Florida was the daughter of John Whiting & Elizabeth Bell.
She married William Henry Graves on 27 Oct 1868 in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL.
They had three daughters: Elizabeth Eleanor "Ellie" (Matthews); Mary Virginia (Gunster); & Florida W. (Smith).
Find A Grave contributor James Singleton adds the following:
The photograph is Mrs. Graves daughter, Florida Graves; Florida married with Edward Devereux Smith. The photograph was taken at the time she had a "season" at Washington under the patronage of Mrs. John Hollis Bankhead. In addition to being a "Great Beauty", Florida was also an accomplished violinist. With her two sisters, the trio was popularly known as "The Three Graces of Waverly Place", Waverly Place having been a subdivision at Birmingham developed by her father, the showplace of the development being the Graves mansion. )
Florida was the daughter of John Whiting & Elizabeth Bell.
She married William Henry Graves on 27 Oct 1868 in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL.
They had three daughters: Elizabeth Eleanor "Ellie" (Matthews); Mary Virginia (Gunster); & Florida W. (Smith).
Find A Grave contributor James Singleton adds the following:
The photograph is Mrs. Graves daughter, Florida Graves; Florida married with Edward Devereux Smith. The photograph was taken at the time she had a "season" at Washington under the patronage of Mrs. John Hollis Bankhead. In addition to being a "Great Beauty", Florida was also an accomplished violinist. With her two sisters, the trio was popularly known as "The Three Graces of Waverly Place", Waverly Place having been a subdivision at Birmingham developed by her father, the showplace of the development being the Graves mansion. )
Family Members
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John Whiting
1811–1869
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Elizabeth Whiting
1809–1898
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William Henry Graves
1833–1931
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Ann Virginia Whiting Hilliard
1834–1909
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Elizabeth Alabama Whiting Brown
1836–1859
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John Arthur Whiting
1839–1897
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Sarah Frances Whiting Rhea
1847–1896
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Elizabeth Eleanor Graves Matthews
1870–1944
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Florida Graves Smith
1878–1950
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Records on Ancestry
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Florida Whiting Graves
1880 United States Federal Census
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Florida Whiting Graves
Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965
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Florida Whiting Graves
1870 United States Federal Census
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Florida Whiting Graves
U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current
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Florida Whiting Graves
North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976
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