Drew family.

George Franklin Drew moved to Georgia in 1847 and started a lumber business. During the war, he moved to Madison County, Florida, and established a saw mill there. He served as the twelfth governor of Florida from 1877 to 1881. He was defeated for re-election by William D. Bloxham.

Drew's sons, Frank and George L., continued the family's lumber business and owned the Florida Railway. Two of the Governor's grandsons, Herbert Drew and George F. Drew, served overseas during World War I as officers in the American Expeditionary Force: Herbert, in the Fifth Field Artillery, First Division; and George, in the 327th Infantry, 82nd Division.

In 1929, Frank Drew was appointed State Equalizer of Taxes, a position he held until 1931. Herbert Drew was active in various surveying and business activities, principle of which was the Utoca Meat Packing Plant. Herbert married Isabella Williams, and they had three children: George, Isabella, and Francis.

From the description of Papers, 1856-1975. (Florida State Archive). WorldCat record id: 32413060