8 6 2 ) ▁and ▁his ▁second ▁wife , ▁Margaret ▁Set on . ▁ ▁F lem ing ▁Island , ▁Florida ▁( an ▁un - in cor por ated ▁community ▁in ▁between ▁Orange ▁Park ▁and ▁Green ▁C ove ▁Spr ings ▁in ▁Clay ▁County , ▁Florida ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁F lem ing ▁family ' s ▁Spanish ▁Land ▁Gr ants . ▁The ▁area ▁has ▁since ▁retained ▁the ▁name ▁F lem ing ▁Island . ▁ ▁The ▁former ▁governor ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Flor ide , ▁are ▁buried ▁in ▁The ▁Old ▁City ▁C emetery , ▁Jackson ville , ▁Florida . ▁ ▁University ▁Athlet ic ▁Field , ▁the ▁original ▁football ▁facility ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Florida , ▁was ▁renamed ▁F lem ing ▁Field ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁at ▁the ▁ur ging ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁governor ' s ▁son , ▁Francis ▁P . ▁F lem ing ▁Jr ., ▁who ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁university ' s ▁Board ▁of ▁Control , ▁and ▁was ▁an ▁al umn us ▁of ▁the ▁class ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁The ▁ven ue ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁much ▁larger ▁Florida ▁Field ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁but ▁the ▁grass y ▁area ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁stad ium ▁is ▁still ▁known ▁as ▁F lem ing ▁Field . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁F lem ing ▁Biography ▁Biography ▁from ▁Florida ▁Department ▁of ▁State , ▁Office ▁of ▁Cultural ▁and ▁Historical ▁Program s ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁F lem ing ▁Family ▁Let ters ▁A ▁collection ▁of ▁ 1 1 3 ▁letters ▁and ▁other ▁writ ings ▁of