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Port St. Joe in Gulf County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

St. Joseph Cemetery Burial Register

 
 
St. Joseph Cemetery Burial Register Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, May 11, 2017
1. St. Joseph Cemetery Burial Register Marker
Inscription. The following persons are believed to be buried here:
Dr. Thomas H. Thompson, native of Charlestown
Editor of the Apalachicola Advertiser~1840
George Clark, of Boston~1841
Henry Langley, of Georgetown, Washington, D.C.~1844
Captain George L.L. Kupfer, of Boston~1840
Patrick McDonough and son John of Sligo, Ireland~1841
William P. Broughton, son of George and Ann Broughton~1850
Robert H. Stewart~1837
Jacob A. Blackwell and his sister Amelia~1841
Mrs. John Richards and her two children, Agness and John
Hon. Richard C. Allen, Calhoun County Delegate to St. Joseph Convention
Mrs. Nancy Duval, wife of Ex-Governor W.P. Duval
Mrs. George T. Ward and Georgianna, wife and daughter of Major G.T. Ward
Mrs. S.S. Sibley, wife of S.S. Sibley, Editor of The Floridian
Mrs. Fleming Hixon, wife of Fleming Hixon, Att'y and Agt., Union Bank
Dr. E.R. Gibson, Associate-editor of the United States Telegraph, Washington, D.C.
Thomas Bertrum, former Secretary of St. Joseph and Lake Wimico Railroad
Mr. and Mrs. Moses, mother and father of Ralph G. Moses
Bro. Hamilton, of the Methodist-Episcopal St. Joseph Station
Bro. Seely, of the Methodist-Episcopal St. Joseph Station
Editor Joseph B. Webb, Proprietor of the Florida Journal~1841

 
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1967 by St. Joseph Historical Society-City of Port St. Joe-Gulf County Historical Commission-Florida Board of Parks and Historical Memorials. (Marker Number F-151.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesSettlements & Settlers.
 
Location. 29° 47.595′ N, 85° 17.268′ W. Marker is in Port St. Joe, Florida, in Gulf County. It can be reached from Garrison Avenue 0.2 miles Madison Avenue (County Route 384). Marker is located in the St. Joseph Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Port Saint Joe FL 32456, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Florida Panhandle. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old St. Joseph Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Saint Joseph Cemetery (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Florida Constitution (approx. half a mile away); St. Joseph Catholic Mission Church (approx. 1.3 miles away); Shipyard Cove (approx. 1.6 miles away); Dr. Joseph P. Hendrix Memorial Park (approx. 1.7 miles away); St. Joseph Confederate Saltworks (approx. 8 miles away); Fort Crθvecoeur (approx. 9.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port St. Joe.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Florida's First Railroad (was approx. 0.8 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
St. Joseph Cemetery Burial Register Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, May 11, 2017
2. St. Joseph Cemetery Burial Register Marker
sectionhead>More about this marker. Marker is designed like a scroll. It is the only state marker in Florida like this.
 
Also see . . .  St. Joseph, FL. (Submitted on February 18, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 18, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 18, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 620 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 18, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.

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