Alpha Meritt Florea b. 5 Mar 1899 Midland, Clinton County, Ohio, United States d. 5 Sep 1945 Franklin, Warren County, Ohio, United States: Tangled Roots

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Name	Alpha Meritt Florea
Born	5 Mar 1899	Midland, Clinton County, Ohio, United States [1]
Gender	Male
Census	1900	Jefferson Township, Clinton County, Ohio, United States [2]
	as Alpha M. Florea, son, in the household of Frank A. Glorea
Census	1920	Midland, Clinton County, Ohio, United States [3]
	as Alfa Flora, son, in the hosehold of Alice Flora
Census	1930	Jefferson Township, Clinton County, Ohio, United States [4]
	as Alpha M. Florea, telegrapher, head of household
Newspaper	28 Jul 1930 [5]
	Announces Candidacy For County Auditor
	Announces Candidacy For County Auditor Alpha M. Florea has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Auditor of Clinton County, subject to the Republican Primaries, August 12, 1930. Mr. Florea lives at Midland City, and comes from a widely known family. Mr. Florea attended high school at Midland City and Blanchester and for the past five years has worked as agent and operator on the Ohio Division of Baltimore & Ohio railroad. During the war Mr. Florea served as a soldier and has the distinction of having served in France and Belgium. This is the first time Mr. Florea has ever run for any public office. If nominated he will be responsible to the people but not to any political faction or gang. Alpha M. Florea Midland City Political Paid Advertisement
Residence	1935	Midland, Clinton County, Ohio, United States [6]
	Address: 26 State Route 69
Census	1940	Midland, Jefferson Township, Clinton County, Ohio, United States [6]
	as Alpha Florea, Proprietor of Midland Retail Coal & Feed Store, head of household
	Address: 26 State Route 69
Military	WWI [7]
Name	Alphasous Florea
Died	5 Sep 1945	Franklin, Warren County, Ohio, United States [8]
	Cause: of coronary thrombosis
Buried	8 Sep 1945	Jefferson Township, Clinton County, Ohio, United States [9]
	Address: Westboro IOOF Cemetery
Person ID	I1919	TangledRoots
Last Modified	5 Jun 2021

Father	Franklin Arthur Florea, b. 8 Jan 1871, Washington Township, Clinton County, Ohio, United States , d. 29 Sep 1919, Midland, Clinton County, Ohio, United States (Age 48 years)
Mother	Alice Bertha Chism, b. 18 Oct 1876, Ohio, United States , d. 11 Jun 1948, Midland, Clinton County, Ohio, United States (Age 71 years)
Family ID	F1005	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Mary Koneta Wood, b. 22 Aug 1902, Ohio, United States , d. 3 Apr 1983, Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio, United States (Age 80 years)

Married 22 Aug 1925 Clinton County, Ohio, United States [10]

Children

	1. Living
	2. Living
	3. Living
	4. Mildred Eloise Florea, b. 17 Sep 1937, Clinton County, Ohio, United States , d. 18 Mar 2002, Warren County, Ohio, United States (Age 64 years)

Last Modified 16 Jan 2022

Family ID F1007 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources

[S698] United States: Social Security Death Index, FamilySearch, Railroad Board.
[S1012] 1900 Federal Census: Ohio, Clinton County, Jefferson Township, pg. 8B.
DW 188-190
...line 73 - Frank A. Florea, head, white, male, born January 1871, age 29, married 8 yr, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, farmer
...line 74 - Alice Florea, wife, white, female, born october 1876, age 23, married 8 yr, mother of 3 children-1 living, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 75 - Alpha M. Florea, son, white, male, born March 1899, age 1, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
Jefferson Township, Clinton County, Ohio p8B
[S857] 1920 Federal Census: Ohio, Clinton County, Midland, Jefferson Township, p10B.
...line 57 - Nancy H. Flora, head, female, white, age 77, widowed, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio

...line 58 - Alice Flora, head, female, white, age 43, widowed, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 59 - Alfa Flora, son, male, white, age 20, single, born Ohio, fathers born Ohio, mother born Ohio
Midland, Jefferson Township, Clinton County, Ohio p10B
[S670] 1930 Federal Census: Ohio, Clinton County, Jefferson Township, p1A.
DW 11-11
...line 42 - Alpha M. Florea, head, male, white, age 31, married at age 25, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 43 - Mary K. Florea, wife, female, white, age 27, married at age 23, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 44 - Alice B. Florea, mother, female, white, age 53, widowed, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 45 - Carolyn J. Florea, daughter, female, white, age 3, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 46 - Anna L. Florea, daughter, female, white, age 7/12, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
Midland, Jefferson Township, Clinton County, Ohio p1A
[S1917] Newspaper: Wilmington News-Journal (Wilmington, Ohio), 28 July 1930, p2.

Announces Candidacy For County Auditor
...Alpha M. Florea has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Auditor of Clinton County, subject to the Republican Primaries, August 12, 1930.
...Mr. Florea lives at Midland City, and comes from a widely known family.
...Mr. Florea attended high school at Midland City and Blanchester and for the past five years has worked as agent and operator on the Ohio Division of Baltimore & Ohio railroad.
...During the war Mr. Florea served as a soldier and has the distinction of having served in France and Belgium.
...This is the first time Mr. Florea has ever run for any public office.
...If nominated he will be responsible to the people but not to any political faction or gang.
Alpha M. Florea
Midland City
Political Paid Advertisement
(The Daily News-Journal, Wilmington, Ohio, Monday, July 28, 1930, page 2)
Candidacy for County Auditor
28 July 1930
[S1279] 1940 Federal Census: Ohio, Clinton County, p2 Midland, Jefferson County.
DW 26 State Route 69
...line 5 - Alpha Florea, head, male, white, age 41, married, born Ohio, same house in 1935, Proprietor of Midland Retail Coal & Feed Store
...lein 6 - Mary Florea, wife, female, white, age 37, married, born Ohio, same house in 1935
...line 7 - Carloyn Florea, daughter, female, white, age 13, single, born Ohio, same house in 1935
...line 8 - Anna L. Florea, daughter, female, white, age 10, single, born Ohio, same house in 1935
...line 9 - Elnorea Florea, daughter, female, white, age 6, single, born Ohio, same house in 1935
...line 10 - Mildred Florea, daughter, female, white, age 2, single, born Ohio

DW 31 State Route 68
...line 22 - Alice Florea, head, female, white, age 63, widow, born Ohio, same house in 1935
Midland, Jefferson Township, Clinton County, Ohio
p2A
[S7] Book: Cemetery Records of Clinton County Ohio 1798-1999, 977.1765 V3c., pg. 391.
[S488] Ohio: Department of Health, Death Certificate 1908-1953, #56076 - Alpha Merritt Florea.
Alpha Merritt Florea
Place of Death: Ohio, Warren County, Franklin
Veteran: WWI
Male, White, Married
Wife: Mary K. Florea, age 43
Birth Date of deceased: March 5, 1899
Age: 46y 6m 0d
Birthplace: Midland, Ohio
Occupation: Train Dispatcher
Father: Frank A Florea, born Ohio
Mother: Alice Chism, born Ohio
Date of Death: Sept 5, 1945
Cause of Death: Coronary Thrombosis
State of Ohio, warren County
5 September 1945
[S7] Book: Cemetery Records of Clinton County Ohio 1798-1999, 977.1765 V3c., pg.. 301.
Alpha Merritt Florea, B. 1899, D. 1945, Bur. Sec 14 Lot 19, WWI Veteran, Westboro IOOF/J
[S312] Information from Helen ColvinTaylor.
Belleville, Republic County, Kansas
12 September 1918