A few days ago, I posted a little something here about the young lives of my great grandparents Curtis Florian (1892-1977) and Minnie Wise Florian (1892-1981), who were married at the age of 19 in Woodlake, Kentucky, on February 28, 1912. Well, I guess that post of mine inspired my aunt in D.C., who just […]
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One more post on my great grandparents, Curtis Florian and Minnie Wise Florian
Posted in History, Mark's Life, Uncategorized Also tagged 1912, genealogy, Grover Cleveland Wise, Jefferson Davis Wise, Kentucky, Laura Hutchernson, Laura Hutchinson, Ma Florian, Mark Maynard Archives, Mark's ancestors, Mark's aunt Betsy, marriage certificate, Mimi Gladys, Minnie Wise Florian, obituary, Oliver Florian, Ollie Florian, Pa Florian, Stamping Ground, Wise, Woodlake 6 Comments
Introducing my great, great, great grandfather, Joseph Phillip Florian
This, I’ve been told, is my great, great, great grandfather, Joseph Phillip Florian. From what I’ve been able to ascertain, he was born in Poland on November 22, 1831, and arrived at the Port of New York on June 9, 1840 aboard a ship from Le Havre, France called the Robert Parker. [This would have […]
Posted in History, Mark's Life, Uncategorized Also tagged 1840, 1867, 1931, Anna Skokan, big families, Castle Garden, Civil War, Curtis Florian, DNA, Elizabeth "Betty" Brock, Elizabeth Brock, Ellis Island, family tree, France, Franklin County, genealogy, immigration, Jacobus Florian, Joseph Phillip Florian, Kentucky, Le Havre, Mark's ancestors, Mary Bell Florian, Ollie "Ettie" Florian, Peaks Mill Christian Church Cemetery, Poland, Robert Parker, Russia, slavery, Slovakia 53 Comments