I, John Julius Delchamps, of the city and county of Mobile, State of Alabama, being of sound mind and disposing memory, and in good health, of body, after mature deliberation and without suggestion from or knowledge of anyone, do make, declare and publish this as my last will and testament, revoking any and all others that I have made.
1st - During my lifetime, and in fact previous to my making this my last will, I have provided for and given to each of my children liberally, or otherwise according to their wants, needs and desires, which gifts I consider and hold to be taken and considered as their advancement so that neither or none of them has any right to make any claim on my estate after my death.
2ND - For reasons sufficient unto myself, I name and constitute my son, Willie Boyles Delchamps (and in the event of his death, his children) my sole heirs, devising and bequeathing to him as my legatee the entirety of my estate, real and personal, that I may have at the time of my death.
3rd - To my son, John J. Delchamps, I leave nothing, though he had had but little advancement due to his unfortunate infirmity, but commend him to the care of his brother, Willie B.D., whom I enjoin to see that John's needs are provided for should he survive me.
4Th - I name and constitute and appoint my son, heir and legatee, the above named Willie Boyles Delchamps, the executor of this my last will and testament, exempting him from giving any bond in acting as such.
5Th - I charge my above named executor with all lawful debts that I may owe at my death, funeral expenses (which I desire as simple and inexpensive as possible) and all just charges against my estate, which being done, the residue if, any, to be held and enjoyed by him, the said Willie B.D. as above set forth.
Made in duplicate for greater safety, either copy to be of full and equal value and effect.
Witness my hand and seal hereto set and affixed this twenty second day of August A.D. 1900-
Witnesses
H.O Haynie
Geo. K. Sossaman John J. Delchamps (L.S.)
Signed sealed, declared and published as and for his will and testament, in our presence by John J. Delchamps, In witness whereof, we the undersigned in his presence and at his request and in presence of each other, hereunto set our hands and signatures this 22ND days of August -A.D 1900.
H.O. Haynie
Geo. K. Sossaman
Codicil
I, J.J. Delchamps, the within named testator, do hereby make and publish this, my codicil to my last will and testament bearing date of Aug. 22ND, A. D. 1900.
I hereby reaffirm said will as made as above to be and remain good and valid, in its entirety, the reason of my making this codicil being that I now have and probably shall have at my demise monies in Essie and in posse, which I did not have when I made my will, wherefore, I make the following requests, to wit:
J.E.D. To the children of my son Julius E. Delchamps I will and bequeath
William $100.00
Newton $100.00
Charles $100.00
Grace $100.00
Mary $100.00
Maud $100.00
To be paid to them ($100 each) personally by Willie B. Delchamps, my executor, as soon after the probate of my will as possible.
To my son, Julius E. Delchamps, as trustees for his children, Laura and May, I leave and bequeath $200 to be held or expended by him for their benefit.
Edwin A.D. To the children of my son, Edwin A Delchamps, I will and bequeath.
Annie $100.00
Sadie $100.00
Corinne $100.00
To be paid to them individually as above.
To Edwin A. Delchamps for his other children viz: - John Julius, Edwina, Marguerite, Curtis, I bequeath $400 to be held and expended by him for their benefit.
Grace D. - To the children of my beloved daughter, Mrs. Grace D. Hopper, I bequeath.
Durand $100.00
William $100.00
To be paid to them individually as above.
To my executor, W.B. Delchamps, as trustee for the other children of Grace, viz; Hugh, Malcolm, Annette and Avis, to be held for this benefit until maturity or marriage, I bequeath $400, i.e. $100 for each, Provided that my daughter Grace should become a femme sole, by death or process of law, the sum $400 shall be turned over to her at once by my executor, to be held or disposed by her for the benefit of her said minor children at her discretion.
John J. D. For the benefit of my unfortunate son. John J. Delchamps, I leave my executor W.B.D. $300 to be expended from time to time as may be needed for the benefit of said J.J. Delchamps.
Harold H. I request my executor to purchase of the value of $75 and his and my name to be inscribed therein to give my grandson Harold Hopper, son of my daughter Sarah, as he is well. I need not leave him any money.
To Mary B.D. To my daughter, Mary, wife of my son, W. B. Delchamps, I leave and bequeath $100 to be expended by her for trinkets, jewelry or otherwise, to be given to her children as mementos of their Grandpa.
Aug. 30, 1904 - AD. John J. Delchamps
Witnesses
Geo. K. Sossaman
H. O. Haynie
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John Julius Delchamps
This is a picture of my great, great, great grandfather, John Julius Delchamps.
Alfred Waugh Delchamps
This was written by my Grandmother, Grace Nugent Nicol, my grandmother. He is 4th of the sons of J.J. Delchamps (My great, great, great grandfather).
I have very little on Uncle Alfred. He died when Alfred was six - the date of his marriage is not known, and some of the family are mean enough to say he never was, but mamma always said he was, against Grandpa J.J.'s wishes, because "the woman was beneath hiim, and he was too ill for the responsiblity of matrimony.) Alfred adores the memory of his mother, so she couldn't be too bad.
Anyway, here goes... He was born and raised in a large family of brothers and sisters, and did not marry young. He was educated about the same as the others, and in young manhood went to Mobile, where he, his brother Willie Boyles and a man named Graham engaged in a small printing business, and paper industry. They delivered paper bags, wrapping material, etc. to grocery stores and other places of business in a covered wagon, pulled by mules. He engaged in this before he became too ill to earn a livelihood. He was far from being a well man long before his demise. He was not well before the birth of his first son, Alfred, and seemed to never fully recover after he once became ill. He would gain a bit, then slip back.
Before his marriage in his early manhood he lived at home. After the death of his mother (Sarah Bancroft D., who died of cancer) and during his last illness, his sister, Sally, kept house for her father and the brothers still at home, until her marriage to James Hopper. Sally married James D. Hopper. They had one son, Harold Earl. Sally died at the of age of 29 years.
I have very little on Uncle Alfred. He died when Alfred was six - the date of his marriage is not known, and some of the family are mean enough to say he never was, but mamma always said he was, against Grandpa J.J.'s wishes, because "the woman was beneath hiim, and he was too ill for the responsiblity of matrimony.) Alfred adores the memory of his mother, so she couldn't be too bad.
Anyway, here goes... He was born and raised in a large family of brothers and sisters, and did not marry young. He was educated about the same as the others, and in young manhood went to Mobile, where he, his brother Willie Boyles and a man named Graham engaged in a small printing business, and paper industry. They delivered paper bags, wrapping material, etc. to grocery stores and other places of business in a covered wagon, pulled by mules. He engaged in this before he became too ill to earn a livelihood. He was far from being a well man long before his demise. He was not well before the birth of his first son, Alfred, and seemed to never fully recover after he once became ill. He would gain a bit, then slip back.
Before his marriage in his early manhood he lived at home. After the death of his mother (Sarah Bancroft D., who died of cancer) and during his last illness, his sister, Sally, kept house for her father and the brothers still at home, until her marriage to James Hopper. Sally married James D. Hopper. They had one son, Harold Earl. Sally died at the of age of 29 years.
Edwin Alexis Delchamps
This is John Julius Delchamps 3rd son. (John Julius is my great, great, great grandfather) This account was written by my grandmother, Grace Nugent Nicol.
Edwin Alexis Delchamps, middle, front row (his 2 sons are on either side of him, John Julius and Curtis Eugene Delchamps). In back from left to right Charles, William and Newton Delchamps, (sons of Julius Emile Delchamps.)
"Ed" Delchamps, as he was known to his friends and family had a colorful life and personality. He was uninhibited, and didn't keep his opinions to himself - was anything but soft voiced, could stand on a porch and yell to the motorman driving a street car, a block away, "Wait for me!!" and the motorman over the rumble of the wheels would hear him distinctly. He was, in early life, a civil engineer, surveying much land. He later moved to Louisiana and ran a photo graph gallery on a house boat on Bayou La Touche. There in Louisiana were born the children of his second marriage, Sadie, Corinne and Clovice. After the death of his wife, he moved back to Mobile County. He lived for a while in Mid Alabama in Selma, where Julius, the first child, a son, of his 3rd marriage was born. Then he moved back to Mobile, and then to Alabama Port. Here he became the town leader, being Justice of the Peace, Post master and operator of a general store. His oldest daughter, Annie (daugther of his first wife), with her husband William Nugent and his family, were also residents of Alabama Port, and William M. "Billy", Nugent was a Deputy Sheriff of the County. Ed and Billy were real baseball "fanatics", which abided with them until the day of their deaths. There was a law in the community against Sunday baseball, but the two leaders of the games were the good Judge Delchamps and Deputy Nugent, so the Sunday games were only called because of rain. One day a certain minister met the "Judge", as he was now called until his death, and asked, "Judge, don't you know it's against the law to play Sunday baseball." Looiking the preacher in the eye, Judge Ed replied, "Rev. Brown, I'm Justice of the Peace and Postmaster of this community, and my son-in-law Bill Nugent's Deputy Sheriff, and we'll do as we damn well please!" He and his family did not leave Alabama Port after the 1906 hurricand as did his brother Willie Boyles and family, and his daughter, Annie and her family and so many others. His family remained 10 years longer, and did not go until after the hurricand of 1916, when his home was so badly demolished, he decided to throw in the sponge, and so he too, moved to Mobile.
His love for baseball continued to the end of his life. The Mobile team in the Southern League was dear to his heart, and he was the #1 fan, going everyday to the game when the team was at home. He naver had to pay a dime, and one year Judge Delchamps received a gold watch from the Mobile Ball Club for perfect attendance. His vociferous voice was no doubt an inspiration to the team.
He was inordinately proud of his family, thinking each child something special. Both of his first two wives were taken from him by death, the third outlived him. Introducing Martha, his 3rd wife, he proudly said to the Dr. to whem he introduced her, "My wife, Dr. Tisdale, my 3rd wife." The Dr. said, "Ed you're a bigger hog than I thought you were".
He loved to cook, and was a wonderful chef. He would invite the ball players out, and gorge them on gumbo, chicken and spaghetti, and all of his delicious specialties.
In his family, loyalty sometimes became a bit divided, and he lacked tact. His daughter, Annie Nugent, took ovever the care of his family on one occasion while Martha, his wife, was in the hospital. One morning at breakfast, Annie asked, "Papa, aren't my biscuits good this morning?" He said, "Very good, daughter, but not as good as the ones Martha makes." Hurt feelings!
He went to school in Mobile and was taught by his father J.J., who had a home school for his children.
Edwin Alexis Delchamps, middle, front row (his 2 sons are on either side of him, John Julius and Curtis Eugene Delchamps). In back from left to right Charles, William and Newton Delchamps, (sons of Julius Emile Delchamps.)
"Ed" Delchamps, as he was known to his friends and family had a colorful life and personality. He was uninhibited, and didn't keep his opinions to himself - was anything but soft voiced, could stand on a porch and yell to the motorman driving a street car, a block away, "Wait for me!!" and the motorman over the rumble of the wheels would hear him distinctly. He was, in early life, a civil engineer, surveying much land. He later moved to Louisiana and ran a photo graph gallery on a house boat on Bayou La Touche. There in Louisiana were born the children of his second marriage, Sadie, Corinne and Clovice. After the death of his wife, he moved back to Mobile County. He lived for a while in Mid Alabama in Selma, where Julius, the first child, a son, of his 3rd marriage was born. Then he moved back to Mobile, and then to Alabama Port. Here he became the town leader, being Justice of the Peace, Post master and operator of a general store. His oldest daughter, Annie (daugther of his first wife), with her husband William Nugent and his family, were also residents of Alabama Port, and William M. "Billy", Nugent was a Deputy Sheriff of the County. Ed and Billy were real baseball "fanatics", which abided with them until the day of their deaths. There was a law in the community against Sunday baseball, but the two leaders of the games were the good Judge Delchamps and Deputy Nugent, so the Sunday games were only called because of rain. One day a certain minister met the "Judge", as he was now called until his death, and asked, "Judge, don't you know it's against the law to play Sunday baseball." Looiking the preacher in the eye, Judge Ed replied, "Rev. Brown, I'm Justice of the Peace and Postmaster of this community, and my son-in-law Bill Nugent's Deputy Sheriff, and we'll do as we damn well please!" He and his family did not leave Alabama Port after the 1906 hurricand as did his brother Willie Boyles and family, and his daughter, Annie and her family and so many others. His family remained 10 years longer, and did not go until after the hurricand of 1916, when his home was so badly demolished, he decided to throw in the sponge, and so he too, moved to Mobile.
His love for baseball continued to the end of his life. The Mobile team in the Southern League was dear to his heart, and he was the #1 fan, going everyday to the game when the team was at home. He naver had to pay a dime, and one year Judge Delchamps received a gold watch from the Mobile Ball Club for perfect attendance. His vociferous voice was no doubt an inspiration to the team.
He was inordinately proud of his family, thinking each child something special. Both of his first two wives were taken from him by death, the third outlived him. Introducing Martha, his 3rd wife, he proudly said to the Dr. to whem he introduced her, "My wife, Dr. Tisdale, my 3rd wife." The Dr. said, "Ed you're a bigger hog than I thought you were".
He loved to cook, and was a wonderful chef. He would invite the ball players out, and gorge them on gumbo, chicken and spaghetti, and all of his delicious specialties.
In his family, loyalty sometimes became a bit divided, and he lacked tact. His daughter, Annie Nugent, took ovever the care of his family on one occasion while Martha, his wife, was in the hospital. One morning at breakfast, Annie asked, "Papa, aren't my biscuits good this morning?" He said, "Very good, daughter, but not as good as the ones Martha makes." Hurt feelings!
He went to school in Mobile and was taught by his father J.J., who had a home school for his children.
Julius Emile Delchamps
Son of John Julius Delchamps(My great, great, great grandfather) This account was written by my grandmother, Grace Nugent Nicol.
Julius Emile Delchamps was born and raised in Mobile County, Alabama, spending his boyhood days on Mon Louis Island. He as, his brothers and sisters, had the advantages of the schools of that time, plus the advantage of parents that believed in education, and a father that was an educator and taught his children at home. J.J. Delchanps schooled his children especially in English, Latin and Algebra.
Julius Emile had a grocery store at Alabama Port, and later at Delchamps station. He, his wife and large family were well known and well liked. His eyesight began to fail when he was a comparatively young man, after which the store was operated by his children. So much credit was allowed that they could not keep going, so very early in the 20th century they moved to Mobile, where they opened a rooming house on Conception St. One of his daughters, Laura Zewen told someone, "We always had nice roomers." They replied, "You people made them nice." Julius Emile was an inveterate and invincible domino player - feeling the spots on the dominos, and with a remarkable memory, he seldom lost. He never played twice with a cheat. He said anyone that would cheat a blind man would stoop to anything.
The family moved back to Delchamps, within a few years, where he remained with his wife and family until his death at the age of almost 90 years. I told Laura I remember very vividly her wedding to Ed Zewen, mostly because of her mother's copious tears. Laura said she remembered that too, but her mother rejoiced at Mac and Newton's marriages - Newton's because he was getting up in years, and Mac's because Aunt Mary was so old she knew she'd soon leave Mac, her baby, that she had when she was way up in age. Mary Hieronomus came from a prominent Mobile County family.
Julius Emile Delchamps was born and raised in Mobile County, Alabama, spending his boyhood days on Mon Louis Island. He as, his brothers and sisters, had the advantages of the schools of that time, plus the advantage of parents that believed in education, and a father that was an educator and taught his children at home. J.J. Delchanps schooled his children especially in English, Latin and Algebra.
Julius Emile had a grocery store at Alabama Port, and later at Delchamps station. He, his wife and large family were well known and well liked. His eyesight began to fail when he was a comparatively young man, after which the store was operated by his children. So much credit was allowed that they could not keep going, so very early in the 20th century they moved to Mobile, where they opened a rooming house on Conception St. One of his daughters, Laura Zewen told someone, "We always had nice roomers." They replied, "You people made them nice." Julius Emile was an inveterate and invincible domino player - feeling the spots on the dominos, and with a remarkable memory, he seldom lost. He never played twice with a cheat. He said anyone that would cheat a blind man would stoop to anything.
The family moved back to Delchamps, within a few years, where he remained with his wife and family until his death at the age of almost 90 years. I told Laura I remember very vividly her wedding to Ed Zewen, mostly because of her mother's copious tears. Laura said she remembered that too, but her mother rejoiced at Mac and Newton's marriages - Newton's because he was getting up in years, and Mac's because Aunt Mary was so old she knew she'd soon leave Mac, her baby, that she had when she was way up in age. Mary Hieronomus came from a prominent Mobile County family.
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