 clower family clower family ray tue 8162011 1507  clower family  the clower family at biloxi mississippi had its origins in scott county mississippi where josiah c clower 18591930 and the children of thomas h clower 18381906 his brother would settle on the mississippi gulf coast in the 1890s and early 1900s jc clower was the first to arrive and was followed by mary j molly robbins clower 18551930 and her children molly was the widow of thomas h clower thomas s clower and john robbins clower her sons would be long time business partners in the retail furniture business at biloxi and gulfport with jc clower their uncle josiah c clower  josiah coger clower 18591930 was born on november 22 1859 at hillsboro scott county mississippi to john k clower 18201880 and mary addison 18131880 circa 1890 jc clower married mary thornton 18661963 also a mississippi native their children were jessie lee clower 18911971 m sergeant major robert laurie brinson 18871967 aida clower 18951990 m james l yates 18891975 and maybelle t clower 18981973 m amos lamar byrd 18961988 in 1900 bonnie clower 1882 a niece and the daughter of thomas h clower 18381906 lived with the jc clower family on front street beach boulevard at biloxi mississippi 1900 harrison co mississippi federal census t623808 p 1a ed 31 and the biloxi daily herald 1902 p 59  jessie t clower  children joe mill brinson robert l brinson ii woodruff brinson  religion and politics  the clower family was devoted to the methodist church and was probably one of its earlier supporters at biloxi even in his incipient days on the mississippi gulf coast josiah c clower was involved in his religion in may 1895 he was elected to the board of trustees of the seashore campground at the time west of biloxi with dr ef griffin jl dantzler and ja mcleod  the biloxi herald may 4 1895 p 1  biloxi store  jc clower was in the  plain and fancy furniture and house furnishings business  at biloxi mississippi as early as 1895 at this time salient characteristics of persona were evident in the community as he was described in 1902 as   a through business man a careful financier and punctual in all his methods   mr clower was also a civic dynamo and an entrepreneur of the first magnitude in his early years at biloxi he belonged to the odd fellows woodmen of the world and the biloxi commercial club  the biloxi daily herald 1902 p 59    the biloxi herald lauded the clower furniture store in september 1895 as follows  those contemplating making purchases of furniture and house furnishing goods can find no better place than the large store of jc clower where the stock is large and complete and prices right buying for cash direct from the factories he can compete with the large new orleans merchants  the biloxi herald september 28 1895 p 8  gulfport store  in november 1911 jc clower opened another furniture store in gulfport mississippi it was located at 1311 26 th avenue the company organization was as follows jc clower president thomas s clower secretary and john r clower treasurer they sold carpets matting rugs linoleum house and office furniture stoves ranges and furnishing and fixtures of every description  the daily herald september 26 1912 p 11  malcolm g clower  malcolm graham clower 18811957 was born in scott county mississippi on january 27 1881 his parents were thomas h clower 18381906 an alabama native and mary j molly robbins 18551930 a mississippi lady in 1900 the clowers were farming for their livelihood in beat 1 scott county mississippi 1900 scott co mississippi federal census t623827 p 18a ed 88 after the demise of thomas h clower in midnovember 1906 at hillsboro scott county mississippi molly robbins clower relocated the family to biloxi mississippi 440 east howard avenue malcolm died august 1 1957 elizabeth latimer clower   references  the biloxi daily herald business and professional men  the biloxi daily herald biloxi mississippi1902  the daily herald 50 th golden jubilee number biographical and historical 18841934  the daily herald gulfportbiloxi mississippi1934 harrison co mississippi chancery court cause no 11489  the estate of jc clower february1930 will bk 6 p 268  journals the biloxi herald      the biloxi herald   seashore district conference   may 4 1895 the biloxi herald   purely personal   september 14 1895 the biloxi herald   local city news   september 28 1895 the biloxi herald   local city news   july 25 1896 the biloxi herald   local city news   february 6 1897 the biloxi daily herald   reader   november 7 1900 the biloxi daily herald   city news   november 15 1906 the daily herald   biloxi machine works will apply for charter   february 26 1910 the daily herald   cleophan entertained   april 12 1911 the daily herald   furniture business sold to biloxian   october 24 1911 the daily herald   charter of incorporation of the jc clower furniture company   november 24 1911 the daily herald   jc clower furniture company   september 26 1912 the daily herald   removal salegoods at cost   december 28 1912 the daily herald   morgan now sole owner of store   march 17 1913 the daily herald   new furniture store in biloxi   october 10 1913 the daily herald   stockholder and annual meeting   january 11 1916 the daily herald   bank of gulfport   march 17 1917 the daily herald   chairman tremmel names auto   may 5 1918 the daily herald   brinsonclower wedding   november 29 1918 the daily herald   charter of incorporation of the gulf park college   may 22 1919 the daily herald   miss hicks gets 800 judgment   april 20 1922 the daily herald   judgment rendered against g mct co awarded   april 21 1922 the daily herald   rushing work on syrup company   october 27 1921 the daily herald   cane growers dissatisfied   september 16 1922 the daily herald   charter of incorporation of the mississippi cane syrup company   october 22 1922 the daily herald   mrs latimer buried   april 11 1932 the daily herald   henry e latimer died last night   march 22 1941 the times picayune    plan intercity kiwanis rally   january 12 1924 the times picayune    biloxi bank names dj gay president   january 18 1924 the times picayune    yatesclower   september 7 1926 the times picayune    superior oil company of gulfport   january 31 1929 clower family notes malcolm g clower 18811957 d august 1 1957  thomas h clower buried july 16 1969 mc clowerdecember 14 1967 mary cloweroctober 13 1962 joseph clowerfebruary 19 1944 molly robbins clower fifth addition blk 13 lots 282307 josiah h clower 18591930  died january 30 1930 mary thornton clower 18661963  james lewis yates 18891975  aida clower yates 18951990  amos lamar byrd 18971988  october 1 1896 february 29 1988     military burial marker does not agree with birth year on tombstone  maybelle clower byrd 18981973  fifth addition blk 13 lots 282307 josiah h clower 18591930  died january 30 1930 mary thornton clower 18661963  james lewis yates 18891975  aida clower yates 18951990  amos lamar byrd 18971988  october 1 1896 february 29 1988     military burial marker does not agree with birth year on tombstone  maybelle clower byrd 18981973  another clower plot that i found joseph coga clower september 26 1894 february 17 1964 catherine foxworth clower june 7 1897 september 23 1981   charles d clower may 30 1951 december 2 1993   lois w dennis  july 13 1896 november 11 1972   281 views  