Lois Jean Flora family papers
Collection
Identifier: L505
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, holiday cards, certificates, programs, photographs, phonograph records, and other ephemera from Lois Jean Flora and the Flora family in Carroll County and Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from 1882 to 1942, undated regarding daily and family life, education, real estate, military service, and family history.
Dates
- 1882-1942, undated
Creator
- Guernsey, Lois Jean Flora, 1921-1996 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Lois Jean Flora was born to Emory B. and Bertha Mary (Quirk) Flora on August 16, 1921 in Delphi, Indiana. They family moved to Indianapolis when she was still a young child and attended First Presbyterian Church. Flora attended the Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music as a teenager and graduated from Shortridge High School. She served in the U.S. military from July 30, 1943 to April 19, 1946 and achieved the rank of lieutenant in the U.S. Navy. She worked as a recptionist at an advertising agency in Indianapolis in 1950. Flora married Arthur Wayne Guernsey (1920-1979), a publishing company vice president, on October 4, 1975 in Indianapolis. Lois Guernsey died on March 9, 1996 and was buried in Lincoln Memory Gardens in Whitestown, Indiana.
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Emory B. Flora was born September 29, 1884 to Levi (1858-19907) and Anna Jane (Cripe) Flora (1860-1939). In 1910, he was living in Pasadena, California where he worked at a grocery store. He married Bertha Mary Quirk on June 2, 1917 in Logansport, Indiana and they had a daughter, Lois Jean (1921-1996). He worked as an insurance agent in 1918 in Delphi, Indiana. In 1930, he worked as a dry cleaner in Indianapolis, Indiana. Flora died on April 6, 1937 in Indianapolis and was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Logansport, Indiana.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Emory B. Flora." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed April 26, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Emory B. Flora." 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed April 26, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Emory B. Flora." Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017. Accessed April 26, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Emory B. Flora." Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993. Accessed April 26, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Emory B. Flora." U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Accessed April 26, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Lois Jean Flora." 1930 United States Federal Census. Accessed April 26, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Lois Jean Flora." 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed April 26, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Lois Jean Flora." 1950 United States Federal Census. Accessed April 26, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Lois Jean Flora." Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944. Accessed April 26, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com..
Ancestry.com. "Lois Jean Guernsey." Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017. Accessed April 26, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Lois Jean Flora." Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012. Accessed April 26, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Lois Jean Flora." U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010. Accessed April 26, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Lois Jean Flora." U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. Accessed April 26, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Findagrave.com. "Emory B. Flora." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34709404/emory-b-flora.
Findagrave.com. "Lois F. Guernsey." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/224404520/lois-f-guernsey.
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Emory B. Flora was born September 29, 1884 to Levi (1858-19907) and Anna Jane (Cripe) Flora (1860-1939). In 1910, he was living in Pasadena, California where he worked at a grocery store. He married Bertha Mary Quirk on June 2, 1917 in Logansport, Indiana and they had a daughter, Lois Jean (1921-1996). He worked as an insurance agent in 1918 in Delphi, Indiana. In 1930, he worked as a dry cleaner in Indianapolis, Indiana. Flora died on April 6, 1937 in Indianapolis and was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Logansport, Indiana.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Emory B. Flora." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed April 26, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Emory B. Flora." 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed April 26, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Emory B. Flora." Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017. Accessed April 26, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Emory B. Flora." Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993. Accessed April 26, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Emory B. Flora." U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Accessed April 26, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Lois Jean Flora." 1930 United States Federal Census. Accessed April 26, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Lois Jean Flora." 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed April 26, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Lois Jean Flora." 1950 United States Federal Census. Accessed April 26, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Lois Jean Flora." Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944. Accessed April 26, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com..
Ancestry.com. "Lois Jean Guernsey." Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017. Accessed April 26, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Lois Jean Flora." Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012. Accessed April 26, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Lois Jean Flora." U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010. Accessed April 26, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Lois Jean Flora." U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. Accessed April 26, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Findagrave.com. "Emory B. Flora." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34709404/emory-b-flora.
Findagrave.com. "Lois F. Guernsey." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/224404520/lois-f-guernsey.
Extent
0.2 Cubic Feet (1 half manuscript box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a records transfer from Genealogy Division on August 23, 2018.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2024/04/26 by Brittany Kropf. EAD finding aid created 2024/04/26 by Brittany Kropf.
- Certificates
- Childhood and youth
- Clippings
- Commencement ceremonies
- Correspondence
- Draft -- Indiana
- Education
- Family
- Family life
- Fraternal organizations
- Hair
- Holidays
- Indentures
- Invitations
- Marriage certificates
- Music
- Naturalization
- Naturalization -- United States
- Photograph albums
- Photographs
- Presbyterian churches
- Presbyterians
- Programs
- Schools
- Schools -- Indiana
- Songs
- Sound recordings
- World War, 1914-1918
Creator
- Guernsey, Lois Jean Flora, 1921-1996 (Person)
- Flora family (Family)
- Title
- Lois Jean Flora family papers
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
