Lawton Family History
Oviedo (Fla.)
The family history the Lawtons of the Summer Oaks plantation in Thomas County, Georgia. This family history centers around Alexander Benjamin Lawton (1809-1861) and his wife, Narcissa Melissa Lawton (1817-1883). Together, the couple had seven children: Alexander Cater Lawton (1841-1921), Winborn Theodore Lawton (1843-1892), Clara J. Lawton (b. 1845), Robert W. Lawton (b. 1847), Benjamin F. Lawton (ca. 1848-ca. 1853), Thomas J. Lawton (b. 1851), and Emma Lenora Lawton (1853-1907). Lawton also had three children from his previous marriage to Elizabeth Brisbane Lawton (1808-1839): Mary Jane Lawton (b. 1832), Martha S. Lawton (b. 1834), and Eusebia Lawton (ca. 1836-ca. 1850).<br /><br />Part I on the book focuses on the Lawton family background, highlighting William Lawton, Joseph Lawton, Benjamin Themistocles Dion Lawton, and Winborn Asa Lawton. Part II details the immediate family of Alexander Benjamin Lawton and his family while living in South Carolina, while Part III discusses the family's migration to the Summer Oaks plantation in Georgia. Part IV describes the location of Summer Oaks and Part V discusses theories about the location of Alexander Benjamin Lawton's resting place. Part VI details the descendants of the Lawtons of Summer Oaks. This family history was compiled by the great-great-great granddaughter of Alexander Benjamin Lawton and Narcissa Melissa Lawton, Stacey Allene Church and her father, Gerald Marshall Church. Many of the descendants of the Lawtons migrated to Oviedo, Florida.
Church, Stacey Allene
Church, Gerald Marshall
Original book by Stacey Allene Church and Gerald Marshall Church: Private Collection of Bettye Reagan.
Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
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Edisto Island, South Carolina
Mulberry Grove Plantation, Walterboro, South Carolina
Black Swamp, Robertville, South Carolina
Lawtonville, South Carolina
Bluffton, South Carolina
Summer Oaks Plantation, Thomas County, Georgia
Oviedo, Florida
Monticello, Florida
Caddo Parish, Louisiana
A History of Central Florida, Episode 31: Quilt Stories
Quilting--United States
Quilting--Europe
Clermont (Fla.)
Lake Mary (Fla.)
Mims (Fla.)
Winter Garden (Fla.)
Episode 31 of A History of Central Florida Podcast: Quilt Stories. A History of Central Florida Podcast series explores Central Florida's history through the artifacts found in local area museums and historical societies. These podcasts can involve the participation or cooperation of local area partners.<br /><br />Episode 31 features a discussion of quilts located at the Lake Mary Historical Museum in Lake Mary, Florida, and Winter Garden Heritage Foundation in Winter Garden. This podcast also includes interviews with Dr. Amanda Sikarskie of Western Michigan University and quilter Dorothy MacDougall.
Ford, Chip
Original 14-minute and 46-second podcast by Chip Ford, 2014: "A History of Central Florida, Episode 31: Quilt Stories." <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/podcastsblog.php" target="_blank">A History of Central Florida</a>, Orlando, Florida.
<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES</a>
Silkarskie, Amanda
MacDougall, Dorothy
Cassanello, Robert
Clarke, Bob
Ford, Chip
Gibson, Ella
Hazen, Kendra
Kelley, Katie
Velásquez, Daniel
<a href="http://www.s-lchs.org/" target="_blank">Clermont Historic Village</a>
<a href="http://www.lakemaryhistory.org/" target="_blank">Lake Mary Historical Museum</a>
<a href="http://www.wghf.org/" target="_blank">Winter Garden Heritage Foundation</a>
<a href="http://www.harryharriettemoore.org/" target="_blank">Harry & Harriette Moore Memorial Park</a>
<a href="http://www.loc.gov/" target="_blank">Library of Congress</a>
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Clermont Historic Village, Clermont, Florida
Winter Garden Heritage Foundation, Winter Garden, Florida
Harry & Harriette Moore Memorial Park, Mims, Florida
Lake Mary Historical Museum, Lake Mary, Florida