Looking for the parents of Darling "Bud" White Flanders b 12-10-1900 d 7-18-1976 and the parents of his wife Mary Davis b 1898 d 4-15-1987. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Eva
--- emullins <emullins@pineland.net> wrote: << Looking for the parents of Darling "Bud" White Flanders b 12-10-1900 d 7-18-1976 and the parents of his wife Mary Davis b 1898 d 4-15-1987. >> First Generation 1. White R. FLANDERS son of Paul Fitzsimmons FLANDERS and Louisa HALL was born on 28 Jan 1862 in Georgia. He died on 22 Mar 1906 in Georgia. He was buried in Sumner and Flanders Cemetery, near Swainsboro, Georgia. 1900 US Census: Emanuel Co., GA - GMD 1452, District 105; Household 614/662: FLANDERS, White R. 38; born Sep 1861; married 19 years Mary C. 40; born Apr 1860; 12 children, 5 living Benjamon Y. 17; born Aug 1882 Lurene ? F. 15; born Apr 1885 William L. 7; born Feb 1893 George C. 2; born Feb 1898 Augustus 6/12; born Dec 1899 1910 US Census: Cowford, Emanuel Co., GA - District 103; Household 135: FLANDERS, Mollie 48; widowed; 12 children, 5 living Lee 16 George 10 Darling 9 Question: Are Augustus and Darling the same person? 1920 US Census: Powell, Johnson Co., GA - Household 168: FLANDERS, G. C. 21; single Molly 60; widowed (she is actually listed as the wife!) D. C. 19 Nearby at Household 164 lived son B. Y. (Benjamin) FLANDERS and his family. 1930 US Census: Kite, Johnson Co., GA - District 2; Household 92/97: FLANDERS, G. C. 30; single Molly 69; widowed mother MOORE, Bittie 65; widowed aunt Next door at Household 93/98 lived brother Darling FLANDERS and his family. White married Mary Catherine "Molly" ROWLAND about 1880 in Georgia. Mary was born 14 Apr 1862 in Georgia and died 5 Jun 1930 in Johnson Co., Georgia. She is buried at Gumlog Church Cemetery near Kite, Georgia. Question: Who are Mollys parents? They had the following children: + 2 M i. Benjamin Y. FLANDERS was born 19 Aug 1882. 3 F ii. Lurene (?) F. FLANDERS was born about Apr 1885 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. 4 M iii. William Lee FLANDERS was born on 22 Nov 1893 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. He died on 23 Dec 1917. He was buried in Sumner and Fields Cemetery, near Swainsboro, Georgia. 5 M iv. George C. FLANDERS was born about Feb 1898 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. He died before 1990. Is this the correct person? Georgia Deaths, 1919-98: George C. FLANDERS - 19 Jun 1945, age 45. County of death: Bibb. 6 M v. Augustus FLANDERS was born about Dec 1899 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. + 7 M vi. Darling White "Bud" FLANDERS was born on 10 Dec 1900. He died on 18 Jul 1976. Question: are Augustus and Darling the same person? Second Generation 2. Benjamin Y. FLANDERS (White R.) was born 19 Aug 1882 in Emanuel Co., Georgia and died 8 Jul 1956 in Johnson Co., Georgia. He is buried at Mintons Chapel Cemetery northeast of Kite, Georgia. 1910 US Census: Powell, Johnson Co., GA - District 89; Household 113: FLANDERS, B. Y. 27; married 6 years Lizzie 27; 2 children Elma? 5; daughter White 8/12; son 1920 US Census: Powell, Johnson Co., GA - District 60; Household 164: FLANDERS, B. Y. 36 Mrs. B. Y. 36 Elmer 15; son (listed as a daughter in 1910) White 10; son Christelle 8; daughter Nearby at Household 168 lived Benjamin's widowed mother Molly and brothers George and Darling. 1930 US Census: Powell, Johnson Co., GA - District 12; Household 29: FLANDERS, Ben 47 Elizabeth 47 White R. 20 Chrystelle 18 Benjamin married Elizabeth "Lizzie" STAPLETON daughter of Thomas STAPLETON and Nancy MINTON on 6 Dec 1903 in Emanuel Co., Georgia. Elizabeth was born 21 Jun 1882 in Georgia and died 29 Feb 1976 in Johnson Co., Georgia. She is buried at Mintons Chapel Cemetery northeast of Kite, Georgia. They had the following children: 8 F i. Elmina FLANDERS was born about 1904 in Georgia. This child was listed as a 5-year-old daughter named Elman on the 1910 Johnson County Census and as a 15-year-old son named Elmer on the 1920 Census. Which is correct? Elmina, wife of James Alexander "Jim" WILKERSON is said to have been a BEASLEY (parents unknown), but was she actually the daughter of Benjamin Y. FLANDERS and Elizabeth STAPLETON? The Wilkersons lived just 2 homes away from Ben and Elizabeth in 1930. Elmina married James Alexander "Jim" WILKERSON before 1926 in Georgia. James was born about 1895 in Georgia. 1930 US Census: Powell, Johnson Co., GA - District 12; Household 29: WILKERSON, Jim 35; first married at 19 Elmina 26; first married at 20 James 4 8/12 Lizzie M. 2 4/12 Jesse C. 6/12 Nearby at Household 29 lived Ben and Elizabeth FLANDERS who are thought to be the parents of Elmina. 9 M ii. White FLANDERS was born about 1909 in Johnson Co., Georgia. 10 F iii. Christelle FLANDERS was born about 1912 in Johnson Co., Georgia. 7. Darling White "Bud" FLANDERS (White R.) was born on 10 Dec 1900 in Johnson Co., Georgia. He died on 18 Jul 1976 in Johnson Co., Georgia. He was buried in Gumlog Church Cemetery, north of Kite, Georgia. 1930 US Census: Kite, Johnson Co., GA - District 2; Household 93/98: WHITE, D. W. 28; married at 20 Mary 30; married at 22 Rubie D. 7; daughter DAVIS, Troy 3 11/12; nephew Next door at Household 92/97 lived Darling's widowed mother Molly and brother George. Darling married Mary DAVIS about 1921 in Georgia. Mary was born in 1898 in Georgia. She died on 15 Apr 1987. Mary is possibly the same as Mary E., daughter of Jordan F. DAVIS (1843-1917) and Roxanna Francis "Annie" MAYO (1870-1950), as listed on the 1900 Johnson Co., Georgia Census. They had the following children: 11 F i. Ruby D. FLANDERS was born about 1923 in Johnson Co., Georgia. ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs