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New page: '''St. John's Cemetery''' is a ten-block, 26-acre cemetery in west Pensacola, bounded by L Street to the west, G Street to the east, La Rua Street to the north, and [[Wrigh...
'''St. John's Cemetery''' is a ten-block, 26-acre cemetery in [[west Pensacola]], bounded by [[L Street]] to the west, [[G Street]] to the east, [[La Rua Street]] to the north, and [[Wright Street]] to the south. The cemetery was created by a Masonic Order in [[1876]] to fill the needs of Pensacola's growing population, which was previously serviced only by [[St. Michael's Cemetery]] to the east. The first burial took place on [[August 10]], 1876.
==Notable Residents==
*Governor [[Edward A. Perry]]
*Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice [[Walker Anderson]]
*Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice [[Augustus E. Maxwell]]
*[[E. Dixie Beggs, Sr.]]
*[[E. Dixie Beggs, Jr.]]
*[[Alexander C. Blount]]
*[[Forsyth Caro]]
*[[John Moreno Coe]]
*[[William Fisher]]
*[[Ernest E. Mason]]
*[[Ralph McLane]]
*[[R. Pope Reese]]
*[[J.E.D. Yonge]]
*Major General [[Samuel Gibbs French]]
*Brigadier General [[William Miller]]
*Admiral/Mayor [[C.P. Mason]]
*[[Stephen Fagin Fulgham]]
*[[Richard Hill Turner]]
*[[A.V. Clubbs]]
*[[Emma Chandler]]
*[[Manny Runyan]]
*[[Ada Wilson]]
*[[Henry McLellan]]
*[[Edwin E. Northup]]
*[[Nita Osborn Benn]]
*[[Walter S. Garfield]]
*[[Charliebelle Laney]]
*[[Leila Abercrombie]]
*[[Lola Lee Daniell Bruington]]
*[[Pauline Mirabella Robson Whitwell]]
==External Links==
*[http://www.stjohnshistoriccemetery.com/ StJohnsHistoricCemetery.com]
==Notable Residents==
*Governor [[Edward A. Perry]]
*Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice [[Walker Anderson]]
*Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice [[Augustus E. Maxwell]]
*[[E. Dixie Beggs, Sr.]]
*[[E. Dixie Beggs, Jr.]]
*[[Alexander C. Blount]]
*[[Forsyth Caro]]
*[[John Moreno Coe]]
*[[William Fisher]]
*[[Ernest E. Mason]]
*[[Ralph McLane]]
*[[R. Pope Reese]]
*[[J.E.D. Yonge]]
*Major General [[Samuel Gibbs French]]
*Brigadier General [[William Miller]]
*Admiral/Mayor [[C.P. Mason]]
*[[Stephen Fagin Fulgham]]
*[[Richard Hill Turner]]
*[[A.V. Clubbs]]
*[[Emma Chandler]]
*[[Manny Runyan]]
*[[Ada Wilson]]
*[[Henry McLellan]]
*[[Edwin E. Northup]]
*[[Nita Osborn Benn]]
*[[Walter S. Garfield]]
*[[Charliebelle Laney]]
*[[Leila Abercrombie]]
*[[Lola Lee Daniell Bruington]]
*[[Pauline Mirabella Robson Whitwell]]
==External Links==
*[http://www.stjohnshistoriccemetery.com/ StJohnsHistoricCemetery.com]
