Property Warranty Deed for Ella Wall (December 8, 1924)
Apopka (Fla.)
Deeds--Florida
Property warranty deed certifying the transfer of land from A. M. and Julia A. Starbird to Ella Wall on January 26, 1924. The property transferred was the north half of the north half of Lot 27 Block J in the Town of Apopka, Florida. The deed was certified by the Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit of Orange Countya on December 8, 1924. Wall had later purchased the rest of Lot 27 Block J in 1928. The deed was notarized by W. G. Talton and witnessed by R. M. Moore. <br /><br />Ella Wall (1874-1938) was an entrepreneur and businesswoman of Apopka who served as the inspiration for a character in Zora Neale Hurston's novel <em>Mules and Men</em>. Wall was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, in 1874 and moved to Apopka as a widow. Throughout her lifetime, Wall purchased four parcels, of land. She operated an orange grove and also constructed small wooden buildings that she rented out to migrant workers. Wall was also a friend of Michael Gladden, Jr., the executor of the George W. Oden estates, until her death in 1938.
Original property warranty deed, December 8, 1924: State of Florida, County of Orange, Apopka, Florida: series I, box 1, folder 34, <a href="https://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/AAL" target="_blank">African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy Collection</a>, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
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Wall, Ella
Starbird, A. M.
Starbird, Julia A.
Talton, W. G.
Moore, R. M.
Mundy, Carol E.
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Apopka, Florida
Quit-Claim Deed for Ella Wall (June 1, 1928)
Apopka (Fla.)
Deeds--Florida
Quit-claim deed certifying the transfer of land from J. D. Beggs, Leila S. Beggs, Annie E. Beggs, Laura B. Casey, and T. L. Casey to Ella Wall on May 22, 1928. The property transferred was Lot 27 Block J in the Town of Apopka, Florida, for $38.28. The document was notarized by Ruth W. McClure on May 24, 1928. The deed was certified by Bill Robinson, clerk of the Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit of Orange County on June 1, 1928. Wall had previously purchased the north half of the north half of Lot 27 Block J from A. M. and Julia A. Starbird in 1924. <br /><br />Ella Wall (1874-1938) was an entrepreneur and businesswoman of Apopka who served as the inspiration for a character in Zora Neale Hurston's novel <em>Mules and Men</em>. Wall was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, in 1874 and moved to Apopka as a widow. Throughout her lifetime, Wall purchased four parcels, of land. She operated an orange grove and also constructed small wooden buildings that she rented out to migrant workers. Wall was also a friend of Michael Gladden, Jr., the executor of the George W. Oden estates, until her death in 1938.
Original quit-claim deed, June 1, 1928: State of Florida, County of Orange, Apopka, Florida: series I, box 1, folder 132, <a href="https://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/AAL" target="_blank">African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy Collection</a>, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
<p>H & W. B. Drew Company</p>
Wall, Ella
Beggs, J. D.
Robinson, Bill
McClure, Ruth W.
Beggs, Leila S.
Beggs, Annie E.
Casey, Laura B.
Casey, T. L.
Mundy, Carol E.
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Apopka, Florida
Letter from Daisy P. White to the Apopka Chief of Police (March 16, 1928)
Washington (D.C.)
Apopka (Fla.)
Florence (S.C.)
Letter from Daisy P. White to the Apopka Chief of Police written and mailed on March 16, 1928. Topics discussed in the letter include White's previous attempts to write to the Chief of Police, her plans to return to her home in Florence, South Carolina once her daughter finishes school for the school year, and uncertainty in regards to what papers her sister-in-law, Ella Wall, will need following the death of White's Husband.<br /><br />Ella Wall (1874-1938) was an entrepreneur and businesswoman of Apopka who served as the inspiration for a character in Zora Neale Hurston's novel <em>Mules and Men</em>. Wall was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, in 1874 and moved to Apopka as a widow. Throughout her lifetime, Wall purchased four parcels, of land. She operated an orange grove and also constructed small wooden buildings that she rented out to migrant workers. Wall was also a friend of Michael Gladden, Jr., the executor of the George W. Oden estates, until her death in 1938.
White, Daisy P.
Original letter from Daisy P. White to the Apopka Chief of Police, March 16, 1928: series I, box 1, folder 129, <a href="https://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/AAL" target="_blank">African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy Collection</a>, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
Mundy, Carol E.
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Washington, D.C.
Apopka, Florida
Florence, South Carolina
Map of Michael Gladden, Jr.'s Lots
Apopka (Fla.)
Maps--United States
Envelope and hand-drawn maps of Michael Gladden, Jr.'s property, Lots 21 and 27 of Block J in Apopka, mailed to Ella Wall. Michael Gladden, Jr. (1899-1982) was the executor of the estate of George W. Oden (1862-1939), a successful businessman and citrus grower in Apopka, Florida. Gladden was born in South Carolina in 1899. He married Elizabeth Gladden and together they had a son, William, who was born around 1904. According to census records, the Gladden family had moved to Jacksonville as early as 1910 and then moved to Apopka. After Oden's death in 1939, Gladden continued to manage the legal documents of Oden's estate.<br /><br />Ella Wall (1874-1938) was an entrepreneur and businesswoman of Apopka who served as the inspiration for a character in Zora Neale Hurston's novel <em>Mules and Men</em>. Wall was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, in 1874 and moved to Apopka as a widow. Throughout her lifetime, Wall purchased four parcels, of land. She operated an orange grove and also constructed small wooden buildings that she rented out to migrant workers. Wall was also a friend of Michael Gladden, Jr., the executor of the George W. Oden estates, until her death in 1938.
Gladden, Michael, Jr.
Original map by Michael Gladden, Jr.: series I, box 1, folder 12, <a href="https://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/AAL" target="_blank">African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy Collection</a>, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
Mundy, Carol E.
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Apopka, Florida
We Appreciate Your Patronage Sign
Apopka (Fla.)
Business signs
Business sign thanking customers for their patronage. The sign belonged to a business owned by Ella Wall located on Main Street in Apopka, Florida. Ella Wall (1874-1938) was an entrepreneur and businesswoman of Apopka who served as the inspiration for a character in Zora Neale Hurston's novel <em>Mules and Men</em>. Wall was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, in 1874 and moved to Apopka as a widow. Throughout her lifetime, Wall purchased four parcels, of land. She operated an orange grove and also constructed small wooden buildings that she rented out to migrant workers. Wall was also a friend of Michael Gladden, Jr., the executor of the George W. Oden estates, until her death in 1938.
Original business sign: series I, box 1, folder 1, <a href="https://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/AAL" target="_blank">African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy Collection</a>, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
Mundy, Carol E.
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