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Note for: Ina Jo Varnell, 26 FEB 1927 - BET 27 MAR 2010 AND JAN Index

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Ina Josephine Varnell Skinner, beloved mother, Maw Maw, and devoted companion went home to eternal glory on March 27, 2010.

She was born Ina Josephine Varnell on Feb. 26, 1927, to Ina Mary Brock Varnell and Joseph Greer Varnell in Piedmont, Ala., where she grew up. After graduating from high school, she studied music and voice at Northwestern University in Chicago. She graduated from Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Ala., with a degree in voice performance.

Moving to St. Augustine after college graduation, she began a long teaching career in the St. Johns County School system and taught many elementary grades in various local schools, retiring in 1989.

She was best known as a fun music teacher who put on extraordinary holiday shows as she magically touched the lives of generations of local children and was loved by so many as one of their favorite and most memorable teachers.

Superintendent of schools during her teaching years was heard to say that there would never be another Ina Jo; she was one of a kind.

During the ’50s through the ’70s, her beautiful soprano voice was well-known and could frequently be heard entertaining at events all over the city. She was a longtime choir director of Grace Methodist Church and a frequent soloist at many area churches. She also sang for the dinner dances with the Continental Strings at the Ponce de Leon Hotel during its last years before becoming Flagler College.

Ina Jo loved a party, and her many club affiliations include Maria Jefferson Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, United Daughters of the Confederacy, PEO Chapter DC, St. Augustine Ballroom Dance Association and many others throughout the years.

She was also known for her wonderful holiday music parties at her beautiful north city home.

Survivors include her children, daughter Ina Greer Sullivan (Gary); son Talmadge Schill Skinner Jr.; grandchildren, Joseph Brock Sullivan, Michael and Rachel; and devoted longtime companion, Raymond Bravo, who faithfully visited and cared for her.

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Note for: Barnhardt Loeb, 1812 - Index

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Bernard LOEB came to the Territory of Florida from Mülheim an der Ruhr, Prussia in 1834 to settle on property that he had purchased in Monticello, Jefferson County in 1831. Bernard was one of the first registered voters for the new State of Florida, established in 1845

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Note for: Maurice Loeb, 15 MAY 1841 - Index

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Maurice enlisted in the First Florida Infantry Regiment in 1863 and served at Fort Clinch, Pensacola and was captured at Missionary Ridge, TN. in 1864. He was interned at Rock Island, IL until the cessation of hostilities in 1865. He walked home to Monticello to find that the Loeb leathergoods business had gone under having been heavily indebted to by the Confederacy.

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Note for: Myrtle Crews, - Index

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Cecil Loeb's mother was Myrtle Crews, her birthplace has been listed as Palatka, FL but I think that she was from Whitehouse, Duval County, FL,Myrtle Loeb has been listed in a Jacksonville City Directory of the 1930's she is listed as "Widow", but she was divorced by James B. Loeb. He was awarded custody of their son Cecil

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Note for: Eleanor Covington, - 29 SEP 1797 Index

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      http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/stagser/s500/s538/html/s538-30.html
PREROGATIVE COURT
(Wills)
MSA S538
Liber 30
1755-1760
Liber 30, folio 791
21 April 1759
BOZMAN, BRIDGET, Somerset Co.
       To my niece Eleanor Bluit, the wages from my negro man Bussar, & then he is to go to my nephew Philip Coventon.
       To niece Rebecca Coventon, 1/2 doz. silver spoons.
       The residue is to be div. betw. my sister Eleanor Coventon & my niece & extrx., Eleanor Bluit.
       Witn: Henry Lowes, Ann Sturad.
       22 Nov. 1759, sworn to by Henry Lowes.
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Source: Somerset County, Maryland Will Book EB 7; 1788-1799
By Ruth T. Dryden

p. 49 9f. 650-652)
Bluett, Eleanor 9 Mar 1797 24 Jan 1798
     to gr.son-Benjamin Dashiell, family picture now in poss.
       of George Taylor of Alexandria
     to gr.gr.dau-Hetty Dashiell Taylor (Under 16)
     to four children of Robert Handy dec'd, gr.daus- Martha Handy,
        Susan Handy, gr.sons-Joseph Dashiell Handy, Sanuel Handy
      James Bennett, Exec.
     Wit: George Murray (dec'd by 1798) Temperance McIntyre
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http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/stagser/s500/s538/html/s538-27.html
PREROGATIVE COURT
(Wills)
MSA S538
Liber 27
1748-1750
Liber 27, folio 526
29 Sept. 1749
BOZMAN, ANNE, Somerset Co.
        To sister Bridget Bozman, for life, my 2 negroes Dinah & Nanny, & on her d., s Dinah to niece Elinor Blewett & s Nanny to Martha Blewett, d. o. Elinor Blewett; & to s Bridget, the remainder of my e.
        To niece Elinor Blewett, negro woman Moll & Jacob, her child
        Extrs: sister Bridget Bozman & niece Elinor Blewett.
        Witn: Elinor Covington, Rebecca Covington.
        26 March 1751, sworn to by both witn.