Name: Murray, Spencer Nathaniel Jr.
Date of birth: 28 Mar 1915
Place of birth: Arcadia, Florida
Name of father: Murray, S. N. Sr.
Race of father: Colored
Place of birth of father: Bowling Green, Kentucky
Name of mother: Williams, Mariah
Race of mother: Colored
Place of birth of mother: Tallahassee, Florida
Date petition filed: 02 July 1943
Witness: Gwynn, Mary M.

Name: Purvis, Thelma Margaret
Date of birth: 01 Mar 1910
Place of birth: Owens, Desoto Co, Florida
Name of father: Purvis, Joseph Edward
Race of father: White
Place of birth of father: Keysville, Hillsborough Co, FL
Name of mother: Richardson, Margaret Jane
Race of mother: White
Place of birth of mother: Barberville, Volusia Co, FL
Date petition filed: 15 July 1943
Witness: Mother

Name: Jones, Mable
Date of birth: 09 Oct 1913
Place of birth: Arcadia, Florida
Name of father: Jones, Julius
Race of father: Colored
Place of birth of father: Springfield, South Carolina
Name of mother: Ford, Lucy
Race of mother: Colored
Place of birth of mother: Springfield, South Carolina
Date petition filed: 20 July 1943
Witness: Mother

Name: Jones, Samuel Shepherd
Date of birth: 11 Nov 1909
Place of birth: Arcadia, Florida
Name of father: Jones, William Brescow
Race of father: White
Place of birth of father: Switzer, Kentucky
Name of mother: Shepherd, Flora Belle
Race of mother: White
Place of birth of mother: Georgetown, Kentucky
Date of Petition: 06 Aug 1943
Witness: Jones, Betty Head & Jones, H. G.

Name: Smoke, Helen Iva
Date of birth: 27 July 1920
Place of birth: Moore Haven, Glades (Desoto) Co, FL
Name of father: Smoke, Wallace Herbert
Race of father: White
Place of birth of father: Fort White, Florida
Name of mother: Daughtrey, Kate
Race of mother: White
Place of birth of mother: Fort Ogden, Florida
Date petition filed: 26 Aug 1943
Witness: Tippin, Edward & Mother

Name: Shores, Elvie Evelyn
Date of birth: 19 Feb 1913
Place of birth: Nocatee, Desoto Co, Florida
Name of father: Shores, Joseph Biron
Race of father: White
Place of birth of father: Cairo, Georgia
Name of mother: Johnson, Elvie
Race of mother: White
Place of birth of mother: Fort Myers, Lee Co, Florida
Date petition filed: 30 Aug 1943
Witness: Father

Name: Shores, Lessie Mary
Date of birth: 01 Oct 1907
Place of birth: Nocatee, Desoto Co, Florida
Name of father: Shores, Joseph Biron
Race of father: White
Place of birth of father: Cairo, Georgia
Name of mother: Johnson, Elvie
Race of mother: White
Place of birth of mother: Fort Myers, Lee Co, Florida
Date petition filed: 30 Aug 1943
Witness: Father

Name: Shores, Cora Corinne
Date of birth: 19 Oct 1915
Place of birth: Nocatee, Desoto Co, Florida
Name of father: Shores, Joseph Biron
Race of father: White
Place of birth of father: Cairo, Georgia
Name of mother: Johnson, Elvie
Race of mother: White
Place of birth of mother: Fort Myers, Lee Co, Florida
Date petition filed: 30 Aug 1943
Witness: Father

Name: Coker, Sears Yates
Date of birth: 06 July 1915
Place of birth: Arcadia, Florida
Name of father: Coker, Sears
Race of father: White
Place of birth of father: Arcadia, Florida
Name of mother: Yates, Maude
Race of mother: White
Place of birth of mother: Fort Ogden, Florida
Date petition filed: 01 Sept 1943
Witness: Simmons, J. A. MD & Father

Name: Lunn, Ira William
Date of birth: 27 Mar 1904
Place of birth: Arcadia, Florida
Name of father: Lunn, Steve
Race of father: White
Place of birth of father: Hillsborough Co, Florida
Name of mother: Bunch, Emma
Race of mother: White
Place of birth of mother: Polk Co, Florida
Date petition filed: 07 Sept 1943
Witness: Mother & Father

Name: Simmons, John Humphries
Date of birth: 19 Apr 1904
Place of birth: Arcadia, Florida
Name of father: Simmons, Samuel Joseph
Race of father: White
Place of birth of father: Screven Co, Georgia
Name of mother: Humphries, Julia
Race of mother: White
Place of birth of mother: Indian Rocks, Florida
Date petition filed: 27 Sept 1943
Witness: Hays, Frank W. & Mother

Name: Smith, Dorothy Ezetta
Date of birth: 31 Oct 1913
Place of birth: Zolfo, Hardee (Desoto) Co, Florida
Name of father: Smith, Carl L.
Race of father: White
Place of birth of father: Wauchula, Florida
Name of mother: Dotson, Ruby
Race of mother: White
Place of birth of mother: Lebon, Tennessee
Date petition filed: 07 Oct 1943
Witness: Roberts, Kerby M.; Smith, Flossie;
                 Turner, Alma; Mother & Father
 

Name: Smith, Carl L.
Date of birth: 27 Oct 1887
Place of birth: Wauchula, Florida
Name of father: Smith, George Washington
Race of father: White
Place of birth of father: Wauchula, Florida
Name of mother: Williams, Martha Ann
Race of mother: White
Place of birth of mother: Wauchula, Florida
Date petition filed: 15 Oct 1943
Witness: Smith, Flossie & Mother

Name: Parker, June
Date of birth: 28 June 1916
Place of birth: Arcadia, Florida
Name of father: Parker, Zebulon Newton
Race of father: White
Place of birth of father: Arcadia, Florida
Name of mother: Lee, Vivian
Race of mother: White
Place of birth of mother: Kissimmee, Florida
Date petition filed: 22 Oct 1943
Witness: Parker, Ves & Parker, Olvey

Name: Parker, Betty
Date of birth: 19 Jan 1915
Place of birth: Arcadia, Florida
Name of father: Parker, John Atticus
Race of father: White
Place of birth of father: Arcadia, Florida
Name of mother: Williams, Obney
Race of mother: White
Place of birth of mother: Springtown, Arkansas
Date petition filed: 04 Nov 1943
Witness: Parker, Ves & Mother

Name: Norton, Lois Eva
Date of birth: 14 Dec 1898
Place of birth: Bartow, Polk Co, Florida
Name of father: Norton, William Clarence
Race of father: White
Place of birth of father: Orion, Alabama
Name of mother: Watts, Eva Mary
Race of mother: White
Place of birth of mother: Crawfordville, Florida
Date petition filed: 12 Nov 1943
Witness: Father
 

Name: Hall, James Tillman
Date of birth: 07 Sept 1920
Place of birth: Arcadia, Florida
Name of father: Hall, Marcus Melvin
Race of father: White
Place of birth of father: Hillsborough Co, Florida
Name of mother: Holloway, Mittie
Race of mother: White
Place of birth of mother: Polk Co, Florida
Date petition filed: 09 Nov 1943
Witness: Mother

Name: Garrett, Jerry Charity
Date of birth: 08 Apr 1909
Place of birth: Arcadia, Florida
Name of father: Garrett, Preston Lee
Race of father: White
Place of birth of father: Troy, Alabama
Name of mother: Duncan, Ida Silence
Race of mother: White
Place of birth of mother: Castalia, Desoto Co, Florida
Date petition filed: 10 Nov 1943
Witness: Albritton, J. E.; Duncan, Mrs. W. N. 
                 & Mother

Name: Mizell, Millard Fillmore
Date of birth: 26 Oct 1915
Place of birth: Pine Level, Desoto Co, Florida
Name of father: Mizell, Thomas Everette
Race of father: White
Place of birth of father: Pine Level, Florida
Name of mother: Bearley, Mary Elizabeth
Race of mother: White
Place of birth of mother: Mayday, Georgia
Date petition filed: 10 Nov 1943
Witness: Williams, Zula M.

Name: Ford, William Hawkins
Date of birth: 11 Oct 1908
Place of birth: Arcadia, Florida
Name of father: Ford, William George
Race of father: White
Place of birth of father: Louisville, Jefferson Co, GA
Name of mother: Moore, Minnie Josephine
Race of mother: White
Place of birth of mother: Georgia, near Beuna Vista
Date petition filed: 16 Nov 1943
Witness: Wyatt, Milton H. & Mother

Name: Snow, Eleda Meree
Date of birth: 17 Apr 1911
Place of birth: Arcadia, Florida
Name of father: Snow, Walter Harvey
Race of father: White
Place of birth of father: Fort Meade, Florida
Name of mother: Williams, Eleda Achness
Race of mother: White
Place of birth of mother: Banks, Bullock Co, Alabama
Date petition filed: 22 Nov 1943
Witness: Simmons, John A. MD & Father

Name: Sapp, Meakin Jonathan
Date of birth: 31 July 1908
Place of birth: Nocatee, Desoto Co, Florida
Name of father: Sapp, Meakin Virgil
Race of father: White
Place of birth of father: Unknown
Name of mother: Douglass, Marie Viola
Race of mother: White
Place of birth of mother: Douglas, Georgia
Date petition filed: 23 Oct 1943
Witness: Shores, Elvie; Shores, J. B. & Mother

Name: Fussell, James Edward
Date of birth: 14 July 1913
Place of birth: Arcadia, Florida
Name of father: Fussell, Vincent Oliver
Race of father: White
Place of birth of father: Webster, Sumter Co, Florida
Name of mother: Albritton, Virginia Elizabeth
Race of mother: White
Place of birth of mother: Lily, Desoto Co, Florida
Date petition filed: 27 Nov 1943
Witness: None
Misc. papers: Application for Marriage License

Name: Baldwin, Iva Mae
Date of birth: 22 Dec 1906
Place of birth: Brownville, Desoto Co, Florida
Name of father: Baldwin, John Franklin
Race of father: White
Place of birth of father: Dawson, Texas
Name of mother: Pearce, Mae Emma
Race of mother: White
Place of birth of mother: Arcadia, Florida
Date petition filed: 04 Dec 1943
Witness: Hollingsworth, H. L.; Alderman, F. M. &
                 Father & Mother
Misc. papers: Application for Marriage License

Name: Langford, Badger
Date of birth: 02 May 1924
Place of birth: Limestone, Hardee (Desoto) Co, Florida
Name of father: Langford, Henry Preston
Race of father: White
Place of birth of father: Lily, Desoto Co, Florida
Name of mother: Ingram, Ida Beulah
Race of mother: White
Place of birth of mother: Valdosta, Georgia
Date petition filed: 07 Dec 1943
Witness: Mother

Name: Scott, James Andrew
Date of birth: 12 Dec 1904
Place of birth: Arcadia, Desoto Co, Florida
Name of father: Scott, William Lane
Race of father: White
Place of birth of father: Ontario Province, Canada
Name of mother: McClenithan, Roxie Anna
Race of mother: White
Place of birth of mother: Fort Ogden, Desoto Co, FL
Date petition filed: 08 Dec 1943
Witness: Gore, Rose J. & Mother

Name: Walrath, Edgar LaFonte
Date of birth: 22 Nov 1879
Residence: Arcadia, Desoto Co, Florida
Place of birth: Great Valley, Callaraugus Co, NY
Name of father: Walrath, Nelson David
Race of father: White
Place of birth of father: Great Valley, New York
Name of mother: Cleveland, Laura
Race of mother: White
Place of birth of mother: Humphrey, New York
Date petiton filed: 03 Jan 1944
Witness: Walrath, Charles M.; Walrath, John;
                 Walrath, Gilbert N. & Walrath, Mary

Name: Fenton, Jessie Elva
Date of birth: 22 Dec 1889
Residence: Arcadia, Desoto Co, Florida
Place of birth: Celoron, Chaulaqua Co, New York
Name of father: Fenton, Lyford Barry
Race of father: White
Place of birth of father: Wattsvurg, Pennsylvania
Name of mother: Frank, Marhta Jane
Race of mother: White
Place of birth of mother: Busti, New York
Date petition filed: 03 Jan 1944
Witness: Root, Harry P. & Root, Mrs. Mary

Name: Shirley, Ethel Joyce
Date of birth: 22 Dec 1926
Residence: Fort Ogden, Desoto Co, Florida
Place of birth: Umatilla, Florida
Name of father: Shirley, William Broward
Race of father: White
Place of birth of father: Fargo, Georgia
Name of mother: Courson, Ethel Pauline
Race of mother: White
Place of birth of mother: Folkston, Georgia
Date petition filed: 08 Jan 1944
Witness: Shirley, Charles Curtis & Miller, Jessie P.

Name: Cross, Zula Elizabeth
Date of birth: 29 July 1916
Place of birth: Arcadia, Desoto Co, Florida
Name of father: Cross, Joshua
Race of father: White
Place of birth of father: Arcadia, Desoto Co, Florida
Name of mother: Keen, Lottie May
Race of mother: White
Place of birth of mother: Arcadia, Desoto Co, Florida
Date petition filed: 28 Oct 1943
Witness: Gwynn, Mary M. & Simmons, J. A. MD
Misc. Papers: Application for Social Security number