SAFETY HARBOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN CEMETERY, Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida

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Notes:  The Safety Harbor African-American Cemetery is located at 2698 
South Drive, Clearwater, Florida.  Although the cemetery is a Safety Harbor
Cemetery, changes in boundaries over the years have placed it within the 
city limits of the City of Clearwater. 
 
The Safety Harbor African-American Cemetery was discovered by Pinellas 
County lot clearing crews in 1996.  The oldest legible marker is that of 
young Samuel E. Swann who died in 1896.  It lies on Lot 15 of Ehle subdivision 
(Plat Bk 28 Page 39) SW 1/4 of Sec. 5 Twp 29 S, Range 16 E, Lying northerly
and westerly of County Road 50.  The land was originally Coachman Family
property; story has it that the lot was donated by Coachman's as a resting
place of African-Americans of the time.  Coachman lost the land to the state
during the depression and the property was purchased by Alfred and Louisa Ehle
who created a subdivision with all but Lot 15.  The Ehle's deeded Lot 15 to
"St. Vincent Helping Hand Society in 1951."  In 1953 St. Vincent deeded Lot 15
to the "Safety Harbor Colored Community".  Unfortunately, the Safety Harbor 
Cemetery has fallen into a state of neglect over the years. It is not clear
how many individuals were buried in this cemetery, as many were buried
without headstones and a five of those remaining are no longer readable.

Information for this database was procured by Pinellas Genealogy Society 
member Matt Pachosa.  On August 30, 2000 he canvassed the cemetery and 
gathered additional information through interviews with two individuals 
who had family buried in the cemetery. 

In keeping with the PGS goal of preservation of genealogical material, it 
is our hope that family researchers or others with information on those 
interred here will contact us to help upgrade this information.

This index is provided by the Pinellas Genealogy Society.  For availability of 
complete transcription and to view a cemetery photograph, visit the Pinellas 
Genealogy Society at http://www.rootsweb.com/~flpgs.


BANKS, Eddie, b. 1905 d. 1969: Information given by his wife, Goldie Banks August 30, 2000.
BROWN, Aaron, b. 1931 d. 1971: Fading marker. Unable to locate individual on the Florida Death Index

DAVIS, Thomas, b. Oct 1931 d. Jul 1959: Tombstone is broken into 34+ pieces. Florida Death Index indicates individual as Thomas Lee Davis.  

ELIJAH, Lee Roy, b. 1924 d. 1968: Concrete
ELIJAH, Roy, b. Apr 24 1892 d. Nov 19 1948: Florida Pfc. 862 Co. Trans Corps World War I. Florida Death Index indicates individual as Roy W. Elijah who died in Columbia County, Florida.

GUNN, Clara, b. n/a d. n/a: Information given by grandaughter, Dorothy Sullivan Campbell,she did not have dates.

NEAL, Johnny Lee, b. Jun 08 1950 d. Oct 09 1971: Florida SN US Navy, Vietnam. 
NEAL, Theodore, b. Sep 20 1937 d. Sep 27 1969	

RILEY, Lillie B. b. 1895 d. 1961: State of Florida Death Index shows Lillie Riley date of death as January 1961.
RODWELL, Ma---, b. Dec 24 1900 d. Jun 11 1900: This individual not located in the Florida Death Index.

SMITH, Amanda, b. 1894 d. 1970: Florida Death Index shows one Amanda Clark Smith b. 25 Dec 1898 d. 23 Aug 1970. 
SULLIVAN, Bell, b. 1899 d. 1966: Florida Death Index shows Bell Sullivan died Aug 1966 in Hillsborough County, Florida.  Daughter, Dorothy Sullivan Campbell, provided information for this entry."
SULLIVAN, Clara, M. b. n/a d. 1954: Information provided by Clara's sister, Dorothy Sullivan Campbell.
SULLIVAN, Clarence, b. n/a d. 1956: Information given by Clarence's sister, Dorothy Sullivan Campbell.
SWANN, Samuel E., b. Nov 20 1895 d. Apr 17 1896: "In memory of our darling Samuel E., infant son of Henry H. and Annie E. Swann."  This individual was not found in the Florida Death Index."

WHITTER, Shedrick, b. Nov 09 1892 d. Jan 10 1941: Florida Death Index shows individual, black male, who died in Union County, Florida."
WILLIAMS, Ethel E., b. 1901 d. 1948: Small stone with no markings also here. Florida Death Index Ethel E. Williams as black female.
WILLIAMS, Mr. Joe, b. 19-- d. 1970: McRae Funeral Marker.  Birth year missing last two digits.
WITHERSPOON, H.S., b. 1877 d. 1940: "At Rest"  Florida Death Index shows this individual as Harvey S. Witherspoon, a black male.

YON, Laura, b. 1880 d. Aug 07 1935: State of Florida Death Index shows individual as black female.