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('book', 0, 169, 172, 'en', 0, '<p class=\"rtecenter\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">Benjamin F. Joachim</span></span></strong></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>Benjamin Franklin “Ben” Joachim</strong> (1847-1925), a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, and Rosa Madeline Bokenfohr (1861-1934), also a native of the Crescent City, were the progenitors of the Joachim families of Ocean Springs and Biloxi.&nbsp; Ben’s parents, Peter Joachim (1819-1862) and Barbara Dauenhauer (1822-1894), were natives of Bavaria, Germany. &nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">Barbara Dauenhauer was born at Dahn, Sudwestpfalz, Rhine-Palantinate. &nbsp;She expired at New Orleans on November 30, 1894.(The Daily Picayune, December 1, 1894, p. 4)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"200\" src=\"/sites/default/files/Bokenfohr%2C%20Rosa.jpg\" width=\"104\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><strong><span style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); color:rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:georgia,serif\">Magdalena Ge</span><span style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); color:rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:georgia,serif\">re</span><span style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); color:rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:georgia,serif\">ntz Me</span></strong><span style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); color:rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>rkel Bokenfohr</strong> (1823-1913)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">Rosa’s parents were <strong>William Frederick Bokenfohr</strong> (1823-1886), a German immigrant, and <strong>Magdalena Gerentz </strong>Merkel (1823-1913), a native of Gegenwort, Alsace, Germany.&nbsp; B.F. Joachim and Rosa M. Bokenfohr married at New Orleans on February 24, 1881.&nbsp; From this union five children were born: <strong>B.F. “Frank” Joachim II</strong> (1882-1970), <strong>Josephine E. Joachim Lee</strong> (1884-1927), <strong>Frederick W. Bokenfohr Joachim </strong>(1886-1887), <strong>Uriah S. “Jack” Joachim</strong> (1888-1970), and <strong>Elizabeth B. “Queenie” Joachim Potin</strong> (1891-1932).(<em>Ellison, 1991, pp. 71-73 and Laura Joachim via Ancestry.com)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>New Orleans</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Ben Joachim began working at the age of nine as a messenger boy for the Quartermaster’s Corps at the Government barracks in New Orleans.&nbsp; When the Civil War ended, he and his brother established the Joachim Brothers, an organization that oversaw the distribution of all daily-published newspapers in the Crescent City.&nbsp; By the late 1880s, B.F. Joachim had been financial successful but his health was in shambles from years of toil and stress.&nbsp; Like many others, he sought the salubrious environment of Ocean Springs to recuperate and restore his ailing physical and mental maladies.<em>(The Jackson County Times, January 24, 1925, p. 1)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>Fourth Street Fire</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">On March 30, 1894, a large conflgration on Fourth Street in the Crescent City destroyed several Joachim properties. &nbsp;Peter M. Joachim (1857-1927) owned a double, one-story frame house at No. 89 and No. 91 Fourth Street. &nbsp;He was domiciled at No. 89 Fourth Street and it was totally destroyed and insured for $2600 [building and contents]. &nbsp;Barbara Joachim, his mother, owned No. 97 and No. 99 Fourth Street and it suffered only $20 in fire related damages. &nbsp;She did not live here.<em>(The Daily Picayune, March 31, 1894. p. 14)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>Ocean Springs-<em>The Joachim Cottage</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">In January 1887 and June 1887, Ben Joachim began acquiring land from&nbsp; John M. Hollingsworth (1814-1891) and Dr. Milton Clay Vaughan (1832-1903) along LaFontaine Avenue west of the present day Ocean Springs Harbor.&nbsp; Here he built a tourist home called the Joachim Cottage.<em>(JXCO, Ms. Land Deed Bk. 8 , pp. 723-724 and Bk. 11, p. 88)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Mr. Joachim advertised his enterprise in&nbsp;<em>The Pascagoula Democrat-Star</em>&nbsp;on August 10, 1894 as:</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse:collapse; margin:1em 0px; width:704px\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td style=\"width:408px\">\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">&nbsp;</span><strong>JOACHIM COTTAGE</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>B.F. Joachim, Proprietor</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>Board by the Day, Week, or Month</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">&nbsp;</span></span></span></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">The Joachim Cottage was also advertised in <em>The Daily Picayune </em>as follows:</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>JOACHIM COTTAGE</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>Ocean Springs, Mississippi</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>High and Healthy location; undivided attention to excursionists.</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">(June 29, 1894, p. 5)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">In early August 1895, Peter Joachim and spouse left NOLA to spend two months as guests of the Joachim Cottage at Ocean Springs.<em>(The Daily Picayune, August 4, 1895, p. 7)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">In 1898, in addition to being the proprietor of a resort property, B.F. Joachim was employed by his brother-in-law, Jac Bokenfohr, as his Mississippi Gulf Coast sales representative.&nbsp; Mr. Bokenfohr was a produce merchant based in New Orleans.&nbsp; Ben Joachim worked seven years for the Bokenfohr firm before retiring.<em>(The Pascagoula Democrat-Star, July 8, 1898, p. 3 and The Jackson County Times, January 24, 1925, p. 1)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">The Joachim Cottage at Ocean Springs appears to have ceased operations in the spring of 1899. The Daily Picayune related-\"Many people in NOLA will regret to know that the Joachim Cottage so long a summer home, will not be open to guests this summer.<em>(The Daily Picayune, June 25, 1899, p 3)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">In June 1902, Ben Joachim vended the Joachim Cottage property on LaFontaine Avenue at Ocean Springs, Mississippi &nbsp;to Dr. O.L. Bailey (1870-1938).<em>(JXCO, Ms. Land Deed Bk. 24, pp. 633-634)</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"300\" src=\"http://www.oceanspringsarchives.net/demo/sites/default/files/u4/joachim house-bowen.jpg\" width=\"200\" /></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>B.F. Joachim House&nbsp;</strong>[in background]</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>Originally, No. 13 Bowen, on the northwest corner of Bowen Avenue and Kotzum, the Joachim house was demolished in the late 1940s.&nbsp; The young man in the fore ground is Earl Brumfield.</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>1902 B.F. Joachim house</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">It appears that after selling the Joachim Cottage, Ben Joachim erected on the northwest corner of Bowen and Kotzum what was described as,&nbsp;<strong><em>“one of the most attractive homes at Ocean Springs”</em></strong>.&nbsp; The Joachim home at 13 Bowen Avenue was a large, two-story, frame dwelling with a cross-gabled roof, which featured imbricated shingles in the gables. It had large wrap around, ballustraded galleries, which were supported by turned posts.&nbsp; The B.F. Joachim lots, Lot 4 and Lot 6 of Block 1 in the Kotzum Addition, were acquired from Dr. O.L. Bailey, in June 1902.(Ocean Springs, Ms.-1915, JXCO, Ms. Land Deed Bk.25, pp. 17-18)</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">The Joachim house was acquired by William P. Spiers (1898-1960), a native of Carriere, Mississippi, and Mary Tyress Spiers (1900-1976), his spouse, in December 1941, from the Ocean Springs State Bank.&nbsp; The Spiers conveyed it to Noel C. Wells in January 1949.(JXCO, Ms. Land Deed Bk. 72, pp. 35-36; Bk. 104, pp. 310-311)</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Noel C. Wells (1907-1987) came to Biloxi from Harahan, Louisiana and operated the Biloxi Sewing Machine Shop at 434 Reynoir Street.&nbsp; He had the old B.F. Joachim home demolished and contracted with Clarence E. Galle (1912-1986) to build a four unit apartment building.<em>(The Gulf Coast Times, January 21, 1949, p. 5)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Dr. Richard T. Furr, the current owner of this property, bought it from the Wells family in March 1983.&nbsp; The Furr family owns a two-story, tenement house here today at Bowen Avenue.(JXCO, Ms. Land Deed Bk. 758, p. 263)</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>The Builder’s Supply Company</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">The Builder’s Supply Company was incorporated in the State of Mississippi in 1905, by George W. Davis (1842-1914), E.S. Davis (1859-1925), Dr. Jasper J. Bland (1850-1932), J.L. Clark (1850-1914), Peter Geiger (1858-1923), W.H. Bell, Frank Marquez (1840-1914), George E. Arndt (1857-1945), Joseph A. Wieder (1877-1960), John Burr (1875-1916), B.F. Joachim (1847-1925), Narcisse Seymour (1849-1931) and H.C. Seymour (1876-1913).&nbsp; B.F. Joachim was the manager of this local enterprise, which was situated on Old Fort Bayou, just north of Dr. Powell’s Bayou Inn, now Ronnie Hamilton’s Aunt Jenny’s Catfish Restaurant.&nbsp; Here Ben Joachim sold lumber, shingles, molding, brick, and associated building products.&nbsp; Two local lumber mills supplied the wood products for Mr. Joachim’s bayou lumberyard.&nbsp; Some of the local extant buildings at Ocean Springs that utilized the Builder’s Supply Company materials for their construction were: The 1912 Albert C. Gottsche grocery store, now the Blossman Gas Building at 809 Washington Avenue; the 1913 Farmers and Merchants Bank Building at 929 Washington Avenue; and the 1913 Joseph E. Catchot-Sam Guagliardo residence formerly at 1109 Ames Avenue, which was demolished by Maria Mavar in 1990.<em>(Ocean Springs, Mississippi, 1915, p. 37)&nbsp;</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">The land in Section 19, T7S-R8W, where the Builder’s Supply Company was located Old Fort Bayou was acquired in June and July 1905, by George W. Davis and E.S. Davis.&nbsp; They bought approximately .65 acres from William Eugene Shaw and Sarah S. Shaw of Winneshiek County, Iowa.&nbsp; The parcel had a frontage on Old Fort Bayou of one hundred forty-two feet and the sale included the warehouse and wharf on the Shaw tract.&nbsp; This plot was once owned by Antonio Franco (1834-1891) and his spouse, Jane Rodriquez Franco (1844-1915), who conveyed it to Jesse B. Shaw in May 1890.&nbsp; The Widow Franco sold Messrs. Davis a narrow tract, fifty feet by one hundred sixty-eight feet in July 1905. (JXCO, Ms. Land Deed Bk. 33, p. 4; Bk. 11, pp. 149-150; Bk. 33, p. 5; and Bk. 33, p. 6)</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">In October 1907, the Davis Brothers conveyed these lands to the Builder’s Supply Company for $630.&nbsp; In general terms, the Davis lands conveyed were described as: bounded on the north by Old Fort Bayou; east by Jane Franco and E.M. Westbrook; south by Iberville Avenue; and west by Dr. O.L. Bailey.(JXCO, Ms. Land Deed Bk. 33, pp. 6-7)</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">In September 1915, Mrs. Emma A. Powell sold Builder’s Supply a small strip of land on their eastern boundary with her.&nbsp; It measured twenty feet by sixty-six feet.(JXCO, Ms. Land Deed Bk. 57, pp. 568-569)</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>Sale</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Before his demise in January 1925, B.F. Joachim had acquired all the stock of the Builder’s Supply Company.&nbsp; In June 1925, his legatees conveyed the Builder’s Supply Company to Captain Ellis Handy (1891-1963) for $5500.&nbsp; The sale included: sheds, machinery, and improvements.<em>(JXCO, Ms. Land Deed Bk. 55, pp. 629-630 and The Daily Herald, June 3, 1925, p. 5)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">In late May 1925, Captain Handy announced his purchase of the business and planned to take over the daily operations on June 15<sup>th</sup>.&nbsp; He planned to enlarge the business and trade in multiple types of building materials.<em>(The Jackson County Times, May 30, 1925, p. 3)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Ellis Handy advertised his business in early June 1925, as follows:</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<table align=\"right\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse:collapse; margin:1em 0px; width:559px\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td style=\"width:559px\">\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">&nbsp;</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>The Builders Supply Co.</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Will endeavor to maintain a high standard of service and expand to meet the desires and demands of the community, advancing with the progressive growth promised to the Mississippi Gulf Coast.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">PHONE 74</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Ellis Handy&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ocean Springs, Miss.</span></span></span><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">&nbsp;</span></span></span></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n\r\n<h1><br />\r\n<span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">&nbsp;</span></span></span></h1>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">&nbsp;</span></span></span></h1>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">&nbsp;</span></span></span></h1>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">&nbsp;</span></span></span></h1>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">&nbsp;</span></span></span></h1>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</h1>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</h1>\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Joachim’s expire</span></span></span></h1>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Rosa B. Joachim expired at Ocean Springs, on January 19, 1934.&nbsp; She was survived by two sons, B.F. “Frank” Joachim Jr. of New Orleans and U.S. “Jack” Joachim of Biloxi; two sisters, Elizabeth B. Brand and Lena B. Burgunder; and two brothers, J.B. Bokenfohr, and Jack Bokenfohr.&nbsp; In addition, Mrs. Joachim had thirteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren.&nbsp; Her corporal remains were sent to New Orleans for burial in the Joachim family tomb in the Metairie Cemetery.&nbsp; Ben Joachim had been interred here after his demise on January 13, 1925, at New Orleans, Louisiana.<em>( The Jackson County Times, January 20, 1934, p.&nbsp; , The Daily Herald,</em>&nbsp;<em>January 20, 1934, p. 2 and The Jackson County Times, January 27, 1934, p. 3)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>B.F. JOACHIM II</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">B.F. Joachim II (1882-1970), called Frank, was born at New Orleans, Louisiana on December 19, 1882.&nbsp; He married Magdalena Schmidt (1882-1971), called Lena, who was born March 10, 1882, at Ocean Springs.&nbsp; She was the daughter of Charles E. Schmidt (1851-1886) and Laura Coyle (1857-1931).&nbsp; Their children were:&nbsp;<strong>Mark Oscar Joachim</strong>&nbsp;(1904-1955),<strong> B.F. Joachim III</strong> (1908-1974), and <strong>Mary Frances Joachim Milner</strong> (1916-1987).&nbsp; In April 1903, a young Frank Joachim had a close call with the grim reaper at Gulfport.&nbsp; While attempting to board the moving Coast Train, he fell sustaining acute contusions to his face.<em>(The Pascagoula Democrat-Star, April 10, 1903, p.3)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>The Riviera Livery and Transfer Company</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">This transportation company was owned by Frank Joachim and was organized after his partnership in Joachim &amp; Toler had ended.&nbsp; Joachim &amp; Toler were in business as early as May 1914, when they added a Ford touring car to their taxi fleet which had previously consisted of one Ford and a Studebaker.<em>(The Ocean Springs News, May 23, 1914)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Dan C. Toler (1876-1939) had been born in Alabama of North Carolina parentage.&nbsp; He married Dora Ramsay (1871-1941), the daughter of Sardin G. Ramsay (1837-1920) and Lula Ramsay (1851-1886).&nbsp; Mr. Toler acquired the Government Street feed store and livery stable of Calvin E. Dees (1877-1954) in February 1909.&nbsp; In December 1910, Mr. Toler sold his business to Dr. O.L. Bailey (1870-1938) who turned it quickly to T.J. Ames (1876-1927).&nbsp; This transaction left Ocean Springs with only two stable owners, J.J. O’Keefe (1859-1911) and T.J. Ames, which were considered adequate for the population and commerce.&nbsp; By 1920, Mr. Toler and family had moved to Vancleave, Mississippi where he was a superintendent of a logging railroad.<em>(The Ocean Springs News, February 27, 1909 and December 24, 1910)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">By 1915, Frank Joachim was operating as Joachim’s Livery and Transfer Company and advertised as follows:&nbsp;</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse:collapse; margin:1em 0px; width:704px\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td style=\"width:547px\">\r\n			<h2 class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Joachim’s Livery and Transfer Company</span></span></span></h2>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">B.F. Joachim, Jr. Prop.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<h5 class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Automobile service by the day, hour or trip</span></span></span></h5>\r\n\r\n			<h5 class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Special attention given to country trips</span></span></span></h5>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Telephone, 59&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ocean Springs, Miss.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<h5 class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">(from: Ocean Springs, Mississippi-1915)</span></span></span></h5>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">C.E. Schmidt (1904-1988), former Mayor and author of&nbsp;<strong><u>Ocean Springs French Beachhead</u></strong>&nbsp;(1972), related in 1967, that his father, Frank E. Schmidt (1877-1954), circa 1910, built a two-story building on the northwest corner of Washington and Desoto for Frank Joachim to house his livery operation.&nbsp; Mr. Joachim remained here as the local Ford dealer post-1920.&nbsp; The business here was called&nbsp;<strong>“Joachim’s Livery-autos, carriages, and wagons”</strong><em>(The Ocean Springs News, February 16, 1967, p. 3)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>Ice price war</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">In April 1920, Frank Joachim began vending ice on the streets of Ocean Springs.&nbsp; A Biloxi dealer was his supplier. The local icehouse sold ice for $1.00 per 100 pounds of ice.&nbsp; Joachim cut the price to $.70 per 100 pounds commencing an immediate price war with the Ocean Springs iceman.&nbsp; Instantly, the price of ice was dropped to $.40 per 100 pounds of ice by the local ice supplier.<em>(The Jackson County Times, April 24, 1920, p. 5)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>Ford and Fordson Dealer</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">In mid-1920, Frank Joachim acquired the&nbsp;Ford dealership at Ocean Springs.&nbsp; It had previously been franchised to Helveston &amp; Bell who operated from the Horton building on Washington Avenue.&nbsp; Mr. Joachim planned to set up a Ford service center and sell automotive parts for Ford vehicles.&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>(The Jackson County Times, January 12, 1918, p. 5, March 6, 1920, p. 5, and December 25, 1920, p. 3)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse:collapse; margin:1em 0px; width:704px\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td style=\"width:547px\">\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>Notice To The Public</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>I have been appointed the authorized Ford dealer for this territory and can make prompt delivery.&nbsp; A carload due this week.&nbsp; Full line of Ford parts.&nbsp; Ford Service Station to be installed.</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>FRANK JOACHIM</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>(The Jackson County Times, December 25, 1920, p. 2)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>1920 Auto facts</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">At this time, there were approximately 55,000 motorcars in Mississippi.&nbsp; Hinds County with 2008 automobiles lead the State.&nbsp; On the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Harrison County had 1300 cars; Jackson County 700; and Hancock County only 350.<em>(The Jackson County Times, March 6, 1920, p. 5)&nbsp;</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">On January 1, 1920, Henry Ford of Detroit issued an $8,000,000 bonus to his 80,000 automotive workers.&nbsp; Skilled employees who earned $10.80 per day and with five years tenure were given $270.&nbsp; Laborers who were at the $6.00 per day pay scale received $50.&nbsp; This remuneration was in addition to that earned in Mr. Ford’s profit-sharing plan.(The Jackson County Times, January 17, 1920, p. 5)</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>Joachim garage notes</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">In April 1921, Frank Joachim sold two Fordson tractors to locals in time for springs plowing.&nbsp; Gus Nelson and the Hamill Farm were the recipients of this fine machine, which could perform all tasks that its advertisements proclaimed.<em>(The Jackson County Times, April 6, 1921, p. 3)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">In July 1921, Frank Joachim reported that he has been unable to make Ford motorcar deliveries because the national demand for Ford automobiles had created a shortage.&nbsp; Mr. Joachim expected a carload of Fords within the next few days.<em>(The Jackson County Times, July 2, 1921, p. 5)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">In January 1922, Frank Joachim advertised his auto sales inventory as follows: Touring Car $348; Regular runabout $319; Regular chassis $285; Coupe $580;&nbsp;Sedan&nbsp;$645; One-ton truck $430; and the Fordson tractor $625.&nbsp; All prices f.o.b. Detroit.<em>(The Jackson County Times, January 28, 1922, p. 5)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">In March 1922,&nbsp;<em>The Jackson County Times</em>, reported that Frank Joachim led all Ford dealers in the district in percentage of sales in February 1922, and that it appears that he will excel his previous month record.<em>(The Jackson County Times, March 11, 1922)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">In June 1922, the Joachim Livery Stable acquired a seven passenger Buick.<em>(The Daily Herald, June 17, 1922, p. 7)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Early December 1922 saw Frank Joachim install a modern radio set in his&nbsp;Washington Avenue&nbsp;garage.&nbsp; He invited everyone to visit in the evenings and listen to concerts broadcast from Forth Worth, Houston, Atlanta, and Jefferson City, Missouri.<em>(The Daily Herald, December 6, 1922, p. 2)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">In May 1923, Harry R. Lee (1903-1951) joined the sales staff of the Joachim Ford agency.<em>(The Jackson County Times, May 12, 1923, p. 5)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">In March 1924, Ford representatives rated the Joachim dealership at Ocean Springs as Class A, the highest rating possible.<em>(The Jackson County Times, March 22, 1924, p. 5)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>Joachim Building</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">The Joachim building was located on the northeast corner of Washington Avenue and Desoto on the west three-quarters of&nbsp;Lot&nbsp;6-Block 24 (Culmseig Map-1854).&nbsp; Originally, the large home of R.A. VanCleave (1840-1908), pioneer entrepreneur at Ocean Springs and namesake of Vancleave, Mississippi, was situated here.&nbsp; It was erected in the winter of 1891, and burned circa 1905.<em>(The Biloxi Herald, February 7, 1891, p. 1)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">In January 1906, the VanCleave family sold their family residence property on Washington Avenue to Hannah Johnson, the spouse of William Johnson (d. 1922), an L&amp;N conductor.&nbsp; In 1904, the Johnsons had built a home at present day 306 Washington Avenue, popularly known as the Holloway house.(JXCO, Ms. Land Deed Bk. 30, pp. 455-456)</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Mrs. Johnson conveyed her Washington Avenue corner lot to B.F. Joachim II in March 1916, for $3250.&nbsp; Here sometimes in the early 1920s, Frank Joachim erected a large two-story masonry building to house his Ford dealership.&nbsp; In Late March 1931, Mr. Joachim vended his building to Frank B. Faessel (1870-1953) for $7500.&nbsp; It appears that the Joachim Ford agency failed during the early years of the Depression.&nbsp; The depressed economic situation during this era was reflected in July 1936, when Mr. Faessel sold the Joachim building to The United Poultry Producers, a co-op of poultry and eggs producers, he took a large capital loss as the selling price was only $3250.(JXCO, Ms. Land Deed Bk. 58, p. 440, Bk. 64, pp. 229-230, and Bk. 69, p. 151)</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">It is believed that Frank Joachim relocated to&nbsp;New Orleans&nbsp;for many years, before returning to Ocean Springs after WWII.<em>(Mark G. Joachim,&nbsp;January 6, 2004)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>Texaco dealer</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Frank Joachim took over management of the local Texaco dealership in early July 1947<em>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</em>This station was situated on the old J.P. VanCleave property on the SE/C of Washington and Porter.&nbsp; Texaco acquired this parcel from W.S. VanCleave in June 1930.(JXCO, Ms. Land Deed Bk. 63, p. 479)</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Mr. Joachim advertised his new venture in the local journal as follows:</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse:collapse; margin:1em 0px; width:704px\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td style=\"width:583px\">\r\n			<h2 class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">TEXACO SERVICE STATION</span></span></span></h2>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>Having taken over the management of the local Texaco Service Station as of July 1<sup>st</sup>, I shall appreciate your patronage.</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<h6 class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">FRANK JOACHIM</span></span></span></h6>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>“Will You Please Give Me A Trial?&nbsp; I Will Try To Please You”</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n			<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong><em>(</em></strong><em>The Jackson County Times, July 6, 1947, p. 8)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n			</td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">In November 1948, Frank Joachim remodeled his Texaco service station.&nbsp; Two new subterranean storage tanks with a 10,000-gallon storage capacity were installed.&nbsp; Gasoline distribution to patrons was supplied by two new pumps, which were approached on a newly resurfaced driveway.&nbsp; In addition, Mr. Joachim had two sanitary restrooms for the convenience of his customers.<em>(The Jackson County Times, November 24, 1948, p. 1)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Texaco sold this station to Clovis H. Barnett in March 1977.&nbsp; Howard R. Barnett acquired it in November 1983 and vended it to Mohler Tidy car in December 1986.&nbsp; The Robert Mohler family still manage and operate the station and will soon open a deli-diner, to compliment their mini-mart.<em>(JXCO, Ms. Land Deed Bk. 586 , p. 342, Bk. 777, p. 192, and Bk. 877, p. 100)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>Youkey-Joachim house</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">The Frank Joachim home is extant at present day 1208 Porter Avenue.&nbsp; It is situated on Lot 8 and a part of Lot&nbsp;7 in Block 2 of the H.F. Russell Subdivision.&nbsp; John K. Youkey (1848-1922), the builder, and family came to Ocean Springs from&nbsp;Cottage Hill, Florida in October 1911.&nbsp; Initially they rented the Meyers’ cottage on Church Street.&nbsp; The Meyer’s cottage, now owned by Laura Ederer Bolton, is more familiarly known to today’s older generation as the Scharr house.(<em>The Ocean Springs News, October 7, 1911, p. 5)&nbsp;</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">In late December 1911, Mr. J.K. Youkey acquired several lots in Block 2 of the Russell Subdivision fronting on Porter Avenue from H.F. Russell.&nbsp; Consideration for the parcels was $350.&nbsp; It is assumed the Youkey’s erected their home here in 1912.(JXCO, Ms. Land Deed Bk. 37, p. 525)</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Mr. Youkey was a native of Ohio.&nbsp; He married Helen M. Douglass (1856-1928), an Indiana lassie, and the daughter of Jackson Douglas and Mary Lee.&nbsp; Youkey was a War of the Rebellion veteran having served with Co. H of the 135<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;Indiana Infantry.(Bradford O’Keefe Burial Bk. 17, p. 39)&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Frank Joachim acquired the Youkey house from Walter G. Armstrong (1878-1945) in May 1944.&nbsp; It is believed that Mr. Joachim had been in New Orleans since the collapse of his automobile business at Ocean Springs, during the Depression.<em>(JXCO, Ms. Land Deed Bk. 85, pp. 378-379)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">The Heirs of B.F. Joachim Jr. conveyed their parents’ home to Neil H. Ballard (1920-1984) in July 1971.(JXCO, Ms. Land Deed Bk. 410, p. 528 and JXCO, Ms. Chancery Court Cause No. 17286)</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>Joachim Farm</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">In April 1925, A.E. Olsen sold his 16-acre lot, orange and pecan grove and residence at Bayou Puerto to Frank Joachim (1882-1970) and Uriah Sylvester “Jack” Joachim (1888-1977) for $8000.&nbsp; This was the old homestead of Thomas N. Hanson (1810-1900), a Dane who became locally renown for his wine making.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Olsen place was situated in Section 24, T7S-R9W in US Government Lot 3.&nbsp; Here the Joachim brothers produced the “Giraffe” pecan.(JXCO, Ms. Land Deed Bk. 55, p. 80 and&nbsp;<em>The Daily Herald, October 12, 1925, p. 1)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">The Joachim brothers turned this venture into a handsome profit when they conveyed this site to H.W. Branigar of Gulf Hills for $45,000 in November 1925.( JXCO, Ms. Land Deed Bk. 55, p. 80 and Bk. 57, pp. 88-90)</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">B.F. “Frank” Joachim II expired on March 12, 1970.&nbsp; Less than a year later, his wife passed on February 18, 1971.&nbsp; Both were interred in the Evergreen Cemetery on Old Fort Bayou.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>Children of Frank and Lena Schmidt Joachim</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>Mark O. Joachim</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>Mark Oscar Joachim</strong> (1904-1955), called Oscar, made his early livelihood at Ocean Springs with his father in his Ford auto sales and service organization.&nbsp; He was a graduate of the Soule Business College at New Orleans.&nbsp; In 1929, Oscar Joachim was elected city clerk after the retirement of long time city clerk, James Lynch (1852-1935).&nbsp; He served in this capacity until he was replaced in 1942, by Sadie Catchot Hodges (1894-1973).&nbsp;&nbsp; At the time of his demise in July 1955, Mr. Joachim was bookkeeper for Blossman Gas.&nbsp; He was also a public accountant.(Schmidt, 1972, pp. 135-136 and&nbsp;<em>The Daily Herald, July 18, 1955, p. 2)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Oscar Joachim had married Miss Mary Gough (1902-1978), the daughter of Mrs. A.E. Gough of Malvern, Arkansas, at St. Alphonsus Church in early June 1927.&nbsp; Miss Gough was an alumnus of the University of Arkansas.&nbsp; She was a teacher in the local grammar school.&nbsp; Miss Amy Quick attended Miss Gough.<em>(The Jackson County Times, June 11, 1927, p. 3)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">In July 1929, Mrs. L.A. Wilcox of Tulsa, Oklahoma, the sister of Mary Gough Joachim, came with her spouse and mother, for her first visit to Ocean Springs.<em>(The Jackson County Times, July 20, 1929, p. 3)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Mrs. Joachim ran for political office in 1965, and was elected alderman for Ward 4 defeating former mayor, Charles Ernest Schmidt (1904-1988).&nbsp; She passed at Grand Bay, Alabama in late November 1978.&nbsp; Mary G. Joachim had taught elementary school at Ocean Springs for thirty years as a classroom instructor and six as a substitute teacher.<em>(The Ocean Springs Record, November 30, 1978, p. 2)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>Children</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Oscar and Mary G. Joachim were the parents of: Mark Oscar Joachim II (1928-1994) and Ann Joachim Donaghey (c. 1932-c. 1986).</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>Oscar Joachim bungalow</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">The Oscar Joachim bungalow is situated at present day 300 Washington Avenue.&nbsp; This structure was built in 1917, by Carrie Johnson Garrard (1886-1968), the widow of Joseph B. Garrard (1871-1915).&nbsp; Mrs. Garrard purchased the lot, which is on the northwest corner of Washington Avenue and Ocean, from Mrs. Albert G. Tebo (1853-1918) in August 1916.( JXCO, Ms. Land Deed Bk. 42, pp. 516-517)</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">In 1924, Carrie Johnson Garrard (1886-1968) married Alexander Fleet Everhart (1881-1957).&nbsp; According to local realtors, the house was utilized for rentals until Mark O. Joachim, Sr. (1904-1955) purchased it in 1943.(JXCO, Ms. Land Deed Bk. 83, pp. 275-276)</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>Fire</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">The Oscar Joachim home burned on December 17, 1946.&nbsp; Young Ann Joachim was rescued from the second story by her father.&nbsp; He suffered facial burns and smoke inhalation.&nbsp; The house was severely damaged, but not destroyed.<em>(The Jackson County Times, December 21, 1946, p. 1)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>First Presbyterian Church</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">In December 1955, shortly after Mr. Joachim\'s death, his widow, Mary G. Joachim, sold the house to the First Presbyterian Church of Ocean Springs for $18,500.&nbsp; Mrs. Joachim relocated to a smaller home on Jackson Avenue.&nbsp; At this time, the Joachim home became known affectionately as \"the Manse\", the home of the minister.(JXCO, Ms. Land Deed Bk. 83, pp. 275-276)</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">The Manse became embroiled in controversy in the spring of 1992, when the Ocean Springs Historic Preservation Commission denied the request of the Presbyterians to remove the old structure in order to erect a new sanctuary on the site occupied by the Joachim house.&nbsp; After many months of discussion and compromise, the 1917 Garrard bungalow on Washington was saved and the new Presbyterian sanctuary was built on Ocean east of the 1887 church.&nbsp; On August 20, 1995, the First Presbyterian Church of Ocean Springs dedicated its new sanctuary on Ocean Avenue.(<em>&nbsp;The Mississippi Press, April 10, 1992, p. 4-A and The Ocean Springs Record, August 17, 1995, p. 3)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>Mark Oscar Joachim II</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">&nbsp;<strong>Mark Oscar Joachim</strong> II, called Oscar, was born at Ocean Springs on September 6, 1928.&nbsp; After completing Notre Dame high school at Biloxi, where he was an outstanding quarterback, Oscar attended the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York.&nbsp; In July 1947, Cadet Oscar Joachim embarked for a South American voyage aboard a United Fruit Company vessel.<em>(The Jackson County Times, July 6, 1947, p. 8, Ann S. Joachim, January 12, 2004 and M.F. “Bud”&nbsp; Hodges, January 13, 2004 )</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">After completing his studies at Mississippi State University, Oscar married Catherine Ann Saucier of Pascagoula (b. 1934) on July 6, 1958.&nbsp; She was the daughter of Clifton Saucier (1896-1981) and Catherine Scholtes Saucier.&nbsp; They were the parents of Valerie Joachim Dedeaux.(JXCO, Ms. Circuit Court MR Bk. 97, p. 194 and&nbsp;<em>Ann S. Joachim, January 12, 2004)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Circa 1956, Oscar Joachim became a resident of Pascagoula.&nbsp; Here he was employed as the County purchasing agent before becoming purchasing manager for Mississippi Chemical, where he remained for twenty-eight years.&nbsp; Oscar had served his country during the Korean War and was a Roman Catholic.&nbsp; He passed on November 15, 1994 at Pascagoula.&nbsp; Mr. Joachim’s corporal remains rest in the Jackson County Memorial Park cemetery in Pascagoula.<em>(The Sun Herald, November 16, 1994, p. A-2)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>Ann Joachim</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Ann Joachim was a 1950 graduate of Ocean Springs High School where she was elected Miss OSHS, most popular girl, and senior class vice-president.&nbsp; Ann was extremely active in all phases of her school as she was in the band, led cheers, edited the school paper and annual, and played on the basketball squad.<em>(Hi Daze, 1950, p. 5)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Pre- July 1955, Ann Joachim married Charles Donaghey.&nbsp; They resided at Oil City, Pennsylvania before relocating to Houston, Texas.(No further information)</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>B.F. Joachim III</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>Benjamin F. Joachim III </strong>(1908-1974), called B.F., was the second child of B.F. “Frank” Joachim II&nbsp; (1882-1970) and Magdalena “Lena” Schmidt (1882-1971).&nbsp; He was born at Ocean Springs on February 17, 1908.&nbsp; B.F. attended local schools until he went to Spring Hill College in Mobile for his higher education.&nbsp; He graduated from the Jesuit institution’s preparatory department in June 1927.<em>(The Jackson County Times, June 11, 1927, p. 3)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">In November 1932, B.F. Joachim shipped out of Mobile on the steamer<strong>,&nbsp;</strong><em>City of Alma,&nbsp;</em>for London and other European ports.&nbsp; His ship was expected back in Mobile in January 1933.&nbsp; In April 1933, Joachim sailed aboard the steamship,&nbsp;<strong><em><u>President Harrison</u>,&nbsp;</em></strong>owned by the Dollar Ship Line.&nbsp; The eight month voyage circumnavigated the planet disembarking at twenty-two ports in fourteen countries.<em>(The Daily Herald, November 12, 1932, p. 2 and The Jackson County Times, December 23, 1933)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Aviation Radioman 1st Class, USN, B.F. Joachim married Kathryn Elizabeth Ernst (1906-1993), the daughter of John J. Ernst and Julie Ann O’Neil of Quincy, Illinois, on May 24, 1944, at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Ocean Springs. &nbsp;The wedding breakfast was at Dale\'s in Ocean Springs. &nbsp;After a brief honeymoon, B.F. Joachim returned his duty station at Pensacola, Florida.(The Daily Herald, May 25, 1944, p. 4 and Jackson County, Ms. Circuit Court MRB 41, p. 115)</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">B.F. Joachim expired in January 1974, at Quincy, Illinois.&nbsp; Mrs. Joachim died at Quincy on March 24, 1993.(No further information)</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>Mary Frances Joachim</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>Mary Frances Joachim</strong> (1916-1987) was the last child of B.F. “Frank” Joachim II (1908-1974) and Magdalena “Lena” Schmidt (1882-1971).&nbsp; She married Walter Dermy Milner (1917-1980) of Gulfport, in early June 1939, at the St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Ocean Springs, Mississippi.&nbsp; The young couple made their home in Jackson, Mississippi.<em>(The Jackson County Times, June 10, 1939, p. 4)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">The Milners had two children: Martha Milner, RSM, and Joseph Milner.&nbsp; Mary Frances Milner expired at Biloxi on April 5, 1987.&nbsp; Her remains interred in Evergreen Cemetery.<em>(The Ocean Springs Record, April 9, 1987, p. 3)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>JOSEPHINE E. JOACHIM</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Josephine Eleanora Joachim (1884-1927) was born at New Orleans, Louisiana on August 21, 1884. In 1904, she graduated from the Soule Business College in New Orleans.&nbsp; Josephine married Robert Eugene Lee (1887-1927) of Vancleave, Mississippi in June 1909, at her father’s home in Ocean Springs.&nbsp; Houston Martin was the best man and Miss Queenie Joachim, attended her sister.<em>(The Pascagoula Democrat-Star, July 1, 1904, p. 3 and The Ocean Springs News, June 19, 1909)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Josephine and R.E. Lee were the parents of: Rosemary Lee, Robert E. Lee Jr.,&nbsp; Gretchen Lee (1917-1927), Helena Lee (b. 1921), and Jane Lee (1923-1927).&nbsp;</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>Family tragedy</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">In early November 1927, a devastating incident occurred in the Joachim family at New Orleans, when the car driven by Robert E. Lee was struck by the Sunset Limited, a fast passenger train of the Southern Pacific Railroad.&nbsp; Mr. Lee, his spouse, and five children were in the motorcar when it was rammed at the grade crossing on Shrewbury Road adjacent to Jefferson Park.&nbsp; Ironically, they had come to New Orleans from their suburban Southport home to place flowers on the grave of B.F. Joachim Sr. who was interred in the Metairie Cemetery.&nbsp; Rosemary Lee and R.E. Lee Jr. survived the crash while Mr. Lee, Josephine Joachim Lee, Gretchen Lee, Jane Lee, and Bernard Potin Jr. (1921-1927) were killed.&nbsp; Bernard Potin Jr. was the son of Queenie Joachim Potin, the sister of Josephine J. Lee.&nbsp; He had taken the place of Helena Lee in the car as she stayed with her Aunt Queenie in the Potin home situated at 410 Old Homestead Avenue, Bonnabel Place, Metairie.&nbsp; The Lee family members who died in the accident were all interred in a single tomb in the Metairie Cemetery.<em>(The Jackson County Times, November 12, 1927, p. 1)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>FREDERICK W. B. JOACHIM</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>Frederick William Bokenfohr Joachim</strong> (1886-1887) was born at New Orleans, Louisiana on July 27, 1886.&nbsp; He expired on October 10, 1887.&nbsp; No further information.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>URIAH S. JOACHIM</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>Uriah Silvester “Jack” Joachim</strong> (1888-1977) was born on March 13, 1888 at Ocean Springs, Mississippi.&nbsp; He attended Soule Business School at New Orleans graduating in 1906.&nbsp; Joachim found employment as a bookkeeper for the Dantzler Commissary, a subsidiary of the L.N. Dantzler Lumber Company, at Vancleave.&nbsp; Later he worked with the J. &amp; S. Company there.&nbsp; In 1908, U.S. Joachim relocated to Biloxi where he became an employee of the L. Lopez Company as a bookkeeper<em>.(Lepre, 1991, p. 160 and The Daily Herald, January 31, 1977, p. A-2)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">On November 14, 1912, at Nativity B.V.M. in Biloxi, U.S. Joachim married&nbsp;Stella Angelina Gillen (1892-1963), a native of Biloxi and the daughter of Mark J. Gillen (1840-1925), from County Mayo, Ireland, and Ellen Sheehan (1854-1931), a native of New Orleans.&nbsp; U.S. Joachim and Stella G. Joachim were the parents of Mark Gillen Joachim (1913-2011), Clare Joachim Maddox (1915-2009), John Schappert “Jack” Joachim (1916-2012), Harry Joseph Joachim (b. 1920), and Ruth Marylyn Joachim Janca.(1925-1989).<em>(Mark Joachim, August 27, 1999)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>Combel Hardware Store</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">&nbsp;By March 1918, U.S. Joachim had been promoted manager of the L. Lopez &amp; Company operation on West Howard Avenue in Biloxi.&nbsp; At this time, he resigned incorporated with Leon F. Janin Jr. (1912-1957) and J.O. Clark, the Combel Hardware Company. &nbsp;The Combel store was founded at Biloxi in May 1902 by Joseph E. Combel (1853-1938), a native of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. </span><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">&nbsp;</span>Mr. Combel reasoned that Biloxi had a stronger potential for commercial growth than his natal city.&nbsp; At Biloxi, Joseph E. Combel had rented the Hagan Building at 217-219 West Howard Avenue on the SE/C of West Howard Avenue and Magnolia Street.&nbsp; He opened for business on May 1, 1902 and remained in business until March 1918.(<em>The Biloxi Daily Herald, April 8, 1902, p. 8,&nbsp;The Daily Herald, March 25, 1918, p. 3, April 22, 1918, p. 5,&nbsp;</em><em>The Jackson County Times, March 20, 1918, p. 7&nbsp;</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>Improving Combel store in 1922</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">In November 1922, Christian A. Thompson, Biloxi contractor, was hired to make vast improvements to the store building of the Combel Hardware Company on West Howard Avenue and Magnolia Street.&nbsp; Ninety linear feet of canopy sheds were installed on the building facing the two thoroughfares for appearance and pragmatically to afford pedestrian and customer protection from the elements.&nbsp; Four merchandising show windows were also installed by Mr. Thompson’s carpenters<em>.(The Daily Herald, November 22, 1922, p. 3)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>1927 Lease</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">In June 1927, U.S. Joachim, vice-president of Combel Hardware Company, took a five-year lease commencing on April 1, 1928 for $250 month from James V. Hagan (1874-1929), proprietor of the Hagan Building.(Harrison Co., Mississippi Land Deed Bk. 175, p. 370)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>Hotelman</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>Avelez Hotel Company</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">The Avelez Hotel Company was chartered in June 1946 by Uriah S. Joachim (1888-1977), Richard R. Guice, Adrian Weill (1903-1971), and Albert Sydney Johnston Jr.(Harrison County, Ms. Charter Bk. 93, p. 162)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">&nbsp;In December 1946, the&nbsp;Earle Hotel Company, a national chain, took a&nbsp;long term lease from the Avelez Hotel Corporation. &nbsp;The Avelez Hotel was&nbsp;renamed the Earle Hotel&nbsp;and T.R. Brady, manager, was replaced by H.R. Davern&nbsp;on January 1st.(The Daily Herald, December 17, 1946, p. 1)</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>Riviera Hotel</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">In December, Wilhelmina ‘Billie’ Sewell Roberts Sherrill Morse (1886-1982) vended the Riviera Hotel at Biloxi to the Avelez Hotel Company.(Harrison County, Ms. Land Deed Bk. 403, p. 171)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; </strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>&nbsp;Combel’s Merchandise Mart</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">The Combel Hardware Company was managed and partially owned by U.S. Joachim evolved in 1948, into his wholly owned <strong>Combel’s Merchandise Mart</strong>. &nbsp;In April,&nbsp;<strong>Uriah S. Joachim</strong>&nbsp;announced plans to&nbsp;<strong>erect Combel\'s Merchandise Mart,</strong>&nbsp;a 4200 square-foot, commerical building, situated on the Lucille Caillavet property at West Howard Avenue and Thomas Street. &nbsp;The structure was&nbsp;<strong>designed by John T. Collins with G.C. Gardner of Ocean Springs as contractor</strong>. &nbsp;Joachim related that Combel\'s Hardware and Suppply Company at West Howard avenue and Magnolia Street will remain at its location of fifty years.(The Daily Herald, April 5, 1952, p. 9)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">In addition to his hardware interests, U.S. Joachim was president of First Federal Savings and Loan and the Avelez Hotel.&nbsp; He was also a member of the Biloxi Chamber of Commerce, Elks Club, and Church of the Nativity of the B.V.M.&nbsp; Mr. Joachim expired in late January 1977.&nbsp; Stella Gillen Joachim, his wife of over fifty years, preceded him in death expiring on September 12, 1963.&nbsp; They rest eternally in the Southern Memorial Park cemetery in Biloxi.<em>(The Daily Herald, January 31, 1977, p.&nbsp; A-2)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">After the death of Stella G. Joachim, Mr. U.S. Joachim married Marie Ruth Hagan Brielmaier (1902-1977), the daughter of James Vinton Hagan (1874-1929) and Leila Marie Bousquet (1875-1936).&nbsp; Their nuptial vows were said on June 29, 1970 in Harrison County, Mississippi.&nbsp; Ruth Hagan had married Paul Rosell Brielmaier (1900-1958) in Harrison County, Mississippi on May 2, 1921.&nbsp; Ruth died on June 11, 1979 and her corporal remains were also interred in the Southern Memorial Park cemetery.(Harrison Co., Mississippi 2nd JD Circuit Court MRB 3, p. 107 and Circuit Court MRB 33, p. 156)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>Children of Uriah S. Joachim and Stella Gillen Joachim</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">&nbsp;<img alt=\"\" height=\"205\" src=\"/sites/default/files/u4/Joachim%2C Mark [photo].jpg\" width=\"205\" /></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">&nbsp;<span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>Mark G. Joachim</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>Mark Gillen Joachim</strong> (1913-2011) was born at Biloxi on November 24, 1913.&nbsp; On September 3, 1939, he married Lillie Catherine \'Putta\' Chinn (1917-2002), the daughter of Richard Harvey Chinn and Edwardine Cannette (1889-1968).&nbsp; They were the parents of: Gary P. Joachim, Richard M. Joachim, David Joachim, and Cathy J. Bryant.<em>(Harrison County, Mississippi Circuit Court MRB 50, p. 184)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Mark G. Joachim graduated from Biloxi High School in 1931 and attended Draughon\'s Business College. &nbsp;During WWII, he served his country as a Captain with the US Army Air Corps in the South Pacific.&nbsp; In September 1944, he had to bail out of a military aircraft, which developed engine trouble over West Virginia.<em>(The Sun Herald, September 14, 1999, p. C-1)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Mr. Joachim made his livelihood in Combel\'s Hardware, the family hardware business in Biloxi, and in the Civil Service system at KAFB.&nbsp; In this capacity, he and Catherine relocated to the Nation\'s Capitol from 1938-1941 when he was employed with the Federal Housing Administration.&nbsp; Mark celebrated his 90<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;birthday at his Windsor Porte home in mid-November 2003.&nbsp; He was joined by siblings, children, and friends.<em>(The Mississippi Press, December 31, 2003, p. 1)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>Passing</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Lillie C. Joachim after rearing her children returned to college and enriched her life with the new knowledge gained from computer science, voice, piano, and drama.&nbsp; In 1985, she commenced her career as a actress on local stages.&nbsp; Her theater resume included more than forty plays, musical, and concerts.&nbsp; In 1991, Lillie C. Joachim was awarded a Bravo Award for her best supporting actress role in the Biloxi Little Theater’s “Girls of the Garden Club”.&nbsp; Lillie expired on July 5, 2002.&nbsp; Her corporal remains were interred in the Southern Memorial Park cemtery in Biloxi.<em>(The Sun Herald, July 7, 2002, p. A-9)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Mark Gillen Joachim passed on while residing with Cathy Joachim Bryant, his daughter, at Marietta, Georgia on July 22, 2011. &nbsp;He had left Ocean Springs after his home in Windsor Porte had been damaged by Hurricane Katrina. &nbsp;His corporal remains were interred in the&nbsp;Southern Memorial Park cemtery in Biloxi.<em>(The Sun Herald, July 26, 2011, p. A-4)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>Margaret Clare Joachim</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"230\" src=\"http://www.oceanspringsarchives.net/demo/sites/default/files/u4/joachi1.jpg\" width=\"190\" /></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>Margaret Clare Joachim</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>Margaret Clare Joachim</strong> was (1915-2009) born at Biloxi on March 15, 1915.&nbsp; On February 3, 1940, she married Augustus Carl Maddox Jr. (1912-1996), a native of Magnolia, Arkansas, in her family home at 115 Hopkins Boulevard in Biloxi.&nbsp; Miss Joachim was very popular as a student at Biloxi High School serving as band sponsor in her junior and senior years.&nbsp; In April 1933, she won the honor in competition with Lucille Gutierrez, Sarah Dickey, and Gertrude Galle.<em>(The Daily Herald, February 3, 1940, and April 20, 1933, p. 2)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">The children of Margaret Clare and Carl Maddox were: Mike Maddox m. Mary Camille Traweek; Steve Maddox m. Faith Ohlmeyer; and Tim Maddox m. Diane Lirette.&nbsp; On February 18, 1950, their third son, Timothy Scott Maddox was born at Greenwood, Mississippi.<em>(The Daily Herald, February 20, 1950, p. 8 and The Sun Herald, November 29, 2009, p. A14)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">Margaret Clare Joachim Maddox expired on October 24, 2009 at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.<em>(The Sun Herald, November 29, 2009, p. A14)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>A. Carl Maddox</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Carl Maddox, called “Clipboard”, attended Northwestern State University at Natchitoches, Louisiana from 1932-1934, before commencing a career in athletics for the remainder of his life.&nbsp; Carl successfully taught mathematics and coached high school football in Louisiana and Mississippi before going to LSU in 1954, where he coached football for five years and was on the staff that won the 1958 NCAA National Championship under Paul Dietzel. &nbsp;</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">While at Gulf Coast Military Academy, Carl Maddox made a very positive influence on the life of Kinnaird R. McKee (1930-2014), a young man, that went on to graduate from the US Naval Academy and become a four-star, Admiral in the US Navy and become Superintendent of the Naval Academy. &nbsp;Admiral Mckee graduated from the Gulf Coast Military Academy in 1947 and lauded Coach Maddox as follows: <strong>\"To this day, I know that I got into the Naval Academy because of that man</strong> [Carl Maddox]<strong>.\"</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Mr. Maddox became&nbsp;Athletic Director at LSU in 1968 and served in this capacity for eleven years.&nbsp; He went to Starkville and was the AD at Mississippi State from 1979-1984.&nbsp;</span>Carl Maddox was honored by LSU in 1975, when they named their new indoor track facility, The Carl Maddox Field House.&nbsp; He also left a legacy at Mississippi State University, as that scholastic institution bestowed the name of Mr. Maddox on the running track at W.O. Spencer Stadium.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">Another sports world honor came to Carl Maddox when the United States Sports Academy instituted The Carl Maddox Sports Management Award.&nbsp; It is granted annually to an individual for his/her contribution to the growth and development of sport enterprise through effective management practices.&nbsp; Vince Dooley of UGA received the Carl Maddox Sports Management Award at the presentation ceremony in conjunction with the annual meeting of the US Sports Academy\'s board of trustees in Daphne, Alabama on January 16, 2004.&nbsp; LSU also had a Carl Maddox scholarship.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Carl Maddox has been inducted in the Sports Hall of Fame in Louisiana, Mississippi (1989), LSU, and Mississippi State University.&nbsp; He expired at Baton Rouge, Louisianan on February 16, 1996.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong><img alt=\"\" height=\"207\" src=\"/sites/default/files/u4/Joachim%2C Jack Shappert (1916-2012).jpg\" width=\"207\" /></strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>John S.&nbsp; \'Jack\' Joachim</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>John Schappert “</strong>Jack” <strong>Joachim</strong>&nbsp;(1916-2012) was born at Biloxi on December 25, 1916.&nbsp; On March 3, 1934, he married his high school sweetheart, Rose Navarro (1916-1999).&nbsp; Rose was the daughter of Salvador N. Navarro (1869-1953) and Eusebia Cabrera-Rojas (1891-1980).&nbsp; Jack and Rose N. Joachim were the parents of twenty children:&nbsp; Harry Louis Joachim (d. 1939); Gerard O\'Connell Joachim (1955-2010) m. Judy Fay Smith; John Schappert Joachim Jr. m. Elizabeth Ann Corso; Robin Jude Joachim m. Kay M. Moran; Francis Joseph Joachim m. Patricia Conner and Andrea Puzz Lynch; William Dennis Joachim m. Vickie Lynn Kuljis; Michael Raymond Joachim m. Jackie?;&nbsp; Mary Martha Joachim m. Salvatore \'Sam\' Anthony&nbsp;Caruso; Harriet Louise Joachim m. James Wayne Leckich; Georgette Clare Joachim m. Rodney Mattina (1942-2007); Rose Ann Joachim m. Gerald Henry Blessey; Marylyn Theresa Joachim m. Robert McGinn Jr. and Dallas Gibson; Nancy Helen Joachim m. John Barry Gollott; Mary Jane Joachim m. George Baxter; Margaret Joachim m. David Pepper; Maria Adrienne Joachim m. Frank Pellegrino; Marian Virginia Joachim m. Edward Francis Burdine (1952-2006); Mary Daniel Joachim m. William Whittle; and Patricia Regina Joachim m. Roland Michael Creel.&nbsp; </span><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Eighteen of their progeny, six sons and twelve daughters, survived to adulthood.(The Sun Herald, September 14, 2012, p. A4)</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Jack Joachim graduated from Biloxi High School in May 1934 and began his career with Southern Bell Telephone Company, now AT&amp;T, in 1936.&nbsp; He retired in 1983 as the local plant manager.&nbsp; Jack devoted many hours to community service working with the Biloxi Chamber of Commerce and Biloxi Kiwanis Club-serving a president of both organizations.&nbsp; He was a founding member of the Biloxi Fishing Rodeo; charter member of \'The Bell Ringers\', a ham radio club of active and retired, telephone, industry employees.&nbsp; In addition, Mr. Joachim was known by his family derived moniker, \'gadget man\', for his keen sense of understanding mechanical systems.&nbsp; He had the inate abilty to repair any type of motor, which bode well for his advocations-automobiles, motorcycles, and flying.&nbsp; Jack was an avid fisherman, professional phtographer, and a \'techno\' enthusiast.(The Sun Herald, September 14, 2012, p. A4)</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Jack Joachim expired on Rose\'s birthday, September 11, 2012.&nbsp; His corporal remains were interred in the Southern Memorial Park cemetery in west Biloxi.(The Sun Herald, September 14, 2012, p. A4)</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Rose N. Joachim expired on October 31, 1999, leaving fifty-five grandchildren and twenty-six great grandchildren.&nbsp; Mrs. Joachim’s corporal remains were interred in the Southern Memorial Park cemetery in Biloxi.<em>(The Daily Herald, August 16, 1934, p. 3 and The Sun Herald, November 2, 1999, p. A-7)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">&nbsp;<img alt=\"\" height=\"159\" src=\"/sites/default/files/u4/Joachim%2C Harry J. (1920-2012)_0.jpg\" width=\"120\" /></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>&nbsp;Harry Joseph Joachim (1920-2012)</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>Harry J. Joachim</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>Harry Joseph Joachim</strong> (1920-2012) &nbsp;was born at Biloxi on March 8, 1920.&nbsp; After WWII, Harry and his brother, Mark G. Joachim, were in the appliance and hardware business in Biloxi. Harry married Patricia Streiff (1921-2005) of Gulfport on September 14, 1947.&nbsp; She was a native of Freeport, Illinois, but came to Gulfport, Mississippi with her parents William A. Streiff and&nbsp;Teresa M. Streiff in 1927.&nbsp; The Streiff family in America was founded by Fridolin Streiff, a Swiss immigrant, who settled in Wisconsin creating the community of New Glarus.&nbsp;</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Harry J. Joachim and Patricia S. Joachim were the parents of five children: Patricia Ann Joachim (1948-2011); &nbsp;Cynthia Joachim m.&nbsp; Ernest Trahan; Harry B. Joachim m. Rhonda&nbsp;&nbsp; ; Cheryl Joachim; and Robert Joachim m.&nbsp;Brynn&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .&nbsp; </span><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">In later life, Harry J. Joachim became synonymous with real estate on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and Biloxi in particular.&nbsp; He remained active in the business with daughter, Cynthia Joachim, until he became ill.(Harrison Co. Ms., Circuit Court MRB 75, p. 379, Mark G. Joachim, January 19, 2004, and&nbsp;<em>The Sun Herald, April 5, 2005, p. A6</em>) &nbsp;</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Harry&nbsp;J. Joachim died at Gulfport, Mississippi on November 21, 2012.&nbsp; His corporal remians were interred in the Southern Memeorial Park cemetery&nbsp; at Biloxi, Mississippi.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>Ruth M. Joachim</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>Ruth Marylyn Joachim</strong> (1925-1989), called Marylyn, was born May 1, 1925.&nbsp; On November 23, 1948, she married Frank Luke Janca (1924-1998), who was born October 18, 1924, at Yoakum, Texas.&nbsp; During WW II, Frank had served aboard the&nbsp;<strong><em>U.S.S. Sequoia</em></strong>&nbsp;as Chief of the ship’s office and radioman.&nbsp; Their children were: Linda Frances Janca (b. 1950), Louis Kent Janca (1951-1993) m. Trula Moncrief; Frank L. Janca Jr.; Terrance Joachim Janca (1955-2012); &nbsp;Anton J. Janca m. Reagan ?; Keith M. Janca m. Nita ?; William R. Janca m. Sheila ?; and Michele Roberta Janca m. Dudley Joseph Labat and Thomas Stevens. Marylyn J. Janca died on January 27, 1989.&nbsp; Frank expired on May 19, 1998.&nbsp;&nbsp; Both were interred in the Biloxi National Cemetery.<em>(Harrison Co., Ms. Circuit Court MRB 78, p. 353, The Sun Herald January 29, 1989, p. A-4&nbsp; and May 20, 1998, p. A-15)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Children</span></span></span></strong></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">Louis K. Janca</span></strong></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>Louis Kent Janca</strong> (1951-1993) was born on Octboer 22, 1951 at Bethesda, Maryland. &nbsp;He married Trula Moncrief in Harrison County, Mississippi on January 7, 1976. &nbsp;Louis and was the father of Brannon Janca. &nbsp;He expired on May 28, 1993 at Pascagoula, Mississippi. Mr. Janca was an accounting supervisor with Chevron at Pascagoula. &nbsp;He was survivied by his father; sons, Brannon Janca and William Shannon Moncrief; two sisters, Linda Janca of Biloxi and Michele J. Labat of Dallas, Texas; and five brothers, Frank L. Janca Jr. of New York; Terry Janca and Anton Janca of Biloxi; William Janca of Vancleave; and Keith Janca of Hurley. &nbsp;Internment was in Vancleave Cemetery No. 2. with Holder-Wells Funeral Home of Moss Point in charge of his funeral.(The Sun Herald, May 30, 1993, p. A-2 and Harrison Co., Mississippi 2nd JD Circuit Court MRB 14, p. 226)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</h2>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>ELIZABETH B. JOACHIM</strong></span></span></span></h2>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Elizabeth Barbara Joachim (1891-1932), called “Queenie”, was born at Ocean Springs on September 5, 1891.&nbsp; She attended local schools and graduated from Ocean Springs High School in May 1909, when O.T. Harper was the principal.&nbsp; Miss Joachim was Class Historian and played basketball on the 1908-1909 Gulf Coast Championship team.<em>(Lepre, 1991, p. 160 and&nbsp; The Ocean Springs News, May 15, 1909, p. 1)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">In May 1917, at Ocean Springs, Miss Joachim married Bernard Potin (1893-1981), a prominent businessman from New Orleans.&nbsp; His father was born in France and Mr. Potin’s mother was a Louisiana native of German heritage.&nbsp; At New Orleans, Bernard made his livelihood as a sales engineer with A.M. Lockett.<em>(The Daily Herald, May 19, 1917, p. 3 and Gretchen P. Mortimer, January 19, 2004)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Bernard and Queenie Joachim Potin were the parents of three children: Bernard Potin Jr. (1921-1927), Elizabeth P. “Betty” Pittenger (1918-1972), and Gretchen P. Mortimer (1932-2014).&nbsp; Mrs. Potin expired in childbirth on February 9, 1932.&nbsp; After her demise, Bernard married Leah Anderson (1897-1968).&nbsp; They had a son, James B. Potin (1934-1996).<em>(Gretchen P. Mortimer, January 19, 2004)</em></span><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">&nbsp;</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>Books</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Regina Hines Ellison,&nbsp;<strong><u>Ocean Springs 1892</u></strong>, 2<sup>nd</sup>&nbsp;Edition, (Lewis Printing Services: Pascagoula, Mississippi-1991).</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\">Jerome Lepre,&nbsp;<strong><u>Catholic Church Records Diocese of&nbsp;</u></strong><strong><u>Biloxi, Mississippi (1843-1900)</u></strong>, Volume I, (Catholic Diocese of Biloxi: Biloxi, Mississippi-1991).</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>Ocean Springs, Mississippi-1915</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><strong>Journals</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Biloxi Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Ocean Springs”</strong>, February 7, 1891.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald</em>,&nbsp;<strong>“</strong><strong>New Orleans Advertisements”</strong>, January 1, 1899.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald, </em><strong>“City News”</strong>, April 8, 1902.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald, </em><strong>“City News”</strong>, May 2, 1902.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Potin-Joachim”</strong>, May 19, 1917, p. 3.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>“New Hardware Corporation”</strong>, March 25, 1918.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>“D.J. Venus in charge of Lopez store”</strong>, March 25, 1918.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>“The Charter of Incorporation of Combel Hardware Company”</strong>, April 22, 1918.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Ocean Springs”</strong>, June 17, 1922.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>“Making improvements to </strong>[Combel Hardware Company]<strong> building”</strong>, November 22, 1922.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Ocean Springs reports several realty transfers”</strong><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif; font-size:16px\">, June 3, 1925.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Ocean Springs”</strong><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif; font-size:16px\">, November 12, 1932.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“L.A. Joachim”</strong>, December 2, 1933.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Named Band Sponsor”</strong>, ?</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Mrs. Joachim Dies”</strong>, January 20, 1934.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Joachim-Navarro”</strong>, August 16, 1934.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Joachim-Maddox”</strong>, February 3, 1940.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Joachim-Ernst”</strong>, May 25, 1944.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Janca Birth”</strong>, February 20, 1950.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Maddox Birth”,&nbsp;</strong>February 20, 1950.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald</em>,&nbsp;<strong>\"New buildinh to be erected in downtown Biloxi\"</strong>, April 5, 1952, p. 9</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald</em>,&nbsp;<strong>\"Oscar Joachim Fatally Stricken\"</strong>, July 18, 1955, p. 2</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Mrs. U.S. Jo<span style=\"font-size:14px\">achim”</span></strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\">, September 13, 1963, p. 2.</span></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald</em><span style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); color:rgb(51, 51, 51)\">,&nbsp;</span><strong>\"Oscar Joachim observes his 80th birthday\"</strong><span style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); color:rgb(51, 51, 51)\">, March 13, 1968, p. 18.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“U.S. Joachim”</strong>, January 31, 1977, p. A-2.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>“Ruth Hagan&nbsp;Joachim”</strong>, June&nbsp; , 1977, p. A-2.</span></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><em>The Daily Picayune,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Fourth Street Fire”</strong>, March 31, 1894.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><em>The Daily Picayune,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Summer Resorts”</strong>, June 29, 1894.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><em>The Daily Picayune,&nbsp;</em><strong>“</strong>[Barbara Dauenhauer]<strong> Joachim”</strong><span style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); color:rgb(51, 51, 51)\">, December 1, 1894.&nbsp;</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><em>The Daily Picayune,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Personal and General Notes”</strong>, August 4, 1895.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><em>The Daily Picayune,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Society”</strong>, June &nbsp;1899.&nbsp;</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><em>The Daily Picayune,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Blessed Nonagenerian </strong><strong>[Magdale</strong><strong>na Markel Bokenfohr]</strong><strong>”</strong><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif; font-size:14px\">, August 19, 1913.&nbsp;</span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><em>The Gulf Coast Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Local News”</strong>, January 21, 1949.</span></span></div>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Jackson County Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Local News Items”</strong>, January 12, 1918.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Jackson County Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Local News Items”</strong>, March 20, 1918.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Jackson County Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Local News Items”</strong>,&nbsp;January 17, 1920.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Jackson County Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Local News Items”</strong>, March 6, 1920.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Jackson County Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Local News Items”</strong>, December 25, 1920.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Jackson County Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Local News Items”</strong>, December 25, 1920.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Jackson County Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Local and Personal”</strong>, December 2, 1922.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Jackson County Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Local and Personal”</strong>, March 22, 1924.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Jackson County Times,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</em>, January 17, 1925.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Jackson County Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Civic and Business Leader Is No More”</strong>, January 24, 1925.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Jackson County Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Local and Personal”</strong>, May 30, 1925.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Jackson County Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Joachim-Gough”</strong>, June 11, 1927, p. 3.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Jackson County Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Five Die In Collision At RY. Grade Crossing”</strong>, November 12, 1927.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Jackson County Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Local and Personal”</strong>, July 20, 1929.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Jackson County Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Mrs. B.F. Joachim, Sr.”</strong>, January 27, 1934, p. 3.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Jackson County Tim.es,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Milner-Joachim”</strong>, June 10, 1939, p. 4.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Jackson County Times</em>,&nbsp;<strong>\"Joachim injured in Rescuing Daughter from Burning House\"</strong>, December 23, 1946.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Jackson County Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Local News”</strong>, July 6, 1947.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Jackson County Times,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Texaco Service Station”</strong>, July 6, 1947.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Mississippi Press,</em>&nbsp;<strong><em>“The Ocean Springs Press”,</em></strong>&nbsp;<strong>Joachim celebrates 90<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;birthday</strong>, December 31, 2003, p. 1.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">The New Orleans Item, <strong>\'Lived</strong> [Magdalena Markel Bokenfohr] <strong>81 years in New Orleans\'</strong>, August 19, 1913.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Ocean Springs Record,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Mary Joachim”</strong>, November 30, 1978, p. 2.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Ocean Springs Record,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Mrs. Mary Milner”</strong>, April 9, 1987.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Ocean Springs News,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Graduating Exercises a Brilliant Success”</strong>, May 15, 1909.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Ocean Springs News,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Lee-Joachim”</strong>, June 19, 1909.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Ocean Springs News,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Local News”</strong>, May 23, 1914.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Ocean Springs News,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Local News”</strong>, February 18, 1911.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Ocean Springs News,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Automotive Row”</strong>, February 16, 1967.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Pascagoula Democrat-Star,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Ocean Springs Locals”</strong>, July 8, 1898.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Pascagoula Democrat-Star,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Ocean Springs Locals”</strong>, April 10, 1903.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Pascagoula Democrat-Star,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Ocean Springs Locals”</strong>, July 1, 1904.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Sun Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Mrs. Ruth Janca”</strong>, January 29, 1989.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><em>The Sun Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Louis Kent Janca”</strong>, May 30, 1993.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><em>The Sun Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Mark Oscar Joachim Jr.”</strong>, November 16, 1994.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><em>The Sun Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Frank Luke Janca Sr.”</strong>, May 21, 1998.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><em>The Sun Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Downed pilot ‘rescuer’ chat 55 years later”</strong>, September 14, 1999, p. C-1.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><em>The Sun Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Rose Joachim”</strong>, November 2, 1999.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Sun Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Janca painting to aid Tullis-Toledano”</strong>, March 17, 2002.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Sun Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>\"Mrs. Patricia Streiff Joachim\"</strong>, April 5, 2005.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Sun Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>\"Margaret Clare Joachim Maddox\"</strong>, November 29, 2009.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Sun Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Patricia Ann Joachim”</strong>, May 4, 2011.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224)\"><em>The Sun Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Mr. Mark Gillen Joachim”</strong>, July &nbsp;17, 2011.</span></span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">&nbsp;</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><em>The Sun Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Terrance \'Terry\' Joachim Janca”</strong>, January &nbsp;19, 2012.</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">&nbsp;</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>\"Biloxi father of 20 dies on his late wife\'s birthday\", </strong>September 13, 2012</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>\"John \'Jack\' Schappert Joachim\"</strong>, September 14, 2012.</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><em>The Sun Herald</em>, <strong>\"Harry J. Joachim\"</strong>, November 25, 2012.</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n<div>\r\n<div><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><em>The Sun Herald</em>,&nbsp;<strong>\"McKee, 4-star Admiral who grew up in Gulfport, dies\"</strong>, March 10, 2014.</span></span></div>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n</div>\r\n', '', '2');
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('book', 0, 176, 179, 'en', 0, '<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><strong>CROFTON FAMILY</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><strong>Ireland</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\">The Robert Oliver Crofton family of Biloxi, Mississippi had its origins in Eire and England.&nbsp; R.O. Crofton (1835-1914) was born in April 1835 in Dublin, Ireland.&nbsp; Circa 1857, he married <strong>Maria Willis Sterling</strong> (1841-1921), the daughter of two Scots, Robert Sterling and Jane McAlister.&nbsp; Marie was born in Liverpool, England and came to America in 1855.&nbsp; She was a female physician at Biloxi in 1900.&nbsp; Robert O. Crofton was an 1857 &eacute;migr&eacute;.&nbsp; William Sterling (1831-1900+), native of Ireland, a widower and brother of Maria S. Crofton, was living with the Crofton family at Biloxi in 1900.&nbsp; He made his livelihood as a ship caulker.(1860 Orleans Parish, La. Federal Census M653_419, p. 28, 7<sup>th</sup> Ward and 1900 Federal Census Harrison County, Mississippi R808, p. 4B, ED 30)&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<h1 class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><font class=\"Apple-style-span\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">New Orleans</span></font></span></span></h1>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\">The Crofton family lived in New Orleans until their move to Biloxi, Mississippi circa 1891.&nbsp; Robert O. Crofton and Maria Sterling Crofton had thirteen children born in New Orleans.&nbsp; Seven children were alive in 1900: <strong>Emilie Crofton </strong>(b. 1858); <strong>Daisy M. Crofton </strong>(1876-1906) m. Charles H. Hill; <strong>Elizabeth Crofton Criswell </strong>(b. 1859); <strong>Dr. Henrietta Crofton </strong>(1860-1947); <strong>Florence Crofton </strong>(1871-1952) m. Cassius M. Duncan (1846-1917+); <strong>Julia Crofton</strong>&nbsp;(1873-1944 ) m. Frank H. Richter and Royal F. Johnson (1887-1954); <strong>Robert O. Crofton II </strong>(1881-1937) m. Rita Gilbert; and <strong>Charles Edwin Crofton</strong> (1884-1936) m. Birdie May Breithaupt (1885-1961)</span></span></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><strong>Notes on Crofton children:</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><strong>Robert Oliver Crofton</strong> (7/8/1881-9/7/1937) m. Loretta Gilbert who later married Henry Y. Tourner (1888-1945).</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><strong>Elizabeth Crofton </strong>m. Benjamin P. Criswell<strong>-</strong>lived at St. Joseph, Missouri</span></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><strong>Florence&nbsp;</strong><strong>Crofton</strong> m. Cassius M. Duncan on June 28, 1917 at NOLA.</span></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/u4/Crofton%2C Julia (1873-1944).jpg\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 200px;\" /></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<strong><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\">Lake View Cemetery-Seattle, Washington</span></strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><strong>Julia Crofton</strong> married F.H. Richter on January 14, 1898. &nbsp; She later married Royal F. Johnson who became the Washington State bee inspector. &nbsp;Julia died at Seattle, Washington in mid-March 1944. &nbsp;Survived by Royal F. Johnson and three sisters: Henrietta Crofton-Seattle; Betty Criswell-St. Joseph, Missouri; and Florence Duncan-Biloxi. &nbsp;Internment in Lake View Cemetery at Seattle, Washington. &nbsp;<strong>Royal F. Johnson</strong> (1887-1954) <strong>married Birdie M. Breithaupt Crofton</strong> (1885-1961), the widow of Charles E. Crofton (1884-1936), after the death of Julia C. Johnson in 1944.(Harrison Co., Ms. MRB 11, p. 294 and The Daily Herald, March 16, 1944, p. 6)</span></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><strong>Daisy M. Crofton </strong>married Charles H. Hill on November 11, 1905.(Harrison Co., Ms. MRB 17, p. 240)</span></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><strong>Daisy Crofton</strong> <strong>Hill </strong>died at Lake Providence, Louisiana on August 26, 1906.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><strong>Louise Crofton</strong> m. Charles Sheehan on April 3, 1942.(Harrison Co., Ms. MRB 54, p. 605)</span></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><strong>Dr. Henrietta Crofton </strong>expired at Seattle, Washington on August 8, 1944.</span></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<h1 class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\">Scherer House?</span></span></h1>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\">November 5, 1895, Mrs. R.O. Crofton, Harrison Co., Mississippi Deed Bk. 33, p. 232.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\">May 14, 1906, Florence Crofton,&nbsp;<span class=\"Apple-style-span\">Harrison Co., Mississippi Deed Bk.</span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">&nbsp;72, p. 492 (49 &frac12;&rsquo; x 128&rsquo; on Water Street)</span></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\">July 14, 1920-sold to Florence Crofton Duncan,&nbsp;<span class=\"Apple-style-span\">Harrison Co., Mississippi Deed Bk.</span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">128, p. 492.</span></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><strong>Maria S. Crofton</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\">In addition to her professional duties, Maria Sterling Crofton</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/u4/Crofton%2C Henrietta.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 165px;\" /></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<strong><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\">Lake View Cemetery-Seattle, Washington</span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><strong>Dr. Henrietta M. Crofton</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\">Henrietta M. Crofton (1860-1947) spent her early years in the family home on Water Street.&nbsp; She became a nurse and worked with both local and out-of-town patience.&nbsp; While nursing an out-of-town patience, Henrietta became interested in osteopathy and graduated from the American School of&nbsp;Osteopathy at Kirksville, Missouri.&nbsp; Circa 1914, Miss Crofton established her practice as a nose and throat specialist at Seattle, Washington.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dr. Crofton retired at Seattle and when her health failed, she was cared for by Mrs. Birdie Crofton Johnson, spouse of her late brother, Charles Edwin Crofton.&nbsp; Henrietta was an Epsicopal and Eastern Star member.&nbsp; She died at 2024 Broadway North, her residence in Seattle on August 8, 1947 and her corporal remains were interred in the Lake View Cemetery at &nbsp;Seattle.&nbsp; She was survivied by Robert O. Crofton, a nephew, at&nbsp; Biloxi; her sister (sic), Louise Crofton Sheehan [niece] (1914-1978) of Biloxi; and Lenox Criswell, a nephew, and his son, both of Newark, New Jersey.(The Daily Herald, August 9, 1947, p. 2 and The Seattle Daily Times, August 9, 1947, p. 4)</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><strong>Florence&nbsp;Crofton</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\">Florence Crofton (1871-1952) was born at New Orleans in September 1871.&nbsp; In July 1899 she boarded the <strong><em>Aransas</em></strong><em>, </em>a steamship, embarking from New Orleans for Havana, Cuba.&nbsp; Miss Crofton, a nurse, who had worked with her mother, a physician at Biloxi, Mississippi, was employed by the Federal government to bring her nursing skills to American hospitals in a post-Spanish American War atmosphere on the conquered Caribbean island. &nbsp;Accompanying Florence Crofton were Mrs. R.H. Burton and her two daughters, Carrie Burton and Pattie Burton.&nbsp; The Burtons were domiciled at Long Beach, Mississippi.<em>(The Biloxi Herald, July 15, 1899, p. 8)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><strong>Mrs. Florence Crofton Duncan</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\">In late June 1917, Florence Crofton (1871-1952) married Cassius M. Duncan (1846-pre-1930) at the home of Mrs. William Davenport 3648 Camp Street in the Crescent City.&nbsp; The Reverend Charles B. Crawford (1848-1929) of Biloxi&rsquo;s Episcopal Church of the Redeemer performed their nuptials.&nbsp; The couple honeymooned in New Orleans and returned to Biloxi to reside with Mrs. Maria Crofton at 206 West Water Street.<em>(The Daily Herald, June 29, 1917, p. 5)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\">C.M. Duncan was born in Missouri and was the widower of Martha Duncan (1840-pre 1910). They married circa 1874 and were the parents of Mamie Duncan (1876-1900+) and Caroline Duncan (1879-1900+).&nbsp; The Duncans lived at Altona, Knox County, Illinois where C.M. Duncan was a horse trader and may have been Mayor.&nbsp; After the demise of his spouse, Mr. Duncan became a &lsquo;snowbird&rsquo; and wintered at Biloxi for several years.<em>(</em>1900 Knox Co., Illinois Federal Census T623_314, p. 2A, ED 66 and <em>The Daily Herald, June 29, 1917, p. 5)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\">In November 1915, C.M. Duncan came to Biloxi from Illinois with Mrs. Milly Davis, his sister, of Roseville, Illinois.&nbsp; They were booked with Mrs. Moore at 241 Cuevas Street.&nbsp; In 1916, Mr. Duncan spent the winter 912 West Howard Avenue and had Christmas dinner with fourteen Illinois friends at the Benny House.<em>(The Daily Herald, November 20, 1915, p. 2 and December 30, 1916, p. 3)</em><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><strong>Demise</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\">It appears that Cassius M. Duncan expired at Biloxi before 1930, as Florence Crofton Duncan is a widow in the 1930 Federal Census.(1930 Harrison Co., Mississippi Federal Census R 1146, p. 12B, ED 3)</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\">Florence Crofton Duncan died at the Biloxi Veterans Administration Center on June 20, 1952.&nbsp; Her corporal remains were passed through the Church of the Redeemer with the Reverend E.A. DeMiller officiating and her burial was at the Biloxi City Cemetery with military and Eastern Star rituals.<em>(The Daily Herald, June 21, 1952, p. 3)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><strong>Daisy M. Crofton</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\">Daisy M. Crofton (1876-1906) was born at NOLA in December 1876.&nbsp; In 1900, she was domiciled in the Crescent City where she was employed as a nurse.&nbsp; Miss Crofton boarded with the Sidney Davis family on Prytania Street.(1900 Orleans Parish, Federal Census, T623_570, p. 10A, ED 5)</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\">Daisy M. Crofton married Charles Henry Hill (1874-1930+) at her parent&rsquo;s home in Biloxi, Mississippi on November 11, 1905.&nbsp; Charles H. Hill was born on August 7, 1874 in Georgia and met Miss Crofton during a yellow fever epidemic, probably in 1898.&nbsp; Mr. Hill was domiciled at Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, Louisiana and was dying from the mosquito-borne virus, when Daisy Crofton, a nurse, miraculously saved his life.&nbsp; Mr. Hill was the proprietor of the large business house of A.S. Hill &amp; C.H. Hill at Lake Providence.(<em>The Biloxi Daily Herald, November 16, 1905, p. 4 and November 24, 1905, p. 4 and </em>Harrison Co., Ms. MRB 17, p. 240)</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\">Daisy Crofton Hill died at Lake Providence, Louisiana on August 26, 1906.&nbsp; Her corporal remains were interred in the Biloxi City Cemetery.&nbsp; As late as 1930, Charles H. Hill had never remarried and remained at Lake Providence except during WW I, when he worked as a grading foreman for the American Shipbuilding Corporation at Hog Island, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.&nbsp; At Lake Providence, Mr. Hill made his livelihood during the years as a farmer, time keeper for a logging camp, and in later life was an automobile salesman.<em>(The Biloxi Daily Herald, August 27, 1906, p. 4 and </em>1930 East Carroll Parish, Louisiana Federal Census R 792, p. 5B, ED 4)</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<strong><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\">Charles E. Crofton</span></span></strong></p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"3\" width=\"650\">\r\n	<tbody>\r\n		<tr>\r\n			<td style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\">\r\n				<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\">Charles Edwin Crofton, age 52 years, died at his residence, 2024 Broadway N. in Seattle, Washington on November 12, 1936. Mr. Crofton was born at New Orleans on September 27, 1884 to Robert O. Crofton (1835-1914), a native of Dublin, Ireland, and Maria Willis Sterling (1841-1921).Charles E. Crofton and and made his livelihood as a machinist. He married Birdia May Breithaupt a native of Jena, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana.Charles and Birdia May Crofton came to Seattle from New Orleans in 1933. He was a member of the Free and Accepted Masons at McGee, Arkansas and the Royal Arch Masons at Helena, Arkansas.Charles had been in poor health since his retirement in 1926. He was survived by his spouse; four sisters: Henrietta Crofton and Julia Crofton Johnson of Seattle; Florence Crofton Duncan of Biloxi, Mississippi; and Elizabeth Crofton Criswell of St. Joseph, Missouri; and Robert O. Crofton, a brother at Biloxi, Mississippi. The Crofton funeral was under the auspices of Butterworth Funeral Parlors of Seattle with internment in the Lake View Cemetery at Seattle.[The Seattle Daily Times, November 14, 1936, p. 11]</span></span><span style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px;\">&nbsp;</span></td>\r\n		</tr>\r\n	</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><strong>Robert O. Crofton III</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\">Robert Oliver Crofton III was born at Biloxi, Mississippi on October 18, 1908 to Robert O. Crofton II (1881-1937) and Loretta Gilbert Crofton who later married Henry Y. Tourner (1888-1945).&nbsp; R.O. Crofton III expired February 5, 1956.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><strong><em>&quot;Robert O. Crofton, 47, 206 W. Water St. Biloxi, commercial artist, designer and interior decorator, died at 8:50 pm Sunday, at Memorial Hospital, Gulfport, after a 17 month illness.&nbsp; Mr. Crofton had been in the hospital five weeks.&nbsp; He was a native Biloxian and had lived in Biloxi and Gulfport all of his life.&nbsp; He was a World War Two veteran.&nbsp; Mr. Crofton attended Biloxi High School and was graduated from St. Joseph Catholic School in Gulfport.&nbsp; He had done considerable art work along the Coast.&nbsp; At one time he was with the Saenger Theatres at Biloxi, Gulfport and other points on the circuit.&nbsp; He was engaged in display work and remodeling and redecorating fronts of theatres and lobbies. He also formerly was with Northrop&#39;s, Gulfport.</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><strong><em>He has been engaged in work for Biloxi carnival clubs.&nbsp; He did designing and decorating for the Hotel Biloxi MacArthur Creole Room; Broadwater Driftwood Lodge, White House pool and other projects, including work for Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation at Pascagoula.&nbsp; He was an active member of the Gulf Coast Art Assn.</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><em style=\"font-weight: bold;\">He was survived by his mother, Mrs. Henry Tourner, Biloxi; sister, Mrs. C. L. Sheehan, Orlando, Fla.&nbsp; Funeral services will be held at 10 am Tuesday from Bradford Funeral Home with services at the Church of the Nativity and burial in Biloxi Cemetery.&quot;</em> <em>(The Daily Herald, February 6, 1956, p.2)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Gone to Cuba&rdquo;</strong>, July 15, 1899.</span></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;City News&rdquo;</strong>, November 16, 1905.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;City News&rdquo;</strong>, November 24, 1905.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Mrs. Charles H. Hill&rdquo;</strong>, August 27, 1906.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Fell ninety feet and may recover&rdquo;</strong>, December 8, 1913.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Crofton-Gilbert&rdquo;</strong>, July 17, 1907.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Old resident </strong>[Robert Oliver Crofton]<strong>died Sunday&rdquo;</strong>, July 6, 1914.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Illinois people back&rdquo;</strong>, November 20, 1915.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Enjoy Christmas dinner&rdquo;</strong>, December 30, 1916.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Duncan-Crofton&rdquo;</strong>, June 29, 1917.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Sailors and Soldiers&rdquo;</strong>, July 22, 1918.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Woman&rsquo;s Auxiliary establishes free clinic&rdquo;</strong>, April 26, 1920.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Maria Willis Crofton dead&rdquo;</strong>, February 24, 1921.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Here for visit </strong>[Charles Crofton]<strong>&rdquo;</strong>, June 20, 1922.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Oliver Crofton dies&rdquo;</strong>, September 8, 1937.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<em style=\"font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;\"><em>The Daily Herald</em>,&nbsp;</em><strong style=\"font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;\">&quot;Mrs. Johnson [Julia Crofton] dies&quot;</strong><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;\">, March 16, 1944.</span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<em style=\"font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;\"><em>The Daily Herald</em>, </em><strong style=\"font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;\">&quot;Dr. Crofton dies&quot;</strong><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;\">, August 9, 1947.</span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Mrs. Duncan, Spanish American War nurse is taken by death&rdquo;</strong>, June 20, 1952.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Funeral this afternoon&rdquo;</strong>, June 21, 1952.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Mrs. Duncan buried&rdquo;</strong>, June 22?, 1952.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Robert O. Crofton&rdquo;</strong>, February 6, 1956.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><em>The Seattle Daily Times</em>, &#39;<strong>Charles E. Crofton funeral&#39;</strong>, November 14, 1936, p.11.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<em style=\"font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;\">The Seattle Daily Times</em><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;\">, <strong>&#39;Henrietta M. 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('book', 0, 177, 180, 'en', 0, '<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>CATCHOT FAMILY of BILOXI and BAY ST. LOUIS</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>THE CATCHOTS* OF MENORCA</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><strong>*</strong>The Bishops of Mahon, Menorca, Spain, when exposed to the foreign name, <strong>Catchot, which was rare to them</strong>, became confused.&nbsp; They came to write Catchot in eight different spellings:&nbsp; <strong>Cachot, Cachote, Cacioto, Catxot, Catxoto, Catxoto, Caxatolo, and finally Catchot.</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong>Antonio Catchot</strong> , of the Island of Malta, married Teresa Andervet (also spelled: Andrevet).&nbsp; The said spouses lived in the middle of the 18th Century.&nbsp; <strong>Francisco Catchot Andervet</strong>, the son of Antonio Catchot of Malta, came to Menorca about the year 1780.&nbsp; This was during the Second Domination of Menorca by the English.&nbsp; He settled at Mahon on the southeast coast of the island.&nbsp; On May 5, 1781, he married <strong>Jeronima Neto Fontcoberta</strong>, the daughter of Jose and Angela.&nbsp; Jeronima died on June 28, 1795.&nbsp; The widower, Francisco Catchot, married a second time.&nbsp; His bride was <strong>Margarita Morla Garcias</strong>, the daughter of Nicolas and Esperanza.&nbsp; The wedding took place on August 6, 1795.&nbsp;&nbsp; We find in Mahon the following children: 1. Teresa Catchot Neto (b. 2-23-1782); 2. Angela Catchot Neto (b. 2-13-1784); 3. Jeronima Catchot Neto (b. 10-5-1786); 4. Antonio Catchot Neto (b. 4-9-1788);&nbsp; 5. Jose\' Catchot&nbsp; Neto, was probably born outside of Mahon.&nbsp; He was the husband of Eulalia Derany (also spelled Darany and Daran) Balduch, the daughter of Juan and Juana. Juan Derany was from Venice and in other documents it states he is from Corsica and Trieste.&nbsp; Jose Catchot continued the first branch.&nbsp; The children of the second marriage are as follows: 6. Nicolas Catchot Morla (b. 12-21-1797); 7. Maria Catchot Morla\' (b. 1-8-1800); 8. Esperanza Catchot Morla\' (b. 11-4-1801).&nbsp; She married Juan Semidel Planas, son of Federico and&nbsp; Maria; 9. Magdalena Catchot&nbsp; Morla (9-27-1803); 10. Antonio Catchot Morla.&nbsp; Did not encounter his baptism in Mahon.&nbsp; He married Magdalena Taltavull Guivernau, the daughter of Jose\' and Apolonia.&nbsp; Antonio Catchot Morla\' is the trunk of the second branch of the Catchot Family in Menorca. 11. Francisco Catchot Morla\' was born outside of Mahon.&nbsp; He married Teresa Portella Ruiz on May 23, 1829.&nbsp; She was the daughter of Jose\' and Margarita.&nbsp; He makes the trunk of the Third Branch of the Catchot Family in Menorca.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>First Branch of the Catchots in Menorca</strong>.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Children of&nbsp; Jose\' Catchot Neto and Eulalia Derany Balduch.&nbsp; 1. Maria Micaela Catchot Derany (b. 9-13-1821);&nbsp; 2.&nbsp; <strong>Jose\' Catchot Derany</strong> (b. 12-9-1823), USA circa 1842;&nbsp; 3.&nbsp; Juan Catchot Derany (b. 3-5-1826); 4.&nbsp; A<strong>ntonio Catchot Derany</strong> (b. 9-5-1828), USA circa 1850; 5.&nbsp; Juana Catchot Derany (b. 9-7-1830); 6.&nbsp; Margarita Catchot Derany (b. 11-30-1833); 7.&nbsp; <strong>Arnaldo Catchot Derany</strong> (b. 3-19-1836), USA circa 1850</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Second Branch of Catchots in Menorca</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Children of Antonio Catchot Morla and Margarita Taltavull Guivernau: 1.&nbsp; Francisco Catchot Taltavull (b. 7-27-1822); 2.&nbsp; Apolinia Catchot Taltavull (b. 11-7-1824); 3.&nbsp; Esperanza Catchot Taltavull (b. 11-13-1826 ); 4.&nbsp; Jose Catchot Taltavull (b. 5-23-1828); 5.&nbsp; Antonio Catchot Taltavull (b. 8-11-1830) 6.&nbsp; Margarita Catchot Taltavull (b. 9-4-1832); 7.&nbsp; Maria Catchot Taltavull (b. 12-15-1834); 8.&nbsp; Esperanza Catchot Taltavull (b. 7-1-1836)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Third Branch of Catchots in Menorca</strong>.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Children of Francisco Catchot Morla and Teresa Portella Ruiz: 1. Maria Magdalena Catchot Portella (b. 9-26-1830); 2. Margarita Catchot Portella (b. 8-6-1832); 3.&nbsp; Francisco CatchotPortella; 4.&nbsp; Teresa Catchot Portella (b. 10-14-1836).&nbsp; All of these at the Parish of Santa Maria at the city of Mahon.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\">Translated by Maria Carolina Bargas in October 1991 at Ocean Springs, Mississippi for Ray L. Bellande.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong>BILOXI</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">The Catchot family at Biloxi, Mississippi had its origins with Joseph Catchot (1848-1913) and Mary [Marie] Fayard (1850-1929), the daughter of Albert Fayard and and Michelle Favre, natives of Hancock County, Mississippi.&nbsp; Joseph Catchot was born, the son of Joseph Catchot and Rose Tudury, on Menorca, a small island in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Spain.&nbsp; It appears that Joseph Catchot settled at Bay St. Louis, Hancock County, Mississippi in the late1860s.&nbsp; Joseph Catchot and Mary Fayard married at Bay St. Louis, Mississippi on May 20, 1870.(Lepre, 1995, p. 72)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">The children of Joseph Catchot and Marie Fayard were:&nbsp;<strong>Joseph Albert Catchot</strong> (1871-1915) m. Emily Fayard (1867-1920); <strong>Mary Septima Catchot</strong> (1872-); <strong>Anthony Cladius Catchot</strong> (1875-1933) m. Antonia Ferrer (1876-1960) and Agnes Moss (1894-19); <strong>Rosa Ninete Catchot</strong> (1877-1924) m. John Joseph Marion (1876-1962); <strong>Josephine Catchot</strong>; <strong>Mary A. Catchot</strong>; <strong>Miguel Catchot</strong> m. Elizabeth ‘Lizzie’ Kachler (1874-pre-1904).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\">Joseph Catchot passed in his sleep on October 15, 1913.&nbsp; At this time, he was the cook aboard <strong><em>Sailor’s Joy</em></strong>, a fishing boat, anchored off Shell Beach, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana.&nbsp; Mr. Catchot resided at 321 East Washington Avenue in Biloxi.&nbsp; He was survived by seven children and a brother at Ocean Springs.<em>(The Daily Herald, October 17, 1913, p. 1)</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Mary Fayard Catchot died February 12, 1929 at NOLA. &nbsp;Her internment was in the Greenwood Cemetery in the Crescent City.(The Daily Herald, February 13, 1929, p. 2 and The Times-Picayune, February 13,&nbsp;1929, p. 2.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\">Jerome Lepre, <strong><u>Catholic Church Records Diocese of Biloxi, Mississippi</u></strong>, Volume I, (Catholic Dioceses of Biloxi: Biloxi, Mississippi-1991).</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\">Jerome Lepre, <strong><u>Catholic Church Records Diocese of Biloxi, Mississippi</u></strong>, Volume III, (Catholic Dioceses of Biloxi: Biloxi, Mississippi-1995).</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong><em>Journals</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>“Slept all night by dead boatman </strong>[Joseph Catchot] <strong>died last night”</strong>, October 17, 1913.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>CHILDREN</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><u>J. ALBERT CATCHOT</u></strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong>Joseph Albert Catchot&nbsp;</strong>(1871-1915), known as <strong>Albert</strong> <strong>Catchot</strong>, was born on 1871 at Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.&nbsp; He married <strong>Emily Fayard</strong> (1867-1920).&nbsp; Children: Juliette Catchot (1890-1909); Mollie Marie Catchot (1893-1950) m. Peter Joseph Gill (1888-1971): Annie Vivian ‘Beashie’ Catchot (1894) m. Edwin Louis Meaut (18&nbsp;&nbsp; -); Laura Leona ‘Nootsie’ Catchot (1900-1925); and Albert Lawrence ‘Mack’ Catchot (1901-1963) m. Edith M. Mikkelson (1901-1964).</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Biloxi</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Albert Catchot and family relocated from Bay St. Louis, Mississippi to Biloxi, Mississippi in 1905.&nbsp; Here he worked as a motorman for the Mississippi Coast Traction Company.&nbsp; He left this organization in May 1909 and went to work for H.T. Greaves in the Central Market of Biloxi.<em>(The Daily Herald, May 8, 1909, p. 8)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\">Albert Catchot expired at Mobile, Alabama on April 21, 1915 from heart failure.&nbsp; Albert had been in the oyster business in Alabama since 1911.&nbsp; Albert had formerly worked for the Gulfport &amp; Mississippi Coast Traction Company.&nbsp; Mr. Catchot’s corporal remains were interred in the Old Biloxi Cemetery.&nbsp; Emily F. Catchot died on December 7, 1920 at 423 Water Street, the residence of P.J. Gill, her son-in-law.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>CHILDREN</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Juliette E.L. Catchot</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong>Juliette Eunice Lucille Catchot</strong>(1890-1909), called Juliet, was born July 14, 1890 at Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. She was educated at St. Joseph’s Academy also in Bay St. Louis and came to Biloxi, Mississippi with her family circa 1905.&nbsp; Juliet contracted pneumonia and after a lengthy and courageous battle with this malady expired at the family home at 438 Copp Street on August 10, 1909.&nbsp; Her funeral was attended by out of town guests: Henry French-Mobile; Aline Bermond and Mrs. Octave Fayard-Bay St. Louis; and Mrs. French-Pass Christian.(Lepre, 1995, p. 73 and <em>The Daily Herald, August 11, 1909, p. 4</em>)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Mollie J. Catchot</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong>Mollie Julia Catchot </strong>(1893-1950) was born March 14, 1893 at Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. She married Peter Joseph Gill (1888-1971). &nbsp;They were the parents of: Peter Joseph Gill Jr. (1913-1998) m. Rita Norma Jeluisich (1920-1999); Marie Lucille Gill (1917-1961) m. ?; Julliette Elizabeth Gill (1918-1986) m. George Patrick &nbsp;Ahern (1912-1947); William F. Gill (1922) m. Ester Griffin; Laura Jane Gill (1925) m. Roland Paul Meaut (1927); Mollie Theresa Gill (1929) m. Donald Gregory (1929-1982); Natalie Ann Gill (1927) m. Lowell Willmon (1928-2008) and Harold Langlinais (1934-1972); Charles A. Gill (1924-2002) m. Marjorie E. Luhman (1925-2011); Shirly Mae Gill (1935-2011) m. Louis Pennington Helm.(1933-2010).(Lepre, 1995, p. 73)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Anna V. Catchot</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong>Anna Vivian Catchot</strong>(1895-19) was born October 4, 1895 at Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.&nbsp; She married Edwin Louis Meaut on May 14, 1914. &nbsp;In 1930, the family was domicled at 439 Copp Street in Biloxi, Mississippi where Mr. Meaut made his livelihood as a newspaper agent. &nbsp;Children: Edwin Louis Meaut Jr. (1914-1966); Lt. Colonel Bermond J. Meaut (1917-2010) m. Mary Ellen Mon (1921-2004); and Emily Vivian Meaut (1924) m. Louis Warren Demoruelle (1920-1989).(Lepre, 1995, p. 72 and 1930 Harrison Co., Mississippi Federal Census 1146, p. 3B, ED 2)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Laura L. Catchot</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Laura Leonie Catchot (1900-1925) was born on January 26, 1899 at Bay St. Louis.&nbsp; Her tombstone indicates that she was born January 23, 1900.&nbsp; At Biloxi, Laura had been an employee of Quint’s Drug Store since 1922 and was domiciled with Edwin Meaut, her brother-in-law, and his family.&nbsp; Miss Catchot had been ill for about two months before her demise in the Biloxi City Hospital on August 4, 1925.&nbsp; Her corporal remains were interred in the Biloxi Cemetery.(Lepre, 1995, p. 73 and <em>The Daily Herald, August 4, 1925, p. 3)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Albert L. Catchot</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Albert Lawrence Catchot (1901-1963), called Mack, was born on December 28, 1901 at Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.&nbsp; On February 26, 1922 in Biloxi, Mississippi, he married Edith M. Mikkelson (1901-1964), a native of Rhinelander, Wisconsin and the daughter of Hans Edward Mikkelson (1876-1956) and Ida Mae Sauders (1876-1962). &nbsp;Their children were: Albert L. Catchot II (1923-1923); Dorothy Catchot (1925); Edith Catchot (1930) m. William C. Brown (1913-1993); Jerry Lawrence Catchot (1931); Harold James Catchot (1934-2003); and Patricia Anne Catchot (1939-1985).&nbsp; All of their children were born at Laurel, Mississippi except the last child who arrived in Lake City, South Carolina.<em>(The Daily Herald, February 27, 1922, p. 4 </em>and Edie Catchot Brown, Sacramento, California)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Mack Catchot owned a lumberyard and was a building contractor. &nbsp;He died at Orangevale, California on August 2, 1963.&nbsp; Edith M. Catchot expired at Orangevale on April 14, 1964.&nbsp; Their corporal remains are interred in the Calvary Catholic Cemetery at Sacramento, California.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\">Jerome Lepre, <strong><u>Catholic Church Records Diocese of Biloxi, Mississippi</u></strong>, Volume I, (Catholic Dioceses of Biloxi: Biloxi, Mississippi-1991).</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\">Jerome Lepre, <strong><u>Catholic Church Records Diocese of Biloxi, Mississippi</u></strong>, Volume III, (Catholic Dioceses of Biloxi: Biloxi, Mississippi-1995).</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>“City News”</strong>, May 8, 1909.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>“Death of Miss </strong>(Juliet)&nbsp;<strong>Catchot”</strong>, August 11, 1909.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>“Catchot-Mikkelson”</strong>, February 27, 1922.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>“Miss Catchot </strong>[Laura] <strong>laid to rest”</strong>, August 4, 1925.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><em>The Sun Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Shirley Mae [Gill] Helm</strong><strong>”</strong><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\">, November 23, 2011.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><span style=\"font-family:monospace,lucida console,trebuchet ms; font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong><em>Personal Communications</em></strong></span></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><span style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 237, 224); font-family:monospace,lucida console,trebuchet ms; font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong>Edith Brown Catchot-August 1990.</strong></span></span></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><u>MARY S. CATCHOT</u></strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Mary Septima Catchot was born August 17, 1872 at Bay St. Louis.(Lepre, 1995, p.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\">Jerome Lepre, <strong><u>Catholic Church Records Diocese of Biloxi, Mississippi</u></strong>, Volume I, (Catholic Dioceses of Biloxi: Biloxi, Mississippi-1991).</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\">Jerome Lepre, <strong><u>Catholic Church Records Diocese of Biloxi, Mississippi</u></strong>, Volume III, (Catholic Dioceses of Biloxi: Biloxi, Mississippi-1995).</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>“”</strong>,</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>“”</strong>,</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><u>ANTHONY C. CATCHOT</u></strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Anthony Cladius Catchot (1875-1933) was born April 4, 1875 at Bay St. Louis.&nbsp; He married Antonia Ferrer (1876-1960), a native of New Orleans and the daughter of Gabriel Ferrer (1835-1881) and Dolores Rodrigues on September 21, 1895 in Harrison County, Mississippi.&nbsp; She was born in the Crescent City on December 31, 1876.(NOLA Birth Bk. 71, p. 203 and Harrison Co., Mississippi MRB 10, p. 374)&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Children: Eura Dolores Catchot (1897-1957) m. John Bertucci (1895-19); Bernice Catchot (1900-19&nbsp; ) m. Salvador J. Bertucci (1892-1990); Edwin Anthony Catchot (1904-1976)&nbsp; m. Azalie ‘Lettie’ Weems (1905-1989); and Harold Miguel Catchot (1908-1980) m. Mathile Saucier (1916-1987).(Lepre, 1995, p. 73 and )</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Antonia Ferrer was born December 31, 1876.&nbsp; She expired at Biloxi on July 26, 1960.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong>CHILDREN</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong>Eura D. Catchot</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Eura D. Catchot (1897-1957) was born September 24, 1897.&nbsp; On December 28, 1915, she married John J. Bertucci (1895-1974), the son of Frank Bertucci (1859-19&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ), an Italian immigrant, and Caroline Agnes Battafora (1867-1918), native of NOLA, and the daughter of Robert Battafora (1836-1875) and Caroline LaRose Batfourro [Battafora] Bertucci (1837-1910).</span></span><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\">(Harrison Co., Mississippi MRB 12, p. 496 and <em>The Daily Herald, December 29, 1915, p. 6</em>).&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">John J. Bertucci was the manager of the Bertucci Produce Company.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Eura Catchot and John J. Bertucci divorced circa 1932 and she never remarried.&nbsp; In June&nbsp; John J. Bertucci married .(Harrison Co., Mississippi MRB , p. )</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Eura D. Catchot expired on December 12, 1957 at Biloxi, Mississippi.&nbsp; Her corporal remains were interred in the Biloxi Cemetery.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong>Bertucci-Battafora family</strong></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Frank Bertucci (1859-19&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ), an 1865 Italian immigrant, and Caroline Agnes Battafora (1867-1918), a native of NOLA, were the progenitors of the large Bertucci family of Gulfport and Biloxi, Mississippi.&nbsp; They married at NOLA on June 3, 1882.&nbsp; Caroline A. Battafora’s parents were also Italian immigrants.&nbsp; The family name because of it many vowels has also been spelled as: Batafora, Battefora, Battafora, Battiforea, Battefore, Batfourro, and may have eventually changed to Batteford circa 1930.(NOLA MRB 9, p. 348)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Caroline Battafora Bertucci had a least four siblings: Joseph Placide Battafora (1859-1933) m. Jeanette Tasso (1864-1944); John B. Battafora; Mary Battafora (1880-1910+) m. Hermogene Joseph Lizana (1875-1944); and Lena Battafora (1878-19) m. Joseph Randazzo (1883-1936).&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Caroline LaRose Battafora, Caroline B. Bertucci’s widowed mother, married Antonio Bertucci (1848-1937), also an Italian immigrant, and the brother of Frank Bertucci (1859-19), at New Orleans on .&nbsp; Children: John Bertucci (1876-) ; Lena [born Bartola,] Bertucci (1878-19) m. Joseph Randazzo (1883-1936); and Mary [born Marianna] Bertucci (1879-) m. Hermogene Joseph Lizana (1875-1944).&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Joseph P. Battafora (1859-1933) married Jennie Tasso (1864-1944).&nbsp; He was a fireman at New Orleans with the Jackson Steam Fire Company No. 18.&nbsp; He acquired a lot on the east side of Lameuse Street at Biloxi in January 1917.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Frank Bertucci relocated the Bertucci family to Biloxi from NOLA before 1900.&nbsp; In 1900, the Frank Bertucci family was domiciled on Washington Street.&nbsp; Frank and Caroline B. Bertucci were the parents of six children: <strong>Bertha B. Fayard</strong> (1884-1985) m. Frank Fayard; <strong>Katie B. Robinson </strong>(1884-19&nbsp; ) m. John Robinson; <strong>Robert Bertucci</strong> (1890-1974) m. Irma Nain; <strong>Frank Emmanuel Bertucci</strong> (1891-1981); and <strong>John J. Bertucci</strong> (1895-1974) m. Eura D. Catchot (1897-1957) and .</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Caroline Battafora Bertucci died at Biloxi, Mississippi on March 19, 1918 at her home at 419 Delauney Street.&nbsp; At NOLA, she was survived by two brothers, Joseph P. Battafora (1859-1933) and John Battafora.&nbsp; Joseph P. Battafora married Jennie Tasso (1864-1944).&nbsp; He was a fireman at New Orleans.&nbsp; He bought a lot on the east side of Lameuse Street at Biloxi in January 1917.</span></span><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong>Bernice M. Catchot</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Bernice Marie Catchot (1900-1988) was born January 25, 1900.&nbsp; On December 8, 1915, she married <strong>Salvador Joseph Bertucci</strong> (1892-1990), the son of Frank Bertucci (1859-19&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ) an Italian immigrant, and Caroline Agnes Batafora (1867-1918), native of NOLA.(Harrison Co., Mississippi MRB 12, p. 476 and The Daily Herald, December 9, 1915, p. 6).&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Salvador J. Bertucci was born February 22, 1892 at Birmingham, Alabama.&nbsp; His father had relocated the Bertucci family to Biloxi before 1900 as the Bertucci family was domiciled on Washington Street at this time.&nbsp; Salvador J. Bertucci and Bernice Catchot were the parents of six children: <strong>&nbsp;Caroline Agnes Bertucci</strong>&nbsp;(1918-2011) m. George Ralph Duncan (1911-1987) in December 1941; <strong>Bernice \'Sis’ Antonia Bertucci</strong> (1920-1999) m. Anthony J. ‘Tony’ Ingrassia Jr. (1918-1980) in August 1941;<strong> Dorothy</strong> [Dot] &nbsp;<strong>Bertucci </strong>(1922-1993) m George W. Drennan Jr. in July 1945 and Larry Peck; <strong>Frank Emmanuel Bertucci</strong> (1924-2009) m. Ardeth M. Ryland&nbsp; (1928-2003) in June 1948 ; and <strong>Salvador J. Bertucci</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Jr.</strong> (1926-1930+).</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong>Edwin A. Catchot</strong></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Edwin A. Catchot (1904-1976) was born at Biloxi, Mississippi on August 16, 1904.&nbsp; On July 30, 1938, he married Azalie Weems (1905-1989), the daughter of Frederick Williams Weems (1875-1953), a native of Dauphin Island, Alabama, and Ellen Skinner (1884-1959), also an Alabaman.(Harrison Co., Mississippi MRB 49, p. 91)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Frederick W. Weems and Ellen Skinner had married in Harrison County, Mississippi on June 25, 1902.&nbsp; Mr. Weems was an oysterman and shrimper.&nbsp; The family resided at 805 Oak Street.&nbsp; Azalie’s siblings were: Arlete Weems (b.1904) m. Fred P. Micheal Jr. and Frederick W. Weeks Jr. (1907-1997) m. Bessie Thornton.(Harrison Co. Mississippi MRB 14, p. 20 and 1920 Harrison Co., Mississippi Federal Census T625_876, p. 3B, ED 39)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Edwin and Azalie Weems Catchot were the parents of Diane Catchot, a daughter.&nbsp; She &nbsp;married Anthony Glen Cothern Jr. (1916-1991): Anthony Glen Cothern m. Terri Lynn Armstrong in October 2001.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Edwin A. Catchot died at Biloxi on October 31, 1976 and Azalie Weems Catchot expired at Biloxi, Mississippi on December 31, 1989.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong>Harold M. Catchot</strong></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Harold Miguel Catchot (1908-1980) was born at Biloxi, Mississippi on January 24, 1908.&nbsp; He married <strong>Mathile Frances Saucier</strong> (1916-1987) in Harrison County, Mississippi on June 2, 1940.&nbsp; She was the daughter of Sydney P. Saucier (1876-1954), a native of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, and Frances Mantick (1884-1957), a native of Germany who immigrated to America in 1888.&nbsp; Mr. Saucier made his living as a baker at Biloxi and the family was domiciled on Dorries Street.&nbsp; He was born October 10, 1876, the son of Edouard Saucier and Mathilde Tudury,(1920 Harrison Co., Mississippi Federal Census T625_876, p. 11B, ED 39 and Lepre, 1995,&nbsp; p. 329)&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Harold and Mathile were the parents of four children: <strong>Harold Salvador Catchot</strong>&nbsp; (b. 1941) m. Carolyn Ann Manuel in September 1961; <strong>Edwin M. Catchot</strong> (b. 1942) m. Audrey Ann Franklin in December 1961; <strong>Donna Kay Catchot</strong> m. Robert L. Boney in August 1966 and Jerry Richard Guebard in January 1978; and <strong>Deborah Claire Catchot</strong> m. Thomas Paul Wallace in February 1969.(Harrison Co., Mississippi MRB 51, p. 80, MRB Bk. 119, p. 574,&nbsp; MRB 120, p. 413, MRB. 133, p. 7, 2<sup>nd</sup> JD MRB 16, p. 84; and 2<sup>nd</sup> JD MRB 1, p. 202)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Harold M. Catchot died at Biloxi, Mississippi in December 19, 1980.&nbsp; Mathile F. Catchot passed on October 15, 1987.&nbsp; Their corporal remains are interred in the Biloxi Cemetery.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong>2<sup>nd</sup> FAMILY</strong></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong>Agnes Moss</strong></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Anthony C. Catchot (1875-1933) married Agnes Moss (1894-19), the daughter of William A. Moss and Catherine Corbett (1862-1932) at NOLA on August 14, 1918.&nbsp; From this union two children were born: <strong>George Catchot</strong> (1919-1982) and Grace <strong>Mary Catchot</strong> (1928-1999).(NOLA MRB 41, p. 435)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong>Jefferson Parish</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong>CHILDREN</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong>George A. Catchot</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\">George Anthony Catchot (1919-1982) was born June 30, 1919. &nbsp;He married Bernice Lanata (1912-1992). &nbsp;Children: Judy Catchot Gardner (1944-2008). &nbsp;George passed on July 10, 1982. &nbsp;Internment St. Patrick Cemetery No. 1 in NOLA.(The Times-Picayune, July 11, 1982, Section I, p. 16)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong>Grace M. Catchot</strong></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">&nbsp;Grace Mary Catchot (1928-1999) was born January 27, 1928 at Bucktown.&nbsp; She married <strong>James Joseph Caruso</strong> (1920-1972).&nbsp; Grace Mary was on the clerical staff of the Sewerage and Water Board.&nbsp; She and James J. Caruso were the parents of Barry Caruso and Jill Caruso Terese. &nbsp;Mary Grace Catchot died on September 16, 1999.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Anthony C. Catchot expired at New Orleans, Louisiana on April 12, 1933.&nbsp; His corporal remains were interred in the Greenwood Cemetery at NOLA.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\">Jerome Lepre, <strong><u>Catholic Church Records Diocese of Biloxi, Mississippi</u></strong>, Volume I, (Catholic Dioceses of Biloxi: Biloxi, Mississippi-1991).</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\">Jerome Lepre, <strong><u>Catholic Church Records Diocese of Biloxi, Mississippi</u></strong>, Volume III, (Catholic Dioceses of Biloxi: Biloxi, Mississippi-1995).</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><strong><em>Chancery Court</em></strong></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Harrison County, Mississippi Chancery Court Cause No. 6018, <strong><em>“Irma Burtucci v. Robert Bertucci”</em></strong>-1919.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Harrison County, Mississippi Chancery Court Cause No. 7403, <strong><em>“Irma Bertucci v. Robert Bertucci”</em></strong>-1923.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Harrison County, Mississippi Chancery Court Cause No. 7440, <strong><em>“Eura Bertucci v. John Bertucci”</em></strong>-1923.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Harrison County, Mississippi Chancery Court Cause No. 8793, <strong><em>“Eura Bertucci v. John Bertucci”</em></strong>-1926.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong><em>Journals</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>“Bertucci-Catchot”</strong>, December 9, 1915.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>“Bertucci-Catchot”</strong>, December 29, 1915.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>“Deed recently filed for record”</strong>, January 26, 1917.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>“A. Catchot dies”</strong>, April 17, 1933.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>“Edwin A. Catchot”</strong>, November 1, 1976.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>“Mrs. Mathile Catchot”</strong>, October 18, 1987.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><em>The Sun Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Mrs. Azalie Catchot”</strong><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\">, January 2, 1990.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>“Salvador Joseph Bertucci”</strong>, July 6, 1990.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><em>The Sun Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Anthony Glen Cothern Jr.”</strong><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\">, November , 1991.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><em>The Sun Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Bernice Bertucci Ingrassi”</strong><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\">, August 25, 1999.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Sun Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Mrs. Ardeth R. Bertucci”</strong>, May 27, 2003.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Sun Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Frank Emmaunel Bertucci”</strong>, July 9, 2009.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><em>The Sun Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>“Caroline Bertucci Duncan”</strong><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\">, December 21, 2011.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Times Picayune, </em><strong>“Mrs. C. Battefora </strong>[sic] <strong>is dead”</strong>, March 24, 1918. .</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Times Picayune, </em><strong>“Catherine Corbett Moss”</strong>, June 23, 1932.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Times Picayune, </em><strong>“Anthony Catchot”</strong>, April 13, 1933.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Times Picayune, </em><strong>“Battifforea”</strong>, September 10, 1933.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Times Picayune, </em><strong>“James Joseph Caruso”</strong>, March 20, 1972.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12px\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><em>The Times Picayune,&nbsp;</em><strong>“[George Anthony] Catchot”</strong><span style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); color:rgb(51, 51, 51)\">, July 11, 1982.</span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Times Picayune, </em><strong>“Mary Grace Catchot Caruso”</strong>, September 19, 1999.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong><u>ROSA N. CATCHOT</u></strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">&nbsp;Rosa Ninete or Beneta Catchot (1877-1924) was born at Bay St. Louis, Hancock County, Mississippi on October 6, 1877.&nbsp; On November 12, 1894 at Biloxi, Harrison Co., Mississippi, she married John Joseph ‘Brother’ Marion (1875-1936+), the son of John Marion (1830-1890), a Spanish immigrant, and the son of Joseph Marion and Maria Vica, and Emelie Fayard Marsan (1829-1915), the daughter of Jacque Fayard and Gertrude Ryan and the widow of Alexis Marsan (1824-1869), a French immigrant, who made his livelihood at Biloxi as a butcher, on November 12, 1894 at Biloxi, Harrison Co., Mississippi.( MRB Lepre, Vol. II, 1995, p. 134 and p. 141)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">J.J. Marion and Rosa B. Catchot were the parents of: Andrew J. Marion (1895-1936); Agnes E. Marion Entrekin (1896-1930+); Irene M. Collins (1897-1943); Edward U. Marion (1899-1934); Rose Marion Ladnier (1904-1930+); and Ralph Marion (1907-1984).&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Rose C. Marion died at her home at 339 Nixon Street in Biloxi on June 12, 1924.&nbsp; She was survived by Marie Fayard Catchot, her mother; Antony C. Catchot (1875-1933) and Edgar Catchot (1894-1920+), her brothers domiciled at NOLA; and Robert F. Catchot (1889-1941) of Biloxi.<em>(The Daily Herald, June 12, 1924, p. 3)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong>CHILDREN</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong>Andrew J. Marion</strong></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Andrew Joseph ‘Son’ Marion (1895-1936) was born March 15, 1896.&nbsp; He married <strong>Frances Isabell Stafford</strong> (1896-1985), the daughter of Marion Stafford (1871-1943) and Madeline Dean (1877-pre 1910+), on November 29, 1915.&nbsp; The family resided at 209 Maple Street on Point Cadet, Andrew made his livelihood as the manager of a automobile service station, but at the time of his demise he was employed with Kimbrough &amp; Quints drugstore.&nbsp; Frances and Andrew had two sons born at Biloxi his untimely death on April 1, 1936: <strong>Rayford Joseph Marion</strong> (1917-1979); and <strong>Ronald Andrew Marion</strong> (1930-2011) m. Geraldine Hughes and Martha Brooks, the daughter of Coyt Brooks and Moddie Brooks.(Harrison Co., Mississippi MRB 27, p. 461 and <em>The Daily Herald, April 2, 1936 and The Sun Herald, November 18, 2011)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong>Ronald Andrew Marion&nbsp;</strong>and Geraldine Hughes had a son, <strong>Ronald Andrew Marion</strong> <strong>II</strong>, who married Melissa Jaynell Schloegel on April 29, 1989 at N.B.V.M. &nbsp;Their daughter, Anna Frances Marion married David Albritton.(Harrison Co. Mississippi MRB 185, p. 102)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">After the death of his spouse, <strong>Marion Stafford</strong> married <strong>Kate Hammond</strong> (1887-1913) in March 1910.&nbsp; <strong>Riley Stafford</strong> (1839-1904), his father and native of Meridian, Mississippi expired at Biloxi on May 21, 1904.&nbsp; <strong>Frances Stafford Marion</strong> married <strong>Leo V. Edwards</strong> in June 1947. (Harrison Co., Mississippi MRB 21, p. 437&nbsp; MRB 74, p. 557 and <em>The Biloxi Herald, May 21, 1904, p. 8)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong>Agnes E. Marion</strong></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Agnes Emma Marion was born May 31, 1896.&nbsp; She married <strong>Walter E. Entrekin</strong> (1897-1930+), native of Alabama, on July 2, 1916.&nbsp; In 1920 at Biloxi, they lived on Copp Street and Walter worked at a shipyard as a riveter.&nbsp; Circa 1926, the family relocated to Mobile, Alabama where Walter was employed as an engineer for a railroad.&nbsp; They were the parents of: <strong>Juliette E. Entrekin</strong> (1916-2006) m. Lt. j.g. William J. Dohm and William C. Rampenthal; <strong>Marian C. Entrekin</strong> (1919-1930+); <strong>Mildred E. Entrekin</strong> (1920-1930+); and <strong>Walter E. Entrekin II</strong> (1925-2005), a Birmingham, Alabama architect, m. Daphine Warhurst.&nbsp; The corporal remains of this family appear to have been interred at the Mobile Memorial Gardens, Mobile, Alabama. Harrison Co., Mississippi MRB 29, p. 68)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong>Irene M. Marion</strong></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Irene Mary Marion (1897-1943) was born on December 30, 1897.&nbsp; She married <strong>George J. Collins</strong> (1891-1968), native of NOLA and Biloxi building contractor, on April 12, 1914.&nbsp; They lived on Benachi Avenue and reared two children: <strong>George J. Collins II</strong> and <strong>Irene M. Collins</strong> m. Walker F. Tucei (1918-2000).&nbsp; Irene M. Collins expired on December 22, 1943.(Harrison Co., Mississippi MRB 25, p. 585)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong>Edward U. Marion</strong></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Edward Ulysses ‘Billie and Buddy’ Marion (1899-1934) was born October 6, 1899.&nbsp; He married <strong>Harriet Oleva Baker </strong>(1902-1936+), the daughter of Joseph Baker (1865-1956) and Margaret Wilson (1862-1920), on August 6, 1918.&nbsp; Edward made his livelihood as bakery truck driver.&nbsp; He had worked for the Biloxi Bakery, L&amp;N and Electric Bakeries.&nbsp; Since 1927, Buddy Marion had been employed with the Ellzey Bakery.&nbsp; The family was domiciled on East Howard Avenue where they reared Mercedes Marion (1920-1930+), a daughter, who was born on March 27, 1920.&nbsp; Edward expired at the Biloxi Hospital on September 8, 1934, after an attack of appendicitis.&nbsp; Harriet Baker Marion married James H. Ford June 28, 1936.(Harrison Co., Mississippi MRB 30, p. 282 and MRB&nbsp; 47, p. 109 and <em>The Daily Herald, September 8, 1934, p. 10)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong>Rosa Marion</strong></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Rosa Marion was born in 1904.&nbsp; She married <strong>George Ladnier</strong> (1903-1971) in Harrison County, Mississippi on May 19, 1923.&nbsp; By 1930, they had relocated to Herron Bay, Mobile County, Alabama where George was an oyster fisherman.&nbsp; At this time, they were the parents of: <strong>Joseph L. Ladnier</strong> (1926-1988); <strong>Rosemary Ladnier</strong> (1927-1930+); and <strong>Irene Ladnier</strong> (1928-1930+).&nbsp; It appears that this family remained in the Bayou La Batre area of Mobile County, Alabama.( Harrison Co., Mississippi MRB 35, p. 110)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong>Ralph Marion</strong></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Ralph Marion (1907-1984) was born December 15, 1907.&nbsp; He married <strong>Ophelia Sperivich</strong> (1906-1981) on November 21, 1926.&nbsp; In 1930, Ralph and Ophelia Marion lived on Washington Street at Biloxi.&nbsp; He was employed by a paving company as a brick mason.&nbsp; Ralph died at Biloxi, Mississippi in December 1984.&nbsp; Ophelia preceded him in death expiring in June 1981.(<em>The Daily Herald, December 19, 1907, p. 2 and November 24, 1926, p. 1 and </em>Harrison Co., Mississippi MRB 38, p. 535)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\">Jerome Lepre, <strong><u>Catholic Church Records Diocese of Biloxi, Mississippi</u></strong>, Volume I, (Catholic Dioceses of Biloxi: Biloxi, Mississippi-1991).</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\">Jerome Lepre, <strong><u>Catholic Church Records Diocese of Biloxi, Mississippi</u></strong>, Volume III, (Catholic Dioceses of Biloxi: Biloxi, Mississippi-1995).</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong><em>Journals</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Biloxi Herald, </em><strong>“Local Happenings”</strong>, July 26, 1890.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald,</em><strong>“Necrological-Riley Stafford”</strong>, May 21, 1904.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald,</em><strong>“City News </strong>[birth of Ralph Marion]<strong>”</strong>, December 19, 1907.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald,</em><strong>“Necrology-Mrs. Josephine Goodier”</strong>, January 4, 1911.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald,</em><strong>“Old Biloxian </strong>[John Goodier] <strong>died early today”</strong>, March 11, 1913.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald,</em><strong>“Collins-Marion”</strong>, April 12, 1914, p. 2.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>“Aged Biloxian </strong>[Emily Marion] <strong>died last night”</strong>, December 28, 1915.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald,</em><strong>“Marion-Entrekin”, </strong>July 3, 1916, p. 3.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald,</em><strong>“Marion-Thorn”</strong>, July 11, 1916, p. 4.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald,</em><strong>“Marion-Baker”</strong>, August 6, 1918, p. 3.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>“Mrs. Aggregaard </strong>[sic] <strong>dead”</strong>, November 10, 1919.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald,</em><strong>“Ladnier-Marion”</strong>, May 22, 1923, p. 3.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>“Mrs. Marion </strong>[Rosa Catchot Marion] <strong>died this morning”</strong>, June 12, 1924.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald,</em><strong>“Marion-Speririch”</strong>, November 24, 1926, p. 2.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald,</em><strong>“Betty Marion”</strong>, January 17, 1931, p. 2.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald,</em><strong>“Edward Marion dies”</strong>, September 8, 1934, p. 10.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>“A.J. Marion dies”</strong>, April 2, 1936.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>The Sun Herald, \"Ronald Marion\", November &nbsp;, 2011, p. A &nbsp;.</p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong><u>JOSEPHINE CATCHOT</u></strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong>Josephine Catchot </strong>was born July 3, 1878 at Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong><u>MARY A. CATCHOT</u></strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Mary Antoinette Catchot (1879-) was born December 18, 1879 at Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.(Lepre, 1995, p. 193)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\">Jerome Lepre, <strong><u>Catholic Church Records Diocese of Biloxi, Mississippi</u></strong>, Volume III, (Catholic Dioceses of Biloxi: Biloxi, Mississippi-1995).</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><u>MIGUEL CATCHOT</u></strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong>Miguel Catchot&nbsp;</strong>(1882-1905) was born at Biloxi, Mississippi on October 21, 1882.&nbsp; He married <strong>Elizabeth ‘Lizzie’ Kachler</strong> (1874-pre-1904), the daughter of Lena Kachler Fayard Johnson (1854-1934), at NOLA on December 18, 1899.&nbsp; They were married again at Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi on August 13, 1901.&nbsp; They were the parents of three children:&nbsp; <strong>Clarence Joseph Catchot</strong> (1900-1952); <strong>Clara Catchot</strong> (1903-1914); and <strong>Michael Earl Catchot</strong>.(Lepre, 1991, p. 55, NOLA MRB 21, p. 201, OLG Bk. 2, p. 83, &nbsp;and <em>The Daily Herald, March 27, 1905, p. 6)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong>Bay St. Louis</strong></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">In 1900, Miguel and Lizzie K. Cathcot were domiciled at Bay St. Louis with Lena Kachler Fayard, her mother and the widow of Achille Fayard (1857-1895).&nbsp; At this time, Miguel made his livelihood as a hack driver.&nbsp; Lena had birthed children by this time and were alive.&nbsp; Also living with her were two sons by Mr. Kachler and five children by Achille Fayard: Frank Koechler [Kachler] (1877-1940) m. Anice Fayard (1871-1934); John J. Koechler (1880-1948); Alfred Fayard (1888-1927); Hattie Fayard; Lovance Fayard (1892-1954); Azaline Fayard; and Achille Fayard (1896-1972).(1900 Hancock Co., Mississippi Federal Census T623-808, p. 1B, ED 28</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">In March 1905, Miguel Catchot was stricken with typhoid fever at Bay St. Louis and came to Biloxi to be cared for by his mother and family.&nbsp; Mrs. Catchot resided at 417 Lameuse Street at this time.&nbsp; Miguel did not recover from his ailment and expired on Lameuse Street on March 26, 1905.&nbsp; His corporal remains were interred in the Biloxi Cemetery.<em>(The Daily Herald, March 27, 1905, p. 6)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong>CHILDREN</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong>Clarence J. Catchot</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Clarence Joseph Catchot (1900-1952) was born at Bay St. Louis on August 25, 1900. &nbsp;After his parents had passed, he remained at Bay St. Louis with Lena Katchler Fayard, his grandmother, who had married Willie J.N. Johnson (1853-1920), a local carpenter.(1910 Hancock Federal Census T624_739, p. 16A, ED 30, Lepre, 1995, p. 72)&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Circa 1924, Clarence married Ethel Steen (1889-1963) at NOLA.&nbsp; She was the daughter of Thomas Jackson Steen and Emma Mead.&nbsp; Clarence and Ethel had Charles Clarence Catchot, a son.&nbsp; His daughters were:</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Clarence J. Catchot expired at NOLA on November 11, 1952.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong>Clara Catchot</strong></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong>Clara Catchot</strong> (1903-1914) was born on June 27, 1903 at Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.&nbsp; She expired at New Orleans, Louisiana on June 21, 1914.&nbsp; Her corporal remains were sent to Biloxi, Mississippi for internment in the Biloxi Cemetery.<em>(</em>OLG Bk. 3, p. 63 and <em>The Daily Herald, June 23, 1914, p. 2)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong>Michael&nbsp;</strong>[Miguel] <strong>E. Catchot</strong></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong>Michael E. Catchot</strong> (1904-1920+) was born at Bay St. Louis, Mississippi on August 1, 1904.&nbsp; He married Rita Landry (1905-1925), a native of New Orleans and the daughter of Frank S. Landry (1875-1930+) and Rita Josephine Casanova (1881-1938).&nbsp; Earl M Kachler II (1924-2009), a son, was born at NOLA on July 23, 1924.(OLG Bk. 3, p. 68)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\">Jerome Lepre, <strong><u>Catholic Church Records Diocese of Biloxi, Mississippi</u></strong>, Volume I, (Catholic Dioceses of Biloxi: Biloxi, Mississippi-1991).</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\">Jerome Lepre, <strong><u>Catholic Church Records Diocese of Biloxi, Mississippi</u></strong>, Volume III, (Catholic Dioceses of Biloxi: Biloxi, Mississippi-1995).</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Journals</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald, </em><strong>“Necrology-Miguel Catchot”</strong>, March 27, 1905.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>“Young lady </strong>[Clara Catchot] <strong>dead”</strong>, June 26, 1914.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>“”</strong>,</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Houston Chronicle, </em><strong>“Earl M. Kachler Jr.”</strong>, November 10, 2009.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Times Picayune, </em><strong>“Miss C. Catchot, Biloxi, Miss.”</strong>, June 26, 1914.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><em>The Times Picayune, </em><strong>“Clarence Joseph Catchot”</strong>, November 11, 1952.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Times Picayune, </em><strong>“Catchot </strong>[Ethel Steen Catchot]<strong>”</strong>, June 6, 1963.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong>EDNA CATCHOT</strong></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong>CHILDREN</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>“”</strong>,</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>“”</strong>,</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>“”</strong>,</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>“”</strong>,</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>“”</strong>,</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong>ROBERT F. CATCHOT</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Robert Francois Catchot (1889-1941) was born April 14, 1889 at Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.&nbsp; He married Jennie Fryou, a native of Algiers, Louisiana, on December 5, 1907 at Biloxi, Mississippi.(Lepre, 1995, p. 73)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Their children were: Althea Catchot (1908-2003) m. Richard R. McCloskey and Lonnie M. Williams Jr. (1918-1975); Ethel Catchot (1910-1987) m. Luther H. Lancaster; Artemese Catchot (1911-1998) m. Oliver Osborn Redding (1904-1982) and Emile P. Demourelle (1907-1992); and Roberta Claire Catchot (1918-1996) m. Uriel R. Kennedy (1917-1995).</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">In June 1917 when Robert F. Catchot reported his status to the draft board, he was employed as a soda dispenser with Kimbrough &amp; Quints Drugs on Lameuse Street and Howard Avenue.&nbsp; The family was domiciled at 109 West Jackson Avenue.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Robert F. Catchot expired at Biloxi on July 1, 1941.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong>CHILDREN</strong></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong>Althea Catchot</strong></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Althea Catchot (1908-2003) was born on September 9, 1908 at Biloxi, Mississippi.&nbsp; She married Richard R. McCloskey on September 30, 1928.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong>Ethel Catchot</strong></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Ethel Catchot (1910-1987) was born on April 4, 1910.&nbsp; Married Luther H. Lancaster</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong>Artemese Catchot</strong></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Artemise Catchot (1911-1998) &nbsp;was born November 1, 1911 at Biloxi, Mississippi. On February 17, 1927, she married Oliver O. Redding (1904-1982).&nbsp; They were the parents of &nbsp;two daughters: <strong>Shirley Redding</strong> &nbsp;(1929-2011) m. Harry M. Heitzman (1917-1989) and Emile ‘Junior’ Louis ‘Junior’ Desporte Jr. and <strong>Marlene Redding</strong> m. Mike Gillich II (b. 1930).<em>(The Daily Herald, February 21, 1927, p. 2)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Shirley Redding Desporte passed on at Biloxi, Mississippi on April 30, 2011.&nbsp; The Desportes were in the retail seafood at Biloxi for many years on Caillavet Street and Division Street.&nbsp; Shirley and Junior Desporte were the parents of three children: Emile ‘Junie’ L. Desporte III (1947-2007) m. Angela M. Quave; Artie Wayne Desporte m. Christine ?; and Julia Desporte &nbsp;m. Andrew Kessen.<em>(The Sun Herald, May 3, 2011, p. A4 and May 4, 2011, p. A6)</em></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong>Oliver Osborn Redding&nbsp;</strong>(1904-1982), called Osborn, was born at Crystal Springs, Mississippi on October 14, 1904, the son of Walter Armstrong Redden (1870-1935) and Francis Osborn.&nbsp; Several of the Redden children, among them Osborn O. Redden, adopted the name Redding because it was often misspelled by the general public because of its similar sounding. (Walterene V. Redding, January 4, 2003)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">&nbsp;Osborn Redding made his livelihood as a painting contractor.&nbsp; He apprenticed as a painter with Charles R. Kostmayer (1881-1946) of Biloxi.&nbsp; Prior to Mr. Kostmayer death, he left Osborn much of his painting paraphernalia.&nbsp; Mr. Redding also inherited some of Kostmayer’s commercial clients, J.O. Collins and Lloyd T. Moon.&nbsp; He later teamed up with Lloyd H. Catchot (1912-1995) and formed Redding &amp; Catchot, painting contractors.&nbsp;&nbsp; Among their employees was Ashley Schrieber (1919-2001).&nbsp; O. Osborn Redding expired on June 21, 1982.&nbsp; His corporal remains were interred in the Bellande Cemetery on Dewey Avenue in Ocean Springs, Mississippi.(Walterene V. Redding, January 4, 2003)&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Artemese Catchot divorced O.O. Redding and married Emile Paul Demoruelle (1907-1992) in Harrison County, Mississippi on June 30, 1946.&nbsp; No children were born of this marriage.(Harrison Co., Mississippi MRB 72, p. 87)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">In September 1941, Osborn Redding married Walterene Verner (1923-2005), the daughter of Thomas Eugene Verner (1898-1989) and Anne Costley (1901-1990), the daughter of Mr. Costley and Louise Emma Hoffman Costley Beuhler (1879-1965).&nbsp; They were the parents of Enid Redding Hutchenson (1945-1981) who in February 1965 married E. Nelson Hutchenson (b. 1942), the son of William E. Hutchenson and Ura Inez Clark.&nbsp; Nelson Hutchenson was a native of Jefferson County, Alabama. (Walterine V. Redding, January 4, 2003 and JXCO, Ms. MRB 105, p. 311)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Artemese Catchot divorced O.O. Redding and married <strong>Emile Paul Demoruelle</strong> (1907-1992), the son of Frederick Paul Demoruelle (1883-1936) and Amelia Steinfels (1883-1955), in Harrison County, Mississippi on June 30, 1946.&nbsp; No children were born of this union.(Harrison Co., Mississippi MRB 72, p. 87)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Emile P. Demourelle was born at New Orleans, Louisiana.&nbsp; He had married Juliet Campos (1907-1980), the daughter of Manuel Campos and Marie Bronze (Bronzanotich) (1888-1957).&nbsp; Juliet and Emile P. Demourelle had two children: Emile P. Demoruelle II (1929-1929) and James L. Demoruelle (1930-1989).&nbsp; The Demourelles lived on Santini Street in Biloxi where he made his livelihood as an electrician.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Mrs. Demourelle died at Biloxi on March 11, 1998.&nbsp; Emile P. Demoruelle had passed on May 16, 1992.&nbsp; Their corporal remains were interred in the Southern Memorial Park cemetery at Biloxi, Mississippi.<em>(The Sun Herald, March 13, 1998, p. A2)</em></span></span><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\">&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong>Roberta C. Catchot</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Roberta Claire Catchot (1918-1996) was born at Biloxi, Mississippi on March 27, 1918.&nbsp; She married Uriel Ray Kennedy (1917-1995).&nbsp; Their children were: Robert L. Kennedy (b. 1943) m. Tabitha James; Uriel R. Kennedy II m. ? and Kimothy Harris Kennedy (1956-1957).</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>“Redding-Catchot”</strong>, February 21, 1927.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>“Artemese ‘Artie’ Cecelia Demourelle”</strong>, March 13, 1998.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>“Shirley Redding Desporte”</strong>, May 3, 2011.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>“Her </strong>[Shirley Redding Desporte] <strong>marriage was 64 years of Magic”</strong>, May 4, 2011.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Times Picayune, </em><strong>“Althea Catchot Williams”</strong>, July 16, 2003.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong>EDGAR J. CATCHOT</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Edgar Julius Catchot (1892-1952) was born February 1, 1892 at Biloxi, Mississippi.&nbsp; He married Agnes McDonald at Biloxi, Mississippi on March 17, 1911.&nbsp; They made their home in the Desporte house on Delauney Street.(Lepre, 1991, p. 54, Harrison Co., Mississippi MRB 23, p. 164)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Edgar J. Cathcot served as a Private in France with the 32<sup>nd</sup> Division, U.S. Army from June 1918 until the spring of 1919.&nbsp; After the Great War, he returned to NOLA in May 1919 and lived with his mother at 2312 Cleveland Street in the Crescent City.&nbsp; By 1920 Edgar was tending bar with Anthony Catchot, his older brother, in the Crescent City.<em>(The Times Picayune, May 6, 1919, p. 10 and </em>1920 Orleans Parish, Louisiana Federal Census T625_619, p. 7b, ED 45)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong>Marriage and family</strong></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Edgar J. Catchot divorced Agnes McDonald.&nbsp; Circa 1921, Edgar J. Catchot married Mary E. ‘May’ McDermott (1890-1957), native of New Orleans and widow of Mr. Bardeau, whom she met in the Crescent City, as in 1920 she was living with her siblings on Cleveland Street next to his mother and brother.&nbsp; They had Gloria Catchot (1922-2004), a daughter who was born circa 1922 and married Thomas C. Murphy.&nbsp; May McDermott gave birth to Dorothy Bardeau (1912-1989) before she married Edgar J. Catchot.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong>CHILDREN</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong>Edgar J. Monjure</strong></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Edgar Joseph Monjure (1913-1971)</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\">Jerome Lepre, <strong><u>Catholic Church Records Diocese of Biloxi, Mississippi</u></strong>, Volume I, (Catholic Dioceses of Biloxi: Biloxi, Mississippi-1991).</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Journals</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>“Mother protests against match as youth drives off”</strong>, March 18, 1911.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>“Summer visitors arriving”</strong>, April 17, 1911.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Times Picayune, </em><strong>“Edgar Catchot arrives home”</strong>, May 6, 1919.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Times Picayune, </em><strong>“Edgar C. Catchot”</strong>, May 2, 1952.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Times Picayune, </em><strong>“Mary McDermott Catchot”</strong>, April 16, 1957.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Times Picayune, </em><strong>“Local attorney Monjure dead”</strong>, June 10, 1971.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\">Jerome Lepre, <strong><u>Catholic Church Records Diocese of Biloxi, Mississippi</u></strong>, Volume I, (Catholic Dioceses of Biloxi: Biloxi, Mississippi-1991).</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\">Jerome Lepre, <strong><u>Catholic Church Records Diocese of Biloxi, Mississippi</u></strong>, Volume III, (Catholic Dioceses of Biloxi: Biloxi, Mississippi-1995).</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong><em>Journals</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>“Slept all night by dead boatman </strong>[Joseph Catchot] <strong>died last night”</strong>, October 17, 1913.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>“Albert Catchot dies in Mobile”</strong>, August 22, 1915.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>“Catchot funeral”</strong>, August 24, 1915.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>“Aged Biloxian </strong>[Emily Marion] <strong>died last night”</strong>, December 28, 1915.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>“Mrs. Marion </strong>[Rosa Catchot Marion] <strong>died this morning”</strong>, June 12, 1924.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong><em>Personal Communications</em></strong></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong>Edith Brown Catchot-August 1990.</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong>Birth, Marriage, and Death Records</strong></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong>Albert Catchot, </strong>son of Joseph and Mary Fayard, married Amelie Fayard, daughter of Laurence Fayard and Amelie Carcot) on June 20, 1889.[OLG Bk. 2, p. 123]</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong>Anna Vivian Catchot</strong>, daughter of Albert Catchot and Amelie Fayard born October 4, 1895.[OLG Bk. 3, p. 468]</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong>Antony Claudius Catchot</strong>, son of Joseph Catchot and Mary Fayard, born April 4, 1875.[OLG Bk. 2, p. 354]</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong>Clarence Joseph Catchot</strong>, son of Miguel Catchot and Lazzie Kachler, born August 25, 1900.[OLG Bk. 3, p. 469]</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong>Josephine Catchot</strong>, daughter of Joseph Catchot and Mary Ponds, born July 3, 1878.[OLG Bk. 2, p. 351]</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong>Juliette Eunice Lucille Catchot</strong>, daughter of Albert Catchot and Amelie Fayard, born July 14, 1890. [OLG Bk. 3, p. 470]</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong>Laure Leonie Catchot</strong>, daughter of Albert Catchot and Emilia Fayard, born January 26, 1899. [OLG Bk. 3, p. 471]</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong>Mary Septima Catchot</strong>, daughter of Joseph Catchot and Mary Fayard, born August 17, 1872. [OLG Bk. 2, p. 352]</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong>Miguel Catchot</strong>,</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong>Mollie Julia Catchot</strong>, daughter of Albert Catchot and Amelie Fayard, born March 14, 1893. [OLG Bk. 3, p. 473]</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\"><strong>Robert Francois Catchot</strong>, son of Joseph Catchot and Mary Fayard, born April 14, 1889. .[OLG Bk. 2, p. 353]</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong>Lina Ascher</strong></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\">Helena [Lina] Ascher (1856-1910+) or Asher, Hache, Hash, Hacher was born December 1856, in Mississippi of German parents.&nbsp; She married Franz Koechler (Kachler), son of Franz Koechler or Kachler (1821-1902) and Maria Barbara Jochim (1826-1883).&nbsp; They were the parents of : Frank Kachler (1877-1940) and John Kachler (1881-1940+).&nbsp; Franz Kachler died and Lena married Achille Fayard (1857-1895).</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\">Children</span></strong></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif\"><strong>Frank Kachler &nbsp;(</strong>1877-1940) was born at NOLA in October 1877.&nbsp; He married Aniese [Anais] Fayard Barford (18-1934), the daughter of Alphonse Fayard and Louise Toul.&nbsp; Aniese had married John J. Barford, son of John J. Barford and Louisa Demore, at Bay St. Louis, Mississippi on September 20, 1880.&nbsp; They had John J. Barford II, a son, born 1883.</span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif; font-size:14px\">Earl Miguel Kachler Jr. (1924-2009) died at NOLA December 2, 1940.</span></p>\r\n', '', '2');
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('page', 0, 178, 181, 'en', 0, '<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<strong style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\">2012 POINT CADET FISHING BRIDGE</span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/u4/Biloxi Bay Bridge fishing-April 20%2C 2012.jpg\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 225px;\" /></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<strong><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">image made April 20, 2012</span></span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">After Hurricane Katrina destroyed what remained of the 1930 Biloxi Bay War Memorial Bridge, which had been used as a &#39;fishing bridge&#39; since the four-lane, 1962 Biloxi Bay Bridge had been completed. &nbsp;In the fall of 2011, construction crews began clearing the concrete wreckage of the old fishing pier, but left the original piers as the foundation of a new fishing bridge.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">The <strong>Point Cadet fishing pier was dedicated on April 30th</strong>.&nbsp; Mayor Holloway recommended that the new facility be named in honor of Nicholas &quot;Corky&quot; Hire (b. 1922), a local fisherman of Croatian ancestry.(The Sun Herald, April 30, 2013, A3 and May 1, 2013, p. A2)</span></span></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<strong><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">REFERENCES:</span></span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \"><em>The Sun Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>&ldquo;&quot;</strong>, April &nbsp; &nbsp;, 2013, p. A.</span></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>&nbsp;&quot;&rdquo;</strong>, May 2013, p. A.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	_____________________________________________________________________________________________________</p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><strong>BACK BAY&nbsp;</strong><strong>FERRY SYSTEM and 1901 and 1927, and 1975 BACK BAY BRIDGES</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><strong>[with notes on Cedar Lake and Biloxi River Bridges]</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">As one can document from the public records of Harrison County, Mississippi, and journals of the period 1843-1901, there was a public ferry system operating from Biloxi to the village of Back Bay (D&#39;Iberville) as early as 1843.&nbsp; This ferry system probably operated intermittently through the years, and terminated in 1901, with the completion of a wooden bridge across the Back Bay of Biloxi.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">No physical description of the ferry or ferries can be found in the literature, nor have any photographs been discovered to provide a visual concept of their form.&nbsp; It is&nbsp;</span></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">known that they were apparently large enough to transport people, carriages, wagons, and animals.&nbsp;</span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">The mode of ferry locomotion in the early days is unclear, but one might assume that manual poling or pulling of the vessel through the shallow waters of Back Bay was the primary method.&nbsp; Nap Cassibry in &quot;Echos From The Past&quot; presents the Mississippi Legislative Act (Chapter LXXXVII of 1866) to establish a steam ferry across the Back Bay of Biloxi.&nbsp; Dudley Andrews (1895-1982) in an oral history given to Murella Powell on June 24, 1981 in Biloxi was asked some questions about crossing Back Bay.&nbsp; This dialogue follows:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>How did you get across the Bay?</strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong><em>In boats.&nbsp; You see we all had little skiffs with sails.&nbsp; I got one out there I built and not long ago just to show a fella how they looked and how you skull a boat---you see---instead of rowing with two oars we take one big oar and put it in a socket in the back and we had a twist that was like a propeller and you&#39;d go faster that way than&nbsp; you would pulling with two and you could stand up and see where you were going.&nbsp; And you could skull across the Bay in no time. And when you hit the beach throw the anchor out, pull the oar in and go do your business----come back and everything was there---nobody would steal it.&nbsp; And you&#39;d skull back home.</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>What about when they----was there any kind of ferry or anything?</strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong><em>Yes, they had a ferry.&nbsp; They ran the ferry from Lameuse Street to about where that end of the marsh is.&nbsp; Where the old bridge used to land on the other side.&nbsp; And they&#39;d pull it across.&nbsp; You see, you had to pull it and it would slide through----they could take a horse and buggy and a few people.&nbsp; But that didn&#39;t operate too long.&nbsp; They built the bridge.&nbsp; And the bridge was an old time one and it was narrow and it was noisy at night.&nbsp; It kept everyone awake.&nbsp; So then somebody devised the idea that if they laid the planks on an angle it would rattle the ends of the boards that way.&nbsp; And so that was a big improvement--when they laid the second deck you could go to sleep at night.&nbsp; Other wise you&#39;d hear every horse and&nbsp; buggy on that thing.&nbsp; Bam-bam-bam---all night!&nbsp; But that all happened in my time---the bridge building---the end of the ferry---and stuff like that.</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Did the ferry have a name?</strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong><em>&nbsp;I don&#39;t know.</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The earliest indication of the Back Bay ferry is found in the <strong>Minutes of the Board</strong><strong>of Police of Harrison County</strong>, Book 1, p. 42.&nbsp; At its regular meeting on August 7, 1843, it was ordered by the board: &nbsp;</span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong><em>that there be and there is hereby established a public ferry in the rear of the village of Biloxi, across the Back Bay of Biloxi to start from the end of the road commonly called &quot;Lameuse Road&quot; on the property now owned by William C. Seaman, Esquire and to cross the said Back Bay in the most direct and convenient ways, and the said W.C. Seaman, Esq. on his entering into a bond in the sum of two hundred dollars conditional according to law shall have the right to charge the following rate of ferriage and no more, to wit:</em></strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For foot passengers&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;25 cents</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For man and horse&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;50 cents</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For one horse cart&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;75 cents</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For a two horse carriage&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 dollar</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For neat cattle&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;12 1/2 cents each</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For hogs or sheep&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6 1/4 cents each</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><strong>William C. Seaman</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">William Christopher Seaman (1801-1844) was a native of New York and settled in Jackson County, Mississippi about 1819.&nbsp; He reared a family in northwest Jackson County with his wife, Catherine Sheffield.&nbsp; Seaman was very active in local and state government.&nbsp; He served as Justice of the Peace (1822-24), was elected to the Mississippi State Legislature (1827), and was chosen a delegate from Jackson County to the</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">MississippiConstitutional Convention (1832).&nbsp; He was President of the Board of Police in Jackson County (1841-1842).</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">The Seaman family moved to Biloxi about 1842 and settled on the south shore of Back Bay on land purchased from Rene Lameuse (1788-1883) in October 1841.&nbsp; He became Clerk of Court for Harrison County.&nbsp; While residing on Lameuse Road and Bay View Avenue, he saw the need and opportunity for a ferry across the Back Bay of Biloxi.&nbsp; Unfortunately, W.C. Seaman died on November 23, 1844.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<strong style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">JOHN STEELE</strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">There was a hiatus of twenty two years until the Back Bay Ferry is mentioned in the historical record.&nbsp; The occasion came as an application from John Steele, an Irish immigrant and widower, who married Sarah Wells, herself a widow of James Dowdle.&nbsp; John Steele&#39;s father-in-law, Berry Wells, had moved to Mississippi from his birth state, Kentucky, about 1837 with his family.&nbsp; The Wells Family settled in Sec</span></span><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">tion 5, T7S-R9W on the Tchoutacabuffa River.&nbsp; Berry Wells operated a ferry on that river, and later moved to Back Bay where he leased in 1857, the Foretich Store.&nbsp; John Baptiste Foretich (1813-1875) had married his daughter, Rebecca Wells, &nbsp;in 1855.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">At its February 1866 Term, the Board of Police of Harrison County recorded in its Minute Book Number 2, page 201 the following:&nbsp;</span></span><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">&nbsp;</span><strong style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><em>John Steele having this day applied to the Board of County Police to have a public ferry established across the Back Bay of Biloxi where the public road crosses the same landing from the town of Biloxi to Red Creek and elsewhere.&nbsp; It is therefore ordered, adjudged, and decreed by the Board of County Police that a public ferry be and the same is hereby established across the Bay of Biloxi at the place known as the Back Bay Ferry and it appearing to the satisfaction of the Board that the said John Steele is the owner of the soil on the northern shore of said Back Bay at one of the points where the boats or other water craft will land.</em></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong><em>It is therefore ordered, adjudged, and decreed by the Board that the said John Steele his heirs and assigns have the exclusive privilege of said ferry so established on the Back Bay of Biloxi for the space of one half mile east and west of his residence on the northern bank of the Back Bay and one half east and west on the south side of said Bay from where the Lameuse Street touches said Bay for and during the period of ten years from this day.&nbsp; It is further ordered by the said Board that the said John Steele his heirs or assigns shall within three months from this day provide and keep good and sufficient boats, flats, or other water crafts proper and necessary for the use of said ferry and the convenience of travelers.</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong><em>It is further ordered that the said John Steele give bond in the final sum of one thousand dollars with two good securities conditions as required by law to the satisfaction of said Board, written three months from this day and that the said John Steele his heirs and assigns shall receive the rates of toll to be paid hereafter by the&nbsp;</em></strong></span></span><strong style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><em>Board of County Police.</em></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">At its June Term 1866, the Board of County Police approved the bond and securities filed by John Steele as directed by the Board at its February 1866 Term (Book 2, p. 204).&nbsp; During this term, the Board also established ferriage rates across the Back Bay of Biloxi recorded in Book 2, p. 205 of the Minutes of the Board of County Police. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">These ferriage rates are as follows:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<strong style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; For foot passengers&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;20 cents</strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For man and horse&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;75 cents</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For horse and cart&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1 dollar</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For horse and carriage&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1 dollar 50 cents</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For two horses and wagon&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2 dollars</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For four horses and wagon&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3 dollars</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For cattle per head single&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 dollar</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For cattle per head drive&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;40 cents</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For sheep per head drive&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;25 cents</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<strong><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\">JAMES FEWELL</span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; \">Two events occurred after John Steele was granted his ferry rights to operate on Back Bay by the Board of County Police.&nbsp; The first was an act passed by the Mississippi State Legislature on October 24, 1866 (Chapter LXXXVII).&nbsp; It authorized James Fewell to operate a steam ferry boat across the Back Bay of Biloxi.&nbsp; James Fewell was a Virginian millwright who settled in Handsboro about 1855.&nbsp; He served as Mayor of Biloxi during the Civil War.&nbsp; Chapter LXXXVII read as follows:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">AN ACT to authorize James Fewell to establish a Steam Ferry across the Back Bay of Biloxi, in Harrison County.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<strong style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">SECTION 1</strong><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">.&nbsp; Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi, That the said James Fewell, his administrators and assigns, be, and they are hereby authorized and empowered to erect, build, and put into operation a good and substantial&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">Steam Ferry Boat, to be used and run across the Back Bay of Biloxi, at or near a point known as the Back Bay Ferry.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<strong style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">SECTION 2</strong><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">.&nbsp; Be it further enacted, That the said James Fewell, his administrators and assigns, shall commence and complete said steam ferry within three years from the passage of this act, and shall build the same of substantial materials, with good sound boilers, engine and machinery, and of sufficient size to accommodate the traveling community, with secure railing all round.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<strong style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">SECTION 3</strong><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">.&nbsp; Be it further enacted, That it shall not be lawful for any person or persons, whomsoever except James Fewell, his executors, administrators or assigns, to build, erect, or put up any steam ferry boat, for the purpose of landing or shipping freight or passengers, goods, wares or merchandise, horses, carriages, cattle, carts, wagons, or any thing else within that portion of the Back Bay, extending from the mouth of Bernard&#39;s Bayou, known as Cranes&#39;s Neck; from thence down said Bay to Point Caddy, and from thence to Biloxi, to which extent the exclusive privilege of building and erecting of a steams ferry boat is hereby granted to James Fewell, his&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">administrators, executors, or assigns, for the space of twenty years from the passage of this act.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<strong style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">SECTION 4</strong><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">.&nbsp; Be it further enacted, That any person or persons, in violation of this act, shall build, erect, and put up any steam ferry boat within the limits herein mentioned, for the purpose of landing or receiving passengers, or freight of any kind or&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">description, shall forfeit and pay the sum of one hundred dollars for each and every offense, to the said James Fewell, his heirs or assigns, recoverable before any court&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">having competent jurisdiction; and in addition to such recovery as foresaid, the person or persons liable to said James Fewell, his administrators, executors or assigns,&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">in an action for damages.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<strong style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">SECTION 5</strong><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">.&nbsp; Be it further enacted, That the said James Fewell, his administrators, or executors or assigns, shall receive such rates of ferriage as shall be fixed from time to time by the Mayor and Selectmen of the town of Biloxi; and should he demand and receive more than the rates fixed by said Mayor and Selectmen as foresaid, he shall be liable to the person or persons so charged, in an action of damages before any court having com-etent jurisdiction.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<strong style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">SECTION 6</strong><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">.&nbsp; Be it further enacted, That this act shall not be so construed as to interfere with the charter granted to John Steel, by the Board of Police of said county, and that all acts or parts which may come in conflict with this act, be and the same is hereby repealed, and this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">APPROVED, October 30, 1866.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><strong>RAMON QUAVE</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">The second event was an instrument between John Steele and Ramon Quave which is undated.&nbsp; The contents follow:</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<strong style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><em>The State of Mississippi</em></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong><em>&nbsp;Harrison County</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<strong style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><em>I John Steel of the county and state aforesaid, do hereby acknowledge that for a valuable consideration, I have this day transferred, sold, conveyed, and delivered to Raymond Quave, all of my right, title and interest, assigned to the ferry known as John Steels Ferry and hereby said Quave is hereby clothed with all the rights and privi-ledges granted to me by the Board of Police of said&nbsp; county under the written charter. &nbsp;</em></strong><strong style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><em>John Steel</em></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">This document was provided to the Archives of the Biloxi Public Library by Wallace Quave, the great grandson of Pierre Quave (1833-1864).&nbsp; Pierre Quave operated a dry goods store on Back Bay from 1857-1862.&nbsp; He closed the store on April 12, 1862 to join the Confederate Army during the Civil War.&nbsp; Pierre Quave died at Mobile during that war.&nbsp; His son, Ramon Quave (1852-1908), after the death of his father in&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">1862 was thrust into the position of supporting his widowed mother and siblings.&nbsp; His obtaining the position of ferryman enabled the Quave family to survive and prosper.&nbsp; For Ramon Quave it was the birth of an entrepreneurial career.&nbsp; He went on become a ship carpenter, shipyard owner, merchant, sheep rancher, and large land owner at Back Bay and Seymour as it was later called.&nbsp; In his obituary of October 3, 1908, it is&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">suggested that Ramon Quave be called the father of the village of Seymour (D&#39;Iberville) because of his friendship and benevolence to that community. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">From the Journal of the Pierre Quave Store also provided to the Library Archives by Wallace Quave, there are several entries relating to ferriage across the Back Bay of Biloxi.&nbsp; They are as follows:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><strong>1860</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; each person crossing ferry both ways &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;30 cents</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><strong style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">1861</strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;one cart crossing ferry&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;50 cents</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; one horse crossing ferry&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;50 cents</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; one person crossing ferry&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;15 cents</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><strong>1862</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>one man crossing ferry&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;30 cents</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; one head of beef crossing ferry&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;50 cents</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; one head of sheep crossing ferry&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;35 cents</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ferrage two horses&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1 dollar</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; six head of beef ferrage&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3 dollars</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; one horse ferrage&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;50 cents</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; two horses ferrage&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1 dollar</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">It would appear that prior to John Steele obtaining a ferry charter from the Board of County Police (1866), Pierre Quave was involved in the Back Bay ferry system.&nbsp; Also one could speculate that the Steele ferry was a manual operation as the James Fewell grant from the Mississippi State Legislature (1866) specified steam ferry boat.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">On May 13, 1868, John and Sarah Steele purchased a tract of land on Back Bay from the State of Mississippi.&nbsp; It is described from the deed records of Harrison County as: &nbsp;</span></span><strong style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><em>the Mill Property consisting of 65 acres in Section 18 T7S-R9W.&nbsp; This tract was two arpents fronting on the north side of the Bay of Biloxi by 35 arpents more or less in depth between parallel lines, Joseph Moran to the west, John L. Henley to the north, and Pierre Quave to the east</em></strong><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">.(Harrison Co., Ms. Land Deed Bk. 11, p. 95)&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">This site became known as Steele&#39;s Landing.&nbsp; John Steele probably built a store here as he is listed as a retail grocer in the US Census of 1870.&nbsp; From this information, one might infer that Ramon Quave received his assignment for the ferry rights from John Steele in 1868.&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">&nbsp;In August 26, 1871, the Steeles sold their Back Bay property to Henry Peychaud of New Orleans.&nbsp; The same day they with Robert Delauney and Jules Saujon rented the land from Peychaud with John L. Henley acting as his agent.&nbsp; When&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">Peychaud died about 1886, his heirs could not make an equitable settlement of the property among themselves, and a law suit resulted, Edward Peychaud, et al vs Blanche Dupre, et al.&nbsp; The probate court ordered the tract to be sold on December 23, 1886 at public outcry by the Sheriff, Florian Seal, at the court house door of Harrison County to the highest bidder for cash.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Casimir Harvey bought this property on November 12, 1887.&nbsp; At the site, he built a home, shipyard, and operated a dry goods store and barroom.&nbsp; The area was still called Steele&#39;s Landing as late as 1892, although John Steele probably died before 1880.&nbsp; A reporter for <em>The Biloxi Herald</em> in the March 8, 1890 issue of that paper commented:</span></span><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><strong style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><em>Casimir Harvey&#39;s store is the first place that one strikes (when departing the ferry), and it is one that everybody can feel at home at.&nbsp; He carries a good stock of groceries and general merchandise as well as aship chandlery.&nbsp; Casimir has a tamed wild goose, and it is a beauty for its kind.&nbsp; This web-footed customer follows Cass around like a dog, and when Cass is annoyed too much with its company he says:&nbsp; &quot;Go home&nbsp;</em></strong><strong style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><em>and don&#39;t make a goose of yourself&quot;.&nbsp; The goose goes.</em></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><strong style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">W.L. Covel</strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">In January 1890, W.L. Covel (1837-1926) a native of New York and a resident of Biloxi since 1886 applied for and was granted a ferry license from the Board of County Police.&nbsp; Mr. Covel was a civil engineer, real estate developer, and landlord in Biloxi.&nbsp; At its Special November Term 1890, the Harrison County Board of Police ordered:&nbsp;</span></span><strong style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><em>that the ferry license granted&nbsp; to W.L. Covel on the 7th day of January 1890 for the ferry on Back Bay of Biloxi for five years be and is hereby extended for the term of ten years from said 7th day of January1890.&nbsp; It is further ordered that the rates of toll to be charged on said public ferry so licensed are hereby fixed as follows, to wit:</em></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span><strong style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">for foot passengers&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10 cents each</strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; for one horse vehicle........... &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;25 cents each</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; for two horse vehicle........... &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;40 cents</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; for four horses or oxen to wagon &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;60 cents</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; for horses or cattle in droves&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;12 cents each</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; for sheep or hogs in droves&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5 cents each</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></span><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Minute Book 4, p. 70.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">The Back Bay ferry, which ran in the early 1890s was called the <strong><em>Jennie</em></strong>, and was a steam tug.&nbsp; An advertisement in <em>The Biloxi Herald</em> of April 12, 1890 said:</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<strong style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">The Steamer &quot;JENNIE&quot;</strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>Captain Goudrau</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>Leaves daily every hour from 7 o&#39;clock A.M. To 5</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>o&#39;clock P.M. from the foot of Reynoir Street to Back Bay.</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong><em>Fare 5 cents.</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">The </span><strong style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><em>Jennie</em></strong><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"> was described as a fast little craft with excellent accommodations and makes the trip across the bay in excellent time.&nbsp; Unfortunately, the October Hurricane of 1893 saw the demise of the Jennie.&nbsp; </span><em style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">The Daily Picayune</em><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"> of October 1, 1893 reported that it went adrift and sank during the fierce storm.&nbsp; A steam ferry, the </span><strong style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><em>Sam</em></strong><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">, probably replaced the lost </span><strong style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><em>Jennie</em></strong><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;At its November Term 1891, the Board of County Police recorded the following in Book 4, page 159 of its Minutes:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<strong style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><em>On reading and filing the petition of the Biloxi Back Bay Ferry and Bridge Company endorsed by citizens of this county, for license and authority to establish a steam ferry for public use at a point designated in said petition to wit:&nbsp; Across the Back Bay of Biloxi, between the foot of Reynoir Street on the south side of said Bay and Quave&#39;s Landing on the north side and it appearing that the owners of the soil of said landings assent to said petition, it is therefore hereby ordered that said Biloxi Back Bay Ferry and Bridge Company, be and is hereby authorized and a license is hereby granted to said company, to establish and keep a steam ferry between the points designated, for and during the term ten years from this day, on said Company entering into bond in the sum of five hundred dollars conditioned as required by law, said bond to be approved by the Clerk of&nbsp;&nbsp; this Board.&nbsp; It is further ordered that the following rates of toll to be charged on said ferry and are hereby fixed as follows, to wit:&nbsp;</em></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; footman one way&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10 cents&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; footman round trip&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;15 cents</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; man and horse one way&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 20 cents</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; one horse and four wheel carriage and driver&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;30 cents</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; one horse and two wheel cart with driver&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;30 cents</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; two horses or oxen vehicle with driver&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;50 cents</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; horses in droves of five and upwards&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;20 cents each</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; horses in droves less than five&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;25 cents each</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; cattle in droves of five and upwards&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 20 cents each </strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; cattle in droves of less than five&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;25 cents each</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; sheep, goats, calves, or hogs in droves of ten or more.. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5 cents each</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; sheep, goats, calves, and hogs in droves less than ten head&nbsp; &nbsp;7 1/2 cents each</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">Near the termination years of the 19th Century, mention of the Back Bay ferry in </span><em style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">The Biloxi</em><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"> </span><em style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">Herald</em><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"> is sporadic.&nbsp; The following articles were taken from this journal:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><strong>December 2, 1893</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong><em>Casimir Harvey&rsquo;s new ferry boat, the Shrimp, has made its first trip.&nbsp; The rope or skiff ferry has changed hands.&nbsp; Captain Ed Richards now handles the oars.(p. 1)</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><strong>July 1896?</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong><em>The ferryboat </em></strong><strong><em>Sam</em></strong><strong><em>, which was badly damaged by fire several months ago, has been completely repaired and put in first-class condition and will resume the ferry service? On Back Bay early next week.&nbsp; The ? will be in charge of the same old crew with Capt. Young in command.</em></strong>(p. 8)</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><strong>March 20, 1897</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong><em>Owing to a lack of patronage the ferry boat that plied between Back Bay Biloxi, and north Back Bay has been taken off.&nbsp; This will be a serious inconvenience to those who have been accustomed to use this route.&nbsp; What is really wanted is a bridge, and the quicker our people take hold of this matter, the better it will be for the interests of Biloxi</em></strong>.(p. 8)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>July 10, 1897</strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong><em>We the undersigned members of the family of Captain James Smith Young take this method of returning our heart felt thanks to Captain Sam Shaw of the ferry boat </em></strong><strong><em>Sam</em></strong><strong><em>&nbsp; for kindness extended in our late bereavement and especially for the use of the ferry free of charge for conveying the body across the bay.&nbsp; Captain Fritz Abbley, Mrs. Sara R. Abbley, Eliza Holley, Wilhemena Fountain, Euginios Seymour, Louisa Stiglets, and William Young</em></strong>.(p. 8)</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">Captain Sam Shaw (1861-1904) was born in Palmer, Massachusetts.&nbsp; His father was A.J. Shaw (1830-1866) also from Palmer.&nbsp; A.J. Shaw married Angeline Wells (1840-?) in 1858.&nbsp; She was a daughter of river ferryman, Berry Wells. They appear to have spent the Civil War years at Palmer, Massachusetts. In 1893, Sam Shaw was a dealer in groceries, feed, hardware, tinware, and tobacco at his store at Back Bay.&nbsp;&nbsp; The steam ferryboat <strong><em>Sam</em></strong> was probably named for Sam Shaw.&nbsp; At the time of his death, he was in the livery business in Biloxi, which was also his residence.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>October 14, 1898</strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong><em>The Back Bay ferry boat will make regular trips next Sunday as an experiment and if business justifies the service will be continued regularly hereafter</em></strong>.(p. 8)</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>November 12, 1898</strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong><em>The steamer &quot;Sam&quot; is now being run across Back Bay at regular intervals of half an hour, commencing at 7 o&#39;clock in the morning and running until five in the evening.&nbsp; On Sunday the regular schedule will be made, and you can cross and recross with the greatest ease and comfort.&nbsp; It is a great convenience, as the people across the Bay can come to Biloxi and find a good market for their produce, while our townspeople can enjoy a pleasant trip across the Bay, on business or pleasure bent.&nbsp; The ferry enterprise should be encouraged by all, as it fosters trade relations with neighbors across the Bay that are mutually valuable to both them and us</em></strong>.(p. 3)</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>October 10, 1899</strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong><em>The steam ferry boat, </em></strong><strong><em>Sam</em></strong><strong><em>, will until further notice make regular trips across Back Bay on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday with Captain William Young in command and James Eckston, engineer</em></strong>.(p. 8) &nbsp;</span></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Captain William Young (1849-1911) was the son of James Smith Young (1818-1897), a native of Cape May, New Jersey.&nbsp; James Smith Young was a mariner and owner of the schooner, <strong><em>Adelia</em></strong>, out of Back Bay.&nbsp; William Young owned the Greenwood Pavilion, the social center of the Back Bay community.&nbsp; His wife was Mary Quave (1854-1928) affectionately called &quot;Aunt Sissy&quot;.&nbsp; She was the sister of Ramon Quave.&nbsp; Mary Quave is an integral part of the history of Back Bay as she served the area as a midwife, country doctor, and postmaster of Seymour.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>October 31, 1899</strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong><em>The ferry boat </em></strong><strong><em>Sam&nbsp;</em></strong><strong><em>will make regular trips Wednesday and Saturday for the accomodation of persons wishing to visit the cemetery, but will not run on Sundays until further notice</em></strong>.(p. 8)</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">During its fifty-eight years of existence, the Back Bay public ferry system served well the citizens of both sides of the Bay.&nbsp; It provided an aqueous path for travel, and was an artery for the exchange of ideas, produce, goods, and supplies between two developing communities.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">Nap L. Cassibry, II, <strong>Early Settlers and Land Grants at Biloxi</strong>, Volume II, (Mississippi Historical and Genealogical Society-Special Issue 5, November 1986), p. 82.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">Nap L. Cassibry, II, &quot;Echos From The Past&quot;, Chapter LXXXVII, Session Law of the State of Mississippi For 1866.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">Brother Jerome Lepre, <strong>Gulf</strong><strong>Coast Genealogy-The Santa Cruz Family</strong><strong>,</strong>(Lepre: New Orleans-1990) p. 73.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>The History of Jackson County, Mississippi</strong>, (Lewis Printing Service: Pascagoula, Mississippi- Lewis Printing Service-1989), pp. 343-344.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>The Pierre Quave Store Journal</strong>(1857-1862), Biloxi Public Library Archives, Murella Hebert Powell, Historian.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">Land and Deed Records of Harrison County, Mississippi (Harrison County Chancery Clerk&#39;s Office-Gulfport, Mississippi)</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><em>The Biloxi Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Back Bay Items&rdquo;</strong>, December 2, 1893.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<em style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14.399999618530273px;\">The Biloxi Daily Herald</em><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14.399999618530273px;\">,&nbsp;</span><strong style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14.399999618530273px;\">&quot;A Bridge Needed&quot;</strong><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14.399999618530273px;\">, July 23, 1898, p. 1.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;City News&rdquo; </strong><em>January 6, 1901,</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;City News&rdquo; </strong><em>January 10, 1901.</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px;\">US Census Records 1840-1880.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	__________________________________________________________________________________________________</p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\">1901 BACK BAY BRIDGE</span>&nbsp;</strong><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\">[wooden]</span></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">The <strong>Biloxi and Back Bay Bridge Company </strong>was chartered on June 2nd.(Harrison Co., Ms. Charter Bk. 2, p. 186)</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px;\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald</em>, <strong>&quot;A Bridge Needed&quot;</strong>, July 23, 1898, p. 1.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">The bridge company has driven a row of temporary pilings across Back Bay in preparation to building the substructure for the new span.<em>(The Biloxi Daily Herald, January 6, 1901)</em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Mr.</strong> [Lionel S.] <strong>Leversedge*</strong> (1853-1918) of the Missouri Bridge and Iron Company, contractor of the Back Bay Bridge, is in Biloxi to facilitate and accelerate the construction of the new span.<em>(The Biloxi Daily Herald, January 10, 1901, p. 8)</em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<strong><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\">* Lionel S. Leversedge was born in England. &nbsp;He was a Civil Engineer and in 1910 was living at Fort Worth, Texas with Mable ? (1870-1936), also English and his second wife. &nbsp;Thy married circa 1909. &nbsp;Mr. Leversedge was proprietor of the Leversedge Bridge and Iron Works at Fort Worth when he declared voluntary bankruptcy in Federal Court. &nbsp;He listed liabilities at $13,958 and assets of $8200. &nbsp;The family moved to Dallas, Texas in 1916 and Lionel passed here in October 1918. &nbsp;He had built the Jennings Avenue viaduct and the 7th Street bridge at Fort Worth. &nbsp;Mabel, a registered nurse, &nbsp;relocated to Austin, Texas and she died here on May 4, 1936.</span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">On July 31, 1901 the Bridge Committee of the City of Biloxi consisting of Percy L. Elmer, James B. Chinn, and Ed Glennan examined the Back Bay Bridge structure and found the workmanship of the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company very excellent.&nbsp; They recommended to Mayor Swetman that the bridge be accepted.&nbsp; The formal opening of the bridge was August 3, 1901 and marked the termination of the public ferry system across the Back Bay of Biloxi.<em>(The Biloxi Daily Herald, July 1901, p. 8)</em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">On August 1, 1901-<strong>Bridge accepted by Biloxi City Council</strong>, but will not be delivered until paid for!<em>( The Biloxi Daily Herald, August 1, 1901, p. 1)</em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<strong><span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\">REFERENCES:</span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<em style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14.399999618530273px;\">The Biloxi Daily Herald</em><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14.399999618530273px;\">,&nbsp;</span><strong style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14.399999618530273px;\">&quot;A Bridge Needed&quot;</strong><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14.399999618530273px;\">, July 23, 1898, p. 1.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<em style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14.399999618530273px;\">The Biloxi Daily Herald</em><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14.399999618530273px;\">,&nbsp;</span><strong style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14.399999618530273px;\">&quot;Deep water and a Bridge&quot;</strong><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14.399999618530273px;\">, January 17, 1899, p. 8.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif;\"><em>The Fort Worth Star-Telegram,&nbsp;</em><strong>&ldquo;Leversedge files bankruptcy petition&rdquo;</strong>, May 25, 1913.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<em style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14.399999618530273px;\">The Fort Worth Star-Telegram,&nbsp;</em><strong style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14.399999618530273px;\">&ldquo;Jennings Avenue viaduct builder is dead&rdquo;</strong><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14.399999618530273px;\">, October 26, 1918</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<i style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif;\">__________________________________________________________________________________________________</i></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>LAMEY&#39;S BRIDGE</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>1907 Road to Back Bay</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Henry Krohn, road overseer, commenced construction of a new road from the Tchoutacabouffa River to Back Bay in September.<em>(The Daily Herald, September 22, 1907 and September 22, 1947, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</em>September 22, 1907.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;40 Years Ago&rdquo;, </strong>September 22, 1947.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	__________________________________________________________________________________________________</p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><strong>1908 CEDAR LAKE BRIDGE</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">(see <em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Tchouticabouffa Bridge Contract&rdquo;</strong>, May 13, 1908.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	__________________________________________________________________________________________________</p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><strong>1912 BILOXI RIVER BRIDGE</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>The Harrison County Board of Supervisors&nbsp;</strong>ordered that a <strong>bridge</strong> be built built over the <strong>Biloxi&nbsp;</strong><strong>River </strong>at the <strong>Lorraine</strong><strong>Ferry</strong>.<em>(The Daily Herald, February 9, 1912, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<font class=\"Apple-style-span\" face=\"\'times new roman\', times, serif\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">__________________________________________________________________________________________________</span></font></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><strong>1927 BACK BRIDGE</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Contract let in August 1925.&nbsp; $326,000 to A.M. Blodgett, Inc. (see <em>The Jackson County Times, </em><strong>&ldquo;Contract Let for Back Bay Bridge&rdquo;</strong>, <em>August 8, 1925)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><em>The Jackson County Times, </em><strong>&ldquo;Biloxi Bridge Well Underway&rdquo;</strong>, October 24, 1925, p. 1.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Dedicated on January 12, 1927</strong>.(see <em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Mammoth Celebration to Mark Bridge Completion&rdquo;</strong>, December 30, 1926, p. 1)</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Mayor William A. Dever of Chicago to speak at Biloxi Bridge celebration</strong>.<em>(The Daily Herald, January 6, 1927, p. 1)</em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	___________________________________________________________________________________________________</p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><strong>I-110 BACK BAY BRIDGE</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, &quot;</em><strong>Back Bay&nbsp;</strong><strong>Bridge&nbsp;</strong><strong>moves nearer with latest contract&rdquo;</strong>, August 13, 1972, p. E-9.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Dedicated June 22, 1975</strong>.(see <em>The Daily Herald, June 26, 1975, p. 1)</em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	_________________________________________________________________________________________________</p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">POPP&#39;S FERRY BRIDGE</span></strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Has there been a more negative, news dominating, water-transecting artery on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in the past decade as the Popp&rsquo;s Ferry Bridge and Causeway, which spans the upper reaches of Biloxi&rsquo;s Back Bay?&nbsp;&nbsp; I think not.&nbsp; Until West Biloxi began to show signs of growth and development in the 1960s, the Popp&rsquo;s Ferry Bridge was little more than a remote and rural link to the &lsquo;outback&rsquo; of scattered homesteads, fish camps, and pecan orchards west of North Biloxi (D&rsquo;Iberville) and Cedar Lake.&nbsp; The development of the Sunkist Country Club in 1953 and the continued growth of KAFB at Biloxi probably were the greatest catalysts in promoting long term real estate growth in the area.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Popp&rsquo;s Ferry was a private enterprise from its inception until it was acquired by Harrison County, Mississippi in February 1916.&nbsp; The ferry transported people, livestock, and vehicles across seven hundred feet of open water from an unimproved public road which lead north of Pass Christian Road, now called Pass Road.&nbsp; From here one had to traverse on an unimproved road through marshy terrain for about three thousand feet to what was called the &ldquo;Nick Holley&rsquo;s cut-off and or Nick Holley&rsquo;s Bridge&rdquo;, a slough or bayou of about fifty to one hundred feet in width, which was spanned by a wooden bridge.&nbsp; In later times, the span across Nick Holley&rsquo;s cut-off became known as &lsquo;the Burnt the traverse across the Back Bay of Biloxi at Popp&rsquo;s Ferry.(USGS 15&rsquo; Topographic Map &lsquo;Biloxi&rsquo;-1954. photo revised 1970 and 1976)</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">Present day Popp&rsquo;s Ferry is a neighborhood and road situated in west Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi in Section 15 and Claim Section 37, T7S-R10W.&nbsp; The neighborhood is a west striking peninsula bounded on the north by the Tchoutacabouffa River; on the west by the Tchoutacabouffa River and Biloxi River; on the south by Big Lake, a large body of water at the head of the Back Bay of Biloxi and at the confluence of Bayou Bernard, the Biloxi River, and the Tchoutacabouffa River; and on the east by Popp&rsquo;s Ferry Road and Riverview Drive.&nbsp; Within this 450-acres there are many land subdivisions: Barrett (1949), Ancient Oaks (1966); Sunkist Manor (1966); On-The-Green (1985); North Country Club Estates (1986); Lopez Point (1986); Greenleaf (1987); Beau Chenes Estates (1999); and the Sunkist Country Club, a golf course and social organization, which was founded in 1953.</span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">Elevations in the Popp&rsquo;s Ferry section range from sea level to twenty-feet above mean sea level.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Popp&rsquo;s Ferry and Calvin Taylor</strong></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Popp&rsquo;s Ferry was named for John F. Popp (1835-1918), a Danish immigrant and retired lumber merchant from New Orleans, who lived nearby in retirement and operated a late 19<sup>th</sup> Century, ferry landing on the Bridge&rdquo;.&nbsp; One then had another three hundred feet of unimproved road through marshy terrain until &lsquo;dry land&rsquo; and another unimproved public road was met, which completed&nbsp;</span></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">upper reaches of the Back Bay of Biloxi.&nbsp; There is some degree of certitude that this ferry landing was commenced much earlier by Calvin Taylor (1806-1883+).&nbsp; Calvin Taylor, a native of Hinsdale, New Hampshire, was a saw mill proprietor and domiciled at Handsboro, Harrison County, Mississippi.&nbsp; He operated saw mills on Bayou Bernard and the Back Bay of Biloxi.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-left:1.15pt;\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">In September 1859, Mr. Taylor joined with Gordon Meyers (1827-1859+), a native of New York, and acquired a sawmill from Michael Laughter (1816-1859+) for $1350 on the south side of Biloxi Bay described as:&nbsp;</span></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong><em>Commencing at a point&nbsp; on the south side of the Biloxi Bay in the center of fractional Section 23, T7S-Rl0W, that is a point equally distant from the .east and west lines of said Section 23, thence running due south 70 rod (1155 feet), thence west 56 rod and 9 feet (933 &nbsp;feet), thence due north to Biloxi Bay, thence eastward with the bay shore to the place of beginning and containing twenty acres more or less&hellip;&hellip;.together with the steam mill sawmill thereon and all the engines and machinery in the ? , also all the buildings and improvements.</em></strong>(Harrison County, Mississippi Land Deed Book 9, p. 32).</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\" style=\"margin-left:1.4pt;\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Calvin Taylor had relocated from New England to Yazoo County, Mississippi in 1826.&nbsp; By 1845, he had settled at Buena Vista (Handsboro) and formed a partnership with Gordon Davis also from New England.&nbsp; Their small steam sawmill on Bayou Bernard was unprofitable due to the over production of lumber and deals for their primary market, New Orleans. The business failed about 1852. When Taylor joined Gordon Myers in about 1854, one of their first acquisitions was a planning mill at Bayou Bernard. This purchase gave them an important advantage over other mills in that dressed lumber brought a better price than rough lumber. Finished lumber also weighed less and therefore was less expensive to ship to market. &nbsp;In addition to the Laughter Mill, Taylor &amp; Myers purchased part of the Samuel Fowler (1810-1858) property which consisted of five Negro slaves, a saw, and a planning mill. &nbsp;This acquisition made them the largest lumber producer in Harrison County. In 1860, Taylor &amp; Myers had a gross income of $48,000. They employed twenty-five workers in mill functions turning out 3,000,000 board feet of rough lumber and 1,700,000 board feet of finished lumber.(Hickman, 1962, pp. 34-39)</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>Taylor&rsquo;s Ferry</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">In June 1883, John F. Popp acquired from Calvin Taylor for $200 a small tract of land on the south shore of the Back Bay of Biloxi in Section 22 and Section 27, T7S-R10W.&nbsp; This land deed implied that Calvin Taylor had a ferry landing on this lot. (Harrison County, Mississippi Land Deed Bk. 19, p. 471)</span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">The 1883 land conveyance from Taylor to Popp corroborates that Taylor&rsquo;s-Popp&rsquo;s Ferry was privately owned and not under the aegis of the Harrison County Board of Supervisors until February 1916.&nbsp; It is interesting to note that even as early as the spring of 1914, after Lamey&rsquo;s Bridge on the Tchouticabouffa River was completed for $6300 by the Austin Brothers of Atlanta, Georgia, Popp&rsquo;s Ferry was the only ferry operation in Harrison County.(Harrison Co., Mississippi Board of Supervisor&rsquo;s Minute Bk. 12, p. 207 and <em>The Daily Herald, &nbsp;March 23, 1914, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>John F. Popp</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">John F. Popp (1835-1918) was born in November 1835 in Denmark.&nbsp; He immigrated to America in 1856 and settled at St. Louis, Missouri.&nbsp; John F. Popp came down the Mississippi River to New Orleans after the Civil War.&nbsp; Here circa 1867, he met and married Mary Frances Grant (1845-1910).&nbsp; She was born at Pensacola, Florida the daughter of William M. Grant (1818-1870+), a Scotsman, and Frances Grant (1823-1870+), a native of Pennsylvania.&nbsp; William Grant had arrived in New Orleans circa 1847 and became a lumber merchant in the Crescent City.(<em>The Daily Herald, September 14, 1918, p. 3 and </em>Orleans Parish, Louisiana Federal Census M593_519, p. 17, img. 34)</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">In 1865, John F. Popp became associated with Mr. Grant as a lumber dealer and apparently took over the business after W.M. Grant&rsquo;s demise.&nbsp; Mr. Popp&rsquo;s lumber enterprise consisted of a mill and lumber yard at the New Basin and Liberty Street in the Crescent City.&nbsp; In the 1870s, he was importing lumber and milled products via steamboat and schooner from Florida and Harrison and Hancock County, Mississippi to his New Basin operation.&nbsp; Mr. Popp retired a wealthy man to his west Biloxi estate in 1895.(<em>The Daily Herald, February 15, 1915, p. 1 and The New Orleans Times, February 15, 1876, p. 2 and April 23, 1878, p. 2)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>Popp&rsquo;s Place</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">In October 1878,John F. Popp acquired for $600, about two-hundred acres in Section 15 and Claim Section 37 of T7S-R10W from the Heirs of Charles Holley (1805-1857) and Ursule Fayard Holley (1818-1860+): Charles M. Holley and Mary E. Cooper Holley; Elam R. Blackwell (1829-1896) and Burissa T. Holley Blackwell (1841-1899); David Saucier and Alice Holley Saucier; George Levy Holley and Malinda Bounds Holley; and Jane Holley Swetman and Quitman [Thomas A.] Swetman.&nbsp; When William Q. Swetman came of age in May 1879, he sold his interest in this tract to Mr. Popp for $100.&nbsp; The one-acre, Holley family cemetery in the southwest corner of Popp&rsquo;s land was excluded from this conveyance.&nbsp; Charles Holley had acquired this 200-acre tract from Donald McBean et ux in October 1850.(Harrison County, Mississippi Land Deed Bk. 16, p. 389, Bk. 16, p. 392, and Bk. 5, p. 371)</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>The Holleys</strong></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Charles M. Holley (1805-1857) was a native of New York and made his livelihood as a sailor.&nbsp; In 1850, his real estate in Harrison County was valued at $2000.&nbsp; Nicholas Holley (1810-1870), his brother and also a New Yorker, was a neighbor and built wooden boats.&nbsp; Before the Civil War, Nicholas Holley had a personal estate of $900 and real estate valued at $8000.&nbsp; He acquired the 160-acre, &lsquo;Stringer tract&rdquo; for $525 from Joseph I. Stringer in December 1847.&nbsp; It was situated in Section 15, T7S-R10W.(1850 and 1860 Harrison Co., Mississippi Federal Census M432_ 372, p. 104, img. 210 and M653_581, img. 454 and Harrison County, Land Deed Bk. 3, p. 487)</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Elam R. Blackwell family</strong></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">There is some degree of certitude that Elam R. Blackwell (1829-1896) was the son of Morris Blackwell (1798-1860+) and Nancy Blackwell (1793-1860+) who were natives of South Carolina and North Carolina respectively.&nbsp; Elam&rsquo;s brothers may have been ? Blackwell (1822-1850+), a woodcutter, and Anderson H. Blackwell (1826-1850+), a wood cutter.&nbsp; In 1850, the Blackwells were living in Harrison County, Mississippi on the north side of the Back Bay of Biloxi.(1850 Federal Census, Harrison Co., Mississippi M432-372, p. 107, img. 216 and M432_372, p. 88, img. 178)</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">In April 1856, Elam R. Blackwell married Burissa T. Holley (1841-1899), the daughter of Charles M. Holley (1805-1857) and Ursule Fayard (1820-1860+), at Harrison County, Mississippi.&nbsp; Their known children are: Albert G.B. Blackwell (1858-1860+); Elam N. Blackwell (1859-1860); Mary B. &lsquo;Minnie&rsquo; Blackwell (1863-1885) m. William T. Norton; Joseph Blackwell (1867-1936); Charles M. Blackwell (1867-1932) m. Missouri Brasher (1862-1951); and Katie Lee Blackwell (1872-1872).</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">In January 1859, Elam R. Blackwell for $4500 acquired about one hundred and thirty-six acres in Section 15 and Section 16, T7S-R10W from Robert C. Saffold (1823-1891).&nbsp; This tract had frontage on the Tchoutacabouffa River and Biloxi River and had been the site of the Toomer &amp; McGuire sawmill between 1849 and 1852.(Harrison Co., Mississippi Land Deed Bk. 5, p. 241, Bk. 7, p. 391 and Bk. 9, p. 113, and Bellande, 1992, pp. 32-34)</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">In July 1875, E.R. Blackwell had to jump into the Tchoutacabouffa River near his home at Mill Point to rescue his young grand? baby.&nbsp; She had been seized by a alligator while in the arms of her mother?&nbsp; The baby was saved with no physical harm.<em>(The Star of Pascagoula,&nbsp; July 31, 1875, p. 3)</em></span></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: -webkit-center;\">\r\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"/sites/default/files/u4/Blackwell-Holley Cemetery-Beau Chenes_0.jpg\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 225px; \" /></div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: -webkit-center;\">\r\n	&nbsp;</div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: -webkit-center;\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Sunkist-Holley-Blackwell Cemetery</strong></span></div>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Sunkist-Holley-Blackwell Cemetery-was founded on the banks of Big Lake in 1857, when the Charles M. Holley (1805-1857) family occupied this area later called &lsquo;Sunkist Place&rsquo;.&nbsp; This small family burial ground has survived vandalism, abandonment, and the ravages of nature on the former John F. Popp (1835-1918) estate.&nbsp; Today it has been incorporated into the landscape of the Beau Chenes Estates Subdivision.&nbsp; Image by Ray L. Bellande-September 2008.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Sunkist-Holley-Blackwell Cemetery</strong></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">As previously stated, when the Heirs of Charles M. Holley conveyed their land in Section 15 and Claim Section 37 of T7S-R10W to John F. Popp, they retained one-acre in the southwest corner as the Holley family burial ground.&nbsp; Charles M. Holley had died on May 21, 1857 and was the first to be interred here on the high bluff overlooking Big Lake.&nbsp; In the 1980s, Julia Cook Guice researched the Holley family and cemetery.&nbsp; In her report archived in a vertical file at the Biloxi Public Library History and Genealogy Center, the following is generally taken per se, but some spelling and word phrasing were edited at the author&rsquo;s discretion.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>Comments</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Mrs. Ashton [Virginia] C. Barrett (1904-1997), owner of the adjacent property to the cemetery, commented that she used to regularly see members of the Blackwell family (locally and from New Orleans) come out to the cemetery on Sunday to maintain the area.&nbsp; She also said that it has been more than a year since anyone has been to the cemetery.&nbsp; The thick growth in the area confirms this.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">According to Mrs. Barrett, youngsters using a tree overlooking the Biloxi River nearby as a swing are responsible for much of the vandalism in the cemetery.&nbsp; This includes: perimeter fence and posts broken and uprooted; gravesites used as picnic tables; two headstones broken; attempts to break into gravesites; gravesite perimeter footing broken on several graves; the possibility that one headstone is missing on one grave, and the strong indication that an eight gravesite exists, but unmarked.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Description</strong></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">The Holley Cemetery is located about seventy-five feet from the banks of the Biloxi River [Big Lake].&nbsp; The view from the cemetery is to the southwest with a panorama that includes the Biloxi River, Back Bay of Biloxi [Big Lake] and the Jack Watson electrical power generating plant. &nbsp;</span></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">The area of the Holley Cemetery is rectangular in shape, with the north-south side measuring fifty-seven feet and the east-west side measuring forty feet.&nbsp; A four-foot gate (now destroyed) opened into the cemetery and was situated near the southwest corner of the burial plot. &nbsp;</span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">The area in and around the cemetery is thick with undergrowth.&nbsp; An azalea bush near the center of the cemetery beautifies the area.&nbsp; The two broken headstones can be repaired with a steel plate backing, although several pieces will be missing from one of them.&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Observations</strong></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Charles M. Holley</strong> (1805-1857) was the first to be interred in this cemetery in May 1857.&nbsp; He was fifty-one years old when he died.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>E.R. Blackwell</strong> (1829-1896) was the patriarch of the Blackwells buried here.&nbsp; He was sixty-seven years of age at his demise and the fourth of his clan to be buried in the Holley Cemetery.&nbsp; E.R. Blackwell was twelve years older than Burissa T. Holley, his spouse, and preceded her in death by nearly 2 &frac12; years.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Burissa Holley Blackwell </strong>(1841-1899) was the last of Blackwell family interred here.&nbsp; She passed on January 13, 1899 and was fifty-eight years old at her death.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Minnie Blackwell Norton </strong>(1863-1865), <strong>Elam N. Blackwell </strong>(1859-1860), and <strong>Katie Lee Blackwell</strong> (1872-1872) were three of the children of E.R. Blackwell and Burissa T. Blackwell and all were interred in the Holley Cemetery.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; There is a strong possibility that another gravesite exists between the graves of E.R. Blackwell and that of his wife, Burissa Holley Blackwell.&nbsp; The hump-like surface plus the unusual spacing separating the head of the Blackwell family and his wife, suggests this possibility, as all the other gravesites are closely aligned with one another.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The unmarked gravesite slab and cement cap suggests that it was completed long after the others.&nbsp; Virginia Anderson Barrett was not positive of the date, but she believed that someone was interred in the Holley Cemetery within the last two years.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>Recent developments</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">&nbsp;The present day Sunkist-Holley-Blackwell Cemetery is located in Lot 1 and a part of Lot 2 of the Beau Chene Estates Subdivision at 2330 Beau Chene Drive, Biloxi, Mississippi 39532.&nbsp; The area of this historic, family cemetery has been reduced from its original size of one-acre to .05 acres with dimensions of 61 feet by 43 feet by 56 feet by 39 feet.(Harrison Co., Mississippi Chancery Court 2<sup>nd</sup> JD Land Plat Bk. 15, p. 50)</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">The author began visiting the Holley Cemetery in 1992, when the Ashton C. Barrett family was in possession of the burial ground and surrounding acreage.&nbsp; At this time, it was still &lsquo;hidden&rsquo; by underbrush, small shrubs and trees.&nbsp; With the passing of Ashton C. Barrett (1901-1990) in November 1990, Virginia Anderson Barrett (1904-1997), Patricia B. Milam, and Ann B. Hancock, his widow and daughters and owners of the Ashton C. Barrett Residuary Trust began vending large residential lots in the immediate vicinity of the Holley Cemetery.&nbsp; Specifically in November 1996, these ladies sold Jeffrey H. O&rsquo;Keefe, John C. Griffith, Tom C. Harvey, and the Elderberry Corporation four lots ranging in size from 3.07 acres to 4.83 acres.(Harrison Co., Mississippi 2<sup>nd</sup> JD Land Deed Bk. 302, pp. 162-168)</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Beau Chene Estates Subdivision</strong></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">In July 1998 the Beau Chene Estates Subdivision, a 19-Lot Subdivision was platted by Dana R. Parsons of Stone Investment Company, Jeffrey O&rsquo;Keefe, John C. Griffith, and Tom C. Harvey.&nbsp; This upscale development on Big Lake has very modern and large, expensive homes.&nbsp; As previously mentioned, the Holley Cemetery is situated in Lot 1 and a part of Lot 2 of this development.(Harrison Co., Mississippi Chancery Court 2<sup>nd</sup> JD Land Plat Bk. 15, p. 50)</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Un bon home et une bonne femme</strong></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Mr. and Mrs. John F. Popp were very receptive to tourists visiting their beautiful home and grounds.&nbsp; They were extremely charitable to their neighbors and other less fortunate in the region.&nbsp; Some examples of their generosity to the Coast community follow: &nbsp;</span></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">In July 1904, John F. Popp gave the Confederate veterans at Beauvoir at milk cow when they were without one.<em>(The Daily Herald, July 13, 1904, p. 5)</em></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Before her death in 1910, Mrs. J.F. Popp had donated funds to build an operating room in the Charity Hospital at Biloxi.&nbsp; This donation was to memorialize Frances Grant, her mother.&nbsp; The operating room opened for surgery in early August 1911.<em>(The Daily Herald, &nbsp;August 8, 1911, p. 8)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Mrs. J.F. Popp was an annual contributor to the &ldquo;poor children&rsquo;s tree&rdquo;, a toy and gift fund established by <em>The Daily Herald </em>to provide indigent children with Christmas presents.&nbsp; The charity would raise about $175 during its Yule fund drive and distribute Christmas joy to the poor on the city park near the L &amp; N Depot.<em>(The Daily Herald, December 23, 1919, p. 6)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>Rural mail route</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">In April 1908, Biloxi postmaster, James C. Tyler (1872-1910+), announced that he and Edgar S. Balthrope (1873-1939) had mapped a rural mail route covering about thirty-one miles to provide postal service to those families living north of the Back Bay of Biloxi and in the Tchoutacabouffa region.&nbsp; They had traveled the area by horse and buggy to acquire signatures of these denizens.<em>(The Biloxi Daily Herald, April 21, 1908, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">This proposed rural mail route was described as follows:</span></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><em>The rural mail carrier starting from the Biloxi post office will go west and leave the city by the Pass Christian road.&nbsp; He will travel along this road to near what is known as the Collin&rsquo;s place and will then turn south to the beach.&nbsp; He will drive west along the beach past Mr. Watson&rsquo;s and to Beauvoir.&nbsp; The Beauvoir mail is now handled from Gulfport, the Gulfport route coming up to that point, but by previous agreement made with the Gulfport postmaster and through Senator Money, this is to belong to Biloxi.&nbsp; After delivering the Beauvoir mail the carrier will start north along Dahlgren Avenue to the Back Bay.&nbsp; He will cross Back Bay at Popp&rsquo;s Ferry and Mr. Popp has promised that the crossing there will be at his expense.&nbsp; Shortly after crossing Popp&rsquo;s the route turns to the northeast along a new road and strikes the Tchouticabouffa </em></strong>(sic)<strong><em>at Morris&rsquo; Ferry </em></strong>[now Cedar Lake] <strong><em>or what is now the Vinnie post office.&nbsp; Here again the crossing will be made by promise of Mr. Morris without expense to the government.</em></strong></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong><em>From Morris&rsquo; Ferry the route proceeds west and then southwest along the new road to Moccasin Point.&nbsp; From Moccasin Point the carrier will turn sharply back to the north to Reed&rsquo;s Store.&nbsp; This will bring him near Woolmarket.&nbsp; Whether he shall go to Woolmarket or not has not been positively settled, but the chances are that he will, as the people of Woolmarket are anxious to have a rural delivery.&nbsp; From Woolmarket the route proceeds east to Campbell&rsquo;s Cross Roads, from the southeast to John Krohn&rsquo;s and then again northeast to the Tchouticabouffa </em></strong>[sic]<strong><em>River, which is crossed at Lamey&rsquo;s Ferry </em></strong>[now Lamey&rsquo;s Bridge]<strong><em>.&nbsp; From there the route continues east past Johnson&rsquo;s still and thence south to E.S. Balthrope&rsquo;s on the </em></strong>[Big Ridge Road]<strong><em>ridge, then west along the </em></strong>[Big Ridge Road] <strong><em>&nbsp;ridge road to the new road, down the new road to a point north of the Jack Farish place and then southeast to the village of Seymour </em></strong>[now D&rsquo;Iberville] <strong><em>and across the Back Bay bridge into Biloxi.&nbsp; The route is thirty-one miles in length.&nbsp; The carrier will make the trip every day and be allowed eight hours in which to make it.</em></strong><em>(The Biloxi Daily Herald, April 21, 1908, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>Popp controversy</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">The proposed rural mail route to those areas north of Biloxi&rsquo;s Back Bay was delayed when John F. Popp became entangled in an imbroglio with the Biloxi postal officials over his mail delivery.&nbsp; In his verbal agreement to provide free ferriage to the rural mail carrier, he asked that his mail be delivered to the east gate of his property.&nbsp; Government officials related to Postmaster Tyler that Biloxi carriers could only deliver Popp&rsquo;s mail to a posting box placed where his private road joined the public road, and denied his wish to have it posted at his east gate.&nbsp; This stalemate ended with the Postal Service yielding to John F. Popp and rural mail delivery began across the Back Bay of Biloxi in the summer of 1909.<em>(The Biloxi Daily Herald, April 21, 1908, p. 1, March 10, 1909, p. 2, April 30, 1909, p. 4 and July 26, 1909, p. 2)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>Mrs. Popp expires</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Mary Frances Grant Popp became ill at her home on Big Lake and had to be moved for immediate medical treatment to the Biloxi Sanitarium of Dr. Hyman M. Folkes (1871-1926).&nbsp; She died here on July 18, 1910.&nbsp; In addition to John F. Popp she left two spinster sisters, Isabel Grant (1847-1944) and Rebecca Grant (1853-1928), and William Grant (1850-1910+), her brother.&nbsp; Mrs. Popp&rsquo;s corporal remains were taken to New Orleans for interment in the Metairie Cemetery.<em>(The Daily Herald, July 19, 1910, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Near the end of his occupation of his country estate, John F. Popp had transformed his rural property into what was described: <strong><em>&ldquo;as located at a good elevation above the bay, the grounds and building the most beautiful in Southern Mississippi.&rdquo;</em></strong>&nbsp; Here he entertained and accepted visits from winter tourists who were motored by launch the twelve miles from Biloxi.&nbsp; Mr. Popp presented the visiting ladies with bouquets of camellias or other blooming seasonal flowers upon their arrival.&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>Au revoir</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">John F. Popp sold his Biloxi estate <strong><em>&ldquo;with love and affection&rdquo;</em></strong> to his sister&rsquo;s-in-laws, Isabel Grant and Rebecca Grant, in November 1910.&nbsp; They all returned to New Orleans and resided at 3405 St. Charles Avenue.&nbsp; In November 1914 while in Covington, Louisiana Mr. Popp suffered a mild stroke which paralyzed his right side.&nbsp; He recovered to wed his sister-in-law, Rebecca Grant (1853-1928), on February 23, 1915.(Harrison County, Mississippi Land Deed Bk. 95, p. 34. and <em>The Daily Herald, November 28, 1914</em>&nbsp; <em>and February 15, 1915, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">John F. Popp died in the Crescent City on September 13, 1918.&nbsp; After his passing, Rebecca Grant Popp and Isabel Grant remained on St. Charles Avenue.&nbsp; Rebecca Grant Popp expired at New Orleans on February 1928.&nbsp; Isabel Grant (1847-1944) lived to the very old age of ninety-seven expiring in April 1944.(<em>The Daily Herald, September 14, 1918, p. 1and </em>&nbsp;Orleans Parish, Louisiana 1920 and 1930 Federal Census T625_623, p. 4B, ED 215 and R809, p. 12A, ED 202)</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">The Grant sisters had sold the old Popp Place for $20,000 to George W. Haynes in October 1914.&nbsp; The conveyance included all improvements and all moveable or immoveable property, furniture, and furnishings.(Harrison County, Mississippi Land Deed Bk. 109, p. 295)</span></span></p>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: -webkit-center;\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Popp&#39;s Place</strong></span></div>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Popp&rsquo;s Place-situated on a high bluff on the northeast shore of Big Lake,&nbsp; a large body of water at the head of Biloxi&rsquo;s Back Bay and the receptacle for the fresh waters of the Biloxi River, the Tchoutacabouffa River, and Bayou Bernard, was first inhabited by the Holley family.&nbsp; John F. Popp (1835-1918) located here from New Orleans in the late 1870s and built a large retirement home.&nbsp; The Popp family vended their estate to George W. Haynes (1885-1920+) from Tiptonville, Lake County, Tennessee.&nbsp; During his occupation of the former J.F. Popp estate, Mr. Haynes called it &lsquo;Sunkist Place&rsquo;, an appellation that remained with the area until recent times when it became known simply as &lsquo;Sunkist&rsquo;, acquired from the golf course and country club.</span></span></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Recreational area-fishing, swimming, and picnics</strong></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">The early settlers of the Popp&rsquo;s Ferry district soon discovered that the fishing along the margins of the marshes flanking Big Lake and the deep channel was exceptionally good.&nbsp; Here the brackish waters of Biloxi&rsquo;s Back Bay met the fresh water of the Tchouticabouffa River and Bayou Bernard and especially in the fall, large catches of redfish and speckled sea trout are common.&nbsp; Perch, bream, shellcrackers, and green trout [small and large mouth bass], as well as sheephead, are always potentially at the end of a fisherman&rsquo;s wet line in the fecund waters. &nbsp;</span></span><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">In the spring of 1915, the use of seines or any other net was prohibited by the statutes of Harrison County above Popp&rsquo;s Ferry in the Biloxi River and Tchouticabouffa River and tributaries.&nbsp; Cast nets were permitted in March, April, and May.<em>(The Daily Herald, April 12, 1915, p. 1)</em></span></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: -webkit-center;\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Fishing at Popp&#39;s Ferry in the 1950s</strong></span></div>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; From the C.C. &lsquo;Tex&rsquo; Hamill &ldquo;Down South&rdquo; Magazine Collection archived at MGCCC Perkinston, Mississippi.&nbsp; Courtesy of Charles L. Sullivan, Professor Emeritus and Archivist at MGCCC Perkinston campus.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">In the Biloxi newspaper of the early 20<sup>th</sup> Century, some of the fish catches and other outdoor activities reported at Popp&rsquo;s Ferry were as follows:&nbsp;</span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fishing solo in a skiff, Joseph Saujon (1871-1945) caught seventy-seven red fish at Popp&rsquo;s Ferry.&nbsp; Some of them weighed about ten pounds.&nbsp; Peter Quave (1863-1936) also made large catches.&nbsp; Mr. Saujon sold his catch to people from Biloxi.<em>(The Daily Herald, May 13, 1904, p. 6)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In late April 1912, Charles W. Wachenfeld (1868-1936), manager of the T.P. Dulion Mercantile Company of Biloxi, arranged for a picnic at the Popp Place.&nbsp; Aboard Captain Fisher&rsquo;s houseboat for this day outing were: Misses Jennie, Ellen, and Stella Gillen; Rose, Camille, and Elvira Lizana; Annie and Katie Hannon; Amelia Kennedy; Leona Wells; Isabel Brodie; Silvia, Gladys, and Jessie Wachenfeld; and the remainder of the store employees, management, and friends: Gus Wachenfeld, Jack Joachim; Henry Thensted (1895-1950); Louis Lizana; Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Kennedy; and Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Wachenfeld.<em>(The Daily Herald, April 29, 1912, p. 8)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;A fishing party at Popp&rsquo;s Ferry caught fifty specks, one red, several bass, and sheephead.&nbsp; A nearby boat hauled in nine reds.<em>(The Daily Herald, October 17, 1910, p. 8)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">A five-foot alligator was hit by the motorcar of fishermen as they approached the Popp&rsquo;s Ferry landing.&nbsp; The reptile was in pursuit of several pigs when it was struck by the vehicle and escaped into the marsh.<em>(The Daily Herald, July 26, 1912, p. 3)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ed Taylor and A.G. Ospinach caught one hundred sixty-six fish in two days at Popp&rsquo;s Ferry.&nbsp; They were primarily green trout and sheephead.<em>(The Daily Herald, October 30, 1914, p. 6)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Tarpon are not only found in the Biloxi Channel where schools chasing mullet often leap from the water near the Biloxi Yacht Club, but are also seen in the waters of the Back Bay, Tchoutacabouffa River, Biloxi River, and in the vicinity of Popp&rsquo;s Ferry.&nbsp; Captain Alfred Bosarge is known as the champion tarpon fisherman of the Gulf Coast.<em>(The Daily Herald, September 3, 1915, p. 1)</em> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An observer in early November 1916 reported thirty-four automobiles, as well as many wagons, and buggies that had transported eager anglers to the Popp&rsquo;s Ferry landing.<em>(The Daily Herald, November 6, 1916, p. 4)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Shrimp are plentiful and good speckled trout and red fish catches are being made at Popp&rsquo;s Ferry and bayou Bernard.<em>(The Daily Herald, &nbsp;August 27, 1918, p. 4)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Woodmen of the World planned a picnic on Labor Day for their eight to eighteen year old, male auxiliary members.<em>(The Daily Herald, &nbsp;August 26, 1916, p. 4)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Many families of Biloxi prefer to swim in the brackish water at Popp&rsquo;s Ferry rather than the Gulf.&nbsp; The water there is also of sufficient depth for diving.<em>(The Biloxi Daily Herald, August 20, 1918, p. 3)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>Popp&rsquo;s Ferry fish camps</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Joseph C. &lsquo;J.C.&rdquo; DeLamarre (1855-1931), a former Biloxi City Marshal and ferry tender, was probably the first to open a simple fish camp operation at Popp&rsquo;s Ferry.&nbsp; He was here between 1919 and 1921.&nbsp; J.C. DeLamarre had been in the bar and restaurant business at Biloxi.&nbsp; He opened the White Elephant on the corner of Pass Christian Street [now Howard Avenue] and Main Street in April 1891.&nbsp; J.C. DeLamarre also had a local baseball squad called the &lsquo;White Elephants&rsquo;.&nbsp; His brother, Emile DeLamarre (1871-circa 1893), called &lsquo;Melo&rsquo;, also had a team, the &lsquo;Sporting Dudes&rsquo;.&nbsp; Melo challenged the White Elephants to a &lsquo;friendly&rsquo; game of baseball in June 1892.&nbsp; Melo was captain and catcher of his Biloxi nine.<em>(The Biloxi Herald, April 4, 1891, p. 4 and June 25, 1892, p. 4)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">J.C. DeLamarre married Rosa M. Trahant (1867-1896) at New Orleans in June 1887.&nbsp; She expired at their home on Magnolia Street in Biloxi on February 29, 1896.&nbsp; Mr. DeLamarre was City Marshal at the time of her demise.<em>(The Biloxi Herald, February 29, 1896, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">After the death of his spouse, J.C. DeLamarre wedded Annie Brewer Coleman (1887-1930) from Tylertown, Mississippi.&nbsp; She had a son, Robert H. Coleman who resided in Gulfport.&nbsp; After his fish camp closed, J.C. DeLamarre was employed at the Great Southern Golf Club in Gulfport from 1921 to 1928, and was superintendent of the Naval Reserve Park at Biloxi until his retirement.&nbsp; Annie Brewer Coleman DeLamarre died at Gulfport in late May 1930.&nbsp; J.C. DeLamarre expired on May 4, 1931 and his corporal remains were interred in the Biloxi Cemetery.<em>( The Daily Herald, May 31, 1930, p. 6 and May 5, 1931, p. 8)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Big Lake Fishing Camp</strong></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">In 1928, W. Latimer was operating a fishing camp on Big Lake.&nbsp; It was described as, <strong><em>&quot;under the beautiful moss covered tress with cool breezes......Big Lake was one of the coolest and best fishing ground on the Coast&quot;.&nbsp; </em></strong>The Fourth of July was a popular time for visitors to come from as far as Hattiesburg, Laurel, and Memphis to fish and picnic on the shore of Big Lake/<em>(The daily Herald, July 6, 1928, p. 8)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">By 1939, there were two fish camps at Popp&rsquo;s Ferry.&nbsp; The Popp&rsquo;s Ferry Fish Camp was operating on the south side of Back Bay and east side of present day Popp&rsquo;s Ferry Road, which was gravel-surfaced at this time.&nbsp; Across the Popp&rsquo;s Ferry Bridge, on the north side of Back Bay was the Hill Top Fishing Camp.(Mississippi Gulf Coast, 1939, p. 124)</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Wicks&rsquo;s Fishing Camp</strong></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">In December 1938, Eric E. Wickstrom (1898-1988) acquired an option and lease purchase agreement from Edward L. Brady (1867-1939), spouse of Erena Lopez (1883-1940), on a fifteen-acre tract southeast of &lsquo;Sunkist Place&rsquo; formerly Popp&rsquo;s Place.&nbsp; The consideration was $100 and $1400 to purchase.&nbsp; Mrs. Brady was the sister of Julius M. Lopez (1886-1958), who had acquired &lsquo;Sunkist Place&rsquo; in October 1925 for $80,000 from Marjorie Raggio and Mrs. B.J. Walker of New Orleans.(Harrison Co., Mississippi Land Deed Bk. 153, p. 509)</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Edward L. Brady was a native of Ohio and became a jeweler and retail merchant.&nbsp; Before arriving at Biloxi after 1900, he had worked in the jewelry industry at Memphis and Newbern, Tennessee.&nbsp; In March 1908, he opened a retail jewelry store at 415 Howard Avenue.&nbsp; W.C. Duncan of Natchez, Mississippi was his associate.<em>(The Biloxi Daily Herald, March 11, 1908, p. 1 and </em>1900 Federal Census Dyer, Co., Tennessee, T<em>)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">In June 1945, the Wickstroms acquired this tract from Jessie L. Lewis and Julia L. Lewis.&nbsp; Here on the banks of Big Lake near the &lsquo;Little Popp&rsquo;s Ferry Bridge&rsquo;, formerly called the Burnt Bridge, Mr. Wickstrom founded Wick&rsquo;s Fishing Camp.(Harrison Co., Mississippi Land Deed Bk. 290, p. 186)</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">Eric E. Wickstrom was a native of California, probably Los Angeles County.&nbsp; His parents were late 19<sup>th</sup> Century immigrants from Sweden.&nbsp; E.E. Wickstrom married Juliette D&rsquo;Aquin (1899-1985), a native of New Orleans.&nbsp; They had a son, John Gordon Wickstrom (1925-1986) who married Flora Marina G. Wickstrom.&nbsp; In their retirement, the Wickstrom relocated to Laredo, Texas to live near their son and grandchildren.&nbsp; They expired in Texas.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Wick&#39;s Fish Camp</strong></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Wick&rsquo;s Fishing Camp-was situated on Big lake.&nbsp; It was contiguous with and southeast of &lsquo;Sunkist Place&rsquo;, the former J.F. Popp&rsquo;s place.&nbsp; The Wickstrom family operated here until the late summer of 1963 when Barney J. &lsquo;Buddy&rsquo; Byrd (1930-2008) leased the property.&nbsp; He and Lionel Byrd Sr. (1909-1996), his father, ran the fish camp, a bar room, and trailer park.&nbsp; Buddy acquired the Wickstrom property in 1971 and vended it to Robert King Barq in November 2000.[L-R: Fred Miles (1914-1989) and Barney J. &lsquo;Buddy&rsquo; Byrd (1930-2008)]</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">&nbsp;Credit: &ldquo;Down South&rdquo;, Jan.-Feb. 1964, p. 10.&nbsp; From the C.C. &lsquo;Tex&rsquo; Hamill &ldquo;Down South&rdquo; Magazine Collection archived at MGCCC Perkinston, Mississippi.&nbsp; Courtesy of Charles L. Sullivan, Professor Emeritus and Archivist at MGCCC Perkinston campus.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>Barney J. Byrd</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">In October 1963, Barney J. &lsquo;Buddy&rsquo; Byrd (1930-2008), William J. Meyers, Bud&rsquo;s Mobile Homes Inc., and Lionel Byrd Sr. (1909-1996), Buddy&rsquo;s father, took a thirty year lease on the Wickstrom property, which included Wick&rsquo;s Fishing Camp.&nbsp; This lease was surrendered by the lessees in August 1968 and a new lease was taken immediately by Buddy Byrd for twenty-five years with an option to purchase the Wickstrom property at 751 Barrett Road.&nbsp; The rent was $6000 per year.&nbsp; Mr. Byrd and Nora Webster Byrd, his wife, acquired the Wickstrom tract in December 1971.&nbsp; Mr. and Mrs. Wickstrom retained a life estate in the tract.(Harrison Co., Mississippi Land Deed Bk. 523, p. 220A, Bk. 523, p. 224, Bk. 615, p. 400, Bk. 615, p. 404, Bk. 615, pp 407-412 and Harrison Co., Mississippi 2<sup>nd</sup> JD Land Deed Bk. 23, p. 543)</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Here on the banks of Big Lake, Lionel Byrd Sr. and Buddy Byrd ran the fishing camp, a bar room, and trailer park.&nbsp; Buddy was an entrepreneur involved in many commercial ventures on the Coast and including the B.J. Helicopter Service at Los Angeles.&nbsp; He expired on June 19, 2008 at Gulfport.<em>(Down South, Jan.-Feb. 1964, p. 10 and The Sun Herald, June 21, 2008, p. A4)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Buddy Byrd and spouse sold his commercial land at Popp&rsquo;s Ferry to Robert King &lsquo;Bones&rdquo; Barq and Margaret E. Nofsinger Barq in November 2000.(Harrison Co., Mississippi 2<sup>nd</sup> JD Land Deed Bk. 362, p. 582)</span></span></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">&nbsp;<strong>T</strong></span></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>he Fishing Arena</strong></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">This creative &lsquo;fish hole&rsquo; was opened in the spring of 1961 at Popp&rsquo;s Ferry.&nbsp; It was a large, air-cooled, indoor venue from which patrons for $2 a day could sit and fish within seconds of a bait shop, snack bar, and dining room.&nbsp; The roof of the structure had a large deck and quaint lounge. Hayto Enterprises planned to erect four more of&nbsp; these novel &lsquo;fish holes&rsquo; at sites in Alabama, Florida, and Texas.&nbsp; Courtesy of Charles L. Sullivan, Professor Emeritus at MGCCC Perkinston campus, and archivist and conservator for the C.C. &lsquo;Tex&rsquo; Hamill &ldquo;Down South&rdquo; Magazine Collection at MGCCC in Perkinston, Mississippi.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>The Fishing Arena</strong></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">The Fishing Arena was commenced in the spring of 1961 by Leroy Hay (1917-1977) and George Totton (1915-1976), who were residents of Phoenix, Arizona.&nbsp; They formed a Mississippi corporation called Hayto Enterprises to operate an indoor, air conditioned, fishing venue in a 5250 square-foot building costing $100,000.&nbsp; The Fishing Arena was moored on Big Lake just north of the Popp&rsquo;s Ferry Bridge on the west side of the causeway.&nbsp; Inside the structure were three fishing wells of 480 square-feet each surrounded by comfortable chairs from which for $2 patrons could fish all day and night in an insect free, cooled environment with access to a bait shop, snack bar, and dining room.&nbsp; For those who enjoyed fresh air and a beautiful sunset, there was the Roof Garden on the top of the building with the Hideaway Bar, a cozy venue serving spirituous beverages. &nbsp;</span></span><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">For Hayto Enterprises, this was the first of five planned fishing arenas.&nbsp; There other sites were selected for: NOLA, Mobile, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Port Arthur, Texas.<em>(Down South, May-June 1961, p. 11)</em></span></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&lsquo;Sunkist Place&rsquo; and George W. Haynes</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">In October 1914, Rebecca Grant Popp (1853-1928) and Isabel Grant (1847-1944)&nbsp;&nbsp; sold the old Popp Place for $20,000 to George W. Haynes.&nbsp; The conveyance included all improvements and all moveable or immoveable property, furniture, and furnishings.&nbsp; George William Haynes (1885-1920+) came to the Coast from Tiptonville, Lake County, Tennessee.&nbsp; During his occupation of the J.F. Popp estate, he called it &lsquo;Sunkist Place&rsquo;, an appellation that has remained with the area.&nbsp; In time, the region has became known simply as &lsquo;Sunkist&rsquo;, acquired from the golf course and country club, which was probably named by Ashton C. Barrett (1901-1990), the last owner of &lsquo;Sunkist Place&rsquo; and a founder of the Sunkist Country Club with W.E. &lsquo;Bill&rsquo; Beasley (1888-1963).(Harrison County, Mississippi Land Deed Bk. 109, p. 295 and <em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;)</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">George W. Haynes had married Lillian A. Harris (1882-1930+), a widow or divorcee, and the mother of James C. Harris (1902-1930+) and Bessie Lee Harris (1904-1930+).&nbsp; George W. Haynes was staying at the Montross Hotel at Biloxi in September 1914, making arrangements to sell the timber from the Popp tract.&nbsp; He had plans to significantly improve &lsquo;Sunkist Place&rsquo; by clearing one hundred-sixty acres of timber land to increase the amount of cultivated ground for fruit trees and raising livestock.&nbsp; Mr. Haynes and his family were to relocate from Tiptonville in October.&nbsp; G.W. Haynes was particularly interested in growing pecans and oranges and raising poultry at &lsquo;Sunkist Place&rsquo;.&nbsp; He also owned several farms in Tennessee.(<em>The Daily Herald, July 17, 1914, p. 5, July 18, 1914, p. 1, July 22, 1914, p. 5, and September 16, 1914, p. 2)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">By January 1916, George W. Haynes had acquired a young herd of cattle and fenced between two and three hundred acres of pasturage.&nbsp; He offered to lease lands of his neighbors for additional grazing, if they would fence it.&nbsp; Mr. Haynes also had fine hogs and was one of the largest strawberry farmers in the area.&nbsp; His future plans were to build a dipping vat and brand his cattle.<em>(The Daily Herald, January 7, 1916, p. 5)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Movie Studio and hotels</strong></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Carl Leech (1870-1920+) of Lawrence, Kansas while a guest at &lsquo;Sunkist Place&rsquo; began to promote the idea of establishing the Dixie Film Manufacturing Company, a plant and studio for the production of motion picture film on the Haynes&rsquo; place.&nbsp; He was impressed with buildings and grounds as the future site for this fledgling industry.&nbsp; Mr. Leech contacted the Pathe Company of New York with his ideas and aspirations.&nbsp; From Federal census data, it appears that Carl Leech was a professional theater actor.&nbsp; He was domiciled in Birmingham, Alabama in 1920.<em>(The Daily Herald, March 18, 1915, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">By April 1915, Carl E. Leech&rsquo;s dream of a movie studio on the Haynes&rsquo; property was still viable as L.A. Boening, president of United States Cinematography in Chicago, and D.W. McKinney, Chicago producer, were expected to arrive in Biloxi in the near future to make a movie.&nbsp; The Dixie Film Company was to be capitalized at $100,000 and shares in the company were being sold in Gulfport, Biloxi, and other Gulf Coast municipalities.&nbsp; In addition, a 10,000 square-foot studio was to be erected on &lsquo;Sunkist Place&rsquo; by Chris Champion at of Biloxi and Miss Moyne M. Morrison (1888-1910+) of New York and Paul English of Chicago, both actors, were contacted to act in the movie to be directed by Carl E. Leech.&nbsp; Miss Morrison, a native of Lawrence, Kansas, had married Carl E. Leech in 1909.&nbsp; <em>(The Gulfport Advocate, April 10, 1915, p. 2)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">&nbsp;As of early May 1915, interest in a film studio at Sunkist Place had progressed as the Haynes family had been contacted by A.M. Anderson, the agent for a woman who desired to acquire 4 1/2 acres from the Haynes.&nbsp; She aspired to have a forty-room hotel built near the studio which was under construction. <em>(The Gulfport Advocate, May 8, 1915, p. 8)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>Shelling road for naught?</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">In early 1914, H.E. Latimer, Biloxi road contractor, was awarded to shell the road from Pass Christian Road to Popp&rsquo;s Ferry.&nbsp; This route is well-used and important to the local commerce and traffic.<em>(The Daily Herald, January 5, 1914, p. 2)</em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>1915 Hurricane</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Strong gusts from the 1915 Hurricane on September 29, 1915 broke the moorings of the ferry at Popp&rsquo;s Landing and delivered it in a damaged state, into Fritz Creek, three miles to the northwest.&nbsp; George W. Haynes, ferry proprietor, had his ferry operating across Back Bay in late December 1915.&nbsp; The local sentiment was that the County was going to erect a bridge to replace the ferry in the near future.<em>(The Daily Herald, December 11, 1915, p. 2)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>County ferry short-lived</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">The Harrison County Board of Supervisors acquired all ferry rights to Popp&rsquo;s Ferry from George W. Haynes in February 1916.&nbsp; In this transaction, the County was conveyed: <strong><em>&ldquo;the landing on</em></strong>[the]<strong><em>south side </em></strong>[Bay of Biloxi] <strong><em>and including all flats, ropes, and appurtenances belonging to said ferry and all ferry rights.&rdquo;&nbsp; </em></strong>At this time, Popp&rsquo;s Ferry was declared a free public ferry.(Harrison Co., Mississippi Board of Supervisor&rsquo;s Minute Bk. 12, p. 207)</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">In April 1916, Joseph Rusk (1865-1947) was appointed &ldquo;keeper of Popp&rsquo;s Ferry&rdquo;.&nbsp; His job was described as: <strong><em>&ldquo;to give his personal attention both day and night to the operation of such ferry and to exercise all reasonable care and diligence in crossing persons and vehicles in safety and not necessarily delay any person the use of such ferry and he is in all respect to perform duties of such ferryman and keep said ferry flat and landing and appurtenances in good order and condition at all times.&rdquo;</em></strong>&nbsp; Joseph Rusk was paid $25 per month for these services.(Harrison Co., Mississippi Board of Supervisor&rsquo;s Minute Bk. 12, p. 263)</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Joseph Rusk resigned his position as ferry keeper and was replaced in October 1916 by Joseph C. DeLamarre (1855-1931).&nbsp; Dutch Caldwell was made keeper of the Tchoutacabouffa Bridge at this time.<em>(The Daily Herald, October 20, 1916, p. 1)</em></span></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>Blind tiger</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">In the interim, between Joseph Rusk&rsquo;s resignation and the hiring of Joseph C. DeLamarre, a character by the name of John Lind moved into the ferry keeper&rsquo;s house.&nbsp; Mr. Lind began operating a &lsquo;blind tiger&rsquo;, or &lsquo;speak easy&rsquo;, from the ferry landing.&nbsp; He was reported to Marshal A.W. Loposer at Handsboro.&nbsp; When law enforcement officers searched Lind&rsquo;s residence they discovered twenty-five decks of playing cards and a pool table.&nbsp; His cache of illegal alcohol was discovered on the periphery of a nearby swamp.&nbsp; It consisted of two casks of beer; twenty-four, half pints of I.W. Harper whiskey; six quart bottles of Cascade; and two dozens pints of beer, which had been iced down in buckets.&nbsp; John Lind was brought to Biloxi and later released when he posted a $500 bond.&nbsp; The liquor was taken to Handsboro by lawmen.<em>(The Daily Herald, July 22, 1916, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Contraband alcohol continued to be smuggled and sold in Harrison County and the Popp&rsquo;s Ferry area appears to be a preferred destination for these illicit activities.&nbsp; In March 1917, Chief of Police R.M. Randolph and Officer Peter Bellande (1871-1933) seized a wagon loaded with eight casks of Cook&rsquo;s Beer and a gallon of wine and arrested Frances Barthes (1888-1942).&nbsp; It was presumed by local law enforcement officials that a schooner had transported the liquor to Biloxi from New Orleans and that it was being transported to Popp&rsquo;s Ferry for retail sale.&nbsp; Judge F.W. Elmer Jr. fined Mr. Barthes $100 and court cost.<em>(The Daily Herald, March 13, 1917, p. 3)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>1922 &ldquo;Booze Raid&rdquo;</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">In January 1922, what was described as <strong><em>&ldquo;the biggest raid since the one under the direction of the late Sheriff James C. Elmer, when County officials swooped down upon violators of the law, who were said to be operating saloons after the Prohibition law went into effect&rdquo;, </em></strong>Federal, Harrison County, and Biloxi police officials confiscated twenty cases of illegal alcohol valued at $1700 along the road the road leading to the main thoroughfare of Popp&rsquo;s Ferry.&nbsp; This &lsquo;booze&rsquo; cache was only a portion of the 110 cases that had been stolen from a vessel anchored near Dog Keys by a band of Biloxi &lsquo;pirates&rsquo;.<em>(The Daily Herald, January 16, 1922, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">This crime was reported by Captain Clarence Webster of the oyster schooner, <strong><em>Annie Mackie</em>, </strong>employed by the Desporte Packers.&nbsp; Captain Webster had met the liquor-laden, vessel, allegedly sailing from Cuba for Mexico, in the Louisiana marshes where he was oystering.&nbsp; The liquor boat was lost and in dire need of provisions.&nbsp; Captain Webster directed them to Biloxi where they were to replenish their watercraft.&nbsp; While anchored near Dog Keys, the Cuban vessel was boarded by a band of armed men from Biloxi who were in command of a motor boat.&nbsp; The &lsquo;pirates&rsquo; had the crew load their speed boat and fled the scene for their lair on the upper reaches of Back Bay at the Jackson Club near Popp&rsquo;s Ferry.&nbsp; Law enforcement officials tracked the &lsquo;pirates&rsquo; to Popp&rsquo;s Ferry region where they confiscated about thirty-six cases of contraband liquor.&nbsp; Six of the alleged &lsquo;pirates&rsquo; were arrested and jailed.&nbsp; They were later tried in the legal system for fully and unlawfully conspiring to commit the crime of being in the unlawful possession intoxicating liquors, whiskey and Champagne, by conspiring together to bring whiskey into the State of Mississippi, and have unlawful possession of the same within the State.<em>(The Daily Herald, January 16, 1922, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>1919-last ferry</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">During its February 1919 term, the Harrison County Board of Supervisors abandoned that part of Popp&rsquo;s Ferry Road from Pass Christian Road north to the ferry landing on Back Bay.&nbsp; Supervisor J.C. Batton (1869-1943) was ordered to sell at the best price, the ferry keeper&rsquo;s quarters and other appurtenances and materials used in the daily operation of Popp&rsquo;s Ferry.&nbsp; He was to report the results of his success back to the Board.</span></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">(Harrison Co., Mississippi Board of Supervisor&rsquo;s Minute Bk. 15, p. 17)</span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Joseph C. DeLamarre, ferry tender, remained at the ferry landing and opened a fishing camp.&nbsp; In September 1919, he married Annie Coleman of St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana.&nbsp; J.C. DeLamarre stayed at Popp&rsquo;s Ferry until 1921, when the County lost a law suit to W.H. Rich (1885-1971) and W.B. Swain of Gulfport and he and the County ordered to vacate the land by Chancery Court Chancellor Griffith.&nbsp; The denizens of the Popp&rsquo;s Ferry and North Biloxi region had hoped that the judiciary would allow the ferry landing to have remained under the aegis of the Harrison County Board of Supervisors.&nbsp; It was believed that if the Back Bay Bridge from North Biloxi, now D&rsquo;Iberville, to BiloxI were closed by a fire or hurricane that a ferry could be placed into service at Popp&rsquo;s Ferry in short order.<em>(The Daily Herald, September 19, 1919, p. 2. February 18, 1921, p. 1, and March 2, 1921, p. 6)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>Haynes sale-Sarah E. Cannon</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">In July 1916, George W. Haynes sold &lsquo;Sunkist Place&rsquo; to Sarah E. Cannon (1861-1920+), also known as Elizabeth, the spouse of Henry A. Cannon (1840-1918) of Memphis, Tennessee.&nbsp; Sarah E. Cannon, nee Rembert, was a native of Arkansas.&nbsp; She married Foster D. Talley (1832-pre-1910), a Memphis based salesman and bore him five children.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">After the demise of Mr. Talley, Sarah Rembert Talley married Harry A. Cannon, a widower, who farmed in Shelby County, Tennessee.&nbsp; Mr. Cannon&rsquo;s wife had died before 1900 and left him with nine children.(Harrison Co., Mississippi Land Deed Bk. 116, p. 116, 1900 Shelby Co., Tennessee Federal Census T623-1598, p. 13B, ED 93 and T623_1599, p. 9A, ED 104, and 1910 S Shelby Co., Tennessee Federal Census T624_1521, p. 7A, ED 224)</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">In the fall of 1917, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison M. Spain and Foster D. Talley Jr. (1891-1917+), Mrs. Cannon&rsquo;s son, spent some vacation time at &lsquo;Sunkist Place&rsquo;.&nbsp; They enjoyed the fine fishing at Popp&rsquo;s Ferry and returned to their Memphis homes in late October.&nbsp; At this time, Mr. and Mrs. Cannon also left for their domicile near Memphis and to conduct business.<em>(The Daily Herald, October 22, 1917, p. 3)</em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Harrison M. Spain (1882-1978) owned H.M. Spain &amp; Company, a timber value estimating business, at Memphis.&nbsp; In 1918, he employed T. Watkins Cannon (1892-1979), a son of Harry A. Cannon, as a timber cruiser. &nbsp;</span></span><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Harry A. Cannon expired intestate at Memphis in May 1918.&nbsp; Mrs. Cannon moved to Clayton, Union County, New Mexico to live with Sarah T. Taylor (1895-1920+), her daughter, who had married Livingston Taylor (1885-1920+), a Tennessee lawyer.&nbsp; She conveyed &lsquo;Sunkist Place&rsquo; to Permelia G. Newborn in March1920.&nbsp; The Heirs of Harry A. Cannon quitclaimed their interest at Popp&rsquo;s Ferry to her in December 1919.&nbsp; They were as follows: Henry H. Cannon (1878-1920+); Charles Devereux Cannon (1883-1920+); Susie Cannon Fargason; T. Watkins Cannon (1892-1979); W. Dunlap Cannon (1895-1920+); and Virginia C. Doan (1898-1920+).(Harrison Co., Mississippi Land Deed Bk. 128, p. 30 and Bk. 128, p. 28)</span></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Permelia G. Newborn</strong></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">In 1930, Permelia G. Newton (1878-1930+), a Tennessee native, was a resident of Memphis and domiciled on Overton Street.&nbsp; She was the wife of Joseph L. Newborn (1872-1930+), a farmer.&nbsp; No further information.(1930 Shelby Co., Tennessee Federal Census R2275, p. 29A, ED 75)</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Mrs. Newton vended &lsquo;Sunkist Place&rsquo; in April 1920 to William Pritchard for $22,500.&nbsp; The sale included all furniture, implements, and personal property excepting two family pictures and three paintings.(Harrison Co., Mississippi Land Deed Bk. 128, p. 31)</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>William Pritchard</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">William Pritchard (1876-1923) resided at Memphis, Tennessee where he was a lumber company executive.&nbsp; He was a native of the Volunteer State and of English and Welsh heritage.(1920 Shelby Co., Tennessee Federal Census T625_1764, p. 5B, ED173)</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">With his demise imminent, William Pritchard in December 1922 arranged a life estate in his Big Lake property at Popp&rsquo;s Ferry and conveyed such to J.M. Coleman, trustee, who was to convey &lsquo;Sunkist Place&rsquo; after his death to Mrs. Burton John Walker, the daughter of William Pritchard.&nbsp; Mr. Walker expired at Memphis on April 23, 1923 and Mrs. Walker acquired title to his Harrison County tract in June 1923.&nbsp; She then sold a one-half interest in Sunkist Place&rsquo; to Marjorie Raggio (1883-1930+), the spouse of John A. Raggio (1878-1930+).(Harrison Co., Mississippi Land Deed Bk. 138, p. 31, Bk. 138, p. 277, and Bk. 138, p. 278)&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Cogan&rsquo;s petition</strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">In August 1924, the Harrison County Board of Supervisors heard the petition of Gordon W. Cogan (1879-1930+) to re-open the public road running north from the Pass Christian Road across Back Bay at what is known as Popp&rsquo;s Ferry to where it intersects&nbsp; the public road leading from Biloxi to Woolmarket.&nbsp; A committee was appointed to examine and view the proposal and report to the Board at its next convening.&nbsp; Mr. Cogan farmed in the area and was the proprietor of the Hill Top Fishing Camp on Bug Lake.(Harrison Co., Mississippi Board of Supervisor&rsquo;s Minute Bk. 18, p. 368, 1930 Harrison Co., Mississippi Federal Census R1146, 15B, ED 7)</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Walker-Raggio</strong></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Mrs. Burton John Walker and Marjorie Raggio were both residents of New Orleans.&nbsp; Marjorie Raggio (1883-1941+) was a native of Missouri.&nbsp; Circa 1920, she married John A. Raggio (1878-1941+), a native of Memphis and of Italian immigrant parents.&nbsp; Marjorie had been married previously and had two sons, Burton Elder Raggio (1911-1933) and William Raggio (1913-1930+), who were adopted by John A. Raggio.&nbsp; Together they had two daughters, Margaret Raggio (1920-1930+) and Elizabeth Raggio (1922-1930+).&nbsp; Elizabeth was born in Mississippi, possibly at &lsquo;Sunkist Place&rsquo;.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Marjorie Raggio and Mrs. Burton John Walker sold &lsquo;Sunkist Place&rsquo; to Julius M. Lopez in October 1925 for $80,000.&nbsp; Mr. Lopez paid $1999 at closing and took a deed of trust obligating him to four notes of $20,000.(Harrison Co., Mississippi Land Deed Bk. 153, p. 509 and Trust Deed Bk. 66, p. 103)</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: -webkit-center;\">\r\n	&nbsp;</div>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>Julius M. Lopez and Belle Markey Lopez</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">[L-R: unknown, J.M. Lopez; Belle M. Lopez; unknown; and unknown]</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>Julius M. Lopez</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Julius M. Lopez (1886-1958) was the son of Lazaro &lsquo;Laz&rsquo; Lopez (1850-1903), a native of Spain, and Julia Dulion (1857-1918).&nbsp; He was reared at Biloxi and attended St. Stanislaus College at Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.&nbsp; In December1907, Julius married Belle Markey (1887-1946), a native of New Orleans, in the Nativity B.V.M. Catholic Church at Biloxi.&nbsp; Miss Markey was the daughter of Benjamin F. Markey (1866-1910+) and Grace Selma Neams (1868-1900).&nbsp; Mr. Markey was an embalmer and managed the Coast Livery and Undertaking Company at Biloxi.<em>(The Biloxi Daily Herald, December 12, 1907, p. 2 and </em>Orleans Parish, Louisiana Federal Census T623 571, P. 1A, 3<sup>rd</sup> Ward)</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Julius and Belle M. Lopez were the parents of two children: Julius M. Lopez II (1908-1990) and Kathryn Lopez (1911-1984) m. Charles Dennery Wambsgans (1911-1990).&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Seafood magnate</strong></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">At Biloxi, J.M. Lopez was active in the seafood industry and was an avid sailor and yachtsman.&nbsp; Laz Lopez Sr., his father, was an entrepreneur and a pioneer seafood canner at Biloxi.&nbsp; The first Biloxi seafood operation was located at the head of Reynoir Street on Back Bay.&nbsp; In March 1883, it became the Biloxi Canning Company, but was originally called The Lopez, Elmer and Company.&nbsp; The Lopez, Elmer and Company was organized in 1881, with a capital stock of $8,000 by Lazaro Lopez (1850-1903), F. William Elmer (1847-1926), W.K.M. Dukate (1853-1916), William Gorenflo (1844-1932), and James Maycock (1826-1892).</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Pascagoula Democrat-Star</em> reported on December 30, 1881, that the company was placing its canning machines in the factory.&nbsp; The proprietors had over one hundred, local, white men, and boys on the payroll.&nbsp; They were employed as follows: forty-four openers, forty-five men manning fifteen boats, twenty or more canners and wharf men.(<em>The Pascagoula Democrat-Star, December 30, 1881, p.</em> 3)</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Julius and Lazaro Joseph Lopez (1877-1918), his brother, pursued their livelihoods in the canning industry with Lopez, Dunbar&rsquo;s Son &amp; Company; Lopez &amp; Dukate; Dunbars, and Lopez &amp; Dukate; et al.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Yachtsman and boat racer</strong></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Circa 1907, Julius M. Lopez contracted with the Pope Boat Company of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin to build a motor yacht.&nbsp; The vessel called <strong><em>Colin</em></strong> was launched in June1908 and reached Biloxi in July 1908.&nbsp; Mr. Lopez brought his new craft down the Mississippi River accompanied by Edward Brady (1867-1939) and Erena Lopez Brady (1883-1940), his brother-in-law and sister, and Walter Hunt (1887-1961).&nbsp; <strong><em>Colin </em></strong>was almost forty feet in length with a 7 &frac12; foot beam, and drew a little over two feet of water.&nbsp; It could travel 25 mph driven by its 50 HP Davis engine.&nbsp; <strong><em>Colin</em></strong> made her local debut at the 9<sup>th</sup> Annual Biloxi Regatta held on July 22, 1908.<em>(The Biloxi Daily Herald, July 6, 1908, p. 1 anf July 23, 1908, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">J.M. Lopez was a life member of the BYC and served as commodore in 1914-1915 and rear commodore in 1919-1920.&nbsp; He was an avid supporter of motor boat racing on the Mexican Gulf.&nbsp; <em>(The Daily Herald, December 27, 1919, p. 2 and June 27, 1921, p. 3)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: -webkit-center;\">\r\n	&nbsp;</div>\r\n<pre class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>Belle L at Pass Christian, July 12, 1913&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </strong></span></span></pre>\r\n<pre>\r\n<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">The Belle L-was owned by Julius M. Lopez (1886-1958) of Biloxi.&nbsp; Mr. Lopez, a Biloxi entrepreneur and owner of &#39;Sunkist Place&#39; fromOctober 1925 until June 1931, was also a racing boat aficionado. Jack Covacevich of Point Cadet built the Belle L, a 30-foot racer, in 1911.&nbsp; She competed in many of the GCYA Regattas along the Mexican Gulf and waslauded as follows: <strong><em>&quot;There is nothing in the Gulf that can near equal it</em></strong> [ Belle L] <strong><em>in speed.&quot;</em></strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; Leo E. Ohr (1890-1970), the son of George E. Ohr (1857-1918), the &#39;Mad Potter of Biloxi&#39;, and amechanical genius, was the engineer and sometimes pilot of the Belle L. The Belle L is picture here in mid-July 1913 at the Pass Christian Regatta.&nbsp; She had no competition that day, but Mr. Lopez was presented a finesilver cup for exhibiting Belle L at the regatta.</span></span></pre>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>Motorboat racing</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">At Biloxi in July 1909, Julius M. Lopez introduced the <strong><em>Waterspout</em></strong>, the first of his racing speed boats, to vie in Gulf Coast competition.&nbsp; This swift, thirty-foot craft was built by Jack Covacevich and was powered by a 65 HP gasoline engine.&nbsp; Its first race was against <strong><em>Blue Wing</em></strong>, the twenty-five foot and 29 HP, speed boat of Ernest L. Jahncke (1877-1933+) of New Orleans.&nbsp; <strong><em>Waterspout</em></strong> was much quicker than <strong><em>Blue Wing</em></strong>, but did not finish the contest as her pump outlet failed and she began taking on water.<em>(The Daily Herald, July 23, 1909, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">By the July 1911 Biloxi Regatta, J.M. Lopez had changed the name of the <strong><em>Waterspout </em></strong>the<strong><em>Virgin</em>.&nbsp; </strong>She was pitted against the <strong><em>Jub Jub </em></strong><em>and<strong>Kitesy</strong></em>, both Lousiana based boats.&nbsp; <strong><em>Kitesy</em></strong> was declared winner by default as her competitors dropped out due to mechanical issues.<em>(The Daily Herald, July 10, 1911, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Also in July 1911, Julius M. Lopez introduced a new watercraft to the GCYA motor boat racing circuit when he launched a thirty-foot, motor boat powered with a 40 HP engine.&nbsp; This hydroplane style speedster was built by Jack Covacevich and christened <strong><em>Belle L</em></strong>, honoring Belle Markey Lopez, the spouse of J.M. Lopez.&nbsp; The <strong><em>Belle L</em></strong> would soon become known as one of the fastest racers in the entire southeast.<em>(The Daily Herald, July 14, 1911, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">At the July 1912, Biloxi Regatta, <strong><em>Belle L</em></strong> was opposed by the <strong><em>Humpty-Dumpty</em></strong>, a mahogany, one-step hydroplane owned by Ernest Lee Jahncke of the Crescent City.&nbsp; Jack Covacevich and Leo E. Ohr aboard the <strong><em>Belle L</em></strong> won the contest by two minutes over the ten mile race course.&nbsp; Captain Jahncke planned to have a large engine installed in his hydroplane to be more competitive against the <strong><em>Belle L.</em></strong><em>(The Daily Herald, July 20, 1912, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Leo E. Ohr</strong></span></p>\r\n<h2>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Julius M. Lopez often had Leo E. Ohr as the engineer or pilot of the <em>Belle L.</em>&nbsp; Leo Edgar Ohr (1890-1970) was one of the four surviving children of George Edward Ohr Jr. (1857-1918), the &lsquo;Mad Potter of Biloxi&rsquo; and Josephine Gehring (1868-1930), a native of Gretna, Louisiana.&nbsp; On January 22, 1926, Leo married Mamie Catchot (1890-1961), a native of Ocean Springs, and the daughter of Antonio &ldquo;Toy&rdquo; Catchot (1868-1952) and Adelia Mon (1876-1948). (Lepre, 1991, p. 243 and HARCO, Ms. MRB 37, p. 522)</span></span></h2>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">As early as 1913, Leo E. Ohr was in the automotive garage and machine business.&nbsp; With Otto T. Ohr (1895-1982), his brother, he commenced The Ohr Boy&rsquo;s Garage at 411 Delauney Street, now G.E. Ohr Boulevard, just north of their familial domicile and on the site of his father&rsquo;s famous Pot-Ohr-E.(Biloxi City Directory, 1913-1914, p. 180)&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">In April 1915, Leo E. Ohr obtained the Harley-Davidson franchise on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.&nbsp; He rode the streets of Biloxi on his new twin cylinder Harley-Davidson as a demonstrator for interested customers.<em>(The Daily Herald, April 26, 1915, p. 2)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">By 1922, Leo had changed the name of his business to the Ohr Garage and by 1927, added &ldquo;and Machine Works&rdquo; to this title.&nbsp; As late as 1949, he remained the proprietor of the Ohr Machine Shop.&nbsp; In 1958, Leo E. Ohr was renting rooms at 208 Lameuse Street.(Biloxi City Directory, 1922-1923, p. 162, ibid. 1927, p. 158, ibid, 1949, p. 480, ibid. 1958, p. 64)</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">Some notices of Leo E. Ohr (1890-1970) and his association with J.M. Lopez (1887-1958) follow:</span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">The <strong><em>Belle L </em></strong>is having her engines tested by Leo E. Ohr at his machine shop.&nbsp; Mr. Lopez is preparing his swift craft for the summer racing season.<em>(The Daily Herald, May 12, 1913, p. 8)</em></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">At the Biloxi Regatta in early July 1917, Leo E. Ohr and Fred Moran ran the <strong><em>Belle L</em></strong> for Mr. Lopez against <strong><em>Casey Jones </em></strong>of Gulfport.&nbsp; They were victorious over the 18 mile race course and won the $50 prize.<em>(The Daily Herald, July 6, 1917, p. 1)</em></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">In July 1919, Leo E. Ohr and Charles Webber piloted the <strong><em>Belle L</em></strong> to a win over <strong><em>Lady Fish </em></strong>in a 15 mile test in the waters off of Biloxi.&nbsp; Julius M. Lopez announced after the victory that he planned to sell the <strong><em>Belle L.</em></strong><em>(The Daily Herald, July 11, 1919, p. 1)</em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Lopez lands</strong></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Julius M. Lopez began acquiring acreage in the Popp&rsquo;s Ferry section of west Biloxi in April 1909, when he bought the old Elam R. Blackwell (1829-1896) homestead consisting approximately136 acres in Section 15/16, T7S-R10W.&nbsp; It was vended to him for $2000 by Morris G. Blackwell.&nbsp; Prior to 1851 and before the Blackwell occupation, which commenced here in1859, this tract had been the site of a large steam saw mill situated near the confluence of the Tchoutacabouffa and Biloxi Rivers.&nbsp; This sawmill was identified as the &ldquo;Chattagobouef&rdquo; on the US Coast Survey Map of 1851 (1:10000) and in conveyance deeds the phrase &ldquo;Old Mill Chimney&rdquo; is used as a reference point to describe the boundaries of this large parcel of land.&nbsp; It was one of more than twelve steam sawmills operating in the Biloxi Bay region at this time.&nbsp; For many years, this property was referred to locally as &lsquo;Mill Point&rsquo; and later &lsquo;Lopez Point&rsquo;.(Harrison Co., Mississippi Land Deed Bk. 90, p. 278 and <em>The New Orleans Daily Crescent, June 19, 1849, p. 2)</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">The Lopez Point parcel on the Tchoutacabouffa River was an outstanding location for a sawmill since it was near the terminus of these two large rivers and their tributaries as they discharged into the upper reaches of the Back Bay of Biloxi.&nbsp; The Biloxi River was joined by Fritz Creek, Mill Creek, and the Little Biloxi River while the Tchoutacabouffa River supplied the fresh waters of Parker Creek, Howard Creek, Cypress Creek, Bayou Costapia, and Tuxachanie Creek to its drainage area.&nbsp; The integrated watershed of these two rivers was approximately 640 square miles and consisted of almost 400,000 acres of longleaf pine, cypress and assorted hardwoods.&nbsp; Trading schooners easily reached the &ldquo;Chattagobouef&rdquo; sawmill from the open Mexican Gulf waters.(Bellande, February 1994, p. 31)</span></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>Tchoutacabouffa retreat</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Here on the east bank of the Tchoutacabouffa River, Julius M. Lopez built a bungalow and established a holiday resort in the vicinity of the former sawmill and Blackwell homestead.&nbsp; The Lopez family entertained throughout the year with their guests enjoying the excellent fishing and hunting found in the waters and woods of the immediate area.&nbsp; It was not unusual for the Lopez family to have out-of-state visitors here, especially from Louisiana and Illinois.<em>(The Daily Herald, January 30, 1914, p. 2)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Some of the Lopez Point property remained in the family and in March 1986, Anne Davis Lopez, Charles D. Wambsgan (1911-1990), the spouse of Kathryn Lopez (1911-1984), et al platted the Lopez Point Subdivision northwest of the Sunkist Country Club.&nbsp; In 1994, the author investigated Lot 6 and Lot 7 of this land subdivision along South Shore Drive and found old bricks and rusted iron both indicators of the remains of the Old Mill Chimney and sawmill machinery from the &ldquo;Chattagobouef&rdquo; mill of the early-mid 19<sup>th</sup> Century.(Harrison Co., Mississippi Chancery Court Land Plat Bk. 11, p. 14)</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Sunkist Place burns</strong></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>&lsquo;Sunkist Place&rsquo;, t</strong>he old John F. Popp estate on Big Lake was destroyed by fire in late May 1931 when in the possession of Julius M. Lopez.&nbsp; It was once a show place of the Coast with its manicured grounds and regal setting on the high bluff overlooking the mouth of the Tchoutacabouffa River.&nbsp; The loss was estimated at several thousand dollars.<em>(The Daily Herald, June 1, 1931)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Shortly after the destructive conflagration, Julius M. Lopez, obviously a casualty of the Great Depression lost &ldquo;Sunkist Place&rsquo; to creditors in June 1931.&nbsp; W.T. Moore, trustee, conveyed the property back to Marjorie Raggio and Mrs. Burton Walker, both residents of New Orleans.&nbsp; They paid $5000 for the land.(Harrison Co., Mississippi Land Deed Bk. Bk. 190, p. 354)</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>First Popp&rsquo;s Ferry Bridge-1928</strong></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">In the summer of 1927, sealed bids were received by the Harrison County Board of Supervisors for the erection of a span across the Back Bay of Biloxi at Popp&rsquo;s Ferry. &nbsp;</span></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">The bridge when completed was over seven hundred feet in length and eighteen feet wide.&nbsp; The floor of the Popp&rsquo;s Ferry span was constructed of creosoted pine planks, four inches in thickness and one foot wide.&nbsp; Its white banister railings were three feet tall and protected vehicular and pedestrian traffic from accidentally exiting the structure.&nbsp; In contrast with the ebony structure, the white railing provided a sharp distinction in this very picturesque, sylvan region of the upper Back Bay region.<em>(The Daily Herald, April 28, 1928, p. 1)</em></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">The bid of $41,777 by the Austin Brothers Bridge Company of Atlanta, Georgia was accepted by the Board in July 1927.&nbsp; Their finished span was accepted by the Harrison County Board of Supervisors in May 1928.(Harrison Co., Mississippi Board of Supervisor&rsquo;s Minute Bk. 21, p. 69 and pp. 139-141 and Bk. 22, p. 36)</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">In mid-December 1928, the initial span to cross the Back Bay of Biloxi at Popp&rsquo;s Ferry opened for traffic.&nbsp; The final cost for the bridge was more than $60,000.&nbsp; The construction was supervised by Walter Nixon Sr. (1895-1960), the elected Supervisor representing the citizens of Harrison County Beat One.&nbsp; The U.S. I-110 Back Bridge linking D&rsquo;Iberville with Biloxi was named for Walter Nixon Sr. upon its dedication in June 1975.<em>(The Jackson County Times, December 22, 1928, p. 1 and The Daily Herald, June 26, 1975, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Charles Johnson may have been the first bridge tender.&nbsp; He resigned and was replaced by H.F. Switzer in March 1929.&nbsp; The salary for this position was $35 per month. (Harrison Co., Mississippi Board of Supervisor&rsquo;s Minute Bk. 22, p. 510)</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>1928 spring flood</strong></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">The new Popp&rsquo;s Ferry Bridge was damaged in early June 1928 by high water flowing from the Tchoutacabouffa-Biloxi River watersheds.&nbsp; About seventy feet of the creosoted, timbered span was washed away north of the draw by the force of the swift, water-driven driftwood pushing against the pilings.&nbsp; The resulting debris accumulated in the marsh downstream from the structure.&nbsp; Walter Nixon, Beat One Supervisor, estimated that repair costs for the damaged Popp&rsquo;s Ferry Bridge would approach $15,000.&nbsp; Wyatt Hawkins, Harrison County highway engineer, estimated $200,000 in damages to bridges, bridge approaches, and road beds resulting from the recent rampage s of the County&rsquo;s rivers, creeks, and bayous.<em>(The Daily Herald, June 7, 1928, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Alonzo B. Desporte, Biloxi builder, was awarded the $6397 contract to make repairs to the new Popp&rsquo;s Ferry span.&nbsp; The Mobile Steel Company provided $3685 worth of steel and the Gulfport Creosoting Company supplied treated, wooden pilings valued at $1235 for the project.(Harrison Co., Mississippi Board of Supervisor&rsquo;s Minute Bk. 22, pp. 141-143 and p. 208)</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">1941 repairs and span reconfiguration</span></strong></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">In 1941, an application had been made to the War Department for funds to reconstruct the Popp&#39;s Ferry Bridge. &nbsp;In early June 1941, Christian A. Thompson of Biloxi and Hugh Bourgeios of Gulfport were paid $174 and $2459 respectively for test pilings and steel to repair both the Handsboro Bridge and Popp&#39;s Ferry Bridge. &nbsp;E. Dewey Lawrence, Harrison County Beat One Supervisor, announced that the WPA was going to relocate the Popp&#39;s Ferry Bridge &nbsp;swing span 185 feet north of its present location to provide a 75-foot horizontal clearance and a 10-foot vertical clearance when closed. &nbsp;He expected this work to commence in forty-five days.(The Daily Herald, June 2, 1941, p. 8)</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Raggio-Walker Sale</strong></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">As previously mentioned shortly after the fire that destroyed &lsquo;Sunkist Place&rsquo;, Julius M. Lopez lost &ldquo;Sunkist Place&rsquo; to creditors in June 1931.&nbsp; W.T. Moore, trustee, conveyed the property back to Marjorie Raggio and Mrs. Burton Walker, both residents of New Orleans.&nbsp; They paid $5000 for the land.(Harrison Co., Mississippi Land Deed Bk. Bk. 190, p. 354)</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Madames Raggio and Walker sold &lsquo;Sunkist Place&rsquo; to Victor B. Pringle in January 1941.(Harrison Co., Mississippi Land Bk. 236, p. 597)</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Victor B. Pringle</strong></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Victor Boyd Pringle (1909-1977) was born at Biloxi, Mississippi on July 3, 1909, the son of Lee Vernon Pringle (1866-1938), a native of Semmes Chapel, Mobile County, Alabama, and Victoria Voltz (1885-1935), who was born at Perdido, Florida, the daughter of Robert M. Voltz and Elizabeth King of Selma and Montgomery, Alabama respectively.&nbsp; L.V. Pringle came to Biloxi in 1908, probably from Latonia, Jackson County, Mississippi where he was associated with the Latonia Turpentine Company and Union Naval Stores of Mobile.&nbsp; These organizations were naval stores manufacturers and dealers in general merchandise.&nbsp; In 1901, Mr. Pringle served as postmaster at Latonia, which is about 12 miles northwest of Semmes Chapel, Alabama.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">L.V. Pringle invented a turpentine cup, which was manufactured by the Pringle Cup Company in Daisy, Tennessee.&nbsp; In 1902, the Chattanooga Pottery Company of Daisy, Tennessee was formed by the Consolidated Naval Stores Company, to manufacture clay cups.&nbsp; Consolidated Naval Stores was formed by the merger of seven Florida and Georgia factorage houses also in 1902.&nbsp; They had offices in Savannah, Jacksonville, and Pensacola.&nbsp; It is very probable that the Pringle Cup Company was a name only and that the clay cups were manufactured by the Chattanooga Pottery Company.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">In addition to his naval stores operations in Mississippi, Mr. Pringle had turpentine and rosin at Florida, Alabama, and Louisiana.&nbsp; He was vice-president of the Gillican-Chipley Company of New Orleans for fifteen years and held the same position with the Pringle-Gay Turpentine Company.&nbsp; L.V. Pringle also had his own real estate company and held large personal land holdings.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">Lee V. Pringle expired on October 8, 1938.&nbsp; He and many family members are interred at the Biloxi Cemetery.<em>(The Daily Herald, October 9, 1938, p. 3)</em></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Circa 1934, Victor B. Pringle married Margaret Woodley (1911-1997), a Virginia native, and the daughter of Joseph Woodley (1879 to pre-1930) and Bertha Woodley (1880-1970) of Tarboro, North Carolina.&nbsp; Mr. Woodley was the superintendent of a peanut plant while Bertha Woodley was a sales lady in a department store.&nbsp; Dr. James Woodley (1907-pre-1977) was her only sibling.&nbsp; Victor and Margaret were the parents of Margaret V. Flowers (1935-2005) and Victor B. Pringle Jr. (1939-2009).(1920 and 1930 Edgecombe Co., North Carolina Federal Census T625_1296, p. 14B, ED 5 and R1688, p. 17B, ED 2)</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">In his youth, Victor B. Pringle was accidentally shot by Stephen Gorenflo in late November 1919 while hunting on West Beach at Biloxi.&nbsp; The blast tore away the lower part of his right leg.&nbsp; Drs. James E. Wallace, W.T. Bolton, and G.F. Carroll of the Wallace Infirmary tried in vain to save his damaged limb.&nbsp; Mr. Pringle was later fitted with a prosthesis.<em>(The Daily Herald, November 28, 1919, p. 1 and November 29, 1919, p. 4)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Victor B. Pringle was a 1933 law school graduate of Ole Miss.&nbsp; He practiced law at Biloxi, but was also very active in the civic, business and social affairs of his native city.&nbsp; Victor was a member of the American Bar Association and the Harrison County Bar Association and Biloxi Port Commission attorney.&nbsp; He was chairman of the board of the Biloxi Housing Authority from 1953 to 1974 having been appointed to this board in 1940 and a member of the Perkinston Junior College Board of Trustees.&nbsp; Victor&rsquo;s business acumen saw him a vice president of the following: Home Milk Products; Pringle Brothers Motors Inc.; Avelez Hotel; and sec.-treasurer of the Westergaard Boat Works.&nbsp; Socially, his activities included: the Biloxi Yacht Club [Commodore 1954] and Elks Club.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Victor B. Pringle expired at Biloxi in late October 1977.&nbsp; His corporal remains were interred at the Southern Memorial Park Cemetery in west Biloxi.&nbsp; His spouse passed on April 2, 1997.&nbsp; Mrs. Pringle was also buried in this Biloxi cemetery.<em>(The Daily Herald, November 1, 1977, p. 2 and The Sun Herald, April 3, 1997, p. C2)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">It appears that Victor B. Pringle sold &lsquo;Sunkist Place&rsquo; to Ashton C. Barrett in May 1944 without any development following the following the fire of may 1931.(Harrison Co., Mississippi Land Bk. 264, p. 347)</span></span></p>\r\n<div class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"text-align: -webkit-center;\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Beau Chene Estates and the Holley-Blackwell Cemetery</strong></span></div>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">With the passing of Ashton C. Barrett (1901-1990) in November 1990, Virginia Anderson Barrett (1904-1997), Ann B. Hancock and Patricia B. Milam, his widow and daughters respectively and owners of the Ashton C. Barrett Residuary Trust, began vending large residential lots in the immediate vicinity their former home and the Holley-Blackwell Cemetery. Specifically in November 1996, these ladies sold Jeffrey H. O&rsquo;Keefe, John C. Griffith, Tom C. Harvey, and the Elderberry Corporation four lots ranging in size from 3.07 acres to 4.83 acres. In July 1998 the Beau Chene Estates Subdivision, a 19-Lot Subdivision was platted by Dana R. Parsons of Stone Investment Company, Jeffrey O&rsquo;Keefe, John C. Griffith, and Tom C. Harvey. This upscale development on Big Lake has very modern and large, expensive homes. This image viewed to the NW towards the former site of &#39;Sunkist Place&#39; and the A.C. Barrett home site depicts the Holley-Blackwell Cemetery and an example of the fine structures situated within Beau Chene Estates.&nbsp;&nbsp; Digital image by Ray L. Bellande-November 2008.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>Ashton C. Barrett</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Ashton Chichester Barrett (1901-1990) was born at Edwards, Mississippi to Judge Thomas H. Barrett and Minnie Chichester.&nbsp; Mr. Barrett&rsquo;s family relocated to Gulfport when he was an infant.&nbsp; They were domiciled on East Beach Drive in Gulfport.&nbsp; Ashton C. Barrett received is education in the Gulfport public school system and at Ole Miss.&nbsp; He made his livelihood as a haberdasher and operator of a dry cleaning business at Gulfport and Biloxi.<em>(The Sun Herald, November 16, 1990. p. B2)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Ashton C. Barrett married Virginia Turley Anderson (1904-1997) in Gulfport in June 1926.&nbsp; They were the parents of two daughters: Virginia Ann Barrett (b. 1929) m. Joe Mack Hancock in April 1952 and Patricia Frances Barrett (b. 1933) m. Emmette Milam in December 1953.(Harrison Co., Ms. MRB 38, p. 194, 89, p. 277, and Bk. 96, p. 158)</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Ashton C. Barrett was active in the business, social, sporting and political fabric of the Gulf Coast community.&nbsp; He was a founder of the Young Men&rsquo;s Business Club, the Gulfport Gridiron Club, and the Cat Island Hunting and Fishing Club.&nbsp; Mr. Barrett worshiped at the First Baptist Church of Gulfport and a 32<sup>nd</sup> degree Mason and Shriner.&nbsp; He was also Chairman of the Easter Seal Foundation.&nbsp; His political endeavors brought him to Senator James O. Eastland (1904-1986), who he served as campaign and financial chairman.&nbsp; President John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) appointed Mr. Barrett to the Federal Maritime Commission.&nbsp; He served this body under five presidents and was vice chairman.<em>(The Sun Herald, November 16, 1990. p. B2)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Ashton C. Barrett expired at Gulfport, Mississippi on November 15, 1990.&nbsp; Virginia Anderson, his spouse of sixty-four years also died in Gulfport on January 27, 1997.&nbsp; Their corporal remains were interred in the Evergreen Cemetery at Gulfport, Mississippi.</span></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><em>(The Sun Herald, November 16, 1990. p. B2 and January 29, 1997, p. C2)</em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Barrett builds</strong></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Circa 1946, Ashton C. Barrett erected a log cabin on the former site of &lsquo;Sunkist Place&rsquo;.&nbsp; Prior to the building of this wooden shelter, Mr. Barrett and his family and their friends would spend weekends camped on the banks of Big Lake in a large tent.&nbsp; He and his wife had a masonry home built here about 1952.&nbsp; These structures were removed in the 1990s with the sale of lots and the platting of the Beau Chenes Subdivision.(Mrs. Roy Anderson II, of Gulfport, Mississippi on June 13, 2009)</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">With the passing of Ashton C. Barrett (1901-1990) in November 1990, Virginia Anderson Barrett (1904-1997), Patricia B. Milam, and Ann B. Hancock, his widow and daughters and owners of the Ashton C. Barrett Residuary Trust began vending large residential lots in the immediate vicinity of the Holley Cemetery.&nbsp; Specifically in November 1996, these ladies sold Jeffrey H. O&rsquo;Keefe, John C. Griffith, Tom C. Harvey, and the Elderberry Corporation four lots ranging in size from 3.07 acres to 4.83 acres.(Harrison Co., Mississippi 2<sup>nd</sup> JD Land Deed Bk. 302, pp. 162-168)</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Beau Chene Estates Subdivision</strong></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">In July 1998 the Beau Chene Estates Subdivision, a 19-Lot Subdivision was platted by Dana R. Parsons of Stone Investment Company, Jeffrey O&rsquo;Keefe, John C. Griffith, and Tom C. Harvey.&nbsp; This upscale development on Big Lake has very modern and large, expensive homes.&nbsp; As previously mentioned, the Holley Cemetery is situated in Lot 1 and a part of Lot 2 of this development.(Harrison Co., Mississippi Chancery Court 2<sup>nd</sup> JD Land Plat Bk. 15, p. 50) </span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">This vintage image of the 2<sup>nd</sup> Popp&rsquo;s Ferry Bridge was made in the 1950s and replaced the original 1928 span.&nbsp; This bascule-type, structure was erected by the W.R. Fairchild Company of Hattiesburg, Mississippi for about $163,000.&nbsp; After many delays, the new bridge was informally dedicated and opened to public traffic on April 11, 1953.&nbsp; E. Dewey Lawrence (1898-1962), Beat One Supervisor, cut the ribbon.&nbsp; Courtesy of Charles L. Sullivan, Professor Emeritus at MGCCC Perkinston campus, and archivist and conservator for the C.C. &lsquo;Tex&rsquo; Hamill &ldquo;Down South&rdquo; Magazine Collection at MGCCC in Perkinston, Mississippi.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>2<sup>nd</sup> Popp&rsquo;s Ferry Bridge</strong></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">In July 1949, the Harrison County Board of Supervisors approved the plans of G.R. Boddie, County engineer, for the erection of a bascule-type, bridge to cross Popp&rsquo;s Ferry on the same foot print of the 1928 span.&nbsp; Sealed bids were received from J.P. Ewing, Inc. of Mobile, Alabama and W.R. Fairchild of Hattiesburg, Mississippi.&nbsp; W.R. Fairchild was awarded the $163,000 contract in September 1949.&nbsp; Other contracts were bid on for the fender pilings and superstructure.&nbsp; The Board of Supervisors appointed Fred Harris as bridge keeper in January 1950 with a salary of $65 per month.&nbsp; In March 1951, Supervisors Oscar F. Cassibry, J.J. Hayden, and W. Luther Blackledge inspected the work of W.R. Fairchid on the approaches to the span.(Harrison Co., Mississippi Board of Supervisor&rsquo;s Minute Bk. 47, pp. 512-514; Bk. 48, p. 14 , p. 202, and p. 571; Bk. 49, p. 524; and Bk. 51, pp. 102)</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>Dedication day</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">After many delays, the new, $340,000 Popp&rsquo;s Ferry Bridge was informally dedicated and opened to public traffic on April 11, 1953.&nbsp; E. Dewey Lawrence (1898-1962), Beat One Supervisor, cut the ribbon.&nbsp; A formal dedication was planned for a later date.&nbsp; The finished concrete, span was 807 feet long with a 22-foot concrete, road bed.&nbsp; On the same day, the new &lsquo;Burnt Bridge&rsquo;, located one-half mile north of the new Back Bay crossing, was also dedicated.&nbsp; The swing span from the 1928 Popp&rsquo;s Ferry Bridge was ferried to the Burnt Bridge site, widened and utilized in the span across what had informally been called &lsquo;Nick Holley&rsquo;s cut-off&rsquo;.<em>(The Daily Herald, April 13, 1953, p. 1)</em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>Sunkist Country Club</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">William E. &lsquo;Bill&rsquo; Beasley (1881-1963) and Ashton C. Barrett (1901-1990), founded the Sunkist Country Club shortly after the opening of the new Popp&rsquo;s Ferry Bridge in April 1953.&nbsp; This eighteen-hole golf links is situated north of Popp&rsquo;s Ferry Road on 128-acres of land formerly owned by Mr. Barrett&nbsp; Sunkist Country Club was incorporated in Harrison County, Mississippi June 1953 by Ashton C. Barrett, William E. &lsquo;Bill&rsquo; Beasley, Robert R. Buntin (1895-1966), and Victor B. Pringle (1909-1977).&nbsp; The original clubhouse depicted in this image is intact although interior re-configurations have been made through the years.&nbsp; The swimming pool was recently filled with soil.&nbsp;&nbsp; From the C.C. &lsquo;Tex&rsquo; Hamill &ldquo;Down South&rdquo; Magazine Collection archived at MGCCC Perkinston, Mississippi.&nbsp; Courtesy of Charles L. Sullivan, Professor Emeritus and Archivist at MGCCC Perkinston campus.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Sunkist Country Club</strong></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">With the vision and diligence of William E. &lsquo;Bill&rsquo; Beasley (1881-1963) and Ashton C. Barrett (1901-1990), the Sunkist Country Club came to fruition shortly after the completion of the new Popp&rsquo;s Ferry Bridge.&nbsp; This eighteen-hole golf links is situated north of Popp&rsquo;s Ferry Road on 128-acres in Section 15, T7S-R10W.&nbsp; Sunkist Country Club&nbsp; was incorporated in Harrison County, Mississippi June 1953 by Ashton C. Barrett, William E. &lsquo;Bill&rsquo; Beasley, Robert R. Buntin (1895-1966), and Victor B. Pringle (1909-1977).</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Ashton C. Barrett (1901-1990) and Virginia Anderson Barrett (1904-1997) sold two parcels of land totaling 128-acres in Section 15, T7S-R10W north of Popp&rsquo;s Ferry Road to William E. &lsquo;Bill&rsquo; Beasley (1881-1963), president of Golf Course Incorporated, in July 1953(Harrison Co., Ms. Land Deed Bk. 370, p. 428)</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">In February 1954, Golf Course Incorporated sold the golf course situated on about 120-acres to Sunkist Country Club Incorporated.&nbsp; Mr. Beasley also gave a five-year lease to the Sunkist Country Club on 8.8-acres where the country club house was situated.( Harrison Co., Ms. Chattel Deed Bk. 149, p. 112, Harrison Co., Ms. Land Deed Bk. 378, p. 528, and Harrison Co., Ms. Land Deed Bk. 378, p. 525)</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">In May 1953, W.E. Beasley, the course developer, Marcel &lsquo;Mickey&rsquo; Bellande (1909-1982), Joseph &lsquo;Joe&rsquo; Lawrence (1902-1975), and Giles H. Peresich (1918-1985) were the first foursome to tee off on the Sunkist links.&nbsp; The formal opening came in late October 1953, when over six hundred members and guests were present at the culmination of four days of initial club activities.&nbsp; Ashton C. Barrett (1901-1990) presented William E. Beasley, the Father of Sunkist Country Club, a plaque and portrait of himself to be hung in the clubhouse.&nbsp; Mr. Beasley conceived the idea for the private golf club and had worked the past two years for its completion.&nbsp; His portrait remains in the clubhouse foyer until this day.<em>(The Daily Herald,&nbsp; May 16, 1953 and October 27, 1953, p. 1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Frank I. Steidle (1915-2007), the first golf professional at the club shot a 64 in November 1957 to break the initial course record.<em>(The Daily Herald, November 19, 1954, p. 27)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">The Sunkist Country Club was reorganized in July 1967 by Elton Pitts, James B. Rouse, Charles A. Gillis, George Altbach, Fred Huebner, A.J. Ingrassia, Alton L. Bellande (1912-1970), James C. Brashier, Jennings Camet, Roswell Kimball, Robert Parrish, and Dr. James Smith.(502, p. 202)</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<strong><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">1968 Collision</span></span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Marine collision damages Popp&#39;s Ferry Bridge on April 10, 1968.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Popp&rsquo;s Ferry Bridge and Camille-1969</strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">Hurricane Camille, which struck the Mississippi Gulf Coast late in the night of August 17, 1969, damaged the electrical system of the Popp&rsquo;s Ferry Bridge temporarily negating the operation of the draw.&nbsp; The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Coast Guard ordered that this salient transportation artery be opened with all celerity for vehicular traffic, effectively closing it to marine operations.&nbsp; The Popp&rsquo;s Ferry Bridge was temporarily opened for automobile traffic on August 26<sup>th</sup>.&nbsp; Supervisor Arlan L. Robinson (1934-2005) of Harrison County Beat 5 estimated that repairs to the bridge would be finished by August 30<sup>th</sup>, less than two weeks after the violent tempest.<em>(The Daily Herald, August 27, 1969, p. 1)</em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Katrina-2005</strong></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Hurricane Katrina, which inundated large sections of the low-lying Mississippi Gulf Coast in late August 2005, also severely damaged the Popp&rsquo;s Ferry Bridge.&nbsp; Nineteen sections of the concrete decking of the span, the draw, and walkway were affected by the late summer tempest.&nbsp; After some issues with the bid process, Key Constructors of Madison, Mississippi were awarded a $7.65 million contract to repair the Popp&rsquo;s Ferry Bridge on October 18, 2005.&nbsp; Work commenced on October 24<sup>th&nbsp; </sup>and was completed on December 23, 2005 earning Key Constructors a $500,000 bonus for completing the work before February 1, 2006.<em>(The Sun Herald, December 24, 2005, p. A1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>New bridge?</strong></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">On November 4, 2008, Biloxi city engineers presented the City Council with a plan to erect a new bridge at Popp&rsquo;s Ferry with a 55-foot clearance.&nbsp; This would allow most of the current marine traffic to pass without opening the draw reducing openings to about twice each week to accommodate larger vessels.&nbsp; The plan also called for increasing Popp&rsquo;s Ferry Road to five lanes.&nbsp; As presented, this project would cost $76.5 million, require the demolition of sixty-nine homes, and take about ten years to complete.<em>(The Sun Herald, November 5, 2008, p. A2)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>March 2009 barge accident</strong></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">On the morning of March 20, 2009, the <strong><em>Cheryl Stegbauer</em></strong>, a tugboat owned by Southern Towing of Memphis and pushing eight laden barges, hit the Popp&rsquo;s Ferry Bridge collapsing concrete pilings and dropping two-ninety-foot sections of the well-traveled bridge into Back Bay.&nbsp; One barge was sunk and another partially submerged by the falling concrete spans.&nbsp; Miraculously no one was injured and Marge Johnson, the bridge tender related that the incident <strong><em>&lsquo;was like being in an earthquake&rsquo;.&nbsp; </em></strong>Her truck did fall into the water.<em>(The Sun Herald, March 21, 2009, p. A1 and p. A2 and March 23, 2009, p. A1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Repairs</strong></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Although owned by the City of Biloxi, repairs to the Popp&rsquo;s Ferry Bridge were taken over by MDOT.&nbsp; It awarded a contractto Joe McGee Construction Company of Lake, Newton County, Mississippi for $2,061,494.&nbsp; They agreed to have the damages corrected and the bridge in temporary operation by April 28, 2009.&nbsp; As an incentive to finish early, Joe McGee agreed to a $75,000 per day bonus.&nbsp; Failure to meet this commitment would result in a $75,000 penalty.&nbsp; Final completion of the damaged structure was anticipated by June 5, 2009.<em>(The Sun Herald, March 24, 2009, p. A1, April 11, 2009, p. A1 and April 22, 2009, p. A11)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">The Newton County based construction company had the Popp&rsquo;s Ferry Bridge operational on April 25<sup>th</sup>, three days ahead of schedule.&nbsp; Pedestrians were not allowed on the Popp&rsquo;s Ferry Bridge until workmen completed the new railings in mid-June.&nbsp; Mayor A.J. Holloway of Biloxi praised MDOT Commissioner Wayne Brown and the construction company for their timely and efficient restoration of the span.<em>(The Sun Herald, April 26, 2009, p. A2 and June 11, 2009, p. A1)</em></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<strong><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">2013</span></span></strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">Survey crews working and doing preliminary surveys for the widening of Popps Ferry Road from Pass Road for 2.6 miles to Riverbiew Drive near the Margaret Sherry Library and a new bridge across Back Bay at Popps Ferry.</span></span></strong><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\">(The Sun Herald,June 14, 2013, p. A2)</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<strong><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">REFERENCES:</span></span></strong></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">Ray L. Bellande, Mississippi Gulf Coast History and Genealogy Society, <strong>&lsquo;The Laughter Mill&rsquo;</strong>, Volume&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No.&nbsp;&nbsp; ,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;199&nbsp; .</span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">Ray L. Bellande, Mississippi Gulf Coast History and Genealogy Society, <strong>&lsquo;Toomer-McGuire Sawmill&rsquo;</strong>, Volume 28, No. 1, February 1994.</span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">Ray L. Bellande, <strong>Mississippi Coast History and Genealogy Society</strong>, <strong><em>&ldquo;Toomer-McGuire</em> <em>Sawmill-Chattagobeuf&rdquo;</em></strong>, Volume 28, No. 1, February 1992.</span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">Julia Cook Guice, <strong><u>Harrison County Marriages</u></strong>: Book 1 (July 1841) to Book 12 (November 1899), (City of Biloxi, Mississippi-1978?).</span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">Julia Cook Guice, <strong>Mississippi Coast History and Genealogy Society</strong>, <strong><em>&ldquo;Sunkist Place&rdquo;</em></strong>, Volume 23, No. 1, February 1987, p. 21 and p. 25.</span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">Julia C. Guice, <strong>&ldquo;Sunkist Cemetary</strong> (sic)<strong>&rdquo;</strong>, Biloxi Public Library History and Genealogy Department, unpublished in vertical files-&lsquo;Holley Family&rsquo;..</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-left:1.2pt;\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Nollie Hickman, <strong><u>Mississippi Harvest</u></strong>, Lumbering in the Longleaf Pine Belt (1840-1915), (The Paragon Press: Montgomery, Alabama-1962).</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong><u>Mississippi Gulf Coast Yesterday 1699 and Today 1939</u></strong>, Federal Writers&rsquo; Project in Mississippi Works Progress Administration, (Gulfport Printing Company: Gulfport, Mississippi-1939).</span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">Lu Hartley Morehead, <strong><u>Old Spanish Trail Along the Mississippi Gulf Coast</u></strong>, (The Dixie Press: Gulfport, Mississippi-1958).</span></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong><em>Magazines</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>Down South, <em>&lsquo;It&rsquo;s fun fishing at the Fishing Arena</em></strong> [advertisement with map]<strong><em>&rsquo;</em></strong>, Volume 11, No. 3, May-June 1961.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Down South, <em>&lsquo;Fishin&rsquo; was never easier than this&rsquo;</em></strong>, Volume 11, No. 3, May-June 1961.</span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Down South, <em>&lsquo;Fishing in Devil&rsquo;s Elbow </em></strong>[photo caption]<strong><em>&rsquo;</em></strong>, Volume 14, No. 1, January-February 1964.</span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Way Down South, <em>&ldquo;Sunkist Place</em></strong> [image and caption]<strong><em>&rdquo;</em></strong>, Volume 3, No. 2, July 17, 1926, (Gulfport Printing Company-Gulfport, Mississippi).</span></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong><em>Chancery Court Causes</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">Harrison County, Mississippi Chancery Court Cause No. 244, <strong><em>&ldquo;The Estate of Nicholas Holley&rdquo;</em></strong>, August 1870.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">Harrison County, Mississippi Chancery Court Cause No. 471, <strong><em>&ldquo;The Estate of John Holley&rdquo;</em></strong>, December 1889.</span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">Harrison County, Mississippi Chancery Court Cause No. 4706, <strong><em>&ldquo;W.B. Swain et W.H. Rich v. Herman Bailey et al&rdquo;</em></strong>, July 1915.</span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">Harrison County, Mississippi Chancery Court Cause No. 6317, <strong><em>&ldquo;W.H. Rich and W.B. Swain v. Joe DeLamarre and Harrison County, Mississippi&rdquo;</em></strong>, February 1921.</span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">Harrison County, Mississippi Chancery Court Cause No. 8375, <strong><em>&ldquo;Edward Brady et al v. Joeph Mathurin, Mrs. Mary A. Latimer, B.A. Richards, S.L. Richards, and Mrs. Annie R. Richards&rdquo;</em></strong>, February 1926.</span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">Harrison County, Mississippi Chancery Court 2<sup>nd</sup> Judicial District Cause No. P 825-B, <strong><em>&ldquo;The Estate of Juliette D&rsquo;Aquin Wickstrom&rdquo;</em></strong>, October 1986.</span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">Harrison County, Mississippi Chancery Court 2<sup>nd</sup> Judicial District Cause No. P 1877-B, <strong><em>&ldquo;The Estate of Ashton C. Barrett&rdquo;</em></strong>, December 1992.</span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">Harrison County, Mississippi Chancery Court 2<sup>nd</sup> Judicial District Cause No. P 2848-B, <strong><em>&ldquo;Ex parte Flora Marina G. Wickstrom Beneficiary of the Last Will and Testament of Eric E. Wickstrom&rdquo;</em></strong>, January 1995.</span></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong><em>Journals</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Board of Supervisors&rdquo;</strong>, November 11, 1893.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Board of Supervisors&rdquo;</strong>, September 16, 1900.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Fishing some at Popp&rsquo;s Ferry&rdquo;</strong>, May 13, 1904.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Mississippi Coast and County News&rdquo;</strong>, July 13, 1904.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Quarantine line moved&rdquo;, </strong>August 26, 1905.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Popp&rsquo;s Ferry to Golden Gate&rdquo;, </strong>August 26, 1905.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Weddings-Lopez-Markey&rdquo;</strong>, December 12, 1907.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;A little gem in itself&rdquo;</strong>, March 1, 1908.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Biloxi&rsquo;s rural mail route&rdquo;</strong>, March 10, 1908.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Launch <em><u>Colin</u></em> has arrived&rdquo;</strong>, July 6, 1908.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Delay in rural route&rdquo;</strong>, March 10, 1909.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Biloxi Personals&rdquo;</strong>, April 9, 1909.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Looks favorable for rural route&rdquo;</strong>, April 30, 1909.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;<em><u>Waterspout</u></em> innovation in South&rdquo;</strong>, July 23, 1909.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Biloxi Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;First rural route to be established&rdquo;</strong>, July 26, 1909.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><em>The Biloxi News, </em><strong>&quot;Popp&#39;s Ferry span planned by Supervisors says Nixon&quot;</strong>, March 28, 1926.</span></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong><em>The Daily Herald</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Mrs. John F. Popp is dead&rdquo;</strong>, July 19, 1910.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Improvements for County roads&rdquo;</strong>, September 28, 1910.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Fishing good at Popp&rsquo;s Ferry&rdquo;</strong>, October 17, 1910.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;No law against speeding motorcycles&rdquo;, </strong>June 12, 1911.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Operating room at hospital completed&rdquo;</strong>, August 8, 1911.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Enjoyable picnic for Dulion clerks&rdquo;</strong>, April 29, 1912.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Ran over &lsquo;gator&rsquo; with automobile&rdquo;</strong>, July 26, 1912.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Biloxi boats participate in the annual regatta of Pass yachtmen&rdquo;</strong>, July 13, 1913.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Shelling road to Popp&rsquo;s Ferry&rdquo;</strong>, January 5, 1914.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Local News Paragraphs&rdquo;</strong>, February 5, 1914.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Brutal assault on old trapper at Popp&rsquo;s Ferry&rdquo;</strong>, March 18, 1914.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Only one ferry in County now&rdquo;</strong>, March 23, 1914.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Popp property goes to Tennessee citizen&rdquo;</strong>, July 17, 1914.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Tiptonville man will cultivate oranges, pecans&rdquo;</strong>, July 18, 1914.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;To clear timber from land&rdquo;</strong>, July 22, 1914.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Here to close deal for timber&rdquo;</strong>, September 16, 1914.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Makes good catches at Popp&rsquo;s Ferry&rdquo;</strong>, October 30, 1914.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;J.F. Popp is ill at Orleans home&rdquo;</strong>, February 15, 1915.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;To manufacture moving pictures at Popp&rsquo;s Ferry&rdquo;</strong>, March 18, 1915.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Cast nets to be prohibited during March April and May north of Popp&rsquo;s Ferry&rdquo;</strong>, April 12, 1915.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Mr. and Mrs. Julius M. Lopez&rdquo;</strong>, January 30, 1914.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;J.F. Popp weds sister-in-law&rdquo;</strong>, November 28, 1914.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Ferry boat to be resumed&rdquo;</strong>, December 11, 1915.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Stock industry to be developed&rdquo;</strong>, January 7, 1916.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Beer and whiskey found by officer&rsquo;s at Popp&rsquo;s Ferry&rdquo;</strong>, July 22, 1916.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Boy&rsquo;s auxiliary to have outing&rdquo;, </strong>August 26, 1916.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;DeLamarre keeper at Popp&rsquo;s Ferry&rdquo;, </strong>October 20, 1916.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Mobs at Popp&rsquo;s Ferry yesterday&rdquo;</strong>, November 6, 1916.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;John F. Popp is dead&rdquo;</strong>, September 14, 1918.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Fishing good Bayou Bernard and Popp&rsquo;s Ferry&rdquo;</strong>, August 27, 1918.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Wagon load beer taken in charge&rdquo;</strong>, March 13, 1917.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Biloxi local news paragraphs of interest&rdquo;</strong>, October 22, 1917.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;DeLemarre </strong>(sic)<strong>-Coleman&rdquo;</strong>, September 19, 1919.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Biloxi youth accidentally shot&rdquo;</strong>, November 28, 1919.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Victor Boyd Pringle improved&rdquo;</strong>, November 29, 1919.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Poor children&rsquo;s tree tomorrow&rdquo;</strong>, December 23, 1919.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Important decision in Chancery Court tomorrow&rdquo;</strong>, February 18, 1921.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Harrison County loses its case&rdquo;</strong>, March 2, 1921.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Erroneous impression concerning Popp&rsquo;s Ferry&rdquo;</strong>, March 3, 1921.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Large number of life members&rdquo;</strong>, June 27, 1921.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Popp&rsquo;s Ferry affords good swimming&rdquo;</strong>, August 20, 1921.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Alleged pirates operate on booze boat causing biggest raid in years&rdquo;</strong>, January 16, 1922.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Popp&rsquo;s Bridge is completed&rdquo;</strong>, July 5, 1927.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Popp&rsquo;s Bridge is completed&rdquo;</strong>, April 18, 1928.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;County&rsquo;s bridge damage is estimated at $200,000&rdquo;</strong>, June 7, 1928.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Latimer&rsquo;s Fishing Camp&rdquo;</strong>, July 6, 1928.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Fire destroys Sunkist&rdquo;</strong>, June 1, 1931.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>&ldquo;Contract let to repair Popp&#39;s Ferry, Handsboro bridges&rdquo;</strong>, June 2, 1941.</span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;New Popp&rsquo;s Ferry bridge opened to public Saturday&rdquo;</strong>, April 13, 1953.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;First foursome?&rdquo;</strong>, May 16, 1953.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Praise Beasley for promotion of Sunkist Club&rdquo;</strong>, October 27, 1953, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Stiedle sets new course record at Sunkist&rdquo;</strong>, November 19, 1954.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Know Your Coast&rdquo;-<em>Popp&rsquo;s Ferry</em></strong>, July 5, 1956.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Julius Lopez Sr. taken by death; Rites on Friday&rdquo;</strong>, January 9, 1958.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Everybody is talking </strong>[advertisement for the Fishing Arena], June 30, 1961, p. 24.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<em style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">The Daily Herald</em><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">,&nbsp;</span><strong style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">&quot;Marine collision?&quot;</strong><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">, April 16?, 1968, p. 1.</span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald</em>, <strong>&quot;New and larger Popp&#39;s Ferry Bridge is aim&quot;</strong>, June 15, 1968, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Bay span opened Tuesday&rdquo;</strong>, August 27, 1969.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Daily Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Victor Pringle Sr. dies&rdquo;</strong>, October 31, 1977.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Gulf Coast Times,</em><strong>&ldquo;Popp&rsquo;s Ferry Bridge formally opened&rdquo;</strong>, April 16, 1953.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Gulfport Advocate, </em><strong>&ldquo;Dixie Film promoters say industry will expand here&rdquo;</strong>, April 10, 1915.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Gulfport Advocate, </em><strong>&ldquo;Two hotels contemplated for the Back Bay section&rdquo;</strong>, May 8, 1915.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><em>The Jackson County Times, </em><strong>&ldquo;$60,000 Popp&rsquo;s Ferry Bridge opened&rdquo;</strong>, December 22, 1928.</span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><em>The Mississippi Press, </em><strong>&ldquo;Popps Ferry Bridge Out&rdquo;</strong>, March 26, 2009, p. 1.</span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Mississippi Press, </em><strong>&ldquo;Bridge brings couple together&rdquo;</strong>, March 26, 2009, p. 1.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><em>The New Orleans Daily Crescent, </em>June 19, 1849. &nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The New Orleans Time, </em><strong>&ldquo;Maritime News-Arrivals at the New Basin&rdquo;</strong>, February 15, 1876.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The New Orleans Time, </em><strong>&ldquo;Maritime News-Arrivals at the New Basin&rdquo;</strong>, April 23, 1878.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><em>The Star of Pascagoula, </em><strong>&ldquo;Blackwell child?&rdquo;</strong>, July 31, 1875.</span></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong><em>The Sun Herald</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Ashton Chichester Barrett&rdquo;</strong>, November 11, 1990.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Lionel Byrd Sr.&rdquo;</strong>, November 18, 1996.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Virginia Anderson Barrett&rdquo;</strong>, January 29, 1997.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Margaret Woodley Pringle&rdquo;</strong>, April 3, 1997.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Lionel Byrd Jr.&rdquo;</strong>, December 16, 1998.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Popp&rsquo;s Ferry, </strong>[US Highway] <strong>90 ready soon&rdquo;</strong>, December 16, 2005.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Arlan Lamar Robinson&rdquo;</strong>, June 17, 2005.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Unabridged joy&rdquo;</strong>, December 24, 2005.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Mr. Barney &lsquo;Buddy&rsquo; Byrd&rdquo;</strong>, June 21, 2008.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Popp&rsquo;s Ferry Road expansion and new bridge proposed&rdquo;</strong>, November 5, 2008, p. A2.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Road, bridge move ahead&rdquo;</strong>, December 3, 2008, p. A2.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Bridge repairs may take a few months&rdquo;</strong>, March 21, 2009, p. A1.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s out of commission for second time within 4 years&rdquo;</strong>, March 21, 2009, p. A1.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Bridge tender says barge&rsquo;s impact felt like earthquake&rdquo;</strong>, March 21, 2009, p. A1.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Congested roadways will get worse&rdquo;</strong>, March 21, 2009, p. A2.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Schools hope to minimize delays&rdquo;</strong>, March 21, 2009, p. A2.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Channel under damaged bridge closes&rdquo;</strong>, March 21, 2009, p. A2.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Mom, kids saw the bridge collapse in front of their van&rdquo;</strong>, March 21, 2009, p. A3.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Millionaire, tragedies are bridge&rsquo;s history&rdquo;</strong>, March 21, 2009, p. A3.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Mayor wants bridge repaired in 60 days&rdquo;</strong>, March 22, 2009, p. A1.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Businesses hit by bridge closure&rdquo;</strong>, March 22, 2009, p. A1.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;The Bridges of Back Bay-Never Again!&rdquo;</strong>, March 22, 2009, p. C2.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Bridge hauled away in chunks&rdquo;</strong>, March 23, 2009, p. A1.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;On the fast track&rdquo;</strong>, March 24, 2009, p. A1.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Popp&rsquo;s Ferry Bridge Disaster-Are 8 barges too much to handle on Back Bay?&rdquo;</strong>, March 24, 2009, p. C4.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Plans in works for repairing bridge&rdquo;</strong>, March 27, 2009, p. A10.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;May is the goal&rdquo;</strong>, April 1, 2009, p. A2.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Tug master had crashed before&rdquo;</strong>, April 3, 2009, p. A1.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Pilot crashed before in Tenn.&rdquo;</strong>, April 4, 2009, p. A1.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Bridge opening set for late April&rdquo;</strong>, April 8, 2009, p. A2.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Work begins on Popp&rsquo;s Ferry bridge&rdquo;</strong>, April 11, 2009, p. A1.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;How troubled are the waters under the bridges of Back Bay&rdquo;</strong>, April 15, 2009, p. C1.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Workers burn midnight oil on bridge&rdquo;</strong>, April 17, 2009, p. A7.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Popp&rsquo;s ferry Bridge work on schedule&rdquo;</strong>, April 22, 2009, p. A11.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Bridge crew works for THIS WEEKEND&rdquo;</strong>, April 23, 2009, p. A1.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Bridge should open tonight&rdquo;</strong>, April 25, 2009, p. A1.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Beautiful bridge&rdquo;,</strong> April 26, 2009, p. A2.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Sun Herald, </em><strong>&ldquo;Popp&rsquo;s Ferry Bridge repairs-off and walking&rdquo;</strong>, June 11, 2009.</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><em>The Sun Herald</em>, <strong>&quot;Popp&#39;s Ferry Road, bridge construction still years away&quot;</strong>, June 14, 2013, p. A2.</span></span></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong><em>Maps</em></strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\"><strong>1926 Harrison County, Mississippi Tax Assessment Map, Section 16, T7S-R10W. p. 248 by R.C.S. Watson-Civil Engineer of Hattiesburg, Mississippi.</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>1926 Harrison County, Mississippi Tax Assessment Map, N/2 Section 37, T7S-R10W, p. 247</strong></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>1926 Harrison County, Mississippi Tax Assessment Map, S/2 Section 37, T7S-R10W, p. 268</strong></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>USGS &lsquo;Biloxi, Miss.&rsquo;-1954, photo-revised 197o and 1976, 1 inch represents 2000 feet.</strong></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>US Coast Survey&nbsp;&nbsp; &ldquo;<em>Harbor and Back Bay of Biloxi&rdquo;</em> (1851), (1:10000) by W.E. Greenwell and W.M. Johnson.</strong></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	__________________________________________________________________________________________________</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	<strong><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;\">1962 BILOXI BAY BRIDGE</span></span></strong></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \"><img alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.oceanspringsarchives.net/demo/sites/default/files/u4/FerriesBridges/os bridge-1962.jpg\" style=\"width: 350px; height: 350px; \" /></span></span></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \"><strong>Pre-opening 1962</strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \">(Courtesy of Elaine Ryan Miller)</span></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<strong><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">1962</span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; \">&nbsp; &nbsp; This US 90 Highway span, a four-lane bridge with a jack knife draw, the second to cross Biloxi Bay, was erected by the J.B. Michael Construction Company at a cost of $7,000,000.&nbsp; Michael employed approximately 150 men to erect this structure.&nbsp; About 50 men were employed at their concrete plant on Clay Point at Biloxi.&nbsp; This bridge was dedicated on May 9, 1962.<em>(The Daily Herald, March 26, 1959, p. 1 and June 8, 1961, p. 5 and The Ocean Springs News, May 3, 1962)</em></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; George L. Lemon (b. 1908), an MDOT Civil Engineer who was reared at Ocean Springs, was prominent in the design and construction of this structure.&nbsp;&nbsp;At the time, this span was the longest ever built by the State of Mississippi.<em>(The Ocean Springs News, May 3, 1962)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \"><img alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.oceanspringsarchives.net/demo/sites/default/files/u4/FerriesBridges/biloxi bay bridge-1962.jpg\" style=\"width: 400px; height: 164px; \" /></span></span></span></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">(image made October 1990)</span></span></span></span></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.oceanspringsarchives.net/demo/sites/default/files/u4/FerriesBridges/biloxi bay bridge-sept. 2005.jpg\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; width: 400px; height: 268px; \" /></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \">(image made September 2005)</span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \"><strong>Hurricane Camille 1969</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;After Hurricane Camille in August 1969, the L&amp;N Railroad commenced a passenger shuttle service between Pascagoula and Gulfport to alleviate automobile traffic resulting from the damage to the US Highway 90 Bridge across the Bay of Biloxi.&nbsp; There were passenger stops at Ocean Springs, Biloxi, Keesler AFB, Beauvoir, and Mississippi City.&nbsp; The cost was $.50 per trip.&nbsp; The temporary rail service was terminated on September 19, 1969, after bridge traffic commenced on US 90 across Biloxi Bay.<em>(The Ocean Springs Record, September 11, 1969, p. 1 and September 25, 1969, p.1)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \"><strong>Hurricane Katrina 2005</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \"><strong>REFERENCES:</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>&quot;Plan June Opening of Bids On New Bay of Biloxi Bridge&quot;</strong>, March 26, 1959, p. 1.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<em style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">&quot;Construction will await Bond sales&quot;</strong><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">, June 24, 1959, p. 1.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \"><em>The Daily Herald,&nbsp;</em><strong>&quot;New Bridge Is Half Complete, Contractor Says&quot;</strong>, June 8, 1962, p. 5.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \"><em>The Ocean Springs News,&nbsp;</em><strong>&quot;Longest span built by State; savings noted&quot;</strong>, May 3, 1962, p. 2.</span></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \"><em>The Ocean Springs News,&nbsp;</em><strong>&quot;Lemons prominent bridge history&quot;,&nbsp;</strong>May 3, 1962, p.</span></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \"><em>The Ocean Springs News,&nbsp;</em><strong>&quot;Bridge dedication next Wednesday&quot;</strong>, May 9, 1962, p. 1.</span></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \"><em>The Ocean Springs Record,</em>&nbsp;<strong>&quot;L&amp;N Ease Traffic by Passenger Shuttle&quot;</strong>, September 11, 1969.</span></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \"><em>The Ocean Springs Record,&nbsp;</em><strong>&quot;Shuttlin off for good&quot;</strong>, September 25, 1969, p. 1.</span></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">\r\n	&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>\r\n	__________________________________________________________________________________________________</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\" style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \"><img alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.oceanspringsarchives.net/demo/sites/default/files/u4/FerriesBridges/Katrina-1962 bridge.jpg\" style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 400px; height: 300px; \" /></span></span></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\" style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \"><strong>1962 US Highway 90 Biloxi Bay Bridge</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\" style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \">[Removal of the Katrina damaged 1962 US Highway 90 Bridge began in July 2006.&nbsp; Core drilling to evaluate foundation conditions for the new span were in progress, as well. &nbsp;</span></span></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">Image made July 25, 2006 by Ray L. Bellande.]</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \">&nbsp;</span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; In mid-October, 2005&nbsp;<strong>The</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Mississippi Renewal Forum,&nbsp;</strong>a team of national architects, planners, and public officials&nbsp;met in Biloxi with their local counterparts, to &ldquo;redesign&rdquo; the severely damaged and partially destroyed Mississippi Gulf Coast.&nbsp; Andres Duany and James Barksdale oversaw the meetings at the Isle of Capri Hotel and Resort.&nbsp;&nbsp;Mayor Moran and her board with local architects, Henry Hansell Furr and Dennis Cowart,&nbsp;were an integral part of these planning sessions.<em>(The Sun Herald, October 17, 2005, p. A1)</em></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \">When the planning sessions began to rebuild a new US Highway 90 bridge across Biloxi Bay to reunite Ocean Springs with Biloxi, Mayor Moran had extensive discussions with MDOT (Mississippi Department of Transportation) to assure that certain aesthetic and safety issues were met.&nbsp; Her goal was for&nbsp;<strong><em>&quot;a signature bridge,....beautiful, one that can be used for Ocean Springs postcards or the next 60 years.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;</em></strong>Following one conference, Mayor Moran quoted that MDOT&#39;s first plans for rebuilding the bridge would have meant that&nbsp;<strong><em>&quot;we ended up with a lot of concrete spaghetti on our beach, and that was not acceptable.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;</em></strong>Ms Moran persuaded MDOT to add a protected pedestrian-bike lane, a promenade from the Ocean Springs Yacht Club to pass beneath the structure, decorative concrete and lighting, and landscaping.<em>(The Sun Herald, November 8, 2005, p. A4)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \">On December 6, 2005, Wayne Brown, MDOT Southern District Commissioner, announced that MDOT would erect a six-lane, one hundred twenty-eight foot wide, bridge across Biloxi Bay.&nbsp; Mayor Moran opposed this plan and favored a smaller, four lane span.&nbsp; Ocean Springs was the only coast city to oppose the bridge because of its scale and fact that it was counter to a plan by New Urbanists to down size US Highway 90 to a pedestrian boulevard.&nbsp; In support of Mayor Moran, the Board of Aldermen of Ocean Springs voted 4-3 to draft a letter to the Federal Highway Commission voicing opposition to the larger bridge.<em>(The Sun Herald, December 7, 2005, p. A1 and p. A8)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \">In late December 2005, Mayor Moran wrote the Federal Highway Administration requesting MDOT&#39;s scheme for erecting a six-lane bridge across Biloxi Bay rather than a smaller span preferred by the City Council of Ocean Springs.&nbsp; MDOT Executive Director Butch Brown replied to Moran&#39;s request:&nbsp;<strong><em>&quot;I think it&#39;s unfortunate that Mayor Moran has taken this bridge&nbsp; issue when indeed her community is actually in better shape than most on the Coast.&nbsp; Her historic area and district are largely unaffected by the bridge.&nbsp; She&#39;s tried to use the bridge to get other concessions.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;</em></strong>The Biloxi City Council, Harrison County Board of Supervisors, and voted unanimously to erect the six-lane bridge.&nbsp;&nbsp;Mayor Moran even lost support of her own county leaders as the Jackson County Board of Supervisors supported Brown&#39;s six-lane bridge.&nbsp; She was lauded by the Board&#39;s president for extracting concessions from MDOT in the form of a bike path, decorative concrete, and unique lights.<em>(The Sun Herald, December 23, 2005, p. A1 and p. A9 and The Sun Herald, December 29, 2005, p. A1)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Ferry?</strong></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \">A temporary solution to the Biloxi Bay crossing post-Katrina would be to run a ferry from Ocean Springs to Biloxi and back.&nbsp; This was suggested at the Mississippi Renewal Forum held at Biloxi in October 2005.&nbsp; Forum participants assigned to Ocean Springs created a hypothetical area called &ldquo;The West End Landing&rdquo;.&nbsp; It would encompass that area around the OSYC property and the proposed new US Highway 90 span.&nbsp; Here a ferry landing and trolley or rail stop could be located.(Miss. Renewal Forum, 2005, p. 48)</span></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \">MDOT admitted that it had no experience with temporary ferry service.&nbsp; Pacific Marine Technical Service of Bainbridge, Washington, a consulting group, was hired to study the feasibility of ferry service at Ocean Springs as well at Bay St. Louis.&nbsp; A report was expected from the consultants at the end of April.<em>(The Sun Herald, April 20, 2006, p. A2)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \">By early June 2006, Pacific Marine Technical Service had not finished its feasibility study for a ferry system for Biloxi Bay and the Bay of St. Louis to provide transportation crossings of these two waterways whose US Highway 90 bridges were rendered useless after the devastating storm surge of Hurricane Katrina in late August 2005.&nbsp; Preliminary investigations indicate that the difficulty to operate a ferry near the existing roadway on both bays are many and varied.&nbsp; Jim Moak, director of MDOT&rsquo;s ports and waterways division, related that at present, the problems appear to be insurmountable.&nbsp; Among the onerous conditions expected are: construction equipment for the new bridges will be situated in the immediate area of the most optimum ferry routes and dredging to remove storm debris and its deleterious effect on oyster reefs and other marine organism habitats along the proposed ferry routes.&nbsp; At Ocean Springs, MDOT is studying an alternate location for the Biloxi Bay ferry, which would run from the Fayard Seafood site at the foot of Jackson Avenue to a landing on Point Cadet in east Biloxi.<em>(The Sun Herald, June 7, 2006, p. A2)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \">In September 2006, bids were submitted for a ferry system to operate across the Bay of St. Louis from Henderson Point in Harrison County to Bay St. Louis in Hancock County.&nbsp; MDOT took bids assuming that the Federal Highway Administration would pay all costs for the public ferry service.&nbsp; MDOT required the following from perspective bidders: two vessel; each vessel must be capable of a least thirty-five vehicles;&nbsp; ferries should operate at a minimum speed of 11.5 mph and maintain a 45-minute schedule; ferries should operate seven days a week from 6:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m.; and the draft of the ferries will not exceed 5 &frac12; feet.<em>(The Sun Herald, September 12, 2006, p. A5)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In late September 2006, Hornblower Marine Services of New Albany, Indiana was awarded the contract to operate the ferry across the Bay of St. Louis.&nbsp; Hornblower has two ferries running in Alabama, the Mobile Bay Ferry and the Gees Bend Ferry.&nbsp; MDOT aspired that the company commence hauling motorcars at no cost to the patron by November 1<sup>st</sup>.&nbsp; The Federal Highway Department Emergency Relief Fund will pay for the service.&nbsp;&nbsp;Hornblower related that their twin ferry service could transport 748 motorcars daily across the Bay of St. Louis for approximately $30 dollars per vehicle.&nbsp; The last traffic count in 2005 found that 19,000 cars crossed the U.S. 90 span each day between Henderson Point and Bay St. Louis.<em>(The Sun Herald, September 20, 2006, p. A2 and September 25, 2006, p. A1)</em>&nbsp; &nbsp;</span></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Also in late September 2006, MDOT awarded two contracts for dredging, pile driving, and materials to erect ferry terminals on opposite sides of the Bay of St. Louis and roads to reach them.&nbsp; The contracts were valued at more than $2.3 million dollars.<em>(The Sun Herald, September 25, 2006, p. A1)</em>&nbsp; &nbsp;</span></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Bridge height</strong></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; In early January 2006, Mayor Moran met with Federal and State officials to continue her campaign against the six lane span across Biloxi Bay.&nbsp; She addressed the issue of the projected growth rate of traffic flow used by MDOT as the basis for the large structure.&nbsp; Moran&#39;s consultants argued that MDOT had incorrectly interpreted the rate of increase by changing the traffic flow data, especially for the year 2004, when the daily traffic count on the U.S. 90 bridge actually decreased.&nbsp; Another factor not previously considered in the bridge study was the fact that a drawbridge would be needed to allow large vessels built at the Trinity Yacht shipyard on the Industrial Seaway at Gulfport to gain access to the Gulf of Mexico via Biloxi Bay.&nbsp; MDOT&#39;s plan for the new bridge called for no draw, but an 85-foot clearance for boats.<em>&nbsp;(The Sun Herald, January 4, 2006, p. A2)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; By mid-January, Northrop Grumman Ship Systems also voiced its negativity for a bridge without a draw span.&nbsp; They also have a fabrication plant on Industrial Seaway, which has plans to build composite masts and deckhouse superstructures for the USCG and US Navy.&nbsp; A fixed height bridge across Biloxi Bay would limit their ability to build larger ship components, especially for the military.&nbsp;<em>(The Sun Herald, January 19, 2006, p. A2)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Proposals</strong></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On January 13, 2006, technical proposals were submitted to MDOT for the erection of the new span across Biloxi Bay.&nbsp; Companies that demonstrated an interest in this venture were: American Bridge-Hill Brothers, Orlando, Florida; GC Constructors, Kansas City, Missouri; and Granite Archer Western, Watsonville, California. .<em>(The Sun Herald, January 13, 2006, p. A3)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Delay?</strong></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \">By mid-January, the USCG had not approved the Biloxi Bay bridge as proposed by MDOT.&nbsp; It was postulated that issues fielded during public hearings that had not been addressed were the salient reason that the USCG had not signed off on the bridge as presented.&nbsp; The lack of a draw span which would prohibit high profile vessels from ingress-egress into the Back Bay of Biloxi by several industries located on the Harrison County Industrial Seaway was a serious issue not addressed in the MDOT initial proposal.&nbsp; Wayne Brown, Southern District Highway Commissioner, commented that the addition of a draw would cost an additional $70 million to $80 million to the estimated $200 million dollar structure.&nbsp; A year to a year and half delay in completion was expected if a new bridge had to be designed.&nbsp; Some Harrison County representatives to the State Legislature and the Harrison County Development Commissioner expressed doubt about Commissioner Wayne Brown&rsquo;s assessment of the time to redesign a bridge to meet the needs of the shipping industry on the Industrial Seaway.&nbsp; One spokesman viewed it as a threat<em>(The Sun Herald, January 21, 2006, p. A1 and January 25, 2006, p. A1)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Bid day</strong></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \">Only one bid was received by MDOT for the Biloxi-Ocean Springs Bridge.&nbsp; Granite Archer Western, a consortium of several construction companies, submitted a proposal of $275,900,000.&nbsp; MDOT had estimated the cost at $200,000,000, which was obviously disappointing.&nbsp; Granite Archer Western was also low bidder on the Bay of St. Louis Bridge, which received only two offers from contractors.<em>(The Sun Herald, January 24, 2006, p. A1)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \">Boh Brothers Construction Company declined to bid on the Ocean Springs-Biloxi span because MDOT placed according to Boh Brothers, an onerous clause in the bid contract was added one week prior to bid opening.&nbsp; The language in the addendum was interpreted to be &ldquo;open ended&rdquo; and Boh Brothers felt the risk was beyond their tolerance.<em>(The Sun Herald, March 29, 2006, p. A4)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Temporary bridge?</strong></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \"><strong>An even larger span?</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \">As a compromise with ship and yacht builders on the Industrial Seaway-Back Bay corridor and the Harrison County Development Commission, Butch Brown, director of MDOT, proposed to raise the height of the new bridge to 95 feet and dredge the channel beneath the structure to allow deeper draft vessels to utilize it.&nbsp; The US Coast Guard had issued a permit for a bridge with a vertical clearance of 85 feet and horizontal of 150 feet clearance for boat traffic.&nbsp; Governor Haley Barbour approved the MDOT compromise proposal, which was submitted to primarily appease Northrop Grumman and Trinity Yachts, both with shipbuilding facilities on the Industrial Seaway.&nbsp; These industries were &nbsp;proponents of a draw bridge.&nbsp;&nbsp; The new specifications for the bridge could result in several months delay for the only bidder, Granite Archer Western, to redesign the span based on a height of 95 feet above the water.<em>(The Sun Herald, February 22, 2006, p. A1 and p. A6)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \">Wayne Brown, Southern District Transportation Commissioner (SDTC), related that MDOT had several options in regards commencing construction of the new span across the Bay of Biloxi: award the contract based on the 85-foot design and try to negotiate with Granite Archer Western on a price for adding 10 more vertical feet or re-advertise the project with the 95-foot vertical clearance and accept a delay of several months for a new design and the possibility of additional bidders.&nbsp; The final decision rested with MDOT&rsquo;s legal staff and the Federal Highway Administration, who is financing most of the project.<em>(The Sun Herald, February 22, 2006, p. A1 and February 28, 2006, p. A1)</em></span></span></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \"><strong>Rebid</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\" style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">In early March, Wayne Brown, SDTC, announced that that MDOT had decided to re-bid the Ocean Springs-Biloxi Bridge based on the new specifications, i.e. 95-foot vertical clearance.&nbsp; Those invited to submit bids were: GC Construction of Kansas City, Missouri, Yates/Hill of Philadelphia, Mississippi, and the initial bidder Granite Archer Western of Watsonville, California.&nbsp; Granite Archer Watson stated that it if they won the new bid, the earliest that their company could initiate construction on the Biloxi Bay crossing would be September 2006, a delay of six months because of their work on the Bay of St. Louis span. &nbsp;Commissioner Brown speculated that by August 2007, two lanes of traffic would be open on the new Ocean Springs-Biloxi span and that the bridge would be finished by June 2008.&nbsp; Wayne Brown stated that technical proposals for the new span would be accepted on May 26</span><sup style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \">th</sup><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">&nbsp;and cost proposals on June 6</span><sup style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \">th</sup><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">.&nbsp; It was anticipated that the cost proposal for the structure could exceed $300 million.</span><em style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">(The Ocean Springs Record, March 9, 2006, p. A1 and The Sun Herald, April 8, 2008, p. A11 and May 26, 2006, p. A2)</em></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\" style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \">On the appointed day in late May, three technical bid proposals were received by MDOT on the Ocean Springs-Biloxi Bay span: Granite Archer Western, Watsonville, California; GC Constructors, Kansas City, Missouri; and Yates/Hill Brothers, Philadelphia, Mississippi.&nbsp; Harry Lee James, MDOT chief engineer, expects the wining bid will range between $275 and $325 million dollars.&nbsp; The bridge contract will specify that two traffic lanes be open across the span in September 2007, and completion of the multilane structure by March 2008.<em>(The Sun Herald, May 27, 2006, p. A2)</em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\" style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">On June 5, 2006, GC Contractors of Kansas City, Missouri submitted the winning bid of $338.6 million for the 95-foot high, replacement span across Biloxi Bay destroyed by Katrina in late August 2005. The completed structure will have six traffic lanes, four breakdown and emergency lanes, and a bicycle-pedestrian path.&nbsp; GC Contractors planned to have two lanes open to traffic by mid-November 2007 and a completed bridge by late April 16, 2008.&nbsp; Granite Archer Western, who is building the Bay St. Louis replacement bridge, bid $343.8 million dollars on the Biloxi Bay bridge.&nbsp; Yates/Hill, a Mississippi company, bid $384.4 million dollars.</span><em style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">(The Sun Herald, June 6, 2006, p. A1 and June 17, 2006, p. A3)</em></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtejustify\" style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">GC Contractors were formally contracted by MDOT to erect the Biloxi Bay span on June 6, 2006.</span><em style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">(The Sun Herald, June 7, 2006, p. A2)</em></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Draw inspection</strong></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \">In April 2006, tug boat captains navigating the Biloxi Channel and passing through the Ocean Springs-Biloxi span reported that one of the bascule leaves had shifted.&nbsp; On April 17<sup>th</sup>, MDOT engineers inspected the bascules, which had been &ldquo;frozen&rdquo; in the up position since they were manually raised following the loss of electric power, which had occurred during Hurricane Katrina.&nbsp; Their observations were that the bascules have not moved and that the vertical clearance for marine travel was safe.<em>(The Bay Press, April 28, 2006, p. 3)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Demolition</strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Katrina damaged Bay St. Louis Bridge was demolished in June 2006.&nbsp; Approximately 100,000 tons of concrete refuse will be utilized to create artificial reefs in the Mississippi Sound and repair the damaged Square Handkerchief Shoals about three miles south of the derelict span.<em>(The Sun Herald, June 10, 2006, p. A1)</em></span></span></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></span></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><img alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.oceanspringsarchives.net/demo/sites/default/files/u4/FerriesBridges/front beach drive-2007 os-biloxi bridge.jpg\" style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 400px; height: 140px; \" /></span></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\" style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><img alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.oceanspringsarchives.net/demo/sites/default/files/u4/FerriesBridges/IMG_0187.JPG\" style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 350px; height: 263px; \" /></span></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\" style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \"><strong>Demolition, removal, and dredging at Ocean Springs</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\" style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \">[l-r: image August 2006; image September 2006 looking south; image November 2006]</span></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \"><strong>Preliminary progress</strong></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \">In early July 2006, derrick barges began clearing the Katrina wrecked, US Highway 90 Bridge across Biloxi Bay.&nbsp; Also a barge-mounted, core drill began soil borings at selected sites in Biloxi Bay for civil engineers to determine foundation properties.(Observation by Ray L. Bellande)</span></span></span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; font-size: 14px; \">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \"><strong>Moran&rsquo;s decorative accents rejected, BUT.............</strong></span></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \">&nbsp;At a meeting called by MDOT and held in Biloxi on July 26<sup>th</sup>, Mayor A.J. Holloway of Biloxi; Frank Leach, District Four Supervisor-Jackson County; Bobby Eleuterius, District One Supervisor-Harrison County; and Donovan Scruggs, City Planner for Ocean Springs, and Mayor Connie Moran&rsquo;s surrogate, to vote on accents for the $338.6 million dollar span across Biloxi Bay, Ms. Moran&rsquo;s ideas for decorative elements on the bridge abutments was rejected 3-1.&nbsp; Mayor Moran commented that Frank Leach had,&nbsp;<strong><em>&ldquo;thrown Ocean Springs under the bus&rdquo;</em></strong>&nbsp;for voting to have the abutments finished plain.&nbsp; The options for decorative accents were a raised Fleur de Lys and several boat designs.&nbsp; Donovan Scruggs commented post-vote that the choice to select none of the decorative proposals would create,&nbsp;<strong><em>&ldquo;a nice concrete bunker</em></strong><em>.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;</em>The group selected olive as the color for the exterior beams of the bridge and an off-white color for the bicycle-pedestrian path.&nbsp; Mayor Holloway commented that Mayor Moran,&nbsp;<strong><em>&ldquo;wants her way all the time.&nbsp; She got her way on the walking and bicycle path, which cost us I don&rsquo;t know how much more than to leave off, and I don&rsquo;t think anybody will use it.&rdquo;</em></strong><em>(The Sun Herald, July 27, 2006, p. A1)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \">In a press conference held two days after her proposed aesthetics for the new Biloxi Bay bridge were rejected by Mayor Holloway and Supervisors Leach and Eleuterius, Mayor Moran related that all of her design proposals were in the budget and that they would not retard the scheduled completion date.&nbsp; Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Butch Brown, had told Moran that he would consider her ideas on the Ocean Springs side of the span.<em>(The Sun Herald, July 29, 2006, p. A1)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 20px; \">\r\n	<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: monospace, \'Lucida Console\', \'Trebuchet MS\'; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 237, 224); \"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><span style=\"font-family: \'times new roman\', times, serif; \">Mayor Moran made a public statement in early August 2006, relating that the City of Ocean Springs had negotiated with MDOT as early as September 2005 in regards the aesthetics of the new Biloxi Bay span.&nbsp; A compromise was made between the two entities and the resulting design description was written on what became known as&nbsp;<strong>&quot;the gold sheet.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong>The Gold Sheet was presented to to perspective bidders on the project, thus including the compromised aesthetic improvement requested by Ocean Springs in the budgeted bridge.&nbsp; Moran was not particularly disturbed by the negativity of Mayor A.J. Holloway et al.&nbsp; She told the public that,&nbsp;<strong><em>&quot;The gold sheet as we are told time and time again, is really carved in stone.&nbsp; That&#39;s what we negotiated on the front end that we were assured would be included in the bridge design project.&quot;</em></strong>&nbsp; MDOT&#39;s Wayne Brown, Southern District Commissioner, stated that,&nbsp;<em><strong>&quot;Ocean Springs got a great deal in the negotiations on the bridge.&nbsp; They got an attractive.&nbsp; It&#39;s going to have decorative lights.&nbsp; It&#39;s going to have down lighting.&nbsp; It is going to have a bike and pedestrian pathway.&nbsp; It&#39;s going to have see through rails.&nbsp; it will have an under trail where you can walk under the bridge.&nbsp; The bridge was brought down to the ground at water&#39;s edge.&nbsp; So Ocean Springs has been well treated by MDOT and also the Federal Highway Administration.&quot;</strong>&nbsp;(The Ocean Springs Record, August 3, 2006, p. A1)</em></span></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0.6em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.2em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0