Alphabet File page 141
Frey, Andrew F. 908 S. Beach (1986,87 ph).
Frey, Louis, 904 S. Beach (1968 phone)
Fricke, C. H., Hwy 90 (Ph 48-49)
Fricke, John C. r Hwy 90 (Ph 55)
Friedrichs, Dr. A. V. 510 N. Beach (Ph 49 - 50)
Frierson, Aaron- Aaron Academy named for him (WPA,1937)
Frierson, Horatio, Jr. - Candidate for JP Beat 2 in Democratic Primary Aug 26, 1975 against E. P. "Hungry" Exnicious.
Friesh, Miss Victoria, is spending awhile in Ocean Springs, the guest of Mrs. Tillie Ent. (SCE 05/06/1893)
Friesh, Miss Victoria, a fascinating young lady, returned Sunday evening from her visit to Ocean Springs. (SCE 05/13/1893)
Fresh, Victoria, has returned to New Orleans after a delightful time spent in Baton Rouge, (SCE 09/16/1893)
Frisbee, Captain R. R., Captain of the "KATE FRISBEE", steamer (N. O. Daily Delta, Aug 10, 1856, p4 c3). (VF)
Frisbie, H. Reed. 958 S. Beach (Ph 68)
Frisbie, Nell, 144 Main Street, BSL (HSS 1979)
Frisbie, Wm M. atty. 958 S. Beach (Ph 68)
Fucich, Jaubert, 508 N. Beach. (Ph 48) (there is no 508 N) Fucich, Jaubert, 504 N. 2nd. (Ph 49-50) 444 Ulman (Ph 55)
Fucich, Vladimir r Lakeshore (Ph 55)
Fuller, Chester M. r Hwy 90 (Ph 49)
Fuller, R. F, Waveland Hts., Waveland (Ph 48 thru 50)
Fuller, R. L. Mrs. r Waveland Hgts., Waveland (Ph 55)
Fuller, Siss - Saucier, Justice of the Peace J.E., on Wednesday morning tied the nuptial knot for Mr. Charles Austain and Miss Siss Fuller, from Mississippi City. (SCE, 6-17-1893)
Fulton Market - see: storms disk (SCE 10/7/1893)
Fulton, Thomas A. and Johnson, Grehan accompanied Mr. E. J. Leonard on his usual outing this week. All had a good time fishing, driving and enjoying the hospitality of Mrs. Louis Leonard at "Elmwood." (SCE 7/22/1893)
Furey, John Eric m Bennett, Vickie Marie 6-17-1990 (PC&C)
Furr, John G., 730 2nd, Clermont Harbor (Ph 48 thru 50)
"Fusich School" has opened and Mr. F. C. Bordage is ruling with genial sway. (SCE 11/19/1892)
G & T Food Store, 500 Main (Ph 48-49)
Gagnet, E. J. Mrs., 6th, Waveland (Ph 48)
Gaines, Mrs., of New Orleans, visited the Bay this week accompanied by Mrs. Wainwrtight, of Stonewall, and Mrs. White, of Lexington, this State. (SCE, 2/17/1894)
Gaines, Antoine - WHT POL 1, FPC 0, SLV 1. (Hancock County, Mississippi Tax Rolls 1820, VF Tax Rolls)
Gaines, Ambrose - see Gainesville
Gaines Bluff aka Gainesville and Cottonport
Gainesville - History
Gainesville - A post-village in the southwestern part of Hancock county, on the Pearl river, 8 miles north of Pearlington, the nearest banking town, and 25 miles west of Bay St. Louis, the county seat. It has two churches and several stores. Population in 1900, 227. (Dunbar Rowland, Vol.1)
A Spanish land grant was issued to 1810 to Ambrose Gaines, a medical doctor, for the area known as Gainesville. At first, Gines called his possession Gaines Bluff. Some say the bluff was called Cottonport, for obvious reasons. The 1821 tax roll showed Dr. Gaines owned 500 acres and one slave. (PC&C)
1878
Rev. A. B. Nicholson, writing from Pearlington October 23, 1878 says "Yellow fever has been in this town ever since the first of August. It has visited this place several times, but has never been an epidemic, in the common acceptation of that word, though it proved fatal in nearly every case, so it has this year. No new cases at this date. Business of all kinds has stopped; church matters suspended; Sunday-school stopped; our flock scattered - some have crossed the last river, mostly young people. Logtown, two miles above here, a small place of not more than two hundred inhabitants has been awfully scourged by the fever, in fact I question whether any place in the South has suffered more than Logtown, according to its population. While the entire population has been prostrated; the death rate very heavy. In that community we had a new and beautiful church, a respectable congregation, Sunday-school and Missionary Society; but alas, how sad to-day. Our steward there Bro. Robert Carrie, a noble Christian gentleman, was among the first to fall victim to the disease, and none left to take his place. The fatality has been in the main among the young people. Gainesville is eight miles above Logtown. When I was there last but two cases were reported. The white population is almost gone. We Quarantined, but too late; the fever was in our midst before we began the work. We have a yellow fever doctor with us doing a good work Nurses have been sent by the Howards. Our local physician, Dr. Mead, though born and educated in the north met the monster face to face, with a moral heroism that entitles him to a great praise. We have today cold north wind." From the Christian Advocate, New Orleans, October 26, 1878 (PC&C p 38)
Gainesville, Named after Ambrose Gaines, (WPA, 1937) Gainesville voting precinct personal property was appraised by F.C. Bordages, County Assessor, at $17,194.00 in 1895.
GAINESVILLE - Located about ten miles north of Pearlington, the first land grant for what was to become Gainesville was issued to Ambrose Gaines in 1810; a Spanish Grant of 500 Arpents on Pearl River. The grant was issued by John V. Morales and confirmed by William Crawford, U.S. Commissioner.
Located two miles east of old Spanish Trail, Gainesville was a prosperous town when it was the county seat. The courthouse and records burned in 1853 but the town retained the county seat until 1857 when it was moved to Shieldsboro which later became Bay St. Louis.
Gainesville shared the early river trade with Pearlington and Logtown; two steamers came twice a week and on paydays the Italian fruit peddlers came up the river. Also the floating bar-rooms which were anchored on the Louisiana side, to evade the Mississippi Dry Laws did a good business.
Gainesville continued as a thriving town until the railroad was built in 1883 and missed the town by ten miles. The rilroad absorbed most of the river shipping and after the timber had been cut over the town passed into oblivion. A post office was established at Gainesville on May 15, 1844 with Charles A. Folsom as postmaster. The office was discontinued on March 30, 1918. (Hometown Mississippi by James F. Brieger)
Court House and First Officers (From a document copied by M. James Stevens from the Gainesville Advocate VF)
Upon passage of bill establishing Hancock County Court House at Gainesville as reported in March 21, 1846 issue of "Gainesville Advocate", approval was also given to establish Gainesville as an incorporated town. At the April 4, 1846 election of the first officers for Gainesville held on that Saturday, the following were elected:
President J. P. Sherwood (Editor of the Advocate)
Select men Gardner Holcomb
L. Y. Folsom
James Smith
C. H. Frazar
1846 - In a horse race Jan. 10, 1846 at Pearlington, C. A. Folsom, Postmaster at Gainesville, pitted his Black Hawk against lumberman and sawmill operator W. J. Poitevent's Sleepy Jim. The little bay, Sleepy Jim won. (PC&C p 22)