CEMETERIES OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY Finding Aid

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1 Title Preferred Citation Cemeteries of Indian River County Archive Center, Indian River County Main Library, Vero Beach, Florida. Donation Date: November Accession No. Acquisition Information / Provenance Researched and created by staff and volunteers. Repository Location Extent Arrangement Language Dates Historical Note Scope and Content Index Terms Cemeteries: Indian River County Main Library, Archive Center st Street, 2 nd Floor Vero Beach, Florida, Telephone: x5 genealogy@irclibrary.org Archive Center and Genealogy Department, 2 nd Floor Indian River County Main Library 5 W x 15 ¼ L x 10 ¼ H 1 ms box organized into folders by cemetery name. English c.a to present Most of the cemeteries began in the early 20 th century. Indian River County area was originally in Brevard until 1905 then St. Lucie County until Therefore, many of the early pioneer families were buried in present day Indian River County that once were St. Lucie or Brevard County. Some of the cemeteries could only be verified of their existence by obituaries. Consequently, there are many obituaries listed. Intention is to help identify cemeteries through sources and primary documents. This is to be used as a guide to the location and establishment of the cemetery. Additional records and verification are welcomed. Indian River County (Fla.) Genealogy Vero Beach, Indian River County, (Fla.) - History Cain Crestlawn DuBose Fellsmere Brookside Gifford John s Island Oslo Padgett Roseland Sebastian Vero Beach Burial Park (DuBose) Wabasso Wigfield Winter Beach 10/27/2016 Indian River County Main Library, Archive Center, Vero Beach, FL 1

2 Access Unrestricted. The entire collection is open for research. Clean hands are required. 10/27/2016 Indian River County Main Library, Archive Center, Vero Beach, FL 2

3 Miscellaneous documents DATE SOURCE DESCRIPTION 1907 Aug 9 St Lucie County Tribune Grandma Stoeckel Answers Final Call 1917 Feb 22 St Lucie County Tribune Vero to Have Cemetery 1917 Feb 23 St Lucie County Tribune Interesting Program at Vero Woman s Club: cemetery proposition 1917 Mar 2 St Lucie County Tribune Vigorous Vero Prospects: New cemetery made possibly by Indian River Farms Co Jun 13 Vero Beach Press Journal Letters to the Editor: Cemeteries (Whispering Palms) 1970 Apr 16 Vero Beach Press Journal Cemeteries Total Five 1987? Vero Beach Press Journal Digging Through History Helps Trace Family Roots (IRGS: Freda Hoppe and Ruth Warner 1987 Nov 19 Vero Beach Press Journal Cemetery Survey Completed 1987 Nov 19 News Tribune Volunteers identify, catalog IR graves 2009 Sep/Oct Vero Beach Magazine A Matter of Grave Concern Cain Cemetery Begun 1902 Owner Cain Family (See Cain family in vertical file) Location North Shore Sebastian River at Fleming Grant Rd and Heather Lane 1913 May 16 St Lucie County Tribune Baseball Bet Causes Killing at Roseland 1966 Cain family vertical file Memoir of Mildred Elizabeth Cain Simms 1926 Unknown newspaper Obit six month old buried Crestlawn Cemetery Begun 1937 Sept 1 Original name Vero Beach Cemetery Owner City of Vero Beach Location Old Dixie Highway at South City Limits N of 12 th St 1937 Feb 12 Vero Beach Press Journal Jaycees 1937 Jun 11 Vero Beach Press Journal Cemetery is Sought by Junior Group 1937 Jun 18 Vero Beach Press Journal Location of Proposed Cemetery (Map) 1937 Jul 9 Vero Beach Press Journal New Cemetery is to be Discussed 1937 Aug 6 Vero Beach Press Journal New Cemetery Given Approval 1937 Sept 3 Vero Beach Press Journal City Accepts Cemetery Site 1937 Oct 8 Vero Beach Press Journal WPA Project on Cemetery is Submitted 1938 Oct 28 Vero Beach Press Journal Work Starts Next Week on New Vero Beach Cemetery -- MAP 1939 Mar 10 Vero Beach Press Journal Cemetery Set-Up is Given Council OKEH 1939 Jan 23 Vero Beach Press Journal Development of Cemetery Progressing 1939 Oct 20 Vero Beach Press Journal Good Progress is Being Made on New Cemetery Project 1939 Nov 10 Vero Beach Press Journal City Council accepted the municipal cemetery project from the WPA 1939 Dec 1 Vero Beach Press Journal Local Cemetery Project Work is Finished by WPA 1959 May 7 Vero Beach Press Journal Public Notices 10/27/2016 Indian River County Main Library, Archive Center, Vero Beach, FL 3

4 1959 Jun 11 Vero Beach Press Journal Notice (zoning change) 1959 Jul 9 Vero Beach Press Journal Rezoning (Public Hearing) 1988 Oct 11 Vero Beach Press Journal Vandals Target Tombstone: Nearly 30 Knocked Over at Crestlawn Cemetery 1988 Oct 19 Vero Beach Press Journal Police Continue Probe into Cemetery Vandalism 1988 Oct 29 Vero Beach Press Journal Lights for Cemetery? 1988 Nov 1 Vero Beach Press Journal Vandals Strike Cemetery Again 1988 Nov 5 Vero Beach Press Journal City Looking for Owners, Suspects in Cemetery Case 1989 Mar 5 Vero Beach Press Journal City council this week set up deed restrictions 1989 Oct 14 Vero Beach Press Journal Concrete Vault Foils Attempt to Raid Grave 1991 Feb 3 Vero Beach Press Journal City s Cemetery: Dedicated to the Public 1993 Mar 4 Vero Beach Press Journal Funeral Home Offers to Buy City Cemetery 1993 Mar 17 Vero Beach Press Journal City Won t Sell Cemetery 1994 Jun 24 Vero Beach Press Journal Offer Renewed to Buy Cemetery 1994 Jul 1 Vero Beach Press Journal Cemetery Proposal Rejected 2008 May 6 Vero Beach Press Journal Third-generation engraver doesn t take his work for granite Fellsmere Brookside Historic Cemetery Begun: Unofficially , burials were at River Bridge cemetery. Officially donated by Fellsmere Farms Feb12 Original name: Evergreen Cemetery - Ladies of the Library Association named it April Called Fellsmere cemetery in all newspaper articles. Name Change: 1927 Mar 27 to Brookside Cemetery Changed to Fellsmere Brookside Historic Cemetery Owner: Fellsmere Farms (Gift) Location: North of CR 510 and CR Jun 12 The Fellsmere Farmer Fellsmere s First Sorrow (buried Sebastian cemetery) 1914 Jul 4 Fellsmere Tribune Passed Over: Mary J. Haper buried at River Bridge 1915 Jun 12 Fellsmere Tribune Death of Mrs. Stoneman Occurred Last Tuesday - River Bridge cemetery 1916 Feb 12 Fellsmere Tribune An ordinance acceptance of land for a cemetery 1916 Feb 26 Fellsmere Tribune A Public Working on the Cemetery Thursday, 9th 1916 Apr 12 Fellsmere Tribune LIBRARY NOTES: ladies the name Evergreen 1916 Apr 15 Fellsmere Tribune Town Commission Held Two Important Meetings 1916 Apr 15 Fellsmere Tribune The Cemetery Ordinance 1916 May 6 Fellsmere Tribune Thomas K. Kelly Evergreen Cemetery 1916 May 13 Fellsmere Tribune Cemetery Ordinance was taken up on third reading and passed 1916 May 27 Fellsmere Tribune Three-months-old-baby Fellsmere cemetery 1917 Jan 29 Fellsmere Tribune Clean-up day at the cemetery was observed 1917 Feb 17 Fellsmere Tribune Bid of J.W. LaBruce for engineer work was accepted 1917 Apr 26 Fellsmere Tribune Financial Statement of the Town of Fellsmere 1917 Oct 17 Fellsmere Tribune Zolfo has advertised a day for working at the cemetery 1918 Apr 13 Fellsmere Tribune Dora Clark, three year old daughter of John and Senia Clark died Fellsmere Cemetery 1918 July 27 Fellsmere Tribune J.N. Marsh s Daughter Died Evening on July 21 Fellsmere Cemetery 10/27/2016 Indian River County Main Library, Archive Center, Vero Beach, FL 4

5 1919 May 17 Fellsmere Tribune Mrs Conkling Dies at West Palm Beach 1919 Aug 23 Fellsmere Tribune Committee on Cemetery Fund Presents Its Report 1919 Sept 13 Fellsmere Tribune Work on Cemetery Plot Continues Satisfactorily 1919 Aug 30 Fellsmere Tribune Sixteen colored men burial grounds 1919 Sep 13 Fellsmere Tribune Work on Cemetery Plot Continues Satisfactorily 1920 July 17 Fellsmere Tribune Funeral Services for Private Fay Taylor are Held Friday Afternoon Fellsmere Cemetery 1920 Jul 21 Fellsmere Tribune Fellsmere People to Join in Fine Work 1920 Aug 7 Fellsmere Tribune Cemetery Day A Great Success 1921 Jan 21 Fellsmere Tribune Cemetery Improvement Benefit on Saturday 1921 Feb 12 Fellsmere Tribune Cemetery Meeting Called for Monday Evening - 2 articles 1922 Mar 2 Vero Press Shocking Accident - Atkisson Fellsmere cemetery 1927 Apr 6 Vero Beach Press Journal Burial Place Made Beautiful After Many Years 1975 Oct 19 Vero Beach Press Journal Cemetery tells Fellsmere Tale 1986 Jul 8 Vero Beach Press Journal Fellsmere Cemetery Gets Attention 1986 Aug 17 Vero Beach Press Journal Cemetery Survey 1987 Mar 5 Vero Beach Press Journal Misplaced Tombstone Put Back in Cemetery 1988 Feb 21 Vero Beach Press Journal Fellsmere Cemetery Mixes Past, Present 1990 Jul 19 Vero Beach Press Journal Unmarked Dates to Turn of Century 1990 Oct 3 Vero Beach Press Journal Fellsmere Gravesite Identified By records 1994 Sep 11 Vero Beach Press Journal Plotting Cemetery s Revival 1996 Oct 9 Vero Beach Press Journal Segregation Holds Sway over Graves 1997 Mar 20 Vero Beach Press Journal Fence Sought to Protect Fellsmere Brookside Cemetery 1998 May 21 Vero Beach Press Journal Fellsmere s Final Resting Place 1998 Sep 10 Vero Beach Press Journal Fellsmere Plots to Raise Grave Cost 1998 Sep 17 Vero Beach Press Journal Historic Fellsmere Cemetery Gets Makeover, New Name Gifford Cemetery Begun: Name Change: Owner: Location: 49 th St one mile east of U.S. One 1938 Aug 22 Vero Beach Press Journal County Board Holds Session Tuesday Morning - colored cemetery 2007 May 3 Vero Beach Press Journal Who will fix Taneka s name in warehouse for the dead? 2007 May 3 Vero Beach Press Journal At Gifford cemetery, memories fade away 2007 May 4 Vero Beach Press Journal It took 12 years, but Tankeka Wells has a proper gravestone Nov TC Palm Web site Gifford Cemetery Officials Start Work on Reburying Vaults 2016 May 26 Vero News Haunted by neglected graves in a cemetery John s Island Cemetery Begun: 1905 Mar 6 Name Change: Owner: Town of Indian River Shores 10/27/2016 Indian River County Main Library, Archive Center, Vero Beach, FL 5

6 Location: Dove Plum Road, Indian River Shores/John s Island 1907 Aug 30 St Lucie County Tribune Mrs. C.W. Fletcher Dies at Narrows 1909 Jun 25 St Lucie County Tribune Wilson, the fourteen-year-old Narrows Cemetery 1910 Jul 24 St Lucie County Tribune Prominent Narrows Citizen Died Sunday 1926 Jun Vero Press Winter Beach Primitive Baptists to Build New House of Worship (Mrs. Lassiter buried 1892) 1971 Sep 30 Vero Beach Press Journal OBIT: Adriana Martin (buried at Johns Island, but no stone?) 1987 Sep 29 Vero Beach Press Journal Miller Questions Closing Town Cemetery to Public 1987 Oct 9 Vero Beach Press Journal Road s Ownership Topic of Complaint 1987 Oct 27 Vero Beach Press Journal Shores to Review Cemetery Access 1987 Oct 30 Vero Beach Press Journal Town Attorney Unearths Cemetery Road Document 1988 May 5 Vero Beach Press Journal Municipal Cemeteries Differ in Many Ways 2988 May 8 Vero Beach Press Journal Municipal Cemeteries Different 1994 Feb 28 Vero Beach Press Journal Shores Council Changes Cemetery Plans 2016 Aug TCPalm Journal Media Group Laurence Reisman: Keeping history alive by knowing where our skeletons are buried Oslo Cemetery Begun: 1905 Mar 14 Note: Research needed Name Change: Owner: George Washington Smith donor Location: 6 th Ave SW and 3 rd St SW off Old Dixie Highway 1915 Aug 13 Fort Pierce News Little Girl Dies After Short Illness (Margaret Hencshel) 1917 Oct 19 St Lucie County Tribune Aged Woman Passes Away at her Home Near Oslo (Annie Helseth) 1922 Oct 5 Vero Press Mrs. William Burgess Dies After Few Days Illness 1922 Mar 9 Vero Press OBIT: J. D. Driver 1922 Mar 16 Vero Press Death of a Little One (Law) 1922 Dec 7 Vero Press David Law, five year old son 1923 Aug 9 Vero Press 18-months-old child of Mr. and Mrs. John Driver 1926 Jun 3 Vero Beach Press Journal Death of Charles Turlington 1929 Aug 23 Vero Beach Press Journal S. A. Davis Dies Here at Home of Son 1929 Nov 19 Vero Beach Press Journal Well Known Pioneer Passes Away Friday (George W. Smith) 1930 Jan 24 Vero Beach Press Journal Ten years ago (1920) Charles A. Ellerbrock died 1930 Aug 22 Vero Beach Press Journal Charles Nelson Dies Thursday from Injuries 1933 Jan 20 Vero Beach Press Journal Small Son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bishop Died Sunday 1934 Nov 16 Vero Beach Press Journal Miss Hestad Dies at Sister s Home 1940 Nov 29 Vero Beach Press Journal Ben Bendickson Dies Tuesday at Oslo Residence 1990 Oct 23 Vero Beach Press Journal Oslo Cemetery of Special Note to New Owner 2008 Apr 25 Vero Beach Press Journal Motorcade to honor fallen Confederates 2008 Apr 25 Vero Beach Press Journal Confederates buried in Oslo (John Enis Fultz, Wiley Tatum Laine, George W. Smith) 10/27/2016 Indian River County Main Library, Archive Center, Vero Beach, FL 6

7 Padgett Cemetery Begun about 1875 Location southwest corner of Indian River County bordering on Okeechobee county Five members of the Padgett family buried DATE SOURCE DESCRIPTION 1987 Cemeteries of IRC Description, location, burials 2009 Sept Vero Beach Magazine A Matter of Grave Concern Roseland Cemetery Begun 1915 Owner: Laura LaPorte Location: 7700 block of 129 th street, Roseland 1987 Cemeteries of IRC Description, location, burials 1992 May 24 Press Journal Church Site May be Burial Ground 1999 Jan 9 Press Journal Roseland Graves Tender Care 2009 Sept Vero Beach Magazine A Matter of Grave Concern Sebastian Cemetery Begun 1901 Owner City of Sebastian Location East side U.S. One, 200 yards N of Jackson Street in Sebastian Note: See vertical file on Sebastian Cemetery 1917 Jun 22 St Lucie County Tribune ROSELAND: John Peterson 1917 Jul 13 St Lucie County Tribune In Memoriam: Benjamin Franklin Hardesty 1919 Jan 10 St Lucie County Tribune In Memoriam: Clarita Mahana Hardee 1926 Dec 10 Vero Beach Press Cemetery Ass n is Organized 1931 Nov 20 Vero Beach Press Journal Funeral for Marie Pesat at Roseland Home -- Roseland-Sebastian cemetery 1940 Feb 10 Vero Beach Press Journal Woman s Club at Sebastian Does Much Good Work 1986 Mar 21 Vero Beach Press Journal Sebastian considers cemetery property 1986 Jun 27 Vero Beach Press Journal Poor recordkeeping creates doubt 1986 Jul 6 Vero Beach Press Journal Cemetery problem 1986 Jul 6 Florida Today Sebastian digs into sketchy cemetery records 1986 Aug 15 Vero Beach Press Journal Burial fees increase at Sebastian cemetery 1986 Aug 15 Vero Beach Press Journal Phelan joins cemetery board 1986 Sep 23 Vero Beach Press Journal Cemetery Limits Burial Monuments 1987 Jun 23 Vero Beach Press Journal Pic: Cemetery Crew Praised 1987 Aug 17 Vero Beach Press Journal Councilman Seeks Method to Reduce Cemetery costs 1991 Jan 8 Vero Beach Press Journal Sebastian Considers employing Contractor to Upkeep Cemetery 1991 Jan 13 Vero Beach Press Journal Cemetery workers chore list changes Mayor s mind on posts 10/27/2016 Indian River County Main Library, Archive Center, Vero Beach, FL 7

8 1991 Jan 30 Vero Beach Press Journal 12 firms bid to care for cemetery 1991 Feb 14 Vero Beach Press Journal Council Deadlocks Over Cemetery 1991 Mar 1 Vero Beach Press Journal Moratorium set on cemetery lots 1993 Jul 27 Vero Beach Press Journal City Selling Cemetery Niches 1994 Mar 14 Vero Beach Press Journal Civic Group Still Going Strong 1994 Sep 22 Vero Beach Press Journal Land Owners Seek Annexation 1995 Jan 6 Vero Beach Press Journal Cemetery Missing Historic Tombstone 2004 Dec 2 Vero Beach Press Journal Cemetery repairing hurricane damage 2006 Jan 8 Vero Beach Press Journal Final resting places may run short in Sebastian Vero Beach Burial Park (Dubose) Cemetery Begun 1922 September Owner Vero Cemetery Association (President J.C. DuBose) Location West of Old Dixie Highway on 45 th St (N Gifford Road) between 28 th ct & 30 th ave Note: Deed filed Indications all burials here were moved to Crestlawn Cemetery Name change: 1925 changed from Vero Beach Cemetery 1922 Sep 14 Vero Press Cemetery Plans Moving Forward 1922 Sep 17 Vero Press Will Organize for Cemetery 1922 Oct 12 Vero Press Meet Tuesday for Cemetery 1922 Oct 19 Vero Press Cemetery Assn. Gets Under Way 1923 Feb 1 Vero Press NOTICE: incorporating Vero Cemetery Association 1923 Aug 30 Vero Press Site for Cemetery is Being Considered 1923 Sep 27 Vero Press Will Consider Site for Vero Cemetery 1924 Feb 7 Vero Press Cemetery Association Approves Purchase of Site West of Gifford 1924 Apr 3 Vero Press New Cemetery Ready for Use 1924 Jul 10 Vero Press Cemetery Lots Placed on Sale 1924 Dec Vero Press Men at Work on New Burial Park 1924 Dec 11 Fort Pierce News Vero Cemetery Will be Improved 1925 Sep 29 Vero Beach Press AD: Announcement: The opening of Vero Beach Burial Park 1925 Sep 29 Vero Beach Press Work on Burial Park Progresses 1925 Nov 26 Vero Beach Press The foundation for the entrance has been laid 1928 Dec 18 Vero Beach Press Journal Proposed Charter of Vero Beach Burial Park Company, Inc Nov 22 Vero Beach Press Journal Vero Beach Burial Park Beautified 1929 Nov 22 Vero Beach Press Journal AD: Vero Beach Burial Park (Photo) 1929 Nov 29 Vero Beach Press Journal AD: Vero Beach Burial Park 1930 Feb 28 Vero Beach Press Journal AD: Vero Beach Burial Park: Today, February 28 th is the last day 1930 Mar 7 Vero Beach Press Journal AD: Vero Beach Burial Park Co Apr 1 Vero Beach Press Journal Ad: Vero Beach Burial Park 1935 Sep 27 Vero Beach Press Journal Improvements Made to Local Cemetery 1937 Jul 16 Vero Beach Press Journal Cemetery is Discussed on Monday Night 1937 Aug 6 Vero Beach Press Journal New Cemetery Given Approval: Jaycees Plan for Project Development 1938 Oct 28 Vero Beach Press Journal Work Starts Next Week on New Vero Beach Cemetery 1975 Aug 10 Vero Beach Press Journal Gifford Cemetery May Become Park 1993 Mar 16 Vero Beach Press Journal City Should Keep Local Cemetery 1994 Jan 27 Vero Beach Press Journal Radar Hunts for Cemetery Graves 10/27/2016 Indian River County Main Library, Archive Center, Vero Beach, FL 8

9 1994 Jan 30 Vero Beach Press Journal PHOTO: Soil Search 1994 Feb 6 Vero Beach Press Journal 70 years ago 1995 Jan 5 Vero Beach Press Journal Old Cemetery May Come Back to Life 2002 May 21 Vero Beach Press Journal County gets deed to cemetery land for health center 2011 Dec 10 Vero Beach Press Journal Historic cemetery in Gifford may become park Wabasso Cemetery Begun 1938 January 20 Owner Wabasso Colored Cemetery Association Location 64 th avenue, 0.8 miles north of C.R. 510 DATE SOURCE DESCRIPTION 1927 Sep 29 Index to deeds Wabasso Colored Cemetery Assn Jan 20 Warranty Deed Wabasso Colored Cemetery Assn 2 pages 1930 Apr 21 Census Kersey family (3 pages) 1930 Apr 20 Census Smith family 1935 Census Kersey Family (2 pages 1940 Apr 18 Census Kemp family 1945 Census Kemp family (2 pages) 1985 Press Journal article Digging Through History pages) 1987 Cemeteries of IRC Description, location, burials 2006 Photograph Sign for West Wabasso Cemetery Note: established date is incorrect Jun 8 Vero Beach Press Journal Cemetery Seeks Help 2009 Sep Vero Beach Magazine A Matter of Grave Concern 2014 Apr 19 Death index Mary Smith Undated Photograph Grave marker Mary Smith Wigfield Cemetery Begun Possibly 1902 when W. H. Weir confederate soldier was buried. Owner Wigfield Family Location unknown - Probably in the backyard of Wigfield family homestead Local lore states that possibly Arnold family was buried there and about three bodies were moved to Winter Beach about DATE SOURCE DESCRIPTION 1902 WPA Graves Registration Weir, W.H. American Legion Record and verbal information from Virginia Wigfield 1926 May 30 Vero Beach Press Article American Legion memorial services 1926 May 31 Vero Beach Press Article Impressive Service Held Here Sunday 1933 Vero Beach Press Article Vocelle Talks at Memorial Service Journal 1987 Cemeteries of IRC Description, location, burials Winter Beach (Quay) Cemetery Begun 1910 May 20 Owner F.C. Poppell and wife. Original deed Location One half mile west of U.S. One on 71 st street (Cemetery Road) 1909 Jun 11 Fort Pierce News In Memoriam: Mrs. P. J. Sheffield 1910 Feb 11 Fort Pierce News Lawrence Gaston Tuten 10/27/2016 Indian River County Main Library, Archive Center, Vero Beach, FL 9

10 1910 Feb 25 Fort Pierce News Mr. Joseph Cochran 1910 May 20 Fort Pierce News Death of Rev James. E. Sheffield?? 1917 Jun 15 St Lucie County Tribune County Commissioners Met in Session on June 5th 1917 Nov 2 St Lucie County Tribune John D. Baptist Quay 1919 Aug 5 St Lucie County Tribune Death of Richard Vann, Caused by Blood Poisoning 1919 Aug 8 St Lucie County Tribune Mrs. Cyntha Swain Died at Home of Son Monday 1919 Nov 14 St Lucie County Tribune Lottie Godbold Quay 1919 Dec 12 St Lucie County Tribune Mrs. Ayers (mother of Frank Ayers ) Quay 1988 Mar 3 Vero Beach Press Journal Cemetery s Expansion to be Discussed 1988 Apr 6 Vero Beach Press Journal Steps Taken To Allow Cemetery s Expansion 1988 Jul 17 Vero Beach Press Journal Transfer of Land Restriction May Mean More Burial Plots 19 Nov 1998 Vero Beach Press Journal The way to keep history alive is clear 1989 Jun 25 Vero Beach Press Journal Cemetery Cleaning 1990 Oct 20 Vero Beach Press Journal Winter Beach Cemetery May Expand by 15 Acres 1991 May 16 Vero Beach Press Journal Graveside Humor Wins More Cemetery Land 1992 Jan 15 Vero Beach Press Journal Cemetery, Park Plans Back 1992 Jan 19 Vero Beach Press Journal County Commission Pushes for Parkland 2003 Apr 25 Florida Today Groups will mark graves of Confederate veterans 2012 Jun 15 Hometown News Taking care of hallowed grounds 10/27/2016 Indian River County Main Library, Archive Center, Vero Beach, FL 10