Alphabet File page 397
Wilson, Sam r 446 Webb (Ph 50)
Wilson, Thomas B. Dr. r 111 N 2nd. (Ph 50)
Wilson, Wm. r 212 Ballentine (Ph 55)
Miltenberger, Messrs. Edward and Wilfred, after spending the heated term with Judge and Mrs. Milterberger, have returned to New Orleans. (SCE 10/15/1892)
Wimberly, George A., 304 N. 2nd (Ph 48-49)
Wimbish, Jas. r 315 Citizen (Ph 55)
Wingate - Being researched by Robert R. Stevens, Director, Lewis Historical Collections, Vincennes University, Vincennes, Indiana 47591. Especially, Skempronious Russ and Amelia Potter. Other names being researched are Gause and Russ. (Letter from Mr. Stevens, Apr. 16, 1993).
Mr. Henry Weston was born January 9, 1823 in Bloomfield Maine, now Showhegan. The oldest son in a large family, he attended Bloomfield academy and began working in his father's sawmill when he was ten years old
He ran logs on the Kennebec River, cooked in logging camps, and sawed and piled lumber and had other jobs around the mill until the fall of 1844.
Mr.. Weston went to Wisconsin where he managed a mill on the Eau Claire River. When he was 23 years old in 1846, he left that severe climate to come south. He traveled down the Mississippi River by steamboat to New Orleans, where he was advised to go to Gainesville to see W. J. Poitevent who operated a mill there, at this time, Gainesville was the largest town in Hancock County and was the county seat.
He worked in the Gainesville mill until July 1848 when Judge D. R. Wingate hired Henry Weston to run his mill in Logtown. On July 19, 1856 Henry Carre, W. W. Carre, and Henry Weston bought the mill from D. R. Wingate.
On July 15, 1858 Henry Weston married Miss Lois A. Mead from Jordan River, Mississippi. They had nine children; Addie Eliza, Asa Sidney, Horatio Stephen, Daniel Cony, Carrie, John Henry, David Robert, Abner Coburn, and Lois Angella. Later his six sons assisted in the lumber business.
In 1874 the W. W. Carre Lumber Company dissolved with Henry Weston, the downer. The H. Weston Lumber Company was chartered in 1888, and was in operation until 1928.]
Mr. Henry Weston died in Logtown, October 29, 1912. (From a handwritten document, copy in HCHS VF Weston)
Wingo, H. G. r 205 Ulman (Ph 55)
Winklepleck, Lyle W. r 108 1/2 Carroll (Ph 55)
Winnard, Otis M., 502 N. Beach (1968 ph)
Winslow, Mrs. - Robbed by Jayhawkers at her home near Pearlington (PC&C ; 32)
Wischan, Mr. J. J., of New Orleans, this week purchased the Eggloff farm, near the Breath farm. (SCE 05/27/1893)
Wise, H. M., 206 Boardman Av. (Ph 48 thru 50, 55)
Wisner, John N., 912 South Beach Blvd. BSL
Wittelsberger, Wilson S. Capt., 105 Boardman Av. (Ph 48 thru 50, 55)
Witter, Bill, 300 De Montluzin (Ph 48 thru 50)
Witter, Harry Lee, 214 Bookter (Ph 48-49)
Witter, M. N., r Phillip (Ph 48 thru 50)
Wogan, Miss - The following named young folks composed a crab party last night: Misses Julia Moore, Sara and Belle Logan, Sadie Richardson, Anna O'Brien, L. Aldege, H. and L. Vienne, Misses Wogan, Duggan, Hamel, Fouenter, Messrs. Cook, T. McCaleb, L. and T. Lanaux and others. (SCE 8/6/1892)
Wogan, Miss Lillie, has returned to New Orleans from a visit to Miss Emily Favre, at Pearlington. (SCE 04/01/1893)
Wolf, Joe and Wm. Blake, Jr. were over Sunday from N. O. (Waveland) (SCE 9/9/1893)
DR. MARION J. WOLFE, SR.
The late Marion J. Wolfe, Sr. Was born May 5, 1906 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
He came to Bay St. Louis---------1919, and graduated from St. Stanislaus as “first” in the class of 1923. He was also captain of both the track and cross county team.
He entered medicine at Tulane University and was a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honary Medical Fraternity for the top 10 students. He graduated in 1932 and spent two years of internship at Charity Hospital in New Orleans. He began his practice of medicine in Bay St. Louis as a general practioner September l, 1933.
He was in Bay St. Louis for all but six years of his practice. From his earliest years ,besides his regular office and hospital work, Doc made house calls throughout Hancock, Pearl River, and Harrison Counties. He visited daily both athletes and non-athletes- his “boys” at St. Stanislaus. He suffered a severe heart attack April 16, 1970 which sidelined him for awhile but in due time returned to regular routine.
He married Lillian Vetter, June 8, 1927 and they were the parents of 3 children: Helen Wolfe Wirth, Bernard Wolfe, and Marions J. Wolfe, Jr.
Doc served as chief-of-staff at old Kings Daughter, Son Hospital, and, Hancock General Hospital in Bay St. Louis. He and an associate, Dr. Edith Ballard, started the first blood bank in Bay St. Louis at the end of World War II.
He was president of Merchant’s Bank and Trust Co; also the Merchant’s Insurance Company. He was inducted into St. Stanislaus Hall of Fame in 1973. On August 13, 1977 he received the Waveland American Legion Post 77 Health Award for his contribution beyond the call of duty”. In 1982 he was honored by Hancock General Hospital for many years of faithful service in the medican profession. He was also honored on his 50th graduation anniversary from Tulane Medical School. In 1983 St. Stanislaus honored him in recognitdion of the 60th anniversary of his graduation from that college.
As the school physician at St. Stanislaus for 49 years he spent a great deal of time around campus, seeing sick students and was on call for all emergencies and attended all school athletics in case of injury. He also recruited several students for assistants, one being John Genin who said, “Dr. Woslfe was a great believer in oatmeal poultices. I thought the remedy nuts but it really worked - drawing infection out of anything.”
Doc was known to the townspeople as sporting a mustache and goatee, wearing a plaid French chapeau, and carrying a walking cane which he used not for walking but for pointing out things when he was talking.
Wolfe, J. T., 349 Main (Ph 48 thru 50, 55)
Wolfe, Miss Jennie, is the guest of Mrs. Wm. Blake of Waveland. (SCE 7/15/1893)
Wolfe, M. J. Dr., ofc 118 Main - r 103 Carroll Av. (Ph 48 thru 50, 55)
Wolfe, Dr. and Mrs. Home photo, 103 Carroll. (SCE Jubilee 1942 pg 26).
Wolfe, Sophia R. r 108 Burnette (Ph 48 thru 50, 55)
Wood, Rev. L. Wallace, pastor of the Main Sreet Methodist church in 1890, died from a self-administered overdose of morphine, on Friday morning of last week; at Pascagoula, Miss. Rev. Mr. Wood made friends wherever he went and had a large circle of them in this city. (SCE 9/03/1892)
Wood, V. J. -Among the many pleasant families who are spending the summer in beautiful Waveland is the family of V. J. Wood who intend to remain at their lovely home for some time to come. (SCE 9/10/1892)
Mr. V. J. Wood, of Waveland went to New Orleans on Wednesday morning. (SCE/10/22/1892)
Wood, Mr. V. J., one of the wealthy citizens of Waveland, left this week for a pleasure trip in the United States and Canada, and in September will visit the Chicago Fair. THE ECHO will greet Mr. Wood weekly. (SCE 7/8/1893)
Wood, Mr. V. J., has returned to his Waveland home after an extensive tour of the United States. (SCE 11-11-1893)
Woodard, Dillard r 725 Dunbar Ave. (Ph 49-50)
Woods, Capt. - #4 J. A. Cuevas List (VF MJS III 00350)