James Flenniken was born 1711 in Edinburg, Mid, Lothian, Scotland, and died 17 July 1765 in Medenburg, North Carolina. He married Jane Gillispie 28 Jan 1731 in Old Swedes Holy Trinity Church, Wilmington, Delaware. She was born 1710 in Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland, and died 20 May 1799 in Mecklinberg, North Carolina
James was father of Samuel Flenniken b. Jul 14 1746, d. Jan 07 1811.Samuel married Mary Wallace 1770 in Mecklenburg Co., NC
Samuel Flenniken was father to John Flenniken b. Aug 03 1792, d. Jun 15 1871.
John Flenniken was father to Rebecca Flenniken. Rebecca Flenniken married Robert Hines sr.
John Flenniken b. Aug 03 1792 in Knox Co., TN, d. Jun 15 1871 in Knox Co., TN, buried: in Flenniken prv. cem. Knox Co., TN.
He married (1) Sarah (Sally) Cottrell , married Jul 01 1813 in Knox Co., TN, b. Jul 03 1796, d. Sep 16 1839, buried: in Flenniken Cem., Knox Co., TN.
He married (2) Isabella Berry , married Jan 14 1840, b. Jan 02 1810, d. Sep 13 1891, buried: in Flenniken Cem., Knox Co., TN.
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John Flenniken b. Aug 03 1792 in Knox Co., TN, d. Jun 15 1871 in Knox Co., TN, buried: in Flenniken prv. cem. Knox Co., TN.
He married (1) Sarah (Sally) Cottrell , married Jul 01 1813 in Knox Co., TN, b. Jul 03 1796, d. Sep 16 1839, buried: in Flenniken Cem., Knox Co., TN.
He married (2) Isabella Berry , married Jan 14 1840, b. Jan 02 1810, d. Sep 13 1891, buried: in Flenniken Cem., Knox Co., TN.
John was born soon after his parents reached Knox Co., TN. His father died when he was 18, and he was bequeathed one-half of his father's home place, to become his at maturity. He lived his entire life on the home place, and devoted himself to farming. The Flenniken private cemetery in which he is buried is located on the original farm. He was a member of the Second Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, founded 1818 . John was a veteran of the War of 1812.
John Flanniken
United States Census, 1850
Name: John Flanniken
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1850
Event Place: Knox, Tennessee, United States
Sex: Male
Age: 58
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1792
Birthplace: Tennessee
•
Schedule Type:
1850 Population
House Number:
2120
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
John Flanniken Male 58 Tennessee
Esabella Flanniken Female 40 Tennessee
John Flanniken Male 9 Tennessee
Samuel Flanniken Male 7 Tennessee
George A Flanniken Male 5 Tennessee
Thomas W Flanniken Male 3 Tennessee
John Flenniken
United States Census, 1870
Name: John Flenniken
Event Type:
Event Place: District 13, Grainger, Tennessee, United States
• Event Place (Original):
District 13, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Sex: Male
Age: 77
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1793
Birthplace: Tennessee
Page Number: 16
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
John Flenniken Male 77 Tennessee
Isabella Flenniken Female 55 Tennessee
Samuel Flenniken Male 27 Tennessee
Thomas W Flenniken Male 23 Tennessee
Considered one of the oldest burying ground in Knox Co. Located on old Flenniken homestead .
Flenniken Cemetery is located on the original farm. John inherited half of his Father's homeplace
John Flenniken
Born Aug 3,1792 North Carolina.
Died June 15,1871 Knoxville TN.
Son of Samuel Flenniken and Mary Wallace Flenniken.
Married Sarah Cottrell July 1 1813 Knoxville TN.
Father of 7 children including Rebecca Flenniken Hines Henson.
Married Isabella Berry Jan 14 1840 Knoxville TN.
Father of 4 children.
John inherited his father's farm and lived his entire life in Knoxville TN.
He was a member of the Second Presbyterian Church, Knoxville. John was a veteran of the War of 1812.
Burial was at the private family Flenniken Cemetery that was located on the original farm in Knoxville TN.
Note : few markers are found
John Flenniken
in the Tennessee Marriages to 1825
Name: John Flenniken
Spouse: Sally Cottrelle
Marriage Date: 1 Jul 1813
Marriage County: Knox
John Flamkin (Flennikin)
Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950
Name: John Flamkin
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 14 Jan 1840
Event Place: Knox, Tennessee, United States
Sex: Male
Spouse's Name: Isabella Berrey
Spouse's Sex: Female
John Flannakin
in the U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815
Name: John Flannakin
Company: 2 REG'T MOUNTED GUNMEN (BROWN'S), EAST TENNESSEE VOLS.
Rank - Induction: PRIVATE
Rank - Discharge: PRIVATE
Roll Box: 72
Microfilm Publication: M602
MAJOR JOHN CHILES
DESIGNATION: East Tennessee Mounted Gunmen
DATES: September/October 1814 - May 1815
MEN MOSTLY FROM: Knox, Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Grainger, Jefferson, Hawkins, Rhea and Roane Counties
CAPTAINS: Charles Conway, James Cumming, Daniel Price, Jehu Stephens, Ruben Tipton
War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815 about John Flenniken
Soldier: John Flenniken
[John Fleniken]
First wife: Sarah Cottrell
Widow: Isabella Flenniken
Marriage Date of soldioer and widow: 14 Jan 1840
Service: Pvt Capt John Child/Chiles CO TENN MIL
Date Enlisted: 10 Jan 1814
Date Discharged: 25 May 1814
Soldier's Death Date: 16 Jun 1871
Soldier's Death Place: Knox County, Tenesse
Pension Number - #1: SC 21386
James was father of Samuel Flenniken b. Jul 14 1746, d. Jan 07 1811.Samuel married Mary Wallace 1770 in Mecklenburg Co., NC
Samuel Flenniken was father to John Flenniken b. Aug 03 1792, d. Jun 15 1871.
John Flenniken was father to Rebecca Flenniken. Rebecca Flenniken married Robert Hines sr.
John Flenniken b. Aug 03 1792 in Knox Co., TN, d. Jun 15 1871 in Knox Co., TN, buried: in Flenniken prv. cem. Knox Co., TN.
He married (1) Sarah (Sally) Cottrell , married Jul 01 1813 in Knox Co., TN, b. Jul 03 1796, d. Sep 16 1839, buried: in Flenniken Cem., Knox Co., TN.
He married (2) Isabella Berry , married Jan 14 1840, b. Jan 02 1810, d. Sep 13 1891, buried: in Flenniken Cem., Knox Co., TN.
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John Flenniken b. Aug 03 1792 in Knox Co., TN, d. Jun 15 1871 in Knox Co., TN, buried: in Flenniken prv. cem. Knox Co., TN.
He married (1) Sarah (Sally) Cottrell , married Jul 01 1813 in Knox Co., TN, b. Jul 03 1796, d. Sep 16 1839, buried: in Flenniken Cem., Knox Co., TN.
He married (2) Isabella Berry , married Jan 14 1840, b. Jan 02 1810, d. Sep 13 1891, buried: in Flenniken Cem., Knox Co., TN.
John was born soon after his parents reached Knox Co., TN. His father died when he was 18, and he was bequeathed one-half of his father's home place, to become his at maturity. He lived his entire life on the home place, and devoted himself to farming. The Flenniken private cemetery in which he is buried is located on the original farm. He was a member of the Second Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, founded 1818 . John was a veteran of the War of 1812.
John Flanniken
United States Census, 1850
Name: John Flanniken
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1850
Event Place: Knox, Tennessee, United States
Sex: Male
Age: 58
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1792
Birthplace: Tennessee
•
Schedule Type:
1850 Population
House Number:
2120
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
John Flanniken Male 58 Tennessee
Esabella Flanniken Female 40 Tennessee
John Flanniken Male 9 Tennessee
Samuel Flanniken Male 7 Tennessee
George A Flanniken Male 5 Tennessee
Thomas W Flanniken Male 3 Tennessee
John Flenniken
United States Census, 1870
Name: John Flenniken
Event Type:
Event Place: District 13, Grainger, Tennessee, United States
• Event Place (Original):
District 13, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Sex: Male
Age: 77
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1793
Birthplace: Tennessee
Page Number: 16
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
John Flenniken Male 77 Tennessee
Isabella Flenniken Female 55 Tennessee
Samuel Flenniken Male 27 Tennessee
Thomas W Flenniken Male 23 Tennessee
Considered one of the oldest burying ground in Knox Co. Located on old Flenniken homestead .
Flenniken Cemetery is located on the original farm. John inherited half of his Father's homeplace
John Flenniken
Born Aug 3,1792 North Carolina.
Died June 15,1871 Knoxville TN.
Son of Samuel Flenniken and Mary Wallace Flenniken.
Married Sarah Cottrell July 1 1813 Knoxville TN.
Father of 7 children including Rebecca Flenniken Hines Henson.
Married Isabella Berry Jan 14 1840 Knoxville TN.
Father of 4 children.
John inherited his father's farm and lived his entire life in Knoxville TN.
He was a member of the Second Presbyterian Church, Knoxville. John was a veteran of the War of 1812.
Burial was at the private family Flenniken Cemetery that was located on the original farm in Knoxville TN.
Note : few markers are found
John Flenniken
in the Tennessee Marriages to 1825
Name: John Flenniken
Spouse: Sally Cottrelle
Marriage Date: 1 Jul 1813
Marriage County: Knox
John Flamkin (Flennikin)
Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950
Name: John Flamkin
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 14 Jan 1840
Event Place: Knox, Tennessee, United States
Sex: Male
Spouse's Name: Isabella Berrey
Spouse's Sex: Female
John Flannakin
in the U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815
Name: John Flannakin
Company: 2 REG'T MOUNTED GUNMEN (BROWN'S), EAST TENNESSEE VOLS.
Rank - Induction: PRIVATE
Rank - Discharge: PRIVATE
Roll Box: 72
Microfilm Publication: M602
MAJOR JOHN CHILES
DESIGNATION: East Tennessee Mounted Gunmen
DATES: September/October 1814 - May 1815
MEN MOSTLY FROM: Knox, Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Grainger, Jefferson, Hawkins, Rhea and Roane Counties
CAPTAINS: Charles Conway, James Cumming, Daniel Price, Jehu Stephens, Ruben Tipton
War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815 about John Flenniken
Soldier: John Flenniken
[John Fleniken]
First wife: Sarah Cottrell
Widow: Isabella Flenniken
Marriage Date of soldioer and widow: 14 Jan 1840
Service: Pvt Capt John Child/Chiles CO TENN MIL
Date Enlisted: 10 Jan 1814
Date Discharged: 25 May 1814
Soldier's Death Date: 16 Jun 1871
Soldier's Death Place: Knox County, Tenesse
Pension Number - #1: SC 21386
James Flenniken was born 1711 in Edinburg, Mid, Lothian, Scotland, and died 17 July 1765 in Medenburg, North Carolina. He married Jane Gillispie 28 Jan 1731 in Old Swedes Holy Trinity Church, Wilmington, Delaware. She was born 1710 in Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland, and died 20 May 1799 in Mecklinberg, North Carolina
James was father of Samuel Flenniken b. Jul 14 1746, d. Jan 07 1811.Samuel married Mary Wallace 1770 in Mecklenburg Co., NC
Samuel Flenniken was father to John Flenniken b. Aug 03 1792, d. Jun 15 1871.
John Flenniken was father to Rebecca Flenniken. Rebecca Flenniken married Robert Hines sr.
John Flenniken b. Aug 03 1792 in Knox Co., TN, d. Jun 15 1871 in Knox Co., TN, buried: in Flenniken prv. cem. Knox Co., TN.
He married (1) Sarah (Sally) Cottrell , married Jul 01 1813 in Knox Co., TN, b. Jul 03 1796, d. Sep 16 1839, buried: in Flenniken Cem., Knox Co., TN.
He married (2) Isabella Berry , married Jan 14 1840, b. Jan 02 1810, d. Sep 13 1891, buried: in Flenniken Cem., Knox Co., TN.
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John Flenniken b. Aug 03 1792 in Knox Co., TN, d. Jun 15 1871 in Knox Co., TN, buried: in Flenniken prv. cem. Knox Co., TN.
He married (1) Sarah (Sally) Cottrell , married Jul 01 1813 in Knox Co., TN, b. Jul 03 1796, d. Sep 16 1839, buried: in Flenniken Cem., Knox Co., TN.
He married (2) Isabella Berry , married Jan 14 1840, b. Jan 02 1810, d. Sep 13 1891, buried: in Flenniken Cem., Knox Co., TN.
John was born soon after his parents reached Knox Co., TN. His father died when he was 18, and he was bequeathed one-half of his father's home place, to become his at maturity. He lived his entire life on the home place, and devoted himself to farming. The Flenniken private cemetery in which he is buried is located on the original farm. He was a member of the Second Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, founded 1818 . John was a veteran of the War of 1812.
John Flanniken
United States Census, 1850
Name: John Flanniken
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1850
Event Place: Knox, Tennessee, United States
Sex: Male
Age: 58
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1792
Birthplace: Tennessee
•
Schedule Type:
1850 Population
House Number:
2120
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
John Flanniken Male 58 Tennessee
Esabella Flanniken Female 40 Tennessee
John Flanniken Male 9 Tennessee
Samuel Flanniken Male 7 Tennessee
George A Flanniken Male 5 Tennessee
Thomas W Flanniken Male 3 Tennessee
John Flenniken
United States Census, 1870
Name: John Flenniken
Event Type:
Event Place: District 13, Grainger, Tennessee, United States
• Event Place (Original):
District 13, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Sex: Male
Age: 77
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1793
Birthplace: Tennessee
Page Number: 16
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
John Flenniken Male 77 Tennessee
Isabella Flenniken Female 55 Tennessee
Samuel Flenniken Male 27 Tennessee
Thomas W Flenniken Male 23 Tennessee
Considered one of the oldest burying ground in Knox Co. Located on old Flenniken homestead .
Flenniken Cemetery is located on the original farm. John inherited half of his Father's homeplace
John Flenniken
Born Aug 3,1792 North Carolina.
Died June 15,1871 Knoxville TN.
Son of Samuel Flenniken and Mary Wallace Flenniken.
Married Sarah Cottrell July 1 1813 Knoxville TN.
Father of 7 children including Rebecca Flenniken Hines Henson.
Married Isabella Berry Jan 14 1840 Knoxville TN.
Father of 4 children.
John inherited his father's farm and lived his entire life in Knoxville TN.
He was a member of the Second Presbyterian Church, Knoxville. John was a veteran of the War of 1812.
Burial was at the private family Flenniken Cemetery that was located on the original farm in Knoxville TN.
Note : few markers are found
John Flenniken
in the Tennessee Marriages to 1825
Name: John Flenniken
Spouse: Sally Cottrelle
Marriage Date: 1 Jul 1813
Marriage County: Knox
John Flamkin (Flennikin)
Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950
Name: John Flamkin
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 14 Jan 1840
Event Place: Knox, Tennessee, United States
Sex: Male
Spouse's Name: Isabella Berrey
Spouse's Sex: Female
John Flannakin
in the U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815
Name: John Flannakin
Company: 2 REG'T MOUNTED GUNMEN (BROWN'S), EAST TENNESSEE VOLS.
Rank - Induction: PRIVATE
Rank - Discharge: PRIVATE
Roll Box: 72
Microfilm Publication: M602
MAJOR JOHN CHILES
DESIGNATION: East Tennessee Mounted Gunmen
DATES: September/October 1814 - May 1815
MEN MOSTLY FROM: Knox, Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Grainger, Jefferson, Hawkins, Rhea and Roane Counties
CAPTAINS: Charles Conway, James Cumming, Daniel Price, Jehu Stephens, Ruben Tipton
War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815 about John Flenniken
Soldier: John Flenniken
[John Fleniken]
First wife: Sarah Cottrell
Widow: Isabella Flenniken
Marriage Date of soldioer and widow: 14 Jan 1840
Service: Pvt Capt John Child/Chiles CO TENN MIL
Date Enlisted: 10 Jan 1814
Date Discharged: 25 May 1814
Soldier's Death Date: 16 Jun 1871
Soldier's Death Place: Knox County, Tenesse
Pension Number - #1: SC 21386
James was father of Samuel Flenniken b. Jul 14 1746, d. Jan 07 1811.Samuel married Mary Wallace 1770 in Mecklenburg Co., NC
Samuel Flenniken was father to John Flenniken b. Aug 03 1792, d. Jun 15 1871.
John Flenniken was father to Rebecca Flenniken. Rebecca Flenniken married Robert Hines sr.
John Flenniken b. Aug 03 1792 in Knox Co., TN, d. Jun 15 1871 in Knox Co., TN, buried: in Flenniken prv. cem. Knox Co., TN.
He married (1) Sarah (Sally) Cottrell , married Jul 01 1813 in Knox Co., TN, b. Jul 03 1796, d. Sep 16 1839, buried: in Flenniken Cem., Knox Co., TN.
He married (2) Isabella Berry , married Jan 14 1840, b. Jan 02 1810, d. Sep 13 1891, buried: in Flenniken Cem., Knox Co., TN.
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John Flenniken b. Aug 03 1792 in Knox Co., TN, d. Jun 15 1871 in Knox Co., TN, buried: in Flenniken prv. cem. Knox Co., TN.
He married (1) Sarah (Sally) Cottrell , married Jul 01 1813 in Knox Co., TN, b. Jul 03 1796, d. Sep 16 1839, buried: in Flenniken Cem., Knox Co., TN.
He married (2) Isabella Berry , married Jan 14 1840, b. Jan 02 1810, d. Sep 13 1891, buried: in Flenniken Cem., Knox Co., TN.
John was born soon after his parents reached Knox Co., TN. His father died when he was 18, and he was bequeathed one-half of his father's home place, to become his at maturity. He lived his entire life on the home place, and devoted himself to farming. The Flenniken private cemetery in which he is buried is located on the original farm. He was a member of the Second Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, founded 1818 . John was a veteran of the War of 1812.
John Flanniken
United States Census, 1850
Name: John Flanniken
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1850
Event Place: Knox, Tennessee, United States
Sex: Male
Age: 58
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1792
Birthplace: Tennessee
•
Schedule Type:
1850 Population
House Number:
2120
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
John Flanniken Male 58 Tennessee
Esabella Flanniken Female 40 Tennessee
John Flanniken Male 9 Tennessee
Samuel Flanniken Male 7 Tennessee
George A Flanniken Male 5 Tennessee
Thomas W Flanniken Male 3 Tennessee
John Flenniken
United States Census, 1870
Name: John Flenniken
Event Type:
Event Place: District 13, Grainger, Tennessee, United States
• Event Place (Original):
District 13, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Sex: Male
Age: 77
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1793
Birthplace: Tennessee
Page Number: 16
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
John Flenniken Male 77 Tennessee
Isabella Flenniken Female 55 Tennessee
Samuel Flenniken Male 27 Tennessee
Thomas W Flenniken Male 23 Tennessee
Considered one of the oldest burying ground in Knox Co. Located on old Flenniken homestead .
Flenniken Cemetery is located on the original farm. John inherited half of his Father's homeplace
John Flenniken
Born Aug 3,1792 North Carolina.
Died June 15,1871 Knoxville TN.
Son of Samuel Flenniken and Mary Wallace Flenniken.
Married Sarah Cottrell July 1 1813 Knoxville TN.
Father of 7 children including Rebecca Flenniken Hines Henson.
Married Isabella Berry Jan 14 1840 Knoxville TN.
Father of 4 children.
John inherited his father's farm and lived his entire life in Knoxville TN.
He was a member of the Second Presbyterian Church, Knoxville. John was a veteran of the War of 1812.
Burial was at the private family Flenniken Cemetery that was located on the original farm in Knoxville TN.
Note : few markers are found
John Flenniken
in the Tennessee Marriages to 1825
Name: John Flenniken
Spouse: Sally Cottrelle
Marriage Date: 1 Jul 1813
Marriage County: Knox
John Flamkin (Flennikin)
Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950
Name: John Flamkin
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 14 Jan 1840
Event Place: Knox, Tennessee, United States
Sex: Male
Spouse's Name: Isabella Berrey
Spouse's Sex: Female
John Flannakin
in the U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815
Name: John Flannakin
Company: 2 REG'T MOUNTED GUNMEN (BROWN'S), EAST TENNESSEE VOLS.
Rank - Induction: PRIVATE
Rank - Discharge: PRIVATE
Roll Box: 72
Microfilm Publication: M602
MAJOR JOHN CHILES
DESIGNATION: East Tennessee Mounted Gunmen
DATES: September/October 1814 - May 1815
MEN MOSTLY FROM: Knox, Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Grainger, Jefferson, Hawkins, Rhea and Roane Counties
CAPTAINS: Charles Conway, James Cumming, Daniel Price, Jehu Stephens, Ruben Tipton
War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815 about John Flenniken
Soldier: John Flenniken
[John Fleniken]
First wife: Sarah Cottrell
Widow: Isabella Flenniken
Marriage Date of soldioer and widow: 14 Jan 1840
Service: Pvt Capt John Child/Chiles CO TENN MIL
Date Enlisted: 10 Jan 1814
Date Discharged: 25 May 1814
Soldier's Death Date: 16 Jun 1871
Soldier's Death Place: Knox County, Tenesse
Pension Number - #1: SC 21386
Inscription
Inscription comes from data now on file at the McClung Library, Knoxville Tennessee.
In memory of
John Flenniken
Born Aug 3,1792
Died June 15,1871
Aged 78 yrs 10 months and 12 days
Gravesite Details
Flenniken Family Cemetery was located in South Knoxville, on what was the original Flenniken family homestead. Markers represented three generations of what was one of South Knoxville's most prominent families.
Family Members
Siblings
Children
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Mary Flenniken
1814–1880
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Elizabeth Flenniken Franklin
1816–1902
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James Harvey Flenniken
1817–1875
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William Perry Flenniken
1819–1872
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Rebecca Flenniken Hines Henson
1822–1862
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Sarah Jane Flenniken Roach
1823–1845
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John J Flenniken Jr
1840–1911
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Samuel Flenniken
1842–1890
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George Alexander Flenniken
1844–1862
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Thomas Wallace Flenniken
1846–1895
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