Guy And Flossie Glinski
Matthew’s paternal grandparents. Guy came from a Wisconsin farm family of East Prussian descent (the Glinskis in Wisconsin); Flossie from a Tennessee farm family (the Fusons). They married in Henry County, Ohio, on 30 Sep 1950, lived in Michigan in the 1950s, where their son James Madison Glinski was born in 1952, and Flossie later lived in Fort Lauderdale.
Flossie Helen Fuson Glinski (1914–1980)
Section titled “Flossie Helen Fuson Glinski (1914–1980)”| Date | Event | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 1914 | Born in Tennessee, daughter of James M. and Kittie D. Fuson; the family remembers “near Smithville” | SSDI; Fuson family history, vol. 2 |
| 1920, 1930 | With her parents in Civil District 18, DeKalb County. In 1930 she is 16, single and at school | 1930 census |
| 1930s | Marries Austin Braswell. Their child Rozell Braswell dies young (Tennessee death certificate 12701) | death index |
| 1940 | Widowed, aged 26, living with her father “Matt J Fuson” (54), her brother Howard L. Fuson (22) and her three-year-old daughter (a living relative) in DeKalb County | 1940 census |
| 1940s | Marries a Holt (not yet found) | named in the 1950 marriage |
| 30 Sep 1950 | Marries Guy D Glinski in Henry County, Ohio, as “Flossie F Fuson Braswell Holt” | Ohio marriage |
| 1951–1958 | “Mrs Flossie (H) Glinski” in Michigan city directories, including Wayne County (1951) and Centerville (1954–56) | 1951 directory |
| 1950s–1970s | Address in the public records index: 1455 SW 49th Terrace, Davie, Florida, as “Flossie F Glinski”, b. 21 Jan 1914 | public records |
| Mar 1980 | Dies; last residence Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida. She was 66 (the family remembered early 70s) | SSDI |
The Fort Lauderdale News of 29 Jun 1980 still calls her “Mrs Flossie Glinski” in her son’s wedding notice. The notice was probably written before her death or used the customary form: check it.
Guy Donald Glinski (1913–2013)
Section titled “Guy Donald Glinski (1913–2013)”| Date | Event | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 1913 | Born in Portage County, Wisconsin, as “Guy Donald Glinsky”, son of Frederick William Glinski and Bessie Mae Wilmot | Wisconsin birth index |
| 1930 | Aged 17, working on his father’s dairy farm in Hutchins, Shawano County, with his brothers Earl and Kenneth and sister Gladys | 1930 census |
| 1940 | Single, carpenter, living alone in Woodruff, Oneida County, Wisconsin; in 1935 on a farm in Starks | 1940 census |
| 1947–1951 | In Michigan city directories | Ancestry city directories |
| 30 Sep 1950 | Marries Flossie, aged 37. A second index entry dates the marriage 9 Oct 1950, probably the return of the licence | first entry, second entry |
| 1951 | Carpenter, 33060 Alanson Court, Wayne County, Michigan | 1951 directory |
| later | Lives at Bokeelia and St James City, Pine Island, Florida, probably with a later wife, Hazel | public records |
| 11 Dec 2013 | Dies at Bokeelia, Florida, aged 100. Obituary in the Fort Myers News-Press, 14 Dec 2013 | obituary index |
Flossie’s children
Section titled “Flossie’s children”Flossie had children by Austin Braswell and by Guy Glinski, and perhaps by Holt. Her son Rozell Braswell died young. Matthew’s aunt and his uncle Jerry Braswell of Smithville are among them; living relatives are kept off the site.
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