Kings ferry boat ramp, end of bill johnson road county. Zillow has 5 homes for sale in kings ferry hilliard matching. Marys river, nassau county, florida mizell, william on. Go north on county road a121 off cr 108 in hilliard go approximately 6 miles.
While our initial data about kings ferry came from various goverment sources, we have found mention of kings ferry in old books and maps. Guide to nassau county, florida ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and. I have a letter dated september 251835 signed by john king to his mother maria addredd. Kings ferry is an unincorporated community in nassau county, florida, united states. Photographs published in the southeast georgian in an article, album of yester years, dated september 22, 1960. Census information for kings ferry nassau county, state of florida. Park origins chronological summary national park service. Founded in 1968 the kings ferry rapidly grew to one of the largest and most successful privately owned coach companies in the uk. Henry flagler and the spectacular rise and fall of the r. Funeral home services for arnold are being provided by edward f. Mills ferry was first chronicled in the early 1770s by william bartram. Discover kings ferry, florida with the help of your friends.
Our genealogy helper will help you find information and records related to kings ferry nassau county, state of florida and the surrounding counties. Arnold elser passed away on september 5, 2019 at the age of 82 in montrose, new york. Large selection and many more categories to choose from. Spanish influence dominated the island and mainland nassau county throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, up until 1763, which was the first of two spanish colonial periods in florida history. It is at the northern end of county road 115a, near the center of the county geography.
Kings ferry cemetery in kings ferry, florida find a grave cemetery. When we do, well find a fact here or a snippet there. It is at the northern end of county road 115a, near the center of the. On june 24, 1912 masons of the kings ferry, florida, lodge observed their st. The kings ferry limited officers free information from. Glenwood gross hedges hero ingle italia keene kent kings ferry. This section of northeast florida we call nassau county has a fascinating history that. Baker county historical society, books available rootsweb. On the left is a dirt road marked with a sign, kings ferry cemetery. Image of two photographs from kings ferry, florida newspaper.
Visitation will be held friday, january 29, 2016 at mt. Johannes, mills ferry, later kings ferry, was a st. The kings road was built by the british around 1774 just prior to the american revolution. Nassau county, florida history west nassau historical society. Hiramgeorge and john king were the sons of thomas king ii and maria teresea woodland of st marys georgia and kings ferry florida. Nassau county, florida genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Nassau county, florida history west nassau historical. Free family records for researching ancestry in nassau county, fl.
During florida s british period 17631783, the small trading hamlet of mills ferry was established here on the st. It was the main route into florida existing almost to 1914. The kings ferry limited filing history free information. In this instance they were building a road from lower matecumbe to grassy key so that the ferry route could be eliminated. Acclaimed novelist and florida resident joy williams traces u. This single chronology of park origins, 17902000, integrates those areas initially administered by other federal agencies. All formats available for pc, mac, ebook readers and other mobile devices. Two photographs from kings ferry, florida newspaper. Mrs maria king st maryscamden county georgia care of.