Alphabet File page 74

Castenade (Castenado) - Bourgeois, Miss Anatasie, and Mr. Ludwig Klatte, were married in a pretty wedding in Waveland at 2 o'clock Thursday evening at the residence of the bride's father, Mr. Cyrille Bourgeois. The V. Rev. Father Leduc officiated.  Mr. Albert Castenade stood as groomsman with Miss Celine Bourgeios.  The groom entered on the arm of Vallery Bourgeois, the bride on the arm of her father. The bride was becomingly attired in silk, and was a picture of loveliness.  Mr. Klatte is highly esteemed and held in high regard by the L.& N. officials who hold him in employ. The bride is a lovable young lady of numerous good qualities both of heart and mind. Mr. and Mrs. Klate left on the west-bound train on their bridal tour.  The scribe extends the newly-wedded couple abundant success in their paths of the future. Hon. D. B. Seal was present from Bay St. Louis.  Among those present were Mrs. Castenade, Mrs. Cherboney, Miss Victorine Bourgeois, Miss Aline Bourgeois, Mr. Joseph Bourgeois. (SCE 6-17-1893)  

 

Castenado, Mr. Albert, is a candidate for the post office at Waveland.  He is a deserving young man and would do honor to that position. (SCE 1-13-1894)  

 

Castenado, Mrs., of Waveland, has gone to New Orleans on a visit. (SCE 11-11- 1893)  

 

Castenado, Mr. Alfred, of Waveland, visited the Crescent City this week.  (SCE 11-25-1893)  

 

CATAHOULA - Catahoula was never a settlement, just a rural district located on a tributary of the Jordan River in the central part of the county. The place once boasted a grammer school with three teachers. (Hometown Mississippi by James F. Brieger)

 

Catchat, Albert-

 

  Come into the city on what train you may, you will always find the elegant carriage of Albert Catchat at the depot, ready to convey you to any part of the city, and he makes a specialty of sight-seers, excursionists, land­seekers, fishing and hunting parties. He has two fine canopy carriages and trusty horses, and will soon add another elegant vehicle to his stock, and no better rigs than his can be found in the city, and they will be furnished with or without drivers at the most reasonable prices. Mr. Catchat is an agreeable man to deal with, and he owns a pretty residence in the city surrounded by all kinds of fruit. (SCE 05/20/1893)

 

Catching, Congressman, was in Mississippi City last Monday and among those going from the Bay to hear him were Sheriff Cazeneuve, Dr. R. J. Turner, Mayor Toulme and Judge Saucier.  Of course these prominent Bay representatives had a very pleasant day and enjoyed the eloquent and able oration.  (SCE 11-18-1893)

 

Cat Island

 

  This little island which lies a few miles out in the sound off Mississippi City, is said to have recieved its name from the fact that D'Iberville and his companions,during a short stay on the island in 1699, killed several wild cats here.

 

  A horrible incident occurred on the island in 1754, shortly before the French surrendered all their claim to Mississippi soil. They were accustomed to maintain a small garrison on the island at this time. The French commander, Duroux, was cruel and tyranical, and guilty of gross inhumanity in the treatment of his men. They finally killed him, fled to the mainland and sought to escape to the English settlements. They were captured, however, by the Choctaws in the interest of the French and taken to New Orleans. Here some of the mutineers were broken on the wheel, and one was placed alive in a coffin, and his body then sawed in two. Governor Kerlerec even punished the famous hunter and courrier Baudrot, a private citizen, living at the time on the island, who had aided the mutineers under compulsion. He too was broken on the wheel and his body cast into the river as unworthy of sepulchure. (Encyclopedia of Miss. Hist. Vol. 1,1907,pg.380,by Dunbar, Rowland)

 

  1781, July 31

 

  To his Excellency the Governor General:  Nicholas Christian, an inhabitant of Cat Island situated to the South west of the Bay of Saint Louis, before your Excellency, with all due respect and with the utmost profound veneration, presents himself and says that for the past thirty five years, be the same more or less, he has been in possession of and has actually occupied the said Island, but has not as yet obtained a legal title for the same.  For the purpose therefore of preventing him from being disturbed by any one in his aforesaid possession, he appeals to the known goodness of your Excellency, may be pleased (?) to order that a title in due form may be issued in his favor for the Island aforesaid, in order that he may be at all times appear, that your petitioner is the legal and rightful owner of the same.  A favor which your petitioner hopes to receive from the great goodness so uniformly exercised by your Excellency.  New Orleans, July thirty first, one thousand seven hundred and eighty one.

 

  1781, August 1

 

  Henry Grimarest, Governor ad interim of the Town of Mobile, will put the petitioner in possession of Cat Island, provided that the same is vacant, and that no one is thereby injured, the proceeding of which in continuation herewith, shall be duly signed by him and by the persons residing in the neighborhood if any such there be, and shall transmit them to me, in order to provide the petitioner with the title in due form /s/ Galvez. (photo copy of handwritten document MJS VIII 00262A)

 

  1830

 

  To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting:

 

 Whereas, it appears by the Act of Congress approved on the twenty-eighth day of May, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty, entitled "An Act to Confirm certain claims to land in the district of Jackson Court house, in the State of Mississippi, that Juan de Cuevas was confirmed in his claim to a part of Cat Island, entered as number one in report number two of the Register and Receiver of the Jackson Court house land district in the State of Mississippi, and dated at Agusta on the fifteenth day of January, A.,D. one thousand, eight hundred and twenty-nine, under the authority conferred upon them by the Act of Congress approved on the twentyfourth day of May A.D. one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight, entitled "An Act supplementary to the General Acts providing for the adjustment of land claims in the state of Mississippi", and .....

 

  Whereas, said claim is designated upon the plats of public surveys as being in Township nine South, of Range eleven West and Township nine, South of Range twelve West of the St. Stephens Meridian, Mississippi, containing twelve hundred and eighty acres, and five hundredth of an acre, and has been regularly surveyed as appears by a plat and descriptive notes thereof on file in the General Land Office of the United States duly examined and approved by Gideon Fitz, Surveyor of the public lands south of Tennessee, on the Eleventh Day of August A.D. one thousand and eight hundred and thirty-two, which said plat and description are in the words and figures as follows, to wit:

 

                          E.S. (?very faint)

 

                          Ex. F.S.M.

 

                                               OK

 

  (VF MJS VIII 00262)

 

1837

 

In 1837 certain parts of Cat Island were sold by Juan Cuevas to Judah P. Benjamin with certain reservations. However, was only the owner of 1280 acres at this time but his claim, after some contest, was allowed by the U.S. Government and a Quit Claim was given by the Government in the 1830's to the Cuevas' for this amount of acreage.

 

A number of transfers were made as the years went by, variously affecting the title until 1905 when a bill was gotten through Congress conveying the remaining part of the island, some 1600 acres, to Juan Cuevas and legal representatives.  The claim was allowed on the supposition that Cuevas was the original Spanish grantee.

 

There is evidence, however, to the contrary as well as other irregularities.