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The headstone of Private Rufus H. Lennon Jr. Lennon (1921-1944), a soldier from Bradenton, Florida. Lennon was born in 1921 to Rufus H. Lennon, Sr. and Bertha Lennon. On November 21, 1940, he enlisted in the U.S. Army at the age of 19. Pvt. Lennon…

Headstone for Private Ralph Brantley (1922-1944). Pvt. Brantley was born in Georgia in 1923, but had migrated to Spartanburg, South Carolina, by 1930. By 1940, he was residing in Jacksonville, Florida. Pvt. Brantley served in the 180th Infantry…

Headstone of Private Ralph Brantley (1922-1944) who was killed in action in World War II. He served in the 180th Infantry Regiment 45th Infantry Division and was buried at the Epinal Cemetery in France.

The headstone of Private James Whitley (ca. 1924-1944). A native of Orange County, Florida, Whitely was a private in the U.S. Army during World War II. He died during his service in France and is currently buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and…

The headstone of Private James Walter Grady (1924-1945). A resident of Sanford, Florida, Grady was a private in the U.S. Army during World War II. He died during his service in France and is currently buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and…

The headstone of Private James Robert Maddox (1924-1944). In 1924, Maddox was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Claude Haskell Maddox, Sr. (b. 1895) and Nita P. Maddox (b. 1900). Maddox was the oldest of three with two brothers, William Maddox and Claude…

The headstone of Private Hubert Cody Gibson (1921-1945). Pvt. Gibson was born on June 16, 1921, in Sandersville, Georgia, to Frank Elizah Gibson and Jeanette Buelah Brantley. Pvt. Gibson enlisted in the U.S. Army in Florida as a private in the 191st…

The headstone of Francis D. Jordan (ca. 1918- 1945). Francis was born in New York on September 15th, 1918. He eventually moved to Florida sometime after 1930, where he married his wife, Elise Barfield. Francis D. Jordan was a Private in the United…

The headstone of Francis D. Jordan (ca. 1918- 1945). Jordan was born in New York on September 15, 1918, but he migrated to Florida sometime after 1930, where he married his wife, Elise Barfield. Francis enlisted in the U.S. Army on July 11, 1944, at…

The headstone of Private first class Solomon Callis Sturdivant (1914-1945). Sturdivant was born to James Sturdivant and Mary Sturdivant on April 25, 1914, in Wytheville, Virginia. PFC Sturdivant was drafted by the U.S. Army on December 29, 1942,…

The headstone of Samuel T. Williams (1922-1945). A native of Eustis, Williams served as a Private First Class (PFC) in the U.S. Army during World War II. He died during his service in France and is currently buried at the Epinal American Cemetery and…

This is the headstone of Solomon Sturdivant, located in Plot B Row 28 Grave 15 at Epinal American Cemetery in Dinozé, France. PFC Solomon Sturdivant was born to James and Mary Sturdivant on April 25, 1915 in Wytheville, Virginia. He was drafted by…

PFC Clifford A. Judah was declared missing in action by the Army in 1945. This headstone was used to memorialize him even though his body was not found and his name was not known at the time.
This Census shows information for PFC Clifford A. Judah…

The headstone of Percival Mazel Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Helseth was born in 1918 and died in 1995. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled…

The headstone of Paul R. Warren, Sr. at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Warren was born in 1917 and died in 1979. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in…

The headstone of Ouida M. Daniels at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Daniels was born in 1898 and died in 1969. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892…

The headstone of Oscar Harold Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Helseth was born in 1903 and died in 1991. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in…

The headstone of Mildred E. Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Helseth was born in 1943 and died in 2000. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in…

The headstone of Marylyn B. Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Helseth was born in 1917 and died in 2003. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in…

The headstone of Mary Parker Hamm at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Hamm was born in 1887 and died in 1971. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892 by…

The headstone of Mary E. Nelson at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Nelson was born in 1914 and died in 1944. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892 by…

The headstone of Martha Hubbard at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Hubbard was born in 1895 and died in 1966. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892…

The headstone of Marion M. Daniels at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Daniels was born in 1894 and died in 1913. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in…

The headstone of Major Jack Cameron Heist (1919-1944). Maj. Heist was born to Henry S. Heist and Christina Heist on November 6, 1919, in Eustis, Florida. He received his commission on May 29, 1941, to serve in World War II. Maj. Heist was an…

The headstone of Major B. Daniels at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Daniels was born in 1860 and died in 1947. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892…

The headstone of Mae Summerlin at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Summerlin was born in 1886 and died in 1977. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892…

The headstone of Lorraine Friland Goodermuth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Goodermuth was born in 1934 and died in 2007. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first…

The headstone of Lieutenant Dean N. Post, Jr. (1921-1944). Lt. Post was a pilot from Tampa, Florida, who served in the U.S. Army during World World II with the 357th Fighter Group of the 264th Fighter Squadron. His airplane crashed in Martimpré,…

The headstone of Lelano Summerlin, nicknamed Tuffy Summerlin, at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Summerlin was born in 1914 and died in 1963. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The…

The headstone of Karl Edwin Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Helseth was born in 1919 and died in 1934. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in…

The headstone of Karl E. Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Helseth was born in 1892 and died in 1972. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892…

The headstone of Julius "July" Perry, surrounded by white flowers, stones, shells and a strip of stickers that read, "I VOTED."The Alliance for Truth and Justice (ATJ) is a volunteer-based organization that engages with the community to promote…

The headstone of Joyce Faye Knott at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Knott was born in 1942 and died in 2009. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892…

The headstone of Joseph D. Nelson at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Nelson was born in 1902 and died in 1985. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892…

The headstone of John S. Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. This individual was born in 1957 and died in 1992. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled…

The headstone of John P. Summerlin at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Summerlin was born in 1919 and died in 1985. He was a sergeant (SGT) in the U.S. Army (USA) during World War II.Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the…

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…

The headstone of John E. Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Helseth was born in 1923 and died in 1992. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892…

The headstone of Jens Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Helseth was born in 1858 and died in 1944. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892 by…

The headstone of Jennie Louise Summerlin Parker at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Summerlin was born in 1911 and died in 2010. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first…

The headstone of James D. Knott at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Knott was born in 1964 and died in 1970. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892 by…

The headstone of Jacob Ericsen at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Ericsen was born in 1845 and died in 1905. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892 by…

The headstone of Isaac Edward Parker at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Parker was born in 1916 and died in 2012. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in…

The headstone of Hollis H. Knott at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Knott was born in 1916 and died in 1988. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892 by…

The headstone of Henry Hubbard at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Hubbard was born in 1878 and died in 1967. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892 by…

The headstone of Helen Schwebke Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Schwebke was born in 1927 and died in 1977. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled…

The headstone of Hazel C. Friland at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Friland was born in 1912 and died in 1979. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892…

The headstone of Harry C. Schwebke Jr. at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Schwebke was born in 1906 and died in 1973. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled…

The headstone of Harriet Helseth Schwebke at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Schwebke was born in 1908 and died in 1965. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first…

The headstone of Harold Shiland Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Helseth was born in 1931 and died in 2015. Helseth was presumably the son of Harold Shiland Helseth and Betty Priest Helseth.Viking Cemetery is one of the last…

The headstone of Harold Shiland Helseth and Betty Priest Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Harold Helseth was born in 1931 and died in 2015. Betty Helseth was born in 1934 and died in 2014. The two were presumably a married…

The headstone of Harold Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Helseth was born in 1924 and died the same year. He was the infant song of Arthur Helseth and Laura Helseth.Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small…

The headstone of Grace L. Butterwick at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Butterwick was born in 1891 and died in 1982. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled…

The headstone of George A. Hamm at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Hamm was born in 1918 and died in 1975. Hamm served as a Private First Class (PFC) in the U.S. Army (USA) during World War II.Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining…

The headstone of Frank M. Daniels at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Daniels was born in 1899 and died in 1962. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892…

The headstone of First Lieutenant Frank Black Morgan (1920-1944). 1st Lt. Morgan was born on January 28, 1920, to Samuel Morgan and Edna Grace Morgan. Samuel Morgan was a first generation American of Northern Irish descent, working in the publishing…

This image displays the headstone of First Lieutenant Frank B. Morgan, a member of the 555th Bomber Squadron, 386th Bomber Group, Medium, in Épinal, France.

The headstone of Doyle Fleming Nee (1921-1944), who attended Pensacola High School in Pensacola, Florida. He married one of his classmates before joining the U.S. Army Air Forces' (USAAF) 367th Fighter Squadron of the 358th Fighter Group during World…

The headstone of Fannie F. Daniels at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Daniels was born in 1877 and died in 1954. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in…

The headstone of Everett R. Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Helseth was born in 1926 and died in 1943. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in…

The headstone of Ethel E. Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Helseth was born in 1896 and died in 1958. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892…

The headstone of Emma Nelson, nicknamed Dot Nelson, at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Nelson was born in 1923. Her date of death is unknown. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The…

The headstone of Elmore W. Nelson at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Nelson was born in 1883 and died in 1965. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892…

The headstone of Ella J. Daniels at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Daniels was born in 1855 and died in 1914. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892…

The headstone of E. Kenneth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Kenneth was born in 1909 and died in 1965. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892 by…

Headstone of David Mizell, Jr. (1808-1884), an early settler on Lake Mizell, at the Conway United Methodist Church Cemetery in 2003. Mizell became the first chairman of the Orange County Commission in 1869 and served until through 1871. He also…

The headstone of Corporal Wilson Foch Smith (1918-1945). A resident of Graceville, Florida, Smith was born to Robert Smith and Hester Smith on October 24, 1918. He worked as a farmhand in the Graceville area prior to his enlistment into the U.S. Army…

The headstone of Clara J. Reynolds at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Reynolds was born in 1924 and died in 1996. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in…

The headstone of Charles Guice Helseth, nicknamed Chuck Helseth, at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. This individual was born in 1944 and died in 2001. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce,…

The headstone of Captain William H. Smith (1920-1945). Smith was born on November 28, 1920, as the youngest of three children to John Seward Smith and Eva Wilds Smith. The Smiths lived at 419 Smith Street in Jacksonville, Florida. Three days before…

The headstone of Captain Lee Silver (ca. 1922-1945). Capt. Silver was born to in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Herman Silver and Bertha Silver, around 1922-1923. His parents were Herman Silver and Bertha Silver. By 1940, the Silver family had migrated to…

The headstone of Captain Aquilla A. Calhoun, Jr., a native of Panama City, Florida. Capt. Calhoun attended the University of Florida (UF) and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts. It was upon his graduation that Capt. Calhoun enlisted as a second…

The headstone of Betty Lenora Friland at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Friland was born in 1939 and died in 2007. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in…

The headstone of Arthur R. Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Helseth was born in 1897 and died in 1973. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in…

The headstone of an unknown individual at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. The date of birth and death of this individual is unknown. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was…

The headstone of Albin F. Friland at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Friland was born in 1901 and died in 1983. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892…

The headstone of Agathe G. Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Helseth was born in 1870 and died in 1921. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in…

The headstone inscription and interment record for Corporal Wilson Foch Smith (1918-1945). A resident of Graceville, Florida, Smith was born to Robert Smith and Hester Smith on October 24, 1918. He worked as a farmhand in the Graceville area prior to…

The headstone inscription and interment record for Major Jack Cameron Heist (1919-1944). Maj. Heist was born to Henry S. Heist and Christina Heist on November 6, 1919, in Eustis, Florida. He received his commission on May 29, 1941, to serve in World…

The headstone inscription and interment record for Captain Aquilla A. Calhoun, Jr., a native of Panama City, Florida. Capt. Calhoun attended the University of Florida (UF) and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts. It was upon his graduation that Capt.…

The headstone inscription and interment record for Private Ralph Brantley (1922-1944). Pvt. Brantley was born in Georgia in 1923, but had migrated to Spartanburg, South Carolina, by 1930. By 1940, he was residing in Jacksonville, Florida. Pvt.…

The headstone inscription and interment record for Private James M. Hutton, Jr. (ca. 1914-1944). Pvt. Hutton was a private in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was born to James Hutton sometime around 1914. Pvt. Hutton grew up in Jersey and moved…

The headstone inscription and interment record for First Lieutenant Frank Black Morgan (1920-1944). 1st Lt. Morgan was born on January 28, 1920, to Samuel Morgan and Edna Grace Morgan. Samuel Morgan was a first generation American of Northern Irish…

This image displays the inscription to be placed on First Lieutenant Frank B. Morgan's headstone at Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in France. He served in the 555th Bomber Squad, 386th Bomb Group (M) earning an Air Medal with 8 Oak Leaf…

The headstone inscription and interment record for Private First Class Thomas Johnson (1911-1944). Johnson grew up on a farm in Baker County, Florida, as the eldest of five children. On February 19, 1941, Johnson entered the service at Camp Blanding,…

Headstone of Sarah Crawford Cullen (1893-1957) at the Conway United Methodist Church Cemetery in 2003. Cullen, the daughter of Senator George White Crawford and Sarah Mizell, served as chairman of the Orange County Democratic Committee. Cullen…

Headstone of Julius "July" Perry (1868-1920) in the Section K of the Greenwood Cemetery, located at 1603 Greenwood Street in Orlando,Florda, in 2002. An African-American landowner in Ocoee, July Perry is best known as a victim of mob violence during…

Headstone of Joseph Katz Barber (1902-1959), Ronald Joseph Barber (1925-1928), and Dixie Pharr Barber (1904-1998) at the Conway United Methodist Church Cemetery in 2003. Joseph Katz Barber served as Orange County Commissioner from 1937 to 1943 and…

Headstone of Joseph A. Barber (1860-1920) at the Conway United Methodist Church Cemetery in 2003. Born on Lake Conway, Barber became the first tax collector for Osceola County in 1890 and served in said position for four years. He also served as a…

Headstone of Dr. David Fort Anderson (1830-1923) and Eliza Harrop Kenderdine Anderson (1844-1886) at the Conway United Methodist Church Cemetery in 2003. Dr. Anderson was the grandson of United States congressman, Isaac Anderson (November 22, 1760 -…

A description of where Private Ralph Brantley was buried. Ralph Brantley (1922-1944) served in the 180th Infantry Regiment 45th Infantry Division during World War II. He was killed in action and is now buried at the Epinal Cemetery in France.

A ticket stub for a concert featuring Head East at the Great Southern Music Hall, located at 46 North Orange Avenue in Orlando, Florida. The concert took place on February 10, 1979, at midnight. The ticket price was $6.50 for general admission,…

Black and white photograph of Hawtensie Joyner and Sumner Hutcheson, Jr. after their marriage in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on April 1, 1935. Joyner was born on June 12, 1912, in Fitzgerald, Georgia, and Hutcheson was born on on November 25, 1905, in…

The former location of Hawkins' Meat Market on West Thirteenth Street in Goldsboro of Sanford, Florida. The Hawkins family owned the grocery store next door to their home, and provided meat and other goods for both Goldsboro and Sanford residents…

The A. Duda and Sons farm in Salvia, Florida, around 1940. African-American workers are photographed cleaning up a celery field after a harvest. Andrew Duda, Sr. immigrated from Slovakia to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1909, later settling in Central Florida…
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