When Martha Jane Floro was born in March 1825, in Ballard, Kentucky, United States, her father, William Floro, was 25 and her mother, Martha Crofford, was 21. She married John VanEaton about 1841. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 10 daughters. She lived in Mason, Illinois, United States in 1860 and Illinois, United States in 1870. She died on 19 February 1910, at the age of 84, and was buried in Mason, Illinois, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1829 – 1841: Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. 1841 – Present: Mason County, Illinois, United States.
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Some characteristic forenames: Italian Mariano, Domenic, Antonio, Bonifacio, Emilio, Fiore, Franca, Gino, Ignazio, Tommaso. Spanish Ramon, Teresita, Angel, Juan, Juanita, Lourdes, Pedro.
Spanish and Italian: from the personal name Floro, from Latin Florus, which is from florus ‘blooming, flowering’.
In some cases possibly also an American shortened form of Greek Floros or of any of various patronymics derived from this name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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