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Hypoluxo until the death of her husband Frederick in 1957. She subsequently moved to Boynton Beach to live with her daughter, Mrs. Harvey Oyer, until her death in 1967 at age 91. She was inducted into the Florida Women's Hall of Fame in 2012–2013.
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Captain Frederick Christian Voss, a boat captain and steam engineer, who worked in South Florida during the late 19th century and early 20th century. Together, they had six children, one of whom died in childhood. One of their sons,
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136:Florida Women's Hall of Fame
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409:"Pioneers Will Meet Today"
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