Luther F. Tilden

Luther F. Tilden
BornAugust 10, 1834
Cornwall, Vermont
DiedMarch 28, 1929 (age 94)
Tildenville, Florida
Known forProminent farmer and citizen in West Orange County, Florida
SpouseEmily Aurora Tilden
Children4

Luther Fuller Tilden (1834-1929) was a pioneer, community leader, and cultural icon of western Orange County, Florida.[1] Tilden owned large tracts of land south of Lake Apopka, where his family's farms and properties were a sizeable portion of the economy.[2] The area around his property came to be known as Tildenville, sandwiched between the towns of Winter Garden and Oakland. His family is a branch of the larger Tylden Family.

  1. ^ "West Orange's Grandest Old Man ------ Luther F. Tilden, of Tildenville". Winter Garden Herald. Vol. V, no. 2. January 1, 1926. p. 1.
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