Elizabeth M. Berrie - Old City Cemetery - Jacksonville, FL
N 30° 19.886 W 081° 38.944
17R E 437607 N 3355690
A broken column headstone for Elizabeth M. Berrie is located in the historic Old City Cemetery in Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
Waymark Code: WMNYCE
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 05/23/2015
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Close-up of headstone inscription:
Sacred
to the Memory of
Miss Elizabeth M. Berrie
Born August 16, 1816
Died August 16, 1850
Blessed are they who die in the Lord.
Close-up of Inscription on Base of Column:
This Monument is erected by
Her Affectionate Nephews and Neices.
About the Cemetery:
Established in 1852, the Old City Cemetery is one of the most overlooked and underrated historic sites in Jacksonville's urban core. Famed interments include:
John Freeman Young, a priest who was the translator of the song “Silent Night, Holy Night”
Francis Philip Fleming – A confederate soldier and lawyer who became the 15th governor of Florida from 1889 to 1893
Princess Laura Adorkor “Mother Kofi” – A Ghana native and founder of “The African Universal Church and Commercial League” who was assassinated on the pulpit in 1928.
John Finegan – Civil War Confederate Brigadier General in the command of the defense of Florida from Union troops at Olustee.
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