Louis Joseph Piernas, Bay St. Louis' oldest citizen, died Sunday morning at 6:00 at his home on Easterbrook St.
Born in Bay St. Louis March 19, 1856, the aged Negro was 98 years old at the time of his death.
During his life he served as postmaster in Bay St. Louis during the administrations of Presidents Benjamin Harris, William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.
He was appointed a school trustee during the term of Mayor August Kellar in 1887. In 1882 he served as Secretary and Auditor of the City of Bay St. Louis.
He was elected to the Board of Supervisors of Hancock County representing Beat Five in 1884, and was reelected into the same office in 1886. In addition to political affiliations, Piernas organized the Promote Benevolent Association in 1887, and did much work to better the cultural and educational life of the negro residents.
Funeral services were held from the residence Monday morning with the Rev. Carlos Lewis, SVD, of St. Rose de Lima Church officiating.
The body was interred in the family plot in Cedar Rest Cemetery, with funeral arrangements under the direction of Fahey Funeral Home.
He was married to the late Marie Louise Barabino. He had no children. Survivors include members of the four original Bayou families, the Labat, Prudeaux, Barabino and Piernas families.
(Source unknown; 07-29-1954, Hancock County Historical Society)
Born in Bay St. Louis March 19, 1856, the aged Negro was 98 years old at the time of his death.
During his life he served as postmaster in Bay St. Louis during the administrations of Presidents Benjamin Harris, William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.
He was appointed a school trustee during the term of Mayor August Kellar in 1887. In 1882 he served as Secretary and Auditor of the City of Bay St. Louis.
He was elected to the Board of Supervisors of Hancock County representing Beat Five in 1884, and was reelected into the same office in 1886. In addition to political affiliations, Piernas organized the Promote Benevolent Association in 1887, and did much work to better the cultural and educational life of the negro residents.
Funeral services were held from the residence Monday morning with the Rev. Carlos Lewis, SVD, of St. Rose de Lima Church officiating.
The body was interred in the family plot in Cedar Rest Cemetery, with funeral arrangements under the direction of Fahey Funeral Home.
He was married to the late Marie Louise Barabino. He had no children. Survivors include members of the four original Bayou families, the Labat, Prudeaux, Barabino and Piernas families.
(Source unknown; 07-29-1954, Hancock County Historical Society)
Louis Joseph Piernas, Bay St. Louis' oldest citizen, died Sunday morning at 6:00 at his home on Easterbrook St.
Born in Bay St. Louis March 19, 1856, the aged Negro was 98 years old at the time of his death.
During his life he served as postmaster in Bay St. Louis during the administrations of Presidents Benjamin Harris, William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.
He was appointed a school trustee during the term of Mayor August Kellar in 1887. In 1882 he served as Secretary and Auditor of the City of Bay St. Louis.
He was elected to the Board of Supervisors of Hancock County representing Beat Five in 1884, and was reelected into the same office in 1886. In addition to political affiliations, Piernas organized the Promote Benevolent Association in 1887, and did much work to better the cultural and educational life of the negro residents.
Funeral services were held from the residence Monday morning with the Rev. Carlos Lewis, SVD, of St. Rose de Lima Church officiating.
The body was interred in the family plot in Cedar Rest Cemetery, with funeral arrangements under the direction of Fahey Funeral Home.
He was married to the late Marie Louise Barabino. He had no children. Survivors include members of the four original Bayou families, the Labat, Prudeaux, Barabino and Piernas families.
(Source unknown; 07-29-1954, Hancock County Historical Society)
Born in Bay St. Louis March 19, 1856, the aged Negro was 98 years old at the time of his death.
During his life he served as postmaster in Bay St. Louis during the administrations of Presidents Benjamin Harris, William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.
He was appointed a school trustee during the term of Mayor August Kellar in 1887. In 1882 he served as Secretary and Auditor of the City of Bay St. Louis.
He was elected to the Board of Supervisors of Hancock County representing Beat Five in 1884, and was reelected into the same office in 1886. In addition to political affiliations, Piernas organized the Promote Benevolent Association in 1887, and did much work to better the cultural and educational life of the negro residents.
Funeral services were held from the residence Monday morning with the Rev. Carlos Lewis, SVD, of St. Rose de Lima Church officiating.
The body was interred in the family plot in Cedar Rest Cemetery, with funeral arrangements under the direction of Fahey Funeral Home.
He was married to the late Marie Louise Barabino. He had no children. Survivors include members of the four original Bayou families, the Labat, Prudeaux, Barabino and Piernas families.
(Source unknown; 07-29-1954, Hancock County Historical Society)
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