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Dickens, Spencer T.

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Name

Dickens, Spencer T.

Age

42 Years, 4 Days

Race/Color

White

Sex

Male

Nativity

Wellborn, N.C.

Date of Death

December 30, 1902

Cause of Death

Morphine Poisoning (Suicide)

Place of Death

City [Fernandina]

Remarks

Took morphine the night before.

Title

Dickens, Spencer T.

Subject

Burial -- Florida -- Nassau County

Cemeteries -- Florida -- Nassau County

Death -- Proof and certification -- Florida

Source

State Archives of Florida, Series L648

Date

1902-12

Format

burial registers

Type

Text

Identifier

l648_0644

Coverage

Florida Boom and Progressive Era (1900-1926)

ImageID

1902_012

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Race/Ethnicity

White

nativity

Wellborn, N.C.

Death Date

1902-12-30

orginating_agency_remarks

Took morphine the night before.

age

42 Years, 4 Days

causeofdeath

Morphine Poisoning (Suicide)

placeofdeath

City [Fernandina]

sex

Male

Geographic Term

Fernandina Beach (Fla.)

Nassau County (Fla.)

Amelia Island (Fla.)

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Dickens, Spencer T. 1902-12. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/279319>, accessed 28 August 2026.

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Dickens, Spencer T. 1902-12. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/279319>

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Florida Memory is a digital outreach program providing free online access to select archival records from collections housed in the State Library and Archives of Florida. Florida Memory digitizes materials that illuminate the state's history and culture.

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For FY2026-27, the percentage of total costs for the Florida Memory program financed with federal money is 66%; the federal dollar amount to be spent on the program is $1,027,650. This program does not receive any non-governmental funding.

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