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family of eastern Leon County and had at least three daughters, Georgima, Anna, and Mattie as well as brothers. Sarah Jane would inherit other properties that were later incorporated into
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George T. Ward inherited the land now known as
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20:Approximate location of Waverly Plantation
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204:Plantations in Leon County, Florida
214:Burned houses in the United States
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153:Florida Memory Project
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148:From Cotton To Quail
132:Rootsweb Plantations
60:Southwood Plantation
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