What is Florence Harding?
{{nosources|date=July 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Florence Harding | image = Florence Harding.jpg | caption = | office = [[First Lady of the United States]] | president = [[Warren G. Harding]] | term_start = March 4, 1921 | term_end = August 2, 1923 | term_label = In role | predecessor = [[Edith Bolling Wilson]] | successor = [[Grace Coolidge]] | birth_name = Florence Mabel Kling | birth_date = {{birth date|1860|8|15}} | birth_place = [[Marion, Ohio]], [[United States|U.S.]] | death_date = {{death date and age|1924|11|21|1860|8|15}} | death_place = [[Marion, Ohio]], U.S. | spouse = {{unbulleted list|{{marriage|Henry DeWolfe|1880|1886|end=divorced}}|{{marriage|[[Warren G. Harding]]|1891|1923|end=died}}}} | children = Marshall | occupation = [[First Lady of the United States]]<br>[[Publisher]] | signature = Florence Harding Signature.svg }} '''Florence Mabel Harding''' (born '''Florence Mabel Kling'''; August 15, 1860 – November 21, 1924), wife of President [[Warren G. Harding]], was the [[First Lady of the United States]] from 1921 to 1923. ==Early life== Her birthplace is [[Marion, Ohio]]. Her birth name was '''Florence Mabel Kling'''. Her father’s name was Amos Kling. He was a rich and successful businessman. She was of German descent and French Huguenot ancestry. She did a course in music. When she was 19 years old, she ran away from her home along with her childhood friend named '''Henry De Wolfe'''. No document is available to prove their legal marriage. But, the “common law” of Ohio covered such marriages. De Wolfe turned out to be a heavy drinker and he spent a lot of money. Florence bore a son to him. The son’s name was Marshall Eugene De Wolfe, also known as Marshall Eugene Kling. Soon after the birth of her son, she divorced De Wolfe in 1886. She returned to Marion, and started living there. She also started using her maiden name, that is, the name before her marriage. De Wolfe died when he was 35 years old. She started to give piano lessons and started earning. However, her father did not