St. John's Cemetery Individual Record

Florence TryonFlorence Tryon

Florence Tryon
(January 30, 1898 -- March 28, 1983)

Section: 50
Space: 10
Lot: 12
Maiden Name: Reno
Parents: Allen C. & Anne Reno Tryon
Place of Birth: Bloomsdale, Ohio
Occupation: Education

A graduate of Florida State College for Women, she started teaching in 1920 at P.K. Younge Elementary School.  She later transferred to Pensacola High School.  Florence received her Masters Degree in History and Government from Duke University, a Professor at Ohio University and Professor in Government at Florida State University.  Miss Florence Tryon died March 28, 1983, buried in the Tryon family plot.