Harrell family obituaries

Many of the Harrell family members are buried at New Hope Primitive Baptist Church in LaCrosse, Florida. In 1876 and early 1877, a group, including Joseph and his sons, built New Hope across from the Santa Fe River. James Madison Harrell died from heat stroke while working on the roof of this building.

The following obituaries are taken from area newspapers. Please note that an effort was made to type the obituaries exactly as they appeared, complete with errors.


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Created April 1999, revised 2001