Florinda A FARMER4,1,5,2,6,3,7

16th Dec 18651,2,3 - 22nd Jan 19454,5,3

Life History

16th Dec 1865	Born in Indiana.1,2,3
7th Nov 1881	Married Charles Ozias DANCY in Warrick County, Indiana.1,6
1st Aug 1882	Birth of son Travis DANCY in Spencer County, Indiana.8,9,10,11,3
22nd May 1904	Birth of daughter Lillian DANCY in Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee
27th Jun 1928	Death of Charles Ozias DANCY in Arkansas County, Arkansas.12,3,13
22nd Jan 1945	Died in Arkansas County, Arkansas.4,5,3
after 22nd Jan 1945	Buried in Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel, Arkansas County, Arkansas.3

Notes

U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Lillian Roark [Mary Lillian Dancy]
Birth 22 May 1904 Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee
Death May 1980
Father Charles O Dancy
Mother Flora A Hutchins
SSN 412080937
01 Nov 1972 Name listed as LILLIAN ROARK

Bristol, Tennessee is on Interstate Highway 81, on the border with Virginia (a joint city with Bristol, Virginia). It is near the point of the Kentucky-Virginia-Tennessee border, Also note that the surname of Lillian's mother is reproted as Hutchins, but other records indicate her maiden name was Farmer. Florinda was only 16 when she married Ozias, so the name Hutchins must be here second married name, as she survived Ozias by almost 20 years.

Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001
Florinda A Farmer
Ozions [Ozias] Dancy
Marriage Licence issued 7 Nov 1881 Warrick County, Indiana
Ceremony presumed, as they continued a whole life together, but return giving information on the ceremony is empty, not recorded
Record of Licecnse in Warwick County Marriage Book, p 271

Most records list Florinda as Flora. The longer name is recorded in the 1910 census for Skelton Township, Warrick County, Indiana, and in her marriage record above. Because this name would be more likely shortened the Flora than the other way around, I am taking this as her full name, and Flora as a nickname.

In 1930 and 1940, Flora is a widow living in her own household, next door to her son Travis Dancy and famliy.

1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 22 April, Prairie Township, District 1-24, page 9A, Btwn Road 1 and 146, Hse #133, Owns $250
Dancy, Flora Head F W 73 Widow Grade 5 b Indiana same house in 1935

1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 22 April, Prairie Township, District 1-24, page 9A, Btwn Road 1 and 146, Hse #132, Rents $2
Dancy, Travis Head M W 57 Grade 8 b Indiana same house in 1935 Cotton Farmer
Dancy, Lillie Wife F W 53 Grade 8 b Indiana same house in 1935
Dancy, Ada May Dau F W 13 Single Grade 8 b Ark same house in 1935

Sources

1. 1910 Federal Census, Warrick County, Indiana
- 29 April, Skelton Township, District 176, page 12A, Hse #225, Fam #229
2. 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 22 April, Prairie Township, District 1-24, page 9A, Btwn Road 1 and 146, Hse #133, Owns $250
3. Gravestones of Mt Pleasant Cemetery
4. Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950
- Flora A Dancy; vol 10, certificate 4
5. 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 14 April, Prairie Township, District 7, page 4B, Public Road, Hse #70, Fam #71
6. Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001
7. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
8. 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 5 February, Prairie Township, District 15, page 5B, Country Road, Hse/Fam #92
9. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
- 1942, residence Van, Arkansas, Arkansas; on farm of George Williams but working for self; born 1 August 1882
10. 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 22 April, Prairie Township, District 1-24, page 9A, Btwn Road 1 and 146, Hse #132, Rents $2
11. 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 14 April, Prairie Township, District 7, page 4B, Public Road, Hse #69, Fam #70
12. Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950
13. Find a Grave Memorial Registry