Slave Narrative of Shack Thomas

Interviewer: Martin Richardson Person Interviewed: Shack Thomas Location: South Jacksonville, Florida Age: 102 Shack Thomas, Centenarian Beady-eyed, grey-whiskered, black little Shack Thomas sits in the sun in front of his hut on the Old Saint Augustine Road about three miles south of Jacksonville, 102 years old and full of humorous reminiscences about most of those years. To his frequent visitors he relates tales of his past, disjointedly sometimes but with a remarkable clearness and conviction. The old ex-slave does not remember the exact time of his birth, except that it was in the year 1834, “the day after the end … Read more

Pinellas County Florida Cemetery Records

Florida Cemetery records are listed by county then name of cemetery within the Florida county. Most of these are complete indices at the time of transcription, however, in some cases we list the listing when it is only a partial listing. Pinellas County Cemetery Records Hosted at Pinellas County, Florida USGenWeb Archives Anona Pioneer Cemetery Calvary Episcopal Garden of Memories Chapel Hill Memorial Park Clearwater Municipal Cemetery Episcopal Church of the Ascension Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit Cemetery Garden Sanctuary Glen Oak Cemetery Greenwood Cemetery Holy Cross Episcopal Memorial Garden Largo Cemetery Lone Pilgrim Cemetery McMullen Cemetery Rousseau Cemetery … Read more

Biography of Marc Joseph Tetreault

MARC JOSEPH TETREAULT – The main interest that centers in the industrious career of Mr. Tetreault is the dominating quality of perseverance, most exemplary throughout his life, whose success from the start was absolutely dependent upon his own efforts. His belief in performing well the work at hand is paramount, and his record of industry is one that exhibits a wholesome readiness to assume the task and the burden of many trades in order eventually to arrive at a hoped-for goal. When twenty-six years ago, he discovered the road to his vocation, it proved the beginning of a lucrative venture … Read more

Pinellas County Florida Cemetery Records

Florida Cemetery records are listed by county then name of cemetery within the Florida county. Most of these are complete indices at the time of transcription, however, in some cases we list the listing when it is only a partial listing. Hosted at Pinellas County, Florida USGenWeb Archives Anona Pioneer Cemetery Calvary Episcopal Garden of Memories Chapel Hill Memorial Park Clearwater Municipal Cemetery Episcopal Church of the Ascension Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit Cemetery Garden Sanctuary Glen Oak Cemetery Greenwood Cemetery Holy Cross Episcopal Memorial Garden Largo Cemetery Lone Pilgrim Cemetery McMullen Cemetery Rousseau Cemetery Safety Harbor African-American Cemetery … Read more