BILOXI PHYSICIANS
J.A. Aldrich, M.D.-1895
Dr. Andrus Byrenheidt (1786-1854)
H.R. Bohn
Eldon L. Bolton (1910-1990)
Walter T. Bolton (1859-1923)
Edward R. Bragg (1862-1916)
Grace E. Bullas (1873-1918)
A. Parker Champlin (1839-1897)-1890
Vito Joseph Cannizaro (1907-1954)
W.J. Greaves-1902 Physician & Surgeon
Anthony Ferrer (1869-1952), chiropractor
H.M. Folkes (1871-1926)
Byron Holley
Daniel Lester Hollis (1893-1975)
Lewis Hood (1884-1947)
F. McCoy, M.O.C.-1902 Veterinarian-Smith’s Stable
W.P. McMillan, M.D.-1895
R.M. Murphy-1903
Braxton Bragg O’Mara (1896-1969)
R.M. Murphy-1903
D.A. Nash (1858-1904)-dentist and Mayor of Biloxi from 1899-1900.
C.A.Rice-physician and surgeon-1895
E.A. Riggs (1861-1903)
S.F.Riley-1903
Harry Johnson Schmidt (1905-1997)
W. Saucier-dental surgeon-1895
Harry J. Schmidt II
Richard Schmidt
Robert Schmidt
Maurice Augustus Taquino(1925-2006)-Gulf Coast Medical Center-1976
M. Lyle Talbot (1874-1937)-ShipIsland-1900. Joined H.M. Folkes in August 1902.
William O. Talbot (1873-1952)-dentist. Died at Fort Worth, Texas.
Eugene A. Trudeau (1897-1950+)
F.J. Vlazny (1919-)
James Edward Wallace (1877-1942)
B.Z. Welch
Presley E. Werlein (1891-1971)
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DR. ANDRUS BYRENHEIDT
On March 26, 1844, Dr. Andrus Byrenheidt (1786-1854) of New Orleans acquired a parcel of land on the Mississippi Sound in the village of Biloxi, Mississippi, from Maunsel White and his wife, Heloise Deloronde, also residents of the Crescent City. The White tract had a front on the Mexican Gulf of 1.75 arpents and went north for 25 arpents. The consideration was $7500. The Heirs of L. Fayard were on the east and Frederick Johns was to the west. Mr. White had been conveyed this tract in June 1835 by the Townsley Prieur & Company of New Orleans. Felix Grima was the Louisiana notary.(HARCO, Ms. Land Deed Bk. 2, pp. 183-186)
Byrenheidt Estate
In September 1854, Andrus Byrenheidt recorded his will in the Chancery Court of Harrison County, Mississippi. He requested that all his property be legated to Bernhard Heinrich Byrenheidt and Carl Ulsander Byrenheidt (brothers residing in Europe); to my Negro woman, Maria, I give liberty according to the laws of this State and $100 cash.(HARCO, Ms. Land Deed Bk. 1, p. 27)
Death
Dr. Byrenheidt expired at Biloxi, Mississippi on March 4, 1858. His corporal remains interred in Section A of the Biloxi Cemetery.(Biloxi Cemetery Records Bk. A, p. 5)
REFERENCES:
Julia Cook Guice, 1850 Census of Harrison County, Mississippi,
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EDWARD RENEAU BRAGG: (1862-1916)
Dr. Bragg was born at Newton County, Mississippi. His parents were Dr. William David Bragg (1833-1891) and Mary Birchett (d. 1912). Dr. W.D. Bragg was born at Alabama. He studied medicine at the University of Louisiana. With his wife Mary Birchett Bragg, five children were reared in the Pascagoula-Moss Point area. His oldest daughter, Gertrude Bragg (1866-1948), married Frank H. Lewis (1865-1930), who was sheriff of Jackson County from 1888 until 1895. Edward Reneau Bragg studied medicine at Tulane University. He was supervised by his father, Dr. William Daniel Bragg (1833-1891) of Moss Point. Dr. E.R. Bragg was issued medical license No. 379 to practice medicine at Jackson County on April 8, 1889. He resided at Moss Point at the time.
Dr. Bragg married Emma Hyatt. They had two children: Edward Bragg and Mary Bragg. Edward was killed in an auto wreck in Mobile on Christmas Eve never married. She was an old maid school teacher and taught chemistry at Mobile.
Dr. Bragg was a violinist. Known to have played “Little Fishermaiden”, and some opera numbers.(The Pascagoula Democrat-Star, April 1, 1892, p. 2)
At Ocean Springs, E.R. Bragg officed in the Nill Building on Washington and Porter. The Biloxi Herald of April 25, 1891, announced: Dr. E.R. Bragg has put in a magnificent silver patent revolving tumbler washer, which is a valuable addition to his soda water department. This is the only one between New Orleans and Mobile and as a novelty is well worth seeing.
Biloxi
The Braggs moved to Biloxi in the late 1890s. Dr. E.R. Bragg ran this advertisement in The Biloxi Daily Herald on October 9, 1900:
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Dr. E.R. Bragg Biloxi, Mississippi Residence corner Main St. & Beach Telephone 55 Office 2nd floor Dukate's Theater Howard Avenue Telephone 11 |
Dr. Edward Reneau Bragg died at Biloxi on May 12, 1916.
REFERENCES:
The Pascagoula Democrat-Star, “Ocean Springs News”, April 1, 1892.
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VITO JOSEPH CANNIZARO
Vito Joseph Cannizaro (1907-1954) was born at NOLA?, the son of Joseph C. Cannizaro and Rose Pantaliano.
REFERENCES:
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ANTHONY PARKER CHAMPLIN
Anthony Parker Champlin (1839-1897) was born at New Orleans, Louisiana.
REFERENCES:
The Biloxi Herald, “Advertisement”, December 13, 1890
The Biloxi Herald, “Advertisement”, December 22, 1894.
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The Biloxi Herald, “Death of Dr. A.P. Champlin”, May 15, 1897.
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DANIEL L. HOLLIS
Dr. Daniel Lester Hollis (1893-1975), physician and surgeon and native of Sulligent, Alabama, opened his office in the Yerger Building [Barq's Building] in July. Dr. Hollis moved Vola E. Cummings (1897-1994), his wife, and two sons,Daniel L. Hollis II (1924-2000) and Charles Dixie Hollis (1931-2002) from Tampico, Mexico where he had been the surgeon for Royal Dutch Shell Petroleum Company.(The Daily Herald, July 31, 1930, p. 2)
OUTSTANDING CITIZEN
Dr. D.L. Hollis was named Biloxi's Outstanding Citizen for 1955 by the Biloxi Lion's Club.(The Daily Herald, January 3, 1956, p. 1)
REFERENCES:
The Daily Herald,“Hollis to practice here", July 31, 1930.
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The Daily Herald, “Hollis receives outstanding cup award at Biloxi", January 3, 1955.
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LEWIS W. HOOD
Lewis Wade Hood (1884-1947) was born November 28, 1884 at Williamsburg, Covington County, Mississippi to John W. Hood (1859-1910+) and Cornelia McRaney (1867-pre-1900). Circa 1906, he married Emma Regina: Children: Lewis W. Hood II (1909-1996) m. Barbara Vassali; Hazel Hood (1913-1997) m. Norbert Navarro II (1911-2001); Robert Erskin Hood (1916-1921); and Lloyd Saxon Hood (1923-1948).
Marion County
Married Emma Regina . Lived with brother in Marion County, Mississippi in 1910.
Cedar Lake
Dr. Lewis W. Hood and family arrived at Cedar Lake, Harrison County, Mississippi between 1911 and 1919. He had a home in the Riverdale area on the Tchoutacabouffa River. At this time, the Dantzler Lumber Company was operating a sawmill on the ‘Island’.
William Cruso
Dr. L.W. Hood attempted to have William Cruso removed from the Board of Trustees of the Biloxi Public Schools through the Harrison County Circuit Court. Judge Walter A. White refused to grant Dr. Hood’s petition and Hood appealed to the Supreme Court, which upheld the lower court opinion.(The Daily Herald, March 17, 1937, p. 1)
Dr. Lewis W. Hood expired at Biloxi on July 24, 1947.
REFERENCES:
The Daily Herald,“Child drowns at Cedar Lake”,November 30, 1921.
The Daily Herald, “Biloxi News Paragraphs”, November 30, 1921.
The Daily Herald, “Dr. L.W. Hood [advertisement]”, May-June 1922.
The Daily Herald, “Court affirms Cruso decision”, March 15, 1937, p. 1.
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The Sun Herald, “Lewis Hood III", September 4, 1985.
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ETHAN ALLEN RIGGS: (1861-1903)
Dr. E.A. Riggs was born at New Iberia, Louisiana. He was educated at the University of Mississippi and graduated from the Medical Department of Tulane with distinction in 1896. In May 1898, Riggs was licensed to practice medicine at Jackson County while he was a resident of New Orleans. By June 1900, he had established an office in Nill's Drugstore at Ocean Springs.
Dr. Riggs resided on Jackson Avenue where his sister, Eleanor Riggs, the talented editor of the Outlook magazine would visit him often. He left Ocean Springs for New Orleans probably in the Fall of 1900. The peripatetic Dr. Riggs moved to Biloxi circa 1901, and remained here until about July 1902. When his health began to fail, the young physician went to Texas to seek a cure for his ailment. In September 1902, Dr. Riggs returned briefly to Biloxi and resumed his medical practice. He relocated to Covington, Louisiana before moving to New Orleans where his residence was on Carondelet Street near Upperline.(The Biloxi Daily Herald, September 25, 1902, p. 6)
Dr. Riggs died at New Orleans here on May 26, 1903 of tuberculosis. His remains were interred in the Greenwood Cemetery at New Orleans. Dr. Rigg's cousin, Reverend Samuel Riggs of the Tchoupitoulas Methodist Mission, officiated at his service.
