Pilot Tribune 20 April 1939
Freeman Fletcher Succumbs At 90
Herman Resident Had Resided On The Same Farm Since 1870
Freeman E. Fletcher, 90, resident of the same farm in the New England neighborhood near Herman for almost 70 years, died Sunday at his home.
Born January 24, 1849, in Searsmont, Maine, he came to Nebraska with his parents at the age of 19, and upon his marriage to Mary E. Cram on September 26, 1870, moved to the farm where he was to remain the rest of his life.
Mr. Fletcher was preceded in death by his wife, who died September 23, 1889, and by a daughter, Lucy, who succumbed March 4, 1890, when 10 years old.
Five daughters and two sons survived the aged Herman farm resident. They are Mrs. George Loftis of Blair, Mrs. Charles Hovendick, Mrs. Frank Loftis, Alma and Birdie Fletcher, all of Herman; Ed R. Fletcher of Herman and Lee R. Fletcher of Miles City, Montana. Twenty-six grandchildren and 45 great-grandchildren also survive.
Mr. Fletcher was baptized in April, 1877, as a member of the United Brethren church, but later united with the New England Baptist church. He was for many years a member of the school board in his district, and belonged to the Masonic lodge of Herman.
Funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Herman Baptist church, the Rev. T. J. Reese of Jefferson, Iowa, officiating, being assisted by the Rev. A. J. Miller of Craig.
Interment was in New England cemetery, with the Masons in charge of graveside rites. Six grandsons served as pallbearers. They were Lester Hovendick, Lloyd Fletcher, Chester Hovendick, Wayne Loftis, Delbert Fletcher and Freeman Loftis.
* * * Obit provided by, and used with the permission of, the Wash. Co. Geo. Soc., Blair, NE ~ Thank you * * *
NOTE: April 20, 1939, the date the obituary was published, was a Thursday. Based upon this and that Freeman passed away the Sunday prior, his date of death was calculated as April 15, 1939.
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Father, Joseph, # 87266393, b ca 1791 in Maine, was first married to Lois Bartlett and later married to Martha.
1st wife, Lois, # 19272675, d 1846
2nd wife, Martha H Fletcher, b ca 1811 in Maine. Was residing with her son, Freeman, in 1880. Her husband, Joseph, was also residing with Freeman and passed away the following year.
In 1880, Fletcher was residing with his family in Herman, Washington, Nebraska. He was listed as a farmer by occupation. His parents, Joseph and Martha, were also residing in the home.
Family members:
Freeman Ed Fletcher, # 138407645, b ca 1849 in Maine,
Mary E Cram Fletcher, # 87266507, b ca 1852 in Maine,
LINKED Alma A Fletcher, # 67194925, b ca 1872 in Nebraska,
LINKED, Daughter, Elora E Fletcher Hovendick, # 134160917, (b Jul 1874 in NE per 1900) in Nebraska, Mrs. Charles Hovendick
LINKED, Ruth H Fletcher Loftis, # 58799962, b ca 1877 in Nebraska, (twin?), Mrs. George Loftis of Blair
LINKED, Son, Leigh Richman "Lee" Fletcher, b ca 1878-79 in Nebraska, Lee R. Fletcher of Miles City, Montana per father's obit.# 80601228
Lucy, # 8549142, (1880-1890)
LINKED, Lily (Sept 1883 in NE), # 60837143 ,Mrs. Frank Loftis
LINKED Edward Freeman Fletcher, # 67194980, (May 1886 in NE), Ed R. in Obit, Eddie F on stone.
LINKED Mary Ellen "Birdie" Fletcher, # 67194964, (b June 1888 in NE per 1900 and ca 1893 per 1910, 1893 being after Freeman's wife, Mary, died)
Children of Joseph and Lois ~ Freeman's half siblings:
Lee R, # 9332443, 1839-1917, Blair cemetery
Roland R, # 37109408, 1839-1890, Blair cemetery
Mary Bailey, b ca 1846 in Maine (Feb 1846). Md William T Bailey, b ca 1835 in Maine and d between 1880 and 1900.
There is a Mary R Bailey in the home with William and Mary in 1880, b ca 1879 in NE, and said to be a daughter. The 1900 census declares Mary F Bailey as having no children, so I do not know where Mary R Bailey comes in.
Also in the home is William's mother, Harriet Bailey, b ca 1791 in New Brunswick, Canada. I cannot find any of these persons in cemetery records.
Name: William Thomas Bailey
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 12 Jun 1835
Event Place: Dexter, , Maine, United States
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Jacob Bailey
Children of Joseph and Martha ~ Freeman's siblings:
Self, Freeman Edward,
Nancy A Fletcher, b ca 1853-54 in Maine
Ernest, b ca 1854 and d after 1930
More About the Fletcher Family in Washington County:
Ernest M Fletcher (b ME ca 1854) was the half-brother of Mary Fletcher Baily (b Maine 1846, d after Jan 1917). As previously mentioned, Mary Baily / Bailey, who was a widow, was residing in Herman with Ernest and Etta "Mina" in 1910.
By 1920, possibly due to Mina's health issues, Mary Bailey was residing in the home of Freeman E Fletcher (b ca 1850 in Maine/ Jan 1849). So Freeman, Mary, and Ernest were brothers and sister, and both Freeman and Mary were widowed at this time. Mary was a half sister to Ernest.
Lee R Fletcher, was a brother to Mary and a half brother to Ernest.
Lee R Fletcher was a half-brother to Ed Fletcher, who was Freeman Edward Fletcher. So Ed and Ernest were full brothers.
Freeman Fletcher Succumbs At 90
Herman Resident Had Resided On The Same Farm Since 1870
Freeman E. Fletcher, 90, resident of the same farm in the New England neighborhood near Herman for almost 70 years, died Sunday at his home.
Born January 24, 1849, in Searsmont, Maine, he came to Nebraska with his parents at the age of 19, and upon his marriage to Mary E. Cram on September 26, 1870, moved to the farm where he was to remain the rest of his life.
Mr. Fletcher was preceded in death by his wife, who died September 23, 1889, and by a daughter, Lucy, who succumbed March 4, 1890, when 10 years old.
Five daughters and two sons survived the aged Herman farm resident. They are Mrs. George Loftis of Blair, Mrs. Charles Hovendick, Mrs. Frank Loftis, Alma and Birdie Fletcher, all of Herman; Ed R. Fletcher of Herman and Lee R. Fletcher of Miles City, Montana. Twenty-six grandchildren and 45 great-grandchildren also survive.
Mr. Fletcher was baptized in April, 1877, as a member of the United Brethren church, but later united with the New England Baptist church. He was for many years a member of the school board in his district, and belonged to the Masonic lodge of Herman.
Funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Herman Baptist church, the Rev. T. J. Reese of Jefferson, Iowa, officiating, being assisted by the Rev. A. J. Miller of Craig.
Interment was in New England cemetery, with the Masons in charge of graveside rites. Six grandsons served as pallbearers. They were Lester Hovendick, Lloyd Fletcher, Chester Hovendick, Wayne Loftis, Delbert Fletcher and Freeman Loftis.
* * * Obit provided by, and used with the permission of, the Wash. Co. Geo. Soc., Blair, NE ~ Thank you * * *
NOTE: April 20, 1939, the date the obituary was published, was a Thursday. Based upon this and that Freeman passed away the Sunday prior, his date of death was calculated as April 15, 1939.
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Father, Joseph, # 87266393, b ca 1791 in Maine, was first married to Lois Bartlett and later married to Martha.
1st wife, Lois, # 19272675, d 1846
2nd wife, Martha H Fletcher, b ca 1811 in Maine. Was residing with her son, Freeman, in 1880. Her husband, Joseph, was also residing with Freeman and passed away the following year.
In 1880, Fletcher was residing with his family in Herman, Washington, Nebraska. He was listed as a farmer by occupation. His parents, Joseph and Martha, were also residing in the home.
Family members:
Freeman Ed Fletcher, # 138407645, b ca 1849 in Maine,
Mary E Cram Fletcher, # 87266507, b ca 1852 in Maine,
LINKED Alma A Fletcher, # 67194925, b ca 1872 in Nebraska,
LINKED, Daughter, Elora E Fletcher Hovendick, # 134160917, (b Jul 1874 in NE per 1900) in Nebraska, Mrs. Charles Hovendick
LINKED, Ruth H Fletcher Loftis, # 58799962, b ca 1877 in Nebraska, (twin?), Mrs. George Loftis of Blair
LINKED, Son, Leigh Richman "Lee" Fletcher, b ca 1878-79 in Nebraska, Lee R. Fletcher of Miles City, Montana per father's obit.# 80601228
Lucy, # 8549142, (1880-1890)
LINKED, Lily (Sept 1883 in NE), # 60837143 ,Mrs. Frank Loftis
LINKED Edward Freeman Fletcher, # 67194980, (May 1886 in NE), Ed R. in Obit, Eddie F on stone.
LINKED Mary Ellen "Birdie" Fletcher, # 67194964, (b June 1888 in NE per 1900 and ca 1893 per 1910, 1893 being after Freeman's wife, Mary, died)
Children of Joseph and Lois ~ Freeman's half siblings:
Lee R, # 9332443, 1839-1917, Blair cemetery
Roland R, # 37109408, 1839-1890, Blair cemetery
Mary Bailey, b ca 1846 in Maine (Feb 1846). Md William T Bailey, b ca 1835 in Maine and d between 1880 and 1900.
There is a Mary R Bailey in the home with William and Mary in 1880, b ca 1879 in NE, and said to be a daughter. The 1900 census declares Mary F Bailey as having no children, so I do not know where Mary R Bailey comes in.
Also in the home is William's mother, Harriet Bailey, b ca 1791 in New Brunswick, Canada. I cannot find any of these persons in cemetery records.
Name: William Thomas Bailey
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 12 Jun 1835
Event Place: Dexter, , Maine, United States
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Jacob Bailey
Children of Joseph and Martha ~ Freeman's siblings:
Self, Freeman Edward,
Nancy A Fletcher, b ca 1853-54 in Maine
Ernest, b ca 1854 and d after 1930
More About the Fletcher Family in Washington County:
Ernest M Fletcher (b ME ca 1854) was the half-brother of Mary Fletcher Baily (b Maine 1846, d after Jan 1917). As previously mentioned, Mary Baily / Bailey, who was a widow, was residing in Herman with Ernest and Etta "Mina" in 1910.
By 1920, possibly due to Mina's health issues, Mary Bailey was residing in the home of Freeman E Fletcher (b ca 1850 in Maine/ Jan 1849). So Freeman, Mary, and Ernest were brothers and sister, and both Freeman and Mary were widowed at this time. Mary was a half sister to Ernest.
Lee R Fletcher, was a brother to Mary and a half brother to Ernest.
Lee R Fletcher was a half-brother to Ed Fletcher, who was Freeman Edward Fletcher. So Ed and Ernest were full brothers.
Pilot Tribune 20 April 1939
Freeman Fletcher Succumbs At 90
Herman Resident Had Resided On The Same Farm Since 1870
Freeman E. Fletcher, 90, resident of the same farm in the New England neighborhood near Herman for almost 70 years, died Sunday at his home.
Born January 24, 1849, in Searsmont, Maine, he came to Nebraska with his parents at the age of 19, and upon his marriage to Mary E. Cram on September 26, 1870, moved to the farm where he was to remain the rest of his life.
Mr. Fletcher was preceded in death by his wife, who died September 23, 1889, and by a daughter, Lucy, who succumbed March 4, 1890, when 10 years old.
Five daughters and two sons survived the aged Herman farm resident. They are Mrs. George Loftis of Blair, Mrs. Charles Hovendick, Mrs. Frank Loftis, Alma and Birdie Fletcher, all of Herman; Ed R. Fletcher of Herman and Lee R. Fletcher of Miles City, Montana. Twenty-six grandchildren and 45 great-grandchildren also survive.
Mr. Fletcher was baptized in April, 1877, as a member of the United Brethren church, but later united with the New England Baptist church. He was for many years a member of the school board in his district, and belonged to the Masonic lodge of Herman.
Funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Herman Baptist church, the Rev. T. J. Reese of Jefferson, Iowa, officiating, being assisted by the Rev. A. J. Miller of Craig.
Interment was in New England cemetery, with the Masons in charge of graveside rites. Six grandsons served as pallbearers. They were Lester Hovendick, Lloyd Fletcher, Chester Hovendick, Wayne Loftis, Delbert Fletcher and Freeman Loftis.
* * * Obit provided by, and used with the permission of, the Wash. Co. Geo. Soc., Blair, NE ~ Thank you * * *
NOTE: April 20, 1939, the date the obituary was published, was a Thursday. Based upon this and that Freeman passed away the Sunday prior, his date of death was calculated as April 15, 1939.
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Father, Joseph, # 87266393, b ca 1791 in Maine, was first married to Lois Bartlett and later married to Martha.
1st wife, Lois, # 19272675, d 1846
2nd wife, Martha H Fletcher, b ca 1811 in Maine. Was residing with her son, Freeman, in 1880. Her husband, Joseph, was also residing with Freeman and passed away the following year.
In 1880, Fletcher was residing with his family in Herman, Washington, Nebraska. He was listed as a farmer by occupation. His parents, Joseph and Martha, were also residing in the home.
Family members:
Freeman Ed Fletcher, # 138407645, b ca 1849 in Maine,
Mary E Cram Fletcher, # 87266507, b ca 1852 in Maine,
LINKED Alma A Fletcher, # 67194925, b ca 1872 in Nebraska,
LINKED, Daughter, Elora E Fletcher Hovendick, # 134160917, (b Jul 1874 in NE per 1900) in Nebraska, Mrs. Charles Hovendick
LINKED, Ruth H Fletcher Loftis, # 58799962, b ca 1877 in Nebraska, (twin?), Mrs. George Loftis of Blair
LINKED, Son, Leigh Richman "Lee" Fletcher, b ca 1878-79 in Nebraska, Lee R. Fletcher of Miles City, Montana per father's obit.# 80601228
Lucy, # 8549142, (1880-1890)
LINKED, Lily (Sept 1883 in NE), # 60837143 ,Mrs. Frank Loftis
LINKED Edward Freeman Fletcher, # 67194980, (May 1886 in NE), Ed R. in Obit, Eddie F on stone.
LINKED Mary Ellen "Birdie" Fletcher, # 67194964, (b June 1888 in NE per 1900 and ca 1893 per 1910, 1893 being after Freeman's wife, Mary, died)
Children of Joseph and Lois ~ Freeman's half siblings:
Lee R, # 9332443, 1839-1917, Blair cemetery
Roland R, # 37109408, 1839-1890, Blair cemetery
Mary Bailey, b ca 1846 in Maine (Feb 1846). Md William T Bailey, b ca 1835 in Maine and d between 1880 and 1900.
There is a Mary R Bailey in the home with William and Mary in 1880, b ca 1879 in NE, and said to be a daughter. The 1900 census declares Mary F Bailey as having no children, so I do not know where Mary R Bailey comes in.
Also in the home is William's mother, Harriet Bailey, b ca 1791 in New Brunswick, Canada. I cannot find any of these persons in cemetery records.
Name: William Thomas Bailey
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 12 Jun 1835
Event Place: Dexter, , Maine, United States
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Jacob Bailey
Children of Joseph and Martha ~ Freeman's siblings:
Self, Freeman Edward,
Nancy A Fletcher, b ca 1853-54 in Maine
Ernest, b ca 1854 and d after 1930
More About the Fletcher Family in Washington County:
Ernest M Fletcher (b ME ca 1854) was the half-brother of Mary Fletcher Baily (b Maine 1846, d after Jan 1917). As previously mentioned, Mary Baily / Bailey, who was a widow, was residing in Herman with Ernest and Etta "Mina" in 1910.
By 1920, possibly due to Mina's health issues, Mary Bailey was residing in the home of Freeman E Fletcher (b ca 1850 in Maine/ Jan 1849). So Freeman, Mary, and Ernest were brothers and sister, and both Freeman and Mary were widowed at this time. Mary was a half sister to Ernest.
Lee R Fletcher, was a brother to Mary and a half brother to Ernest.
Lee R Fletcher was a half-brother to Ed Fletcher, who was Freeman Edward Fletcher. So Ed and Ernest were full brothers.
Freeman Fletcher Succumbs At 90
Herman Resident Had Resided On The Same Farm Since 1870
Freeman E. Fletcher, 90, resident of the same farm in the New England neighborhood near Herman for almost 70 years, died Sunday at his home.
Born January 24, 1849, in Searsmont, Maine, he came to Nebraska with his parents at the age of 19, and upon his marriage to Mary E. Cram on September 26, 1870, moved to the farm where he was to remain the rest of his life.
Mr. Fletcher was preceded in death by his wife, who died September 23, 1889, and by a daughter, Lucy, who succumbed March 4, 1890, when 10 years old.
Five daughters and two sons survived the aged Herman farm resident. They are Mrs. George Loftis of Blair, Mrs. Charles Hovendick, Mrs. Frank Loftis, Alma and Birdie Fletcher, all of Herman; Ed R. Fletcher of Herman and Lee R. Fletcher of Miles City, Montana. Twenty-six grandchildren and 45 great-grandchildren also survive.
Mr. Fletcher was baptized in April, 1877, as a member of the United Brethren church, but later united with the New England Baptist church. He was for many years a member of the school board in his district, and belonged to the Masonic lodge of Herman.
Funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Herman Baptist church, the Rev. T. J. Reese of Jefferson, Iowa, officiating, being assisted by the Rev. A. J. Miller of Craig.
Interment was in New England cemetery, with the Masons in charge of graveside rites. Six grandsons served as pallbearers. They were Lester Hovendick, Lloyd Fletcher, Chester Hovendick, Wayne Loftis, Delbert Fletcher and Freeman Loftis.
* * * Obit provided by, and used with the permission of, the Wash. Co. Geo. Soc., Blair, NE ~ Thank you * * *
NOTE: April 20, 1939, the date the obituary was published, was a Thursday. Based upon this and that Freeman passed away the Sunday prior, his date of death was calculated as April 15, 1939.
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Father, Joseph, # 87266393, b ca 1791 in Maine, was first married to Lois Bartlett and later married to Martha.
1st wife, Lois, # 19272675, d 1846
2nd wife, Martha H Fletcher, b ca 1811 in Maine. Was residing with her son, Freeman, in 1880. Her husband, Joseph, was also residing with Freeman and passed away the following year.
In 1880, Fletcher was residing with his family in Herman, Washington, Nebraska. He was listed as a farmer by occupation. His parents, Joseph and Martha, were also residing in the home.
Family members:
Freeman Ed Fletcher, # 138407645, b ca 1849 in Maine,
Mary E Cram Fletcher, # 87266507, b ca 1852 in Maine,
LINKED Alma A Fletcher, # 67194925, b ca 1872 in Nebraska,
LINKED, Daughter, Elora E Fletcher Hovendick, # 134160917, (b Jul 1874 in NE per 1900) in Nebraska, Mrs. Charles Hovendick
LINKED, Ruth H Fletcher Loftis, # 58799962, b ca 1877 in Nebraska, (twin?), Mrs. George Loftis of Blair
LINKED, Son, Leigh Richman "Lee" Fletcher, b ca 1878-79 in Nebraska, Lee R. Fletcher of Miles City, Montana per father's obit.# 80601228
Lucy, # 8549142, (1880-1890)
LINKED, Lily (Sept 1883 in NE), # 60837143 ,Mrs. Frank Loftis
LINKED Edward Freeman Fletcher, # 67194980, (May 1886 in NE), Ed R. in Obit, Eddie F on stone.
LINKED Mary Ellen "Birdie" Fletcher, # 67194964, (b June 1888 in NE per 1900 and ca 1893 per 1910, 1893 being after Freeman's wife, Mary, died)
Children of Joseph and Lois ~ Freeman's half siblings:
Lee R, # 9332443, 1839-1917, Blair cemetery
Roland R, # 37109408, 1839-1890, Blair cemetery
Mary Bailey, b ca 1846 in Maine (Feb 1846). Md William T Bailey, b ca 1835 in Maine and d between 1880 and 1900.
There is a Mary R Bailey in the home with William and Mary in 1880, b ca 1879 in NE, and said to be a daughter. The 1900 census declares Mary F Bailey as having no children, so I do not know where Mary R Bailey comes in.
Also in the home is William's mother, Harriet Bailey, b ca 1791 in New Brunswick, Canada. I cannot find any of these persons in cemetery records.
Name: William Thomas Bailey
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 12 Jun 1835
Event Place: Dexter, , Maine, United States
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Jacob Bailey
Children of Joseph and Martha ~ Freeman's siblings:
Self, Freeman Edward,
Nancy A Fletcher, b ca 1853-54 in Maine
Ernest, b ca 1854 and d after 1930
More About the Fletcher Family in Washington County:
Ernest M Fletcher (b ME ca 1854) was the half-brother of Mary Fletcher Baily (b Maine 1846, d after Jan 1917). As previously mentioned, Mary Baily / Bailey, who was a widow, was residing in Herman with Ernest and Etta "Mina" in 1910.
By 1920, possibly due to Mina's health issues, Mary Bailey was residing in the home of Freeman E Fletcher (b ca 1850 in Maine/ Jan 1849). So Freeman, Mary, and Ernest were brothers and sister, and both Freeman and Mary were widowed at this time. Mary was a half sister to Ernest.
Lee R Fletcher, was a brother to Mary and a half brother to Ernest.
Lee R Fletcher was a half-brother to Ed Fletcher, who was Freeman Edward Fletcher. So Ed and Ernest were full brothers.
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