Great Aunt: Florence N. (Blake) Gartland (6th child of Frederick & Annie Blake)

Florence Nettie (Blake) Gartland

Born November 1, 1909 in New Haven, CT
Died July 20, 2005 in Maryland

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Age - Infant: 1910 Federal Census:
     Living with Family at #1 Frank St, New Haven, CT
Age 11 - 1920 Federal Census:
     Living with family at #559 Quinnipiac Ave, Dwelling #7, New Haven, CT.
Age 13 - 1922 New Haven City Directory:
     Typist 170 Crown. Res 643 Ferry.
Age 16 - 1926 New Haven City Directory:
     Clk 170 Crown Res 643 Ferry
Age 17 & 18 - 1927 & 1928 New Haven City Directory:
     Clk First Nat Bank & Trust Co h at E. Haven
Age 20 & 21 - 1929 & 1930 New Haven City Directory:
     Clk First Nat Bank & Trust Co r 14 Taylor Av E.H.
Age 21 - 1930 Federal Census:
     Living with family at #14 Taylor Ave, New Haven, CT.  Occupation - Clerk at a Bank
Age 22 & 23 - 1931 & 1932 New Haven City Directory:
     Clk The First Nat Bank & Trust Co r 14 Taylor Av E.H.
Age 24 & 25 - 1933 & 1934 New Haven City Directory:
     Letter File Clk The First Nat. Bank & Trust Co. of New Haven. r 138 Henry
Age 26 & 27 - 1935 & 1936 New Haven City Directory:
     Clk First Nat Bank & Trust Co r 65 Foster
Age 31 - 1940 Federal Census
     Florence Degnan - Living with her husband at #51 Foster St, New Haven, CT.  Occupation - Teller at a Bank.  Notes that she lived at the same address in 1935.

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Married Wednesday, May 12, 1937 to Edward Vincent (Bernard) Degnan.  Per the 1940 Census he was born in the Irish Free State and was the owner of a restaurant.   They were not married for very long as, unfortunately, Bernard passed from cancer.  They did not have any children together. 

Florence remarried to James Gartland, Sr.  He was a lawyer and he worked for Thomas Dodd.  They had three children together.  I was able to find some articles in the Hartford Courant that referenced James Gartland:

The 1954 Race for US Representative
July 16, 1954: Democrats See Choice of Gartland - East Haven Chairman Appears Winner in Third District Battle. 
July 22, 1954: West Haven Democrats Give Gartland Support.  Article talks about how they were prepared to give him the nomination.
Aug 21, 1954: McGuire Asks Injunction.  Gartland's opponent asked for an injunction so Gartland's name would not appear on the ballott.
Aug 25, 1954: Hearing on Ballot Fight in Superior Court Today.   Gartland's opponent contested the nomination saying the delegates were chosen illegally.
Aug 31, 1954: Hearing Slated Today on Ballott Injunction.
Sept 1, 1954: Courts Have Right to Try Politics Case.  The Superior Court ruled that the court had the right to judge the actions of political conventions. 
Sep 4, 1954: Ouster Step Under Study by Covello - Action Asks Removal of East Haven Man as Democratic Nominee.
Sept 11, 1954: Injunction Refused in Election Row - Gartland Remains New Haven Nominee After Court Battle
Nov 3, 1954: Dodd, Five Republican Representatives Win Re-Election to Seats in Congress.  Article notes that Gartland lost to his Republican opponent. 
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April 11, 1956: East Haven True to Form.  Article notes a group headed by Gartland placed 50 of it's candidates on the 60 member democratic town committee.  It notes that Gartland lost his run for US Representative of the Third District in 1954. 
January 15, 1962: Executive Assistant to Dodd Critically Ill (Washington DC)
January 16, 1962: Gartland Improves (Washington DC).  Notes that James Gartland, Executive Assitant to Thomas J. Dodd was reported in fair condition on Monday in Providence Hospital.  Gartland had undergone surgery for an ulcer condition and was in critical condition on Saturday.
May 14, 1971: Washington Scene.  James Gartland named legistlative aide for the Air Line Pilots Association.  He had served as Dodd's special liason for many years until Dodd's defeat the previous year. 

Picture from Cousin Jean

Wedding Announcement for her marriage to Bernard Dagnan:

 

Wedding picture - marriage to B. Degnan:

 

 

Florence's 2nd husband, James Gartland (also from Jean) 

Here is their wedding announcement (newspaper unknown)

And, her wedding photo for her 2nd marriage:

 

Her obituarty as published in The Washington Post on July 22, 2005:

On Wednesday, July 20, 2005, FLORENCE BLAKE GARTLAND, of Waldorf, MD. Wife of the late Honorable Judge James F. Gartland, Sr; beloved mother of Patricia Gartland Parsons, James F. Gartland, II, and Michael S. Gartland; sister of Irene Bree, Claire Maloney, and Ruth Shea; grandmother of James F. Gartland, III, Kimberly G. Keller, and Rene Gartland; she is also survived by eight great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Family and friends will be received on Monday at the HUNTT FUNERAL HOME, 3035 Old Washington Rd, Waldorf, MD, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m., with prayers at 7 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Tuesday, July 26, 2005, at Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church, Waldorf, MD at 10 a.m. Interment Trinity Memorial Gardens, Waldorf, MD. If desired, memorial contributions may be made in her name to the American Heart Association.

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