Kinfolks
by Evelyn Flood
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Updated 14 May 2016

There were actually two WILLIAM RILEY FLOOD\FLUDs born in Newton
County, Arkansas.
See the other William Riley Flood 1869 Story

William Riley "Buck" FLUD (1843-1910)
who was the eldest son of JOHN LEMUEL FLUD (1808-1875)and MARANDA GILMORE
(Levi Gilmore's daughter).
Their children were :
i:MARY ANN FLUD BREWER TORIX
ii:MALINDA FLUD
iii:WILLIAM RILEY FLUD (this story is about him).
iv:LEVI F FLUD and
v:NANCY "Aunt Nan" FLUD BOLIN NEWBERRY

JOHN LEMUEL FLUD married secondly to SALLY NICHOLS ca 1860 and
they had John Lemuel "Honey John" FLUD who married EDIE ISABELLE FLUD
(daughter of John "Kink"FLUD and EMELINE COOPER)of the
NATHANIEL FLOOD (brother to John Lemuel Flud side).

Known children:
i:Mary Ann FLUD married (1)JESSE BREWER and (2)PETER TORIX.

iv:Levi FLUD married ELIZABETH BOWMAN, daughter of Jacob Bowman
and Mahala SUTTON.
After Levi FLUD died Elizabeth BOWMAN FLUD married JOHN W AGEE.

V:Nancy "Aunt Nan" FLUD married :
(1)JOHN E. BOLIN in 1870 and
(2)George W NEWBERRY in 1874 in Newton County, Arkansas.
John E Bolin married several more times.
(see his information in Henry Bolin Story)
George W Newberry died after 1900 and before 1910.
1900 Franklin County,Arkansas, White Rock & Walker Twp.
George W Newberry,b:25Feb1837 in Missouri
Nancy Flud Newberry,b:25Mar1852 in Arkansas.
She died in 1934 and is buried Smith Cemetery,Newton County
Found Nancy Flud Bolin Newberry living on the 1910 Franklin County,
Arkansas Census in Walker Township.
Nancy had had two children but none were living in 1900 & 1910.
She was living next to her nephew LEVI FRANK TORIX(son of Mary Ann Flud Torix)
1910 Franklin County,Arkansas,Walker Twp.
TORIX, L F head 40 M2 12yrs AR, uknown,unknown
.......Nancy wife 33 M1 12yrs AR,AR,unknown
.......Willie son 17 S AR,AR,AR
.......Earl son 15 S AR,AR,AR
.......George son 11 S AR,AR,AR,
.......John son 6 S AR,AR,AR,
.......Edward son 2 S AR,AR,AR

Living nearby was the J M BOWMAN family.
Wonder if they were related somehow to Jacob and Mahala Sutton Bowman?

William Riley"Buck" FLUD was born in 1843 in Newton County,Arkansas.
He married (1)NANCY HENDERSON, daughter of Edward James Henderson and Martha SMITH (daughter of Old Jeremiah Smith and Margaret ARMSTRONG-BYRD)
They were married on 11 January 1864 in Newton County, Arkansas.
Their children were:
(1)Martha JANE FLUD, born 1865 in Newton County, who married
(1)JOHN WALTER TINNEY on 11 Jan 1881 in Conway County, Arkansas.
She had a son JAMES FLUD, born 1879, before her marriage to
John Walter Tinney.
Do not know what happened to her son JAMES FLUD.

Martha J Flud and JOHN WALTER TINNEY had the following children:
(i) Walter T Tinney (1May1882-20May1963 OK.City,OK
Pleasant Valley Cemetery,Wheatland, AR
(ii) Nettie F Tinney (7 Feb 1888 Scott Co.AR-14 Dec 1914 Haskell Co. OK,Tamaha Cemetery.
Nettie F Tinney married THOMAS ELI BELLER (1880-1946)
and they had the following children:
David Rex Beller (1904-1955)
Flossie L Beller
Nell E Beller (1908-1910)
Jackson Ray Beller (1911-1970)
Martha and John W Tinney apparently divorced

John Walter TINNEY (born 1864 Conway Co.AR.,
Died 8 Jan 1902 in Gillett, Arkansas Co., AR.
He Married(2) Lucinda YOUNG b: 15 Dec 1879 in Arkansas
Married: 19 Dec 1893 in Conway, Arkansas
Children:
1.Ora Lena TINNEY b: 10 Aug 1897 in Newton, Arkansas
2.Cora Mae TINNEY b: 25 Apr 1900 in Oklahoma

Martha Jane Flud Tinney married
(2)ANDREW JACKSON ROBINSON
Andrew was born 10 Jan 1856 in Johnson County, Arkansas.
Andrew Jackson Robinson had been married previously to:
(1) MARY MALINDA BELL on 3 Dec 1877 in Scott County, AR.
(2) IDA SMITH on 28 February 1892 in Scott County, AR.
Andrew had a son:
SNODEN ROBINSON, born 12 March 1896
Snoden married BERTHA REECE in 1919 at Stigler, Oklahoma.
They had 7 daughters and 1 son.
Snoden Robinson died in 1985 at the age of 90 years.
Bertha Reece Robinson died in 1994 at Stigler, Oklahoma.
Andrew Jackson Robinson died on 8 February 1923 at Cass Homestead
in Haskell County, Oklahoma.
After Andrew Jackson Robinson died, his son Snoden Robinson looked after his stepmother
Martha Jane Flud Tinney Robinson.
She died 31 July 1929 in Haskell County, Oklahoma.
Martha Jane Flud Tinney Robinson starved herself to death
Addicted to medications. After the bank closings she had no money to buy her drugs. She went to bed and refused to eat.
Doctor would visit her and ask her to eat so she would drink buttermilk, downing it in one long drink
She would not eat when the doctor was not there
The family sent word to her son Walter T Tinney the morning she died saying she would not last the day. When he got there that evening she was gone. He said "why didn't you let me know sooner". He had not visited her or contributed to her welfare for several years. He was a "ner do well".
Martha had a burial policy. Malory had no record of a policy and family stated that Malory came to the house after Martha's death and searched through her trunk where she kept her papers.
They furnished a coffin and the family buried her. There was no money to pay Malory or for a stone.
Martha is buried in Tamaha Cemetery with no tombstone.

(continuing with children of William Riley Flud and Nancy Henderson)
(2)Levi Frank FLUD was born in 1867.

(3)James Edward FLUD was born in 1869.

Does anyone know what became of Levi Frank and James Edward Flud??

William Riley FLUD served in Co. K, First Arkansas Cavalry
(Union Army) during the Civil War.
He served from 7 August 1862 to September 1863.
He was described as 5 feet 6 inches tall, blue eyes, brown hair
with dark complexion.
His Civil War Pension application was rejected as he was reported
as "deserted".
I have his Civil War Pension record and these pension
records always give clues about the family and their children.
There is usually a location listed where they lived at different
times, so one can check the records in that area for that time period.
This is where I get about 85% of my family research information.

William Riley FLUD divorced NANCY HENDERSON FLUD in Newton County,
Arkansas about 1880.
He and sons Frank and Eddie were in Conway County, Arkansas in 1880.
I do not know what became of NANCY HENDERSON FLUD after their
divorce. She was alive in 1910.

1930, Wilson, McCurtain Co.OK Census
Willie K Evatt....Head.....M....25..... OK
Velma Evatt.......Wife.....F....19..... OK
Ruby Lee Evatt......Daughter...F....3.. OK
Willie May Evatt....Daughter...F....1.. OK
FRANK FLOOD.........Boarder...M...64....AR
(is this son of William Riley Flud?)

William Riley FLUD married secondly to MARY ELIZABETH TINNEY
in June 1881 in Conway County, Arkansas.
Mary was the daughter of Edward TINNEY and SARAH (mnu).
Mary Elizabeth Tinney was born September 1855 in Polk County, Arkansas.
Found the Edward and Sarah Tinney family on the 1880 Conway County,
Arkansas Census, Visit 264 with children:
Mary E 23; Theo A 21; Sarah A 19, M.S. (f) 11 and Manda Tinney,
age 7.

William and Mary Tinney FLUD had the following children:
(1) JULIA FLUD, born 1881 who married JAMES HENDERSON in Newton County Arkansas on 17 September 1896.
(see my Newton County Marriage Book E)
They must have divorced.
Julia later married MR. PENDERGRAFT, unknown date and place.
Julia had two known children:
George Pendergraft and Connie PENDERGRAFT of Odessa,Texas.

(2)NANCY FLUD, born 5 July 1882 who married:
(1) JOE WYNN
(2) DAL MORRISON.
Her children were Ted, Frank and Lester WYNN who were last living
in the Hulbert, Oklahoma area.
Nancy had no Morrison children.
Nancy Flud Wynn Morrison died 2 Nov 1937 and is buried in Bristow,
Oklahoma City Cemetery beside her mother Mary Tinney Flud who also
died in 1937( 5 August 1937).
Charlotte Blanchard and I visited Bristow, Oklahoma in 1988.

(continuing with children of William Riley Flud (1843)
(3)GEORGE THOMAS "Shorty" FLUD, born 27 February 1885 at Russellville,Pope County, AR.
George died in August 1968 at Hulbert, OK ,Double Springs Cemetery, Cherokee Co.OK,Plot 30

George Thomas Flud married:
(1)LENA TINNEY
George Thomas "Shorty" Flud and Lena Tinney's known children were:
(a)WILLIAM RILEY FLUD who married MARGUERITE (mnu).
Three children:
Richard Russel Flud
Bob Flud
Billie Louise Flud
The sons were born in Kansas City, Missouri.
Recently met Bob Flud and his brother Richard Flud who stopped
by my home for a visit.
Have noticed his name in the Stockton phone book for years but never
contacted him until recently.
I say this is still a small world after all.

(b) GEORGE FLUD who married RUBY (mnu).
George was a World War II Veteran. Was wounded in action.
George died in Kansas City, Missouri in 1987 of cancer.
He was a World War II Veteran.
No children.

(c)LOLA FLUD who married:
NEWT ADDINGTON and
Mr. BECHTELL.

(d) NONA FLUD, born 31 October 1926.
She married a Mr.NEWMAN, ROBERT NEFF, and
JOHN McKENZIE.
Nona Flud died on 4 December 1989 in Tulsa, Oklahoma of cancer.
Nona's children were:
(1)LARRY NEWMAN
(2)CONNIE NEWMAN
(3)THOMAS McKINZIE who died in Vietnam at Cha Lie.
George Thomas and Gladys raised Nona's children

There is a monument at Hulbert, Oklahoma to the Vietnam Veterans on
which Thomas McKinzie's name is inscribed.
His name is also on the Vietnam Wall in Washington, D.C.