Sam and Stella Charles owned and operated a shoe shop on the southern block of Palafox St., Pensacola's main business district. Pensacola's residents would come here to buy new shoes or get their shoes repaired. Craftsmen of Pensacola would come to…
Graph of male and female data in the occupation of steward and waiter between the years of 1880 and 1910. Information gathered from the US Census Decennial Data.
The 1870 census reports that George (here, "Geo"), Georgiana, Alice (presumably Octavia), and Frank lived in the same household during this time. The census reveals that Ezra's grandfather worked as a seaman.
The image provides a detailed record of George Merrill, listed as Geo Merrill, as a butler working in Pensacola. The record also gives the wife's name Effie.
The image reveals a page in the 1898 Pensacola City Directory. The page provides evidence to the fact he lived at 511 W Wright and was employed as a cabin boy.
The 1898 city directory lists Ezra Gerry as a cabin boy living at 511 W. Wright Street. In this entry, the city directory spells Ezra's last name as "Gary" -a variation of the spelling of his name.