This site is wonderful. Anything from Slaves to Indians, to the Yellow Fever Epidemic can be found on it. An historical treasure for sure. Florida Heritage Collection http://susdl.fcla.edu/fh/

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Hello, Im looking for Naomi MAXWELL b. 07Oct1895 @ 1921 Shallcross Avenue, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. d. Mar1987 in Port Charlotte, Charlotte County, Florida. married (first name unknown) ________BRADLEY Naomi is the daughter of Amos C MAXWELL and Annie E. DAVIS. She is one of 8 (possibly 9 children) Siblings are: Sadie Walter James Hattie (my great grandmother) Harvey Joseph Rachel (Naomi fits here) Elsie May I remember Hattie Maxwell COX McMULLEN and her daughter,(my grandmother) Esther Cox BRITTINGHAM speaking of her when I was young. Hoping to make contact with her family. Would like information on the family. Hoping some connections to this family will also have bible information and possibly pictures of the family of Amos and Annie MAXWELL. Thanks Take care. Vickie

Im looking for Naomi MAXWELL b. 07Oct1895 @ 1921 Shallcross Avenue, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. d. Mar1987 in Port Charlotte, Charlotte County, Florida. married (first name unknown) ________BRADLEY Naomi is the daughter of Amos C MAXWELL and Annie E. DAVIS. She is one of 8 (possibly 9 children) Siblings are: Sadie Walter James Hattie (my great grandmother) Harvey Joseph Rachel (Naomi fits here) Elsie May I remember Hattie Maxwell COX McMULLEN and her daughter,(my grandmother) Esther Cox BRITTINGHAM speaking of her when I was young. Hoping to make contact with her family. Would like information on the family. Hoping some connections to this family will also have bible information and possibly pictures of the family of Amos and Annie MAXWELL. Thanks Take care. Vickie

Hi.. I was looking at the 1910 Census for Baker County, Macclenny, Fl and found Joshua and Courtney V. Hodges and family...In one section of the census it asked about how many children the person had and how many were still living....It said for them that she had had 13 children and only 8 were surviving....I have in my info that she had 10 so far....I do know that some died...but I didn't know that she had 13 children....this is what I have on her children... Oscar Hodges, Francis, Effie, Nettie(Kittie), James McDonald, Simmons, Clifford, Grady, Linnie and Lucy. If anyone can help me in my search for her other children...I would appreciate it....Any additonial info anyone has would be appreciated.... Stephanie Grohol

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Does any one have a Catherine Tucker married to a W.B. Whitlock probably in the 1860's? Catherine was in Orange County, Fl in the early 1860's , married a Whitlock and they then moved to Ft Pierce or Miami area. Do not know where they were married. Thanks for any info. Gloria

Hi... I am seeking the 1930 census lookup for FL and GA...specifically Alachua Co., FL, Coffee County and Ware County, GA... I did find Jake Hersey and some of his family members in the Alachua Co., FL 1930 census...but I was wondering about two of his children that I could not find...I am seeking Pearl Hersey who in 1930 would have been 26 and she married Jule or Julian Hersey and might have stayed in GA..... She lived and died in Coffee Co, GA. Seeking Desso Hersey who would have been 23 in 1930 and may have stayed in GA. Appreciate any help in this since Fl is not yet indexe... and I am not too sure if Pearl and Desso stayed in Coffee county area....may have moved ...not sure....appreciate the help... Stephanie Grohol

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I ordered three obituaries and when they came in they were not for my family. I wonder if there is someone out there who needs to have them. If so, please email me direct and I will mail them to you. (1) Walter Tucker d 1972 Volusia County, Fl. He was a retired seaman, a native of Burnt Head Canada and arrived in Fl from Port Arthur, Texas. (2) Walter E (Edson) Tucker died 1972. He was a native and lifetime resident of Oklawaha, Marion County, Fl. (3) Rosa L. White died 1986. She lived in Fitzgerald and Helena, Ga, a native of Rhine, Ga. She had among others one son H William White of Longwood. Hope these will end someone's brick wall. Gloria Olson

Hi... I am seeking some help from those who live in the FL and GA area....at least Northern FL and Southern GA....I probably said this before..I do not live in those areas..used to....I am now living in PA... Anyway... I am seeking some help in locating some of my desceased relatives....I am looking for the cemetery or plot for the following and hoping that there is an actual date of birth and death...all born in Baker Co., FL Seeking Oscar Hodges born Oct 15, 1887 and said to have died Nov 6, 1918 and is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Baker Co., Fl Effie M. Hodges born July 1894(according to the 1900 Baker Co Census) and she is buried in Emmaus Cemetery, Charlton Co., GA. Nettie "Kittie" Hodges born Oct 13, 1896 and died July 19, 1974 and is buried South prong Cemetery Baker Co., FL James M. Hodges born June 1898 and is buried Emmaus Cemetery, Charlton Co., GA Simmons Hodges born 1902 and is buried in an unmarked grave in Oak Grove... Grady Hodges born 1906 and is buried in Manntown Cemetery in Baker Co., FL.... Linnie "Lizzie" Hodges born 1907 and died 1928 and is buried Oak Grove. Lucy Hodges born 1910 and died young(not sure when) but she is buried in the Emmaus Cem., in Charlton Co., GA. If someone could do a lookup for me on these people....appreciate both dates if given....and anything else of interest....I would appreciate the help very much.... Thank you anyone who can help in advance.... Stephanie Grohol

Hi... I am hoping someone can help me....I was doing a search in the 1930 census for Florida...so far not indexed.....and I found something of interest....If someone could help me in doing a lookup....I found a Halton or Holton, Francis with a wife named Effie M. and several kids....If someone could decipher this name for me....he is on page 6 B of the census....Baker County, Macclenny.....I would appreciate the help.... Stephanie Grohol

My appreciation to all who responded to my question about Camp Lee. I am impressed with the depth of knowledge you all have and appreciate the research many did to help solve the question. Thanks to you, I now know where he enlisted,(where Camp Lee was) what hospital he was in and where he is buried including the grave number. Thanks again, John John L. Whitney [email protected]

My great-grandfather's service record abstract indicates that he enlisted in Co. C, 7th Florida Infantry at Camp Lee. Soldiers of Florida and Confederate Military History say that the 7th Florida was formed at Gainesville. In April of 1862, Governor John Milton posted a letter to Brigadier General Floyd instructing him "to arm all the companies which may be at Camp Lee, near Gainesville, - - with Enfield rifles". On April 10, 1862, Governor Milton posted a letter to Secretary of War Randolph which stated "Camp Lee is near Gainesville, East Florida". That's pretty definitive and authoritative as far as the Gainesville camp goes. In addition, however, the Official Records includes a list showing the 5th Florida was at "Camp Lee near Tallahassee" on May 21, 1862, so there were at least two camps in Florida. A quick sort of the Official Records CD returns hits on Camps Lee in Missouri, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. There were probably many more.

I reiterate... Lee was a popular name for Confederate Camps. So was Jackson. There were camps all over the place, even just within Florida, and as various troops moved in and out the names changed, or at least the different units used different names for the same place. An example is Camp Leon here in Leon County. The daily Florida History e-mails have reference to it as Camp Mary David. However, I am pretty certain that it was actually Mary Davis. I see no reason at all to believe that there was only one Camp Lee in Florida. There may very well have been one in every place mentioned so far, as well as others. Another example... I think that as soon as Gen. Finegan was removed from command after Olustee, the camp near Lake City that bore his name, got a new one. Another possible example... Camp Lamar Cobb. Gen. Cobb's successor in command was very critical of his "nepotism" and though I don't know of any specific new name or even if Camp Lamar Cobb continued to exist after that point... but if it did, I'll pretty well bet that its name changed. Mr. William S. Smedlund, at the time of publication of his book, lived at 1666 Glen Arm Dr., Lithonia, GA 30058-5513. That's all I know... <G> RW Warren Smith wrote: >Richard: Who is Mr. Smedlund and how do we get in touch with him? I've seen about six replies to >this question (location of Camp Lee), and the answers range anywhere from Santa Rosa County, Lake >City, Gainesville, Newnansville, North Marion County, etc. Somewhere there has to be a definitive >location for this camp. Too many men went through there. > >Thanks, >Warren >Tarpon Springs, FL >

I am looking for info regarding my g-g-g-grandparents, William McElvy/McElvey and his first wife, Barbara (Barbary) Reeves. They were married in 1799 and had 14 children. They were in Burke Co, GA in 1802, then in Tattnall Co, GA in 1820 and then in Decatur Co, GA in 1830 where they settled and died. Barbara died in 1838 in the Bainbridge, Decatur Co, GA area. William was a Primitive Baptist preacher in SE GA. He died in 1842 in the Bainbridge, Decatur Co, GA area. I would like to know where Barbara Reeves was born, married and who her parents were. I am also looking for descendants (McElvy and Reeves) of William McElvy and Barbara Reeves McElvy. I have extensive info on 12 of William & Barbara McElvy's 14 children that I will gladly share. Any info will be greatly appreciated. Liz Gerlits Palm Bay, FL ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ "Recipes from Family, Friends & Strangers," by Liz Gerlits (a cookbook with a genealogy flavor). Email me privately at [email protected] for details.

One thing to keep in mind is that there were two military district headquarters in Confederate Florida... that I know of. This may have (or probably did) change from time to time and I think that they were in effect consolidated by the end of the war. One was in Quincy, Gadsden County, and General Howell Cobb established Camp Lamar Cobb near Quincy when he was commander there (Lamar Cobb was his son & adjutant). The other was at Lake City, Columbia County. There seem to have been several names applied to the Confederate encampment near Lake City from which the Battle of Olustee was fought and there may have been another or others in the vicinity. It appears that the defensive posture of the Confederate forces within Florida was very fluid... essentially a mobile defence that anticipated and responded to Union activities. As various units came & went it seems that in some cases at least, they gave the same place a different name. A friend of mine and fellow member (at different times) of D Co 1/502d Infantry in Vietnam, Mr. Mike Kelley, recently published the results of a massive effort entitled _Where We Were_ with over 600 pages of information about places named by Americans in Vietnam. We probably don't think much of military efforts in Florida during the Civil War period now, because of a focus of going on the better part of a century and a half, on main battle areas of the Armies of Northern Virginia and Tennessee. But Florida was nothing like a vacuum. On a small scale there were continuous military activities here throughout the war. If it weren't for the thin & scattered nature of some of the documentation, a compilation of similar information for Florida could probably reach two or three hundred pages. There should be quite a story there, if it can be ferreted out. I'm glad to hear that Mr. Smedlund is working on this subject area. RW MAUREEN POOLE wrote: >My g-g-grandfather enlisted at Camp Lee. Am sure it was >in Lake City. >

Can someone give me any information on Victoria Lane who married Walter Tucker? They were residents of Chuluota in 1908 when they applied for a marriage license. I have 3 Walter Tuckers so I don't know if this is my missing family. Thank you so much Gloria

In a message dated 11/22/2002 5:13:45 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > "Censuses of the territory and State of Florida were taken in 1825, > 1837, 1845, and each 10 years thereafter. Are there any records of 1895? 1905? later? When did these end? Paul M. Hendricks