Individual Notes
Note for: Samuel Armour, APR 1874 - 6 OCT 1951
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Occupation: Koreshan gas station attendant
Date: JUN 1937
Occupation: First Estero School teacher
Occupation: After leaving K.U. he bought a sawmill near Brownsville, FL
Event: Type: Arrived in Florida
Date: 1895
Event: Estero, Lee, Florida
Type: Census/1900
Date: 27 JUN 1900
Event: Type: Elected
Date: 1 SEP 1904
Place: Council Member; Estero, FL
Individual Note: THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Samuel Armour; Death: 6 Oct 1951, Fort Myers, age 77 years.
FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready; Samuel Armour: "Vesta contributed names of Letitia and Mary, whom we did not know. Samuel was our first school teacher in Estero and later bought a sawmill near Brownsville, Fla. George later lived in Tampa and we saw him sometimes. Vesta says that Annie Armour was not related, but Bella cared for her during her illness and was her chief mourner."
U.S. Federal Census/Estero/Lee County/Florida--1900; Koreshan Community; Enumeration date: 27 Jun 1900; Enumerator: A. A. Gardner; Precinct 6; Microfilm number: 1240172; SD: 2; ED: 77; Sheet number: 16; Page number: 26: Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff: Samuel Armour; Relation to head of family: partner; Color: white; Sex: male; Born: Apr 1874; Age 26; Single; Place of birth: Michigan; Place of birth of father Ireland; Place of birth of mother: Ireland; Occupation assistant; Can read and write: yes; Can speak English: yes.
ELECTED POSITION/Estero, Florida: 1 Sep 1904; Samuel Armour, Council Member.
MEMORIES, MEMORIES--DAYS OF LONG AGO chronicled by Marie McCready with participation by Lovelle McCready: "To the east of the main house and near the road was another two-story house where we went to school when we first came to Estero, Samuel Armour being the teacher."--page 57
FLAMING SWORD, Community Current Events by D. J. Richards, June 1937: "We were pleased to have Samuel Armour drop in on us on Wednesday, May 12th. Sam first came into the Home in Chicago and was there three and a half months prior to coming to Estero in 1895, where he remained many years. He has been in and out many times since his first contact with the movement but coming back is always like coming home to Sam. At present he has charge of the Unity's gasoline Filling Station."
Individual Notes
Note for: Isabella Armour, 15 JUN 1872 - 1 SEP 1949
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Occupation: Printer
Residence: Date: 1920
Place: Dining Hall/Ladies' Dormitory
Event: Rahn Membership List
Type: Arrived in Florida
Date: 1895
Event: Estero, Lee, Florida
Type: Census/1900
Date: 27 JUN 1900
Event: Estero, Lee, Florida
Type: Census/1910
Date: 23 APR 1910
Event: Estero, Lee, Florida
Type: Census/1920
Date: 2 JAN 1920
Burial: Date: SEP 1949
Place: Estero, Lee, Florida
Individual Note: THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Bella Armour; Born: 15 Jun 1872, Homer, Michigan; Arrived Estero: 1895; Died 1 Sep 1949
FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready; Bella Armour: "Vesta contributed names of Letitia and Mary, whom we did not know. Samuel was our first school teacher in Estero and later bought a sawmill near Brownsville, Fla. George later lived in Tampa and we saw him sometimes. Vesta says that Annie (following) was not related, but Bella cared for her during her illness and was her chief mourner."
U.S. Federal Census/Estero/Lee County/Florida--1900; Koreshan Community; Enumeration date: 27 Jun 1900; Enumerator: A. A. Gardner; Precinct 6; Microfilm number: 1240172; SD: 2; ED: 77; Sheet number: 16; Page number: 26: Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff: Isabella Armour; Relation to head of family: partner; Color: white; Sex: female; Born: Jun 1872; Age 27; Place of birth: Michigan; Place of birth of father: Ireland; Place of birth of mother: Ireland; Occupation: Assistant; Can read and write: yes; Can speak English: yes.
U.S. Federal Census/Estero/Lee County/Florida--1910; Koreshan Unity; Enumeration Date: 25 Apr 1910; Enumerator: Walter S. Turner, Jr.; Microfilm No.: Fl 1910-H T624; ED: 80; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, January 1995: Name: Isabella Armour; Sex: Female; Race: white; Age 30; Marital status: Single; Place of birth: Michigan; Place of birth of father: England; Place of birth of mother: England; Language spoken: English; Occupation: student; Employer or worker: worker; No. of months not employed: 0; Can read and write: yes; Attending school: yes.
U.S. Federal Census/Estero/Lee County/Florida--1920; Enumeration date: Jan 2, 1920; Enumerator: Henry D. Silverfriend; ED: 109; SD: 1; Fourth Precinct; Microfilm roll number: 1820221; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, Dec 1994: Bella Armour; Relation to head of family: Boarder; Place of residence: Dining Hall and ladies dormitory place; Age 47; Single; Place of birth: Michigan; Place of birth of father: England; Place of birth of mother: England; Occupation: Printer at the print and pub. house.
U.S. Federal 1930 Census; Estero, Lee County; Florida; Election Precinct 12: Koreshan Unity Home; Enumeration Date: May 5, 1930; ED: 36-17; SD: 6; Page: 199; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, January 2003: Bella Armour; Radio set: none listed; Sex: Female; Color: white; Age at last birthday: 57; Marital condition: Single; Attended school since Sep 1, 1930: no; Whether able to read and write: yes; Place of birth: Michigan; Place of birth of father: N. Ireland; Place of birth of mother: N. Ireland; Whether able to speak English: yes; Occupation: Nurse; Industry: Nursing; Whether actually at work yesterday or the last regular working day: yes.
THE FLAMING SWORD; Community Current Events by Alafae Stephens; May 1934: "Sister Bella Armour left on the sixth of April for a visit of ten days in Palatka with the family of her brother George, who died just before New Year's."
Burial: Koreshan Unity Cemetery--lot 44; Inscription: Bella Armour--Sept. 1949.