SECOND GENERATION

2. Henry Milton Fitzgerald ⁽¹⁾ was born on 13 Feb 1862 in South Carolina.⁽²⁾ He died on 19 Dec 1941 in Hudson, Fl, Pasco County, Stage Pond Cemetery, Citrus County. ⁽²⁾ He was buried on 21 Dec 1941 in Stage Pond, Cemetery, Inverness, Fl, citrus County.⁽²⁾ [Fitz.ged]

Henry Milton Fitzgerald married Indiana Alabama "Indy" Dyess Fitzgerald, on 22 Dec 1885, per Hernando County Marriage Record Book O. Married by R. J. Hayes, Minister of the Gospel.

Henry was born in South Carolina, and then moved to Georgia, and onto Florida. He first settled in Inverness, and later in Pasco County, Hudson, Florida. There is some speculation that he was born in Jacksonville, Florida, if this is true, then his father James Fitzgerald was probably the one born in South Carolina.

Henry and Indy owned and operated a grocery store in Inverness, Florida for many years, and later moved to Hudson, Florida and owned and ran a grocery store there too. They lived in a two story house in Hudson, Florida.

Henry worked as a sailor in his younger years, shipping imports along the Gulf Coast, from the Cedar Keys to Tarpon Springs, as told by his granddaughters, Pauline Fitzgerald Yerke and Leta Fitzgerald Butler.

The last 10-15 years of his life he lived in the home of his son, George Albert Fitzgerald and daughter-in-law, Kate Elizabeth Lovett Fitzgerald, until his death 19 Dec 1941.

Henry was blind the last few years of his life, and his grandchildren, Pauline, Louis, Rute, and Elsie had to lead him around the house, especially to the bathroom. Rute use to purposely run him into door frames so he wouldn't ask Rute to help him very often. It was a childish prank, but painful at times for Grandpa Henry.

Henry and Indiana's children were:

Eugenia Fitzgerald, born 30 Nov 1883, and married William Theo Langley.
George Albert Fitzgerald, born 18 Jan 1896, and married Kate Elizabeth Lovett.
Archibald "Archie"Milton Fitzgerald, born 23 Nov 1897, and married Cora Landrum.
Era Alice Fitzgerald, born 1903, and married Sterling Mills.
Lillian Fitzgerald, born 1902, married Newton Sterling.
Edwin Fitzgerald, born 1905, married Irene Littell.
Bonnie Jeanell Fitzgerald, born 10 Sep 1907, and married Pete Lauria, and Mr. Gleaton.
Elmer Wesley Fitzgerald, born 1910, married Nell Lovett.
Mary Esther Fitzgerald, born 26 Aug 1914, married 3 times: (1) Wesley Gillett, (2) sailor ???, and (3) Ben O'Berg.
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In the 1910 Census, Citrus County, Florida, Henry Fitzgerald was 48 years old, and Indy was 36 years old.

In the 1920 Census, Citrus County, Florida, Henry was 57 years old and Indiana was 48 years old.

Henry grew cotton and worked in the cotton fields in Hernando County, Florida, when his granddaughter, Pauline Fitzgerald Yerke was a little girl, about 1927.

Henry, was the son of, James Fitzgerald and Mary Newmans of South Carolina, as stated on his death certificate.

Henry was 38 years old in the 1900 Census, Citrus County. His wife, Indy (Indiana Alabama Dyess Fitzgerald), was 28 years old, and they had one daughter, Eugenia, age 6 years old, and son, George, was four years old, and son, Archie was two years old.

HENRY Fitzgerald had two brothers and 1 sister, and 2 half sisters:

W. W. Fitzgerald, brother, born 1867
W. M. Fitzgerald, brother, born 1870
Drucilla Fitzgerald, sister, born 1874

James Fitzgerald, father of Henry Milton Fitzgerald, married a 2nd time, Nancy Sapp of Georgia, and my mother, Elsie Mae Fitzgerald Wilson remembers that her Grandfather, Henry Fitzgerald had 2 half sisters:

Molly Fitzgerald, female, born about
Lee Fitzgerald, female, born about

Note: Bernice Mills married to Avery Mills, son of Sterling Mills, found a
census record that James Fitzgerald was married to Nancy Sapp of GA.
(the name -James - was not legible, but on Henry's death certificate it shows that James Fitzgerald was his father and his mother was Mary Newmans of South Carolina. So, Nancy was James' second wife.

I have found no RECORD YET OF JAMES FITZGERALD FIRST WIFE, Mary Newmans.

Henry Milton Fitzgerald came from South Carolina, then to Georgia and then to Florida. Henry lived in Inverness, Florida, Citrus County. He is buried at Stage Pond Cemetery in Inversness, Fl, along with his wife Indy (Indiana Alabama Dyess Fitzgerald).

Henry and his wife, Indy are both buried at Stage Pond Cemetery, Inverness, Florida, Citrus County:

Indy A. Fitzgerald, 9 Jul 1871 to 27 Dec 1949
Henry M. Fitzgerald, 13 Feb 1862 to 19 Dec 1941

He was married to Indiana Alabama "Indy" Dyess (daughter of George Dyess and Eliza Grace Clark) on 22 Dec 1885 in Hernando County, Florida.⁽²⁾ Indiana Alabama "Indy" Dyess ⁽¹⁾ was born on 9 Jul 1871 in Maple, Florida, Hernando County. ⁽²⁾ She was born on 9 Jul 1871 in Hernando County, Florida. She died on 27 Dec 1949 in Hudson, Pasco County, Fl., Stage Pond Cemetery, Citrus County.⁽²⁾ She was buried on 31 Dec 1949 in Stage Pond, Cemetery, Inverness, Fl, citrus County. ⁽²⁾ [Fitz.ged]
Indiana Alabama Dyess Fitzgerald was married to Henry Milton Fitzgerald in 1885. Indiana was born in Georgia in the 1920 Census, and there is a descrepancy that states she was also born in Florida. Indiana was part Spanish and Indian. Her nickname was "Indy".

Indy's granddaughter, Elsie Mae Fitzgerald Wilson remembers her grandmother, Indy, as very nice and good to everyone. All of Indy's daughters were very nice too. When Elsie was a little girl, her grandmother would ship candy and foods to her, and her brothers and sisters.

In the 1910 Census, Indiana was 36 years old, Citrus County, Inverness, FL, and
her husband, Henry, was 48 years old.

In the 1920 Census, Indiana was 48 years old, Citrus County, Inverness, Fl and her husband, Henry was 57 years old. In this census that have the wife's name as Eunice, but was an error. Henry and Indiana spent their life together in Inverness, Fl, and later in Hudson, Florida. Indiana and Henry's children were:

Eugenia Fitzgerald, born 30 Nov 1893
Albert George Fitzgerald, born 18 Jan 1896
Archie Milton Fitzgerald, born 23 Nov 1897
Era Alice Fitzgerald, born 1903
Lillian Fitzgerald, born 1902
Edwin Fitzgerald, born 1905
Bonnie Jeanell Fitzgerald, born 1907
Elmer Fitzgerald, born 1910
Mary Esther Fitzgerald, born 16 Aug 1914

In the 1900 Census, Citrus County, Indy is 28 years old, Henry is 38 years old, and their children were:
Eugenia, age 6
George, age 4
Archie was 2
Boarder, age 17, but the name was not readable

Indy and Henry are both buried at the Stage Pond Cemetery, Inverness, Florida.
Indy's father was George Dyess and he served in the Civil War, from Dec 1861 to 7 Mar 1862. He was released because of a medical condition, rheumatism. He was 27 years old in 1861, 6' 1" tall, bearded complexion, dark hair, and blue eyes. He was a farmer. He enlisted in Hernando County, Florida and was born in Tatnall County, Georgia.

A letter by Aunt Irene Littelle Fitzgerald (wife of Edwin Fitzgerald) to her niece, Pauline Fitzgerald Yerke, stated that Grandma Indy had a sister named Alice Miley, and Janie Campbell. Letter written 14 April 1978. Henry Milton Fitzgerald and Indiana Alabama "Indy" Dyess had the following children:

9 i. Annie Lauria Fitzgerald⁽¹⁾ was born on 25 Aug 1887 in Maple, Hernando County, Florida. ⁽²⁾ She died in Hernando County, Florida. ⁽²⁾ She was buried in Hernando County, Florida. ⁽²⁾
+10 ii. Eugenia Fitzgerald.
+11 iii. George Albert Fitzgerald.
+12 iv. Archibald Milton Fitzgerald.
+13 v. Era Alice Fitzgerald.
+14 vi. Lillian Fitzgerald.
+15 vii. Edwin Fitzgerald.
+16 viii. Bonnie Janette Fitzgerald.
+17 ix. Elmer Wesley Fitzgerald.
+18 x. Mary Esther Fitzgerald.

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