Family History of Pebble May Fisk

Pebble May Fisk, ca. 1900

Cornet, Pebble, Dorothy Fisk, ca. 1900

1. PEBBLE MAY¹ FISK (Robert, #2)¹^,² was born on 4 Feb 1882 at Warrensburg Township, Johnson County, Missouri, She was born so small that a teacup would fit on her head. Her father named her Pebble because her eyes looked like pebbles. Her parents put her into a cigar box in the stove to keep her alive.³^,⁴ She married Edmund Everett Flood, son of Henry Allen Flood and Lizzie May Brackett, on 28 Jun 1906 at the Fisk Ranch, Rosalia, WA, That night, Pebble prepared strawberry shortcake for her husband. They lived first in Spangle, WA, then in Spokane where Ed was a banker.⁵^,⁶^,⁷ She died on 5 Apr 1971 at Long Beach, California, at age 89.⁸ She was buried in River View Cemetery, Spokane, WA.⁹

Pebble grew up on her father's wheat farm and learned hard work.¹⁰ After her marriage to businessman Ed Flood, she enjoyed an affluent lifestyle and traveled with her husband to New York, Chicago and San Francisco. After the family's reversal of fortune, they lived in Seattle and Longview. Her father left her a portion of the family farm, but it was sold at a sheriff's sale after Ed's prosecution. Her sister Cornet bought the parcel and Pebble did not speak to her for twenty years. After her husband's death she lived for a time with her daughter Betty, then moved to California in about 1960 and spent her last years near Cornet.¹¹

2 i. Madeline² Flood was born on 10 Dec 1906 at Garfield, Whitman County, WA. She died on 8 Oct 1908 at Spokane at age 1. She was buried in Greenwood Memorial Terrace, Spokane.
David, Betty, Everett, ca. 1923
3 ii. David Jay Flood was born on 8 Nov 1909 at Spangle, WA. He married Mary Holland, daughter of Leon Daniel Holland and Eva May Owens, on 1 Jan 1931 (they eloped). He and Mary Holland were divorced in 1935. He married Leesha (--?--) between 1936 and 1940 in Alaska. He married Margaret Dickson between 1945 and 1947. He married Mona Smith after 1950. He died in Mar 1984 at Riverside, California, at age 74. He was buried in Military Cemetery, Riverside, California.
He was educated at the University of Michigan circa 1930 where he played on the football team and received a degree in engineering. He was an Engineer between 1930 and 1970.

He was in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers between 1942 and 1945. He served in the Philippine Islands as a master sergeant and was awarded the Bronze Star for gallantry.
4 iii. Elizabeth Temperance Flood was born on 21 Jul 1913 at Rosalia, WA. She married Ralph Lose between 1942 and 1945. She married Dr. Peter Meachum between 1947 and 1948. She married Charles Bowers in 1949. She died on 31 Dec 1983 at Portland, OR, at age 70.
Her nick name was Betty. The family moved to Queen Anne Hill, Seattle, in 1932.
She was a retail sales manager. She and Pebble May Fisk resided in 1958 at Oswego, OR.
5 iv. Everett Edmund Flood was born on 13 Mar 1920 at Spokane, WA. He married Marjorie May Nagel, daughter of Dr. Charles Irving Nagel and Florence Morgan, in 1945. He died on 7 Oct 2016 at Bend, OR, at age 96.
The family moved to Queen Anne Hill, Seattle, in 1932. He was a businessman in Longview and in the Los Angeles Area between 1945 and 1985. As of 1995, his address was: 382 Sanctuary Ct., Henderson, NV, 89014.
6 v. Sally Flood was born on 23 Aug 1925 at Spokane, WA. She married Francis Richard "Dick" Wilma, son of Frank Romuald Wilma and Elsie Oleaf Dorn, on 6 Dec 1945 at Oakland, California. She and Francis Richard "Dick" Wilma were divorced in 1973 at Seattle, WA. She married Ronald Benjamin Jarrett Sr. circa 1975 at Seattle, WA. She and Ronald Benjamin Jarrett Sr. were divorced circa 1980 at Seattle. She died on 25 Oct 2016 at Lynnwood, WA, at age 91.