Osteen in Volusia County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Community Builders
Photographed By Tim Fillmon, May 21, 2014
1. Community Builders Marker
Inscription.
Community Builders. . The pioneer families of this cemetery put down roots on the Florida frontier, a place considered "desolate" at the time. In the 1850s, George and Adeline Sauls settled two miles west of here on a stage road. They constructed a large log home and raised ten children; farmed and kept livestock; served travelers; and joined Osteens, Carpenters, and other neighbors in the Saulsville community to organize a church, hire a school teacher, and society. In 1884, Sauls family members donated this burial ground, along with an African-American graveyard to the west., When his long life had passed, George Sauls was remembered as "a leading spirit" in his special section of Volusia County
The pioneer families of this cemetery put down roots on the Florida frontier—a place considered "desolate" at the time. In the 1850s, George and Adeline Sauls settled two miles west of here on a stage road. They constructed a large log home and raised ten children; farmed and kept livestock; served travelers; and joined Osteens, Carpenters, and other neighbors in the Saulsville community to organize a church, hire a school teacher, and society. In 1884, Sauls family members donated this burial ground, along with an African-American graveyard to the west.
When his long life had passed, George Sauls was remembered as "a leading spirit" in his special section of Volusia County
Location. 28° 53.492′ N, 81° 9.356′ W. Marker is in Osteen, Florida, in Volusia County. Marker is on Osteen Cemetery Road, 0.6 miles north of Trade Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Deltona FL 32738, United States of America. Touch for directions.
2. Community Builders Marker with Osteen Cemetery in background
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 26, 2016, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 303 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on March 26, 2016, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
