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    3. www.canadyfamily.com/History/Children_links/Florence_Canady_Cave.htm Walter Cave had come to Savannah from Barnwell, South Carolina, and worked at a factory. He boarded at the house owned by Florence and respected her work ethic, ingenuity and integrity. He later became out of work when the factory closed but not wanting to move he asked Florence if he could work there for his room and board. She put him to work cleaning, laundering and helping to maintain the boarding house. He found out then what a hard worker she really was. The relationship developed into more than just mutual respect between co-workers and they became husband and wife in 1899. They eventually purchased another boarding house at West Broad Street and Congress Lane and were very successful in that business. Walter later worked for many years in the "hacking" business. He drove a horse-drawn surrey which taxied customers from the Union Station on West Broad Street. He and Florence purchased a new and larger house at 646 West 35th Street. Walter Cave died of a heart attack in his backyard on November 12, 1929. He was of entertaining his grandson, Herman, Jr., and feeding the chickens when he suddenly slumped over. Florence lived another three and a half years before her death on March 22, 1933 at the age of 67. She is buried with her husband and two sons in Hillcrest Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia. Walter Simeon Cave (June 1, 1873-Nov. 12, 1929) m. 1899 Florence Lavenia Canady (July 14, 1866-March 22, 1933 ) Children: Herman Leroy Cave b. 08/30/1900 d. 08/15/1976. m. Bernice Sheppard. Their child Herman Leroy Cave, Jr. b. 1928 Edgar Wilbur Cave b. 04/09/1905 d. 12/11/1981 never married Thanks to Bertie Barbour and Hoyt Canady for the information contained herein.

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