The best-known of the Lawton family was Thomas Willingham Lawton (1882-1963). T. W. Lawton graduated from Rollins College in 1903. He later received his master's degree from Andover Newton College in Boston, Massachusetts. Following college, Lawton returned to Oviedo, where he married Charlotte "Lottie" Lee (1887-1984) and served as the principal of the Oviedo School from 1905 to 1907. In 1916, he became the first elected Superintendent of Schools of Seminole County. He held that post until 1952 and passed away 11 years later in 1963. Lawton Elementary School is named in his honor.]]>
The Lawtons of Summer Oaks. Lawton and Allied Families Association, 1984: Private Collection of Betty Jean Aulin Reagan.]]> The Lawtons of Summer Oaks. Lawton and Allied Families Association, 1984.]]> Oviedo Historical Society Collection, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Adobe Acrobat Reader]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
Joseph Lawton, October 18, 1753 - March 1815. Lawton and Allied Families Association, 1975: Private Collection of Betty Jean Aulin Reagan.]]> Joseph Lawton, October 18, 1753 - March 1815. Lawton and Allied Families Association, 1975.]]> Oviedo Historical Society Collection, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Adobe Acrobat Reader]]> Georgia Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Lawton House in Oviedo, Florida, on April 18, 2015.]]> 0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:43 Attending high school during World War II
0:04:32 Career as a bank teller and meeting Richard Burdett Bunch
0:06:16 Founding families
0:07:47 Church social life
0:09:53 Influence of the military on Oviedo
0:11:38 Oviedo History Harvest
0:14:49 Parents and siblings
0:18:44 How Oviedo has changed over time
0:21:51 Closing remarks]]>
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