Dr. J.M. FLEMING, Shirleysburg's only practicing physician, was born near Shade Gap, Dec. 15, 1850. He resided at home for a while, preparing himself simultaneously for teaching school. The Doctor was engaged "teaching the young idea" for 7 terms, six years in Huntingdon and one in Juniata county. He began the study of medicine in 1877, and in the spring of 1889 he graduated from the University of Michigan in that profession. In the autumn of 1889 he settled in Shirleysburg, and has remained there ever since, having an extensive practice and enjoying a large friendship. On November 22, 1889, the Doctor was married to Miss Alice Baird, daughter of the late Dr. Robert Baird and to that union there is one daughter, Miss Jessie. He has held various local offices in his town, and is at the present time a member of the town council. The Doctor is a member of the Baptist church."
from The History of Mt. Union, Shirleysburg & Shirley Township by Charles Howard Welsh, 1910, page 62
Dr. J.M. FLEMING, Shirleysburg's only practicing physician, was born near Shade Gap, Dec. 15, 1850. He resided at home for a while, preparing himself simultaneously for teaching school. The Doctor was engaged "teaching the young idea" for 7 terms, six years in Huntingdon and one in Juniata county. He began the study of medicine in 1877, and in the spring of 1889 he graduated from the University of Michigan in that profession. In the autumn of 1889 he settled in Shirleysburg, and has remained there ever since, having an extensive practice and enjoying a large friendship. On November 22, 1889, the Doctor was married to Miss Alice Baird, daughter of the late Dr. Robert Baird and to that union there is one daughter, Miss Jessie. He has held various local offices in his town, and is at the present time a member of the town council. The Doctor is a member of the Baptist church."
from The History of Mt. Union, Shirleysburg & Shirley Township by Charles Howard Welsh, 1910, page 62
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Jane Isabelle "Belle" Fleming Gray
1841–1925
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Robert Morton Fleming
1843–1932
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Joseph Wilson Fleming
1845–1916
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Anna Catherine Fleming Appleby
1846–1922
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William McGinnis Fleming
1846–1912
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James Harper Fleming
1849–1935
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Hannah Elizabeth Fleming
1852–1879
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Thomas Elliott Fleming
1852–1911
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Rachel Eleanor Fleming Foreman
1855–1936
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Hadassah Mary "Dessie" Fleming Foreman
1856–1941
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