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Omer E. Flanders

masepoli — 2009-08-27 16:56:04Z

News headlines for Thursday, August 27, 2009 nevada appeal

Omer E. Flanders, 92, died Aug. 23, 2009, in Carson City, NV. He was born Feb. 6, 1917, in Wellman, Iowa.

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Bernard J. Flanders (1919 ~ 2005) Obituary

JIWelsch — 2009-08-26 21:50:04Z

MUSCATINE, Iowa - Bernard J. Flanders, 86, Muscatine, died Monday, Oct. 31, 2005, at Unity Hospital.

Funeral Mass will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, Nov. 4, St. Mathias Church, 215 W. Eighth St. The Reverend Jason Crossen will officiate the services. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 3-7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, at the Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home, with a 7 p.m. Rosary prayed by the Knights of Columbus. Memorials may be made to the Knights of Columbus.

Mr. Flanders was born Sept. 6, 1919, in Lee County, Iowa, the son of Henry and Mary Conrad Flanders. He married Lucille Wiesner on April 29, 1946, in Ellis, Kan.

He was an U.S. Air Force veteran, serving in World War II as a Lt. Colonel and as a pilot and flight instructor.

He was a mechanical engineer at Grain Processing Corp. and retired from Schmarje Tool. At one time, he owned the Nichols Auction Sales.

He was a member of the American Legion, serving on the Honor Guard. He was an amateur ham radio operator, avid card player and passed the talent on to his grandchildren. He enjoyed reading and collecting books. He was a member of Ss. Mary and Mathias Parish where he served as lector, Cup and Eucharistic minister. He was a member of the third and fourth degree Knights of Columbus, and a past Grand Knight of Laurent Council No. 1305.

He enjoyed fishing trips to Canada and being with family, especially his grandchildren.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, Mark Flanders and wife Kay and Joseph Flanders and wife Joan, all of Muscatine; three daughters, Linda Powell of Colorado Springs, Colo., Susan Sivananda and husband Nathan of Mount Shasta, Calif. and Denise Smith and husband John of Nichols; 15 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two brothers, Anthony Flanders and wife Frances of Oahu, Hawaii and Raymond Flanders and wife Mary of Cedar Rapids; and a sister, Francine Miller of Sonoma, Calif.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and one brother.

Looking for a Flanders Connections

arlene9999 — 2009-07-18 22:36:26Z

I am trying to find anyone else researching this FLANDERS family or a connecting family in the New York area.

1. Jacob FLANDERS (Nathan FLANDERS1) was born Abt 1835 in Prussia, and died 9 May 1899 in New York. He was buried in Washington Cemetary 71 Palmetto Street, New York. He married Pauline JACOBSEN, daughter of Joseph JACOBSEN and Fanny ABRAHAM. She was born Jul 1836 in Germany, and died 6 May 1922 in Queens, N.Y. She was buried 8 May 1922 in Washington Cemetary 71 Palmetto Street, New York.

Children of Jacob FLANDERS and Pauline JACOBSEN are:
+ 2 i. Simon-Samuel FLANDERS was born Mar 1866 in Aldgate, London, England.
+ 3 ii. Sarah A FLANDERS was born Abt 1868 in Aldgate, London, England.
+ 4 iii. Fannie FLANDERS was born Sep 1869 in Aldgate, London, England.
+ 5 iv. Henrietta ( Etta ) FLANDERS was born 24 Sep 1878 in Manhattan, New York, and died 27 Oct 1948 in Ridgewood, Queens, New York, USA.

Descendant Register, Generation No. 2

2. Simon-Samuel FLANDERS (Jacob FLANDERS2, Nathan FLANDERS1) was born Mar 1866 in Aldgate, London, England. He married Sarah Ella-Ellen WILKINSON 17 Jun 1888 in New York City, daughter of WILKINSON. She was born Abt 1866, and died 15 May 1911 in New York. She was buried in Mount Carmel Cemetary. He married Wilhelmina M CRAIG 11 Dec 1911 in Brooklyn, New York, daughter of William CRAIG and Margaret JOHNSTON ?. She was born Abt 1889 in Ireland.

Children of Simon-Samuel FLANDERS and Sarah Ella-Ellen WILKINSON are:
6 i. Nathan FLANDERS was born Nov 1890 in New York.
7 ii. Henry FLANDERS was born Jun 1893 in New York.
8 iii. Morris FLANDERS was born Apr 1896 in New York.
9 iv. Lillian FLANDERS was born Dec 1898 in New York.
10 v. Jacob FLANDERS was born Abt 1902 in New York.
11 vi. Isidor Theodore? FLANDERS was born Abt 1905 in New York.

Child of Simon-Samuel FLANDERS and Wilhelmina M CRAIG is:
12 i. George FLANDERS was born Abt 1916 in New York.

3. Sarah A FLANDERS (Jacob FLANDERS2, Nathan FLANDERS1) was born Abt 1868 in Aldgate, London, England. She married Leonard WILLIAMS 14 Dec 1887 in New York City, son of Thomas WILLIAMS and DYREE. He was born 1860 in New York.

Children of Sarah A FLANDERS and Leonard WILLIAMS are:
13 i. Sadie WILLIAMS was born Abt 1890 in Kings County, N.Y.
14 ii. Amma Anna WILLIAMS was born Abt 1891 in Kings County, N.Y.
15 iii. Lottie WILLIAMS was born Abt 1892 in Kings County, N.Y.
16 iv. George WILLIAMS was born Abt 1897 in Kings County, N.Y.
17 v. Benjimen WILLIAMS was born Abt 1899 in Kings County, N.Y.
18 vi. Lizzie WILLIAMS was born Abt 1901 in Kings County, N.Y.
19 vii. Elsie WILLIAMS was born Abt 1903 in Kings County, N.Y.
20 viii. William WILLIAMS was born Abt 1906 in Kings County, N.Y.

4. Fannie FLANDERS (Jacob FLANDERS2, Nathan FLANDERS1) was born Sep 1869 in Aldgate, London, England. She married Living LEE.

Children of Fannie FLANDERS and Living LEE are:
21 i. Living LEE.
22 ii. Living LEE.
23 iii. Living LEE.
24 iv. Living LEE.

5. Henrietta ( Etta ) FLANDERS (Jacob FLANDERS2, Nathan FLANDERS1) was born 24 Sep 1878 in Manhattan, New York, and died 27 Oct 1948 in Ridgewood, Queens, New York, USA. She was buried 30 Oct 1948 in Cypress Hill Cemetary. She married Max STRETZ Married Abt 1897, son of Andreas STRETZ and Christianna SOHM. He was born Aug 1868 in New Jersey, and died 22 Aug 1934 in Kings County, N.Y. He was buried 25 Aug 1934 in Cypress Hill Cemetary.

Children of Henrietta ( Etta ) FLANDERS and Max STRETZ are:
+ 25 i. Edward Howard STRETZ was born 1 Jul 1915 in New York, and died 22 Jul 1991 in Homestead, Dade, Florida.
+ 26 ii. William STRETZ was born 20 Jul 1897 in New York, and died Sep 1979 in St Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida.
27 iii. Alfred STRETZ was born 9 Jul 1900 in New York, and died Jan 1996 in Saint James, Suffolk, New York. He married Elizabeth UNKNOWN. She died Abt 1905 in New York.
28 iv. Lillian STRETZ was born Abt 1907 in New York.

Descendant Register, Generation No. 3

25. Edward Howard STRETZ (Henrietta ( Etta ) FLANDERS3, Jacob FLANDERS2, Nathan FLANDERS1) was born 1 Jul 1915 in New York, and died 22 Jul 1991 in Homestead, Dade, Florida. He was buried in Homestead, Florida. He married Catherine KLEIN in New York, daughter of Louis KLEIN and Olga DEIHL-DIEHL. She was born 31 Jul 1920 in Queens County, New York, and died 21 Sep 1985 in Homestead, Dade, Florida. She was buried in Homestead, Florida.

Children of Edward Howard STRETZ and Catherine KLEIN are:
+ 29 i. Carole Etta STRETZ was born 24 Sep 1940 in New York, and died 30 Dec 1995 in Homestead, Dade, Florida.
+ 30 ii. Edward STRETZ was born in New York.
31 iii. Gladys Olga STRETZ was born in New York.
32 iv. Kenneth James STRETZ was born 18 Dec in New York, and died Mar 1979 in Miami, Dade, Florida.

26. William STRETZ (Henrietta ( Etta ) FLANDERS3, Jacob FLANDERS2, Nathan FLANDERS1) was born 20 Jul 1897 in New York, and died Sep 1979 in St Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida. He married Helen UNKNOWN Abt 1923. She was born Abt 1899 in New York.

Children of William STRETZ and Helen UNKNOWN are:
33 i. Lillian STRETZ was born Abt 1924 in New York.
34 ii. Helen STRETZ was born Abt 1926 in New York.

Re: FLANDERS -- African Heritage?

trinichelsy — 2009-06-15 22:18:44Z

hi sancheze i am also lookin for info on the flanders heritage and africa but have not com upon any info,what part of the caribbean are your descented from , my name is menasha flanders and i am from the caribbean u could email me at trinichelsy@yahoo.ca ,lookin forward in hearin from u.

Re: FLANDERS Families of Washington Co., OH

kathywinther — 2009-05-15 01:40:16Z

My 3rd great grandfather was a younger brother of Deborah Chapman Twombley Flanders. He moved his family to Clarke County Iowa in about 1854. He was the last of the five children born in Maine before the move to Washington County Ohio and eventually to Marion County Ohio.
L. Winther lylaw1@verizon.net

FLANDERS Roy W 1928-1969

t42RoseHill — 2009-04-29 12:50:02Z

FLANDERS Roy W 1928-1969

I photographed this gravestone in the (Shannon) Rose Hill Cemetery, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 203,283 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com .

If you know more about this person please reply here,instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

Re: John FLANDERS, b. 1752 MA > NH

adbraley — 2009-04-14 12:54:28Z

Aziba (AKA. Ziba, Azoba) Flanders according to the book, "The Flanders Family: From Europe To America, 2nd ed.," (Dr. Charles M. Flanders, 2000), Vol. 2, p. 344/5, #1402 Azoba (Aziba) FLANDERS, ... was born 5 May 1811 in Mt. Holly, VT; died 18 Jan 1871 in Shrewsbury, VT, ...

HE was my 2nd Great Grandfather and the FATHER of my Great Grandmother, Elizabeth (Flanders) Robinson. He was the fifth child of Benjamin Flanders and his wife Rhoda Dean. This ancestry with documentation can be found at this link: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&d...

Re: John FLANDERS, b. 1752 MA > NH

pastorbunnymcleod — 2009-04-14 10:59:29Z

I believe they also had a daughter named Azoba Flanders, however, as with Benjamin, I have no documented proof.

Re: John FLANDERS, b. 1752 MA > NH

jjkali — 2009-03-06 18:19:22Z

This is from the Town History of Weare, NH. (p. 851)
Elijah Flanders, a sailor, came to Weare just after the Revolution and settled on the river road. He m. Sarah Colburn of Weare.

Re: Martin FLANDERS -- 1860 NY

jjkali — 2009-03-06 16:40:21Z

My ancestor Charles A. Moulton m. Harriet T. Flanders in Jay (assume it was Jay, NY) in 1860, were living in Middlebury, VT at that time. June

Re: Steven Flanders 1600s

2Gail9 — 2009-03-02 04:24:34Z

Really,??? do a google search for Stephen Flanders and Jane Sandusky or Stephen Flanders and Jane. You will get alot of info

Re: Steven Flanders 1600s

jjkali — 2009-03-01 20:37:22Z

I had checked York, Maine, but did not find anything on Stephen Flanders or Jane. I have the book Flanders to America. June

Re: Steven Flanders 1600s

juni70 — 2009-02-28 17:06:12Z

June--I don't think Harry ever lived in Weare. My grandparents bought the old farm on the hill on Flanders Memorial Rd. in 1937. Harry was long gone by then and was living in CT at that time with his wife and 6 kids. My grandparents are mentioned in the Weare town history that Helen Dearborn wrote. She was a good friend of my grandmother Nettie. My grandparents were Alfred and Nettie Bell Flanders. In 1948 they sold the big farm and moved to S. Weare to Tavern Village. We go back there every year to visit my old chum Sylvia. She is an author and keeps me posted on Weare from long ago and currently.

June

Re: Steven Flanders 1600s

jjkali — 2009-02-28 16:20:48Z

June
I checked on Ancestry and find that Harry was born in NH and died in Virginia in 1969. That is why he is not listed in the Town History (2nd book) which was published in 1959. My mother and father probably knew of this family, as he was the same age as my mother. Will see what more I can find. June

Re: Steven Flanders 1600s

juni70 — 2009-02-28 01:23:57Z

June--do you have anything on Harry Flanders 1903-1969? He was my mother's brother.

June

Re: Steven Flanders 1600s

jjkali — 2009-02-27 14:39:17Z

Yes, there were two Flanders families in Weare. I never knew we were distantly related until I started doing genealogy. I went to school with Mary, she was two years ahead of me. Harriet L.,Samuel T., James, Ezra, Philip, Philip, Steven, Steven. I have the Flanders genealogy if you would like me to check anything. June

Re: Steven Flanders 1600s

2Gail9 — 2009-02-25 17:49:45Z

My Family also are descendants of Stephen Flanders 1600's, My lineage is Frank Lawton Flanders,George Chase Flanders married to Nellie E. Pinkham, Caleb Flanders married to Sarah B Avery, Levi married to Mary Sargent, Timothy Flanders married to Mary Sargent, Jedidiah Flanders married to Eleanor Barnard, Daniel Flanders married to Sarah Jane Colby, Stephen Jr. married to Abigail Carter then Stephen married to Jane "Sandusky", I have seen that someone has tried to force information that Stephen's parent were from England (a Rowland) but there seems to be no proof or connection so I went on a history search to find out when the French came to america since they were here before the Mayflower and came up the info that I added. If you find out more or would like to post your lineage it would be nice to know. Thank You,

Re: Steven Flanders 1600s

juni70 — 2009-02-25 03:11:17Z

My Flanders live in Weare too. Same names. Jane, Mary, Stephen, etc. I descend from Alfred A. Flanders, son of Wilbur Flanders. Alfred and his wife Nettie lived on Flanders Memorial Road from 1937 until 1948 when they then moved to S. Weare.

Seeking Parents of Maria Ann FLANDERS -- b. IL 1800's

2008-10-09 18:13:53Z

I am looking for my great grandmothers parents. We beleive that she was born in Winchester, Il., in the 1800's. She married Henry Fisher around 1865. If you have any information please let me know. Thank you.

Samps & Nora FLANDERS -- Kite, GA

2008-10-09 18:11:12Z

I am looking for information on Samps and Nora Flanders. They lived in Kite, Georgia on Price Williams Rd. Samps died in 1985.

Leonard M. FLANDERS / Ellen DOUSE -- of NH

2008-10-09 18:08:49Z

Leonard M Flanders married Ellen Douse they lived in Warren, NH.

Children: Chet Flanders who married Margaret. Had 2 sons born in Conn. Moved to Arizona then California.
Carl Flanders married Shirley.
Earl Flanders married Rose. She was "very french". They had no children, moved to Arizona. Earl died in Arizona.

Leonard Flanders had a brother Fred Flanders who lived in Haverhill, MA who lost all his money during the depression; a sister Ellen who lived in Warren, NH.

Please e-mail me at lahebert@bellsouth.net if you have any information on this family.

FLANDERS in Rev. War and War of 1812

2008-10-09 18:07:18Z

Mary Elizabeth Flanders Purcell b 1833 Gallatin Co. IL>Abner Flanders Jr b 1790 Concord NH>Abner Flanders
b 1754 Salisbury MA. Would like to find something about their service in Revolutionary War and War of 1812.

FLANDERS in Clinton Co., NY

2008-10-09 18:04:48Z

Seeking information on Flanders
who resided in Clinton County, NY.
Ida Flanders Bishop, Alva Flanders and Charles Flanders children of
Myra Flanders. Thanks, Ursula

FLANDERS Family in Chicago -- 1915 to 1970

2008-10-09 18:02:11Z

I WOULD LIKE TO FIND INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE ELROD FRANCIS FLANDERS,EDWIN FLANDERS, MARGARETHE[SPELLING??]FLANDERS THESE PEOPLE ALL LIVED IN THE CHICAGO AREA AROUND 1915 T0 1970

Henry Flanders -- b. 1826 NH

2008-10-09 18:00:05Z

Henry: b. 13 Mar 1826
p. Plainfield, , New Hampshire
d. 12 Apr 1911
p. Philadelphia, , Pennslyvania
-Married-
Elizabeth Osborn Barnwell
b. 22 Apr 1820
p. Beaufort, St Helenas, S. Carolina
d. 16 Aug 1916
p. Los Angeles, , California
-m- 22 Nov 1847
Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts
childern:
George Ellis Flanders
b 19 Apr 1849
p Buffalo, Erie, New York
d ?
b Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma

Lillian Barnwell Flanders
b 27 May 1856
p Beaufort, St Helenas, S Carolina
d?
b?

FLANDERS -- African Heritage?

2008-10-09 17:58:39Z

I would like to know the connection between the flanders heritage and africa. I am of Caribbean descent and my surname is flanders- is there anyone else who is black and would like to know how we relate to Belgium. Please let me know.. I am born and living in london and would love to hear from you.

Re: Marguerite FLANDERS

2008-10-09 18:03:20Z

I HAD A GRANDMOTHER NAMED MARGUERITE THAT LIVED HALF OF HER LIFE IN CHICAGO,ILL WHERE SHE IS BURRIED. FROM OUR RECORDS SHE WAS BORN IN LOUISVILLE, KY AND MARRIED EDWIN CLARK FLANDERS IN RACINE,WISCONSIN WHOSE WIFE LEFT HIM AND WENT TO CALIFORNIA. I'M IN TOUCH WITH THIS SIDE OF THE FAMILY BUT NOT MARGUERITE WHOSE LAST NAME WAS BROWNFIELD. I SEEM TO BE AT A DEAD END AT THIS TIME AND THE RECORDS ARE SO SKETCHY THATS ITS POSSIBLE THESE PEOPLE COULD BE ONE AND THE SAME. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER INFORMATION. THANKS RON FLANDERS

George Ernest FLANDERS m. Elizabeth BROWN

2008-10-07 14:53:47Z

Does anyone know a George Ernest Flanders of German origin, b. in U.S.A. circa 1796, emigrated to Canborough, Haldimand, Ontario and m. Elizabeth Brown? They had a daughter, Mary Flanders who m. Thomas Fitzgerald Walters.

Charles Flanders - b. abt. 1890

2008-10-07 14:46:37Z

I am searching for any information on a Charles Flanders born around 1890. The only history I have on him is that he was living in Glens Falls, NY around 1910/11. He then moved or spent some time in Gilman, VT around 1911. He sired a child named Benjamin David Wood. This last bit of information may not be known. Anyone with any information on Flanders from that area please respond. Thanks

Amy L. Flanders -- b. 1967

2008-10-07 14:44:15Z

I am looking for my only daughter..Born on
11/13/67..I subscribed to Locateme and
Amy E Flanders came up on the list of females born on 11/13/67... Any information
She resides in East Wilton ME> If Amy has
any knowledge of being adopted, please contact me....I may very well be her birth mom.......Thanks in advance....

Searching For Brothers -- David Paul Flanders

2008-10-07 14:42:28Z

I am looking for David Paul Flanders Son of Paul Ross Flanders And Dale and Rusty who have a new last name which is all they are known by Cook Or Brown. Adopted By Cook and mom remarried Brown June 13 2000

Re: Charles Flanders

2008-10-07 14:40:53Z

Lets give it a shot. The birth certificate
states Charles occupation as Laborer, born in
Maine, and his son born in Concord,Vt. not
Gilman,Vt. I could send you a copy of his
birth certificate and possibly try a photo
comparison. Benjamin's son and grandson look
just like him. Any other suggestions? Thanks

Charles Flanders - b. 1884 ME

2008-10-07 14:39:53Z

I am looking for Charles T. or F. Flanders born in 1884 in Maine. Charles and Mabel Wood had a son born in Gilman,Vt. on October 1, 1911 named Benjamin David. Benjamin is very ill and would like to have some information on his biological father. Anyone having this informatio please contact me at my e-mail address Flerw7@yahoo.com. Thanks, Evelyn

Re: Flanders coat-of-arms

2008-10-07 14:35:52Z

There is a copy of the coat-of-arms in the book
"The Flanders Family: From Europe to America" by
Edith Flanders Dunbar. It was published by the
Tuttle Publishing Company, Inc, Rutland Vermont,
in 1935.

Ernest Alfred Flanders -- b. PA

MFlanders0783 — 2008-10-09 18:10:02Z

Hi there, I am looking for info on my husbands grandfather, Ernest Alfred Flanders. According to the info that we have, he was born in Pennsylvania and was married to Alice Mae Brown. I would love to exchange info with anyone having any thing on this family. Thank-you Mary
lightnin7@hotmail.com

Re: Henry Flanders

PFlanders0315 — 2008-10-07 14:57:48Z

Mona,
I would say that we are third-cousin's. My grandfather is William J (1916)- step brother of Floyd (1899) who I believe married Tommy (your grandmother) and lived in Edna, OK.
My line goes like this from George Elliott:

Henry (1874) 3 children from "Lizzie" and 6 from Fanny

William J (1916) 5 children

Henry Russell (1940) 3 children

Patrick Henry (1970)

My e-mail address is patflanders@prodigy.net

Re: Marguerite Flanders

PFlanders0315 — 2008-10-09 18:03:52Z

Ron,
My records show that "Ran" Flanders(born 1910) married Marguerite Saunders and had Margery "Ida Belle" Flanders (born ??) I believe Ran was buried in Las Vegas.

Re: Charles Flanders

PFlanders0315 — 2008-10-07 14:40:28Z

There is a possibility. I have given you all the information I have. If you believe that my ......uncle could be his father, we would not ignore the facts.

Henry Flanders -b. 2/13/1826 - d. 4/3/1911

PFlanders0315 — 2008-10-07 14:55:09Z

I have information of Henry's (1826) descendants but do not have any information on his father (Charles who was married to Lucretia Kinsbury) or his father or his father. I have a somewhat updated Family Tree from Henry (1826) to 1999. Henry (1826) lived in Pennsylvania and his son George Elliott Flanders (1849) moved to Kansas.

Re: Charles Flanders

PFlanders0315 — 2008-10-07 14:41:22Z

I would not count it out. Please send the birth certificate and I will try to confirm or resolve the issue. Send to messages to patflanders@prodigy.net.

Re: Charles Flanders (1893)

PFlanders0315 — 2008-10-07 14:47:25Z

Anita,
My relative, Charles was born in KS but his father was born in Buffalo, NY. It is not known if Charles ever went to NY or VT but it is possible. If you have anymore information which I could check, I would be willing to help in any way.

patflanders@prodigy.net

Re: Marguerite Flanders

PFlanders0315 — 2008-10-09 18:02:39Z

My grandfather had a brother Ran which was married to Marguerite. Is this possibly the same?

Amanda l. Flanders 1850 (Mitchell-Getchell)

davRowell — 2008-10-07 14:45:40Z

Born 1851 ? Lived Rome,
ME region . Married 1870 to
Henry W Mitchell, son of Samuel +
Roseanna (Littlefield).
I'm looking for any info on
any combo of these surnames being
together. Thank You for any Help
David
davrowell@webtv.net

Re: Steven Flanders 1600s

juni70 — 2009-02-25 03:02:42Z

Thank you for your new perspective which I have never heard of. My Flanders I believe came from Belgium to England and then to MA in the 1600s. Steven and Jane lived in York Maine before being banished from there because of Jane's temper and trouble with her neighbors. They ended up in Salisbury, MA. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Hiram P Flanders, Edna Wells, m'd 1884

sandyhamilton49 — 2009-02-22 17:42:41Z

I have a invitation for Edna J Wells to Hiram P Flanders, March 20, 1884.

I believe Edna is the daughter of Lewis B(born in NY) and Sophia( born in Penn) Wells.

If anyone of his family would like this memento for their files I'll be happy to mail it to them.

The invitation is handwritten and is made out to L. J. Flanders.

Re: Steven Flanders 1600s

2Gail9 — 2009-02-25 01:26:59Z

This article is from geneaologymagazine.com, it sheds a little more light on where and how Stephen Flanders got here and in looking for his Father, those that are looking in England and Ireland are probably wrong! Enjoy the article

Belgian Migrations:
Walloons Arrived Early in America

By Myra Vanderpool Gormley
© 1988, 2006

It was French-speaking Walloons from Hainaut who were among the first to settle the Hudson River Valley and Manhattan Island between 1620 and 1626. Eight Belgian Protestant families, fleeing from Catholic Spanish religious persecution, joined the Dutch settlers in 1624 to settle what became New Amsterdam.

If your roots go back to the early settlements in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania or the Middle Atlantic States you may have Walloons — people from the southern parts of Belgium — for ancestors. The fact that the Walloons sailed from Holland has caused many to believe, erroneously, that they were Dutch.

During the 16th Century when Luther and Calvin began preaching a new religion, thousands of Belgians became Protestants. But Belgium was governed by the Catholic rulers of Spain and persecuted Protestants, forcing many to flee. Many went to the northern parts of the Netherlands.

It was from their exile in Holland that they emigrated again — the first group came on the Nieu Netherlandt (New Netherland), and landed on Manhattan Island in 1623, under the auspices of the West India Company. Their ancestral homes were in what was called the Comte de Hainaut and the Comte de Flandre, from the cities of Avesnes, Valenciennes and Lille. Today, these cities are located in France, along its border with Belgium.

In early March of 1623, about 30 families, mostly Walloons, sailed on a 260-ton vessel, skippered by Cornelius Jacobs Mey. Their course was by the Canary Islands, when the ship was steered toward what was known as the “wild coast” (Guiana) where it picked up a west wind that brought these early settlers into the Hudson River — then called River Mauritius. A seven - to eight-week sailing time was about average for the crossing.

A list of the passengers of the Nieu Netherlandt, which numbered about 150, unfortunately does not exist. Or if it does, it has not been found yet. These first Belgian passengers, and those who arrived afterward during the Dutch administration, settled at Manhattan, Albany, Long Island, Staten Island, along the Connecticut and Delaware rivers; in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, in the Hudson Valley, at Esopus, Wallkill, Kingston, Hurly, New Paltz and along the banks of the Wallonsac River.

Eight of those on the ship were left at Fort Amsterdam (now the lower part of Manhattan); four couples who were married at sea and eight men were sent to form a settlement on the South River, now the Delaware. They selected a spot on its east bank, near the present town of Gloucester, four miles below Camden, N. J., They called it “Fort Nassau.”

Two families and six men were sent to settle on the Connecticut River. They built a small fort, which became “Fort Good Hope.” It is on the site of the present city of Hartford, Conn. Eighteen families went up the Hudson River and landed near the spot where the city of Albany, N. Y., now stands.

Walter P. Flanders

PSobrero — 2008-10-12 13:11:00Z

Walter P. Flanders m. Mehitable Marston, Trying to find family information. Mehitable b. November 27, 1808 in Coventry, Grafton Co., NH

Re: Henry Flanders 1826

mona_sanderlin — 2008-10-07 14:57:13Z

I have information about Flanders family to 1640. Henry's father, Charles 1788, Nehemiah 1749, Nehemiah 1709, Joseph 1677, Stephen 1646, Stephen 1620, and then some back in England.Also have information on spouses.
Would love to get the information on George E. Flanders as he is my gggrandfather. I have information down from him but not to much about him. He was a draft-dogger from the War Between the States.E-mail me and we can start a dialog about this family.
ms

Pfc Marvin FLANDER(s)

ChinoMom — 2008-12-16 03:49:47Z

I have a picture that was in my fathers things of a Marvin Flander(s) who was in England in WWII, 1944 was when the picture was taken. If you are related please e-mail me off list and I will be happy to send you a scan to check it out.
ChinoMom

Looking for a Robert Flanders

stranskyrn — 2009-02-16 21:07:11Z

I am looking for Robert Flanders who wrote stories in the History of Woodbury CO. IA. I believer he the son of Harold Allen Flanders.