Advertisement

Benjamin Thomas Fleming

Advertisement

Benjamin Thomas Fleming

Birth
Death
13 Mar 1952 (aged 73)
Burial
Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec 11, Lot 63, Grave 3
Memorial ID
View Source
Suggest Edits
Benjamin Thomas Fleming was born in Rankin, Kentucky to parents William Simpson Fleming and Sarah Dunnegan Fleming, the 2nd of 8 children.

The Flemings eventually left Kentucky for Texas, and in 1900 were residing in Montague, TX. Benjamin joined the Army in 1905, where he served as a Private in the 16th Infantry. He was discharged in Feb 1908, having completed his service.

At some point after his military service, Ben moved to Oklahoma, where his parents had relocated after leaving Texas. His mother had passed away, and Ben stayed with his father in Norman, OK. In 1917 he married Alice Polk, an extremely talented and well-known watercolor artist who was an instructor at OU. Ben worked as a retail merchant in the grocery business. He started Fleming Grocers, which grew to become a huge business with its own fleet of trucks that traveled cross-country.

Ben was retired by 1930, at the age of just 51. He died at age 73 in Norman, OK.
Benjamin Thomas Fleming was born in Rankin, Kentucky to parents William Simpson Fleming and Sarah Dunnegan Fleming, the 2nd of 8 children.

The Flemings eventually left Kentucky for Texas, and in 1900 were residing in Montague, TX. Benjamin joined the Army in 1905, where he served as a Private in the 16th Infantry. He was discharged in Feb 1908, having completed his service.

At some point after his military service, Ben moved to Oklahoma, where his parents had relocated after leaving Texas. His mother had passed away, and Ben stayed with his father in Norman, OK. In 1917 he married Alice Polk, an extremely talented and well-known watercolor artist who was an instructor at OU. Ben worked as a retail merchant in the grocery business. He started Fleming Grocers, which grew to become a huge business with its own fleet of trucks that traveled cross-country.

Ben was retired by 1930, at the age of just 51. He died at age 73 in Norman, OK.

Family Members

Parents
Spouses
Siblings
Children

Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement

See more Fleming memorials in:

Flower Delivery Sponsor and Remove Ads

Explore more

Advertisement