People
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John Otto Fries
1838-1931 Surveyor
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Aaron Jernigan
Martha B Jernigan Tyler (1838-1926) was quoted in Kenna Fries’ 1937 book “Orlando in the Long Long Ago” as writing: “My father was Captain Aaron Jernigan, a brave soldier. Father […]
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Mahlon Gore
Gore said in 1908 of his first encounter with Orlando: “I walked over from Sanford, taking two days to make the trip. The sand was deep and the last end […]
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Thomas W Lund, Jr.
The Frederick DeBarry steamship was captained by Thomas Lund, Jr. It was part of the Clyde Steamship Line from Jacksonville to Enterprise and Sanford. The Lund family—Thomas Lund Senior and […]
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Frederic Henry Rand
One of the earliest settlers of Longwood was Frederic H. Rand who arrived in Longwood the year the post office was established. Like Henck he was from Boston. He purchased […]
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Edward Warren Henck
Edward Henck (1846-1930) arrived in Mellonville (Sanford) by steamboat in November 1872 from Boston. He looked at some maps of available homesteads and picked out a few promising locations. Horses […]
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Stephen John Levi Hooker
Stephen John Levi Hooker was born to a pioneer family in Alachua County in 1837. Among his other siblings he was especially close to older brother William Pearch Hooker. It […]
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Julius Molnar
What is now Highway 434 through Longwood was long known as Molnar Avenue. It was named for Julius Molnar, one of the earliest settlers to the area. He was born […]
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Josiah Benjamin Clouser
1838-1920 Concern for the health of his wife (Eliza), Josiah B. Clouser moved his family from Pennsylvania to Longwood in 1881. He saw the town in newspaper ads placed by […]
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McIntyre Family
Compiled by Marla Pickelsimer 2018 The McIntyre family were the final owners of the Bradlee-McIntyre House. Here is some information about their family’s history. Samuel Maxwell McIntyre: final owner of […]