THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Jake Livingston.
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Catherine A. Logan. U.S. Federal Census/Estero/Lee County/Florida--1900; Koreshan Community; Enumeration date: 27 Jun 1900; Enumerator: A. A. Gardner; Precinct 6; Microfilm number: 1240172; SD: 2; ED: 77; Sheet number: 16; Page number: 26: Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff: Catherine A. Logan; Relation to head of family: Partner; Color: white; Sex: female; Born: Feb 1869; Age 30; Single; Place of birth: Scotland; Place of birth of mother and father: Scotland; Occupation: assistant; Can read and write: yes; Can speak English: yes. THE FLAMING SWORD; Community Current Events by Alafae Stephens; December 1933: "Messages have been received concerning the deaths of three friends of the Unity. Mrs. Catherine Logan Newcomb, a sister of Mrs. Jennie Campbell, died in Denver, Colorado, after an operation. Years ago Mrs. Newcomb was a resident of Estero, and had many friends here."
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Jennie Logan (Peter W. Campbell's wife) Born: 6 May 1857 Scotland; came to New Brunswick 1873 & to Kansas 1877 for 7 years, then to Portland, Oregon; left there 1893 for K.U., Chicago. Died in Estero 4 Aug 1952. FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready: Came from Oregon; lived up the river a short distance, on the other side. Edith married a man by the name of Trabell.--Vesta Newcomb Ruth Mason, GRI, Realtor, Estero Realty Inc.; U. S. 41; Estero, Fl 33928: Name: Jeanisabella Logan Campbell; Born: 6 May 1857; Died: 4 Aug 1952. U.S. Federal Census/Estero/Lee County/Florida--1900; Koreshan Community; Enumeration date: 27 Jun 1900; Enumerator: A. A. Gardner; Precinct 6; Microfilm number: 1240172; SD: 2; ED: 77; Sheet number: 16; Page number: 26: Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff: Jennie L. Campbell; Relation to head of family: partner; Color: white; Sex: female; Born: Feb 1857; Age: 43; Married 19 years; Mother of 2 children; Number of children living: 2; Place of birth: Scotland; Place of birth of father and mother: Scotland; Occupation: Assistant; Can read and write: yes; Can speak English: yes. U.S. Federal Census/Estero/Lee County/Florida--1920; U. S. Federal Census; Estero, Lee, Florida; Enumerator: Henry D. Silverfriend; Enumeration Date: 5 Jan 1920; Microfilm number: 1820221-T625-221; ED: 109; Precinct 10; Outside the Koreshan Colony; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, January 1995: Jennie L. Campbell; Living outside the Koreshan Unity on Poinsettia Street; Age 62; Married; Year of immigration to U.S.: 1876; Naturalized; Year of naturalization: 1884; Place of birth: Scotland; Place of birth of mother and father: Scotland; Occupation: None. COURT RECORD/Lee County Court House--WARRANTY DEED: 25 Apr 1924; No. 26759; Deed Book 70, Page 209, Entry Number 1.
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Annie Clara Sander; (Nee Loritz) FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready: (Mother, no other name given); "This family came after I left and did not stay long enough for me to know on my visits; remembered by the others but no special items of interest cited." U.S. Federal Census/Estero/Lee County/Florida--1910; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, January 1995: Anna C. Sanders; Living outside Koreshan settlement; Age 40; Married one time; Number of years married: 20; Mother of 4 children; Number of children living: 4; Place of birth: Maryland; Place of birth of mother and father: Maryland; Occupation: None.
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Alice Lowe FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready: Alice Lowe; "A musician from California.--Vesta Newcomb U.S. Federal Census/Estero/Lee County Florida--1910; Enumeration date: 23 Apr 1910; Koreshan Unity; Enumerator: Walter S. Turner, Jr.; Microfilm number: Fl 1910-H T624; ED: 80; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, 4 Jan 1995: Alice K. Lowe; Sex: Female; Race: white; Age 32; Marital Status: Married one time; Number of years married: 8; Place of birth: California; Place of birth of mother and father: Vermont; Occupation: Teacher/Nurse?; Employer or worker: worker; No. of months not employed: 0; Can read and write: yes.
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Alwinia Loweir THE FLAMING SWORD; Community Current Events; September 1934: Tuesday, the 14th, a party composed of Sisters Tacy Weaver, Carrie Peterson and ALWINA LORWEER (?) and Brothers George Hunt, George Dore, Harry Irwin and Dale Peterson enjoyed a boat picnic down the river."
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: George B. Ludington
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Rebecca Leighton Ludington
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Carl Leuttich; Born: 21 May 1854, Barth, Germany. He and son Charles arr. Estero ca. 1895-6 U.S. Federal Census/Estero, Florida--1900; Koreshan Community; Enumeration date: 27 Jun 1900; Enumerator: A. A. Gardner; Precinct 6; Microfilm number: 1240172; SD: 2; ED: 77; Sheet number: 16; Page number: 26: Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff: Carl Leuttich; Relation to head of family: Partner; Color: white; Sex: Male; Date of birth: May 1854; Age 46; Divorced; Place of birth: Germany; Place of birth of mother and father: Germany; Year of immigration to U.S.: 1874; Number of years in the U.S.: 26; Naturalized: yes; No. of years not employed: 0; Can read and write: yes; Can speak English: yes. Burial: Horseshoe Bend on the River--Koreshan Unity Cemetery--lot 11; Inscription: Carl Leuttich/Aug. 18-1922 BROTHERS' LAUNDRY LIST: Carl Leuttich #79 DARK TREES TO THE WIND: A Cycle of New York State Years; Chapter 14--The Great Alchemist at Utica by Carl Carmer--KSHS-BK-51; William Sloane Associates, New York Publishers: Koreshan Carl Luettich, an old white-haired German, was lamplighter and night watchman over the grave of Cyrus Teed.--Page 281 MEMORIES, MEMORIES--DAYS OF LONG AGO chronicled by Marie McCready with participation by Lovelle McCready: Karl Leuttich and his son Charlie who were fisherman lived on Estero Island--page 73 Notes from Evelyn Horne: Carl Luettich Born in Barth, Germany, he and eight-year-old son, Charlie joined the Koreshan Unity group in California, from their home in San Diego. They came to the Koreshan Unity home in Chicago in 1893. Moved to Estero, Florida, February 1894. Carl was a carpenter by trade. At the Unity he became a fisherman for the family, catching large boats of fish, oysters, and clams in the Estero Bay, providing fresh sea food for the big family of 250 people. Carl, sank the boat, "The Ada," with a load of 3,000 clams. This was a story never to be forgotten by Koreshan Brothers. Carl and son Charlie lived at Carlos Point, owned by the Koreshan Unity. This was a summer vacation spot by the Koreshan sisters and children. An ideal place to go for an outing or a few weeks at the sea-shore. Brother Carl has the place in charge and keeps it very attractive looking. Carl Luettich with other Brothers kept watch over Dr. Teed's tomb in 1908, after the Master's death at Estero Island. Carl ran the mail boat from Estero to Punta Gorda, making three trips per week. Charlie grew up in the Unity, attending the Koreshan School. His teachers were Emma Norton and Sister Jennie Campbell and Eleanor Castle. Carl Luettich was with the scientific survey at Naples Beach in 1897. Carl met with his death August 25, 1923, while sifening(sic) gas from a boat for a cook stove. He died at the Koreshan Unity home, and was buried on the bank of the Estero River Cemetery (Horseshoe Bend). Son, Charlie, at the age of 29 married a local Estero girl, Dora Fernandez. They bought property from the Koreshan Unity and lived west of the Unity home on the Estero River. They later moved to Mound Key in a 40 foot house boat where three of the children, Henrietta, Mary, and Evelyn were born. The girls went to school on Mound Key. Charlie and Dora moved to Estero in 1925 where son Charlie, Jr. was born--also Arthur in 1928. Carl Luettich was of medium build, about 5 foot--10 inches, reddish brown hair and mustache, blue eyes, weight about 165 pounds. Carl wore grey-blue work clothes, always a straw hat for his fair complexion, to protect from the sun.
THE AMERICAN EAGLE; Vol. 86; October 1996: CHARLIE LUETTICH, PIONEER, IS DEAD: Charles J. Luettich, 71, founder of Press Printing in Fort Myers, died September 6 after a battle with cancer. Born in Estero, he learned printing at the Guiding Star Publishing House under the direction of longtime president and editor of The American Eagle Allen Andrews. After a stint with the Fort Myers News-Press printing division, he and the late Sherrill Yeomans founded Press Printing in 1964. His sons, Larry, Carl and Keith, have carried on since his retirement in 1987. He was a member of the Estero United Methodist Church, the Tice Lions Club, and served in World War II. He is survived by his wife, Lillian Luettich; three sons and their wives, Larry and Cindy, Carl and Charlotte, and Keith Luettich, all of Fort Myers; three sisters, Henrietta Davenport of Estero, Mary Carter of Alva, and Evelyn Horne of Estero; and six grandchildren. Charlie will be sadly missed in his community.
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Charles Leuttich; Born: 1 Jun 1884, San Diego, California; Died: 5 Apr 1955. FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready: Charley Leuttich; "They were fisherman and lived permanently at the island while I was there." U.S. Federal Census/Estero/Lee County/Florida--1900; Enumeration Date: 27 Jun 1900; Enumerator: A. A. Gardner; Microfilm number: 1240172; SD: 2; ED: 77; Sheet number: 16; Page number: 26; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff: Charles Leuttich; Relation to head of family: Partner; Color: white; Sex: Male; Birth: Jun 1885; Age 14; Single; Place of birth: California; Place of birth of mother and father: Germany; No. of months not employed: 3; Number of months attended school: 3; Can read and write: 3; Can speak English: yes. U.S. Federal Census/Estero/Lee County/Florida--1910; Koreshan Unity; Enumeration date: 23 Apr 1910; Microfilm number: Fl 1910-H, T624; ED: 80; Enumerator: Walter S. Turner, Jr.; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, January 1995: Charles L. Leuttich; Sex: Male; Race: white; Age 25; Marital status: Divorced; Place of birth: California: Place of birth of mother and father: Germany; Occupation: Fisherman. U. S. Federal Census; Estero, Lee, Florida; 1920; Enumerator: Henry D. Silverfriend; Enumeration Date: 5 Jan 1920; Microfilm number: 1820221-T625-221; ED: 109; Precinct 10; Outside the Koreshan Colony; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, January 1995: Charles Luettich, Sr.; Residence: Mound Key; Head of family; Home owned or rented: Owned; Owned Free or Mortgaged: Free; Sex: Male; Color: white; Age: 34; Marital status: married; Can read and write: yes; Place of birth: California; Place of birth of mother and father: Germany; Occupation: Fisherman on Mound Key. MEMORIES, MEMORIES--DAYS OF LONG AGO chronicled by Marie McCready with participation by Lovelle McCready: Karl Leuttich and his son Charlie who were fishermen lived on Estero Island--page 73 ESTERO POST OFFICE; Established March 26, 1895: Carl Luettich was the first "boat" mail carrier. From 1920-1923, he carried the mail three days a week to Punta Rassa, Black Island, and San Carlos Point. Later, Allen Andrews, the Koreshan News-printer, carried the mail by boat. The boats were named "The Victoria" and "The Cracker Bay." They were owned by the Koreshan Unity. Mound Key/Notes from Evelyn Horne: Charles Luettich family and 3 daughters moved from Mound Key in 1925 for the girls to go to school at Estero, and for their son Charles Luettich, Jr. to be born. They lived in Mary Mill's house, 2 story on Corkscrew Rd, a Koreshan lady who was Teed's secretary. The two sisters Henrietta and Mary went to the Damkohler School on Mound Key and have gold medals from Damkohler for their achievements. The family lived in a 40-foot house boat on the south side of the island. John Furen, owner of land, dug shell out of the island for the county roads in Estero. The first teacher was Minnie Lee Wombell, who lived with the fishermen's families. Enumeration Date: 27 Jun 1900; Enumerator: A. A. Gardner; Microfilm number: 1240172; SD: 2; ED: 77; Sheet number: 16; Page number: 26; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff
Evelyn Horne, a daughter of Charles Luettich and Doris Fernandez, was born on Mound Key, and although her family moved to the mainland so their children could go to school, the family spent much of their summers and weekends on the island. Evelyn remembers scampering up and down mounds of shells left behind by the Calusa Indians. Their family was poor, but rich in good times. Christmas 1932 was special and they went to Fort Myers during the holidays. She saw Thomas Edison and Henry Ford. Edison gave her a doll and Ford gave her a shiny dime. But she said that her best Christmas surprise was seeing her first tree all lit up. Lights on the tree were amazing to the children who grew up without electricity. "We got electricity in 1946, and we gave the biggest party to FP&L. It was a fish fry you can't believe." Horne said. In Estero Horne attended school in a one-room schoolhouse on a road that is now Broadway. They had few neighbors out there among the palmettos and scrub brush. During her high school days, she peeled hundreds of mangos for a woman named Edith Trebell, who owned a jelly plant After the mangos were peeled and packed, they were shipped off to the Waldorf Astoria. Evelyn remembers Thomas Edison and Henry Ford visiting her home. She remembers her first job at age 17 at the Koreshan Unity, where she still works today. She began working for the Koreshans in 1940. She remembers a powerful hurricane in 1926 when her parents packed their new Model T Ford and their five children and set out to outrun it. When the family returned home they found their house blown off its foundation.---Information from article by Andrea Stetson, News Press Writer: FERNANDEZ CLAN SPREADS FROM ISLAND.
ESTERO POST OFFICE; Established March 26, 1895: Antonio Fernandez brought the mail from the train to the Seaboard Coastline depot, located at the railroad crossing on East Broadway, by car to the Post Office.....Antonio Fernandez was the maternal grandfather of Henrietta Davenport who later became "Officer-In-Charge of the Post Office and was a clerk until her retirement in the mid 1970's. He was also the great-great maternal grandfather of present day clerk Kay McCullers. Carl Luettich was the paternal grandfather of Mrs. Davenport.
!THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Robert Leuttich.
THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Aimee C. MacLaughlin