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Planchet building. "Oak Cottage" Front and Union. See Joseph F. Cazeneuve. (ATG p6) (SCE July 29-1953)
Planchet, G. One of the pioneer merchants of Bay St. Louis was G. Planchet who operated a drygoods store during the last part of the century on Front Street (Now Beach) near Union, known as the Oak Cottage Store. When Mr. Planchet died his business was purchased by Jos. F. Cazeneuve whom Bay St. Louis oldtimers remember as one time sheriff and tax Collector and in later years as an officer and cashier of the then Hancock County Bank. (SCE July 29, 1953)
Planchet, G. A, r 230 S. Beach (Ph 48 thru 50, 55)
Plari&het, George -
V^George Planchet, Bay St. Louis, Miss., was born at the Logis de Romefort, department de la Charente, France, May 28, 1840, and is a son of George Planchet, who did a large agricultural business. He was educated in his native land, at the college of La Rochefoucauld. In 1859 he went to Angouleme city, and clerked there in a drygoods store until about the middle of the year 1860, and then went to Paris, where he also clerked in the same line of business until 1862. During this time he became familiar with the different lines of goods handled in the business, and went out as a traveling salesman. He was thus employed until 1870. During that year he entered the Corps of the Mobilises in the French army, and went through the Franco-Prussian war, ending his service in March, 1871. In October of the same year he sailed for America, landing in New Orleans December 24. 1871,. He secured a situation in a cTrygoods store which he held until May, 1872.. In July of that year he came to Bav St. Louis, and established himself in the drygoods business.His 1ong years of experience in the employ of other men and his own business have been of incalculable use to him. He is complete master of the details of the trade, and by close attention and industry he has accumulated a competency. He is treasurer of the St. Joseph Society, of the Catholic Knights of America, branch 486, and of the Peoples's Building and Loan Association of Bay St. Louis, and in all these positions he displays that excellent judgment and wise management that have characterized his private dealings. Mr. Planchet was married to Miss Louise Chion, and they have had born to them four children? Besides 'his commercial interests he owns a considerable amount of property and is in very comfortable circumstances. (Goodspeed's Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi, Vol II page 599-600) (HCHS VF Planchet)
Planchet George l84u - 10 Jul 1894, was born in France. He had three sons, George. Paul and 01iver. one daughter, Misp fiegina Planchet., His dry good business was owned later by Jos F. Cazeneuve, Jos. Mauffray and presently (1942) by