Florence Alverda Pumphrey is the daughter of Ann Hively and Rezin Wells Pumphrey. She was born 5 December 1857 in Whitley county, Indiana. She died in 1941 at age 83 in Whitley county, Indiana. She is buried at Blue River Cemetery, Thorncreek, Whitley, Indiana.

• On 10 February 1881, at age 23, she married John Henry Brumbaugh, who was age 19, in Whitley county, Indiana. He is the son of William Brumbaugh and Mary Catharine Cooper. He was born 5 March 1861 in Noble county, Indiana. He died in 1947 at age 85 in Whitley county, Indiana. He is buried at Blue River Cemetery, Thorncreek, Whitley, Indiana.

Children of Florence Alverda Pumphrey and John Henry Brumbaugh:

1. Estella M. Brumbaugh was born 4 August 1884 in Indiana.
2. Roscoe Bert Brumbaugh was born 4 May 1886 in Noble county, Indiana.
3. Blanche Brumbaugh was born 19 January 1898 in Indiana. She died in December 1966 at age 68 in Columbia City, Whitley, Indiana. She is buried at Blue River Cemetery, Thorncreek, Whitley, Indiana.

Notes

Blanche had her education interrupted by the influenza epidemic of 1918 as reported in the Fort Wayne News Sentinel, Fort Wayne, IN, 14 Oct 1918.

Sources

Florence:

• Birth, Death and Burial from her headstone.
• Birth, Death and Burial from the Blue River Cemetery Listing [Brumbaugh Florence A Pumphrey - born 1857 died 1941 lot 71 - Blue River-A-12-13-1].
• Marriage from Whitley County Indiana Marriages [Florence Pumphrey (bride) and John H. Brumbaugh (groom) married February 10, 1881 by A. J. Douglas, Minister. Book 3:350].

John:

• Birth, Death and Burial from his headstone.
• Birth, Death and Burial from the Blue River Cemetery Listing [Brumbaugh John Henry - born 1861 died 1947 - Father lot 71 - Blue River-A-12-12-1].

Blanche:

• Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index [Name: Blanche Brumbaugh; SSN: 313-42-6545; Last Residence: 46725 Columbia City, Whitley, Indiana; Born: 19 Jan 1898; Died: Dec 1966; SSN issued: Indiana (1957-1958)].
• Death and Burial from her headstone.

Census Listings

The individuals in this family appear in the following census listings.

• Florence: 1860 census. Smith, Whitley, IN p. 129.
• Florence: 1870 census. Thorncreek, Whitley, IN p. 32.