HISTORY OF RUSH COUNTY, INDIANA:  From the earliest time to the present,
with biographical sketches, notes, etc.  Illustrated; Chicago:  Brant and
Fuller, 1888.  p. 376.  Unknown County.

JOSIAH FLOREA, farmer of Center Township, was born in Adams County, Ohio,
October 30, 1823, being the son of Joshua and Mary (Spurgeon) Florea, and a
twin brother of Joseph S. Florea, of Center Township, whose history appears
below in this work.  His father and mother were natives of Maryland and
Kentucky, respectively; the former, who was a son of Albert Florea, was
chiefly of German descent, and the latter, who was the daughter of John
Spurgeon, was of English descent.  When he was fourteen years old, or in
October, 1837, his parents came to Rush County, and settled upon a tract of
land in the southwest part of Center Township, and the farm now occupied by
Joseph S. Florea.  There our subject spent his youth assisting to clear and
cultivate the farm.  He was married at the age of twenty-three, or February
26, 1846, when Miss Martha Price became his wife.  She was born in Center
Township, this county, March 30, 1829, being the daughter of Jonah H. and
Susannah (Burton) Price, the former of whom was born in Clark County, Ohio,
being the son of David and Sarah Price, and the latter, who was the
daughters of Thomas and Mary Burton was born in Virginia.  Shortly after
their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Florea located upon the farm they now occupy,
where Mr. Florea has ever since pursued the avocation of farmer.  His home 
farm in this county contains 121 acres, about 100 of which are in a good
state of cultivation.  It contains a good residence and is in other
respects well improved.  Besides this he is the owner of 120 acres of first
class land in Howard County, this state.  He and wife are the parents of
eleven children, as follows:  Sarah M., Louisa, Mary F., Lydia E., Martha
S., Joseph A., Vilent, Isabell, John C, William O., and Bertha L., all of
whom are living except William, who died in childhood.  Mr. and Mrs. Florea
are members of the Baptist Church.  In politics, Mr. Florea endorses the
principles of the Union Labor party.
  
Florea Spurgeon Price Burton
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Adams-OH Center-Rush-IN MD Clark-OH VA Howard-IN

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