Adolph Bellande was born August 26, 1870, the son of Honore Bellande (1845-1871) and Francine Ryan, daughter of Alfred Ryan and Dora Staffin. His Aunt Laura Ryan Bellande was one of the sponsors at his baptism.
Adolph Bellande bought property from his grandfather, Joseph, on Bellande Avenue in 1892. For some time, he lived in Biloxi, and married Beulah Ellis Richards (1872-1952) on February 22, 1906, in her home at Ocean Springs. Judge E.W. Illing performed at the ceremony.
Adolph Bellande and Beulah Ellis had a son named Adam Eugene Bellande (1907-1977), commonly called Gene. Adolph did not remain with Beulah very long. He died on January 14, 1916 and is buried in the Bellande Cemetery in Ocean Springs.
Beulah Ellis was a native of Fontainbleau, a small community east of Ocean Springs and had married Reuben L. Richards (1864-1928) of Ocean Springs on December 26, 1889. They were divorced in the Chancery Court at Jackson County in 1905. According to Cause No. 1368, they had a son, Frank E. Richards. Reuben L. Richards married Miss Lena Spradley in 1919. They had a son, Lloyd Richards. Richards worked many years for Mrs. Purrington as caretaker of her beach front estate at Ocean Springs.
Adolph was a member of the Woodmens of the World (Satsuma # 703). His son, Gene, went on to become a renowned fisherman, had many postcards of himself made as a young man. He was known ubiquitously as the "Flounder King". He and his mother, Beulah, were the defendants in the 1926 land dispute, and all the other Bellande heirs were the complainants.
Gene was married to Mary Josephine Walker (1913-1977) of Gulfport. They had six children, some of whom still reside in the Biloxi-Ocean Springs area. Gene Bellande died July 27, 1977 and is buried in the Evergreen Cemetery in Ocean Springs. His children are Ellen Louise B. Grant (1931-1996), Lee Jeanette Blanchard (1932-2003), William Eugene “Billy” Bellande (1935-2002), Martha Elizabeth B. Lashbrook (b. 4-16-1936), Billy Ray Bellande (1938-2009), and Betty Fay Denning (1938-2005).
REFERENCES:
The History of Jackson County, Mississippi, 'Joseph Bellande', (Jackson County, Mississippi Genealogical Society: Pascagoula, Mississippi-1989), p. 121.
Jerome Lepre, Catholic Church Records Diocese of Biloxi, Mississippi, Volume I, (Catholic Dioceses of Biloxi: Biloxi, Mississippi-1991).
Adolph Bellande bought property from his grandfather, Joseph, on Bellande Avenue in 1892. For some time, he lived in Biloxi, and married Beulah Ellis Richards (1872-1952) on February 22, 1906, in her home at Ocean Springs. Judge E.W. Illing performed at the ceremony.
Adolph Bellande and Beulah Ellis had a son named Adam Eugene Bellande (1907-1977), commonly called Gene. Adolph did not remain with Beulah very long. He died on January 14, 1916 and is buried in the Bellande Cemetery in Ocean Springs.
Beulah Ellis was a native of Fontainbleau, a small community east of Ocean Springs and had married Reuben L. Richards (1864-1928) of Ocean Springs on December 26, 1889. They were divorced in the Chancery Court at Jackson County in 1905. According to Cause No. 1368, they had a son, Frank E. Richards. Reuben L. Richards married Miss Lena Spradley in 1919. They had a son, Lloyd Richards. Richards worked many years for Mrs. Purrington as caretaker of her beach front estate at Ocean Springs.
Adolph was a member of the Woodmens of the World (Satsuma # 703). His son, Gene, went on to become a renowned fisherman, had many postcards of himself made as a young man. He was known ubiquitously as the "Flounder King". He and his mother, Beulah, were the defendants in the 1926 land dispute, and all the other Bellande heirs were the complainants.
Gene was married to Mary Josephine Walker (1913-1977) of Gulfport. They had six children, some of whom still reside in the Biloxi-Ocean Springs area. Gene Bellande died July 27, 1977 and is buried in the Evergreen Cemetery in Ocean Springs. His children are Ellen Louise B. Grant (1931-1996), Lee Jeanette Blanchard (1932-2003), William Eugene “Billy” Bellande (1935-2002), Martha Elizabeth B. Lashbrook (b. 4-16-1936), Billy Ray Bellande (1938-2009), and Betty Fay Denning (1938-2005).
REFERENCES:
The History of Jackson County, Mississippi, 'Joseph Bellande', (Jackson County, Mississippi Genealogical Society: Pascagoula, Mississippi-1989), p. 121.
Jerome Lepre, Catholic Church Records Diocese of Biloxi, Mississippi, Volume I, (Catholic Dioceses of Biloxi: Biloxi, Mississippi-1991).
Adolph Bellande was born August 26, 1870, the son of Honore Bellande (1845-1871) and Francine Ryan, daughter of Alfred Ryan and Dora Staffin. His Aunt Laura Ryan Bellande was one of the sponsors at his baptism.
Adolph Bellande bought property from his grandfather, Joseph, on Bellande Avenue in 1892. For some time, he lived in Biloxi, and married Beulah Ellis Richards (1872-1952) on February 22, 1906, in her home at Ocean Springs. Judge E.W. Illing performed at the ceremony.
Adolph Bellande and Beulah Ellis had a son named Adam Eugene Bellande (1907-1977), commonly called Gene. Adolph did not remain with Beulah very long. He died on January 14, 1916 and is buried in the Bellande Cemetery in Ocean Springs.
Beulah Ellis was a native of Fontainbleau, a small community east of Ocean Springs and had married Reuben L. Richards (1864-1928) of Ocean Springs on December 26, 1889. They were divorced in the Chancery Court at Jackson County in 1905. According to Cause No. 1368, they had a son, Frank E. Richards. Reuben L. Richards married Miss Lena Spradley in 1919. They had a son, Lloyd Richards. Richards worked many years for Mrs. Purrington as caretaker of her beach front estate at Ocean Springs.
Adolph was a member of the Woodmens of the World (Satsuma # 703). His son, Gene, went on to become a renowned fisherman, had many postcards of himself made as a young man. He was known ubiquitously as the "Flounder King". He and his mother, Beulah, were the defendants in the 1926 land dispute, and all the other Bellande heirs were the complainants.
Gene was married to Mary Josephine Walker (1913-1977) of Gulfport. They had six children, some of whom still reside in the Biloxi-Ocean Springs area. Gene Bellande died July 27, 1977 and is buried in the Evergreen Cemetery in Ocean Springs. His children are Ellen Louise B. Grant (1931-1996), Lee Jeanette Blanchard (1932-2003), William Eugene “Billy” Bellande (1935-2002), Martha Elizabeth B. Lashbrook (b. 4-16-1936), Billy Ray Bellande (1938-2009), and Betty Fay Denning (1938-2005).
REFERENCES:
The History of Jackson County, Mississippi, 'Joseph Bellande', (Jackson County, Mississippi Genealogical Society: Pascagoula, Mississippi-1989), p. 121.
Jerome Lepre, Catholic Church Records Diocese of Biloxi, Mississippi, Volume I, (Catholic Dioceses of Biloxi: Biloxi, Mississippi-1991).
Adolph Bellande bought property from his grandfather, Joseph, on Bellande Avenue in 1892. For some time, he lived in Biloxi, and married Beulah Ellis Richards (1872-1952) on February 22, 1906, in her home at Ocean Springs. Judge E.W. Illing performed at the ceremony.
Adolph Bellande and Beulah Ellis had a son named Adam Eugene Bellande (1907-1977), commonly called Gene. Adolph did not remain with Beulah very long. He died on January 14, 1916 and is buried in the Bellande Cemetery in Ocean Springs.
Beulah Ellis was a native of Fontainbleau, a small community east of Ocean Springs and had married Reuben L. Richards (1864-1928) of Ocean Springs on December 26, 1889. They were divorced in the Chancery Court at Jackson County in 1905. According to Cause No. 1368, they had a son, Frank E. Richards. Reuben L. Richards married Miss Lena Spradley in 1919. They had a son, Lloyd Richards. Richards worked many years for Mrs. Purrington as caretaker of her beach front estate at Ocean Springs.
Adolph was a member of the Woodmens of the World (Satsuma # 703). His son, Gene, went on to become a renowned fisherman, had many postcards of himself made as a young man. He was known ubiquitously as the "Flounder King". He and his mother, Beulah, were the defendants in the 1926 land dispute, and all the other Bellande heirs were the complainants.
Gene was married to Mary Josephine Walker (1913-1977) of Gulfport. They had six children, some of whom still reside in the Biloxi-Ocean Springs area. Gene Bellande died July 27, 1977 and is buried in the Evergreen Cemetery in Ocean Springs. His children are Ellen Louise B. Grant (1931-1996), Lee Jeanette Blanchard (1932-2003), William Eugene “Billy” Bellande (1935-2002), Martha Elizabeth B. Lashbrook (b. 4-16-1936), Billy Ray Bellande (1938-2009), and Betty Fay Denning (1938-2005).
REFERENCES:
The History of Jackson County, Mississippi, 'Joseph Bellande', (Jackson County, Mississippi Genealogical Society: Pascagoula, Mississippi-1989), p. 121.
Jerome Lepre, Catholic Church Records Diocese of Biloxi, Mississippi, Volume I, (Catholic Dioceses of Biloxi: Biloxi, Mississippi-1991).
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