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Birth:          Dec 1880 Neb.
Death:          15 Jul 1949 Dallas, Tex.
Cause of Death: complications following surgery

Notes
1981 book:
	Florence attended the University of Nebraska. She operated a school for 
girls in Los Angeles, Cal.
In the 1930's, Florence lived at 1829 El Certio Place. Hollywood, Cal.
Source: 1900 Col. census; Marjorie Johnston (1EE4382)
1880 in Fairmont, Fillmore Co., Neb. as Mary
1900 in Denver, Col. as Florence
1910 cannot find
1920 in Woodstock, Ulster Co., N.Y.
1930 in Los Angeles, Cal. says widow (not), house director of residence club
Tex Death Idx on ancestry.com

mentioned as wife of Updegraff in Mark Schorer's Sinclair Lewis: An American Life 
(1961)
Is she the Florence Maule Cooley who advocated for women's suffrage in 1913? Could 
she have been married twice? YES, per letter of David Maule Updegraff
attended Univ of Nebraska
April 1992 letter from David Maule Updegraff
After divorce from Cooley she moved to New York City, where she met Allen
Then they moved to Woodstock, N.Y.
After divorce from Allen, she and David sailed to San Francisco to visit her mother, 
and she got a job in Los Angeles as director of the Thre Arts Club, a residential club 
for young ladies studying painting, music or drama. 
Wrote three novels: in 1941, Coat for a Soldier, in 1942, Traveller's Candle, and in 
1948, Blue Dowry. Also wrote a few plays, none produced.
ardent suffragette.
NYC Marriage Rec on familysearch
found by Doug Repp:
The courier., May 11, 1901, Page 6, Image 6
About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903
Cards have been received from Mr. and Mrs. John P. Maule of Denver announcing the 
marriage of their daughter Florence, to Mr. Frederick Curtis Cooley, on the twenty-
ninth of this month at St. Mark's church, Denver, Colorado. Both Mr. Cooley and Miss 
Maule are very well known and much loved in Lincoln. Mr. Cooley was graduated from 
the State university and Miss Maule spent her childhood and early young womanhood 
here. Miss Florence is the younger daughter. Her older sister is a very successful 
news paper writer, inheriting literary talent --v from her mother, who is a talented '' 
story writer. Mr. Cooley has many friends and the prospects of the young couple are 
bright. 
----
The wedding of Miss Florence Maule and Mr. Frederick Curtis Cooley wilt take place 
at noon Wednesday, in St.Mark's church, Rev. John H. Houghton officiating. Miss 
Maule has been a member of St Mark's choir for several years and the full vested 
choir will sing the wedding march from Lohengrin.
The church will be decorated in pink and white. The bride will be gowned in white and 
will wear a lone white veil. She will carry a prayer-book. Miss Frances Maule, sister of 
the bride, will be her only attendant. She will wear a pink gown and carry pink rosea. 
The ushers, best men and many of the guests will come from Nebraska, where the 
bride and groom both graduated at the state university. The wedding breakfast, which 
was to have followed the ceremony, was given up, owing to the sudden death of Mrs. 
Maule's brother. After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Cooley will take a wedding trip, and 
on their return will be at home to their friends in the Highlands. Denver Times.

The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, June 01, 1901, Image 6
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Parents
MAULE John Penrose (15 Sep 1853 - 29 Nov 1912)
FINIGAN Mary Katherine (Apr 1864 - 1945)

Siblings
MAULE Frances Gertrude (24 Oct 1879 - 28 Jun 1966)
MAULE Florence Mary (Dec 1880 - 15 Jul 1949)
MAULE Harry Edward (13 Jul 1886 - 8 Apr 1971)

Marriage To COOLEY Frederick Curtis ()
    m. 29 May 1901 dv. EST 1904 Denver, Col.

Notes


Marriage To UPDEGRAFF Allen Eugene (14 Feb 1883 - 1968)
    m. 1916 dv. 1923 

Notes

Parents
UPDEGRAFF William Ross ()
HEBERLING Laura Alda ()

Children by UPDEGRAFF Allen Eugene 14 Feb 1883 - 1968
UPDEGRAFF David Maule (19 Dec 1917 - 14 May 2004)

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