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A Listing of the Early Veterans Buried in the Old Section of Fern Hill Cemetery

 
 

Civil War Vets

 
 
  LAST, First Middle (Maiden) Birth Date Place of Birth Death Date Place of Death Block # Lot # Grave #  Inscription, Source, Remarks.
BRIDGES, Henry Madison 1842 NG 1913 Stuart, FL 8 3 4 Armed Service: Pvt. 31 Ga. Regt, C. S. A.  L. O. = H. M. B.  (William on small slip of paper source.) 1915 per T.S.
CLARKE, Andrew         24 5 8 Con Veteran per Block Card.
CRANER, Henry H.         22 4 4 Union Army; Henry Harrison Craner Obit: SM, 14 Aug 1924, pg 5. Tombstone has Co. F. II PA. Res. Inf.
FRAZIER, Ruben Russell 18 May 1846   5 May 1905   21 1 5 Capt., Union Army.  Lot Owner = Margaret M. Frazier, entire lot.  Tombstone = dates & Co. K, 107 ILL Vol. Inf.
GEIGER, John F. 1844   1922   11 3 5 John F. Geiger Sr. Obit: SM, 13 Apr 1922, pg 5.  Dates per small slip of paper source.  Confederate Veteran per Block Card. Tombstone = Confederate Soldier, Co H. 2nd FLA Cav., Civil War, 1862 - 1865 
HOGARTH, Capt. Thomas 16 Mar 1843 NG 21 May 1906 Stuart, FL 3 2 7 Union Army, Captain, Co., F. Ind. Vols.
MCNEIL, Capt. James NG NG NG Stuart, FL 3 3 7 Confederate Army.  Capt written at the top of the card.  L. O. = W. J. Dyer: # 1, 2, 7 & 8.
PARKS, Benjamin NG North Car. NG Stuart, FL 2 2 4 Confederate Army; Co. H, 67 N.C. Inf. C. S. A.; Obit: SM, 1 Oct 1925, pg 2.
SMITH, John P. 11 Apr 1843   21 Jun 1927   15 5 6 Obit:  Stuart News, 24 Jun 1927, pg 6.  Block Card: War Veteran 1861. Pvt 16 Btry Ind Lt Arty

 

 
 

Spanish - American War Vets

 
 
  LAST, First Middle (Maiden) Birth Date Place of Birth Death Date Place of Death Block # Lot # Grave #  Inscription, Source, Remarks.
CARNEY, William 8 Jul 1872   27 Sep 1938   44 4 3 Obit: SDN, 22 Sep 1938, pg 3. Source = tombstone. Vet: Act Wt US Navy Sp Am War
GEIGER, Claude F. 6 Mar 1880   27 Sep 1968   11 3 4 Source = tombstone. Vet: 1st Sgt 13 Coast Arty Band, SP AM War, World War I
GLASS, Edith A. Kitching 21 Jan 1877 England 22 Apr 1949 Stuart, FL 7 2 6 Mrs. Edith Glass Obit: Stuart News, 21 Apr 1949, pg 1.  Mrs. Charles Glass:  Parents:  Sylvanus Kitching & Martha M. Kitching. Vet: Nurse, Army Nurse Corp, Spanish Am War.
GLASS, Frank 1 Sep 1875   4 Jan 1958   62 2 3 Source = tombstone. Vet: Spanish Am. War. PVT BTRY G1 Ohio Lt Arty
SPRENGEL, Friedrich G. 13 Nov 1869   11 Apr 1960   66 9 8 Source = tombstone. Vet: Germany, Warrant Officer, US Navy, Spanish American War.

 

 
 

World War I Vets

 
 
  LAST, First Middle (Maiden) Birth Date Place of Birth Death Date Place of Death Block # Lot # Grave #  Inscription, Source, Remarks.
BAKER, John D. 5 Feb 1894   25 Nov 1978   63 2 6 Source = tombstone. Vet: Pvt, US Army, World War I
BAKER, Mark Milton 31 Aug 1890   18 Sep 1980   52 4   WW I, US Army, Source = T.S.
BAKER, William Robert (Bob) 1901 PA.? 3 Jun 1952 Stuart, FL 1 5 5 US Navy, WW I; Obit: Stuart News 5 Jun 1952, pgs 1 &  7A.  Bio.  L. O. = Wm. R. Baker: # 5 & 6. T.S. dates: 13 Sep 1900, 4 Jun 1952
BALDWIN, Bertha J. 16 Sep 1883   11 May 1971   73 2 7 Source = tombstone. Vet: Connecticut, Nurse, Army Nurse Corps, World War I.
BARNES, John Joseph 26 Sep 1885   17 Oct 1950   64 5 6 L. O. = Mrs. Joseph J. Barnes, # 5 & 6.  Obit & Bio Sketch: Stuart News, 19 Oct 1950, pg 2. Vet: CGM US Navy, World War I. Source = tombstone.
BLAKESLEE, Jacob P. 31 Jul 1901   22 Jan 1959   11 5 1 L. O. = Dr. F. B. Eurit: entire lot.  19 Apr 1915 on loose pages. Source = tombstone. Vet: PFC HQ Co 35 Infantry, World War I
BLOTNER, Harry F. 22 Mar 1895 NG 25 Sep 1954 Stuart, FL 11 1 7 (6) Obit: Stuart News, 30 Sep 1954, pg 2, Middle name Farrel. Vet: GM 1 US Navy, World War I
BOZONE, Jolly Frank 24 Oct 1887   8 Jun 1972   54 3 1 Vet: Alabama, WAGR SUP CO 137 FA, WW I, Source = T. S.
BUCHHOLTZ, Louis 18 Jul 1887   31 Dec 1955   67 4 2 Source = tombstone. Vet: Illinois, Mech 311 Sanitary TN, World War I.
BYNON, Harold C. 11 Dec 1887   24 May 1964   69 8 5 Source = Tombstone. Vet: Ohio, Sgt Btry E 137 Fld Arty, World War I
CAMPBELL, Harry 18 Feb 1884   12 Jun 1957   62 6 8 Source = tombstone. Vet: SFC  Co A 7 Engrs 5 Div., World War I, DSC-PH
CAMPBELL, John Lloyd 10 Nov 1895   29 Nov 1966   58 5 6 Source = tombstone. Vet: Florida, Pvt, Co I  162 Infantry, World War I.
ESCH, Charles A. 29 Dec 1901   26 Sep 1961   61 8 2 Source = tombstone. Vet: New York, PVt Co A 31 Infantry, World War I
EVANS, Cyrus Earl 30 May 1894   30 Jul 1960   70 5 2 Source = tombstone. Vet: Pennsylvania, PFC Medical Depart., World War I.
GEIGER, Claude F. 6 Mar 1880   27 Sep 1968   11 3 4 Source = tombstone. Vet: 1st Sgt 13 Coast Arty Band, SP AM War, World War I
GISSEN, James 20 Jul 1893   28 May 1982   71 9 10 Source = tombstone.  Vet: US Army, World War I.

 

 
 
HARRISON, Eugene 31 Jul 1896   22 Dec 1959   66 9 9 Source = tombstone. Vet: Virginia, PFC, CO E, 113 Engineers, World War I.
HARTMAN, Ralph W. 31 Jul 1898   28 Aug 1961   49 2 4 Source = tombstone. Vet: Cpl, US Marine Corp, World War 1.
HAYMAN, Lonnie 25 Nov 1899   6 Oct 1959   71 6 8 Source = tombstone. Vet: Florida, Pvt, Stu Army Tng Corps, World War I.
HOFFMAN, Charles N. 3 Dec 1895   2 Mar 1962   72 4 7 Source = tombstone. Vet: Michigan, Pvt, Infantry, World War I
HOLT, John W. 28 Sep 1886   15 Jan 1955   66 9 10 Source = tombstone. Vet: Florida, PVT US Army, World War I. PH.
JOHNS, Harold Raiford NG Stuart, FL 30 Sep 1918 France 10 3 5 Killed in action.  Armed Service: Florida, Pvt. 103 Engrs. 28 Div.
KIEFNER, Leroy 9 Jun 1892   14 Jul 1961   72 8 1 Source = tombstone. Vet: Missouri, Pvt, 2 CO 159 Depot Brigade, World War I.
KREPS, Lewis L. 1887 NG 3 Jul 1939 Stuart, FL 10 4 1 Armed Service: Florida Corp. 124 Inf. 31 Div.  L. O. = Gus Wuchtner: # 1, 2, 7 & 8.
KRUEGER, Albert P. 1 Mar 1896   6 Dec 1973   60 4 1 Source = tombstone. Vet: US Army, World War I
KRUEGER, Karl J. 1895   1959   61 4 6 Source = tombstone. Vet: World War I, 138th Aero Sq.
LANE, Horace B. 30 Dec 1899 or 1896 GA 7 Feb 1944 Stuart, FL 54 3 6 Armed Services - Georgia. Cpl. 5 Inf.; "Bos", Obit: Stuart News, 10 Feb 1944, pg 1.  L. O. = Clara Lane, # 3, 4, 5 & 6.  Block Card has 1896.  Obit has age 47, which makes 1896 the birth year.
LANNING, William E. 1897 NG 22 Apr 1941 NG 73 2 4 Armed Services: yes.;  Death Announce: Stuart News, 24 Apr 1941,     pg 1.  Dates per Block Card.
LAWSON, William Francis 12 Mar 1896   24 Nov 1958   71 6 1 Source = tombstone. Vet: Pvt, US Army, World War I
LEE, William Max 20 Jun 1899   18 Jan 1962   60 8 4 Source = tombstone. Vet: Georgia, ACMM US Navy, World Wars I & II

 

 
 
MARIOTTI, William Elmer 30 May 1888 NG 18 May 1946 Stuart, FL 56 3 7 Armed Services - Illinois. Sgt. I CL Air Service World War I;  Obit & Bio S.: Stuart News, 23 May 1946, pg 3.  L. O. = Mrs. William Mariotti, # 1, 2, 7 & 8.
MCCULLEY, Ernest S. 1899   1986   14 1 5 Source = tombstone. Vet: Surf US Coast Guard, World War I
MCDONALD, Jackson Hansen 3 Jan 1900 NG 8 Dec 1939 NG 49 2 7 Armed Services-yes;  Parents:  J. B. McDonald & Elizabeth Ren. McDonald;  Obit: Stuart News, 14 Dec 1939, pg 1.  Tombstone dates. Vet: PVT STU Army World War I
MCGEE, Orval Landis 25 Nov 1894   10 Dec 1949   46 4 4 Lot Owner = Mrs. John McGee, South 1/2 of lot; Source = tombstone. Vet: Florida, CPL US Army, World War I. Obit: Stuart News, 15 Dec 1949, pg 8.
MCGEE,Charles C. 28 Mar 1891 NG 28 Dec 1947 NG 58 5 2 Armed Services: Pvt. 124 Inf. Florida World War I.  L. O. = Mrs. Charles McGee, # 1 & 2.
MCPHERSON, Robert B. 1 Oct 1894   23 Jul 1962   9 4 7 Source = tombstone. Vet: RM 2 USNRF World War I
PETTY, Clifford A. 24 Apr 1899   13 Jul 1969   49 5 2 Source = tombstone. Vet: S2 US Navy, World War I
PITTS, Clarence Elwyn     22 Dec 1928   24 4 5 Death Announce: Stuart News, 24, 26 & 27 Dec 1928, pg 1.  Date per Block Card.  Also, War Veteran 1918, 1 Lt. Ord. Dept.
RAULERSON, Burris F. 16 Oct 1894 NG 23 Mar 1950 Stuart, FL 54 2 8 Armed Services - yes.  Obit: Stuart News, 23 Mar 1950, pg 3.  L. O. = Mrs. Kate Raulerson, # 1, 2, 7 & 8.
RICOU, Ivy LeRoy 30 Apr 1894   21 Aug 1954   65 2 1 L. O. = I. L. Ricou, # 1 & 2.  Obit & Bio Sk.: Stuart News, 26 Aug 1954, pg 6A.  Blank Card # 65 is blank. Source = tombstone. Vet: Sgt Co. M, 159 Infantry, World War I
ROBINSON, Harry J. 31 Jul 1886   17 Jun 1957   64 8   Source = tombstone. Vet: Sgt Co E 14 Engineers, World War I
ROWELL, Arthur C. 6 Aug 1896   17 Mar 1964   62 6 2 Source = tombstone. Vet: Sgt 310 Repair Unit MTC, World War I.

 

 
 
SMITH, Merle Herman NG NG 6 Oct 1921 Ft. Lauder- dale, FL 11 2 6 Obit: SM, 9 Oct 1924, pg 6.  Armed Service: Florida. Pvt. 1C. 3, Inf.  Parents: Herman H. & Maude Smith.
SOULBY, Alfred H. 2 Dec 1887   25 Apr 1962   64 7   Source = tombstone. Vet: SFC Co C 311 Field Sig BN, World War I
STILLER, Fred Lewis 22 Nov 1890   20 May 1958   61 4 4 Source = tombstone.  Vet: Florida, PVT Co B, 156 Depot Brigade, World War I.
TAYLOR, Thomas 1867 Ireland 17 Jul 1940   3 1 4 War Veteran (England) per Block Card.  T.S. has 1866
TUCKER, Charles A. 5 Oct 1890   14 Feb 1959   67 8 1 Source = tombstone. Vet: Florida, PVT, 5 CO Coast Artillery, World War I.
WALLIN, David 28 Aug 1886   13 Dec 1960   71 8 1 Source = tombstone. Vet: Iowa, Pvt, CO B 8 Ammunition Train, World War 1.
WATSON, George G. 13 Jan 1896   28 May 1954   68 2 6 L. O. = Helen Arnold Watson, # 5 & 6. Vet: Florida, Eng 2, US Navy, World War I. Dates per tombstone.
WELLS, Edgar Stallard 3 Aug 1887   23 Apr 1961   70 7 6 Source = tombstone.  Vet: Florida, CSK  US Navy, World War I
WOOD, James W. 3 Oct 1892   10 Aug 1957   69 5 6 Source = tombstone. Vet: Georgia, Wagoner CO B 314 Ammo TN, World War I
WRIGHT, James Harvey 1 Feb 1888   5 Aug 1960   69 3 5 Source = tombstone. Vet: Canada, PVT, HQ CO 338 Infantry, World War I.
ZARNITS, George A. 13 Jun 1894   15 Oct 1956   52 4 8 Source =  tombstone.  Vet: Florida, Pfc, Co M 331 Infantry, World War I.
ZEIGLER, Lawson N. 28 Oct 1899   13 Sep 1972   6 2 8 Source = T.S., Vet: Georgia, WW I, US Coast Guard

 

 
 

 

 
 

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