By the summer of 1901, leaders of the community of DeFuniak Springs, Florida, had decided that it would be advantageous to incorporate the community into a town. Accordingly, due notices to the electors were printed in The Breeze, calling for a public meeting on July 30th, 1901, to decide whether… Continue reading
Rubye Irene Holland was born in Georgia on January 12, 1900. She first married a man named John H. Littlefield. That union ended at some point, and Rubye then married Talmer Marion Walden. Rubye and Talmer Walden moved to DeFuniak Springs in the early 1930s to open an automobile dealership… Continue reading
James Bowers Campbell, the eldest son of Angus L. Campbell, and Mary Octavia Burch. He was a judge in Jackson County and Fort Myers. They are buried together in the Euchee Valley Cemetery in Eucheeanna.
Nancy McLean Campbell was the wife of Daniel Douglass Campbell. She was born in North Carolina in 1808 to Donald McLean and Nancy Gunn McLean. Her brother was Daniel G. McLean who was a signer of the first Florida Constitution in 1838 at Port St. Joe and served as the… Continue reading
Angus L. Campbell (September 19, 1852-March 17, 1933) and his wife, Christian Curry Bowers (August 1, 1860-October 27, 1887), are buried together in the Euchee Valley Cemetery in Eucheeanna.
Dr. Daniel McLean Campbell (August 28, 1833-January 27, 1922) operated the first pharmacy in DeFuniak Springs. He is buried in the Euchee Valley Cemetery in Eucheeanna.
The young girl and the woman on the right in the photograph above are Sarah Jeanette Campbell (September 10, 1882-December 5, 1975) who is buried in the Euchee Valley Cemetery in Eucheeanna. She was the daughter of Angus L. Campbell and his wife, Christian Curry Bowers Campbell. Jeanette was the… Continue reading
William L. Campbell: December 29, 1842 – March 3, 1926 Ellen M. Campbell: October 7, 1848 – April 5, 1919 They are buried together in the Euchee Valley Cemetery in Eucheeanna. Note: Some family genealogists list him as William McLean Campbell.
There were several John Jett(e) McCaskills and Judge Campbells of that era. We are uncertain who these are.
[Note going up lower right side:] “ALL EXCEPT # 37 & 45 are children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of J. J. & Sarah Elizabeth McCaskill with their husbands & wives –” [Accession No. 2016-3-13: Anonymous Donor]
