Hi, I am looking for SKS to look up several older obituaries in the Jacksonville Newspapers for me. If interested contact me off -line at _DLPY@AOL.COM_ (mailto:DLPY@AOL.COM) . Dave

Would some one kindly send me the address of the repository for the old cathedral records, which I recall was moved to a place near Mandarin? Will they respond to requests for information? If not, is there some one reading this who goes there and would kindly look up a marriage and their children for me? We are interested to see which Mestre Margaret Joaneda (aka Floyd) married. She was the daughter of Jose and Isabella (Dewees) Joaneda (Yuaneda y Florit, aka Floyd), and is the sister of my great grandmother, Catherine (Floyd Hall) Taylor. Margaret in 1830 married Henry DeMasters, but that wedding was by a justice of the peace. Many thanks for considering my request. Ed T of PGH

Is there any evidence of a surname Surrough in the Jacksonville area between 1880 and 1890? Thanks, Marge

Hello Stephanie - My records indicate that the Daniels Cemetery is also known as the Turknett Cemetery. However, I do not show a burial for a Dorcas Gainey (including any possible spelling variations). You can access the burial records for Duval County's page of the Tombstone Transcription Project at http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/florida/duval.htm. You might want to look through them for your Dorcas Gainey. Julie Thames Howell Jacksonville, Florida ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe and Stephanie Grohol To: FLDUVAL-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 6:31 AM Subject: [FLDUVAL] Daniel(s) Cemetery. Duval Co, FL Hi... I am looking for someone that is said to be buried in Daniel(s) Cemetery in Duval Co, FL.....I have her name as Dorcas Gainey (first name could be spelled differently.).... I have her as born May 1866, but I am not sure when she died.....she was born in Charlton Co, GA....she married Isaac Gainey....in 1883 in Charlton Co, GA.....but I discovered in the census...that she either divorced him or she was widowed..... Could someone help me with this cemetery? Appreciate any help.....thank you.... Stephanie Grohol

Hi... I am looking for someone that is said to be buried in Daniel(s) Cemetery in Duval Co, FL.....I have her name as Dorcas Gainey (first name could be spelled differently.).... I have her as born May 1866, but I am not sure when she died.....she was born in Charlton Co, GA....she married Isaac Gainey....in 1883 in Charlton Co, GA.....but I discovered in the census...that she either divorced him or she was widowed..... Could someone help me with this cemetery? Appreciate any help.....thank you.... Stephanie Grohol

Thanks to everyone who sent ideas for the cemetery refurbishing. I now have a lot of options. Jon Furguson was also in touch with me and will keep in touch. He also gave me some suggestions. Thanks again to all of you! I'm beginning to feel better about the situation and will proceed. Harriett

You might contact The Chicora Foundation. Their website is http://www.chicora.org/ They might be able to help with a grant, etc. I would also check their contents page http://www.chicora.org/toc.htm under "Cemetery Preservation" Some of the topics there include Lawn Maintenance http://www.chicora.org/lawn_maintenance.htm Cleaning, Disaster Planning, etc. Ann Staley ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harriett Ogilvie" <ogilvie356@bellsouth.net> To: <FLDUVAL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 9:35 PM Subject: [FLDUVAL] Starratt Cemetery >I would like some advice on who to contact or hire to do some work in a >family cemetery that has been neglected. It is very overgrown. There is at >least one grave that has sunk a bit. A hole is visible. So I know that >will have to be taken care of before we can get someone to work on the >weeds and such. > > The city sold it for back taxes. Of course they never contacted any of the > family before doing it. I will say that the city personnel was very > helpful with assisting when they realized that the someone in the family > did want it. We had to negotiate with the person who bought it. He was > very nice and allowed us to buy it from him. Now we've got to do the > repairs, etc. I do want it to be brought back close to what it was years > ago. > > If anyone has advice for me, I would appreciate a reply. > > Thanks, > Harriett Ogilvie > > > > >

Hi Harriet - I would call Evergreen Cemetery and ask their advice. Surely they could advise you what type of people to hire. You certainly don't want a regular "lawn service" going around the gravestones with weed-wackers, damaging the stones, etc. Julie ----- Original Message ----- From: Harriett Ogilvie To: FLDUVAL-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 9:35 PM Subject: [FLDUVAL] Starratt Cemetery I would like some advice on who to contact or hire to do some work in a family cemetery that has been neglected. It is very overgrown. There is at least one grave that has sunk a bit. A hole is visible. So I know that will have to be taken care of before we can get someone to work on the weeds and such. The city sold it for back taxes. Of course they never contacted any of the family before doing it. I will say that the city personnel was very helpful with assisting when they realized that the someone in the family did want it. We had to negotiate with the person who bought it. He was very nice and allowed us to buy it from him. Now we've got to do the repairs, etc. I do want it to be brought back close to what it was years ago. If anyone has advice for me, I would appreciate a reply. Thanks, Harriett Ogilvie

I would like some advice on who to contact or hire to do some work in a family cemetery that has been neglected. It is very overgrown. There is at least one grave that has sunk a bit. A hole is visible. So I know that will have to be taken care of before we can get someone to work on the weeds and such. The city sold it for back taxes. Of course they never contacted any of the family before doing it. I will say that the city personnel was very helpful with assisting when they realized that the someone in the family did want it. We had to negotiate with the person who bought it. He was very nice and allowed us to buy it from him. Now we've got to do the repairs, etc. I do want it to be brought back close to what it was years ago. If anyone has advice for me, I would appreciate a reply. Thanks, Harriett Ogilvie

Please for Publication. The Jacksonville Genealogial Society will hold their monthly meeting, May 20, 2006, at 1:30 p.m. at the Webb-Wesconnett Library, 6887 103rd Street, Jacksonville, Florida. We are very pleased to have as our speaker, Ms. Holly Beasley, who will be presenting a slideshow entitled "500 Years at the Beaches." The program will figuratively walk the listerner through history; beginning with an overview of northeast Florida--the Timucua, the coming colonial powers, and the fledgling state government, to a candid look at each of the six communities we represent today. For additional information please contact, Mary Chauncey at (904) 781-9300. Thank You, Jim Laird, Publicity Chairman.

The Southern Genealogist’s Exchange Society, Inc., in Jacksonville, Florida, will hold its monthly program meeting on Saturday, May 13, 2006, at 10 A.M., at the SGES library, 6215 Sauterne Drive, located on Jacksonville’s Westside within a short distance of I-295 exits 12 and 16. The speaker will be Mrs. Drew Brundick Haramis, on the topic, “The History of Ortega and its Early Families.” She is a native Jacksonvillian, a school teacher and history tour conductor. For information about SGES, call 778-1000, or visit www.sgesjax.com, or Email President Jon Ferguson at president@sgesjax.com. For a short narrated video tour of the SGES library, visit http://snipurl.com/okfl. Submitted by Ed Murfin, SGES Public Relations Chair, publicity@sgesjax.com.

could anyone give me some information on this family? Barbara Crissman gave me the obit for Harold Yeargin, but I am still searching for the obit for William M. Yeargin who died in Jacksonville in 1940. Don't know where he is buried. His wife Alice died in June 1956. Another James C. Yeargin died in Alachua Co, Mary 1968. Any help is appreciated Anne V. also helped me with some information. Thanks. Mary

The main branch of the Jacksonville Public Library system has the death index for Florida on microfiche. Here is a link to their page, http://jpl.coj.net/U_ENG_iFiles/hours.html#main If you find the person you are looking for there, you can look for an obituary in the Florida Times-Union or Jacksonville Journal newspapers on microfilm at the library or order a Florida death certificate. Here is a link for that, http://www.doh.state.fl.us/planning_eval/vital_statistics/deaths.htm Good luck, Jim Gray

Hi If anyone knows of any FREE Genealogy sites that has information for Duval County, Fl Would you pretty please post it ?

Does any one know the site for Duval County Death Records ? I know there use to be a site where you could search the death index and it was a free site . Thanks CJK PS A Great Big Thank you to : Susan Muzio del Valle Conner for letting us know abt Jacksonville City Directories http://jpl.coj.net/DLC/FLorida/RBMP/CDindex.html

I have an Edward F. Canova married to a Mamie E. Binnewies on Sept. 24, 1890. I believe they lived in Duval County. Does anyone know of this couple? Thanks, Kathy Kjt54@aol.com

That's gonna be a toughie considering that "Sonny" is a nickname. The best suggestion I can offer is to look in the Jacksonville City Directories for 1936 and see what you can find under Carson. An Index of Jacksonville City Directories can be found at http://jpl.coj.net/dlc/florida/rbmp/cdindex.html . However, the directory for 1936 is not online yet. Give the library a call; in 1936 Jacksonville wasn't all that big, so there can't be too many. By the way, in that time frame, there were a lot of "common law" marriages. Julie ----- Original Message ----- From: Kjt54@aol.com To: FLDUVAL-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 5:03 PM Subject: [FLDUVAL] Finding Someone I am looking for a person by the name of "Sonny Carson." He was in the Jacksonville around 1936. My mother was with him. She went by the name of Helen Carson. I don't know if they were married or not. Thanks, Kathy Thompson Kjt54@aol.com

I am looking for a person by the name of "Sonny Carson." He was in the Jacksonville around 1936. My mother was with him. She went by the name of Helen Carson. I don't know if they were married or not. Thanks, Kathy Thompson Kjt54@aol.com

Does anyone know of the wheelwrights of Florida? My great-great-grandfather was one. This occupation was on the 1850 census for him and this was in Santa Rosa Cty. I was wondering if there was a list of names of people who worked as wheelwrights. kathy thompson Kjt54@aol.com

I would like to thank everyone who answered my email and helped me to find Stacy's mother and husband. Please keep them in your prayers and ask a special prayer that they find her father Jimmy who is supposed to be in Orlando right now. Thanks again, Joy