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Fluker descendants gather for family reunion, visit Kettle Creek Battlefield and Phillips Mill
Approximately 64 descendants came from locations all over Georgia including Atlanta, Macon, Augusta and the local area as well as from Michigan, Texas, Kentucky, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The reunion was the result of the efforts of Louisa Fluker Hickman of Thomson and Ginny Beazley Broome of Taliaferro County. The activities of the busy day included visits to the Kettle Creek Battlefield, Phillips Mill Baptist Church, the Fluker Cemetery and the Fluker-Beazley homeplace. At the Kettle Creek Battlefield Thad Broome gave a brief description of the events leading up to the battle, the battle itself and the significance of the Patriot victory. This stop was extremely important to family members because Owen Fluker and his son John fought for the Americans during this battle on February 14, l779. The attendees then gathered at the Phillips Mill Baptist Church. A delicious barbecue lunch was served in the church fellowship hall. Mrs. Broome and her mother, Grace Beazley, provided various homemade desserts and served as hostesses. Ed Fluker of Macon gave an overview of the participation of the Fluker family in the history of the church beginning with Owen and Sarah Fluker as two of the original 16 founding members in l785. Family members made a contribution to the church in memory of their ancestors. After lunch family members proceded to the farm of Julia Nell Callaway Poss and visited the site of the old Fluker family cemetery where it is believed Owen and Sarah Fluker were buried. Grave markers still exist of several ancestors and many gravesites are evident with crude stone markers. The day ended at the Fluker- Beazley homeplace, the residence of Mrs. Beazley and Thad and Ginny Broome in the Carters Grove community. Their home contains the log cabin that is thought to be the original home of the family of Owen Fluker and it is known to be the home of Owen and Sarah's son, Issac, and grandson, William Thomas. Guests enjoyed browsing through various family records, artifacts and pictures. Everyone seemed to enjoy tours of the house provided by the hosts.
It was notable that several family members were present who own property that was a part of the original Owen Fluker land grants. In addition to Mrs. Beazley they were Loyd and Katherine Echols, Tom Beazley, Doris Walker and son, Charles, and Julia Nell Callaway Poss.
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