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On January 30, 1845, Mosquito County was renamed Orange County by an act of the Legislative Council of Florida. Prior to the name change, Mosquito County had been one of the largest counties in Florida when it was created by the Legislative Council on December 29, 1824. In 1844, the county was reduced by half when Saint Lucia County was formed from the southern portion of Mosquito County. After the name change, Orange County underwent several boundary changes when other counties were created. The boundaries changed when Volusia County was created in 1854, when Lake County was created in 1887 and when Seminole County was created in 1913. During the 1850s and 1860s, Orange County and Hillsborough County were adjoined. How they were adjoined and subsequently separated is unresolved due to confused statutes.
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This series consists of a microfilm copy of the military discharge records for Orange County, Florida from 1919 to 1933. Each county in the United States was required to record the honorable discharge of soldiers and sailors who served in World War I. The records are usually typed or handwritten transcripts of the original document given to the soldier. The records contain the individual's name, race, rank, series number, reason for discharge, birthplace, age at time of enlistment, occupation, and physical description. The enlistment record, usually included with the discharge record, gives the length of service, prior service, marital status, arms and horsemanship qualifications, advancement, battles, decorations and honors, leaves of absence, physical condition, and character evaluation.
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Microfilm.
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Circuit Court, 9th Judicial Circuit, Orange County. Office of the Clerk, Orlando, Florida.
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Military discharge Florida --Orange County World War, 1914-1918 Florida
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Orange County (Fla.)
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