William FLOWERS

• Name	William FLOWERS  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Event-Misc	18 Sep 1881	Whetstone, Oconee County, South Carolina   [3]
  	On Sunday afternoon, September 18, 1881 Solomon Ramey in the company of his two brothers, Login and Tim, and David Wauls, forced entry into the home of William Higgins. Solomon Ramey and William Higgins were both armed and fired at the same time. Solomon Ramey was shot through the head and killed almost instantly. William Higgins was shot above the hip. It appears that after this incident that William Higgins changed his name to Flowers and moved to Macon County, North Carolina
  Reference Number	6428
  Person ID	I6428	Bennetts of Pittsylvania County
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2010

  
  

  Family	Martha J. HERRON,   b. Abt 1846, South Carolina ,   d. 19 Jul 1927, Spartanburg County, South Carolina  (Age ~ 81 years)
  Married	Abt 1870  [1, 2, 4]
  Census	11 Jun 1880	Chatuga Township, Oconee County, South Carolina   [5]
  Children	1. Patrick W. FLOWERS,   b. Abt 1875, North Carolina Married: Darky L. (1900)   2. S. Emaline FLOWERS,   b. May 1876, North Carolina Married: Levi M. ALDRIDGE (1900)   3. Archelus R. FLOWERS,   b. Abt 1877, North Carolina ,   d. 23 Jan 1935, Spartanburg County, South Carolina  (Age ~ 58 years) Married: Adaline S. HERRON (1900), Sallie (1925)   4. Nancy L. FLOWERS,   b. Abt 1879, South Carolina   5. Andrew FLOWERS,   b. Mar 1882, North Carolina ,   d. 10 Apr 1930, Spartanburg County, South Carolina  (Age ~ 48 years) Married: Sallie (1920)
  Family ID	F793	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  William Flowers may actually be William Higgins. He was apparently involved in a shootout with Solomon Ramey, after which he fled to North Carolina and changed his name to Flowers. Notes for Solomon Ramey: Keowee Courier- issue Thursday, Sept 11, 1881 p 162 Shot and killed on Whetstone by Wm. Higgins. 1880 Census Oconee Co., SC William Higgins, 38 Martha, 36

  
  

• Sources

  [S371] Herrons of SC/NC, Rick Frizzell, (15 Feb 2002). [S306] SC Death Certificates, Department of Health and Environmental Control, Andrew Flowers|6922|1930. [S396] Keowee Courier, (22 Sep 1881). [S391] 1910 Census, Macon Co., NC, (NARA), Patty W. Flowers household. [S122] 1880 Census of Oconee County, SC, (NARA), William Higgins household.