Bernard Senseney Sr. was a boat owner and fisherman from Biloxi, Mississippi. Known affectionately as “Beans,” Bernard was married to...

Mato Anton "Mike" Soljan was a boat owner and captain who made his living in Biloxi, Mississippi. Born in 1898, Soljan was an immigrant...

Born on February 2, 1885, Martin Alphonse Newman, also known as Captain “Tan” was a vessel captain from Biloxi, Mississippi. He is...

Fletcher Adam Songe was born in 1906 in Beaumont, Texas. His family would move to New Iberia, Louisiana when Fletcher was twelve years...

Joseph August Smolcich, known to many as “Smokey Joe,” was a boat captain and commercial fisherman from Biloxi, Mississippi. He was born...

Amos Ross is described as “a fisherman’s fisherman” in Clark Shaughnessy’s biography of Mr. Ross. He was a commercial fisherman and boat...

As a dedicated carpenter and seaman, Adolph “Doffie” Ross made his living in Biloxi, Mississippi. Originally hailing from Alabama, Doffie...

Alexsandro Pitalo was a commercial fisherman and boat captain who immigrated to Biloxi to work in the seafood industry. Like many members...

Edwin and Alice Ott were business owners who settled in the Point Cadet neighborhood. The couple owned three businesses including Ott’s...

Willard Andrew Newman, also known as “Captain Willie”, was a boat captain in the Biloxi seafood industry. He is remembered as a hero for...

Albert J. Misko Sr. was a boat owner and captain from Biloxi, Mississippi. He was the owner of the Cajun, a Biloxi lugger constructed...

Joseph Mihojevich was a boat owner and Biloxi native. He was the son of Croatian immigrants from the village of Bobovisce on the Island...

Sagasta Pierre Langlinais, known affectionately as “Sang,” was a boat captain born into a large family. He was the youngest child of...

Nicolas Rosario Hire, known affectionately as “Corky” is a boat owner and commercial fisherman from Biloxi, Mississippi, born on October...

For over sixty years of his life, George J. Higginbotham was a dedicated worker in Biloxi’s seafood industry. Born in Youngsville,...

Native Biloxian, Louis James Gorenflo was a boat designer and captain. Louis was the grandson of prominent Biloxian, William F. Gorenflo,...

Leonidas Polk Eleuterius, known affectionately as “Nealy Louis”, was an industry tradesman who lived in Biloxi. Born on February 24,...

Leo Eleuterius, Sr. was a boat captain and a tradesman in Biloxi’s seafood industry. Throughout his lifetime, Leo worked in many...

Neville Joseph Broussard, known affectionately as “TeJean”, was a boat owner and captain who made his livelihood in Biloxi, Mississippi....

Throughout Fritz Santa Cruz’ life, he captained a variety of schooners. Fritz was born on March 8, 1870, in an area of Harrison County...