Flora and James moved to Denver, CO in 1859 or early 1860, where James worked in the freighting business between Omaho, NE and Denver. They are shown in August 1860 on the Denver, Arapahoe County, Kansas Territory census. Sometime after this cenus, in the latter part of 1860, Flora died while James was away on business (the source for this information was Flora's granddaughter, Margaret Boone Tiffany).
NOTE: Denver was founded in 1858 but at the time of Flora's death, it was still part of Kansas Territory (it did not become Colorado until 1861). The "oldest" cemetery in Denver is Riverside Cemetery, which wasn't founded until 1876, well after Flora's death. In addtion, Denver did not keep systematic death records until 1910, so there is little hope of finding the actual location of Flora's grave.
Flora and James moved to Denver, CO in 1859 or early 1860, where James worked in the freighting business between Omaho, NE and Denver. They are shown in August 1860 on the Denver, Arapahoe County, Kansas Territory census. Sometime after this cenus, in the latter part of 1860, Flora died while James was away on business (the source for this information was Flora's granddaughter, Margaret Boone Tiffany).
NOTE: Denver was founded in 1858 but at the time of Flora's death, it was still part of Kansas Territory (it did not become Colorado until 1861). The "oldest" cemetery in Denver is Riverside Cemetery, which wasn't founded until 1876, well after Flora's death. In addtion, Denver did not keep systematic death records until 1910, so there is little hope of finding the actual location of Flora's grave.
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