Online Catalog - State Archives of Florida - Florida Department of State

State Archives of Florida Online Catalog

The Online Catalog allows searching and browsing of information about the Florida State Archives’ holdings of over 48,000 cubic feet of state and local government records and historical manuscripts. The catalog provides descriptions of over 3,400 collections and lists the contents of containers and folders in many of those collections. For assistance with accessing and using State Archives collections, call our Reference Staff at 850.245.6719 or email us at archives@dos.myflorida.com.

Details Page
Click on for detailed listing.

	Record Group Number:	800000
	Series/Collection Number:	.L 307
	Creator:	Florida. Circuit Court (2nd Circuit : Jefferson County)
	Title, Dates:	Soldiers and sailors discharge records, 1919-1947.
	Amount:	1.00 microfilm reel 35 mm.
	Medium Included:
	Organization/Arrangement:	Chronological.
	Restrictions:
	Terms Governing Use:
	Biographical/Historical:	Jefferson County was created from the eastern portion of Leon County on January 6, 1827 by an act of the Legislative Council. Jefferson's northwest boundary with Leon County and its northeast boundary with Madison County changed slightly several times throughout the 1800s. The Clerk of the Circuit Court in each county serves as the official custodian of deed, marriage, and probate records.
	Summary:	This series consists of a microfilm copy of the military discharge records of Jefferson County, Florida, from 1919 to 1947. Each county in the United States was required to record the honorable discharges of soldiers and sailors who served in World War I. Each entry is a recorded copy of the original document given to the soldier. The records contain the individual's name, race, rank, series number, reason for discharge, birthplace, age at time of enlistment, occupation, and physical description. The enlistment record, usually included with the discharge record, gives the length of service, prior service, marital status, arms and horsemanship qualifications, advancement, battles, decorations and honors, leaves of absence, physical condition, and character evaluation. The volume is indexed.
	Finding Aids:	Microfilm listing available.
	Additional Physical Form:
	Reproduction Note:	Microfilm.
	Location of Originals/Duplicates:	Circuit Court, Second Judicial Circuit, Jefferson County. Office of the Clerk. Monticello, Florida.
	Associated Materials:
	Language Notes:
	Ownership/Custodial History:
	Publication Note:
	General Note:
	Electronic Records Access:
	Subject Access Fields:	World War, 1914-1918 Florida Military discharge Florida --Jefferson County Military records. aat Military commissions. aat Jefferson County (Fla.)
	Added Entries