Thanks again sweetie for the info. When I started this family tree idea I had no idea of what I was getting into.Man the work is really cut out for us isn't it? It is sooo interesting but sooo tiring also but I'm not giving up. ha ha ha. Hugs.........Jo.

The Florida Historical Society's web site is at: http://www.florida-historical-soc.org/ they should be able to tell you what you need to know. when you find out, will you let the list know what you learn? thanks, julie ----- Original Message ----- From: jjrollin To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 9:03 AM Subject: [FLDUVAL] Florida Historical Quarterly Thank you for mentioning this quarterly. By any chance is there a directory to what is printed in the quarterly? If so where can it be located. Thank you all for the information you have shared with all of us. Judy Rollins from St. Augustine.

that's neat about the cemetery property having been a plantation. is the information in the book too lengthy to type (or do you have a scanner)? i'd love to see what it says about the plantation. i'm collecting (one of my many side-line interests) information on area plantations and would like to add that, and any others to my collection. julie ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 8:16 AM Subject: Re: [FLDUVAL] Potter's Field - Jacksonville Florida Gravelly Hill (Plantation) Cemetery has been surveyed and is unpublished according to my records. It was also know as the Steven Eubank / Miles Price Plantation. Stories in Stone, a Study of Duval County Grave Markers by Lucy Ames Edwards ( Florida Historical Quarterly Vol #35, July, 1956-57). (GRAVE MARKERS OF DUVAL COUNTY: 1808-1916 Compiled by Lucy Ames Edwards of Jacksonville, Flordia in 1955. Hopes this helps someone.

hi jo - sorry for the delay in getting back to you; i'm working on a lot of new additions to my family data. the information that i have for the Lee Kirkland Cemetery is that the tax records show it in the name of the City of Jacksonville Beach. it gives the address of the cemetery as 300 Palm Tree Rd, Jax Bch. i do not have a specific phone number to call, other than calling the city hall for Jax Bch. the H. Warren Smith Cemetery is also listed on the tax rolls as being the property of the City of Jacksonville Beach. the history of the cemetery given on the Tombstone Transcription Project says, "This 18 acre cemetery has always been on land owned by the City of Jacksonville Beach, Florida. The yellow fever epidemic of 1888-1889 brought the need to convert the property to a burial ground. The name originated from the first caretaker, H. Warren Smith. The current caretaker, Ike McBride, has been in charge of the cemetery for 20 years. He was gracious enough to provide me with the plot plans of the entire 18 acres. Since all plots have been sold, and there are a tremendous number of unmarked graves, the plans helped identify plot numbers. There are 4,000-5,000 burial sites with approximately 3,500 headstones." the cemetery is bordered by Beach Blvd, Penman Rd and 2nd Ave N. five entrances divide the grounds into eleven sections. wish i could be a little more (specific) help to you on this, julie ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected]com To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 10:10 PM Subject: Re: [FLDUVAL] CEMETERY Thanks Julie. I'm beginning to think my great grandparents are buried at the beaches in an unmarked grave either in Warren Smith cemetery or the one across the street from there. Do you know who I could contact to get a full list of those buried in those cemeteries? Jo.

maybe someone can get ahold of a copy of the Putnam Co welcome magazine and scan the information to post on the list. julie ----- Original Message ----- From: jjrollin To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 3:12 PM Subject: [FLDUVAL] Putnam County In the welcome Magazine for Putnam County for the Summer/Fall issue of 2001 it gives a listing of the Lost Cities of Putnam with short information on each. Also in this magazine is an article on Putnam COunty Hospital and some mention of physician names as well as some description. Also given are some of the names of Pioneer Families of Putnam COunty with more to come in the WInter edition. So if you are in Palatka you may want to pick up this complimentary magazine and read the information. If any of this information can be helpful to you please contact me directly. Judy Rollins at ST. Augustine [email protected]

Yes, I often refer to the Old Mayport Cemetery as the Old Pablo Cemetery because the little settlement of Pablo and the Pablo house of the Dewees and Taylor families was nearby there long before Mayport was an idea in the mind of Amander Parsons or Gibbs, whichever called it that. My perception is that the settleent of Pablo dates back to the time the Spanish had a redoubt there to guard the entrance to San Pablo Creek. I do not recall the name Jones in Mayport, but the Mier name is familiar. I think the late Helen Cooper Floyd may have mntioned the Miers in her wonderul stories about Mayport in the <<good old days>> and some that were not so good. Ed T of PGH ---------- >From: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [FLDUVAL] CEMETERIES-Cemetereies at Mayport >Date: Wed, Jul 25, 2001, 10:27 AM > >Well,it goes like this.My mom and myself went swimming at the big jetties but >only when the tide was just so.My dad hardly ever went swimming. So my mom >was the swimmer not me. Oh it was the Coast Guard then. >Thanks for the info on the cemeteries. It goes to show that what I said about >the government taking over without any regards to the living or the dead they >just take what they want. I suppose this is a sooooo called man's progress.It >is bad enough they take over the land,now they take our dead. >The Old Pablo cemetery that you have mentioned here,where is it or is this >the Old Mayport cemetery that is now surrounded by houses.My great >grandparents >(Asbury Fletcher Jones and Mary Mier Jones) are buried there and he was dug >up with a few of the others by vandals,but they were caught so I was >told.There's no such thing now for the dead to REST IN PEACE. This is thier >final sleeping place and they aren't even safe there. The history of our >ancestors are slowly being destroyed. The few of us that are trying to >preserve the cemeteries are just poopin >against the wind,but we keep trying and will until the end.Somebody has to >care. >Hugs to all that still have a heart. >Jo. > >

In the welcome Magazine for Putnam County for the Summer/Fall issue of 2001 it gives a listing of the Lost Cities of Putnam with short information on each. Also in this magazine is an article on Putnam COunty Hospital and some mention of physician names as well as some description. Also given are some of the names of Pioneer Families of Putnam COunty with more to come in the WInter edition. So if you are in Palatka you may want to pick up this complimentary magazine and read the information. If any of this information can be helpful to you please contact me directly. Judy Rollins at ST. Augustine [email protected]

you would normally order the records at the courthouse. After a certain year they are in storage and you have to order them to view in the courthouse. I wouldn't recommend just ordering them to be copied and sent unless you are absolutely sure they are the records you want because it can get quite expensive. I would recommend taking the time to drive here and view them first. Most records are at least 1.00 per page and the pages can be allot. But if you view them and sort through what you need you can eliminate quite a few cover pages and other misc. items that you really don't need. Also when I was sure that I had the right name and dates and when to view that file it was still the wrong one. Imagine if I had paid for over 50 pages (it was a probate will). You could start by calling the Duval County Courthouse probate records office. I am sure they can help you further. Michelle

Well,it goes like this.My mom and myself went swimming at the big jetties but only when the tide was just so.My dad hardly ever went swimming. So my mom was the swimmer not me. Oh it was the Coast Guard then. Thanks for the info on the cemeteries. It goes to show that what I said about the government taking over without any regards to the living or the dead they just take what they want. I suppose this is a sooooo called man's progress.It is bad enough they take over the land,now they take our dead. The Old Pablo cemetery that you have mentioned here,where is it or is this the Old Mayport cemetery that is now surrounded by houses.My great grandparents (Asbury Fletcher Jones and Mary Mier Jones) are buried there and he was dug up with a few of the others by vandals,but they were caught so I was told.There's no such thing now for the dead to REST IN PEACE. This is thier final sleeping place and they aren't even safe there. The history of our ancestors are slowly being destroyed. The few of us that are trying to preserve the cemeteries are just poopin against the wind,but we keep trying and will until the end.Somebody has to care. Hugs to all that still have a heart. Jo.

I do not live in Duval County and am trying to determine how I would I locate Probate Records for Duval County for the year 1859. I have the file #'s and a code 8-1859 file #128 and names. Any help with this is greatly appreciated. Judy Rollins from St. Augustine, Florida

Thank you for mentioning this quarterly. By any chance is there a directory to what is printed in the quarterly? If so where can it be located. Thank you all for the information you have shared with all of us. Judy Rollins from St. Augustine.

Gravelly Hill (Plantation) Cemetery has been surveyed and is unpublished according to my records. It was also know as the Steven Eubank / Miles Price Plantation. Stories in Stone, a Study of Duval County Grave Markers by Lucy Ames Edwards ( Florida Historical Quarterly Vol #35, July, 1956-57). (GRAVE MARKERS OF DUVAL COUNTY: 1808-1916 Compiled by Lucy Ames Edwards of Jacksonville, Flordia in 1955. Hopes this helps someone.

Thanks Julie. I'm beginning to think my great grandparents are buried at the beaches in an unmarked grave either in Warren Smith cemetery or the one across the street from there. Do you know who I could contact to get a full list of those buried in those cemeteries? Jo.

Gravel Hill Cemetery was a regular Cemetery. The City buried some small babies and homeless people along the south edge of the Cemetery. I have Family buried there. George Sweat

Within the confines of the Naval air atation, there IS a xemetery buried under a plane runway not far from the light house and the Presbyterian church at Mayport. Mrs.Edwards book has a page on that one. also. . During WWII the Navy in their haste to build the base covered up alot of things. Somewhere too there is a buried slave cemetery as well as some Indian graves, so I have been told. Several months ago there was some excavation of the cemetery near the lighthouse, which uncovered one stone, so I am told. However, the digging was limited and the excavations covered because of the Navy activity. I am happy that the Old Pablo Cemetery was not taken over by the Navy. Although I have not been able to confirm this,I still believe this started as the Dewees family burial ground, as mentioned in one of the late 1800s surveys of the property. Ihis survey also mentioned the slave cemetery. However, the present Pablo cemetery is larger than the area reserved when the property was first sold about 1840. I am told the present area was given by a man by the name of Bull. If anyone knows more about this deed I would appreciate hearing, The people now in charge of the cemeery apparently know little more. Ed T of PGH PS I am not sure it was the Navy who stopped people on the jetties or the Coat Guard, That was a pretty dangerous place to be when the tide started in. Jo, you must be a very good swimmer indeed to have swum there. I know of a couple of fishermen who got trapped out on the jetties, and the Coast Guard had a tough time rescuing them. ---------- >From: "Tony and Julie Howell" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [FLDUVAL] CEMETERIES >Date: Mon, Jul 23, 2001, 6:49 PM > >hi jo - it seems i've heard, "way back when", about there being a >cemetery on the mayport base. ed taylor in pittsburgh may know something >about that one since the mayport base used to be the plantation of his ancestors. > >ed, if you're reading this, do you have any info on a cemetery that is on >the base at mayport? > >yeah, i know what you mean about "the good old days." my (now grown) >children roll their eyes and get that "here she goes again" look whenever i >start in on how "they used to do something." admittedly, i do sometimes >feel like i'm dragging out my dad's "i used to have to walk through miles >of snow" story. now that it think of that one, there must have been a >bazillion kids walking through knee deep snow all over the place. it's a >wonder they didn't all run into each other! > >take care, >julie > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2001 9:54 AM > Subject: Re: [FLDUVAL] CEMETERIES > > > Hi Julie, > Thanks for the information,hon,most thankful for all the help. > The Cemetery I had mentioned at the Navy base is out at Mayport. When I was a > kid they called it east Mayport and the Navy base was in there then but we > were aloud to go to the big jetties to swim but then they stopped us from > going in at all.So nice of the government to just up and take what they want > with no regards to how the people feel about it.They ruin the good old days > in my opinion. > Also I will have to look for my map that shows Potters Field cem. on it. I'll > get back to you on your question as soon as I find it. > Yours Friendly......Jo. > > >

Harriett Ogilvie, The Live Oak Baptist Church and the Dyal cemetary are located at the same place. Maybe you already know this but Mary Jennette Ogilvie is burried there. She married Lewis L. Jones. I don't have her date of death. Lewis and Mary are my great grand parents. I am working on the Ogilvie side of the family, so I don't have all info yet. Mary Jennette Ogilvie's parents were David and Lourana Ogilvie, both burried at the Ogilvie cemetary north of the JAX airport. John Lunsford

hi jo - i checked on my map and on Fred's message (below) and the cemetery you are talking about is, indeed, Pickett Cemetery. The burials for this cemetery are listed on the Duval Co page of the Tombstone Transcription Project. you may access that site by going to: http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/florida/florida/htm when the page opens up, click on Duval and when the Duval Cemetery list comes up, scroll down and click on the Pickett Cemetery. i've always found firemen to know considerably more about their areas than the policemen. julie >Fred McCormick [email protected] >The one at Ashton & Linda is Pickett Cemetery on Calvin Street. ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 8:44 AM Subject: Re: [FLDUVAL] CEMETERY Does anyone have a list of those buried in the Pickett Cemetery on calvin st? Is this a colored or white cemetery or both? If it is a white cemetery I need to know if there is some Keller's buried in there. Thanks.......Jo.

Hello Fred, I was wondering if you have done the family history for the McCormick side of your family? There are several dead ends in my family lineage and one is a McCormick. Catherine McCormick was born in 1815 in Georgia. She married Charles Wesley Green in 1835. Charles was born in Nassau County, FL., and I think this is where they lived, or nearby. Do you have any info. that might help. This is all I have. Perhaps I should be checking some of the cemeteries in the area. Thanks Charlotte Parsons ----- Original Message ----- From: Fred McCormick Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 11:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [FLDUVAL] CEMETERY ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 2154 Subject: [FLDUVAL] CEMETERY > Hi Julie, > I found my Jacksonville map. It shows a cemetery around Ashton and Linda Dr. > You can see interstate 95 at that point where it dead ends. > Someone said that was Potter's field cemetery was there but I couldn't find > it nowhere and I even stopped and asked questions about it in the > neighborhoods. > I even stopped and ask a police officer but no dice.He did tell me to get the > hell out of there that I was in the murder capitol of Jacksonville area and I > could be raped and killed and my van stolen.I spent over an hour looking over > there but I have never been back and never will. > I thought this map showed that it was Potter's field cemeteyr but I was > wrong.It just shows a cemetery on it. > Oh well maybe what I'm looking for is at the Beaches,Lee Kirkland Cemetery I > never checked that one.It is hard to see from the road and easy to miss > unless they have changed it since I was in that area years ago. > Sooo much for that I guess. > Hugs, Jo. > The one at Ashton & Linda is Pickett Cemetery on Calvin Street.

Does anyone have a list of those buried in the Pickett Cemetery on calvin st? Is this a colored or white cemetery or both? If it is a white cemetery I need to know if there is some Keller's buried in there. Thanks.......Jo.

----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 2154 Subject: [FLDUVAL] CEMETERY > Hi Julie, > I found my Jacksonville map. It shows a cemetery around Ashton and Linda Dr. > You can see interstate 95 at that point where it dead ends. > Someone said that was Potter's field cemetery was there but I couldn't find > it nowhere and I even stopped and asked questions about it in the > neighborhoods. > I even stopped and ask a police officer but no dice.He did tell me to get the > hell out of there that I was in the murder capitol of Jacksonville area and I > could be raped and killed and my van stolen.I spent over an hour looking over > there but I have never been back and never will. > I thought this map showed that it was Potter's field cemeteyr but I was > wrong.It just shows a cemetery on it. > Oh well maybe what I'm looking for is at the Beaches,Lee Kirkland Cemetery I > never checked that one.It is hard to see from the road and easy to miss > unless they have changed it since I was in that area years ago. > Sooo much for that I guess. > Hugs, Jo. > The one at Ashton & Linda is Pickett Cemetery on Calvin Street.