Index to Locations
Apalachicola Chestnut Cemetery
Apalachicola Gorrie Square
Apalachicola Magnolia Cemetery
Chestnut
Cemetery
Apalachicola, Franklin County, Florida
Politicians buried
here: |
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Antoine Jean Murat (1836-1922) —
also known as Antoine J. Murat —
of Apalachicola, Franklin
County, Fla.
Born in Santorini, Greece,
January
27, 1836.
Republican. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; seafood
business; U.S.
Collector of Customs, 1873-81, 1909; Vice-Consul
for Sweden & Norway in Apalachicola,
Fla., 1882-1903; Consular
Agent for France in Apalachicola,
Fla., 1889-1907; Vice-Consul
for Uruguay in Apalachicola,
Fla., 1895-1903.
Catholic.
French
ancestry. Member, United
Confederate Veterans.
Died in Apalachicola, Franklin
County, Fla., October
13, 1922 (age 86 years, 259
days).
Interment at Chestnut Cemetery.
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James Nathaniel Coombs (1842-1911) —
also known as James N. Coombs —
of Apalachicola, Franklin
County, Fla.
Born in Old Town, Penobscot
County, Maine, August
15, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1896
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1904,
1908;
sawmill
owner; banker;
member of Republican
National Committee from Florida, 1904-08.
Died April 8,
1911 (age 68 years, 236
days).
Interment at Chestnut Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Maria A. Starrett. |
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Gorrie
Square
Apalachicola, Franklin County, Florida
Politicians buried
here: |
![John Gorrie](https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/232/46.13.jpg) |
John Gorrie (1803-1855) —
of Apalachicola, Franklin
County, Fla.
Born in Nevis,
October
3, 1803.
Physician;
postmaster at Apalachicola,
Fla., 1834-38; mayor
of Apalachicola, Fla., 1837-38; banker; inventor
of the first ice-making machine, patented in 1851.
Episcopalian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Apalachicola, Franklin
County, Fla., June 29,
1855 (age 51 years, 269
days).
Original interment at Magnolia Cemetery;
reinterment at Gorrie Square.
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Relatives:
Married 1838 to
Caroline Frances Myrick. |
| ![](hand.gif) | The John Gorrie Memorial Bridge
(built 1935; rebuilt 1988), which carries U.S. highways 98 and 319
across Apalachicola Bay, from Apalachicola to Eastpoint, in Franklin
County, Florida, is named for
him. — John Gorrie Junior
High School (built 1923; closed 1997; now an apartment
building called The John Gorrie), in Jacksonville,
Florida, was named for
him. — Gorrie Elementary
School (built 1889 as Hyde Park School; renamed 1915), in Tampa,
Florida, is named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS John Gorrie (built 1942-43 at Jacksonville,
Florida; scrapped 1967) was named for
him. |
| ![](hand.gif) | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| ![](hand.gif) | Image source: Palm Beach (Fla.) Post,
October 17, 1993 |
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Magnolia
Cemetery
Apalachicola, Franklin County, Florida
Politicians formerly
buried here: |
![John Gorrie](https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/232/46.13.jpg) |
John Gorrie (1803-1855) —
of Apalachicola, Franklin
County, Fla.
Born in Nevis,
October
3, 1803.
Physician;
postmaster at Apalachicola,
Fla., 1834-38; mayor
of Apalachicola, Fla., 1837-38; banker; inventor
of the first ice-making machine, patented in 1851.
Episcopalian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Apalachicola, Franklin
County, Fla., June 29,
1855 (age 51 years, 269
days).
Original interment at Magnolia Cemetery; reinterment at Gorrie Square.
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Relatives:
Married 1838 to
Caroline Frances Myrick. |
| ![](hand.gif) | The John Gorrie Memorial Bridge
(built 1935; rebuilt 1988), which carries U.S. highways 98 and 319
across Apalachicola Bay, from Apalachicola to Eastpoint, in Franklin
County, Florida, is named for
him. — John Gorrie Junior
High School (built 1923; closed 1997; now an apartment
building called The John Gorrie), in Jacksonville,
Florida, was named for
him. — Gorrie Elementary
School (built 1889 as Hyde Park School; renamed 1915), in Tampa,
Florida, is named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS John Gorrie (built 1942-43 at Jacksonville,
Florida; scrapped 1967) was named for
him. |
| ![](hand.gif) | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| ![](hand.gif) | Image source: Palm Beach (Fla.) Post,
October 17, 1993 |
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