Papers, 1862-1912.

Reid, Mary Martha, 1812-1894.

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Governor's wife, school teacher, soldier. Born in St. Mary's, Ga., she met and married Rev. Robert R. Reid, who became the 4th Territorial Governor of Florida. Governor Reid died in the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1841 which left his widow homeless with 2 sons, one of whom died within a year. She became a school teacher at her church's school and was noted for helping Confederate soldiers and taking over a cannon after one soldier was killed in the Civil War. After the war ...

Jenckes, Harriet B.

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Swann, Edward, b. ca. 1795

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Travers family.

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Smith, James.

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James Smith was a printer's apprentice in Virginia. From the description of James Smith reminiscences, 1840-1843. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 244007371 Epithet: of Add MS 27925 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001199.0x0002d5 Schoolteacher, member of the 9th Michigan Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army, and farmer; of Romeo (Macomb Co.), Mich. From the description ...

Jenckes, Mary

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Swann, Samuel Ashe, 1832-1909

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Real estate speculator, developer, and entrepreneur. Born May 20, 1832 in Pittsboro, Moore County, North Carolina. Swann sought his fortune in Florida when he moved to Fernandina in November, 1855 to be the accountant for Finegan and Company, the firm contracted to build the Florida Railroad. In November 1859, Swann married Martha R. Travere of St. Augustine. The Swanns evacuated Fernandina in 1862 after Union troops captured the port and moved to Gainesville. They retur...