Tommie Barfield Explained

Tommie (Tommy) Camilla Stephens Barfield (1888 – 1949) was instrumental in the education system of Collier County, Florida, as its first School Superintendent. Tommie Barfield Elementary School, at which her Great Floridian plaque is located,^[1] was named for her. Tommie moved to Marco Island in 1901 with her family and married James Madison Barfield in 1906.^[2] In 1910, she turned her home into a hotel and began to make and sell jellies and candies to her guests.^[3]

Further reading

• Collier History Pine Island News
• Home Site Tommie Barfield Florida Fringe Tourism
• A girl called Tommie by Elizabeth M Perdichizzi@WorldCat

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Great Floridians 2000 Program, Marco Island (Southwest) . 2005 . Marco Island (Southwest) . State of Florida, Florida Department of State . December 4, 2013 . dead . https://archive.today/20050403131123/http://www.flheritage.com/services/sites/floridians/?section=m . April 3, 2005.
2. Web site: Pioneer Days.
3. Web site: History - Collier County . pineislandnews.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131211040234/http://pineislandnews.com/archaeology/History-Collier.html . 2013-12-11.