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2. William "Billie"2 Florence Sr. (Nicholas1) was born on 23 Jun 1787 in Pennsylvania.1 He married Christina "Chrissy" Teal in Pennsylvania.1
He died on 20 Jul 1833 in Harrison County, Kentucky. William died of cholera and was buried in the woods on their farm. Nicholas, his son, helped pull his body on a sled to the burial site where the neighbors put asafetida (a resin having a bitter, acrid taste and an obnoxious oder) in their mouths and covered up the body.4,5
Christina "Chrissy" Teal was born between 1790 and 1792. The 1850 Harrison County, Kentucky census shows Christina as being born about 1792 in Pennsylvania and the 1860 census shows her being born about 1790.6,7
Chistina "Chrissy" would spin and weave at night by light from splinters of lighted wood in the door jam. They didn't have any lamps or matches and got their fire started with flint.4
She appeared on the 1850 census in Harrison County, Kentucky. The census listed Christina as head-of-household. She was living on her farm between her son David and her daughter Charity. Living with Christina were sons, Leonard, James, and Levi.
She appeared on the 1860 census in Harrison County, Kentucky. Christina was living on her farm with son Levi, 26 and her grandson, Jasper Cook, 21.7
She appeared on the 1870 census in Harrison County, Kentucky. Christina was living with Jas. M., born in 1832, Sarah E. born in 1849, Sarah E. born in 1868, and Ida A. born in 1869.
Known children of William "Billie"2 Florence Sr. and Christina "Chrissy" Teal were as follows:
John appeared on the census of 1850 in Harrison County, Kentucky. This census enumerates Jno. Florence, age 58, born in Pa, Margaret, age 57, born in Pa, and Elizabeth, age 14, born in Ky.8 John appeared on the census of 1860 in Harrison County, Kentucky. John was enumerated as age 68, born in Pa, Margaret was age 66, born in Pa.9
Margaret "Peggy" (Unknown) was born about 1793 in Pennsylvania; In 1880, Margaret was living with her daughter, Elizabeth Love.10 In 1880, Margaret was living in Harrison County with her son-in-law, William Love.
Known children of John2 Florence and Margaret "Peggy" (Unknown) were:
Elizabeth appeared on the census of 1850 in Harrison County, Kentucky. George wasn't enumerated on this census. Elizabeth, age 57, born in Pa was head of the household. Living with her was Barton, age 20, Mary, age 19, Margaret, age 16, and Hester, age 14 all born in Kentucky.11
Known children of Elizabeth2 Florence and George Lowe all born in Harrison County, Kentucky, were as follows: