Paisley in Lake County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Charles & Henrietta Call

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, December 31, 2025

1. Charles & Henrietta Call Marker

Inscription.
Charles and Henrietta Call were the grandparents of Walt Disney. The Call and Disney family moved to Florida in 1884 from Kansas. The families settled on land about a mile north of Paisley. Charles and Henrietta's daughter, Flora married Elias Disney in 1888 and later moved to Chicago where Walt was born in 1900. As a child and an adult Walt was a frequent visitor in Paisley with this Aunt Jesse Call Perkins.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1884.

Location. 28° 58.134′ N, 81° 33.809′ W. Marker is in Paisley, Florida, in Lake County. It can be reached from County Road 42 2 miles east of County Road 439, on the left when traveling east. The marker and gravesite are near the northeast corner of the Ponceannah Cemetery grounds. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Paisley FL 32767, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Orlando

and in Central Florida.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Birth of the Florida Trail (approx. one mile away); Robert M. McTureous, Jr. (approx. 5.3 miles away); The Pitman Residence (approx. 5.6 miles away); Fort Mason (approx. 7.6 miles away); Florida Black Bear Scenic Byway (approx. 7.8 miles away); The Turpentine Story (approx. 9.8 miles away); The Turpentine Process (approx. 9.8 miles away); Woman's Club of Eustis Building (approx. 10.6 miles away).

Regarding Charles & Henrietta Call. This marker incorrectly states that Walt Disney was born in 1900; he was born on December 5, 1901.

Also see . . .
1. Charles Henry Call (Find A Grave).

Excerpt: Charles Call is Walt Disney's Grandfather and is Father to Flora Disney (Call) Walt's Mother. Charles who was a school teacher is buried
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2. Charles & Henrietta Call Marker & Headstone
next to his wife Henrietta Call (Gross) Walt's Grandmother. Charles and Henrietta are in an old rural cemetery called Ponceannah and have a headstone with inscriptions. Walt Disney's parents Flora and Elias Disney were married on January 1, 1888 in Kismet, FL not far from Ponceannah Cemetery. The Call's and Disney's both had homesteads and worked in an around Kismet and Acron, FL. Today both towns do not exist, but were near the present town of Paisley, FL. Various unpaved roads and trails lead to the site of the Call and Disney homesteads.
An interesting fact is that Ponceannah Cemetery and the homestead sites are only about 50 miles north of Walt Disney World near Lake Buena Vista, FL. Ponceannah Cemetery is in a rural part of Northwest Lake County near Paisley, FL. Walt Disney and his brother Roy later in life visited this area.

(Submitted on December 31, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Henrietta Gross Call (Find A Grave).

Excerpt: Henrietta Gross Call was the wife of Charles Call and the mother of Flora Call Disney. Flora was the mother of Walter Elias (Walt) Disney. Her spouse was Elias
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3. Charles & Henrietta Call Headstone Detail
Charles Call
Born Mar. 22, 1823
Died Jan. 6, 1890
———
Henrietta Call
Born July 23, 1837
Died Feb. 21, 1910
Charles Disney. Flora's other children were Herbert Arthur Disney, Raymond Arnold Disney, Roy Oliver Disney and Ruth Flora Disney Beecher.

(Submitted on December 31, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

3. Walt Disney (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: Walter Elias Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer, he holds the record for most Academy Awards won (22) and nominations (59) by an individual. He was presented with two Golden Globe Special Achievement Awards and an Emmy Award, among other honors. Several of his films are included in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress and have also been named as some of the greatest films ever by the American Film Institute.
Walt was the fourth son of Elias Disney‍ — ‌born in the Province of Canada, to Irish parents‍ —‌ and Flora (née Call), an American of German and English descent.
Born in Chicago in 1901 and raised largely in Missouri,
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4. Charles & Henrietta Call Gravesite
Walt Disney developed an early interest in drawing. He took art classes as a boy and took a job as a commercial illustrator at the age of 18. He moved to California in the early 1920s and set up the Disney Brothers Studio (now the Walt Disney Company) with his brother Roy.

(Submitted on December 31, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Ponceannah Cemetery Entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, December 31, 2025

5. Ponceannah Cemetery Entrance

Looking north from Lake County Road 42. The Charles & Henrietta Call gravesite is about 140 meters due north from this entrance.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 31, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 167 times since then and 150 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 31, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.