PHOTOS & MAPS
PINEY WOODS HISTORY
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My great-grandparents,
William Berreau "Nuck" Bland with
wife Nancy Christain Goddin Bland,
three children and a grandchild, circa
1918, Holmes County, Florida
William Berreau "Nuck" Bland with
wife Nancy Christain Goddin Bland,
three children and a grandchild, circa
1918, Holmes County, Florida
| Map from 1953 article by Edward T. Price (Source 9), showing mixed-blood populations in the eastern United States. |
| Dust jacket of the 1939 Florida guidebook, published by the Federal Writers' Project. |
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Callie Ester Bland, b. 1908, daughter
of William and Nancy (died of illness
as a toddler)
of William and Nancy (died of illness
as a toddler)
My grandmother, Amanda Bland
Hood, as a young woman, eldest child
of William and Nancy
Hood, as a young woman, eldest child
of William and Nancy
Hickory Hill School, above Westville,
Holmes County, 1923. My father is
the 2nd boy from the left in the 2nd
row from the front.
Holmes County, 1923. My father is
the 2nd boy from the left in the 2nd
row from the front.
My grandparents, John and Amanda
Hood, on a visit to Miami in the early
1950's
Hood, on a visit to Miami in the early
1950's
Another picture of my grandparents
from the 1950's, on a visit to Westville
at Thanksgiving
from the 1950's, on a visit to Westville
at Thanksgiving
William Bland's sisters, Jennie and
Vina, with husbands Will Hall and
Field Curry, circa 1900
Vina, with husbands Will Hall and
Field Curry, circa 1900
| Pupils and teacher, Mt. Zion School, near Ponce de Leon, Holmes County, circa 1910 |
John Bland (brother of William,
Jennie, and Vina) and Mattie Curry
Bland, circa 1920's
Jennie, and Vina) and Mattie Curry
Bland, circa 1920's
Mary Catharine (Cass) Cooley
Simmons and children Eligah, Eliza,
and Bob, before 1920
Simmons and children Eligah, Eliza,
and Bob, before 1920
Rhoda Goddin Cooley and nephew by
marriage Eligah Simmons, circa 1920
marriage Eligah Simmons, circa 1920
The Hoods
My great-grandfather, John C. Hood,
1845-1908, taken at Ozark, Alabama,
on July 16, 1907
1845-1908, taken at Ozark, Alabama,
on July 16, 1907
My great-grandmother, Mary
Elisabeth Sellers Hood, taken on
September 13, 1879, about the time
they moved from Dale County,
Alabama, to Westville
Elisabeth Sellers Hood, taken on
September 13, 1879, about the time
they moved from Dale County,
Alabama, to Westville
Great-grandmother Mary and her
sister, Susan Sellers Burns, probably
taken at the Hood place, above
Westville, circa 1910
sister, Susan Sellers Burns, probably
taken at the Hood place, above
Westville, circa 1910
Mary and Susan with their
brother, the Rev. David A. Sellers,
a Methodist preacher
brother, the Rev. David A. Sellers,
a Methodist preacher
Bill, about 1959
| All contents of this website (excepting items in the public domain) copyright by William C. Hood, 2006 Photos may NOT be reproduced without my written consent. All commercial use is prohibited. |
| NW Florida maps are at the bottom of the page |
General map of Northwest
Florida, showing counties, 1972
Florida, showing counties, 1972
Railroad map of Northwest
Florida, showing counties, 1900
Florida, showing counties, 1900
Courtesy of the University of Texas Libraries,
The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin
Rand McNally & Co.'s Florida. Map. Chicago,
1900. Railroad Maps Collection. American
Memory. Library of Congress. 15 Sept. 2006.
<http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3931p.rr001970>.
1900. Railroad Maps Collection. American
Memory. Library of Congress. 15 Sept. 2006.
<http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3931p.rr001970>.
Close-up of 1900 map: Holmes,
Walton, and Washington counties
Walton, and Washington counties
FYI: Westville is about exactly 100 miles by road
or rail from both Pensacola and Tallahassee. It
was the county seat from 1894 to 1905.
or rail from both Pensacola and Tallahassee. It
was the county seat from 1894 to 1905.
