Flossie B. Lashaway

Brief Life History of Flossie B.

When Flossie B. Lashaway was born on 1 November 1888, in Liberty, Wood, Ohio, United States, her father, Abram Mason Lashuay, was 22 and her mother, Luella Charlotte McMahan, was 12. She married Vernon G. Cook on 28 February 1912, in Wood, Ohio, United States. She lived in Portage, Liberty Township, Wood, Ohio, United States in 1900. She died on 25 February 1988, in Van Wert, Van Wert, Ohio, United States, at the age of 99, and was buried in Pleasant Township, Van Wert, Ohio, United States.

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Vernon G. Cook
1886–
Flossie B. Lashaway
1888–1988
Marriage: 28 February 1912

Sources (8)

  • Flossy B Cook, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Flossie B. Lashaway, "Ohio, Births and Christenings, 1821-1962"
  • Floss B. Lashuay, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994"

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Name Meaning

Variant of Lashway , a surname of French origin.

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

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