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April 8, 1867, son of Pierre Carver and Marie Bourgeois. Godfather: Bernard Bourgeois Godmother: Celina Carver."	(OLG	BB	1	p	144	A	957)
1BF6. JAMES CARVER married 1BJ1. IRMA LUC de GUERRE From the information contained in the 1860 HARCO census, it appears that this couple resided in Pass Christian, Mississippi where he was employed as the Lighthouse Keeper for the Pass Christian Shore Lighthouse. This Lighthouse was located on shore at the present intersection of Hiern Avenue and old Highway 90, immediately across Hiern Avenue to the east from the present Pass Christian, Miss. City Hall and immediately to the south of old Highway 90.
1BF6A. LEON CARVER. This person was also known as "Leo Carver" and Elihu Carver". He enlisted in the Confederate States Army on February 7, 1862 at Pass Christian, Mississippi. OLG Record of Interments, page 13, states "Leon Carver, age 44, died of sores on Dec. 21, 1891". He appears in the 1850 HANCO census, age 8, born 1842, and in the	1860	HARCO census, age 16,	born	1844.
He was married	June	26, 1875 (HANCO civil	marriages)	to	ADELINE
JONES, and they were divorced at the 1890 Term of Court in HANCO in Cause No. 372. The record of their Church marriage is as follows:
"LEO CARVER, son of James Carver and Irma Guery, married Feb. 25, 1879, ADELE MARY JONES, daughter of Jackson,Jones and Mary Anne Asha. Witnesses: Mary Nicaise and Oline Carver." (OLG MB 1 p 131 A 371)
1BF6B. MITCHELL CARVER. He appears in the 1850 HANCO census, age 6 born 1844 and in the	1860	HARCO census, age 15,	born	1845.	He	enlisted	in
the Confederate	States Army, age 16 years,	on September 4, 1861
at Pass Christian, Mississippi under the name of "Mitchell C. Carver". He was captured at the Battle of Vicksburg on July 4, 1863; paroled, evidently wounded in the battle, and died August 22, 1863 in the Confederate Hospital at Mobile, Alabama. 1BF6C. MARY OLIANA CARVER. Her record of baptism is as follows:
"MARY OLIANA CARVER, born July 7, 1847 baptised August
7,	1847, daughter of James Carver and Irma Luc. Godfather: Pierre Comber Godmother: Mrs. Michel Luc."
(OLG BB 1 p 1 A 1)
It will be noted that she was the first child baptised at the newly formed Our Lady of the Gulf Church at Bay St. Louis in the Three Rivers Parish
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