-------Excerpt from a letter from Grandson Fred C. Wheatley to Ann Wheatley Dated 21 January 1977:------------
Grandpa "Roll" was a sawmill man. Dad (Leander Dorn Wheatley) worked for him when he was very young and grandad "Roll" was probably responsible for Dad becoming a sawmill man. Anyway reportedly Dad contirbuted much to Grandads success and even captured his daughter who was reported to be one of the most beautiful and talented young women in them thair parts. No small wonder that I was always so proud of them. Grandad "Roll" at one time had a sawmill in Florida and a large acerage of timber land. I believe it was the first in Florida if not the very first, located somewhere near Port St. Joe. He and Grandmother also owned a small farm something like 40 acres near Stark Fl. and near Raiford State Prison farm. I don't know when they went to Florida. Or when they they returned to W. Va. Roll died in W. Va. They lived near us at the time I remember his death I believe in 1921 I was very young and can only remember his death and a few other happenings vaguely. Grandmother lived with us at Glenwood Park W. Va. when she died sometime in the late 1920's
...Court records of Gulf County and Bradford County Fla. would show the transactions of the real estate in Fl. Owned by Roland Bias and Louanna Baisden Bias. I think the property near Port St. Joe containing several hundred acres went for delinquent taxes, probably in the late 20's or 30's Mother Dad and Aunt Nora probably sold the property near Stark for a small sum sometime in the late 30's.
Grandpa "Roll" was a sawmill man. Dad (Leander Dorn Wheatley) worked for him when he was very young and grandad "Roll" was probably responsible for Dad becoming a sawmill man. Anyway reportedly Dad contirbuted much to Grandads success and even captured his daughter who was reported to be one of the most beautiful and talented young women in them thair parts. No small wonder that I was always so proud of them. Grandad "Roll" at one time had a sawmill in Florida and a large acerage of timber land. I believe it was the first in Florida if not the very first, located somewhere near Port St. Joe. He and Grandmother also owned a small farm something like 40 acres near Stark Fl. and near Raiford State Prison farm. I don't know when they went to Florida. Or when they they returned to W. Va. Roll died in W. Va. They lived near us at the time I remember his death I believe in 1921 I was very young and can only remember his death and a few other happenings vaguely. Grandmother lived with us at Glenwood Park W. Va. when she died sometime in the late 1920's
...Court records of Gulf County and Bradford County Fla. would show the transactions of the real estate in Fl. Owned by Roland Bias and Louanna Baisden Bias. I think the property near Port St. Joe containing several hundred acres went for delinquent taxes, probably in the late 20's or 30's Mother Dad and Aunt Nora probably sold the property near Stark for a small sum sometime in the late 30's.
-------Excerpt from a letter from Grandson Fred C. Wheatley to Ann Wheatley Dated 21 January 1977:------------
Grandpa "Roll" was a sawmill man. Dad (Leander Dorn Wheatley) worked for him when he was very young and grandad "Roll" was probably responsible for Dad becoming a sawmill man. Anyway reportedly Dad contirbuted much to Grandads success and even captured his daughter who was reported to be one of the most beautiful and talented young women in them thair parts. No small wonder that I was always so proud of them. Grandad "Roll" at one time had a sawmill in Florida and a large acerage of timber land. I believe it was the first in Florida if not the very first, located somewhere near Port St. Joe. He and Grandmother also owned a small farm something like 40 acres near Stark Fl. and near Raiford State Prison farm. I don't know when they went to Florida. Or when they they returned to W. Va. Roll died in W. Va. They lived near us at the time I remember his death I believe in 1921 I was very young and can only remember his death and a few other happenings vaguely. Grandmother lived with us at Glenwood Park W. Va. when she died sometime in the late 1920's
...Court records of Gulf County and Bradford County Fla. would show the transactions of the real estate in Fl. Owned by Roland Bias and Louanna Baisden Bias. I think the property near Port St. Joe containing several hundred acres went for delinquent taxes, probably in the late 20's or 30's Mother Dad and Aunt Nora probably sold the property near Stark for a small sum sometime in the late 30's.
Grandpa "Roll" was a sawmill man. Dad (Leander Dorn Wheatley) worked for him when he was very young and grandad "Roll" was probably responsible for Dad becoming a sawmill man. Anyway reportedly Dad contirbuted much to Grandads success and even captured his daughter who was reported to be one of the most beautiful and talented young women in them thair parts. No small wonder that I was always so proud of them. Grandad "Roll" at one time had a sawmill in Florida and a large acerage of timber land. I believe it was the first in Florida if not the very first, located somewhere near Port St. Joe. He and Grandmother also owned a small farm something like 40 acres near Stark Fl. and near Raiford State Prison farm. I don't know when they went to Florida. Or when they they returned to W. Va. Roll died in W. Va. They lived near us at the time I remember his death I believe in 1921 I was very young and can only remember his death and a few other happenings vaguely. Grandmother lived with us at Glenwood Park W. Va. when she died sometime in the late 1920's
...Court records of Gulf County and Bradford County Fla. would show the transactions of the real estate in Fl. Owned by Roland Bias and Louanna Baisden Bias. I think the property near Port St. Joe containing several hundred acres went for delinquent taxes, probably in the late 20's or 30's Mother Dad and Aunt Nora probably sold the property near Stark for a small sum sometime in the late 30's.
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