Headstone of John Hanahan Sams
Dublin Core
Title
Headstone of John Hanahan Sams
Alternative Title
John Hanahan Sams Headstone
Subject
Merritt Island (Fla.)
Episcopalians--United States
Growers, Fruit
Description
John Hanahan Sams (1839-1924) was one of the founders of St. Luke's Episcopal Church of Courtenay. He was the first Senior Warden of St. Luke's Episcopal Church. Sams and his family immigrated to Brevard County from John's Island, South Carolina to make a fresh start after the Civil War in 1875. Sams was also citrus grower, pineapple grower, sugar cane grower, first superintendent of schools for Brevard County, and early pioneer. His home is preserved at 6195 North Tropical Trail in Merritt Island, Florida.
St. Luke's Church is located at 5555 North Tropical Trail in Courtenay, an unincorporated community in Merritt Island, Florida. In the 1870s, the church founding families of LaRoche, Porcher, and Sams migrated from Charleston and John's Island of South Carolina and settled in Courtenay, Florida. The Carpenter Gothic-style church was erected in 1888, with funding from Lucy A. Boardman and land from Edward Porcher. The first resident Vicar of St. Luke's, Reverend Paul A. Perrine Jr., was appointed in 1962 and the congregation began to grow steadily. On November 15, 1974, the church was admitted as a Parish in the Diocese of Central Florida, with Father Perrine as the first rector. The church and cemetery were added to the National Register of Historic Places under the name "Old St. Luke's Episcopal Church and Cemetery" on June 15, 1990.
St. Luke's Church is located at 5555 North Tropical Trail in Courtenay, an unincorporated community in Merritt Island, Florida. In the 1870s, the church founding families of LaRoche, Porcher, and Sams migrated from Charleston and John's Island of South Carolina and settled in Courtenay, Florida. The Carpenter Gothic-style church was erected in 1888, with funding from Lucy A. Boardman and land from Edward Porcher. The first resident Vicar of St. Luke's, Reverend Paul A. Perrine Jr., was appointed in 1962 and the congregation began to grow steadily. On November 15, 1974, the church was admitted as a Parish in the Diocese of Central Florida, with Father Perrine as the first rector. The church and cemetery were added to the National Register of Historic Places under the name "Old St. Luke's Episcopal Church and Cemetery" on June 15, 1990.
Creator
McFarland, Tom
Source
Original digital color image by Tom McFarland, 2012.
Date Created
2012
Is Part Of
St. Luke's Episcopal Church Collection, Merritt Island Collection, Brevard County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
108 KB
Medium
1 color digital image
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Courtenay, Merritt Island, Florida
Spatial Coverage
28.456457, -80.716525
Temporal Coverage
1839-02-11/1924-11-28
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Tom McFarland.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the St. Luke's Episcopal Church and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
RICHES MI
Source Repository
Private Collection of Tom McFarland
External Reference
"History." St. Luke's Episcopal Church. http://www.stlukesmi.org/history/.
Transcript
JOHN HANAHAN SAMS
BORN FEB. 11, 1839
DIED NOV. 28, 1924
SAMS
BORN FEB. 11, 1839
DIED NOV. 28, 1924
SAMS
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 color digital image
Collection
Citation
Tom McFarland, “Headstone of John Hanahan Sams,” RICHES, accessed April 26, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/1402.