Symbols on Gravemarkers
Iconography (symbols) on gravestones are a way to tell a story about the person buried there in an artistic manner. Those included in the...
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- Apr 6
- 2 min
Sara Sota Vigilance Committee
In 1884, Sarasota was a small, somewhat lawless area that was part of a much larger Manatee County (Sarasota broke off in 1921). As the...
- Apr 6
- 2 min
Armed Occupation Act (1842) and Homestead Act (1862)
The Armed Occupation Act was one of the first official attempts by the U. S. government to populate Florida with settlers. Florida during...
- Apr 6
- 1 min
Yellow Fever in Manatee and the Building of the Church
In 1887 Yellow Fever struck. 1887 had the makings of being a renaissance for the people of Manatee. DeSoto County had just been formed...
- Apr 3
- 3 min
Clark Family
Henry S. Clark was born in Canton, New York. From a young age, he was trained to manufacture and merchandise footwear. During a business...
- Apr 3
- 2 min
Rev. J. R. Crowder
Before becoming Reverend J. R. Crowder, John Crowder was one of seven children who were born to the Crowder family in Paris, Tennessee....
- Apr 3
- 4 min
Curry and Harllee Families
The Curry family came to Manatee in 1859 when they purchased 320 acres, a spring, and two homes. Captain John Curry and his wife, Mary...
- Apr 3
- 3 min
Gates Family
Settlement here began in 1842 when Josiah and Mary Gates (née Price) came to the Manatee River area seeing land under the Armed...
- Apr 3
- 2 min
Glazier Family
Reverend Ezekiel Glazier was born in Salisbury, Massachusetts, in 1815. He came to the Manatee River area in the 1840s with his wife,...
- Apr 3
- 2 min
Griffin Family
Permelia Griffin (née Gillett) was born in 1795. She was married to Apollos Griffin and had several children, including three sons...
- Apr 3
- 2 min
Johnson Family
Dr. Enos Johnson, a Union soldier during the Civil War, moved to Manatee in 1883 with his wife, Mary (née Wood), and their eleven...
- Apr 3
- 1 min
Lloyd Family
Daniel Lloyd was born in England but it was love that brought him to Manatee. Daniel ran away from home at the age of 10 and worked on...
- Apr 3
- 1 min
Mitchell Family
Samuel Mitchell was a Tampa merchant who settled in the area near Rye (near present day Rye Road East of I75) sometime in the 1870s. He...
- Apr 3
- 2 min
Cooper and Pelot Families
James Gignilliat Cooper was a prosperous landowner who owned three plantations across Florida. He was married to Pharaba Jane (née...
- Apr 3
- 2 min
Riggin Family
A native of St. Louis, Missouri, John Riggin was described as one of the city’s “high rollers.” As a young man, Riggin operated a...
- Apr 3
- 1 min
Robinson Family
Reverend Adam A. Robinson already knew Dr. John C. Pelot when Robinson and his wife, Rebecca (née Gibson), were sent by the...
- Apr 3
- 2 min
Stanton Family
Curtis Henderson Stanton finished school at 17 and began working for his father in the Mechanical Department of the Ward-Stanton and...
- Mar 29
- 2 min
Tresca Family
Frederick Tresca was born in France around 1800 and was rumored to have been on a ship that transported Napoleon when Tresca was young....
- Mar 29
- 1 min
Wilson Family
Cornelius Van Santvoord (CVS) Wilson was born in New York. By 1880 he was in Orange County (the Orlando area) with his wife Harriet (née...
- Mar 29
- 4 min
Vanderipe and Cunliffe Family
Written by Christopher Hendrix. Research conducted by the staff of Manatee Village Historical Park and the Manatee County Historical...
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