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te Echo?s is more in James : family, > in the ling and ving the farmer, yet too r -?d no.. j> wenf to :ery and H. Hoff-'
Later, hei of State ms. He eriff ^nd 920; and ioyemor a mem-; jsioh. of \Mr.
H?ay?r in Hancock
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-?JOHK B; TdULME/"
ONE WHO GAVE MORE j TO HIS FEtLOWMEN ; *
AND ASKED FOR
BY MAY Hr jEDWARDS. ?
j'Frank Bay. Wheat, Jittle son of Mrs" Vivian Saucier Wheat repifeents the sixth generation of John B. Toulme who'.dates back to a: very early Bay St. Louis. Frank Ray is the iifth descendent bom in Bay St! Louis and is the grandson of Turner Saucier, great grandson of the late Joseph E. Saucier, former postmaster of Bay St. Louis, great great grandson of the late Mrs. Madeline Toulme Saucier Breath and great great great grandson of John B. Toulme'
John B. Toulme left France (date unknown) and went to San Domingo. He was forced to leave there because of the insurrection and he and his slaves landed at Mobile. From there he came to Bay St. Louis in the early 1800?s and lived here the remainder of his life.
There he married Evonia Viclerie Saucier, and his capital at that time amounted to $25,00. He purchased an unfinished two-room wooden structure at the corner of Union street and the beach weather board-, ed one room and here he and his wife began life.
He was.the first person to engage in^fhe mercantile business in Bay St: Louis and as* the years went byiie accumulated quite a fortune. , He made a habit of putting aside every $20.00 gold piece and these he made into- a roll which he opened on New Yearns Day and divided among his children. From . this money ? his d&Eghtet the late .Mrs. John' A-. Breath bought the lot on Main:street Vhicji was the site of the -large two stgry residence, her. home. This .as we Know still stands, a : reminder . of th? center, of much of, social life Qf. those days Slit is no lopger owne^L by the descQjdents of that family. ^ } Mr? "Toulme acquired large tracts of land in New Orleans, Mobile?-apd Bay aSt'XouiS and his gift .to this city
DR. J BUCKLEY
No record of men during the half j century period in Hancock county i ! ending with this year, would not be ; complete without the name inscribed; of Dr. J. C. Buckley, a member of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen at' the time of his passing six years ago this - November. Dr. Buckley was noted not- only for his ability as a physician, but his engaging manner and kindness, No man did more for humanity "and asked for less. -Whaf greater tribute may be paid
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land where' f the Masonic ipRL stands, the ground for- the. Court House, The Methodist Church and the Cedar Rest cemetery where he sleeps.	r	-?. =
i$Sii Toulme built the'housej.where Dr.C. I* Hortofcand fafijflyoWn-~aad occupy: arid here lys raise<r}iis.?even children ?six daughters toil onesoia the late, John. V. <Tcrulme. i. - John V. Toulme was the first, man
'tb'!ofigaiiize.'...-a .regiment ibf soldiers AN OOTST from' Hancpclc county ib :enlist 4n, jjje.. pccinrMT Civil; War Md-during ihe. regini9.-as -J Mayor .of Bay Xouisj the, jfir?st*?? YEAIv^y I ,f>pblicr School ,lD'uilding?:-A - .- . J "Mere -*are - many - descendents of Mr. - Toulma'- who are: residents ; here but this g^eratidn.?^ere all borji vin
Elay'St..Louis:	?
?' Visit Ce^gr Rest cemetery ancL read on ''Veryrold tomb *this inscription:
I C I RepQsent, J. B.' Toulme, ne. a Nantes Department de la Loise Infer-r ieure,: decede le 17 Janviere 1831, a 1 ?age de 71? ans.	~	j
Among the e&rliest grants of land in Bay St. ~Louis is that of Melite la Sassier which dates back to 1786. The late Jesse Cowand, grandfather of our Jesse Cowand, purchased? from the la Sassier claim ?all this tract lying on the water' front known as the Cowand-Field cotton plantation.?
It was here that Elmwood Manor was built by Mr. Cowwd. He began building in the early 1800?s but | left to engage in the battle of New i Orleans where he fought with Jackson. After the close of the war he returned here and completed the home which is almost as he built it today.
The entire structure is put togeth-
MRS. RITA LE
- Late wife of
mother of Mrs,! er with wooden pegs, the brick was ? j ? Rolancj ,-u,
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secured from the Spanish ships who used them as ballast and the sills were made from cypress logs which were floated down - the . Mississippi River. Cement was made from the. shell in the Indian mound which was on t!h,e grounds when Mr: Cowand purchased it. Where the house stands today was a cotton field where Sea Island cotton was raised and there are traces of the rows. _
? Jesse Cowand, is'tfie only living de-* scendent of the former owner of Elm-, wood Manor, though at ;one time they' were a large family and among the earliest home builders of the town.
Hancock county?s' board - of' sujjpr-.visors are ever on the alert to pubUcr ize the *advnn1tagesiof Hancock, county to tourists and others. ,* They have a budget of liberal, proportions, judi-ciously-iexpehijetf tit-all .timesl \ J
W. T. Boardmari] and Charles' Af Louis. ..irfrs. Br.i le^ing. f^ddeni actively. ? afffliafe and progressive'
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