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Telfair Stockton Sr.

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Telfair Stockton Sr.

Birth
Gadsden County, Florida, USA
Death
12 Feb 1932 (aged 71–72)
Burial
Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA Add to Map
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son of
William Tennent (1812-1869)
and Julia Telfair (1825-1892)

husband of
Florence Fitch

father of
Florence Stockton (Bisbee)
James Roosevelt Stockton (1893-1969)
Telfair Stockton, Jr. (1895-1976)

JACKSONVILLE'S ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE
p117

At age sixteen, Telfair Stockton had saved enough money from his job as a newsboy to open a news and bookstore, thus becoming one of the youngest merchants in Jacksonville. This entrepreneurship contunued throughout his long and varied career. He became one of the largest and most prominent real estate developers in Florida.

son of
William Tennent (1812-1869)
and Julia Telfair (1825-1892)

husband of
Florence Fitch

father of
Florence Stockton (Bisbee)
James Roosevelt Stockton (1893-1969)
Telfair Stockton, Jr. (1895-1976)

JACKSONVILLE'S ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE
p117

At age sixteen, Telfair Stockton had saved enough money from his job as a newsboy to open a news and bookstore, thus becoming one of the youngest merchants in Jacksonville. This entrepreneurship contunued throughout his long and varied career. He became one of the largest and most prominent real estate developers in Florida.



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