Born about in Alabama, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Lewis Flowers
— married
18 Dec 1879 in Pike County, Alabama, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Ella O Flowers, Ola (Flowers) Lampley, Pinkie Flowers, Robert Flowers, Eva (Flowers) Pollard, William Flowers, Tessie Flowers, Abe Flowers, Essie Lee Flowers, Edward Flowers, Minnie Flowers and Freddie Flowers
Died about
at about age 51
in Pike County, Alabama, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Mar 2021
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Biography
Smithie (Griffin) Flowers is a part of US Black heritage.
Smithie Griffin was born about 1862 in Alabama. In 1870 she was living in the household of Elisha and Caroline Griffin and seems to have been their child.[1]
She married Lewis Flowers on 18 December 1879 in Pike County, Alabama.[2] In 1880 she was living with her husband in Dixon, Pike County, Alabama.[3]
In 1900 they were living in Dixon with their 10 children. Smithie was listed as the mother of 12 children, 11 of them living.[4] In 1910 they still had 9 children at home. Smithie was listed as the mother of 14 children, 13 of them still living.[5]
She died on 12 January 1915 in Pike County, Alabama[6] and was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Tennille, Alabama.[7]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-656S-547?cc=1438024&wc=KL7M-K68%3A518661001%2C519267201%2C519690301 : 6 June 2019), Alabama > Pike > Dixon's, beat 7 > image 51 of 56; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99HV-SS3Z?cc=1743384&wc=3LJL-GPD%3A1586951002 : 21 July 2015), 007316634 > image 268 of 657; County Probate Courts, Alabama.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4VZ-HHC : 19 February 2021), Missey Flowers in household of Lewis Flowers, Dixons, Pike, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district ED 144, sheet 20C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,029.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9DR-L9J : accessed 16 March 2021), Smithie Flowers in household of Louis Flowers, Precinct 7 Dixon (east part), Pike, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 129, sheet 16A, family 278, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,037.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKWS-QZV : accessed 20 March 2021), Smithie Flowers in household of Louis Flowers, Dixon, Pike, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 135, sheet 16A, family 321, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 31; FHL microfilm 1,374,044.
- ↑ "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKQW-58V : 8 December 2020), Smithie Flowers, 1915.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #180974359, database and images (accessed 20 March 2021), memorial page for Smitha Missey “Smithey” Griffin Flowers (10 Oct 1863–12 Jan 1915), citing Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Tennille, Pike County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Deborah Lynn Sutton (contributor 49176442).
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