Nora Crystal Van Gorden1,2,3,4

Family Chart
ID# 22392, (1899 - 1990)
FatherHenry Clinton Van Gorden1,5,4 (8 Nov 1873 - 4 Apr 1947)
MotherMollie M. Millidge1,6,4 (17 Mar 1874 - 23 Nov 1959)

Key Events:

Birth: 20 Mar 1899, Marysville, Union Co., Ohio7,8,9
Marriage: 2 Nov 1915, Marion, Ohio, Joseph Elmer Flora (5 Sep 1894 - Jan 1987)10,11,12
Divorce: before 1938, Joseph Elmer Flora (5 Sep 1894 - Jan 1987)13,14,15
Marriage: 25 Jul 1942, Randolph, Ohio, Floyd Edward Kelly (28 Sep 1903 - 10 Jul 1969)16
Death: 29 Aug 1990, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio17,18
Burial: Marion Cemetery, Marion, Marion Co., Ohio19
ChartsDescendants of David Dutt/Toot

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Nora Crystal Van Gorden was born on 20 Mar 1899 in Marysville, Union Co., Ohio.7,8,9
     She appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Zane Twp., Logan Co., Ohio, in the household of her parents, Henry Clinton Van Gorden and Mollie M. Millidge.5 She appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Zane Twp., Logan Co., Ohio, in the household of her parents.20
     She generally used her middle name, Crystal, as a teenager, and continued to use that as her primary name the rest of her life.3,4,21
     Nora married Joseph Elmer Flora, son of Edward K. Flora and Mary Arizona Wellen, 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
     Nora and Joseph 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.22
     Nora and Joseph 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.23
     Nora and Joseph were divorced before 1938.13,14,15
     Nora appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, at 32 So Ninth St., enumerated 16 Apr 1940, reporting she rented her home, for $20 per month. Her daughter Betty was listed as living with her. They reported that they had lived in the same city in 1935.24
     She was a janitress at an advertising company after her divorce, reporting in 1940 he had worked 48 hours the last week of March, and 52 weeks the prior year, earning $720.25
     Nora married second Floyd Edward Kelly, son of Newton Kelly and Clarice McGhee, on 25 Jul 1942 in Randolph, Ohio, with Rev. Newton Kelly Jr. officiating.16
     Her second husband died on 10 Jul 1969 in Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio.26,27
     Nora died on 29 Aug 1990 in Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, at age 91.17,18 She was buried in Marion Cemetery, Marion, Marion Co., Ohio.19

Children:
     Children with Joseph Elmer Flora:

  • June Flora22 (abt Jun 1917 - bef 1930)
  • Treva Flora28,29,30 (27 Jun 1919 - 19 Sep 1954)
  • Betty J. Flora29,24 (abt 1923 - 20 Sep 2016)

Children:
     There were no children with Floyd Edward Kelly

Citations

  1. [S6833] Record of Births, Union Co., Ohio, 3:207, no. 316, Nora C. Vangorden.
  2. [S9383] Henry C. Van Gorden household, 1900 U.S. Census, Logan Co., Ohio, shows name as Nora C. Van Gorden.
  3. [S9386] Henry Van Gorden household, 1910 U.S. Census, Logan Co., Ohio, shows name as Crystal Van Gorden.
  4. [S5568] Marriage Record, Marion Co., Ohio, 17:497, Elmer Flora and Crystal VanGorden, signed as Crystal Nora Van Gorden; and 25:6227, Floyd Edward Kelly and Crystal Nora Flora.
  5. [S9383] Henry C. Van Gorden household, 1900 U.S. Census, Logan Co., Ohio.
  6. [S9383] Henry C. Van Gorden household, 1900 U.S. Census, Logan Co., Ohio, shows the girl as daughter of Mollie's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  7. [S6833] Record of Births, Union Co., Ohio, 3:207, no. 316, Nora C. Vangorden, shows date, with year as 1899.
  8. [S9383] Henry C. Van Gorden household, 1900 U.S. Census, Logan Co., Ohio, shows month, year, as 1898, age 2, and state.
  9. [S5568] Marriage Record, Marion Co., Ohio, 17:497, Elmer Flora and Crystal VanGorden, shows age 17 on 20 Mar 1916, county, and state; and 25:6227, Floyd Edward Kelly and Crystal Nora Flora, shows age 43 on 20 Mar 1942, town, 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. [S5568] Marriage Record, Marion Co., Ohio, 25:6227, Floyd Edward Kelly and Crystal Nora Flora.
  17. [S1324] "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944," Ancestry.com, record for Crystal Nora Kelly, citing cert. no. 66529, shows date, city and county>
  18. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 196101254, Crystal Nora Vangorden Flora, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  19. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 196101254, Crystal Nora Vangorden Flora, includes tombstone photo.
  20. [S9386] Henry Van Gorden household, 1910 U.S. Census, Logan Co., Ohio.
  21. [S9377] Elmer Flora household, 1920 U.S. Census, Marion Co., Ohio, shows name as Crystal Flora.
  22. [S9377] Elmer Flora household, 1920 U.S. Census, Marion Co., Ohio.
  23. [S9378] Elmer J. Flora household, 1930 U.S. Census, Franklin Co., Ohio.
  24. [S9382] Crystal Flora household, 1940 U.S. Census, Franklin Co., Ohio.
  25. [S9382] Crystal Flora household, 1940 U.S. Census, Franklin Co., Ohio, shows occupation as jaintress and industry as advertising co.
  26. [S1324] "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944," Ancestry.com, record for Floyd E. Kelly, citing cert. no. 51358, shows date, city, county and state>
  27. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Floyd Kelley, Soc. Sec. No. 252-03-4505, shows month and year.
  28. [S9377] Elmer Flora household, 1920 U.S. Census, Marion Co., Ohio, shows the girl as daughter of Crystal's husband.
  29. [S9378] Elmer J. Flora household, 1930 U.S. Census, Franklin Co., Ohio, shows the girl as daughter of Crystal's husband.
  30. [S9380] Treva Flora obituary, The Marion Star.