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Unknown white man

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Name

Unknown white man

Age

Supposed to have been 50 or more Years

Race/Color

White

Sex

Male

Date of Death

September 17, 1904

Cause of Death

Drowned

Place of Death

mouth of Bell's River

Remarks

Found body floating at mouth of Bell's River on Sept. 17th, 1904. Had been dead several days. Tattooing all over body. Intered Sept. 18th, 1904 in Bosque Bello Cemetery. Certificate by R.P. Carleton, Coroner.

Title

Unknown white man

Subject

Burial -- Florida -- Nassau County

Cemeteries -- Florida -- Nassau County

Death -- Proof and certification -- Florida

Source

State Archives of Florida, Series L648

Date

1904-09

Format

burial registers

Type

Text

Identifier

l648_0892

Coverage

Florida Boom and Progressive Era (1900-1926)

ImageID

1904_009

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Race/Ethnicity

White

Death Date

1904-09-17

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age

Supposed to have been 50 or more Years

causeofdeath

Drowned

placeofdeath

mouth of Bell's River

sex

Male

Geographic Term

Fernandina Beach (Fla.)

Nassau County (Fla.)

Amelia Island (Fla.)

Chicago Manual of Style

Unknown white man. 1904-09. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/279567>, accessed 21 August 2026.

MLA

Unknown white man. 1904-09. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/279567>

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Florida Memory is a digital outreach program providing free online access to select archival records from collections housed in the State Library and Archives of Florida. Florida Memory digitizes materials that illuminate the state's history and culture.

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For FY2026-27, the percentage of total costs for the Florida Memory program financed with federal money is 66%; the federal dollar amount to be spent on the program is $1,027,650. This program does not receive any non-governmental funding.

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