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(178, 'en', 'node_search', ' bridges and ferries bridges and ferries ray tue 8162011 821 2012 point cadet fishing bridge image made april 20 2012 after hurricane katrina destroyed what remained of the 1930 biloxi bay war memorial bridge which had been used as a fishing bridge since the fourlane 1962 biloxi bay bridge had been completed in the fall of 2011 construction crews began clearing the concrete wreckage of the old fishing pier but left the original piers as the foundation of a new fishing bridge the point cadet fishing pier was dedicated on april 30th  mayor holloway recommended that the new facility be named in honor of nicholas corky hire b 1922 a local fisherman of croatian ancestry the sun herald april 30 2013 a3 and may 1 2013 p a2  references    the sun herald     april 2013 p a the sun herald     may 2013 p a  back bay  ferry system and 1901 and 1927 and 1975 back bay bridges  with notes on cedar lake and biloxi river bridges  as one can document from the public records of harrison county mississippi and journals of the period 18431901 there was a public ferry system operating from biloxi to the village of back bay d iberville as early as 1843 this ferry system probably operated intermittently through the years and terminated in 1901 with the completion of a wooden bridge across the back bay of biloxi no physical description of the ferry or ferries can be found in the literature nor have any photographs been discovered to provide a visual concept of their form it is known that they were apparently large enough to transport people carriages wagons and animals the mode of ferry locomotion in the early days is unclear but one might assume that manual poling or pulling of the vessel through the shallow waters of back bay was the primary method nap cassibry in echos from the past presents the mississippi legislative act chapter lxxxvii of 1866 to establish a steam ferry across the back bay of biloxi dudley andrews 18951982 in an oral history given to murella powell on june 24 1981 in biloxi was asked some questions about crossing back bay this dialogue follows  how did you get across the bay  in boats you see we all had little skiffs with sails i got one out there i built and not long ago just to show a fella how they looked and how you skull a boat you see instead of rowing with two oars we take one big oar and put it in a socket in the back and we had a twist that was like a propeller and you d go faster that way than you would pulling with two and you could stand up and see where you were going and you could skull across the bay in no time and when you hit the beach throw the anchor out pull the oar in and go do your business come back and everything was there nobody would steal it and you d skull back home what about when they was there any kind of ferry or anything  yes they had a ferry they ran the ferry from lameuse street to about where that end of the marsh is where the old bridge used to land on the other side and they d pull it across you see you had to pull it and it would slide through they could take a horse and buggy and a few people but that didn t operate too long they built the bridge and the bridge was an old time one and it was narrow and it was noisy at night it kept everyone awake so then somebody devised the idea that if they laid the planks on an angle it would rattle the ends of the boards that way and so that was a big improvement when they laid the second deck you could go to sleep at night other wise you d hear every horse and buggy on that thing bambambam all night but that all happened in my time the bridge building the end of the ferry and stuff like that did the ferry have a name   i don t know  the earliest indication of the back bay ferry is found in the minutes of the board of police of harrison county  book 1 p 42 at its regular meeting on august 7 1843 it was ordered by the board  that there be and there is hereby established a public ferry in the rear of the village of biloxi across the back bay of biloxi to start from the end of the road commonly called lameuse road on the property now owned by william c seaman esquire and to cross the said back bay in the most direct and convenient ways and the said wc seaman esq on his entering into a bond in the sum of two hundred dollars conditional according to law shall have the right to charge the following rate of ferriage and no more to wit     for foot passengers 25 cents  for man and horse 50 cents  for one horse cart 75 cents  for a two horse carriage 1 dollar  for neat cattle 12 12 cents each  for hogs or sheep 6 14 cents each   william c seaman william christopher seaman 18011844 was a native of new york and settled in jackson county mississippi about 1819 he reared a family in northwest jackson county with his wife catherine sheffield seaman was very active in local and state government he served as justice of the peace 182224 was elected to the mississippi state legislature 1827 and was chosen a delegate from jackson county to the mississippiconstitutional convention 1832 he was president of the board of police in jackson county 18411842 the seaman family moved to biloxi about 1842 and settled on the south shore of back bay on land purchased from rene lameuse 17881883 in october 1841 he became clerk of court for harrison county while residing on lameuse road and bay view avenue he saw the need and opportunity for a ferry across the back bay of biloxi unfortunately wc seaman died on november 23 1844 john steele there was a hiatus of twenty two years until the back bay ferry is mentioned in the historical record the occasion came as an application from john steele an irish immigrant and widower who married sarah wells herself a widow of james dowdle john steele s fatherinlaw berry wells had moved to mississippi from his birth state kentucky about 1837 with his family the wells family settled in sec tion 5 t7sr9w on the tchoutacabuffa river berry wells operated a ferry on that river and later moved to back bay where he leased in 1857 the foretich store john baptiste foretich 18131875 had married his daughter rebecca wells in 1855 at its february 1866 term the board of police of harrison county recorded in its minute book number 2 page 201 the following  john steele having this day applied to the board of county police to have a public ferry established across the back bay of biloxi where the public road crosses the same landing from the town of biloxi to red creek and elsewhere it is therefore ordered adjudged and decreed by the board of county police that a public ferry be and the same is hereby established across the bay of biloxi at the place known as the back bay ferry and it appearing to the satisfaction of the board that the said john steele is the owner of the soil on the northern shore of said back bay at one of the points where the boats or other water craft will land it is therefore ordered adjudged and decreed by the board that the said john steele his heirs and assigns have the exclusive privilege of said ferry so established on the back bay of biloxi for the space of one half mile east and west of his residence on the northern bank of the back bay and one half east and west on the south side of said bay from where the lameuse street touches said bay for and during the period of ten years from this day it is further ordered by the said board that the said john steele his heirs or assigns shall within three months from this day provide and keep good and sufficient boats flats or other water crafts proper and necessary for the use of said ferry and the convenience of travelers it is further ordered that the said john steele give bond in the final sum of one thousand dollars with two good securities conditions as required by law to the satisfaction of said board written three months from this day and that the said john steele his heirs and assigns shall receive the rates of toll to be paid hereafter by the  board of county police at its june term 1866 the board of county police approved the bond and securities filed by john steele as directed by the board at its february 1866 term book 2 p 204 during this term the board also established ferriage rates across the back bay of biloxi recorded in book 2 p 205 of the minutes of the board of county police these ferriage rates are as follows   for foot passengers 20 cents  for man and horse 75 cents  for horse and cart 1 dollar  for horse and carriage 1 dollar 50 cents  for two horses and wagon 2 dollars  for four horses and wagon 3 dollars  for cattle per head single 1 dollar  for cattle per head drive 40 cents  for sheep per head drive 25 cents   james fewell two events occurred after john steele was granted his ferry rights to operate on back bay by the board of county police the first was an act passed by the mississippi state legislature on october 24 1866 chapter lxxxvii it authorized james fewell to operate a steam ferry boat across the back bay of biloxi james fewell was a virginian millwright who settled in handsboro about 1855 he served as mayor of biloxi during the civil war chapter lxxxvii read as follows an act to authorize james fewell to establish a steam ferry across the back bay of biloxi in harrison county section 1  be it enacted by the legislature of the state of mississippi that the said james fewell his administrators and assigns be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to erect build and put into operation a good and substantial steam ferry boat to be used and run across the back bay of biloxi at or near a point known as the back bay ferry section 2  be it further enacted that the said james fewell his administrators and assigns shall commence and complete said steam ferry within three years from the passage of this act and shall build the same of substantial materials with good sound boilers engine and machinery and of sufficient size to accommodate the traveling community with secure railing all round section 3  be it further enacted that it shall not be lawful for any person or persons whomsoever except james fewell his executors administrators or assigns to build erect or put up any steam ferry boat for the purpose of landing or shipping freight or passengers goods wares or merchandise horses carriages cattle carts wagons or any thing else within that portion of the back bay extending from the mouth of bernard s bayou known as cranes s neck from thence down said bay to point caddy and from thence to biloxi to which extent the exclusive privilege of building and erecting of a steams ferry boat is hereby granted to james fewell his administrators executors or assigns for the space of twenty years from the passage of this act section 4  be it further enacted that any person or persons in violation of this act shall build erect and put up any steam ferry boat within the limits herein mentioned for the purpose of landing or receiving passengers or freight of any kind or description shall forfeit and pay the sum of one hundred dollars for each and every offense to the said james fewell his heirs or assigns recoverable before any court having competent jurisdiction and in addition to such recovery as foresaid the person or persons liable to said james fewell his administrators executors or assigns in an action for damages section 5  be it further enacted that the said james fewell his administrators or executors or assigns shall receive such rates of ferriage as shall be fixed from time to time by the mayor and selectmen of the town of biloxi and should he demand and receive more than the rates fixed by said mayor and selectmen as foresaid he shall be liable to the person or persons so charged in an action of damages before any court having cometent jurisdiction section 6  be it further enacted that this act shall not be so construed as to interfere with the charter granted to john steel by the board of police of said county and that all acts or parts which may come in conflict with this act be and the same is hereby repealed and this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage approved october 30 1866  ramon quave the second event was an instrument between john steele and ramon quave which is undated the contents follow  the state of mississippi  harrison county i john steel of the county and state aforesaid do hereby acknowledge that for a valuable consideration i have this day transferred sold conveyed and delivered to raymond quave all of my right title and interest assigned to the ferry known as john steels ferry and hereby said quave is hereby clothed with all the rights and priviledges granted to me by the board of police of said county under the written charter  john steel this document was provided to the archives of the biloxi public library by wallace quave the great grandson of pierre quave 18331864 pierre quave operated a dry goods store on back bay from 18571862 he closed the store on april 12 1862 to join the confederate army during the civil war pierre quave died at mobile during that war his son ramon quave 18521908 after the death of his father in 1862 was thrust into the position of supporting his widowed mother and siblings his obtaining the position of ferryman enabled the quave family to survive and prosper for ramon quave it was the birth of an entrepreneurial career he went on become a ship carpenter shipyard owner merchant sheep rancher and large land owner at back bay and seymour as it was later called in his obituary of october 3 1908 it is suggested that ramon quave be called the father of the village of seymour d iberville because of his friendship and benevolence to that community from the journal of the pierre quave store also provided to the library archives by wallace quave there are several entries relating to ferriage across the back bay of biloxi they are as follows  1860  each person crossing ferry both ways 30 cents 1861  one cart crossing ferry 50 cents  one horse crossing ferry 50 cents  one person crossing ferry 15 cents   1862   one man crossing ferry 30 cents  one head of beef crossing ferry 50 cents  one head of sheep crossing ferry 35 cents  ferrage two horses 1 dollar  six head of beef ferrage 3 dollars  one horse ferrage 50 cents  two horses ferrage 1 dollar it would appear that prior to john steele obtaining a ferry charter from the board of county police 1866 pierre quave was involved in the back bay ferry system also one could speculate that the steele ferry was a manual operation as the james fewell grant from the mississippi state legislature 1866 specified steam ferry boat on may 13 1868 john and sarah steele purchased a tract of land on back bay from the state of mississippi it is described from the deed records of harrison county as  the mill property consisting of 65 acres in section 18 t7sr9w this tract was two arpents fronting on the north side of the bay of biloxi by 35 arpents more or less in depth between parallel lines joseph moran to the west john l henley to the north and pierre quave to the east  harrison co ms land deed bk 11 p 95 this site became known as steele s landing john steele probably built a store here as he is listed as a retail grocer in the us census of 1870 from this information one might infer that ramon quave received his assignment for the ferry rights from john steele in 1868 in august 26 1871 the steeles sold their back bay property to henry peychaud of new orleans the same day they with robert delauney and jules saujon rented the land from peychaud with john l henley acting as his agent when peychaud died about 1886 his heirs could not make an equitable settlement of the property among themselves and a law suit resulted edward peychaud et al vs blanche dupre et al the probate court ordered the tract to be sold on december 23 1886 at public outcry by the sheriff florian seal at the court house door of harrison county to the highest bidder for cash casimir harvey bought this property on november 12 1887 at the site he built a home shipyard and operated a dry goods store and barroom the area was still called steele s landing as late as 1892 although john steele probably died before 1880 a reporter for the biloxi herald in the march 8 1890 issue of that paper commented  casimir harvey s store is the first place that one strikes when departing the ferry and it is one that everybody can feel at home at he carries a good stock of groceries and general merchandise as well as aship chandlery casimir has a tamed wild goose and it is a beauty for its kind this webfooted customer follows cass around like a dog and when cass is annoyed too much with its company he says go home  and don t make a goose of yourself the goose goes wl covel in january 1890 wl covel 18371926 a native of new york and a resident of biloxi since 1886 applied for and was granted a ferry license from the board of county police mr covel was a civil engineer real estate developer and landlord in biloxi at its special november term 1890 the harrison county board of police ordered  that the ferry license granted to wl covel on the 7th day of january 1890 for the ferry on back bay of biloxi for five years be and is hereby extended for the term of ten years from said 7th day of january1890 it is further ordered that the rates of toll to be charged on said public ferry so licensed are hereby fixed as follows to wit    for foot passengers 10 cents each  for one horse vehicle 25 cents each  for two horse vehicle 40 cents  for four horses or oxen to wagon 60 cents  for horses or cattle in droves 12 cents each  for sheep or hogs in droves 5 cents each  minute book 4 p 70 the back bay ferry which ran in the early 1890s was called the jennie  and was a steam tug an advertisement in the biloxi herald of april 12 1890 said  the steamer jennie  captain goudrau leaves daily every hour from 7 o clock am to 5 o clock pm from the foot of reynoir street to back bay fare 5 cents the jennie was described as a fast little craft with excellent accommodations and makes the trip across the bay in excellent time unfortunately the october hurricane of 1893 saw the demise of the jennie  the daily picayune of october 1 1893 reported that it went adrift and sank during the fierce storm a steam ferry the sam  probably replaced the lost jennie  at its november term 1891 the board of county police recorded the following in book 4 page 159 of its minutes  on reading and filing the petition of the biloxi back bay ferry and bridge company endorsed by citizens of this county for license and authority to establish a steam ferry for public use at a point designated in said petition to wit across the back bay of biloxi between the foot of reynoir street on the south side of said bay and quave s landing on the north side and it appearing that the owners of the soil of said landings assent to said petition it is therefore hereby ordered that said biloxi back bay ferry and bridge company be and is hereby authorized and a license is hereby granted to said company to establish and keep a steam ferry between the points designated for and during the term ten years from this day on said company entering into bond in the sum of five hundred dollars conditioned as required by law said bond to be approved by the clerk of this board it is further ordered that the following rates of toll to be charged on said ferry and are hereby fixed as follows to wit   footman one way 10 cents   footman round trip 15 cents  man and horse one way 20 cents  one horse and four wheel carriage and driver 30 cents  one horse and two wheel cart with driver 30 cents  two horses or oxen vehicle with driver 50 cents  horses in droves of five and upwards 20 cents each  horses in droves less than five 25 cents each  cattle in droves of five and upwards 20 cents each  cattle in droves of less than five 25 cents each  sheep goats calves or hogs in droves of ten or more 5 cents each  sheep goats calves and hogs in droves less than ten head 7 12 cents each near the termination years of the 19th century mention of the back bay ferry in the biloxi herald is sporadic the following articles were taken from this journal  december 2 1893 casimir harvey s new ferry boat the shrimp has made its first trip the rope or skiff ferry has changed hands captain ed richards now handles the oars p 1  july 1896  the ferryboat sam  which was badly damaged by fire several months ago has been completely repaired and put in firstclass condition and will resume the ferry service on back bay early next week the will be in charge of the same old crew with capt young in command  p 8  march 20 1897   owing to a lack of patronage the ferry boat that plied between back bay biloxi and north back bay has been taken off this will be a serious inconvenience to those who have been accustomed to use this route what is really wanted is a bridge and the quicker our people take hold of this matter the better it will be for the interests of biloxi  p 8  july 10 1897 we the undersigned members of the family of captain james smith young take this method of returning our heart felt thanks to captain sam shaw of the ferry boat sam  for kindness extended in our late bereavement and especially for the use of the ferry free of charge for conveying the body across the bay captain fritz abbley mrs sara r abbley eliza holley wilhemena fountain euginios seymour louisa stiglets and william young  p 8 captain sam shaw 18611904 was born in palmer massachusetts his father was aj shaw 18301866 also from palmer aj shaw married angeline wells 1840 in 1858 she was a daughter of river ferryman berry wells they appear to have spent the civil war years at palmer massachusetts in 1893 sam shaw was a dealer in groceries feed hardware tinware and tobacco at his store at back bay the steam ferryboat sam was probably named for sam shaw at the time of his death he was in the livery business in biloxi which was also his residence october 14 1898 the back bay ferry boat will make regular trips next sunday as an experiment and if business justifies the service will be continued regularly hereafter  p 8  november 12 1898 the steamer sam is now being run across back bay at regular intervals of half an hour commencing at 7 o clock in the morning and running until five in the evening on sunday the regular schedule will be made and you can cross and recross with the greatest ease and comfort it is a great convenience as the people across the bay can come to biloxi and find a good market for their produce while our townspeople can enjoy a pleasant trip across the bay on business or pleasure bent the ferry enterprise should be encouraged by all as it fosters trade relations with neighbors across the bay that are mutually valuable to both them and us  p 3  october 10 1899 the steam ferry boat  sam  will until further notice make regular trips across back bay on tuesday thursday saturday and sunday with captain william young in command and james eckston engineer  p 8 captain william young 18491911 was the son of james smith young 18181897 a native of cape may new jersey james smith young was a mariner and owner of the schooner  adelia  out of back bay william young owned the greenwood pavilion the social center of the back bay community his wife was mary quave 18541928 affectionately called aunt sissy she was the sister of ramon quave mary quave is an integral part of the history of back bay as she served the area as a midwife country doctor and postmaster of seymour october 31 1899 the ferry boat sam  will make regular trips wednesday and saturday for the accomodation of persons wishing to visit the cemetery but will not run on sundays until further notice  p 8 during its fiftyeight years of existence the back bay public ferry system served well the citizens of both sides of the bay it provided an aqueous path for travel and was an artery for the exchange of ideas produce goods and supplies between two developing communities  references  nap l cassibry ii  early settlers and land grants at biloxi  volume ii mississippi historical and genealogical societyspecial issue 5 november 1986 p 82 nap l cassibry ii echos from the past chapter lxxxvii session law of the state of mississippi for 1866 brother jerome lepre  gulf coast genealogythe santa cruz family    lepre new orleans1990 p 73 the history of jackson county mississippi  lewis printing service pascagoula mississippi lewis printing service1989 pp 343344 the pierre quave store journal  18571862 biloxi public library archives murella hebert powell historian land and deed records of harrison county mississippi harrison county chancery clerk s officegulfport mississippi  the biloxi herald   back bay items   december 2 1893 the biloxi daily herald    a bridge needed   july 23 1898 p 1 the biloxi daily herald   city news  january 6 1901  the biloxi daily herald   city news  january 10 1901 us census records 18401880  1901 back bay bridge   wooden the biloxi and back bay bridge company was chartered on june 2nd harrison co ms charter bk 2 p 186  the biloxi daily herald    a bridge needed   july 23 1898 p 1 the bridge company has driven a row of temporary pilings across back bay in preparation to building the substructure for the new span  the biloxi daily herald january 6 1901  mr  lionel s  leversedge   18531918 of the missouri bridge and iron company contractor of the back bay bridge is in biloxi to facilitate and accelerate the construction of the new span  the biloxi daily herald january 10 1901 p 8   lionel s leversedge was born in england he was a civil engineer and in 1910 was living at fort worth texas with mable 18701936 also english and his second wife thy married circa 1909 mr leversedge was proprietor of the leversedge bridge and iron works at fort worth when he declared voluntary bankruptcy in federal court he listed liabilities at 13958 and assets of 8200 the family moved to dallas texas in 1916 and lionel passed here in october 1918 he had built the jennings avenue viaduct and the 7th street bridge at fort worth mabel a registered nurse relocated to austin texas and she died here on may 4 1936 on july 31 1901 the bridge committee of the city of biloxi consisting of percy l elmer james b chinn and ed glennan examined the back bay bridge structure and found the workmanship of the missouri valley bridge and iron company very excellent they recommended to mayor swetman that the bridge be accepted the formal opening of the bridge was august 3 1901 and marked the termination of the public ferry system across the back bay of biloxi  the biloxi daily herald july 1901 p 8  on august 1 1901 bridge accepted by biloxi city council  but will not be delivered until paid for   the biloxi daily herald august 1 1901 p 1  references  the biloxi daily herald    a bridge needed   july 23 1898 p 1 the biloxi daily herald    deep water and a bridge   january 17 1899 p 8 the fort worth startelegram   leversedge files bankruptcy petition   may 25 1913 the fort worth startelegram   jennings avenue viaduct builder is dead   october 26 1918  lamey s bridge 1907 road to back bay henry krohn road overseer commenced construction of a new road from the tchoutacabouffa river to back bay in september  the daily herald september 22 1907 and september 22 1947 p 1    references    the daily herald  september 22 1907 the daily herald   40 years ago  september 22 1947  1908 cedar lake bridge  see the daily herald   tchouticabouffa bridge contract   may 13 1908  1912 biloxi river bridge the harrison county board of supervisors  ordered that a bridge be built built over the biloxi  river at the lorraine ferry   the daily herald february 9 1912 p 1   1927 back bridge  contract let in august 1925 326000 to am blodgett inc see the jackson county times   contract let for back bay bridge    august 8 1925  the jackson county times   biloxi bridge well underway   october 24 1925 p 1 dedicated on january 12 1927  see the daily herald   mammoth celebration to mark bridge completion   december 30 1926 p 1  mayor william a dever of chicago to speak at biloxi bridge celebration   the daily herald january 6 1927 p 1   i110 back bay bridge   the daily herald  back bay  bridge  moves nearer with latest contract   august 13 1972 p e9 dedicated june 22 1975  see the daily herald june 26 1975 p 1   popp s ferry bridge has there been a more negative news dominating watertransecting artery on the mississippi gulf coast in the past decade as the popp s ferry bridge and causeway which spans the upper reaches of biloxi s back bay i think not until west biloxi began to show signs of growth and development in the 1960s the popp s ferry bridge was little more than a remote and rural link to the outback of scattered homesteads fish camps and pecan orchards west of north biloxi d iberville and cedar lake the development of the sunkist country club in 1953 and the continued growth of kafb at biloxi probably were the greatest catalysts in promoting long term real estate growth in the area popp s ferry was a private enterprise from its inception until it was acquired by harrison county mississippi in february 1916 the ferry transported people livestock and vehicles across seven hundred feet of open water from an unimproved public road which lead north of pass christian road now called pass road from here one had to traverse on an unimproved road through marshy terrain for about three thousand feet to what was called the nick holley s cutoff and or nick holley s bridge a slough or bayou of about fifty to one hundred feet in width which was spanned by a wooden bridge in later times the span across nick holley s cutoff became known as the burnt the traverse across the back bay of biloxi at popp s ferry usgs 15 topographic map biloxi 1954 photo revised 1970 and 1976 present day popp s ferry is a neighborhood and road situated in west biloxi harrison county mississippi in section 15 and claim section 37 t7sr10w the neighborhood is a west striking peninsula bounded on the north by the tchoutacabouffa river on the west by the tchoutacabouffa river and biloxi river on the south by big lake a large body of water at the head of the back bay of biloxi and at the confluence of bayou bernard the biloxi river and the tchoutacabouffa river and on the east by popp s ferry road and riverview drive within this 450acres there are many land subdivisions barrett 1949 ancient oaks 1966 sunkist manor 1966 onthegreen 1985 north country club estates 1986 lopez point 1986 greenleaf 1987 beau chenes estates 1999 and the sunkist country club a golf course and social organization which was founded in 1953 elevations in the popp s ferry section range from sea level to twentyfeet above mean sea level  popp s ferry and calvin taylor popp s ferry was named for john f popp 18351918 a danish immigrant and retired lumber merchant from new orleans who lived nearby in retirement and operated a late 19 th century ferry landing on the bridge one then had another three hundred feet of unimproved road through marshy terrain until dry land and another unimproved public road was met which completed upper reaches of the back bay of biloxi there is some degree of certitude that this ferry landing was commenced much earlier by calvin taylor 18061883 calvin taylor a native of hinsdale new hampshire was a saw mill proprietor and domiciled at handsboro harrison county mississippi he operated saw mills on bayou bernard and the back bay of biloxi in september 1859 mr taylor joined with gordon meyers 18271859 a native of new york and acquired a sawmill from michael laughter 18161859 for 1350 on the south side of biloxi bay described as  commencing at a point on the south side of the biloxi bay in the center of fractional section 23 t7srl0w that is a point equally distant from the east and west lines of said section 23 thence running due south 70 rod 1155 feet thence west 56 rod and 9 feet 933 feet thence due north to biloxi bay thence eastward with the bay shore to the place of beginning and containing twenty acres more or less together with the steam mill sawmill thereon and all the engines and machinery in the also all the buildings and improvements  harrison county mississippi land deed book 9 p 32 calvin taylor had relocated from new england to yazoo county mississippi in 1826 by 1845 he had settled at buena vista handsboro and formed a partnership with gordon davis also from new england their small steam sawmill on bayou bernard was unprofitable due to the over production of lumber and deals for their primary market new orleans the business failed about 1852 when taylor joined gordon myers in about 1854 one of their first acquisitions was a planning mill at bayou bernard this purchase gave them an important advantage over other mills in that dressed lumber brought a better price than rough lumber finished lumber also weighed less and therefore was less expensive to ship to market in addition to the laughter mill taylor myers purchased part of the samuel fowler 18101858 property which consisted of five negro slaves a saw and a planning mill this acquisition made them the largest lumber producer in harrison county in 1860 taylor myers had a gross income of 48000 they employed twentyfive workers in mill functions turning out 3000000 board feet of rough lumber and 1700000 board feet of finished lumber hickman 1962 pp 3439  taylor s ferry in june 1883 john f popp acquired from calvin taylor for 200 a small tract of land on the south shore of the back bay of biloxi in section 22 and section 27 t7sr10w this land deed implied that calvin taylor had a ferry landing on this lot harrison county mississippi land deed bk 19 p 471 the 1883 land conveyance from taylor to popp corroborates that taylor spopp s ferry was privately owned and not under the aegis of the harrison county board of supervisors until february 1916 it is interesting to note that even as early as the spring of 1914 after lamey s bridge on the tchouticabouffa river was completed for 6300 by the austin brothers of atlanta georgia popp s ferry was the only ferry operation in harrison county harrison co mississippi board of supervisor s minute bk 12 p 207 and the daily herald march 23 1914 p 1  john f popp john f popp 18351918 was born in november 1835 in denmark he immigrated to america in 1856 and settled at st louis missouri john f popp came down the mississippi river to new orleans after the civil war here circa 1867 he met and married mary frances grant 18451910 she was born at pensacola florida the daughter of william m grant 18181870 a scotsman and frances grant 18231870 a native of pennsylvania william grant had arrived in new orleans circa 1847 and became a lumber merchant in the crescent city  the daily herald september 14 1918 p 3 and orleans parish louisiana federal census m593519 p 17 img 34 in 1865 john f popp became associated with mr grant as a lumber dealer and apparently took over the business after wm grant s demise mr popp s lumber enterprise consisted of a mill and lumber yard at the new basin and liberty street in the crescent city in the 1870s he was importing lumber and milled products via steamboat and schooner from florida and harrison and hancock county mississippi to his new basin operation mr popp retired a wealthy man to his west biloxi estate in 1895  the daily herald february 15 1915 p 1 and the new orleans times february 15 1876 p 2 and april 23 1878 p 2  popp s place in october 1878 john f popp acquired for 600 about twohundred acres in section 15 and claim section 37 of t7sr10w from the heirs of charles holley 18051857 and ursule fayard holley 18181860 charles m holley and mary e cooper holley elam r blackwell 18291896 and burissa t holley blackwell 18411899 david saucier and alice holley saucier george levy holley and malinda bounds holley and jane holley swetman and quitman thomas a swetman when william q swetman came of age in may 1879 he sold his interest in this tract to mr popp for 100 the oneacre holley family cemetery in the southwest corner of popp s land was excluded from this conveyance charles holley had acquired this 200acre tract from donald mcbean et ux in october 1850 harrison county mississippi land deed bk 16 p 389 bk 16 p 392 and bk 5 p 371  the holleys charles m holley 18051857 was a native of new york and made his livelihood as a sailor in 1850 his real estate in harrison county was valued at 2000 nicholas holley 18101870 his brother and also a new yorker was a neighbor and built wooden boats before the civil war nicholas holley had a personal estate of 900 and real estate valued at 8000 he acquired the 160acre stringer tract for 525 from joseph i stringer in december 1847 it was situated in section 15 t7sr10w 1850 and 1860 harrison co mississippi federal census m432 372 p 104 img 210 and m653581 img 454 and harrison county land deed bk 3 p 487  elam r blackwell family there is some degree of certitude that elam r blackwell 18291896 was the son of morris blackwell 17981860 and nancy blackwell 17931860 who were natives of south carolina and north carolina respectively elam s brothers may have been blackwell 18221850 a woodcutter and anderson h blackwell 18261850 a wood cutter in 1850 the blackwells were living in harrison county mississippi on the north side of the back bay of biloxi 1850 federal census harrison co mississippi m432372 p 107 img 216 and m432372 p 88 img 178 in april 1856 elam r blackwell married burissa t holley 18411899 the daughter of charles m holley 18051857 and ursule fayard 18201860 at harrison county mississippi their known children are albert gb blackwell 18581860 elam n blackwell 18591860 mary b minnie blackwell 18631885 m william t norton joseph blackwell 18671936 charles m blackwell 18671932 m missouri brasher 18621951 and katie lee blackwell 18721872 in january 1859 elam r blackwell for 4500 acquired about one hundred and thirtysix acres in section 15 and section 16 t7sr10w from robert c saffold 18231891 this tract had frontage on the tchoutacabouffa river and biloxi river and had been the site of the toomer mcguire sawmill between 1849 and 1852 harrison co mississippi land deed bk 5 p 241 bk 7 p 391 and bk 9 p 113 and bellande 1992 pp 3234 in july 1875 er blackwell had to jump into the tchoutacabouffa river near his home at mill point to rescue his young grand baby she had been seized by a alligator while in the arms of her mother the baby was saved with no physical harm  the star of pascagoula july 31 1875 p 3    sunkistholleyblackwell cemetery sunkistholleyblackwell cemeterywas founded on the banks of big lake in 1857 when the charles m holley 18051857 family occupied this area later called sunkist place this small family burial ground has survived vandalism abandonment and the ravages of nature on the former john f popp 18351918 estate today it has been incorporated into the landscape of the beau chenes estates subdivision image by ray l bellandeseptember 2008 sunkistholleyblackwell cemetery as previously stated when the heirs of charles m holley conveyed their land in section 15 and claim section 37 of t7sr10w to john f popp they retained oneacre in the southwest corner as the holley family burial ground charles m holley had died on may 21 1857 and was the first to be interred here on the high bluff overlooking big lake in the 1980s julia cook guice researched the holley family and cemetery in her report archived in a vertical file at the biloxi public library history and genealogy center the following is generally taken per se but some spelling and word phrasing were edited at the author s discretion comments mrs ashton virginia c barrett 19041997 owner of the adjacent property to the cemetery commented that she used to regularly see members of the blackwell family locally and from new orleans come out to the cemetery on sunday to maintain the area she also said that it has been more than a year since anyone has been to the cemetery the thick growth in the area confirms this according to mrs barrett youngsters using a tree overlooking the biloxi river nearby as a swing are responsible for much of the vandalism in the cemetery this includes perimeter fence and posts broken and uprooted gravesites used as picnic tables two headstones broken attempts to break into gravesites gravesite perimeter footing broken on several graves the possibility that one headstone is missing on one grave and the strong indication that an eight gravesite exists but unmarked description the holley cemetery is located about seventyfive feet from the banks of the biloxi river big lake the view from the cemetery is to the southwest with a panorama that includes the biloxi river back bay of biloxi big lake and the jack watson electrical power generating plant the area of the holley cemetery is rectangular in shape with the northsouth side measuring fiftyseven feet and the eastwest side measuring forty feet a fourfoot gate now destroyed opened into the cemetery and was situated near the southwest corner of the burial plot the area in and around the cemetery is thick with undergrowth an azalea bush near the center of the cemetery beautifies the area the two broken headstones can be repaired with a steel plate backing although several pieces will be missing from one of them  observations   charles m holley  18051857 was the first to be interred in this cemetery in may 1857 he was fiftyone years old when he died  er blackwell  18291896 was the patriarch of the blackwells buried here he was sixtyseven years of age at his demise and the fourth of his clan to be buried in the holley cemetery er blackwell was twelve years older than burissa t holley his spouse and preceded her in death by nearly 2 ½ years  burissa holley blackwell  18411899 was the last of blackwell family interred here she passed on january 13 1899 and was fiftyeight years old at her death  minnie blackwell norton  18631865  elam n blackwell  18591860 and katie lee blackwell  18721872 were three of the children of er blackwell and burissa t blackwell and all were interred in the holley cemetery there is a strong possibility that another gravesite exists between the graves of er blackwell and that of his wife burissa holley blackwell the humplike surface plus the unusual spacing separating the head of the blackwell family and his wife suggests this possibility as all the other gravesites are closely aligned with one another the unmarked gravesite slab and cement cap suggests that it was completed long after the others virginia anderson barrett was not positive of the date but she believed that someone was interred in the holley cemetery within the last two years recent developments  the present day sunkistholleyblackwell cemetery is located in lot 1 and a part of lot 2 of the beau chene estates subdivision at 2330 beau chene drive biloxi mississippi 39532 the area of this historic family cemetery has been reduced from its original size of oneacre to 5 acres with dimensions of 61 feet by 43 feet by 56 feet by 39 feet harrison co mississippi chancery court 2 nd jd land plat bk 15 p 50 the author began visiting the holley cemetery in 1992 when the ashton c barrett family was in possession of the burial ground and surrounding acreage at this time it was still hidden by underbrush small shrubs and trees with the passing of ashton c barrett 19011990 in november 1990 virginia anderson barrett 19041997 patricia b milam and ann b hancock his widow and daughters and owners of the ashton c barrett residuary trust began vending large residential lots in the immediate vicinity of the holley cemetery specifically in november 1996 these ladies sold jeffrey h o keefe john c griffith tom c harvey and the elderberry corporation four lots ranging in size from 307 acres to 483 acres harrison co mississippi 2 nd jd land deed bk 302 pp 162168  beau chene estates subdivision in july 1998 the beau chene estates subdivision a 19lot subdivision was platted by dana r parsons of stone investment company jeffrey o keefe john c griffith and tom c harvey this upscale development on big lake has very modern and large expensive homes as previously mentioned the holley cemetery is situated in lot 1 and a part of lot 2 of this development harrison co mississippi chancery court 2 nd jd land plat bk 15 p 50  un bon home et une bonne femme mr and mrs john f popp were very receptive to tourists visiting their beautiful home and grounds they were extremely charitable to their neighbors and other less fortunate in the region some examples of their generosity to the coast community follow in july 1904 john f popp gave the confederate veterans at beauvoir at milk cow when they were without one  the daily herald july 13 1904 p 5  before her death in 1910 mrs jf popp had donated funds to build an operating room in the charity hospital at biloxi this donation was to memorialize frances grant her mother the operating room opened for surgery in early august 1911  the daily herald august 8 1911 p 8  mrs jf popp was an annual contributor to the poor children s tree a toy and gift fund established by the daily herald to provide indigent children with christmas presents the charity would raise about 175 during its yule fund drive and distribute christmas joy to the poor on the city park near the l n depot  the daily herald december 23 1919 p 6  rural mail route in april 1908 biloxi postmaster james c tyler 18721910 announced that he and edgar s balthrope 18731939 had mapped a rural mail route covering about thirtyone miles to provide postal service to those families living north of the back bay of biloxi and in the tchoutacabouffa region they had traveled the area by horse and buggy to acquire signatures of these denizens  the biloxi daily herald april 21 1908 p 1  this proposed rural mail route was described as follows  the rural mail carrier starting from the biloxi post office will go west and leave the city by the pass christian road he will travel along this road to near what is known as the collin s place and will then turn south to the beach he will drive west along the beach past mr watson s and to beauvoir the beauvoir mail is now handled from gulfport the gulfport route coming up to that point but by previous agreement made with the gulfport postmaster and through senator money this is to belong to biloxi after delivering the beauvoir mail the carrier will start north along dahlgren avenue to the back bay he will cross back bay at popp s ferry and mr popp has promised that the crossing there will be at his expense shortly after crossing popp s the route turns to the northeast along a new road and strikes the tchouticabouffa  sic  at morris ferry  now cedar lake  or what is now the vinnie post office here again the crossing will be made by promise of mr morris without expense to the government from morris ferry the route proceeds west and then southwest along the new road to moccasin point from moccasin point the carrier will turn sharply back to the north to reed s store this will bring him near woolmarket whether he shall go to woolmarket or not has not been positively settled but the chances are that he will as the people of woolmarket are anxious to have a rural delivery from woolmarket the route proceeds east to campbell s cross roads from the southeast to john krohn s and then again northeast to the tchouticabouffa  sic  river which is crossed at lamey s ferry  now lamey s bridge   from there the route continues east past johnson s still and thence south to es balthrope s on the  big ridge road  ridge then west along the  big ridge road   ridge road to the new road down the new road to a point north of the jack farish place and then southeast to the village of seymour  now d iberville  and across the back bay bridge into biloxi the route is thirtyone miles in length the carrier will make the trip every day and be allowed eight hours in which to make it  the biloxi daily herald april 21 1908 p 1  popp controversy the proposed rural mail route to those areas north of biloxi s back bay was delayed when john f popp became entangled in an imbroglio with the biloxi postal officials over his mail delivery in his verbal agreement to provide free ferriage to the rural mail carrier he asked that his mail be delivered to the east gate of his property government officials related to postmaster tyler that biloxi carriers could only deliver popp s mail to a posting box placed where his private road joined the public road and denied his wish to have it posted at his east gate this stalemate ended with the postal service yielding to john f popp and rural mail delivery began across the back bay of biloxi in the summer of 1909  the biloxi daily herald april 21 1908 p 1 march 10 1909 p 2 april 30 1909 p 4 and july 26 1909 p 2  mrs popp expires mary frances grant popp became ill at her home on big lake and had to be moved for immediate medical treatment to the biloxi sanitarium of dr hyman m folkes 18711926 she died here on july 18 1910 in addition to john f popp she left two spinster sisters isabel grant 18471944 and rebecca grant 18531928 and william grant 18501910 her brother mrs popp s corporal remains were taken to new orleans for interment in the metairie cemetery  the daily herald july 19 1910 p 1  near the end of his occupation of his country estate john f popp had transformed his rural property into what was described   as located at a good elevation above the bay the grounds and building the most beautiful in southern mississippi   here he entertained and accepted visits from winter tourists who were motored by launch the twelve miles from biloxi mr popp presented the visiting ladies with bouquets of camellias or other blooming seasonal flowers upon their arrival  au revoir john f popp sold his biloxi estate  with love and affection  to his sister sinlaws isabel grant and rebecca grant in november 1910 they all returned to new orleans and resided at 3405 st charles avenue in november 1914 while in covington louisiana mr popp suffered a mild stroke which paralyzed his right side he recovered to wed his sisterinlaw rebecca grant 18531928 on february 23 1915 harrison county mississippi land deed bk 95 p 34 and the daily herald november 28 1914   and february 15 1915 p 1  john f popp died in the crescent city on september 13 1918 after his passing rebecca grant popp and isabel grant remained on st charles avenue rebecca grant popp expired at new orleans on february 1928 isabel grant 18471944 lived to the very old age of ninetyseven expiring in april 1944  the daily herald september 14 1918 p 1and  orleans parish louisiana 1920 and 1930 federal census t625623 p 4b ed 215 and r809 p 12a ed 202 the grant sisters had sold the old popp place for 20000 to george w haynes in october 1914 the conveyance included all improvements and all moveable or immoveable property furniture and furnishings harrison county mississippi land deed bk 109 p 295  popp s place popp s placesituated on a high bluff on the northeast shore of big lake a large body of water at the head of biloxi s back bay and the receptacle for the fresh waters of the biloxi river the tchoutacabouffa river and bayou bernard was first inhabited by the holley family john f popp 18351918 located here from new orleans in the late 1870s and built a large retirement home the popp family vended their estate to george w haynes 18851920 from tiptonville lake county tennessee during his occupation of the former jf popp estate mr haynes called it sunkist place an appellation that remained with the area until recent times when it became known simply as sunkist acquired from the golf course and country club recreational areafishing swimming and picnics the early settlers of the popp s ferry district soon discovered that the fishing along the margins of the marshes flanking big lake and the deep channel was exceptionally good here the brackish waters of biloxi s back bay met the fresh water of the tchouticabouffa river and bayou bernard and especially in the fall large catches of redfish and speckled sea trout are common perch bream shellcrackers and green trout small and large mouth bass as well as sheephead are always potentially at the end of a fisherman s wet line in the fecund waters in the spring of 1915 the use of seines or any other net was prohibited by the statutes of harrison county above popp s ferry in the biloxi river and tchouticabouffa river and tributaries cast nets were permitted in march april and may  the daily herald april 12 1915 p 1    fishing at popp s ferry in the 1950s  from the cc tex hamill down south magazine collection archived at mgccc perkinston mississippi courtesy of charles l sullivan professor emeritus and archivist at mgccc perkinston campus in the biloxi newspaper of the early 20 th century some of the fish catches and other outdoor activities reported at popp s ferry were as follows fishing solo in a skiff joseph saujon 18711945 caught seventyseven red fish at popp s ferry some of them weighed about ten pounds peter quave 18631936 also made large catches mr saujon sold his catch to people from biloxi  the daily herald may 13 1904 p 6   in late april 1912 charles w wachenfeld 18681936 manager of the tp dulion mercantile company of biloxi arranged for a picnic at the popp place aboard captain fisher s houseboat for this day outing were misses jennie ellen and stella gillen rose camille and elvira lizana annie and katie hannon amelia kennedy leona wells isabel brodie silvia gladys and jessie wachenfeld and the remainder of the store employees management and friends gus wachenfeld jack joachim henry thensted 18951950 louis lizana mr and mrs jc kennedy and mr and mrs cw wachenfeld  the daily herald april 29 1912 p 8   a fishing party at popp s ferry caught fifty specks one red several bass and sheephead a nearby boat hauled in nine reds  the daily herald october 17 1910 p 8  a fivefoot alligator was hit by the motorcar of fishermen as they approached the popp s ferry landing the reptile was in pursuit of several pigs when it was struck by the vehicle and escaped into the marsh  the daily herald july 26 1912 p 3   ed taylor and ag ospinach caught one hundred sixtysix fish in two days at popp s ferry they were primarily green trout and sheephead  the daily herald october 30 1914 p 6   tarpon are not only found in the biloxi channel where schools chasing mullet often leap from the water near the biloxi yacht club but are also seen in the waters of the back bay tchoutacabouffa river biloxi river and in the vicinity of popp s ferry captain alfred bosarge is known as the champion tarpon fisherman of the gulf coast  the daily herald september 3 1915 p 1   an observer in early november 1916 reported thirtyfour automobiles as well as many wagons and buggies that had transported eager anglers to the popp s ferry landing  the daily herald november 6 1916 p 4   shrimp are plentiful and good speckled trout and red fish catches are being made at popp s ferry and bayou bernard  the daily herald august 27 1918 p 4   the woodmen of the world planned a picnic on labor day for their eight to eighteen year old male auxiliary members  the daily herald august 26 1916 p 4   many families of biloxi prefer to swim in the brackish water at popp s ferry rather than the gulf the water there is also of sufficient depth for diving  the biloxi daily herald august 20 1918 p 3  popp s ferry fish camps joseph c jc delamarre 18551931 a former biloxi city marshal and ferry tender was probably the first to open a simple fish camp operation at popp s ferry he was here between 1919 and 1921 jc delamarre had been in the bar and restaurant business at biloxi he opened the white elephant on the corner of pass christian street now howard avenue and main street in april 1891 jc delamarre also had a local baseball squad called the white elephants his brother emile delamarre 1871circa 1893 called melo also had a team the sporting dudes melo challenged the white elephants to a friendly game of baseball in june 1892 melo was captain and catcher of his biloxi nine  the biloxi herald april 4 1891 p 4 and june 25 1892 p 4  jc delamarre married rosa m trahant 18671896 at new orleans in june 1887 she expired at their home on magnolia street in biloxi on february 29 1896 mr delamarre was city marshal at the time of her demise  the biloxi herald february 29 1896 p 1  after the death of his spouse jc delamarre wedded annie brewer coleman 18871930 from tylertown mississippi she had a son robert h coleman who resided in gulfport after his fish camp closed jc delamarre was employed at the great southern golf club in gulfport from 1921 to 1928 and was superintendent of the naval reserve park at biloxi until his retirement annie brewer coleman delamarre died at gulfport in late may 1930 jc delamarre expired on may 4 1931 and his corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery  the daily herald may 31 1930 p 6 and may 5 1931 p 8  big lake fishing camp in 1928 w latimer was operating a fishing camp on big lake it was described as   under the beautiful moss covered tress with cool breezes big lake was one of the coolest and best fishing ground on the coast  the fourth of july was a popular time for visitors to come from as far as hattiesburg laurel and memphis to fish and picnic on the shore of big lake   the daily herald july 6 1928 p 8  by 1939 there were two fish camps at popp s ferry the popp s ferry fish camp was operating on the south side of back bay and east side of present day popp s ferry road which was gravelsurfaced at this time across the popp s ferry bridge on the north side of back bay was the hill top fishing camp mississippi gulf coast 1939 p 124  wicks s fishing camp in december 1938 eric e wickstrom 18981988 acquired an option and lease purchase agreement from edward l brady 18671939 spouse of erena lopez 18831940 on a fifteenacre tract southeast of sunkist place formerly popp s place the consideration was 100 and 1400 to purchase mrs brady was the sister of julius m lopez 18861958 who had acquired sunkist place in october 1925 for 80000 from marjorie raggio and mrs bj walker of new orleans harrison co mississippi land deed bk 153 p 509 edward l brady was a native of ohio and became a jeweler and retail merchant before arriving at biloxi after 1900 he had worked in the jewelry industry at memphis and newbern tennessee in march 1908 he opened a retail jewelry store at 415 howard avenue wc duncan of natchez mississippi was his associate  the biloxi daily herald march 11 1908 p 1 and 1900 federal census dyer co tennessee t   in june 1945 the wickstroms acquired this tract from jessie l lewis and julia l lewis here on the banks of big lake near the little popp s ferry bridge formerly called the burnt bridge mr wickstrom founded wick s fishing camp harrison co mississippi land deed bk 290 p 186 eric e wickstrom was a native of california probably los angeles county his parents were late 19 th century immigrants from sweden ee wickstrom married juliette d aquin 18991985 a native of new orleans they had a son john gordon wickstrom 19251986 who married flora marina g wickstrom in their retirement the wickstrom relocated to laredo texas to live near their son and grandchildren they expired in texas wick s fish camp wick s fishing campwas situated on big lake it was contiguous with and southeast of sunkist place the former jf popp s place the wickstrom family operated here until the late summer of 1963 when barney j buddy byrd 19302008 leased the property he and lionel byrd sr 19091996 his father ran the fish camp a bar room and trailer park buddy acquired the wickstrom property in 1971 and vended it to robert king barq in november 2000 lr fred miles 19141989 and barney j buddy byrd 19302008 credit down south jan feb 1964 p 10 from the cc tex hamill down south magazine collection archived at mgccc perkinston mississippi courtesy of charles l sullivan professor emeritus and archivist at mgccc perkinston campus barney j byrd in october 1963 barney j buddy byrd 19302008 william j meyers bud s mobile homes inc and lionel byrd sr 19091996 buddy s father took a thirty year lease on the wickstrom property which included wick s fishing camp this lease was surrendered by the lessees in august 1968 and a new lease was taken immediately by buddy byrd for twentyfive years with an option to purchase the wickstrom property at 751 barrett road the rent was 6000 per year mr byrd and nora webster byrd his wife acquired the wickstrom tract in december 1971 mr and mrs wickstrom retained a life estate in the tract harrison co mississippi land deed bk 523 p 220a bk 523 p 224 bk 615 p 400 bk 615 p 404 bk 615 pp 407412 and harrison co mississippi 2 nd jd land deed bk 23 p 543 here on the banks of big lake lionel byrd sr and buddy byrd ran the fishing camp a bar room and trailer park buddy was an entrepreneur involved in many commercial ventures on the coast and including the bj helicopter service at los angeles he expired on june 19 2008 at gulfport  down south jan feb 1964 p 10 and the sun herald june 21 2008 p a4  buddy byrd and spouse sold his commercial land at popp s ferry to robert king bones barq and margaret e nofsinger barq in november 2000 harrison co mississippi 2 nd jd land deed bk 362 p 582  t he fishing arena this creative fish hole was opened in the spring of 1961 at popp s ferry it was a large aircooled indoor venue from which patrons for 2 a day could sit and fish within seconds of a bait shop snack bar and dining room the roof of the structure had a large deck and quaint lounge hayto enterprises planned to erect four more of these novel fish holes at sites in alabama florida and texas courtesy of charles l sullivan professor emeritus at mgccc perkinston campus and archivist and conservator for the cc tex hamill down south magazine collection at mgccc in perkinston mississippi the fishing arena the fishing arena was commenced in the spring of 1961 by leroy hay 19171977 and george totton 19151976 who were residents of phoenix arizona they formed a mississippi corporation called hayto enterprises to operate an indoor air conditioned fishing venue in a 5250 squarefoot building costing 100000 the fishing arena was moored on big lake just north of the popp s ferry bridge on the west side of the causeway inside the structure were three fishing wells of 480 squarefeet each surrounded by comfortable chairs from which for 2 patrons could fish all day and night in an insect free cooled environment with access to a bait shop snack bar and dining room for those who enjoyed fresh air and a beautiful sunset there was the roof garden on the top of the building with the hideaway bar a cozy venue serving spirituous beverages for hayto enterprises this was the first of five planned fishing arenas there other sites were selected for nola mobile fort lauderdale florida and port arthur texas  down south mayjune 1961 p 11     sunkist place and george w haynes in october 1914 rebecca grant popp 18531928 and isabel grant 18471944 sold the old popp place for 20000 to george w haynes the conveyance included all improvements and all moveable or immoveable property furniture and furnishings george william haynes 18851920 came to the coast from tiptonville lake county tennessee during his occupation of the jf popp estate he called it sunkist place an appellation that has remained with the area in time the region has became known simply as sunkist acquired from the golf course and country club which was probably named by ashton c barrett 19011990 the last owner of sunkist place and a founder of the sunkist country club with we bill beasley 18881963 harrison county mississippi land deed bk 109 p 295 and the daily herald   george w haynes had married lillian a harris 18821930 a widow or divorcee and the mother of james c harris 19021930 and bessie lee harris 19041930 george w haynes was staying at the montross hotel at biloxi in september 1914 making arrangements to sell the timber from the popp tract he had plans to significantly improve sunkist place by clearing one hundredsixty acres of timber land to increase the amount of cultivated ground for fruit trees and raising livestock mr haynes and his family were to relocate from tiptonville in october gw haynes was particularly interested in growing pecans and oranges and raising poultry at sunkist place he also owned several farms in tennessee  the daily herald july 17 1914 p 5 july 18 1914 p 1 july 22 1914 p 5 and september 16 1914 p 2  by january 1916 george w haynes had acquired a young herd of cattle and fenced between two and three hundred acres of pasturage he offered to lease lands of his neighbors for additional grazing if they would fence it mr haynes also had fine hogs and was one of the largest strawberry farmers in the area his future plans were to build a dipping vat and brand his cattle  the daily herald january 7 1916 p 5  movie studio and hotels carl leech 18701920 of lawrence kansas while a guest at sunkist place began to promote the idea of establishing the dixie film manufacturing company a plant and studio for the production of motion picture film on the haynes place he was impressed with buildings and grounds as the future site for this fledgling industry mr leech contacted the pathe company of new york with his ideas and aspirations from federal census data it appears that carl leech was a professional theater actor he was domiciled in birmingham alabama in 1920  the daily herald march 18 1915 p 1  by april 1915 carl e leech s dream of a movie studio on the haynes property was still viable as la boening president of united states cinematography in chicago and dw mckinney chicago producer were expected to arrive in biloxi in the near future to make a movie the dixie film company was to be capitalized at 100000 and shares in the company were being sold in gulfport biloxi and other gulf coast municipalities in addition a 10000 squarefoot studio was to be erected on sunkist place by chris champion at of biloxi and miss moyne m morrison 18881910 of new york and paul english of chicago both actors were contacted to act in the movie to be directed by carl e leech miss morrison a native of lawrence kansas had married carl e leech in 1909   the gulfport advocate april 10 1915 p 2   as of early may 1915 interest in a film studio at sunkist place had progressed as the haynes family had been contacted by am anderson the agent for a woman who desired to acquire 4 12 acres from the haynes she aspired to have a fortyroom hotel built near the studio which was under construction  the gulfport advocate may 8 1915 p 8  shelling road for naught  in early 1914 he latimer biloxi road contractor was awarded to shell the road from pass christian road to popp s ferry this route is wellused and important to the local commerce and traffic  the daily herald january 5 1914 p 2  1915 hurricane strong gusts from the 1915 hurricane on september 29 1915 broke the moorings of the ferry at popp s landing and delivered it in a damaged state into fritz creek three miles to the northwest george w haynes ferry proprietor had his ferry operating across back bay in late december 1915 the local sentiment was that the county was going to erect a bridge to replace the ferry in the near future  the daily herald december 11 1915 p 2  county ferry shortlived the harrison county board of supervisors acquired all ferry rights to popp s ferry from george w haynes in february 1916 in this transaction the county was conveyed   the landing on  the  south side  bay of biloxi  and including all flats ropes and appurtenances belonging to said ferry and all ferry rights  at this time popp s ferry was declared a free public ferry harrison co mississippi board of supervisor s minute bk 12 p 207 in april 1916 joseph rusk 18651947 was appointed keeper of popp s ferry his job was described as   to give his personal attention both day and night to the operation of such ferry and to exercise all reasonable care and diligence in crossing persons and vehicles in safety and not necessarily delay any person the use of such ferry and he is in all respect to perform duties of such ferryman and keep said ferry flat and landing and appurtenances in good order and condition at all times   joseph rusk was paid 25 per month for these services harrison co mississippi board of supervisor s minute bk 12 p 263 joseph rusk resigned his position as ferry keeper and was replaced in october 1916 by joseph c delamarre 18551931 dutch caldwell was made keeper of the tchoutacabouffa bridge at this time  the daily herald october 20 1916 p 1    blind tiger in the interim between joseph rusk s resignation and the hiring of joseph c delamarre a character by the name of john lind moved into the ferry keeper s house mr lind began operating a blind tiger or speak easy from the ferry landing he was reported to marshal aw loposer at handsboro when law enforcement officers searched lind s residence they discovered twentyfive decks of playing cards and a pool table his cache of illegal alcohol was discovered on the periphery of a nearby swamp it consisted of two casks of beer twentyfour half pints of iw harper whiskey six quart bottles of cascade and two dozens pints of beer which had been iced down in buckets john lind was brought to biloxi and later released when he posted a 500 bond the liquor was taken to handsboro by lawmen  the daily herald july 22 1916 p 1  contraband alcohol continued to be smuggled and sold in harrison county and the popp s ferry area appears to be a preferred destination for these illicit activities in march 1917 chief of police rm randolph and officer peter bellande 18711933 seized a wagon loaded with eight casks of cook s beer and a gallon of wine and arrested frances barthes 18881942 it was presumed by local law enforcement officials that a schooner had transported the liquor to biloxi from new orleans and that it was being transported to popp s ferry for retail sale judge fw elmer jr fined mr barthes 100 and court cost  the daily herald march 13 1917 p 3  1922 booze raid  in january 1922 what was described as  the biggest raid since the one under the direction of the late sheriff james c elmer when county officials swooped down upon violators of the law who were said to be operating saloons after the prohibition law went into effect  federal harrison county and biloxi police officials confiscated twenty cases of illegal alcohol valued at 1700 along the road the road leading to the main thoroughfare of popp s ferry this booze cache was only a portion of the 110 cases that had been stolen from a vessel anchored near dog keys by a band of biloxi pirates   the daily herald january 16 1922 p 1  this crime was reported by captain clarence webster of the oyster schooner  annie mackie   employed by the desporte packers captain webster had met the liquorladen vessel allegedly sailing from cuba for mexico in the louisiana marshes where he was oystering the liquor boat was lost and in dire need of provisions captain webster directed them to biloxi where they were to replenish their watercraft while anchored near dog keys the cuban vessel was boarded by a band of armed men from biloxi who were in command of a motor boat the pirates had the crew load their speed boat and fled the scene for their lair on the upper reaches of back bay at the jackson club near popp s ferry law enforcement officials tracked the pirates to popp s ferry region where they confiscated about thirtysix cases of contraband liquor six of the alleged pirates were arrested and jailed they were later tried in the legal system for fully and unlawfully conspiring to commit the crime of being in the unlawful possession intoxicating liquors whiskey and champagne by conspiring together to bring whiskey into the state of mississippi and have unlawful possession of the same within the state  the daily herald january 16 1922 p 1  1919last ferry during its february 1919 term the harrison county board of supervisors abandoned that part of popp s ferry road from pass christian road north to the ferry landing on back bay supervisor jc batton 18691943 was ordered to sell at the best price the ferry keeper s quarters and other appurtenances and materials used in the daily operation of popp s ferry he was to report the results of his success back to the board harrison co mississippi board of supervisor s minute bk 15 p 17 joseph c delamarre ferry tender remained at the ferry landing and opened a fishing camp in september 1919 he married annie coleman of st bernard parish louisiana jc delamarre stayed at popp s ferry until 1921 when the county lost a law suit to wh rich 18851971 and wb swain of gulfport and he and the county ordered to vacate the land by chancery court chancellor griffith the denizens of the popp s ferry and north biloxi region had hoped that the judiciary would allow the ferry landing to have remained under the aegis of the harrison county board of supervisors it was believed that if the back bay bridge from north biloxi now d iberville to biloxi were closed by a fire or hurricane that a ferry could be placed into service at popp s ferry in short order  the daily herald september 19 1919 p 2 february 18 1921 p 1 and march 2 1921 p 6  haynes salesarah e cannon in july 1916 george w haynes sold sunkist place to sarah e cannon 18611920 also known as elizabeth the spouse of henry a cannon 18401918 of memphis tennessee sarah e cannon nee rembert was a native of arkansas she married foster d talley 1832pre1910 a memphis based salesman and bore him five children after the demise of mr talley sarah rembert talley married harry a cannon a widower who farmed in shelby county tennessee mr cannon s wife had died before 1900 and left him with nine children harrison co mississippi land deed bk 116 p 116 1900 shelby co tennessee federal census t6231598 p 13b ed 93 and t6231599 p 9a ed 104 and 1910 s shelby co tennessee federal census t6241521 p 7a ed 224 in the fall of 1917 mr and mrs harrison m spain and foster d talley jr 18911917 mrs cannon s son spent some vacation time at sunkist place they enjoyed the fine fishing at popp s ferry and returned to their memphis homes in late october at this time mr and mrs cannon also left for their domicile near memphis and to conduct business  the daily herald october 22 1917 p 3  harrison m spain 18821978 owned hm spain company a timber value estimating business at memphis in 1918 he employed t watkins cannon 18921979 a son of harry a cannon as a timber cruiser harry a cannon expired intestate at memphis in may 1918 mrs cannon moved to clayton union county new mexico to live with sarah t taylor 18951920 her daughter who had married livingston taylor 18851920 a tennessee lawyer she conveyed sunkist place to permelia g newborn in march1920 the heirs of harry a cannon quitclaimed their interest at popp s ferry to her in december 1919 they were as follows henry h cannon 18781920 charles devereux cannon 18831920 susie cannon fargason t watkins cannon 18921979 w dunlap cannon 18951920 and virginia c doan 18981920 harrison co mississippi land deed bk 128 p 30 and bk 128 p 28  permelia g newborn in 1930 permelia g newton 18781930 a tennessee native was a resident of memphis and domiciled on overton street she was the wife of joseph l newborn 18721930 a farmer no further information 1930 shelby co tennessee federal census r2275 p 29a ed 75 mrs newton vended sunkist place in april 1920 to william pritchard for 22500 the sale included all furniture implements and personal property excepting two family pictures and three paintings harrison co mississippi land deed bk 128 p 31  william pritchard william pritchard 18761923 resided at memphis tennessee where he was a lumber company executive he was a native of the volunteer state and of english and welsh heritage 1920 shelby co tennessee federal census t6251764 p 5b ed173 with his demise imminent william pritchard in december 1922 arranged a life estate in his big lake property at popp s ferry and conveyed such to jm coleman trustee who was to convey sunkist place after his death to mrs burton john walker the daughter of william pritchard mr walker expired at memphis on april 23 1923 and mrs walker acquired title to his harrison county tract in june 1923 she then sold a onehalf interest in sunkist place to marjorie raggio 18831930 the spouse of john a raggio 18781930 harrison co mississippi land deed bk 138 p 31 bk 138 p 277 and bk 138 p 278  cogan s petition in august 1924 the harrison county board of supervisors heard the petition of gordon w cogan 18791930 to reopen the public road running north from the pass christian road across back bay at what is known as popp s ferry to where it intersects the public road leading from biloxi to woolmarket a committee was appointed to examine and view the proposal and report to the board at its next convening mr cogan farmed in the area and was the proprietor of the hill top fishing camp on bug lake harrison co mississippi board of supervisor s minute bk 18 p 368 1930 harrison co mississippi federal census r1146 15b ed 7  walkerraggio mrs burton john walker and marjorie raggio were both residents of new orleans marjorie raggio 18831941 was a native of missouri circa 1920 she married john a raggio 18781941 a native of memphis and of italian immigrant parents marjorie had been married previously and had two sons burton elder raggio 19111933 and william raggio 19131930 who were adopted by john a raggio together they had two daughters margaret raggio 19201930 and elizabeth raggio 19221930 elizabeth was born in mississippi possibly at sunkist place marjorie raggio and mrs burton john walker sold sunkist place to julius m lopez in october 1925 for 80000 mr lopez paid 1999 at closing and took a deed of trust obligating him to four notes of 20000 harrison co mississippi land deed bk 153 p 509 and trust deed bk 66 p 103  julius m lopez and belle markey lopez  lr unknown jm lopez belle m lopez unknown and unknown  julius m lopez julius m lopez 18861958 was the son of lazaro laz lopez 18501903 a native of spain and julia dulion 18571918 he was reared at biloxi and attended st stanislaus college at bay st louis mississippi in december1907 julius married belle markey 18871946 a native of new orleans in the nativity bvm catholic church at biloxi miss markey was the daughter of benjamin f markey 18661910 and grace selma neams 18681900 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 m lopez ii 19081990 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  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 anf 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    belle l at pass christian july 12 1913  the belle lwas owned by julius m lopez 18861958 of biloxi mr lopez a biloxi entrepreneur and owner of sunkist place fromoctober 1925 until june 1931 was also a racing boat aficionado jack covacevich of point cadet built the belle l a 30foot racer in 1911 she competed in many of the gcya regattas along the mexican gulf and waslauded as follows   there is nothing in the gulf that can near equal it  belle l  in speed   leo e ohr 18901970 the son of george e ohr 18571918 the mad potter of biloxi and amechanical genius was the engineer and sometimes pilot of the belle l the belle l is picture here in midjuly 1913 at the pass christian regatta she had no competition that day but mr lopez was presented a finesilver cup for exhibiting belle l at the regatta motorboat racing 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 and kitesy  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 20 1912 p 1  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 64 some notices of leo e ohr 18901970 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  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 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 family entertained throughout the year with their guests enjoying the excellent fishing and hunting found in the waters and woods of the immediate area it was not unusual for the lopez family to have outofstate visitors here especially from louisiana and illinois  the daily herald january 30 1914 p 2  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  sunkist place t he 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 loss was estimated at several thousand dollars  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  first popp s ferry bridge1928 in the summer of 1927 sealed bids were received by the harrison county board of supervisors for the erection of a span across the back bay of biloxi at popp s ferry the bridge when completed was over seven hundred feet in length and eighteen feet wide the floor of the popp s ferry span was constructed of creosoted pine planks four inches in thickness and one foot wide its white banister railings were three feet tall and protected vehicular and pedestrian traffic from accidentally exiting the structure in contrast with the ebony structure the white railing provided a sharp distinction in this very picturesque sylvan region of the upper back bay region  the daily herald april 28 1928 p 1  the bid of 41777 by the austin brothers bridge company of atlanta georgia was accepted by the board in july 1927 their finished span was accepted by the harrison county board of supervisors in may 1928 harrison co mississippi board of supervisor s minute bk 21 p 69 and pp 139141 and bk 22 p 36 in middecember 1928 the initial span to cross the back bay of biloxi at popp s ferry opened for traffic the final cost for the bridge was more than 60000 the construction was supervised by walter nixon sr 18951960 the elected supervisor representing the citizens of harrison county beat one the us i110 back bridge linking d iberville with biloxi was named for walter nixon sr upon its dedication in june 1975  the jackson county times december 22 1928 p 1 and the daily herald june 26 1975 p 1  charles johnson may have been the first bridge tender he resigned and was replaced by hf switzer in march 1929 the salary for this position was 35 per month harrison co mississippi board of supervisor s minute bk 22 p 510  1928 spring flood the new popp s ferry bridge was damaged in early june 1928 by high water flowing from the tchoutacabouffabiloxi river watersheds about seventy feet of the creosoted timbered span was washed away north of the draw by the force of the swift waterdriven driftwood pushing against the pilings the resulting debris accumulated in the marsh downstream from the structure walter nixon beat one supervisor estimated that repair costs for the damaged popp s ferry bridge would approach 15000 wyatt hawkins harrison county highway engineer estimated 200000 in damages to bridges bridge approaches and road beds resulting from the recent rampage s of the county s rivers creeks and bayous  the daily herald june 7 1928 p 1  alonzo b desporte biloxi builder was awarded the 6397 contract to make repairs to the new popp s ferry span the mobile steel company provided 3685 worth of steel and the gulfport creosoting company supplied treated wooden pilings valued at 1235 for the project harrison co mississippi board of supervisor s minute bk 22 pp 141143 and p 208  1941 repairs and span reconfiguration in 1941 an application had been made to the war department for funds to reconstruct the popp s ferry bridge in early june 1941 christian a thompson of biloxi and hugh bourgeios of gulfport were paid 174 and 2459 respectively for test pilings and steel to repair both the handsboro bridge and popp s ferry bridge e dewey lawrence harrison county beat one supervisor announced that the wpa was going to relocate the popp s ferry bridge swing span 185 feet north of its present location to provide a 75foot horizontal clearance and a 10foot vertical clearance when closed he expected this work to commence in fortyfive days the daily herald june 2 1941 p 8  raggiowalker sale as previously mentioned shortly after the fire that destroyed sunkist place julius m lopez 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 madames raggio and walker sold sunkist place to victor b pringle in january 1941 harrison co mississippi land bk 236 p 597  victor b pringle victor boyd pringle 19091977 was born at biloxi mississippi on july 3 1909 the son of lee vernon pringle 18661938 a native of semmes chapel mobile county alabama and victoria voltz 18851935 who was born at perdido florida the daughter of robert m voltz and elizabeth king of selma and montgomery alabama respectively lv pringle came to biloxi in 1908 probably from latonia jackson county mississippi where he was associated with the latonia turpentine company and union naval stores of mobile these organizations were naval stores manufacturers and dealers in general merchandise in 1901 mr pringle served as postmaster at latonia which is about 12 miles northwest of semmes chapel alabama lv pringle invented a turpentine cup which was manufactured by the pringle cup company in daisy tennessee in 1902 the chattanooga pottery company of daisy tennessee was formed by the consolidated naval stores company to manufacture clay cups consolidated naval stores was formed by the merger of seven florida and georgia factorage houses also in 1902 they had offices in savannah jacksonville and pensacola it is very probable that the pringle cup company was a name only and that the clay cups were manufactured by the chattanooga pottery company in addition to his naval stores operations in mississippi mr pringle had turpentine and rosin at florida alabama and louisiana he was vicepresident of the gillicanchipley company of new orleans for fifteen years and held the same position with the pringlegay turpentine company lv pringle also had his own real estate company and held large personal land holdings lee v pringle expired on october 8 1938 he and many family members are interred at the biloxi cemetery  the daily herald october 9 1938 p 3  circa 1934 victor b pringle married margaret woodley 19111997 a virginia native and the daughter of joseph woodley 1879 to pre1930 and bertha woodley 18801970 of tarboro north carolina mr woodley was the superintendent of a peanut plant while bertha woodley was a sales lady in a department store dr james woodley 1907pre1977 was her only sibling victor and margaret were the parents of margaret v flowers 19352005 and victor b pringle jr 193920091920 and 1930 edgecombe co north carolina federal census t6251296 p 14b ed 5 and r1688 p 17b ed 2 in his youth victor b pringle was accidentally shot by stephen gorenflo in late november 1919 while hunting on west beach at biloxi the blast tore away the lower part of his right leg drs james e wallace wt bolton and gf carroll of the wallace infirmary tried in vain to save his damaged limb mr pringle was later fitted with a prosthesis  the daily herald november 28 1919 p 1 and november 29 1919 p 4  victor b pringle was a 1933 law school graduate of ole miss he practiced law at biloxi but was also very active in the civic business and social affairs of his native city victor was a member of the american bar association and the harrison county bar association and biloxi port commission attorney he was chairman of the board of the biloxi housing authority from 1953 to 1974 having been appointed to this board in 1940 and a member of the perkinston junior college board of trustees victor s business acumen saw him a vice president of the following home milk products pringle brothers motors inc avelez hotel and sec treasurer of the westergaard boat works socially his activities included the biloxi yacht club commodore 1954 and elks club victor b pringle expired at biloxi in late october 1977 his corporal remains were interred at the southern memorial park cemetery in west biloxi his spouse passed on april 2 1997 mrs pringle was also buried in this biloxi cemetery  the daily herald november 1 1977 p 2 and the sun herald april 3 1997 p c2  it appears that victor b pringle sold sunkist place to ashton c barrett in may 1944 without any development following the following the fire of may 1931 harrison co mississippi land bk 264 p 347  beau chene estates and the holleyblackwell cemetery with the passing of ashton c barrett 19011990 in november 1990 virginia anderson barrett 19041997 ann b hancock and patricia b milam his widow and daughters respectively and owners of the ashton c barrett residuary trust began vending large residential lots in the immediate vicinity their former home and the holleyblackwell cemetery specifically in november 1996 these ladies sold jeffrey h o keefe john c griffith tom c harvey and the elderberry corporation four lots ranging in size from 307 acres to 483 acres in july 1998 the beau chene estates subdivision a 19lot subdivision was platted by dana r parsons of stone investment company jeffrey o keefe john c griffith and tom c harvey this upscale development on big lake has very modern and large expensive homes this image viewed to the nw towards the former site of sunkist place and the ac barrett home site depicts the holleyblackwell cemetery and an example of the fine structures situated within beau chene estates digital image by ray l bellandenovember 2008 ashton c barrett ashton chichester barrett 19011990 was born at edwards mississippi to judge thomas h barrett and minnie chichester mr barrett s family relocated to gulfport when he was an infant they were domiciled on east beach drive in gulfport ashton c barrett received is education in the gulfport public school system and at ole miss he made his livelihood as a haberdasher and operator of a dry cleaning business at gulfport and biloxi  the sun herald november 16 1990 p b2  ashton c barrett married virginia turley anderson 19041997 in gulfport in june 1926 they were the parents of two daughters virginia ann barrett b 1929 m joe mack hancock in april 1952 and patricia frances barrett b 1933 m emmette milam in december 1953 harrison co ms mrb 38 p 194 89 p 277 and bk 96 p 158 ashton c barrett was active in the business social sporting and political fabric of the gulf coast community he was a founder of the young men s business club the gulfport gridiron club and the cat island hunting and fishing club mr barrett worshiped at the first baptist church of gulfport and a 32 nd degree mason and shriner he was also chairman of the easter seal foundation his political endeavors brought him to senator james o eastland 19041986 who he served as campaign and financial chairman president john f kennedy 19171963 appointed mr barrett to the federal maritime commission he served this body under five presidents and was vice chairman  the sun herald november 16 1990 p b2  ashton c barrett expired at gulfport mississippi on november 15 1990 virginia anderson his spouse of sixtyfour years also died in gulfport on january 27 1997 their corporal remains were interred in the evergreen cemetery at gulfport mississippi  the sun herald november 16 1990 p b2 and january 29 1997 p c2  barrett builds circa 1946 ashton c barrett erected a log cabin on the former site of sunkist place prior to the building of this wooden shelter mr barrett and his family and their friends would spend weekends camped on the banks of big lake in a large tent he and his wife had a masonry home built here about 1952 these structures were removed in the 1990s with the sale of lots and the platting of the beau chenes subdivision mrs roy anderson ii of gulfport mississippi on june 13 2009 with the passing of ashton c barrett 19011990 in november 1990 virginia anderson barrett 19041997 patricia b milam and ann b hancock his widow and daughters and owners of the ashton c barrett residuary trust began vending large residential lots in the immediate vicinity of the holley cemetery specifically in november 1996 these ladies sold jeffrey h o keefe john c griffith tom c harvey and the elderberry corporation four lots ranging in size from 307 acres to 483 acres harrison co mississippi 2 nd jd land deed bk 302 pp 162168  beau chene estates subdivision in july 1998 the beau chene estates subdivision a 19lot subdivision was platted by dana r parsons of stone investment company jeffrey o keefe john c griffith and tom c harvey this upscale development on big lake has very modern and large expensive homes as previously mentioned the holley cemetery is situated in lot 1 and a part of lot 2 of this development harrison co mississippi chancery court 2 nd jd land plat bk 15 p 50 this vintage image of the 2 nd popp s ferry bridge was made in the 1950s and replaced the original 1928 span this basculetype structure was erected by the wr fairchild company of hattiesburg mississippi for about 163000 after many delays the new bridge was informally dedicated and opened to public traffic on april 11 1953 e dewey lawrence 18981962 beat one supervisor cut the ribbon courtesy of charles l sullivan professor emeritus at mgccc perkinston campus and archivist and conservator for the cc tex hamill down south magazine collection at mgccc in perkinston mississippi 2 nd popp s ferry bridge in july 1949 the harrison county board of supervisors approved the plans of gr boddie county engineer for the erection of a basculetype bridge to cross popp s ferry on the same foot print of the 1928 span sealed bids were received from jp ewing inc of mobile alabama and wr fairchild of hattiesburg mississippi wr fairchild was awarded the 163000 contract in september 1949 other contracts were bid on for the fender pilings and superstructure the board of supervisors appointed fred harris as bridge keeper in january 1950 with a salary of 65 per month in march 1951 supervisors oscar f cassibry jj hayden and w luther blackledge inspected the work of wr fairchid on the approaches to the span harrison co mississippi board of supervisor s minute bk 47 pp 512514 bk 48 p 14 p 202 and p 571 bk 49 p 524 and bk 51 pp 102  dedication day after many delays the new 340000 popp s ferry bridge was informally dedicated and opened to public traffic on april 11 1953 e dewey lawrence 18981962 beat one supervisor cut the ribbon a formal dedication was planned for a later date the finished concrete span was 807 feet long with a 22foot concrete road bed on the same day the new burnt bridge located onehalf mile north of the new back bay crossing was also dedicated the swing span from the 1928 popp s ferry bridge was ferried to the burnt bridge site widened and utilized in the span across what had informally been called nick holley s cutoff   the daily herald april 13 1953 p 1    sunkist country club william e bill beasley 18811963 and ashton c barrett 19011990 founded the sunkist country club shortly after the opening of the new popp s ferry bridge in april 1953 this eighteenhole golf links is situated north of popp s ferry road on 128acres of land formerly owned by mr barrett sunkist country club was incorporated in harrison county mississippi june 1953 by ashton c barrett william e bill beasley robert r buntin 18951966 and victor b pringle 19091977 the original clubhouse depicted in this image is intact although interior reconfigurations have been made through the years the swimming pool was recently filled with soil from the cc tex hamill down south magazine collection archived at mgccc perkinston mississippi courtesy of charles l sullivan professor emeritus and archivist at mgccc perkinston campus  sunkist country club with the vision and diligence of william e bill beasley 18811963 and ashton c barrett 19011990 the sunkist country club came to fruition shortly after the completion of the new popp s ferry bridge this eighteenhole golf links is situated north of popp s ferry road on 128acres in section 15 t7sr10w sunkist country club was incorporated in harrison county mississippi june 1953 by ashton c barrett william e bill beasley robert r buntin 18951966 and victor b pringle 19091977 ashton c barrett 19011990 and virginia anderson barrett 19041997 sold two parcels of land totaling 128acres in section 15 t7sr10w north of popp s ferry road to william e bill beasley 18811963 president of golf course incorporated in july 1953 harrison co ms land deed bk 370 p 428 in february 1954 golf course incorporated sold the golf course situated on about 120acres to sunkist country club incorporated mr beasley also gave a fiveyear lease to the sunkist country club on 88acres where the country club house was situated harrison co ms chattel deed bk 149 p 112 harrison co ms land deed bk 378 p 528 and harrison co ms land deed bk 378 p 525 in may 1953 we beasley the course developer marcel mickey bellande 19091982 joseph joe lawrence 19021975 and giles h peresich 19181985 were the first foursome to tee off on the sunkist links the formal opening came in late october 1953 when over six hundred members and guests were present at the culmination of four days of initial club activities ashton c barrett 19011990 presented william e beasley the father of sunkist country club a plaque and portrait of himself to be hung in the clubhouse mr beasley conceived the idea for the private golf club and had worked the past two years for its completion his portrait remains in the clubhouse foyer until this day  the daily herald may 16 1953 and october 27 1953 p 1  frank i steidle 19152007 the first golf professional at the club shot a 64 in november 1957 to break the initial course record  the daily herald november 19 1954 p 27  the sunkist country club was reorganized in july 1967 by elton pitts james b rouse charles a gillis george altbach fred huebner aj ingrassia alton l bellande 19121970 james c brashier jennings camet roswell kimball robert parrish and dr james smith 502 p 202  1968 collision marine collision damages popp s ferry bridge on april 10 1968 popp s ferry bridge and camille1969 hurricane camille which struck the mississippi gulf coast late in the night of august 17 1969 damaged the electrical system of the popp s ferry bridge temporarily negating the operation of the draw the us army corps of engineers and the us coast guard ordered that this salient transportation artery be opened with all celerity for vehicular traffic effectively closing it to marine operations the popp s ferry bridge was temporarily opened for automobile traffic on august 26 th supervisor arlan l robinson 19342005 of harrison county beat 5 estimated that repairs to the bridge would be finished by august 30 th less than two weeks after the violent tempest  the daily herald august 27 1969 p 1  katrina2005 hurricane katrina which inundated large sections of the lowlying mississippi gulf coast in late august 2005 also severely damaged the popp s ferry bridge nineteen sections of the concrete decking of the span the draw and walkway were affected by the late summer tempest after some issues with the bid process key constructors of madison mississippi were awarded a 765 million contract to repair the popp s ferry bridge on october 18 2005 work commenced on october 24 th and was completed on december 23 2005 earning key constructors a 500000 bonus for completing the work before february 1 2006  the sun herald december 24 2005 p a1  new bridge  on november 4 2008 biloxi city engineers presented the city council with a plan to erect a new bridge at popp s ferry with a 55foot clearance this would allow most of the current marine traffic to pass without opening the draw reducing openings to about twice each week to accommodate larger vessels the plan also called for increasing popp s ferry road to five lanes as presented this project would cost 765 million require the demolition of sixtynine homes and take about ten years to complete  the sun herald november 5 2008 p a2  march 2009 barge accident on the morning of march 20 2009 the cheryl stegbauer  a tugboat owned by southern towing of memphis and pushing eight laden barges hit the popp s ferry bridge collapsing concrete pilings and dropping twoninetyfoot sections of the welltraveled bridge into back bay one barge was sunk and another partially submerged by the falling concrete spans miraculously no one was injured and marge johnson the bridge tender related that the incident  was like being in an earthquake  her truck did fall into the water  the sun herald march 21 2009 p a1 and p a2 and march 23 2009 p a1  repairs although owned by the city of biloxi repairs to the popp s ferry bridge were taken over by mdot it awarded a contractto joe mcgee construction company of lake newton county mississippi for 2061494 they agreed to have the damages corrected and the bridge in temporary operation by april 28 2009 as an incentive to finish early joe mcgee agreed to a 75000 per day bonus failure to meet this commitment would result in a 75000 penalty final completion of the damaged structure was anticipated by june 5 2009  the sun herald march 24 2009 p a1 april 11 2009 p a1 and april 22 2009 p a11  the newton county based construction company had the popp s ferry bridge operational on april 25 th three days ahead of schedule pedestrians were not allowed on the popp s ferry bridge until workmen completed the new railings in midjune mayor aj holloway of biloxi praised mdot commissioner wayne brown and the construction company for their timely and efficient restoration of the span  the sun herald april 26 2009 p a2 and june 11 2009 p a1  2013 survey crews working and doing preliminary surveys for the widening of popps ferry road from pass road for 26 miles to riverbiew drive near the margaret sherry library and a new bridge across back bay at popps ferry  the sun herald june 14 2013 p a2  references  ray l bellande mississippi gulf coast history and genealogy society   the laughter mill   volume no 199 ray l bellande mississippi gulf coast history and genealogy society   toomermcguire sawmill   volume 28 no 1 february 1994 ray l bellande  mississippi coast history and genealogy society    toomermcguire sawmillchattagobeuf   volume 28 no 1 february 1992 julia cook guice  harrison county marriages  book 1 july 1841 to book 12 november 1899 city of biloxi mississippi1978 julia cook guice  mississippi coast history and genealogy society    sunkist place   volume 23 no 1 february 1987 p 21 and p 25 julia c guice   sunkist cemetary  sic     biloxi public library history and genealogy department unpublished in vertical files holley family nollie hickman  mississippi harvest  lumbering in the longleaf pine belt 18401915 the paragon press montgomery alabama1962  mississippi gulf coast yesterday 1699 and today 1939  federal writers project in mississippi works progress administration gulfport printing company gulfport mississippi1939 lu hartley morehead  old spanish trail along the mississippi gulf coast  the dixie press gulfport mississippi1958  magazines down south   it s fun fishing at the fishing arena  advertisement with map     volume 11 no 3 mayjune 1961 down south   fishin was never easier than this   volume 11 no 3 mayjune 1961 down south   fishing in devil s elbow  photo caption     volume 14 no 1 januaryfebruary 1964 way down south   sunkist place  image and caption     volume 3 no 2 july 17 1926 gulfport printing companygulfport mississippi  chancery court causes harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 244   the estate of nicholas holley   august 1870 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 471   the estate of john holley   december 1889 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 4706   wb swain et wh rich v herman bailey et al   july 1915 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 6317   wh rich and wb swain v joe delamarre and harrison county mississippi   february 1921 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 8375   edward brady et al v joeph mathurin mrs mary a latimer ba richards sl richards and mrs annie r richards   february 1926 harrison county mississippi chancery court 2 nd judicial district cause no p 825b   the estate of juliette d aquin wickstrom   october 1986 harrison county mississippi chancery court 2 nd judicial district cause no p 1877b   the estate of ashton c barrett   december 1992 harrison county mississippi chancery court 2 nd judicial district cause no p 2848b   ex parte flora marina g wickstrom beneficiary of the last will and testament of eric e wickstrom   january 1995 journals the biloxi daily herald   board of supervisors   november 11 1893 the biloxi daily herald   board of supervisors   september 16 1900 the biloxi daily herald   fishing some at popp s ferry   may 13 1904 the biloxi daily herald   mississippi coast and county news   july 13 1904 the biloxi daily herald   quarantine line moved  august 26 1905 the biloxi daily herald   popp s ferry to golden gate  august 26 1905 the biloxi daily herald   weddingslopezmarkey   december 12 1907 the biloxi daily herald   a little gem in itself   march 1 1908 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi s rural mail route   march 10 1908 the biloxi daily herald   launch colin has arrived   july 6 1908 the biloxi daily herald   delay in rural route   march 10 1909 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi personals   april 9 1909 the biloxi daily herald   looks favorable for rural route   april 30 1909 the biloxi daily herald    waterspout innovation in south   july 23 1909 the biloxi daily herald   first rural route to be established   july 26 1909 the biloxi news   popp s ferry span planned by supervisors says nixon   march 28 1926 the daily herald the daily herald   mrs john f popp is dead   july 19 1910 the daily herald   improvements for county roads   september 28 1910 the daily herald   fishing good at popp s ferry   october 17 1910 the daily herald   no law against speeding motorcycles  june 12 1911 the daily herald   operating room at hospital completed   august 8 1911 the daily herald   enjoyable picnic for dulion clerks   april 29 1912 the daily herald   ran over gator with automobile   july 26 1912 the daily herald   biloxi boats participate in the annual regatta of pass yachtmen   july 13 1913 the daily herald   shelling road to popp s ferry   january 5 1914 the daily herald   local news paragraphs   february 5 1914 the daily herald   brutal assault on old trapper at popp s ferry   march 18 1914 the daily herald   only one ferry in county now   march 23 1914 the daily herald   popp property goes to tennessee citizen   july 17 1914 the daily herald   tiptonville man will cultivate oranges pecans   july 18 1914 the daily herald   to clear timber from land   july 22 1914 the daily herald   here to close deal for timber   september 16 1914 the daily herald   makes good catches at popp s ferry   october 30 1914 the daily herald   jf popp is ill at orleans home   february 15 1915 the daily herald   to manufacture moving pictures at popp s ferry   march 18 1915 the daily herald   cast nets to be prohibited during march april and may north of popp s ferry   april 12 1915 the daily herald   mr and mrs julius m lopez   january 30 1914 the daily herald   jf popp weds sisterinlaw   november 28 1914 the daily herald   ferry boat to be resumed   december 11 1915 the daily herald   stock industry to be developed   january 7 1916 the daily herald   beer and whiskey found by officer s at popp s ferry   july 22 1916 the daily herald   boy s auxiliary to have outing  august 26 1916 the daily herald   delamarre keeper at popp s ferry  october 20 1916 the daily herald   mobs at popp s ferry yesterday   november 6 1916 the daily herald   john f popp is dead   september 14 1918 the daily herald   fishing good bayou bernard and popp s ferry   august 27 1918 the daily herald   wagon load beer taken in charge   march 13 1917 the daily herald   biloxi local news paragraphs of interest   october 22 1917 the daily herald   delemarre  sic  coleman   september 19 1919 the daily herald   biloxi youth accidentally shot   november 28 1919 the daily herald   victor boyd pringle improved   november 29 1919 the daily herald   poor children s tree tomorrow   december 23 1919 the daily herald   important decision in chancery court tomorrow   february 18 1921 the daily herald   harrison county loses its case   march 2 1921 the daily herald   erroneous impression concerning popp s ferry   march 3 1921 the daily herald   large number of life members   june 27 1921 the daily herald   popp s ferry affords good swimming   august 20 1921 the daily herald   alleged pirates operate on booze boat causing biggest raid in years   january 16 1922 the daily herald   popp s bridge is completed   july 5 1927 the daily herald   popp s bridge is completed   april 18 1928 the daily herald   county s bridge damage is estimated at 200000   june 7 1928 the daily herald   latimer s fishing camp   july 6 1928 the daily herald   fire destroys sunkist   june 1 1931 the daily herald   contract let to repair popp s ferry handsboro bridges   june 2 1941 the daily herald   new popp s ferry bridge opened to public saturday   april 13 1953 the daily herald   first foursome   may 16 1953 the daily herald   praise beasley for promotion of sunkist club   october 27 1953 p 1 the daily herald   stiedle sets new course record at sunkist   november 19 1954 the daily herald   know your coast  popp s ferry  july 5 1956 the daily herald   julius lopez sr taken by death rites on friday   january 9 1958 the daily herald   everybody is talking  advertisement for the fishing arena june 30 1961 p 24 the daily herald    marine collision   april 16 1968 p 1 the daily herald    new and larger popp s ferry bridge is aim   june 15 1968 p 1 the daily herald   bay span opened tuesday   august 27 1969 the daily herald   victor pringle sr dies   october 31 1977  the gulf coast times   popp s ferry bridge formally opened   april 16 1953 the gulfport advocate   dixie film promoters say industry will expand here   april 10 1915 the gulfport advocate   two hotels contemplated for the back bay section   may 8 1915 the jackson county times   60000 popp s ferry bridge opened   december 22 1928 the mississippi press   popps ferry bridge out   march 26 2009 p 1 the mississippi press   bridge brings couple together   march 26 2009 p 1 the new orleans daily crescent  june 19 1849  the new orleans time   maritime newsarrivals at the new basin   february 15 1876 the new orleans time   maritime newsarrivals at the new basin   april 23 1878 the star of pascagoula   blackwell child   july 31 1875 the sun herald the sun herald   ashton chichester barrett   november 11 1990 the sun herald   lionel byrd sr   november 18 1996 the sun herald   virginia anderson barrett   january 29 1997 the sun herald   margaret woodley pringle   april 3 1997 the sun herald   lionel byrd jr   december 16 1998 the sun herald   popp s ferry   us highway  90 ready soon   december 16 2005 the sun herald   arlan lamar robinson   june 17 2005 the sun herald   unabridged joy   december 24 2005 the sun herald   mr barney buddy byrd   june 21 2008 the sun herald   popp s ferry road expansion and new bridge proposed   november 5 2008 p a2 the sun herald   road bridge move ahead   december 3 2008 p a2 the sun herald   bridge repairs may take a few months   march 21 2009 p a1 the sun herald   it s out of commission for second time within 4 years   march 21 2009 p a1 the sun herald   bridge tender says barge s impact felt like earthquake   march 21 2009 p a1 the sun herald   congested roadways will get worse   march 21 2009 p a2 the sun herald   schools hope to minimize delays   march 21 2009 p a2 the sun herald   channel under damaged bridge closes   march 21 2009 p a2 the sun herald   mom kids saw the bridge collapse in front of their van   march 21 2009 p a3 the sun herald   millionaire tragedies are bridge s history   march 21 2009 p a3 the sun herald   mayor wants bridge repaired in 60 days   march 22 2009 p a1 the sun herald   businesses hit by bridge closure   march 22 2009 p a1 the sun herald   the bridges of back baynever again   march 22 2009 p c2 the sun herald   bridge hauled away in chunks   march 23 2009 p a1 the sun herald   on the fast track   march 24 2009 p a1 the sun herald   popp s ferry bridge disasterare 8 barges too much to handle on back bay   march 24 2009 p c4 the sun herald   plans in works for repairing bridge   march 27 2009 p a10 the sun herald   may is the goal   april 1 2009 p a2 the sun herald   tug master had crashed before   april 3 2009 p a1 the sun herald   pilot crashed before in tenn   april 4 2009 p a1 the sun herald   bridge opening set for late april   april 8 2009 p a2 the sun herald   work begins on popp s ferry bridge   april 11 2009 p a1 the sun herald   how troubled are the waters under the bridges of back bay   april 15 2009 p c1 the sun herald   workers burn midnight oil on bridge   april 17 2009 p a7 the sun herald   popp s ferry bridge work on schedule   april 22 2009 p a11 the sun herald   bridge crew works for this weekend   april 23 2009 p a1 the sun herald   bridge should open tonight   april 25 2009 p a1 the sun herald   beautiful bridge  april 26 2009 p a2 the sun herald   popp s ferry bridge repairsoff and walking   june 11 2009 the sun herald    popp s ferry road bridge construction still years away   june 14 2013 p a2 maps 1926 harrison county mississippi tax assessment map section 16 t7sr10w p 248 by rcs watsoncivil engineer of hattiesburg mississippi 1926 harrison county mississippi tax assessment map n 2 section 37 t7sr10w p 247 1926 harrison county mississippi tax assessment map s 2 section 37 t7sr10w p 268 usgs biloxi miss 1954 photorevised 197o and 1976 1 inch represents 2000 feet us coast survey  harbor and back bay of biloxi   1851 110000 by we greenwell and wm johnson  1962 biloxi bay bridge preopening 1962  courtesy of elaine ryan miller  1962  this us 90 highway span a fourlane bridge with a jack knife draw the second to cross biloxi bay was erected by the jb michael construction company at a cost of 7000000 michael employed approximately 150 men to erect this structure about 50 men were employed at their concrete plant on clay point at biloxi this bridge was dedicated on may 9 1962  the daily herald march 26 1959 p 1 and june 8 1961 p 5 and the ocean springs news may 3 1962   george l lemon b 1908 an mdot civil engineer who was reared at ocean springs was prominent in the design and construction of this structure at the time this span was the longest ever built by the state of mississippi  the ocean springs news may 3 1962   image made october 1990 image made september 2005  hurricane camille 1969  after hurricane camille in august 1969 the l n railroad commenced a passenger shuttle service between pascagoula and gulfport to alleviate automobile traffic resulting from the damage to the us highway 90 bridge across the bay of biloxi there were passenger stops at ocean springs biloxi keesler afb beauvoir and mississippi city the cost was 50 per trip the temporary rail service was terminated on september 19 1969 after bridge traffic commenced on us 90 across biloxi bay  the ocean springs record september 11 1969 p 1 and september 25 1969 p1    hurricane katrina 2005   references  the daily herald   plan june opening of bids on new bay of biloxi bridge   march 26 1959 p 1 the daily herald   construction will await bond sales   june 24 1959 p 1 the daily herald   new bridge is half complete contractor says   june 8 1962 p 5 the ocean springs news   longest span built by state savings noted   may 3 1962 p 2 the ocean springs news   lemons prominent bridge history  may 3 1962 p the ocean springs news   bridge dedication next wednesday   may 9 1962 p 1 the ocean springs record     l n ease traffic by passenger shuttle   september 11 1969 the ocean springs record   shuttlin off for good   september 25 1969 p 1  1962 us highway 90 biloxi bay bridge  removal of the katrina damaged 1962 us highway 90 bridge began in july 2006 core drilling to evaluate foundation conditions for the new span were in progress as well image made july 25 2006 by ray l bellande in midoctober 2005  the   mississippi renewal forum  a team of national architects planners and public officials met in biloxi with their local counterparts to redesign the severely damaged and partially destroyed mississippi gulf coast andres duany and james barksdale oversaw the meetings at the isle of capri hotel and resort mayor moran and her board with local architects henry hansell furr and dennis cowart were an integral part of these planning sessions  the sun herald october 17 2005 p a1  when the planning sessions began to rebuild a new us highway 90 bridge across biloxi bay to reunite ocean springs with biloxi mayor moran had extensive discussions with mdot mississippi department of transportation to assure that certain aesthetic and safety issues were met her goal was for   a signature bridge beautiful one that can be used for ocean springs postcards or the next 60 years  following one conference mayor moran quoted that mdot s first plans for rebuilding the bridge would have meant that   we ended up with a lot of concrete spaghetti on our beach and that was not acceptable  ms moran persuaded mdot to add a protected pedestrianbike lane a promenade from the ocean springs yacht club to pass beneath the structure decorative concrete and lighting and landscaping  the sun herald november 8 2005 p a4  on december 6 2005 wayne brown mdot southern district commissioner announced that mdot would erect a sixlane one hundred twentyeight foot wide bridge across biloxi bay mayor moran opposed this plan and favored a smaller four lane span ocean springs was the only coast city to oppose the bridge because of its scale and fact that it was counter to a plan by new urbanists to down size us highway 90 to a pedestrian boulevard in support of mayor moran the board of aldermen of ocean springs voted 43 to draft a letter to the federal highway commission voicing opposition to the larger bridge  the sun herald december 7 2005 p a1 and p a8  in late december 2005 mayor moran wrote the federal highway administration requesting mdot s scheme for erecting a sixlane bridge across biloxi bay rather than a smaller span preferred by the city council of ocean springs mdot executive director butch brown replied to moran s request   i think it s unfortunate that mayor moran has taken this bridge issue when indeed her community is actually in better shape than most on the coast her historic area and district are largely unaffected by the bridge she s tried to use the bridge to get other concessions  the biloxi city council harrison county board of supervisors and voted unanimously to erect the sixlane bridge mayor moran even lost support of her own county leaders as the jackson county board of supervisors supported brown s sixlane bridge she was lauded by the board s president for extracting concessions from mdot in the form of a bike path decorative concrete and unique lights  the sun herald december 23 2005 p a1 and p a9 and the sun herald december 29 2005 p a1  ferry  a temporary solution to the biloxi bay crossing postkatrina would be to run a ferry from ocean springs to biloxi and back this was suggested at the mississippi renewal forum held at biloxi in october 2005 forum participants assigned to ocean springs created a hypothetical area called the west end landing it would encompass that area around the osyc property and the proposed new us highway 90 span here a ferry landing and trolley or rail stop could be located miss renewal forum 2005 p 48 mdot admitted that it had no experience with temporary ferry service pacific marine technical service of bainbridge washington a consulting group was hired to study the feasibility of ferry service at ocean springs as well at bay st louis a report was expected from the consultants at the end of april  the sun herald april 20 2006 p a2  by early june 2006 pacific marine technical service had not finished its feasibility study for a ferry system for biloxi bay and the bay of st louis to provide transportation crossings of these two waterways whose us highway 90 bridges were rendered useless after the devastating storm surge of hurricane katrina in late august 2005 preliminary investigations indicate that the difficulty to operate a ferry near the existing roadway on both bays are many and varied jim moak director of mdot s ports and waterways division related that at present the problems appear to be insurmountable among the onerous conditions expected are construction equipment for the new bridges will be situated in the immediate area of the most optimum ferry routes and dredging to remove storm debris and its deleterious effect on oyster reefs and other marine organism habitats along the proposed ferry routes at ocean springs mdot is studying an alternate location for the biloxi bay ferry which would run from the fayard seafood site at the foot of jackson avenue to a landing on point cadet in east biloxi  the sun herald june 7 2006 p a2  in september 2006 bids were submitted for a ferry system to operate across the bay of st louis from henderson point in harrison county to bay st louis in hancock county mdot took bids assuming that the federal highway administration would pay all costs for the public ferry service mdot required the following from perspective bidders two vessel each vessel must be capable of a least thirtyfive vehicles ferries should operate at a minimum speed of 115 mph and maintain a 45minute schedule ferries should operate seven days a week from 630 am until 630 pm and the draft of the ferries will not exceed 5 ½ feet  the sun herald september 12 2006 p a5   in late september 2006 hornblower marine services of new albany indiana was awarded the contract to operate the ferry across the bay of st louis hornblower has two ferries running in alabama the mobile bay ferry and the gees bend ferry mdot aspired that the company commence hauling motorcars at no cost to the patron by november 1 st the federal highway department emergency relief fund will pay for the service hornblower related that their twin ferry service could transport 748 motorcars daily across the bay of st louis for approximately 30 dollars per vehicle the last traffic count in 2005 found that 19000 cars crossed the us 90 span each day between henderson point and bay st louis  the sun herald september 20 2006 p a2 and september 25 2006 p a1   also in late september 2006 mdot awarded two contracts for dredging pile driving and materials to erect ferry terminals on opposite sides of the bay of st louis and roads to reach them the contracts were valued at more than 23 million dollars  the sun herald september 25 2006 p a1    bridge height  in early january 2006 mayor moran met with federal and state officials to continue her campaign against the six lane span across biloxi bay she addressed the issue of the projected growth rate of traffic flow used by mdot as the basis for the large structure moran s consultants argued that mdot had incorrectly interpreted the rate of increase by changing the traffic flow data especially for the year 2004 when the daily traffic count on the us 90 bridge actually decreased another factor not previously considered in the bridge study was the fact that a drawbridge would be needed to allow large vessels built at the trinity yacht shipyard on the industrial seaway at gulfport to gain access to the gulf of mexico via biloxi bay mdot s plan for the new bridge called for no draw but an 85foot clearance for boats  the sun herald january 4 2006 p a2   by midjanuary northrop grumman ship systems also voiced its negativity for a bridge without a draw span they also have a fabrication plant on industrial seaway which has plans to build composite masts and deckhouse superstructures for the uscg and us navy a fixed height bridge across biloxi bay would limit their ability to build larger ship components especially for the military   the sun herald january 19 2006 p a2  proposals  on january 13 2006 technical proposals were submitted to mdot for the erection of the new span across biloxi bay companies that demonstrated an interest in this venture were american bridgehill brothers orlando florida gc constructors kansas city missouri and granite archer western watsonville california   the sun herald january 13 2006 p a3  delay  by midjanuary the uscg had not approved the biloxi bay bridge as proposed by mdot it was postulated that issues fielded during public hearings that had not been addressed were the salient reason that the uscg had not signed off on the bridge as presented the lack of a draw span which would prohibit high profile vessels from ingressegress into the back bay of biloxi by several industries located on the harrison county industrial seaway was a serious issue not addressed in the mdot initial proposal wayne brown southern district highway commissioner commented that the addition of a draw would cost an additional 70 million to 80 million to the estimated 200 million dollar structure a year to a year and half delay in completion was expected if a new bridge had to be designed some harrison county representatives to the state legislature and the harrison county development commissioner expressed doubt about commissioner wayne brown s assessment of the time to redesign a bridge to meet the needs of the shipping industry on the industrial seaway one spokesman viewed it as a threat  the sun herald january 21 2006 p a1 and january 25 2006 p a1  bid day only one bid was received by mdot for the biloxiocean springs bridge granite archer western a consortium of several construction companies submitted a proposal of 275900000 mdot had estimated the cost at 200000000 which was obviously disappointing granite archer western was also low bidder on the bay of st louis bridge which received only two offers from contractors  the sun herald january 24 2006 p a1  boh brothers construction company declined to bid on the ocean springsbiloxi span because mdot placed according to boh brothers an onerous clause in the bid contract was added one week prior to bid opening the language in the addendum was interpreted to be open ended and boh brothers felt the risk was beyond their tolerance  the sun herald march 29 2006 p a4  temporary bridge    an even larger span  as a compromise with ship and yacht builders on the industrial seawayback bay corridor and the harrison county development commission butch brown director of mdot proposed to raise the height of the new bridge to 95 feet and dredge the channel beneath the structure to allow deeper draft vessels to utilize it the us coast guard had issued a permit for a bridge with a vertical clearance of 85 feet and horizontal of 150 feet clearance for boat traffic governor haley barbour approved the mdot compromise proposal which was submitted to primarily appease northrop grumman and trinity yachts both with shipbuilding facilities on the industrial seaway these industries were proponents of a draw bridge the new specifications for the bridge could result in several months delay for the only bidder granite archer western to redesign the span based on a height of 95 feet above the water  the sun herald february 22 2006 p a1 and p a6  wayne brown southern district transportation commissioner sdtc related that mdot had several options in regards commencing construction of the new span across the bay of biloxi award the contract based on the 85foot design and try to negotiate with granite archer western on a price for adding 10 more vertical feet or readvertise the project with the 95foot vertical clearance and accept a delay of several months for a new design and the possibility of additional bidders the final decision rested with mdot s legal staff and the federal highway administration who is financing most of the project  the sun herald february 22 2006 p a1 and february 28 2006 p a1    rebid in early march wayne brown sdtc announced that that mdot had decided to rebid the ocean springsbiloxi bridge based on the new specifications ie 95foot vertical clearance those invited to submit bids were gc construction of kansas city missouri yates hill of philadelphia mississippi and the initial bidder granite archer western of watsonville california granite archer watson stated that it if they won the new bid the earliest that their company could initiate construction on the biloxi bay crossing would be september 2006 a delay of six months because of their work on the bay of st louis span commissioner brown speculated that by august 2007 two lanes of traffic would be open on the new ocean springsbiloxi span and that the bridge would be finished by june 2008 wayne brown stated that technical proposals for the new span would be accepted on may 26 th and cost proposals on june 6 th it was anticipated that the cost proposal for the structure could exceed 300 million  the ocean springs record march 9 2006 p a1 and the sun herald april 8 2008 p a11 and may 26 2006 p a2  on the appointed day in late may three technical bid proposals were received by mdot on the ocean springsbiloxi bay span granite archer western watsonville california gc constructors kansas city missouri and yates hill brothers philadelphia mississippi harry lee james mdot chief engineer expects the wining bid will range between 275 and 325 million dollars the bridge contract will specify that two traffic lanes be open across the span in september 2007 and completion of the multilane structure by march 2008  the sun herald may 27 2006 p a2   on june 5 2006 gc contractors of kansas city missouri submitted the winning bid of 3386 million for the 95foot high replacement span across biloxi bay destroyed by katrina in late august 2005 the completed structure will have six traffic lanes four breakdown and emergency lanes and a bicyclepedestrian path gc contractors planned to have two lanes open to traffic by midnovember 2007 and a completed bridge by late april 16 2008 granite archer western who is building the bay st louis replacement bridge bid 3438 million dollars on the biloxi bay bridge yates hill a mississippi company bid 3844 million dollars  the sun herald june 6 2006 p a1 and june 17 2006 p a3  gc contractors were formally contracted by mdot to erect the biloxi bay span on june 6 2006  the sun herald june 7 2006 p a2  draw inspection in april 2006 tug boat captains navigating the biloxi channel and passing through the ocean springsbiloxi span reported that one of the bascule leaves had shifted on april 17 th mdot engineers inspected the bascules which had been frozen in the up position since they were manually raised following the loss of electric power which had occurred during hurricane katrina their observations were that the bascules have not moved and that the vertical clearance for marine travel was safe  the bay press april 28 2006 p 3  demolition  the katrina damaged bay st louis bridge was demolished in june 2006 approximately 100000 tons of concrete refuse will be utilized to create artificial reefs in the mississippi sound and repair the damaged square handkerchief shoals about three miles south of the derelict span  the sun herald june 10 2006 p a1    demolition removal and dredging at ocean springs  lr image august 2006 image september 2006 looking south image november 2006  preliminary progress in early july 2006 derrick barges began clearing the katrina wrecked us highway 90 bridge across biloxi bay also a bargemounted core drill began soil borings at selected sites in biloxi bay for civil engineers to determine foundation properties observation by ray l bellande  moran s decorative accents rejected but   at a meeting called by mdot and held in biloxi on july 26 th mayor aj holloway of biloxi frank leach district four supervisorjackson county bobby eleuterius district one supervisorharrison county and donovan scruggs city planner for ocean springs and mayor connie moran s surrogate to vote on accents for the 3386 million dollar span across biloxi bay ms moran s ideas for decorative elements on the bridge abutments was rejected 31 mayor moran commented that frank leach had   thrown ocean springs under the bus   for voting to have the abutments finished plain the options for decorative accents were a raised fleur de lys and several boat designs donovan scruggs commented postvote that the choice to select none of the decorative proposals would create   a nice concrete bunker   the group selected olive as the color for the exterior beams of the bridge and an offwhite color for the bicyclepedestrian path mayor holloway commented that mayor moran   wants her way all the time she got her way on the walking and bicycle path which cost us i don t know how much more than to leave off and i don t think anybody will use it   the sun herald july 27 2006 p a1  in a press conference held two days after her proposed aesthetics for the new biloxi bay bridge were rejected by mayor holloway and supervisors leach and eleuterius mayor moran related that all of her design proposals were in the budget and that they would not retard the scheduled completion date mississippi transportation commissioner butch brown had told moran that he would consider her ideas on the ocean springs side of the span  the sun herald july 29 2006 p a1  mayor moran made a public statement in early august 2006 relating that the city of ocean springs had negotiated with mdot as early as september 2005 in regards the aesthetics of the new biloxi bay span a compromise was made between the two entities and the resulting design description was written on what became known as   the gold sheet  the gold sheet was presented to to perspective bidders on the project thus including the compromised aesthetic improvement requested by ocean springs in the budgeted bridge moran was not particularly disturbed by the negativity of mayor aj holloway et al she told the public that   the gold sheet as we are told time and time again is really carved in stone that s what we negotiated on the front end that we were assured would be included in the bridge design project   mdot s wayne brown southern district commissioner stated that   ocean springs got a great deal in the negotiations on the bridge they got an attractive it s going to have decorative lights it s going to have down lighting it is going to have a bike and pedestrian pathway it s going to have see through rails it will have an under trail where you can walk under the bridge the bridge was brought down to the ground at water s edge so ocean springs has been well treated by mdot and also the federal highway administration   the ocean springs record august 3 2006 p a1  by late august the aesthetics of the planned biloxi bay span appeared to be solved as butch brown mdot executive director and former mayor of natchez agreed that mdot would erect a wall on the ocean springs side of the structure that would surround the bridge abutment from the shoreline to the span this wall would be the locus for local artists to create a mosaic or some other creative design mr brown said   this is going to be the damnedest most beautiful bridge you have ever seen connie moran is going to run up and give me a hug   the sun herald august 19 2006 p a3  viewers admonished in late august 2006 mdot requested that public viewing of the demolition of the old span and erection of the new ocean springsbiloxi bridge be restricted to certain areas at a safe distance from the construction sites on both ends of the span at biloxi designated viewing sites were the former jl scott marina parking lot adjacent to the isle of capri casino and from cadet street at ocean springs curiosity viewers were advised to observed from front beach drive  the bay press september 1 2006 p 15  december 2006 steve underwood project director for gc constructors a joint venture of massman construction company of kansas city missouri kiewit southern company of peachtree city georgia traylor brothers of evansville indiana and parson transportation group of pasadena california announced in early december 2006 that the biloxi bay span was on schedule for the planned twolane opening on november 13 2007 with a completion anticipated in april 2008 at this time there are about two hundred and twenty five people employed on the project this number will reach a maximum of three hundred one quarter of the pilings have been driven for the new bridge twelve of the seventytwo piers have been completed forty percent of the old bridge has been demolished and the ruins deposited south of deer island to construct artificial fishing reefs  the sun herald december 8 2006 p a2 and the ocean springs record january 18 2007 p a1  on december 18 2006 the first series of beams were set on piers on the biloxi side of the ocean springsbiloxi span wayne brown southern district highway commissioner stated that the bridge construction appeared to be ahead of schedule two lanes are anticipated to be open on november 13 2007  the mississippi press december 19 2006 p a4  january 2007 by 1 january 2007 the westbound land from the biloxi end of the span was progressing well as 41 of the 69 piers had been completed also about half of the 2300 cubic yards of concrete that had been poured for the bridge piers in december 2006 was at the main span where the footing for pier 53 and the columns and struts for piers 52 and 53 were poured at ocean springs the overpass crossing the csx rr tracks was also the scene of much activity as the north side of the us highway 90 eastbound embankment had been raised to its new grade level with fill dirt and the retaining wall to support it was in place concrete piles and substructure work was also progressing well on the westbound lane of us highway 90 csx rr crossing  the ocean springs record january 18 2007 p a1  in early february 2007 it was announced that the ocean springsbiloxi bridge was on schedule to be open to one lane traffic on november 13 th and to be completed by april 16 2008 the contractors are due a 5 million dollar bonus if the november deadline is accomplished or face a 100000 per day penalty if they fail the first concrete deck pour was made on february 7 th the concrete from the older bridge is being transported south of deer island to build an artificial fish reef and protect the south of the island from erosion  the sun herald february 8 2007 p a1  by early may 2007 the most difficult iron work on the ocean springsbiloxi bridge had been accomplished as steel workers set beams across the highest elevation on the new span ie across the ship channel the ship channel lies ninetyfive feet below  the sun herald may 3 2007 p a1  bridge party in early june the city governments of ocean springs and biloxi commenced planning for the projected november 13 th biloxi bay bridge opening mayor connie moran will call for designs and sketches from local artists for murals and mosaics to be utilized for freestanding panels to camouflage the bridge pilings on the north shore of the span mayor aj holloway of biloxi and frank leach district 4 supervisor of jackson county selected a teal blue for the steel girder that supports the bridge railing  the sun herald june 4 2007 p a2    early opening  in midjuly mdot officials announced that   absent of any unforeseen events the bridge will be released to us on or by november 1 we plan to open the bridge to the public on november 1  it is estimated that of the 85000 motorcars using us interstate 10 35000 of them would be using the new ocean springsbiloxi span  the sun herald july 15 2007 p a1  art work  the incipient concept for the 2007 span s artwork is that copper plates from the 1962 ocean springsbiloxi bay bridge will be etched with artists sketches and attached to the railing every quarter mile to of the bike and walking path in midaugust a call to local artists was issued by wayne brown mdot s commissioner for its southern mississippi district he said   it is my hope that the beautiful artwork by our talented local artists will encourage citizens and visitors to use the pedestrian walkway   both the mary cahill o keefe cultural center at ocean springs and the ohro keefe museum of art in biloxi are accepting artist s proposals for the bridge  the sun herald june 4 2007 p a2 and august 17 2007 p a2  opening day   bridge murals  mdot funded the city of ocean springs to erect four free standing decorative panels near the osyc and close to the base of the span s southeast side in late february 2009 mayor moran and wayne brown mdot executive introduced elizabeth veglia a mosaic artist as the director of the bridge panel project artists were notified that designs with a coastal theme had to be submitted by march 28 th   the sun herald february 25 2008 p a3 february 26 2008 p a3 and the ocean springs record february 28 2008 p a1   local artists selected to submit designs to ms veglia to create her four panel mosaic mural were christopher inglis stebly susie ranager ching walters and pat odom elizabeth veglia artist and project director installed two of the mural panels in late october the completed fourpanel work was dedicated on may 15 2009  the ocean springs record october 30 2008 p a3 and april 30 2009 p 4 and the sun herald december 7 2008 p f1 and may 16 2009 p a5  doggie ban  in september 2009 the ocean springs city council voted unanimously to prohibit dogs on the ocean springs portion of the biloxi bay bridge owners of pets not removing the excrement dropped by their canines on the walkway was the salient reason for this action the doggy bag disposal station was removed and a   no dogs   sign replaced it biloxi continued to allow dogs on its side of the span  the sun herald september 17 2009 p a1    references  books  after katrina rebuilding lives and infrastructure    mdot jackson mississippi2007  artists of the gulf coasta commemorative coloring book  mdot jackson mississippi2007  biloxi bay bridgeribbon tying ceremony  mdot jackson mississippi2007  mississippi renewal forum summary report  the town paper gaithersburg maryland2005  journals the bay press   on building bridges   guest editorial by biloxi mayor aj holloway     february 3 2006 p 1 the bay press   mdot inspects drawbridge   april 28 2006 p 3 the bay press   bridge viewers restricted to certain areas   september 1 2006 p 15 the bay press   biloxiocean springs bridge on schedule   august 24 2007 p 1 the bay press   new bridge to feature local artwork   august 24 2007 p 3 the bay press   bridging the gap   commemorative section october 25 2007 the mississippi press   os biloxi bridge project hits visible milestone   december 19 2006 the mississippi press   celebration   october 30 2007 p 1a the ocean springs record   bridge replacement process moves along   october 6 2005 p a1 the ocean springs record   aldermen weigh second mdot bridge plan   october 13 2005 p a1 the ocean springs record   ferry still on city wish list pending bridge   november 3 2005 p a7 the ocean springs record   moran ocean springs mdot must unite   november 3 2005 p a4 the ocean springs record  city ok may clear way for bridge  november 10 2005 p a1 the ocean springs record   mdot not listening to ocean springs bridge issues mayor says   november 10 2005 p a1 the ocean springs record   group questions bridge   november 17 2005 p a1 the ocean springs record   mdot money woes cause bridge delay   december 1 2005 p a1 the ocean springs record   brown defends mdot s sixlane plans   december 8 2005 p a1 the ocean springs record   bridge battles   january 5 2006 p a1 the ocean springs record   studies of mdot data take issue with six lanes  january 5 2006 p a1 the ocean springs record   residents speak out but board takes no action  january 5 2006 p a1 the ocean springs record   sixlane bridge only option brown says   january 12 2006 p a1 the ocean springs record   aldermen take on bridge plan tonight   january 12 2006 p a1  the ocean springs record   city acquiesces to sixlane bridge   january 19 2006 p a1 the ocean springs record   city pursues temporary us 90 bridge   february 9 2006 p a1 the ocean springs record   mdot to rebid bridge  march 9 2006 p a1 the ocean springs record     gene  taylor touts safety factor of mdot s bridge plans   may 18 2006 p a6 the ocean springs record   signature bridge pushed  august 3 2006 p a1 the ocean springs record   brrrbridge   january 18 2007 p a1 the ocean springs record   bridge work on schedule   june 14 2007 p a1 the ocean springs record   city s bridge party plans are under construction   october 11 2007 p a1 the ocean springs record   search for   biloxi bay bridge celebration  money ends with success   october 25 2007 p a1 the ocean springs record   bridging the gap   commemorative section october 25 2007 the ocean springs record   students celebrate bridge   november 1 2007 p a1 the ocean springs record   bridge party details announced   november 1 2007 p a3 the ocean springs record   postmark to commemorate bridgeopening milestone   november 1 2007 p a3 the ocean springs record   murals come to life  october 30 2008 p a3 the sun herald the sun herald   temporary ferry system under discussion   october 21 2005 p a10 the sun herald   bridge will have extras   november 3 2005 p a8 the sun herald   denyer megabridge not for os   november 16 2005 p a9 the sun herald   history future square off on design   december 1 2005 p a1 the sun herald   we can proceed mdot cities agree on bridge plan   december 7 2005 p a1 the sun herald   moran to oppose bridge in letter   december 7 2005 p a8 the sun herald   mdot s bridge plan backed   december 14 2005 p a16 the sun herald   os mayor battles sixlane bridge  december 23 2005 p a1  the sun herald   jackson county supports 6 lanes  december 29 2005 p a1  the sun herald   he s   wayne brown  no poet and he knows it  december 29 2005 p a3  the sun herald   moran to meet about bridge   january 2 2006 p a2 the sun herald   us 90 bridge project still in limbo   january 4 2006 p   a2 the sun herald   bridge design may not fly   january 4 2006 p   a2 the sun herald   bridge proposals to be submitted today   january 13 2006 p a3 the sun herald   aldermen support sixlane bridge   january 14 2006 p a1 the sun herald   if you can t raise the bridge   january 19 2006 p a2 the sun herald   drawbridge or no be prepared for delay   january 21 2006 p a1 the sun herald   bids on bridges come in high   january 24 2006 p a1 the sun herald   threat or truth   january 25 2006 p a1 the sun herald   lifespan   february 3 2006 p a1 the sun herald   mdot s way or the highway it seems   february 3 2006 p a10 the sun herald   biloxi bay bridge update   february 3 2006 p a10 the sun herald   mdot ups the ante to 95 feet   february 22 2006 p a1 the sun herald   bid may be let tuesday or not   february 23 2006 p a1 the sun herald   bridge s fate lies with feds attorneys   february 28 2006 p a2 the sun herald   mdot eases up on bridge   march 29 2006 p a4 the sun herald   before and after   katrina   biloxi bay bridge   april 1 2006 p a8 the sun herald   paving the way   april 8 2006 p a1 the sun herald   mdot cautious on ferries   april 20 2006 p a2 the sun herald   biloxi bay bridge coming   may 16 2006 p a2 the sun herald   mdot gets three bridge bids   may 27 2006 p a2 the sun herald   kc firm wins bid on bridge   june 6 2006 p a1 the sun herald   ferry service sinking   june 7 2006 p a2 the sun herald   old bridge is making new reefs   june 10 2006 p a1  the sun herald   biloxi bay bridge is on its way   june 17 2006 p a3 the sun herald   none of the above wins out on bridge   july 27 2006 p a1 the sun herald   moran presses her case for nicer bridge   july 29 2006 p a1 the sun herald   moran mdot agree on pretty bridge   august 19 2006 p 3 the sun herald   ferry work project bids come in high   september 12 2006 p a5 the sun herald   mdot set to let ferry contract   september 20 2006 p a2 the sun herald   cost of convenience   september 25 2006 p a1 the sun herald   ferry expected this afternoon   october 31 2006 p a1 the sun herald   ferry to set sail   november 1 2006 p a2 the sun herald   great day for a ferry ride   november 2 2006 p a2 the sun herald   bridge coming along   december 8 2006 p a2 the sun herald   bridge on schedule   february 8 2007 p a1 the sun herald    the sun herald   the missing link   may 2 2007 p a1 the sun herald   going up   may 3 2007 p a1 the sun herald   commemorative section spanning history  may 13 2007 15 pages the sun herald   biloxios to start planning bridge party   june 4 2007 p a2 the sun herald   mdot planning bridge dedication   june 6 2007 p a2 the sun herald   one dead one missing in bridge accident   bay st louis     june 15 2007 the sun herald   bridge work   bay st louis  halts probe begins   june 16 2007 p a1 the sun herald   bridge work   bay st louis  resumes today names of injured not released   june 19 2007 p a1 the sun herald   expect celebration to remember   june 24 2007 p a1 the sun herald   bridge may be open early   july 15 2007 p a1 the sun herald   bridge on schedule   august 17 2007 p a2 the sun herald   lighting to delay bay  bay st louis   bridge   october 2 2007 p a1 the sun herald   funding logo for bridge fete ok d   october 10 2007 p a8 the sun herald   moran calls on history in logo defense   october 11 2007 p a9 the sun herald   beam plunges off bridge into bay   october 18 2007 p a1 the sun herald   let s cross this bridge when we come to it   october 21 2007 p f4 the sun herald   cause unknown for bridge beam fall   october 22 2007 p a2 the sun herald   new bridge is already tagged   october 27 2007 p a3 the sun herald   political overtones for bridge opening  october 28 2007 p a1 the sun herald   reconnected   commemorative section     october 28 2007 p a1 the sun herald   four days to go  october 28 2007 p a1 the sun herald   biloxi bay bridge past and present  october 28 2007 p a7 the sun herald   new bridge bends at both ends  october 30 2007 p a1 the sun herald   bridge to open after day of parties  october 31 2007 p a10 the sun herald   ocean springs events   october 31 2007 p a10 the sun herald   together again  november 1 2007 p a1 the sun herald   so much more than a bridge   november 1 2007 p a1 the sun herald   bridge celebration highlights   november 1 2007 p a1 the sun herald   official mdot events  november 1 2007 p a8 the sun herald   biloxi events  november 1 2007 p a8 the sun herald   ocean springs events   november 1 2007 p a8 the sun herald   biloxi bay bridge is cause to celebrate   november 1 2007 p c2 the sun herald   open for business   november 2 2007 p a1 the sun herald   bridge opening biloxi  november 2 2007 p a6 the sun herald   the last missing link  november 2 2007 p a6 the sun herald   bridge opening biloxi  november 2 2007 p a6 biloxi the sun herald   bridge opening ocean springs  november 2 2007 p a7 the sun herald   a day to celebrate the days ahead   november 2 2007 p a7 2008 the ocean springs record   bridge in final phase artists called   february 28 2008 p a1 the sun herald   ocean springs calls for submissions for bridge art   february 25 2008 p a3 the sun herald   four artists work sought for bridge   february 26 2008 p a3 the sun herald   mdot expects to open all lanes monday   april 3 2008 p a2 2009 the ocean springs record   officials to dedicate mosaic bridge panels   april 30 2009 p 3 the ocean springs record   the biloxi bay bridge and all things considered   may 21 2009 p 3 the sun herald   mayoral hopefuls   moranwalker  debate bridge   may 24 2009 p a1 the sun herald   symbol of unity shouldn t divide ocean springs   may 24 2009 2009 p b2 the sun herald   os bans dogs from bridge   september 17 2009 p a1 the ocean springs gazette   dog 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(179, 'en', 'node_search', ' clower family clower family ray tue 8162011 1507  clower family  the clower family at biloxi mississippi had its origins in scott county mississippi where josiah c clower 18591930 and the children of thomas h clower 18381906 his brother would settle on the mississippi gulf coast in the 1890s and early 1900s jc clower was the first to arrive and was followed by mary j molly robbins clower 18551930 and her children molly was the widow of thomas h clower thomas s clower and john robbins clower her sons would be long time business partners in the retail furniture business at biloxi and gulfport with jc clower their uncle josiah c clower  josiah coger clower 18591930 was born on november 22 1859 at hillsboro scott county mississippi to john k clower 18201880 and mary addison 18131880 circa 1890 jc clower married mary thornton 18661963 also a mississippi native their children were jessie lee clower 18911971 m sergeant major robert laurie brinson 18871967 aida clower 18951990 m james l yates 18891975 and maybelle t clower 18981973 m amos lamar byrd 18961988 in 1900 bonnie clower 1882 a niece and the daughter of thomas h clower 18381906 lived with the jc clower family on front street beach boulevard at biloxi mississippi 1900 harrison co mississippi federal census t623808 p 1a ed 31 and the biloxi daily herald 1902 p 59  jessie t clower  children joe mill brinson robert l brinson ii woodruff brinson  religion and politics  the clower family was devoted to the methodist church and was probably one of its earlier supporters at biloxi even in his incipient days on the mississippi gulf coast josiah c clower was involved in his religion in may 1895 he was elected to the board of trustees of the seashore campground at the time west of biloxi with dr ef griffin jl dantzler and ja mcleod  the biloxi herald may 4 1895 p 1  biloxi store  jc clower was in the  plain and fancy furniture and house furnishings business  at biloxi mississippi as early as 1895 at this time salient characteristics of persona were evident in the community as he was described in 1902 as   a through business man a careful financier and punctual in all his methods   mr clower was also a civic dynamo and an entrepreneur of the first magnitude in his early years at biloxi he belonged to the odd fellows woodmen of the world and the biloxi commercial club  the biloxi daily herald 1902 p 59    the biloxi herald lauded the clower furniture store in september 1895 as follows  those contemplating making purchases of furniture and house furnishing goods can find no better place than the large store of jc clower where the stock is large and complete and prices right buying for cash direct from the factories he can compete with the large new orleans merchants  the biloxi herald september 28 1895 p 8  gulfport store  in november 1911 jc clower opened another furniture store in gulfport mississippi it was located at 1311 26 th avenue the company organization was as follows jc clower president thomas s clower secretary and john r clower treasurer they sold carpets matting rugs linoleum house and office furniture stoves ranges and furnishing and fixtures of every description  the daily herald september 26 1912 p 11  malcolm g clower  malcolm graham clower 18811957 was born in scott county mississippi on january 27 1881 his parents were thomas h clower 18381906 an alabama native and mary j molly robbins 18551930 a mississippi lady in 1900 the clowers were farming for their livelihood in beat 1 scott county mississippi 1900 scott co mississippi federal census t623827 p 18a ed 88 after the demise of thomas h clower in midnovember 1906 at hillsboro scott county mississippi molly robbins clower relocated the family to biloxi mississippi 440 east howard avenue malcolm died august 1 1957 elizabeth latimer clower   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 harrison co mississippi chancery court cause no 11489  the estate of jc clower february1930 will bk 6 p 268  journals the biloxi herald      the biloxi herald   seashore district conference   may 4 1895 the biloxi herald   purely personal   september 14 1895 the biloxi herald   local city news   september 28 1895 the biloxi herald   local city news   july 25 1896 the biloxi herald   local city news   february 6 1897 the biloxi daily herald   reader   november 7 1900 the biloxi daily herald   city news   november 15 1906 the daily herald   biloxi machine works will apply for charter   february 26 1910 the daily herald   cleophan entertained   april 12 1911 the daily herald   furniture business sold to biloxian   october 24 1911 the daily herald   charter of incorporation of the jc clower furniture company   november 24 1911 the daily herald   jc clower furniture company   september 26 1912 the daily herald   removal salegoods at cost   december 28 1912 the daily herald   morgan now sole owner of store   march 17 1913 the daily herald   new furniture store in biloxi   october 10 1913 the daily herald   stockholder and annual meeting   january 11 1916 the daily herald   bank of gulfport   march 17 1917 the daily herald   chairman tremmel names auto   may 5 1918 the daily herald   brinsonclower wedding   november 29 1918 the daily herald   charter of incorporation of the gulf park college   may 22 1919 the daily herald   miss hicks gets 800 judgment   april 20 1922 the daily herald   judgment rendered against g mct co awarded   april 21 1922 the daily herald   rushing work on syrup company   october 27 1921 the daily herald   cane growers dissatisfied   september 16 1922 the daily herald   charter of incorporation of the mississippi cane syrup company   october 22 1922 the daily herald   mrs latimer buried   april 11 1932 the daily herald   henry e latimer died last night   march 22 1941 the times picayune    plan intercity kiwanis rally   january 12 1924 the times picayune    biloxi bank names dj gay president   january 18 1924 the times picayune    yatesclower   september 7 1926 the times picayune    superior oil company of gulfport   january 31 1929 clower family notes malcolm g clower 18811957 d august 1 1957  thomas h clower buried july 16 1969 mc clowerdecember 14 1967 mary cloweroctober 13 1962 joseph clowerfebruary 19 1944 molly robbins clower fifth addition blk 13 lots 282307 josiah h clower 18591930  died january 30 1930 mary thornton clower 18661963  james lewis yates 18891975  aida clower yates 18951990  amos lamar byrd 18971988  october 1 1896 february 29 1988     military burial marker does not agree with birth year on tombstone  maybelle clower byrd 18981973  fifth addition blk 13 lots 282307 josiah h clower 18591930  died january 30 1930 mary thornton clower 18661963  james lewis yates 18891975  aida clower yates 18951990  amos lamar byrd 18971988  october 1 1896 february 29 1988     military burial marker does not agree with birth year on tombstone  maybelle clower byrd 18981973  another clower plot that i found joseph coga clower september 26 1894 february 17 1964 catherine foxworth clower june 7 1897 september 23 1981   charles d clower may 30 1951 december 2 1993   lois w dennis  july 13 1896 november 11 1972   281 views  ', 0),
(180, 'en', 'node_search', ' glennan family glennan family ray thu 8182011 951 edward glennan edward glennan 18541933 was born at new orleans on february 13 1854 to irish immigrants james glennan who died before 1870 and mary anne doherty 18281899 he married mary colbet 18581938 on october 1 1884 in harrison county mississippi anthony colbet and bridget corby her parents were also immigrants from spain and the olde sod respectively children francis e glennan 18851914 m jennie fries violet celeste glennan 18871969 ethel loretta glennan 18891966 hazel lucile glennan 18911891 mabel ruth glennan 18921895 roy oswald glennan 18941982 and althea s glennan 18981994 m george rothwell anderson 18901985 harrison co mississippi mrb 8 p 35 and lepre 1991 p 64 and p 136 edward glennan was reared in a working class irish family in the 4 th ward of the crescent city by 1870 his father had passed and he was an apprentice tin smith before 1880 edward relocated to biloxi mississippi and was employed as a store clerk he resided on lameuse street at this time 1870 orleans parish federal census m593521 p 799 and 1880 harrison co mississippi federal census t9648 ed 139  glennan children francis e glennan  francis edward glennan 18851914 was born at biloxi mississippi he married miss jennie fries of warsaw indiana on april 8 1912 at nativity bvm in 1913 francis became afflicted with glandular throat issues he received medical treatment and surgery at the touro infirmary in the crescent city unfortunately doctors were unable to alter or remediate his condition and he passed at biloxi on october 10 1914 francis e glennan had been associated with his father s firm loyal order of moose biloxi elks lodge no 606 volunteer steam fire company no 1 corporal remains passed through nativity bvm with burial biloxi cemetery their only child was mary maxine glennan zience 19131998 who expired at elkhart indiana on february 10 1998  the daily herald april 8 1912 p 8 october 10 1914 p1 and october 12 1914 p 2  violet c glennan violet celeste glennan 18871969 was born at biloxi on she had recently retired from a long career cashier with quint s drug store miss glennan worshiped at the nativity bvm catholic church miss violet glennan expired on january 22 1969 at her residence 205 east beach her corporal remains were interred in the glennan family plot at the biloxi city cemetery  the daily herald january 22 1969 p 2  ethel l glennan ethel loretta glennan 18891966 was born at biloxi on she had worked at saenger theatre in the 1940s and was active in several church organizations at nativity bvm catholic church miss glennan died at 205 east beach on october 24 1966 following an illness of seven months1941 her corporal remains were buried in the glennan family burial plot at the biloxi city cemetery  the daily herald october 25 1966 p 2  roy o glennan  roy oswald glennan 18941982 was born at biloxi on december 1 1894 before he entered military service during ww i roy worked as the day desk clerk assisting pat apperson at the riviera hotel which was situated just west of the glennan home on biloxi s beach road his first attempt to enter the armed forces occurred in may 1917 when he was rejected by the naval reserves glennan enlisted the mississippi coast infantry company before going to new orleans where he joined the aviation section of the us signal corps in december 1917 he was sent to san antonio texas for basic training with the aviation corps  the daily herald may 17 1917 p 3 august 18 1917 p 3 and august 21 1917 p 1 and december 12 1917 p 3   by february 1918 roy glennan was stationed at waco texas with the 256 aero service squadron his time was spent in marching drills and guard duty in may 1918 roy was transferred to carnegie institute of technology at pittsburgh to take classes in september 1918 he was at an aviation base in st paul minnesota when he was called home for the funeral of ep olivari he returned to minnesota in october 1918 roy was discharged from his military duties while at the indianapolis aviation training school and returned to biloxi in january 1919 he participated in the january 28 1918 welcome home day ceremonies to honor and show appreciation for biloxi s servicemen  the daily herald february 281918 p 3 may 27 1918 p 7 january 6 1919 p 4 september 23 1918 october 2 1918 p 3 and january 27 1918 p 3  sold automobiles in 1941 lived on hopkins boulevard in 1972 died on january 26 1982 maxine was a nurse in 1941 althea s glennan  althea s anderson 18981994 was born at biloxi on july 18 1898 she married george rothwell anderson 18901985 on october 26 1926 one child glennan edward anderson 19312009 who was born december 29 1931 althea g anderson expired on april 5 1994 george died in december 1985 1895 election in 1885 biloxi elected its city officials on new years day edward glennan and thomas h gleason tied 103 votes to 103 votes mr glennan became mayor by casting lots as dictated by the city charter aldermen elected were joseph r fowler 1st ward jb lemon 2nd ward raymond caillavet 3rd ward and jc bradford 4th ward theodore p dulion was elected treasurer  the biloxi herald january 5 1895 p 8  1896 election edward glennan was reelected biloxi s mayor in january 1896 new city officials under the new biloxi city charter joseph r fowler and isidore heidenheim 1st ward jb lemon and laz lopez 2nd ward raymond caillavet and nicholas voivedich 3rd ward john c bradford and william gorenflo 4th ward and dr daniel a nash aldermanatlarge  the biloxi herald february 18 1896 p 1  aunts s demise  mrs ann glennan 18311899 an aunt of edward glennan passed at biloxi in february 1899 she legated all of her personal property and her home and lot on main street in biloxi to mary mcphelin a niece domiciled in the crescent city  the biloxi daily herald  february 19 1899 p 8 and  harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 1188 december 1898  new home  in february 1901 edward glennan acquired the palatial edifice and large grounds of charles f theobald 18341903 a biloxi merchant and banker the theobald place was situated on biloxi s fashionable and scenic east beach road and the east side of main street the sales price was 9000 and included lots on reynoir and lameuse street in the downtown section of biloxi harrison co mississippi land deed bk 46 pp 413415 and pp 459461 mayor glennan allowed the public use of an area in his front yard as a park which was known as glennan park  the daily herald june 6 1913 p 8  glennan store  located on the south side of howard avenue just west of main street at 128 east howard avenue next to masonic lodge see bk 21 p 419 bk 30 p 96 and bk 36 p 67  glennan  park  in april 1905 mayor john c bradford issued an ordinance by which biloxi acquired lands from the federal government in section 19 south of back bay and the n 2 of the ne 4 of section 30 t7sr9w for a public park this park was overseen by a commission appointed by the mayor and aldermen it was known as naval reserve park and glennanpark  the biloxi daily herald april 21 1905 p 6 may 10 1905 p 6 and the daily herald september 16 1918 p 2  1903  term of mayor edward glennan   1911 term of mayor edward glennan isidore heidenheim sumner w rose jacob tremmel joseph venus edward barq 18711943 jc batton john swanzy meaut tax collector street commissioner castanera water works superintendent dr to hunter medical officer louis staehling police chief and louis goldman city attorney the daily herald   the new administration of the city of biloxi   january 4 1911 the daily herald   rose ordinance to repeal street tax killed   april 5 1911 the daily herald    the daily herald   glennan calls down alderman sw rose   september 6 1911  1912 term of mayor edward glennan   1913 term of mayor edward glennan   1914 term of mayor edward glennan   1915 term of mayor edward glennan  mayor glennan and his 1914 biloxi municipal government were virtually unopposed for office in the 1915 city elections the 2 nd ward alderman post with walter h hunt john f eistetter and theodore desporte as the candidates was the salient office at stake in this election john f esitetter and walter h hunt a political newcomer and independent won in the december 8 th contest receiving 89 and 64 votes respectively mr desporte garnered 51 votes jv hagan city clerk judge zachary taylor champlin police court judge hj meaut tax collector and john a swanzy street commissioner were also elected at this time  the daily herald november 5 1914 p 1 december 8 1914 p 4 and december 9 1914 p 1  1915 city government aldermen john e lewis aldermanatlarge 1 st wardedward c barq 18711943 and cj keller1 st ward 2 nd ward john f eistetter 18811953 and walter h hunt 18871961 3 rd wardee moore and jacob tremmel 18761941 4 th wardjudson c batton 18691943 and charles b foster 18771931 city clerkjv hagan tax colletorhj meaut police chieflouis stahling 18651938 city attorneylouis goldman police court judgezt champlin eugene l castanera water works superintendent and anthony esposito assistant dr wt bolton medical officer policemenrichard m randolph frank zudie hightower peter bellande and sardin george 18751945 jail keeper cal smith martin cavanaugh city janitor  bilbo club theodore g bilbo 18771947 was sworn in as governor of mississippi on january 18 1916 mayor glennan was president of the bilbo club in biloxi and ed barq vicepresident governor bilbo had strong support on the coast from charles l rushing 18811923 of biloxi aldermen john e lewis aldermanatlarge john f eistetter 18811953 ward 2 walter h hunt 18871961 keller jacob tremmel 18761941 edward c barq 18711943 judson c batton 18691943 charles b foster 18771931 jv hagan city clerk louis stahling 18651938 police chief louis goldman city attorney eugene l castanera water works superintendent and anthony espositi assistant dr wt bolton medical officer policemenrichard m randolph frank zudie hightower peter bellande and sardin george 18751945 jail keeper cal smith martin cavanaugh city janitor  batton resigns jc batton 18691943 was elected harrison county supervisor beat 1 and resigned in december 1915 as he was to take his county post on january 1 1916 daniel j gorenflo 18881977 was elected on december 21 1915 to replace alderman batton  the daily herald december 21 1915 p 1  1916 term of mayor edward glennan  mayor glennan announced his bid for reelection in late april 1916 by stating that   if elected to the office of mayor i will serve the people of biloxi as faithfully as i know and as i have done in the past   his opponent was frank e pringle 18721925 local naval stores producer and entrepreneur the 1916 municipal election was held on june 27 th mayor glennan defeated mr pringle 532 votes to 272 votes  the daily herald april 28 1916 p 1 and june 28 1916 p2   other elected officials to serve the city of biloxi from 19161917 were marshall l michel 18861930 city clerk henry j meaut 18421934 tax collector richard m randolph 18671930 police chief fw elmer jr 18811948 city judge john f eistetter 18811953 aldermanatlarge edwin r ott 18941950 and edward barq 187119431 st ward aldermen walter h hunt 18871961 and 2 nd ward aldermen jacob tremmel 18761941 and albert l bakeler 188919733 rd ward aldermen charles b foster 18771931 and wl via 18581920 fourth ward aldermen city attorney john a swanzy street commissioner and el castenera water works superintendent wilson s election  when it was announced that t woodrow wilson was elected president of the united states on november 1916 the biloxi city council was in session the news was received from the daily herald by a telephone call 1917 term of mayor edward glennan mayor glennan and his recently elected board took office on january 2 1917 those in his new administration were marshall l michel 18861954 city clerk made 75 per month hj meaut tax collector earned 75 per month dr walter t bolton 18591923 health officer was paid 120 annually louis goldman 18781920 city attorney was paid at the rate of 70 each month fw elmer ii city judge was remunerated 75 each month richard m randolph 18671930 police chief john a swanzy street commissioner eugene l castenera water works superintendent the city board of aldermen was composed of jacob tremmel albert bakeler ernest desporte ii wh hunt john f eistetter edwin ott edward barq charles b foster and williard a via police officers were adolph hunt 18841922 zudie hightower and peter bellande who were paid 70 per month alonzo gabrich pound master earned 40 each month  the daily herald january 3 1917 p 1  atlanta  trip  in late january mayor glennan and his board john a swanzy and el castanera street commissioner and water works superintendent and excepting aldermen cb foster ernest desporte jr and wl via traveled by train to atlanta to inspect a road making machine the device which was called a bituminous surface binder had the capacity to preserve shell or gravel roads making the highways and streets resilient and reducing dust particles in the air board members on the fire company committee met inspected a motor driven fire apparatus alderman barq had arrived in atlanta prior to the others to attend a convention of soft drink wholesalers  the daily herald january 24 1917 p 1  mardi gras  the biloxi city government was heavily invested in the annual mardi gras celebration mayor glennan served as president of the biloxi carnival association while walter h hunt   the daily herald january 13 1917 p 1   mardi gras 1917 was celebrated on february 20 th and ruled over by george c quint and mary chinn who later married john f eistetter the theme of the sixfloat night parade was centennial spirit to commemorate the mississippi statehood centennial 18171917 n salvadore navarro 18691953 designed and built the floats he blakeslee of the mississippi centennial commission in gulfport  the daily herald january 23 1917 p 1 and february 21 1917 p 1   in late 1917 with world war i raging in western europe the 1918 mardi gras was cancelled at new orleans mayor glennan was enamored with celebrating mardi gras at biloxi and called a meeting of the biloxi carnival association in late december 1917 to ascertain if the business community desired to have a mardi gras day fete  the daily herald december 29 1917  1918 term of edward glennan police shake up mayor edward glennan 18541933 started his final year as mayor of biloxi with turmoil in the police department in january 1918 when it was time to reappoint patrolmen walter h hunt 18871961 1 st ward alderman opposed that frank j zudie hightower 18901976 peter bellande 18711933 and john w mabry 18731940 continue with the force the board of aldermen appointed joseph mattina 18891969 a barber willie ryan 18761958 biloxi yacht club keeper and martin green jr 18751951 a boat dealer to replace the three men none of the city council s new policemen had any law enforcement experience and they had to be trained by chief randolph  the daily herald january 3 1918 p   loses to kennedy  the results of the biloxi municipal elections of november 1918 were not favorable for mayor glennan he lost to john j kennedy proprietor of the kennedy hotel by two votes edward glennan contested the election by filing litigation in the harrison county circuit court in early december he vehemently opposed the actions of the democratic election committee that eliminated some ballots of soldier s and affidavit votes  the daily herald december 4 1918  commission government the citizens of biloxi voted on december 31 1917 to change their city government to the commission form by a vote of 340 for and only 43 against  the daily herald january 4 1918 p 1  demise edward glennan expired at biloxi mississippi on december 16 1933 he had been an e ight term biloxi mayor town treasurer for eight years aldermanat large two terms and 2 nd ward alderman several terms president o f the biloxi carnival association firemen s charity association charter member of the volunteer steam fire company no 1 1883 memeber of elks lodge no 606 mary colbet glennan passed in the biloxi hospital on february 3 1938 the daily herald february 4 1933 p 1  johnnie s inn1935 lease in june 1935 mrs glennan leased a parcel of land between the seawall and east beach boulevard opposite her domicile to wj herrmann at this waterfront location mr hermann opened johnnie s inn with sadie herrmann his spouse they operated a restaurant bar parlor and also resided here the rent was 30 per month harrison co mississippi land deed bk 209 p 371  camille hurricane camille destroyed the glennan home on east beach boulevard and main street miss maris stella tucei 18871969 and miss maud colbet 18901969 occupants of the glennan premises were killed in this great tempest of august 1969 in march 1970 althea glennan anderson roy o glennan and alma and maxine m zience 19131998 of elkhart indiana conveyed their camille ravished property with one hundred twentyfive feet fronting on us highway 90 also known as east beach boulevard to housing authority of the city of biloxi the consideration was 105000  the daily herald august 21 1969 p 1 and harrison co mississippi 2 nd jd land deed bk 8 p 291  demise  zience died 2101998  references  the biloxi daily herald business and professional men  the biloxi daily herald biloxi mississippi1902 charles l dyer  along the gulf  julia cook guice  lagniappe  city of biloxi mississippiundated jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  catholic diocese of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991  supreme court mississippi state supreme court   state ex rel edward glennan v democratic executive committeecircuit court harrison mississippi  february 1919 chancery court harrison county mississippi cause no 1188   last will of ann glennan  december 1898 circuit court harrison county mississippi circuit court   edward glennan v democratic executive committee   december 1918 journals the biloxi herald   hazel lucille glennan  july 25 1891 p 4 the biloxi herald   mother of ed glennan november 26 1898 p 4 the biloxi herald   biloxi s city election   january 5 1895 the biloxi herald   mable ruth gillen   december 7 1895 p 8 the biloxi herald   new officers  february 18 1896 the biloxi herald   against the brothel choose which you will serve   december 5 1896 p 1 the biloxi daily herald   mrs ann glennan   february 19 1899 p 8 1900 the biloxi daily herald   william a glennan   january 5 1900 p 8 1905 the biloxi herald   park ordinances   april 21 1905 the biloxi herald   declaration of intent to enter public lands   may 6 1905 the biloxi herald   ordinance no   may 6 1905 1909 the daily herald   to vote on commission form of government   june 4 1909 the daily herald   addition to store of edward glennan   december 15 1909 1911 the daily herald   the new administration of the city of biloxi   january 4 1911 the daily herald   rose ordinance to repeal street tax killed   april 5 1911 the daily herald   glennan calls down alderman sw rose   september 6 1911  1912 the daily herald   friesglennan nuptials today   april 8 1912 the daily herald   miss m gillen died last night   october 3 1912 p 8  1913 the daily herald   glennan park receiving much improvement   june 6 1913  1914 the daily herald   mayor glennan declares enactment of an oyster ordinance   january 21 1914 the daily herald   glennan announces for election   may 26 1914 p 2 the daily herald   luscious peaches in glennan yard   july 29 1914 the daily herald   francis e glennan eldest son of mayor glennan claimed by death   october 10 1914 the daily herald   glennan funeral is well attended   october 14 1914 the daily herald   walter hunt seeks to be alderman   november 5 1914 the daily herald   interest in municipal election centers around 2 nd ward contest   december 8 1914 the daily herald   walter hunt is elected in 2 nd ward of biloxi   december 9 1914  1915 the daily herald   new board of mayor and aldermen appoint city officers last night   january 6 1915 the daily herald   mayor investigates anonymous letters to officials   may 18 1915 p 1 the daily herald   batton resigns as member of councileffective jan 1  december 8 1915 the daily herald   gorenflo named as alderman   december 21 1915 1916 the daily herald   albert bakeler is a candidate   april 21 1916 the daily herald   mayor glennan is seeking election   april 28 1916 p 1 the daily herald   alderman hunt s hat in the ring  april 28 1916 the daily herald   alderman lewis announcement   april 28 1916 the daily herald   glennan certain of victory say biloxi citizens   june 27 1916 the daily herald   glennan goes in as biloxi mayor defeats pringle   june 28 1916 the daily herald    the daily herald   campaign is too close to figure today s winners   july 3 1916 the daily herald   biloxi s books to be audited last of october   july 12 1916 the daily herald   wilson s election ends council meet   november 10 1916 1917 the daily herald   new board begins official duties   january 3 1917 the daily herald   carnival plans start last night   january 13 1917 the daily herald   council members now in atlanta   january 24 1917 the daily herald   council handles routine matters   april 13 1917 the daily herald   roy glennan at riviera   may 17 1917 the daily herald   glennan s store robbed last night   may 22 1917 the daily herald   failed to pass examination   may 31 1917 the daily herald   biloxian joins aviation corps   august 18 1917 the daily herald   coast infantry still progressing   august 21 1917 the daily herald   mayor glennan visits gulfport   september 4 1917 p 3 the daily herald   delegates  american prison congress  named by mayor glennan  november 14 1917 the daily herald  the daily herald   biloxian joins aviation corps   august 18 1917 the daily herald   coast infantry still progressing   august 21 1917 the daily herald   dance honors soldiers   december 12 1917 the daily herald   glennan favors biloxi carnival   december 29 1917 the citizens of biloxi voted on december 31 1917 to change their city government to the commission form by a vote of 340 for and only 43 against   the daily herald january 4 1918 p 1  1918 the daily herald   too much friction cause of cops downfall asserts mayor glennan   january 3 1918 the citizens of biloxi voted on december 31 1917 to change their city government to the commission form by a vote of 340 for and only 43 against  the daily herald january 4 1918 p 1  the daily herald   roy glennan working hard   february 28 1918 the daily herald   roy glennan transferred   may 27 1918 the daily herald   mayor glennan issues light less night proclamation to save fuel   august 1 1918 the daily herald   some biloxi ordinances once believed necessary may yet be thought wise   september 16 1918 the daily herald   roy glennan here   september 23 1918 the daily herald   roy glennan leaves   october 2 1918 the daily herald   roy glennan recovering   october 19 1918 the daily herald   interest shown in primary election   november 13 1918 the daily herald   exciting race held for mayor in democratic primary yesterday   november 20 1918 the daily herald   kennedy elected mayor of biloxi by small majority of two ballots   november 21 1918 the daily herald   glennan contests biloxi mayoralty   december 4 1918 1919 the daily herald   roy glennan home   january 6 1919 the daily herald   supreme court to hear of biloxi mayoralty contest   january 21 1919 p  the daily herald   program tuesday for reception   january 27 1919  the daily herald   biloxi mayoralty case called today in supreme court   february 17 1919 p 3 the daily herald   high court says kennedy mayor   march 4 1919 p 2 1930s the daily herald   james glennan  june 3 1931 p 3 the daily herald   ellen glennan   september 25 1931 p 2 the daily herald    mrs glennan dies in biloxi hospital   february 4 1933 p 1 the daily herald   glennan dies at biloxi home  december 18 1933 1960s the daily herald   miss ethel glennan   october 25 1966 the 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(181, 'en', 'node_search', ' mardi gras mardi gras ray fri 8192011 1053  biloxi mardi gras  the daily herald february 16 1968 p 17  time line 1880biloxi was nearly deserted on mardi gras day the camelia carried nearly seventyfive passengers to nola the pascagoula democratstar february 20 1880 p 3  1883 according to mayor ed glennan a mardi gras celebration was held in biloxi in 1883 1888 in february   harry  t howard   18561933 and lydia fairchild ruled carnival at nola the times picayune february 20 1966 p 117  1895 in february   frank  t howard   18551911 and genevieve cottraux ruled carnival at nola the times picayune february 20 1966 p 117  1900   1908 what is considered to be the first mardi gras celebration at biloxi occurred on march 3 1908 john carraway  18731931 king bienville i and blanche picard 18871930 his queen was the daughter of bernard picard 18531896 and sarah levy picard 18591927 bernard picard was born in alsace france mr picard came to biloxi circa 1889 and was the proprietor of picard s emporium a dry goods store located in the eistetter building on howard avenue at magnolia street he expired on may 23 1896 of stomach cancer at his 128 main street residence his corporal remains were interred at new orleans  the biloxi herald may 23 1896 p 8    blanche picard blanche picard 18871930 a native of new orleans graduated from biloxi high school in may 1904 and elizabeth college charlotte north carolina before she married solomon edward sollie levy 1882pre1930 sollie e levy was born at newborn alabama at biloxi on august 27 1908 in the presbyterian church rabbi mose bergman of new orleans performed their nuptials phil riser of demopolis alabama and florence picard sister of the bride were best man and maid of honor respectively in their wedding sollie e levy was a successful traveling salesman the couples was home was in or near st louis missouri  the biloxi herald august 14 1908 p 1 and august 27 1908 p  1 and harrison co mississippi mrb 21 p 38  philadelphia   john carrawayking bienville i john carraway 18731931 came to biloxi in 1893 he was born at jackson mississippi the son of john c carraway 18431901 and arcola carraway 18481933 both natives of the magnolia state in 1900 he and mae litel carroway 18781930 his spouse a native of albany wisconsin were domiciled on front street at biloxi where he made his livelihood as cashier for the bank of biloxi mr carraway matriculated to the university of mississippi at biloxi he was active in the elk odd fellow woodman of the world and masonic lodge first president of the byc his parents and tennie carraway moreland 18801905 his texan born cousin were also domiciled on front street at this time the daily herald p 51 and 1900 harrison county mississippi federal census t623 808 p 1a ed 31 and  the biloxi daily herald july 29 1907 p 2  john carroway was a candidate for beat one board of supervisors of harrison county in 1907  the biloxi daily herald july 29 1907 p 2  king bienville with blanche picard 18871930 as queen of biloxi s initial mardi gras in march 1908  1910   1912 jules d aquin  18771936 and ellen j joullian  m byron p lyons their c ourt king aurguis i ws mcintyre wj thomas wh hunt ph prieur john f eistetter and charles m lanius 1913 thomas k devitt and irma dukate  m daniel j gorenflo  1914 elbert l dukate  18811943 and noreta lopez  m rucks yerger jr  1915   ulysse s desporte  18611927 and katherine louise henley  m edward mccoll  1916 rp linfield and mamie lewis  m john francis  1917 mardi gras 1917 was celebrated on february 20 th and ruled over by george c quint  18861967 and mary chinn  18911958 who later married john f eistetter the theme of the sixfloat night parade was  centennial spirit to commemorate the mississippi statehood centennial 18171917   n salvadore navarro 18691953 designed and built the floats he blakeslee of the mississippi centennial commission in gulfport  the daily herald january 23 1917 p 1 and february 21 1917 p 1  in late 1917 with world war i raging in western europe the 1918 mardi gras was cancelled at new orleans mayor glennan was enamored with celebrating mardi gras at biloxi and called a meeting of the biloxi carnival association in late december 1917 to ascertain if the business community desired to have a mardi gras day fete  the daily herald december 29 1917  1918 william p kennedy  king arguis vii and blanche davis  m william e thompson queen ixolib vii ruled the biloxi mardi gras and elk s ball on february 11 1918 the daily herald february 11 1918 p 1 and february 12 1918 p 3  1919 ww i postponed 1920s   1920 john j kennedy  18751949 mayor of biloxi and augusta coulte r 18931980 ruled the biloxi mardi gras on february 17 th general john j black jack pershing 1921  and evelyn e desporte thompson 19041986 ruled the biloxi mardi gras on february 8th 1922 1923 1924 1925 dr albert brown russ and josephine folkes  m albert brown russ and thomas burns were king and queen of the biloxi mardi gras on february 24th 1926 louis braun and evelyn e desporte  m hollis calvin tommy thompson  1927 les masques held their fifth annual mardi gras ball at the biloxi elk s club on february 11th  miss amelia castanera  19052000 m general john a o keefe the daughter of captain frank b castanera 18701934 and amelia desporte 18801953 was the queen the daily herald february 12 1927 p 1  john wright apperso n and mildred eley  19021992 ruled on march 1 1927 mildred was the daughter of dr william w eley 18751944 and florence keahey 18741948 she married frank kennedy dr eley was a general medical practitioner and the family resided on west beach her siblings were clifton c eley 1905 and eugenia f eley 1910  1928 mark l miller and mercedes wilkes m william l parks  1929 antonio j catchot  18641954 of ocean springsand  pearl lee atkinson  m louis j gutierrez ruled the 1929 biloxi mardi gras antonio j catchot called captain tony was born on january 29 2864 at ocean springs mississippi to jose catchot 18231900 a native of minorca in the balearic islands off the eastern coast of spain and julia a smith 18231903 an 1847 immigrant from limerick ireland and the widow of john hays on october 1 1882 tony catchot joined the l n railroad aj catchot s engineering abilities were so impressive that in october 1894 he was sent to pensacola florida to assist in building the muscogee wharf the docks at commandancia and tarrangona street and a coaling station for us steel in 1900 the l n loaned him to the us navy to rebuild the docks at warrington florida he then went to the dry tortugas to construct wharves and a condensing plant catchot was also loaned to the gulf ship island railroad to erect the piers at gulfport in 1901 tony catchot returned to the l n railroad in 1902 and was promoted to superintendent of the bridge and building department of the new orleansmobile division in 1907 he remained as this prestigious post until 1943 aj catchot had bought the old louis darring property on the southeast corner of washington and desoto in 1897 he built a new structure here commencing in february 1897 it served as a saloon until it closed in april 1899 leaving george arndt s paragon saloon the only one in town catchot later rented the structure to various merchants through the years many honors and awards were bestowed upon captain catchot he was a board member of the farmers and merchants state bank in 1915 and elected president of the bank in september 1925 in may 1925 catchot formed the superior oil company of ocean springs with jj kennedy and fb royster the purpose of this 15000 capitalized company was to market gasoline and oil in the area tony catchot was elected president of the l n veterans club for the new orleans mobile division in the late 1920s in 1929 he reigned as king d iberville of the coast mardi gras association catchot was a charter member of the ocean springs fire company no 1 joining in 1880 and serving as its fire chief for nearly sixty years antonio john catchot retired from the l n on january 1 1947 after sixtyfour years of loyal and meritorious service to that organization he died on august 11 1954 at handsboro mississippi catchot s remains were interred at the evergreen cemetery on fort bayou  1930s 1930 walter e white and martha r guice  m william m harrison  1931 jw milner and ella e edmonds  m irwin m cowie jr  1932 hermes gautier  18941969 and virginia theobald  19091995 m john lockett  1933 bidwell adams and marjorie dukate leslie b grant and vera bond ruled the les masques mardi gras ball  the daily herald february 15 1933 p 2 with photos  1934 john t mcdonald  of bay st louis and evelyn ramsay   of ocean springs ruled the mardi gras at biloxi on february 13th with the theme seven cities by the sea the daily herald february 14 1934 p 1  biloxi s negro community with king zulu and his hula warriors indians and voodoo witch doctor paraded through biloxi s central business district on mardi gras eve king zulu ruled at the mardi gras ball held at the suburban gardens on main street after the parade had ended  the daily herald february 14 1934 p 5    fifty children residing in the possum neck neighborhood  claiborne street dorries street and pearl street  east biloxi  and sponsored by hr richmond  held a junior carnival parade in their neighborhood  the four floats were designed by the children with rene alford and kathryn hecht as rulers of possum neck   the daily herald february 15 1934 p 2      1935 clark c griffith  and katherine weeks 1936 the billikens a carnival club of seventyfive maids and matrons was organized at biloxi on january 3 1936 the initial officers were myrtis b whetstone cline captain eleanor g youska baker secretary annie lang strayham treasurer avis linnelle welch vignes ada moore and mrs john gryder board members the billikens held their first masked dance on february 7 1936  the daily herald january 7 1936 p 2    john a swanzy  and  thelma josephine gorenflo  m lewis edward curtis jr  1937 no celebration1946 1938 dixie hollis and catherine demiller  1st junior carnival  homer redford richmond and jb richmond will enter four floats in the junior carnival parade on mardi gras day  every year the children in their neighborhood have held a juvenile parade this year they will form a part of the coast wide mardi gras parade on mardi gras day the daily herald february 24 1938 p 2  1939 john e dunnavant  and  betty grayson  2nd junior carnival on february 29th 1940s   1940 mardi gras on february 6th clare joachim and forrest m runnels ruled the billikens ball  the daily herald february 8 1941 p 7  1941 miss martha burnett and carl winecoff ruled the billikins ball  the daily herald february 8 1941 p 7  miss laurie wilkes and alf dantzler ruled at the 19th les masques ball  the daily herald february 15 1941 p 2  mrs fs eastland and captain dewey reagan ruled the mithras ball  the daily herald february 15 1941 p 2  alonzo parker   king roxie  and  alice wells   queen isabella   led eight floats with colored riders through biloxi s downtown from main and division streets celebrating mardi gras  the black participants also rode horses cars and bicycles  biloxi s white community did not parade in 1941  the daily herald february 23 1941 p 6 february 24 1941 p 3 and february 25 1941 p 1  our mother of sorrows catholic colored school held a carnival parade on february 23rd nine floats carried children dressed in appropriate costumes representing uncle sam and miss columbia kights and ladies indians and miss our mother of sorrows of 1941  the sisters of the blessed sacrament who teach at the school planned and worked diligently to produce the parade an orchestra riders on gayly colored bicycles led the celebrants the daily herald february 24 1941 p 3  1942 wwii no celebration   1943 wwii  no celebration  mardi grad on march 9th  1944 wwii  no celebration  mardi gras on february 22nd  1945 wwii  no celebration  mardi grad on february 13th  1946 james love  king d iberville and jane dukate matthes  m joseph edward owen 19202010 mardi gras held on on march 5th  king zulu arrived aboard the 40foot yacht  metrus  at the community house pier the daily herald march 6 1946 p1  1947 jesse smith king d iberville and natalie thiac mardi gras on february 18th  1948 mardi gras day was observed on february 10th with queen esther coulson  daughter of mrs mattie coulson and king d iberville leon hall  spouse of mercedes williams ruling the festivities the daily herald february 6 1948 february 11 1948 p 1  1949 howard mcdonnell   19091992 biloxi attorney and politician and  mary rose venus  tacon 19271992  ruled the biloxi mardi gras celebration  on march 1st   clinton bolton  19441997 king arguis and  gayden fritz  purcell    queen tevalliac  were monarchs  of the  children s mardi gras festivities  the daily herald march 2 1949 p 1  1950s 1950 harry johnson schmidt  md 19051997 and ella mae barq on february 21st  1951korean war  no celebration   1952korean war  no celebration   1953 edward barq jr  19211971 and bessie marie corso  m on february 17th  1954 dr joseph luka kuljis  1909 and sarah roberts tremmel  m marion daniel pitalo ruled the biloxi mardi gras on march 2nd the daily herald march 2 1954 p 1  1955 february 22nd  1956 february 14th  1957 roy peter bellande  18951964 and carolyn mckellar bolton  the daughter of dr eldon langston bolton 19131990 and carolyn howard mckellar 19131996 ruled mardi gras on march 5th the daily herald march 1957  1958 february 18th  1959 february 10th  1960s 1960 merle f palmer  19191990 and elizabeth liz ann corso  daughter of frank p corso and pearl harvey ruled mardi gras on march 1st she married john schappert joachim jr on november 26 1960 mrb 118 p 43  1961 february 14th  1962 march 6th  1963 edward w woody blossman  19131990 and alice calmes talbott ruled mardi gras on february 26th woody blossman was elected president of the gulf coast carnival association for 1964  the daily herald january 3 1964 p 1    1964 february 11th  1965 queen ixolib linda dorothy ingrassia   b 1943 m john calvin mozingo ii of gulfport and a senior at ole miss and  king d iberville tm dorsett  b 1915 native of texas city texas and manager of construction and marina at broadwater beach hotel ruled the mardi gras on march 2nd the daily herald march 2 1965 p 1 and march 3 1965 p 1  biloxi mardi gras medallions planned to be cast designed by the daily herald decmebr 12 1965 p 27  1966 jo ellen kalif james e alexander  md and jo ellen kalif  ruled mardi gras on february 22nd  the ocean springs news february 24 1966 p 1  1967 february 7th 1968 donald w cumbest   king d iberville queen ixolib sandra hatten  later mrs william charles hartwell jr of gulfport and donald w cumbest  19251995 pascagoula attorney city judge and 19th jd districy attorney ruled the mardi gras in biloxi on february 27th the daily herald february 27 1968 p 1  1969 february 18th 1970s 1970 february 10th 1971 february 23rd 1972 february 15th 1973 march 6th 1974   john r blossman 19432009  john r blossman  19432009 king d iberville and laurie james turnbough  queen ixolib ruled the gulf coast carnival association mardi gras at biloxi on february 26 1974 the theme was the 250 anniversary of the biloxi bay colony the ocean springs record february 28 1974 p 1  1975 february 11th 1976 march 2nd 1977 february 22nd 1978 jack thompson  son of hollis c tommy thompson and evelyn desporte thompson 19041986 queen ixolib of 1915 mardi grad day february 7th  1979 1980s 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 february 7th 1990  1990february 27th 1991 queen ixolib donna michelle haynes of gulfport and king d iberville joseph c wink jr  of diamondhead ruled the gcca mardi gras on february 12th the sun herald february 10 1991 p e1  1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2000 2001 2002 2003   2004 2005 2006 2007   2008 mardi grad on february 5th 2009 mardi gras on february 24th  2010s mardi gras on february 16th 2011 mardi gras on march 8th 2012 christina ann carter  and  mark donlon mavar  ruled as  queen ixolib  and  king d iberville  on february 21st as  the gulf coast carnival association celebrated mardi gras in biloxi  the sun herald february 19 2012 p f1    king ibervillejames wetzell 2013 mardi gras was on februay 12th  2014 mardi gras on march 4th  2015 mardi gras on february 17th  2016 mardi gras on february 9th  2017   2018   2019 mardi gras on march 5th  references  the biloxi daily herald business and professional men  the biloxi daily herald biloxi mississippi1902  journals 1890s the biloxi herald   death of bernard picard   may 23 1896 the daily biloxi herald      the biloxi daily herald      1900s the biloxi daily herald   among the candidates   july 29 1907 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi mardi gras now a certainty   february 29 1908 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi first carnival a success beyond expectations   march 4 1908 the biloxi daily herald   story of the big parade   march 4 1908 the daily picayune   mardi gras at biloxi   march 4 1908 the biloxi daily herald   city news   august 14 1908 the biloxi daily herald   levypicard   august 27 1908 1910s the daily herald   chiapella gets title from king   february 21 1912 the daily herald   most auspicious mardi gras in biloxi s history today   february 16 1915 the daily herald     february 17 1915 the daily herald   carnival plans start last night   january 13 1917 the daily herald   blakeslee assure carnival success   january 23 1917 the daily herald   spectacular scenes mark the close of gulf coast s greatest carnival   february 21 1917 the daily herald   mccollhenley   february 11 1918 the daily herald   king and queen of mardi gras to come to biloxi shores   february 11 1918 the daily herald   elk s ball is splendid   february 12 1918 the daily herald   rapid rise of former biloxian   september 24 1918 1920s the daily herald   thousands view spectacle of biloxi s mardi gras   february 25 1925 the daily herald   fifth annual masques ball  les masques  scene of exotic brilliance   february 12 1927 the daily herald   ocean springs first to enter mardi gras   december 20 1927 the daily herald   king d iberville nears capital city   february 1 1929 1930s the daily herald   history of biloxi mardi gras observance given   february 17 1931 the daily herald   carraway funeral   august 19 1931 the daily herald   carraway funeral   august 21 1931 the daily herald   john carraway buried   august 24 1931 the daily herald   iberville in biloxi for annual visit guns boom welcome   february 9 1932 the daily herald   king and queens of past years   february 9 1932 the daily herald   reign as king  leslie b grant  and queen  vera bond  of les masques at biloxi   february 15 1933 the daily herald   biloxi enjoys festivities   february 14 1934 the daily herald   will announce queen tonight   february 13 1934 the daily herald   zulu celebration held in biloxi   february 14 1934 the daily herald   junior carnival  possum neck neighborhood  parade   february 15 1934  the daily herald   mardi gras tours   february 15 1934  the daily herald   reign as king and queen of carnival ball at biloxi  photo     february 16 1934 the daily herald   new carnival organization   january 7 1936 the daily herald   miss   josephine  gorenflo queen   february 26 1936 the daily herald   four more floats in biloxi parade    february 24 1938 1940s the daily herald   martha burnett and carl winecoff rule billikins   february 8 1941 the daily herald   miss  laurie  wilkes and alf dantzler rule  les masques february 15 1941 the daily herald   captain dewey reagan and mrs fs eastland rule ball  mithras     february 22 1941 the daily herald   colored carnival parade at biloxi   february 23 1941 the daily herald   colored carnival parade is planned   february 24 1941 the daily herald   kiddies frolic for mardi gras at biloxi   february 25 1941  the daily herald   king d iberville arrives tuesday on barq yacht   february 6 1948 the daily herald   miss matthes carl winecoff mithras rulers   february 7 1948 the daily herald   observed carnival at biloxi   february 11 1948 the daily herald   mcdonnell miss venus rule at biloxi   march 2 1949  1950 the daily herald      the daily herald   elect ed barq jr president biloxi carnival group   march 27 1953 the daily herald   king d iberville queen ixolib rule biloxi fete   march 2 1954  1960 the daily herald   blossman head coast carnival organization   january 3 1964 the daily herald   reveal mysteries of coast mardi gras   march 1 1965 the daily herald   1965 king d iberville is dorsett   march 2 1965 the daily herald   queen is miss linda ingrassi   march 2 1965 the daily herald   tm dorsett miss ingrassi rule mardi gras   march 2 1965 the daily herald   carnival is climaxed with biloxi parade   march 3 1965 the daily herald   biloxi medals for mardi gras are being cast   december 12 1965 the daily herald   1927 queen ixolib now resides in long beach   february 3 1966 the timespicayune   the roll of rex   february 20 1966 the daily herald   biloxi carnival clubs look ahead to new themes for 1967 tableaux   february 21 1966 the daily herald   dr alexander is d iberville miss kalif is ixolib   february 22 1966  1970 the daily herald   thompson family reigns again in biloxi   february 6 1978 the daily herald      the daily herald      the daily herald      the daily herald      1980   1990   2000   2010   the sun herald      the sun herald      the sun herald   mark mavar is king diberville   february 19 2012 p f1 the sun herald      royalty jules d aquin 18771936 and ellen j joullian m byron p lyons the court king aurguis i ws mcintyre wj thomas wh hunt ph prieur john f eistetter and charles m lanius 3151 views  ', 0),
(182, 'en', 'node_search', ' combel family combel family ray wed 8242011 1031  joseph edgar combel  18531938 courtesy of donna maria wagner wallace scotia new york  combel family joseph edgar combel  18531938 a native of shieldsboro bay st louis mississippi was the progenitor of the combel family that resided at biloxi mississippi in the early 20 th century joseph e combel was the son of edgard antoine pierre combel  1831pre1877 and lucie angelique paganetto combel  18331857 both natives of louisiana after the demise of lucie paganetto combel edgard ap combel married marie alice robin  18371886 a native of new orleans louisiana he sired about ten combel children with these wives on january 23 1877 in hancock county mississippi joseph e combel married  mary elizabeth garnier  18571921 their children were  mary angelina combel  1878pre1956 m winton l springer 18761920 of clinton illinois  theodore combel  18801963 m clara belle word 18831968 of oxford mississippi  amelia mary combel  18821965 m reuben harris givens 18771948  maria georgiann combel   18841958 m walter c wagner 18821953  ralph j combel  18881956 m flavilla reynolds 18911966 and marie heinrich 19041970  isabel jeanne combel  18901983 m virgil b carlyle 18761952  margaret i combel  18911990 m robert e slay 18901975  earl joseph m combel  18941894 and inez combel 18971991 m shirley louis guilbeau 18971980  biloxi1902 in early april 1902  the bay st louis echo related to its citizens that joseph combel had planned to relocate his hardware business to biloxi mr combel reasoned that biloxi had a stronger potential for commercial growth than his natal city at biloxi joseph combel rented the hagan building on the sw c of west howard avenue and magnolia street he planned to open for business on may 1 st  the biloxi daily herald april 8 1902 p 8  a man of his word joseph combel opened combels s hardware store on may 1 1902 his family had not yet relocated from bay st louis to join him  the biloxi daily herald may 2 1902 p 8  by late august 1902 mr combel was advertising in the local biloxi journal as follows  joseph combel hardware stoves paints oils turpentine varnishes crockery glassware harness and window glass  the biloxi daily herald august 30 1902 p 7  joseph e combel family  lr theo j combel 18801963 joseph e combel 18531938 amelia c givens 18821965 angelina c springer 18781934 elizabeth garnier combel 18571921 and maria c wagner 18841958 courtesy of donna maria wagner wallace scotia new york  amelia combel marries at nola1902 at new orleans on april 30 1902 miss amelia combel married reuben harris givens 18771948 a native of kentucky at nola mr givens began working at the joseph combel hardware store in biloxi circa 1905 in october 1910 he secured a position as house salesman with the southern hardware company in mobile alabama   nola mrb 23 p 932 and the daily herald october 11 1910 p 8  by 1920 the reuben h givens family was settled at 1006 anthony street in mobile reuben was employed as sales manager with the mcgowinlyons hardware supply company situated on st louis and water street at this time he and amelia combel givens were the parents of five children ethel belle givens 19051982 grace givens reuben h givens jr 19071984 joseph combel givens 19081986 and george miller givens 19171988 1920 mobile co alabama federal census t62535 p 7a ed 111 reuben h givens expired at mobile alabama on september 23 1948 amelia combel givens died at mobile on november 28 1968 their corporal remains were interred in the pine crest cemetery at mobile alabama the biloxi herald advertiser1903 in october 1903  the biloxi daily herald made a note that joseph combel was one of its advertisers it described his business as follows combel s carries the most complete line of hardware stoves and fishing tackle in south mississippi it is the agent for the great wilson stove and also carries a full stock of house furnishings  the biloxi daily herald october 17 1903 p 1  theodore j combel marries at oxford mississippi1903 there is a high degree of certitude that theodore theo j combel 18801963 married clara belle word 18831968 called belle the daughter of lucious n word 18601900 and mattie tarver at oxford lafayette county mississippi in 1903 mr word was the assistant postmaster at oxford in 19001900 lafayette co mississippi federal census t623814 p 3b ed 44 in 1900 theo worked as a salesman in his father s hardware store at bay st louis mississippi after the combel family relocated to biloxi in 1902 he joined the l n railroad and worked in its machine shop at mobile alabama by november 1905 theo combel was commuting on weekends to visit his wife at biloxi by 1910 theo and belle w combel were domiciled on canal street in mobile alabama with claire combel 19051989 their first child he made his livelihood as a railroad fireman 1900 hancock co mississippi federal census t623 and 1910 mobile co alabama federal census t62427 p 1b ed 92 and the biloxi daily herald november 20 1905 p 4 as presently known by the author the theo j combel family consisted of two children clare combel 19051989 m mr niolon and lt colonel theo j combel ii 19112005 m frances ottone 19152004 theo j combel expired at mobile alabama on april 2 1963 while belle word combel died there on november 28 1968 the corporal remains of all known members of this family were interred in the pine crest cemetery in mobile alabama maria g combel marries at biloxi1905 on january 18 1905 maria g combel 18841958 married walter charles wagner  18821953 the son of charles azby wagner 18561930 an 1873 austrian immigrant and louisa vanderstraeten 1860 1896 the daughter of jeanbaptiste vanderstraeten and marieemelie hugonin of new orleans the wagnercombel nuptials occurred at biloxi mississippi in the church of the nbvm and the newlyweds left for their new home in new orleans  the biloxi daily herald january 18 1905 p 8  in the crescent city walter c wagner grew up at 619 custom house street in the vieux carre where his father was a saloon proprietor in january 1900 charles a wagner remarried bertha rathoff 18771945 who was only five years older than walter c wagner she gave birth to three sons clarence a wagner 19031972 louis f wagner 19051972 and william j wagner 19081930 1900 and 1930 orleans parish louisiana federal census t623571 p 6b ed 34 and r 803 p 23b ed 66  national brewery1911 in 1910 the walter c wagner family was domiciled at 432 reynoir street at biloxi mississippi at this time he made his livelihood as a sales clerk in the joseph e combel hardware store in march 1911 charles a wagner walter s father became a driving force in the organization and incorporation of the national brewery a new beer brewing company at new orleans the brewery a 400000 steel brick and stone structure was designed by keenan weiss architects and erected at 2600 gravier street by john henry general contractor the company utilized local labor and the construction was financed with local capital the national brewery plant was completed in late may 1912 and viewed by about 10000 friends of the corporate officers charles a wagner president albert werner vicepresident ac daubert secretary and hc osborne treasurer the national brewery had the capacity to produce 60000 barrels of beer annually   after the demise of charles a wagner in the early 1930s the national brewery was sold to the falstaff brewing corporation of st louis in december 1936  the daily picayune march 26 1911 p 9 july 9 1911 p 5 and may 31 1912 and the timespicayune december 15 1936 p 16  by 1920 maria g wagner and walter c wagner and children had returned to new orleans they were domiciled at 423 clark street and joseph e combel and angelina c springer maria s father and sister were living with them walter c wagner was employed with the national brewery at this time 1920 orleans parish louisiana federal census t625619 p 8b ed 57 the children of walter c wagner and maria combel were charles azby wagner 19051962 m mary rafferty marie louise wagner 19072002 m leo louis bouchey leach 19051965 walter charles wagner ii 19131969 m betty primett joseph earl wagner 19151970 m odette hymel 19171993 and isabel wagner 19232008 m harry h boylan jr 19202011 walter c wagner expired at nola on october 19 1953 maria combel wagner died november 12 1958 also in the crescent city their corporal remains were placed in the hope mausoleum at new orleans louisiana  the timespicayune october 20 1953 p 2 and november 13 1958 p 2  summer heat in late may 1905 many of biloxi s merchants cognizant of the coming summer heat and humidity agreed to close their establishments at 630 pm on weekdays in order to give their clerks a break joseph e combel with s joseph mary arguelles es balthrope charles redding edward glennan em mccrary l lopez company tp dulion company wachenfeld company gorenflo david levy lm coleman jp hagan moseley devitt sam picard maurice m levy john r young and cahn singer were among those to make this pact  the biloxi daily herald may 18 1905 p 5  angelina m combel marries in chicago1906 angelina gena m combel  1878pre 1956 married winton l springer 18761920 a native of wisconsin at chicago illinois on november 30 1906 mr springer is believed to have lived in clinton illinois before moving to chicago where he was the proprietor of a print shop in 1900 wl springer was domiciled in rock county wisconsin with his widowed mother and sister he made his living selling sheet music at this time  the biloxi daily herald december 3 1906 p 4 and 1900 rock co 1900 rock co wisconsin federal census t6231814 p 5b ed 168 in 1910 winton l springer was living alone in chicago and operating a printery by 1920 he had relocated to hillsdale new jersey and had married circa 1914 wanda springer 18891920 a 1907 swedish immigrant they had two children ralph springer b 1915 and wanda springer b 19171910 cook co illinois federal census t624263 p 16a ed 901 and 1920 bergen co new jersey federal census t6251017 p 4b ed 52 there is a high degree of certitude that angelina m combel either divorced or abandoned winton l springer or vice versa shortly after their nuptials she lived the remainder of her life in louisiana much of it with her father it appears that she may died between 1938 and 1956 no further information ralph j combel weds in new orleans1909 ralph j combel  18881956 sometimes called raoul married flavilla reynolds 18911966 the daughter of marshall albert reynolds 18461906 a native of bowling county ohio and magdalena seibert 18621946 at nola on june 7 1909 nola mrb 31 p 233 like his father joseph e combel ralph j combel made his livelihood as salesman he traveled often in his vocation selling hardware and paints ralph and flavilla settled in new orleans at 3126 palmyra street they were the parents of norma combel 19091991 m frank fairley d january 26 1968 and fay combel 19111989 married morris c gottesman 18911972 1920 orleans parish louisiana federal census t625619 p 12a ed 55 morris c gottesman was a romanian jew and came to new york in 1914 in the early 1930s he settled at nola and became a partner in higgins industries and later was associated with the levitan furniture company mr gottesman died on september 16 1972 at nola his corporal remains were interred in the chevra thilim cemetery in the crescent city   fay combel gottesman died at nola in july 1989  the timespicayune september 16 1972 p 20  ralph j combel and flavilla reynolds divorced and he married marie heinrichtravelbee 19041970 the daughter of robert heinrich and helen schmidt marie heinrich combel died at nola on may 10 1970 her corporal remains were interred at the greenwood cemetery in nola the timespicayune may 16 1970 p 16 ralph j combel passed on at nola april 27 1956 his remains were interred in the greenwood cemetery flavilla reynolds combel expired at nola on march 4 1966 her corporal remains were interred in the cypress grove cemetery the timespicayune april 28 1956 p 2 and march 8 1966 sec i p 2  isabel j combel1910 graduation and marriage in 1914 isabel jeanne combel  18901983 attended the sacred heart school at biloxi she was the only graduating senior of the 19091910 class on april 15 1914 in the church of the nbvm at biloxi isabel married virgil benson carlisle 18761952 a mississippian but at the time a traveling salesman based at st louis missouri  the daily herald june 9 1910 p 8 april 13 1914 p 2 and harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 25 p 589 by 1917 the carlisles had relocated to lafayette louisiana where virgil sold lightening rods for the st louis lightening rod company by 1930 he had become the proprietor of a furniture store and he and isabel were domiciled at 110 monroe street they never had children 1930 lafayette parish louisiana federal census r797 p 4b ed 10 later virgil and isabel c carlisle moved to new orleans and lived at 907 jackson avenue isabel combel carlisle died at nola on february 11 1983 she was preceded in death by virgil b carlisle her spouse who passed in the crescent city on may 1 1952 their corporal remains rest for eternity in the greenwood cemetery at new orleans louisiana  the timepicayune may 2 1952 p 2 and february 13 1983 section i p 16  marguerite combel marries in 1910 marguerite combel  18911991 was a student at sacred heart until the day before she wedded robert e slay 18901975 a native of bon secour baldwin county alabama on september 17 1910 their civil ceremony preceded their catholic nuptials both held at the home of peter yurgensen mr slay was an employee of the yurgensen bakery at biloxi  the daily herald september 19 1910 p 8  robert e slay and marguerite combel slay resided in biloxi at 204 east howard avenue here in biloxi mississippi seven children were born elizabeth t slay 19111917 m coney murello 18981984 robert e slay ii 19131996 joseph lawrence slay 19151998 m barbara boyd 19222003 elodie slay b 1918 m charles l tabor 19171991 and mr mccready rita june slay 19201991 m mr holden marjorie slay b 1923 m mr ernst and shirley slay 19252007 m lloyd triay 19212004 mr slay made his livelihood at biloxi as a merchant tailor 1920 harrison co mississippi federal census t625876 p 39b ed 39 circa 1927 the robert e slay family left biloxi and relocated to fort pierce florida in st lucie county florida mr slay was the proprietor of a successful dry cleaning establishment two children were born in florida lanette slay b 1928 married mr egers and dorothy evelyn slay 19311999 married mr mauck and mr swartz 1930 st lucie co florida federal census r332 p 5a ed 6 marguerite combel slay died in late may 1990 at fort pierce florida robert e slay had preceded her in death passing in october 1975 the palm beach post may 31 1990 p 3b  elizabeth garnier combel passes mrs joseph e combel met her demise on may 9 1921 at lafayette louisiana she had been a guest of inez combel her daughter   the corporal remains ofelizabeth garnier combel were taken from 3120 palmyra street in the crescent city the residence of ralph j combel to the greenwood cemetery for internment  the daily herald may 10 1921 p 4 and the timespicayune   may 10 1921 p 2   interior combel store  courtesy of donna maria wagner wallace scotia new york  us joachim takes over combels 1918  in march 1918 joseph e combel sold his business to uriah s joachim  18881977 leon f janin jr 19121957 and wo clark who incorporated as the combel hardware company at biloxi at this time by 1918 mr joachim had been promoted manager of the l lopez company operation in biloxi he resigned and joined the combel hardware company as manager david j venus replaced us joachim as the manager of the lopez store on west howard avenue the combel hardward company evolved by 1948 into joachim s wholly owned combel s merchandise mart in addition to his hardware interests us joachim was president of first federal savings and loan and the avelez hotel he was also a member of the biloxi chamber of commerce elks club and church of the nativity of the bvm mr joachim expired in late january 1977 stella gillen joachim his wife of over fifty years preceded him in death expiring on september 12 1963 they rest eternally in the southern memorial park cemetery in biloxi  the daily herald march 25 1918 p 3 april 22 1918 p 5 the jackson county times march 20 1918 p 7 and the daily herald january 31 1977 p a2  move to nola and mobile joseph e combel moved to new orleans after the sale of his biloxi business to the uriah s joachim group in 1920 he and angelina combel springer his daughter were domiciled with the walter c wagner family at 423 clark street by january 1922 joseph had relocated to mobile alabama where theo j combel his son lived 1920 orleans parish louisiana federal census t625619 p 8b ed 57  inez combel marries in 1922 on january 16 1922  inez combel  18971991 married shirley louis guilbeau at st john s cathedral in lafayette louisiana   maria c wagner her sister sang ave maria at the wedding  the daily herald january 10 1922 p 3 and the timespicayune january 23 1922 p 11   inez combel guilbeau died at houston texas in october 1991 no further information attempted robbery1928 nola in early december 1928 herman o baker d 1928 described as a society burglar entered combel s variety store at 3126 tulane avenue and lopez street the combel store was kept by joseph e combel 18531938 and angelina combel springer his daughter while resisting baker s attempt to rob his market mr combel was struck in the head with the burglar s pistol and then shot in his left hand as he wrestled with the perpetrator james reilly a nola fireman retrieved the pistol and shot and mortally wounded ho baker joseph e combel was taken to the hospital for his injuries  the timespicayune december 11 1928 p 1   joseph edgar combel   18531938 and brother courtesy of donna maria wagner wallace scotia new york  joseph e combel passes joseph e combel died on november 24 1938 at mobile alabama in 1930 he and angelina c springer his daughter were living at in the crescent city and operating a hardware store 1930 orleans parish louisiana federal census r 801 p 16a ed 29  references  jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  volume iii catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1995  journals the biloxi daily herald   city news   april 8 1902 the biloxi daily herald   city news   may 2 1902 the biloxi daily herald   joseph combel   august 30 1902 the biloxi daily herald   among herald advertisers   october 17 1903 the biloxi daily herald   city news   january 18 190 the biloxi daily herald   merchants will close   january 18 1905 the biloxi daily herald   personal   november 20 1905 the biloxi daily herald   city news   december 3 1906 the daily herald   city news   may 25 1909 the daily herald   sacred heart school exercises last night   june 16 1910 the daily herald   slaycombel   september 19 1910 the daily herald   biloxi news paragraphs of interest   october 11 1910 the daily herald   nephew of biloxian meets tragic death   june 9 1911 the daily herald   charged with rape hiding in woods   july 20 1911 the daily herald   wedding announcement   april 13 1914 the daily herald   hardware   may 31 1916 the daily herald   new hardware corporation   march 25 1918 the daily herald   dj venus in charge of lopez store   march 25 1918 the daily herald   the charter of incorporation of combel hardware company   april 22 1918 the daily herald   here from new orleans   march 2 1921 the daily herald   mrs combel dies at lafayette   may 10 1921 the daily herald   miss combel to wed   january 10 1922 the daily herald   making improvements to building   november 22 1922 the daily herald   new building  combel s merchandise mart  to be erected in downtown biloxi   april 5 1952 the daily herald   us joachim   january 31 1977 the huntsville times   frances combel   june 2004 the huntsville times   theo j combel jr   april 2 2005 the jackson county times   local news items   march 20 1918 florida journals the fort pierce news   joseph larry slaybeloved football coach administrator dies at 82   october 9 1998 the fort pierce news   evelyn slay mauck swartz   october 22 1999 the miami herald   coney murello   december 16 1984 the palm beach post    marguerite i combel slay   may 31 1990 the palm beach post    charles l tabor   june 27 1991 nola journals the new orleans states   society   january 23 1922 the palm beach post   marguerite i combel slay  may 31 1990 the daily picayune   waltercombel   january 22 1905 the daily picayune   died   february 19 1906 the daily picayune   another brewery organized here   march 26 1911 the daily picayune   new brewery building   july 9 1911 the daily picayune   national brewery   may 31 1912 the timespicayune    died   may 10 1921 the timespicayune    society   january 23 1922 the timespicayune   bandit shot dead with own pistol thugs on rampage   december 11 1928 the timespicayune    the crew of preprohibition days return to jobs at national brewery plant   august 13 1933 the timespicayune    national brewing plant purchased by falstaff firm   december 15 1937 the timespicayune    deaths   november 25 1938 the timespicayune    deaths   september 3 1945 the timespicayune    deaths   october 31 1946 the timespicayune    deaths   may 2 1952 the timespicayune    deaths   october 20 1953 the timespicayune    deaths   april 28 1956 the timespicayune    deaths   november 12 1958 the timespicayune      charles a  wagner rites planned today   september 26 1962 the timespicayune    deaths   september 27 1962 the timespicayune     leo b  leach funeral will be today   march 11 1965 the timespicayune    deaths   march 8 1966 the timespicayune   deaths   january 29 1968 the timespicayune    deaths   may 16 1970 the timespicayune    deaths   october 18 1970 the timespicayune   gottesman dies after illness   september 16 1972 the timespicayune    deaths   february 13 1983 the timespicayune    triay   march 14 2007  combel family records our lady of the gulf catholic church bay st louis mississippi joseph e combel family birth records  names per catholic church records mary angelica combel born march 16 1878 theophyle joseph combel born may 4 1880 mary emilia combel born march 16 1882 mary georgine combel born january 19 1884 joseph raoul combel born august 11 1888 mary isabella jane combel born july 3 1890 mary margaret ida combel born december 21 1891 earl joseph michel combel born june 26 1894 and died november 13 1894 mary ines combel born june 23 1897 chicago illinois marriages angelina combel married wl springer at chicago on november 30 1906 the biloxi daily herald december 3 1906  hancock county mississippi marriages mary elizabeth garnier married joseph edgard combel on january 24 1877 our lady of the gulf catholic churchbook 1 p 118  harrison county mississippi marriages maria combel married walter charles wagner of nola at biloxi mississippi on january 18 1905 mrb 16 p 274 isabel jeanne combel married vernon b carlisle on april 15 1914 at biloxi mississippi mrb 25 p 589  nola marriages charles a wagner married louisa vanderstraeten on june 23 1881 nola mrb 8 p 714  charles a wagner married bertha rathoff on january 11 1900 nola mrb 21 p 968  amelia mary combel married reuben harris givens on april 30 1902 nola mrb 23 p 932  raoul j combel married flavilla reynolds on june 7 1909 nola mrb 31 p 233  lafayette parish louisiana marriages inez combel married shirley l guilbeau at lafayette lafayette parish louisiana on january 23 1922 combel deaths lucie angelique paganetto combel  18331857 died june 9 1857 buried cedar rest cemeterybay st louis mississippi  marie alice robin combel  18371886 died on march 25 1886 olg book 2 p 7  dr henry i combel  18761904 died march 24 1904 buried cedar rest cemeterybay st louis mississippi elizabeth garnier combel  181921 died may 9 1921 at lafayette louisiana buried greenwood cemetery nola joseph e combel  18531938 died november 24 1938 at mobile alabama buried greenwood cemetery nola virgil b carlisle  18761952 died may 1 1952 at nola interred greenwood cemetery nola walter charles wagner  181953 died october 20 1953 at nola interred hope mausoleum nola ralph joseph combel  18881956 died april 27 1956 at nola interred greenwood cemetery nola maria combel wagner  18841958 died november 12 1958 interred hope mausoleum nola theodore j combel  18801963 died april 2 1963 at mobile alabama interred pine crest cemetery mobile alabama flavilla reynolds combel  18911966 daughter of marshall a reynolds and magdalena seibert died march 4 1966 at nola interred cypress grove cemetery nola belle word combel  18831968 died on november 28 1968 at mobile alabama interred pine crest cemetery mobile alabama isabel combel carlisle  18901983 died february 11 1983 at nola interred greenwood cemetery nola marguerite ida combel slay  18911990 died in may 1990 at fort pierce florida inez combel guilbeau  18971991 died in october 1991 at houston texas 507 views  ', 0);
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excess of 700 pounds  the large turtle required four men to turn it on its back the biloxi herald june 11 1892 p 4  1893   1900 a visiting reporter wrote that a biloxi turtle farm had 5000 turtles and that they sold for 36 per dozen the biloxi daily herald august 26 1900 p 12  1903 the honorable joseph w swetman got hold of several diamond backs and decided to give a small feed to a few of his friends  he took john kennedy into his confidence and together with the assistance of aj meynier they evolved a great feast which was pertaken last night at kennedy s hotel by the following gentlemen jack lacoste martinez willie manion mangin eb stafford rj angamar of nola tj rosell jw swetman percy l elmer dr holt wp henley george haas albert b austin f schaub jesse smith aj meynier patrick kennedy william p kennedy and john j kennedy the biloxi daily herald july 13 1903 p 4  moran turtle pen  courtesy of the genealogy and history departmentbiloxi public libraryjane shambra director  1906 during the september 1906 hurricane  the turtle farm owned by ernest moran lost between 8000 and 10000 diamond back turtles his loss was estimated at not less than 14500 somewhere between 3000 and 4000 turtles were recovered placed in barrels and returned to his yard  the biloxi daily herald september 27 1906 p 2  1911 since selling his pool room some time ago  john eglin has fitted out a boat and sails the high seas and bayous in search of alligators and other large game on a trip to the islands this week he captured two monster sea turtles  each weighing close to three hundred pounds  both were butchered and sold as steaks and soup meats from the eglin market the ocean springs news june 17 1911 last night  joseph w swetman oscar johnson and boy bennett visited ship island in quest of turtle eggs and returned this morning with a monster turtle weighing between 450 and 500 pounds and 1050 eggs  this find of eggs is the largest that has ever been brought to biloxi  the turtle which is of the green variety and the choicest of its kind will be butchered tonight and distributed among the friends of the gentleman named above the daily herald july 1 1911 p 8  1912 in july jw swetman aboard tom  his motorized excursion boat and with a crew of five turtle egg hunters captured a 501 pound turtle on horn island  they saw two larger turtles than the captured that were to heavy to transport the daily herald july 30 1912 p 8  captain peter kennedy running for the lopezdesporte canning company and aboard the eva foster brought a 300pound green turtle to the wharf of the former plant of this company the large turtle was captured at creole gap where the vessel had been dredging for oysters  the daily herald september 21 1912 p 1  1913   1924 william p kennedy while on a trip to the chandeleurs aboard the anna long and with captain steve sekul george williams rv abbley and rv abbley jr of pass christian went into the water and physically captured a 200 pound sea turtle which was subsequently landed and killed for its meat barnacles on the dorsal side of the turtle caused slight injuries to the hands of the captor the daily herald june 13 1924 p 3  1932 the cc canning company  william cruso owner who has been handling fresh water turtles has recently received such large orders that he sent a boat to horn island for sea and green turtles captain eugene ryan aboard the radio caught ten sea turtles in his trawl that weighed 350 pounds each  when processed at cruso s factory 1250 pounds of pure turtle meat was recovered  cruso believes that he can develop a large trade in turtle meat and plans to sens a boat out at regular intervals today he is shipping a carload of shrimp to new york anthony ragusin photographed the turtle catch the daily herald june 23 1932 p 1  1934 in late june 1934 a party of fifteen returned from the chandeleur islands aboard the louis b beaugez jr and landed in ocean springs at the john r seymour wharf at the foot of washington avenue with two large turtles weighing in the 250pound range  their backs were barnaclecovered the hunters also raided nine turtle nests recovering 100130 eggs per nest  the turtles were killed and the meat used locally the daily herald june 25 1934 p 5  2013 proposal to protect turtle habitats the sun herald july 18 2013 p 5a turtle rules not likely to affect coast the us fish and wildlife service is considering designating almost 750 miles of beach from north carolina to mississippi as protected habitat for endangered loggerhead sea turtles the sun herald august 10 2013 p 5a scientists keeping close eye on turtle nests  scientists are monitoring loggerhead turtle nesting sites in pass christian waiting to see if hatchlings will emerge there is also a nest on deer island in addition to a few on cat island the sun herald august 11 2013 p 2a  four loggerhead turtles hatch on pass christian beach  only recently have loggerhead turtles returned to this area to nest moby solangi president and executive director of the institute of marine mammal studies the sun herald september 19 2013 p 1a  notes on mississippi s turtle industy  this circa 1925 vintage image depicts a group of north biloxi fishermen near the fountain cemetery demonstrating to their audience how to transport a captured marine turtle these large reptiles nested on mississippi s barrier island and their meat and eggs were exploited both for domestic and commercial use lr lawrence beaugez 18891965 eugene rodriguez 18981969 thomas fountain 19031974 reno beaugez 18931967 emile tiblier boy fountain and albert fountain jr image and identifications courtesy of velma beaugez garlotte along the mexican gulf both marine and terrestrial turtles or terrapins were once hunted for their meat and eggs the barrier islands especially horn island and ship island were favored areas for turtle exploitation due to their propinquity to the populated coastline although most of the turtle s edible parts and eggs were for local consumption there was some commercial development especially of the ubiquitous diamondback turtle which inhabits the estuarine marshes and rivers of the southeastern united states w ernest moran 18571925 who lived on lameuse steet in biloxi was one of the leading dealers in diamondback terrapins on the mississippi coast during the  september 1906 hurricane  his  turtle farm  lost between 8000 and 10000 diamondbacks moran s loss was estimated at not less than 14500 somewhere  between 3000 and 4000 turtles were recovered placed in barrels and returned to his yard  the biloxi daily herald september 27 1906 p 2 the thurston canning company a factory to primarily process marine turtles from the western caribbean was erected at bay st louis mississippi in the fall of 1917 by harry j thurston 18811920 a native of indiana mr thurston expired at houston texas in late february 1920 in the later years of the spanish influenza pandemic the daily herald october 8 1917 p 5 and the sea coast echo february 28 1920 p 2 thurston s testudine reptiles were transported by steamer to new orleans and then to the bay by train here they were penned in the bay of st louis and fed until slaughtered to make canned turtle soup primarily for the demanding new york market about 5000 green loggerheads mobilians and terrapins were processed annually the daily herald may 1 1918 p 2 the endangered species act of 1973 and its amendments now protect the following marine turtles and their habitants green loggerhead leatherback hawksbill kemp s ridley and olive ridley our local shrimp industry was directly affected and was required to use teds turtle exclusion devises to protect the kemp ridley  references  marine educational leaflet no 29 loggerhead sea turtles  gulf coast research laboratoryjl scott marine education center and and aquarium ocean springs mississippi  marine educational leaflet no 33 sea turtles of the gulf of mexico  gulf coast research laboratoryjl scott marine education center and and aquarium ocean springs mississippi  the biloxi herald   local happenings   june 20 1891 the biloxi herald   back bay   january 30 1892 the biloxi herald   local happenings   june 11 1892 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi a hustling city   august 26 1900 the biloxi daily herald   a terrapin feast   july 13 1903 the biloxi daily herald   worse storm than that of october 1893   september 27 1906 the biloxi daily herald      the daily herald   some turtle and some turtle eggs   july 1 1911 p 8 the daily herald   capture large sea turtle   july 30 1912 p 8 the daily herald   300pound turtle brough to biloxi   september 21 1912 the daily herald   catches with hands 200 pound turtle business   june 13 1924 the daily herald   biloxian plans for big turtle business   june 3 1932 the daily herald   500 pounds of turtle   june 25 1934 p 5 the ocean springs news   local news   june 17 1911 the pascagoula democratstar    news     january 9 1880 the sun herald    turtle farming a thing of the past   december 14 1997 the sun herald    report 11772 sea turtles injured or killed in 2005 by commercial fishing   september 28 2011 the sun herald    wildlife groups sue for more protection of turtles   october 14 2011 the sun herald    turtles sojourn homekemp s ridley prefers mississippi over florida waters   december 20 2011 the sun herald    shrimpers against turtle protection rules   june 7 2012 the sun herald    heading toward the light  bright casino lights co nfuse loggerhead hatchlings   august17 2012 p a2  the sun herald    turtle study   institute of ma ri ne mammal studies and national marine fisheries service  puts tires in water   january 14 2013 p a1  the sun herald    environmental group dolphin turtle dean a sign of sick gulf   april 3 2013  the sun herald    rehabilitated sea turtles blessed and released   april 28 2013 p a2  the sun herald    new research bolsters theory on how the turtle got its shell   june 1 2013 p c3  the sun herald    sea turtle nest 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(186, 'en', 'node_search', ' santini family santini family ray sun 9182011 1028 image courtesy of diana martin lehmanneedham massachusetts  santini family  the santini family of biloxi mississippi originated at new orleans with joseph santini 18171874 a native of trieste italy here mr santini married margaretha muller 18281931 a native of gutenberg bavaria germany they were the parents of seven children  gabriel santini  18551890 m otelia mccue 18561884  marie josephine ursuline   marietta santini  18561929  joseph santini  b 1859  josephine  a  santini  18601966  rosetta santini  18631949 m emmett s donnell 18531917 and  gabrielle mathilde santini  18681869 image courtesy of diana martin lehmanneedham massachusetts  joseph santini joseph santini made his living at new orleans as the proprietor of a coffee house at this time a coffee house was a saloon or bar room the joseph santini coffee house was located on gravier street and called the jewel of the south which he operated from 1833 until 1869 he is mentioned in many publications concerning the origin of mixed drinks an example follows  sometime around 1850 one joseph santini took over management of the bar and restaurant at new orleans city exchange right in the heart of the french quarter there he invented the crusta a fancy variation that introduced citrus juice into the list of things that could go into a drink this stayed purely a local drink until jerry thomas who must have met santini and or had his drinks when he was in the crescent city in the 1850s put the crusta in his book this isn t to say the crusta was a huge hit it was always a cult drink one with few but fanatic devotees but it planted a seed that seed would remain dormant until the 1890s when suddenly everyone started putting lemon juice lime juice even orange juice into their cocktails from the crusta evolution brings us the sidecar and life without sidecars would be very dreary indeed if santini hadn t done it first they still might have done it anyway but at least they had someone in the dark backward of time shining a flashlight for them to show the way mr santini we salute you    the timespicayune october 18 1987 p 101 and cocktailconfidentiallatimesmagazinecom joseph santini retired from the jewel of the south in january 1869 he conveyed his coffee house to george b ittman mr santini related to his regular customers that   he  ittman  will keep he old saloon in splendid style and with the best liquors and wines so as to respond to the old reputation of this establishment   the daily picayune january 24 1869 p 4  joseph santini provided excellent education opportunities for his children and offered incentives and awards for the scholars in the schools that his children attended gabriel santini was a law graduate of washington lee university at lexington virginia marietta santini attended the locquet institute a private school for the privileged young ladies of the crescent city and located at 253 st charles avenue marietta and josephine santini matriculated to the virginia female institute at staunton virginia and graduated in july 1872 the daily picayune july 30 1872 p 2 at the locquet institute joseph santini provided the santini medals to the students that excelled in french and elocution in may 1869 miss marietta santini was awarded the palm of excellence in the preparatory department but she declined to compete for her father s medals mr santini was sincerely appreciated by the young ladies of the locquet institute as they gave him a set of gold cuff links they were engraved with an open book on one side and the word education on the other joseph santini was described by the institute s staff as  unweary in his efforts to promote zeal in scholastic pursuits   the daily picayune may 1 1869 p 1 and may 29 1869 p 1   joseph santini died at saint christian bassespyrenees france on august 11 1874 marietta santini his young daughter was with him at the time she was studying music in europe mr santini s corporal remains did not reach nola until midoctober 1874 he funeral was held in the crescent city on october 18 1874 and his body interred at st louis no 3 on esplanade  the daily picayune august 12 1874 p 4 and october 17 1874 p 4    biloxi lands joseph santini acquired land at biloxi in december 1867 from henry t lonsdale 18081869 and jane lonsdale 18171884 for 8000 the lonsdale family was domiciled at nola where mr lonsdale a new yorker was a merchant 170 feet on gulf between dr a byrenheidt property and john b byrne and about a mile to the north harrison co mississippi land deed bk 10 p 351  santini house   860 west beach sketch by ray l bellande 1996  santini house the joseph santini was situated at 860 west beach in biloxi it has been described as an american cottage it is believed that the santini house was erected circa 1837 by john bligh byrne of new orleans when it was conveyed to henry the santini homestead on west beach was conveyed for 7000 in november 1939 by josephine a santini and rosetta santini donnell to mrs gus hotstream mary franz and john hotstream 19171998 her son the santini lot at this time had about 57 feet on the gulf and ran north for about 634 feet the santini sisters were domiciled at columbus lowndes co mississippi at this time harrison co mississippi land deed bk 230 p 122 and bk 255 p 315  santini addition in june 1897 the heirs of joseph santini platted the santini addition subdivision in biloxi mississippi it was situated on the north side of the tracks of the l n railroad and ran north for about present day santini street formed the eastern perimeter of the land subdivision harrison co mississippi 2 nd jd plat bk 2 p 4 on the south side of the l n railroad tracks opposite the santini addition subdivision the heirs of joseph santini owned three small lots that ran about 333 feet south to pass christian street west howard avenue and had a 179foot front on biloxi s salient eastwest artery ew morrill surveyed these lots and lot 1 was sold to peter m gillen in october 1891 for 250 harrison co mississippi land deed bk 27 p 184  santini children       family records   courtesy of diana martin lehmanneedham massachusetts  gabriel santini    image courtesy of diana martin lehmanneedham massachusetts  gabriel santini  18551890 was born at nola on july 5 1855 he was a very intelligent and artistically and musically talented man garbriel santini studied the law at washington lee university in lexington virginia he graduated in 1872 and was awarded the robinson prize medal returning to new orleans gabriel studied law at tulane and graduated in 1874 by 1880 gabriel santini had passed the virginia bar and was practicing law at richmond virginia tulane university law school in 1874 source tulane university catalogue 188788 gabriel married otelia mccue  18561884 the daughter of judge john howard mccue and signora ce wells of augusta and nelson counties virginia they were the parents of norita santini  18741932 norita was reared at biloxi by margaretha santini her grandmother and spinster aunts she attended college at the industrial institute and college the precursor to mscw at columbus mississippi in 1893 norita santini would marry william henry martin  18741938 an attorney at woodstock virginia in april 19011880 henrico co virginia federal census r 1371 p 43 ed 82 and the biloxi herald july 1 1893 p 8 and the daily picayune april 21 1901 p 16   santini family bible and mccue family recordscourtesy of diana martin lehmannovember 2013 and catalogue of the officers and alumni of washington and lee university lexington virginia 17491888 norita santini martin and wh martin lived at leesburg loudoun co virginia where they reared two sons  william h martin ii  19121989 and george m martin  19162001 george m martin was the city attorney at leesburg virginia for many years the corporal remains of norita santini martin and her family were interred in the union cemetery at leesburg virginia 1930 loudoun co virginia federal census r 2448 p 15b ed 8 gabriel santini left the legal field and began a career as a thespian and chanteur in light opera and theatre at new orleans with rd mclean marie prescott a tragedy combination he had traveled to san antonio texas with the herbert marsdon troupe as leading man but abandoned there when the musical company failed financially gabriel found work with the san antonio theatre and was employed there when he died on new year s day 1890 his corporal remains were sent to nola for internment  the biloxi herald january 4 1890 p 4 and the daily picayune january 3 1890 p 4    marie josephine ursuline santini   image courtesy of diana martin lehmanneedham massachusetts  marie josephine ursuline santini  18561929 was known as marietta santini  she was born september 15 1856 marietta never married and expired in 1929 per a letter from catherine donnell that was sent to me by the dunays before the santini house was destroyed in 2005 dianan martin lehmanneedham massachusettsnovember 2013  josephine a santini  image courtesy of diana martin lehmanneedham massachusetts miss josephine santini taught public school at biloxi when the school opened in october 1890 she was first assistant to j linn ladd the principal his salary was 100 per month while josephine made 45 per month the other educators and their salaries were mrs s booth 40 per month edna holley 35 per month and mollie rodenburg 35 per month the biloxi herald november 8 1890 p 4 by january 1892 miss santini was teaching piano to kindergarten children of biloxi at the philomathian society of biloxi acquired a dunham piano from philip werlein of nola on generous terms the philomathian society had furnished the school with 400 books valued at not leas than 300 in addition their museum which included the girardin collection was valued at more than 1000 the biloxi daily herald january 16 1892 p 4  rosetta santini  image courtesy of diana martin lehmanneedham massachusetts  rosetta santini   18631949 was born at nola in october 1863 she married captain emmett s donnell  18531917 of columbus mississippi at her mother s residence on west beach at biloxi mississippi on january 26 1895 the donnells had four children margaretha donnell 18961975 m james t matthews 18901981 catherine donnell 18981992 rosetta josephine donnell 19011903 and emmett jack s donnell ii 19031990 the donnell family resided on military road in columbus mississippi the biloxi herald february 3 1895 p 4 and 1900 lowndes co mississippi federal census t623818 p 22b ed 53 lowndes co mississippi federal census and 1930 lowndes co mississippi federal census captain emmett s donnell 18531917 was born in arkansas in november 1853 to captain william preston donnell 18241873 who served with the 12 th arkansas infantry in the war of rebellion 18611865 emmett s donnell s mother had passed probably at his birth and his father remarried mary e austin 18171883 the donnel family relocated from arkansas to columbus mississippi where es donnell made his livelihood as a policeman furniture maker city marshal and was captain of the columbus militia captain es donnell also served the citizens of columbus as their mayor on two occasions he died at columbus mississippi on april 23 1917 rosetta santini donnell expired at columbus may 3 1949 the corporal remains of entire the es donnell family were interred in the friendship cemetery at columbus mississippi the daily herald april 28 1917 p 3 1880 lowndes co mississippi federal census r655 p 17 ed 98 1910 lowndes co mississippi federal census t624750 p 9a ed 43 1920 lowndes co mississippi federal census t625885 p 4b ed 44 and 1930 lowndes co mississippi federal census r1157 p 8b ed 11  references  the buildings of biloxi an architectural survey  city of biloxi mississippi1976  journals the biloxi herald   death of gabriel santini   january 4 1890 the biloxi herald   local happenings   november 8 1890 the biloxi herald   county legislature   december 6 1890 the biloxi herald   local happenings   january 16 1892 the biloxi daily herald   donnellsantini   february 3 1895 the biloxi daily herald     april 6 1901 the biloxi daily herald   city news   may 26 1903 the daily herald   capt donnell dead   april 28 1917 the daily herald   mrs santini celebrates 99th birthday   may 28 1927 the daily herald   old citizens dies   june 13 1931 the daily picayune   opening of the washington hotel   april 5 1842 the daily picayune   commencement exercises   july 30 1872 the daily picayune   death of joseph santini   august 12 1874 the daily picayune   funeral notice   october 17 1874 the daily picayune   at biloxi miss   april 21 1901 the timespicayune   deaths   december 19 1929 the timespicayune   deaths   june 13 1931 the timespicayune   former orleanian 103 years old dies   june 13 1931 the timespicayune   saloon society kept the old city hopping   october 18 1987  communications november 2013 dear mr bellande my name is diana martin lehman and i am the greatgreatgranddaughter of joseph santini founder of the santini family of new orleans and biloxi i have done some fairly extensive research on the family over the years and want to compliment you on the excellent and wellresearched article you have posted howver the article contains a few inaccuracies and omissions that merit correction gabriel santini my greatgrandfather married otelia not ophelia mccue the daughter of judge john howard mccue and signora ce wills of augusta and nelson counties va sources santini family bible mccue family record gabriel santini graduated from washington and lee university in lexington va in 1872 where he was recipient of the robinson prize medal source catalogue of the officers and alumni of washington and lee university lexington virginia 17491888 gabriel santini graduated from tulane university law school in 1874 source tulane university catalogue 188788 i can provide you with pdfs from the university catalogs both are available for download from google books there is no record of a marie santini as a member of this family in any of the documents i have found including the family bible which is in my possession i plan to order the lds microfilm of joseph santini s 200page will and estate documents sometime in the near future orleans parish civil district court docket 12793 lds film 1503233 it is possible these documents will provide clues to his origins and continued business dealings in france and italy family tradition holds that he had to leave europe he arrived in new orleans on the bark amelia on 25 feb 1845 having departed from trieste because of some threat from the black hand family tradition also maintains that his family had something to do with napoleon bonaparte interestingly napoleon s most loyal servant was jeannoel santini a fellow corsican who spent his final years as chief attendant to napoleon s tomb at les invalides in paris i have an interesting picture of gabriel and other members of the family standing in front of the house ca 1872 that i could be of historical interest please let me know if you want me to email it to you sincerely diana martin lehman november 2013 hi ray on more closely examining the photo i sent you of the santini house i ve come to the conclusion that it was probably taken sometime around 1880 rather than 1872 the child sitting on the lawn to the right is probably my grandmother norita santini martin who was born in 1874 she looks to be about 6 or 7 years old in the picture the woman standing directly behind her may be her mother and my greatgrandmother otelia mccue santini b 1853 d 1884 though i see little resemblance to photos i have of otelia in addition gabriel santini looks older than 20 in this picture probably closer to 30 november 2013 hi ray attached are scans i made and tweaked in photoshop of old photos from my grandmother s album i d guess that the picture of gabriel santini and sisters and other household members in front of the biloxi house was taken around 1872 when gabriel was about 20 he didn t marry my greatgrandmother otelia mccue until 1874 and there s no evidence of her in the picture i also included scans of portraits of joseph gabriel rosetta josephine and marietta santini in case you want to use them for the article the references for gabriel s education are as follows 1872 graduation from washington and lee university catalogue of the officers and alumni of washington and lee university lexington virginia 17491888 lexington va board of trustees washington and lee university 1888 p 164 https  archiveorg download  catalogueofoffic00washrich catalogueofoffic00washrich pdf accessed 11162013   1874 graduation from tulane university law school tulane university catalogue 188788 graduates of the law school new orleans la tulane university 1888 p 90 scan of copy from the library of the university of michigan downloaded from google books 1212008 i wish i had been able to visit biloxi to see the house before it was destroyed by katrina is the impression i get from google street view correct that it has been replaced by some sort of enormous hotel complex while i m sure that the reconstruction is good for the economy of biloxi it s still sad to see so much history obliterated and replaced by a las vegasstyle structure many thanks to you for your web site and your efforts to preserve the area s history diana november 2013 hi ray thank you so much for the newspaper story about my greatgreat grandmother s 99th birthday i had always assumed that joseph santini met and married her in europe so the story of her immigration with two brothers was quite a revelation now i need to locate a record of her marriage to joseph around 185051 the santini family page on your web site looks very good but i have a couple of requests the picture of gabriel santini isn t centered on the page whereas the other pictures are would it be possible to realign it and the caption also the marie santini who married john courrege was not a family member so could you delete the sentence about her the marie josephine ursuline santini who was b 15 sep 1856 see attached was marietta santini whose picture i sent you she was never married and died in 1929 per a letter from catherine donnell that was sent to me by the dunays before the santini house was destroyed in 2005 according to catherine donnell s letter marietta s sister josephine santini died in 1966 at the age of 105 i m attaching an image of the bible record with the birth dates for the children of joseph santini in case you wanted to add that information to the entries on them thanks for everything diana 586 views  ', 0),
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stephen bradford and were the parents of lyman bradford 18041858 m cynthia ward 18131887 james fitch bradford 18061850 m margaret davis burissa bradford b 1808 m benjamin holley b 1810 and j ohn bradford 18171898 m burissa jane elder 18301917 the following information was provided by else nygaard martin of hurley mississippi  bradford ben   1900 census bt 3 jco ms ben bradford  40 nm b 1860 nc m 22 yrs  teamster annie bradford wife 31 nf b 1868 al 10 born 6 liv joseph bradford son 19 nm attended school mos eveline bradford dau 14 nf attended school 4 mos elenora bradford dau 12 nf b ms julia bradford dau 6 nf b ms davis bradford dau 4 nm b ms  bradford burisee elder   1850 census jackson co ms elder ferry burissee bradford 20 wf b ms living in the household of mary elder picket widow of 1 st samuel elder and 2 nd daniel pickett she must be the daughter of samuel mary elder married to john bradford is the schooner burissa named after her    bradford cynthia davis evergreen cemetery  ocean springs cynthia davis bradford 18131887 b jco ms dau of samuel davis b 1769 nc sarah west lyman bradford sr 18041858 husband bradford davis see parents ben annie bradford bradford eleanor see parents ben annie bradford bradford elizabeth dau of lyman cynthia bradford bradford eveline see parents ben annie bradford  bradford james f   new orleans port registers  1821 james f bradford listed as owner of  sloop burissa  4410 x 142 x 3 built on pascagoula river 1819  louisiana state gazette  nov 18 1825 new orleans la schooner  burissa  capt bradford arrived at the basin port of new orleans from pascagoula loaded with a cargo of lime  louisiana state gazette may 8 1826 new orleans la schooner  burissa  capt bradford arrived at the basin new orleans from pascagoula with 63 bales of cotton and 6000 ft of lumber also 2 passengers  louisiana advertiser june 7 1827 new orleans la schooner  burissa  master holley cleared for pascagoula  1827 tax roll jco ms james f bradford  white polls 2 slaves 800 value 25 cattle 125 value 1 horse 50 total 975 tax 175  new orleans argus july 15 1828 new orleans la the sloop  burissa  master bradford from pascagoula arrived port of new orleans with a cargo of lumber for b clapp co  new orleans port registers  1828 james f bradford listed as sailing master and half owner of  schooner transport  half owned by wm starks both of pascagoula river  transport  was one deck two masts a round stern center board fiddlehead 597 x 1911 x 5  1828 tax roll jco ms james bradford 800 acres c4 2 nd quality 2400 value 1 poll 2 slaves tax 655  1829 tax roll jco ms james bradford 840 acres c4 3 qual 1680 value  polls 2 slaves due 545  1830 census jco ms james bradford household of 10 1 white male 3040 b 17901800 1 white male 2030 b 18001810 2 white females 2030 b 18001810 1 white male 1015 b 18151820 1 white female 1015 b 18151820 2 white females 5 b 18251830 1 male slave 3655 b 17751794 1 female slave 2436 b 17941806 schooner  transport  1835 was owned by lyman bradford wm starks james f bradford of east pascagoula with lyman bradford the sailing master  transport  was built on the pascagoula or escatawpa river  new orleans port registers 1840 a large  schooner james f bradford  was built in jackson co miss in 1849 she was 739 x 221 x 59 had one deck two masts square stern and billet head the owner until 1855 was john bradford in april 1852 in may 1852 wm blackeney was ¼ owner with john bradford in 1854 john bradford was owner with sailing master john burns  1840 census   jco ms james bradford household of 12 1 male age 3040 1 female age 3040 2 males age 2030 1 female age 1015 2 males age 5 3 females age 510 2 females age 5  1841 land  jan 5  bureau of land mgmt  jco ms james f bradford cash purchase 80 acres lot tract 4 section 13 t7s r6w 1842  new orleans port registers the  schooner experiment  built at pascagoula in 1842 645 x 205 x 45 a one deck two mast square stern vessel was owned by james f bradford and lyman bradford of east pascagoula sailing master was james f bradford sold 1846 samuel russ covington la bradford john married burissa elder bradford joseph see parents ben annie bradford bradford julia see parents ben annie bradford  bradford lyman evergreen cemetery  ocean springs lyman bradford sr 18041858 lyman bradford b dec 31 1803 montville conn cynthia davis bradford 18131887 wife b jco ms  1819 jackson co ms officials lyman bradford justice of the quorum court  1827 tax roll  jco ms lyman bradford 1 white poll  slaves tax 50 schooner transport  1835 was owned by lyman bradford wm starks james f bradford of east pascagoula with lyman bradford the sailing master  transport  was built on the pascagoula or escatawpa river  marriage  aug 4 1836 jackson co miss lyman bradford married cynthia davis daughter of samuel and sarah b davis  1840 census  jco ms lived on the escatawpa river lyman bradford 6 in household no slaves 1 male age 3040 lyman bradford 1 female age 2030 wife cynthia 1 male age 2030 1 male age 5 sherwood born 1838 1 female age 5 burissa born 1839 died 1848 1 female age 5 elizabeth born 1840  new orleans port registers  1842 wpa transcribed schooner  experiment  built at pascagoula was a one deck two mast square stern schooner 645 x 205 x 45 the owners were james f bradford and lyman bradford with james f bradford sailing master sold in 1846 to samuel russ covington la  griffin cemetery  bradford lot moss point burissa bradford  died july 1 1848 11 yrs 2 mos daughter of lyman and cynthia bradford  benjamin bradford  died july 5 1848 3 yrs 11 mos son of lyman cynthia bradford  1850 census  jco ms mossy point escatawpa river lyman bradford 46 wm 2500 re b conn  farmer cynthia bradford wife 37 wf b ms nee davis sherwood bradford son 11 wm b ms attended school elizabeth bradford dau 10 wf b ms attended school martha ann bradford dau 8 wf b ms attended school sarah bradford dau 1 month wf b ms  1850 no agricultural census bradford was burning shells for lime boat builder commercial mariner and sailing master 1 850 slave census  lyman bradford 17 slaves 2 blk m age 55 1 blk f age 30 1 blk m age 33 1 blk f age 19 1 blk m age 35 1 muf age 13 1 blk m age 22 1 blk f age 5 1 blk m age 18 1 blk f age 1 1 blk m age 16 1 blk m age 7 1 blk m age 12 1 blk m age 7 1 blk m age 9 1 blk m age 5  move   185152 lyman bradford to davis bayou w jco  ship records enrollments of new orleans  1855 barge kate  built in 1855 on bayou volvitear davis bayou 64 x 184 x 37 one deck two masts square stern and a stern bow the owner was lyman bradford of jackson co ms and the sailing master was his son sherwood bradford bu 1960 kate had been sold  bradford martha evergreen cemetery ocean springs  martha bradford 18421887 dau of lyman cynthia bradford  bradford sherwood evergreen cemetery ocean springs  sherwood bradford 18381922 csa  co a steede s bat 9 th miss cavalry son of lyman cynthia bradford marriage nov 10 1870 jackson co ms eleanora davis bradford 18511938 wife  bradford stephen 1810 land claim  pascagoula river stephen bradford 820 acres sect38 t4s r6w  1820 census  jco ms escatawpa river mossy point 14 free white no slaves 1 foreigner not naturalized 2 engaged in agriculture 1 engaged in commerce 1 white male 45 up 5 white males 25 to 45 2 white males 16 to 26 1 white female 26 to 45 1 white male 16 to 18 1 white female 10 to 16 2 white males 10 to 16 1 white female under 10  1825 census miss state jco ms  stephen bradford 6 males 2 females 2 died in 1824  lyman bradford lyman bradford 18041858 a native of montville new london county connecticut and settled in jackson county mississippi probably in the late 1820s he married cynthia ward 18131887 in 1836 after residing in the pascagoula area he moved his family to western jackson county acquiring land on east beach at ocean springs here bradford built a large home in the vicinity of present day san souci avenue it is believed that when the newer field lodge was built here it incorporated a portion of the old bradford homestead this structure later was known as the tuttle home lyman bradford and cynthia ward were the parents of martha a bradford 18421887 sarah bradford 18481926 m reuben turner and enoch n ramsay 18321916 lyman bradford 18511894 m eugenia thomas 18581917 sherwood bradford 18381922 m eleanora davis 18511938 margaret bradford 18461920 m george w davis 18421914 and mary l ramsay 1860c 1946 m andrew w ramsay 18361916 sherwood bradford was one of the first school teachers in the county he also served with nathan bedford forrest in the csa cavalry during the civil war his son fred was named for a war time friend frederick semmes sherwood bradford and family later went to the vancleave area were he was the postmaster 18821888 and farmer he also built the vancleave academy one of the first schools in the region as well as the ezell lodge and the methodist church      john bradford and burissa j elder j ohn bradford 18171898 was born at ocean springs mississippi on may 20 1817 he married burissa jane elder 18301917 a native of moss point mississippi there children were james fitch bradford 18511853 margaret bradford 18521954 m daniel d smith 18481927 john comstock bradford 18551928 m sarah elizabeth howard 18661904 and nina emma smith 18731928 sherwood bradford 18571937 and lyman bradford 18631944 m pearl roberts 18691928  biloxi lands john bradford acquired land at biloxi mississippi as early as august 1847 when he bought a large tract from louis a caillavet and margaret fayard caillavet for 200 this parcel was 180 feet wide and ran south from back bay for 1847 feet to the lands of adelle delauney augustine fayard was to the west and james w elder to the east harrison co mississippi land deed bk 3 p 420  nola john bradford moved burissa to new orleans in 1850 james fitch bradford their first son was born here in january 1851 by the fall of 1853 the broadford family had relocated to biloxi mississippi  elder bradford   1893 hurricane the october 1893 hurricane sometimes called the cheniere caminada hurricane struck biloxi with vengeance the elder bradford operation like so many local piers homes sailing vessels and businesses situated along the shoreline suffered major damage a posthurricane survey of the elder bradford s back bay sawmill estimated that losses and damages in the range of 4000 the mill lost thousands of board feet of lumber and many logs all washed out to sea by the hurricane s high water machinery utilized to process timber and lumber was also severely damaged  the biloxi herald october 6 1893 p 1    children of john bradford and burissa elder   james fitch bradford tombstonebiloxi city cemetery   james f bradford james fitch bradford 18511853 was born at new orleans on january 25 1851 he expired at biloxi mississippi on september 24 1853 no further information tombstonebiloxi city cemetery  margaret bradford margaret bradford smith and daniel dupree smith courtesy of susan dupree smith woodoctober 2011  margaret maggie bradford  18521954 was born june 10 1852 at new orleans louisiana she married daniel dupree smith 18481927 a texan in harrison county mississippi on february 27 1878 by 1880 they were residents of fannin county texas where daniel d smith was farming with john comstock bradford her brother maggie would birth three children and lose one before 1900 marianita nita smith 18781960 m jacob jake rosewell spain 18781957 calvin smith 18841885 and howard dupree smith 18871963 m merle magdaline ingram 18891989 work of louise spain penning harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 7 p 1 and fannin co texas 1880 federal census r 1303 p 35 ed 30  daniel dupree smith family  lr howard dupree smith 18871963 margaret maggie bradford smith 18521954 nita smith spain 18781960 and john lyman spain 19011975 courtesy of susan dupree smith woodnovember 2011 circa 1895 maggie bradford smith and daniel d smith relocated from bonham texas to farm near mesa maricopa county arizona they later moved to gila arizona and for a time were in turlock california maggie expired on june 7 1954 at tuscon pima county arizona her corporal remains were interred in the south lawn memorial cemetery at tuscon susan dupree smith wood and 1900 maricopa co arizona territory federal census t62346 p 5a ed 32  john comstock bradford john c bradford  john comstock bradford 18551928 was born january 23 1855 at biloxi mississippi the son of john bradford 18171898 and burissa jane elder 18301917 in 1853 john and burissa elder bradford had relocated to biloxi mississippi from jackson county mississippi and remained here except for four years during the civil war when the family relocated to black creek in jackson county mississippi their other known children were margaret bradford smith 18531928 m daniel d smith sherwood bradford 18571937 and lyman bradford 18631944 m pearl roberts 18691928 john bradford began acquiring land at biloxi mississippi as early as august 1847 when he bought a large tract on the back bay of biloxi from louis a caillavet 17901860 and spouse margaret fayard caillavet 17871863 the parcel was described as having 180feet on back bay and 20 arpents 3840 feet deep augustine fayard was to the west the lands of adele delauney to the south and james w elder to the east the consideration was 200 for this approximate 16 acre lot harrison co mississippi land deed bk 3 p 420 the northern portion of the large bradford tract ie that area of biloxi north of division street east of reynoir street south of the back back of biloxi and west of lameuse street became the loci of the following late 19 th and 20 th century developments bradford street elder street back bay fire company back bay community center and park gorenflo public school ra fayard seafood harrison county health center bayview theatrebayview lanes a bowling alley and bay view drugs john c bradford married sarah elizabeth howard 18661904 in harrison county mississippi on february 26 1884 their children were  burissa o bradford  18851906 m ernest hamilton  john howard bradford  18861920 m bertha bradford 18921920  james sherwood bradford  18881967 m frances morgan 18921945  mary v bradford  1898  edwin russell bradford  1896 m bertha vasbinder 18921920  ernest pelham bradford  1897 m estella lottie rose thelma bradford 19001930 and lyman chandler bradford  19021977 m beryl morgan 19071988  1893 hurricane the october 1893 hurricane sometimes called the cheniere caminada hurricane struck biloxi with vengeance the elder bradford operation like so many local piers homes sailing vessels and businesses situated along the shoreline suffered major damage a posthurricane survey of the elder bradford s back bay sawmill estimated that losses and damages in the range of 4000 the mill lost thousands of board feet of lumber and many logs all washed out to sea by the hurricane s high water machinery utilized to process timber and lumber was also severely damaged  the biloxi herald october 6 1893 p 1    texas john c bradford and family left biloxi in 1888 for west texas settled near del rio in val verde county j howard bradford employed with the del rio telephone company and is providing telephone service to the ranchers in this region sherwood bradford married frances morgan on july 14 1912 and made their home  marriage john c bradford married nina emma smith 18731928 in 1906 she was the daughter of ira b smith and emeline brasher and a native of mt vernon alabama mrs bradford had been struck by an auto in el paso texas approximately six months before her demise in biloxi she had resided on the old bradford property on lameuse street where the gorenflo elementary school had been erected in 19 nina s bradford s corporal remains were interred in the biloxi city cemetery she was survived by fannie emeline s wolcott 18671957 a sister who was domiciled at 531 porter avenue  the daily herald september 7 1928 p 2    mississippi a m college john c bradford was elected a member of the board of trustees of mississippi a m college in september 1908 he was called to jackson mississippi for a board meeting on the agenda was the letting of a contract to build a new chapel and other improvements at the starkville campus of approximately 100000  the biloxi daily herald september 29 1908 p 8    bradford homestead and the gorenflo public school the john comstock bradford 18551928 approximate 65 acres homestead was situated on the west side of lameuse street between bradford and elder streets he acquired this parcel from his mother burrisa jane elder bradford 18301917 for 200 in february 1898 harco ms land deed bk 37 p 475 in june 1923 jc bradford conveyed his large lameuse street tract to the trustees of the biloxi city schools wf gorenflo 18441932 wj grant 18751932 elbert l dukate susan snell tonsmeire 18791953 and lille bourdon devitt 18841951 for 10000 harco ms land deed bk 138 pp 466467 here in 19231924 a school building designed by architect carl e matthes 18961972 was erected initially called the back bay elementary school its area of educational responsibility included all neighborhoods north of the l n railroad from caillavet to lee street including the east side of caillavet and the west side of lee street and those areas north of division street bounded by caillavet and seal avenue  the first school year when classes commenced in early september 1924 the faculty consisted of miss alma ritch principal and 1st grade miss evelyn mcshane 1st grade miss pricilla ritch 2nd and 3rd grades miss lizette mackie 3rd and 4th grades miss irma l harvey 18981965 4th and 5th grades miss veronica lacaze english geography spelling 6th 7th and 8th grades miss inez rich arithmetic history writing 6th 7th and 8th grades  the daily herald september 9 1924 p 3    mayor of biloxi   19051906 john comstock bradford 18551928 ran with no opposition for the 19051906 mayoral term biloxi city elections were held in december 1904 with the following results  mayor  john c bradford  aldermen  1 st ward edward s balthrope 18731939 and harry edwards 2 nd ward joseph w swetman 18631937 and charles redding 18571926 3 rd ward tj rossell 18611923 and cm buckingham 4 th ward henry latimer 18551941 and judson c batton 18691943 aldermanatlarge edward glennan 18541933 city clerk orcenith g swetman treasurerpercy l elmer 18731949 tax collectorhenry j meaut marshalja mckinley street commissioner henry j guiterrez 18691953  board appointments  police justicejudge thomas h gleason 18571935 fire chief louis e gill 18511919 superintendent of water works joseph o laska 18631911 water rent collector edward l suter 18661943 health officerdr walter j greaves 18681910 city attorneywh maybin  demise john c bradford expired at biloxi mississippi on december 31 1928 his funeral was held from 119 east howard avenue the residence of his brother lyman bradford reverend ben ingram of the first baptist church led the funeral service at the bradford home after which the mason of magnolia lodge no 120 took charge of the bradford rites with a knight templar escort and the elks club in the funeral body only two of his children thelma bradford of globe arizona and russell bradford of new orleans attended their father s funeral his other four sons resided in west texas and he had another daughter in arizona and one in texas  the daily herald january 4 1929 p 3 and january 5 1929 p 2   sherwood bradford sherwood bradford  18571937 from  along the gulf   1895  sherwood bradford  18571937 was born at biloxi mississippi on he was educated at the mississippi deaf and dumb institute in jackson mississippi sherwood left biloxi to work in lake charles louisiana abd southeast texas he returned to biloxi in 1887 and in july 1888 he built a blacksmith and machine shop on the nw c of jackson street and main street the biloxi herald july 28 1888 p 8 and t he daily herald july 17 1937 p 6 sherwood bradford expired on july 16 1937 at biloxi mississippi his corporal remains were interred in john bradford family burial plot the biloxi cemetery the daily herald july 17 1937 p 6  sherwood bradford machine and blacksmith shop main street and jackson street from along the gulf  1895  lyman bradford lyman bradford lyman bradford 18631944 was born at black creek jackson county mississippi on october 27 1863 his parents had left biloxi mississippi to live here during the civil war lyman married pearl roberts 18691928 the daughter of joseph m roberts and sallie a glover in december 1887 children lyman c bradford 18881920 m maud foxworth james floyd bradford 18901963 m margaret krohn and paul s bradford 18941983 m ruth gates 18991986 opened a general merchandising store sellling dry goods and groceries on back bay in late november 1894 bradford s business was situated on the corner of lameuse street and back bay road the biloxi herald august 14 1897 p 5 lyman bradford expired at biloxi mississippi november 21 1944 pearl roberts preceded him in death passing on august 27 1928 their corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery  bradford   bradfordo keefe  pearl roberts bradford expired at biloxi mississippi on august 27 1928 died in late november 1944 corporal remains enterred southern memorial park cemetery at biloxi mississipi   lyman c bradford  lieutenant lyman comstock bradford 18881920 former biloxi resident who died at the walter reed hospital in washington dc friday afternoon at 2 o clock draped in the american flag was brought to the home of his parents in this city this morning arriving on train no 37 shortly after 8 o clock from the national capital the remains were accompanied home by lieutenant bradford s mother his wife and brother paul all of whom went to washington to be at his bedside when he became seriously ill impressive services were held previous to the departure of the body from washington by military officials the funeral of the deceased will take place tomorrow afternoon at 4 o clock the masons of which lieutenant bradford was a member with mr tolle will have charge of the services mr bradford belonged to the masonic lodge no 120 f am he was also a scottish rite mason and a shriner lieutenant bradford was was a member of biloxi lodge of elks members of which organization will attend the funeral in a body he was a member of the baptist church members of which congregation will attend the last rites lieutenant bradford has seen three years of service in the united states army he first enlisted as a member of the first officers training camp at camp pike from there he graduated with honors and was later sent to camp dix new jersey where he embarked for overseas duty remaining overseas four months lieutenant bradford was connected with the 87th division and emploted as first assistant regiment adjutant and adjutant of his own battalion lieutenant bradford was engaged in numerous tours of inspection while overseas returning to the states he was placed in special service and has traveled about the country extensively when taken ill he was sent to the walter reed hospital for treatment an operation was found necessary and death occurred some weeks later at a time when his condition was reported to be improved lieutenant lyman c bradford was a native biloxian 32 years of age and was married to the former maud foxworth he is survived by his wife and other relatives lyman bradford 18631944 and pearl roberts bradford 18691928 his parents brothers james floyd bradford 18901963 and paul s bradford 18941983 all biloxi residents the death of lieutenant bradford was received in biloxi with regret and the family have the sympathy of the entire community  james f bradford james floyd bradford 18901963 was born 1890 he married margaret jane krohn children bradford m we mcdonald alfred j richter 19 mary pearl bradford sarah jane bradford and james f bradford ii 19391949  paul s bradford honored in late december 1964 by magnolia lodge no 120 f am with lifetime membership in the masonic order the daily herald december 29 1964 p 10  nathaniel c bradford nathaniel comstock bradford 18351935 was born april 1 1835 near biloxi mississippi to james fitch bradford and margaret davis he left the mississippi gulf coast with his family before 1850 as they settled in upshur county texas where james f bradford farmed james f bradford and margaret davis bradford had at least nine children of which six were girls known daughters cynthia w bradford b 1832 m john r russell in august 1854 mary a bradford m joseph c preston in august 1855 sophie bradford m na birge in september 1856 their sons were nathaniel c bradford 18351935 george bradford 18401850 and joseph bradford 18481860 nathaniel c bradford made his livelihood as a merchant and fire insurance agent during his lifetime he and francis bradford 18401910 his alabama born spouse and their children jennie bradford b 1863 claude bradford 18661880 alice bradford b 1872 and nathaniel c bradford ii 18791939 lived in upshur county texas 1860 jefferson marion county texas 1870 weatherford parker county texas 1880 and bonham fannin county texas 1900 in his old age nathaniel c bradford lived with mrs john andrew mattox his daughter at greenville hunt county texas he expired there on april 8 1935 at the home his daughter the daily herald july 7 1935 p 2  references  the biloxi daily herald business and professional men  the biloxi daily herald biloxi mississippi1902 p 53 cyril e cain  four centuries on the pascagoula history story and legend of the pascagoula river country  the reprint company spartanburg south carolina1983  the history of jackson county mississippi    william bradford   jackson county genealogical society pascagoula mississippi1989 pp 139140 th glenn  the mexican gulf coast on mobile bay mississippi sound illustrated  delchamps mobile alabama1893  chancery court harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 965   the estate of john bradford   january 1898 journals the biloxi herald    the biloxi herald   local happenings   june 23 1894 the biloxi herald   terrific gale   october 6 1893 the biloxi herald   local happenings   june 23 1894 the biloxi herald   local happenings   november 24 1894  the biloxi herald   latest city news   january 8 1898 the biloxi herald   death of john bradford   january 8 1898 the biloxi daily herald   necrologicalmrs sarah elizabeth bradford   january 4 1904 the biloxi daily herald   the city election   december 14 1904 the biloxi daily herald   the new board   january 14 1905 the biloxi daily herald   officers were appointed   january 3 1906 the biloxi daily herald   bond issue agreed upon   february 14 1906 the biloxi daily herald   marriages bradfordsmith    april 24 1906 the biloxi daily herald   personals   april 28 1906 the biloxi daily herald   hamiltonbradford   august 9 1906 the daily herald   biloxi society and personal items   april 12 1911 the daily herald   bradford boys prospering   july 29 1912 the daily herald   estimable lady taken by death   january 10 1917 the daily herald   mrs howard bradford dead   february 26 1920 the daily herald   the death of lieut lc bradford jr   may 29 1920 the daily herald   lieut bradford s funeral yesterday   may 31 1920 the daily herald   bradford funeral held today   june 1 1920 the daily herald   public school assignments   september 9 1924 the daily herald    school work begins again   august 31 1925 the daily herald    biloxi has new school   august 28 1926 the daily herald   mrs jc bradford dead   september 7 1928 the daily herald   john c bradford died last night   january 1 1929 the daily herald   here to attend funeral   january 4 1929 the daily herald   bradford funeral   january 5 1929 the daily herald   nc bradford dead   july 7 1935 the daily herald   jimmie bradford dies   january 26 1949 the daily herald    fs bradford dies   january 10 1951 the daily herald   bradford made life member of masonic order    december 29 1964 the daily herald    mrs lc bradford   may 29 1968 the daily herald    mrs ruth bradford   august 10 1986 the gulf coast times    the bradford family  september 16 1949 and september 23 1949 the jackson county times    death of mrs eugenia bradford   september 22 1917 the pascagoula democratstar    obituary  lc bradford jr     october 26 1894 this information provided by russell barnes mr biloxi schooner  1855  barge kate   of new orleans official no 14175  built on bayou volvitear valvatin jackson county miss 1855  description 30 7695 tons 64 ft x 18 ft 4 in x 3 ft 7 in one deck two masts square stern square bow 1 previously enrolled no 1 feb 9 1856 at shieldsborough miss bay st louis 2 registered temporary no 74 may 9 1857  owner lyman bradford jackson co miss  master sherwood bradford jackson co miss  3 enrolled no 199 dec 13 1860 at port of new orleans la owner joseph kaiser new orleans master name not given 1 enrolled no 272 dec 7 1861 owner henry thomas neal of livingston parish la master henry thomas neal cs 2 enrolled no 24 may 4 1865 having been altered in tonnage and dimensions description 3044 tons 646 ft x 184 ft x 28 ft owner henry thomas neal master s fradenberg 3 enrolled no 58 oct 14 1867 having been altered from a barge to a schooner barge description 3215 tons 643 ft x 185 ft x 31 ft owner henry thomas neal master j m white  ship records enrollments of new orleans louisiana vol v vi 18611870 wpa  lyman bradford family cemetery east beachocean springs location   lot 2 section 32 t7sr8w history  lyman bradford 18041858 a native of montville new london county connecticut settled at jackson county mississippi probably in the late 1820s he married cynthia davis 18131887 the daughter of samuel davis and sarah b in 1836 after residing in the pascagoula area he moved his family to western jackson county acquiring land on east beach at ocean springs here bradford built a large home in the vicinity of present day san souci avenue it is believed that when the newer field lodge was built here it incorporated a portion of the old bradford homestead this structure later was known as the tuttle home after lyman bradford died in 1858 on december 21 1887 cynthia bradford 18131887 martha a bradford 18421887 sarah bradford b 1850 lyman bradford b 1851 sherwood bradford 18381922 margaret b davis 18461920 and mary l ramsay b 1860c 1946 conveyed the following tract to agnes w salisbury  those certain tracts pieces or parcels of land situated in fractional section 32 t7sr8w in jackson county state of mississippi and more particularly described as a certain tract piece or parcel of land containing a half acre front on a bayou at the eastern part of the bay of biloxi and bounded east by lands of the grantors west by lands of the grantors and north by the pine woods and more particularly designated as a part of said fractional section no 32 being the same tract conveyed by george d davis and wife to lyman bradford on the 8th day february 1848 it is hereby agreed that the grantors reserve a lot twelve 12 by twenty 20 feet containing the graves of two family with the right to improve protect and visit the graves and agree not to bury but one more and if they should so desire to remove the same from the premises they can do so  jackson county mississippi land deed book 8 pp 426427  register lyman bradford sr 18041858 cynthia davis bradford 18131887 james fitch bradford received patents on lots 2 nw 4 and sw 4 of ne 4 and 3 ne 4 and se 4 of nw 4 in section 32 t7sr8w on 221837 lot 2 nw 4 and sw 4 of ne 4 section 33 t7sr8w 151841 jackson county mississippi chancery court cause no 743 aw sullivan v eula bradford may 28 1897  references  cyril e cain  four centuries on the pascagoula  the reprint company spartanburg south carolina1983 pp 109110 and p 134 the history of jackson county mississippi  william bradford jackson county genealogical society pascagoula mississippi1989 pp 139140 the gulf coast times    the bradford family  september 16 1949 1178 views  ', 0);
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and the carolinas september 16 1861 confederate forces abandon fort twiggs and burn the brick lighthouse at ship island october 5 1861 company e biloxi rifles  3rd regiment mississippi infantry mustered into confedrate service at shieldsboro bay st louis mississippi december 4 1861 vanguard of 18000 union troops lands at ship island under the command of majorgeneral benjamin f butler for the assault of new orleans december 31 1861 biloxi surrendered to captain melancton smith of the us navy march 1 1862 ship launch from the  uss hartford  anchored at ship island visits biloxi and ocean springs first union soldiers to land at ocean springs did not see over ten people met john and julia egan irish immigrants egan was us postmaster at ocean springs 18561861 union soldiers took egan s letter balance fifty new orleans newspapers and a number of dilapidated guns rifles and muskets april 25 1862 admiral david g farragut captured the city of new orleans  may 31 1864 after grounding off the extensive flats off ocean springs the  uss cowslip  and  uss narcissu s  both gunboats went about twentyfive miles up the tchoutacabouffa river and destroyed salt works boats and ferries they also captured six pleasure yachts sawmills and logs were not destroyed the  uss vincennes  went up fort bayou to cut out a schooner it had been scuttled but two confederate officers major toby and captain wilkinson were captured while they slept august 5 1864  battle of mobile bay fought between union navy under farragut and confederate force under franklin buchanan november 30 1864 captain john p elmer  18421864 company e biloxi rifles was killed at franklin tennessee june 1947the lyman c bradford post vfw began planning for a memorial park between lameuse and main street to honor biloxians who lost their lives in wwi and wwi  the memorial was to cost 3500 and will be donated anonymously by a local citizen the daily herald june 5 1947 p 13  roster company ethe biloxi rifles george w andrews pvt 1st sgt george armstrong pvt james armstrong pvt 4th 1st cpl 5th 2nd sgt jacob baltz pvt 4th sgt r saunders bartlett pvt theobald balius pvt charles bellman pvy fm bennett 3rd cpl john p bennett pvt 4th 3rd cp 3rd sgt marion bennett pvt charles bertho pvt ew biggs pvt leopold bitterwolf pvt bochard e pvt bourdon a pvt drummer simon bowman pvt al bradley pvt dn brakefield pvt hl brakefield pvt 3rd 2nd cpl john c brasher pvt john p elmer 18421864 1st lieut capt  unit biographies   leopold bitterwolf  leopold bitterwolf 18441912 was a native of badenbaden germany and came to nola circa 1847 leopold married margaret knox 18521891 and they were the parents of three children william bitterwolf mary catherine bitterwolf 18781940 m henry kern and madeleine bitterwolf 18821912 leopold bitterwolf served the csa from 1861until at least the battle of franklin tennessee where he was wounded he married adelaide louise mestier 18701933 at nola in june 1892 leopold died 3 oct 1912 at nola and his corporal remains were interred in the greenwood cemetery in the crescent city at biloxi mississippi leopold bitterwolf the daily picayune new orleans friday october 4 1912 and the daily herald  the capture of biloxi  in the great war that followed the secession of mississippi and the other southern states there were some little differences of sentiment and sympathy in biloxias was natural in a population composed of elements so varied and so largely of foreign origin who had enjoyed the little opportunity for becoming imbued with the principle and traditions prevailing among the southern people in general yet the great majority were faithful and loyal to their state and to the confederacy and very few of them opposed or foresook or betrayed the glorious cause for which their brethern were contending some of them attested their fidelty to it with their blood and many by participation in its hardships and trials besides these individuals who entered the service at other places two companies of volunteers were raised and organized here one of these the biloxi rifles was commanded by the young and gallant captain john p elmer who was killed with both of his lieutenants at the blood battyle of franklin it was constituted a part of the 3rd mississippi regiment the other originally known as the henley invincibles was raised and first commanded by captain john l henley still a resident of biloxi it was detailed as for service afloat many of its men being sailors or fishermen captain henley being severely wounded while on duty with a gunboat in the sound was retired and afterwards elected mayor of the town besides these troops there was a company organized for home defense under captain fewell  log artillery no event of real importance occurred at biloxi itself during the war the nearest approach to it was the surrender of the town to a federal fleet on the 31st of december 1861 an affair that was entirely bloodless and comic rather than a serious nature a socalled battery had been constructed near the lighthouse the defences consisting of several hundred coffee and corn sacksdonated by jacob elmer eqsuire the father of captain elmer above mentioned and still a valued citizen of biloxifilled with sand behind these were mounted two six pounder field pieces one of them cracked and useless and only the other capable of being fired the lack of artillery was supplied however by several wooden guns of formidable dimensions and more conspicuously mounted than under other circumstances would have been consistent with the principles of military prudence and secretiveness the battery commanded the channel of approach and whenever the yankee vessels would draw nigh to reconnoiteras they often didcoming within two or three miles mayor henley with a few other citizens assisting him would make a great showing of ramming and sponging and elevating and lowering their log artillery this had for a very long time the desired effect of keeping the enemy at a respectful distance and on one occasion actually saved from capture a schooner laden with valuable and much needed supplies which had run aground a mile or two to the westward the sight of the guns deterring the blockaders from approaching her in their open launches on the day above mentioned december 31 1861 however they approached in formidable force with three gunboats a detachment of marines from the flagship  niagara  and two boats crews from the steamer  massachusetts  all under the command of captain melancthon sic smith of the latter a letter from ship island published in a boston newspaper soon afterwards and preserved in the 3rd volume of the rebellion record gives an account of what followed which must be very amusing to those behind the scenes the letter says that captain smith steamed up to within a mile of the fort in the gunboat having the lighest draught the  lewis   while the other vessels anchored outside but within range to support the movement the  lewis  carried a crew of one hundred men and a pretty formidable armament consisting of one twentypound rifled parrott gun two twelvepound rifled guns for james projectiles one twentyfour pound dahlgreen sic howitzer and two twelve pound howitizers not succeeding in drawing the fire of the battery captain smith decided to anchor and go ashore himself with a flag of truce what a terrible thing it would have been for the fleet if he had succeeded in drawing the fire of that battery  surrender demanded the writer goes on to give a long account of the panic of the citizens the interview of captain smith with the mayor whom he describes as an old man about sixtythough our esteemed fellow citiizens can hardly be credited with more than three score even at this day after the lapse of more than twenty yearsthe negotiations that followed and the conditions of things in general in reply to the mayor s inquiry as to the object of his visit captain smith said   i have come to demand the surrender of this town with all its fortifications batteries vessels in the waters and all military and warlike stores  considering that the fortifications consisted only of sand bags that the home guards were armed only with shot guns and that there was no ammunition for the log cannons or even for the sixpounder field piece it is no wonder the mayor should have asked an armistice of twentyfour hours before giving an answer to this astinishing demands he must have had some difficulty in keeping his countenanceto say nothing of his guns the federal commander was inflexible however and would allow only one hour at the expiration which his terms were accepted and the fortifications battery warlike stores and etc were all unconditionally surrendered a detachment was sent to take possession of the battery and its contents the writer of the letter does not say a word about the wooden guns but we learn from other information that the officer in command of the party and most of his men rolled in the sand in a burst of uncontrollable merriment when they saw what it was they had been so long and cautiously watching from afar through their spyglasses such was the memorable capture of biloxi which the writer from which our account is partly derived gravely narrates as if it were a great event he adds a paragraph which may be worth quoting  male population gone to war  though the town possessed many natural beauties and redeeming qualities still everything bore a neglected appearance the place seemed deserted and no signs of thrift or business were observed the entire male population capable of of bearing arms had gone to the war while old men and boys enrolled as home guards there were not more than fifty men in the place and about five hundred women and children if the town and hamlets of the north were to make similar sacrifices how long would the rebels continue to defy the power of the federal government it does not appear that the captors valued their new acquisition highly enough to make any effort to hold it nor as far as our information serves did they ever visit the shore again at this point of the war   published originally in  the biloxi herald  on october 10 1885 this was written by major wt walthall who interviewed the men who took part in this affair and from the record that is mentioned in the article the office and files of the biloxi herald were destroyed by fire in 1882 sic but a copy of this article has been preserved by the family of the author copied in may 1941 by hb walthall and published in  the daily herald  june 4 1941 p 5    references  h grady howell jr  to live and die in dixie a history of the third mississippi infantry csa  chickasaw bayou press jackson mississippi1991 charles l sullivan  the mississippi gulf coast portrait of a people  windsor publications northridge california1985  the daily herald    the capture of biloxi during the war between the states   june 4 1941  the daily herald       the daily herald       beauvoir  time line   18901899 the biloxi herald    local city news   november 21 1896 p 8 a grand bbq and basket picnic was planned for perkinston on december 11 1896 public invited camp beauvoir confederate veterans uncle jake hollingsworth who was postmaster at beauvoir died yesterday  january 29 1897 the deceased was well known in the city biloxi and along the coast and his host of friends will regret his death the funeral took place today the biloxi herald local city news january 30 1897 p 8  19001909 the biloxi daily herald   city news   november 10 1901 p 8  jj king former resident and postmaster at beauvoir was found dead at new orleans in the osborne house he leaves a sister in alabama  the biloxi daily herald   city news   february 4 1903 p 6 formal transfer of beauvoir to scvms  the biloxi daily herald   beauvoir  james f wolfe an age veteran passes away    december 16 1904 p 6 james f wolfe one of the old veterans at beauvoir died today of natural causes he arrived here on december 14th and his 70 years weighed heavily upon him  he had not recovered from an attack of la grippe and came to beauvour to die the mayor of canton was notified by manager kemp and unless instructed otherwise the funeral will take place at the beauvoir home tomorrow deceased has no near relatives of whom the management of the home are aware  the biloxi daily herald   beauvoir   november 6 1905  william simmons  age 69 years veteran of co c11th north carolina  died at the soldier s home on november 6 1905  he came to the home seven months agho from madison county mississippi his remains were interred in the beauvoir cemetery  the biloxi daily herald   national convention of the daughters of the confederacy   november 13 1906 p 4 met at gulfport mississippi for four days november 14thnovember 18th 1906 not less than 600 women were expected to attend the beauvoir chapter was represented by mrs dr jackson  laura scott jackson   18441922 and mrs doctor bolton  olivia hill sones bolton   18681952  the daily herald   city news   december 28 1906 p 4  hugh f cochran  18311906 expired at beauvoir on december 27 1906 he came to the home in july 1905 from scott county mississippi private cochran served with the 35th mississippi infantry regiment company a  the daily picayune    necrologyrobert dunbar shepperd   december 10 1907 p 16 robert dunbar shepperd age 73 years died december 8 1907 at beauvoir he served with company djeff davis legion robert came from chickasaw county to beauvvoir on march 16 1905 with margaret his spouse he suffered from wounds and old age the reverend crawford of the episcopal church officiated at his graveside service in the beauvoir cemetery  captain jm mosby became superintendent of the soldier s home at beauvoir in ocotber 1908 the daily herald  19101919   the daily herald   biloxi  january 17 1910 p 8  db turnipseed  age 84 years died at beauvoir on 15 january he came to beauvoir from sharkey county mississippi on july 29 1908 turnipseed served with co k 36th mississippi infantry  the daily herald   confederate dies   sl rice  1828 to 2161912     february 16 1912 p 8  the daily herald   beauvoir veteran dead jm t winer     october 31 1912 p 8 co b18th mississipppi regiment with general longstreet and army of northern virginia and a appomattox with general lee  the daily herald   veteran dies  james m williams 1831 to 3121915     march 12 1915  the daily herald   death at soldiers home  louisa jane smith 1827 to 1221915     december 4 1915  the daily herald   louisiana veteran dies at beauvoir  george w christy 18371916 co a 7th louisiana infantrynew orleans tigers admitted august 13 1910     december 4 1916 p 1  elnathan j tartt  18761947  elnathan j tartt  18761947 became superintendent of the jefferson davis soldier s home in may 1916 the daily herald may 8 1916 p 1  nathan b forrest  adjutantinchief and chief of staff of the sons of confederate veterans  leaves today to arrange for the reunion  the daily herald march 21 1917 p 3  the daily herald    wb burdine  age 82 and a georgia native who served with co c 3rd alabama infantry and survived by his widow at the soldiers home  dead   june 16 1917 p 3 from the daily herald march 8 1919 p 3  william j ray  18401919 was very likely born in talahatchie county mississipppi he was a resident of thaxton pontotoc county mississippi in from the daily herald march 8 1919 p 3  the daily herald    veteran dies at home    william marshall  18411919 age 78 years and a native of north carolina came to beauvoir from tallahatchie county mississipi in september 1915 he espired at the beauvoir soldiers home on august 17 1919 billy served with the 42nd north carolina infantry funeral were under the auspices of the baptist church with committal in beauvoir cemetery    august 18 1919 p 4  19201929 the daily herald   double funeral  je mosier 18471920 from charleston ms served under gen nb forrest and pc bell 18371920 from liberty mus co e 1st la cavalry internments in beauvoir cemetery  at soldiers home   march 22 1920  ned tartt  19021967  was awarded a special honor at his graduation from gmac last week also dr folkes gave him a 75 shot gun the daily herald june 2 1920 p 3  the daily herald   confeds visit biloxi  three cars of the gpt ms coast traction co take veterans fron beauvoir to biloxi     june 3 1920  the new year s day banquet at beauvoir given to confederate veterans and spouses by wm lampton of magnolia mississippi set a record as 600 pounds of fried chicken   3000 biloxi oysters   30 gallons of turnip greens   100 linear feet of jelly roll cake   25 gallons of sweet milk and many other delicious delectables were served the dinner cost about 350 and was paid for by mr lampton the daily herald january 1 1921 p 1  the daily herald   dr folkes tells why 100000 hospital is need at the old soldiers home   july 30 1921 p 1  the daily herald     elanathan  tartt completes arrangements to carry vets to chattanooga free   october 22 1921 p 1 the l n rr pullman company and southern railway provided 100 free passes for confederated veterans to attend 60th reunion at chattanooga tennessee attending with the beauvoir veterans were superintendent tartt his wife ned tartt his son dr hm folkes quinea tarbutton nurse and two colored servants  the daily herald   old soldier dead   henry c williams 18451922 co i 4 th alabama cavalry12 th death here since january 2 1922     march 4 1922 p 4  the daily herald   contract let for hospital   october 19 1923 p 1  the daily herald   new hospital for beauvoir will be completed in march   october 22 1923 p 1  john a salley  18421923 spouse of martha cohron salley 18511924  expired on june 26 1923 i n the hospital at beauvoir he was born at bunker hill mississipppi and served with co e 15th mississippi infantry during the civil war internment at evergreen cemetery at gulfport mississippi the daily herald june 26 1923 p 3 on december 16th  a fire at beauvoir destroyed dormitory no 3  which was situated west of the old hospital two confederate veterans perished in the conflagration  jt hunter  18441924 and  fm sharp  18461924 they entered the soldier s home from laurel and columbus respectively the daily herald december 17 1924 p 1  the daily herald   board praise beauvoir home   march 9 1925 p 3  the daily herald   mississippi gop factions disagree over beauvoir   february 13 1927 p 2  the daily herald   confedrate soldier dead   june 6 1928 p 5  at daniel  age 81 years who entered the jeff davis soldiers home in december 1925 died here june 6 1928 he was a member of blunt s battalion in the civil war he is surviived by mrs cp smith a daughter at gulfport the body was taken to jackson for burial  the daily herald     governor thomas g bilbo  bilbo presides at beauvoir meeting   february 13 1928 p 5  the daily herald   three deaths at beauvoir   martha garrett 18511929 richard trehorn and marie l casey 18471929     january 19 1929 p 2  the daily herald   reverend elnathan ned tartt the  episcopal minister at rolling fork mississippi   announced his engagement to miss dorothy porter of shannon mississippi   dorothy was a graduate of mscw and the head of modern languages for the public schools of jackson mississippi    march 18 1929 p 2  the daily herald   w j f lilly  age 82co a 43rd mississippi cavalryentered home from leake county mississippi survived by lucinda lilly his spouse corporal remains interred in teh beauvoir cemetery  buried    september 23 1929 p 8  19301939 the daily herald   negro george gree n 18801930 injured in attack     march 6 1930 p 2   t he daily herald   watermelons for vets   april 7 1930 p 2  t he daily herald   confederate graves marked   april 29 1930 in late april 1930 sing the official bronze marker approved by the uvc the beauvoir chapter of the udc at gulfport marked 30 confederate veterans graves as follows   mississippi city cemetery 13 markers  handsboro cemetery 14 markers and st james catholic church cemetery 3 markers  t he daily herald   beauvoir ready for guests   june 2 1930 p 2   the confederate veterans hold their 40th reunion at biloxi   see the daily herald june 3 1930 p 1   the daily herald   commends reunion soldiers   august 1 1930  t he daily herald   turnip green tartt   september 15 1930 p 2  t he daily herald   wh allen dies at beauvoir   september 29 1930 p 2 wh allen age 93 years of jackson died at beauvoir on september 28 1930 he served with company g7th tennessee infantry his corporal remains were sent to brookhaven for internment mr allen was survivied by mrs wh westbrookjackson mrs n williamsjackson mrs jg guynnbirmingham mrs ph leebirmingham mrs jn hickmanjacksonville jt allenjackson and wl allenlouisville  t he daily herald   mourn polly s death at beauvoir home   october 4 1930 p 2  t he daily herald   tartts leave tomorrow   october 14 1930 p 2  the daily herald   trustees of beauvoir meet   1932 p 1  tl nichols  84 yearold inmate of the soldiers home married mrs alice henshaw  age 65 years a wealthy widow of senatobia mississippi who has been visiting at the home for four days the groom has been in the home for two years coming from marshall county their nuptials were witnessed by about 150 people the newlyweds left for senatobia where they will reside at the home of mrs nichols the daily herald   tl nichols 84 mrs a henshaw 65 marry at beauvoir   january 19 1932  the daily herald   confederate chief  general charles a desaussure  still busy at 85   january 19 1932  joseph wesley havens  18811941  elnathan j tartt  18761947 was replaced by joseph w havens as superintendent of beauvoir on july 1 1932  joseph joe wesley havens  18811941 was born may 24 1881 at vancleave jackson county mississippi to abizer havens 18581933 and margarette berry havens 18491907 the daily herald june 13 1932 p 8  the daily herald   celebration at beauvoir   june 7 1933 p 6  wf barclay  age 88 years and former member of co h18th mississippi regiment died october 12 1933 at beauvoir he had been visited by his wife and three sons from magnolia mississippi the daily herald october 14 1933 p 4 and october 19 1933 p 2  jh turner  age 102 years and native of south carolina served with co j41st georgia battalion died december 20 1933 buried beauvoir cemetery the daily herald january 12 1934 p 10  the daily herald   confederate veteran  h walker in battle of shiloh at age 14 years lives 1624 3rd street and served with co f baldwin rifles21st alabama regiment  taking herald 29 years   september 20 1934 p 1   the daily herald    books presented  bhs  school  february 18 1936 p 1  the daily herald   confederate memorial day   april 25 1935 p 1  the daily herald    memorial service  in memory of jefferson davis  in church of redeemer  june 1938 p  the daily herald    military crosses presented during program at beauvoir  june 4 1938 p 6  19401949 the daily herald   beauvoir shrine to open july 1   may 2 1940 p 1  the daily herald   sons daughters to restore beauvoir   may 7 1940 p 5  the daily herald   new directors for beauvoir named   may 9 1940 p 1  the daily herald   honor guard from camp shelby coming to shrine dedication   may 30 1941 p 9  the daily herald   beauvoir preview will be saturday   february 6 1941 p 1  the daily herald   fine work accomplished in beauvoir restoration   february 8 1941 p 7  the daily herald   will dedicate beauvoir june 3   february 10 1941 p 1  the daily herald   jeff davis shrine to be dedicated today   june 3 1941 p 1 recommittal of samuel davis from the daily herald september 9 1942 p 6  the daily herald    children of confederacy meet with miss redding  october 7 1942 p 2  the daily herald    mrs roach dies  age 84 years widow of jm roach co c 24th ms cavalaryburied beauvoir cemetery     january 19 1944 p 7  the daily herald   children of the confederacy   february 10 1944 p 6  the daily herald    last confederate veteran  john wesley castles 18471944  dies at beauvoir  october 26 1944 p 1  the daily herald   beauvoir group seeks to raise 250 thousand  dollars for tropical garden to perpetuate the memory of the men in gray     january 3 1946 p 1  the daily herald   confederates leaving for their homes on wednesday   october 9 1946 p 1 the daily herald   movies made of confederate vets  at 56th annual reunion at edgewater gulf hotel     october 10 1946 p 5 the daily herald   mrs  josie  rankin assumes duties as beauvoir superintendent   october 15 1946 p 1  mrs hattie thompson age 83 years native of bay springs and an inmate at jefferson davis home  died tuesday night mary glenn bay springs and emma kelly gainesville florida her daughters were at her bedside mrs thompson was also survived by a son charles athcley of taylorsville funeral services were from the hospital chapel by the reverend cg hodge internment was in the beauvoir memorial cemetery the daily herald july 21 1948 p 8  elnathan j tartt  18761947 expired at meridian mississippi on january 17 1947 burial magnolia cemetery at meridian the daily herald january 18 1947 p 4  the daily herald   new  beauvoir head  l marie pearce   named   august 3 1948 p 1  l marie pearce of poplarville mississippi assumed duties of superintendent of beauvoir on august 1st replaceing josie rankin of gulfport dr bz welch named physician  the daily herald    12 inmates are now at beauvoir   marie pearce superintendent 400 widows and half dozen veterans eligible for admission some board members at this time  calvin e dees perkinston  mrs ben stevens hattiesburg  mrs ac  moore hattiesburg  mrs bertha mcinnis laurel and jj henry laurel october 6 1948 p 1  the daily herald    confederate vets still undecided about final reunion   october 6 1948 p 1  19501959 the daily herald   mrs davis shawl added to beauvoir museum collection   april 14 1952 p 1  the daily herald   gifts for widows at beauvoir home   january 5 1957 p 1 the daily herald     19  postcivil war  the 1st battalion mississippi national guard was completed in early february  dr jj lemon was promoted to captain and named surgeon of the 1st battalion  harry t howard   18561930  captain of the jeff davis light artillery  was promoted to  major 1st battalion of the mississippi national guard   lt colonel ew merrill was ill at his moss point home the biloxi herald february 4 1888 p 8 in february  constantine olivari   18411894   was elected captain  of the jeff davis light artillery in march to replace captain howard captain olivari received his commission from governor lowry in late may the biloxi herald march 10 1888 p 8 and june 2 1888 p 8 the  lamar guards a military company of heavy artillery  was organized at biloxi in january officers were  henry j meaut  18421934 captain  carey holliman   18601935 1st lieutenant  thomas d bachino  18611891 2nd lieutenant  joseph ott  18551932 sgt atarms and  dan mcdonald  secretary the officers were commissioned by governor robert lowry 18311910 in march some of the springfield rifles and cartridges for the lamar guards arrived in february other founding members were  dan markey   18551900  peter gillen   18591898  mj grady   18411898  oscar meaut   18591935  joseph arguelles  18651944  sam shaw  and j ohn w henley   d 1918 the biloxi herald january 21 1888 p 1 february 11 1888 p 8 and march 3 1888 p 8  spanish american war and biloxi time line slightly over onehundred ten years ago the united states and spain fought a shortterm global war although the causes for this bellicose action is complex possibly being a combination of spain s long internal strife with the cuban people the aggressive nature of american capitalism and yellow journalism by the american press this conflict had its immediate cause at havana cuba where the  uss maine  a 318foot long american battleship commanded by captain sigsbee was mysteriously destroyed on february 15 1898 several hundred american service men aboard the brooklyn navy yard built vessel were killed by a large internal explosion possibly caused by spontaneous combustion of her coal bunkers  the pascagoula democratstar  february 18 1898 p 2 republican president william mckinley 18431901 and the us congress declared war on spain on april 21 1898 the spanishamerican war had several impacts on mississippi and the south the economy in the region improved but the conflict was also the catalyst which returned southern people to the mainstream of american cultural life the pangs of the civil war defeat and reconstruction were still felt in the south the spanishamerican war united former enemies and a new sense of nationalism was reborn as one former confederate soldiers said   if we couldn t whip uncle sam in four years we shouldn t   allow someone else to come here and do what we couldn t do ourselves    mclemore1973 p 492  1898 uss maine  a 318foot long american battleship commanded by captain sigsbee was mysteriously destroyed on february 15 1898 republican president william mckinley  18431901 and the us congress declared war on spain on april 21 1898 thirtyone biloxians volunteer to serve in what would become company d of the 1 st mississippi volunteer regiment  this group of men was based in scranton pascagoula mississippi and led by edgar rollins dumont  the biloxi daily herald may 14 1898 p 8 gus henzelena jap brugniens john andrews ed weber walter champlin jack king william h smith encamped at chickamauga tennessee returned to biloxi for a thirty day leave  the biloxi daily herald september 17 1898 p 8  private emile tremmel   18681898 a native of new orleans died of sickness at camp chickamauga tennessee on august 26 1898 his remains were accompanied to biloxi by gus henzelena 18691953  the biloxi daily herald   december 22 1898 p 8 and august 27 1898 p 8    tremmel memorial emile tremmel 18681898 a native of nola expired at camp chicamauga chicamauga national park georgia on august 25 1898 mr tremmel had been a volunteer fireman at biloxi and volunteered to fight the spanish in cuba as a member of company d 1st mississippi volunteers he died of typhoid fever and his corporal remains were brought to biloxi by gus henzelena a fellow soldier and august tremmel his brother for internment in the biloxi cemetery a monument to his memory was unveiled on february 1899 the biloxi daily herald february 21 1899 p 8  james sheasby   who left biloxi to enlist in the us navy several months ago has received his discharge he was on the uss buccaneer and saw active service at santiago cuba the biloxi daily herald october 20 1898 p8  buccaneer  a schoonerrigged singlescrew steam yacht constructed in 1888 at boston mass by richard keogh was acquired by the navy in the spring of 1898 from william randolph hearst the prominent new york publisher and placed in commission on 13 june 1898 lt h k hines in command ten days later lt a m mayer relieved lt hines in command probably taken over and commissioned at new york buccaneer may have been fitted out there or at tampa fla hard evidence supporting either location is utterly lacking all that is recorded is that she was at tampa on 5 august 1898 she departed tampa that same day and arrived in key west the following day again the duties she performed there are unrecorded  buccaneer  departed key west on 18 august and arrived in norfolk va on 22 august almost two weeks later on 4 september she got underway for new york the yacht arrived in new york the following day  buccaneer  was decommissioned on 12 september 1898 and subsequently returned to her owner  1899 corporal john meunier and private john griffin of heed s sic regiment are home again the biloxi daily herald june 27 1899 p 8  1934 the admiral p magruder camp of spanish american war veterans held a memorial service at the byc in memory of the 266 men who were killed when the uss maine sank in havana harbor on february 15 1898 the hd money camp of gulfport cooperated with the biloxi camp in sponsoring the event which was attended by 45 boy scouts from biloxi representatives of various patriotic organizations and invited guests of the camp and its auxiliary ej scott commander of the biloxi camp presided over the gathering the daily herald february 6 1934 p 2  1936 the reverend john campbell of the presbyterian church to honor those american servicemen lost at havana cuba on february 15 1898 delivered a memorial address to members of the admiral thomas p magruder camp veterans of the spanishamerican war the daily herald february 18 1936 p 3  admiral thomas p magrudercamp no 19biloxi mississippi  william f jones commander fj bettinger sr vice commander harry l moody jr vice commander ej scott quartermaster john m thomas adjutant john g whelen officer of the day james c banks officer of the guard ec rowen trustee cw trotter trustee ee cooper trustee john r meunier major wooters gordon w cogan amile bonham john fayard anthony v foretich charles g elfers and lj rafferty lang 1936 p 54  1937 marks p richardson  age 64 years spanish american war veteran died at 855 pm march 5 1937 at the veterans adminkstration he was admitted on june 27 1936  marks enlisted in the us army on may 10 1898 and was honorably discharges on december 20 1898 as a private in co e ist mississippi infantry  mrs francis mcmasterts richardson his spouse resides in the como hotel at jackson mississippi the daily herald march 6 1937 p 2  1941 mrs l holzer hosted the uss maine memorial services of the hd money camp and auxiliary of the spanish american war   commander john l heis s served as master of ceremonies  john brownlee  advanced the colors and wa thornton gave the invocation members of the auxiliary sang america accompaied by madame lillye violet carrara   ed watts gave a short memorial talk and hm harless provided the benediction refreshments were served by mrs holzer the daily herald february 18 1941 p 10  victor muleon  commander the daily herald february 20 1941 p 14  1943 leonard hopkins  18751943 native of san augustine texas and resident of biloxi for over fifty years died at biloxi on december 24 1943 mr hopkins resided on reynoir street and served as a private in the 2nd mississippi volunteer infantry the daily herald december 27 1943 p 5  1 983 herman miller  18801983 native of sweden and spanishamerican war veteran expired in the minneapolis minnesota va hospital he was national commander of the spanishamerican war veterans in 19791980 mr miller was recommended for the medal of honor by his commanding officer but time loss of records and the us army prevented him from this courageous award the daily herald april 11 1983 p a2  biloxi volunteers company d 1st mississippi regiment   roster captain edgar r dumont of scranton pascagoula john andrews jap brugniens walter champlin sergeant hahn august henzelena jack king leon meunier richards wh smith emile tremmel 18681898 edward weber biloxians who volunteered to serve their country in the spanish american war joined the scranton pascagoula company which became company d of the 1 st mississippi volunteer regiment wp henley former captain of battery d and albert tab irish hann formerly 1 st lieutenant of battery a both enlisted as privates hann had been elected to his post in november 1897 the biloxi daily herald november 27 1897 p 8 henley and hann left biloxi in may 1918 to enlist with the following biloxians aj meynier john fayard august gus henzelena 18691953 anthony v foretich john t andrews 18601908 walter g champlin edward caillavet 18741923 john griffin j lamy sic b compus sic wf jones arthur e richard 18771949 john jack t king r anderson dancer 18781915 emile joseph pons 18651914 harry bowers jasper jap brugniens john rene meunier 18801944 leon charles meunier 18781922 william h smith nels j peters 18681935 john dumar gordon m dawson wd simms james williams je ed weber cc harlan and sam murray the biloxi daily herald may 14 1898 p 8  biographies john t andrews john t andrews   18601908 was born at biloxi mississippi to george w andrews 1823 and caroline g andrews 18381886 he married rosa llado in harrison county mississippi on february 15 1882 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 7 p 342 john t andrews expired at biloxi on september 26 1908 his funeral was held from the residence of his brother dudley andrews at 930 lameuse street john was survived by his two brothers george w andrews 18641909 and dudley andrews 18661939 his corporal remains were laid to rest in the biloxi cemetery the biloxi daily herald september 26 1908 p 4  edward caillavet edward caillavet  18741923 was born in december 1874 at biloxi mississippi edward caillavet relocated to new orleans circa 1896 he was familiarly known as nig caillavet edward caillavet died november 15 1923 at jackson east feliciana parish louisiana after a long illness  the daily herald  november 16 1923 p 3  r anderson dancer r anderson dancer  18781915 was born at buenavista chickasaw county mississippi the son of john w dancer and carolina e bean he arrived at biloxi circa 1900 and was the brother of jessie dancer cousins 18741957 the spouse of joseph h cousins 18741917 in 1909 danser was an associate of fred p abbley 18821941 the ocean springs news april 15 1915 p 1 mr dancer came to ocean springs circa 1909 and opened a movie theater called the vaudette on washington avenue he sold it to ew illing 18701947 in september 1909 in november 1909 mr dancer went to lumberton mississippi with willie engbarth to open a movie house apparently things did not work as the ocean springs news reported that ra dancer sold his movie house and returned to ocean springs in december 1909 with charles engbarth the ocean springs news september 11 1909 november 13 1909 november 20 1909 and december 25 1909 r anderson dancer 18781915 married carrie engbarth  18891967 the daughter of emile engbarth 18551905 and magalene jeanette arndt 18561938 at ocean springs on november 30 1911 dr chipman of the pascagoula episcopal church officiated the daily herald december 1 1911 p 4  anthony v foretich   albert i hann   albert i hann  18791933 was born he married alice king 18791964 of birmingham alabama expired december 1933 three children cornelia hann 1902 m john g west gelon hann 1903 and elizabeth betty hann 19051991 m mr chastang and ulric seuzeneau 19021982 buried chalmette national cemetery chalmette louisiana  leon c meunier   john r meunier   nels j peters   emile j pons   us navy   james h sheasby james h sheasby  18771938 was born in england and came to america in 1898 he married irene helena collier 18821958 a mississippi lass in harrison county mississippi on april 8 1901 they were the parents of eight children elvera lucille sheasby 19021955 m mr smith james collier sheasby 19061971 m mildred norman harold sheasby 19081957 elbert james sheasby 19091968 m nell stark marguerite sheasby 19101988 m arthur l dickinson reynolds o sheasby 19132002 charlotte sheasby 19161990 m mr meyers and doris sheasby 19192002 m richard m corkern 19171991 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 13 p 110 after the spanishamerican war commenced james h sheasby enlisted in the united states navy he was discharged in october 1898 and returned to biloxi while in military service he served on the uss buccaneer sic and probably uss brooklyn at the battle of santiago de cuba in 1898 the biloxi daily herald october 20 1898 p 8 james h sheasby and family lived at 221 kuhn street in biloxi he made his livelihood as a marine engineer and boat captain on october 14 1906 james h sheasby was burned badly at daigle s wharf in houma louisiana when the gasoline boat that he crewed on exploded he was employed by the pelican lake oyster and packing company captain peter harvey appears to have been in command of the vessel which was a total loss and valued at 5000 following the boating accident mr sheasby returned to biloxi via new orleans the biloxi daily herald october 16 1906 p 2 and october 31 1906 james h sheasby expired on december 7 1938 at the us marine hospital at new orleans his corporal remains were interred in the st roch cemetery no 1 at new orleans the timespicayune december 8 1938 p 23  us volunteers  5 th immune regiment this unit composed of men from alabama mississippi and louisiana was mustered at columbus mississippi in late july 1898  colonel h h sargent  was in command the 5 th immune regiment was sent to cuba to relieve the troops of general shafter at santiago de cuba after the fighting there had subsided they performed garrison duty here from august 1898 until march 1899 their chief enemy was malaria and yellow fever and the other pestilence which pervaded this tropical island rowland1978 p 560 the 5 th immune regiment left columbus mississippi on august 6 1898 for savannah georgia their embarkation point for southeastern cuba the troop transports left savannah on the 8 th of august and arrived at santiago de cuba on the morning of august 12 1898  major james k vardaman  18611930 who resigned from the editorship of  the greenwood commonwealth  to lead a battalion of soldiers of the 5 th immunes wrote a series of letters to his wife  anna burleson robinson vardaman  they give a detailed picture of a soldier s life and living conditions in the tropics the vardaman letters were published in  the journal of mississippi history   in april 1947 before the spanishamerican war texas native jk vardaman was a lawyernewspaper editor he practiced law at winona and was editor of  the winona advance  1882 vardaman relocated to the delta and edited  the   greenwood enterprise  greenwood commonwealth  from 18901903 returning from cuba he entered politics and was elected as a populist democratic governor serving the state from 19041908 in that capacity vardaman was mississippi s us senator from 19131919 he became known as the great white father biographical directory of the american congress1961 p 1751 major james k vardaman led about 82 enlisted men from mississippi to cuba these young men left home robust and healthy at cuba seven died twentyfive were sent home and for the most part the remainder   looked more like halfanimated cadavers   than the stalwart men they were when the regiment first landed on cuban soil    the pascagoula democratstar   april 14 1899   in may 1899 the 5 th us volunteer infantry was sent to camp meade at middleton pennsylvania they were mustered out in june 1899  the pascagoula democratstar   may 19 1899    biographies   william e ryan corporal william edward will ryan  18771925 william e ryan was the son of  antoine ryan  18461908 and  marie ryan  18461886 of ocean springs missisippi during the spanishamerican war he served in company a of the 5 th immune after the conflict will ryan worked on a steamboat in 1900 and moved to biloxi circa 1907 where he worked for the biloxi police force ryan later made his livelihood as keeper of the biloxi yacht club he married  theodora vuyovich   18861944 of biloxi their children were  oliver ryan  19071930  marshall j ryan  19101930  theodora ryan  c 1914  rayoal ryan  c 1917 and  william ryan  the family resided at 804 reynoir street will ryan s corporal remains were interred in the biloxi city cemetery  the daily herald   december 2   1925 p 2  and krohn 1995 p 16 a son marshall j ryan 19101930 died of pneumonia in march 1930 he worked for the mississippi ice and utilities company  the daily herald   march 15 1930 p 2    references  arthur lang  history of harrison county mississippi  the dixie press gulfport mississippi1936 the biloxi daily herald   latest city news   november 27 1897 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi furnishes her quota of volunteers   may 14 1898 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi s dead soldier  emile tremmel     august 27 1898 the biloxi daily herald   local brevities   august 30 1898 the biloxi daily herald   local and personal   september 10 1898 the biloxi daily herald   local and personal   september 17 1898 the biloxi daily herald   hood s immunes   october 14 1898 the biloxi daily herald   local and personal   october 20 1898 the biloxi daily herald   the  emile tremmel  monument unveiled   february 21 1899 the biloxi daily herald   local and personal   june 27 1899 the biloxi daily herald   personal   october 31 1906 the biloxi daily herald   locals   october 16 1906 the biloxi daily herald   necrologyjohn t andrews   september 26 1908 the daily herald   biloxian  albert i hann  tells of work in cuba   april 18 1912 the daily herald   corporal william e ryan   december 2 1925 the daily herald   marshall ryan dies   march 15 1930 the daily herald   hann   december 4 1933 the daily herald   memorial service for men who lost lives on the maine    february 6 1934 the daily herald   henry coley buried   february 16 1934 the daily herald   memorial service   february 18 1936 the daily herald   leonard hopkins dies   december 27 1943 the daily herald   spanishamerican war vet dies   april 11 1983 the houston chronicle   doris sheasby corkern   july 4 2002 the timespicayune  murder victim believed to be albert k  sic  hann   december 5 1933 the timespicayune  services for captain sheasby   may 6 1938 the timespicayune  hann   may 6 1964 some biloxians who served in company d under captain dumont were  gus henzelena   18691953  av foretich   tom mccabe   w smith   john fayard  and  emile tremmel  private emile tremmel 18691898 a native of new orleans died of sickness at camp chickamauga tennessee in late august 1898 his remains were accompanied to biloxi by gus henzelena  the biloxi daily herald   december 22 1898 p 8 c 1 and august 27 1898 p 8 c 3   also  albert irish hann  son of gelon hann see dh 1241933 p 1  company a 5th us volunteer infantry corporal william e ryan 181771925 m theodora vuyovich died december 1 1925  company d 1st mississippi regiment roster captain edgar r dumont of scranton pascagoula john andrews jap brugniens walter champlin sergeant hahn august henzelena jack king leon meunier richards wh smith emile tremmel 18681898 edward weber  tremmel memorial emile tremmel 18681898 a native of nola expired at camp chicamauga chicamauga national park georgia on august 25 1898 mr tremmel had been a volunteer fireman at biloxi and volunteered to fight the spanish in cuba as a member of company d 1st mississippi volunteers he died of typhoid fever and his corporal remains were brought to biloxi by gus henzelena a fellow soldier and august tremmel his brother for internment in the biloxi cemetery a monument to his memory was unveiled on february 1899 the biloxi daily herald february 21 1899 p 8  world war i  19141918  wwi memorialglennan park east beach driveus highway no 90    timeline june 28 1914 archdule franz ferdinand of austria  the heir to the throne of austriahungary was assignated in serbia july 28 1914 serbia invaded by austrohungarians followed by german invasion of belgium luxembourg and france and a russian attack against germany april 6 1917 united states of america enters ww i  thomas j grayson october 1918 thomas j grayson  first lieutenant us army 28th infantry regiment 1st division aef date of action october 2 3 1918general orders no no 16 wd 1920citation the distinguished service cross is presented to thomas j grayson first lieutenant us army for extraordinary heroism in action near exermont france october 2 3 1918  lieutenant grayson commanded a combat patrol which penetrated 2 kilometers into the enemy lines and although twice attacked he maintained his position for 36 hours without supplies before returning to our lines with valuable information the leadership and initiative displayed by lieutenant grayson were vital factors in the successful performance of this important mission arlington national cemetery on november 3rd  fifty veteran soldiers and sailors met  at the maccabbee hall on west howard avenue and  formed the charles l baudry american legion post no 133   in biloxi   sgt charles l baudry  18911918 was the only biloxi soldier killed in wwi he died in france on october 4 1918  the daily herald november 4 1919 p 1   november 11 1918 armistice day  on november 27 1919  charles l lanius  led a parade in downtown biloxi composed of members of the baudry american legion post spanish american war veterans condederate veterans gulf coast military academy cadets and a detachment from the gulfport naval training station  the daily herald november 25 1919 p 1   january 1921 edward herbert wolcott  18941918 who passed from pneumonia at flanders field base hospital no 47 at beaune france on october 23 1918  was buried on january 15 1921 in the biloxi cemetery services were conducted under the auspices of the catholic church and pallbearers were selected from the charles baudry american legion post a firing squad of eight men and a bugler under the command of a petty officer from the gulfport naval station accompanied the body to its final resting placethe deceased was survived by his parents mr and mrs h wolcott five brothers oliver c wolcott ralph wolcutt harold wolcutt frank wolcutt and payne wolcutt and one sister miss lee vicie edward was reared in biloxi and resided here prior to enlisting inthe 1st alabama infantry at mobile the daily herald january 25 1921 p 2 june 1947the  lyman c bradford post vfw began planning for a memorial park  between lameuse and main street to  honor biloxians who lost their lives in wwi and wwi  the memorial was to cost 3500 and will be donated anonymously by a local citizen the daily herald june 5 1947 p 13 former biloxian  brigadier   general thomas jackson grayson  18971962 son of george w grayson and mamie pol grayson died on april 6 1962 interment was in arlington national cemetery he was former adjutant general of mississippi head of the mississippi state draft board and the husband of elizabeth dantzler 19011946  2014 twelve palms memorialbiloxi business men s park  november 2014the biloxi bay chamber of commerce through its cultural and heritage committee rededicated the twelve palms memorial on veteran s day 2014  the original twelve palms memorial was created to honor the twelve biloxians who lost their lives during world war i the biloxi cleophan club in march 1919 planted twelve palm trees in the l n park on the sw c of reynoir and railroad street now called esters boulevard the bilxoid iberville press november 7 2014 p 1  biloxi war veterans   wwi captain john meunier led biloxi soldiers to camp beauregard on his men were bivouacked in the firemen s hall on lameuse street in late may 1921 the flag pole that was set when they camped here was removed  deaths men from biloxi who died in training or participating in wwi are listed sequentially by their date of demise george c ryan 18921917 walter n quave 18861917 charles l baudry 18911918 alfred james rutheford 18921918 james roberts charles nicovich 18921918 john j price clarence avner nelson edwin wein 18981918 chester wesley hayes henry ct wurdemann 18881918 william haenns 18901918 and lyman c bradford in march 1919 a corrected list of palm soldiers those from biloxi who gave their precious lives for their country and fellow americans was published in  the daily herald  a palm tree was planted in the city to honor each of these fallen heroes as folows charles l baudry william haenns chester wesley hayes clarence avner nelson charles nicovich john j price walter n quave james roberts alfred james rutherford george ryan edwin wein and henry ct wurdemann  the daily herald march 12 1919 p 3    private george c ryan   18921917 the son of beauregard ryan and virginia vallen 18581928 was killed on april 23 1917 near enterprise clarke county mississippi when he was hit by a train he was serving with the 1st mississippi infantry at the time during world war i private ryan s siblings were edward j ryan 18841963 virginia r richards 18851963 richard ryan 18871927 ila ryan beaugez 18901914 clarence ryan 18951966 samuel ryan 1888pre 1900 homer ryan 19051977 and selma ryan b 1897  corporal   walter n quave   18861917 the son of joseph quave 18591928 died on december 27 1917 at camp beauregard louisiana from pneumonia he was a member of troop b biloxi calvary and was later transferred to a caisson company of the 114 th ammunition train  the daily herald december 29 1917 p 1     private edwin wein  18981918 died at camp beauregard louisiana on january 2 1918 edwin wein was the son of john f wein 18511931 an 1871 danish immigrant and anna wein 18721910 a native of nola initially john wein and family lived on lameuse street but by 1910 had moved to western jackson county mississippi were he was a truck farmer the weins acquired land in the present d iberville community and in july 1919 they sold ten acres to holen hunter grantham 18921964 who founded the grantham dairy this tract was bounded by the following owners north b tucei east rj quave south john wein and west louis seymour 1900 harrison co mississippi federal census t623808 p 22b p 21 and 1910 jackson co mississippi t624744 p 3b ed 63 and 1910 harrison county ms land deed bk 126 p 350 the funeral of private edwin wein was held at the residence of mr and mrs robert haas on lameuse street with internment in the biloxi cemetery the body of private wein was brought to biloxi by a representative of caisson no 2 of the ammunition train theodore w wein 18991982 stationed at fort worth texas came to biloxi for the funeral of his brother he was also survived by a sister antoinette wein cress 19041925 the daily herald january 4 1918 p 3 and january 5 1918 p 3   private william haenns  18901918 died may 10 1918 at camp beauregard louisiana his story is quite interesting william haenns a native of chicago and harry k barth wondered into biloxi mississippi in early 1917 with their knapsacks and violins they related that they had left michigan for a walk as a study in human nature they planned a short tenure in the queen city but were widely accepted and appreciated for their musical talents the troubadors not only entertained crowds with their violin piano and vocal performances but haenns even directed the orchestra at the white house hotel in the summer of 1917 the corporal remains of private william haenns were interred in the biloxi cemetery the daily herald may 11 1918 p 3 the sun herald september 18 2011 p f4 and september 25 2011 p f3   alfred james rutherford   18921918 was born at new orleans on january 21 1892 to charles frost rutherford 18461923 and laura r simmons 18611931 the rutherfords both native of the crescent city were married at new orleans in january 1886 their other children were charles h rutherford 18861889 john s rutherford 18881900 richard shea rutherford 18891922 alice edna rutherford 18901914 joseph rutherford 18971900 and robert rutherford 19001900 1900 harrison co mississippi federal census t 623808 p 15b ed 31 and wwi draft registrationharrison co mississippi r1682923  charles s nicovich   18921918 was born september 28 1892 at mississippi city harrison co mississippi to marco nicovich 1892 an austrian immigrant and rosa gondroun 18591952 a native of louisiana he was a single man and an employee of the southern pacific railroad at algiers louisiana and a resident of 5077 dauphine street in new orleans when he registered for the miltary draft in 1917 charles s nicovich passed on october 8 1918 at camp merit new jersey a victim of the spanish influenza his corporal remains were interred in the st james cemetery at handsboro mississippi  the daily herald october 9 1918 p 3 october 14 1918 p 3  sergeant nicovich was lauded by major ji sloat his commander as follows   sergeant nicovich was an excellent soldier who was universally liked his officers and fellow soldiers and his untimely death is a source of genuine sorrow to all his death occured in the line of duty and is no less honorable that had it occurred on the field of battle   the daily herald october 15 1918    henry charles thomas wurdemann   18881918 was born on november 7 1888 at new orleans the son of henry wurdemann 18621936 and bernadina hoff 18701940 he passed from the spanish influenza on october 10 1918 at camp fortress virginia private wurdermann had been trained at san antonio texas and was stationed in virginia at the time of his demise in october 1918 he was a member of the 29 th balloon company air service us army private wurdemann was survived by lovinia fayard wurdemann his wife parents and several sisters and brothers  the daily herald october 11 1918 p 3   the henry wurdemann family came to biloxi from derbigny street in new orleans circa 1904 and settled on the point on first street both henry wurdemann and henry ct wurdemann were employed in the seafood industry at biloxi as a fisherman and shell grinder respectively by 1910 the wurdemann family consisted of eight children extant although bernadina had birthed twelve henry ct wurdemann 18881918 augusta wurdemann 18911908 m john peter baker william wurdemann 18951910 hazel wurdemann 18961926 frederick wurdemann 18981910 alma wurdemann 19021917 mary wurdemann 19041949 m lester anton narbo 1960 carl wurdemann 19081908 and ola wurdemann 19091936 m bill thompson 1900 orleans parish louisiana federal census t623572 p 3a ed 67 and 1910 harrison co mississippi federal census t624740 p 26b ed 33 private wudemann s corporal remains were brought to biloxi by corporal neil mooney who related the following to the local press   private wurdemann was under me in performance of a number of duties he seemed to be an expert rigger he had a full military funeral side arms preceded by the post band playing the dead march it was very impressive the casket was carried caisson to the depot a large floral wreath the tribute of his company together with two side american flags came to this city with his body   the daily herald october 14 1918 p 3   henry ct wurdermann s corporal remains were interred in the biloxi city cemetery on october 14 1918 reverend wabus a lutheran minister presided at his burial service  the daily herald october 15 1918 p 3   james roberts  1894 1918 was born june 20 1894 at bayou la mere plaquemine louisiana son of antonio james hymene roberts sr 1843 1893 and maria gonzales roberts the roberts were natives of terreauxbeoufs st bernard parish louisiana isleno descendants of the canary islands spain and natives of louisiana private james robert was a resident of 438 copp st biloxi mississippi a single man selfemployed fisherman and among the biloxians that left from gulfport mississippi to camp greenleaf georgia on july 26 1918 he served as a member of the limited service division a member of the infantry he died at camp server south carolina an october 11th 1918 of the spanish influenza viral pneumonia private roberts was survived by three sisters and four brothers along with his blind mother he was waked at his mother s residence at 421 washington street at biloxi with father milot officiating his corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery on october 15t 1918 the daily herald october 11 1918 and october 14 1918 six months after the passing of her husband on december 4th 1893 maria gonzales roberts gave birth to private james on june 20 1984 she came to biloxi with eight children matilda roberts dec 1933 carmela roberts dec 1930 josephine roberts dec1989 robert 18771964 william dec1930 joseph dec 1938 and victor emile 18671959 and james roberts 1894 1918 maria gonzales roberts dec 1931 is buried in the biloxi cemetery courtesy of barbara acosta perez picayune mississippimay 28 2014  charles l baudry   18911918 the son of jules j baudry and louise comment was born at new orleans louisiana on september 1891 joined us marine corps and served in france with company i 16 th infantry   lieutenant lyman c bradford   18881920 was the son of lyman bradford and pearl roberts he was born at biloxi mississippi on november 14 1888 m maud foxworth died at may 28 1920  edward herbert wolcott  18941918 who passed from pneumonia at flanders field base hospital no 47 at beaune france on october 23 1918 was buried on january 15 1921 in the biloxi cemetery services were conducted under the auspices of the catholic church and pallbearers were selected from the charles baudry american legion post a firing squad of eight men and a bugler under the command of a petty officer from the gulfport naval station accompanied the body to its final resting placethe deceased was survived by his parents mr and mrs h wolcott five brothers oliver c wolcott ralph wolcutt harold wolcutt frank wolcutt and payne wolcutt and one sister miss lee vicie edward was reared in biloxi and resided here prior to enlisting inthe 1st alabama infantry at mobile the daily herald january 25 1921 p 2    recognized on ww i memorial at glennan park in biloxi mississippi  references  1914 the daily herald   miss rutherford dead   april 22 1914  1917 the daily herald   george ryan killed   april 23 1917 the daily herald   dance honors soldiers   december 12 1917 the daily herald   corp quave pneumonia victim   december 29 1917  1918 the daily herald     edwin  wein remains to arrive tonight   january 4 1918 the daily herald   funeral of private   wein held today   january 5 1918 the daily herald   private haennes  sic   to be buried here   may 11 1918 the daily herald   local news paragraphs of interest   july 4 1918 the daily herald   joseph rutherford home   april 17 1917 the daily herald   joe rutherford on patrol duty   july 17 1917 the daily herald   alfred rutherford dead   july 29 1918 the daily herald   body of alfred rutherford expected today   july 31 1918 the daily herald   burial of alfred rutherford today   august 1 1918 the daily herald   biloxi resident dies at camp   october 9 1918 the daily herald   henry wurdemann dies at camp   october 11 1918 the daily herald   james roberts dead   october 11 1918 the daily herald   nicovich body arrives tonight   october 12 1918 the daily herald   nicovich funeral yesterday   october 14 1918 the daily herald   james roberts dead   october 11 1918 the daily herald     james   roberts body to arrive tomorrow   october 14 1918 the daily herald   biloxi news paragraphs   october 14 1918 the daily herald   private wurdemann buried yesterday   october 15 1918 the daily herald   praise of sergeant charles nicovich from his commanding officer   october 15 1918 the daily herald   casualty show two biloxians   december 5 1918 the daily herald   obituary   charles l baudry     december 7 1918  1919 the daily herald   corrected list of palm soldiers   march 12 1919 the daily herald   cleophan club planted palms   march 17 1919 the daily herald   biloxi post holds meeting   november 4 1919 the daily herald   route of parade thursday named   november 25 1919  1920 the daily herald   lieut bradford s funeral yesterday   may 31 1920 the daily herald   bradford funeral held today   june 1 1920  1921 the daily herald   soldier s  edward h wolcott  funeral held   jauary 15 1921 the daily herald   flag pole comes down   may 24 1921  1922 the daily herald   richard shea rutherford   may 8 1922  1947 the daily herald   advance efforts for memorial park on biloxi beach front   june 5 1947 p 13  2010 the sun herald   biloxi american legion gets first female commander   mildred johnson     october 26 2010  the sun herald   musical tramps part 1   william haenns     september 18 2011  the sun herald   musical tramps 2   william haenns     september 25 2011    us coast guard base time line   1927 men from the  us coast guard base at biloxi began building a rifle range  on horn island in late march the daily herald april 2 1927 p 2  vessels led by captain samuel p edmonds  18671943  from coast guard base 15 at biloxi were some of the first to go to the mississippi delta and last to leave as they  assisted flood victims of the disastrous spring flood of the mississippi river   biloxi s civilian seamen  sent over  400 boats to the inundated region that equipped life saving parties with boats motors and supplies these first responders carried food shoes and clothing to the stricken while rescuing victims from trees and house tops  stranded by the great flood steve gorenflo of biloxi  was one for the first releif workers to reach the delta with  lyle raymond tj fountain charles rousseau l crofton   captain moran and voyle f moran  19051997 his son  other known biloxians assisting in the flood zone were john dacey cleveland huggins and walter white north biloxians going to the delta were george mitchel thomas fountain paul trochesett benny yerger farrell bosarge walt walton and jules santa cruz et al   the daily herald may 5 1927 p 2 may 16 1927 p1 june 6 1927 p 2 and march 29 1928 p 3  1933 the  us coast guard begin closing its base at biloxi  by late june 1933 only  three coast guard vessels  remained in biloxi the daily herald june 2 1933 p 9  1935   flying life boat   lt walter s anderson  commandant of the biloxi uscg air station announced that the biloxi facility was to received a the  flb cg 251 the flying life boat  from the us naval aircraft factory philadephia pennsylvania in addition 9 more men were assigned to biloxi bring the total number of base personnel at 42 coasties with five aircraft to fly and maintain the daily herald december 30 1935 p 1  1943   lt commander samuel preston edmonds   18671943 retired uscg commander died june 20 1943 at the biloxi va hospital edmonds commanded the biloxi base from 1926 to 1931 his spouse  bessie shorey edmonds  18741961 expired at tallahassee florida on september 21 1961 their corporal remains rest in the southern memorial park cemetery at biloxi mississippi the daily herald june 21 1943 p 1 and september 21 1961 p 2  references  the daily herald  50 th anniversary souvenir golden jubilee number biographical and historical 18841934    samuel preston edmonds lieutenant commander us coast guard retired   the daily herald gulfportbiloxi mississippi1934 the daily herald   biloxians to honor coast guard sunday   april 6 1929 the daily herald   many inspect biloxi coast guard base   april 8 1929 the daily herald   3 boats remain at biloxi base   june 2 1933 the jackson county times   work to start on plane base in two weeks   november 18 1933 the daily herald   to purchase land for cg channel   march 6 1934 the daily herald   new coast guard barracks   august 9 1935 the daily herald   order hospital plane to biloxi   december 30 1935 the daily herald   captain edmonds dies after short illness at biloxi   june 21 1943 the daily herald   two sisters first spars to report to biloxi cg station   october 16 1943 the daily herald   new coast guard plane for biloxi   july 9 1953 the daily herald   wife of former cg commander dies in florida   september 21 1961     keesler fieldkeesler afb   time line  young enlistees in fatigues circa 19411942 lr robert ray smith 19181991 of texas and william wild bill calahan corning new york courtesy of karen l blackabyohio donated october 2019  1941 eight men described as jehovah s witnesses were arrested in downtown biloxi on march 1st a saturday afternoon and were subsequently released on 10 bond to appear in city court wednesday night on charges of disturbing the peace gc clark attorney of waynesboro mississippi and representing these seven men women and several children eight years of age and under related to the press the witnesses are active again throughout the nation their activities here biloxi  incited several young men to chase them along streets calling them names and threatening to run them out of town no one was hurt but one witness shoved a man backwards over a bicycle as he scratched and destroyed a banner bearing these words abandon religion serve god and christ the king read watchtower 5c   the daily herald march 3 1941 p 6  judge john m sekul   19111984 after a warning for their own personal safety  dismissed several jehovah witnesses from the latimer community  the witnesses  had been demonstrating in downtown biloxi and almost caused a riot when citizens became incensed over their placardsone which read down with religion   they were also distributing pamphlets the daily herald march 6 1941 p 1 the biloxi chamber of commerce pledged 34000 of the 125000 required to acquire land for the new technical and training school the daily herald march 21 1941 p 1 in march  biloxi was selected as the site for an army air corps  school the jackson county times march 22 1941 p 1 in may 1941 the  city of biloxi leased the 685acre naval reserve park to the federal government  for an aviation school in  midaugust 1941 2000 soldiers were living in tents  in the naval reserve park harrison co ms land deed bk 241 pp 119130 and the daily herald august 14 1941 in june 1941 the  us army air corps activated station no 8 aviation mechanics school  at biloxi mississippi by late august 1941 this military installation had been dedicated as keesler army airfield in honor of 2nd lieutenant  samuel reeves keesler   18961918 a native of greenwood mississippi lieutenant keesler had died in france from wounds received while in aerial combat against germany during the great war keesler army airfield not only became technical training center but trained basic recruits the first contingent of recruits arrived at biloxi on august 21 1941 in june a   10 million dollar contract was awarded to the construction companies of ft newton  hattiesburg  fs glenn   hattiesburg  ja jones  and  bernard knost  pass christian to erect the army air corps school at biloxi  ground was broken on june 18th the contractors expected to have 2000 men working on the base in two weeks and 10000 laborers in a month  byron patton pat harrison   18811941 of gulfport  former congressman  19111919 and  us senator   19191941  died in washington dc on the 22nd of june   lt colonel arthur wellington brock jr  18821961 was named commanding officer of the biloxi army air corps technical school in late june the daily herald june 26 1941 p 1 in july the  telephone company announced a 70000 improvement plan at biloxi to provide permanent telephone facilities at keesler field   a new cable with a  1200 phone line capacity  will be laid on the north side of howard avenue commencing at fayard street to the military base the daily herald july 1 1941 p 1 in midjuly  5809 workers were employed building the air school  the jackson county times july 19 1941 p 1 on july 22nd the  citizens of biloxi approved a waterworks bond issue to build a 1400000 sewerage system  and   209000 in waterworks improvements  the daily herald july 24 1941 p 1 by late july the  foundations for 233 buildings had been laid at keesler field  the new military base was 64 completed and there were 9877 laborers employed in its construction the daily herald july 26 1941 p 3  anthony tony v ragusin  19021997 secretary of the chamber of commerce  to enter the army air corps  ragusin was assigned to keesler field as public relations officer the jackson county times july 28 1941 p 1 the  rp farnsworth company had 250 men working on harrison court a 586000 defense housing project at bay terrace   the final development would consist of eightyseven buildings to house  175 families with a completion date of january 1942  the daily herald october 17 1941 p 1  the l n railroad has started work on the passenger shed at its biloxi depot   br keebler bridge foreman has a crew of 20 men  building the steel passenger shed from reynoir street to the west end of the express office  a distance of 350 feet the project will take three weeks the daily herald october 30 1941 p 7 in november  j allen bradford john t collins gordon a dacey and george collins jr  founded  bradford collins dacey collins to provide architectural and engineering services necessary for the completion of the sanitary sewerage system and disposal plant at biloxi  harrison co mississippi chancery court chattel deed bk 79 p 55  tristate construction company of atlanta was low bidder at 89 134  to erect the  uso recreation center  at biloxi the daily herald november 25 1941 p 1 on december 7th the  empire of japan attacked pearl harbor  in the hawaiian islands america declared war on japan the next day germany and italy sign an alliance with japan and enter the war on december 11th  1942   colonel robert em goolrick  18861946 courtesy of brendan finnegan in april 1942  colonel robert em goolrick  18861946 replaced colonel arthur w brock jr 18821961 as commander of keesler field the daily herald april 15 1942 p 1  1943  the  20th aviation squadron   colored was  reviewed at keesler field  the daily herald november 1 1943 p 2  1945 staff sergeant miriam zauberman of the israeli defense army air force was the first waf from a foreign country to enroll in t he school of electronic as keesler afb the daily herald april 5 1945 p 9  1946 colonel robert em goolrick  18861946 native of fredericksburg virginia and commander of keesler field died at his home in oak park on kensington drive on november 13 1946 his corporal remains were interred at arlington national cemetery in virginia the daily herald november 13 1946 p 1  1949   senator john c stennis announced  that the liaison and helicopter training school are moving from san marcos texas afb to keesler afb and waco texas afb  keesler afb was to receive the helicopter flying training course and waco the liaison flying training school the daily herald february 18 1949 p 1  major general james f powell  18931983 named commander of kafb in may 1949  1951 in early june the  usaf took a lease on the gulf coast military academy  consisting of 35acres and eleven buildings the usaf planned to host its  tecnical training air force  tectaf school here the daily herald june 6 1951 p 1  major general james f powell   18931983   announced that coast gambling was off limits  to kafb personnel the gulf coast times december 6 1951 p 1  general james f powell   18931983  was named biloxi s outstanding citizen  by the lion s club the daily herald january 1 1952 p 1  1952 in early october a  usaf t7 twinengine transport aircraft crashed upon take off from kafb  the plane landed in back bay 500 feet south of brodie point three servicemen died in the accident the daily herald october 10 1952 p 1  1955   harlan clyde parks august 1953april 1955  major general harlan clyde parks  19061987 was born in selma iowa on october 27 1906 he graduated from ottumwa high school in ottumwa iowa in 1925 he graduated from the us military academy at west point june 13 1929 upon graduation he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the coast artil1ary corps from september 1929 to june 1930 general parks attended primary flying school during the next ten years he served at various coast artillery bases in the united states hawaii and the panama canal zone during this tour he graduated from the coast artillery school class of 1936 in apri1 1941 general parks was transferred to the trinidad sector and base command where he served as operations officer and an assistant chief of staff in june 1943 he entered the antiaircraft school camp davis nc completed the course in two months and was assigned operations and training staff officer of the antiaircraft training command fort bliss texas general parks entered the armynavy staff college in june l944 upon graduation five months later he was assigned to the war department general staff in tbe g1 personnel division where he served for two years on june 28 1946 general parks was transferred from the coast artillery to the air force five months later he was assigned to the strategic air command headquarters at andrews air force bases md as deputy chief of staff he attended the air war college maxwell air force base ala from june 1947 to june 1948 after which he was appointed executive officer office of the deputy chief of staff for operations at air force headquarters in july 1949 he became director of personnel planning office of the deputy chief of staff for personnel general parks was named commander of parks air force base pleasanton calif in june 1952 he assumed command of the 3380th technical wing at keesler air force base mississippi the electronics center of the air force on aug 20 1953   on april 6 1955 general parks was assigned as senior member of the united nations command component of the military armistice commission in korea in november of the same year he joined the far east command in tokyo as assistant chief of staff for personnel in december 1956 general parks became chief of the army and air force exchange service with headquarters in new york city in his present assignment he is responsible for the worldwide administration of the post exchanges in the army and base exchanges in the air force general parks has been awarded the legion of merit with two oak leaf clusters the commendation ribbon the order of the british empire and the order of military merit taeguk republic of korea retired june 1 1960 died may 4 1987  maj gen hc parks of un armistice unit the new york times may 12 1987  maj gen harlan c parks retired a former senior member of the united nations command for the military armistice commission in korea died on may 4 of cancer in palm beach fla he was 81 years old and lived in juneau beach fla general parks served with the armistice commission in 1955 he was also assigned to the united nations far east commands in tokyo as assistant chief of staff directing personnel in the last three years of his 31year military career he was chief of the army and air force exchange service in that position he was responsible for the administration of a worldwide system of exchanges or px s that provide military personnel and their families with merchandise and services general parks retired from military service in 1960 and then joined the mccannerickson advertising firm as a general corporate executive he was also vice president of the interpublic group of companies an organization of advertising agencies general parks was born in selma iowa on oct 27 1906 he was a graduate of the united states military academy at west point from which he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in june 1929 he is survived by his wife the former catherine fischer unger and two sons peter parks of manhattan and dr harlan s parks of saratoga calif and three grandchildren general parks is to be buried in arlington national cemetery on may 27 with full military honors  james h davies april 1955september 1955 brigadier general james hubert davies  19031976 was born in piedmont california on october 25 1903 he graduated from high school there in 1924 and received his bachelor of arts degree in social sciences from the university of california in 1928 commissioned a 2nd lieutenant in the air reserve may 1 1928 general davies was appointed a flying cadet the following february entering primary flying school at march field calif he graduated from advanced flying school at kelly field texas may 8 1930 and was commissioned a second lieutenant of air corps assigned to the 72nd bomb squadron in hawaii in march 1932 general davies was transferred to the third attack group at fort crockett texas moving with it to barksdale field la in october 1936 he joined the 21st reconnaissance squadron at langley field va and two years later was assigned to the 23rd composite group at maxwell field ala appointed operations officer of the 27th bomb group at savannah ga in march 1941 the following november general davies assumed command of the group and took it to the philippine islands in february 1942 he was named commander of the third bomb group in the southwest pacific becoming chief of the bomb section at the school of applied tactics orlando fla that november returning to the southwest pacific in april 1943 he was chief of staff of the fifth bomber command a year later he assumed command of the 313th bomb wing at colorado springs colo taking it to the southwest pacific in january 1945 moving to hamilton field calif that december general davies was assistant chief of staff for operations of the fourth air force entering the air war college at maxwell field ala in august 1946 he graduated the following june and became deputy chief of the command section air transport command at gravelly point va he entered the national war college in august 1948 and graduated the following june joining the air training command general davies was deputy chief of staff for personnel at atrc headquarters scott air force base ill becoming chief of staff of the command in may 1950 assuming command of the 3510th combat crew training wing atrc at randolph air force base san antonio texas in august 1951 designated the 3510th flying training wing a year later in april 1954 sic he assumed command of the 3380th technical training wing at keesler air force base mississippi becoming deputy commander that august a year later general davies was named deputy commander of the alaskan air command at elmendorf air force base alaska his decorations include the distinguished service cross silver star with oak leaf cluster legion of merit and air medal with oak leaf cluster he is rated a command pilot combat observer and aircraft observer general davies expired on august 20 1976  references  the daily herald parks going to korea davies to command keesler march 18 1955 p 1 the sacramento bee gibson is named head of alaskan air command august 21 1957 p c6  fay r upthegrove september 1955 major general fay roscoe upthegrove  19051992 was born in port allegheny pennsylvania on january 281905 he graduated from the us military academy on june 14 1927 and was commissioned a second lieutenant of infantry that fall general upthegrove entered primary flying school at brooks field texas and graduated from advanced flying school at kelly field texas in october 1928 he then became engineering officer of the 15th observation squadron at selfridge field mich and in january 1929 was transferred to the air force entering the chemical warfare school at edgewood arsenal md a month later he graduated that april and returned to the 15th observation squadron moving to march field calif in june 1930 general upthegrove was an instructor at the primary flying school in october 1931 he was named supply officer of the primary flying school at randolph field texas and the following march was appointed adjutant of the 47th school squadron there going to luke field hawaii in november 1934 general upthegrove was named flight commander of the fourth observation squadron the following january and assumed command in august 1936 transferred to mitchel field ny he was assigned duty as operations and intelligence officer of the 99th bomb squadron entering the air corps tactical school at maxwell field ala in may 1939 he graduated that august and returned to mitchel field as commander of the 99th bomb squadron ordered to langley field va in december 1940 general upthegrove became materiel officer of the 22nd bomb group and a month later its executive and operations officer moving with the bomb group to jackson field miss several months later after serving in the southwest pacific area from february to april 1942 he assumed command of the 305th bomb group at salt lake city utah two months later he took command of the 99th bomb group at davismonthan field ariz taking it to gowen field idaho sioux city iowa and then to north africa in january 1943 a year later he assumed command of the 304th bomb wing 15th air force in italy returning to the united states in august 1945 general upthegrove assumed command of the 76th flying training wing at smyrna field tenn and that december took command of the 30th flying training wing at turner field ga in may 1946 he was designated commanding general of chanute field ill transferred to us air forces in europe at wiesbaden germany in november 1948 the following month he assumed command of the 7l00th headquarters command wing usafe joining the strategic air command in june 1951 general upthegrove became deputy commander of the second air force at barksdale air force base la becoming commander of the fourth air division there in october 1952 the following january he assumed command of the 20th air force far east air forces on okinawa and on march 1 1955 assumed command of the 313th air division feaf transferring to the air training command on sept 1 1955 general upthegrove assumed command of the 3380th technical training wing at keesler air force base mississippi his decorations include the distinguished service medal silver star distinguished flying cross with oak leaf cluster and air medal with 10 oak leaf clusters he is rated a command pilot combat observer and senior aircraft observer general upthegrove retired from the usaf july 31 1957 he expired on january 8 1992 he had married marcella gertrude driscoll 19011970 their corporal remains were interred in the st bonaventure cemetery at olean new york  1957 major general john r sutherland assumed command of kafb in september 1957 the daily herald april 8 1960 p 1  brig general daniel webster jenkins   19071989  brig general daniel webster jenkins  19071989 native of floydada texas and     commander of the air ground operations school  located at southern pines north carolina  announced in late january that the school would relocate to kafb in midfebruary  the school building in north carolina had burned on january 20th major general jenkins died on march 25 1989 and his corporal remains interred at st petersburg florida the daily herald january 31 1957 p 1  1960   major general john s hardy   19132012 native of logansport louisiana was  named the 16th commander of kafb  the daily herald july 1 1960 p 1  ross e cox  general contractor of baton rouge louisiana was apparent low bidder of 1549940 for the wherry housing project modification  the work involved basic remodeling and rehabilitation of individual wherry housing units the daily herald july 1 1960 p 1 the new  boq at keesler afb was nearing completion in early august  the fivestory structure had accomodations for 194 officers the daily herald august 9 1960 p 6  1 961 colonel arthur wellington brock jr  18821961 first commander of kafb died on september 16 1961 burial was at fort sam houston national cemetery  1964 general romulus wright puryear 19111984   in july 1964  general romulus wright puryear 19111984  native of hartsville tennessee arrived at keesler afb to take command  he came from raf station northolt england where he commanded the 3rd air force general puryear replaced colonel kenneth a cavanah who had arrived at the biloxi base in early july 1964 from chanute afb illinois  the daily herald july 1 1964 p 1 and july 1964 p  major general thomas e moore  with the retirement of major general james c mcgehee  19101979 after 35 years in the usaf he was replaced on august 1 1969 by major general thomas e moore   19122007 general moore came to kafb form the alaskan air command the ocean springs record july 24 1969 p 10  references   val f husley  keesler air force base a history of the site and its environs   usaf office of history 81 st training wing keesler afb technical training center biloxi mississippi1996 dale m titler and ssgt gary m murphy  keesler field inception to pearl harbor 19391941  usaf office of history 81 st training wing keesler afb technical training center biloxi mississippiapril 1981 dale m titler  gulf tempest major hurricanes and their effects on keesler technical center  usaf office of history 81 st training wing keesler afb technical training center biloxi mississippi1986  journals the daily herald   general rush to remain short time longer at keesler   february 12 1947 the daily herald   helicopter air training may come to keesler   february 18 1949 the daily herald   israel waf is keesler student   april 5 1952 the daily herald   maj gen hardy new commander of keesler afb   april 8 1960 the daily herald   family of new keesler commander makes transition england to biloxi   september 1 1964 the ocean springs record   major general thomas e moore new commander   july 24 1969  world war ii  19411945   billy guice veterans memorial parkglennan park   world war ii memorial  dedicated on december 7 1947 and donated by william lee guice 18871971  purple heart memorial uss biloxi mast   pfc george j higginbotham usmc was wounded at iwo jima on    1942 marian desporte winland  wife of sgt ralph h winland 19172002 and daughter of mr and mrs ernest desporte and living at 203 magnolia street joined the waac auxilliary in october 1942  she went to camp shelby for examinations and interviews she will go to des moines iowa for basic training and get her uniforms the daily herald october 7 1942 p 2  1943 elbert lester dukate ii  19191986 enlisted in the us army as a private in december 1941 at el paso texas he graduated in june 1942 from signal corps training at camp roberts california elbert then transferred to the army air corps and began pilot cadet training in july 1942 and completed fifty hours of solo flying and was promoted to 1 st lieutenant in the cadet corps at ontario california dukate received his wings on march 10 1943 at la junta colorado the daily herald october 20 1942 p 7  ploesti raid lt dukate was sent to england and flew several combat over frankfort and hamburg germany in july 1943 he transferred to libya with the 44 th bomb group67 th squadron of the 8 th air force on august 1 1943 he was copilot of the available jones a b24 liberator bomber that participated in operation tidal wave that sent hundreds of american bombers to destroy germanheld oil refineries at ploesti romania referred to in usaf history as black sunday the us army air force lost 53 aircraft and 660 airmen in the raid  sgt leo spann engineer from chapman alabama described the mission we approached the target down the railroad track at a very low altitude of approximately 100 feet our target was already on fire as some other group the 93rd had already bombed it we went through the smoke and fire dropping our bombs on our designated spot we then went down on the deck as low as we could as those picturesque hay stacks opened up and then revealed their guns and these guns started giving us hell they shot out the 4 engine and a shell exploded between the two waist gun positions wounding both gunners in the legs i was the engineer and operated the top turret and i had a complete view of what was going on i saw one plane that had gone in with the wheels up in a field and all of that crew was outside of the plane    we broke one balloon cable and i was looking directly at it when we collided with it i saw another b24 climb straight up until it stalled and just as it fell out i saw one parachute come out and open just before it hit the ground i talked later to this boy bernard traudt as he came into the prison camp where i was    we lost speed and dropped out of formation and the fighters jumped us with the two waist gunners out they came in so close to us it seemed we could almost touch them we figured that we had shot down four of them and they finally left us but the 4 engine had frozen up and with a flat propeller it caused a hellava drag the propeller would not feather     we started trying to gain altitude to clear the mountains ahead threw out everything that wasn t tied down all of the guns ammunition equipment etc when we finally arrived at the coast our 3 engine was failing the oil pressure was almost gone and the temperature was much too high lt jones asked me how long i thought it would last and i estimated about 30 minutes at the most we decided to feather 3 engine and see if we could fly with the other two but they were on the same side if we couldn t fly we were going to ditch it on the beach    i feathered the prop jones and dukate got the plane leveled out but we could not maintain our altitude so we began making plans to ditch we flew onward for approximately fortyfive minutes before we were forced to ditch the time was about 1840 at least that is the time that my watch stopped we all managed to get out of the plane and into our life rafts even though the tail gunner and the navigator were slightly injured in the ditching    the next morning a german submarine came by started to help us changed their minds and took off leaving us then at approximately 1500 hours a threeengined italian seaplane sighted us landed and picked us up and took us to brindisi italy and to the hospital there later that same night jones dukate bernard paolillo and myself were put on a train and sent into the mountains to an old monastery much later both sigle and dukate managed to escape with sigle getting back to the states in about two months  wwwgreenharborcom rohpdf rohau43pdf     fred b ferson and paul linde  formerly of tennessee have given up their jobs to work full time to produce high quality prisms for use by the military as range finders for tanks ships and large artillery pieces for the franklin arsenal they are assisted in their shop by jr mcelroy and jl mckenzie since 1941 the government has given contracts to amateur lens makers to help eliminate the paucity of roof prism manufacturing in america the daily herald august 4 1943 p 8 an at7 army air corps trainer from the army air forces navagation school at hondo texas crashed into the gulf of mexico three miles southwest of biloxi mississipi on august 25th the plane had just taken off from keesler field on a routine training flight the pilot and three cadets were killed the daily herald august 26 1943 p 1 the first spars to report to the uscg biloxi air station arrived in midoctober 1943  they were two sisters  ensigns alice saunders and mary saunders  natives of st cloud minnesota and graduates of st cloud teachers college both ladies were school teachers in st cloud before entering the coast guard women s reserves their military training took them to smith college at northampton massachusetts and the coast guard academy at new london connecticut the daily herald october 16 1943 p 1  martin p baronich jr martin paul baronich jr  19221943 made his livelihood like his father fishing for the local seafood canneries while living at 223 sophie street in east biloxi he enlisted in the uscg and was on active duty as a 1 st class fireman aboard the uss serpens  ak97 a cargo ship when he was killed on october 15 1943  the uss serpens was lost with two hundredfifty men in late january 1945 while loading ammunitions and depth charges at guadalcanal in the solomon islands martin s corporal remains were returned from the south pacific via san francisco to biloxi mississippi in october 1947 after ww ii for internment in the southern memorial park cemetery his funeral was held at the bradford funeral home with full military honors on october 26 1947 the daily herald october 25 1943 p 2 and october 27 1947 p 1  father jp mcglade pastor of st john s catholic church  announced that three parish soldiers who were killed in the recent war effort would be honored in a sermon by father jl maurer ssj pastor of our mother of sorrow church on november 14th remembered were  sgt james velcich trochesset  us army af son of mr and mrs albert trochesset killed in a plane crash on september 5 1942 seaman 2nd class wilfred jules dismukes  us navy son of mr and mrs frank dismukes killed in action may 8 1942 and fireman 2nd class  leonard mark schneider  us navy son of mr and mrschester schneider missing in action april 22 1943 the daily herald november 2 1943 p 5  julia k wendt  18921985 owner of gunston hall on biloxi s west beach was reported by katherine herr of the herr realty company of gulfport mississippi to be a japanese pow at santo tomas university at manila philippines islands mrs wendt was reported to be  in excellent health and engaged in various camp activities her latest assignment beginning on a vegetable detail    the daily herald december 13 1943 p 10  1944 captain oswald l bernich  19151944 son of matthew l bernich 18901951 and jessie inez scarborough bernich 18951979  was killed on february 12 1944 20 miles east of ardmore oklahoma in a b29 superfortress crash  the daily herald february 24 1944 p 5 and feebruary 16 1944 p 8  joseph bee f hungerford 19202008   the daily herald april 4 1946 p 1 and p 3    john joseph labetich  19091944 died at the presidio us army camp in san francisco california on february 20 1944 he had married dina mary mladinich 19142006 in harrison couty mississppi on september 12 1934 they had one daughter frances labetich m gus c cavalier jr 19332005 john j labetich s corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery the daily herald february 21 1944 p 7 and march 1 1944 p 8 and the sun herald october 7 2006  sgt john smith  19201944 usmc son of emellda smith of 1312 first street  was killed at saipan marianas islands on june 23 1944 smith had been employed by the mavar packing company and viator s grocery and had enlsited in the usmc circa 1937 the daily herlad september 2 1944 p 1  charles diaz  son of mabel diaz crawford street biloxi  was killed in action in new guinea on july 31 1944 the daily herald september 1 1944 p 5  1945 edward eddie e lemien  19252009 jehovah witness  stated in federal court at biloxi that he was an ordained minister since childhood and did not believe in war  lemien had failed to report for induction into military service and claimed that he had filed an appeal which he had never gotten a reply judge sidney c mize instructed the jury to find for the defendant the daily herald february 21 1945 p 1  marine sgt sidney a freudenstein jr  son of mr and mrs sidney a freudenstein 626 west beach biloxi twin oaks cottages  was killed on may 19 1944 at okinawa  he had married alice williams in september 1943 sidney a freudenstein iii was born at nola a few days before his father s demise the daily herald may 28 1945  michelina trebotich  18911978 native of croatia and widow of  george trebotich   had six sons serving in the us armed forces   steve trebotich  19162010 us coast guard  joseph m trebotich  19171996 osn  george trebotich us army air corps  john l trebotich  19202003 us army  louis j trebotich  19232004 usn and peter b trebotich  19262006 us army  madeline trebotich  19242006 a daughter who married ernest keenan was employed at keesler field the daily herald september 11 1945 p 3  lt colonel eugene a peresich jr  age 25 641 lameuse street biloxi former commander of a b27 squadron in the eto has been released from active duty at the separation center at drew field florida colonel peresich served with the 8th air force from may 1944 to june 1945 participating in the heavy air offensive during the land invasion of europe he flew 29 combat missions and was awarded the dfc with oak leaf cluster and the air medal with three clusters  he also holds the american defense medal and the european theater ribbon with six battle stars colonel peresich enlisted as an aviation cadet in february 1941 while a student at lsu he was graduated a second lieutenant from the flying school at craig field alabama in seeptember 1941 his last duty station in the united states was 3rd air force headquarters at tampa florida he is now active as vice president of eugene peresich and sons inc general insurance agency and will travel throughout mississippi but will make his headquarters in biloxi the daily herald october 11 1945 p 8  1947 june 1947the  lyman c bradford post vfw began planning for a memorial park  between lameuse and main street to  honor biloxians who lost their lives in wwi and wwi  the memorial was to cost 3500 and will be donated anonymously by a local citizen the daily herald june 5 1947 p 13 december 1947the new ww i and ww ii memorial on east beach donated by william lee guice 18871971 and lee dicks guice 18921961 his wife through the auspices of the vfw was dedicated on december 7th  the daily herald december 5 1947 p 4  1971 lyman bradford post 2434 vfw awarded a construction contract to h gordon myrick of gulfport to erect its new hall in east biloxi the 110000 structure was situated between holley street and the trade winds hotel  on east beach hf buddy fountain jr associates designed the 6500 squareft facility the daily herald may 20 1971 section 4p 3  1973 the  lyman c bradford post 2434 vfw post building  at 844 east howard avenue was  dedicated on october   20th  the  old building on fred haise boulevard  church street had been damaged in hurricane camille h gordon myrick inc of gulfport were general contractors who erected the structure from plans by  hf fountain jr  biloxi architect the sun herald october 21 1973 p a12  references  the daily herald   biloxi youth   fred a tucei  writes of first jump as paratroopers in us army   june 19 1942 p 5  the daily herald   bombardier student   john oswald bernich 19231997  tells of experiences   june 26 1942 p 7  the daily herald   biloxian   lt jg august al barthes 19162007  tells of victory at midway   june 27 1942  the daily herald     lions hear biloxians  pj gill and curtis allen   who were in battle   july 29 1943  the daily herald     frank roberts  tells of fighting italians in sicily   august 24 1943  the daily herald       stephen  guice tells of marines battling on guadalcanal   august 25 1943 the daily herald    two sisters first spars to report to biloxi coast guard station  october 16 1943 p 1  the daily herald   captain bernich  on first bombing flight to rome   october 20 1943 p 2  the daily herald   martin baronich dies in south pacific   october 25 1943  the daily herald   fr maurer to be memorial speaker   november 12 1943 p 5 the daily herald   eddie r migues   19162003  doubles as mule skinner   december 1 1943 p 1  the daily herald   biloxi resident  julia wendt  is japanese prisoner  december 13 1943 p 10  the daily herald    capt bernich killed in crash of plane   february 14 1944 p 5 the daily herald    bernich funeral will be tomorrow   febraury 16 1944 p 8 the daily herald   john l labetich died in army camp   february 21 1944 p 7  the daily herald   labetich funeral thursday afternoon   march 1 1944 p 8  the daily herald   tell of action of biloxi battery   114th field artilleryng   on italian war front   april 4 1944 p 7  the daily herald   veteran   curtis t parker  of seven battles tells of reactions overseas   may 26 1944 p 6  the daily herald   tony pitalo tells of life in german war prisoner camp    may 29 1945 p 1  the daily herald   advance efforts for memorial park on biloxi beach front   june 5 1947 p 13  the daily herald   memorial dedication photo   december 5 1947 p 4  the daily herald     19  the daily herald      six sons serving in armed forces  september 11 1945 p 3  the jackson county times   german prisoners to be used in wood cutting   february 24 1944 p 1  the jackson county times   15600 german prisoners of war based in state   july 7 1945 p 1  korean war  november 1951 corporal dudley carver jr  19311980  won the silver star for his galantry and meritorius actions as a machine gunner with the 7th division in korea in addition corporal carver was awarded the purple heart and korean combat badge  he served had 31 months in korea and japan the daily herald november 11 1951 p 7  references    the daily herald   cpl carver arrives in biloxi tonight   november 11 1951  the daily herald   cpl carver home on 30day leave   november 11 1951  vietnam war   local casualties   1967 corporal daniel netter jr  19471967 us army 3rd battalion 21st infantry who had been in vietnam since july 1967 was killed in vietnam on october 8 1967 he was a native of port gibson mississippi and a graduate of nicholls high school at biloxi the daily herald october 12 1967 p 2  1968 charles w eglin iii  19481968 native of ocean springs and resident of corona new york was killed on february 15th in vietnam charles was staioned with a us marine unit the daily herald february 19 1968 p 2  references   the daily herald   eglin died in vietnam   february 19 1968 p 2 the daily herald   rhodes dies in vietnam action   march 7 1968 p 2  desert storm   iraq war   afghanistan war  3092 views  ', 0);
