Fluker, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
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From Tangipahoa Centenial Book, 1869-1969: 
Donated to the archives by the Tangipahoa Parish Tourist Commission

Fluker

The place calle Fluker is located between the village of Tangipahoa and
Arcola on U.S. Highway 51 at the junction (on the west side of U.S. 51)
with La. Highway 10.  In 1960 the population was about 150.

The name Fluker was chosen by Richard Amacker Kent (1871-1926), for
the site of his home on the Illinois Central Railroad.  R. A. Kent
was the fourth child of James Fluker Kent (1843-1886).  The latter's
middle name honored his mother, Susan Fluker, (1823-1906), the 
daughter of Col. Robert and Susan Kendrick Fluker, who were St. Helena
pioneers from the State of Georgia.  Susan Fluker married Amos Kent, who 
came from New Hampshire to Louisiana in 1828.