James Monroe Flack, I^{[1, 2]}

1913 - 1989  (75 years)

• Name	James Monroe Flack  [3, 4]
  Suffix	I
  Nickname	Jim
  Birth	29 Aug 1913	Baxter MS
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1920	Baxterville MS   [5]
  	In 1920 Census, Flack household w/ Jesse James as head, Saw Boss, Logging Company
  Education	1935	Delta State Teachers College, Cleveland MS
  	BS
  Education	1942	Yale Divinity School, New Haven CT
  	MS Divinity
  Residence	1942	Wilton CT
  	WWII - after Jim joined the Navy & married Tah, they moved to Wilton CT while Jim went to flight school in Boston
  Military Service	May 1942
  	Lieutenant Commander United States Navy, received flight training, earned his wings and served as a flight instructor throughout WW II. May 1942-October, 1945. Lt. Commander, Squadron Commander, Flight Training Command, domestic bases, Naval Air Combat Intelligence, Quonset Point, RI
  Residence	1943	Miami FL
  	WWII - stationed in Miami for short time
  Residence	1944	Minneapolis MN
  	WWII - stationed for another short period, Jim II born in April
  Residence	1944	Chicago IL
  	WWII - stationed in Chicago with a mid-winter ride from Miami in a rickety unheated 2-seater with holes in the floor boards.
  Residence	1944	Norman OK
  	WWII - Unclear dates
  Residence	1945	Danbury CT
  	Lived in Sonny & Ernst Weber's vacation home at Candlewood Lake. Sonya Karen born on Nov 19.
  Residence	1945	Dallas TX
  	WWII - final station near end of war
  Residence	1946	Westford MA
  	1946-50 abt - lived in 2 homes before spending a year in Puerto Rico
  Residence	1950	San Juan PR
  	1950-51 abt - Jim & family was re-located to San Juan for a year while working for Textron. Returned to Westford MA in time for Suzanne M. (Tita) birth.
  Education	1952	Harvard University Business School
  	Post graduate studies
  Residence	1952	Westford MA
  	1952-54 abt - lived in 2 homes, including the large yellow house across from the Frost School. Tita is born 4 Mar 1952
  Residence	1955	623 Wilderness Road, Tryon NC 28782
  	1955-62 - Aug 1955 moved to Tryon NC, road trip along the Blue Ridge Parkway
  Residence	1962	New York NY
  	1962-75 moved to NYC, 3 addresses, kept Tryon NC home for summer/vacations
  Residence	1975	Tryon NC
  	JMF-HEF moved back to Tryon NC after Jim's retirement in Dec 1974.
  Death	16 Jun 1989	Moscow RU (on tour)
  Cremation	Tryon NC Holy Cross Episcopal Church
  Notes	JMF-HEF TIMELINE ----------------------------------------------------------- 1913 JMF (James M Flack) born in Baxter MS: 29 Aug 1913 1916 HEF (Hertha E Flack) born in Cleveland OH: 10 Oct 1916 1920 JMF lived in Baxterville MS w/family: 1920 Census 1934 HEF graduated A.B. Davis High School, Mt Vernon NY 1935 JMF graduated Delta State Teachers College, Cleveland MS 1935-1939 JMF Principal at Shaw MS High School 1938 HEF graduates from Swarthmore College, Swarthmore PA 1939-1942 JMF Yale Divinity School, Divinity Degree 1941 HEF graduated Yale Nursing School, New Haven CT 1941 JMF-HEF marriage at Mt Vernon NY: 30 Aug 1941 1942-1945 JMF Commissioned Naval Officer __abt-1942 Stationed in Boston (flight school-lived in Wilton CT) __abt-1943 Stationed in Miami FL __abt-1944 Stationed in Chicago IL __abt-1944 Stationed in Minneapolis MN, JMF II born: 20 Apr 1944 __abt-1944 Stationed in Norman OK (date unclear) __abt-1945 Stationed in Dallas TX 1945 JMF-HEF Lived in Danbury CT 1945 Sonya Karen born Danbury CT: 19 Nov 1945 1946 JMF Standard Oil Corp of NJ, Employee Relations Depart 1946-1950 lived in Westford MA - 2 homes 1946-1953 JMF Textron, Inc. Officer, subsidiary Director 1948 Robert Frank born Westford MA: 19 Feb 1948 1950-1951.abt JMF-HEF lived in San Juan PR: 1123 Piccioni Calle 1952-1954 JMF-HEF lived in Westford MA - 2 homes 1952 Suzanne Margaret born Westford MA: 4 Mar 1952 1953-1972 JMF Indian Head, Inc, Vice-president, Director 1955-1962 JMF-HEF moved from Westford MA to Tryon NC: Aug 1955 1962-1975 JMF-HEF moved to New York City, 3 addresses, kept Tryon home 1972-1974 JMF Indian Head, Inc, Vice-chairman (retired Dec 1974) 1975 JMF-HEF moved back to Tryon NC 1989 JMF died in Moscow: 16 Jun 1989 ----------------------------------------------------------- NY Times Obituary - June 22, 1989 James M. Flack, 75, Textile Executive, Dies James Monroe Flack, a retired textile industry executive, died of a heart attack on Monday at a Moscow hospital. He was 75 years old and lived in Tryon, N.C. Mr. Flack, who was on a tour with his wife Hertha, was a founder of Indian Head Inc. and its vice chairman when he retired in 1975. He had been a director of Textron Inc. and had been with the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey. He had also been principal of the Shaw (Miss.) High School. Besides his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Karen Bonnell of Montvale, N.J., and Suzanne Young of Boulder, Colo.; two sons, James, of San Francisco, and Robert, of Watertown, Mass.; two sisters, Ruby Stringer of Baton Rouge, La., and Ann Heard of Merritt Island, Fla., and 10 grandchildren. James Monroe Flack, business executive 1946-1974. Served as lieutenant Commander United States Navy, 1942-1945. BACKGROUND Flack, James Monroe was born on August 29, 1913 in Baxterville, Mississippi, United States. Son of Jesse James and Lenora (Lucas) Flack. EDUCATION Bachelor of Science, Delta State University, 1935; Master of Divinity, Yale University, 1942; postgraduate, Harvard University, 1952. CAREER Principal, Shaw (Mississippi) High School, 1935-1939; with employee relations department, Standard Oil Corporation of New Jersey, 1946; officer, director subsidiary, Textron, Inc., 1946-1953; vice-president, director, Indian Head, Inc., from 1953; vice chairman, Indian Head, Inc., 1972-1974. MEMBERSHIPS Served as lieutenant Commander United States Navy, 1942-1945. Member of New York Athletic, Yale of New York City, Red Fox Country, Tryon (North Carolina) Country. FAMILY Married Hertha E. Eisenmenger, August 30, 1941. Children: James Monroe, Sonya Karen, Robert Frank, Suzanne Margaret. father: Jesse James Flack mother: Lenora (Lucas) Flack TIMELINE Education 1935 Delta State University 1942 Yale University 1952 Harvard University Military Duty 1942-1945 lieutenant Commander United States Navy ? flight instructor Business Career 1935 - 1939 Principal Shaw (Mississippi) High School 1946 with employee relations department Standard Oil Company of New Jersey 1946 - 1953 officer, subsidiary Textron 1946 - 1953 director, subsidiary Textron 1972 - 1974 vice president, Indian Head 1972 - 1974 director, Indian Head
  Person ID	I4	Flack Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	Jesse James Flack,   b. 26 Mar 1886, Newbern, Dyer TN d. 31 Dec 1969, Pascagoula, Mississippi 39567 (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Louella Lenora Lucas,   b. 1891, Mount Olive, MS d. 23 Mar 1975, Pascagoula MS (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	1909
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Hertha Emma Eisenmenger,   b. 10 Oct 1916, Cleveland OH d. 23 Mar 2019, Tryon Estates, Columbus NC (Age 102 years)
  Marriage	30 Aug 1941	159 Lorraine Ave, Mt Vernon NY
  	Type: Civil
  Children	+ 1. Sonya Karen Flack + 2. Suzanne Margaret Flack + 3. James Monroe Flack, II + 4. Robert Frank Flack
  Family ID	F6	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2019

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 29 Aug 1913 - Baxter MS Residence - In 1920 Census, Flack household w/ Jesse James as head, Saw Boss, Logging Company - 1920 - Baxterville MS Education - BS - 1935 - Delta State Teachers College, Cleveland MS Marriage - Type: Civil - 30 Aug 1941 - 159 Lorraine Ave, Mt Vernon NY Education - MS Divinity - 1942 - Yale Divinity School, New Haven CT Residence - WWII - after Jim joined the Navy & married Tah, they moved to Wilton CT while Jim went to flight school in Boston - 1942 - Wilton CT Residence - WWII - stationed in Miami for short time - 1943 - Miami FL Residence - WWII - stationed for another short period, Jim II born in April - 1944 - Minneapolis MN Residence - WWII - stationed in Chicago with a mid-winter ride from Miami in a rickety unheated 2-seater with holes in the floor boards. - 1944 - Chicago IL Residence - WWII - Unclear dates - 1944 - Norman OK Residence - Lived in Sonny & Ernst Weber's vacation home at Candlewood Lake. Sonya Karen born on Nov 19. - 1945 - Danbury CT Residence - WWII - final station near end of war - 1945 - Dallas TX Residence - 1946-50 abt - lived in 2 homes before spending a year in Puerto Rico - 1946 - Westford MA Residence - 1950-51 abt - Jim & family was re-located to San Juan for a year while working for Textron. Returned to Westford MA in time for Suzanne M. (Tita) birth. - 1950 - San Juan PR Education - Post graduate studies - 1952 - Harvard University Business School Residence - 1952-54 abt - lived in 2 homes, including the large yellow house across from the Frost School. Tita is born 4 Mar 1952 - 1952 - Westford MA Residence - 1955-62 - Aug 1955 moved to Tryon NC, road trip along the Blue Ridge Parkway - 1955 - 623 Wilderness Road, Tryon NC 28782 Residence - 1962-75 moved to NYC, 3 addresses, kept Tryon NC home for summer/vacations - 1962 - New York NY Residence - JMF-HEF moved back to Tryon NC after Jim's retirement in Dec 1974. - 1975 - Tryon NC Death - 16 Jun 1989 - Moscow RU (on tour) Cremation - - Tryon NC Holy Cross Episcopal Church  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		James Monroe Flack James Monroe Flack, business executive 1946-1974. Served as lieutenant Commander United States Navy, 1942-1945. Died 6/16/1989 of a heart attack at 75 years while on tour in Moscow with Tah. At his death left spouse (Hertha), 4 children and 10 grandchildren.
  		Coach Jim Flack Shaw High School Baseball Team with Boo Ferris
  		Betty & Norm Frost Family friends and Tryon neighbor on Wilderness RD
  		Jim & Tah Flack Possibly soon after Jim was commissioned in the Navy in 1942
  		Jim & Tah Flack Out for dinner
  		James Flack I ca. 1940
  		Jim and Hertha on their wedding day With family in the backyard at 159 Lorraine Ave, Mt Vernon NY: Peter, Greta and Sonny

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		1920 Lamar, MS Census scan 1920 Census scan, listing Jesse James Flack and family, Baxterville Village MS
  		James M. Flack induction to the Delta State Sports Hall of Fame
  		James M. Flack Delta State Yearbook 1935
  		James M. Flack Delta State 1935 Yeabook Sports
  		James M. Flack birth certificate 29 Aug 1913
  		Jim Flack Yale Divinity School Diploma
  		James Monroe Flack Obituary James Monroe Flack, a retired textile industry executive, died of a heart attack on Monday at a Moscow hospital. He was 75 years old and lived in Tryon, N.C. Mr. Flack, who was on a tour with his wife Hertha, was a founder of Indian Head Inc. and its vice chairman when he retired in 1975. He had been a director of Textron Inc. and had been with the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey. He had also been principal of the Shaw (Miss.) High School. Besides his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Karen Bonnell of Montvale, N.J., and Suzanne Young of Boulder, Colo.; two sons, James, of San Francisco, and Robert, of Watertown, Mass.; two sisters, Ruby Stringer of Baton Rouge, La., and Ann Heard of Merritt Island, Fla., and 10 grandchildren.
  		James M. Flack passport 1971-75
  		Eastern Airlines #626 Manifest James Flack is a passenger from San Juan PR to Newark NJ, c/o Fomento Economico, San Juan
  		Ambling and Scrambling on the Appalachian Trail (book) Jim & Tah Flack's tales and letters reporting on their adventures on the Appalachian Trail
  		James P. Flack (95 years old) letter to James M. Flack 1967 letter describing JJ Flack: have seen sister (Ann Flack Heard) and your father (JJ Flack) "since he was a very small boy". JJ Family with 4 boys and 2 girls. JJ's father (John Yancey Flack) "is my Gran Pa". JJ Flack is JP Flack's "half-uncle". JJ was orphaned as a child and moved into JP's household who was around 20 and married
  		James M. Flack notes on Family Genealogy
  		Hattie E. Flack 1974 letter to James M. Flack Daughter Hattie writing on behalf of her 101 year old father James P. Flack responding to JMF request about genealogy info
  		Bob Flack letter to his children 1989 letter delivered at James M. Flack's funeral - The Holy Cross Episcopal Church, Tryon NC
  		James M. Flack Biography
  		Mamie Shippy letter to James M. Flack Asks for genealogical info
  		Mamie Shippy letter to Irene & Roy Includes remembrances of her family
  		Louella Lenora ("Nora") Flack Death notices - notation on Alta Lodge notepad James M. Flack handwritten notation lists Nora's parents as John Franklin Lucas and Caroline Lucas, according to Hattie Mangum. However, her mother was Frances Eugenia Mangum (1857-1891) who died in Nora's childbirth (according to Ann Heard's family history). Aunt Caroline was the surrogate mother for her brother's 7 children.
  		James M. Flack Neighborhood Nominations (humor) List distributed to friends - possibly a meeting or party invitation
  		James M Flack letter to sister Ann Heard in response to receiving her notes on the 4 siblings reunion 14 Apr - 24 Apr 1988 Letter attaches remembrances on his siblings (Frank, Ruby & Ann) to be included in a collaborative project called "All in A Days Living". Separately, Ann distributed a family history called "Chapters" without these pages. The hand written notes about their reunion are at the back of the file.
  		BOSTON GLOBE Ferriss Sends Tickets to Each Series Tilt to Former Coach MANCHESTER, N. H., Sept. 26— [Page 12, 1946] James M. Flack, personnel manager at a local textile mill, is the envy tonight of baseball fans and others who'd like to see the World Series. He has six tickets for the series two for each game to be played in Boston. How come? He was baseball coach in Shaw. Miss., when the Red Sox star hurler, David "Boo" Ferries, attended high school. He was Dave's mentor for four years of high school and semipro pitching. Flack and Ferriss have been close friends many years. Ferriss was the best man at Flack's wedding, and is godfather of Flack's 11-year [2 ½-year]-old son, Mimmy [likely "Jimmy"]. Flack saw Ferriss nip the Yanks, 4 to 3, in August. He predicts the Sox will win, regardless of opponents. Cardinals or Dodgers. He figures the series will go five or six games.
  		James M. Flack Poems A collection of 18 poems 1940 - 1983 (est)
  		James Flack I Odes for Special Events - A Ballad of Indian Head, 17 Dec 1974 - Retirement Without Vacations, ode to Royal Little on his 91st birthday - Ernst Weber 80th Birthday Celebration at the University Club, NYC, 01 Oct 1981
  		In Memoriam Charlotte Sonya Weber 1895-1984, Cape Cod, Massachusetts Memorial service for "Sonny" Weber held at a Flack family reunion at Eastham, MA. Writings, remembrances, poetry and a song at a multigenerational gathering.

  
  

  Headstones

  Plaque commemorating James M. Flack 1913-1989 Burial plaque at the Memorial Park of the Holy Cross Episcopal Church, Tryon NC Plot: Memorial Park at Holy Cross Episcopal Church, Tryon NC

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		Flack Family History Flack family history, as told by James M Flack to James M Flack II, 1980
  		All in a Days Living vol-1 (of 3) Hertha and Jim Flack Recollections INTRODUCTION Dear Kids: This manuscript is made up of recollections of the past. Most of these memories were preserved in my Mare's Nest and in Tah's file of letters. Fortunately, Tah had requested her mother, Sonya, to save her letters home which she wrote regularly from Puerto Rico. My mare's nest, as most of you know, has been the storage drawer for my notes and miscellany for a long, long time ...
  		All in a Days Living vol-2 (of 3) Hertha and Jim Flack Recollections
  		All in a Days Living vol-3 (of 3) Hertha and Jim Flack Recollections

  
  

  Videos

  Tah & Jim Flack Wedding Backyard wedding at 159 Lorraine Ave, Mt. Vernon NY

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] James M Flack II, Flack Family History. [S16] James & Hertha Flack, Ambling and Scrambling on the Appalachian Trail, (Sewall Co - 1983), ISBN-10: 091795310X, ISBN-13: 978-0917953101. [S439308767] Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota, Birth Index, 1935-2000, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Minnesota Department of Health; Saint Paul, Minnesota; Minnesota, Birth Index, 1935-2000. [S418858808] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S9] 1920 Census, Lamar MS (Reliability: 3).