Flora Ann Kingslow was a mixed-race woman born in New Jersey. As a small child, in the 1834 will of John Bray of New Brunswick, NJ (#241336339), she was left to Bray's wife Ellen (Eleanor) Tunison Bray (#91608367). She was the only enslaved person mentioned and was to have been freed when she was 21 and given $100 at that time. It is my unproved speculation that she was John Bray's daughter. In the 1850 Census, she was listed as "mulatto" as were her children.
Ellen Bray remarried Daniel Kincheloe (#241329658), and they moved to his home in Virginia (now West Virginia), taking Flora with them. Kincheloe is widely believed although unproven to have been the father of Flora's three children: James Polk Kincheloe 1845-1880; Mary Jane Doyle 1847-1919; and William Henry Kincheloe 1856-1924. All used Kincheloe as a surname initially, but it evolved to Kingslow.
Flora lived with Ellen for the rest of Ellen's life and is found with her in the 1850, 1860, and 1870 Censuses. In Ellen's will, Flora and two of her children Mary Jane and James Polk were left the interest on $2,000, a large sum at time, in addition to furniture and household items. Her other son was then dead. James Polk was also left a horse and carriage which would have allowed him to run a livery business. After Ellen's death in 1875, Flora lived with her daughter Mary Jane and her family. Two of her grandsons, the sons of her son William, became physicians.
From the News-Courier, Bridgewater, NJ, 25 Aug 1913:
"Death of Aged Colored Woman
"Mrs. Flora Ann Kingslow Died on Saturday Night, Over Eighty Years Old
"Mrs. Flora Ann Kingslow, probably the oldest colored woman in this city, passed away on Saturday evening at the home of her daughter Mrs. Mary Doyle, 403 Plainfield avenue. Mrs. Kingslow was over eighty years old. Her death was due to a paralytic stroke.
"Although born in Lebanon, this State, the deceased spent considerable of her early life at Clarksburg, West Virginia, previous to the war of rebellion. She was one of the old time "mammies" who were held in affectionate regard in Southern families of earlier days. The past forty years of her life were spent in this city and vicinity. She was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist church which she attended whenever her health would permit. There remains surviving one daughter, Mrs. Mary Doyle of Plainfield avenue, and a son, Henry Kingslow, of West Fourth street. There are also seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren living."
"The funeral services will be held from her late residence at 3 p.m. tomorrow. The Rev. M. W. Vaughan, pastor Mt. Olive church, will conduct the service. Interment will take place in the North Plainfield cemetery."
Note that the obit gives her name as Flora Ann as does John Bray's will. Some trees on Ancestry list her as Florabelle. Florabelle was the name of one of her granddaughters. She was listed as Flora in census records.
It was assumed this was the North Plainfield cemetery mentioned since two of her children and other family members were buried here.
Ellen Bray remarried Daniel Kincheloe (#241329658), and they moved to his home in Virginia (now West Virginia), taking Flora with them. Kincheloe is widely believed although unproven to have been the father of Flora's three children: James Polk Kincheloe 1845-1880; Mary Jane Doyle 1847-1919; and William Henry Kincheloe 1856-1924. All used Kincheloe as a surname initially, but it evolved to Kingslow.
Flora lived with Ellen for the rest of Ellen's life and is found with her in the 1850, 1860, and 1870 Censuses. In Ellen's will, Flora and two of her children Mary Jane and James Polk were left the interest on $2,000, a large sum at time, in addition to furniture and household items. Her other son was then dead. James Polk was also left a horse and carriage which would have allowed him to run a livery business. After Ellen's death in 1875, Flora lived with her daughter Mary Jane and her family. Two of her grandsons, the sons of her son William, became physicians.
From the News-Courier, Bridgewater, NJ, 25 Aug 1913:
"Death of Aged Colored Woman
"Mrs. Flora Ann Kingslow Died on Saturday Night, Over Eighty Years Old
"Mrs. Flora Ann Kingslow, probably the oldest colored woman in this city, passed away on Saturday evening at the home of her daughter Mrs. Mary Doyle, 403 Plainfield avenue. Mrs. Kingslow was over eighty years old. Her death was due to a paralytic stroke.
"Although born in Lebanon, this State, the deceased spent considerable of her early life at Clarksburg, West Virginia, previous to the war of rebellion. She was one of the old time "mammies" who were held in affectionate regard in Southern families of earlier days. The past forty years of her life were spent in this city and vicinity. She was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist church which she attended whenever her health would permit. There remains surviving one daughter, Mrs. Mary Doyle of Plainfield avenue, and a son, Henry Kingslow, of West Fourth street. There are also seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren living."
"The funeral services will be held from her late residence at 3 p.m. tomorrow. The Rev. M. W. Vaughan, pastor Mt. Olive church, will conduct the service. Interment will take place in the North Plainfield cemetery."
Note that the obit gives her name as Flora Ann as does John Bray's will. Some trees on Ancestry list her as Florabelle. Florabelle was the name of one of her granddaughters. She was listed as Flora in census records.
It was assumed this was the North Plainfield cemetery mentioned since two of her children and other family members were buried here.
Flora Ann Kingslow was a mixed-race woman born in New Jersey. As a small child, in the 1834 will of John Bray of New Brunswick, NJ (#241336339), she was left to Bray's wife Ellen (Eleanor) Tunison Bray (#91608367). She was the only enslaved person mentioned and was to have been freed when she was 21 and given $100 at that time. It is my unproved speculation that she was John Bray's daughter. In the 1850 Census, she was listed as "mulatto" as were her children.
Ellen Bray remarried Daniel Kincheloe (#241329658), and they moved to his home in Virginia (now West Virginia), taking Flora with them. Kincheloe is widely believed although unproven to have been the father of Flora's three children: James Polk Kincheloe 1845-1880; Mary Jane Doyle 1847-1919; and William Henry Kincheloe 1856-1924. All used Kincheloe as a surname initially, but it evolved to Kingslow.
Flora lived with Ellen for the rest of Ellen's life and is found with her in the 1850, 1860, and 1870 Censuses. In Ellen's will, Flora and two of her children Mary Jane and James Polk were left the interest on $2,000, a large sum at time, in addition to furniture and household items. Her other son was then dead. James Polk was also left a horse and carriage which would have allowed him to run a livery business. After Ellen's death in 1875, Flora lived with her daughter Mary Jane and her family. Two of her grandsons, the sons of her son William, became physicians.
From the News-Courier, Bridgewater, NJ, 25 Aug 1913:
"Death of Aged Colored Woman
"Mrs. Flora Ann Kingslow Died on Saturday Night, Over Eighty Years Old
"Mrs. Flora Ann Kingslow, probably the oldest colored woman in this city, passed away on Saturday evening at the home of her daughter Mrs. Mary Doyle, 403 Plainfield avenue. Mrs. Kingslow was over eighty years old. Her death was due to a paralytic stroke.
"Although born in Lebanon, this State, the deceased spent considerable of her early life at Clarksburg, West Virginia, previous to the war of rebellion. She was one of the old time "mammies" who were held in affectionate regard in Southern families of earlier days. The past forty years of her life were spent in this city and vicinity. She was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist church which she attended whenever her health would permit. There remains surviving one daughter, Mrs. Mary Doyle of Plainfield avenue, and a son, Henry Kingslow, of West Fourth street. There are also seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren living."
"The funeral services will be held from her late residence at 3 p.m. tomorrow. The Rev. M. W. Vaughan, pastor Mt. Olive church, will conduct the service. Interment will take place in the North Plainfield cemetery."
Note that the obit gives her name as Flora Ann as does John Bray's will. Some trees on Ancestry list her as Florabelle. Florabelle was the name of one of her granddaughters. She was listed as Flora in census records.
It was assumed this was the North Plainfield cemetery mentioned since two of her children and other family members were buried here.
Ellen Bray remarried Daniel Kincheloe (#241329658), and they moved to his home in Virginia (now West Virginia), taking Flora with them. Kincheloe is widely believed although unproven to have been the father of Flora's three children: James Polk Kincheloe 1845-1880; Mary Jane Doyle 1847-1919; and William Henry Kincheloe 1856-1924. All used Kincheloe as a surname initially, but it evolved to Kingslow.
Flora lived with Ellen for the rest of Ellen's life and is found with her in the 1850, 1860, and 1870 Censuses. In Ellen's will, Flora and two of her children Mary Jane and James Polk were left the interest on $2,000, a large sum at time, in addition to furniture and household items. Her other son was then dead. James Polk was also left a horse and carriage which would have allowed him to run a livery business. After Ellen's death in 1875, Flora lived with her daughter Mary Jane and her family. Two of her grandsons, the sons of her son William, became physicians.
From the News-Courier, Bridgewater, NJ, 25 Aug 1913:
"Death of Aged Colored Woman
"Mrs. Flora Ann Kingslow Died on Saturday Night, Over Eighty Years Old
"Mrs. Flora Ann Kingslow, probably the oldest colored woman in this city, passed away on Saturday evening at the home of her daughter Mrs. Mary Doyle, 403 Plainfield avenue. Mrs. Kingslow was over eighty years old. Her death was due to a paralytic stroke.
"Although born in Lebanon, this State, the deceased spent considerable of her early life at Clarksburg, West Virginia, previous to the war of rebellion. She was one of the old time "mammies" who were held in affectionate regard in Southern families of earlier days. The past forty years of her life were spent in this city and vicinity. She was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist church which she attended whenever her health would permit. There remains surviving one daughter, Mrs. Mary Doyle of Plainfield avenue, and a son, Henry Kingslow, of West Fourth street. There are also seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren living."
"The funeral services will be held from her late residence at 3 p.m. tomorrow. The Rev. M. W. Vaughan, pastor Mt. Olive church, will conduct the service. Interment will take place in the North Plainfield cemetery."
Note that the obit gives her name as Flora Ann as does John Bray's will. Some trees on Ancestry list her as Florabelle. Florabelle was the name of one of her granddaughters. She was listed as Flora in census records.
It was assumed this was the North Plainfield cemetery mentioned since two of her children and other family members were buried here.
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