Lee Sisters, 1964
Dublin Core
Title
Lee Sisters, 1964
Alternative Title
Lee Sisters
Subject
Oviedo (Fla.)
Description
The daughters of James Hiram Lee, Sr. (1844-1920) and Laura Agusta Barnett Lee (1851-1940) at the Wheeler family home, located at 340 South Lake Jessup Avenue in Oviedo, Florida, in 1964. Photographed from left to right are Charlotte "Lottie" Lee Lawton (1887-1989), Lillian Della Lee Lawton (ca. 1883-1977), Annie Ethel Lee Carter, and George Lee Wheeler. Lottie married Thomas Willington Lawton (1882-1963), the first elected Superintendent of Schools of Seminole County. Lillian married Winborn Joseph Lawton, Sr. (b. 1881), who served as a trustee of the First Baptist Church of Oviedo, a secretary and treasurer for the church's Sunday school, an insurance agent, and a citrus grower. She was also a charter member and the former present of the Oviedo Woman's Club (OWC), the former president of the Women's Missionary Society, and a lifelong member of the First United Methodist Church of Oviedo. Annie married Walter Pascal Carter (1879-1939) and George married Benjamin Franklin Wheeler, a prominent citrus grower, celery cultivator, and politician.
Source
Original black and white photographic print, 1964: Private Collection of Vicki Clonts.
Date Created
1964
Contributor
Clonts, Vicki
Bruce, Mimi
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print, 1964.
Is Part Of
Oviedo Historical Society Collection, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
application/pdf
Extent
183 KB
Medium
1 black and white photographic print
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Home of Benjamin Franklin Wheeler, Sr., Oviedo, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Vicki Clonts 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 Vicki Clonts
External Reference
"The Lawton House." City of Oviedo, Florida. http://www.cityofoviedo.net/node/1322.
"Charlotte Lee Lawton." Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=37521349.
"Annie Ethel Lee Carter." Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=51640367.
"Benjamin Franklin Wheeler (1878-1954)." Florida Citrus Hall of Fame. http://floridacitrushalloffame.com/index.php/inductees/inductee-name/?ref_cID=89&bID=0&dd_asId=1088.
"Lifelong Resident, Mrs. Lawton Dies." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/5671.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 black and white photographic print
Collection
Citation
“Lee Sisters, 1964,” RICHES, accessed November 21, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6286.