DeLisle is located four miles north of Pass Christian, DeLisle has never been incorporated. Since the timber lands have been cut-over during the 1920s, today, the community has very little employment, and is composed of a scattered population creating a beautiful residential and farming community. Although much unaware to many Coastians, the quiet back-bay area has a wealth of history. It was first explored and hunted for its rich wild game by Jean Baptiste Saucier in the early 1700s. However, the area did not become settled until 80 years later, when a grandson, Philippe Saucier, received two Spanish land grants; one in the St. Louis Bay area, recorded on August 27,1781, followed in 1794, with a second tract that was situated on Bayou DeLisle, adjacent to his brother-in-law, Bartholome Grelot. These early French settlers were soon joined by Jean Baptiste Nicaise, Pierre Moran, Ramon Lizana, Chevalier DeDeaux, Jean Cassibry, and Charles Ladner. The early settlement was called La Riviere des Loups (Wolf River), then, a century later, in 1880, the English translation became Wolf Town, and since 1884, with the creation of its post office, it became known as DeLisle.
About the Author: Originally from New Orleans, in 1990, Ellis established permanent residence at his Pass Christian weekend home. His interest in writing lead to publishing vignette columns in local newspapers. Upon researching for his first community heritage book, he realized that a significant amount of misinformation abounded. This resulted in his seeking primary source information from archival records in Mobile, Alabama, Jackson, Mississippi, New Orleans, Louisiana, and from local courthouses and churches. Ellis's books are filled with treasured photographs and maps; and he takes special effort to seek out individuals, whether obscure or prominent - those who can add a touch of personal experience by revealing anecdotal interviews. Not being able to find a publisher, Ellis was determined to get his history books to the general public, so he learned to be a self-publisher and now distributes his history books through bookstores and gift shops and the Internet. He also publishes much information to his several web sites providing free access to information and photographs. Ellis's books are computerized in order to enable easy updating and error corrections. More than twenty books are published through Amazon Books. He calls himself an Historiographer and Scrutinier, which simply translates to a "writer of history with authenticity." Besides writing and updating his more than twenty published books, Ellis captures his own photographs that go to print and are found on his many internet domains and on Social Media pages.