Florence's immediate relatives including parents, siblings, partnerships and children in the Taylor family tree.

Florence's Family

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Photos and snapshots taken of Florence Estelle (Vandagriff) Taylor, her Taylor family, and locations and places or events from her life.

Estelle Vandagriff

Age: 25 Age: 25

Estelle Vandagriff Taylor

Estelle Vandagriff Taylor

Estelle and Geraldine Vandagriff

Estelle Vandagriff Taylor

Herbert Taylor and Estelle Vandagriff

Herbert Taylor and Estelle Vandagriff

Herbert Taylor family

Florence Estelle Vandagriff

Orlando Ellington ca. 1915

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In 1908, in the year that Florence Estelle (Vandagriff) Taylor was born, a 7.1 earthquake and the resulting tsunami killed 70,000 to 100,000 people in southern Italy and Sicily. The earthquake, lasting 30 to 40 seconds, occurred in the Strait of Messina which was between the region of Calabria (at the "toe" of Italy) and the island of Sicily and destruction from it occurred in a 186 mile radius. It was the most destructive earthquake ever to hit Europe.

In 1923, at the age of merely 15 years old, Florence was alive when the A.C. Nielsen Company was founded in Chicago. It provided an audience measurement system that could provide radio station owners with information on their listeners and the popularity of their shows. Later, the Nielsen company became the basis for the fate of television programs.

In 1943, Florence was 35 years old when on March 31st, the Broadway musical Oklahoma! opened. Written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II (the first of their string of successful collaborations), audiences loved it. The musical ran for 2,212 performances originally and was made into a movie in 1954.

In 1957, Florence was 49 years old when on October 4th, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, the first man made earth-orbiting satellite - and triggered the Space Race. Sputnik I was only 23 inches in diameter and had no tracking equipment, only 4 antennas, but it had a big impact.

In 1993, in the year of Florence Estelle (Vandagriff) Taylor's passing, on January 20th, William J. Clinton became the 42nd President of the United States. He beat incumbent George H.W. Bush who was seeking his second term. Clinton won 43.01% of the popular vote to Bush's 37.45%. An independent candidate, Ross Perot, won 18.91% - the most votes for an independent candidate since Teddy Roosevelt's run for President in 1912.