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Polk County Florida Cemetery Records

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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. Polk County Cemetery Records Polk County, Florida USGenWeb Archives Collins Cemetery Corinth Primitive Baptist Church […]

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Slave Narrative of Della Bess Hilyard

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Interviewer: Alfred Farrell Person Interviewed: Della Bess Hilyard (“Aunt Bess”) Location: Titusville, Florida Della Bess Hilyard, or “Aunt Bess” as she is better known, was born in Darlington, South Carolina in 1858, the daughter of Resier and Zilphy Hart, slaves of Gus Hiwards. Both her parents were cotton pickers and as a little girl Della

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