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2420 Meadow Walk LN. Lawrenceville, GA 30044 (770)513-0314 e-mail: LPrice2420@aol.com
Charles H. Gray, President
Mississippi's Hancock County Historical Society
108 Cue ST.
Bay St. Louis, MS 39520 July, 1997
Dear Mr. Gray:
The purpose of this letter is twofold. First, I am sharing information on my family's (DEBLIEUX) roots in Hancock County, and second I am requesting assisstance for information.
Enclosed are pictures of "The Jackson House," as it was affectionately known by in the DeBlieux family. It once stood along the coast in Waveland, MS. The Jackson House was built for Andrew Jackson as a gift for his foster Indian son. I'm uncertain as to the ownership by the DeBlieux's, as one source said the DeBlieux family had a 99 year lease on the home and property; however, in a letter from my deceased father, John Dodd DeBlieux, Jr., he speaks of ownership.
In a letter from John Dodd DeBlieux, Jr. to his grandson, John IV, dated March 19, 1993, he writes:
"We owned a large summer home on the Mississippi Gulf where we spent part of each summer. Dad had inherited the place from his family. It had originally had been built by Andrew Jackson. I have no idea how our family bought it, but they did.
The Jackson House had 21 rooms, a large porch around it, two large halls, and a big kitchen. The first floor ws about 8 feet above ground, and you could go from the second floor to a small section of the roof that was floored and had rails around it.
We sold this place when I was quite young (John DeBlieux, Jr. was born October 16, 1910 in New Orleans, LA)-but I remember a lot about it."
In another letter to John DeBlieux IV, dated June 26, 1993, my father wrote:
"After we no longer had the Jackson House to go to, Dad bought several lots in Clermont Harbor, which was only a mile or so West of the Jackson house. Dad had three small houses built on this property, as well as a pavilion to be used as a gathering shelter for young people. This pavilion was a permanent structure. It was round and open on all sides. At times it could be used for small dances, etc.
The house that we stayed in each summer when we went to Clermont Harbor was already built. It had a screened porch that we used as a bedroom, which was always cool and airy. We did not have air conditioning then, in fact, it had not been invented.
The house faced the harbor, and we had a short dock right in front of the house.
The floor of the house was about four feet off the ground. In winter, when we were back in Opelousas (Louisiana), we kept our boats under the house in Clermont Harbor."
My grandfather, John "Jack" Dodd DeBlieux. Sr., was in the lumber business. His first mill was near Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, Louisiana. After the timber was "cut out," he moved the family to Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, and opened DeBlieux Lumber CO. He was married twice (to sisters...see the descendency outline.) I would be interested in any information in Hancock County about my grandfather.