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Franklin County
Florida

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Franklin County

Antoine Jean Murat (1836-1922) — also known asAntoine J. Murat — of Apalachicola,FranklinCounty, Fla.Born in Santorini,Greece,January27, 1836.Republican. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;seafoodbusiness;U.S.Collector of Customs at Apalachicola, Fla., Florida, 1873-81,1909-11;Vice-Consulfor Sweden & Norway inApalachicola,Fla., 1882-1904;ConsularAgent for France inApalachicola,Fla., 1889-1907;Vice-Consulfor Uruguay inApalachicola,Fla., 1895-1904.Catholic.Frenchancestry. Member,UnitedConfederate Veterans.Died in Apalachicola,FranklinCounty, Fla.,October13, 1922 (age86 years, 259days).Interment at Chestnut Cemetery.

Index to Locations

ApalachicolaChestnut Cemetery

ApalachicolaGorrie Square

ApalachicolaMagnolia Cemetery

ChestnutCemetery
Apalachicola, Franklin County, Florida

James Fenimore Cooper Griggs (1862-1924) — also known asJames F. C. Griggs — of Apalachicola,FranklinCounty, Fla.Born in Columbus,MuscogeeCounty, Ga.,August21, 1862.Democrat. Half-owner of Apalachicola'selectriclight andtelephonesystems; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida,1912(speaker),1924(alternate);U.S.Collector of Customs at Tampa, Fla., Florida, 1913-21.Member,Rotary.Died, fromdiabetesandheartdisease, in Hendersonville,HendersonCounty, N.C.,November4, 1924 (age62 years, 75days).Interment at Chestnut Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Presumably namedfor:JamesFenimore Cooper
		Relatives: Son of William MaxwellGriggs and Elizabeth Britt (Henry) Griggs; married1892 to SarahG. Orman; second cousin ofJamesMathews Griggs.
		Epitaph: "Tho lost to sight, to memorydear."
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

	Relatives:Married1865 toRebecca Swain.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

James Nathaniel Coombs (1842-1911) — also known asJames N. Coombs — of Apalachicola,FranklinCounty, Fla.Born in Old Town,PenobscotCounty, Maine,August15, 1842.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegateto Republican National Convention from Florida,1896(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1904,1908;sawmillowner;banker;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Florida, 1904-08.DiedApril 8,1911 (age68 years, 236days).Interment at Chestnut Cemetery.

Relatives:Married to Maria A. Starrett.

GorrieSquare
Apalachicola, Franklin County, Florida

Politicians buriedhere:

John Gorrie (1803-1855) — of Apalachicola,FranklinCounty, Fla.Born inNevis,October3, 1803.Physician;postmaster atApalachicola,Fla., 1834-38;mayorof Apalachicola, Fla., 1837-38;banker;inventorof the first ice-making machine, patented in 1851.Episcopalian.Scottishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died in Apalachicola,FranklinCounty, Fla.,June 29,1855 (age51 years, 269days).Original interment atMagnolia Cemetery;reinterment at Gorrie Square.

	Relatives:Married1838 toCaroline Frances Myrick.
		The John Gorrie MemorialBridge(built 1935; rebuilt 1988), which carries U.S. highways 98 and 319across Apalachicola Bay, from Apalachicola to Eastpoint, inFranklinCounty, Florida, isnamed forhim. — John GorrieJuniorHigh School (built 1923; closed 1997; now anapartmentbuilding called The John Gorrie), inJacksonville,Florida, wasnamed forhim. — GorrieElementarySchool (built 1889 as Hyde Park School; renamed 1915), inTampa,Florida, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS John Gorrie (built 1942-43 atJacksonville,Florida; scrapped 1967) wasnamed forhim.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
		Image source: Palm Beach (Fla.) Post,October 17, 1993

MagnoliaCemetery
Apalachicola, Franklin County, Florida

Politicians formerlyburied here:

	Relatives:Married1838 toCaroline Frances Myrick.
		The John Gorrie MemorialBridge(built 1935; rebuilt 1988), which carries U.S. highways 98 and 319across Apalachicola Bay, from Apalachicola to Eastpoint, inFranklinCounty, Florida, isnamed forhim. — John GorrieJuniorHigh School (built 1923; closed 1997; now anapartmentbuilding called The John Gorrie), inJacksonville,Florida, wasnamed forhim. — GorrieElementarySchool (built 1889 as Hyde Park School; renamed 1915), inTampa,Florida, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS John Gorrie (built 1942-43 atJacksonville,Florida; scrapped 1967) wasnamed forhim.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
		Image source: Palm Beach (Fla.) Post,October 17, 1993

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