Re: Jacob Summerlin- Florida Cracker
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In reply to:
Jacob Summerlin- Florida Cracker
Andrew Johnson 4/13/04
Jacob Summerlin was allegedly the first American child born in the new territory of Florida and is a founder of Bartow, FL where he is buried. Bartow is a good place to do research in the Historical Society library. His name is also known in Ft Myers, where Summerlin is one of the main roads. Look at FLORIDA COWMAN, by Joe A Akerman, Jr. 1976. He is mentioned in Canter Brown's FORT MEADE 1849-1900, 1995 and in Karl H. Grismer's THE STORY OF FORT MYERS,1982. Jacob was married to my 1C5R Frances KNIGHT, d/o Samuel & gd of John, RS.
Dick Cardell