Flossie Harrison- Robinson

My great aunt Flossie Harrison- Robinson.  She died before I was born, but while looking at some old family photos, I have been thinking about her more, and I just admire her. My grandfather was very close to her and talked about her often. She was a true force of nature, full of kindness and a true rebel. She was born 5 October 1913 Patricia Flossie Harrison was the older of the two daughter born to Jefferson & Daisy Strunk Harrison family of 13. She marries William Robinson, who is African American. I know nothing about William, birth, death even where he lived. I know he was alive and visited Flossie when she was dying. Interviews with family member only describe him as a very kind husband and a very hard working man.  This leads to a number of questions. Where did they meet? Did they live together? Who did they get to marry them?  The simple fact is that it was against the law in Pa to intermarry until 1967. Its hard to wrap your brain around the fact that you could not marry who you were in love with until 1967. Aunt Flossie did not live long enough to know it.  The anti- miscegenation law is confusing, like most laws. It did ban marriage of whites from intermarrying with non-whites, primarily blacks but often also Native Americans and Asians. Flossie lived with her brother Stanley on Stofflet St in Stroudsburg and died at his home on 17 March 1963 from a large inoperable polyp in her Larynx. She was visited every day by William who use to care for her. She is buried in an unmarked grave in the Mountain Home Cemetery in Mt.Home, Pa.

Pictured is aunt Flossie and Lloyd Leap the other photo is Mary Strong Harrison (William Harrison wife), Flossie Harrison Robinson and Norma (family friend)