Florida was the daughter of John Whiting & Elizabeth Bell.
She married William Henry Graves on 27 Oct 1868 in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL.
They had three daughters: Elizabeth Eleanor "Ellie" (Matthews); Mary Virginia (Gunster); & Florida W. (Smith).
Find A Grave contributor James Singleton adds the following:
The photograph is Mrs. Graves daughter, Florida Graves; Florida married with Edward Devereux Smith. The photograph was taken at the time she had a "season" at Washington under the patronage of Mrs. John Hollis Bankhead. In addition to being a "Great Beauty", Florida was also an accomplished violinist. With her two sisters, the trio was popularly known as "The Three Graces of Waverly Place", Waverly Place having been a subdivision at Birmingham developed by her father, the showplace of the development being the Graves mansion. )
She married William Henry Graves on 27 Oct 1868 in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL.
They had three daughters: Elizabeth Eleanor "Ellie" (Matthews); Mary Virginia (Gunster); & Florida W. (Smith).
Find A Grave contributor James Singleton adds the following:
The photograph is Mrs. Graves daughter, Florida Graves; Florida married with Edward Devereux Smith. The photograph was taken at the time she had a "season" at Washington under the patronage of Mrs. John Hollis Bankhead. In addition to being a "Great Beauty", Florida was also an accomplished violinist. With her two sisters, the trio was popularly known as "The Three Graces of Waverly Place", Waverly Place having been a subdivision at Birmingham developed by her father, the showplace of the development being the Graves mansion. )
Florida was the daughter of John Whiting & Elizabeth Bell.
She married William Henry Graves on 27 Oct 1868 in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL.
They had three daughters: Elizabeth Eleanor "Ellie" (Matthews); Mary Virginia (Gunster); & Florida W. (Smith).
Find A Grave contributor James Singleton adds the following:
The photograph is Mrs. Graves daughter, Florida Graves; Florida married with Edward Devereux Smith. The photograph was taken at the time she had a "season" at Washington under the patronage of Mrs. John Hollis Bankhead. In addition to being a "Great Beauty", Florida was also an accomplished violinist. With her two sisters, the trio was popularly known as "The Three Graces of Waverly Place", Waverly Place having been a subdivision at Birmingham developed by her father, the showplace of the development being the Graves mansion. )
She married William Henry Graves on 27 Oct 1868 in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL.
They had three daughters: Elizabeth Eleanor "Ellie" (Matthews); Mary Virginia (Gunster); & Florida W. (Smith).
Find A Grave contributor James Singleton adds the following:
The photograph is Mrs. Graves daughter, Florida Graves; Florida married with Edward Devereux Smith. The photograph was taken at the time she had a "season" at Washington under the patronage of Mrs. John Hollis Bankhead. In addition to being a "Great Beauty", Florida was also an accomplished violinist. With her two sisters, the trio was popularly known as "The Three Graces of Waverly Place", Waverly Place having been a subdivision at Birmingham developed by her father, the showplace of the development being the Graves mansion. )
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