The Lawtons of Summer Oaks
Dublin Core
Title
The Lawtons of Summer Oaks
Alternative Title
Lawtons of Summer Oaks
Subject
Oviedo (Fla.)
Description
The family lineage for the Lawtons of Summer Oaks in Oviedo, Florida. This family tree begins with William Lawton, who was born in England, and continues through to the family of Betty Jean Aulin Reagan. This booklet is missing pages 2, 3, and 5. Joseph Lawton (1753-1815), the son of William Lawton of England and Mary Sams, was the patriarch that began the native-born Lawton legacy. Lawton was born on his father's Plantation, Steamboat Creek, on Edisto Island, South Carolina on October 18, 1753. By 1774, Lawton moved his family to Black Swamp, where he established a plantation called Mulberry Grove Plantation. Lawton married Sarah Robert (d. 1839) on March 18, 1773, and together they had seven children.
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 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.
Creator
Church, Stacey Allene
Church, Gerald Marshall
Source
Original 17-page booklet: Church, Stacey Allene and Gerald Marshall Church. The Lawtons of Summer Oaks. Lawton and Allied Families Association, 1984: Private Collection of Betty Jean Aulin Reagan.
Publisher
Lawton and Allied Families Association
Date Created
1984
Date Copyrighted
1984
Contributor
Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 17-page booklet: Church, Stacey Allene and Gerald Marshall Church. The Lawtons of Summer Oaks. Lawton and Allied Families Association, 1984.
Is Part Of
Oviedo Historical Society Collection, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Requires
Format
application/pdf
Extent
5.74 MB
Medium
17-page booklet
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Summer Oaks Plantation, Thomas County, Georgia
Oviedo, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Stacey Allene Church and Gerald Marshall Church, and published by the Lawton and Allied Families Association.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the Lawton and Allied Families Association and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Private Collection of Bettye Jean Aulin Reagan
External Reference
Robison, Jim. Around Oviedo. 2012.
Rajtar, Steve. "Oviedo Historical Trail". Steve Rajtar. http://www.geocities.ws/krdvry/hikeplans/oviedo/planoviedo.html.
"History of the First Baptist Church, Oviedo, Florida: First 100 Years, 1869-1969." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/5657.
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
17-page booklet
Collection
Citation
Church, Stacey Allene and Church, Gerald Marshall, “The Lawtons of Summer Oaks,” RICHES, accessed November 11, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6206.