Individual Details
Flora McCance
(19 Oct 1880 - 7 May 1909)
Omaha Daily Bee, Omaha, Nebraska, May 9, 1909, Page 3, Col. 5: North Platte---Mrs., John Houk died here this morning, at the home of her sister, Mrs. Walter Ross in the Third Ward. She leaves a baby girl born on Wednesday. Her home is at Paxton. The body will be shipped to Cozad tomorrow for burial at the home of her parents.
The North Platte Semi-Weekly Tribune, North Platte, Nebraska, May 11, 1909: Mrs. John Houk, whose home is nine miles south of Paxton, died at the home of her sister, Mrs. Walter Ross, in this city early Friday morning. Death came after an illness of three days. Funeral services were held at the Ross residence Friday evening conducted by Rev. Favoright of the Baptist church and the remains were taken to Cozad Saturday for interment. Besides a large number of friends who mourn her sad death, Mrs. Houk leaves a husband and infant daughter, a father, mother and six sisters.
The North Platte Semi-Weekly Tribune, North Platte, Nebraska, May 11, 1909: Mrs. John Houk, whose home is nine miles south of Paxton, died at the home of her sister, Mrs. Walter Ross, in this city early Friday morning. Death came after an illness of three days. Funeral services were held at the Ross residence Friday evening conducted by Rev. Favoright of the Baptist church and the remains were taken to Cozad Saturday for interment. Besides a large number of friends who mourn her sad death, Mrs. Houk leaves a husband and infant daughter, a father, mother and six sisters.
Events
| Birth | 19 Oct 1880 | Cass Co., Missouri |  | ||
| Marriage | 24 Oct 1899 | Cozad, Dawson Co., Nebraska - John Henry Houk | | ||
| Death | 7 May 1909 | North Platte, Lincoln Co., Nebraska | | ||
| Burial | Walnut Grove Cemetery, Cozad, Dawson Co., Nebraska | |
Families
| Spouse | John Henry Houk (1874 - 1956) |
| Child | Margie Mae Houk (1909 - 1994) |
| Father | Charles Henry McCance (1857 - 1926) |
| Mother | Margaret Anna Blaine (1861 - 1932) |
| Sibling | Grace Bell McCance (1882 - 1982) |
| Sibling | Stella "Mabel" McCance (1884 - 1982) |
| Sibling | Ethel McCance (1887 - 1961) |
| Sibling | Nellie McCance (1889 - 1978) |
| Sibling | Elsie Maude McCance (1892 - 1990) |
| Sibling | Roy Charles McCance (1894 - 1946) |
| Sibling | Esther Olive McCance (1898 - 1984) |
| Sibling | Earl W. McCance (1901 - 1969) |
Endnotes
1. Family Tree Maker CD-ROM Vol. 5, Tree 2616.
2. Family Search.
3. E-Mail from Eunice Buckley-Wilson, June & July 1999.
4. E-Mail from Eunice Buckley-Wilson, June & July 1999.
5. Obituary of Flora McCance Houk, The North Platte Semi-Weekly Tribune, North Platte, Nebraska, May 11, 1909.
6. Booneville Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, Tombstone Inscriptions from the Cemeteries of Dawson County Nebraska (n.p: 1946-1952, n.d).