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Florence Van Meter1,2,3

ID# 24631, (1893 - 1940)
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Parents:

  • Father: Charles W. Van Meter
  • Mother: Anna Burton

Key Events:

  • Born: on 1 Aug 1893 in Highland Co., Ohio.4,5,6
  • Married First: Truman Brose on 16 Jul 1910 in Lynchburg, Highland Co., Ohio.7,8,9
  • Married Second: Elva Ervin Gebhart abt 1928.10,11
  • Died: on 2 Apr 1940 in Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio.12
  • Buried: on 5 Apr 1940 in Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio.13,14
Florence also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Children with Truman Brose:

  • Lola Edith Brose
  • Harold Robert Brose
  • Ralph Junior Brose

Citations

  1. Charles Vanmater household, 1900 U.S. Census, Noble Co., Oklahoma, shows name as Florance Vanmater.
  2. William I. Brosie Jr household, 1910 U.S. Census, Highland Co., Ohio, shows name as Florence VanMater.
  3. Marriage Record, Highland Co., Ohio, 16:470, no. 10223, Truman Brose and Florence Van Meter.
  4. Charles Vanmater household, 1900 U.S. Census, Noble Co., Oklahoma, shows month, year, age 6, and state.
  5. Marriage Record, Highland Co., Ohio, 16:470, no. 10223, Truman Brose and Florence Van Meter, shows age 16 on 1 Aug 1909, county, and state.
  6. Florence Gebhart, Florence, Certificate of Death, shows date, county, and state.
  7. Marriage Record, Highland Co., Ohio, 16:470, no. 10223, Truman Brose and Florence Van Meter, shows date, city, county, state, and officiant.
  8. Truman Brose household, 1920 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio, shows married.
  9. "Husbamd Kicked Wife From Bed Petition Says," The Dayton Herald, 15 Oct 1924, shows married Aug 1910, and city.
  10. Alva E. Gephart household, 1930 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio, shows married, with his age at first marriage as 36, and hers as 17.
  11. Erva E. Gebhart household, 1940 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio, shows married.
  12. Florence Gebhart, Florence, Certificate of Death, shows date, municipality, county, and state.
  13. Florence Gebhart, Florence, Certificate of Death, shows date and cemetery.
  14. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 85291012, Florence VanMeter Gebhart, includes tombstone photo.

Frances E. Franer1,2,3

ID# 24639, (1900 - 1977)
Family Chart

Parents:

  • Father: William H. Franer
  • Mother: Minnie Amanda Hegel

Key Events:

  • Born: on 28 May 1900 in Ohio.4,5,6
  • Married First: William Henry Smart on 12 Jun 1917.7,8
  • Married Second: Truman Brose on 25 Jun 1927 in Newport, Campbell Co., Kentucky.9,10
  • Died: on 7 Jul 1977 in Hamersville, Brown Co., Ohio.11,12,13
  • Buried: on 11 Jul 1977 in Willow View Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio.14,15
Frances also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Children with William Henry Smart:

  • James Wesley Smart
  • Theodore Eugene Smart
  • Walter Earl Smart

Citations

  1. Wm H. Franer household, 1900 U.S. Census, Warren Co., Ohio, shows name as Frances Franer.
  2. Minnie Franer household, 1910 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio, shows name as Frances E. Franer.
  3. William Smart household, 1920 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio, shows name as Francis Smart.
  4. Wm H. Franer household, 1900 U.S. Census, Warren Co., Ohio, shows month, year, age 0/12, and state.
  5. Minnie Franer household, 1910 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio, shows age 11 and state.
  6. "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Frances Brose, Soc. Sec. No. 290-16-1247, shows date.
  7. William Smart household, 1920 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio, shows married.
  8. "Blackened Her Eye For Sunday School Visit, Wife Charges," The Dayton Herald, 7 Jul 1924, shows date.
  9. Marriage License and Return, Campbell Co., Kentucky, 123:46, Truman Brose and Frances Smart, shows date, city, county, state, and officiant.
  10. Truman Bruse household, 1930 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio, shows married, with his age at first marriage as 23, and hers as 17.
  11. Frances Brose, Frances obituary, Dayton Daily News, shows date, at residence, and town.
  12. "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Frances Brose, Soc. Sec. No. 290-16-1247, shows month, year, and last residence, as 45130, Hamersville, Brown, Ohio.
  13. "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," FamilySearch.org, record for Frances Brose, citing cert. no. 47417, shows date, county, and state.
  14. Frances Brose, Frances obituary, Dayton Daily News, shows services Monday and cemetery.
  15. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 110081571, Frances Franer Brose, includes tombstone photo.

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