William Michael Flournoy (1834 - 1911)

Born 30 Apr 1834 in Louisville, Jefferson, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Francis Ocean (Brown) Flournoy — married 5 Dec 1854 in Spalding County, Georgia, United States

Husband of Sarah Levisa (Howry) Flournoy — married 15 Dec 1884 in Denton County, Texas, United States

Died 2 Mar 1911 at age 76 in Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States

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Biography

William Michael Flournoy was born April 30, 1834 to Marcus Flournoy and Margaret Shellman in Louisville, Georgia.^[1]

He married Francis Ocean Brown on December 5, 1854 in Spalding County, Georgia.^[2]

He served the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. He enlisted, in Opelika, Alabama, on April 5, 1862 as a Private in the 45th Alabama Infantry.^[3]

He married Sarah Levisa Howry on December 15, 1884 in Denton County, Texas.^[4] Their children were:

1. James Howry Flournoy ^[5]
2. Marguerite Mae Flournoy^[6]

He died, at the age of 76, on March 2, 1911 in Waco, Texas.^[1] He is buried at the Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, McLennan County, Texas.^[7] On his Find A Grave Memorial it states according to Oakwood Cemetery Records, Col. Flournoy was re-interred from First Street Cemetery to Oakwood on March 22, 1918.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3W2-YTL : 20 February 2021), Wm M Flourney, 02 Mar 1911; citing certificate number 6543, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,050,431.
2. ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXVV-6P1 : 7 February 2020), Willaim M. Flournoy and Frances O. Smith, 5 Dec 1854; citing Marriage, Spalding, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 455,613.
3. ↑ https://archives.alabama.gov/civilwar/soldier.cfm?id=62645
4. ↑ "Texas Marriages, 1837-1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6B4-FXB : 22 January 2020), Wm. M. Flournoy, 1884.
5. ↑ "Oregon, U.S., State Deaths, 1864-1968", Oregon State Archives; Salem, Oregon; Oregon, Death Records, 1864-1967, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61675 #60047212 (accessed 19 November 2022), William Flournoy in death record for son James Howry Flournoy, 1 Jun 1944, husband of Sally Howry, in Portland, Washington, Oregon, USA.
6. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K38D-S49 : 20 February 2021), William M Flournoy in entry for Marguerite Flournoy Taylor, 24 Jul 1975; citing certificate number 53452, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,243,826.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128024595/william-michael-flournoy : accessed 23 June 2022), memorial page for William Michael Flournoy (30 Apr 1834–2 Mar 1911), Find A Grave: Memorial #128024595 citing Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, McLennan County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Dee Winter (contributor 47046829) .

See Also:

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3PF-RZL : 30 November 2021), William Flournoy, 1900.
• Family Search Profile for William Michael Flournoy