THE KORESHAN MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: H. Carleton Case

FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready: Carlton came in first in Chicago, and later on his father and mother came to Estero with Beulah, a little girl, who died in her teens. Only Carlton remained. He later married Ada Grier and they and their daughter, who married a physician there, all live in Fort Myers.

MEMORIES, MEMORIES--DAYS OF LONG AGO chronicled by Marie McCready with participation by Lovelle McCready: Sailing with Marie and Catharine McCready.--Page 74

(Family was a member of the Episcopal Church in Ft. Myers. They owned 180 acres on Ft. Myers' Beach which they lost during the depression.)--Per grandson William H. Grace

SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX, United States, 1937-1996, Vol 1: Henry Case; SS#: 266-42-6700; Date of birth: 3 Jul 1885; Date of Death: March 1970; Residence: Ft. Myers, Florida 33902

LEE TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION, INC.; May 1996: THE TOWN OF FORT MYERS BEACH WANTS TO BUY AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORIC SITE: " In April, the town council unanimously voted to try to acquire the "Mound House" on "Long Estate." A group of German developers has reportedly made a $1,000,000 offer for the property, but council members hope they can acquire the property before that deal closes. Fort Myers Beach is ready for historical and eco-tourism; town manager Marsha Segal-George proposed creating a water eco-trail from the Matanza Pass Wilderness Preserve to the Mound House and on to Mound Key, which is believed to have been the capital of the Calusa Indians.
This site, one of Lee County's earliest recorded archaeological mounds, is in pristine condition and qualifies for the National Register of Historic Places, but the Mound House has significance beyond its Calusa roots. The first Homestead in Estero Island was granted to ROBERT GILBERT for Mound House property and 82 acres from Gulf to Bay. Gilbert was a Koreshan and after Dr. Cyrus Teed, founder of the Koreshan Unity died in 1908 Gilbert sold the property to William H. Case.
The house on the mound encases one of the first homes built on Estero Island. It was built circa 1909 by William H. Case, who platted the first subdivision on the Island, Case's subdivision."

1910 U. S. Federal Census; State: Florida; County: Lee; Town: Ft. Myers; Enumeration date: 5 (?) 1910; Enumerator: Edward M. Williams; Address: 1st Street; SD: (?); ED: (?). Name: Henry C. Case; Relation to head of family: son (Lives with Father and Mother and wife, Ada); Sex: male; Color: white; Age: 25; Marital status: (Just?); Place of birth: Vermont; Place of birth of father: New York; Place of birth of mother: Ohio; Language spoken: English; Occupation: Stenographer; General nature of work: Law office; Out of work April 15: No; Number of weeks out of work in 1900: 0.

OBITUARY FOR HENRY CARLTON CASE; NEWS-PRESS, Fort Myers, Lee, Florida (No date); Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, January 28, 2004: CASE DIES AT 85; WAS GROVE OWNER, CITY COUNCILMAN. H. C. Case, a longtime resident of Fort Myers and chairman of the board of the First Federal Savings and Loan Association, died Wednesday in Lee Memorial Hospital. He was 85 and had been ill for some time. A native of Brattleboro, Vt., he came to Fort Myers in 1910 where he immediately became active in civic and community affairs. He was a charter member of the Accelerator Club, formed to promote tourism in the Greater Fort Myers area. He served eight years on the Fort Myers City Council and, in 1922, was elected president of the Fort Myers, Lee County Chamber of Commerce. He was a charter member of the Kiwanis Club of Fort Myers and was an active Rotarian for some 32 years.
Case and his father were early developers of Fort Myers Beach in the 1930s and later developed Meadow Vista subdivision. For more than 25 years, he was owner-manager of Floweree Groves, an extensive citrus enterprise. He also served for many years as president of the Lee County Packing Co., another industry based on what was then a flourishing citrus industry locally. Case was one of the charter directors of the First Federal Savings and Loan Association. He was named vice president and was one of association's appraisers for 30 years. He was elected president of the association in 1946. After holding this position for 15 years he became chairman of the board in 1961. He held this post until the day of his death.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Ada Case, last May 4. His survivors include a son, Harold C. Case of Fort Myers; a daughter, Mrs. Angus D. Grace of Fort Myers; four grandchildren, Mrs. Carolyn Breeze, Jane Grace, A Douglas Grace, Jr., and William Henry Grace II; and six great-grandchildren. The funeral will be held Friday at 3:30 p.m. in the chapel of the Leo W. Engelhardt Funeral Home. The Rev. Father Robert G. Browning, Jr. will officiate. Pallbearers will be the directors of the First Federal Savings & Loan Association---Paul G. Franklin, Lloyd G. Hendry, W. T. Howard, Walter D. Moody, James B. Roberts and Thomas H. Hart. W. H. Reynolds, Sr. will be honorary pallbearer. Burial will be in the Fort Myers Cemetery.

THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Ada Grier: Born: 23 Oct

FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready: "They came to the Unity from the west, and I believe Oklahoma. The two older boys did not stay long, and do not believe they came to Estero. Bessie and Jessie were twins. They came to Florida but soon left. Ada was Lovelle's age. We never thought she paid much attention to her school studies but, when she became angry at
someone, as often happened, and sounded off about that person, the big words she used, and generally correctly, were amazing. Everybody in the dormitory would gather around for it was well worth listening to. She married Carlton Case."

1900 U. S. Federal Census; Calument Township; Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Film Roll No. 285; Page No. 285; SD No. 1; Ed No. 986; Sheet No. 12; Ward of City: 31; Enumeration Date: 13 June 1900; Enumerator: Ernest E. Ellington; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, 24 May 1999; Koreshan Unity: Ada Grier; Residence: 99th Street, Dwelling 133; Relation to head of family: Boarder; Color, white; Sex, female; Month of birth: October; Year of birth: 1889; Age at last birthday: 10; Single; Place of birth: Kansas; Place of birth of father: Ohio; Place of birth of mother: Ohio; Occupation: Nothing listed; Can read: Nothing listed; Can write: Nothing listed; Can speak English: Nothing listed.

U.S. Federal Census/Estero/Lee County/Florida/1910; Koreshan Unity; Microfilm roll number: Fl 1910-H; 163 T624; Enumeration date: 23 Apr 1910; Enumerator: Walter S. Turner, Jr.; ED: 80; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, January 1995: Ada Grier; Sex: Female; Race: white; Age 20; Marital status: Single; Place of birth: Kansas; Place of birth of father: Iowa; Place of birth of mother: Ohio; Language spoken: English; Occupation: student; No. of months not employed: 0; Can read and write: yes; Attending school: yes.

*1910 U. S. Federal Census; State: Florida; County: Lee; Town: Ft. Myers; Enumeration date: 5 (?) 1910; Enumerator: Edward M. Williams; Address: 1st Street; SD: (?); ED: (?). Name: Ada Case; Relation to head of family: Daughter-in-law (Ada is living with her in-laws and her husband); Sex: female; Color: white; Age: 21; Marital status: Married 1 time; Place of birth: Iowa; Place of birth of father: New York; Place of birth of mother: New York; Language spoken: English; Occupation: None; Can read and write: yes. (Evidently Ada married Henry C. Case between the time the census was taken at the Koreshan Unity and the time the census was taken in Ft. Myers)

Magazine Article--GULFSHORE LIFE: October 1995; Page 27; Column 3; (Ada Case, Grandmother of Bill Grace, a Fort Myers attorney)

MEMORIES, MEMORIES--DAYS OF LONG AGO chronicled by Marie McCready with participation by Lovelle McCready: Ada Grier, bitten by a white pet rat called Dreyfus--page 39. "After the Griers came with their daughter Ada, two children by the same name caused confusion, as they were the same age and together most of the time--especially after I went to the children's cottage. Ada was the youngest of the family and pretty much a law unto herself so, when somebody would go to her mother about some little infraction of the rules, whether Lovelle had taken part or not, she was always included, and Tillie Grier, a slow moving, slow speaking little woman, always referred to them as "The Two Hades." As Ada was not Lovelle's name, anyway, it was decided to use her second one, and that was it from then on."--page 47

THE FLAMING SWORD; Community Current Events by D. J. Richards; January 1931: "Brother John Grier has returned to the Unity after an absence of several months. His son, Harry Grier, of Los Angles, Calif., accompanied by his wife, paid the Unity a visit recently, with Mrs. Carlton Case of Fort Myers, a daughter of Brother John. Mrs. Case spent her girlhood in the Unity, both in Chicago and Estero."

OBITUARY FOR ADA C. CASE (No date or title of newspaper); Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff; January 28, 2004: Mrs. Ada C. Case, 78, of 1326 Melaleuca Lane, died Friday night. She had been a resident here for the past 64 years. Survivors include her husband, Henry C. Case; one son, Harold C. Case; a daughter, Mrs. Angus Grace, Fort Myers; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She was a member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church. The funeral will be held today at 1 p.m. at Leo W. Englehardt Funeral Home with Father Juan Lopez officiating. Pallbearers will be Tommy Howard, Walter Sheppard; Dr. Walter Grace; Jimmy Roberts, Ted Evans and Grimes Dennis. Burial will be in Fort Myers Cemetery.