Florence B. Harbison

14 January 1897–3 April 1977 (Age 80)
Pennsylvania, United States

The Life Summary of Florence B.

When Florence B. Harbison was born on 14 January 1897, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Andrew Thomas Harbison, was 30 and her mother, Mary Ella Brownback, was 30. She married Samuel Irwin Wanner on 7 June 1919, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Royersford, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States in 1920 and Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. She died on 3 April 1977, in Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Limerick Garden of Memories, Limerick Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Irwin Wanner
1894–1972
Florence B. Harbison
1897–1977
Marriage: 7 June 1919
Samuel Wanner
1922–1971
Florence "Marion" Wanner
1925–2007
Richard Wanner
1933–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    7 June 1919Pennsylvania, United States
    • Children

    (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (8)

    1898 · War with the Spanish
    Age 1
    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.
    1905 · The Movie Theater
    Age 8
    The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in. 
    1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
    Age 21
    To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.

    Name Meaning

    Scottish (Glasgow): patronymic from the Older Scots and Middle English personal name Herbert (the change from -er- to -ar- was a common one in Old French and Middle English). An intrusive n later gave Harbinson .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Herbert
    Harbeson
    Harbinson

    Sources (9)

    • Florence Wanner in household of Samuel Wanner, "United States Census, 1940"
    • Florence B. Harbison, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
    • Florence Wanner in household of Samuel Wanner, "United States Census, 1920"

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