John C. Flowers (1849 - 1920)

Born 20 Feb 1849 in Chesterfield, Cheraws District, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Eliza Helon (Holloway) Flowers — married 5 Aug 1873 in Wake Co., North Carolina

Descendants

Died 25 Apr 1920 at age 71 in Parsons, Decatur, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Historical Information: State confusion comes into play because Anson County NC lies along the state line between North and South Carolina as does adjoining Chesterfield County SC; which appears to be the area where the family was when son John was born in 1849. It is thought that a majority of the Chesterfield County families lived in Anson County, North Carolina, prior to relocation. Depending upon the landmarks used for separating North and South Carolina, it probably was confusing to determine exactly where one was living at this time in history. (Just an observation of this writer.)

John C. Flowers is the first child of Elijah K. Flowers and Elizabeth Watson. He was born February 20, 1849 in Chesterfield Co., South Carolina, near Cheraw. Some family trees have his middle name as "Culpepper" but this writer can find no source to support.

The family farmed in Lanesboro, Anson, NC for a while and then moved to Decatur Co., TN in late 1852. About 1860 the family moved to Itawamba, MS. John returned to North Carolina about the time his mother and siblings moved back to Tennessee (prior to the 1870 Census.) His father died in Mississippi.

John C. Flowers married Eliza Helon Holloway in North Carolina on August 5, 1873 at the age of 24. The couple resided in Wake Co. NC area near Eliza's family. The 1880 Census indicates that John (31) and Eliza (37) have two children - William (5) and Tennie (4). Tennie's twin brother died at birth.

The couple left Durham in 1881 to move to Tennessee where they lived in Henderson (1900 Census) and Decatur (1910 Census) counties. Both of these census list John's occupation as a carpenter.

Eliza Helon Flowers died February 25, 1914. Daughter Tennessee and her children have lived with her parents since 1910 and Tennessee continued to care for her father until he died on April 25, 1920 in Parsons, TN at the age of 71.

John is buried in Union Baptist Church Cemetery, Chesterfield, TN.

The following is from "Crossing the Dark River" by Brenda Kirk Fiddler of Henderson County:

"(The Lexington Progress, April 30, 1920) John C. Flowers of Parsons, a former citizen of Darden, aged perhaps 70 years, died last Sunday and his remains were interred Monday at Union near Chesterfield. He is survived by a son and two daughters. Mr. Flowers was a good man, a Baptist and a Mason. The regular funeral service was conducted by Elder Boren after which the Masons took charge and interment of the body was conducted with the honors of that fraternal body."

I would suspect that the reference to "two daughters" meant his daughter and daughter-in-law.^[1]

Sources

US Census for 1850, 1860, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920

Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958, Ancestry.com

Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955, Ancestry.com

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=112769431

Footnotes

1. ↑ Entered by Deborah Kueter, Tuesday, October 1, 2013.

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Acknowledgments

Thank you to Deborah Kueter for creating Flowers-758 on 20 Aug 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Deborah and others.