Warranty Deed for George W. Oden (January 6, 1903)

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Title

Warranty Deed for George W. Oden (January 6, 1903)

Alternative Title

Warranty Deed for Oden

Subject

Apopka (Fla.)
Deeds--Florida

Description

Warranty deed certifying the transfer of land in Apopka, Florida, from John F. Cogswell and Esther M. Cogswell to George W. Oden on November 1, 1902. The property transferred was 40 acres in the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 8 in Township 21, south of Range 28 East, and was notarized by Frank H. Davis and David E. Moulton. The deed was certified by J. N. Bradshaw and M. A. Howard, circuit court clerk and deputy clerk of the Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit of Orange County, respectively, on January 28, 1903.

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 warranty deed, January 6, 1903: State of Florida, County of Orange, Apopka, Florida: series I, box 1, folder 29, African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy Collection, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.

Publisher

H & W. B. Drew Company

Date Created

1903-01-06

Date Accepted

1903-01-28

Contributor

Oden, George W.
Cogswell, John F.
Cogswell, Esther M.
Bradshaw, J. N.
Howard, M. A.
Daggett, Angelia
Libby, C. E.
Davis, Frank H.
Moulton, David E.
Mundy, Carol E.

Is Format Of

Digital reproduction of original warranty deed, January 6, 1903: State of Florida, County of Orange, Apopka, Florida.

Is Part Of

Series I, box 1, folder 29, African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy Collection, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
Carol E. Mundy Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

Format

application/pdf

Extent

1.23 MB

Medium

2-page notarized property warranty deed

Language

eng

Type

Text

Coverage

Apopka, Florida

Accrual Method

Donation

Mediator

History Teacher
Economics Teacher

Provenance

Collected by Carol E. Mundy between 1990 and 2009.
Purchased by the University of Central Florida Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives in 2009.

Rights Holder

All rights are held by the respective holding institution. This material is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce and or for copyright information contact Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, (407) 823-2576. http://library.ucf.edu/about/departments/special-collections-university-archives/.

Curator

Cepero, Laura

Digital Collection

External Reference

Apopka Historical Society. Apopka. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2004.

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Original Format

2-page notarized property warranty deed

Citation

“Warranty Deed for George W. Oden (January 6, 1903),” RICHES, accessed March 28, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/2893.

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