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Florence <I>Rohde</I> Gwynne

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Florence Rohde Gwynne

Birth
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Death
29 Dec 1952 (aged 73)
Patchogue, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Burial
Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Daughter of Freeman Julius Rohde and Hannah Scruten, wife of William Logan Gwynne, the son of Alexander Gwynne and Emily Bishop, whom she married on February 14, 1907 in Manhattan, NY and mother of Marjorie Gwynne (married Albert Brown) and William Thurston Gwynne.

In 1900, Florence Rohde, aged 20, a school teacher, was living at 249 Main Avenue in Bergen, New Jersey, in the home of her parents, Freeman J. Rohde, aged 44, and Hannah Rohde, aged 44, with her brother, Charles F. Rohde, aged 17, an entry clerk for a tin plate company. Her father was shown to be a bookkeeper for a newspaper.

In 1920, Florence Gwynne, aged 40, was living on Beaver Dam Road, Brookhaven NY, in the home of her mother, Hannah Rohde, aged 64.

In 1930, Florence Gwynne, aged 50, widowed, a bookkeeper for a grain dealer, was living at 97 Beaver Dam Road, Brookhaven, NY, in the home of her widowed mother, Hannah Rohde, aged 74, with her children, William T. Gwynne, aged 20, a nurseryman for a plant and shrub nursery, and Marjorie Gwynne, aged 18, a stenographer for a truck company.

Obituary - Brookhaven - Mrs. Florence Gwynne of Beaver Dam Road, Brookhaven, former organist here at St. James Episcopal Church and former librarian at Brookhaven Library, died Monday at South Shore Convalescent Home, Patchogue, after an extended illness.

Born 73 years ago in New York City, Mrs. Gwynne had resided in this vicinity for the past 36 years. She was the widow of the late William L. Gwynne who perished when the Titanic went down on her maiden voyage in 1912. Mrs. Gwynne was a member of the Fireplace Literary Club of Brookhaven.

Her body will repose at the Pettit Funeral Home, Patchogue, until 2 p.m. today, when funeral services will be conducted in St. James Episcopal Church, Brookhaven, with the Rev. Frederick Chapman officiating. Interment will follow in Oaklawn Cemetery, Brookhaven.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Albert Brown of Patchogue; a son, William Thurston Gwynne of Brookhaven and one grandchild.

“Florence Gwynn was the wife of William Logan Gwynn he was a postal worker on the R.M.S Titanic sadly he died in the disaster and his body was not recovered.“

https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-victim/william-logan-gwynn.html

(New York Marriages, 1686-1980, Indexing Project (Batch) Number M00130-4, System Origin New_York-ODM, GS Film number 1452116; 1900, 1920, 1930 US Federal Census; The Patchogue advance., March 20, 1952, Page 13; Florence Gwynne in the New York, Death Index, 1852-1956, Certificate Number: 78030; The Patchogue advance., January 01, 1953, Page 10; Florence Gwynne in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Trevor Baxter)
Daughter of Freeman Julius Rohde and Hannah Scruten, wife of William Logan Gwynne, the son of Alexander Gwynne and Emily Bishop, whom she married on February 14, 1907 in Manhattan, NY and mother of Marjorie Gwynne (married Albert Brown) and William Thurston Gwynne.

In 1900, Florence Rohde, aged 20, a school teacher, was living at 249 Main Avenue in Bergen, New Jersey, in the home of her parents, Freeman J. Rohde, aged 44, and Hannah Rohde, aged 44, with her brother, Charles F. Rohde, aged 17, an entry clerk for a tin plate company. Her father was shown to be a bookkeeper for a newspaper.

In 1920, Florence Gwynne, aged 40, was living on Beaver Dam Road, Brookhaven NY, in the home of her mother, Hannah Rohde, aged 64.

In 1930, Florence Gwynne, aged 50, widowed, a bookkeeper for a grain dealer, was living at 97 Beaver Dam Road, Brookhaven, NY, in the home of her widowed mother, Hannah Rohde, aged 74, with her children, William T. Gwynne, aged 20, a nurseryman for a plant and shrub nursery, and Marjorie Gwynne, aged 18, a stenographer for a truck company.

Obituary - Brookhaven - Mrs. Florence Gwynne of Beaver Dam Road, Brookhaven, former organist here at St. James Episcopal Church and former librarian at Brookhaven Library, died Monday at South Shore Convalescent Home, Patchogue, after an extended illness.

Born 73 years ago in New York City, Mrs. Gwynne had resided in this vicinity for the past 36 years. She was the widow of the late William L. Gwynne who perished when the Titanic went down on her maiden voyage in 1912. Mrs. Gwynne was a member of the Fireplace Literary Club of Brookhaven.

Her body will repose at the Pettit Funeral Home, Patchogue, until 2 p.m. today, when funeral services will be conducted in St. James Episcopal Church, Brookhaven, with the Rev. Frederick Chapman officiating. Interment will follow in Oaklawn Cemetery, Brookhaven.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Albert Brown of Patchogue; a son, William Thurston Gwynne of Brookhaven and one grandchild.

“Florence Gwynn was the wife of William Logan Gwynn he was a postal worker on the R.M.S Titanic sadly he died in the disaster and his body was not recovered.“

https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-victim/william-logan-gwynn.html

(New York Marriages, 1686-1980, Indexing Project (Batch) Number M00130-4, System Origin New_York-ODM, GS Film number 1452116; 1900, 1920, 1930 US Federal Census; The Patchogue advance., March 20, 1952, Page 13; Florence Gwynne in the New York, Death Index, 1852-1956, Certificate Number: 78030; The Patchogue advance., January 01, 1953, Page 10; Florence Gwynne in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Trevor Baxter)


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125632305/florence-gwynne: accessed ), memorial page for Florence Rohde Gwynne (8 Nov 1879–29 Dec 1952), Find a Grave Memorial ID 125632305, citing Oaklawn Cemetery, Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, USA; Maintained by Aislin (contributor 46535342).