| Last Name |
Allport [Conger, Scott] |
| First Name |
Florence “Flora” |
| Middle Name |
Aurelia |
| Born |
5 Dec 1891 in Ontario, Canada |
| Home Addresses (Salem)
|
460 State St.
847 N. 17th
433 S. 17th |
| Died |
16 Oct 1939 in Middletown, Ohio |
| Place Buried |
Maggard Cemetery in Partridge, Kentucky |
| Spouse |
1st Omar Conklin Conger
2nd David Scott |
| Date of Marriage |
1st – 20 Aug 1907 in Salem, OR (later divorced)
2nd – 5 July 1932 in Eugene, OR |
| Children |
Thomas, John |
| Dates of Employment |
1906-1907, 1920-1924 |
| Job(s) at TKWM |
Weaver, Finisher |
| Life Story
|
Flora Allport worked for TKWM from 1906-1907 and again from 1920-1924 as a weaver, later finisher.
Florence “Flora” Aurelia Allport was born 5 Dec 1891 in Galt, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada to Thomas and Aurelia [LaQue] Allport. She was one of eight children born to the couple. The family immigrated to the U.S. in 1898. Father Thomas had been recruited by Thomas Kay to run the carding department at his mill in Salem, OR.
She married Omar Conklin Conger on 20 Aug 1907 in Salem. She was 17 years old, and a weaver at the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill. Her groom was 24, a Spanish-American War veteran and a goldminer in Southern Oregon. They made their home in Jacksonville following the wedding. They were parents of two sons: Thomas and John. Thomas died as an infant in 1910. Before his birth in 1909, the couple returned to Salem and lived with Omar’s parents John and Annice Conger.
From 1909-1915 Omar took a series of different jobs, alternating between Salem and Portland. Their second son John was born in 1915, in Portland. Two years later, the couple divorced. Flora was given custody of son John. She returned to Salem then, to her father’s household, and to the TKWM weaving department. Then in 1927 she trained in cosmetology and took work at The Model, and then the Capital Beauty Shoppe. In 1930 she opened her own place, the Oregon Beauty Shop, with Garnette Clearwater. About this time, she also met David Scott, the foreman of Oregon Pulp & Paper. They were married on 5 July 1932. She sold the beauty shop in 1937 and the couple moved to Middletown, Ohio where David took work with the Sorg Paper Co. His roots were in the Midwest and his family in Kentucky.
Flora died suddenly 16 Oct 1939 in Middletown, Ohio, from a heart attack. She was 46 years old. She was buried in Maggard Cemetery in Partridge, Kentucky, her husband’s boyhood hometown. Husband David remarried, then passed away in 1956. |
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| References |
| Name |
Remarks |
| Salem City Directories (unless otherwise noted) |
1907 Conger Mrs. Flora A, bds 434 S 16th
1909 Conger Omar C, pressman, bds w s 17th 1 s B
1911 Conger Flora A, clk L W & Co r 207 11th (Portland)
1913 Conger Omar (Flora A), printer Conger Ptg Co, res 847 N. 17th
1915 Conger Omer C (Flora) carp h 829 E 29th (Portland)
1916 Conger Omar C (Flora A) clk Wadhams & Co h 827 E 29th (Portland)
1917 Conger Flora Mrs, mach opr L W Gleason, rms 433 S 17th
1924 Conger Flora, weaver T K Woolen Mill Co, r 433 S 17th
1928 Conger Flora Mrs cosmetician Capital Beauty Shoppe r 433 S 17th
1930 Conger Flora Mrs (Oregon Beauty Shop) h 433 S 7th
1930 Scott David formn OP&PCo h 330 N High
1932 Conger Flora Mrs (Oregon Beauty Shop) h 433 S 17th
1932 Scott David foreman OP&P Co r 433 S 17th
1934 Conger Flora Mrs (Oregon Beauty Shop) r 428 Oregon Bldg
1934 Scott David (Flora A) millwkr OP&P Co h 433 S 17th
1937 Scott David (Flora) paper worker rms 28 Curtis (Middletown, OH)
1939 Scott David (Flora) mach tndr SPCo h52 S Main apt 3 (Middletown, OH) |
| Federal / County Census Records |
1900 Florence Allport. Age: 8. Birth Date: Dec 1881 in Canada. Home in 1900: 460 State St. Salem Ward 3, Marion, OR. Single, daughter to HOH. Immigration Year: 1898. Both parents born in Canada. Additional household members: Thomas Allport, age 49 (father), Aurelia Allport, age 45 (mother), Soman [Norman] Allport, age 21 (brother), Maud Allport, age 18 (sister), Pearl Allport, age 10 (sister), Queen Allport, age 2 (sister).
1910 Flora A. Conger. Age: 18. Birth Date: 1892 in Canada. Home in 1910: N. 17th St. Salem Ward 6, Marion, OR. Married, daughter-in-law to HOH. Immigration Year: 1898. Both parents born in Canada. Additional household members: John J. Conger, age 49 (father-in-law), Annice L. Conger, age 48 (mother-in-law), Omar C. Conger, age 29 (husband), Ramo [Raymond] A. Conger, age 9 (brother-in-law).
1920 Florence A. Conger. Age: 28. Birth Year: abt 1892 in Canada. Home in 1920: S. 17th St. Salem Ward 4, Marion, OR. Divorced, daughter to HOH. Immigration Year: 1898. Both parents born in Canada. Occupation: Weaver in Woolen Mill. Additional household members: Thomas Allport, age 68 (father), Amelia [Aurelia] Allport, age 65 (mother), John T. Conger, age 5 (son).
1930 Flora Conger. Age: 38. Birth Year: abt 1892 in Canada. Home in 1930: 433 S. 17th St. Salem, Marion, OR. Divorced, HOH. Immigration Year: 1896. Both parents born in Canada. Occupation: Cosmetician in Beauty Parlor. Additional household members: John T. Conger, age 15 (son), Thomas Allport, age 78 (father). |
| Marriage Return (1st) |
20 Aug 1907. Conger-Allport. Husband: Omar C. Conger. Residence: Salem. Age: 24. Birthplace: Iowa. Occupation: [illegible] No. of Marriage: First. Wife: Flora Aurelia Allport. Residence: Salem. Age: 17. Birthplace: Canada. Occupation: Weaver. No. of Marriage; First. |
| Marriage Return (2nd) |
5 July 1932. Scott-Conger. Husband: David Scott. Residence: Salem. Age: 43. Birthplace: Kentucky. Occupation: Paper maker. No. of Marriage: Second. Wife: Flora A. Conger. Residence: Salem. Age: 38. Occupation: Beauty Parlor. No. of Marriage: Second. The marriage took place in Eugene, OR. |
| Ohio Death Index |
Name: Flora Scott. Date of Death: 16 Oct 1939. Place: Middletown, OH. City Code: 92. Vol: 9197. Certificate: 57932. |
| Find-a-Grave |
Flora Conger Scott Birth: 1892. Death: 1939 (aged 46-47). Burial: Maggard Cemetery in Partridge, Letcher County, Kentucky. Memorial ID: 113124612.
David C. Scott Birth: 14 Mar 1888 in Partridge, Letcher County, Kentucky. Death: 4 Mar 1956 (aged 67) in Montgomery County, Ohio. Burial: Maggard Cemetery in Partridge, Letcher County, Kentucky. Memorial ID: 113125270. |
| Digital Newspapers
|
Capital Journal 21 Aug 1907 p 8 – Marriage
Capital Journal 23 Jun 1917 p 3 – Divorce
Capital Journal 28 Feb 1922 p 1 – Alimony
OR Statesman 8 May 1930 p 12 – Oregon Beauty Shoppe ad
OR Statesman 11 May 1930 p 10 – Oregon Beauty Shoppe ad
Eugene Register Guard 6 Jul 1932 p 3 – Marriage License
Dayton Daily News 18 Oct 1939 p 28 – Obituary (Flora)
Journal Herald 6 Mar 1956 p 3 – Obituary (David) |
| WHC Materials
|
M3 1966-001 Mill Records
M3 1994-016-0013 Oral History (Carl Allport) |
