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James H. Flowers, farmer and substantial citizen of the Thirteenth District, is a son of John O. and Mary J. (Cotton) Flowers, and was born in Haywood County in 1843, and is one of nine children, two sons and five daughters living. The father was of Scotch-Irish ancestry, born in Bladen County, N. C., in 1800. The grandfather was a native of Virginia, and a man of considerable means. The father was raised in North Carolina and received a good education, and when eighteen years old moved to Brownsville, Tenn., being one of the earliest settlers, and commenced as a clerk. He was married in 1830, and engaged in the mercantile business on his own account until 1849, when he moved to Tipton County and settled in the Thirteenth District, when the county was still a wilderness and neighbors five miles distant, he was a man of ability and influence, and served as a member of the Tipton County Court for years. Ho died in 1865. The mother was born in North Carolina in 1811, and is still living. They were both Methodists and highly esteemed. James H. Flowers was educated in Tipton County. He enlisted in the Confederate Army, in Company B, Seventh Tennessee Cavalry, and was in active service through the entire war. While on the retreat through Tipton County, in 1862, he was captured, taken to Memphis and tried as a spy, but was acquitted and soon after paroled and in a few weeks was exchanged and rejoined his command under Gen. Forrest. He was again captured, in August, 1864, in Mississippi, but made his escape under a heavy fire from the enemy. He surrendered at Gainsville, Ala., in May, 1865, when he returned home and assumed charge of his father’s business and the family, giving them a good education. In January, 1873, he married Miss Fannie V., daughter of Morgan C. and Julia Turrentine, of Tallisa Falls, Ala. They have four children: Jamie H., Morgan C., Julia Cotton and Susie Micou. Since his marriage Mr. Flowers has resided at his present home, owning 450 acres of good land seven miles southeast of Covington. Mr. Flowers is a man of fine business capacity, and has made his money by his own energy and application to business. He is a Democrat. Mrs. Flowers was born in North Carolina in 1851, and is a leading member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Her father was a native of Georgia, and her mother of North Carolina.