Flora Virginia Shellhorn

     Flora was born in DuBois, Pawnee Co, NE, on Dec 3, 1858.^{1,2,6,4,5,7,8,9,10,11,12,13}
     Lucinda, Sarah, Marcus and Flora was listed as a household member living with John Shellhorn in the 1860 Census in Pawnee Co, NE; John was a farmer, with $1,500 in real estate and $450 in personal property.^3,14,6,15
     Flora Virginia Shellhorn was listed as a resident in John Shellhorn's household in the census report in Pawnee Co, NE, on Sep 5, 1870.⁷
     She married Elisha "Lish" DeWitt in Nemaha Co, NE, on Apr 2, 1874.^{16,5,17,18,9,10,11,12}
     They sold property to to John Fries in Pawnee Co, NE, on Apr 9, 1875. The property was described as 120 acres on the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 31 and the W 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of Section 33, Township 1, Range 12. The first parcel is the land Elisha bought from John Fries and the second parcel is the land Elisha purchased from his father, Henry, on April 6, which looks like Elisha was the "straw man" in a transaction intended to transfer land from Henry to John.¹⁹
     Flora was listed as Elisha "Lish" DeWitt's wife on the 1880 Census in Speiser Precinct, Richardson Co, NE.⁹
     Flora Virginia DeWitt was listed as a wife in Elisha "Lish" DeWitt's household on the 1885 Census in South Fork Precinct, Pawnee Co, NE.¹⁰
     Flora was listed as Elisha "Lish" DeWitt's wife on the 1900 Census in South Fork Precinct, Pawnee Co, NE. Flora had borne 7 children, 4 of whom were still living.¹²
     
     Flora was listed as Elisha "Lish" DeWitt's wife on the 1910 Census in Washington Township, Nemaha Co, KS. She had born 8 children, 4 of whom were still living.¹¹
     They moved Fall 1910 to Ellsworth Co, KS.^5,17,20,18
     Flora Virginia Shellhorn was a member of United Brethren church, 1913, in Chapman, Dickinson Co, KS.^5,20
     They moved in 1913 to Chapman, Dickinson Co, KS.^5,17,20,18
     Flora Virginia DeWitt was left a widow by Elisha "Lish" DeWitt's death on Dec 17, 1916 in home, Chapman, Dickinson Co, KS.^{21,16,17,22,18,13}
     Flora was listed as a mother in Clarence Marion DeWitt's household on the 1920 Census in Broadway Ave, Chapman, Dickinson Co, KS.²³
     Flora was listed as a mother in Clarence Marion DeWitt's household on the 1930 Census in Butler Street, Chapman, Dickinson Co, KS.⁸
     She resided in Chapman, Dickinson Co, KS, on Dec 30, 1935.²⁴
     Flora was listed as a mother in Clarence Marion DeWitt's household on the 1940 Census in 221 E Second St, Chapman, Dickinson Co, KS.²⁵
     Flora died on Jun 11, 1944 in Abilene hospital, Abilene, Dickinson Co, KS, at age 85.^16,4,20,13 Her funeral was held in Federated church, Chapman, Dickinson Co, KS, on Jun 13, 1944. Rev. C. M. Gambriell in charge. Mrs. H. E. Clingenpeel and Mrs. Lawrence Wilson, accompanied by Miss Madeline Clingenpeel on the violin, and Miss Susanne Leatherman, on the piano sang two duet numbers. Pallbearers were Joe Frazier, Glen Miller, Ira T. Koogle, Oliver Phillips, Chas O'Connor and W. E. Darby..^20,5 She was buried on Jun 13, 1944 at Cincinnati Cemetery, in DuBois, Pawnee Co, in NE.^4,20,13 An obituary was published on Jun 15, 1944 in the Chapman Advertiser in Chapman, Dickinson Co, KS.⁵