 joachim family joachim family ray mon 8082011 846 benjamin f joachim benjamin franklin ben joachim  18471925 a native of new orleans louisiana and rosa madeline bokenfohr 18611934 also a native of the crescent city were the progenitors of the joachim families of ocean springs and biloxi ben s parents peter joachim 18191862 and barbara dauenhauer 18221894 were natives of bavaria germany barbara dauenhauer was born at dahn sudwestpfalz rhinepalantinate she expired at new orleans on november 30 1894 the daily picayune december 1 1894 p 4  magdalena ge re ntz me rkel bokenfohr  18231913 rosa s parents were william frederick bokenfohr  18231886 a german immigrant and magdalena gerentz merkel 18231913 a native of gegenwort alsace germany bf joachim and rosa m bokenfohr married at new orleans on february 24 1881 from this union five children were born  bf frank joachim ii  18821970  josephine e joachim lee  18841927  frederick w bokenfohr joachim  18861887  uriah s jack joachim  18881970 and elizabeth b queenie joachim potin  18911932  ellison 1991 pp 7173 and laura joachim via ancestrycom    new orleans 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 when the civil war ended he and his brother established the joachim brothers an organization that oversaw the distribution of all dailypublished newspapers in the crescent city by the late 1880s bf joachim had been financial successful but his health was in shambles from years of toil and stress like many others he sought the salubrious environment of ocean springs to recuperate and restore his ailing physical and mental maladies  the jackson county times january 24 1925 p 1    fourth street fire on march 30 1894 a large conflgration on fourth street in the crescent city destroyed several joachim properties peter m joachim 18571927 owned a double onestory frame house at no 89 and no 91 fourth street he was domiciled at no 89 fourth street and it was totally destroyed and insured for 2600 building and contents barbara joachim his mother owned no 97 and no 99 fourth street and it suffered only 20 in fire related damages she did not live here  the daily picayune march 31 1894 p 14    ocean springs the joachim cottage in january 1887 and june 1887 ben joachim began acquiring land from john m hollingsworth 18141891 and dr milton clay vaughan 18321903 along lafontaine avenue west of the present day ocean springs harbor here he built a tourist home called the joachim cottage  jxco ms land deed bk 8 pp 723724 and bk 11 p 88  mr joachim advertised his enterprise in  the pascagoula democratstar  on august 10 1894 as  joachim cottage bf joachim proprietor board by the day week or month  the joachim cottage was also advertised in the daily picayune as follows  joachim cottage ocean springs mississippi high and healthy location undivided attention to excursionists  june 29 1894 p 5 in early august 1895 peter joachim and spouse left nola to spend two months as guests of the joachim cottage at ocean springs  the daily picayune august 4 1895 p 7  in 1898 in addition to being the proprietor of a resort property bf joachim was employed by his brotherinlaw jac bokenfohr as his mississippi gulf coast sales representative mr bokenfohr was a produce merchant based in new orleans ben joachim worked seven years for the bokenfohr firm before retiring  the pascagoula democratstar july 8 1898 p 3 and the jackson county times january 24 1925 p 1   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  the daily picayune june 25 1899 p 3  in june 1902 ben joachim vended the joachim cottage property on lafontaine avenue at ocean springs mississippi to dr ol bailey 18701938   jxco ms land deed bk 24 pp 633634    bf joachim house   in background  originally no 13 bowen on the northwest corner of bowen avenue and kotzum the joachim house was demolished in the late 1940s the young man in the fore ground is earl brumfield   1902 bf joachim house it appears that after selling the joachim cottage ben joachim erected on the northwest corner of bowen and kotzum what was described as   one of the most attractive homes at ocean springs   the joachim home at 13 bowen avenue was a large twostory frame dwelling with a crossgabled roof which featured imbricated shingles in the gables it had large wrap around ballustraded galleries which were supported by turned posts the bf joachim lots lot 4 and lot 6 of block 1 in the kotzum addition were acquired from dr ol bailey in june 1902 ocean springs ms 1915 jxco ms land deed bk25 pp 1718 the joachim house was acquired by william p spiers 18981960 a native of carriere mississippi and mary tyress spiers 19001976 his spouse in december 1941 from the ocean springs state bank the spiers conveyed it to noel c wells in january 1949 jxco ms land deed bk 72 pp 3536 bk 104 pp 310311 noel c wells 19071987 came to biloxi from harahan louisiana and operated the biloxi sewing machine shop at 434 reynoir street he had the old bf joachim home demolished and contracted with clarence e galle 19121986 to build a four unit apartment building  the gulf coast times january 21 1949 p 5  dr richard t furr the current owner of this property bought it from the wells family in march 1983 the furr family owns a twostory tenement house here today at bowen avenue jxco ms land deed bk 758 p 263  the builder s supply company the builder s supply company was incorporated in the state of mississippi in 1905 by george w davis 18421914 es davis 18591925 dr jasper j bland 18501932 jl clark 18501914 peter geiger 18581923 wh bell frank marquez 18401914 george e arndt 18571945 joseph a wieder 18771960 john burr 18751916 bf joachim 18471925 narcisse seymour 18491931 and hc seymour 18761913 bf 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 here ben joachim sold lumber shingles molding brick and associated building products two local lumber mills supplied the wood products for mr joachim s bayou lumberyard 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 catchotsam guagliardo residence formerly at 1109 ames avenue which was demolished by maria mavar in 1990  ocean springs mississippi 1915 p 37   the land in section 19 t7sr8w where the builder s supply company was located old fort bayou was acquired in june and july 1905 by george w davis and es davis they bought approximately 65 acres from william eugene shaw and sarah s shaw of winneshiek county iowa the parcel had a frontage on old fort bayou of one hundred fortytwo feet and the sale included the warehouse and wharf on the shaw tract this plot was once owned by antonio franco 18341891 and his spouse jane rodriquez franco 18441915 who conveyed it to jesse b shaw in may 1890 the widow franco sold messrs davis a narrow tract fifty feet by one hundred sixtyeight feet in july 1905 jxco ms land deed bk 33 p 4 bk 11 pp 149150 bk 33 p 5 and bk 33 p 6 in october 1907 the davis brothers conveyed these lands to the builder s supply company for 630 in general terms the davis lands conveyed were described as bounded on the north by old fort bayou east by jane franco and em westbrook south by iberville avenue and west by dr ol bailey jxco ms land deed bk 33 pp 67 in september 1915 mrs emma a powell sold builder s supply a small strip of land on their eastern boundary with her it measured twenty feet by sixtysix feet jxco ms land deed bk 57 pp 568569  sale before his demise in january 1925 bf joachim had acquired all the stock of the builder s supply company in june 1925 his legatees conveyed the builder s supply company to captain ellis handy 18911963 for 5500 the sale included sheds machinery and improvements  jxco ms land deed bk 55 pp 629630 and the daily herald june 3 1925 p 5  in late may 1925 captain handy announced his purchase of the business and planned to take over the daily operations on june 15 th he planned to enlarge the business and trade in multiple types of building materials  the jackson county times may 30 1925 p 3  ellis handy advertised his business in early june 1925 as follows  the builders supply co 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 phone 74 ellis handy ocean springs miss                joachim s expire rosa b joachim expired at ocean springs on january 19 1934 she was survived by two sons bf frank joachim jr of new orleans and us jack joachim of biloxi two sisters elizabeth b brand and lena b burgunder and two brothers jb bokenfohr and jack bokenfohr in addition mrs joachim had thirteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren her corporal remains were sent to new orleans for burial in the joachim family tomb in the metairie cemetery ben joachim had been interred here after his demise on january 13 1925 at new orleans louisiana  the jackson county times january 20 1934 p the daily herald    january 20 1934 p 2 and the jackson county times january 27 1934 p 3    bf joachim ii bf joachim ii 18821970 called frank was born at new orleans louisiana on december 19 1882 he married magdalena schmidt 18821971 called lena who was born march 10 1882 at ocean springs she was the daughter of charles e schmidt 18511886 and laura coyle 18571931 their children were  mark oscar joachim  19041955  bf joachim iii  19081974 and mary frances joachim milner  19161987 in april 1903 a young frank joachim had a close call with the grim reaper at gulfport while attempting to board the moving coast train he fell sustaining acute contusions to his face  the pascagoula democratstar april 10 1903 p3    the riviera livery and transfer company this transportation company was owned by frank joachim and was organized after his partnership in joachim toler had ended joachim 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  the ocean springs news may 23 1914  dan c toler 18761939 had been born in alabama of north carolina parentage he married dora ramsay 18711941 the daughter of sardin g ramsay 18371920 and lula ramsay 18511886 mr toler acquired the government street feed store and livery stable of calvin e dees 18771954 in february 1909 in december 1910 mr toler sold his business to dr ol bailey 18701938 who turned it quickly to tj ames 18761927 this transaction left ocean springs with only two stable owners jj o keefe 18591911 and tj ames which were considered adequate for the population and commerce by 1920 mr toler and family had moved to vancleave mississippi where he was a superintendent of a logging railroad  the ocean springs news february 27 1909 and december 24 1910  by 1915 frank joachim was operating as joachim s livery and transfer company and advertised as follows  joachim s livery and transfer company bf joachim jr prop automobile service by the day hour or trip special attention given to country trips telephone 59 ocean springs miss  from ocean springs mississippi1915   ce schmidt 19041988 former mayor and author of  ocean springs french beachhead  1972 related in 1967 that his father frank e schmidt 18771954 circa 1910 built a twostory building on the northwest corner of washington and desoto for frank joachim to house his livery operation mr joachim remained here as the local ford dealer post1920 the business here was called   joachim s liveryautos carriages and wagons   the ocean springs news february 16 1967 p 3    ice price war in april 1920 frank joachim began vending ice on the streets of ocean springs a biloxi dealer was his supplier the local icehouse sold ice for 100 per 100 pounds of ice joachim cut the price to 70 per 100 pounds commencing an immediate price war with the ocean springs iceman instantly the price of ice was dropped to 40 per 100 pounds of ice by the local ice supplier  the jackson county times april 24 1920 p 5    ford and fordson dealer in mid1920 frank joachim acquired the ford dealership at ocean springs it had previously been franchised to helveston bell who operated from the horton building on washington avenue mr joachim planned to set up a ford service center and sell automotive parts for ford vehicles   the jackson county times january 12 1918 p 5 march 6 1920 p 5 and december 25 1920 p 3  notice to the public i have been appointed the authorized ford dealer for this territory and can make prompt delivery a carload due this week full line of ford parts ford service station to be installed frank joachim  the jackson county times december 25 1920 p 2    1920 auto facts at this time there were approximately 55000 motorcars in mississippi hinds county with 2008 automobiles lead the state on the mississippi gulf coast harrison county had 1300 cars jackson county 700 and hancock county only 350  the jackson county times march 6 1920 p 5  on january 1 1920 henry ford of detroit issued an 8000000 bonus to his 80000 automotive workers skilled employees who earned 1080 per day and with five years tenure were given 270 laborers who were at the 600 per day pay scale received 50 this remuneration was in addition to that earned in mr ford s profitsharing plan the jackson county times january 17 1920 p 5  joachim garage notes in april 1921 frank joachim sold two fordson tractors to locals in time for springs plowing gus nelson and the hamill farm were the recipients of this fine machine which could perform all tasks that its advertisements proclaimed  the jackson county times april 6 1921 p 3  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 mr joachim expected a carload of fords within the next few days  the jackson county times july 2 1921 p 5  in january 1922 frank joachim advertised his auto sales inventory as follows touring car 348 regular runabout 319 regular chassis 285 coupe 580 sedan 645 oneton truck 430 and the fordson tractor 625 all prices fob detroit  the jackson county times january 28 1922 p 5  in march 1922  the jackson county times  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  the jackson county times march 11 1922  in june 1922 the joachim livery stable acquired a seven passenger buick  the daily herald june 17 1922 p 7  early december 1922 saw frank joachim install a modern radio set in his washington avenue garage he invited everyone to visit in the evenings and listen to concerts broadcast from forth worth houston atlanta and jefferson city missouri  the daily herald december 6 1922 p 2  in may 1923 harry r lee 19031951 joined the sales staff of the joachim ford agency  the jackson county times may 12 1923 p 5  in march 1924 ford representatives rated the joachim dealership at ocean springs as class a the highest rating possible  the jackson county times march 22 1924 p 5    joachim building the joachim building was located on the northeast corner of washington avenue and desoto on the west threequarters of lot 6block 24 culmseig map1854 originally the large home of ra vancleave 18401908 pioneer entrepreneur at ocean springs and namesake of vancleave mississippi was situated here it was erected in the winter of 1891 and burned circa 1905  the biloxi herald february 7 1891 p 1  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 n conductor 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 455456 mrs johnson conveyed her washington avenue corner lot to bf joachim ii in march 1916 for 3250 here sometimes in the early 1920s frank joachim erected a large twostory masonry building to house his ford dealership in late march 1931 mr joachim vended his building to frank b faessel 18701953 for 7500 it appears that the joachim ford agency failed during the early years of the depression 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 coop 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 229230 and bk 69 p 151 it is believed that frank joachim relocated to new orleans for many years before returning to ocean springs after wwii  mark g joachim january 6 2004    texaco dealer frank joachim took over management of the local texaco dealership in early july 1947   this station was situated on the old jp vancleave property on the se c of washington and porter texaco acquired this parcel from ws vancleave in june 1930 jxco ms land deed bk 63 p 479 mr joachim advertised his new venture in the local journal as follows  texaco service station having taken over the management of the local texaco service station as of july 1 st i shall appreciate your patronage frank joachim  will you please give me a trial i will try to please you    the jackson county times july 6 1947 p 8   in november 1948 frank joachim remodeled his texaco service station two new subterranean storage tanks with a 10000gallon storage capacity were installed gasoline distribution to patrons was supplied by two new pumps which were approached on a newly resurfaced driveway in addition mr joachim had two sanitary restrooms for the convenience of his customers  the jackson county times november 24 1948 p 1  texaco sold this station to clovis h barnett in march 1977 howard r barnett acquired it in november 1983 and vended it to mohler tidy car in december 1986 the robert mohler family still manage and operate the station and will soon open a delidiner to compliment their minimart  jxco ms land deed bk 586 p 342 bk 777 p 192 and bk 877 p 100    youkeyjoachim house the frank joachim home is extant at present day 1208 porter avenue it is situated on lot 8 and a part of lot 7 in block 2 of the hf russell subdivision john k youkey 18481922 the builder and family came to ocean springs from cottage hill florida in october 1911 initially they rented the meyers cottage on church street the meyer s cottage now owned by laura ederer bolton is more familiarly known to today s older generation as the scharr house  the ocean springs news october 7 1911 p 5  in late december 1911 mr jk youkey acquired several lots in block 2 of the russell subdivision fronting on porter avenue from hf russell consideration for the parcels was 350 it is assumed the youkey s erected their home here in 1912 jxco ms land deed bk 37 p 525 mr youkey was a native of ohio he married helen m douglass 18561928 an indiana lassie and the daughter of jackson douglas and mary lee youkey was a war of the rebellion veteran having served with co h of the 135 th indiana infantry bradford o keefe burial bk 17 p 39 frank joachim acquired the youkey house from walter g armstrong 18781945 in may 1944 it is believed that mr joachim had been in new orleans since the collapse of his automobile business at ocean springs during the depression  jxco ms land deed bk 85 pp 378379  the heirs of bf joachim jr conveyed their parents home to neil h ballard 19201984 in july 1971 jxco ms land deed bk 410 p 528 and jxco ms chancery court cause no 17286  joachim farm in april 1925 ae olsen sold his 16acre lot orange and pecan grove and residence at bayou puerto to frank joachim 18821970 and uriah sylvester jack joachim 18881977 for 8000 this was the old homestead of thomas n hanson 18101900 a dane who became locally renown for his wine making the olsen place was situated in section 24 t7sr9w in us government lot 3 here the joachim brothers produced the giraffe pecan jxco ms land deed bk 55 p 80 and  the daily herald october 12 1925 p 1  the joachim brothers turned this venture into a handsome profit when they conveyed this site to hw branigar of gulf hills for 45000 in november 1925 jxco ms land deed bk 55 p 80 and bk 57 pp 8890 bf frank joachim ii expired on march 12 1970 less than a year later his wife passed on february 18 1971 both were interred in the evergreen cemetery on old fort bayou  children of frank and lena schmidt joachim   mark o joachim mark oscar joachim  19041955 called oscar made his early livelihood at ocean springs with his father in his ford auto sales and service organization he was a graduate of the soule business college at new orleans in 1929 oscar joachim was elected city clerk after the retirement of long time city clerk james lynch 18521935 he served in this capacity until he was replaced in 1942 by sadie catchot hodges 18941973 at the time of his demise in july 1955 mr joachim was bookkeeper for blossman gas he was also a public accountant schmidt 1972 pp 135136 and  the daily herald july 18 1955 p 2  oscar joachim had married miss mary gough 19021978 the daughter of mrs ae gough of malvern arkansas at st alphonsus church in early june 1927 miss gough was an alumnus of the university of arkansas she was a teacher in the local grammar school miss amy quick attended miss gough  the jackson county times june 11 1927 p 3  in july 1929 mrs la wilcox of tulsa oklahoma the sister of mary gough joachim came with her spouse and mother for her first visit to ocean springs  the jackson county times july 20 1929 p 3  mrs joachim ran for political office in 1965 and was elected alderman for ward 4 defeating former mayor charles ernest schmidt 19041988 she passed at grand bay alabama in late november 1978 mary g joachim had taught elementary school at ocean springs for thirty years as a classroom instructor and six as a substitute teacher  the ocean springs record november 30 1978 p 2    children oscar and mary g joachim were the parents of mark oscar joachim ii 19281994 and ann joachim donaghey c 1932c 1986  oscar joachim bungalow the oscar joachim bungalow is situated at present day 300 washington avenue this structure was built in 1917 by carrie johnson garrard 18861968 the widow of joseph b garrard 18711915 mrs garrard purchased the lot which is on the northwest corner of washington avenue and ocean from mrs albert g tebo 18531918 in august 1916 jxco ms land deed bk 42 pp 516517 in 1924 carrie johnson garrard 18861968 married alexander fleet everhart 18811957 according to local realtors the house was utilized for rentals until mark o joachim sr 19041955 purchased it in 1943 jxco ms land deed bk 83 pp 275276  fire the oscar joachim home burned on december 17 1946 young ann joachim was rescued from the second story by her father he suffered facial burns and smoke inhalation the house was severely damaged but not destroyed  the jackson county times december 21 1946 p 1    first presbyterian church 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 18500 mrs joachim relocated to a smaller home on jackson avenue at this time the joachim home became known affectionately as the manse the home of the minister jxco ms land deed bk 83 pp 275276 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 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 on august 20 1995 the first presbyterian church of ocean springs dedicated its new sanctuary on ocean avenue   the mississippi press april 10 1992 p 4a and the ocean springs record august 17 1995 p 3    mark oscar joachim ii   mark oscar joachim ii called oscar was born at ocean springs on september 6 1928 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 in july 1947 cadet oscar joachim embarked for a south american voyage aboard a united fruit company vessel  the jackson county times july 6 1947 p 8 ann s joachim january 12 2004 and mf bud hodges january 13 2004   after completing his studies at mississippi state university oscar married catherine ann saucier of pascagoula b 1934 on july 6 1958 she was the daughter of clifton saucier 18961981 and catherine scholtes saucier they were the parents of valerie joachim dedeaux jxco ms circuit court mr bk 97 p 194 and  ann s joachim january 12 2004   circa 1956 oscar joachim became a resident of pascagoula here he was employed as the county purchasing agent before becoming purchasing manager for mississippi chemical where he remained for twentyeight years oscar had served his country during the korean war and was a roman catholic he passed on november 15 1994 at pascagoula mr joachim s corporal remains rest in the jackson county memorial park cemetery in pascagoula  the sun herald november 16 1994 p a2    ann joachim ann joachim was a 1950 graduate of ocean springs high school where she was elected miss oshs most popular girl and senior class vicepresident 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  hi daze 1950 p 5   pre july 1955 ann joachim married charles donaghey they resided at oil city pennsylvania before relocating to houston texas no further information  bf joachim iii benjamin f joachim iii  19081974 called bf was the second child of bf frank joachim ii 18821970 and magdalena lena schmidt 18821971 he was born at ocean springs on february 17 1908 bf attended local schools until he went to spring hill college in mobile for his higher education he graduated from the jesuit institution s preparatory department in june 1927  the jackson county times june 11 1927 p 3   in november 1932 bf joachim shipped out of mobile on the steamer   city of alma  for london and other european ports his ship was expected back in mobile in january 1933 in april 1933 joachim sailed aboard the steamship  president harrison   owned by the dollar ship line the eight month voyage circumnavigated the planet disembarking at twentytwo ports in fourteen countries  the daily herald november 12 1932 p 2 and the jackson county times december 23 1933   aviation radioman 1st class usn bf joachim married kathryn elizabeth ernst 19061993 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 the wedding breakfast was at dale s in ocean springs after a brief honeymoon bf 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 bf joachim expired in january 1974 at quincy illinois mrs joachim died at quincy on march 24 1993 no further information  mary frances joachim mary frances joachim  19161987 was the last child of bf frank joachim ii 19081974 and magdalena lena schmidt 18821971 she married walter dermy milner 19171980 of gulfport in early june 1939 at the st alphonsus catholic church in ocean springs mississippi the young couple made their home in jackson mississippi  the jackson county times june 10 1939 p 4   the milners had two children martha milner rsm and joseph milner mary frances milner expired at biloxi on april 5 1987 her remains interred in evergreen cemetery  the ocean springs record april 9 1987 p 3    josephine e joachim josephine eleanora joachim 18841927 was born at new orleans louisiana on august 21 1884 in 1904 she graduated from the soule business college in new orleans josephine married robert eugene lee 18871927 of vancleave mississippi in june 1909 at her father s home in ocean springs houston martin was the best man and miss queenie joachim attended her sister  the pascagoula democratstar july 1 1904 p 3 and the ocean springs news june 19 1909   josephine and re lee were the parents of rosemary lee robert e lee jr gretchen lee 19171927 helena lee b 1921 and jane lee 19231927  family tragedy 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 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 ironically they had come to new orleans from their suburban southport home to place flowers on the grave of bf joachim sr who was interred in the metairie cemetery rosemary lee and re lee jr survived the crash while mr lee josephine joachim lee gretchen lee jane lee and bernard potin jr 19211927 were killed bernard potin jr was the son of queenie joachim potin the sister of josephine j lee 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 the lee family members who died in the accident were all interred in a single tomb in the metairie cemetery  the jackson county times november 12 1927 p 1    frederick w b joachim frederick william bokenfohr joachim  18861887 was born at new orleans louisiana on july 27 1886 he expired on october 10 1887 no further information  uriah s joachim uriah silvester jack joachim  18881977 was born on march 13 1888 at ocean springs mississippi he attended soule business school at new orleans graduating in 1906 joachim found employment as a bookkeeper for the dantzler commissary a subsidiary of the ln dantzler lumber company at vancleave later he worked with the j s company there in 1908 us joachim relocated to biloxi where he became an employee of the l lopez company as a bookkeeper  lepre 1991 p 160 and the daily herald january 31 1977 p a2   on november 14 1912 at nativity bvm in biloxi us joachim married stella angelina gillen 18921963 a native of biloxi and the daughter of mark j gillen 18401925 from county mayo ireland and ellen sheehan 18541931 a native of new orleans us joachim and stella g joachim were the parents of mark gillen joachim 19132011 clare joachim maddox 19152009 john schappert jack joachim 19162012 harry joseph joachim b 1920 and ruth marylyn joachim janca 19251989   mark joachim august 27 1999    combel hardware store  by march 1918 us joachim had been promoted manager of the l lopez company operation on west howard avenue in biloxi at this time he resigned incorporated with leon f janin jr 19121957 and jo clark the combel hardware company the combel store was founded at biloxi in may 1902 by joseph e combel 18531938 a native of bay st louis mississippi mr combel reasoned that biloxi had a stronger potential for commercial growth than his natal city at biloxi joseph e combel had rented the hagan building at 217219 west howard avenue on the se c of west howard avenue and magnolia street he opened for business on may 1 1902 and remained in business until march 1918  the biloxi daily herald april 8 1902 p 8 the daily herald march 25 1918 p 3 april 22 1918 p 5  the jackson county times march 20 1918 p 7    improving combel store in 1922 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 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 four merchandising show windows were also installed by mr thompson s carpenters  the daily herald november 22 1922 p 3    1927 lease in june 1927 us joachim vicepresident of combel hardware company took a fiveyear lease commencing on april 1 1928 for 250 month from james v hagan 18741929 proprietor of the hagan building harrison co mississippi land deed bk 175 p 370  hotelman avelez hotel company the avelez hotel company was chartered in june 1946 by uriah s joachim 18881977 richard r guice adrian weill 19031971 and albert sydney johnston jr harrison county ms charter bk 93 p 162 in december 1946 the earle hotel company a national chain took a long term lease from the avelez hotel corporation the avelez hotel was renamed the earle hotel and tr brady manager was replaced by hr davern on january 1st the daily herald december 17 1946 p 1  riviera hotel in december wilhelmina billie sewell roberts sherrill morse 18861982 vended the riviera hotel at biloxi to the avelez hotel company harrison county ms land deed bk 403 p 171     combel s merchandise mart the combel hardware company was managed and partially owned by us joachim evolved in 1948 into his wholly owned combel s merchandise mart  in april  uriah s joachim  announced plans to  erect combel s merchandise mart   a 4200 squarefoot commerical building situated on the lucille caillavet property at west howard avenue and thomas street the structure was  designed by john t collins with gc gardner of ocean springs as contractor  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 in addition to his hardware interests us joachim was president of first federal savings and loan and the avelez hotel he was also a member of the biloxi chamber of commerce elks club and church of the nativity of the bvm mr joachim expired in late january 1977 stella gillen joachim his wife of over fifty years preceded him in death expiring on september 12 1963 they rest eternally in the southern memorial park cemetery in biloxi  the daily herald january 31 1977 p a2   after the death of stella g joachim mr us joachim married marie ruth hagan brielmaier 19021977 the daughter of james vinton hagan 18741929 and leila marie bousquet 18751936 their nuptial vows were said on june 29 1970 in harrison county mississippi ruth hagan had married paul rosell brielmaier 19001958 in harrison county mississippi on may 2 1921 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  children of uriah s joachim and stella gillen joachim   mark g joachim mark gillen joachim  19132011 was born at biloxi on november 24 1913 on september 3 1939 he married lillie catherine putta chinn 19172002 the daughter of richard harvey chinn and edwardine cannette 18891968 they were the parents of gary p joachim richard m joachim david joachim and cathy j bryant  harrison county mississippi circuit court mrb 50 p 184   mark g joachim graduated from biloxi high school in 1931 and attended draughon s business college during wwii he served his country as a captain with the us army air corps in the south pacific in september 1944 he had to bail out of a military aircraft which developed engine trouble over west virginia  the sun herald september 14 1999 p c1   mr joachim made his livelihood in combel s hardware the family hardware business in biloxi and in the civil service system at kafb in this capacity he and catherine relocated to the nation s capitol from 19381941 when he was employed with the federal housing administration mark celebrated his 90 th birthday at his windsor porte home in midnovember 2003 he was joined by siblings children and friends  the mississippi press december 31 2003 p 1    passing 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 in 1985 she commenced her career as a actress on local stages her theater resume included more than forty plays musical and concerts 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 lillie expired on july 5 2002 her corporal remains were interred in the southern memorial park cemtery in biloxi  the sun herald july 7 2002 p a9   mark gillen joachim passed on while residing with cathy joachim bryant his daughter at marietta georgia on july 22 2011 he had left ocean springs after his home in windsor porte had been damaged by hurricane katrina his corporal remains were interred in the southern memorial park cemtery in biloxi  the sun herald july 26 2011 p a4    margaret clare joachim margaret clare joachim   margaret clare joachim was 19152009 born at biloxi on march 15 1915 on february 3 1940 she married augustus carl maddox jr 19121996 a native of magnolia arkansas in her family home at 115 hopkins boulevard in biloxi miss joachim was very popular as a student at biloxi high school serving as band sponsor in her junior and senior years in april 1933 she won the honor in competition with lucille gutierrez sarah dickey and gertrude galle  the daily herald february 3 1940 and april 20 1933 p 2  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 on february 18 1950 their third son timothy scott maddox was born at greenwood mississippi  the daily herald february 20 1950 p 8 and the sun herald november 29 2009 p a14  margaret clare joachim maddox expired on october 24 2009 at baton rouge louisiana  the sun herald november 29 2009 p a14    a carl maddox carl maddox called clipboard attended northwestern state university at natchitoches louisiana from 19321934 before commencing a career in athletics for the remainder of his life 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 while at gulf coast military academy carl maddox made a very positive influence on the life of kinnaird r mckee 19302014 a young man that went on to graduate from the us naval academy and become a fourstar admiral in the us navy and become superintendent of the naval academy admiral mckee graduated from the gulf coast military academy in 1947 and lauded coach maddox as follows   to this day i know that i got into the naval academy because of that man  carl maddox     mr maddox became athletic director at lsu in 1968 and served in this capacity for eleven years he went to starkville and was the ad at mississippi state from 19791984 carl maddox was honored by lsu in 1975 when they named their new indoor track facility the carl maddox field house he also left a legacy at mississippi state university as that scholastic institution bestowed the name of mr maddox on the running track at wo spencer stadium another sports world honor came to carl maddox when the united states sports academy instituted the carl maddox sports management award it is granted annually to an individual for his her contribution to the growth and development of sport enterprise through effective management practices 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 lsu also had a carl maddox scholarship carl maddox has been inducted in the sports hall of fame in louisiana mississippi 1989 lsu and mississippi state university he expired at baton rouge louisianan on february 16 1996  john s jack joachim   john schappert  jack  joachim  19162012 was born at biloxi on december 25 1916 on march 3 1934 he married his high school sweetheart rose navarro 19161999 rose was the daughter of salvador n navarro 18691953 and eusebia cabrerarojas 18911980 jack and rose n joachim were the parents of twenty children harry louis joachim d 1939 gerard o connell joachim 19552010 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 mary martha joachim m salvatore sam anthony caruso harriet louise joachim m james wayne leckich georgette clare joachim m rodney mattina 19422007 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 19522006 mary daniel joachim m william whittle and patricia regina joachim m roland michael creel eighteen of their progeny six sons and twelve daughters survived to adulthood the sun herald september 14 2012 p a4 jack joachim graduated from biloxi high school in may 1934 and began his career with southern bell telephone company now at t in 1936 he retired in 1983 as the local plant manager jack devoted many hours to community service working with the biloxi chamber of commerce and biloxi kiwanis clubserving a president of both organizations 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 in addition mr joachim was known by his family derived moniker gadget man for his keen sense of understanding mechanical systems he had the inate abilty to repair any type of motor which bode well for his advocationsautomobiles motorcycles and flying jack was an avid fisherman professional phtographer and a techno enthusiast the sun herald september 14 2012 p a4 jack joachim expired on rose s birthday september 11 2012 his corporal remains were interred in the southern memorial park cemetery in west biloxi the sun herald september 14 2012 p a4 rose n joachim expired on october 31 1999 leaving fiftyfive grandchildren and twentysix great grandchildren mrs joachim s corporal remains were interred in the southern memorial park cemetery in biloxi  the daily herald august 16 1934 p 3 and the sun herald november 2 1999 p a7     harry joseph joachim 19202012    harry j joachim harry joseph joachim  19202012 was born at biloxi on march 8 1920 after wwii harry and his brother mark g joachim were in the appliance and hardware business in biloxi harry married patricia streiff 19212005 of gulfport on september 14 1947 she was a native of freeport illinois but came to gulfport mississippi with her parents william a streiff and teresa m streiff in 1927 the streiff family in america was founded by fridolin streiff a swiss immigrant who settled in wisconsin creating the community of new glarus harry j joachim and patricia s joachim were the parents of five children patricia ann joachim 19482011 cynthia joachim m ernest trahan harry b joachim m rhonda cheryl joachim and robert joachim m brynn in later life harry j joachim became synonymous with real estate on the mississippi gulf coast and biloxi in particular 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  the sun herald april 5 2005 p a6  harry j joachim died at gulfport mississippi on november 21 2012 his corporal remians were interred in the southern memeorial park cemetery at biloxi mississippi  ruth m joachim ruth marylyn joachim  19251989 called marylyn was born may 1 1925 on november 23 1948 she married frank luke janca 19241998 who was born october 18 1924 at yoakum texas during ww ii frank had served aboard the  uss sequoia  as chief of the ship s office and radioman their children were linda frances janca b 1950 louis kent janca 19511993 m trula moncrief frank l janca jr terrance joachim janca 19552012 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 frank expired on may 19 1998 both were interred in the biloxi national cemetery  harrison co ms circuit court mrb 78 p 353 the sun herald january 29 1989 p a4 and may 20 1998 p a15    children louis k janca louis kent janca  19511993 was born on octboer 22 1951 at bethesda maryland he married trula moncrief in harrison county mississippi on january 7 1976 louis and was the father of brannon janca he expired on may 28 1993 at pascagoula mississippi mr janca was an accounting supervisor with chevron at pascagoula 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 internment was in vancleave cemetery no 2 with holderwells funeral home of moss point in charge of his funeral the sun herald may 30 1993 p a2 and harrison co mississippi 2nd jd circuit court mrb 14 p 226    elizabeth b joachim elizabeth barbara joachim 18911932 called queenie was born at ocean springs on september 5 1891 she attended local schools and graduated from ocean springs high school in may 1909 when ot harper was the principal miss joachim was class historian and played basketball on the 19081909 gulf coast championship team  lepre 1991 p 160 and the ocean springs news may 15 1909 p 1   in may 1917 at ocean springs miss joachim married bernard potin 18931981 a prominent businessman from new orleans his father was born in france and mr potin s mother was a louisiana native of german heritage at new orleans bernard made his livelihood as a sales engineer with am lockett  the daily herald may 19 1917 p 3 and gretchen p mortimer january 19 2004   bernard and queenie joachim potin were the parents of three children bernard potin jr 19211927 elizabeth p betty pittenger 19181972 and gretchen p mortimer 19322014 mrs potin expired in childbirth on february 9 1932 after her demise bernard married leah anderson 18971968 they had a son james b potin 19341996   gretchen p mortimer january 19 2004    references  books regina hines ellison  ocean springs 1892  2 nd edition lewis printing services pascagoula mississippi1991 jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of  biloxi mississippi 18431900   volume i catholic diocese of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991  ocean springs mississippi1915 journals the biloxi herald   ocean springs   february 7 1891 the biloxi daily herald     new orleans advertisements   january 1 1899 the biloxi daily herald   city news   april 8 1902 the biloxi daily herald   city news   may 2 1902 the daily herald   potinjoachim   may 19 1917 p 3 the daily herald   new hardware corporation   march 25 1918 the daily herald   dj venus in charge of lopez store   march 25 1918 the daily herald   the charter of incorporation of combel hardware company   april 22 1918 the daily herald   ocean springs   june 17 1922 the daily herald   making improvements to  combel hardware company  building   november 22 1922 the daily herald   ocean springs reports several realty transfers   june 3 1925 the daily herald   ocean springs   november 12 1932 the daily herald   la joachim   december 2 1933 the daily herald   named band sponsor    the daily herald   mrs joachim dies   january 20 1934 the daily herald   joachimnavarro   august 16 1934 the daily herald   joachimmaddox   february 3 1940 the daily herald   joachimernst   may 25 1944 the daily herald   janca birth   february 20 1950 the daily herald   maddox birth  february 20 1950 the daily herald    new buildinh to be erected in downtown biloxi   april 5 1952 p 9 the daily herald    oscar joachim fatally stricken   july 18 1955 p 2 the daily herald   mrs us jo achim   september 13 1963 p 2 the daily herald    oscar joachim observes his 80th birthday   march 13 1968 p 18 the daily herald   us joachim   january 31 1977 p a2 the daily herald   ruth hagan joachim   june 1977 p a2 the daily picayune   fourth street fire   march 31 1894  the daily picayune   summer resorts   june 29 1894  the daily picayune     barbara dauenhauer  joachim   december 1 1894  the daily picayune   personal and general notes   august 4 1895  the daily picayune   society   june 1899  the daily picayune   blessed nonagenerian  magdale na markel bokenfohr     august 19 1913  the gulf coast times   local news   january 21 1949 the jackson county times   local news items   january 12 1918 the jackson county times   local news items   march 20 1918 the jackson county times   local news items   january 17 1920 the jackson county times   local news items   march 6 1920 the jackson county times   local news items   december 25 1920 the jackson county times   local news items   december 25 1920 the jackson county times   local and personal   december 2 1922 the jackson county times   local and personal   march 22 1924 the jackson county times   january 17 1925 the jackson county times   civic and business leader is no more   january 24 1925 the jackson county times   local and personal   may 30 1925 the jackson county times   joachimgough   june 11 1927 p 3 the jackson county times   five die in collision at ry grade crossing   november 12 1927 the jackson county times   local and personal   july 20 1929 the jackson county times   mrs bf joachim sr   january 27 1934 p 3 the jackson county times   milnerjoachim   june 10 1939 p 4 the jackson county times    joachim injured in rescuing daughter from burning house   december 23 1946 the jackson county times   local news   july 6 1947 the jackson county times   texaco service station   july 6 1947 the mississippi press     the ocean springs press    joachim celebrates 90 th birthday  december 31 2003 p 1 the new orleans item   lived  magdalena markel bokenfohr  81 years in new orleans   august 19 1913 the ocean springs record   mary joachim   november 30 1978 p 2 the ocean springs record   mrs mary milner   april 9 1987 the ocean springs news   graduating exercises a brilliant success   may 15 1909 the ocean springs news   leejoachim   june 19 1909 the ocean springs news   local news   may 23 1914 the ocean springs news   local news   february 18 1911 the ocean springs news   automotive row   february 16 1967 the pascagoula democratstar   ocean springs locals   july 8 1898 the pascagoula democratstar   ocean springs locals   april 10 1903 the pascagoula democratstar   ocean springs locals   july 1 1904 the sun herald   mrs ruth janca   january 29 1989 the sun herald   louis kent janca   may 30 1993 the sun herald   mark oscar joachim jr   november 16 1994 the sun herald   frank luke janca sr   may 21 1998 the sun herald   downed pilot rescuer chat 55 years later   september 14 1999 p c1 the sun herald   rose joachim   november 2 1999 the sun herald   janca painting to aid tullistoledano   march 17 2002 the sun herald   mrs patricia streiff joachim   april 5 2005 the sun herald   margaret clare joachim maddox   november 29 2009 the sun herald   patricia ann joachim   may 4 2011 the sun herald   mr mark gillen joachim   july 17 2011  the sun herald   terrance terry joachim janca   january 19 2012  the sun herald   biloxi father of 20 dies on his late wife s birthday  september 13 2012  the sun herald   john jack schappert joachim   september 14 2012  the sun herald    harry j joachim   november 25 2012  the sun herald    mckee 4star admiral who grew up in gulfport dies   march 10 2014 1576 views  