Will Carleton was born in Wacousta, Michigan, in 1882, the son of Carey Reed and Catherine Stowell Daniells, and graduated from the Wacousta 10th grade school in 1901. The following day, he left for New York where he went to work for Ingersoll Watch, testing 2500 watches per day at $9 per week. He followed his older brothers Estee and Allan in working for Ingersoll.
In 1902, he went to Fort Worth, Texas, to Draughon's Business College. He graduated in 1903 and moved to Chicago where he worked for his brother, Estee, as a shipping clerk at Ingersoll. He held that job until 1906.
W.C., as he was often known, purchased 40 acres of the King Ranch, Kingsville, Texas, and went there in the spring of 1906. After a year there, he returned to Wacousta long enough to marry Iva Bliss at her family's farm, "the Pivot".
In 1911, the family moved back to Chicago where Will worked for his brother Allan. From 1915-1916, he was in Tavares, Florida, developing groves for D.B. and W. at Lake Harris. He sold watches part time in Florida and South Georgia. In 1919, he was called to New York by his brother Allan to run the watch service bureau. He alternated between New York and Florida. Iva and the four daughters returned to Wacousta during this time, soon to be joined by a fifth daughter in the same year. In 1923, W.C. purchased a home in Eustis, Florida, and the family joined him.
Will spent the rest of his career involved with citrus. Working with Dr. Frank Savage, he developed the tangelo, a cross between the tangerine and the grapefruit. He became known as the "Tangelo King of Florida" and, at one time, owned the largest acreage of tangelos in the world. He was known as a businessman of upmost integrity and honesty. He died in Eustis in 1973.∼Father: Carey Reed Daniells b. 16 Sep 1845 in West Bloomfield, Oakland, Michigan d. Aug 1912 in Fort Worth, Johnson, Texas
Mother: Catherine Lowden Stowell b. 13 Mar 1843 in New Jersey d. 2 Sep 1923 in Texas.
Extract from the 1900 Census:
Name: Will C Daniells
Age at last birthday: 17
Date of birth: Aug 1882
Birthplace: Michigan
Race: white
Gender: male
Relationship to head-of-house: son
Parents: Cary R and Kathe S Daniells, ages 54 and 56 b. Sep 1845 and Mar 1844
Home in 1900: Watertown, Clinton, Michigan
Marital status: single
Able to read, write and speak English: yes
Father's birthplace: Michigan
Mother's birthplace: New Jersey
Father's occupation: salesman
Occupation: attending school
Sibling living at home: Lucindra (age 12)
Census place: Watertown, Clinton, Michigan; Roll: 708; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 1240708
Date: 9 Jun 1900
Extract from World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918:
Name: Will Carleton Daniells
City: Tavares
County: Lake
State: Florida
Birth date: 23 Aug 1882
Race: white
Occupation: supervisor of farms and hauling salesman
Employer: Robert H Ingersoll Brothers
Where employed: 315 4th Ave, New York County
Nearest relative: Mrs Iva Daniells
Address: Tavares, Lake, Florida
Age: 36
Height: medium
Build: medium
Eyes: light brown
Hair: dark brown
Disability: none
Date: 2 Sep 1918
Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Will C Daniells
Age: 47
Estimated birth year: 1883
Birthplace: Michigan
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1930: Eustis, Lake, Florida
Address: 424 Mary Street South
Marital status: married
Age at first marriage: 21
Spouse's name: Iva age 45 b. Michigan
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Father's birthplace: Michigan
Mother's birthplace: Michigan
Rent/home value: owns home; value $10,000
Military service: no
Owned a radio: yes
Occupation: broker
Industry: real estate
Salary or wage worker: working on own account
Census place:
Date: 28 Apr 1930
Children living with parents in 1930:
Mary D Daniells age 19 b. Texas
Estella E Daniells age 17 b. Michigan
Eleonor G Daniells age 13 b. Michigan
Iva G Daniells age 10 b. Michigan [source: 1930 Census].
Extract from the 1950 Census:
Name: Will C Daniells
Age: 67
Estimated birth year: 1883
Birthplace: Michigan
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1950: Eustis, Lake, Florida
Address: 424 Mary Street
Marital status: married
Living on farm: no
Occupation: manager of packing and growing
Industry: citrus culture
At work during last week: yes
Number of hours worked: 54
Class of worker: own business
Census place: Eustis, Lake, Florida
Date: 24 Apr 1950
Extract from UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
Name: Will Daniells
Age: 67
Estimated birth date: 1883
Port of departure: New York, New York, United States
Arrival date: 30 May 1950
Port of arrival: Southampton, England
Ship name: Caronia
Shipping line: Cunard White Star
Address in the United Kingdom: Naconsta. The Bishops Avenue, N.2.
Occupation: citrus grower
Intended duration of stay: not listed
Official number: 182453
Extract from New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957:
Name: Will Daniells
Age: 68
Estimated birth year: 1882
Birth place: Michigan
Gender: male
Married: yes
Address: 424 Mary Street, Eustis, Florida
Departure date: 15 Jul 1950
Port of departure: Southampton, England
Nationality: United States citizen
Ship name: Queen Elizabeth
Arrival date: 20 Jul 1950
Port of arrival: New York
Port arrival state: New York
Port arrival country: United States
Class: first
Number of bags: 9
Microfilm serial: T715
Microfilm roll: 7861
Page number: 79
Extract from the Florida Death Index, 1877-1998:
Name: Will Carlton Daniells [sic]
Age: 90
Birth date: 23 Aug 1882
Race: white
Death date: 15 Apr 1973
County: Lake
Obituary from the "Sentinel" of Orlando, Florida dated 17 Apr 1973:
Will Carleton Daniells,
Citrus Grower, Dead
Eustis - Will Carleton Daniells, 90, foreman of the 1.7 million acre King Ranch in Texas before he came to Eustis in 1913 and became one of Florida's foremost citrus growers, died Sunday.
Between 1915 and 1920 Mr. Daniells did experimental work with tangelos and later had the largest acreage of the fruit of anyone in the world.
He then turned to citrus merchandising and went to New York to sell grapefruit. There he moved three million boxes in six weeks and later he did the same selling job for tangelos in California.
Mr. Daniells was on the board of directors of Lake Region Packing Association since 1923 and was on the board of the Plymouth Citrus Growers Association 35 years.
He was born in Wacousta, Mich., and was with the timing and testing department of Ingersoll Watch Co. before joining King Ranch, where he was in charge of demonstration gardens and experimental plantings.
Survivors include his widow, Jeannette Newark Daniells, Eustis; daughters, Mrs. Dora Panchick, Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Don Winegar, Clare, Mich., Miss Eleanor Daniells, Johnson City, Tenn., Miss Betty Daniells, Lake Wales, and Mrs. Don Lowell, Wacousta; stepson, Capt. Theodore Newark, Norfork, Va.; stepdaughter, Mrs. Charles Sheehan, Sonoma, Calif.; 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today in the chapel of Zeller, Kennedy and Hamlin Funeral Home, Eustis. The Rev. Grover Sewell officiating.
Interment services will follow in Greenwood Cemetery, Eustis.
He married (1) Iva Bliss (1884-1946) in 1907 in Wacousta, Michigan.
He married (2) Sarah Jeannette Stone in 1949.
Children:
(1) Dora Katherine Daniells b. 2 Nov 1908 in Michigan
(2) Mary Deone Daniells b. 15 Dec 1910 in Mercedes, Hidalgo, Texas
(3) Estella E Daniells b. 30 Sep 1912 in Michigan
(4) Eleanor Grace Daniells b. 30 Apr 1916 in Michigan
(5) Iva Georgene Daniells b. 21 Nov 1919 in Michigan.
In 1902, he went to Fort Worth, Texas, to Draughon's Business College. He graduated in 1903 and moved to Chicago where he worked for his brother, Estee, as a shipping clerk at Ingersoll. He held that job until 1906.
W.C., as he was often known, purchased 40 acres of the King Ranch, Kingsville, Texas, and went there in the spring of 1906. After a year there, he returned to Wacousta long enough to marry Iva Bliss at her family's farm, "the Pivot".
In 1911, the family moved back to Chicago where Will worked for his brother Allan. From 1915-1916, he was in Tavares, Florida, developing groves for D.B. and W. at Lake Harris. He sold watches part time in Florida and South Georgia. In 1919, he was called to New York by his brother Allan to run the watch service bureau. He alternated between New York and Florida. Iva and the four daughters returned to Wacousta during this time, soon to be joined by a fifth daughter in the same year. In 1923, W.C. purchased a home in Eustis, Florida, and the family joined him.
Will spent the rest of his career involved with citrus. Working with Dr. Frank Savage, he developed the tangelo, a cross between the tangerine and the grapefruit. He became known as the "Tangelo King of Florida" and, at one time, owned the largest acreage of tangelos in the world. He was known as a businessman of upmost integrity and honesty. He died in Eustis in 1973.∼Father: Carey Reed Daniells b. 16 Sep 1845 in West Bloomfield, Oakland, Michigan d. Aug 1912 in Fort Worth, Johnson, Texas
Mother: Catherine Lowden Stowell b. 13 Mar 1843 in New Jersey d. 2 Sep 1923 in Texas.
Extract from the 1900 Census:
Name: Will C Daniells
Age at last birthday: 17
Date of birth: Aug 1882
Birthplace: Michigan
Race: white
Gender: male
Relationship to head-of-house: son
Parents: Cary R and Kathe S Daniells, ages 54 and 56 b. Sep 1845 and Mar 1844
Home in 1900: Watertown, Clinton, Michigan
Marital status: single
Able to read, write and speak English: yes
Father's birthplace: Michigan
Mother's birthplace: New Jersey
Father's occupation: salesman
Occupation: attending school
Sibling living at home: Lucindra (age 12)
Census place: Watertown, Clinton, Michigan; Roll: 708; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 1240708
Date: 9 Jun 1900
Extract from World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918:
Name: Will Carleton Daniells
City: Tavares
County: Lake
State: Florida
Birth date: 23 Aug 1882
Race: white
Occupation: supervisor of farms and hauling salesman
Employer: Robert H Ingersoll Brothers
Where employed: 315 4th Ave, New York County
Nearest relative: Mrs Iva Daniells
Address: Tavares, Lake, Florida
Age: 36
Height: medium
Build: medium
Eyes: light brown
Hair: dark brown
Disability: none
Date: 2 Sep 1918
Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Will C Daniells
Age: 47
Estimated birth year: 1883
Birthplace: Michigan
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1930: Eustis, Lake, Florida
Address: 424 Mary Street South
Marital status: married
Age at first marriage: 21
Spouse's name: Iva age 45 b. Michigan
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Father's birthplace: Michigan
Mother's birthplace: Michigan
Rent/home value: owns home; value $10,000
Military service: no
Owned a radio: yes
Occupation: broker
Industry: real estate
Salary or wage worker: working on own account
Census place:
Date: 28 Apr 1930
Children living with parents in 1930:
Mary D Daniells age 19 b. Texas
Estella E Daniells age 17 b. Michigan
Eleonor G Daniells age 13 b. Michigan
Iva G Daniells age 10 b. Michigan [source: 1930 Census].
Extract from the 1950 Census:
Name: Will C Daniells
Age: 67
Estimated birth year: 1883
Birthplace: Michigan
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1950: Eustis, Lake, Florida
Address: 424 Mary Street
Marital status: married
Living on farm: no
Occupation: manager of packing and growing
Industry: citrus culture
At work during last week: yes
Number of hours worked: 54
Class of worker: own business
Census place: Eustis, Lake, Florida
Date: 24 Apr 1950
Extract from UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
Name: Will Daniells
Age: 67
Estimated birth date: 1883
Port of departure: New York, New York, United States
Arrival date: 30 May 1950
Port of arrival: Southampton, England
Ship name: Caronia
Shipping line: Cunard White Star
Address in the United Kingdom: Naconsta. The Bishops Avenue, N.2.
Occupation: citrus grower
Intended duration of stay: not listed
Official number: 182453
Extract from New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957:
Name: Will Daniells
Age: 68
Estimated birth year: 1882
Birth place: Michigan
Gender: male
Married: yes
Address: 424 Mary Street, Eustis, Florida
Departure date: 15 Jul 1950
Port of departure: Southampton, England
Nationality: United States citizen
Ship name: Queen Elizabeth
Arrival date: 20 Jul 1950
Port of arrival: New York
Port arrival state: New York
Port arrival country: United States
Class: first
Number of bags: 9
Microfilm serial: T715
Microfilm roll: 7861
Page number: 79
Extract from the Florida Death Index, 1877-1998:
Name: Will Carlton Daniells [sic]
Age: 90
Birth date: 23 Aug 1882
Race: white
Death date: 15 Apr 1973
County: Lake
Obituary from the "Sentinel" of Orlando, Florida dated 17 Apr 1973:
Will Carleton Daniells,
Citrus Grower, Dead
Eustis - Will Carleton Daniells, 90, foreman of the 1.7 million acre King Ranch in Texas before he came to Eustis in 1913 and became one of Florida's foremost citrus growers, died Sunday.
Between 1915 and 1920 Mr. Daniells did experimental work with tangelos and later had the largest acreage of the fruit of anyone in the world.
He then turned to citrus merchandising and went to New York to sell grapefruit. There he moved three million boxes in six weeks and later he did the same selling job for tangelos in California.
Mr. Daniells was on the board of directors of Lake Region Packing Association since 1923 and was on the board of the Plymouth Citrus Growers Association 35 years.
He was born in Wacousta, Mich., and was with the timing and testing department of Ingersoll Watch Co. before joining King Ranch, where he was in charge of demonstration gardens and experimental plantings.
Survivors include his widow, Jeannette Newark Daniells, Eustis; daughters, Mrs. Dora Panchick, Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Don Winegar, Clare, Mich., Miss Eleanor Daniells, Johnson City, Tenn., Miss Betty Daniells, Lake Wales, and Mrs. Don Lowell, Wacousta; stepson, Capt. Theodore Newark, Norfork, Va.; stepdaughter, Mrs. Charles Sheehan, Sonoma, Calif.; 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today in the chapel of Zeller, Kennedy and Hamlin Funeral Home, Eustis. The Rev. Grover Sewell officiating.
Interment services will follow in Greenwood Cemetery, Eustis.
He married (1) Iva Bliss (1884-1946) in 1907 in Wacousta, Michigan.
He married (2) Sarah Jeannette Stone in 1949.
Children:
(1) Dora Katherine Daniells b. 2 Nov 1908 in Michigan
(2) Mary Deone Daniells b. 15 Dec 1910 in Mercedes, Hidalgo, Texas
(3) Estella E Daniells b. 30 Sep 1912 in Michigan
(4) Eleanor Grace Daniells b. 30 Apr 1916 in Michigan
(5) Iva Georgene Daniells b. 21 Nov 1919 in Michigan.
Will Carleton was born in Wacousta, Michigan, in 1882, the son of Carey Reed and Catherine Stowell Daniells, and graduated from the Wacousta 10th grade school in 1901. The following day, he left for New York where he went to work for Ingersoll Watch, testing 2500 watches per day at $9 per week. He followed his older brothers Estee and Allan in working for Ingersoll.
In 1902, he went to Fort Worth, Texas, to Draughon's Business College. He graduated in 1903 and moved to Chicago where he worked for his brother, Estee, as a shipping clerk at Ingersoll. He held that job until 1906.
W.C., as he was often known, purchased 40 acres of the King Ranch, Kingsville, Texas, and went there in the spring of 1906. After a year there, he returned to Wacousta long enough to marry Iva Bliss at her family's farm, "the Pivot".
In 1911, the family moved back to Chicago where Will worked for his brother Allan. From 1915-1916, he was in Tavares, Florida, developing groves for D.B. and W. at Lake Harris. He sold watches part time in Florida and South Georgia. In 1919, he was called to New York by his brother Allan to run the watch service bureau. He alternated between New York and Florida. Iva and the four daughters returned to Wacousta during this time, soon to be joined by a fifth daughter in the same year. In 1923, W.C. purchased a home in Eustis, Florida, and the family joined him.
Will spent the rest of his career involved with citrus. Working with Dr. Frank Savage, he developed the tangelo, a cross between the tangerine and the grapefruit. He became known as the "Tangelo King of Florida" and, at one time, owned the largest acreage of tangelos in the world. He was known as a businessman of upmost integrity and honesty. He died in Eustis in 1973.∼Father: Carey Reed Daniells b. 16 Sep 1845 in West Bloomfield, Oakland, Michigan d. Aug 1912 in Fort Worth, Johnson, Texas
Mother: Catherine Lowden Stowell b. 13 Mar 1843 in New Jersey d. 2 Sep 1923 in Texas.
Extract from the 1900 Census:
Name: Will C Daniells
Age at last birthday: 17
Date of birth: Aug 1882
Birthplace: Michigan
Race: white
Gender: male
Relationship to head-of-house: son
Parents: Cary R and Kathe S Daniells, ages 54 and 56 b. Sep 1845 and Mar 1844
Home in 1900: Watertown, Clinton, Michigan
Marital status: single
Able to read, write and speak English: yes
Father's birthplace: Michigan
Mother's birthplace: New Jersey
Father's occupation: salesman
Occupation: attending school
Sibling living at home: Lucindra (age 12)
Census place: Watertown, Clinton, Michigan; Roll: 708; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 1240708
Date: 9 Jun 1900
Extract from World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918:
Name: Will Carleton Daniells
City: Tavares
County: Lake
State: Florida
Birth date: 23 Aug 1882
Race: white
Occupation: supervisor of farms and hauling salesman
Employer: Robert H Ingersoll Brothers
Where employed: 315 4th Ave, New York County
Nearest relative: Mrs Iva Daniells
Address: Tavares, Lake, Florida
Age: 36
Height: medium
Build: medium
Eyes: light brown
Hair: dark brown
Disability: none
Date: 2 Sep 1918
Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Will C Daniells
Age: 47
Estimated birth year: 1883
Birthplace: Michigan
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1930: Eustis, Lake, Florida
Address: 424 Mary Street South
Marital status: married
Age at first marriage: 21
Spouse's name: Iva age 45 b. Michigan
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Father's birthplace: Michigan
Mother's birthplace: Michigan
Rent/home value: owns home; value $10,000
Military service: no
Owned a radio: yes
Occupation: broker
Industry: real estate
Salary or wage worker: working on own account
Census place:
Date: 28 Apr 1930
Children living with parents in 1930:
Mary D Daniells age 19 b. Texas
Estella E Daniells age 17 b. Michigan
Eleonor G Daniells age 13 b. Michigan
Iva G Daniells age 10 b. Michigan [source: 1930 Census].
Extract from the 1950 Census:
Name: Will C Daniells
Age: 67
Estimated birth year: 1883
Birthplace: Michigan
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1950: Eustis, Lake, Florida
Address: 424 Mary Street
Marital status: married
Living on farm: no
Occupation: manager of packing and growing
Industry: citrus culture
At work during last week: yes
Number of hours worked: 54
Class of worker: own business
Census place: Eustis, Lake, Florida
Date: 24 Apr 1950
Extract from UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
Name: Will Daniells
Age: 67
Estimated birth date: 1883
Port of departure: New York, New York, United States
Arrival date: 30 May 1950
Port of arrival: Southampton, England
Ship name: Caronia
Shipping line: Cunard White Star
Address in the United Kingdom: Naconsta. The Bishops Avenue, N.2.
Occupation: citrus grower
Intended duration of stay: not listed
Official number: 182453
Extract from New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957:
Name: Will Daniells
Age: 68
Estimated birth year: 1882
Birth place: Michigan
Gender: male
Married: yes
Address: 424 Mary Street, Eustis, Florida
Departure date: 15 Jul 1950
Port of departure: Southampton, England
Nationality: United States citizen
Ship name: Queen Elizabeth
Arrival date: 20 Jul 1950
Port of arrival: New York
Port arrival state: New York
Port arrival country: United States
Class: first
Number of bags: 9
Microfilm serial: T715
Microfilm roll: 7861
Page number: 79
Extract from the Florida Death Index, 1877-1998:
Name: Will Carlton Daniells [sic]
Age: 90
Birth date: 23 Aug 1882
Race: white
Death date: 15 Apr 1973
County: Lake
Obituary from the "Sentinel" of Orlando, Florida dated 17 Apr 1973:
Will Carleton Daniells,
Citrus Grower, Dead
Eustis - Will Carleton Daniells, 90, foreman of the 1.7 million acre King Ranch in Texas before he came to Eustis in 1913 and became one of Florida's foremost citrus growers, died Sunday.
Between 1915 and 1920 Mr. Daniells did experimental work with tangelos and later had the largest acreage of the fruit of anyone in the world.
He then turned to citrus merchandising and went to New York to sell grapefruit. There he moved three million boxes in six weeks and later he did the same selling job for tangelos in California.
Mr. Daniells was on the board of directors of Lake Region Packing Association since 1923 and was on the board of the Plymouth Citrus Growers Association 35 years.
He was born in Wacousta, Mich., and was with the timing and testing department of Ingersoll Watch Co. before joining King Ranch, where he was in charge of demonstration gardens and experimental plantings.
Survivors include his widow, Jeannette Newark Daniells, Eustis; daughters, Mrs. Dora Panchick, Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Don Winegar, Clare, Mich., Miss Eleanor Daniells, Johnson City, Tenn., Miss Betty Daniells, Lake Wales, and Mrs. Don Lowell, Wacousta; stepson, Capt. Theodore Newark, Norfork, Va.; stepdaughter, Mrs. Charles Sheehan, Sonoma, Calif.; 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today in the chapel of Zeller, Kennedy and Hamlin Funeral Home, Eustis. The Rev. Grover Sewell officiating.
Interment services will follow in Greenwood Cemetery, Eustis.
He married (1) Iva Bliss (1884-1946) in 1907 in Wacousta, Michigan.
He married (2) Sarah Jeannette Stone in 1949.
Children:
(1) Dora Katherine Daniells b. 2 Nov 1908 in Michigan
(2) Mary Deone Daniells b. 15 Dec 1910 in Mercedes, Hidalgo, Texas
(3) Estella E Daniells b. 30 Sep 1912 in Michigan
(4) Eleanor Grace Daniells b. 30 Apr 1916 in Michigan
(5) Iva Georgene Daniells b. 21 Nov 1919 in Michigan.
In 1902, he went to Fort Worth, Texas, to Draughon's Business College. He graduated in 1903 and moved to Chicago where he worked for his brother, Estee, as a shipping clerk at Ingersoll. He held that job until 1906.
W.C., as he was often known, purchased 40 acres of the King Ranch, Kingsville, Texas, and went there in the spring of 1906. After a year there, he returned to Wacousta long enough to marry Iva Bliss at her family's farm, "the Pivot".
In 1911, the family moved back to Chicago where Will worked for his brother Allan. From 1915-1916, he was in Tavares, Florida, developing groves for D.B. and W. at Lake Harris. He sold watches part time in Florida and South Georgia. In 1919, he was called to New York by his brother Allan to run the watch service bureau. He alternated between New York and Florida. Iva and the four daughters returned to Wacousta during this time, soon to be joined by a fifth daughter in the same year. In 1923, W.C. purchased a home in Eustis, Florida, and the family joined him.
Will spent the rest of his career involved with citrus. Working with Dr. Frank Savage, he developed the tangelo, a cross between the tangerine and the grapefruit. He became known as the "Tangelo King of Florida" and, at one time, owned the largest acreage of tangelos in the world. He was known as a businessman of upmost integrity and honesty. He died in Eustis in 1973.∼Father: Carey Reed Daniells b. 16 Sep 1845 in West Bloomfield, Oakland, Michigan d. Aug 1912 in Fort Worth, Johnson, Texas
Mother: Catherine Lowden Stowell b. 13 Mar 1843 in New Jersey d. 2 Sep 1923 in Texas.
Extract from the 1900 Census:
Name: Will C Daniells
Age at last birthday: 17
Date of birth: Aug 1882
Birthplace: Michigan
Race: white
Gender: male
Relationship to head-of-house: son
Parents: Cary R and Kathe S Daniells, ages 54 and 56 b. Sep 1845 and Mar 1844
Home in 1900: Watertown, Clinton, Michigan
Marital status: single
Able to read, write and speak English: yes
Father's birthplace: Michigan
Mother's birthplace: New Jersey
Father's occupation: salesman
Occupation: attending school
Sibling living at home: Lucindra (age 12)
Census place: Watertown, Clinton, Michigan; Roll: 708; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 1240708
Date: 9 Jun 1900
Extract from World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918:
Name: Will Carleton Daniells
City: Tavares
County: Lake
State: Florida
Birth date: 23 Aug 1882
Race: white
Occupation: supervisor of farms and hauling salesman
Employer: Robert H Ingersoll Brothers
Where employed: 315 4th Ave, New York County
Nearest relative: Mrs Iva Daniells
Address: Tavares, Lake, Florida
Age: 36
Height: medium
Build: medium
Eyes: light brown
Hair: dark brown
Disability: none
Date: 2 Sep 1918
Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Will C Daniells
Age: 47
Estimated birth year: 1883
Birthplace: Michigan
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1930: Eustis, Lake, Florida
Address: 424 Mary Street South
Marital status: married
Age at first marriage: 21
Spouse's name: Iva age 45 b. Michigan
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Father's birthplace: Michigan
Mother's birthplace: Michigan
Rent/home value: owns home; value $10,000
Military service: no
Owned a radio: yes
Occupation: broker
Industry: real estate
Salary or wage worker: working on own account
Census place:
Date: 28 Apr 1930
Children living with parents in 1930:
Mary D Daniells age 19 b. Texas
Estella E Daniells age 17 b. Michigan
Eleonor G Daniells age 13 b. Michigan
Iva G Daniells age 10 b. Michigan [source: 1930 Census].
Extract from the 1950 Census:
Name: Will C Daniells
Age: 67
Estimated birth year: 1883
Birthplace: Michigan
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1950: Eustis, Lake, Florida
Address: 424 Mary Street
Marital status: married
Living on farm: no
Occupation: manager of packing and growing
Industry: citrus culture
At work during last week: yes
Number of hours worked: 54
Class of worker: own business
Census place: Eustis, Lake, Florida
Date: 24 Apr 1950
Extract from UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
Name: Will Daniells
Age: 67
Estimated birth date: 1883
Port of departure: New York, New York, United States
Arrival date: 30 May 1950
Port of arrival: Southampton, England
Ship name: Caronia
Shipping line: Cunard White Star
Address in the United Kingdom: Naconsta. The Bishops Avenue, N.2.
Occupation: citrus grower
Intended duration of stay: not listed
Official number: 182453
Extract from New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957:
Name: Will Daniells
Age: 68
Estimated birth year: 1882
Birth place: Michigan
Gender: male
Married: yes
Address: 424 Mary Street, Eustis, Florida
Departure date: 15 Jul 1950
Port of departure: Southampton, England
Nationality: United States citizen
Ship name: Queen Elizabeth
Arrival date: 20 Jul 1950
Port of arrival: New York
Port arrival state: New York
Port arrival country: United States
Class: first
Number of bags: 9
Microfilm serial: T715
Microfilm roll: 7861
Page number: 79
Extract from the Florida Death Index, 1877-1998:
Name: Will Carlton Daniells [sic]
Age: 90
Birth date: 23 Aug 1882
Race: white
Death date: 15 Apr 1973
County: Lake
Obituary from the "Sentinel" of Orlando, Florida dated 17 Apr 1973:
Will Carleton Daniells,
Citrus Grower, Dead
Eustis - Will Carleton Daniells, 90, foreman of the 1.7 million acre King Ranch in Texas before he came to Eustis in 1913 and became one of Florida's foremost citrus growers, died Sunday.
Between 1915 and 1920 Mr. Daniells did experimental work with tangelos and later had the largest acreage of the fruit of anyone in the world.
He then turned to citrus merchandising and went to New York to sell grapefruit. There he moved three million boxes in six weeks and later he did the same selling job for tangelos in California.
Mr. Daniells was on the board of directors of Lake Region Packing Association since 1923 and was on the board of the Plymouth Citrus Growers Association 35 years.
He was born in Wacousta, Mich., and was with the timing and testing department of Ingersoll Watch Co. before joining King Ranch, where he was in charge of demonstration gardens and experimental plantings.
Survivors include his widow, Jeannette Newark Daniells, Eustis; daughters, Mrs. Dora Panchick, Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Don Winegar, Clare, Mich., Miss Eleanor Daniells, Johnson City, Tenn., Miss Betty Daniells, Lake Wales, and Mrs. Don Lowell, Wacousta; stepson, Capt. Theodore Newark, Norfork, Va.; stepdaughter, Mrs. Charles Sheehan, Sonoma, Calif.; 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today in the chapel of Zeller, Kennedy and Hamlin Funeral Home, Eustis. The Rev. Grover Sewell officiating.
Interment services will follow in Greenwood Cemetery, Eustis.
He married (1) Iva Bliss (1884-1946) in 1907 in Wacousta, Michigan.
He married (2) Sarah Jeannette Stone in 1949.
Children:
(1) Dora Katherine Daniells b. 2 Nov 1908 in Michigan
(2) Mary Deone Daniells b. 15 Dec 1910 in Mercedes, Hidalgo, Texas
(3) Estella E Daniells b. 30 Sep 1912 in Michigan
(4) Eleanor Grace Daniells b. 30 Apr 1916 in Michigan
(5) Iva Georgene Daniells b. 21 Nov 1919 in Michigan.
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