Dear Judy:
That is where I saw the 1920 Polk County, Florida Census at.
The Polk County Genealogy Library.  I tried to read it again but could only
use it about 20 minutes due to my neck.
You see I have a total spinal injury from an accident and can't sit
with my head back for that long.
I was not sure if Eagle Lake would be with Winter Haven or by itself.  Some
of that area is only listed by a District #.  I guess a good start before
viewing that roll would be to figure out from the
Polk Co. Tax office what District # Eagle Lake would have fell under in
1920.  Then it would most likley make viewing the roll
a lot eaiser.
I did not realise it would be so huge, not thinking; I guess and took
a recent trip over to see it, well about 20mins. was all my neck could take
and then I had a painful drive home.  My Doctor asked
me then on the next visit what in the world I had done.
I told him and I thought he was going to have a cow or something!
I told him it was my hobby now and he said give it up.
Right...................When he gives up breathing maybe!
He just does not seem to understand.  I can't be a Nurse anymore
so I turned to genealogy.  Good grief I have to have something to
do all day.
I did get to see the changes in the Library while there.  They have
done a lot.
I use to go just to play around before the accident.  Then after that
it took the place of my job.  So now it's a big part of my life.
Only one small problem.  Now everthing is on the internet yet!
Anyway, I know that they have it at the Library there in Bartow.
Could you help me out?
I'll pay for copy cost, and postage too!  On his page it should be
him his wife and their children (if any) Dad says yes.
Now my Dad, his Mother, and 2 sisters stayed with them when they came, but
he believes that would have been in 1922 so would
not show up.
Main thing I need right now, is Just Nathen or Nathan Davis  have
seen spelled both ways.  Anyway he came there from Cloverdale,
Georgia where he ran a store and blacksmith shop in 1910.
Dad said his Davis line was (Horse Thiefs)  Good Grief!!
If I can help you anyway here let me know.  I have the first 10 pages of
the 1929 tax list and the first 10 pages of Highlands County Marriages that
start in 1929 also.  Before that everything is
stored in DeSoto County.  
Thanks,
Gail

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> From: AslanJ 
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Cothran Family Search (correction) (SORRY -
> Date: Friday, April 17, 1998 11:17 PM
> 
> In a message dated 4/17/98 3:24:24 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[email protected]
> writes:
> 
> << Hello Back Judy:
>  I have a big question for you.
>  Do you have access to the 1920 Polk County US Census for the
>  area known once as Eagle Lake?
>  Or could you tell me where at on the 1920 the Eagle Lake area or
>  District or what ever starts?
>  I had no luck at all.
>  I seek a man named
>  Nathan Davis and his wife Vicie Barfield
>  Nathan Davis was in charge or partly in charge of building the first
>  Citrus Sectioning Plant there at that time.
>  This plant was owned by:  Consolidated Land Company
>  Consolidated Land Company is now  Consolidated Tomoka Inc.
>  And they still have a packing house here in Lake Placid.
>  Also my Step-Father
>  Nathan Wesley Newton Sr. b. 12/7/1905  still living worked there
>  also for one year before being transfered to Avon Park to the first
>  Canning Plant for the company.
>  Could you be of assistance to me and maybe me to you??
>  Thanks,
>  Gail
>  
> Gail - Eagle Lake is/was a little town or area on the south side of Eagle
Lake
> (a big lake that would really show up on a map).  It is SSW of Winter
Haven,
> off of Hwy 17.  I am not sure if they would have had their own census in
1920.
> Actually, I think it was more like a little town then than now, with a
huge
> dock going out into the Lake and a big Pavillion for picnics.  I remember
> going there for picnics as a child.  
> The Polk Co Genealogical library is located in the old Courthouse in
Bartow,
> and they are doing well, now. and have redecorated and freshened up the
place
> nicely.  have a pretty good asstment of things in there.  Call
information in
> Bartow and ask for the Library and call to see if they have that census
there.
> If so, I will  try and look up for you next time I am down (not sure
when, was
> there today) - or - it is not that far from Lk Placid and would be worth
a
> trip over to see what they might have.
> 
> Let me know.
> 
> Judy
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>  ----------
>  > From: AslanJ 
>  > To: [email protected]
>  > Subject: Re: Cothran Family Search (correction)
>  > Date: Friday, April 17, 1998 5:15 PM
>  > 
>  > In a message dated 4/17/98 2:04:57 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
>  [email protected]
>  > writes:
>  > 
>  > << 
>  >  If any of you see anything that connects please e-mail me.
>  >  Thanks,
>  >  Gail
>  >   >>
>  > 
>  > Gail - just had to say Hi from Polk Co, FL - loved seeing all of those
>  > familiar FL places.
>  > Judy

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