Description
Quit-claim deed certifying the transfer of land from Lucian Dixon and Annie Dixon to George W. Oden on November 1, 1902. The property transferred was the north half of Lot 56 in Block H in Apopka, Florida. The deed was notarized on November 3, 1902.
George W. Oden (1862-1939) was a successful businessman and citrus grower in Apopka, Florida. Born in Sylacauga, Alabama, Oden moved to Apopka by 1902. He owned four businesses and five parcels of land, where he grew citrus. In 1933, Oden donated land for the construction of the Pleasant View Baptist Church, located at 1202 South Central Avenue. Oden was also the recipient of the City of Apopka's Fifty Years in Business Award.
Source
Original quit-claim deed, November 3, 1902: State of Florida, County of Orange, Apopka, Florida: series I, box 1, folder 24,
African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy Collection, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
Transcript
26765
QUIT-CLAIM DEED.
FROM
Lucian Dixon and wife
TO
Geo. Oden
Dated Nov. the 1, 1902
Filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the County of Orange, State of Florida on the day of A. D. 189 and Recorded in Book on page
Clerk of the Circuit Court.
By D.C.
RECORD VERIFIED
Clerk
By D. C.
Printed for J. N. Brud[?] Clerk Circuit Court, Orange County, Orlando, Fla.
This Indenture, Made hte First day of November in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and two BETWEEN Lucian Dixon and his wife Annie Dixon of the county of Orange and State of Florida of the first part, and George Oden of the County of Orange and state of Florida of the second part WITENESSETH, that the said parts of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of one Dollars, lawful money of the United States of America, to them in hand paid by the said party of the second part, at or before the ensealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt thereof is hereby acknowledged, have granted, bargained, sold, aliened, remised, released, conveyed and quit-claimed, and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell, alien, remise, release, convey and quit-claim unto the said party of the second part, and to his heirs and assigns forever, all that certain lot, tract or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the County of Orange, State of Florida, described as follows to wit: