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Founding Families of Fort Lauderdale

These families were residents of Fort Lauderdale when it was incorporated on 27 Mar 1911.

Researched by Debbie Duay.  Please contact us with any additions or corrections.

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Last Name

First Name

Birth

Death

Death Place

Birth Place

Buried

Additional Information

Veteran Comments

County, State

Alden

John Campbell

1858

10/6/1929

Broward, FL

Illinois

Evergreen Cem Sec 11A Row 5

Alden

Estella M. (Austin) (1st wife)

11/20/1858

7/1/1914

Illinois

Alden

Jennie Lacey (2nd wife)

2/2/1864

8/13/1940

Broward, FL

Illinois

Evergreen Cem Sec 11A Row 5

Stevens

Ruth (Alden)

8/12/1898

4/10/1972

Palm Beach, FL

Illinois

Evergreen Cem Sec 11A Row 5

Stevens

Charles S.

12/06/1891

10/13/1972

Dade, FL

Evergreen Cem Sec 11A Row 5

Outen

Mary (Alden)

08/31/1900

6/24/1958

Broward, FL

Illinois

Evergreen Cem Sec 11A Row 5

Outen

Dewey Lake

12/10/1898

05/15/1953

Dade, FL

North Carolina

Outen

Dewey Leavitt

3/22/1924

05/16/1984

Oakland, MI

Florida

Troy, MI

Eshleman

Lucile Fay (Outen)

10/10/1926

10/08/1961

Broward, FL

Florida

Lauderdale Mem Park Blk 10 Row 15

Baker

Harry Eugene

8/11/1868

3/16/1929

Broward, FL

New York

Evergreen Cem Sec 3 Row 1

Baker

Mattie (Raulerson)

9/23/1869

8/12/1961

Broward, FL

Georgia

Evergreen Cem Sec 3 Row 1

Baker

Harry Elmo

12/23/1903

03/31/1988

Broward, FL

Florida

Evergreen Cem Sec 3 Row 1

Baker

Katherine P. (wife of Harry Elmo)

6/13/1906

9/14/1979

Broward, FL

Evergreen Cem Sec 3 Row 1

Barrett

Lorenzo Clark

1860

5/11/1935

Broward, FL

New York

Evergreen Cem Sec 2 Row 1

Barrett

Harriett Emily

1871

5/6/1956

Lake, FL

Minnesota

Evergreen Cem Sec 2 Row 1

Barrett

Emily Harriett

4/16/1904

9/11/1991

Lake, FL

Evergreen Cem Sec 2 Row 1

Barrett

Samuel

abt. 1906

Barrett

Raymond

abt. 1908

Barrett

Claressa

5/6/1910

5/16/1991

Broward, FL

Florida

Evergreen Cem Sec 2 Row 1

Barrett

Francis Joseph

7/1/1913

3/6/1998

Lake, FL

Florida

Barrett

Fernando Andrew "Fred"

2/28/1868

8/9/1929

Broward, FL

New York

Evergreen Cem

Broward Legacy Vol. 10 No. 3&4

Barrett

Florence (Bryan)

abt. 1875

1953

Broward, FL

Florida

Weed

Catherine

abt. 1901

Baxley

Henry

abt. 1874

South Carolina

Baxley

Annie Laura

abt. 1872

Georgia

Baxley

Mary

abt. 1896

South Carolina

Berryhill

William Oscar

9/10/1878

10/18/1954

Broward, FL

North Carolina

Lauderdale Memorial Park Block 15

Berryhill

Elva (Byrum)

11/8/1879

Jan 1961

Broward, FL

North Carolina

Lauderdale Memorial Park Block 15

Berryhill

Thomas O.

12/12/1908

2/16/1978

Broward, FL

Florida

Evergreen Cem Sec 10 Row 26

Berryhill

Mary Elizabeth (wife of Thomas)

3/25/1908

10/21/1993

Broward, FL

Tennessee

Evergreen Cem Sec 10 Row 26

Berryhill

Robert J. (son of Thomas)

2/9/1942

7/14/1987

Broward, FL

Evergreen Cem Sec 10 Row 26

Berryhill

Ivy E.

4/23/1906

10/28/1989

Broward, FL

Florida

Bostick

Samuel Theodore

1/02/1898

4/15/1980

Broward, FL

Boyd

William Robert

1860

11/9/1935

Broward, FL

Missouri

Evergreen Cem Sec 6 Row 6

Boyd

Annie Rebecca (Ellis)

1863

8/10/1957

Broward, FL

Missouri

Evergreen Cem Sec 6 Row 6

Higgins

Ethel (Boyd)

Sep 1883

Missouri

Fullwiler

Ruth (Boyd)

7/8/1885

7/15/1973

Fayette, OH

Missouri

Friedman

Nellie (Boyd)

1886/1887

Missouri

Wise

Mary (Boyd)

Jan 1889

Missouri

Fischer

Georgia (Boyd)

Apr 1891

Missouri

Wareham

Carrie (Boyd)

Sep 1892

Missouri

Boyd

James Allen

7/2/1894

Apr 1969

Broward, FL

Missouri

Miller

Eleanor (Boyd)

4/24/1896

4/19/1975

Broward, FL

Missouri

Lauderdale Memorial Gardens

Boyd

Eunice

11/11/1897

2/8/1923

Broward, FL

Missouri

Evergreen Cem Sec 6 Row 6

Fahrion

Catherine (Boyd)

12/7/1899

5/20/1981

Tel Aviv, Israel

Missouri

Evergreen Cem Sec 6 Row 6

Stephens

Alice (Boyd)

11/4/1902

10/15/1989

Broward, FL

Missouri

Stephens

Alexander Hamilton

5/13/1904

3/24/1978

Broward, FL

Georgia

Evergreen Cem Sec11A Row 13

Boyd

Gertrude Anna

4/5/1905

11/1/1999

Broward, FL

Missouri

Evergreen Cem Sec 6 Row 6

Boyd

John William

5/26/1910

9/8/1985

Broward, FL

Missouri

Evergreen Cem Sec 10A Row 6

Bras

Edgar A.

1841

1923

Broward, FL

Iowa

Evergreen Cem Sec 11A Row 1

Bras

Mary Elizabeth (Means)

1850

1914

Broward, FL

Missouri

Evergreen Cem Sec 11A Row 1

Herbert

Ethel M. (Bras)

4/24/1884

6/4/1970

Broward, FL

Kansas

Evergreen Cem Sec 11 Row 4

Herbert

Otto T.

1/20/1887

Jul 1968

Broward, FL

Iowa

Evergreen Cem Sec 11 Row 4

Brown

George F.

6/28/1888

Aug 1980

Mecklenburg, NC

North Carolina

Bryan

Franklin Americus

11/7/1872

10/24/1934

Broward, FL

Florida

Evergreen Cem

Broward Legacy Vol. 8 No. 1&2

Bryan

Frances "Fannie" (Bessent)

abt. 1884

8/13/1961

Broward, FL

Florida

Evergreen Cem

Bryan

Frank William

9/8/1916

5/25/2003

Mobile, AL

Florida

Bryan

Living

abt. 1921

Florida

Bryan

Living

abt. 1925

Florida

Bryan

Georgiana (Goodrich) Frank's mother

abt. 1845

9/30/1934

Broward, FL

Florida

Evergreen Cem

Bryan

Lewis Henry

8/23/1860

2/12/1918

Broward, FL

Florida

Evergreen Cem Sec 4 Row 4

Broward Legacy Vol. 8 No. 1&2

Bryan

Elizabeth (Willis)

1862

5/10/1930

Georgia

Florida

Evergreen Cem Sec 4 Row 4

Craig

Susie M. (Bryan)

1879

7/14/1942

Broward, FL

Florida

Evergreen Cem Sec 9 Row 9

Craig

Lucian

8/27/1879

Mar 1958

Gadsen, FL

Florida

Oliver

Eva (Bryan)

1/10/1883

8/26/1964

Broward, FL

Florida

Evergreen Cem Sec 9 Row 9

Oliver

Frank R.

1870

4/26/1940

Broward, FL

North Carolina

Evergreen Cem Sec 9 Row 9

Bryan

Louis Morgan

3/16/1888

1/30/1945

Broward, FL

Florida

Evergreen Cem Sec 9 Row 7

Bryan

Eliza Alberta (Goodbread) (Morgan's wife)

1889

9/12/1956

Broward, FL

Florida

Evergreen Cem Sec 9 Row 7

Bryan

Paul C.

1/13/1891

7/16/1942

Broward, FL

Florida

Evergreen Cem Sec 9 Row 9

Broward Legacy Vol. 24 2003&04

Fla Sgt. U.S. Army

Hooper

Clifford (Bryan)

abt. 1898

6/2/1983

Franklin, NC

Florida

Hooper

Thomas

9/28/1896

5/15/1979

Broward, FL

Bryan

Philemon N.

10/16/1844

4/17/1925

Broward, FL

Florida

Evergreen Cem Sec 5 Row 3

Broward Legacy Vol. 7 No. 3&4

Sgt. Co. D9 Fla. Inf. CSA

Bryan

Lucy Catherine (Murray)

6/24/1852

8/31/1924

Broward, FL

Florida

Evergreen Cem Sec 5 Row 3

Broward Legacy Vol. 8 No. 1&2

Bryan

Virginia Dallas

9/30/1868

4/10/1948

Broward, FL

Florida

Evergreen Cem Sec 5 Row 3

Bryan

Mary J.

12/5/1873

7/30/1886

Florida

Evergreen Cem Sec 5 Row 3

Barrett

Florence (Bryan)

abt. 1875

1953

Broward, FL

Florida

Bryan

Reed Asa

6/16/1878

5/5/1937

Broward, FL

Florida

Evergreen Cem Sec 5 Row 4

Bryan

Barbara Estelle (Ummel) wife of Reed

5/31/1889

3/29/1974

Broward, FL

Illinois

Evergreen Cem Sec 5 Row 4

Bryan

Reed Asa, Jr. (child of Reed)

5/30/1915

11/29/1976

Broward, FL

Florida

Evergreen Cem Sec 5 Row 4

Bryan

James Hawthorne (child of Reed)

7/17/1917

10/15/1993

Broward, FL

Florida

Bryan

Thomas Murray

7/29/1879

9/7/1969

Broward, FL

Florida

Evergreen Cem Sec 5 Row 4

Bryan

Camille (Perry) wife of Thomas

1/22/1879

5/10/1981

Broward, FL

Georgia

Evergreen Cem Sec 5 Row 4

Bryan

Perry N. (child of Thomas)

4/17/1908

2/21/1953

Broward, FL

Florida

Evergreen Cem Sec 5 Row 4

Bryan

Winifred (Stilwell) wife of Perry

1906

1954

Broward, FL

Evergreen Cem Sec 5 Row 4

Dreka

Eliza (Bryan)

Gardner

Constance (Bryan)

Cabot

Cornelius "Neil"

1/31/1884

Jan 1960

Monroe, FL

Mississippi

Cabot

Margaret (divorced 1933)

abt. 1875

Florida

Calder

Henry V.

abt. 1868

1951

Dade, FL

Georgia

Calder

Etta Elizabeth

abt. 1871

1936

Broward, FL

Georgia

Calder

Henry Shave

3/2/1898

6/10/1984

Dade, FL

Georgia

Calder

Stephen Alexander

1/19/1900

11/17/1977

Dade, FL

Georgia

Calder

Helen

abt. 1912

Florida

Cherry

Alfonso

8/7/1880

7/14/1957

Burlington, NJ

Florida

Evergreen Cem

Cherry

Grace Alice (Stephens)

abt. 1890

Georgia

Cherry

Irene

abt. 1909

Florida

Cherry

Curtis

abt. 1912

Florida

Cherry

James Richard

abt. 1917

Florida

Cherry

Eugene

abt. 1922

Florida

Cherry

Jet

abt. 1879

Florida

Cherry

Samuel Jesse

12/24/1878

9/1/1962

Broward, FL

Florida

Evergreen Cem Sec 11 Row 5

Cherry

Nettie (1st wife)

abt. 1893

Georgia

Cherry

Rosalie (2nd wife)

5/31/1902

2/1/1958

Broward, FL

Florida

Evergreen Cem

Cherry

Lucille

abt. 1918

Florida

Cherry

Doris

after 1920

Florida

Cherry

Deloris

after 1920

Florida

Cheshire

William Rufus

Jul 1860

Florida

Lake City, FL

Cheshre

Ella

Oct 1865

1936

Columbia, FL

Florida

Lake City, FL

Cheshire

Amos Fraser

5/27/1884

Sep 1966

Tyler, TX

Florida

Schmitt

Jessie (wife of A. F. divorced 1926 & remarried)

07/09/1895

10/31/1982

Broward, FL

Texas

Evergreen Cem Sec 10A Row 2

Cheshire

Orville (child of A. F.)

1/04/1916

8/6/1990

Cambria, PA

Florida

Bender

Thelma (Cheshire) (child of A. F.)

1918

1945

Florida

Hall

Doris (Cheshire) (child of A. F.)

1920

1980

Burley

Carolyn (Cheshire) (child of A. F.)

abt. 1922

Cheshire

Chester Lee "Chalker"

01/10/1894

5/15/1977

Saint Lucie, FL

Florida

Clark

James W.

1879

9/29/1917

Evergreen Cem Sec 5 Row 1

Broward Legacy Vol. 14 No. 1&2

Clark

Annie (Miller)

1880

8/30/1937

Pasco, FL

Minnesota

Evergreen Cem Sec 5 Row 1

Clark

Walter Reid

12/11/1904

4/24/1951

Broward, FL

Florida

Evergreen Cem Sec 5 Row 1

Broward Legacy Vol. 14 No. 1&2

Clark

Robert Lee

8/15/1906

Aug 1968

Florida

Evergreen Cem Sec 5 Row 1

Clark

Howard James

8/11/1908

7/17/1958

Dade, FL

Florida

Evergreen Cem Sec 5 Row 1

Fla EMC US Coast Guard WW II

Clark

Frank

9/04/1910

7/5/1982

Broward, FL

Florida

Evergreen Cem Sec 5 Row 1

Clark

Samuel J. D.D.S.

1864

8/14/1936

Broward, FL

New York

Evergreen Cem Sec 6 Row 1

Clark

Jane (Bicknell)

12/04/1875

8/10/1957

Broward, FL

New York

Evergreen Cem Sec 6 Row 1

Clark

Prudence

abt. 1898

bef 8/1936

New York

Clark

Samuel J.

abt. 1909

1926

New York

Clark

Robert Bicknell

6/12/1916

2/10/1976

Broward, FL

Florida

Covington

William H.

4/13/1865

6/25/1946

North Florida

Kentucky

Evergreen Cem Sec 6 Row 8

Covington

Lola (Roebuck)

9/21/1861

8/1/1928

Broward, FL

Florida

Evergreen Cem Sec 6 Row 8

Covington

William Emory

2/16/1891

7/1/1930

Georgia

Evergreen Cem Sec 6 Row 8

Covington

Ludie Pearl (wife of Emory)

abt. 1892

1946

Broward, FL

Georgia

Covington

William H. (child of Emory)

12/6/1913

5/26/1990

Dade, FL

Georgia

Evergreen Cem Sec 6 Row 8

Covington

Oveda (child of Emory)

abt. 1916

Georgia

Covington

Aneta (child of Emory)

abt. 1917

Georgia

Bates

Sarah Alice (Covington)

4/08/1892

8/3/1964

Dade, FL

Georgia

Flagler Memorial Park

Pellett

Mattie Elizabeth "Tot" (Covington)

12/19/1893

12/09/1919

Broward, FL

Georgia

Evergreen Cem Sec 6 Row 8

Covington

Samuel Madison

12/8/1895

Feb 1968

Dade, FL

Georgia

Purdy

Emma Lorene (Covington)

11/26/1898

Nov 1975

Lowndes, GA

Georgia

Kersey

Lola (Covington)

8/28/1900

5/11/1952

Hillsborough, FL

Farrar

Estelle (Covington)

12/28/1902

2/8/1963

Dade, FL

Georgia

Craig

Fitzhugh Lee

abt. 1885

Mar 1962

Broward, FL

Florida

Craig

Rosalie (Pallicer)

07/15/1893

7/21/1984

St. Lucie, FL

Florida

Craig

Stanley

abt. 1912

Florida

Craig

Lucian

8/27/1879

Mar 1958

Gadsen, FL

Florida

Craig

Susie M. (Bryan)

1879

7/14/1942

Broward, FL

Florida

Evergreen Cem Sec 9 Row 9

MacDonald

Althea (Bryan)

abt. 1906

Craig

Vivian W.

2/17/1871

11/10/1911

Evergreen Cem Sec 11A Row 1

Craig

Edith (Berryhill)

abt. 1877

Tennessee

Craig

William Horace

3/18/1883

12/23/1969

Broward, FL

Florida

Evergreen Cem Sec 7 Row 6

Craig

Annie Lee (McAlpin)

1/22/1888

5/14/1971

Palm Beach, FL

Florida

Evergreen Cem Sec 7 Row 6

Craig

Vivian

abt. 1914

Florida

Craig

Elward

9/9/1919

12/21/1971

Palm Beach, FL

Florida

Shaffer

Edith (Craig)

Cromartie

Augustus Winfield

Apr 1852

11/18/1932

Broward, FL

North Carolina

Evergreen Cem Sec 4 Row 5

Cromartie

Sarah E. (Driver)

Dec 1859

1905

Stranahan

Ivy J. (Cromartie)

2/24/1881

8/30/1971

Broward, FL

Florida

Evergreen Cem Sec 3 Row 1

Stranahan

Frank

1865

1929

Ohio

Evergreen Cem Sec 3 Row 1

Cromartie

Bloxham Alva

4/20/1882

3/9/1952

Broward, FL

Georgia

Evergreen Cem Sec 6 Row 1

Cromartie

Louise (King) wife of Bloxham

9/08/1889

8/5/1973

Broward, FL

Florida

Evergreen Cem Sec 6 Row 1

Cromartie

Pink

1884

1926

Florida

Evergreen Cem Sec 4 Row 5

Cromartie

Dewitt

1/9/1888

4/10/1965

Broward, FL

Georgia

Evergreen Cem Sec 3 Row 2

Cromartie

Frances Harriett (Tenbrook) wife of Dewitt

1890

6/6/1967

Broward, FL

New York

Evergreen Cem Sec 3 Row 2

Cromartie

Dewitt (son of Dewitt)

01/19/1922

01/04/1991

Broward, FL

Evergreen Cem Sec 3 Row 2

Cromartie

Augustus

3/27/1889

8/21/1979

Palm Beach, FL

Florida

Cromartie

Albert Eugene

4/23/1896

1917

Broward, FL

Evergreen Cem Sec 4 Row 5

Davis

Guy Myron

7/2/1890

4/22/1922

Iowa

Davis

May (Rader)

6/29/1925

Steinborn

Edythe Camille (Davis)

11/20/1913

6/10/1991

Walla Walla, WA

Florida

Steinborn

Raymond G.

6/30/1904

9/15/1976

Walla Walla, WA

Dodge

Lewis L.

1853

1926

Broward, FL

Wisconsin

Evergreen Cem Sec 11 Row 1

Dodge

Celia

1863

11/21/1955

Broward, FL

Wisconsin

Evergreen Cem Sec 11 Row 1

Drake

Samuel L.

12/25/1874

11/10/1952

Broward, FL

Pennsylvania

Evergreen Cem Sec 9 Row 7

Drake

Alice R.

11/11/1874

3/22/1954

Broward, FL

Pennsylvania

Evergreen Cem Sec 9 Row 7

Drake

Charles William

7/4/1905

2/27/1943

Broward, FL

New Jersey

Evergreen Cem Sec 9 Row 7

Drake

Richard A.

9/11/1906

7/4/1984

Broward, FL

Pennsylvania

Evergreen Cem Sec Wooded Row 15

Farrow

Joseph G.

Sep 1871

Georgia