Tommie (Tommy) Camilla Stephens Barfield (1888 – 1949) was instrumental in the education system of
Collier County, Florida
Collier County is a county (United States), county in the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 375,752; an increase of 16.9% since the 2010 United States Census. Its county seat is East N ...
, as its first School Superintendent.
Tommie Barfield Elementary School, at which her Great Floridian plaque is located,
was named for her. Tommie moved to
Marco Island
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in 1901 with her family and married James Madison Barfield in 1906. In 1910, she turned her home into a hotel and began to make and sell jellies and candies to her guests.
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File:Tommie_Barfield_Plaque.png, Indian Hill Street Plaque
References
Further reading
Collier HistoryPine Island News
Home Site Tommie BarfieldFlorida Fringe Tourism
''A girl called Tommie'' by Elizabeth M PerdichizziWorldCat
1888 births
1949 deaths
American school administrators
Education in Collier County, Florida
People from Marco Island, Florida
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