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Family History: It’s All Relative

I am fairly sure this obituary belongs to the George W. Flowers buried in Flowers Cemetery.

Although I can’t recall their headstone inscriptions, I do know for a fact that the parents of Carl Norris are also buried in Flowers Cemetery.  They were John and Lucy Norris, my great grandparents.

I actually wondered for years how my Norris kin ended up in the Flowers Cemetery.  Well, Lucy’s father was Richard Adams and his parents were the M.L. and Ann Adams buried here also.  Incidentally, the “M” stands for Mark and Ann’s maiden name was Flowers.  J.R. and Mildred (Roberts) Flowers were Ann’s parents.

 

I figure that some of the other Adams’ and Flowers laid to rest here are ancestors, too, but as of yet I’ve not found the link.

Obituary for George W. Flowers.

FLOWERS, George W. -- AGED VETERAN DIES - George W. Flowers Succumbed Sunday After Brief Illness of Heart Trouble. - An aged veteran, George W. Flowers, answered "taps" Sunday, at his home 94 West Second street. He was 72 years old, and had been a resident of Huntington for many years. He was born in Virginia and fought through the Civil War.
A wife survives. The funeral arrangements have not been announced. He was a victim of heart trouble. -- The Herald-Dispatch, May 7, 1912