James Edward Simpson-St. Michael's Cemetery

Born on November 18, James Edward Simpson (1807-1871) was the younger brother of Ezekiel E. Simpson. His father, John Simpson, built the Woodbine Mill, a water-powered sawmill, on the Simpson River near the town of Bagdad.

Following the death of ...

James Bright-St. Michael's Cemetery

James Bright and his wife, Elizabeth, share the same grave marked by a marble obelisk. Their grave is remarkable at St. Michael's Cemetery as a step down tomb, there are only two other step down tombs in the cemetery.

James Bright ...

Helena Bowes-St. Michael's Cemetery

Helena Bowes (1873-1939) was born in Pensacola. Her father, John Bowes, worked as an engineer for the local shipping and sawmills industries.

Helena and her sibling lived with relatives of the well-established Fauria and LeFrancois families. Helena's aunt, Sophia Fauria, ...

George Pfeiffer-St. Michael's Cemetery

Born Johann Georg Pfeiffer (1829-1873)in Germany on August 2, George Pfeiffer immigrated to America in 1849.

George settled in Pensacola where he operated a number of very profitable mercantile ventures which included: a bakery, a ship chandlery, and a buggy ...

Ezekiel E. Simpson-St. Michael's Cemetery

Ezekiel Simpson (1803-1875) born on May 27 moved to the area with his family in 1814. In 1840, Ezekiel married Sophia S. Allen of Boston, Massachusetts, and together they had three children, only one of whom survived to adulthood.

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Don Tomas Possee de Rioboo-St. Michael's Cemetery

Born in Ferrol, Spain, don Tomas Possee de Rioboo (1772-1832) moved to Florida sometime prior to 1800. In 1800, Rioboo married Eugenia Josefa Bonifay, and the newlyweds were given a plot of land on the western side of Pensacola by ...

Frank Mark Dunn II-St. Michael's Cemetery

Frank Mark II(1910-1995) was born on Christmas day to Frank Mark and Laura Helen Dunn, his father died just three weeks later.

Laura Helen Dunn moved the family to Seattle, Washington where Frank Mark II joined the Army and worked ...

Frank Mark Dunn-St. Michael's Cemetery

Due to his father's job as a stevedore, Frank Mark Dunn (1871-1911)was exposed early on to the maritime industry. Frank Mark was the third child of Edward and Mary Dunn.

He became an apprentice of Bar Pilot's Association of Pensacola ...

Edward Thomas Dunn-St. Michael's Cemetery

Edward Thomas Dunn(1840-1904) was born in Vermont to Irish immigrants. His wife, Mary Frances Connolly (1846-1895), was born in Quebec to Scottish immigrants.

They had two daughters before moving to Pensacola from Quebec around 1870. Between 1870 and 1885, Mary had ...

Daniel Patrick Bergin-St. Michael's Cemetery

Daniel Patrick Bergin (1858-1915)was born on May 1. He was the proprietor of the Bank Exchange Saloon and Restaurant at 315-317 South Palafox Street in 1893. He also worked as a barkeeper and sanitary inspector between 1898 and 1911. Daniel ...