Submitted by Descendant: Erman Edward MURRAY John A. Whitehurst was born about 1815 in Georgia, he first settled in Hamilton County, Florid about 1835. He fought twice, in 1836 and 1840, with the Florida Militia during the Seminole wars. He…
Jesse WIGGANS
Submitted by Descendants: Halley Jr., Halley Bronson III, and Halley BRONSON IV Jesse Wiggans was born Tatnall County, Georgia and moved to Columbia County, Florida where he enlisted in Captain W. B. North’s Company of Florida Volunteers and served from…
John Daniel WILLIAMS
Submitted by Descendants: Vivian “Babe” Carter DAVIS; Jessica Harper HOOVER; Sylvia “Peggy” Carter MANN; and Paul Vaughn WYNN John Daniel Williams was born in Tattnall Co., Georgia in 1816. He came to Columbia Co. Florida, with his parents, William Williams…
John Daniel WILLIAMS
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…
Manning Jiles WILLIAMS
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…
William Henry WILLLINGHAM
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…
William Henry WILLINGHAM
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…
Charles L. WILSON
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…
Henry C. WILSON
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…
Jasper Newton WILSON
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…