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Three Florida Public Service Bills for Michael Gladden Jr., Eva Godfrey, and Ella Walls
Collection
The Ella Walls Collection
Format
Three original paper bills
Date
1932
People
Ella Walls; Ella Wall
Eva Godfrey
Michael Gladden Jr.; Michael Gladden
Location
Apopka, Florida, United States of America.
Historical Background
Three Florida Public Service bills for Michael Gladden Jr., Eva Godfrey, and Ella Walls. Michael Gladden Jr.'s receipt (bottom center) was for electric lighting, electric H. C. R., and dom. water. The total of his bill amounted to $15.91. Eva Godfrey's receipt (top right) was for dom. water. The total of her bill amounted to $1.50. Ella Walls' receipt (top right) was for dom. water. The total of her bill amounted to $1.50 with federal tax of another $1.50, adding up to $3.00.
Ella Walls (1874-1938) was an entrepreneur and businesswoman of Apopka who served as the inspiration for a character in Zora Neale Hurston's novel Mules and Men. Walls was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, in 1874 and moved to Apopka as a widow. Throughout her lifetime, Walls purchased four parcels of land. She operated an orange grove and also constructed small wooden buildings that she rented out to migrant workers. Walls was also a close friend and confidant of Michael Gladden, Jr. up until her 1938 death.
