occ. Vocal & Instrumental Music Teacher and Church Organist

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Florence had an extraordinary musical ability. She taught both voice and instrumental music, and worked as the organist in several Baltimore churches.

It was at her home on Levering Ave., just up the street from the Thomas Viaduct which hovers over the Patapsco River in Elkridge, Md., that Florence set up housekeeping. Audrey Swain Todd Briel Rivers remembers spending many, many summers there. The family raised chickens at the back of the large lot that led right up to the tracks of the B&O Railroad. There was also a large vegetable garden to tend, and Audrey delighted in being able to help with chores related to both. She remembers the Thanksgiving dinners as having countless dishes of vegetables, potatoes and pies.