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Notes for CHARLES LEE FLOWERS:
BIOGRAPHY:
((From Flowers family records provided by Larry Flowers.))
At about the age of twelve he started West with his older brother Jim, and Jim's wife,
Emma. They reached St. Joseph, Missouri, located north of Kansas City in Buchanan
County, and got a job working in the timber making railroad ties. They made their way
back to the area around Louisiana, Missouri, in Pike County, by working in the timber
and working along the river.
Charles met Louisa Satterwhite while he was working in the timber at New Hope,
around Elsberry, Missouri, located in Lincoln County which adjoins Pike County to the
south. They were married and built a log cabin in the timber.
Later they moved onto a houseboat, working their way along the banks of the
Mississippi River. They cut willow saplings about ten to twelve feet long, tied them into
bundles, and sold them to the government to be used for diking the river banks.
Then Charles and Louisa moved to Whiteside, still in Lincoln County, and made ties
for the Short Line Railroad being built in the area. Later they moved to Curryville, back
in Pike County, making ties for the C. and A. Railroad. Then they moved on to the
Middletown/Monroe City/Florida area of Missouri, located in counties to the west of
Pike. They went from job to job in the timber and came back to the Curryville area.
Charles bought twenty acres of land from Bill Crow. After a time he sold this place to
Lidge Myers and moved on to Spencer Creek, on the Jeff McCune farm, where he
farmed and cut timber.
He later bought one hundred and sixty acres from Mrs. Sherwood where he built their
home. The house was one room built out of boards and one room was built from logs.
It had a large front porch.
He earned their living by farming and cutting timber until his death in March of 1930.
He was operated on in Levering Hospital in Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri, for
prostate gland and died a few days later from a weak heart. Louisa died from a heart
attack on November 24, 1938 ((other records show she died in November 1935)), and
they are both buried at Wright Cemetery near Frankford/Bowling Green, in Pike County, Missouri.
During their marriage they had twelve children; raising eleven while one son died at
birth.
More About CHARLES LEE FLOWERS:
Date born 2: WFT Est. 1843-1876
Burial: Wright Cemetery, Frankfort, Missouri
Census 1: Jun 25, 1880, Pleasent Township, Fulton Co., age 13
Census 2: 1900, Peno Township, Pike Co., MO age 33
Census 3: 1910, Peno Township, Pike Co., MO age 42
Census 4: 1920, Spencer Township, Pike Co., MO age 52
Death Certificate: Missouri #9489
Medical Information: Missouri death certificate # 9489
More About LOUISA SATTERWHITE:
Burial: Wright Cemetery, Frankfort, Missouri
Census 1: 1900, Peno Township, Pike Co., MO age 33
Census 2: 1910, Peno Township, Pike Co., MO age 42
Census 3: 1920, Spencer Township, Pike Co., MO age 52
Death Certificate: Missouri #40063
Medical Information: Missouri death certificate #40063

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