Florence Juanita Guffey1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 19482, (1917 - 1982)
FatherStokley Richard Guffey4,5 (27 Apr 1878 - 20 Feb 1962)
MotherRena Page6,7,8 (3 Feb 1879 - 25 Oct 1958)

Key Events:

Birth: 6 Sep 1917, Fresno Co., California9,10,11
Marriage: 11 Sep 1937, Stilwell, Adair Co., Oklahoma, Odus Lester Morris (6 Jan 1916 - 31 Oct 1962)12,13,14
Divorce: before 1951, Yakima, Washington, Odus Lester Morris (6 Jan 1916 - 31 Oct 1962)15,16
Marriage: 22 Dec 1951, Yakima Co., Washington, Irvin C. Hargrove (13 Apr 1902 - 15 Apr 1975)17
Death: 1 Jul 1982, Shasta Co., California18,19
Burial: Tehama Cemetery, Tehama, Tehama Co., California20

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Florence Juanita Guffey was born on 6 Sep 1917 in Fresno Co., California.9,10,11
     She moved to Oklahoma with her parents by 1920. She appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Wauhillau Twp., Adair Co., Oklahoma, in the household of her parents, Stokley Richard Guffey and Rena Page.4 She appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Wauhillau, Adair Co., Oklahoma, in the household of her parents.5
     Florence married first Odus Lester Morris, son of Leslie Odos Morris and Maude McNatt, on 11 Sep 1937 in Stilwell, Adair Co., Oklahoma, with Rev. J. C. Worley offciating.12,13,14
     Florence and Odus appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Benton Co., Washington, on Euclid Rd., enumerated 9 Apr 1940, reporting they were renting their home, for $5 per month. He reported he had been living in Elmira, New York in 1935, which is where his father was believed to be living. She reported she had been living in rural Oklahoma in 1935. Their daughter Patsy was listed as living with them.13
     Florence and Odus moved to Tacoma, Washington. In 1949 they were living at 248 Shelton, while he was a student.21
     Florence and Odus appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Tacoma, Pierce Co., Washington, at 1701 Market St., enumerated 14 Apr 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm and had lived in a different house in the same county the year before. Their three children were listed as living with them.22
     Florence and Odus were divorced, apparently before 1951. He claimed when he remarried he had been divorced in Yakima, Washington, in 1948, but they appeared together in the 1950 census reporting they were married.15,16
     Florence moved to Grandview, Yakima Co., by 1951, apparently living with a relative there.23
     Florence married second Irvin C. Hargrove on 22 Dec 1951 in Yakima Co., Washington. He had previously been married to Myrtle Daniels.17
     Her second husband died on 15 Apr 1975 in San Bernardino Co., California.24
     Florence married a third time, to a man with surname Floyd. No record of the marriage has been found, so it is not know whether this was before or after the death of her second husband. The FindAGrave memorial for her claims his name was William Floyd, but offers no documentation, and no record identified as him has been found.25,26
     Florence died on 1 Jul 1982 in Shasta Co., California, at age 64.18,19 She was buried in Tehama Cemetery, Tehama, Tehama Co., California.20

Children:
     Children with Odus Lester Morris

Odus and Florence's other child is still living.
  • Patsy Sue Morris27,28,29 (28 May 1938 - 26 Jan 1994)
  • Mava J. Morris28 (23 Feb 1944 - 5 Jan 2014)

Children:
     There were no children with Irvin C. Hargrove

Citations

  1. [S12481] Stoke B. Guffey household, 1920 U.S. Census, Adair Co., Oklahoma, shows name as Florence Guffey.
  2. [S12480] Marriage Record, Adair Co., Oklahoma, 7:9, Odus Morris and Florence Guffey.
  3. [S885] "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Florence Juanita Floyd, citing Soc. Sec. No. 534-12-1118, shows father's surname as Guffey.
  4. [S12481] Stoke B. Guffey household, 1920 U.S. Census, Adair Co., Oklahoma.
  5. [S12482] S. R. Guffey household, 1930 U.S. Census, Adair Co., Oklahoma.
  6. [S921] "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," Ancestry.com, record for Guffey, shows mother's maiden name as Pager.
  7. [S12481] Stoke B. Guffey household, 1920 U.S. Census, Adair Co., Oklahoma, shows girl as daughter of Rena's husband.
  8. [S885] "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Florence Juanita Floyd, citing Soc. Sec. No. 534-12-1118, shows mother's maiden name as Page.
  9. [S921] "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," Ancestry.com, record for Guffey, female, shows date, county and state.
  10. [S12481] Stoke B. Guffey household, 1920 U.S. Census, Adair Co., Oklahoma, shows age 2 3/12 and state, as Oklahoma.
  11. [S885] "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Florence Juanita Floyd, citing Soc. Sec. No. 534-12-1118, shows date and state.
  12. [S12480] Marriage Record, Adair Co., Oklahoma, 7:9, Odus Morris and Florence Guffey, shows date, town, and officiant.
  13. [S5437] Odus L. Morris household, 1940 U.S. Census, Benton Co., Washington.
  14. [S12478] Odus Lester Morris, WWII Draft Registration Cards for Washington, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, shows her as his wife.
  15. [S12488] Marriage Applications, Skamania Co., Washington, 1953 May-Aug, no. 27203, Odus L. Morris and Norma N. Wierenga, shows year, as 1948, city, and state.
  16. [S12483] Marriage Applications, Yakima Co., Washington, 31:193, no. 5557-A, Irvin Hargrove and Florence Morris, shows her as divorced.
  17. [S12483] Marriage Applications, Yakima Co., Washington, 31:193, no. 5557-A, Irvin Hargrove and Florence Morris, shows license date, county, and state.
  18. [S885] "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Florence Juanita Floyd, citing Soc. Sec No. 534-12-1118, shows date and county.
  19. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 11276613, Florence Juanita Guffey Floyd, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  20. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 11276613, Florence Juanita Guffey Floyd, includes tombstone photo.
  21. [S5438] Polk's Tacoma City Directory, pg 765.
  22. [S12479] Odus L. Morris household, 1950 U.S. Census, Pierce Co., Washington.
  23. [S12483] Marriage Applications, Yakima Co., Washington, 31:193, no. 5557-A, Irvin Hargrove and Florence Morris, shows her residence as Grandview, c/o J. F. Guffey.
  24. [S885] "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Irvin C Hargrove, citing Soc. Sec No. 552-12-3141, shows date and county.
  25. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 11276613, Florence Juanita Guffey Floyd, includes notation that she married three times, with third husband William Floyd, and tombstone photo showing her with surname Floyd.
  26. [S885] "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Florence Juanita Floyd, citing Soc. Sec No. 534-12-1118, identified as her by birth date, mother's maiden name as Page and father's surname as Guffey.
  27. [S5437] Odus L. Morris household, 1940 U.S. Census, Benton Co., Washington, shows the girl as daughter of Florence's husband.
  28. [S12479] Odus L. Morris household, 1950 U.S. Census, Pierce Co., Washington, shows shows the girl as daughter of Florence's husband.
  29. [S885] "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Patsy Sue Tucker, citing Soc. Sec. No. 537-34-9534, shows mother's maiden name as Guffe.