Diary of Narcissa Melissa Lawton: Summer Oaks Plantation, Georgia, 1862
Dublin Core
Title
Diary of Narcissa Melissa Lawton: Summer Oaks Plantation, Georgia, 1862
Alternative Title
Diary of Narcissa Melissa Lawton
Subject
American Civil War, 1861-1865
Civil War, U. S., 1861-1865
Description
A transcription of the diary of Narcissa Melissa Lawton (1817-1883), who lived much of her adult life on the Summer Oaks Plantation in Thomas County, Georgia, with her husband, Alexander Benjamin Lawton (1809-1861). Together, the couple had seven children: Alexander Cater Lawton (1841-1921), Winborn Theodore Lawton (1843-1892), Clara J. Lawton (b. 1845), Robert W. Lawton (b. 1847), Benjamin F. Lawton (ca. 1848-ca. 1853), Thomas J. Lawton (b. 1851), and Emma Lenora Lawton (1853-1907). Lawton also had three stepchildren from her husband's previous marriage to Elizabeth Brisbane Lawton (1808-1839): Mary Jane Lawton (b. 1832), Martha S. Lawton (b. 1834), and Eusebia Lawton (ca. 1836-ca. 1850). Much of the diary is about Lawton's thoughts of her sons, Alex and Winny, joining the Confederate Army to fight in the American Civil War.
Source
Original 75-page typed transcription of original diary by Narcissa Melissa Lawton, 1962: Private Collection of Bettye Reagan.
Date Created
1862
Contributor
Reagan, Bettye Jean Aulin
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 75-page typed transcription of original diary by Narcissa Melissa Lawton, 1962.
Is Part Of
Oviedo Historical Society, Lawton House, Oviedo, Florida.
Oviedo Historical Society Collection, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
application/pdf
Extent
12.3 MB
Medium
75-page typed transcription of original diary
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Summer Oaks Plantation, Thomas County, Georgia
Monticello, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Bettye Reagan and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
Johnston, Coy K. Two Centuries of Lawtonville Baptists, 1775-1975. 1975.
Lawton, Edward P. A Saga of the South. Ft. Myers Beach, Fla: Island Press, 1965.
Rogers, William Warren. Ante-Bellum Thomas County, 1825-1861. Tallahassee: Florida State University, 1963.
Rogers, William Warren. Thomas County During the Civil War. Tallahassee: Florida State University, 1964.
Rogers, William Warren. Thomas County, 1865-1900. Tallahassee: Florida State University Press, 1973.
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
75-page typed transcription of original diary
Collection
Citation
“Diary of Narcissa Melissa Lawton: Summer Oaks Plantation, Georgia, 1862,” RICHES, accessed December 12, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6363.