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He came to Slaton to become the first superintendent of school and continued to grow cotton. In 1923, it was reported that Florence sought assistance with his large crop of cane, from which he made molasses. ''The Slaton Slatonite'' confirms that he sold ribbon cane syrup from a yield of five hundred gallons from six acres. He also raised hogs and farmed turnips, plum trees, grapes, onions, and melons. In 1914, he opened Rose Hill Dairy. In 1917, he joined the Slaton office of the Federal Farm and Loan Board.<ref name=bio/>

He came to Slaton to become the first superintendent of school and continued to grow cotton. In 1923, it was reported that Florence sought assistance with his large crop of cane, from which he made molasses. ''The Slaton Slatonite'' confirms that he sold ribbon cane syrup from a yield of five hundred gallons from six acres. He also raised hogs and farmed turnips, plum trees, grapes, onions, and melons. In 1914, he opened Rose Hill Dairy. In 1917, he joined the Slaton office of the Federal Farm and Loan Board.<ref name=bio/>

His involvement with the community came from his efforts in the schools, the local [[Baptist]] Church, at which  he led the music, and his various business interactions.He frequently donated the medals given out at the at the high school award ceremony. He was an outspoken opponent of the [[Ku Klux Klan]], which was temporarily revived in Texas during the 1920s. One of his melons was stolen in 1921 and delivered to the porch of the editor of  ''The Slatonite'', with the carved-out inscription “K.K. Klan."<ref name=bio/>

His involvement with the community came from his efforts in the schools, the local [[Baptist]] Church, at which  he led the music, and his various business interactions. He frequently donated the medals given out at the at the high school award ceremony. He was an outspoken opponent of the [[Ku Klux Klan]], which was temporarily revived in Texas during the 1920s. One of his melons was stolen in 1921 and delivered to the porch of the editor of  ''The Slatonite'', with the carved-out inscription “K.K. Klan."<ref name=bio/>

From his first marriage to the former Mary Agnes Anderson (1877-1900), he had a son, Carl Anderson Florence. Mary Agnes died two weeks after Carl's birth in May, and Carl died in August 1900.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?viewrecord=1&r=an&db=FindAGraveUS&indiv=try&h=42584419|title=Carl Anderson Florence|publisher=Ancestry.com|accessdate=February 13, 2019}}</ref> Mary Agnes and their infant son are interred at Aspermont Cemetery in Stonewall County, Texas. After Mary Agnes' death, he wed the former Loula Spinks (1879-1945), a native of Meridian,[[Mississippi]]. Alongside his second wife, Florence is interred at Englewood Cemetery in Slaton, where he died at the age of seventy-two.<ref name=ancestry/>   

From his first marriage to the former Mary Agnes Anderson (1877-1900), he had a son, Carl Anderson Florence. Mary Agnes died two weeks after Carl's birth in May, and Carl died in August 1900.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?viewrecord=1&r=an&db=FindAGraveUS&indiv=try&h=42584419|title=Carl Anderson Florence|publisher=Ancestry.com|accessdate=February 13, 2019}}</ref> Mary Agnes and their infant son are interred at Aspermont Cemetery in Stonewall County, Texas. After Mary Agnes' death, he wed the former Loula Spinks (1879-1945), a native of Meridian,[[Mississippi]]. Alongside his second wife, Florence is interred at Englewood Cemetery in Slaton, where he died at the age of seventy-two.<ref name=ancestry/>