Ada Elizabeth Fleming

Notes:

! Ada Elizabeth was known as Aunt Tweet. She was only 22 years old when
her husband died. She apparently never re-married because her Death
Certificate shows her name as GRAY

! From KY Death Records
GRAY ADA Age 61 JEFFERSON LOUISVILLE Died 9-07-1939
Volume 46 Certificate 22711

Ada married Clarence Gray on 21 Dec 1898 in Lyon County, KY. Clarence was born on 13 Sep 1870 in Lyon County, KY; died on 10 Dec 1900 in Lyon County, KY; was buried in Jones Cemetery, Lyon County, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

! The first record of John Rulaford Fleming is in the 1850 Caldwell
County, KY Census showing him Undisclosed in the household of William and
Catherine Roberts, he was 20 years old.

! John met his wife Isabella (called Mary) in Smithland, Livingston County,KY
!Caldwell Co Marriages by Brenda Jerome,1809-l873.
John R Fleming married Isabella A Peake (sic) on 18 July 1854 by Silas N
Davis in Crittenden County, KY. Groom 24 Single born (Carroll Co) TN, lives
Lyon Co Bride 18 Single, born and lives in Caldwell.

! From Mother's Notes
! Grandfather Reverand John Rulaford Fleming was raised in Tennessee,
probably in Knoxville, Later lived in Eureka, Lyon County, KY. His mother was
a Rulaford. Sisters of John Rulaford Fleming (Mary and Catherine) each
married a Hildreth. Catherine Hildreth had a daughter named Sarah who,
late in life, married Marcelus Newton SWINDLER in Dawson Springs,
Kentucky and had children, Dora, May, and Dave.

! From an article on Page 8 the July 28, 1971 Sun Democrat newspaper of
Paducah, Kentucky By KATE (FLEMING) BOUCHER HAMMOND, a
granddaughter of John R. Fleming. John R. Fleming was a First Lieutenant,
Company H of the 20th Kentucky Volunteer Regiment Infantry (Union). Film
Number M386 roll 9

! The 20th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, USA was organized late 1861 and
mustered into United States service 6 Jan 1862 at Smithland, Kentucky
(Livingston County). It participated in the battles Shiloh, TN, Corinth, MS,
Lebanon, KY, Kenesaw Mountain, GA, Dallas, GA, Ackworth, GA, and Atlanta,
Georgia. It was mustered out at Louisville, KY, 17 January 1865 with the
members being transferred to the 6th KY Veteran Cavalry. Abstracted
from the Adjutant General Report

! "It was early April in 1862 (this may have been 1861) and a detachment
from General Lew Wallace's army had reached Smithland, Ky., along the
Dover Road. The man in charge was the Reverend John Rulaford Fleming,
who had freed his slaves and joined the Union forces. He was a native
Lyon countian, his family still remaining there.

! "On this particular occasion his wife, Isabella (Peek) Fleming, had the
good fortune of meeting him there with their infant baby (Madora
Adeline, the mother of the author of this article) who was two months
old. She had ridden there by horseback, accompanied by a former slave who
helped with the new baby. The mother's prized attire--a dress
skirt--is now on loan to the Market House Museum in Paducah and may be
viewed there

! "The event was a joyous one and the happenings of this meeting hold
treasured memories which have been told and retold to the generations
which followed. This quest of adventure and command of men was to
lead to Shiloh over the Dover Road, where Grant's men had been camping.
It was the leader's task, a man who had left his position as a Methodist
minister, with conviction and compulsion, to accompany this mission for the
Union.

! "Leaving Smithland he marched his men, and reached Gum Springs
Baptist Church by nightfall. Here he conducted a prayer meeting, and
they rested and camped until morning.

! "On the second day there was an advance of about 16 miles, when they
reached the cross roads of the Dover Road and stopped at a small
community then known as Nickellville, the name bearing relation to the
families Undisclosed there by that name. It consisted of a country store and a
few homes.

! "After resting and refreshing themselves as best as they could the men
took the train again to proceed to Golden Pond. This was the last sojourn
before pursuing the remaining stretch of road to Dover, Tennessee and
finally to Shiloh where the battle occurred. The heaviest losses for both
sides were there.

! "In three years the war was over-in 1865. The men came home. There
was much to be done toward reconstruction."

! "On February 5, 1862 John R. is wounded. On February 8, 1862 he
tenders his resignation from the regiment. I obtained a copy of John's file
from the U.S. Pension Agency, dated June 28, 1896 which states" John R.
Fleming, lst Lt of 20 KY, who was a pensioner of this Agency under
Certificate No. 351432 and who was last paid $24 to 1st of November
1895, has been dropped because of death, December 20, 1895."

!After John R. died on December 20, 1895, hia wife, Isabella, filed for the
pension on John R. on November 28, 1902 until November 24, 1914 when
the Department of the Interior dropped Isabella from the pension rolls due
to her death on August 21, 1914. On July 20, 1897 J.M. Smith, Clerk of
the Lyon county Court filed an affidavit for Isabella's petition for her
Widow's Pension stating that "Mrs. Isabella Fleming is assessed for
Taxation for same year of 1897 with 181 acres of land (value $605) and
personal property of $34 making a total of $639."

! The 20th Regiment was mustered in on January 6, 1862 and mustered out
on January 17, 1865.

!Andrew Hinshaw letter to son of Eugene Thomas Fleming
Mr. John David Fleming
450 Forest Road
Benton, KY 42025 Telephone 270.354.6519
Email flemco@vci.net

!Dear John:

! Thanks for the Fleming information you sent to me. It is both enlightening
and helpful.

!1.Referring first to your cover letter (email) of December 4, 1998
paragraphs 5 & 6. The Rulaford name came from my mother's writings and
original notes, see attached.

! I failed to notice the discrepancy you pointed out between my mother's
"Rulaford" notation that Rulaford was his mother's maiden name and the
later information about her g-grandfather, David Fleming married Martha
(Patsy) Russell.

! Adding further confusion is that one of John R. Fleming's sons (Edward
Gyer Fleming) had a son named George Ruleford (sic) Fleming.

! Further complicating this situation are the following notes received
from you "Information in Carroll Co. Tenessee Court House show that
David lost his land at the Court House door to settle a tax lien. Evidence
suggests that his first wife, MARTHA HAD DIED PRIOR TO THIS AND HE HAD
REMARRIED. Looking at Census records in TN for 1820 & 1830 show a 15
year difference between husband and wife, However in 1840 there is
a 20 year difference. If David did marry twice, the second wife's maiden
name could have been RULAFORD/RULEFORD.

John married Isabella A._(Mary) Peek on 18 Jul 1854 in Crittenden, County, KY. Isabella (daughter of Thomas W. Peek and Frances Marshall) was born on 1 Jun 1834 in Caldwell, County, KY; died on 22 Aug 1914 in Eureka, Lyon County, KY; was buried in Jones Cemetery, Lyon County, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

! Isabella's maiden name was misspelled on her Marriage Certificate as
"Peake" - of which there were many such persons in the area.

! The 1900 Lyon County census shows Isabella (Peek) Fleming) Undisclosed in the
household of Thomas Logan Boucher and her daughter, Madora (Dora)
Adeline. Also included were Isabella's grandchildren Lora (12), Josephine
(10), Edgar (4), and Russell (2). They were the children of Mary Belle Koon
(Fleming) who died May 18, 1900). It is not known what happened to their
father, Jefferson Davis Koon.

Notes:

! David is the oldest positive record of a Fleming as an ancestor.

! His father could be Peter Fleming, James Fleming David Fleming or Robert
Fleming. Some records indicate that David C. was born in Virginia as well as
was Martha Russell.

! Sept 4, 1809, David Fleming is listed having land on Wilson Creek, on North
Side of Duck River, in Bedford Co., Tennessee. There is a state park there
now. Deed book F pg 402, shows David Fleming as a occupant claim, May
17, 1810.

! David C & Martha (Patsey) Russell Fleming, last known residing in Carroll
Co., Tenn, in the 1840 Census
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David C. Fleming is listed in the 1820 Bedford County, TN Census and other
Flemings which may be related. Undisclosed in David's household were two males
under 10 years old (Robert & David M.), one male 16-25, one male 26-44
(David C.), three females under 10 years old (Sarah J., Mary E., & Catherine
N.), one female 26-44 (Martha). Also one female slave 14-25, one female
and one male slave to 13 years.
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! FLEMING David C. 13 29 pg01.txt
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FLEMING James 10 7 pg01.txt
FLEMING James 11 6 pg01.txt
FLEMING Samuel 45 2 pg39.txt
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The 1830 Carroll County, TN Census also lists David C. Fleming
From 1840 Carroll County, TN Census. Only the sex and approximate dates
of persons Undisclosed in the household are listed.
Columns are:...1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
! Fleming, D. C. 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 60-70 0 0 1 1 1 0 1
3- one male 10-15 years old Born 1825-1830 - This is John R.
4- onemale 15-20 years old Born 1820-1825 - This is Alfred
8- onemale 50-100 years old Born before 1790 - Father David
11- onefemale 10-15 years old Born 1825-1830 - Catherine Nancy
12- onefemale 15-20 years old Born 1820-1825 - Unknown child
13- onefemale 20-30 years old Born 1810-1820 - Mary Elizabeth
15- one female 40-50 years old Born 1790-1800 - Second wife Unknown
Rulaford.

! Son Robert would have been 25 years old and left the household.
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!David Fleming married Martha (Patsy) Russell on 10-3-1803 in
Oglethorpe County, GA. The date of this marriage would indicate David was
born in approximately 1780. and Martha in 1785.

! Information in Carroll County, Tenessee Court House show that David lost
his land at the Court House door to settle a tax lien. Evidence suggests
that his first wife, MARTHA HAD DIED AND HE HAD REMARRIED. Looking at
Census records in TN for 1820 & 1830 show a 15 year difference between
husband and wife. However in 1840 there is a 20 year difference.

! Suspicion: Martha had died, the two boys could (20 & 25) were old enough
to work. Mary was 16, old enough to help around the house and take care of
12 year old Catherine. The first record of John Rulaford Fleming is in the
1850 Caldwell County, KY Census showing him Undisclosed in the household of
William and Catherine Roberts, he was 20 years old. Was he sent to
live/work with "others" when his Mother died?

! If David did marry twice, the second wife's maiden name was RULAFORD
because writings of Mary Ilene Fleming stated that John Rulaford Fleming
was named after his Mother.

! 1850 Census, Caldwell Co., KY, Sept. 26, 1850 dwelling 825; family 825:
Page 21; William Roberts; age 22; laborer; born Tennessee; wife Catherine,
Robert, George W., Robert; age 5; John Fleming; age 20; laborer; born
Tennessee. (This is the John Rulaford Fleming shown above.)

!FLEMING SURNAME HISTORY
by Paul McCotter

!The majority of Irish Flemings must descend from the many individual
Flemings who settled throughout the Anglo-Norman colonial area at the
time of the invasion. Certainly the name occurs in virtually every colonial
county in the Justiciary Rolls of the period 1295-1314. A particularly
important family of the name were lords of Slane in County Meath.

!The surname is scattered throughout Ireland and those in the three
southern provinces certainly descend in general from settlers of the
Anglo-Norman period. In Ulster most Flemings must descend from
seventeenth century Scottish settlers, Fleming being a leading Scottish
surname although ultimately of the same origin as the Irish name.

David married Martha (Patsy) Russell on 3 Oct 1803 in Oglethorpe, County, GA. Martha was born in 1792 in VA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

! Thomas' middle name may have been "Wilson"

! From notes of Mary Ilene Fleming "the Peeks and Marshalls came from
Virginia in a covered wagon - bringing their money in a meal sack_ stopped
in Eddyville (lyon County) KY and the ten sons opened a bank."

!Owner of real estate.

!Book: 203 WILL OF THOMAS W. PEEK. 18 Mar 1860
Of rational mind but weak in body. A patent granted to Daniel JARRETT
from Commonwealth of KY, now in my possession, to be handed to Thomas
J. PEEK for the use and benefit of my daughter Nancy E. JARRETT & her
bodily heirs.

! All moneys now on hand, all notes, due and demands due me shall be
controlled by my beloved wife Frances. S. PEEK during her natural life after
paying all my debts.

! My son John W. PEEK to pay to my estate all calms against him when an
equal division of my estate is made and in case of his death, the amount
that may be coming to his share to be discounted by what may be due my
estate.

! My daughter Ellen & her husband Thomas JARRETT to have $1 out of my
estate. My daughter Isabella FLEMING to have my small bay mare and
increase.

! My son R.M. PEEK to have my bay horse colt called Charley.

! My beloved wife Frances S. PEEK to have all my stock of horses, cattle,
hogs, sheep, in a word -all my stock of every character not disposed of by
this will; also all my farming utensils, wagons, ploughs. gears &c, hay,
fodder, wheat ~ provisions on hand during her natural life only & said
property not to be traded unless it is thought best to the furtherance of
the interest of my estate.

! At the death of my wife, my estate to be sold upon a credit of 12 months
and the proceeds collected and paid to my children equally, John W.,
Thomas J., Benjamin, Nancy JARRETT, Isabella FLEMING, Gabriella TOSH, R.M.
PEEK, Frances PEEK and their heirs.

! To my son R.M. PEEK, my silver mounted rifle gun. To my son Thomas J.
PEEK, my rifle gun called old greasy

! Appoint Mr. James H. LEECH and my son Thomas J. PEEK executors.
/S/ Thomas W. PEEK. Wit: T.L McNARY, J.A. KING, J.H. LEECH. Proven by
oaths of T.L McNARY and J.H. LEECH and rec. 15 Apr 1861.

Thomas married Frances Marshall about 1811. Frances (daughter of George M. Marshall and Naomi "Nancy" Vardeman) was born on 9 Nov 1799 in Scott, County, KY; died on 28 Jan 1872 in Eddyville, Lyon County, KY, Maybe Caldwell?; was buried in Adamson Cemetery, Caldwell, Co., KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

!Francs Marsdhall married Thomas W. of the Peek Family (sometimes Peak).
Thomas b. 7-13-1780, d. 3-1860 in Caldwell, Co. VA. They are both buried
in Adamson Cemetery, Caldwell Co. KY.

!Frances' headstone places date of birth in 1799 instead of other sources
indicating 1800 and confirms her death date as 1-29-1872.

!Also married into the Peek family is my g-g grandfather John R. Fleming
who married Isabella A. Peek, daughter of Thomas W.

Notes:

! From notes of Mary Ilene Fleming "the Peeks and Marshalls came from
Virginia in a covered wagon - bringing thheir money in a meal sack_ stopped
in Eddyville (lyon County) KY and the ten sons opened a bank."

!George M. Marshall, Sr. is the son of Rev. William Marshall, b 1735
Westmoreland Co, VA d. 1809, Henry Co. KY and Mary Ann Pickett, b. VA,
daughter of William Pickett and sister of Martin Pickett. They came to
KY in 1799 with a traveling church.

!His second wife was Clary Fowler, married 8-1-1822 in Caldwell County, KY,
the same year as Naomi Nancy Vardeman's death. He next married Polly
Connell in 1826. She married next Needum Nichols 8-15-1838

!George came to Caldwell Co. from Scott Co, KY in 1816 and bought land
on Eddy Creek from John Gray. He may possibly have been married before
Naomi. He lived in Fayette Co. KY in 1826

!He must have died unexpectedly because he didn't have a will. At that time
wills were not written unless death was near.

George married Naomi "Nancy" Vardeman on 28 Oct 1796 in Bourbon Co., KY. Naomi was born in 1771 in Bedford, County, VA; died in 1822 in Caldwell, County, KY; was buried in Pettit Cemetery, Caldwell Co., KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Nancy

Notes:

! Naomi was daughter of Peter Vardeman (1754-1811) in VA, died in Shelby
County, KY and Prudence Unknown. Prudence b. est. 1750 and died after
1810. Peter was the son of John Vardeman, Jr. (b.1718 in Sweden and
died about 1827 in Missouri) and Elizabeth Morgan, b. abt 1718 in Wales.
John and Elizabeth had 13 children.

! Her sister Prudence Vardeman, b.abt 1770 married Lewis Marshall, son
of William Marshall and Mary Ann Pickett, thus she was both sister and
sister-in law.

! Naomi's other siblings were:
1. Molly Vardeman b: ABT 1770 in Bedford County, VA, married a Menefee.
2. Another Naomi married a Mr. Nash
3. Dorcas Vardeman b: ABT 1785 in Bedford County, VA, married Overall.
4. Thomas Vardeman b: BEF 1787 in Bedford County, VA, married
Mary WILCOXSON b: abt 1786 in Fayette County, Virginia
*Married: 20 Oct 1804 in Woodford County, Kentucky 2

! Title: Abstract of Early Kentucky Wills and Inventories Shelby County,
page 216, book B PETER VARDEMAN Will dated 23 Jul 1808. Wife: Prudence.
Daughters: Naomi Marshall, Prudence Marshall, Dorcas Overell, Naomi Nash,
Sally Lancaster, Molly Menefee and her daughter Patty. Son: Thomas.
Executors: Thomas Lewis, George Marshall (sons-in-law). Witnesses: John
Ford, Jesse Rice.