Meriwether County GaArchives Biographies.....W.F. Florence  1838 -  Unknown
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Author: Memoirs of Georgia, Vol. II, Atlanta, Ga., 1895

Memoirs of Georgia, Vol. II, Atlanta, Ga., 
Published by The Southern Historical Association in 1895
Pages 507-508

W. F. Florence


W. F. Florence, one of the prosperous agriculturists of this county, is of the 
Virginia stock, both his grandfathers, who had served with bravery in the 
revolutionary war, having settled in Georgia the early part of the century. 
His father, William Florence, was born in Washington county, Aug. 11, 1805, 
and his mother, Millie A. (Arnett) Florence, was born in Virginia, Jan. 2, 
1808. In 1838 their son, W.F. Florence, was born in Wilkes county, and the 
next year the family moved to Meriwether county, which became their permanent 
home. Mr. Florence is now occupying the house his father built for his family 
the years preceding the removal. In those days educational opportunities were 
very limited, but young Florence made the best of such as fell to his lot. In 
1861 he enlisted in the army, enlisting in Company B, Second Georgia regiment, 
under Capt. W. T. Harris. He took part in a number of the most important 
engagements of the war, Manassas, seven days before Richmond, Fredericksburg, 
Harper’s Ferry, Hagerstown and Gettysburg. He buried Col. Harris, who was 
killed at Gettysburg; he himself was wounded at the battle of Seven Pines and 
was carried bleeding off the field; at Shepherdstown he received a wound in 
the arm – in fact was wounded at four different times during the war; in the 
battle of Chickamauga his arm was badly shattered, but he heroically held out 
to the end of the war in 1865, and returned home to begin life for himself, 
and with no money. By energy and industry Mr. Florence soon began to win his 
way and accumulate money, buying his first land in 1867, to which he had been 
able to add since, so that he now owns a large and productive farm and is 
comfortably established, possessing also the true respect of all who know him; 
has been for some time bailiff of his district. Oct. 30, 1873, he married Miss 
Mary J. Russell, whose parents, John and Mary A. (Cappleman) Russell, natives 
of South Carolina, were among the early settlers of the state. Mrs. Florence 
was born in this county in December, 1846. She is a worthy member of the 
Baptist church, while her husband is a Presbyterian. He also belongs to the 
masonic fraternity. Mr. and Mrs. Florence have five children: Lottie, Hugh, 
Lena, James and Dosia.




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