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Florence L. Drinker, ^^{[1, 2, 3]}
Abt 1868 -

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  Birth	Abt 1868	NY   [1, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1880	Brooklyn, Kings, NY   [4]
  	Address: 540 Layfayette avenue
  	She was living with her parents.
  Census	1910	Brooklyn, Kings, NY   [1]
  	Address: 122 Pierpoint St.
  	She was single and was head of a boarding house with six lodgers. She was a social worker for a charity organization. Several of her lodgers were also social workers.
  Living	1912	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [3]
  	As a founding member of the Fire Place Literary Club, she no doubt was living in Brookhaven or South Haven hamlets, probably as a Summer resident. The location of her home has not been determined.
  Misc	1912	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [3]
  	a founding member of the Fire Place Literary Club
  	The Fireplace Literary Club was an organization of women originally established with a goal of forming a public library in Brookhaven hamlet. In 1926, a building was erected on land donated by James H. Post. In 1930, the library became the Brookhaven Free Library under the requirements of the New York State Board of Regents. The library and the Fireplace Literary Club are still in existence.
  Occupation	1922	Brooklyn, Kings, NY   [5, 6]
  	social worker
  	Address: 122 Pierrepont St.
  	122 Pierrepoint St. was the address for the Holy Trinity Guild House of the Holy Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church in Brooklyn, N.Y. Organized in 1905, it was a center for social work for women, girls and children. "A corps of volunteers conducted the work. It maintained the the Dorcas Society, mother's meeting, and an employment society for women; a Girls' Friendly Society for young working women; and candidates clubs and a sewing school. Florence L. Drinker was the head worker. The Holy Trinity Church was the sponsor of the Holiday Trinity Holiday House on South Country road, Brookhaven, NY—a summer retreat residence for children and women. This property, no longer extant, has site ID Br09F.1-S. Florence Drinker appears to have been closely associated with the Holy Trinity Holiday House in Brookhaven, NY, as well as social welfare activities in Brooklyn.
  Census	1930	Brooklyn, Kings, NY   [7]
  	Address: 12 Schermerhorn street
  	She was living with her sister Minnie. She was a missionary social worker.
  Name	Florence L. Dranker  [4]
  Died	Y  [8]
  Person ID	I15911	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2012

  
  

  Father	William Drinker, >,   b. Abt 1842/3, NY
  Mother	Adeline L. Herkner, >,   b. 14 May 1842, NY ,   d. 28 Apr 1922, NY
  Married	20 Dec 1866	New York, New York, NY
  Family ID	F5843	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] 1910 Census, Census Place: Brooklyn Ward 1, Kings, New York; Roll: T624_955; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0007; Image: 257; FHL Number: 1374968.. [S19] Ancestry.com: Genealogy Trees, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1989792/person/-1275241938. [S932] 75th Anniversary of the Fireplace Literary Club. [S42] 1880 Census, Census Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York; Roll: 854; Family History Film: 1254854; Page: 365B; Enumeration District: 211; Image: 0277.. [S463] Brooklyn Eagle, 1922 Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac. [S97] Historic Structure Survey, http://brookhavensouthhaven.org/history/ArcheologicalSiteForm.aspx?InventoryCode=Br09F.1-S. [S129] 1930 Census. [S6] SS Death Index, SSN 239-76-1063. More research is required to show whether the Florence of Brooklyn is the same Florence Drinker as the Florence who died in North Carolina in 1967 at age 99. However, The North Carolina Death Collection shows that a Minnie F. Drinker died in Wilkes County on 04 Jan 1962 at age 91, which would be in agreement with the 1870 Census for the age of Minnie F. Drinker born in Feb. 1870