Mary Lou Flory

Family/Spouse: Leonard Quincey Fenton. Leonard was born on 19 Mar 1924; died on 30 Jul 1987. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living

James married Winnie Ethel McCain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 04 Jun 1860, Plain, Wayne Co., Ohio; Listed with parents, b. Ohio; : 8
• Census: 11 Jun 1870, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana; Listed with parents; : 18
• Census: 05 Jun 1900, Richland Township, Greene County, Indiana; Head of household Married 28 yrs Had 10 kids, 7 living at home ; : 48

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Rev. Henry Flory

Rev. Henry Flory, one of the most useful men of Richland township, Greene county, Indiana, is both a farmer and a minister, a man who is vigilant in regard to the moral uplift of his community. He was born February 26, 1852, and was ten years old when his family brought him to Greene county from Wayne county, Ohio. After attending the common schools he began to hire out when only eleven years old, and continued to work by the month on various farms until he was married; then he rented a farm which he worked for several years, having purchased his present farm of eighty acres in Richland township in 1902. His marriage occurred in 1872 to Mary Ann Shertzer, who was raised in the community where the subject now lives. She is the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Black) Shertzer, both natives of Pennsylvania, who came to Greene county, Indiana, in 1856, settling in Richland township, where they farmed. William Shertzer was three times married, first to Elizabeth Bowers, who died, leaving one child. John, living at Bloomfield, Indiana; his second wife was Elizabeth Black, and seven children were born to this union, namely: Ellen, who lives in Richland township, Greene county, the wife of Franklin Chipman; Mary Ann, wife of the subject of this sketch; Samuel, who lives in Bloomfield; William, who lives in Richalnd township; Ida, the wife of Wilson Trent, living in Highland township; Margaret lives in the state of Washington, the wife of William Pope; David also lives in the state of Washington. The third marriage of William Shertzer was to Elizabeth Blaker. Six children were born to this union, namely: Reuben, who lives in Bloomfield; Theodore also lives there; Gurtha, the wife of Newton Miller, lives in Illinois; Walter lives in Bloomfield; Hulda is the wife of Roy Buckner, living in Greene county, Indiana; Edwin lives in Bloomfield. William Shertzer is a member of the Methodist church and a Democrat.

The subject and wife had ten children, as follows: Rosa, wife of Elmer Taylor, living in Martin county, Indiana. They have two children, Pearl and Lloyd. Florence F., the second child of the subject, is the wife of Charles Sheppard, who lives in Stockton township, Greene county; they have three children, Rovena, Olive and Dorotha. William N., the third son of the subject, lives in Illinois on a farm, and is single; Homer E., who married Lulu Quillen, also lives on a farm in Illinois; James I., who married Ethel McCane, also lives in Illinois; David E., who married Cora Killinger, lives in that state; Harley also lives there; Hazel, Leona E. and Della Marie live at home.

Henry Flory is the son of Noah and Mariah (Miller) Flory, both natives of Pennsylvania, who came to Ohio with their parents while children. There they grew up and married. The grandfather of the subject, who was also named Noah Flory, died in Ohio. The subject's father came to Indiana in 1863 and settled in Richland township, Greene county. He was a school teacher and worked on a farm between terms. He was also a cooper by trade. He and his wife were members of the Church of God and he was a Democrat. They had thirteen children, namely: Catherine, the wife of James Quakenbush, who lives in Kansas; John lives in Richland township, Greene county; Henry, the subject of this sketch; Elizabeth, the wife of William Stalcup, lives near the old home in Greene county; Mary, Caroline, Mariah and Ellen, all deceased; Jacob lives in Richland township; Samuel lives on a farm in Illinois; Susan, the wife of Elsworth Watson, lives in Richland township; William Thomas also lives there. Noah Flory died in Richland township. His widow is still living.

The subject and his family are members of the Church of God. He has charge of four churches, two in Clay county, one in Daviess and one in Greene county, Indiana. He is thoroughly conversant with the Scriptures, and is a convincing and forceful speaker. Many have been converted under his teachings, and he wields a great influence for good in his community, and, in fact, in the three counties in which he is known and in which he has been preaching for twenty-three years. He is an independent voter and is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Bloomfield, Indiana. He has a well improved farm and lives in a neat and cosy cottage.



Source: "Biographical Memoirs of Greene County, Ind. with Reminiscences of Pioneer Days", B.F. Bowen & Co., Indianapolis, IN, 1908.

Henry married Mary Ann Shertzer on 31 Mar 1872. Mary was born in Jul 1856 in Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 05 Jun 1900, Richland Township, Greene County, Indiana; Listed with Husband and 7 kids Mother of ten children, ten living Married 28 years; : 43

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 22 Aug 1850, Plain, Wayne Co., Ohio; Cooper b. Pennsylvania Maria Flory 21 yrs Catherine Flory 2 yrs John Flory 5/12 years; : 24
• Census: 04 Jun 1860, Plain, Wayne Co., Ohio; Day Laborer, $50, b. Pennsylvania Maria Flory 31 yrs Catherine Flory 11 yrs John Flory 10 yrs Henry Flory 8 yrs Elizabeth Flory 5 yrs Calinia Flory 3 yrs Maria Flory 1 yr; : 34
• Census: 11 Jun 1870, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana; Farm Laborer, b. Pennsylvania Maria Flora 41 yrs Henry Flora 18 yrs Elizabeth Flora 16 Maria Flora 11 yrs Noah Flora 7 yrs Ellen Flora 5 yrs Jacob Flora 3 yrs Susannah Flora 1 yr; : 44

Noah married Mariah Miller in Aug 1847 in Wayne County, Ohio. Mariah (daughter of John Len Miller, Sr. and Elnora Imboden) was born on 13 Mar 1829 in Lebanon Co., Pennsylvania; died on 22 Dec 1919 in Greene County, Indiana; was buried in Tulip Cemetery, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 22 Aug 1850, Plain, Wayne Co., Ohio; Listed with Noah Flory b. Pennsylvania; : 21
• Census: 04 Jun 1860, Plain, Wayne Co., Ohio; Listed with Noah Flory, b. Pennsylvania; : 31
• Census: 11 Jun 1870, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana; Listed with Noah Flora(Flory); : 41

Notes:

Died:
THE BLOOMFIELD NEWS, VOL. XLIV., NO. 6, Page 1, Column 2, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana, Thursday, December 25, 1919, "AGED AND RESPECTED WOMAN PASSES AWAY."

Mariah, the second child of John and Leora MILLER, was born March 13, 1829, in Lebanon county, Penn. She moved with her parents when quite young to Wayne county, Ohio, and there grew to womanhood and was married to Noah E. FLORY in August, 1847. To this union were born thirteen children, six having preceded the mother to the spirit world. She came with her family to Greene county, Indiana, in 1853. She spent most of her life near Tulip, in this county. The husband and father died September 7, 1872. She lived at the old home until about four years ago, and since then she has made her home with her children. She was at the home of her son, Rev. Henry FLORY, from which she could not recover. She was removed to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Elza WATSON, where every attention and care was bestowed upon her by her children and friends, but she passed peacefully to rest, December 22, 1919, age ninety years, nine months and nine days.

At about the age of eighteen she was converted and united with the Church of God. She was a faithful active member, regular in attending as long as her health permitted. When life seemed almost gone she rallied, praising God, and calling her children around her gave them good counsel, and even tried to sing. All her life long, she was a woman of remarkable strength, both physical and mental. She retained her mental faculties till the last.

She leaves to mourn their loss seven children?three daughters, Katherine QUAKENBUSH, of Vermillion , Kas.; Elizabeth STALCUP and Susie WATSON, of Bloomfield; and four sons, Henry, the minister, and Jacob, Samuel and Thomas, all of Bloomfield. All these children were with her in her last illness except Mrs. QUACKENBUSH, who was unable to attend. She had fifty grandchildren, 101 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren?158 in all.
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Note?RLJ: Greene County, Indiana Death Record Book R16, Page 148 lists Maria MILLER, daughter of John MILLER, b. PA and Leora EMBOLTERS, b. PA.