Ka kammala wannan magana: An yi lokacin yarinta a gonar iyalinta, Fairfield, a gundumar Camden. Yayin da ya balaga, ya bi gurbin mahaifinsa, yana aiki a matsayin kyaftin din sojojin Georgia a cikin
Yaƙin 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.