William Henry FLOWERS^[1]

1875 - 1949  (73 years)

• Name	William Henry FLOWERS
  Birth	22 Sep 1875	Virginia   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1910 - 1940	Sussex Co, VA   [4, 5]
  	William made his living as a farmer in Sussex County, Virginia. This is noted on every census from 1910 through 1940.
  Death	16 Sep 1949  [6]
  	William died on 16 September 1949. He was 6 days shy of his 74th birthday.
  Burial	Yale, Sussex Co, VA   [7]
  	His remains were interred at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery in Yale, Virginia.
  Person ID	I64186	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	William Thomas FLOWERS,   b. 13 Aug 1846, Sussex Co, VA d. 20 Dec 1932 (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Rosa Ann RICHARDSON,   b. c. 1851, Northampton Co, NC d. 27 Apr 1878, Sussex Co, VA (Age 27 years)
  Marriage	6 Jan 1870	Sussex Co, VA   [8]
  	The couple was married later that same day by Joseph H. Amik at the Sussex County, Virginia home of John R. Richardson, the bride's father.
  Family ID	F1361	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth COX,   b. 24 Nov 1883, Virginia d. 27 Nov 1958 (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	c. 1902  [4]
  	According to the 1910 census, the couple married about 1902.
  Children	1. William Junius FLOWERS,   b. 12 Oct 1902, Virginia d. 26 Jul 1914 (Age 11 years)   2. Roberta Belle FLOWERS,   b. 26 Jun 1907, Virginia d. 16 Oct 1990 (Age 83 years)   3. Ruth C. FLOWERS,   b. c. 1916, Virginia   4. Mary FLOWERS,   b. 20 Apr 1921, Virginia d. 8 Feb 2008 (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F7641	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: June 1880, Henry, Sussex Co, VA Resided: June 1900, Henry, Sussex Co, VA Resided: April 1910, Henry, Sussex Co, VA Resided: January 1920, Henry, Sussex Co, VA Resided: April 1930, Henry, Sussex Co, VA Resided: April 1940, Henry, Sussex Co, VA

  
  

• Sources

  [S3716] 1880 US Census / Flowers, William T. [S3718] 1900 US Census / Flowers, William. [S3720] William Henry Flowers, WWI draft registration card (1918). [S3719] 1910 US Census / Flowers, William H. [S3721] 1930 US Census / Flowers, William H. [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com). William Henry Flowers gravestone inscription, Antioch Baptist Church, Yale, VA: downloaded 10 May 2014. [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com). William Henry Flowers interment, Antioch Baptist Church, Yale, VA: downloaded 10 May 2014. [S4031] William Flowers - Rosa A. Richardson, Sussex Co, VA marriage license & minister's return (1870).