 biloxi homes biloxi homes ray thu 4152010 1226 new construction   504 east beach drive  built 2013  historic biloxi homes   history of the ooma tract east beach l ive oak three centuries on the pass of biloxi mississippi section 33 t7sr9w harrison county mississippi abstract  live oak is the 19 th century name appropriately attached to a threeacre tract of live oak graced landscape fronting deer island on the pass of biloxi today this ancient arbor is alive with engineers contractors and laborers who are toiling diligently in the long shadows of its stately oaks erecting the ohro keefe museum a 21 st century creation of internationally acclaimed architect frank gehry george e ohr and frank o gehry are wellmatched as ohr a 19 th century avantgarde art potter is regarded by art historians as totally unique while gehry is the unrivaled master designer of bold imaginative futuristic structures  previous archeological investigations indicate that live oak was once the prehistoric local of native american culture by the late 19 th century it became the scene of large gracious summer homes of affluent businessmen and professional people primarily from new orleans from the land deed records it appears that only one biloxi native has ever possessed a portion of  live oak  the recorded chronology of live oak begin with an 1807 spanish land grant to a louisiana native of acadian heritage valentine docette richard 17761868 better known as dorsette richards by 1835 richards had vended or bartered his 443acre donation claim george holley 18001883 was the primary recipient of his acreage in 1888 the parcel known as live oak was created when joseph kuhn 18191903 a hungarian immigrant and local lumber merchant sold a 3acre tract from his large land holdings in the dorsette richards land claim on the biloxi peninsula to edward langevin of st paul minnesota after langevin s demise circa 1891 the lot became possessed by george h dunbar 18441917 a seafood processing magnate from new orleans in 1892 mr dunbar split live oak into two lots of equal area his brother francis b dunbar ca 18481908 acquired the western tract the dunbar s had the quarters on their east beach lot demolished in february 1892 in september 1892 they contracted with charles dudley an architect and builder from jackson mississippi to erect two edifices for them at a cost of 11000 from 1917 until 1946 the e 2 of live oak was owned by the new orleans families of eb johnson ernest l jahnke and cyprian a sporl ca sporl 18801936 was the owner of a large marine insurance business at new orleans he also operated the hotel new orleans sporl s avocation was yachting in 1946 an affluent california attorney lynden bowring 18891980 and wilda lopez 18991977 his biloxi wife acquired the lot from mr sporl s heirs hurricane camille in august 1969 destroyed the bowring home they relocated to ocean springs bowring legated his east beach biloxi land to patricia tarr leavant his nieceinlaw it was sold in june 2000 to the city of biloxi by real estate developers who had acquired and option on it from mrs leavitt in 1993 the w 2 of live oak was vended in february 1914 by anna tourne dunbar 18451919 the widow of francis b dunbar to ora nelmes logan the wife of george w logan of new orleans she conveyed it to mary byrne mcgee of laurel mississippi in may 1915 mrs mcghee defaulted on her mortgage and the property was repossessed in april 1917 mrs nelms conveyed her estate to lucinda davis stamps farrar d 1946 lucinda s farrar was the spouse of judge edgar h farrar 18491922 of new orleans he was a lawyer linguist and ethnologist eh farrar was the ceo of farrar goldberger dufour a prominent legal firm of the crescent city in june 1924 mrs lucinda s farrar subdivided the w 2 of live oak into three lots designated lot a lot b and lot c she sold lot a to george e williams of new orleans at this time in august 1944 mr williams vended lot a to sam mitchell of biloxi in a prior agreement with louis w harvey 19041970 mr mitchell traded lot a for cash and a harvey parcel elsewhere in biloxi lot b was conveyed in march 1968 to wilda lopez bowring by the heirs of lucinda stamps farrar mrs ralph jane b wood harrison co ms mrs richard goldsborough wayne co ny edgar h farrar iii bell co texas stamps farrar ii san francisco co calf maud ellen farrer orleans parish la bh goldberger district of columbia joseph h goldberger canadian co oklahoma mrs michael warnock bonneville co idaho and bruce sharp robert sharp and donald sharp all of orleans parish louisiana lot c was sold in august 1924 by lucinda stamps farrar the widow of edgar h farrar a resident of hancock county mississippi to stamps farrar her son in may 1947 stamps farrar to lucille g minor in december 1956 lucille g minor to  lynden bowring  live oak lot which he had acquired in july 1946 from the sporl family of new orleans colonial biloxi when the french colonial government abandoned its post at biloxi in the 1720s for new orleans on the mississippi river some of the recent immigrants from western europe and french canada remained on the mississippi coast they made their livelihood as sailors fishermen and subsistence farmers cattle and tar production provided barter and cash items with the larger settlements of mobile and new orleans during the spanish colonial occupation of the area land donations on the biloxi peninsula were granted by the spanish representative at mobile from present day point cadet on the east to the present day biloxi city cemetery on the west these grantees were jacques mathurin ladner dorsette richards jeanbaptiste carquote carco angelique fasiar fayard and louis fasiar fayard  valentine docette richard valentine docette richard 17761868 was the original claimant of the land upon which live oak was erected he is referred to in legal documents as  dorsette   richards  and this nomenclature will be used throughout this essay richards was born at st gabriel louisiana the son of expelled acadians amant richard and marie braux his first wife susanne marque expired shortly after birthing their son in 1798 in 1800 dorsette richards wedded marguerite babin 17701829 a native of belle isle en mer france her parents were also exiled acadians who immigrated to louisiana post1777  cassibry 1986 p 77    dorsette richard claimsection 33 t7sr9w the dorsette richards family settled at biloxi in 1807 he received a spanish land grant on the biloxi peninsula at this time american state papers vol iii p 38 his donation was designated by the federal government as claim no 146 in the district east of the pearl river it was confirmed in 1819 by the federal government in 1824 his land was surveyed and was shown to consist of 44338 acres and designated as section 33 t7sr9w harco ms tract bk 1 p 36 a land patent for section 33 t7sr9w was issued to dorsette richards by the federal government on october 1 1840 harco ms land deed bk 2 pp 290292  george l holley in june 1835 dorsette richards traded all of his merchantable land in section 33 t7sr9w to george l holley for lot 1 of section 23 t7sr10w which contains 11068 acres harco ms land deed bk 1 pp 143144 george l holley 18001883 came to the mississippi coast from new york in the late 1820s with his family it appears from federal census data that there were six children all born in new york  george holley  18001883 benjamin holley 18021860 william holley 18031850 charles holley 18051857 rebecca h norberg 18091880 and nicholas holley 18101860 their mother rebecca holley 17831860 was born at new york their father was a native of rhode island and appears to have died before 1850 george l holley made his livelihood as carpenter and probate judge in july 1859 he married jane elizabeth rand an english lady married sarah m bounds in july 1877  new orleans summer resort affluent people of new orleans used biloxi and over villages of the mississippi gulf coast as summer retreats escaped the heat and yellow fe ver in 1893 george dunbar ft howard ht howard e bell l valle j vandorf august bohne jb blakemore and judge tisso were among the wealthy crescent city gentlemen maintaining elegant summer homes at biloxi th glenn 1893 p 59  joseph kuhn in august 1865 joseph kuhn bought about 125 acres in the dorsette richard claim from george holley for 1000 harco ms land deed bk 4 pp 578581 does not appear to be live oak joseph kuhn 18191903 was a native of budapest hungary he arrived in america in 1840 and biloxi mississippi in 1864 at harrison county in october 1868 he married sarah drake 18391921 a native of ohio their children were christian kuhn 1871pre 1900 elizabeth kuhn 18731929 sophia kuhn 18751927 m ulysses desporte 18611927 rosa kuhn 18781942 m a j bourdon 18731912 and may adele kuhn 18811930 kuhn made his livelihood as a lumber merchant at the time of his demise the kuhn family resided on the corner of holley street and beach boulevard in february 1878 joseph kuhn conveyed to his wife sarah kuhn all of his real property in harrison county mississippi for 2000 kuhn stated that   he owed no debts to anyone and further the transfer of his property to sarah kuhn was not for the purpose of defrauding anyone but to secure to her a support in case of his death  included in this transaction was a piece of property described as follows a lot having a front four hundred feet on the front bay of biloxi running back due north between two parallel lines to the back bay of biloxi bounded west by a street and on the east by estate of toledano harco ms land deed bk 16 pp4748  edward langevin in april 1888 joseph kuhn and sarah kuhn conveyed to  edward langevin  of st paul minnesota for 4000 a parcel of land described as bounded on the south by the gulf of mexico or pass between deer island and the main shore east by toledano estate north by langevin street and west by kuhn street the lot measured 432 feet on the gulf and 321 feet northsouth the terms of the sale were 1000 cash and 3000 to be paid on april18 1891 with 6 interest per annum harco ms land deed bk 23 p 75 in april 1888 edward langevin also acquired lots 1 and 2 of the samuel friedlander estate from wi hodgson an auctioneer at new orleans for 23753 the conveyance included the brick residence outbuildings and dependencies lot 1 had 85 feet on the gulf 281 feet on magnolia 81 feet with lot 2 and 281 feet east 3 in november 1891 eleanor langevin of st paul minnesota the widow of edward langevin conveyed lots 1 and 2 of the friedlander estate to frederick william elmer for 27004 her daughters mary michand and emma flanagan and their husbands achille michand and thomas j flanagan signed the warranty deed charles and mary e michand of st paul gave elmer a quitclaim deed on the property in april 18925 on january 19 1892 joseph kuhn and sarah kuhn acknowledged that the langevin mortgage of 3045 on a parcel of land known as the oaks had been paid harco ms land deed bk 27 pp 310311  george h dunbar in december 1891 the heirs of edward langevin mary michaud achille michaud emma flanagan thomas j flanagan and eleanor langevin conveyed their beach front lot to  george h dunbar  for 5500 harco ms land deed bk 27 pp 308309 same description as above emma flanagan signed at quebec canada mary michaud wife of charles michaud achille michaud tj flanagan and eleanora langevin signed at ramsay county minnesota george h dunbar 18441917 was born at new orleans the son of george w dunbar 18161878 of bridgewater massachusetts and charlotte z hacker 18221910 siblings he was educated at georgetown university and almost immediately after graduation he enlisted in the confederate states of america army and served as an aidedecamp on the staff of general buisson postbellum dunbar returned to his native new orleans and entered business  the daily herald october 19 1917 p 1  gh dunbar was married three times his final spouse was susan foucher children f foucher dunbar george w dunbar guinnes havana cuba mrs stephen voorhies 5527 prytania nola mrs alcee j gelpi 124 s cortez nola and mrs auguste capdeville 2453 esplanande nola mrs foucher dunbar was the daughter of ec fenner lived on lee street  the daily herald april 19 1912 p 8  inventor   public life buried st louis no 3  lopez dunbar s sons co the lopez dunbar s sons company was commenced in 1884 when lazaro lopez 18501903 and wkm dukate 18521916 resigned from the biloxi canning company the biloxi canning company was located in section 27 t7sr9w in the city of biloxi mississippi on the back bay of biloxi at the head of reynoir street it was originally called the lopez elmer and company this company was organized in 1881 with a capital stock of 8000 by lazaro lopez f william elmer 18471926 wkm dukate william gorenflo 18441932 and james maycock 182618921 lopez dunbar s sons was situated on east beach in biloxi in 1895 it was the second largest oyster canning plant in the united states the factory utilized the norton brothers machinery to pack its shrimp with the patented muslin bag insuring a good product its shrimp were marketed under the dunbar standard deer head lion head and pelicans labels see  the biloxi herald  biloxi chief industry september 12 1892 p 4  lot division in february 1892 the dunbars had the families residing on their east beach tract vacate their quarters immediate demolition was ordered for all buildings on their scenic home site  the biloxi herald february 6 1892 p 4  on march 31 1892 george h dunbar divided the oaks lot into two equal parts which he conveyed to his wife susie foucher dunbar 18581920 and brother francis b frank dunbar ca 18481908 mrs george h dunbar received the east half and francis b dunbar the west half the dimensions of each lot were 217 feet by 417 feet francis b dunbar paid his brother 2250 while his spouse paid only 1 harco ms land deed bk 27 pp 444445 immediately thereafter on the same day francis b dunbar conveyed his western lot to his wife anna therese tourne dunbar 18451919 for 1 harco ms land deed bk 27 pp445446  two homes in late september 1892 the dunbar brothers contracted with charles dudley an architect and builder formerly of jackson mississippi but now established in biloxi to erect two homes their completed cost was approximated at 11000  the biloxi herald september 28 1892 p 4  cost of building materials in biloxi at this time rough lumber 7 10 per thousand board feet at the sawmill dressed lumber 8 17 per thousand board feet brick 8 12 per thousand cypress shingles 2 3 75 per thousand  the biloxi herald april 29 1893 p 8  francis b dunbar resided at 2326 esplanade avenue in new orleans two sons fb dunbar and james v dunbar 622 canal commercial bank bldg and a daughter mrs emile christ 705 calhoun nola expired in new orleans at his home head of dunbar cannery interests at the time  the biloxi daily herald january 31 1908 p 1  mr and mrs francis dunbar and miss alice dunbar of new orleans are now occupying their summer residence here  the biloxi herald june 10 1893 p 8   in late june the family left biloxi for chicago where they planned to remain for several weeks  the biloxi herald july 1 1893 p 8  mrs dunbar expired in may 1919 at new orleans she resided at no 3 everett place at the time  the daily herald may 31 1919 p 3   west half of live oak  ora nelms logan in february 1914 anna t tourne dunbar of new orleans the widow of francis b dunbar conveyed her home and lot in biloxi to ora nelmes logan for 8000 6500 was financed for three years at 6 interest by mrs logan included in the sale were all buildings and improvements a ½ interest in an artesian water well and all furniture and personal property contained in the house except boats and some family portraits mrs logan was required to carry insurance of not less than 6000 on the buildings harco ms land deed bk 107 pp 9192 in midfebruary 1914  the daily herald  announced that miss jessie a smyly s agency had arranged the sale from mrs dunbar to gw logan of new orleans her home was lauded as   one of the most beautiful and attractive homes in biloxi or anywhere on the coast   the daily herald february 12 1914 p 1  lien cancelled by mrs anna tourne dunbar on may 3 1915 harco ms land deed bk 111 pp 405406  mary byrne mcgee et al in may 1915 ora nelms logan the spouse of george w logan of new orleans sold to mary byrne mcghee addison f mcgee jr and marie jones mcgee wife of addison f mcgee jr of laurel mississippi for 8000 the w 2 of the oaks the sale included all buildings and improvements a ½ interest in an artesian water well all furniture and personal property in the house except all religious pictures a large quantity of galvanized roofing material pulleys and ropes and the gas machine financed and had to carry 6000 of insurance on the buildings harco ms land deed bk 111 pp407408  ora nelms logan in february and march 1916 mary byrne mcgee of laurel marie jones mcgee wife of addison f mcgee and a resident of jacksonville duval county florida and addison f mcgee of west point troup county georgia defaulted on their promissory notes and returned their property to ora nelms logan of new orleans harco ms land deed bk 115 pp7174  lucinda stamps farrar 909 east beach drive in april 1917 ora nelms logan of hancock county mississippi conveyed to  lucinda davis stamps farrar  18571946 of new orleans for 7750 included all buildings and improvements ½ interest in artesian water well all furniture and fixtures in and personal property in buildings bathhouse pier and riparian rights at this time the former frank dunbar home was described as having fourteen rooms and a large beautiful lawn the jessie a smyly real estate agency handled the transaction  the daily herald april 9 1917 p 4 and  harco ms land deed bk 118 p430 lucinda s farrar was the wife of  judge edgar howard farrar  18491922 he was born in concordia parish louisiana the son of thomas prince farrar and anna mary girault young farrar was educated at the university of louisiana and in 1871 received his masters degree from the university of virginia he married lucinda davis stamps at new orleans in june 1878 lucinda was the daughter of captain issac davis stamps and mary humphreys their children were  edgar howard farrar jr  18791911 m may clara spearing  mary humphreys farrar   18811969 m dr joseph goldberger 18751929  lucinda farrar   18811910  anna girault farrar  18821970 m richard f goldsborough b 1871  edith barnes farrar  18841959   mildred maury farrar  18871967  jane kempe farrar   18891982 m ralph bouligny wood 18841967  issac davis stamps farrar   called stamps  18941950 m maude tobin white the daughter of albert sidney johnson white 18661934 and ellen tobin and  thomas prince farrar  19011951 m beatrice howard 18861933   the daily herald january 7 1922 p 1   and 1900 orleans parish louisiana federal census t623574 p 11a ed 102  although judge farrar and family had a residence at new orleans they planned to stay at biloxi for sometime especially the summer season  the daily herald april 9 1917 p 4  lucinda stamps farrar expired at 909 east beach on november 1946 her funeral service was held at the church of the redeemer with the reverend ea demiller attending mrs farrar s corporal remains were sent to nola for burial in the metairie cemetery  the daily herald november 13 1946 p 5  farrar children edgar howard farrar jr edgar h farrar jr 18791911 like his father was a new orleans attorney he also matriculated to the university of virginia young farrar was shot to death by two thieves in early november on the corner of peniston and magnolia streets in the crescent city he was the nephew of mrs emd anderson of 210 west water street in biloxi  the daily herald november 2 1911 p 8 and november 3 1911 p 8  stamps farrar stamps farrar was an attorney with his father s law firm anna f goldsborough anna girault farrar 18821970 married richard f goldsborough b 1871 a maryland native and new york attorney on january 31 1904 at nola she was living at biloxi in 1922 in may 1930 she and her daughter  ellen goldsborough  were at biloxi were involved in interior decoration as their wall panels were sent to a new country club at birmingham alabama anna had a son  frances goldsborough  who graduated from biloxi high school and went to new york to work a branch of the hibernia bank situated in nyc he was appointed assistant manger of the bank in may 1930  the daily herald may 27 1930 p 2  anna farrar goldsborough passed on december 1970  mary f goldberger living in washington in 1922 mildred m farrar mildred maury faurer 18871967 was a native of new orleans she resided at 909 east beach in biloxi since 1927 she was an episcopalian and interred in the metairie cemetery  the daily herald february 2 1967 p 2  jane k farrar wood jane kempe farrar 18891982 married ralph bouligny wood 18841967 of new orleans at the church of the redeemer in biloxi on september 12 1916 the young couple honeymooned at asheville north carolina before traveling to their home in cuba where mr wood was employed with the cubanamerican sugar company  the daily herald september 13 1916 p 3  in retirement the wood family lived in the hermann house at 523 east beach in biloxi ralph b wood retired as the executive vice president of the cuban american sugar company a daughter mrs james pringle of long beach both interred at the southern memorial park cemetery in biloxi  the daily herald october 26 1967 p 2  jane died on may 12 1982 a daughter mrs leo seal thomas p farrar thomas prince farrar 19011951 was born at new orleans and practiced architect there he lived at biloxi where he did scenic painting and costume designs in june 1933 he married beatrice howard 18861933 formerly mrs robert c ocher of new york mr farrar relocated to new york city and worked in theatre design until his death there in june 1951 his corporal remains were interred in the metairie cemetery at nola the daily herald june 1 1933 p 2 and the times picayune june 12 1951 p 3  edith b farrar edith barnes farrar lived at chicago in 1922 west halflot a harvey house  in june 1924 lucinda stamps farrar subdivided her w 2 lot into three lots which were designated as lot a lot b and lot c the three lots were surveyed by jd ferguson in july 1923 mrs farrar conveyed lot a to george e williams of new orleans for 14000 right of ingressegress granted as an easement across the south end of lot b but not to be carried when williams sells lot a harco ms land deed bk 141 pp 585587  george e williams george elliot williams 18861944 married adele monroe 18891944 in orleans parish louisiana on june 7 1911 orleans parish marriage record bk volume 33 p 320 in december 1929 george elliot williams 18861944 of nola to adele monroe williams 18891944 of new orleans lot a for 14000 included all household fixtures and furniture located in the dwelling house harco ms land deed bk 184 pp246247 in august 1944 george e williams and adele monroe williams to sam mitchell and mae pringle mitchell for 15000 royse r aiken had an unrecorded lease dated september 16 1943 a notice was sent to aiken to cancel his lease harco ms land deed bk 267 p 288  sam mitchell in july 1944 sam mitchell 19031984 native of hancock county mississippi entered into an agreement with louis h harvey mrs louis h harvey and miss irma e harvey the harvey s owned a lot on the northwest corner of beach boulevard and fayard street mitchell agreed to buy the ge williams lot and then trade it for the harvey property and also give 5000 to the harveys it was also agreed that in the event that the houses on each lot were destroyed by fire or damaged to make them unfit for habitation before the contract was consummated the contract would be voided sam mitchell owned the bungalow on west beach boulevard harco ms land deed bk 266 pp 126129 sold in august 1944 bk 267 pp 303304 in august 1944 sam mitchell conveyed lot a to irma e harvey and louis w harvey harco ms land deed bk 267 pp 301302  louis w harvey louis wachenfeld harvey 19041970 was the son of louis h harvey 18741913 and christina wachenfeld 18721931 he married mary l barnes 19101999 of handsboro mississippi children louis w harvey 19341996 philip i harvey b 1941 and kenneth karl harvey 19511990  the sun herald november 14 1999 p a11  row in september 1954 row easement granted to mississippi state highway commission by louis h harvey bk 387 pp 390391  west halflot b 909 east beach  in january 1943 lucinda davis stamps farrar drafted her will in this instrument she devised and bequeathed to her daughters edith barnes farrar of chicago illinois and mildred maury farrar 18871967 of biloxi mississippi her home situated on the corner of kuhn and beach street at biloxi mississippi for the period of their natural lives mrs farrar included all furniture fixtures and contents of her house she excepted from this donation all appurtenances that had been designated for other family members in addition her spinster daughters were provided an annual income from a trust fund created from cash stocks and bonds owned by their mother as gorenflo was the trustee after her daughters demise her remaining assets to be divided by her living heirs harco ms chancery court will bk 9 pp 241243 the other heirs at law of lucinda davis stamps farrar were mary farrar goldberger anna farrar goldberger jane farrar wood thomas prince farrar issac ds farrar jr and maud ellen farrer harco ms chancery court cause no 53890 mrs jane farrar wood v the unknown heirs of edgar howard farrar and lucinda davis stampsmay 1967 lucinda davis stamps farrar died on november 22 1946 she lived at biloxi but was a legal resident of louisiana mildred m farrar resided in her home at 909 east beach until her death on february 8 1967 she was a native of new orleans and had lived at biloxi since 1927 funeral services at the episcopal church of the redeemer her remains interred in the metairie cemetery  the daily herald february 8 1967 p 2  after miss mildred m farrar s demise her home became the property of her mother s living heirs these were determined by the probate court to be anna farrar goldsborough a daughter jane farrar wood a daughter edgar howard farrar iii only child of a son now dead dr joseph goldberger mrs mary g sharp and mr benjamin goldberger  children of mildred maury farrar  miss maud ellen farrar and mr stamps farrar ii harco ms chancery court cause no 53890may 1967mrs jane farrar wood v the unknown heirs of edgar howard farrar and lucinda davis stampsmay 1967 fifteen shares of stock in the borgnemouth realty company a louisiana corporation bk 589 pp 152154 in march 1968 mrs ralph jane b wood harrison co ms mrs richard goldsborough wayne co ny edgar h farrar iii bell co texas stamps farrar ii san francisco co calf maud ellen farrer orleans parish la bh goldberger district of columbia joseph h goldberger canadian co oklahoma mrs michael warnock bonneville co idaho and bruce sharp robert sharp and donald sharp all of orleans parish louisiana conveyed to  wilda lopez bowring  the following  that certain lot or parcel of land situated on the northeast corner of east beach boulevard and kuhn street having a frontage on the gulf of mexico of 84 feet and extending back in a northerly direction for a distance of 230 feet more or less being bounded on the south by the gulf of mexico east by the property of williams now of harvey north by the property of bowring west by kuhn street in the city of biloxi  harco ms land deed bk 610 pp 340344  west halflot c909a east beach in august 1924  lucinda stamps farrar  the widow of edgar h farrar a resident of hancock county mississippi sold lot c to  stamps farrar  her son harco ms land deed bk 142 pp 484485  stamps farrar in october 1938 stamps farrar opened his home for the weekend of the laurence moore barkley and malcolm tullis wedding which was held at the church of the redeemer their guests for the barkleytullis nuptials were mrs farrar s mother mrs albert sidney white and ellene white her sister mrs lillian lewis and hampden lewis also of new orleans stayed at the farrar summer home on east beach  the daily herald  october 9 1938 p 3  lucille gillis minor in may 1947 stamps farrar to  lucille g minor  for 6000 harco ms land deed bk 298 pp 338339 lucille gillis minor 18891954 was born in new orleans louisiana on march 6 1889 the daughter of alfred barr gillis and lucille bohn living in 1956 she married  john duncan minor  18761937 a native of southdown plantation terrebonne parish louisiana they were the parents of  lucille m minor  the spouse of hastings mortimer and  joan minor  19151956 john d minor was the son of henry c minor d 1898 of houma and anna louise butler the daughter of judge thomas butler of west feliciana parish both families were southern aristocratic his grandfather william j minor d 1869 was the founder of southdown plantation near houma louisiana his sister was mrs david pipes jr of southdown young jd minor attended tulane university where he was a member of the alpha tau omega social fraternity he returned immediately to manage the business operations at southdown upon the passing of his father in 1898 mr minor retired from the sugar business in 1912  the daily herald august 9 1937 p 8    southdown plantation it would be remiss without providing some chronology of the southdown plantation situated at houma louisiana here in the 1820s on a former spanish land grant william j minor the son of stephen minor a resident of the natchez district and friend of manuel luis gayoso de lemos who administered the government of spanish louisiana from 17971799 began to cultivate indigo by 1830 he was growing sugarcane and by 1846 a sugar mill had been erected at southdown in 1859 a onestory greek revival brick edifice was erected for the minor family after wj minor s demise in 1869 his seven children inherited southdown soon henry c minor and sister katherine lintot minor acquired the interest of their siblings and ran the plantation for many years in 1893 a second floor and round turrets were integrated into the former greek revival building metamorphosing the structure to the queen anne architectural style after miss kate l minor passed in 1923 the sugarcane plantation survived until the 1930s when it was sold to commercial entities in the 1970s through the efforts of esther b mccollam of ellendale plantation and the terrebonne parish historical cultural society southdown was placed on the national register of historic places in july 1975 valhi inc the corporate owner donated southdown its servant s outbuildings and about 5 acres to the local historical society the former minor plantation was open for public touring in 1986 and today remains an integral part of the history of houma and terrebonne parish louisiana  antiques gazette june 1993 p 7   in august 1915 john duncan minor acquired for 5500 from oscar g keller lot 3 being share no 3 in the partition of the estate of john h keller at biloxi mississippi harco ms land deed bk 112 pp 346347 here at 543 east beach eightyfeet west of lee street the minor family made their home until august 1930 when mr and mrs minor sold their estate to winifred c green for 9900 harco ms land deed bk 187 p 166 john d minor s aunt katherine lintot minor 18491923 the daughter of captain william j minor and rebecca ann gustine passed at new orleans in late 1923 she resided at houma louisiana but was prominent in the ladies auxiliary at the touro infirmary in the crescent city  the daily herald december 4 1923 p 3  john duncan minor expired at his home at 3211 prytania street where he had resided since 1932 he had been active in the social circles of the crescent city in regards the mardi gras and its carnival organizations minor s corporal remains were interred in the magnolia cemetery at houma louisiana  the daily herald august 9 1937 p 8  lucille g minor passed on june 25 1954 at her home at 909a east beach in biloxi her daughter joan desmond minor resided here until she became ill in mrs lucille minor mortimer  inherited in 1925 she was living at biloxi and attending school in the north visited mr and mrs edward caffery her relatives at havana cuba in the summer of 1925  the daily herald august 27 1925 p 3  in late august 1928  miss joan minor  returned to biloxi after a twomonth stay at camp allegheny in west virginia guests at the minor home compliments of miss lucille minor were miss maud werner hastings mortimer miss mildred brown and john stafford all of nola  the daily herald september 1 1928 p 2   in december 1956 lucille g minor mortimer conveyed to  lynden bowring  1980 for 6000 harco ms land deed bk 416 p 343 title cleared in november 1961 when lucille g mortimer harco ms land deed bk 487 pp 491492 sister joan minor expired in louisiana on may 29 1956 lynden bowring also owned the east half of the live oak which he had acquired in july 1946 from the sporl family of new orleans east half of live oak lot in july 1917 mrs george h dunbar of new orleans to edwin b johnson for 1 cash in hand harco ms land deed bk 119 pp 310311  edwin b johnson edwin b johnson  18621930 was born in mississippi during the civil war circa 1889 he married  martha moss  18641930 a tennessee native their only child was born before 1900 but did not survive in 1900 the johnsons were domiciled at clarksdale coahoma co mississippi where he was a merchant 1900 coahoma co mississippi federal census t623805 p 11a ed 25  in december 1924  eb johnson and mattie moss johnson sold  their residence at  941 east beach  to  cora stanton jahncke  18851970   the wife  of  ernest lee jahncke  18771960   of nola  for 15000 the johnson family planned to return t o their home at  clarksdale mississippi the johnsons lived here for some time and always had the welfare and civic improvement at heart mr jahnke will use the home as a summer residence when the jahnckes bought the house they borrowed the money from cyprian a sporl by 1930 the johnsons were domicled on john street living in their own home valued at 10000 mr johnson s occupation was rental property collector no further information the daily herald december 18 1924 p 3 harco ms land deed bk 143 p 412 and 1930 coahoma co mississippi federal census r1142 p 9a ed 13  commodore  ernest lee  jahncke commodore ernest l jahncke was a native of new orleans he was a speedboat driverracer and owner of the several fast watercraft   at the 13 th annual regatta of the biloxi yacht club held in july 1912 captain jahncke introduced the  humpty dumpty  a most unusual hydroplaning vessel in outline she appeared to be the integration of a boat and rocking chair  humpty dumpty  was constructed of mahogany and finished with a high luster varnish on the water she had a top speed approaching thirty miles per hour much interest had developed at the july regatta as there were innuendos that the  bella l  the very fast motorboat of julius m lopez 18861958 would meet in a match race unfortunately neither captains jahncke nor lopez could agree on a racing rules format for a match race in biloxi at the july summer regatta no future contest was planned  the daily herald july 12 1912 p 1  july 1916 storm following his actions during and post july 1916 tempest comodore ernest lee jahncke of the southern yacht club was dubbed the hero of the recent storm he spent 2000 of his own finances in assisting biloxians by taking mail to new orleans on the  clarabelle as  the train and telegraph were inoperative commodore jahncke sent a tug boat to the coast to take vessels to deep water and tow the pile driver working at the biloxi yacht club to safety as well as assist boats during and after the hurricane  the daily herald july 10 1916 p 2  in early august 1919 captain jahncke moored the   aunt dinah  his expansive houseboat at biloxi with his spouse and family aboard as usual the jahnckes planned to spend some vacation time in biloxi in may 1923  the daily herald  related that   this boat has been coming to biloxi for the summer season for a number of years and its presence adds much to the pleasure of the summer colony of visitors who come to spend the season  the daily herald august 4 1919 p 4 and the daily herald may 28 1923 p 3  while a resident of biloxi jahncke built an eyecatching fence on the south elevation the fence was replicated from that of an old english estate of renown the fence pillars were constructed of brick  the daily herald november 5 1964  adele townsend jahncke in 1926 the jahncke s daughter adele townsend jahncke 19091993 was a student at sophie newcomb college in new orleans she was captain of the freshman basketball team and was considered one of the best competitive sailors along the gulf coast after graduating from newcomb adelle made her debut at new orleans and washington dc in 1933 miss jahncke married charles w dotson 18981974 an attorney at farmer city illinois he was a graduate of the university of illinois one son charles w dotson jr 19361998  the daily herald december 10 1926 p 4 and october 13 1933 p 2  in may 1928 lee jahncke was lauded for the fine improvements made to his east beach home  the daily herald may 24 1928 p 2  captain ernest lee jahncke defaulted on his mortgage payment to sporl and in december 1932 hanun gardner trustee sold the jahncke home to cyprian a sporl for 6500 harco ms land deed bk 196 pp 342343  cyprian a sporl purchased by cyprian a sporl 18801936 on december 10 1932 from hanun gardner trustee for 6500 harco ms land deed bk 196 pp 342343 ca many sporl was the son of cyprian a sporl and louise soule d august 1930 of new orleans and bay st louis he had two brothers edward f sproul 181956 and walter sproul and four sisters alice sproul 1956 l elsie sproul 1956 hilda sproul and laura sporl killeen d march 1956 the spouse of joseph l kileen  the daily herald august 28 1930 p 5 and the daily herald march 6 1956 p 2  at new orleans many sproul resided at 6550 oakland drive with his wife adrienne de lappe and children harold d sporl and cyprian a sporl ii 19051999 he was a member of the southern yacht club and owned a fiftyfive foot motor vessel  wendy  in early july 1913 sporl participated in the nearly three hundred mile new orleans to pensacola motor boat race his watercraft was propelled by a 40 hp murray tregurtha engine  the daily herald july 3 1913 p 4  cyprian a sporl ii 19051999 donated  cocheco  his 30000 76foot disel yacht to the uscg in april 1941 he also enlisted in the uscg at this time the  cocheco  was to be used for patrol duty  the daily herald april 21 1941 p 5  in september 1936 the sporl property was adjudicated by the harrison county chancery court to adrienne de lappe sporl ca sporl ii and hd sporl harco ms land deed bk 212 p 253  wwii during wwii the sporl family of nola allowed their home to be used by the women s uso for a small rental  the daily herald november 5 1964  lynden bowring  18891980   lynoaks lynden bowring in july 1946 for 30000 the sporl family conveyed their biloxi home to  lynden bowring  harco ms land deed bk 288 pp 517518 mr bowring called his mansion  lynoaks  in later years lived on 1 st floor and rented the 2 nd and 3 rd floors clara l d aquilla october 23 2000  lynden bowring  18891980 was born in los angeles california made his livelihood as an attorney and rumored to have made money in the movies business in hollywood described as a loner and eccentric bache whitlock october 19 2000 during his life bowring was married three times he had two children with his first wife but they as well as his spouse preceded him in death his second nuptial ended in divorce lynden married wilda lopez 18991977 the daughter of lazro lopez ii 18771918 and eurilda seal 18791966 miss wilda lopez was the valedictorian of the 1915 class of biloxi high school and delivered an appropriate speech to her nine classmates and audience she went on to study at randolph macon college at lynchburg virginia wilda s other siblings were clara lopez tarr froede 19021936 beverly lopez berggren 19041991 florian seal lopez 19111957 john beverly lopez 19151970   the daily herald may 29 1915 p 1  prior to her marriage to lynden bowring wilda lopez had married dr james edward wallace 18771942 in the roman catholic church at biloxi mississippi on january 9 1920 harco ms mrb 31 p 493 dr wallace was a native of natchitoches louisiana he came to biloxi in 1914 and was affiliated with dr hyman m folkes 18711926 the husband of teresa lopez 18731951 mrs folkes was wilda s aunt bowring affiliated with ct bowring and co ltd of london england a shipping firm owned a onehalf interest in the carlton apartments on union drive in los angeles owned the  rum runner  a large motor yacht 65 feet in length and a relict of the prohibition era moored in front of the east beach home built boat house and slip for it in ocean springs boat never utilized but fulltime employee maintained the craft bache whitlock october 19 2000  ocean springs in august 1969 hurricane camille destroyed the bowrings biloxi home in 1970 the bowrings relocated to ocean springs bruce duckett remember mr bowring as an elderly gentleman approcahing him to buy his home on helmers lane lynden wanted a site on the inner harbor at ocean springs for the  wilda b  aka  rum runner   he convinced a golfer to relocate to gulf hills and bought his home and land at 207 general pershing avenue bruce duckett october 10 2000 in july 1970 wilda lopez bowring acquired from lester b larson and jennie c larson the following property in ocean springs their residence address was 207 general pershing avenue commencing at the southwest corner of hellmers lane and general pershing avenue go south 925 feet to the pob thence south 3315 feet along the west margin of general pershing avenue to the waters edge of the os small craft harbor thence n 70 degrees 20 w 200 feet along the waters edge of the small craft harbor to the fence line dividing the larson and howell property thence n 19 degrees 20 e 257 feet along an old fence line thence s84 degrees 20 e 128 feet along an old fence line to the point of beginning said land lying in section 37 t7sr8w  jxco ms land deed bk 381 pp 587588 in may 1971 mrs bowring acquired from earl w paul and ilsedore paul the following  commencing at the southwest corner of hellmers lane and general pershing avenue go south 925 feet thence n84 degrees 20 w 128 feet along a wire fence thence north 663 feet along a wire fence to the south margin of hellmers lane thence n84 degreese127 feet along the south margin of hellmers lane to the pob  jxco ms land deed bk 401 pp338339 their residence address was 207 general pershing avenue there was a rental house on one of the lots house fire caused by lightening destroyed most of their home september 13 1977 mr bowring was led out of the burning house by alice duckett mrs wilda l bowring suffered burns and smoke inhalation and died in late october as a result of injuries from the conflagration she was a member of the colonial dames daughters of the american revolution les masques carnival club and the biloxi yacht club member of st alphonsus catholic church buried at the biloxi cemetery  the ocean springs record september 15 1977 pp 12 and the daily herald october 27 1977 p a2  mrs wilda bowring left an estate valued at approximately 300000 her principal beneficiaries were patricia t leavitt of ocean springs mississippi barbara t kroningen of downers grove illinois jxco ms chancery court cause no 33566 in june 1978 lynden bowring executor of the estate of wilda lopez bowring sold to charles e carr and joy r carr the two parcels above jxco ms land deed bk 621 p 501 in 1996 dr william pontius built a large home lattiude at hellmers lane on the former site of bowring s boathouse when lynden bowring expired on april 8 1980 he was living at his apartment house at 414 east howard avenue in biloxi he willed his real estate at 900 east beach biloxi to  beverly lopez berggren  his sisterinlaw and  patricia tarr leavitt  his nieceinlaw harco ms 2 nd jd chancery court cause no 9853  cause no 9853estate of lynden bowring1980 patricia tarr leavitt executrix of lynden bowing s estate bowring was married three times his first wife died and he divorced his second spouse two children born of first marriage but children died wife preceded him in death no children left property at 900 east beach biloxi to beverly lopez berggren his sisterinlaw and patricia tarr leavitt his nieceinlaw mr bowring was affiliated with ct bowring and co ltd of london england he owned a onehalf interest in the carlton apartments on union drive in los angeles lynden bowring died on april 8 1980 berggrenleavitt beverly lopez berggren  19041991 called bee and lillie was the daughter of lazaro lopez ii and eurilda seal she was educated at the sacred heart academy and mississippi southern college miss lopez married captain oscar e berggren 18931964 no children they resided on suter street at biloxi she was a charter member of les masques carnival club passed on at biloxi on october 26 1991  the sun herald october 29 1991  captain oscar e berggren was a native of fjallbacka sweden he made his livelihood on the sea during his fortysix year naval career captain berggren had worked for the waterman and morgan steamship lines during wwii he sailed on merchant vessels from canada to europe facing the relentless pursuit of german uboats he was fortunate as on several occasions his ship had close encounters with german torpedoes captain berggren was a member of the masters mates and pilots association  the daily herald january 6 1964 p 2  mrs beverly lopez berggren legated her interest in live oak to patricia t leavitt clara lopez campbell d aquilla b 1936 was her executrix mrs d aquilla was legated mrs berggren s home at 1092 west beach blvd in biloxi harco ms 2 nd jd chancery court cause no p2077b  patricia tarr leavitt  b 1919 was the daughter of leslie r tarr 18971972 and clara lopez 19021936 leslie r tarr met miss lopez during wwi when he was a sailor posted at the gulfport naval station they eloped and were married at ocean springs mississippi on december 8 1918 by judge od davidson 18721938 mr tarr resided at glendale california where he was employed as a newspaperman in los angeles miss lopez was a student at newcomb college in new orleans at the time of her nuptials  the daily herald september 6 1919 p 4 and  jxco ms mrb 11 p 573 the tarrs had another daughter  barbara tarr kroninger  19211983 who was born at biloxi mississippi on february 15 1921 her mother had come here from california for a visit with her family and barbara was born here   barbara tarr was a stewardess for delta airlines and during wwii had been a navy nurse she married lt jg nolan kroninger usn a native of cowden illinois on september 26 1946 he was aboard the  uss lexington  when it was sunk by japanese aircraf in 1942 the kronigers eventually settled at downers grove illinois  the daily herald   february 18 1921 p 3   october 7 1946 p 6  and clara l d aquilla october 23 2000 clara l tarr divorced leslie r tarr in california he was a resident of santa barbara california in 1941 and passed on at newport beach california in july 1972 clara then married paul o froede 18961968 in new york on may 28 1929 mr froede was a native of brooklyn and had been a regular visitor to biloxi the newly weds planned a sixweeks honeymoon trip through new england and canada before returning to biloxi  the daily herald june 5 1929 p 2  patricia jeanne tarr married  clyde m leavitt  b 1910 a naval architect from syracuse new york he was the son of clyde leavitt and patricia mcgowen miss tarr was a student at the university of mississippi when they met mr leavitt was employed at ingalls shipbuilding corporation in pascagoula at the time they married in jackson county mississippi on june 7 1941 two daughters were born from this union clara l d aquilla and jxco ms mrb 33 p 550 in april 1974 the leavitts bought lots 1 and 2 of block 50 gulf hills on 13901 puerto drive from wh mecom jr jxco ms land deed bk 495 p 549 sold gulf hills home in november 1994 to phillip l severson jr the leavitts moved to las cruces new mexico where they reside presently jxco ms land deed bk 1053 p 156 mrs leavitt suffered a stroke recently and is recovering claire l d aquilla october 18 2000  phillip d ward in march 1984 mary l harvey sold her lot to phillip d ward bk 142 p 585 in march 1984 bergrrenleavitt sold their lot to phillip d ward bk 142 p 587  robert e hebert in april 1987 robert e hebert took a deed of trust from phillip d ward on the property he defaulted on his payments to hebert in april 1988 james b person substitute trustee sold the lot to hebert bk 200 pp 6869 when hebert defaulted on his performance conditions and provisions of his deed of trust with harvey and leavittbergreen larry c corban jr trustee sold on july 3 1989 to mary l harvey for 8365614 bk 211 pp 208210 corban sold the other lot to berggrenleavitt for 15353775 bk 211 pp 212214  mrs berggren dies when mrs beverly lopez berggren passed she legated her interest in live oak to patricia t leavitt mrs berggren was known as bee and lillie clara lopez campbell d aquilla b 1936 was her executrix mrs d aquilla was legated mrs berggren s home at 1092 west beach blvd in biloxi harco ms 2 nd jd chancery court cause no p2077bmarch 1993  frederick j burmont in march 1993 for 5000 patricia t leavitt and mary l harvey 19101999 sold an option to purchase the site to frederick j burmont in march 1993 if option selected the selling price would be 800000 harco ms 2 nd jd land deed bk 53 p 417 in october 1993 patricia t leavitt and mary l harvey sold live oak to the oak place development company a mississippi corporation harco ms 2 nd jd land deed bk 262 pp 8485 oak place development company led by frederick j burmont and headquartered at daytona beach florida in may 1994 the stockholders voted to sell their biloxi land to ronald w blacklidge for 1700000 sold in june 1994 to blacklidge with oaks at tullis inc of gulfport harco ms 2 nd jd land deed bk 271 pp421434  oaks at tullis oaks at tullis inc to city of biloxi mississippi harco ms 2 nd jd land deed bk 358 pp 7886    references  chancery court causes harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 14868   ex parte mrs adrienne de lappe sporl et al   september 1936 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 24334   the estate of lucinda davis stamps   december 1946 will book 9 pp 241243 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 37904   the estate of joan minor   october 1961 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 53890   mrs jane farrar wood v the unknown heirs of edgar howard farrar and lucinda davis stamps   may 1967 harrison county mississippi chancery court 2 nd judicial district cause no 9853   the estate of lynden bowring  1980 harrison county mississippi chancery court 2 nd judicial district cause no p2077b  the estate of beverly lopez berggren   march 1993 mississippi state highway commission v mildred farrar mrs ralph b wood edith barnes farrar mrs joseph goldsberger mrs richard f goldsborough maude ellen farrar stamps farrar and edward h farrar  cause no 12936   harco ms land deed bk 399 pp 4445  cause no 27220 clara m campbell jackson county mississippi chancery court cause no 33566   the estate of wilda lopez bowring   january 1979 books american state papers  volume iii public lands 18151824 the southern historical press inc greenville south carolina1994 nap l cassibry ii  early settlers and land grants at biloxi  volume 1 and volume ii special issue no 5 mississippi coast historical genealogical society biloxi mississippi1986 charles h dyer  along the gulf  women of the trinity episcopal church pass christian mississippi1971 th glenn  the mexican gulf coast illustrated  graham delchamps mobile alabama1893 magazines antiques gazette   southdown plantation now historic house and museum   june 1993   journals the biloxi herald   local happenings   february 6 1892 the biloxi herald   biloxi chief industry   september 12 1892 the biloxi herald   local happenings   september 28 1892 the biloxi herald   local happenings   april 29 1893 the biloxi herald   local happenings  june 10 1893 the biloxi herald   local happenings  july 1 1893 the biloxi daily herald   kuhndesporte   may 1 1903 p 5 the biloxi daily herald   joseph kuhn   november 25 1903 the biloxi daily herald   necrologyfrank dunbar   january 31 1908 the biloxi daily herald   kuhnbourdon   december 20 1909 p 8 the daily herald   new orleans man killed by robbers   november 2 1911 the daily herald   biloxi news   november 3 1911 the daily herald  humpty dumpty speed marvel is sensation of biloxi motor races   july 13 1912 p 1 the daily herald   will be no race between speeders   july 12 1912 the daily herald   speed boats off on long cruise   july 3 1913 the daily herald   dunbar property on east beach has been sold to new orleanian   february 12 1914 the daily herald   thieves ransack the dunbar home   june 22 1914 the daily herald   ten graduates are given diplomas at closing exercises   may 29 1915 the daily herald   jahncke is hero of recent blow   july 10 1916 the daily herald   woodfarrar   september 12 1916 the daily herald   woodfarrar   september 13 1916 the daily herald   judge farrar to come to biloxi   april 9 1917 the daily herald   geo h dunbar dies in new orleans   october 19 1917 the daily herald   prominent man dies in new orleans   october 24 1918 the daily herald   mrs frank dunbar dead   may 31 1919 the daily herald   ernest lee jancke here   august 4 1919 the daily herald   girl of southern noted family joins husband in los angeles   september 6 1919 the daily herald   mrs dunbar dead   february 9 1920 august 27 1925 the daily herald   biloxi news paragraphs   february 18 1921 the daily herald   prominent biloxian sarah kuhn dead   april 26 1921 the daily herald   death claims prominent biloxi resident in judge eh farrar   january 7 1922 the daily herald   farrar remains buried   january 9 1922 the daily herald   edgar h farrar   january 9 1922 the daily herald   miss kate minor dead   december 4 1923 the daily herald   aunt dinah in local port   may 28 1923 the daily herald   biloxi news  lucille minor     august 27 1925 the daily herald   miss jahncke captain   december 10 1926 the daily herald   improving williams home   may 24 1928 the daily herald   biloxi news   september 1 1928 the daily herald   elizabeth kuhn dies   june 17 1929 p 2 the daily herald   froedetarr nuptials   june 5 1929 the daily herald   goldsborough bank head   may 27 1930 the daily herald   mrs ca sporl dies   august 28 1930 the daily herald   may adele kuhn dies   december 3 1930 p 2 the daily herald   farrarhoward   june 1 1933 the daily herald   miss jahncke to marry   october 13 1933 the daily herald   ca sporl dies   january 27 1936 the daily herald   attend sporl funeral   january 29 1936 the daily herald   ca sporl dies   january 31 1936 the daily herald   mrs paul froede dies   september 24 1936 the daily herald   john duncan minor dies   august 9 1937 the daily herald   barkleytullis wedding   october 9 1938 the daily herald    sporl gives yacht to coast guard   april 21 1941 the daily herald   dr james wallace world war captain dies at biloxi   october 28 1942 the daily herald   kroningertarr   october 7 1946 the daily herald   mrs farrar dies burial in new orleans   november 13 1946 the daily herald   mrs laura sporl kileen   march 6 1956 the daily herald   know your coast   the biloxi house with the english fence 1956 the daily herald   mrs joan minor   may 29 1956 the daily herald   minor rites   may 31 1956 the daily herald   capt berggren taken by death   january 6 1964 the daily herald   know your coast     the biloxi house with the english fence    november 5 1964 the daily herald   miss mildred farrar   february 8 1967 the daily herald   rb wood  october 26 1967 the daily herald   widow   mary h farrar  of dr goldberger dies in biloxi home    september 12 1969 the daily herald   louis w harvey   january 20 1970 the daily herald   mrs wilda lopez bowring   october 27 1977 the ocean springs record   saved from fire september 15 1977 the sun herald   mrs beverly berggren october 29 1991 the sun herald   mary l harvey november 14 1999 the timespicayune   married  anna g farrar and richard f goldsborough     january 1 1905 the timespicayune   miss lucy farrar s brilliant career ends sadly in paris   october 28 1910 the timespicayune   dr goldberger pellagra s foe dies for science   january 18 1929 the timespicayune   jahncke named to special duty with navy here    may 19 1941 the timespicayune   mrs farrar 89 expires at biloxi   november 213 1946 the timespicayune   stamps farrar last rites held   may 4 1950 the timespicayune   stamps farrar   may 5 1950 the timespicayune   thomas p farrar dies in new york   june 12 1951 the timespicayune   deaths   edith barnes farrar     february 21 1959 the timespicayune     ernest lee   jahncke rites planned today   november 17 1960 the timespicayune   mrs jahncke rites planned   march 20 1970 the timespicayune   deaths   anna farrar goldsborough     december 12 1970 the timespicayune     anna farrar goldsborough   excartoonist s rites are held   february 2 1971 personal communication  a bruce ducketttelephone conversation on october 10 2000 at ocean springs mississippi bache whitlocktelephone conversation on october 19 2000 at ocean springs mississippi clara l d aquillatelephone conversation on october 18 2000 at biloxi mississippi clara l d aquillainterview at 1092 beach blvd on october 23 2000 at biloxi ms cause no 9853estate of lynden bowring1980 patricia tarr leavitt executrix of his estate married three times first wife died divorced second two children born of first marriage but children died wife preceded him in death no children left property at 900 east beach biloxi to beverly lopez berggren his sisterinlaw and patricia tarr leavitt his nieceinlaw bowring affiliated with ct bowring and co ltd of london england owned a onehalf interest in the carlton apartments on union drive in los angeles bowring died april 8 1980  baldwin wood vancebohngillis house an outstanding example of historic preservation at biloxi mississippi  501 east beach and 806 west beach in june 1912  albert baldwin wood  18791956 called baldwin wood  acquired a frame house and lot on east beach at biloxi mississippi from alvin t sic howard 18891937 the transaction was reported in the daily herald as follows alvin t sic howard of new orleans to ab wood of new orleans one lot in biloxi with a frontage on the gulf of mexico of 136 feet and running back to howard avenue said lot is bounded on the east by keller s addition and on the west by land acquired by frank t howard also that certain lot which has a frontage on the gulf of ½ arpent and running back to property formerly belonging to thomas lonez and bounded on the west by bellman alley also one lot bounded on the north by the property of christopher gardner and on the west by bellman alley also one lot on the pass christian road and bounded on the east by lands belonging to pierre debuys and on the west by land belonging to jacques ryan terms 4500 cash and for the balance vendee executed four promissory notes each for 3375 the baldwin wood tract was described in june 1912 in the harrison county chancery court as follows 223 feet on the mexican gulf and ran north between parallel lines to howard avenue it was bounded on the west by bellman street on the north by howard avenue on the east by the keller addition subdivision and on the south by the gulf wood had sold three lots from this parcel to comisky elliott and sharway harrison co mississippi land deed bk 99 p 381 alvin pike howard was a son of frank turner howard 18551911 and emma cora pike 18501898 he was vending the family home at biloxi to mr wood baldwin wood baldwin wood 18791956 was born at new orleans to john s wood 18411912 a native of maryland and octavie bouligny 18521928 of new orleans the daughter of gustave bouligny and octavie fortier the bouligny family was decedent from francisco bouligny 17361800 the first spanish military governor of louisiana and the founder of new iberia louisiana in 1779 alcee fortier 18561914 noted louisiana historian author and professor of romance languages at tulane university was a cousin baldwin was reared at 5026 prytania street with siblings  john fox wood  18751944 m leona moore 18821959 and may clara spearing the widow of edgar howard farrar jr 18791911 and ralph bouligny wood  18841967 m jane kempe farrar 181982 the farrar family of new orleans had a summer residence in biloxi at 909 east beach drive now part of the ohro keefe museum of art campus albert baldwin baldwin wood was named albert baldwin wood for his uncle albert baldwin 18341912 uncle albert was born at watertown massachusetts on april 7 1834 as a young man he discovered that he had a keen mathematical mind and it was logical for baldwin to find employment as a bookkeeperaccountant at boston he was employed with beebee morgan company replacing his brother henry fay baldwin who had relocated to new orleans among his fellow accountants in that massachusetts firm were levi p morton 18241920 cornelius bliss and marshall field 18341906  the daily picayune april 22 1912 p 1  in 1858 albert baldwin left boston for new orleans to join his brother in the crescent city he was employed with burnside company a prominent dry goods merchandiser in 1862 albert baldwin 18341912 married arthemise bouligny 18401911 they were the parents of six children henry fay baldwin albert baldwin jr 18661915 david gilmore baldwin d 1912 of el paso county texas alice b vairin gustave b baldwin and mrs william ottman died pre1912 of new york after the civil war baldwin joined ch slocomb co circa 1870 the firm became slocomb baldwin co which evolved into the extensivehardware house of a baldwin co ltd albert baldwin was an entrepreneur he was president of the new orleans national bank vice president of the timesdemocrat publishing company and actively associated with the union ferry company american brewing company the national rice milling company and the gullet gin company a baldwin company ltd hardware wholesaler and retailer new orleans national bank president  the timesdemocrat publishing company vicepresident board of director of the following union ferry company american brewing company national rice milling company gullett gin company new orleans waterworks company new orleans street railroad company sun life insurance company and the standard guano chemical manufacturing company socially mr baldwin was a member of the boston club founding member of the new orleans carnival association and ruled the city as rex during mardi gras and was a founding member of the southern yacht club in midapril 1912 albert baldwin expired from a stroke at his hancock county mississippi camp called baldwin lodge his remains were brought to his home at esplanade and north derbigny he was laid to rest in the metairie cemetery after his minister of the grace episcopal church performed funeral rites  career of baldwin wood baldwin wood graduated in electrical engineering from tulane university in 1899 he won the glendy burke award in mathematics baldwin took a position with the red river steam lines to maintain their electrical equipment he went to work for the safety electric company then commenced working for the drainage commission of new orleans as assistant manager under alfred raymond 18641920 in 1907 baldwin was promoted to mechanical engineer for the sewage and water board after the demise of alfred raymond in january 1920 baldwin wood headed the drainage operations for the city of new orleans in 1914 he had designed and a new pumping system with 12foot screw pumps that had the ability to efficiently lift large volumes of water against a load head the large pumps were constructed at milwaukee wisconsin and transported to the crescent city via the illinois central railroad the timespicayune january 16 1920 p 5 and the daily picayune july 2 1914 p 5 in late april 1915 mayor behrman new orleans city officials and engineers and officials of the sewage and water board witnessed the effectiveness of the baldwin wood s designed pump at pump station no 2 on broad street and melpomene the giant pump moved water down the metairie relief canal at the rate of 13500000 gallons per hour the timespicayune april 28 1915 p 9  international consultant baldwin wood became an engineering consultant while maintaining his working relationship with the sewer and water board at new orleans his pumps were vended in foreign countries as well as utah california florida and louisiana in holland wood advised the dutch in draining the zuider zee formerly a large inlet connected to the north sea today more than 400000 denizens inhabit this area now called the province of flevoland in the dutch east indies now indonesia he also installed pumps and at chicago he reconfigured the chicago drainage system and added additional pumping capacity during his lifetime mr wood developed 38 patents of which 68 were very successful circa 1938 baldwin wood became superintendent of the sewer and water board he continued in this capacity until his demise tulane awarded baldwin a doctorate in engineering in 1939 during wwii he became director of the civil defense board baldwin wood passed on may 10 1956 while sailing his beloved sloop  nydia  in the biloxi channel just south of his home on east beach louis gorenflo operator of a pleasure craft rescued the nydia and towed it to its anchorage baldwin s corporal remains were interred at the metairie cemetery he was survived by his wife nola smith wood and brother ralph b wood the daily herald may 11 1956 p 1  marriage baldwin wood had married nola bradford smith 18891974 the daughter of henry hyams smith 18541902 and lennoe lee schermerhorn 18621955 at new orleans in the christ church chapel on april 26 1908 mr smith was the secretary of the board of trade at new orleans after his demise lennoe s smith married socrates drew 18531920 a wisconsin native in orleans parish louisiana in march 1914 they relocated to highmore south dakota and were living there in 1920 the daily picayune april 29 1908 p 18 nola and baldwin wood are known to have had only one child baldwin wood 19131913 he died as an infant at new orleans in december 1913 the daily herald december 18 1913 p 8 nola bradford smith wood expired at waveland hancock county mississippi on december 9 1974 the timespicayune december 12 1974  baldwin s siblings john f wood in august 1899 joseph fox wood 18751944 married leona moore 18821959 at lecompte rapides parish louisiana she was the daughter of james moore a justice of the peace and local butcher they were the parents of two children ruth octavia wood b 1901 m donald delgray demarest in may 1918 and giraud von nest foster in new york city in may june 1932 and robert spearing wood 19021995 m connie frances pierce 19091984 at dallas texas in may 1958 the daily picayune august 26 1899 p 8 john f wood filed for divorce from leona moore wood in harrison county mississippi in january 1914 he averred in the litigation that she had abandoned the family at new orleans in 1910 and was a resident of derry louisiana mr wood asked for custody of their two children leona had actually returned to lecompte louisiana and was living with her family she later married a mr harrison leona passed on june 25 1959 and her corporal remains interred in the lecompte cemetery the daily herald january 19 1914 p 1 and 1910 rapides parish louisiana federal census t624527 p 6a ed 84 at biloxi john f wood made his livelihood as a traveling commercial hardware salesman as a young man he had gone to work for his uncle albert baldwin s hardware business at new orleans they lived at 887 east beach drive on october 13 1917 in orleans parish louisiana john married may clara spearing farrar the widow of edgar howard farrar jr 19871911 she brought a son edgar h farrar iii 19122000 into the marriage john fox wood died at the biloxi hospital on july 7 1944 his corporal remains were sent to new orleans for burial in the metairie cemetery the daily herald july 7 1944 p 5  909 east beach drive in april 1917 for 7750 lucinda davis stamps farrar 18571946 of nola acquired the fh dunbar house from nelms logan of hancock county mississippi mrs farrar was the grandmother of edgar h farrar iii and would become the former motherinlaw of may clara spearing farrar after she married john fox wood included in the sale were all buildings and improvements ½ interest in artesian water well all furniture and fixtures in and personal property in buildings bathhouse pier and riparian rights the former frank h dunbar home was described as having fourteen rooms and a large beautiful lawn the jessie a smyly biloxi real estate agent handled the transaction  the daily herald april 9 1917 p 4 and  harco ms land deed bk 118 p 430  ralph b wood ralph bouligny wood 18841967 married jane kempe farrar 18891982 at the church of the redeemer in biloxi on september 12 1916 she was the daughter of judge edgar howard farrar 18491922 a native of concordia parish louisiana and lucinda davis stamps farrar 18571946 of new orleans the young couple honeymooned at asheville north carolina before traveling to their home in cuba where mr wood was employed with the cubanamerican sugar company  the daily herald september 13 1916 p 3  in retirement the ralph b wood family lived in the hermann house at 523 east beach in biloxi ralph b wood retired as the executive vice president of the cuban american sugar company their daughter jane kempe wood 19171977 married james wallace pringle 19141971 in december 1938 at the church of the redeemer jane k wood and james w pringle had a daughter jane susie pringle b 1942 who married leo william seal jr 19242008 former ceo of the hancock bank all members of this family that are deceased were interred in southern memorial park cemetery at biloxi mississippi with the exception of leo w seal jr who was buried in the garden of memory memorial park cemetery at bay st louis mississippi  the daily herald october 26 1967 p 2  the james w pringle family resided at 523 east beach in biloxi mr pringle once owned the plymouthdesoto automobile agency at gulfport at the time of his demise he worked in real estate at gulfport mississippi james was past commodore of the biloxi yacht club and was a member of the mithras carnival club he was an enthusiastic hunter and fisherman and belonged to the skeet club james wallace pringle 19141971 had married jane kempe wood 19171977 in december 1938 she was the daughter of ralph bouligny wood 18841967 and jane kempe farrar 18891982 both natives of new orleans and also residents of 523 east beach at biloxi ralph s brother was albert baldwin wood 18791956 who was a brilliant electrical engineer and responsible for developing the large screw pumps which have drained the city of new orleans since 1915 baldwin resided at 501 east beach at biloxi james w pringle expired at howard memorial hospital at biloxi mississippi on may 31 1971 he was survived by his spouse and two children ralph wood pringle of pascagoula mississippi and jane pringle hurlbert of mississippi city three brothers lv pringle jr 19021974 and victor b pringle 19091977 of biloxi and vivian pringle 19121992 the wife of archibald clinton hewes 19041978 of gulfport will in his will albert baldwin wood appointed nola smith wood his spouse as executrix his estate chancery court case no 38670 was probated and executed in harrison county mississippi in december 1960 as follows 1 ownership of the wood house at biloxi was divided as follows nola smith wood 23 and the administrators of the tulane educational fund 13 2 nola smith wood received a ½ interest in the furniture fixtures and other articles of personal property at 501 east beach and a ½ interest in the ford coupe she was also bequeathed the family horse 3 the nydia was legated to tulane university 4 ralph b wood was legated a ½ interest in the 1158 acre parcel at the west end of deer island in section 34 t7sr9w sale on december 21 1960 nola smith wood a resident of hancock county mississippi sold her 23 interest in 501 east beach to the administrators of the tulane educational fund for 70800 tulane then sold 501 east beach to the biloxi port commission harrison county ms land deed bk 473 p 288 and bk 509 p 308  lease1963 on january 15 1963 the biloxi port commission headed by jacinto b baltar executed a fifteen year lease with the city of biloxi the rents were on a sliding scale which commenced at 13632 per year and would be 8861 in the terminal year 1978 the city of biloxi also had an option to acquire the former baldwin wood tract with improvements for 132 912 if purchased before january 14 1964 harrison county ms land deed bk 484  house of treasures in august 1964 mrs locke brown restored the baldwin wood home to its former elegance when she opened her house of treasures she exhibited antique furniture of louis xiv and louis xv as well as chippendale the home was also a venue for viewing aubusson rugs and tapestry as well as objets d art of many origins the daily herald september 10 1964 p 3  camille1969 the baldwin wood home was reportedly destroyed or severely damaged by hurricane camille on august 17 1969   806 west beach 501 east beach vancebohngillis house the vancebohngillis house was situated at 806 west beach boulevard just west of the buena vista hotel at biloxi mississippi it was described as   very important architecturally as it represents a virtually intact transplanting of the louisiana planation type to the gulf coast there are minor differences to be found and a great number of similarities the hip roof dormers peripteral gallery slender turned gallery posts symmetrical facade and central hall plan all being typical features found in louisiana   the buildings of biloxi 1976 p 121 the land records of hancock and harrison county mississippi record that in september 1838 eliza m vance 18001882 acquired a large tract of land at biloxi mississippi from thomas bassett of new orleans louisiana the sale was described as follows   a certain tract of land having one hundred and seventyfive feet 175 feet more or less front on the gulf of mexico and running back between parallel lines forty arpents to the bay of biloxi and bounded at that date on the upper side by lands belonging to james hopkins and on the lower side by lands belonging to william vance  and  a lot or parcel of land adjoining the above and on the east side thereof and measuring one hundred seventynine feet 179 feet   harrison co mississippi land deed bk 22 p  eliza m vance eliza mcneil vance  18001882 was a native of boston massachusetts at the time of her demise on july 17 1882 at biloxi mississippi she was the widow of gilbert vance who had passed before 1850 and a resident of 181 canal street at new orleans eliza had married gilbert vance and they were the parents of four sons and two daughters all natives of new orleans in 1830 and in 1840 they owned 6 slaves and 5 slaves respectfully 1830 orleans parish louisiana m19 r45 p 126 and 1840 orleans parish louisiana federal census r132 p 15 image 36 by 1860 eliza vance was living with her two sons hamilton vance 18321881 and dr william deare vance 18381881 and three grandchildren henry vance b 1850 lise vance b 1852 and louisa vance b 1859 she had a personal estate valued at 8000 while hamilton s personal estate was worth 15001860 orleans parish louisiana federal census m653421 p 140 image 140 by 1870 eliza m vance and family were domiciled with an english family at new orleans the family at this time consisted of eliza vance b 1796 william vance b 1825 e vance female b 1840 lizzie vance b 1864 luckett vance b 1867 h henry vance b 1848 mary vance b 1842 william vance b 1844 and b byrne vance b 18681870 orleans parish louisiana federal census m593521 p 853b image 255  the will of eliza vance on june 12 1879 eliza vance although bodily ill but of sound mind in the presence of edward pilsbury ernest b kruttsschmitt enslow holt james i day george w lee leonard m finley and walter s keplinger all competent witnesses above the age of twentyone and residents of orleans parish louisiana presented her will closed and sealed it read as follows  june 11 1879 i the undersigned widow eliza vance do hereby declare this my last will and testament after my debts are paid and the amount reserved by law to my forced heirs is deducted and distributed according to the law i make the following disposition of the remainder of my property  item i  i give and bequeath to mrs lizzie vance   widow of my deceased son hamilton vance the sum of five thousand dollars lizzie was born lizzie luckett 18401919 probably in rapides parish louisiana  item ii  i give and bequeath to lizzie vance   luckett vance  and byrne vance  all children of my deceased son  hamilton vance  by his marriage to said mrs lizzie vance  the sum of three thousand dollars each to be invested for their benefit by my executors at the discretion of my said executors and the annual income to be paid to their mother for their use during their minority item iii  i give and bequeath to willie vance and mary vance  two of the children of my said deceased son by his first wife the sum of three thousand dollars each item iv  i give and bequeath to mrs caroline zacharie the sum of five hundred dollars item v  i give and bequeath to james o donohoe  the sum of five hundred dollars james o donohoe 18191900 was born at county carlow ireland and came to biloxi in 1867 from new orleans he worked for mrs vance as caretaker of her biloxi property o donohoe was paid 40 per month for his duties which included taking care of her pier he was elected to the biloxi city council and served as a councilman in 1893 mr o donohoe passed at biloxi on may 21 1900 the biloxi herald january 14 1893 p 8 and may 22 1900 p 8  item vi  i give and bequeath the sum of three hundred dollars to each of the following charitable institutions all of the city of new orleans  the little sisters of the poor   the home of the aged and infirmed   the louisiana retreat  and the insane asylum  item vii  i give and bequeath to miss sarah hill or hull   to james i day and to edward pilsbury  all of the city of new orleans the sum of five hundred dollars each item viii  any residue of my estate after paying the above legacies is to be divided equally share and share alike between thesaid lizzie vance luckett vance byrne vance willie vance  and mary vance  children of my deceased son hamilton vance  and said four charitable institutions aforesaid item ix  i hereby appoint and constitute james i day and edward pilsbury of the city of new orleans to be the testamentary executors with full seizure of my estate and succession and without bond item x  i hereby cancel and revoke any and all other prior testaments made by me thus done and signed by me at the city of new orleans the date above designated  commissioner s sale in the march 1884 term of the chancery court of harrison county mississippi litigation to partition the lands of the deceased eliza m vance at biloxi mississippi was adjudicated in chancery court case no 269 luckett vance byrne vance minors by james i day their next friend and mary flower vs lizzie vance a minor by william a champlin her guardian ad litem and others fs hewes commissioner sold for cash to the highest bidder at biloxi mississippi on may 23 1884 in front of the residence of mrs vance the following lands i a certain piece of land having 175 feet more or less fron on the gulf of mexico running back from said gulf to the back bay of biloxi between parallel lines forty arpents more or less which was acquired on the 15 th of september 1838 from thomas bassett and bounded on the upper or west side by lands of james hopkins and on the lower or east side by lands of william vance and afterwards by major john mountford   sic south by said gulf north by the back bay the following described parcel of land sold by mrs eliza vance to james o donohoe on the 15 th day of january 1878 is excepted from this sale that certain tract of land fronting on the new orleans chattanooga railroad measuring 172 feet front and running back north between parallel lines 400 feet bounded on the south by the right of way of said railroad west by the mcneal property north by the property of mrs eliza vance and east by an alley of 20 feet in width together with all the tenements and hereditaments to said before said lots of land belonging or in any was appertaining ii a lot of land adjoining the first land on the east side and measuring 179 feet more or less on the gulf of mexico acquired by mrs vance from the heirs of john montfort on the 17 th day of november 1875 which conveying was duly recorded and is referred to for a more perfect description said lot being bounded on the north by the back bay of biloxi south by the gulf of mexico west by the property of eliza vance and east by that of callavet sic both of said parcels or tracts of land being subject to the right of way granted to the new orleans and chattanooga railroad   john montford  17951875 like eliza mcneil vance was a native of massachusetts in 1850 he was a resident of biloxi mississippi and stated that the value of his real estate was 150000 julia c guice  1850 census of harrison county mississippi  p 46 in the commissioner s sale held at biloxi on september 8 1884 jeanjacques robert loeliger 18461923 a swiss immigrant domiciled at new orleans acquired the lands of eliza m vance for 5250 in december 1884 harrison county mississippi chancery court judge s evans after deducting 44696 in expenses involved in executing his adjudication ie clerk costs printer s billing commissioner s fee sheriff s fee witness fees allowance for guardian ad litem and allowance for solicitors complaints awarded each of the heirs of eliza m vance luckett vance byrne vance mary vance flower and lizzie vance onequarter of the sale proceeds after expenses or 120076 each harrison county mississippi chancery court case no 269may 1884 of the heirs of mrs eliza e vance the author could only determine with a high degree of certitude that lizzie luckett vance b september 1865 was married on december 27 1887 to charles hansford shields of louisville kentucky in orleans parish louisiana the ceremony was at the home of the bride s mother after the ceremony the newlyweds left the crescent city to make their home at louisville the daily picayune november 6 1887 p 9 and january 1 1888 p 9 lizzie luckett vance 18401919 the mother of lizzie l vance shields died at louisville kentucky in february 1919 j byrne vance 18681919 her son was living in rapides parish louisiana at the time of her demise the new orleans state february 12 1919 p 13  us highway no i110 and the vancebohngillis house in 19721973 the mississippi highway department now mdot began acquiring by purchase and eminent domain parcels and partial tracts of land from denizens west of the new buena vista hotel the purpose of this expenditure was to acquire a corridor to erect an elevated highway called us highway no i110 which connected to us highway no i10 in north biloxi later called d iberville south and across the back bay of biloxi to us highway no 90 a major eastwest highway that parallels the mississippi sound from biloxi west to pass christian mississippi this thoroughfare was completed and opened for trafficin february 1988 the sun herald february 20 1988 p a3 the vancebohngillis house located 218 feet east of hopkins boulevard and west of the new buena vista hotel in the 800 block of west beach boulevard was situated in the direct path of us highway no i110 the new buena vista hotel acquired the gillis tract for 125000 in october 1958 from the estate of lucille bohn gillis 18641957 her heirs were marcel gillis daphne gillis caffery lucille gillis minor mortimer wife of frank hastings mortimer joan mortimer williams and louise boykin harrison county ms land deed bk 441 p 246 and harrison co mississippi chancery court cause no 38245august 1958  history augustus bohn  18301897 a native of neuchatel switzerland arrived at new orleans in his youth and with his industry and desire toiled as a lowly carriage driver to become a very wealthy and successful cotton merchant augustus married lucille w hills  18381927 a native of tennessee at new orleans they resided at 91 esplanade where they reared eight children five of their progeny survived into the 20 th century  nita bohn  18591928 m g otto weber 18471901  leila bohn  18491944 m edward a ferguson  lucille w bohn  18641957 m alfred barre gillis 18551914 augustus bohn ii 18661896  dr  h roberson bohn  18691901 m louise mcneil kennedy 18541920 the widow of thomas s kennedy ulrich bohn 18701873 sue hill bohn 18721874 and fergus bohn  18781928  biloxi augustus bohn began acquiring land at biloxi in april 1888 when he acquired for 5300 from jeanjacques robert loeliger 18461923 a swiss immigrant born at arlesheim and resident of 1215 napoleon at new orleans the former eliza m vance tract this parcel was described in harrison county mississippi chancery court case no 269 luckett vance byrne vance minors by james i day their next friend and mary flower vs lizzie vance a minor by william a champlin her guardian ad litem and others harrison co mississippi land deed bk 23 p 222 and the timespicayune august 31 1923 p 2 augustus bohn died at biloxi mississippi on march 3 1897 lucille w hills bohn lived at biloxi until her death on april 14 1927 their corporal remains were interred in the metairie cemetery the daily picayune march 9 1897 p 3 and the timespicayune april 15 1927 p 2 lucille g gillis and fergus bohn came into possession of the vancebohngillis house in 1928 following the demise of their older sister nita bohn weber 18591928 who passed on february 23 1928 mrs weber left an estate valued at 101 392 a portion of her legacy was a ¼ interest in the trianon theatre at 814 canal street at the time it was leased to the saenger theatre for 13000 annually the timespicayune may 25 1928 p 3 and harrison county mississippi chancery court case no no 10393december 1923 with the demise of fergus bohn 18781928 on november 5 1928 lucille bohn gillis became the sole owner of their west beach biloxi home in his will fergus named her as   sole beneficiary of my estate and she inherit all property real and personal   harrison county mississippi chancery court case no 107991928 fergus bohn remained a bachelor during his life and lived at biloxi where he was an insurance clerk and a director of the first national bank of biloxi he resided with his mother on west beach fergus was a sportsman enjoying fishing in the mexican gulf and playing golf at the biloxi golf club he was also a yachtsman and enthusiastic member of the biloxi yacht club in july 1912 he went to mobile to coax a us revenue cutter to participate in the byc regatta fergus was elected vice commodore of the byc in december 1917 to serve with john j kennedy commodore elect he served on many of the byc committees the daily herald july 6 1912 p 1 and the timespicayune december 30 1917 p 3 fergus bohn won a 72hole medal play golf tournament at the biloxi golf club in the spring of 1919 he took 312 strokes for the four rounds which averages to a respectable score of 78 strokes for each round of golf the daily herald march 21 1919 p 6  lucille bohn gillis lucille bohn gillis was born at new orleans in 1864 she married alfred barre gillis 18551914 the son of marcelin gillis 18241896 and carolina nancy griffin 18361909 in orleans parish louisiana on april 12 1888 alfred b gillis made his livelihood as secretary of the board of trade at new orleans they were the parents of lucille m gillis 18891954 m john duncan minor 18761937 marcel alfred gillis 18921971 m marie caffery 18931991 and daphne w gillis 18951973 m ambassador edward caffery 18891982  vancebohngillis house relocated in february 1977 the mississippi state highway commission authorized the city of biloxi to advertise for the removal of the bohngillis house from west beach boulevard to the vacant baldwin wood tract at 501 east beach on july 25 1977 a 98385 contract for phase i of the restoration of the relocated structure was signed with jo collins inc of biloxi as contractor and nicholas h holmes jr architect who was located at 257 n conception street in mobile alabama the work to be performed was for the exterior of the house and it was completed in late march 1978 city of biloxi mississippi minute bk 47 p 28 and bk 48 p 76 and email from charles chuck collinsjuly 29 2013 larry cosper a former biloxi businessman relates that jo collins inc was hired by the city of biloxi to dismantle and relocate the old structure he remembers that it was cut into two segments before moving larry cospertelephone conversation july 27 2013  mississippi department of archives and history elbert hilliard of the mississippi department of history declared the bohngillis house to be a state archeological landmark on december 6 1978 and a mississippi landmark on december 6 1985 harrison ms 2 nd jd land deed bk 89 p 195200 and bk 170 p 298  city of biloxi1982 the biloxi port commission on april 13 1982 conveyed the bohngillis house to the city of biloxi mississippi bobby g o barr was president and neville j broussard the secretary of the biloxi port commission at this time the tract was described as having 223 feet on the gulf harrison county ms 2 nd jd land deed bk 119 p 372  joseph r thornton iii1983 the city of biloxi on august 3 1983 vended the former baldwin wood tract on east beach and bellman street to joseph joe robert thornton iii b 1933 joe r thornton iii was the son of captain joseph r thornton jr 19101990 and rosa lee latimer b 1911 captain thornton was a commercial fisherman and was employed in the local seafood industry joe was reared at 1720 east howard avenue with siblings patsy ann thornton b 1937 m jerry w bell and linda sue thornton b 1939 m james carroll corso sr 193519901940 harrison co mississippi federal census t6272024 p 12a ed 245 joe r thornton iii married shirley ann mickoul the daughter of mickey mickoul and young mickoul in harrison county mississippi in august 1953 they were the parents of jo love thornton m derel j broussard robert m thornton 19552004 m marianne tauzin 19541995 and linda sue douglas 19522002 and gregory m thornton m leslie drake 19542004 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 95 p 64  episcopal church of the redeemer1990 joseph r thornton iii and shirley a thornton conveyed the bohngillis house to the episcopal church of the redeemer on december 14 1990 the church used the bohngillis house as a manse for its rector father jackson c biggers resided here in the early 1990s before returning to his missionary work in malawi harrison county ms 2 nd jd land deed bk 227 p 117  hurricane katrina2005 the bohngillis house was reportedly a victim of hurricane katrina on august 29 2005 evergreen century company llc2010 on september 3 2010 the church of the redeemer sold the baldwin wood tract to the evergreen century company llc of henderson nevada duc v nguyen is the manager at henderson nevada the company can be reached by mail at po box 8155 gulfport mississippi 395068155 harrison county ms land deed instrument no 2217 dj2  references  the buildings of biloxi an architectural survey  city of biloxi mississippi1976 julia c guice  1850 census of harrison county mississippi  city of biloxi mississippi  chancery court cases harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 269luckett vance et al v lizzie l vance et al1884 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 350estate of mrs eliza vance june 1893 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 10393the estate of nita bohn weberdecember 1923 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 10799the estate of fergus bohnjune 1928 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 38245the estate lucille bohn gillisaugust 1958 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 38670the estate of albert baldwin wooddecember 1960 orleans parish louisiana civil district court cause no 6484successio of eliza vancejuly 1882  journals the biloxi herald   water sport   may 8 1897 the biloxi herald   the old and the new   january 14 1893 the biloxi herald   death of auguste bohn   march 13 1897 the biloxi herald   water sport  nydia     may 8 1897 the biloxi herald   local city news   august 7 1897 the biloxi daily herald   james o donohoe   may 22 1900 the biloxi daily herald   hr bohn  dr hr bohn s obituary     november 9 1901 the biloxi daily herald   city news  dr hr bohn s obituary     november 10 1901 the coast beacon   commissioner s sale   april 19 1884 the daily herald   this week list a lengthy one   june 14 1912 the daily herald   woods baby dead   december 18 1913 the daily herald   biloxi man  john f woods  wants divorce   january 19 1914 the biloxi herald   well known man  alfred b gillis  dies in biloxi   july 15 1914 the daily herald   woodfarrar   september 13 1916 the daily herald   will endeavor to get cutter   july 6 1912 the daily herald   miss smith to wed mr ogden   november 7 1914 the daily herald   biloxi yacht club elects   december 30 1917 the daily herald   first national elects   january 16 1919 the daily herald   biloxian win in golf tournament   march 21 1919 the daily herald   former biloxi resident  louise mcneil bohn  dead   july 31 1920 the daily herald   orleanians in biloxi   july 30 1932 the daily herald   miss  jane  wood complimented   december 29 1932 the daily herald   john f wood dies   july 7 1944 the daily herald   baldwin wood home  house of treasures september 10 1964 the daily herald   rb wood   october 26 1967 the daily herald   james w pringle   may 31 1971 the daily picayune   notice   july 29 1857 the daily picayune   bank notice   january 30 1874 the daily picayune   society   november 16 1887 the daily picayune   society   january 1 1888 the daily picayune   auguste bohn   marc 9 1897 the daily picayune   southern states items of interest   august 26 1899 the daily picayune   secretary smith s body brought home for burial   december 1 1902 the daily picayune   society   april 26 1908 the daily picayune   mrs albert baldwin   august 4 1911 the daily picayune   albert baldwin dies at lakeside lodge   april 22 1912 the daily picayune   howard home sold   june 11 1912 the daily picayune   nydia is stolen from moorings   november 7 1912 the daily picayune   nydia is recovered by baldwin wood   november 9 1912 the daily picayune   big pumps to come from milwaukee   july 2 1914 the new orleans item   funeral of alfred raymond held at residence   january 16 1920 the new orleans state   mrs ll vance   february 12 1919 the timespicayune   officials watch big pumps work   april 28 1915 the timespicayune   kennedy elected head of biloxi yacht club   december 30 1917 the timespicayune   alfred raymond at rest   january 16 1920 the timespicayune   loeliger   august 26 1923 the timespicayune   died  lucille w hills bohn     april 15 1927 the timespicayune   diedweber   february 24 1928 the timespicayune  weber heirs seek recognition in city   may 25 1928 the timespicayune fergus  bohn   november 6 1928 the timespicayune   society  mortimerminor     november 3 1931 the timespicayune   mrs ferguson 83 expires in chicago   december 22 1944 the timespicayune lennoe l schermerhorn smith  drew  october 18 1955 the timespicayune   baldwin wood found dead as boat drifts   may 11 1956 the timespicayune   baldwin wood s devotion to sloop nydia depicted   june 20 1956 the timespicayune   love for boat lives after owner   february 5 1961 the timespicayune     nola b  wood   december 12 1974 the timespicayune   ab wood s beloved sloop is enshrined at tulane center   july 6 1975 the timespicayune   officials watch big pumps work   april 28 1915  the pleasant reed house  18922008  306  elmer street  image made may 2001 by ray l bellande the pleasant reed house was situated at 987 elmer street in biloxi mississippi in section 28 t7sr9w it was built by pleasant reed 18611936 who was born into slavery at perry county mississippi in 1892 he erected a victorian cottage on the eastside of grand jack alley now called elmer street mr reed made his livelihood as a day laborer and sawmill worker it is very likely that pleasant reed was employed by the hw latimer sawmill which was situated at back bay and lameuse street  pleasant reed pleasant reed was born in perry county mississippi in january 1861 he was the son of came to biloxi circa 1876 married georgia harris on january 23 1884 in harrison county mississippi their children were emanual reed 18871973 victoria reed 18891910 percy reed 18911930 theresa reed 18941988 and paul reed 18981910 1900 federal census harco ms p 67a and 1910 federal census harco ms p 209b  pleasant reed house on january 11 1892 pleasant reed acquired a small lot from jacob elmer for 50 its metes and bounds description in the land deed records was as follows 50 feet fronting on grand jack alley and running east 184 feet and bounded on the north by mrs lizzie simon on the east by the estate of charles holley on the south by babe morris and on the west by grand jack alley harco ms land deed bk 27 p 298  area the pleasant read domicile has a total area of 1680 squarefeet gallery 90 squarefeet shotgun living area 630 squarefeet twostory living area 960 squarefeet sanborn map biloxi february 1925 sheet 19  1905 city directory in 1905 pleasant reed and family were residing at 928 elmer street delta sigma theta sorority alumni in september 1978 the pleasant reed home was sold by theresa reed who was also know as teresa read to the mississippi gulf coast alumni chapter of delta sigma theta sorority harco 2 nd jd land deed bk 86 p 497 address changed to 306 elmer street in the 1980s when the 911 emergency telephone systems were installed in biloxi reed children emanual reed emanual reed 18871973 was born at biloxi on november 5 1887 in 1905 he was residing married catherine gandy smith 19201988 circa she was the widow of noel smith and the mother of eugene smith and noel smith jr she and emanual reed had two children virta r cherry olivia r rhetta expired at biloxi in late january 1973 residing at 521 jefferson street survived by his spouse catherine gandy smith reed and eight children emanuel smith clifton smith noel smith willie smith emanual reed ii and pleasant reed mrs virta cherry and olivia c reed one sister theresa reed  the daily herald january 28 1973 p a2  theresa reed theresa reed  18941988 was born at biloxi on september 7 1894 she expired at new orleans on april 20 1988 reed family benjamin reed was born 1830 in georgia married to charlotte living at 823 elmer street in 1905 with charlotte reed benjamin reed died at the age of ninetyfour and onehalf years he lived at biloxi since 1868 his home was on main street near division street  the biloxi daily herald january 27 1908 p 1  reed family from land deed records ben reed ben reed jr george reed james reed pleasant reed 18541936 charlotte reed ellen r cross hattie r coleman johanna r chaney lula r huff weeb martha r baldwin rankin move to tricenntenial park the pleasant reed home move from elmer street by fauvre moving company of mobile alabama arrived at centennial park on or about april 17 th 2002 first phase of restoration celebrated on april 22 2002 members of delta sigma theta sorority in attendance  the bay press april 26 2002 p 1 and p 3  may 2003 on may 15 2003 the pleasant reed house was open to the general public originally this day was to be an exclusive opening for board members and invited guests but margie gowdy said that   due to the high interest in this event   it would be open for the public on thursday not friday as planned katrina the pleasant reed house was destroyed by hurricane katrina on august 29 2005 replica  image made september 2009 by ray l bellande the pleasant reed house was reopened to the public on september 29 2008  references  charles l dyer  along the gulf biloxi city directory 1905   the biloxi daily herald printing co biloxi mississippi1905  journals the bay press   pleasant reed moves to tricentennial park   april 26 2002 the bay press   time traveler  pleasant reed house     september 15 2006 the biloxi daily herald   city news   january 27 1908 the daily herald   colored death   february 5 1936 p 5 the daily herald   emanual reed   january 28 1973 the sun herald   mrs catherine reed   march 24 1988 the sun herald   reed house will become part of museum   october 12 1998 the sun herald   biloxi in the spotlight   may 11 2003 p h1 the sun herald   a pleasant place to visit   may 14 2003 p a1 the sun herald   visitors awed by reed house   may 15 2003 p a2 the sun herald   crowds jam day in the park   may 17 2003 p a3 the sun herald   a pleasant return   september 28 2008 p f1 the sun herald   pleasant reed opens in spirit of moving forward   september 30 2008 p a2  ww sutcliffemavar house 18982001 1364 west beach william wilson sutcliffe 18481934 was born at philadelphia pennsylvania to an english father and a scottish mother by 1880 he was working on the rienzi plantation near thibodeaux lafourche parish louisiana as an engineer mr sutcliffe became president of the sutcliffe company which owned large sugar cane planting acreage in south louisiana he had once resided at cuba where he managed sugar plantations there mr sutcliffe invented a bagasse combustion furnace which was invaluable to this island nation because of its paucity of natural energy resources 1880 lafourche parish louisiana federal census r455 p 40 ed 131 and the daily herald   january 15 1934 p 8  by 1900 ww sutcliffe and his family were domiciled at 2712 magazine street in the crescent city circa 1873 he had married minnie wetzler 18501916 and they were the parents of jeanette mary sutcliffe 18741906 m clarence w morris 18771900 joseph wilson sutcliffe 18761900 laura sutcliffe 18811900 m franklin scott quiller and william w sutcliffe ii 18831954 m alma fickessen 18851969 1900 orleans parish federal census t623574 p 11b ed 111 and  the daily herald september 16 1916 p 3 and january 15 1934 p 8  at new orleans mr sutcliffe was a strong patron of the methodist episcopal churchsouth in 1895 he served on the board of trustees of the sea shore camp grounds at biloxi dyer 1895 in 1898 ww sutcliffe served as president of the board of trustees of the sea shore camp grounds and he and his spouse were frequent visitors to the campground where they possessed a tent he stopped here in late may 1898 on a return business trip from baltimore  the biloxi herald may 14 1898 p 8 and may 28 1898 p 8  biloxi in february 1898 ww sutcliffe acquired for 1600 from fellow crescent city businessman john h keller 18301908 two lots no 19 and no 20 in square no 4 of the avondale development at biloxi the sutcliffe parcel had 164 front feet on the mississippi sound and ran north for about 595 feet comprising approximately 224 acres jh keller s covenants prohibited oyster planting and any commercial oyster business in his avondale real estate development the sutcliffe lot was bounded on the east by first street later west first street now called saint francis and on the north by keller avenue now known as father ryan avenue harco ms land deed bk 37 pp 429430  william w sutcliffe house   circa 1905 1364 west beach boulevard courtesy of randy randazzo  construction news of ww sutcliffe s acquisition of a beach front lot was reported in  the biloxi herald  in late february 1898 the journal reported that he would let a contract shortly for the erection of a residence to cost between 4000 and 5000  the biloxi herald february 26 1898 p 8   in april 1898 mr sutcliffe had his lot fenced and planned to have a home built on his seaside vista within the year  the biloxi herald april 2 1898 p 8  in august 1898 ww sutcliffe now president of the board of trustees of the sea shore campground signed a building contract with john kelley mr kelley was to erect a large structure on sutcliffe s avondale lot facing the mississippi sound  the biloxi herald august 20 1898 p 8  contractor john p kelly 18531900 was a native of cincinnati ohio he married martha jane powell 18561919 and they parented ten children effie kelly charles kelley lizzie kelly theresa kelley eddie kelly leo a kelly 18841938 joe kelly francis kelly elna kelly and freddie kelly mr kelly was well respected at biloxi for his character and quality construction 20 th century coast edition of  the biloxi daily herald  ca 1902 pp 6263 in early november 1898 the sutcliffes came over from new orleans to inspect their beautiful domicile which was under construction  the biloxi herald november 12 1898 p 4    summer 1910 in early may 1910 mr and mrs sutcliffe arrived at their 1904 west beach residence for the summer season their daughter mrs clarence w morris and her two children of corsicana texas planned an early june arrival on the mississippi coast she preferred biloxi for their summer holiday over both western and eastern spas  the daily herald may 7 1910 p 8  sutcliffe company in january 1934 ww sutcliffe sold his biloxi retreat to his company the sutcliffe company the sutcliffe company was led by ww sutcliffe president ww sutcliffe jr vice president and hc eisendrath secretary and treasurer at biloxi the sutcliffe company owned land on reynoir street between howard avenue and the l n railroad in louisiana it had etensive hlding in the crescent city and in the sugar plantation region harco ms land deed bk 200 pp 120121 and the daily herald january 15 1934 p 8   sell off from october 1935 to september 1937 the sutcliffe company sold lots from its land holdings in lot 19 and lot 20 of square four of avondale to louis o thompson bowman broadnax frank e hall elizabeth mann trudeau eva s woolett lafayette county mississippi and florence b maxey the ww sutcliffe home was excluded from these conveyances  ww sutcliffe jr  in december 1937 william w sutcliffe jr acquired his father s home at 1904 west beach at biloxi from the sutcliffe company he had married alma fickessen 18851969 at nola in april 1907 pauline sutcliffe 19081984 their only child married george renaudin 19051967 ww sutcliffe made his livlihood in banking in the crescent city in 1905 he began a long career as a banker which ended with his death in early march 1954 ww sutcliffe jr had risen from cashier of the canal bank trust company to vice president of the national bank of commerce alma f sutcliffe passed on march 5 1969 the corporal remans of both were interred in the metairie cemetery  the timespicayune february 6 1954 p 2 and march 6 1969 p 19  the lot excluding riparian rights south of west beach measured harco ms land deed bk 218 pp 365366 in september 1942 ww sutcliffe jr coneyed 1904 west beach to arthur e scruggs and gertrude kelly scruggs for 6650 harco ms land deed bk 251 p 32 arthur e scruggs arthur e scruggs 18971957 was the son of william scruggs and anna shand and a native of tate county mississippi he was the superintendent of biloxi public schools from 1946 until 1956 at biloxi he oversaw the operation of the senior and junior high schools five elementary schools and the colored schools mr scruggs had matriculated to the university of mississippi where he was conferred with two degrees a bs and a ms in school administration and history he had also attended lsu working toward his phd degree a youthful ae scruggs entered the teaching profession at amory high school circa 1919 where he taught mathematics and coached circa 1926 scruggs accepted the position of principal and coach at new albany high school about 1928 he relocated to poplarville mississippi where he was the head of the history department and coach at pearl river jr college for six years professor scruggs arrived at biloxi circa 1936 to serve as biloxi senior high school principal his tenure as superintendent of biloxi public schools commenced circa 1946  the jxcot december 17 1948 p 1  married to gertrude kelly scruggs daughter anna scruggs b ca 1941 both public and parochial schools in biloxi closed half day on october 10 1957 the day of mr scruggs internment at the national cemetery in biloxi  the daily herald october 9 1957 p 2  in january 1945 arthur e scruggs and wife conveyed the sutcliffemavar home to mrs thomas c hannah possibly rosalee hannah 19111990 of petal forrest mississippi mrs thomas c hannah resident of forrest county mississippi in october 1953 mrs hannah a widow to william l clayton sr harco ms land deed bk 381 pp 282283  william l clayton sr in may 1954 william l clayton sr to jules a barbin sr harco ms land deed bk 381 p 458  jules a barbin sr jules a barbin sr 19191986 chalmette st bernard louisiana in june 1955 jules a barbin jr sold to leo c and mary adele simon todaro harco ms land deed bk 397 pp 4243 leo c todaro leo c todaro 19091994 and mary adele simon todaro 19061994 were both natives of the mississippi gulf coast leo was born at gulfport mississippi on may 11 1909 the son of anthony todaro and domenica lamendola he married mary adele simon a biloxian and daughter of joseph simon and catherine shedrary on july 7 1935 harco ms mrb 46 p 163 this union produced five children charles leo todaro mary lynn todaro anthony joseph todaro michael carl todaro and john braxton todaro  the sun herald march 4 1994 p a2   leo c todaro was the proprietor of leo s grocery on the northeast corner of main street and division street his brotherinlaw charles simon operated a gasoline service station across the street in later life leo was an independent real estate broker active in the biloxi community leo c todaro was a devout roman catholic and member of the cathedral parish of the nativity of the blessed virgin mary where he was a fourth degree member of the knights of columbus council no 1244 in addition mr todaro was a past president of the cedars of lebanon club a member of the italian american society member of elks lodge no 606 order of alhambra and a charter fundraiser for the st jude s hospital at memphis he expired at biloxi on may 3 1994 and his corporal remains were interred in the biloxi city cemetery besides his loving wife mary adele who had preceded his in death on march 2 1994  the sun herald may 5 1994 p a2 and march 4 1994 p a2   in march 1961 leo c todaro and mary mary c todaro conveyed their home to charles c goetz jr and lee garrett goetz harco ms land deed bk 477 p 196  charles c goetz jr charles c goetz jr and lee garrett goetz were residents of jefferson parish louisiana in december 1970 charles c goetz jr and lee garrett goetz conveyed their property at biloxi to kc davidson and mary e davidson harco ms 2 nd judicial district land deed bk 14 p 272  kenneth comfort davidson in may 1973 kenneth comfort davidson and mary elizabeth davidson to nancy pierce mavar harco ms 2 nd judicial district land deed bk 39 pp 323324  1364 west beach boulevard  image made 2003 nancy pierce mavar nancy pierce mavar a native of vicksburg mississippi is the spouse of nicholas a nick mavar ii nicholas a mavar ii b 1942 is the son of nicholas a mavar b 1918 and irma sumerlin 19192001 the daughter of doss sumerlin and emma martin nick mavar ii s siblings are thomas martin mavar and gerald michael mavar b 1946  katrina the sutcliffemavar edifice was destroyed on the morning of august 29 2005 by hurricane katrina  references  charles l dyer  along the gulf    the sea shore camp grounds   women of the trinity episcopal church pass christian1971 originally published 1895 20 th century coast edition of  the biloxi daily herald   the biloxi daily herald  biloxi mississippica 1902  journals the biloxi herald   latest city news   february 26 1898 the biloxi herald   latest city news   april 2 1898 the biloxi herald   seashore camp ground dots   may 14 1898 the biloxi herald   camp ground dots   may 28 1898 the biloxi herald   latest city news   august 20 1898 the biloxi herald   camp ground dots   november 12 1898 the biloxi daily herald   jh keller new orleans   november 6 1908 the daily herald   biloxi news   may 7 1910 the daily herald   mrs sutcliffe dead   september 16 1916 the daily herald   wm sutcliffe dies at new orleans home   january 15 1934 the daily herald   superintendent biloxi schools expires at va   october 9 1957 the daily herald   city schools to close half day thursday   october 9 1957 the daily herald   piercemavar nuptial plans revealed today   june 23 1966 the jackson county times   professor scruggs is reelected superintendent of biloxi schools   december 17 1948 the sun herald   mary adele simon todaro   march 4 1994 the sun herald   leo c todaro   may 5 1994 the sun herald     irma sumerlin mavar   september 5 2001 the timespicayune   sutcliffe bank executive dies   february 6 1954 the timespicayune   deaths   march 6 1969  bondgrant house 925 west howard avenue   bondgrant house  image made july 2008  location  angelique fasaier fayard grant section 27 t7sr9w bondgrant lot the tract on which the bondgrant house was erected was acquired by william km dukate in may 1900 from cecile craft lyon blakemore 18601937 domiciled at new orleans she was the widow of joseph m lyon 18411879 and the spouse of john davis blakemore 1858pre1920 the consideration was 7000 for the parcel which had a frontage of one hundred sixtyfour feet on howard avenue and ran south for one thousand fortyfour feet to the mississippi sound harrison co ms land deed bk 120 p 516 mrs blakemore was a native of new orleans while her father was from kentucky and mother born in pennsylvania she had married joseph m lyon and after his demise in may 1879 became the bride of john d blakemore in december 1889 they had at least one child joseph l blakemore b 18901900 orleans parish louisiana federal census t623 575 p 12a ed 122 mr dukate immediately vended to linda r dukate his spouse  william km dukate william km dukate 18521916 was a native of fredericksburg washington county indiana he married linda rose lienhard 18591939 the daughter of peter j lienhard 18121873 a swiss immigrant and malinda b seaman 18261890 in her mother s residence at biloxi mississippi on april 27 1878 their children were elbert l dukate 18811943 m corrine dukate 18821973 eula dukate 18831894 vera l dukate 18861977 m brantley a bond 18801966 and r hart chinn 18881972 leola may dukate 18881967 m william l ewing 18881967 irma dukate 18901974 m daniel j gorenflo 18881965 and beula l dukate 19001983 m carl e matthes 18961972   the pascagoula democratstar may 3 1878 p 3    seafood pioneer in the 1870s wkm dukate came to coastal mississippi as a telegraph operator for the l n railroad in 1881 he joined with lazaro lopez 18501903 f william elmer 18471926 william gorenflo 18441932 and james maycock 18261892 to form the lopez elmer and company their incipient cannery was situated on the back bay of biloxi at the head of reynoir street the initial efforts of the lopez elmer and company were crude but ready markets were available and the organization was profitable 1880 harrison co mississippi federal census t9648 p 8 ed 139  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 the lopez elmer and company was dissolved in 1884 and the biloxi canning company a corporation organized under the laws of the state of mississippi was chartered on march 23 1883 in rapid succession after the dissolution of the lopez elmer and company the barataria canning company william gorenflo company ec joullian company and jt maybury were competing in the seafood packing business at biloxi by 1902 the factories of biloxi ranked second to those of baltimore maryland in canning american oysters twentieth century coast edition of  the biloxi daily herald 1902 p 20  brantley a bond brantley alexander bond 18801966 was born in harrison county mississippi on may 4 1880 the tenth child of thomas bond 18351880 and minnie e engmann 18481925 a native of new orleans and the daughter of peter l engmann 18161887 a dane and us mint employee and wilhelmina carolina barkhausen 1816ca 1853 a german immigrant thomas bond and minnie e engmann had married in harrison county mississippi in april 1868 when brantley bond was born the family was domiciled in beat 2 harrison county mississippi where thomas bond was the justice of the peace after the demise of thomas bond minnie e bond married in october 1887 john arthur 18431900 a mechanical engineer and native of ireland they had three children the arthur family resided on commerce street in handsboro harrison county mississippi she expired at san antonio texas on july 27 1925  bonddukate on october 18 1904 at the dukate home in biloxi brantley a bond married vera linda dukate 18861977 the daughter of william km dukate 18521916 and linda rose lienhard 18591939 brantley a bond was assistance cashier at the bank of biloxi at the time of their nuptials wh buck was his best man mr dukate gave vera a new home on howard avenue which was under construction her mother and elbert l dukate her brother bestowed on her a sizeable sum of money articles of silver cut glass and art were among the wedding gifts  the biloxi daily herald october 3 1904 and october 18 1904 p 5    bond home mrs wkm dukate sold vera l bond a lot on west howard avenue in early february 1910 the bond lot had a front on west howard avenue of eightytwo feet and ran south three hundred thirty feet harrison co ms land deed bk 91 p 566    bond family vera l dukate had two daughters with brantley a bond vera leola bond 19091989 m leslie baltar grant 19081986 and whillamene linda bond 19111998 m mr eddy separation and divorce when deposed on june 8 1918 brantley a bond stated that he did not want to dissolve his marriage vera l bond had initiated the separation in late december 1915 when she abandoned him mr bond averred that her reason for leaving him was that   she   did not care for me anymore and did not care to live with me   by the spring of 1918 he realized that their union would not reunite and he took a position with the central trust company in san antonio texas there divorce became final on june 18 1918 harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 5617june 1918 and wwi draft registration card brantley a bond lived the remainder of his life in banking at san antonio texas he expired there on february 6 1966 r hart chinn lt hart chinn married mrs vera l dukate bond 18861977 on november 11 1918 at camp sherman ohio she had two daughters with brantley a bond vera leola bond 19091989 m leslie baltar grant 19081986 and whillamene linda bond eddy 19111998   the daily herald november 14 1918  conveyed to julia elizabeth baltar grant 18801968 in december 1920 harrison co ms land deed bk 130 p 91  julia e baltar grant and  wj grant william jesse grant 18751932 was born at pascagoula mississippi the son of robert b grant 18521932 and lydia s landridge 18521909 on april 16 1902 at new orleans william j grant married julia elizabeth baltar 18801968 the daughter of jacinto f baltar 18341898 and margaretha gondolf 18401932 parents of marguerite b grant 191988 m henry baldwin curtis william j grant ii 19061976 m mary griffin dantzler 1988 and leslie baltar grant 19081986 m vera bede leola bond 19091989  leslie b grant leslie baltar grant 19081986 was born at biloxi mississippi on 1908 leslie graduated from biloxi high school in 1926 and matriculated to the university of alabama he graduated from the alabama law school and passed the bar examination in 1930 mr grant joined the law firm of wadlington and corban in june 1930 and named a partner in january 1932 when the group was named wadlington corban and grant the law practice began at biloxi in 1924 with walter j wadlington 18981989 and lawrence c corban 19011989   the daily herald january 2 1932 p 2  leslie b grant married vera leola bond 19091989 the daughter of brantley a bond and vera l dukate on march 1 1934 children vera elizabeth grant m 11291952 james guy martin marguerite bond grant m 681957 ernest lee cox and linda bond grant m 8171963 james madison wells harrison vo mississippi chancery court mrb 45 p 48 bk 91 p 556 bk 109 p 187 and bk 125 p 144 before their marriage leslie and vera ruled the les masque carnival ball at biloxi in february 1933  the daily herald february 15 1933 p 2  judge leslie b grant passed on october 1986 his spouse expired on march 21 1989 elizabeth baltar grant conveyed her home and lot at west howard avenue to the  first baptist church of biloxi in february 1964 she retained a life estate in the home and that part of her lot described as having eightytwo feet on howard avenue and running south one hundred and sixtytwo feet  harrison co ms land deed bk 530 p 15 mrs grant expired at biloxi on april 18 1968 first baptist church of biloxi in november 1921 edward c gay 18821921 conveyed the julius m lopez lot on west howard avenue to jw elder lyman bradford and nv boddie trustees of the first baptist church of biloxi for 2800 this tract was east of the bondgrant house and had a front on howard avenue of eightytwo feet and was six hundred twentynine feet deep harrison co ms land deed bk 530 p 15 in october 1999 the first baptist church of biloxi conveyed their sanctuary site on west howard avenue and surrounding lands including the bondgrant house to the beau rivage resorts inc harrison co ms 2 nd jd land deed bk 347 p 6  beau rivage casino city of biloxi   references  books the biloxi daily herald business and professional men  the biloxi daily herald biloxi mississippi1902  the buildings of biloxi an architectural survey  city of biloxi mississippi2000 charles l dyer  along the gulf  women of the trinity episcopal church pass christian1971 originally published 1895  chancery court causes harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 5617   ba bond v vera l bond   june 1918 journals the biloxid iberville press   bondgrant house restored   may 8 2008 p a1 the biloxid iberville press   new visitors center   july 3 2008 p a3 the biloxi herald the biloxi herald   mrs lienhard dies   january 3 1890 the biloxi herald   a sad death   eula dukate     november 24 1894 the biloxi herald   a sad death   eula dukate     november 24 1894 the biloxi herald   a sad death   eula dukate     november 24 1894 the biloxi daily herald the biloxi daily herald   local brevities   august 20 1898 the biloxi daily herald   city news   june 19 1900 the biloxi daily herald   city news   october 3 1904 the biloxi daily herald   bonddukate wedding   october 18 1904 the biloxi daily herald   local brevities   august 20 1898 the biloxi daily herald   city news   june 19 1900 the biloxi daily herald    the biloxi daily herald    the daily herald the daily herald   find valuable broach sic after considerable anxiety   november 8 1915 the daily herald   death claims wkm dukate one of the coast s most prominent citizens   march 29 1916 the daily herald   queen city barbershop purchased   december 4 1916 the daily herald    the daily herald   chinnbond   november 14 1918 the daily herald   grant now member biloxi law firm   january 2 1932 the daily herald   wm grant dies in new orleans   october 3 1932 the daily herald   reign as king and queen of les masques   february 15 1933 the daily herald   widow   vera dukate bond chinn  of former biloxi mayor dies   june 8 1977 the daily herald  the daily herald  the pascagoula democratstar the pascagoula democratstar   dukatelienhard   may 3 1878 the pascagoula democratstar   local paragraphs   december 30 1881 the sun herald the sun herald   mrs marguerite curtis   february 5 1988 the sun herald   mrs vera bede grant   march 22 1989 the sun herald   moving house may mean loss of oaks   february 6 2001 p a2 the sun herald   biloxi main street honors couple for preservation   december 5 2006 p b3 the sun herald   bondgrant house will host reception   april 27 2008 the sun herald  the sun herald      fw elmerlb camp house 216 west beach boulevard biloxi mississippi 216 west beach boulebard  now parking lot of mary mahoney s old french house restaurant in ocotber 1904  mayor fw elmer  18471926  contracted with je greene to build a home on magnolia and front beach  for between 3000 and 4000 the biloxi daily herald october 20 1904 p 5 the fw elmer house was completed after the death of mrs fw elmer elizabeth carson maycock 18501905 which occurred in late january 1905 and prior to june 1909 see sanborn insurance mapsbiloxi1904 sheet 4 and 1909 sheet 8 the elmers resided at no 120 water street at the time of her demise on january 21 1905  the biloxi daily herald january 21 1905 p 5  lot size137 acres the housetwostory 2500 squarefeet  frederick william elmer in april 1888 wi hodgson an auctioneer at new orleans sold lots 1 and 2 of the samuel friedlander estate to edward langevin for 23753 the conveyance included the brick residence outbuildings and dependencies lot 1 had 85 feet on the gulf 281 feet on magnolia 81 feet with lot 2 and 281 feet east in november 1891 eleanor langevin of st paul minnesota the widow of edward langevin conveyed lots 1 and 2 of the friedlander estate to frederick w elmer for 27004 her daughters mary michand and emma flanagan and their husbands achille michand and thomas j flanagan signed the warranty deed charles and mary e michand of st paul gave elmer a quitclaim deed on the property in april 18925 frederick w elmer 18471926 was born at biloxi on january 23 1847 he was the son of two european immigrants jacob elmer 18121894 and barbara gettendorf 18231858 jacob elmer was born at canton glarus in switzerland the same area of the hosli and abbley family origination mr elmer came to biloxi in 1836 and circa 1837 he married barbara gettendorf a native of winweiler rhein kreis bavaria in 1850 jacob elmer was a merchant at biloxi worth 15000 harco census p 27 his children with barbara gettendorf were helena elmer northrop 18381869 anna elmer b 1839 jacob elmer 18431885 john p elmer b 1843 henry m elmer 18441868 frederick william elmer 18471926 augustus elmer b 1848 otho elmer 18511926 and charles elmer 18521926 after the demise of his wife in 1858 jacob elmer married louisa b wetzel 18441894 in january 1863 guice 1968 p 12 she was the daughter of german immigrant jacob wetzel 18021860 and her mother was dead before 1860 their children were coresta e bachino 18661900 effee elmer dulion b 1866 clarence elmer 18681901 percy l elmer 18731949 edward ross elmer 18781934 and the twins albert 18811900 and arthur elmer b 1881 jacob wetzel s siblings raised by jacob elmer were julia wetzel b 1853 and catherine wetzel b 1855 fw elmer married elizabeth carson maycock 18501905 in may 1871 guice 1968 p 19 she was the daughter of captain james maycock 18251892 and mary emily carson 18271900 born at cape may new jersey captain maycock was a native of hull yorkshire england and arrived at biloxi on an english vessel in 1839 the biloxi herald march 19 1892 p 4 captain maycock was a seafood pioneer at biloxi in 1881 he and lazaro lopez 18501903 f w elmer 18471926 wkm dukate 18531916 and william gorenflo 18441932 with a capital stock of 8000 organized the lopez elmer and company which became the biloxi canning company this factory was situated on the back bay of biloxi at the head of reynoir street fw elmer and his spouse were the parents of ten children eight survived into the 20th century the known elmer children are marie ann sichirich 18721946 ida l elmer 18731891 nina v scott 18771937 cora v enochs 18781962 married byrd enochs 18751940 fw elmer ii 18811948 james c elmer 18831920 inez f ebersole 18851937 margueryte e cole 18871965 and edward e elmer 18921900  margueryte elmer cole marguerite e cole 18871965 was a single woman when she acquired the elmercamp home in july 1925 the warranty deed from her father fw elmer sr stated for constant attention to me during my sickness extending over two years i sell and convey harco ms land deed bk 165 p 526 fw elmer sr expired on december 23 1926 in september 1934 wl guice trustee sold the fw elmer house and lot to the first national bank of biloxi for 2000 margueryte elmer had defaulted on her property taxes and deeds of trust to the first national bank of biloxi and to walter nixon and mrs harry laughlin harco ms land deed bk 203 p 319 margueryte elmer married myron asa cole 18761957 of west midway massachusetts he made his livelihood as an investigator for office of the comptroller general at washington dc retiring in 1943 in 1945 the coles relocated from jackson mississippi to biloxi and here they resided with her sister cora elmer enochs at 138 magnolia street mrs enochs was the widow of byrd enochs 18751940  the daily herald july 12 1957 p 2  cora elmer enochs legated her home on magnolia street to margueryte elmer cole after her demise in april 1962 her estate was probated in the chancery court of harrison county mississippi harco cause no 45513bk 381 p 25 margueryte cole sold it to a jake mladinich for 14000 in july 1962 haco ms land deed bk 500 p 110 mlandinich to mary c mahoney in harco ms land deed bk 514 p 68  fleeta nash camp in late january 1937 the first national bank of biloxi sold the property on the southeast corner of magnolia street and west beach boulevard in biloxi mississippi to fleeta nash camp 18801947 the spouse of largus bell camp 18691949 the camp place had 134 feet on west beach boulevard and on the east ran 556 feet north to water street the parcel had a 50foot front on water street the west boundary of this tract ran north 395 feet along magnolia street to the byrd enoch s property which is the present day site of mary mahoney s old french restaurant an 1850s structure harco ms land deed bk 241 pp 258259 mrs camp was born on august 5 1880 in monroe county mississippi the daughter of jessie nash and nancy massingale suarez 1999 p 18 she married largus bell camp the son of claudius camp and a native of marion county alabama they were the parents of ruby c herzer 19001991 and fleeta c holley carrington in addition the camps had three adopted children hershel camp 19111972 js camp and virginia c apler  fleeta camp fleeta camp married homer r lewis in july 1930 harco ms mrb 42 p 386 no further information fleeta camp then married anson l holley ii 19081975 on january 23 1937 at nativity bvm in biloxi she had attended schools at starkville and mississippi state woman s college prior to the relocation of the family to biloxi fleeta was employed at biloxi with dr mr mosley while her husband and his brother lionel holley 19101993 operated the triple xxx cafe at 305 west beach  the daily herald january 23 1937 p 5  the anson holleys resided at 128 magnolia street in the rear of her parents large home here they reared two sons anson camp campy holley b 1939 and daniel raymond holley b 1942 in may 1946 anson and fleeta c holley divorced in the property settlement she received the magnolia street home and he retained his cafe business and a 1941 pontiac sedan harco ms chancery court cause no 23535 fleeta camp holley v anson l holley may 1946 and harco ms land deed bk 287 pp 3436 fleta camp holley married rw carrington in late 1946 or 1947 she sold her home on magnolia street to the felsher family in january 1947 the lot had 56feet on magnolia and was 80feet deep harco ms land deed bk 296 p 101 in 1933 upon his retirement from the telephone company lb camp and family relocated to biloxi from starkville mississippi there lb camp had been very active politically serving the municipal government twelve years as a city councilman and vicemayor he had also been the secretarytreasurer of the starkville chamber of commerce and was an active participant in the methodist church lions club woodmen of the world rotary and independent order of odd fellows prior to his residency at starkville mr camp lived at amory mississippi were he was a partner in that town s first electric light plant  the daily herald december 22 1947 p 7 and august 3 1949 p 2  during wwii there was a housing shortage at biloxi due to the establishment of keesler field a training base for the us army air corps the camps utilized a portion of their large home for room and apartment rentals several cottages to let were also situated on their lot the camps called their real estate venture camp s friendly home buddy jones june 8 2001 and 1947 postal card in april 1946 mrs lb camp conveyed a 12 interest in her property to her husband largus bell camp 18691949 harco ms land deed bk 285 pp 185186  the daily herald office in march 1947 the camps sold a small lot 15 acres off the north end of their parcel to the wilkes family eugene pierce wilkes 18851980 loretta voivedich wilkes 18861978 and mrs josephine wilkes reicker 19111977 who were the publishers of the daily herald harco ms land deed bk 302 pp 216217 here on water street the daily herald had a small newspaper distribution center for their biloxi carriers the camps sold their home and remaining property to clifford p turk and ella louise seymour turk for 70000 in late november 1947 harco ms land deed bk 302 pp 183184  the turk apartments clifford percy turk 18921983 was born in alabama the son of joseph h turk and florence philips he married ella louise seymour kaufman 19061994 the daughter of joseph j seymour 18741952 and ella lamey 18771952 and former spouse of lester g kaufman they had a son lt elmer otis kaufman 19251951 who was killed in an automobile accident near hanau germany while on active military duty with the us army in october 1951 the daily herald october 15 1951 p 10 mr and mrs turk worked across the street at the trailways cafe which was also the site of the trailways bus station he was the general agent for trailways and an agent for southern bus lines she was an agent for trailways biloxi city directory 1949 p 547  the 1947 hurricane the 1947 september hurricane may have influenced their decision to leave the biloxi waterfront cp turk who just bought the lb camp property took another 20000 loss from the damage to the revenue bearing properties on his new purchase the daily herald september 24 1947 p 9  pavich lease in march 1953 the turks leased a small lot 30 feet by 22 feet in the southwest corner of parcel fronting on west beach and magnolia harco ms land deed bk 427 pp 5657 in august 1953 the turks conveyed their west beach property to mm wilkinson and wife for 65000 harco ms land deed bk 372 p 5051  notes on turk family mon cher monsieur bellande antonio marco basquez here with the results of my inquiry concering louise seymour turk although my dad doesn t remember louise s father joseph seymour he does indeed remember louise turk as you indicate she operated a grocery store in st martin but this was after the time that they lived in the house and property formerly owned by my grandfather joe basque and bought from him for 800 dollars when he was unable to make the payments this would have been around 1940 mr turk and my grandfather were the same age but my dad doesn t remember mr turk subsequently my grandfather built a smaller house next door the little green house that i remember visiting as a child my grandfather gave a portion of this land to my father where my parents house stands today and where i busted me arse cutting the grass today later the turks moved to a house just across the street from the old smhs where as you mention louise operated a grocery store today it s a little furniture store although i remember it as a grocery store when i was a student there in the 60 s and early 70 s my father said that louise had a son by an earlier marriage to kaufman more details may emerge from the haze of time as he continues to recollect sincerely sr basquez   mm wilkinson mm wilkinson no further information in october 1957 mm wilkinson conveyed to richard reed guice sr for 42500 guice divided the property and sold fw elmer house to his son wade guice a lot fronting on west beach blvd and magnolia was sold to the arkansas fuel oil corporation for a gasoline station richard reed guice sr richard reed guice sr 18931980 married elizabeth porter 19021974 they were the parents of richard r guice ii william wade guice 19271996  wade guice apartments  19581961 in october 1957 rr guice sr conveyed the fw elmer house to his son william wade guice 19271996 for 42500 the conveyance included  all personal property of mm wilkinson and mrs mm wilkinson and used in apartments on said land   harco ms land deed bk 427 pp 188189  city of biloxi in september 1964 wade guice and julia c guice to the city of biloxi harco ms land deed bk vfw the city of biloxi conveyed to the lyman c bradford post no 2434 vfw in september 1964 harco ms land deed bk 539 p 41  hurricane camille elmercamp home destroyed by camille in august 1969 buddy jones june 8 2001 became part of the parking lot at mary mahoney s old french house  references  books 1936 biloxi city directory baldwin herald biloxi mississippi1936 1941 biloxi city directory peerless printing co new orleans lousiana1941 1949 biloxi city directory mullinkille columbus ohio1949 1958 biloxi city directory mullinkille 1961 biloxi city directory mullinkille chillicothe ohio1961 1968 biloxi city directory mullinkille dallas texas1968 julia cook guice  marriagesharrison county mississippi 18411899   city of biloxi biloxi mississippi1968 julie broussard suarez  bradfordo keefe funeral records  burial books 33 thru 42 19451960 suarez biloxi mississippi1999  court cases harco ms chancery court cause no 23535 fleeta camp holley v anson l holley may 1946 journals the biloxi herald capitan james maycock march 19 1892 the biloxi daily herald city news october 20 1904 the biloxi daily herald mrs fw elmer dead january 21 1905 the biloxi daily herald died january 21 1905 the daily herald biloxi loses noted citizen december 24 1926 the daily herald fw elmer december 27 1926 the daily herald elmer funeral largely attended december 27 1926 the daily herald holleycamp january 23 1937 the daily herald once busy biloxi beach deep in sand september 24 1947 the daily herald mrs lb camp dies december 22 1947 the daily herald largus bell camp dies august 3 1949 the daily herald lt otis kaufman killed in germany october 15 1951 the daily herald myron a cole july 12 1957 the daily herald mrs marguerite cole august 2 1965 the sun herald ella louise seymour turk july 1 1994 the sun herald william wade guice august 20 1996 p b2  maps sanborn mapbiloxi 1893sheet 5 sanborn map biloxi 1898sheet 5 sanborn mapbiloximarch 1904sheet 4 sanborn mapbiloxijune 1909sheet 8 sanborn mapbiloxi 1914sheet 9  the henriquesslay house circa 1902 212 reynoir street and 128 rue magnolia by ray l bellande   212 reynoir street  from the buildings of biloxi an architectural survey  1976 p 101 the henriquesslay house is a small cottage that was built circa 1902 on the east side of reynoir street probably by john kelly a popular biloxi building contractor of this period robert w heck an architectural historian described the henriquesslay house in 1986 as follows   212 reynoir was constructed in the mid1980 s  sic   it has an unusual feature for biloxi a bracketed gable on hip roof over a front gallery ornamented brackets are common in new orleans however this house is one of only two remaining in the city  heck 1986 p 100 possibly because this cottage was built by the frederick c querens jr family of new orleans they used ornamental brackets on the henriquesslay house to bring some architectural memory of the crescent city the querens family had possessed the small lot on which the henriquesslay house was situated as a part of a larger land parcel acquired in may 1892 when pauline trenchard querens 18601928 bought from leonard adolph trenchard 18271892 her father a lot describes as having 199 feet on reynoir street and running 60 feet east mr trenchard had acquired the parcel in august 1871 from pe dallimore and spouse for 450 and at this time the tract had 307 feet on reynoir street and ran east for 60 feet naturally as trenchard vended smaller lots from his original acquisition his land holding were reduced harrison co mississippi chancery court land deed bk 28 pp 4546 and bk 12 p 75 the querens family of biloxi mississippi had its roots in new orleans frederick charles querens jr 18581942 was born in the crescent city on february 8 1858 the son of frederick c querens 18231901 and louisa dorothea muhlenbein 18401913 both natives of prussia frederick c querens jr married pauline jeanne trenchard 18601928 in november 1882 she was the daughter of leonard adolph trenchard 18271892 and marie antoinette mouchon 18321903 the trenchard family had deep roots in colonial america from this sacred union four children were born leah querens 18831884 irma rosita querens 18861969 m william j cousins 181965 frederick charles querens iii 18891963 m marie meunier and percy leonard querens 18911991 in his youth frederick c querens jr took employment with wackerbath joseph the leading tobacconists of the crescent city with their land holdings in biloxi s commercial district along reynoir street both north and south of west howard avenue the family began to invest in commercial buildings and rental homes prior to the great biloxi fire of november 1900 the querens family had erected at least two structures on reynoir street as related in the biloxi daily herald  as follows john kelly has the contract to erect a double tenement on the corner of reynoir and water streets  the biloxi daily herald january 17 1900 p 8  roderick d seal has relocated to one of the new queren s buildings on the corner of reynoir and jackson streets     the biloxi daily herald august 2 1901 p 8  as a result of the november 1900 conflagration over ninety building were destroyed in an area from the l n railroad depot south along reynoir street to the beach and along west howard avenue for several blocks in a report of the fire s destruction the local journal reported that the querens family had lost the following structures north of howard avenue on reynoir streetan unoccupied building and a store occupied by david j venus corner of reynoir street and water streetfour doublehouses and occupied  two houses corner jackson street and reynoir street both occupied  and a house on the north side of water street occupied by frank shaffer  the biloxi daily herald november 9 1900 p 1  from the sanborn insurance maps of biloxi july 1898 sheet 5 and march 1904 sheet 4 it appears that the henriquesslay house was erected after the november 1900 biloxi fire and before march 1904 the author could not locate a reference to its construction during this interval in the biloxi daily herald  therefore its construction is suggested as circa 1902 212 reynoir street in may 1942 gertrude bernich henriques 19141988 acquired a small lot and house at 212 reynoir street from dr percy l querens 18911991 frederick c querens iii 18891963 and irma q cousins 18861969 the consideration was 3360 and the lot had a front on reynoir street of 58 feet and ran east 55 feet on jackson street harrison co mississippi chancery court land deed bk 248 pp 494495  ernestine lepre parker  18751930 and gertrude b henriques  19141988 courtesy of august h parkerjune 2012 gertrude bernich was the daughter of john bernich 18661920 a croatian immigrant and mary lepre 18741944 the daughter of pierre lepre and celina moran she married dr adolph de campos henriques 18811966 a divorcee in harrison county mississippi on january 9 1933 she was living with her widowed mother at 420 main street at the time of her nuptials with dr henriques  the daily herald january 10 1933 p  6  harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 44 p 182 and 1930 harrison co mississippi federal census r1146 p 4b ed 3  adolph d henriques adolph decampos henriques 18811966 was born at jefferson marion county texas on august 10 1881 to isaac l henriques 18401880 and elizabeth calhoun hickey 18411935 jefferson texas is a small community in northeast texas about 50 miles northwest of shreveport louisiana when the family was domiciled here in 1880 mr henriques made his livelihood as the proprietor of a restaurant 1880 marion co texas r1319 p 450a ed 91 isaac l henriques was born at kingston jamaica he had married elizabeth c hickey a native of philadelphia pennsylvania when he was a confederate soldier she was the daughter of john hickey 18171870 a philadelphia printer and presocia sinclair hickey 18271870 a native of washington dc 1860 and 1870 philadelphia co pennsylvania federal census m6531151 p 311 ward 15 th precinct and m5931387 p 496a 1 st ward 2 nd district and the timespicayune august 7 1935 p 6  the isaac l henriques family returned to the south and lived in jefferson texas from 1865 until 1881 the family moved to woodville mississippi and came to new orleans circa 1885 in addition to adolph d henriques their youngest child they were the parents of four additional children presocia gonzalvo henriques 18681957 m israel gunst 18481929 ester lee henriques b 1871 caroline carrie augusta henriques 18731935 m levin wales magruder 18731957 and edouard ferdinand henriques 18781966 m stella dywer 18831912 and lady eleanor stanley 18911979 it is interesting to note that levin wales magruder 18731957 the brotherinlaw of dr henriques was also a physician he practiced medicine at woodville mississippi until 1919 when he relocated to new orleans and studied radiology dr magruder expired at long beach mississippi in august 1957 and his corporal remains were sent to woodville for internment  the morning advocate august 21 1957 p 25  mrs elizabeth hickey henriques expired on august 6 1935 at 1119 pine street in new orleans the residence of presoia h gunst her daughter her corporal remains were sent to woodville mississippi for internment implying that isaac henriques her spouse had passed at woodville before the family came to new orleans ironically katherine hickey blanc 18451935 elizabeth s sister had died twelve hours earlier in cleveland ohio elizabeth h henriques was survived by her children and two siblings artemis shattuck hickey 18611950 a brother and florence h van zant 18641935 both residents of california  the timespicayune august 7 1935 p 6   education and early medical career prior to entering the field of medicine adolph d henriques worked as a railroad clerk at new orleans in 1900 he was domiciled at 627 napoleon avenue with his mother and edouard f henriques his brother who was employed as a book keeper 1900 orleans parish louisiana federal census r 574 p 14b ed 118 in late june 1901 adolph d henriques received an appointment to the us military academy he had been an alternate it appears that young henriques did not attend west point his decision not to matriculate to the us military academy may have been influenced by the death of oscar booz 18791901 a cadet from montgomery county pennsylvania who left west point and subsequently died when the us congress held hearing to investigate his demise which had been blamed on hazing at the military academy it received national attention the daily picayune june 26 1901 p 10 adolph decampos henriques attended the tulane university of louisiana and graduated on may 2 1906 with the tulane medical school class of 1906 at this time he was serving as an interne at charity hospital in new orleans in addition to his medical degree dr henriques was awarded a degree in pharmacy bulletin tulane universitylouisiana june 1906 p 25 and p 30 in april 1904 adolph d henriques had passed a written examination which allowed him to serve as an externe at charity hospital the test was given to second and third year medical students at the tulane medical school and their academic papers were read by the hospital staff  the daily picayune april 17 1904 p 13  with the discovery of xrays in germany in 1895 by wilhelm konrad rontgen 18451925 a physicist it soon became apparent that these electromagnetic waves had a promising future in the medical field to view the internal structure of the human body wk rontgen was awarded the first noble prize in physics in 1901 and later the element number 111 was named roentgenium in his honor also the measurement of electromagnetic radiation is called a roentgen enwikipediaorg wiki wilhelmrontgen dr adolph d henriques had decided early in his medical career to pursue the study of xrays and the incipient field of radiology as early as the fall of 1910 he had travelled to the leading medical facilities of boston new york philadelphia and baltimore to observe and study what scientists and doctors here had done with xrays in diagnosing tuberculosis in early december 1910 at a meeting the louisiana antituberculous league in new orleans dr henriques offered to donate his time and expertise in radiological medicine to the league to enhance their experiments in clinical work  the daily picayune december 9 1910 p 9   studies abroad the author can document two visits by dr henriques to foreign countries to study radiological medicine the first visit abroad occurred in july 1912 and the second in january 1926 in midjuly 1912 he embarked from the port of new york for the continent his wife and two small children spent the duration of his absence at biloxi mississippi dr henriques went to vienna austria where he pursued postgraduate studies in the school of xrays radium and electrical medical therapy he also visited other european clinics that utilized radiology in their medical treatment and research  the daily picayune july 12 1912 p 15 august 9 1912 p 9 october 3 1912 p 8 and the daily herald may 13 1966 p 2  dr ad henriques returned to new orleans in early october 1912 in late september he had boarded the ss st louis in southampton england for the port of new york his residence address at this time was 4726 prytania street in new orleans the daily picayune october 3 1912 p 8  1926 on january 27 1926 dr ad henriques sailed for france on the ss suffren from new york city he planned to pursue research and experiments on the treatment of high blood pressure with radiological methods based on his work at the tulane medical school while in new york dr henriques spent time with ef henriques of nola his brother dr henriques returned to america in late may 1926 aboard the ss berengaria which had departed cherbourg france on may 22 1926 his address at this time was listed as the hibernia building at new orleans louisiana  the times picayune january 26 1926 p 7   tulane university medical school before dr adolph de campos henriques left new orleans permanently in the spring of 1930 he had worked in various positions at the tulane school of medicine from october 1912 until june 1930 his status here was as follows october 1912assistant in the department of physiology april 19133 rd assistant in the department of physiology may 19143 rd assistant in the department of physiology and instructor in clinical medicine and radiology april 1922assistance professor in medicine in radiology may 1928assistant professor of roentgenology june 1930not reappointed for the 19301931 session in his obituary of may 1966 the medical career of dr adolph d henriques was related as follows dr henriques received his degree in pharmacy from the new orleans college of pharmacy in 1903 in 1906 he completed his medical studies at the tulane university school of medicine and served his internship at charity hospital in new orleans dr henriques was professor of physiology and materia medica at the college of pharmacy for five years in 1910 he was the youngest director of the board of the new orleans college of pharmacy also in 1910 dr henriques presented the first use of xrays in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in this area of the south in 1915 he commenced his teaching career at tulane university and for seventeen years was the assistant professor of medicine at tulane in addition dr henriques had been a consultant for the us public health service hospital in new orleans and a physician for the illinois central railroad he was a member of the new orleans parish and louisiana state medical society and phi rho sigma the national medical fraternity  the daily herald  may 13 1966 p 2   published medical studies and research papers by dr adolph d henriques archives of pediatrics and adolescent medicine  bone development   volume xxxiv 1917 journal of the american medical association   instruction in roentgenolgy   volume lxiii1914 journal of the medical society of new jersey   radium therapy   volume xviii 1921 new orleans medical and surgical journal   the xray in the diagnosis and prognosis of pulmonary tuberculosis   volume lxiii no 12 june 1911 new orleans medical and surgical journal   role of xrays in progressive medicine   volume lxv 1913 new orleans medical and surgical journal   radium therapy   volume lxiv 1921 new orleans medical and surgical journal   radium in treatment of myelogenous leukemia   volume lxxv 1922 new orleans medical and surgical journal  further original observations with the xray upon the appendix   volume lxxv 1922 new orleans medical and surgical journal   some probable functions of spleen as demonstrable by effects of radioactivity upon the organ   volume lxxvi 1924 new orleans medical and surgical journal   value to general practitioner of xray examination of stomach and duodenum   volume lxxvi 1924 new orleans medical and surgical journal   treatment of high blood pressure by new original method   volume lxxx 1928 new orleans medical and surgical journal   chronic appendix roentgenological standpoint   volume lxxxiii 1930 panamerican surgical medical journal  few cases to illustrate the value of roentgen ray examination of the stomach   volume xx1915  first marriage and family on june 12 1906 dr adolph d henriques had married ida margaret buck 18741956 the daughter of charles f buck 18411918 a new orleans attorney and mary weidner buck 18501937 they were both german immigrants the wedding ceremony was officiated over by the reverend wew denham at st george s episcopal church in the crescent city the daily picayune june 17 1906 p 8 and orleans parish louisiana mri volume 28 p 5 dr ad henriques and his wife were the parents of two children charles buck henriques 19072003 m jean wilson 19102003 and margaret ida henriques 19101981 m herbert grant jahncke 19102002 m carol saunders harrison 19292008 ida buck henriques separated from dr henriques in december 1919 her reason was abandonment the couple eventually divorced before 1930  the timespicayune december 5 1919 p 19   itinerant physician with his departure from the tulane medical school staff in 1930 dr henriques by april 1930 had relocated to greensburg louisiana here in this small rural community in the florida parishes and near the mississippi state line he worked as a general practitioner greensburg is the st helena parish seat of government 1930 st helena parish louisiana federal census r 819 p 3a ed 2 at the time of his wedding to gertrude bernich of biloxi mississippi in january 1933 dr henriques was practicing medicine in jackson mississippi by 1940 gertrude and adolph d heriques had settled in biloxi at this time they were renting a house at 1420 lafayette street dr henriques was involved with his private medical practice  the daily herald january 10 1933 p 6 and1940 harrison co mississippi federal census t6272024 p 1a ed 249 after acquiring 212 reynoir street in may 1942 the henriques family relocated from 1420 lafayette street to their new residence near the commercial district of biloxi here dr henriques continued to practice general medicine and utilize the north half of their domicile as his medical office   big six antiseptic  with his academic pharmaceutical background dr adolph d henriques created big six antiseptic while he was domiciled at biloxi mississippi it was vended in the grand drug store located in the barq s building on west howard avenue and reynoir street august h parker now in his early seventies and living on the peter parker family property on back bay on which he was reared related to the author a most remarkable talean incident his life that reflects the superior intelligence and medical skills of dr henriques paraphrasing august h parker his narrative follows  in the mid1940s june parker my sister and the youngest daughter of mr and mrs peter parker was riding on the rear of my older sister s bicycle when her foot got caught in rear wheel spokes of the bike the accident resulted in a deep laceration which became infected the infection continued to expand and local medical responses could not arrest this serious development several doctors told my parents that june would very likely lose her lower leg we carried june to dr henriques office on reynoir street and he began treating her with his big six antiseptic after the third day of his initial application on her festering wound june s injured limb began to show signs of improvement we continued the treatment with dr henriques compounded medication until her leg was completely healed  after his demise in the howard memorial hospital at biloxi on may 12 1966 mrs henriques continued to reside in her home until her death on december 11 1988 the henriques corporal remains were interred in the southern memorial park cemetery at biloxi mississippi august h parker june 30 2012  the daily herald may 13 1966 p 2 and the sun herald december12 1988 p a4   132 reynoir street  from the buildings of biloxi an architectural survey  2000 p 102  john o bernich ownership as gertrude bernich henriques died testate 212 reynoir street was legated to her three heirs who were her nephews and nieces tericida claire bernich kappel b 1922 m vernon elmer kappel 19212003 john o bernich 19231997 and kirby a bernich 19272002 tericida b kappel was the administratrix of her aunt s estate which was consisted of 212 reynoir street and about 6000 in cash tericida b kappel and kirby a bernich sold and quitclaimed their interest in 212 reynoir street to their brother john o bernich in may and july 1990 the estate of gertrude b henriques was adjudicated closed in late june 1990 harrison co mississippi 2 nd jd chancery court land deed bk 221 p 58 deed bk 222 p 576 and deed bk 223 p 412 john overton bernich was the son of john a bernich 18991979 and lotus anne brill 19011990 he grew up at 500 lee street and his father made his livelihood as a car salesman john left biloxi after 1930 and relocated to gretna louisiana where he operated a service station and later sold automobiles at bay st louis mississippi august h parker june 30 2012 and 1930 harrison co mississippi federal census r 1146 p 4a ed 1 in jefferson parish louisiana john o bernich met and married yvonne schramm 19242002 a native of philadelphia pennsylvania and the daughter of joseph c schramm 18991976 and haydee fontenette 18961983 mr schramm was a musician and vocal instructor who mentored marguerite piazza b 1926 a new orleans native who went on to become a renown opera soprano and entertainer her career brought her to new york where she performed with the new york city opera played broadway sang at the metropolitan opera and joined the cast of the nbc television program your show of shows with sid caesar and imogene coca from 1950 to 1954  the timespicayune march 27 1976 p 22  and www john o bernich and yvonne schramm bernich were the parents of john j bernich patricia bernich macenko kenneth ken o bernich james b bernich and steven a bernich 19591999 ken bernich was a star linebacker at archbishop shaw high school in marrero louisiana and went on to become an allamerican football player at auburn university he played in the 1975 senior bowl and was honored by the city of gretna louisiana with a parade on march 1 1975  the timespicayune march 1 1975  p 27  john o bernich expired on february 11 1997 he legated the henriquesslay house to the following carol bernich james bryant bernich kenneth overton bernich stephen adolph bernich and john j bernich harrison county mississippi 2 nd judicial district chancery court cause no c240497478july 1998  slay owership in september 1997 carol bernich administratrix of the estate of john o bernich and his heirsatlaw for a consideration of 60000 conveyed the henriquesslay house to william gray slay iii called gray and the husband of leah rae vuyovich mr slay is a biloxi native and a real estate broker he remodeled 212 reynoir street and located his real estate business here harrison co mississippi 2 nd jd chancery court land deed bk 328 pp 246254  jjd llc in november 2005 after hurricane katrina had inundated biloxi in late august 2005 gray slay and spouse conveyed the hurricane surge damaged henriquesslay house to jjd llc a mississippi corporation several years after katrina the management of jjd llc through their local attorney michael cavanaugh offer the henriquesslay house to the city of biloxi it was accepted and the salvation and restoration of the cottage commened harrison co mississippi 2 nd jd chancery court instrument 2005 6852 d j2 and bill raymond biloxi s historical administrator july 2 2012  128 rue magnolia  image made june 29 2012 by ray l bellande  128 rue magnolia after the city of biloxi completed successful negotiations with jjd llc a mississippi corporation to relocate and preserve the henriquesslay house it began action in july and august 2009 to move the derelict structure to 128 rue magnolia a supporting funds grant was applied for to the national trust loan fund and v e house moving service was contracted to relocate the house to 128 rue magnolia city of biloxi minute book 132 p 464 after the house was situated at 128 rue magnolia refurbishment was authorized by the city of biloxi in july 2010 to spend 200000 to restore the henriquesslay house work commenced in august 2010 by jim wallis sons who built a new roof david rush construction company inc was hired as general contractor to complete and restore the building which was completed in march 2012 the city of biloxi minute book 134 p 445 p 480 and book 138 p 166 bill raymond biloxi s historical administrator related that the city also utilized a grant from the mississippi department of archives and history and expended nearly 300000 to relocate the henriquesslay house from reynoir street to rue magnolia and to restore the structure to meet commercial building codes both the exterior and interior of the house were refurbished the heart pine flooring tongueandgroove wooden walls and ceiling as well as a color change to the exterior from white to a light yellow color were realized by the general contractor as the henriquesslay house had been roofless for several years postkatrina august 2005 one had to be constructed  the sun herald june 27 2012 p a1 and bill raymond june 29 2012  craftmen s guild of mississippi in april 2012 the city of biloxi authorized a lease of the henriquesslay house to the craftsmen s guild of mississippi this entity is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to preserving promoting marketing educating and ensuring the highest standard of excellence in regional crafts the guild promotes communication between artisans and friends and sponsors programs the goal of the guild is to educate the artisan collector patron and its staff it operates the mississippi craft center a permanent and yearround facility and its satellites which biloxi is now a member and presents an annual indoor craft festival the chimneyville crafts festival in 2013 the guild will celebrate its 40th anniversary  wwwfoundationcenterorg pnd jobs job itemjhtml jsessionid id  on june 28 2012 thecraftsmen s guild of mississippi had its grand opening on the magnolia mall at biloxi potters weavers wood carvers and other artisans were present en plein air demonstrating their skills to the visitors of the gallery the new venue is a welcome addition to the cultural renaissance developing along rue magnolia gallery 782 which represents the art work of local artisans is situated in propinquity on water street the recent opening of the dusty bonge art foundation which is north and adjacent to the henriquesslay house as well as the mardi gras museum to the south which has an anticipated spring 2013 opening date and innuendoes that an antiquegifts outlet cum cafe will open in july on the north terminus of rue magnolia all add to the excitement of the postkatrina growth and economic development in downtown biloxi  the sun herald june 27 2012 p a1  the city of biloxi is to be highly congratulated for its yeoman like efforts to conserve and preserve the henriquesslay house although it was an expensive venture the architectural preservation of this home will pay multiple dividends in the future not only in a commercial sense but in a historical manner now practically lost forever some of biloxi s rich and unique architecture will be preserved albeit in a restricted sense along corridors like rue magnolia and howard avenue god bless biloxi and its leadership  acknowledgments the author is indebted to jane shambra history and genealogy librarian and her assistant jenny white at the biloxi public library as well as august h parker for generously sharing their research on dr adolph de campos henriques mr parker knew dr henriques and gertrude b henriques very well as he and gerturde bernich were related august h parker s grandmother ernestine lepre parker was gertrude aunt in addition dr henriques was the parker family physician mrs mila bernich the widow of kirby a bernich has been very kind to share her knowledge of the bernich family  references  the buildings of biloxi an architectural survey  city of biloxi mississippi1976  the buildings of biloxi an architectural survey  city of biloxi mississippi2000  bulletin of the tulane university of louisiana  series 6 june 1906 no 6 robert w heck  biloxi central business district historic district study  eskew vogt salvato and filson architects new orleans louisianajuly 1986  journal of the mississippi state medical association  msma deaths volume 7 july 1966 twentieth century coast edition of the biloxi daily herald historical and biographical  george w wilkes sons biloxi1902 lloyd vogt  new orleans housesa housewatcher s guide  pelican publishing greta louisiana1992  chancery court causes harrison county mississippi 2 nd judicial district chancery court cause no p1672b the estate of gerturde bernich henriquesjune 1990 harrison county mississippi 2 nd judicial district chancery court cause no c240497478 the estate of john o bernichjuly 1998  journals the biloxi daily herald   local and personals   january 17 1900 the biloxi daily herald   swept by flames   november 9 1900 the biloxi daily herald   city news   august 2 1901 the biloxi daily herald   city news   november 5 1902 the biloxi daily herald   necrological   december 5 1903 the biloxi daily herald   h wolcott   march 17 1906 the biloxi daily herald   querens avenuenot hard shell alley   march 19 1908 the biloxi daily herald   cousansquerens   october 19 1908  the daily herald the daily herald    henriquesbernich   january 10 1933 the daily herald    physician at biloxi expires   may 13 1966 the daily herald   henriques rites   may 16 1966  the daily picayune the daily picayune   minor attention   june 16 1901 the daily picayune   army and navy of state and nation   june 26 1901 the daily picayune   new externe and interne charity hospital students   april 17 1904 the daily picayune   henriquesbuck   june 17 1906 the daily picayune   antituberculosis annual meeting shows great promise during year   december 9 1910 the daily picayune   society   july 12 1912 the daily picayune   society   august 9 1912 the daily picayune   personal and general   october 3 1912 the morning advocate  baton rouge louisiana     dr magruder dies in miss rites today   august 21 1957 the sun herald the sun herald    mrs gertrude henriques   december 12 1988 the sun herald   bernich remembered for faith and dedication to community   march 17 2002 the sun herald   kirby a bernich   march 19 2002 the sun herald   state craft center opens first satellite office in biloxi   june 27 2012  the timespicayune the timespicayune   death ends career of charles f buck foremost citizen   january 20 1918 the timespicayune    mrs henriques seeks separation   december5 1919 the timespicayune   athenians adopt alaska purchase as motif   january 24 1932 the timespicayune   weddings and engagements  jahnckehenriques     april 8 1934 the timespicayune   aged sisters die each is ignorant of other s illness   august 7 1935 the timespicayune   mississippi is site of henriques rites   august 8 1935 the timespicayune     ida buck  henriques   november 15 1956 the timespicayune    ad henriques no physician dies thursday   may 14 1966 the timespicayune     edouard f  henriques   july 28 1966 the timespicayune     irma  cousins   august 16 1969 the timespicayune   parade for bernich   march 1 1975 the timespicayune   joseph c schramm   march 27 1976 the timespicayune     lady stanley  henriques   august 11 1979 the timespicayune     margaret henriques  jahncke   december 30 1981 the timespicayune   steven a bernich   december 17 1999 the timespicayune   herbert jahncke 92 civic leader 66 rex   november 24 2002 the timespicayune    vernon e kappel   february 27 2003 the timespicayune    capt charles b henriques   june 6 2003 the timespicayune     carol saunders  jahncke   january 4 2008 the timespicayune    yvonne s bernich   april 28 2002   dr hm folkes gunston hall white pillars   references  the biloxid iberville press    shell roads revisitedbefore white pillars   july 10 2008 p a4 5328 views  