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ROBINSON FLORENCE, farmer, P. 0. London, was born in Piekaway County, Ohio, December 25, 1809. His father, William
Florence, native of Virginia, and came to Pickaway County at an early day. He was a prominent farmer and stock
raiser of that county during life, and accumulated a large property. His political opinions were Republican. He
rep resented his district in the Ohio Legislature, an 1 for many years was a Judge of the Common Pleas Court of
that county. He married Fanny Robinson, a native of Virginia, and by her had eight children - five daughters and
three sons of whom only two are now living - Mrs. Radcliff, of Illinois and our subject. Mrs. Florence died about
1819, and Mr. Florence married Mrs. Isabella (Barr) Denney, who had a family of four children - three daughters
and one son. Her marriage to Mr. Florence was without issue. She died in 1852, he having died previously, while
in his ninety sixth year. Our subject was raised on a farm and has made that occupation the work of his life. When
twenty three years of age, he married Elizabeth Williams, a native of Virginia, and a daughter of John and Mary
(Phifer) Williams. She inherited one fourth of 1,800 acres of land from her father, from which the young couple
commenced their married life. By earnest and faithful labor, Mr. Florence has provided for a large family of children,
and has accumulated sufficient property to enable him to live comfortably without work, for the remaining days
of his life. He has sold a goodly part of his lands, now owning about 400 acres. He is a Republican in politics,
but has never taken a very active part in politics, his official career consisting only of one term each as Township
Trustee and Supervisor. He has had eleven children born to him, seven now living, viz.: Richard (ex Treasurer of
Madison County), William, Mary, Eliza, Fannie (widow of Rev. John B. Clark, deceased, of Pittsburgh, a Presbyterian
minister and a Colonel in the Union army, during the rebellion), John, Charles and Edward. Mrs. F. has been a member
of the Methodist Church many years.
From:
History of Madison County, Ohio
Published by: W. H. Beers and Company
Chicago, Illinois
1883
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