PVT CO A 10 FLA INF
CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY

In Jacksonville, Duval Co., Florida on 31 Dec 1846 he married Rebecca Durrance recorded p.33 Bk 1-01-2. His name was recorded at this time as Henry Sillivant. They were the parents of 11 children that lived into adulthood.

Henry also served during September 1856:3rd Sgt 5th Inf Fl Vol-Seminole War

In 1855 a land record, Certificate # 1557 Henry M. Sullivan was found filed when he lived in Alachua Co., FL, The amount of land was 40 acres, this document is shown to the right of this memorial.

On 01Feb1861, he was awarded a Cash Sale Entry for 76.1 acres of land in Florida. His name on the sale was recorded as Henry M. Sullivant.
Legal Land Description:
Section Twp Range Meridian Counties
8 9-S 23-E Tallahassee Clay, Putnam
Document Number: 5135
U.S. General Land Office Records

The spelling of his family name has been found as follows:
1846 FL Duval Co., Marriage Record. SULLIVANT
1850 FL Census Alachua Co. Henry SYLIVANT, the couple (her name was listed as Rebeca), lived next door to George & Caroline Durrance, presumed to be her brother.
1855 FL Land Record SULLIVAN
1856 FL Military Service SULLIVAN
1860 FL Census Clay Co. Henry M. SULLIVANT
1861 FL Land Record SULLIVANT
1861-1865 FL CSA service. SULLIVAN
1880 FL Census Orange Co. Henry SULIVANT
1885 FL State Census Orange Co. H. SELIVENT
1903 FL CSA Pension SULLIVAN
1914 FL Death File index Henry M. SULLIVAN

Henry did file in Florida for a CSA Pension, his grandson Morgan Henry Sullivan helped with the paperwork. The entire file is available online from the Florida State Archives Pension Application D18337. DeSoto Co. 1903

His name has been listed several ways, Henry Mitchell Morgan Sullivan, and variations.
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Kissimmee Valley Gazette, Friday, October 23, 1914, pg. 6
Henry Sullivan one of the oldest citizens of the county, died Monday night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. William Hansel. He was 91 years old. The body was buried in the Boggy Creek cemetery Wednesday.
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note: former name of this cemetery was Boggy Creek.
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