Month: July 2014
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The Secret Life of Ernestine Hagins
There are times in my research when I venture away from the Flowers family, yet this time I did not have to venture out too far. Ernestine Hagins (or Earnestine) was the wife of Chauncey Flowers, Rachel’s eldest brother. This post is dedicated to her and the Hagins family. Ernestine I. Hagins entered the Flowers…
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It is All in the Name
So, you all know that my name is Christina. I was named after a fictional character in a novel my mom was reading while I was “baking in her oven”. I have no complaints about my name; it simply fits me. As with life, I have been called numerous nicknames. We have Chris, Christy, Tina,…
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Flowers in the PA Death Certificates Database
Recently, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission digitized the state’s death certificates from 1906 to 1944 onto Ancestry.com. At first, I was unsure of what to make of this. It is strange, in my opinion, for private records to be made public. I can recall the day I came across Hilda’s, Rachel’s sister, death certificate.…
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From Florida to Pennsylvania: The Place the Flowers Called Home
About a month ago, I received the following e-mail from one of my professors, … I was doing some research in the Cumberland County Historical Society yesterday and, as promised at your senior honors project presentation, I looked up the property records for the Flowers home, which has been described as being in Boiling Springs. …
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The Return of the Flowers Family History
Photo from the Messiah College Archives The history of the first international students to attend Messiah College is officially done. It has been a good, long break away from the Flowers family. Two months to be exact. With the help of a former professor there has been a few leads including the official date as…
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Last, But Not Least: Reverend Samuel Coffing Krikorian
Reminder: Samuel hold no relation to Meshach Krikorian. They simply share the same last name. Samuel Krikorian at Pasadena University Reverend Samuel Coffing Krikorian was born on July 31, 1893 to Coffing Krikorian and a local teacher at Aintab Seminary School (her name is unknown). He was delivered by Rebecca Krikorian, his aunt, who at…
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The Biography of Herant Athanasian
Jacob Ekmekjian is pictured in the back row, first person on the left. Hrant is pictured in the front row sitting, second individual to the left. This picture is undated. Herant was born in Izmit, Turkey and was about 23-24 years old when he first arrived in America. He seemed to enjoy his time at…
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Agop Hartune Ekmekjian
Here, Jacob Ekmekjian (center) with Messiah Bible School and Missionary Training Home Class of 1916 As oppose to the biographies you will read on Meshach and Samuel Krikorian, the biographies of Jacob E. and Hrant A. are significantly shorter. No books were written highlighting their lives and little is known about their time before and…
Diary of a Historian 