Hugo Ernestus Krebs

Hugo E. Krebs came to America in the 1730s. He was an inventor as well as a surgeon and farmer. In 1772, Bernard Romans wrote that he saw a roller Cotton Gin on the farm of Mr. Krebs. On Oct. 20, 1763, there is a declaration by Krebs, surgeon residing in Pascagoula, that he treated a Mr. Laporte who was brought to his residence very ill. Krebs treated him and he died Oct. 5, 1763.

He married Marie Simon in 1741. They lived at the Spanish Fort. Hugo and Marie had seven children: Joseph Simon 1742, Francois 1748, Pierre 1748, Marie Joseph 1745, Mathias 1747, Marguerite 1749, and Augustin 1750. Marie died July 11,1751, and is said to be buried in the Krebs Cemetery next to their home, but there is no marker. All the old graves were crumbling and overgrown with weeds.

Hugo married second Marie Ann Chauvin de Joyeuse. They had seven children: Daniel Hugo 1755, Antoine Raphel 1756, Marie Theresa 1759, Ann Charita 1762, Basil 1764, Marie Rose 1766 and Cecile 1767. Marie Anne's parents were Phillip Chauvin dit Joyeuse (1707) and Marie Danys (1718).

Hugo is said to have moved to Louisiana in 1770. He wrote his will in 1776. It is believed that he died in Louisiana, but no death record has been found. His second wife made her will in July 30, 1799, in Louisiana.

The Krebs family occupied the Krebs Fort until 1930, the last being Mrs. Cecile Krebs Johnson. Hugo and his descendants owned much of the land in Pascagoula, and some in Mobile. The old Krebs house at the northwest corner of Conti and Hamilton Street in Mobile belonged to descendants of Joseph Krebs, and they sold it in 1901. It was used as the Mobile Library. In June 1972, all the Krebs descendants were invited to the unveiling and presentation of a portrait of Hugo Ernestus Krebs. Hugo Krebs' descendants left their mark on the City of Pascagoula. Krebs Lake, Krebs Avenue, and Krebs Cemetery were named for them.

(The History of Jackson County, Mississippi)

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LaPointe-Krebs House

Fort de la Pointe was originally established in 1718 as a fortified residence by Joseph Simon de la Pointe on a land grant given to his aunt by marriage. The fort was constructed of hewn timbers, shell lime, and shells on the shore of Lake Catahoula near present-day Pascagoula, Mississippi. Hugo Ernestus Krebs became the owner of the land on which the fort was located in the 1730s and the fort was renamed Fort Krebs and the lake became Krebs Lake.

In 1776, Krebs died, leaving the property to his son, Joseph Simon Krebs. In 1781, Hugo Krebs' granddaughter Anne Narbonne (the daughter of Marie Jeanne Krebs who was Hugo Ernestus' daughter) married Don Enrique Grimarest, the Spanish captain in the regiment of Navarre who was made governor of Mobile. It was then that the La Pointe-Krebs House was converted into a fortified residence and probably gained its fictional title as the 'Old Spanish Fort.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Spanish_Fort_(Pascagoula,_Mississippi)

http://www.fortwiki.com/Fort_de_la_Point

Note: Marker placed by Rita Krebs, but appears to be missing. Source: Cemeteries of Jackson County 2008 ed.

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Aug 11 2018, 17:55:49 UTC

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Disproven legend that he was a Baron Franz von Krebs: https://www.ancestry.com/boards/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=257&p=surname...