Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - An yi amfani da yarinyar Floyd a gonar iyali, Fairfield, a cikin Camden County. Yayin da yake girma, ya bi gurbin mahaifinsa, yana aiki a matsayin kyaftin din sojojin Georgia a yakin Seminole na biyu
da kuma shiga aikin gwamnati a matsayin sheriff na gundumar. Bayan Yaƙin Seminole na biyu, Floyd ya koma St. Augustine, Florida kuma ya yi aiki a matsayin mai zane kafin ya ci gaba da gudanar da gonar a St. John's County, Florida.