h/o 1st Alice Kingsbury, 2nd Pearl E Sawyer, 3rd Stella L Cavett.
Two sons by 3rd wife:
Carl Morton (1904-1973)
Clarence Cavert (1906-1998)
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Son of John Andrew & Mary Elizabeth Shults born when mother was but sixteen years old.
Birth: CLARENCE MORTON FLORA was born near Liberty, Kansas, [Wednesday] April 22 1868. according to Oklahoma City's Daily Oklahoman obituary, page 5, 29 November 1924.
NOTE: "Liberty" did not exist!, to be correct it was Osage Indian Ceeded Lands within Verdigris Township, Wilson County, Kansas. Montgomery county was created 3 June 1869 from southern portion of Wilson with 1870 Post Office Montgomery City. Afterwards, Verdigris City & Montgomery City were combined and named "Liberty", which then was moved east in 1871, to be on the newly built railroad.
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Across the river was born Carrie INGALLS, of "Little House On The Prairie" in 1870.
SIBLINGS:
Clarence had three siblings, a year younger sister, "Hatti A", married with three sons, last living in Thomaston, Maine, a three year younger brother, William Walter, a dentist, last living in Colorado Springs with two daughters, and the unknown sister, Jennie G, who survived but one month, buried with their mother at Americus cemetery, Lyon county, Kansas.
Clarence and siblings were raised by their maternal grandmother Harriet SHULTS/Z upon the 1874 death of their mother till 1878, who continued raising brother "Will" till adulthood, around 1885 when she moved in with Clarence's maternal aunt Sarah Jane in Independence, Montgomery county, Kansas, with whom she spent her remaining twenty years.
Year following his mother's demise his two paternal uncles, Wolney Pulaski ("V P") and Daniel Rice Boone FLORA with their families from Liberty township, Kansas in 1875 struck out for Colorado territory's high country, the Lake City, Hinsdale county area, where silver and gold had been discovered. Grant E HOUSTON, President, Hinsdale County, Colorado Historical Society, wrote (12/30/05):
"Both families [Flora & Borie] are well known here in Lake City and were among the real pioneers of our region, particularly up around Capitol City and Rose's Cabin, both of which are now ghost towns. Mrs. ["V P"] FLORA was also extensively interested at various times in Lake City hotels and boarding houses, including the boarding house of the Ute-Ulay Mine on Henson Creek. Her Second Street boarding house between Gunnison and Silver Streets still exists, although it has been moved about a block from its original location."
His father remarried in 1878, four years following loss of first wife Mary. Clarence at age ten, with sister "Hattie A", moved east 30 miles to Oswego, Labette county, Kansas, with her father, new step-mother, older step-brother & step-sister but ~ ~ without younger brother "Will", who remained behind being raised by their maternal grandmother near Liberty until around 1885, who then moved to Oswego, year before sister "Hattie A" married.
Clarence Morton Flora (1868KS-1924OK), of Oswego, Kansas, married Alice Kingsbury ca 1890, who died 6 August 1892 at age twenty, buried in Oswego cemetery.
They met when she was visiting in Oswego. She was a daughter of Frank E Kingsbury who in 1869 at Peru, Miami county, Indiana married Mary Wallick, sister of Elmira (Wallick) Carrier (Mrs L E Carrier) and Captain William F M Wallick, father of Maude Wallick who married his baby brother William Walter Flora, in Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri where their sister, Harriette Amanda (Flora) Gray was living with hubby Carl Raymond Gray from 1890 to 1897, with then, the Frisco railroad with son Carl jr who became a Major General in WW II, head of the mlitary railroads in Europe and Africa, later head of the Veterans Administration under Truman.
Clarence had a store in Coffeville, Montgomery county, Kansas which burnt down a couple months before his first wife's death. A couple months after her death, 5 October 1892 the infamous rode into Coffeyville with intentions to rob both the C M Condon and First National banks.
Clarence's second wife was Pearl E Sawyer, 19 of Cherryvale, Montgomery county, Kansas, daughter of 1880 councilman N B Swayer, in Cherryvale 27 October 1895, who may have died for he is then married by S S Estey to his third wife Stella L Cavert, 22, 6 December 1898, at her parents home, to wit:
<------<>------>
The South Kansas Tribune,
Wednesday, December 2, 1898,
page 2:
A Pleasant Home Wedding
On Tuesday evening at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.G. Cavert on Penn. Avenue, Miss Stella L. Cavert and Mr. C.M. Flora were united in marriage. The ceremony occurred at 8 o'clock p.m., the Rev. S.S. Estley officiating. About twenty of the immediate relatives and friends were present. After the ceremony an elegant wedding luncheon was served. Many beautiful presents were received by the bride and bore witness to the esteem in which she is held. Miss Stella Cavert has grown to womanhood in this city and has gained and held the high respect of all. Mr. C.M. Flora is established in the clothing business. The newly wedded couple have gone to housekeeping at the corner on 9th and Chestnut streets, where a pretty home, nicely furnished, had been prepared. Their friends wish them a long and happy married life.
Courtesy of: "Kansas Room", Independence (KS) Library.
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Moved family and the shirt factory he organized in 1902 at Independence, to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1911, which prior to 1907 was Indian Territory and where he died and is interned.
Prepared in part by Bill Boggess.
Last revised: 03/29/13
Two sons by 3rd wife:
Carl Morton (1904-1973)
Clarence Cavert (1906-1998)
-------------
Son of John Andrew & Mary Elizabeth Shults born when mother was but sixteen years old.
Birth: CLARENCE MORTON FLORA was born near Liberty, Kansas, [Wednesday] April 22 1868. according to Oklahoma City's Daily Oklahoman obituary, page 5, 29 November 1924.
NOTE: "Liberty" did not exist!, to be correct it was Osage Indian Ceeded Lands within Verdigris Township, Wilson County, Kansas. Montgomery county was created 3 June 1869 from southern portion of Wilson with 1870 Post Office Montgomery City. Afterwards, Verdigris City & Montgomery City were combined and named "Liberty", which then was moved east in 1871, to be on the newly built railroad.
View ancestry
Across the river was born Carrie INGALLS, of "Little House On The Prairie" in 1870.
SIBLINGS:
Clarence had three siblings, a year younger sister, "Hatti A", married with three sons, last living in Thomaston, Maine, a three year younger brother, William Walter, a dentist, last living in Colorado Springs with two daughters, and the unknown sister, Jennie G, who survived but one month, buried with their mother at Americus cemetery, Lyon county, Kansas.
Clarence and siblings were raised by their maternal grandmother Harriet SHULTS/Z upon the 1874 death of their mother till 1878, who continued raising brother "Will" till adulthood, around 1885 when she moved in with Clarence's maternal aunt Sarah Jane in Independence, Montgomery county, Kansas, with whom she spent her remaining twenty years.
Year following his mother's demise his two paternal uncles, Wolney Pulaski ("V P") and Daniel Rice Boone FLORA with their families from Liberty township, Kansas in 1875 struck out for Colorado territory's high country, the Lake City, Hinsdale county area, where silver and gold had been discovered. Grant E HOUSTON, President, Hinsdale County, Colorado Historical Society, wrote (12/30/05):
"Both families [Flora & Borie] are well known here in Lake City and were among the real pioneers of our region, particularly up around Capitol City and Rose's Cabin, both of which are now ghost towns. Mrs. ["V P"] FLORA was also extensively interested at various times in Lake City hotels and boarding houses, including the boarding house of the Ute-Ulay Mine on Henson Creek. Her Second Street boarding house between Gunnison and Silver Streets still exists, although it has been moved about a block from its original location."
His father remarried in 1878, four years following loss of first wife Mary. Clarence at age ten, with sister "Hattie A", moved east 30 miles to Oswego, Labette county, Kansas, with her father, new step-mother, older step-brother & step-sister but ~ ~ without younger brother "Will", who remained behind being raised by their maternal grandmother near Liberty until around 1885, who then moved to Oswego, year before sister "Hattie A" married.
Clarence Morton Flora (1868KS-1924OK), of Oswego, Kansas, married Alice Kingsbury ca 1890, who died 6 August 1892 at age twenty, buried in Oswego cemetery.
They met when she was visiting in Oswego. She was a daughter of Frank E Kingsbury who in 1869 at Peru, Miami county, Indiana married Mary Wallick, sister of Elmira (Wallick) Carrier (Mrs L E Carrier) and Captain William F M Wallick, father of Maude Wallick who married his baby brother William Walter Flora, in Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri where their sister, Harriette Amanda (Flora) Gray was living with hubby Carl Raymond Gray from 1890 to 1897, with then, the Frisco railroad with son Carl jr who became a Major General in WW II, head of the mlitary railroads in Europe and Africa, later head of the Veterans Administration under Truman.
Clarence had a store in Coffeville, Montgomery county, Kansas which burnt down a couple months before his first wife's death. A couple months after her death, 5 October 1892 the infamous rode into Coffeyville with intentions to rob both the C M Condon and First National banks.
Clarence's second wife was Pearl E Sawyer, 19 of Cherryvale, Montgomery county, Kansas, daughter of 1880 councilman N B Swayer, in Cherryvale 27 October 1895, who may have died for he is then married by S S Estey to his third wife Stella L Cavert, 22, 6 December 1898, at her parents home, to wit:
<------<>------>
The South Kansas Tribune,
Wednesday, December 2, 1898,
page 2:
A Pleasant Home Wedding
On Tuesday evening at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.G. Cavert on Penn. Avenue, Miss Stella L. Cavert and Mr. C.M. Flora were united in marriage. The ceremony occurred at 8 o'clock p.m., the Rev. S.S. Estley officiating. About twenty of the immediate relatives and friends were present. After the ceremony an elegant wedding luncheon was served. Many beautiful presents were received by the bride and bore witness to the esteem in which she is held. Miss Stella Cavert has grown to womanhood in this city and has gained and held the high respect of all. Mr. C.M. Flora is established in the clothing business. The newly wedded couple have gone to housekeeping at the corner on 9th and Chestnut streets, where a pretty home, nicely furnished, had been prepared. Their friends wish them a long and happy married life.
Courtesy of: "Kansas Room", Independence (KS) Library.
---------------
Moved family and the shirt factory he organized in 1902 at Independence, to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1911, which prior to 1907 was Indian Territory and where he died and is interned.
Prepared in part by Bill Boggess.
Last revised: 03/29/13
h/o 1st Alice Kingsbury, 2nd Pearl E Sawyer, 3rd Stella L Cavett.
Two sons by 3rd wife:
Carl Morton (1904-1973)
Clarence Cavert (1906-1998)
-------------
Son of John Andrew & Mary Elizabeth Shults born when mother was but sixteen years old.
Birth: CLARENCE MORTON FLORA was born near Liberty, Kansas, [Wednesday] April 22 1868. according to Oklahoma City's Daily Oklahoman obituary, page 5, 29 November 1924.
NOTE: "Liberty" did not exist!, to be correct it was Osage Indian Ceeded Lands within Verdigris Township, Wilson County, Kansas. Montgomery county was created 3 June 1869 from southern portion of Wilson with 1870 Post Office Montgomery City. Afterwards, Verdigris City & Montgomery City were combined and named "Liberty", which then was moved east in 1871, to be on the newly built railroad.
View ancestry
Across the river was born Carrie INGALLS, of "Little House On The Prairie" in 1870.
SIBLINGS:
Clarence had three siblings, a year younger sister, "Hatti A", married with three sons, last living in Thomaston, Maine, a three year younger brother, William Walter, a dentist, last living in Colorado Springs with two daughters, and the unknown sister, Jennie G, who survived but one month, buried with their mother at Americus cemetery, Lyon county, Kansas.
Clarence and siblings were raised by their maternal grandmother Harriet SHULTS/Z upon the 1874 death of their mother till 1878, who continued raising brother "Will" till adulthood, around 1885 when she moved in with Clarence's maternal aunt Sarah Jane in Independence, Montgomery county, Kansas, with whom she spent her remaining twenty years.
Year following his mother's demise his two paternal uncles, Wolney Pulaski ("V P") and Daniel Rice Boone FLORA with their families from Liberty township, Kansas in 1875 struck out for Colorado territory's high country, the Lake City, Hinsdale county area, where silver and gold had been discovered. Grant E HOUSTON, President, Hinsdale County, Colorado Historical Society, wrote (12/30/05):
"Both families [Flora & Borie] are well known here in Lake City and were among the real pioneers of our region, particularly up around Capitol City and Rose's Cabin, both of which are now ghost towns. Mrs. ["V P"] FLORA was also extensively interested at various times in Lake City hotels and boarding houses, including the boarding house of the Ute-Ulay Mine on Henson Creek. Her Second Street boarding house between Gunnison and Silver Streets still exists, although it has been moved about a block from its original location."
His father remarried in 1878, four years following loss of first wife Mary. Clarence at age ten, with sister "Hattie A", moved east 30 miles to Oswego, Labette county, Kansas, with her father, new step-mother, older step-brother & step-sister but ~ ~ without younger brother "Will", who remained behind being raised by their maternal grandmother near Liberty until around 1885, who then moved to Oswego, year before sister "Hattie A" married.
Clarence Morton Flora (1868KS-1924OK), of Oswego, Kansas, married Alice Kingsbury ca 1890, who died 6 August 1892 at age twenty, buried in Oswego cemetery.
They met when she was visiting in Oswego. She was a daughter of Frank E Kingsbury who in 1869 at Peru, Miami county, Indiana married Mary Wallick, sister of Elmira (Wallick) Carrier (Mrs L E Carrier) and Captain William F M Wallick, father of Maude Wallick who married his baby brother William Walter Flora, in Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri where their sister, Harriette Amanda (Flora) Gray was living with hubby Carl Raymond Gray from 1890 to 1897, with then, the Frisco railroad with son Carl jr who became a Major General in WW II, head of the mlitary railroads in Europe and Africa, later head of the Veterans Administration under Truman.
Clarence had a store in Coffeville, Montgomery county, Kansas which burnt down a couple months before his first wife's death. A couple months after her death, 5 October 1892 the infamous rode into Coffeyville with intentions to rob both the C M Condon and First National banks.
Clarence's second wife was Pearl E Sawyer, 19 of Cherryvale, Montgomery county, Kansas, daughter of 1880 councilman N B Swayer, in Cherryvale 27 October 1895, who may have died for he is then married by S S Estey to his third wife Stella L Cavert, 22, 6 December 1898, at her parents home, to wit:
<------<>------>
The South Kansas Tribune,
Wednesday, December 2, 1898,
page 2:
A Pleasant Home Wedding
On Tuesday evening at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.G. Cavert on Penn. Avenue, Miss Stella L. Cavert and Mr. C.M. Flora were united in marriage. The ceremony occurred at 8 o'clock p.m., the Rev. S.S. Estley officiating. About twenty of the immediate relatives and friends were present. After the ceremony an elegant wedding luncheon was served. Many beautiful presents were received by the bride and bore witness to the esteem in which she is held. Miss Stella Cavert has grown to womanhood in this city and has gained and held the high respect of all. Mr. C.M. Flora is established in the clothing business. The newly wedded couple have gone to housekeeping at the corner on 9th and Chestnut streets, where a pretty home, nicely furnished, had been prepared. Their friends wish them a long and happy married life.
Courtesy of: "Kansas Room", Independence (KS) Library.
---------------
Moved family and the shirt factory he organized in 1902 at Independence, to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1911, which prior to 1907 was Indian Territory and where he died and is interned.
Prepared in part by Bill Boggess.
Last revised: 03/29/13
Two sons by 3rd wife:
Carl Morton (1904-1973)
Clarence Cavert (1906-1998)
-------------
Son of John Andrew & Mary Elizabeth Shults born when mother was but sixteen years old.
Birth: CLARENCE MORTON FLORA was born near Liberty, Kansas, [Wednesday] April 22 1868. according to Oklahoma City's Daily Oklahoman obituary, page 5, 29 November 1924.
NOTE: "Liberty" did not exist!, to be correct it was Osage Indian Ceeded Lands within Verdigris Township, Wilson County, Kansas. Montgomery county was created 3 June 1869 from southern portion of Wilson with 1870 Post Office Montgomery City. Afterwards, Verdigris City & Montgomery City were combined and named "Liberty", which then was moved east in 1871, to be on the newly built railroad.
View ancestry
Across the river was born Carrie INGALLS, of "Little House On The Prairie" in 1870.
SIBLINGS:
Clarence had three siblings, a year younger sister, "Hatti A", married with three sons, last living in Thomaston, Maine, a three year younger brother, William Walter, a dentist, last living in Colorado Springs with two daughters, and the unknown sister, Jennie G, who survived but one month, buried with their mother at Americus cemetery, Lyon county, Kansas.
Clarence and siblings were raised by their maternal grandmother Harriet SHULTS/Z upon the 1874 death of their mother till 1878, who continued raising brother "Will" till adulthood, around 1885 when she moved in with Clarence's maternal aunt Sarah Jane in Independence, Montgomery county, Kansas, with whom she spent her remaining twenty years.
Year following his mother's demise his two paternal uncles, Wolney Pulaski ("V P") and Daniel Rice Boone FLORA with their families from Liberty township, Kansas in 1875 struck out for Colorado territory's high country, the Lake City, Hinsdale county area, where silver and gold had been discovered. Grant E HOUSTON, President, Hinsdale County, Colorado Historical Society, wrote (12/30/05):
"Both families [Flora & Borie] are well known here in Lake City and were among the real pioneers of our region, particularly up around Capitol City and Rose's Cabin, both of which are now ghost towns. Mrs. ["V P"] FLORA was also extensively interested at various times in Lake City hotels and boarding houses, including the boarding house of the Ute-Ulay Mine on Henson Creek. Her Second Street boarding house between Gunnison and Silver Streets still exists, although it has been moved about a block from its original location."
His father remarried in 1878, four years following loss of first wife Mary. Clarence at age ten, with sister "Hattie A", moved east 30 miles to Oswego, Labette county, Kansas, with her father, new step-mother, older step-brother & step-sister but ~ ~ without younger brother "Will", who remained behind being raised by their maternal grandmother near Liberty until around 1885, who then moved to Oswego, year before sister "Hattie A" married.
Clarence Morton Flora (1868KS-1924OK), of Oswego, Kansas, married Alice Kingsbury ca 1890, who died 6 August 1892 at age twenty, buried in Oswego cemetery.
They met when she was visiting in Oswego. She was a daughter of Frank E Kingsbury who in 1869 at Peru, Miami county, Indiana married Mary Wallick, sister of Elmira (Wallick) Carrier (Mrs L E Carrier) and Captain William F M Wallick, father of Maude Wallick who married his baby brother William Walter Flora, in Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri where their sister, Harriette Amanda (Flora) Gray was living with hubby Carl Raymond Gray from 1890 to 1897, with then, the Frisco railroad with son Carl jr who became a Major General in WW II, head of the mlitary railroads in Europe and Africa, later head of the Veterans Administration under Truman.
Clarence had a store in Coffeville, Montgomery county, Kansas which burnt down a couple months before his first wife's death. A couple months after her death, 5 October 1892 the infamous rode into Coffeyville with intentions to rob both the C M Condon and First National banks.
Clarence's second wife was Pearl E Sawyer, 19 of Cherryvale, Montgomery county, Kansas, daughter of 1880 councilman N B Swayer, in Cherryvale 27 October 1895, who may have died for he is then married by S S Estey to his third wife Stella L Cavert, 22, 6 December 1898, at her parents home, to wit:
<------<>------>
The South Kansas Tribune,
Wednesday, December 2, 1898,
page 2:
A Pleasant Home Wedding
On Tuesday evening at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.G. Cavert on Penn. Avenue, Miss Stella L. Cavert and Mr. C.M. Flora were united in marriage. The ceremony occurred at 8 o'clock p.m., the Rev. S.S. Estley officiating. About twenty of the immediate relatives and friends were present. After the ceremony an elegant wedding luncheon was served. Many beautiful presents were received by the bride and bore witness to the esteem in which she is held. Miss Stella Cavert has grown to womanhood in this city and has gained and held the high respect of all. Mr. C.M. Flora is established in the clothing business. The newly wedded couple have gone to housekeeping at the corner on 9th and Chestnut streets, where a pretty home, nicely furnished, had been prepared. Their friends wish them a long and happy married life.
Courtesy of: "Kansas Room", Independence (KS) Library.
---------------
Moved family and the shirt factory he organized in 1902 at Independence, to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1911, which prior to 1907 was Indian Territory and where he died and is interned.
Prepared in part by Bill Boggess.
Last revised: 03/29/13
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