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
Oviedo, Circa 1960
Oviedo (Fla.)
Housing--Florida
Schools
Elementary schools--United States
Middle schools--Florida
Churches--Florida
Railroads--Florida
A booklet, compiled by the Oviedo Historical Society, featuring historic houses and buildings in Oviedo, Florida. The booklet features historic buildings constructed before 1960, just before the period of expanded housing developments in Oviedo. The oldest homes were constructed in the 1880s.
Original 38-page booklet: Oviedo Historical Society. <em>Oviedo, Circa 1960</em>. 1982: Private Collection of Betty Reagan.
<a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>
Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
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Oviedo, Florida
Fountainhead Missionary Baptist Church, Oviedo, Florida
Grant Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Oviedo, Florida
Jackson Heights Middle School, Oviedo, Florida
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Oviedo, Florida
First Baptist Church of Oviedo, Oviedo, Florida
Memorial Building, Oviedo, Florida
First United Methodist Church of Oviedo, Oviedo, Florida
Oviedo Railroad Depot, Oviedo, Florida
The Oviedo Outlook: Centennial Edition
Oviedo (Fla.)
The centennial edition of <em>The Oviedo Outlook</em> published in 1979 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of Oviedo, Florida. The newspaper begins with a brief history of Oviedo, followed by articles devoted to important members of the community, including Evelyn Cheek Lundy and John Lundy, Thad Lee Lingo, Jr. and Lacy Aire Lingo, Clare Wheeler Evans, Wayne Jacobs and Karen Jansen Jacobs, Thomas Moon, Marguerite Partin, Frank Wheeler, Katherine Lawton, Tom Estes, Ed Yarborough and Ima Jean Bostick Yarborough, Virginia Balkcom Mikler, Paul Mikler, Sparks Lingo Ridenour and John Ridenour, Ray "Rex" Clonts and Thelma Lee Clonts, Jean Jordan and Harold Jordan, the Malcolm family, Edward Duda, Penny Mitchem Olliff and Leon Olliff, Louise Wheeler Martin and Bill Martin, Miriam "Mimi" Wheeler Bruce and Douglas Allen, Viola Smith, and Cay Westerfield.
Original 28-page booklet: <em>The Oviedo Outlook: Centennial Edition</em>, 1979: <a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>, Oviedo, Florida.
<em>The Oviedo Outlook</em>
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Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida
First Baptist Church of Oviedo, Oviedo, Florida
First Methodist Church of Oviedo, Oviedo, Florida
Oviedo Woman's Club, Oviedo, Florida
Oviedo, Post Office, Oviedo, Florida
Memorial Building, Oviedo, Florida
Sweetwater Park, Oviedo, Florida
Lake Charm, Oviedo, Florida
Lake Jesup, Oviedo, Florida
Geneva, Florida
St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Slavia, Oviedo, Florida
White's Wharf, Oviedo, Florida
Citizens Bank of Oviedo, Oviedo, Florida
Citizens Bank of Oviedo, Oviedo, Florida
A History of Central Florida, Episode 15: Cracker House
Architecture--Florida
Pioneers--Florida
Osceola County (Fla.)
Kissimmee (Fla.)
Episode 15 of A History of Central Florida podcasts: Cracker House. 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 15 features the Lanier House, an exemplary structure of cracker architecture. This podcast also includes interviews with Dr. Mark Howard Long of the University of Central Florida, Dr. Ronald W. Haase of the University of Florida, David Haase, and Dr. Charlie Hailey of the University of Florida.
Clarke, Bob
Original 12-minute and 55-second podcast by Bob Clarke, 2014: "A History of Central Florida, Episode 15: Cracker House." <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>
Long, Mark Howard
Haase, Ronald W.
Haase, David
Hailey, Charlie
Cassanello, Robert
Ford, Chip
Gibson, Ella
Hazen, Kendra
Kelley, Katie
Velásquez, Daniel
DiBiase, Benjamin
<a href="http://osceolahistory.org/ochs1213/" target="_blank">Osceola County Welcome Center & History Museum</a>
<a href="http://www.floridamemory.com/" target="_blank">Florida Memory Project</a>
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Osceola County Welcome Center and History Museum, Kissimmee, Florida