Submitted by Descendants: Thomas Edward BRONSON Eliza Allen was born about 22 November 1811 in North Carolina. She married David Gornto in Irwin County, Georgia, about 20 November 1827. It is unknown exactly when she and David moved to Florida,…
Council B. ALLEN
Submitted by Descendants: Arthur Wesley, Bennie James, Charles Kendrick, Creech Kindrick, Jack Eugene, Jack Eugene, Jr., and Roselle Grantham ALLEN Council B. Allen and his wife, Susan Elizabeth Creech, migrated to West Florida from the Barnwell, S. C. area in…
Hansford ALFORD
Submitted by Descendant: John Albert BURNETT Hansford Alford was born circa 1812 in South Carolina as per the 1850 census for Columbia County, Florida. Hansford Alford was evidently in Florida when he served as a 1st Corporal/Private in Day & Wilder’s…
Thomas Joseph ADAMS
Submitted by Descendants: William Gilbert ADAMS, Jr. & Ellie Ann ADAMS Thomas Joseph Adams was the son of Thomas Adams and Mary Elizabeth Roberts, and was the grandson of Jacob Adams and Wyannie Malone, loyalists from South Carolina, that fled…
The Florida Genealogist – Vol XLV – Issue 2 – December 2022
Inside this issue:
- The Patriot War Claims as a Genealogical Resource
- Major Pickens B. Bird, CSA, and His Family – Life, Death, and War Aftermath
- Spicer Christopher of Talbot Island
- Mysteries Behind the Deserters’ Hill Story
- How to Reach Your Family’s Younger Generations
2023 FHS Public History Forum and FSGS Conference
Meet us at the intersection of history and genealogy!
The Florida Historical Society and the Florida State Genealogical Society will host a joint Public History Forum and Conference, 18-20 May 2023 in Lakeland, Florida.
Jacksonville Boys Home – Notebooks
The Jacksonville Boys Home notebooks contained short summaries from the files and the index contains 1,785 records with applications from 1906 to 1934.
Jacksonville Boys Home – Index Cards
The Jacksonville Boys Home index cards contain only name, date of birth, and case number. The index collection contains 1,670 records with applications from 1915 to 1969.
Jacksonville Boys Home – File Folders
The Jacksonville Boys Home file folders contained an assortment of documents. This index is created from the pre-printed registration sheet within each folder and contains 4,016 records with applications from 1910 to 1963.
The Florida Genealogist – Vol XLV – Issue 1 – June 2022
Inside this issue
• Tampa Bay Hurricanes and the Garrison Family of Hog Island
• The Murder of John Bessent in 1815 in Camden County, Georgia
• Florida Maps in the Online Collections of the Library of Congress
• Florida Pioneers: The Pacetti Family
• Transcriptions of Three Memorials to Congress