Ancestry of
Rolle Flowers

(1878–1955)

Rolle Flowers

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• • 1st Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 1 
  • Father:
  • (probable) Joshua Cuthbert Flowers 
  • Mother:
  • (probable) Christiana Monica Hall   
  • Birth Date:
  • 25 Dec 1878 
  • Birth Location:
  • Andros Island, Bahamas 
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  • Death Date:
  • 1955 
  • Death Location:
  • Dade County, Florida 
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  • Notes: 

  • Rolle Flowers's given name is also seen as Raleigh and Riley.

    Rolle would appear to be an illegitimate son of rather young parents.

    Rolle Flowers changed his given name to Raliegh after arriving in the United States in 1917. His wife referred to him as Riley after his death.

    According to the PBS episode of Finding Your Roots where the ancestry of actress Tamera Mowry is featured, her ancestor Rolle Flowers is shown to be the son of Joshua Cuthbert Flowers and Christiana Monica Hall. However, this alleged relationship does have its red flags. First, Rolle Flowers was born in 1878 on Andros Island in the Bahamas. His alleged mother and father were about 15 and 16 years of age at the time and they wouldn't be married until 17 years later in 1895. Joshua and Christiana had children whose births were recorded between 1897 and 1905. That leaves a 19 year gap between Rolle Flowers and his next known sibling. While it isn't impossible that Rolle was an illegitimate child of the young teenagers, it does add some doubt to his parentage. However, his name of Rolle Flowers does lend support to the idea that he is a grandchild of John Flowers and Margaret Rolle, Joshua's parents. Perhaps Rolle is the son of a brother of Joshua. It would seem that more evidence is needed to confirm the parentage claimed on Finding Your Roots.

• Marriages for Rolle Flowers

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  • Spouse:
  • Cecelia Campbell
  • Marriage Date:
  • from 12 Aug 1921 to 27 Jul 1922
  • Marriage Location:
  • Miami-Dade County, Florida

• Sources for Rolle Flowers

  • ¹ Federal Census, Florida, Dade County, 1950, Perrine, E.D. 13-161, Sheet 16, Image 18 of 54.
  • ² Federal Census, FL, Dade County, 1930, Precinct 67, E.D. 13-111, Sheet 8B, Image 16 of 28.
  • ³ Federal Census, FL, Dade County, 1940, E. P. 110, E.D. 13-94, Sheet 6A, Image 33 of 55.
  • ⁴ Florida, U.S., Death Index, 1877-1998, Death record for Riley Flowers.
  • ⁵ Florida, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1847-1995, 07 APR 1943, Declaration of intention by Raleigh Flowers.
  • ⁶ Florida, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1847-1995, 21 DEC 1956, Petition for naturalization by widow Cecelia Flowers.
  • ⁷ Florida, U.S., State Census, 1867-1945, 1945, Dade County, Precinct 110, Image 46 of 57.
  • ⁸ The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida), 24 APR 1993, p. 56, Obituary for spouse Cecelia Flowers.
  • ⁹ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Record for daughter Virginia Flowers.