"Dr. Ralph Badger, who was one of the first settlers in the town of Eustis, was born in Decatur, Georgia, February 2, 1837, a son of Dr. Joshua B. and Caroline Slaughter Badger. His father had the distinction of being the first dentist to open a dental office in Atlanta, Georgia.
"Dr. Badger attended school in Atlanta and in Nashville, Tennessee, and learned the profession of dentistry under the tutelage of his father in Atlanta, and his uncle in Nashville, and began his own practice in Atlanta. During the War Between the States, he served in the cavalry branch of the Cobb's (Georgia) Legion, in Captain S.M. Williams' company, serving faithfully throughout the war as a member of General Lee's army.
"In 1861 he married Miss Helen Pettis, who died during the war, leaving him with one little girl who died six years later. Several years after the War Between the States, he married Miss Fannie Lanham, to which union two girls were born: Lillie May (Mrs. E.A. Russell) and Fannie Veola (Mrs. Franklin L. Ezell.)
"Dr. Badger came to Florida with his little family in 1879, and after making a survey of the entire state, he finally settled in Eustis where he planted an orange grove and built a beautiful home on Lake Eustis, which he named 'Windy Nook.' He was the first settler in Eustis to build a home on the lake shore, and the health of his family proved there was no 'malaria' on the lake shores; so that it was through his influence and example that the town of Eustis was built on the shore of the lake rather than on the hill where the first village was started, now known as Center street. Nearby his home, Dr. Badger had a wharf at which boats from Jacksonville landed people and goods, and part of his income in those days was derived from the small wharf fees collected.
"Through his action in cutting up a large part of the land he had acquired at Eustis and selling it off in lots, Dr. Badger became one of the earliest subdividers of Lake County. He always took an interest in the affairs of his town and was mayor of Eustis, and a trustee of the public school for several years. He was a great sportsman and took his recreation in hunting and fishing.
"After residing in Eustis for about twelve years, he sold off the balance of his property and moved to Leesburg, as he considered Leesburg a future city of wide commercial importance. Here he continued the practice of dentistry and built a pretty home, in which his daughter, Mrs. Veola Ezell, still resides.
"Dr. Badger died at Leesburg, November 20, 1908, Mrs. Badger having died May 12, 1904."
Source: "History of Lake County Florida, William T. Kennedy, Editor-in-chief, History of Lake County Florida Part II, Biographical. Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Lake County, Florida." P. 155.
"Dr. Badger attended school in Atlanta and in Nashville, Tennessee, and learned the profession of dentistry under the tutelage of his father in Atlanta, and his uncle in Nashville, and began his own practice in Atlanta. During the War Between the States, he served in the cavalry branch of the Cobb's (Georgia) Legion, in Captain S.M. Williams' company, serving faithfully throughout the war as a member of General Lee's army.
"In 1861 he married Miss Helen Pettis, who died during the war, leaving him with one little girl who died six years later. Several years after the War Between the States, he married Miss Fannie Lanham, to which union two girls were born: Lillie May (Mrs. E.A. Russell) and Fannie Veola (Mrs. Franklin L. Ezell.)
"Dr. Badger came to Florida with his little family in 1879, and after making a survey of the entire state, he finally settled in Eustis where he planted an orange grove and built a beautiful home on Lake Eustis, which he named 'Windy Nook.' He was the first settler in Eustis to build a home on the lake shore, and the health of his family proved there was no 'malaria' on the lake shores; so that it was through his influence and example that the town of Eustis was built on the shore of the lake rather than on the hill where the first village was started, now known as Center street. Nearby his home, Dr. Badger had a wharf at which boats from Jacksonville landed people and goods, and part of his income in those days was derived from the small wharf fees collected.
"Through his action in cutting up a large part of the land he had acquired at Eustis and selling it off in lots, Dr. Badger became one of the earliest subdividers of Lake County. He always took an interest in the affairs of his town and was mayor of Eustis, and a trustee of the public school for several years. He was a great sportsman and took his recreation in hunting and fishing.
"After residing in Eustis for about twelve years, he sold off the balance of his property and moved to Leesburg, as he considered Leesburg a future city of wide commercial importance. Here he continued the practice of dentistry and built a pretty home, in which his daughter, Mrs. Veola Ezell, still resides.
"Dr. Badger died at Leesburg, November 20, 1908, Mrs. Badger having died May 12, 1904."
Source: "History of Lake County Florida, William T. Kennedy, Editor-in-chief, History of Lake County Florida Part II, Biographical. Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Lake County, Florida." P. 155.
"Dr. Ralph Badger, who was one of the first settlers in the town of Eustis, was born in Decatur, Georgia, February 2, 1837, a son of Dr. Joshua B. and Caroline Slaughter Badger. His father had the distinction of being the first dentist to open a dental office in Atlanta, Georgia.
"Dr. Badger attended school in Atlanta and in Nashville, Tennessee, and learned the profession of dentistry under the tutelage of his father in Atlanta, and his uncle in Nashville, and began his own practice in Atlanta. During the War Between the States, he served in the cavalry branch of the Cobb's (Georgia) Legion, in Captain S.M. Williams' company, serving faithfully throughout the war as a member of General Lee's army.
"In 1861 he married Miss Helen Pettis, who died during the war, leaving him with one little girl who died six years later. Several years after the War Between the States, he married Miss Fannie Lanham, to which union two girls were born: Lillie May (Mrs. E.A. Russell) and Fannie Veola (Mrs. Franklin L. Ezell.)
"Dr. Badger came to Florida with his little family in 1879, and after making a survey of the entire state, he finally settled in Eustis where he planted an orange grove and built a beautiful home on Lake Eustis, which he named 'Windy Nook.' He was the first settler in Eustis to build a home on the lake shore, and the health of his family proved there was no 'malaria' on the lake shores; so that it was through his influence and example that the town of Eustis was built on the shore of the lake rather than on the hill where the first village was started, now known as Center street. Nearby his home, Dr. Badger had a wharf at which boats from Jacksonville landed people and goods, and part of his income in those days was derived from the small wharf fees collected.
"Through his action in cutting up a large part of the land he had acquired at Eustis and selling it off in lots, Dr. Badger became one of the earliest subdividers of Lake County. He always took an interest in the affairs of his town and was mayor of Eustis, and a trustee of the public school for several years. He was a great sportsman and took his recreation in hunting and fishing.
"After residing in Eustis for about twelve years, he sold off the balance of his property and moved to Leesburg, as he considered Leesburg a future city of wide commercial importance. Here he continued the practice of dentistry and built a pretty home, in which his daughter, Mrs. Veola Ezell, still resides.
"Dr. Badger died at Leesburg, November 20, 1908, Mrs. Badger having died May 12, 1904."
Source: "History of Lake County Florida, William T. Kennedy, Editor-in-chief, History of Lake County Florida Part II, Biographical. Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Lake County, Florida." P. 155.
"Dr. Badger attended school in Atlanta and in Nashville, Tennessee, and learned the profession of dentistry under the tutelage of his father in Atlanta, and his uncle in Nashville, and began his own practice in Atlanta. During the War Between the States, he served in the cavalry branch of the Cobb's (Georgia) Legion, in Captain S.M. Williams' company, serving faithfully throughout the war as a member of General Lee's army.
"In 1861 he married Miss Helen Pettis, who died during the war, leaving him with one little girl who died six years later. Several years after the War Between the States, he married Miss Fannie Lanham, to which union two girls were born: Lillie May (Mrs. E.A. Russell) and Fannie Veola (Mrs. Franklin L. Ezell.)
"Dr. Badger came to Florida with his little family in 1879, and after making a survey of the entire state, he finally settled in Eustis where he planted an orange grove and built a beautiful home on Lake Eustis, which he named 'Windy Nook.' He was the first settler in Eustis to build a home on the lake shore, and the health of his family proved there was no 'malaria' on the lake shores; so that it was through his influence and example that the town of Eustis was built on the shore of the lake rather than on the hill where the first village was started, now known as Center street. Nearby his home, Dr. Badger had a wharf at which boats from Jacksonville landed people and goods, and part of his income in those days was derived from the small wharf fees collected.
"Through his action in cutting up a large part of the land he had acquired at Eustis and selling it off in lots, Dr. Badger became one of the earliest subdividers of Lake County. He always took an interest in the affairs of his town and was mayor of Eustis, and a trustee of the public school for several years. He was a great sportsman and took his recreation in hunting and fishing.
"After residing in Eustis for about twelve years, he sold off the balance of his property and moved to Leesburg, as he considered Leesburg a future city of wide commercial importance. Here he continued the practice of dentistry and built a pretty home, in which his daughter, Mrs. Veola Ezell, still resides.
"Dr. Badger died at Leesburg, November 20, 1908, Mrs. Badger having died May 12, 1904."
Source: "History of Lake County Florida, William T. Kennedy, Editor-in-chief, History of Lake County Florida Part II, Biographical. Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Lake County, Florida." P. 155.
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