Interview

Dorothy Brazell

Great Aunt — maternal grandfather's sister

Interviewed July 30, 2025 · Fernandina Beach, Florida

Dorothy Brazell is the oldest living person in Nassau County, Florida. The sister of Rebecca Lawhorne's maternal grandfather, she grew up along the Amelia River during an era when shrimping defined life in this corner of the Florida coast. Her memory spans nearly a century of change in Fernandina Beach.

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