Lee Sisters, 1964

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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.

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Original Format

1 black and white photographic print

Citation

“Lee Sisters, 1964,” RICHES, accessed December 22, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6286.

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