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Submitted by Descendants:  John Albert and John Edward BURNETT John Daniel Williams was an early pioneer of Florida during the Territorial Period (1821-1845) of the State’s history.  He was the son of William Williams and Sarah Harvey and was born circa 1814 at Bryan County, Georgia.  In the 1830’s he…

Submitted by Descendants:  Jetti Rae, Luke Quin, Rafael Quin, and Virginia Belle GODWIN; and Dena Elizabeth JOHNSTON Manning Jiles Williams possessed a true “pioneer” spirit.  At the fledgling age of fourteen (born June 21, 1823), the young Georgian answered the call to Florida and volunteered for the first of five…

Anna E. “Annie” HILLIARD Submitted by Descendants:  Holly Hill, Riley Davis, and Taylor Hill HAYNES; Caroline Grace, Jonathan Bennett, Michael Robert, Robert Lewis, and Robert Lewis HILL Jr. Although the exact date and location of William Henry Willingham’s birth remains a mystery, the 1840 census shows his residence as Ware…

Submitted by Descendants:  Waldo W. DAVIS and Gloria Beatrice Ann HART William Henry Willingham was born 18 April 1816, possibly in Oglethorpe, Georgia.  William voted in the 1845 state election in Columbia County and served four enlistments in the Indian Wars. He married Anna. E. “Annie” Hilliard on 23 July…

Submitted by Descendants:  Debbie, Jann, & Alexis ROTSTEIN Oral history tells us that Charles L. Wilson was born in Bangor, Maine in 1818.  Charles L. Wilson registered to vote in the 1845 statewide election in Mineral Springs, Columbia County.  He married Lydia Gillett.  Their first daughter, Susan Elizabeth Wilson, was…

Submitted by Descendants:  Corey Ryan, Karen Lyn, Kaylee Ann, Maedell “Mae” Routh, and Max Clinton CARR, Jr.; Kaitlin Courtney, Kimberly Kay Carr, Kristin Nicole, and Lindsey Kay MARTIN; and Glenn Franklin ROUTH When you consider the professional positions he held and his beautiful handwriting you expect to find Henry C.…

Submitted by Descendants:  Aliah Anne FARLEY; Audrey Michel, Austin Ray, Ethan Kyle, Ira Henry, Keira Elizabeth, Kyle Edward, Michael Lee, Reece Everett, Susan A Routh, Thomas Cole, Thomas Harold, and Trace Michael JACKSON The eldest of five children, Jasper Newton Wilson was born 27 March 1842 in Newmansville, Alachua County,…

Submitted by Descendants:  Christina M., James M. Jr., Lisa L., Raylene M., and Stephanie M. WORLEY Jacob Worley was born about 1821 in Camden County, Georgia.  He appears on the list of voters from the Cedar Creek area of Duval County for the first Florida election held in 1845.  On…

Submitted by Descendants:  Christina M., James M. Jr., Lisa L., Raylene M., and Stephanie M. WORLEY William S. Worley was born to Jacob and Mary in February of 1856.  In 1880 William was listed on the Manatee County census as a single man and a herder.  By 1881 he had…