Franklin McKinley Flowers and Elsie Elzada Smith

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Husband Franklin McKinley Flowers ^{1 2}

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            AKA: Frank Flower, Frank M. C. Flowers,3 Franklin McClelland Flowers
           Born: 1861 - Rockland, Venango Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 May 1916 - Coal City, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Melat-Hanby Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 4

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         Father: Rev. Franklin McKinley "Frank" Flowers (1833-1914) 1 3
         Mother: Susanna Snyder (1835-1915) 2 3

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       Marriage: 7 Aug 1891 - Mt. Hope, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 2

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Wife Elsie Elzada Smith

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            AKA: Elsa Flowers,1 Elsie Ruth Smith 2
           Born: 25 Jun 1874 - Coal City, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Jul 1965 2
         Buried:  - Melat-Hanby Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 4

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         Father: John Smith (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Mary Long (      -      ) 2

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Children

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1 M Howard McKinley Flowers ^{5 6}

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           Born: 13 Jan 1897 - Kennerdell, Venango Co, PA 5 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Mar 1950 - Nocona, Montague Co, TX 5 6
         Buried:  - Nocona, Montague Co, TX

         Spouse: Clara Eliza Stroup (1895-1981) 5 6
           Marr: 11 Jun 1918

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2 M Clarence Abner "Hun" Flower ⁵

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           Born: 4 Dec 1899 - Kennerdell, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Dec 1988 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Helen Hugus (1901-1922) 5
           Marr: 25 May 1921 - ? Venango Co, PA

         Spouse: Elsie May Lowery (1906-1930) 5
           Marr: 24 Jun 1927 - ? Venango Co, PA 5

         Spouse: Zilla Elizabeth Griffin (1906-2003) 5 7

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3 F Ethel May Flowers ^{1 2}

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           Born: 24 Dec 1891 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: Jan 1985 - ? Franklin, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Melat-Hanby Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 8

         Spouse: George Emmanuel Schoch (1875-1951) 1 2 9
           Marr: 22 May 1912 - ? Venango Co, PA 2

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General Notes: Husband - Franklin McKinley Flowers

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The Venango Daily Herald, Franklin, PA
May 12, 1916; pg 4
FRANK M. C. FLOWERS.
Frank M. C. Flowers, one of the best known and most popular residents of Rockland township, is dead at his home in Coal City. He is survived by his wife and two sons, Howard and Clarene, one daughter, Mrs. George Schoch, of City City, three sisters, Mrs. William Hudson, Toledo, O.; Mrs. Frank Sopher, Hartford City, Ind., and Mrs. Frank Melat, Louisiana, and one brother, Jacob M. Flowers, of Coal City. He was a member of the Pine Hill Church of God.
The funeral announcements will be made later.

The Venango Daily Herald, Franklin, PA
Monday, May 15, 1916; pg 10
The funeral of the late Frank McClelland Flowers was held at Pine Hill church, Rockland township, Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, following a brief service at the home. Rev. J. W. St. Clair of Sandycreek township, was the officiating minister. The tributes of flowers were numerous and very fine. Arthur DeLong, Mert Feltenbarger, Ira Gallagher and William Reed were the pall bearers. Interment was in the Melat cemetery.

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General Notes: Wife - Elsie Elzada Smith

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The Derrick, Oil City, PA
Monday, July 25, 1965; pg 16
Mrs. Elsie Flower, 91, Of Franklin, Succumbs
FRANKLIN - Miss Elsie Elzada Flower, 91, widow of Franklin M. Flower Jr., died in her home at 630 Elk St., at 12:30 p.m. Sunday.
One of Franklin's oldest residents, Mrs. Flower made her home with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Clar­ence A. Flower of the Elk St. address
Mrs. Flower suffered a stroke this past March 8 and had been confined since that time.
A daughter of John and Mary Smith, she was born at Coal City June 25, 1874.
She and Mr. Flower were married in 1890. He died in 1914. After his death, Mrs. Flower moved to Franklin and had liv­ed here since.
She was a lifelong member of the Pine Hill Church of God and attended regularly and was ac­tive in church affairs as long as her health permitted.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. George (Ethel) Schoch, and a son, Clarence A. Flower, both of Franklin; four granddaughters, ten great-grandchil­dren, four great-great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
A son, Howard Flower, died in 1951.
Removal was made to the Huff Chapel in Franklin where friends may call after 7 p.m. today and where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Funeral services will be con­ducted in the Chapel at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday with Rev. Leland Almes, assistant pastor of the First Methodist Church of Franklin, and Rev. Collett Mc-Million, pastor of the Seventh Street Church of God, officiat­ing. Interment will be in the Melat Cemetery.
The family has requested that friends make donations to the cancer fund.

1 Unknown, A Feltenberger Genealogy (Franklin, PA: Privately published, ~1965), Pg 5.

2 Helen M. Snyder, Snyder - Bump History (Franklin, PA: Self-published, 1983), Pg 14.

3 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1125.

4 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 5, Rockland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1997), Pg 23.

5 Helen M. Snyder, Snyder - Bump History (Franklin, PA: Self-published, 1983), Pg 15.

6 Mrs. Harold V. Linn, Daniel Smith - Pioneer Settler of Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania (Venango County, PA: Privately published, 1961), Pg 3.

7 Maude Gadsby Watkins, Gadsby Cousins (Stockton, CA: Privately published, 1988), Pg 44.

8 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 5, Rockland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1997), Pg 29.

9 Mrs. Harold V. Linn, Daniel Smith - Pioneer Settler of Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania (Venango County, PA: Privately published, 1961), Pg 16.