 301 night phones 498415  by 1922 rucks yerger had entered the real estate and insurance business with edgar beale 18821950 in biloxi as beale yerger which was later acquired by the biloxi insurance agency  the daily herald january 26 1917 p 6 and january 29 1931 p 1 and automobile directory and business guide of harrison co ms  1922 p 16    beale yerger advertised their insurance business in 1922 as follows  beale yerger we issue every form of automobile insurance in the oldest and largest companies prompt and satisfactory adjustments 110 west howard avenue biloxi mississippi   automobile directory and business guide of harrison co ms  1922 p 16  noreta s inheritance after the demise of her parents lazaro lopez 18501903 and julia dulion lopez 18571918 on september 25 1903 and june 30 1918 respectively she was bequeathed stock and property from their estates harrison co mississippi chancery court cause no 16631918  lazaro s legacy the lopez residence store building and all other improvements situated on the lot of land described as north by chiapella east by mrs lafour sic south by howard avenue and west by reynoir street was left to julia dulion lopez and at her death or marriage to be the property of noreta lopez his daughter to erena rowena and noreta my daughters to share and share alike the following land in biloxi one lot fronting chartres street on the north east by coueve sic street south by the rightofway of the l n railroad and west by the land of the caillavet heirs  julia s legacy julia dulion lopez died at biloxi mississippi on june 30 1918 before her demise she had appointed erena lopez brady as executrix of her estate without bondingharrison co mississippi chancery court cause no 16631918 her bequests were to noreta lopez yerger were as follows to noreta lopez yerger my daughter the property corner of lameuse street and howard avenue occupied by kimbrough quint caillavet to noreta lopez yerger the lopez home on west howard avenue and the corner store on howard avenue and reynoir street previously bequeathed to norita lopez yerger by her father and whatever interest i have in these properties to all of my daughters all of my stock in the l lopez company to be divided equally to my seven children and josephine folkes all of my stock in the interstate bank trust company of new orleans to be divided equally to my seven children all of my stock in the first national bank of biloxi excepting one share for josephine folkes my granddaughter to my seven children all of my stock in the artesian ice company excepting one share for josephine folkes my granddaughter to my seven children all of my stock in the gulfport mississippi coast traction company to be divided equally  lazaro lopez home demolished  in january 1920 the yerger family made the decision to demolish the magnificent lazaro lopez domicile on west howard avenue and erect the yerger building on it site by this time four children had been born and the families relocated to bungalows in the lopez compound on west beach at biloxi the laz lopez family residence on west howard avenue was demolished by the heath construction company in june 1920 it had been inherited by noreta lopez rucks his daughter after the death of her mother julia dulion lopez 18571918 in june 1918 after the demolition was completed the yergers built a modern onestory brick building with a plate glass front on the former lopez homestead the yerger building had four rental spaces which were initially occupied by a haberdashery grocery store plumber and dry goods merchant  the daily herald january 22 1920 p 3 and june 10 1920 p 6    red cross service during wwi rucks yerger worked with the american red cross to raise funds for their war effort his leadership and diligent toil resulted in a sparkling record of achievement in meeting quotas and often exceeding them this effort was rewarded in november 1922 as he was elected chairman of the red cross chapter of harrison county shortly before her demise in september 1960 noreta completed a red cross grey lady course  the daily herald november 2 1922 p 1 and september 14 1960 p 2    strand theatre noreta lopez yerger had inherited the large lopez lot on the northeast corner of howard avenue and reynoir street the strand theatre was built in lopez building on west howard avenue in the winter of 1923 it opened in early january 1924 with a feature picture comedy and high class vaudeville act and orchestra the strand theatre was a modern theater with a seating capacity of sixhundred fifty the interior had a modern finish with lighting appropriate for projection and illumination of the building it also utilized a modern projector  the daily herald january 4 1924 p 1  in january 1925 she made a five year lease with julian h saenger 18731932 of the gulf coast amusement company to rent the building formerly housing the l lopez company store at 418 howard avenue as the strand theatre the rent was 250 per month on may 22 1926 a fire on the adjacent property did some damage to the strand theatre and the movie house was shut down for repairs by mrs yerger the lease was renegotiated after the fire and compromise was effected as the lessee agreed to a monthly rental rate of 325 each month until january 31 1930 then it would be increased to 425 per month harrison co mississippi land deed bk 162 p 232 antitrust litigation filed in new orleans against the saenger amusement company and others was dismissed in early january since the saenger amusement company did not sell commodities it was not in violation of the louisiana state antitrust statue  the daily herald january 10 1924 p 1  tom bautovich 19081990 native of new orleans and new organist at the strand theatre is becoming popular with his audiences tom is a graduate of the new orleans conservatory of music and played in the top theaters in nola before coming to biloxi he was a also daily broadcaster over wsmb in the crescent city   the daily herald october 11 1927 p 2    saenger theatre   rucks dies in january 1931 rucks yerger jr was taken ill with pneumonia he expired in the biloxi hospital on january 28 1931 in addition to his family rucks was survived his parents at gulfport ca rucks a brother in cincinnati and hyacinth yerger mccormick of dallas texas  the daily herald january 29 1931 p 1    yergerwinkeljohn family  image made west beach biloxi mississippi in late 1943courtesy of james yerger winkeljohnjuly 2011 lr marjory yerger winkeljohn 19212002 rowena yerger baltar 19302004 noreta lopez yerger 18961960 holding julie winkeljohn collins b 1943 robert yerger 19271994 and richard yerger 19282005  children noreta j lopez and rucks yerger were the parents of six children  james rucks yerger iii  19171966  marjory lopez yerger  19212002 m harold walter winkeljohn 19172014  noreta yerger  19252002 m hilton lee robinson 19211998  robert yerger  19271994  richard yerger  19282005 m nancy scott 19362004 and rowena yerger  19302005 m jack eikel baltar  james rucks yerger iii   marjory l yerger marjory   lopez yerger  19212002 married harold walter winkeljohn 19172014 a native of st henry ohio in nativity bvm catholic church at biloxi harrison county mississippi on february 6 1943 marjory was a may 1939 graduate of biloxi high school where she was extremely popular marjory had been selected miss biloxi high school and friendleist girl and was president of her junior class and secretary of her senior class in july 1939 miss yerger was queen of the 3rd annual biloxi summer sports carnival her first job was with the desporte insurance agency harrison county mississippi circuit court mrb 59 p 131 and the daily herald june 29 1939 p and p 9  walter h winkeljohn   walter h winkeljohn was born 1917 the youngest of the eleven children of mathias h winkelkjohn  18641942 an 1879 german immigrant and rosina marie dabbelt 18721926 his parents married in ohio circa 1890 and had at least eleven children  eleanora christina winklejohn feldhake 18911984  frances winkeljohn  18931994  anna mary winkeljohn moeder b 18951975  harry winkeljohn  b 1898  maria j winkeljohn  19001993  kathryn winkeljohn  19031986  helena d winkeljohn everman 19051985  leo gerhard winkeljohn  19071925  clarence winkeljohn   edward c winkeljohn  19121995 and walter h winkeljohn  19172014 walter was a graduate of the university of dayton where he excelled in basketball he had been commissioned a 2nd lieutenant in the us army air corps and sent in the summer of 1941 to biloxi mississippi with the initial vanguard of officers led by colonel arthur w brock jr to establish keesler field lt winklejohn was in charge of the army depot established on gulfport s east pier which was receiving and storing barracks equipment such as mattresses and bedding for the future military base the biloxi elks club was very welcoming to the new officers entertaining them with a stag party at their biloxi lodge the daily herald july 24 1941 p 1 and p 5 walter was sent to italy following dday after world war ii ended the young winklejohn family settled in fostoria ohio where walter joined edward c winklejohn his brother in the ohio auto parts company in 1959 when the family returned to the mississippi coast from marion ohio where walter was with the ohio automobile supply company they acquired a home at 418 martin avenue in ocean springs and he commenced a business called biloxi auto parts the sun herald june 13 2014 p a4   1983 winkeljohn house 418 martin avenue  in august 1959 george e arndt jr 19091994 and marie arndt alexander 19051994 his sister conveyed their house and lot at 418 martin avenue to walter h winkeljohn and marjorie y winkeljohn jxco land deed bk 190 pp 568590 the winkeljohn home was sold to andrew j zielinski in 2014 he met with the ocean springs preservation commission on june 14 2014 and presented evidence that restoration of the katrina damaged structure was economically unfeasible and asked for permission to demolish the historic home  children marjory and walter h winkeljohn were the parents of four children  julia winkeljohn  b 1944 m patrick m collins 19441993  james yerger winkeljohn  b 1945 m jean talmadge kirkendall b1946  stephen winkeljohn m mary and kathryn   michele winkeljohn m kenneth laird their progeny number ten children and twentyeight grandchildren the sun herald june 13 2014 p a4  julia winkeljohn   kathryn michele winkeljohn   kathryn michele winkeljohn married paul kenneth laird in 1974 paul was a mechanical engineer at eglin afb fort walton beach florida the ocean springs record april 18 1974 p 6  jean talmadge kirkendall winkeljohn   jean talmadge kirkendall   the daughter of brigadier general john phillips kirkendall and doris weisenbach was born on may 18 1946 at macon georgia on june 13 1971 she married james yerger winkeljohn at st alphonsus catholic church in ocean springs mississippi mr winkeljohn was born august 30 1945  brigadier general john phillips kirkendall  19011980  brigadier general john phillips kirkendall  19011980 was a native of dallas a small town situated in the anthracite coal belt of northeastern pennsylvania after attending seton hall and villanova he entered west point in july 1920 and graduated in june 1924 as a 2 nd lieutenant kirkendall trained as a pilot in balloons dirigibles and fixed wing aircraft his military career took him to post in the usa including hawaii philippine islands england germany and russia colonel kirkendall was promoted to brigadier general in september 1952 while at keesler field afb at biloxi mississippi in august 1953 he retired from his long and active military career while at kafb general kirkendall expired in june 1980 while a resident of 1302 bayou drive his corporal remains were interred in the biloxi national cemetery john phillips jack kirkendall  19011980 was born february 16 1901 at dallas luzerne county pennsylvania the son of george talmadge kirkendall 18711945 and helen dennis butler 18741922 after graduating from high school at wilkesbarre pennsylvania in 1918 he attended seton hall in new jersey for one year and villanova college in pennsylvania for a year entering the us military academy at west point new york in july 1920 cadet sergeant kirkendall graduated june 12 1924 and was commissioned a 2 nd lieutenant in the air service while at west point cadet kirknedall was active as a catholic sunday school teacher and played varsity tennis the 1924 howitzer in the summer of 1924 2 nd lieutenant kirkendall traveled to europe and north africa  military career john p kirkendall commenced his military career in july 1920 as a cadet at the usma at west point new york he was promoted to 2 nd lieutenant in june 1924 after completing his studies at west point in september 1924 began primary flying school at brooks field texas that september he graduated the following march attended advanced flying school at kelly field texas for nine months entered the air service balloon and airship school at scott field ill and graduated in june 1926 after serving at scott field ill he returned to kelly field in june 1928 to take the special observation course which he completed that october going to hawaii in april 1929 general kirkendall joined the fourth observation squadron at luke field and three months later was transferred to the 18th pursuit group at schofield barracks hawaii appointed finance officer at the air corps primary flying school randolph field texas in july 1931 two months later he became adjutant of the headquarters and headquarters squadron there he went to fort sill oklahoma in march 1932 joining the first balloon squadron was given temporary duty with the civilian conservation corps camp at stephenville texas in july 1933 rejoining the first balloon squadron that december he later assumed command of the 53rd school squadron at randolph field moving to the philippine islands in february 1938 general kirkendall was assigned to the fourth composite group at nichols field became adjutant of clark field that july and a year later was named operations officer there transferred to wright field ohio in february 1940 he was assigned to the air materiel division contract section that august he was assigned to the office of the undersecretary of war where he served successively as assistant to the chief of the air corps section purchasing and contract branch and assistant to the chief of the defense aid section there ordered to europe in june 1942 general kirkendall was chief of the procurement branch of the eighth air force service command becoming its assistant chief of staff for supply that december in june 1943 he was appointed assistant to the commanding general of the supply division air service command at patterson field ohio that august he joined the special planning division of the war department general staff and in october 1943 he was designated deputy commander of the middletown air service command at olmsted field pennsylvania general kirkendall was assigned to the us military mission to moscow russia in april 1945 and three months later was named chief of the berlin germany air command he assumed command of the 10th air depot group in germany the following january and in may 1946 he was named commanding officer of the ansbach germany air depot joining the air transport command in february 1947 general kirkendall was designated assistant chief of the staff for supply of the european division at wiesbaden germany and that july assumed that position with the 51st troop carrier wing there the following january he was appointed chief of the plans and control section of the us air forces in europe at wiesbaden in april 1948 he became deputy commander of the mobile air materiel area at brookley field mobile alabama he was named executive officer of the 3380th technical training wing there in october 1949  http wwwafmil aboutus biographies display tabid 225 article 106536    314 jackson avenue  pre and post katrina in april 1954 leslie p beard 18921966 a new orleans attorney who in 1945 founded the legal firm of beard blue schmitt conveyed 314 jackson avenue to john p kirkendall the beards then acquired a retirement home in pass christian and lived here until their deaths in january 1963 john p kurkendall conveyed his ocean springs home to raymond j hudachek a refinery engineer who designed the standard oil kentucky now chevron refinery at pascagoula jackson county mississippi land deed jxco ms land deed bk 138 pp 418420 and bk 234 p 411  promotions lt kirkendall became a 1 st lieutenant in july 1929 he was promoted to captain in august 1935 by december 1941 he had achieved the rank of lt colonel jp kirkendall made colonel in march 1942 and brigadier general in september 1952 while at keesler afb in biloxi mississippi the army register 1943 p 494 and the gulf coast times september 11 1952 p 1    keesler air force base in the fall of 1949 general kirkendall came to keesler air force base formerly keesler field prejanuary 1948 from brookley field at mobile alabama where he was deputy commander of the 3380 th technical training wing in july 1950 colonel jp kirkendall was named acting base commander in the absence of brigadier general james a powell 18931983 who was on a 10day air force business trip and kirkendall was named deputy commander at keesler in september 1952 he served as the interim commandant of kafb from august 1 1953 to august 19 1953 when general powell retired from the usaf  the daily herald  july 11 1950 p 1 the gulf coast times august 6 1953 p 1    family before 1940 john phillips kirkendall married doris weisenbach 19081993 a native of of wellisville ohio she was the daughter of mr and mrs john christian weisenbach of dayton ohio their daughter jean talmadge kirkendall b 1946 was born at macon georgia in june 1971 jean talmadge kirkendahl became the spouse of james yerger winkeljohn b 1945 the son of walter winkeljohn 19172014 and marjorie lopez yerger 19212002 the winkeljohn family lived at 418 martin avenue in ocean springs jean was educated at the academy of the sacred heart at new orleans and maryville college of the sacred heart at st louis james y winkeljohn was a notre dame high school graduate and completed his education at mississippi state and the university of tennessee he served in vietnam as a lieutenant the winkeljohns have longtime residents of florida the ocean springs record may 6 1971 p 13  retirement general kirkendall retired from his military career on july 31 1954 a reception and celebration of his long and faithful service to his fellowman and country had taken place on july 14 1954 at the pastime cafe the biloxi chamber of commerce and city commission of biloxi sponsored the event major general harlan c parks was a guest the daily herald june 29 1954 p 1  postmilitary career in july 1957 jack kirkendall was named vicepresident of the texas corporation and board member of its affiliate the washington underwriters inc an investment firm specializing in mutual funds and income plans general kirkendall joined many prominent military leaders on the company s board major general charles lawrence lt general lutes lt general ira baker admiral gardner major general moore and major general kasten the ocean springs news july 18 1957 p 1  noreta yerger   noreta yerger   richard k yerger mr richard k yerger age 76 years of ocean springs mississippi died friday april 22 2005 in ocean springs mr yerger was born and raised in biloxi he lived most of his adult life in ocean springs where he was an active member of st alphonsus prayer chapel he was preceded in death by his wife nancy g yerger two sisters noreta robinson and marjory winklejohn and two brothers jim yerger and robert yerger survivors include two sons steven thomas of fernandina beach florida and michael thomas of jacksonville florida a sister rowena balter of merritt island florida seven grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren visitation will be monday april 25 2005 from 530 till 730 pm at bradfordo keefe funeral home in ocean springs mass of christian burial will be held tuesday at st alphonsus catholic church at 1 pm interment will follow in biloxi city cemetery the sun herald april 25 2005  rowena yerger rowena yerger rowena yerger baltar  age 75 years of merritt island fla died nov 27 2005 born in biloxi on april 16 1930 to james rucks yerger and noreta lopez she moved to melbourne fla in 1961 wife mother and former preschool teacher at the beach learning center in indian harbour beach fla she volunteered at genesis house and for the prolife movement she was a graduate of biloxi high school and her family was a benefactor of the church of the nativity where mr and mrs baltar were married in 1953 mrs baltar is survived by her husband of 52 years jack children jim cathy bill pam bob dawn and david robyn and nine grandchildren funeral mass will be held at 10 am thursday dec 1 at the immaculate conception catholic church in florida anyone planning expressions of sympathy is asked to consider donating to wuesthoff brevard hospice or catholic charities brownliemaxwell funeral home melbourne fla the sun herald november 29 2005  jack eikel baltar jack eikel baltar  19262019 age 93 years of merritt island florida passed away in his home on sunday march 17 2019 jackwas born at biloxi mississippi on 26 january 1926 jack was a retired nasa engineer who moved to brevard county in 1961 he was a graduate of the us naval academy class of 1949 and a member of the st john episcopal church in melbourne and a wonderful husband father grandfather and friend to many jack was preceded in death by his wife rowena yerger survivors include his sons james catherine william pamela robert dawn david robyn baltar 9 grandchildren and 6 greatgrandchildren a funeral service was held monday march 25th at st john s episcopal church 610 young street melbourne fl inurnment in the family tomb will be wednesday april 24 at lake lawn cemetery in metairie louisiana at 10am the sun herald april 17 2019  yerger building   erected in 1926 the yerger building located on the north side of west howard avenue just east of reynoir street was built for 100000 in 1926 it was the first structural steel frame building to be erected at biloxi john a juliana 18951960 general contractor came to biloxi from new orleans where his crew built the buena vista addition designed by carl mathes mr juliani a native of alabama had worked as a structural engineer for us steel in birmingham alabama he was employed to build many edifices at new orleans and the soldiers and sailors memorial at baton rouge was a recent project the daily herald august 28 1926 p 2 and april 21 1938 p 1  yerger building lost 1938 sale in april 1938 the avenue realty company inc of opelousas louisiana via baltar sadler thier local real estate managers conveyed the yerger building to edward barq and his spouse at this time the yerger building had the following tenants on the first floor ferson swan grant s morrison s hill s palace restaurant rosenblum s electrik maid bakery john s barber shop and the hamburger king second floor occupants were dr bz welch dr dl hollis dr wm bosworth dr cg jones dr presley wwelwin louis hengen attorney the bc credit union and thomas j wiltz attorney the daily herald april 21 1938 p 1  1320 west beach boulevard noreta lopez yerger came into possession of the domicile at 1320 west beach boulevard after the death of erena a lopez her older sister noreta conveyed 1320 west beach to james rucks yerger her son in he sold her this home back in september 1953 harrison co mississippi land deed bk 255 p 374 and harrison co mississippi land deed bk 381 p 65 in july 1957 noreta lopez yerger conveyed 1320 west beach for 60000 to john b lopez 19151970 her nephew and son of lazaro t lopez 18771918 and eurilda seal lopez 18791966 harrison co mississippi land deed bk 381 p 65 1320 west beach left the lopez family in  sunkist manor in january 1966 sherwood r bailey 19211989 gulfport entrepreneur and president of bailey homes inc announced that he had acquired two parcels of land from the yerger and bohannon families in the sunkist country club section north of popp s ferry in the biloxi school district bailey planned a housing development on these tracts to be called sunkist manor he anticipated building over three hundred homes ranging in price from 17000 to 29000 with a total development cost of about 16 million the homes would be built of brick with three or four large bedrooms and have two tiled bathrooms custom kitchens and modern appliances  the daily herald january 6 1966 p 1    demise noreta lopez yerger expired on september 13 1960 at the home of rowena y baltar her daughter at pascagoula mississippi he was survived by james rucks yerger of yazoo city mississippi mrs walter h winkeljohn of ocean springs mississippi mrs hl robinson in new orleans robert m yerger at elsmere delaware richard k yerger of jackson mississippi and rowena y baltar of pascagoula  the daily herald september 14 1960 p 2    references  jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume i catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991  twentieth century coast edition of the biloxi daily herald historical and biographical  george w wilkes sons biloxi1902  chancery court cases harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no   the estate of julia dulion lopez  1918 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 19034   noreta lopez v state of mississippi  september 1942  journals the biloxi daily herald   biloxi high school defeats gulfport   november 28 1908 the daily herald   yergerlopez nuptials pretty   january 26 1917 the daily herald   rucks yerger building bungalow   october 1 1917 the daily herald   yerger baby  james rucks yerger iii  christened   november 27 1917 the daily herald   lopez home to be demolished january 22 1920  the daily herald   biloxi home is being torn down june 10 1920 the daily herald   rucks yerger to head red cross november 2 1922 the daily herald   juliani is erecting steel august 28 1926 the daily herald   will probably let contract for new saenger theatre in june may 16 1928 the daily herald   rucks yerger jr funeral tomorrow january 29 1931 the daily herald   yerger building purchased by mr and mrs ed barq april 21 1938 the daily herald   86 graduates for biloxi high may 23 1939 the daily herald   miss yerger to be carnival queen june 29 1939  the daily herald   elks honor air corps officers july 24 1941  the daily herald   air school supply depot at gulfport july 24 1941 the daily herald   announces engagement yergerbaltar august 10 1953 the orlando sentinel  three star edition patrick m collins september 26 1993 p b4 the daily herald   mrs rucks yerger dies in pascagoula september 14 1960 the daily herald   sherwood bailey tells of 16 million building program january 6 1966 the jackson county times   local news interests  april 20 1918 p 5 the mobile register  shrimp fleet in biloxi blessed june 8 1970 p a6 the ocean springs record  miss winkeljohnmr laird april 18 1974 the sun herald   richard k yerger    april 25 2005 the sun herald   rowena yerger baltar november 29 2005  the sun herald  marjory yerger winkeljohn june 21 2002 p a7 the sun herald  walter h winkeljohn june 13 2014 p a4 3653 views  