John G FLACK^{[1, 2, 3]}

1827 - Abt 1855  (27 years)

• Name	John G FLACK
  Birth	19 May 1827	Person County, North Carolina, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 1855	Marshall County, Alabama, USA
  Burial	Oleander Cemetery, Marshall County, Alabama, USA
  Person ID	I2160	Tree660J
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2015

  
  

  Father	James E FLACK,   b. 27 Apr 1794, Augusta County, Virginia, USA d. 9 Nov 1849, Greenville, South Carolina, USA (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Mary 'Polly' Howertain WATSON,   b. 14 Feb 1800, Person County, North Carolina, USA d. 1875, Marshall County, Alabama, USA (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	13 Mar 1822	Person County, North Carolina, USA
  Notes	North Carolina, Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 Name: James E Flack Gender: Male Spouse: Mary Watson Spouse Gender: Female Bond Date: 13 Mar 1822 Bond #: 000107536 Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 ImageNum: 008400 County: Person Record #: 01 058 Bondsman: Charles Watson Witness: Wm McKissack Source: Ancestry.com - 20 Jan 2015
  Family ID	F778	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth BLAKE
  Marriage	3 Feb 1853	Marshall County, Alabama, USA
  Notes	Alabama, Select Marriages, 1816-1957 Name: John G. Flack Gender: Male Marriage Date: 3 Feb 1853 Marriage Place: Marshall, Alabama Spouse: Elizabeth Blake FHL Film Number: 1035275 Source: Ancestry.com - 20 Jan 2015
  Family ID	F964	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2020

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY: ".....Family legend tells of a quarrel, which caused a split among the formerly close knit Comptons, Watsons, and Flacks. The nature and cause of the quarrel are unknown to us today, but it is probable that there was a dispute over religious matters. One theory states that Monroe's conversion to the Church of Christ angered Norris and caused a bitter argument. Whatever the reason for the quarrel, it caused the widowed Mary Howertain (or Polly) Watson Flack to decide to leave the Greenville-Spartanburgh area. In 1852 Polly Flack, her unmarried children John G., Frances Caroline, Matilda Clark, Susan Katharine, and William McCune, and her daughters and sons-in-law Mary Ann and Moses Watson and Elizabeth and Monroe Compton left South Carolina and traveled by wagon train across Georgia into Alabama. They settled in Marshall County, then after a year Monroe and Moses and their families moved into nearby Morgan County, where they settled on Brindley Mountain in the eastern section of the county. Polly remained in Marshall County until her death in 1875, but visits back and forth were common." Source - Flack-Watson-Compton Religious Heritage by David Cofield. CENSUS: 1850 US Federal Census - South Carolina, Greenville, (not stated), Page 329B. *[6 Aug 1850]* #172/172 Living with mother John G Flack age 22 born North Carolina. Farmer.

  
  

• Sources

  [S715] FLACK JA, Information from Phyllis J K Owens, (Gedcom - Ancestry Worldconnect 30/1/2005). [S714] Information from David Cofield, (Personal Research). [S11] 1850 US Federal Census., 1 Dec 2014, South Carolina, Greenville, (not stated), Page 329B. *[6 Aug 1850]*. John G Flack age 22 born North Carolina. Farmer.