THE people

Florence May Burgess Strong

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

DATE OF BIRTH:
October 1, 1876
DATE OF DEATH:
December 30, 1903
GENDER:
F
OTHER KNOWN NAMES:
MAIDEN NAME:
Burgess
ETHNICITY:
KNOWN ADDRESS:
10 Oakland Crescent 
 Chicago 
 IL
RELATED TO:

James Strong
John & Mary Burgess

AT THE TIME OF the fire

AGE:
27
MARITAL STATUS:
Married
ROLE:
Audience Member
ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATION:
ORGANIZATIONAL ROLE:

other information

CEMETERY:
Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago IL
MORGUE:
Horan
IDENTIFIED BY:
OTHER NOTES:

Florence was killed in the Iroquois Theatre Fire on December 30, 1903, in Chicago, IL along with her mother-in-law, Elizabeth Strong, and Elizabeth's niece Vera Goolsby. Her husband James survived.

CITATION:

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · 1 Jan 1904, Fri · Page 2
Find a Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175016527/florence-may-strong

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: Karl Sup

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