Re: Thomas Fletcher, born c1755; descendants in Grant Parish, LA
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In reply to:
Re: Thomas Fletcher, born c1755; descendants in Grant Parish, LA
7/29/99
Sharon, I have been researching the Hiram Fletcher family in DeSoto Parish, La. also.I asked for and received an 1850 DeSoto Parish lookup and it read as follows:
566-551 Hiram Fletcher 50 Male Planter value of real estate 400 born VA; Rebecca Fletcher 44 female born SC; Isiah M. Fletcher ? 19 female born AL; Elizabeth Fletcher 17 female born AL; William Fletcher 16 male born AL; Nancy Fletcher 13 female born AL; Elisha Fletcher 10 male born LA; Sephrona Fletcher 7 female born LA; Lorenzo D Fletcher 6 male born LA; Amanda S. Fletcher 4 female born LA; Martha M. Fletcher 3 female born LA.
On USGenWeb I found: DeSoto Parish Marriage Records 1837-1860, Surnames A-K: Mary A. Fletcher m John S. Williams 27 Dec 1849; Judy M. Fletcher m Robert T. Williams 7 Mar 1852; Nancy J. Fletcher m Jesse B. Drew 23 Sep 1853; Lydia E. (Elizabeth) Fletcher m John Dailey 16 Jan 1853/1854? (listing under groom says 1854, listing under bride shows 1853); William O. Fletcher m Margaret Mares27 Mar 1857.
In 1860 Panola Co., TX census I found 266-266 John Dailey 39 Farmer value of real estate l,000 value of personal property 350 born in LA; Lydia Dailey 28 housekeeper born in AL; James Dailey 6 born in LA; John Dailey 2 born in LA; Martha Dailey 4/12 born in TX; Martha Fletcher 13 born in LA.
I also found a letter written by William Fletcher - DeSoto Parish, LA in 1862 to his wife.He was at Camp Basset Arkansas Lafeyette Co. and was just getting over the measles.
I think I am descended from Martha M. Fletcher, aged 3 on the 1850 census.My great grandmother was Mattie Fletcher married Allen Kilpatrick.They had a daughter, Lelia Leona "Lonie" 15 Oct 1886 in Dotson, Panola Co., TX, and I believe they both died when she was young.She was raised by her aunt, Josephine Fletcher Taylor.I am hoping Josephine is a younger daughter of Hiram and Rebecca.If I can find her I will know this is the right family.
I learned recently that my ggrandmother, Mattie, was also married two other times, to a Silvey and had a daughter, Tommie,and to a Gamage and had a son, William.I don't know in what order.
I also have where a few of the Fletcher family are buried.If you would like this info let me know.
Janice