Category: DeSoto County, Florida

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DeSoto County was created in 1887 from Manatee county. It was named for Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto, whose name was also honored in Hernando County. DeSoto County originally included several other present-day counties until 1921, when the Florida legislature created the following new counties: Charlotte, Glades, Hardee, and Highlands. Its county seat is Arcadia, Florida. The county comprises the Arcadia, Florida Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Northwest Manatee County		North Hardee County	Northeast
West Sarasota County		DeSoto County, Florida		East Highlands County
Southwest		South Charlotte County	Southeast Glades County

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A

Robert Adams 29 Jul 1871 Chatham, Kent, Ontario, Canada - Feb 1958

Walter W. Albritton abt 19 Aug 1893 Lily, DeSoto, Florida, United States - Mar 1967

Leo Ambrose 20 Jan 1912 Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States - abt 05 Sep 1970

B

Ella (Barber) Broomfield abt 1917 Florida, United States - abt 1940

Emanual Barber abt 1916 Florida, United States

Fred Barber abt 1914 Florida, United States

George Barber abt 1838 South Carolina, United States

James Barber abt 1886 Florida, United States

Nathaniel Barber abt 1882 South Carolina, United States

Rosa (Barber) Johnson abt 1909 Florida, United States

Sarah Barber abt 1913 Florida, United States

Margaret (Bates) Pate 25 Sep 1861 Florida, United States - 23 Mar 1937

Joseph Bell 24 Aug 1829 Westfield, Chautauqua, New York, USA - 24 Jun 1906

Jacob Berrien abt 1880 Georgia, United States - Sep 1957

Frank Bloodsoe abt 1915 Florida, United States - abt 1987

Henry Brown 03 Sep 1901 South Carolina, United States - abt Sep 1960

Joe Brown abt 1937 Florida, United States

Martha (Brown) Summersett abt 1917 Florida, United States

Ray Brown abt 1960 Florida, United States - abt 1960

Wesley Brown abt 1888 South Carolina, United States

Ala Bryant abt 1910 Florida, United States

Betty Bryant 1959 - 25 Oct 1967

Joseph Bryant abt 1872 Georgia, United States - abt 1933

Oscar Bryant abt 1913 Florida, United States

Ruby (Bryant) Lance abt 1918 Bowling Green, DeSoto, Florida, United States - 27 Sep 1974

Susie Bryant 21 Feb 1961 - 25 Oct 1967

Sam Buckner abt 04 May 1913 Florida, United States - abt 25 Feb 1988

Theodore Buckner abt 1945 Florida, United States - abt 1960

Oliver (Bugs) Buggs abt 1880 Florida, United States - abt 1930

Mack Bush 1888 Florida, United States - 1963

C

Ida (Caliway) Thomas 12 Apr 1897 Florida, United States - Nov 1992

Living Clemmons

Ceola (Conyers) Stewart 21 Jul 1908 Bowling Green, Hardee, Florida, United States - 06 Mar 1998

John Conyers abt 1864 Georgia, United States - 11 Jul 1934

Lucius Conyers abt 12 Sep 1900 Georgia, United States - 02 Nov 1918

Nettie (Conyers) McCormick abt 1907 Bowling Green, Desoto, Florida, United States - 27 Jan 1980

Ora (Conyers) Tillman abt 17 Sep 1893 Georgia, United States - 02 Dec 1970

Amanda Cowell abt 1911 Florida, United States

Benjamin Cowell abt 1915 Florida, United States

Elbert Cowell 02 Apr 1924 Florida, United States - 02 Dec 1980

Guy Cowell 13 Mar 1919 Florida, United States - 23 Jan 1973

John Cowell abt 1906 Florida, United States

Legion Cowell abt 1913 Florida, United States

Lela Cowell abt 1904 Florida, United States

Lettie (Cowell) Lesesne 26 Apr 1922 Arcadia, DeSoto, Florida, United States - 13 Jul 2006

Mary (Cowell) Summers abt 1910 Florida, United States

Sellers Cowell 23 Mar 1873 Evergreen, , Alabama, United States - aft 1940

Sellers Cowell abt 1914 Florida, United States

Tilla (Cowell) Brown abt 1908 Florida, United States

Violet (Cowell) Henderson abt 1919 Florida, United States

D

Madelyn Daniels 17 May 1942 Arcadia, DeSoto, Florida, United States - 14 Sep 1995

Lucious Denson abt 1930 Florida, United States - abt 1990

Carl Devine 05 May 1900 Florida, United States - abt Jan 1984

Minnie (Divine) Green abt 1906 Georgia, United States

Grady Doby 07 Feb 1930 Danville, Virginia, United States - 12 Mar 1988

Nevater Dupree 22 Sep 1900 Florida, United States - 04 Jun 1960

F

Samuel Fagin 08 Oct 1920 Macon, Georgia, United States - 25 Feb 1984

Steven Faust 11 Feb 1975 Arcadia, DeSoto, Florida, United States - 19 Dec 2009

Charles Flowers 13 Aug 1913 Vanndale, Cross, Arkansas, United States - 31 Dec 1988

Emanuel Ford 02 Dec 1916 Florida, United States - 12 Nov 1987

Rodney Ford 03 Nov 1946 Florida, United States - 11 Jul 1991

William Ford 07 Oct 1947 Arcadia, DeSoto, Florida, United States - Oct 1982

G

Pablo Garcia 30 Jun 1921 Karnes, Texas, United States - 07 Aug 2002

Mary Garner 28 Dec 1835 Florida Territory - 27 Jan 1918

Frances (Gilbert) Buggs abt 1878 Florida, United States

Alvin Green 20 Mar 1897 Oliver, Screven, Georgia, United States - 15 Feb 1980

Alvin Green 24 Jul 1916 Oliver, Screven, Georgia, United States - 17 Feb 1996

Florence Green 14 Mar 1921 Florida, United States - 30 Sep 2012

G cont.

Leo Green abt 1918 Florida, United States - abt 1969

Tiller (Green) Cowell abt 1884 Florida, United States - abt 1961

H

Shadrach Lee Hancock 1821

Luches Hannon 09 Jun 1937 Florida, United States - 11 Aug 2012

Cora (Harris) Albritton abt 1896 Florida, United States - Aug 1975

Evelyn (Harris) Roberts 10 May 1895 Quitman, Brooks, Georgia, United States - 31 Oct 1946

Ruth (Harris) Merrill 08 Sep 1911 Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States - 21 Jan 1996

Jack Hope abt 1891 South Carolina, United States

Rosa Hope abt 1933 Florida, United States - abt 1947

George Hudson abt 1859 Mississippi, United States

Henry Hudson abt 1891 Georgia, United States

Ruth Hudson abt 1913 Georgia, United States

Mellie (Humphrey) Spears 16 Apr 1896 Georgia, United States - Nov 1971

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Henry Idom 11 Mar 1938 Lake, Scott, Mississippi, United States - 28 Dec 2005

Jacqueline Idom abt 1964 Florida, United States - abt 1984

Archie Isaac abt 1880 South Carolina, United States

Bennie Isaac abt 1907 South Carolina, United States

Cornelia Isaac abt 1914 South Carolina, United States

Emma Isaac abt 1912 South Carolina, United States

James Isaac 13 May 1909 South Carolina, United States - May 1978

John Isaac abt 1919 Florida, United States

Mary Isaac abt 1924 Florida, United States

Naomi Isaac abt 1916 Florida, United States

Roosevelt Isaac abt 1923 Florida, United States - 30 Apr 1950

J

Caroline Jackson abt 1922 Florida, United States

Evaline Jackson abt 1914 Florida, United States

Grace (Jackson) Summers abt 1916 Florida, United States - 13 Mar 2009

Rose Jackson abt 1912 Florida, United States

Vermel Jackson abt 1917 Florida, United States

Will Jackson 14 Jul 1924 Florida, United States - 17 Jul 1990

William Jackson abt 1882 South Carolina, United States

Amelia (Jacobs) Douglass 1843 Houston, Georgia, United States - 1907

Fletcher Jacobs 27 Nov 1905 Live Oak, Suwannee, Florida, United States

Robert Jacobs abt 1878 Georgia, United States

Scurry Jacobs 04 Jun 1910 Florida, United States - Sep 1969

Helen (Johnson) Ford abt 1923 Florida, United States - 01 Dec 1968

Helen Johnson abt 1923 Florida, United States

Hiram Johnson 02 Dec 1881 Salley, Aiken County, South Carolina, United States - 06 Oct 1959

Living Johnson

Lafayette Jones abt 1835 Alabama, United States - 20 May 1905

K

Arthur Keen 20 May 1848 Georgia, United States - 18 Mar 1900

Ethel (Killen) Jacobs abt 1918 Georgia, United States

Easter (Kimbrough) Conyers abt Jun 1865 Georgia, United States

L

Evelyn (Lewis) Recall 06 Feb 1943 Arcadia, DeSoto, Florida, United States - 12 Aug 2002

Henry Lewis 24 Jan 1933 Arcadia, DeSoto, Florida, United States - Jan 1977

Joseph Lewis abt 1905 Georgia, United States

Oraven (Lewis) Watson abt 04 Dec 1935 Arcadia, DeSoto, Florida, United States - 05 Feb 2001

Sallie (Lewis) Johnson 09 May 1920 Ashford, Houston, Alabama, United States - 14 Mar 2018

M

Oscar Mason 19 Nov 1850 New York, United States - abt 1942

Alice (McCormick) Waltower abt 1877 Florida, United States - abt 1942

James McCray 18 Mar 1938 DeSoto County, Florida, United States - 23 Feb 2013

James McCray abt 1909 Georgia, United States

Claude McIvery 13 Dec 1900 DeSoto County, Florida, United States - 24 Jun 1981

Bonnie (McNeil) McIvery 11 Nov 1906 Bowling Green, DeSoto, Florida, United States - 06 Feb 2002

Henry McNeil 25 Mar 1905 Bowling Green, DeSoto County, Florida, United States - 08 Jan 1983

Isaac McNeil abt 1885 Georgia, United States - abt 1924

James McNeil 16 Sep 1908 Bowling Green, DeSoto, Florida, United States - abt 1983

Laurie McNeil abt 1915 Florida, United States

Josh Moss abt 1937 Florida, United States - abt 1984

David Muldrow 20 Feb 1958 Florida, United States - 18 Jan 2013

Nathaniel Muldrow 1960 Florida, United States - 1995

N

Jerel Northern 05 Oct 1957 Vero Beach, Indian River, Florida, United States - 13 Oct 1994

Willie Northern 27 Jul 1977 Florida, United States - 28 Jul 1977

O

David Owens 29 Aug 1887 North Carolina, United States - 04 Jul 1920

P

Corinne Parker abt 1917 Florida, United States

Katie Parker abt 1915 Florida, United States

Lorenzo Parker abt 1892 Georgia, United States - abt 1991

P cont.

Minnie (Parker) Hill 18 Dec 1920 Florida, United States - 05 Oct 2006

Reuben Parker abt 1923 Florida, United States

Willie (Parker) Bates 15 Aug 1913 Florida, United States - 15 Mar 1998

David Paxton 03 Sep 1847 Camden County, Georgia, USA - 25 Sep 1935

Annie (Payne) Smyth 25 Sep 1914 Florida, United States - 11 Apr 1999

Bessie (Perry) Lewis abt 1902 Alabama, United States

Dewey Phillips 24 Jun 1928 Craigsville, Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA - 05 Apr 1994

R

Ella (Raulerson) King 09 Feb 1904 Arcadia, DeSoto, Florida, United States - 16 Dec 1988

Hattie (Reed) Bishop abt 19 Aug 1916 South Carolina, United States - 01 Feb 1991

Lillian (Reeder) Brower 27 Oct 1893 New Jersey, United States - 14 Mar 1953

Alice Richardson 09 Aug 1960 - 25 Oct 1967

Diane Richardson 27 Jul 1964 - 26 Oct 1967

Dorine Richardson 31 Jan 1962 - 25 Oct 1967

Living Richardson

James Richardson 22 Jun 1965 - 25 Oct 1967

Vanessa Richardson 14 May 1963 - 25 Oct 1967

Willie Riddle abt 1898 Georgia, United States

Willie (Riddles) Sheard 23 May 1914 Georgia, United States - 08 Sep 1989

Allen Robertson 13 Jul 1867 Manatee, Florida, United States - 16 Jun 1935

Eloise (Robertson) Hope 01 Jul 1894 South Carolina, United States - 03 Apr 1990

Amelia (Roe) Clyburn 28 Mar 1931 Nocatee, DeSoto, Florida, United States - 21 May 2002

Blanche (Roe) McClendon 26 May 1927 Florida, United States - 14 Mar 1981

Helen (Roe) Brown 20 May 1929 Florida, United States - 12 Oct 1989

Nathaniel Rowe 25 Dec 1908 DeSoto, Florida, United States

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Roland Schindler 26 May 1921 Coldwater, Mercer, Ohio, United States - 30 Jun 2011

Carey Sheard 18 Aug 1906 Georgia, United States - 21 Feb 1978

Willie Sheard abt 1895 Florida, United States - abt 1971

May Sherritt 13 May 1885 Fort Ogden, DeSoto, Florida, United States - 22 Apr 1964

Robert Simpson 09 Dec 1926 Greenville, Butler, Alabama, United States - 25 Dec 2006

George Slater abt 1873 Georgia, United States

Josephine (Smith) Stewart 30 Aug 1888 South Carolina, United States - 05 Mar 1966

Lily (Smith) Bryant abt 1884 Florida, United States

James Spears abt 1887 North Carolina, United States

Arthur Stewart abt Nov 1880 Georgia, United States - 15 Apr 1963

Artis Stewart abt 1911 Florida, United States

Betty (Stewart) Holliman 09 Sep 1939 Florida, United States - 02 Jan 1964

Celina (Stewart) Jones abt 1916 Florida, United States

Cooper Stewart abt 1912 South Carolina, United States

Edgar Stewart abt 1874 South Carolina, United States

Frank Stewart 14 Feb 1902 Florida, United States - Jan 1978

Herbert Stewart abt 1915 South Carolina, United States - 10 Apr 2001

Herbert Stewart 23 Jan 1938 Fort Ogden, DeSoto, Florida, United States - 07 Jun 2018

Lola (Stewart) Harris 09 Sep 1943 Arcadia, DeSoto, Florida, United States - 09 Nov 2006

Lonnie Stewart 09 Dec 1914 Saint George, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States

Mattie (Stewart) Brooks abt 1920 South Carolina, United States

Morris Stewart abt 1942 Florida, United States - 18 Apr 1980

Richard Stewart 30 Apr 1918 Saint George, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States - 15 Nov 1951

Willie Stewart abt 1913 Florida, United States

Eunice (St. John) Bell 06 May 1833 Upper Canada - 27 May 1926

Alexander Summers abt 18 Sep 1882 Saint George, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States

Ashby Summers 19 Nov 1919 Saint George, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States - 13 Aug 1994

Bessie Summers abt 1912 South Carolina, United States

Clarence Summers abt 1931 Florida, United States - abt 1983

Franklin Summers abt 1914 South Carolina, United States - 30 May 1992

Hazel (Summers) Denson 1937 Florida, United States - 1997

John Summers 29 Feb 1940 Florida, United States - 30 Jul 2021

John Summers 15 Oct 1907 South Carolina, United States - 06 Aug 1970

Josie Summers abt 1927 Florida, United States - 06 Nov 2020

Leroy Summers 13 Jun 1935 Florida, United States - 21 Feb 2017

Robert Summers 25 Feb 1933 Florida, United States - abt Feb 1979

Virginia (Summers) Smith 12 Apr 1916 Dorchester County, South Carolina, United States - Jul 1995

Willard Summers abt 1918 South Carolina, United States - 14 Aug 2000

Willie Summers abt 1912 South Carolina, United States - 31 Oct 1950

Catharine (Summersett) Terrell 02 Nov 1922 Ocala, Marion, Florida, United States - 01 Jul 2001

Minnie (Summersett) Idom 25 Feb 1945 Arcadia, DeSoto, Florida, United States - 30 Jan 2010

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