Florence Etta Draper
- Born: Cir 1887, Henry Co., VA.
- Marriage: John William Webster Lovelace on 28 Dec 1905 in Martinsville, Henry Co., VA.
- Died: 25 May 1928, Martinsville, Henry Co., VA. at age 41
- Buried: Lovelace Cemetery Price, Rockingham Co, North Carolina
Cause of her death was Cerebral Meningitis.
General Notes:
From www.findagrave.com: This source gives the burial site as the Lovelace Cemetery in Rockingham Co., N. C. while the death certificate indicates the cemetery as the Patterson Cemetery near Price, N. C. ... perhaps the same? THE HENRY BULLETIN, Martinsville, Va., Tue., May 29, 1928, p. 2, col. 1.(edited). Mrs. John Lovelace, 38, died at her home on River Road Friday from a short attack of paralysis of the brain. Before marriage, Mrs. Lovelace was Miss Florence Draper, daughter of the late Peter Draper of the Reed Creek community. Besides a husband and eight children, the deceased is survived by two brothers, John P. and Stephen T. Draper and five sisters, Mesdames [plural form of Madame] Ben Cobler, T. G Lovelace, William Turner, Joseph Thomasson and Kirt West. Funeral services were held at the residence Saturday afternoon by Dr. J. P. McCabe and burial was in the family burial grounds near Price, N. C. *********** Her marriage is recorded in Henry County Reg. of Marriages No. 2, 1893-1913, p. 67, 28 Dec. 1905: John Lovelace, White, Age 25, Single, Born Rockingham Co., N.C., Resides Henry Co., Farmer, Son of Joe & S. Lovelace, married Florence Draper, White, Age 19, Single, Born/Resides Henry Co., Dau. of P. D. & (illegible) Draper. (source:Bruce Locke)
Medical Notes:
Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014 Name: Florence Lovelace [Florence Draper] (married) Residence: Martinsville, VA Gender: Female Race: White Age at Death: 40 Birth Date: abt 1888 Death Date: 25 May 1928 Death Place: Martinsville, Henry, Virginia Burial: May 26, 1928 at what looks to be Patterson Cemetery near Price, N. C. Registration Date: 25 May 1928 Father: Peter Draper Mother: Nora Ann Draper Spouse: Jno W Lovelace Informant: J. W. Lovelace [husband]
Florence married John William Webster Lovelace, son of Joseph George Lovelace and Lydia M. "Lillie" Harris, on 28 Dec 1905 in Martinsville, Henry Co., VA. (John William Webster Lovelace was born on 1 Sep 1876 in Mayo Township, Rockingham Co., N.C, died on 1 Apr 1932 in Martinsville, Henry Co., VA. and was buried in Lovelace Cemetery Price, Rockingham Co, North Carolina.)
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