D. W. FLOWERS, merchant, Topeka; son of Amos and Phoebe Flowers; was born in Pennsylvania; the former was a merchant, physician and minister of the M. E. Church; he died July 30, 1861, in Ohio; the maiden name of the latter was Longstreth, daughter of Miller Longstreth, a noted farmer; she died Aug. 12,1874. They had eleven children, all of whom died in infancy except four. Mr. Flowers was born June 9, 1846, in Palestine, Darke Co., Ohio, and remained there until 6 years old, when the family moved to Miami Co., Ohio, where Mr. Flowers remained until 1866, when he came alone to Mason Co., and settled, teaching school at the Walker district, Mason Co., for one term; he then came to Topeka and engaged as clerk in the dry-goods store of Eckard & Nichols for two years; he then went into partnership with his brother-in-law, Mr. L. S. Allen, in dry goods, under firm name of Allen & Flowers, and was thus connected six years. They then drew out, and the firm became Colvin & Hoagland. He then engaged in buying grain at Topeka for two years, for himself, after which he engaged in clerking for the firm of S. V. Brown (now Oliver Brown), which he still continues. His first marriage was in 1869, to Cassie Kelley, daughter of James Kelley, a farmer and stock raiser; she died July 5, 1873, leaving two children, Harry W. and Ellis C. In 1875, he was married to Mattie Curtis, daughter of Alfred Curtis, of Butler Co., Ohio. By this wife he also had two children, Edna M. and Laura B. He has held the office of Town Trustee of Topeka, and Director of Schools, which he still holds, and has also been Town Clerk and Postmaster. He and wife are members of the M. E. Church of Topeka.



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