Florence Janet Robey

Brief Life History of Florence Janet

When Florence Janet Robey was born on 25 April 1872, in West Virginia, United States, her father, George Dallas Robey, was 24 and her mother, Achsah Marietta Wisman, was 18. She married Charles R. Morris in 1892, in Monongalia, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Perry Township, Logan, Ohio, United States in 1920 and Zane Township, Logan, Ohio, United States in 1930. She died on 15 March 1970, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, at the age of 97, and was buried in East Liberty Cemetery, East Liberty, Logan, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles R. Morris
1870–1935
Florence Janet Robey
1872–1970
Marriage: 1892
Roy Carl Morris
1893–1972
Paul Morris
1897–1917
Blanche L. Morris
1899–1987
Bertha Mildred Morris
1903–1967
Raymond Guy Morris
1906–1982
Irene Gayle Morris
1906–1991
Charles R Morris
1908–1967
Morris
1912–1912

Sources (31)

  • Florence J Garrison, "United States Census, 1950"
  • Florence Morris, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
  • Florence Janet Robey Morris, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1875 · Euclid Avenue Opera House

The Euclid Avenue Opera House was the most popular theater in Cleveland at the time. It was home to a 1,638-seat auditorium and was constantly filled. In 1922 the building was demolished to make room for a Kresge store. The original chandelier hangs in the shop that now occupies the site.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Roby .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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