Birth PlaceWisconsin, United States
Census Date1 Jun 1865 [3224] Age: 4
Census PlaceVerdale, Stearns Co., Minnesota, United States
Census Date8 Jun 1870 [355] Age: 9
Census PlaceRoseville, Monongalia [Kandiyohi] Co., Minnesota, United States
Census Date7 Jun 1900 [1508] Age: 39
Census PlaceUnion Grove Twp., Meeker Co., Minnesota, United States
Census Date14 Apr 1930 [3234] Age: 69
Census PlaceUnion Grove Twp., Meeker Co., Minnesota, United States
Death PlaceMeeker Co., Minnesota, United States
Memoage 77y 6m 11d
Burial PlaceUnion Grove Twp., Meeker Co., Minnesota, United States
MemoBurr Oak Cemetery, Location of grave verified in person.
Misc. Notes
According to the 1880 census, John was a farm hand for the Hugh Blakely family
[1509], also in Roseville Twp., MN, so he wasn’t far from home. At this time, his parents were in England.
[460]In 1900, John & Clara lived next door to his mother and brother (Joseph).
[561], [1508] In 1930, they lived next door to their daughter, Myrtle.
[3234]John F. Flanders of Paynesville, Stearns Co., MN (
[563]), did not live far from John S., and both had parents born in England, but the relationship is unknown. It is curious that John F. Flanders had a daughter named Lydia J. Flanders, b. circa 1895. John F. was born circa 1864, in Minnesota.
Orline Lydia Flanders (Vera’s mother) mentioned an “Uncle John” in her postcard
[458] to Eva Bates, so she must have been referring to John Smith Flanders.