Joseph Elmer Flora1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 20745, (1894 - 1987)
FatherEdward K. Flora3,4,2 (Jan 1868 - 16 May 1932)
MotherMary Arizona Wellen3,5,6 (Mar 1873 - 22 Sep 1912)

Key Events:

Birth: 5 Sep 1894, Brunswick, Frederick Co., Maryland7,8,9
Marriage: 2 Nov 1915, Marion, Ohio, Nora Crystal Van Gorden (20 Mar 1899 - 29 Aug 1990)10,11,12
Divorce: before 1938, Nora Crystal Van Gorden (20 Mar 1899 - 29 Aug 1990)13,14,15
Marriage: 8 Mar 1938, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Pauline Louise Holliday (about 1917 - 1982)2,16
Death: Jan 198717,18
Burial: Rosedale Cemetery, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia19
ChartsDescendants of David Dutt/Toot
AncestryThe Dutt/Toot Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Joseph Elmer Flora was born on 5 Sep 1894 in Brunswick, Frederick Co., Maryland.7,8,9
     He generally used his middle name, Elmer, and even used it in some official documents as an adult.20,21,22
     He appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Brunswick, Frederick Co., Maryland, in the household of his parents, Edward K. Flora and Mary Arizona Wellen.4
     He moved to West Virginia with his parents about 1903.23 He appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Berkeley Springs, Morgan Co., West Virginia, in the household of his parents.24
     His mother died on 22 Sep 1912, when Joseph was about 18 years old.25,26,27
     Joseph moved to Ohio by 1915.
     Joseph married first Nora Crystal Van Gorden, daughter of Henry Clinton Van Gorden and Mollie M. Millidge, on 2 Nov 1915 in Marion, Ohio, with the consent of her mother since she was underage, with Charles W. Haberman, justice of the peace, officiating.10,11,12
     Joseph registered for the draft for World War I on 5 Jun 1917, while living at 252 S. Pearl, Marion, Ohio, reporting he was employed as a clerk for Marion Steam Shovel Co., in Marion.21
     Joseph and Nora appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Marion, Marion Co., Ohio, at 217 Greenwood St., enumerated 17 Jan 1920, reporting they rented their home, apparently half of a duplex. Their children June and Treva were listed as living with them.28
     He was a clerk when he first married, and a laborer at a sulky company in 1920. By 1930 he was a house painter, reporting in 1940 he had worked 49 hours the last week of March, and 37 weeks the prior year, earning $900.29,30,31,32
     Joseph and Nora appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, at 861 Fulton St., enumerated 8 Apr 1930, reporting they rented their home, for $35 per month, and owned a radio. Their children Treva and Betty were listed as living with them.33
     Joseph and Nora were divorced before 1938.13,14,15
     Joseph married second Pauline Louise Holliday, daughter of R. L. Holliday and Katherine Powell, on 8 Mar 1938 in Martinsburg, West Virginia, with Rev. Harry C Robey officiating.2,16
     Joseph and Pauline appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Washington, District of Columbia, at 1121 12th St. NW, enumerated 27 Apr 1940, reporting they rented their home, for $28 per month, and that he had lived in Columbus, Ohio in 1935, and she had lived in Martinsburg, West Virginia.34
     Joseph registered for the draft for World War II on 27 Apr 1942, while living at 403 N. Fulton Ave., Baltimore, Maryland, reporting he was employed by Howard Construction Co., in Baltimore.1
     His second wife died in 1982.35
     Joseph died in Jan 1987 at age 92.17,18 He was buried in Rosedale Cemetery, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.19

Children:
     Children with Nora Crystal Van Gorden:

  • June Flora28 (abt Jun 1917 - bef 1930)
  • Treva Flora28,33,36 (27 Jun 1919 - 19 Sep 1954)
  • Betty J. Flora33,37 (abt 1923 - 20 Sep 2016)

Children:
     There were no children with Pauline Louise Holliday

Citations

  1. [S9375] Joseph Elmer Flora, World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Maryland.
  2. [S6832] Marriage Record, Berkeley Co., West Virginia, 58:99, Joseph Elmer Flora and Pauline Louise Holliday.
  3. [S6826] Birth Register, Morgan Co., West Virginia, Delayed Births 1:59 & 60A, J. Elmer Flora, notation "By order of Co. Ct., Apr 11, 1944" and "Bible Record."
  4. [S6824] E. K. Flora household, 1900 U.S. Census, Frederick Co., Maryland.
  5. [S6824] E. K. Flora household, 1900 U.S. Census, Frederick Co., Maryland, shows him as the son of her husband, and that she had 3 children all living, but that the parents had not been married as long as the age of the child.
  6. [S6825] Edward Flora household, 1910 U.S. Census, Morgan Co., West Virginia, shows him as the son of her husband, and that she had 8 children with 6 living, six children listed, but that the parents had not been married as long as the age of the child.
  7. [S5568] Marriage Record, Marion Co., Ohio, 17:497, Elmer Flora and Crystal VanGorden, shows age 22 on 5 Sep 1916, city, and state.
  8. [S6826] Birth Register, Morgan Co., West Virginia, Delayed Births 1:59 & 60A, J. Elmer Flora, notation "By order of Co. Ct., Apr 11, 1944" and "Bible Record," shows date.
  9. [S6824] E. K. Flora household, 1900 U.S. Census, Frederick Co., Maryland, shows month, year, age 5, and state.
  10. [S5568] Marriage Record, Marion Co., Ohio, 17:497, Elmer Flora and Crystal VanGorden, shows date, county, and officiant.
  11. [S9377] Elmer Flora household, 1920 U.S. Census, Marion Co., Ohio, shows married.
  12. [S9378] Elmer J. Flora household, 1930 U.S. Census, Franklin Co., Ohio, shows married, with his age at first marriage as 21, and hers as 17.
  13. [S6832] Marriage Record, Berkeley Co., West Virginia, 58:99, Joseph Elmer Flora and Pauline Louise Holliday, shows him as divorced.
  14. [S9382] Crystal Flora household, 1940 U.S. Census, Franklin Co., Ohio, shows her as divorced.
  15. [S5568] Marriage Record, Marion Co., Ohio, 25:6227, Floyd Edward Kelly and Crystal Nora Flora, shows her as divorced.
  16. [S9379] Joseph Flora household, 1940 U.S. Census, District of Columbia, shows married.
  17. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Joseph Flora, Soc. Sec. No. 235-12-1760, shows month, year, and last residence as 21229 Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland.
  18. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 91420811, Joseph E Flora, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  19. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 91420811, Joseph E Flora, includes tombstone photo.
  20. [S6824] E. K. Flora household, 1900 U.S. Census, Frederick Co., Maryland, shows name as J. Elmer Flora.
  21. [S9374] Elmer Flora, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  22. [S5568] Marriage Record, Marion Co., Ohio, 17:497, Elmer Flora and Crystal VanGorden.
  23. [S6825] Edward Flora household, 1910 U.S. Census, Morgan Co., West Virginia, shows daughter Mildred, age 8, as born in Maryland and daughter Odessa, age 6, as born in West Virginia.
  24. [S6825] Edward Flora household, 1910 U.S. Census, Morgan Co., West Virginia.
  25. [S6777] Death Record, Index, Counties, Maryland, SE58-33, Flora, Mary A., shows date and county.
  26. [S6830] Edward K. Flora and Martha A. Foreman, Application for Marriage License and Return.
  27. [S6834] Charles Bossley household, 1920 U.S. Census, Allegany Co., Maryland, shows her husband as widowed.
  28. [S9377] Elmer Flora household, 1920 U.S. Census, Marion Co., Ohio.
  29. [S5568] Marriage Record, Marion Co., Ohio, 17:497, Elmer Flora and Crystal VanGorden, shows occupation as clerk.
  30. [S9377] Elmer Flora household, 1920 U.S. Census, Marion Co., Ohio, shows occupation as laborer and industry as sulky co.
  31. [S9378] Elmer J. Flora household, 1930 U.S. Census, Franklin Co., Ohio, shows occupation as painter and industry as house.
  32. [S9379] Joseph Flora household, 1940 U.S. Census, District of Columbia, shows occupation as painter, industry as building construction.
  33. [S9378] Elmer J. Flora household, 1930 U.S. Census, Franklin Co., Ohio.
  34. [S9379] Joseph Flora household, 1940 U.S. Census, District of Columbia.
  35. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 91420853, P. Louise Flora, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  36. [S9380] Treva Flora obituary, The Marion Star.
  37. [S9381] Betty J. Stout obituary, The Columbus Dispatch.