Florida Pioneer Biographies

Submitted by Descendant:  Glenn F. ROUTH Martha B. Tison was born in Georgia on 21 April 1826.  On 1 April 1841 she married Henry C. Wilson.  This marriage took place in Alachua County, Territory of Florida.  Between 1841 and 1853 she gave birth to five (5) children, Jasper, Louisa, Frances,…

Submitted by Descendant:  Paula Townsend MARCZYNSK As indicated by the 1895 photo of the family, John Hill Townsend was the true patriarch of this large, extended family.  Although born in Lowndes County, Georgia on 18 Mar 1833, he moved to Florida with his parents and siblings while at a young…

 Submitted by Descendant:  Rollin “Ron” L. Peek James Tompkins and Nancy Ann Pearce were married on 29 July 1830 in Camden County, Georgia,  James was born 16 November 1808 and was the third son of Donald and Frances King Tompkins, and grandson of John and Elizabeth McKay Tompkins. The Donald…

Submitted by Descendant:  Paula Townsend MARCZYNSKI John (Jack) Townsend, son of John and Keziah Hays Townsend of South Carolina, moved to Lowndes County, Georgia in Dec 1825 along with his brothers Jesse, Allen, and David.  Jack was commissioned 1st Lieut. of the Militia in the 662nd Militia District 9 Aug 1827 and…

Submitted by Descendants:  Heather Danielle, Paula Townsend, and Tara Lynn MARCZYNSKI John Light Townsend was the son of Gilchrist County Pioneer, John Hill Townsend (certificate C757).  He was born in 9 Sep 1856 in the Willeford District of Alachua County, Florida, which later became part of Gilchrist County, and lived…

Submitted by Descendants:  Heather Danielle, Paula Townsend, and Tara Lynn MARCZYNSKI Simeon Lyte Townsend was born a simple country boy, but through his love of reading and learning, he became a well-educated and respected man.  He was soft spoken, an eloquent speaker, and a great storyteller.  He often regaled his…

Submitted by Descendants:  The Alley, Byers, Earnshaw, & Sumara Families Ann Turlington was born 1800, daughter of James Turlington and Nancy Bass of Sampson County, NC.  Her father died when Ann was a young child.  She married Bailey Chesnut and had several children.  The family moved in the 1830s to…

Submitted by Descendants:  Blake Timothy, Charles Franklin, Eden Michele and Jessie Irene Hogarth BEARD; Amanda Faye, Brenda Cothren, and Jared Lamar BECK; Robbyn Ronea, and Stephanie Maranda GRINER; Dana Nicole, Erik Andrew, and Jean Beard SCHMIDT; Cynthia Cothren Griner and Jordan Alexis SOMMISE; and Caroline Hogarth SPEER Court records show…

Submitted by Descendants:  John Edward Jr. and Trysha Lee KRASNOSKY; Camryn Nicole, Kathryn Danielle, and Tami Krasnosky SKIPPER John Wesley Vickery, son of Richard Vickery and Mary Lucinda Entrekin was born on 9 August 1838 in Escambia County, Florida.  John married Jincey Lucinda Gunter on 21 May 1860 in Escambia…