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Richard Collier Towner
(1835-1910)
Helen L. Turner
(1841-1914)
David Scott Shanabrook
(1841-1918)
Mary O'Keeffe
(1847-1919)
Arthur C. Towner
(1865-After 1920)
Anna May Shanabrook
(1867-1938)
Florence May Towner
(1897-1989)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Ernest Frederick Bluethgen

Florence May Towner 2 3 4

  • Born: 27 November 1897, Trempealeau, WI 2 3 5
  • Marriage (1): Ernest Frederick Bluethgen on 13 April 1918 in Richmond, VA 1 2
  • Died: 15 July 1989, Virginia at age 91 2
  • Buried: After 15 July 1989, Glendale National Cemetery, Richmond, VA 2

bullet   Another name for Florence was Florence May Tyndall.1 5

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bullet  Birth Notes:


Name: Florence May Towner
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 27 Nov 1897
Birthplace: Trempealeau, Trempealeau, WI
Race: White
Father's Name: Aurthur Towner
Father's Birthplace: Mi
Mother's Name: Anna Shamabrook
Mother's Birthplace: Pa
Reference Number: CN 02756

Source Citation
"Wisconsin, Births and Christenings, 1826-1926," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRLF-9FS : accessed 12 July 2012), Florence May Towner, 1897.
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Sioux City, IA on 14 June 1900. 4

1900 US Census
Sheet 24B, District 169, Family 503, Roll 467
Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa
1108 Seventh Street, house rented
Florence Towner..Daughter..Oct 1897..2..WI

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - Her birthdate is believed to be 27 Nov 1897 instead of Oct 1897.
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Wilmington, NC on 24 April 1910. 5

1910 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 88, Family 120, Roll 1124
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina
307 North 4th Street; Home rented
Florence Tyndall..Daughter..12..WI

(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Richmond, VA on 3 January 1920. 1

1920 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 64, Family 79, Roll 1909
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia
1718A West Main Street; Home rented
Florence M. Bluethgen..Daughter..21..WI..Complaint Clerk, Department Store

(Living with husband and daughter at the home of her mother.)

NOTE - If her birth date were 27 Nov 1897, then her age should have been 22 instead of 21.
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• She was buried after 15 July 1989 in the Glendale National Cemetery in Richmond, VA.

PLOT D455A
Find a Grave Memorial 78547462
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Florence married Ernest Frederick Bluethgen, son of Ernest Moritz Bluethgen and Wilhelmina Goepfarth, on 13 April 1918 in Richmond, VA.1 2 (Ernest Frederick Bluethgen was born on 19 December 1893 in Richmond, VA,1 6 died on 18 November 1968 6 and was buried after 18 November 1968 in Glendale National Cemetery, Richmond, VA 6.)


bullet  Marriage Notes:


Groom's Name: Ernest F. Bluethgen
Groom's Birth Date: 1894
Groom's Birthplace: Richmond
Groom's Age: 24
Bride's Name: Florence M. Tyndall
Bride's Birth Date: 1898
Bride's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Bride's Age: 20
Marriage Date: 13 Apr 1918
Marriage Place: Richmond, Virginia
Groom's Father's Name: Ernest M. Bluethgen
Groom's Mother's Name: Emma Bluethgen
Bride's Father's Name: William Tyndall
Bride's Mother's Name: Anna May Tyndal
Groom's Race: White
Groom's Marital Status: Single
Bride's Race: White
Bride's Marital Status: Single
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00428-7
System Origin: Virginia-EASy
Source Film Number: 2048500

Source Citation
"Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X5BK-NXZ : accessed 12 July 2012), Florence M. Tyndall, 1918
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Sources


1 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 64, sheet 4A, family 79, Anna May Shanabrook; index and images (accessed 14 Mar 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1909.

2 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 01 November 2020, memorial page for Florence T Bluethgen (27 Nov 1897-15 Jul 1989), Find a Grave Memorial no. 78547462, citing Glendale National Cemetery, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, USA

3 "Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708703 : accessed 1 November 2020), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRLF-9FQ : 30 January 2020), Anna Shamabrook in entry for Florince May Towner, 1897.

4 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 169, sheet 24B, family 503, Arthur C. Towner and Anna May Shanabrook; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 6 May 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 467.

5 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 88, sheet 7B, family 120, Arthur C. Towner and Anna May Shanabrook; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1124.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 01 November 2020, memorial page for Ernest Frederick Bluethgen (19 Dec 1899-18 Nov 1968), Find a Grave Memorial no. 3065556, citing Glendale National Cemetery, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, USA


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