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{{Infobox Biography
| subject_name =Zebulon Elijah
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| image_size =225px
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| date_of_birth =[[1836]]
| place_of_birth =Milton, Florida
| date_of_death =[[December 10]], [[1910]]
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| occupation =Slave, politician, civil servant
| religion =
| spouse =Lucy Ann Caldwell
| parents =
| children =Ten children
}}
'''Zebulon Elijah''' ([[1836]]-[[1910]]) was a [[Slavery|slave]] born on a [[Milton]] farm and owned by [[Emma Bright]], who loaned him to various Pensacola businesses, including the [[Gonzalez brickyard]] and later Dr. [[Robert Bell Hargis]]. He was hired by a French ship's captain, and on his voyages he learned to read, write and speak fluent French. He married [[Lucy Ann Caldwell]] in [[1862]].
