Tag: Flowers Family

• July 20, 2012

  Henry Sams Jr: The First Black Award-Winning Archer in Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia Tribune, July 26, 1955 For Henry A. Sams, target and field archery are unsurpassed as outdoor sports. The 37 year-old bowman, who lives at 5840 Ludlow Street, is a member of the Philadelphia Archery Club and New Jersey’s Aldebarans. As the first Negro in both organizations, Sams had little difficulty. Avid Bowman. Philadelphia…
• July 1, 2012

  Vincent Allen Flowers

  From 1923 to 1927, Vincent Allen Flowers, Rachel’s youngest brother, attended Messiah Academy, the institution’s high school. Hierald Osorto also honored Vincent during the college’s centennial celebration.   Based on the 1910 Federal Census, a four year old Vincent was born between 1905 to 1906.   On the 1920 Federal Census, a 14 year old…
• June 24, 2012

  “If Person is of African Descent, Cut Off This Corner”

  My research began with Rachel; however, I quickly began to study each member on the Flowers family tree. This post is about her eldest brother, Chauncey Sawyer Flowers.  Chauncey Sawyer Flowers was born on April 13, 1895 in Jacksonville, Florida. In 1917, he was drafted into the First World War. Chauncey lived on 504 Brown…