As a rule of thumb, the term "promoter" in Florida often refers to real estate sales... and coupled with the name of a place in Florida, I would believe it pretty likely that he was promoting land sales/development in that place. RW ELIZABETH RUSSO wrote: > > Wow! I just subscribed to this list yesterday, asked two questions, > received about 20 responses! Thank you, folks. I now know St. Andrew's > Bay is in/near/a part of Panama City in present-day Bay County, but in > 1880, would have been a part of another county. > > Now for another question. My mystery relative was referred to as a "St. > Andrew's Bay, FL Promoter" in 1886. > > In 1856, this man was a cotton gin maker in Alabama. > > ------>Q. What would he be possibly promoting in 1886 in FL? St. > Andrew's Bay itself? Cotton gins? Something else?<------------- > > He is listed as "Dr. Joseph Cornelius DuBois;" we don't know what he was > a doctor of, but one brother was an M.D., another a dentist. > > Any wild speculation or more highly-reasoned responses welcome! > > Elizabeth