 bellande family bellande family osarep mon 3222010 1209 the bellande family from marseille to mississippi the family of antoine v bellande  18291918    forward historical research and writing are fun since moving to ocean springs in may 1990 i have enjoyed visiting the libraries and courthouses reading old newspapers and conversing with others interested in the local history of coastal mississippi in the process of assimilating new knowledge i have made discoveries about our family bellande i would like to thank louis ebellande jr of chicago for his valuable assistance with our midwest family mary blair kleyn of laguna hills california sent me timely information about our west coast family locally regina hines jk lemon and murella powell have been of great assistance and support in making from marseille to mississippi a better document i personally again thank all of you who responded with letters and calls after receiving your first addition please enjoy this your family history its the only one you ve got i always appreciate comments and criticism thank you again for your support and patience  the authors heidi balje good was born in germany in 1947 she is married to paul good whose great grandmother was zoe willamine bellande b 1863 zoe was the youngest daughter of joseph h bellande b 1813 in marseille and roseline lafauce b 1821 probably at vieux biloxy ocean springs paul and heidi good reside in the sultanate of oman were paul is employed with the petroleum development of oman a joint venture between shell oil and the omani government their children are sebastian b 1975 adriane b 1979 marian b 1982 and elisabeth b 1983 heidi received her doctorate in biology from ucla  ray l bellande  b 1943 is a biloxi native he is the great grandson of antoine v bellande presently bellande resides at ocean springs home of his ancestors where he has written since 1993 a weekly history column for  the ocean springs record  titled sous les chenes and images under the oaks he has published several books  the bellande cemetery a history and register  1990  from marseille to mississippi a bellande family history  1991  ocean springs hotels and tourist homes  1994 and  ocean springs the way we were  19001950 1996 18291918 born at marseille france and marie harvey 18401894 of back bay now d iberville bellande attended biloxi parochial and public schools he matriculated at new mexico tech in 1961 and graduated with a bs degree in petroleum geology from mississippi state university in 1965 bellande was employed by humble oil exxon tenneco and others before becoming an independent geologist and oil operator at lafayette louisiana in 1980 his oil exploration activities brought him to many petroleum provinces as he has resided or worked in louisiana california alaska texas indonesia malaysia singapore mississippi and alabama 1971 ray bellande and now in 2009 1042 views  