Laura Ann Kesinger

Brief Life History of Laura Ann

When Laura Ann Kesinger was born on 16 February 1859, in Greene, Illinois, United States, her father, William Kesinger, was 24 and her mother, Cassandra Davidson, was 27. She married John William Flowers on 3 August 1876, in Greene, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in White Hall, Greene, Illinois, United States in 1880. She died on 10 August 1938, in Wrights, Greene, Illinois, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Hickory Grove Cemetery, Wrights Township, Greene, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

John William Flowers
1855–1941
Laura Ann Kesinger
1859–1938
Marriage: 3 August 1876
Nellie A Flowers
1877–1878
Ora P Flowers
1879–1978
Flowers
1881–1881
Grace Edna Flowers
1885–1957
George Elmer Flowers
1890–1948

Sources (14)

  • Laura Flowers in household of John Flowers, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Laura Flowers, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
  • Laura A Kisinger, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"

World Events (8)

1861 · Simple life to Soldiers

Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

South German: variant of Kiesinger, a habitational or topographic name, presumably of Württemberg origin, or from a derivative of the old personal name Giso.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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