Flora Bedford Allen1

b. 17 November 1867, d. 15 February 1942
FatherStreshley Allen2,3 b. 4 May 1840, d. 17 Dec 1915
MotherEliza V. Buchanan3 b. 22 Jul 1843, d. 26 May 1924
Birth17 Nov 1867 Flora Bedford Allen was born on 17 Nov 1867 in Schuyler County, Missouri.4 
Marriage20 Mar 1883 She married John Leonard Johnson on 20 Mar 1883 in Schuyler County.5 
Migration  Flora and John spent the first 4 or 5 years of their married life in Missouri, where their first two children were born. Around 1886 or 1887 they left Missouri for Montana. They settled in what became the county of Ravalli in 1893 (Missoula Co. prior to that). Ravalli County sits on the far western edge of Montana in an area known as the Bitterroot Valley.  
Cens-Sum  There they farmed and added 7 additional children to the family, including twins born in 1898. The 1910 census enumerated the family in Corvalis township. Family records indicate the family lived in the small communities of Hamilton and/or Victor.6,7 
Widowed22 Nov 1919  John died in November, 1919. 
Death15 Feb 1942 Flora died on 15 Feb 1942 in Hamilton, Ravalli County, Montana, at age 74.4 
Burial She was buried at Victor Cemetery in Victor, Montana.4 
  John was also buried at Victor Cemetery, along with the couple's young son William who died in 1905. John and Flora's daughter Bettie, and sons Thomas and Clarence are also buried at Victor.4 

Family

John Leonard Johnson b. 21 Aug 1859, d. 22 Nov 1919
Children
  • Elizabeth Virginia Johnson8 (24 Mar 1884 - 10 Dec 1971)
  • Thomas Warren Johnson8 (27 May 1886 - 5 Mar 1965)
  • Inez Cecile Johnson8 (6 Mar 1889 - 11 Aug 1971)
  • Lowell Wallace Johnson8 (3 Jun 1892 - 3 Sep 1948)
  • Clarence Allen Johnson8 (8 Jan 1898 - 27 May 1958)
  • Clara Agnes Johnson8 (8 Jan 1898 - 8 Feb 1979)
  • Ruth Eve Johnson8 (10 Sep 1901 - 20 Sep 1991)
  • William Edward Johnson8 (1904 - 1905)
  • Grace Mae Johnson8 (24 Nov 1907 - Jul 1996)
ChartsDescendants of John Buchanan and Ann Ryburn
Descendants of William Ryburn and Mary (?)
Last Edited2 May 2011

Citations

  1. [S2597] Pat Mange, "Allens," e-mail to D. Powell, 9 Feb. 2011. Pat is the great granddaughter of John and Flora (Allen) Johnson. She notes: "Mother had Flora's middle name as Bedford on everything including the information she copied from the Johnson Family Bible but on her Obituary it is Virginia."
  2. [S722] Streskley Allen household, 1880 U.S. cens., Schuyler Co., MO, pop. sched., Independence Township, ED 153, page 11 (6C stamped), dwelling 93, family 93, viewed online at Ancestry.com, November 2003, image 11 of 31. Census records: Streskley Allen, 40, b. KY, parents b. KY, farmer; Eliza V., 36, wife, b. MO, parents b. VA; Edward R., 16, son, works on farm; Flora B., dau, 12, at home; James W., 10, son; William D., 7, son; Mary B., dau, 4; Oley A., dau, 1; all children born MO. Census reports that Eliza, Edward and Flora cannot read or write.
  3. [S1100] Betty Bower, e-mail to Diana Powell, 20 Nov. 2004. Betty cites as her source Ms Patsy Mange, a great great granddaughter of Strechley Allen and Eliza V. Buchanan through the line of their daughter Flora who married John Johnson. Ms Mange, whose email in 2002 was <<e-mail address>> cites her mother's notes from the Johnson family Bible.
  4. [S2597] Pat Mange, "Allens," e-mail to D. Powell, 10 Jan. 2011. Pat is the great granddaughter of John and Flora (Allen) Johnson.
  5. [S2245] "Missouri Marriage Records 1805-2002", Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com). viewed Feb. 2011.
  6. [S2598] John Johnson household, 1900 U.S. cens., Ravalli Co., Montana, pop. sched., Township 7, ED 82, sheet 7A (p. 49 stamped), dwelling 142, family 145, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2011. Household included: John Johnson, 40, b. Aug 1859, marr 17 yrs, b. MO, father and mother b. KY, farmer; Flora B., wife, 37, marr 17 yrs, mother of 6 children, all are living, b. MO, father b. KY, mother b. MO; Bettie V., dau, 16, b. Mar 1884 MO; Thomas W., son, 14, b. May 1886; Inez, dau, 11, b. Mar 1889 MT; Lowell W., son, 7, b. June 1892 MT; Clarence, son, 2 Jan. 1898 MT; Clara, dau, 2, b. Jan. 1898 MT.
  7. [S2599] John L Johnson household, 1910 U.S. cens., Ravalli Co., Montana, pop. sched., Corvallis Township, ED 79, sheet 11A (p. 163 stamped), dwelling 199, family 207, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2011. Household included: John L. Johnson, 50, marr 27 yrs, b. MO, farmer; Flora B., wife, 42, marr 27 yrs, mother of 9 children, 8 are living, b. MO; Elizabeth, dau, 26, sgl, b. MO; Thomas, son, 23, b. MO; Lowell, son, 17, b. MT; Clarence, son, 12, b. MT; Clara, dau, 12, b. MT; Ruth, dau, 8, b. MT; Grace, dau, 2, b. MT.
  8. [S2597] Pat Mange, "Allens," e-mail to D. Powell, 10 Jan. 2011. Pat is the great granddaughter of John and Flora (Allen) Johnson. She cites the Johnson Family Bible for the names and dates of birth for John and Flora Johnson's children.