Mr. Fletcher, was 18 years-old when he enlisted in the Union Army in Paducah, KY on June 25, 1864. He served with the 8th Regiment of the U.S. Heavy Artillery during the U.S. Civil War.
Mr. Fletcher was an early settler of Nicodemus, Kansas, having arrived on July 30, 1877 accompanied by his brother, wife and their two children, Thomas H. and Joseph. He was appointed the the town's first Post Master on September 12, 1877. He was an entrepreneur, opening the town's first general store, as well as building the St. Francis Hotel and a livery stable in 1880.
Mr. Fletcher served as a delegate for Graham County to the Kansas Convention for Colored Men. He was also a member of the Nicodemus Cornet Band and Nicodemus Land Company. In 1885, Mr. Fletcher was on a committee to start Nicodemus' first official school.
The complex that Mr. Fletcher built became known as "the Fletcher-Switzer House" and consisted of the post office, school, hotel and stable. Many community activities were held there. His wife was the former Francis "Jenny" Smith who served as postmistress of the Kansas Post Office from 1889 until 1894. Her father, Rev. W. H. Smith, was the president of the Colony and founder of Nicodemus.
Mr. Fletcher was an early settler of Nicodemus, Kansas, having arrived on July 30, 1877 accompanied by his brother, wife and their two children, Thomas H. and Joseph. He was appointed the the town's first Post Master on September 12, 1877. He was an entrepreneur, opening the town's first general store, as well as building the St. Francis Hotel and a livery stable in 1880.
Mr. Fletcher served as a delegate for Graham County to the Kansas Convention for Colored Men. He was also a member of the Nicodemus Cornet Band and Nicodemus Land Company. In 1885, Mr. Fletcher was on a committee to start Nicodemus' first official school.
The complex that Mr. Fletcher built became known as "the Fletcher-Switzer House" and consisted of the post office, school, hotel and stable. Many community activities were held there. His wife was the former Francis "Jenny" Smith who served as postmistress of the Kansas Post Office from 1889 until 1894. Her father, Rev. W. H. Smith, was the president of the Colony and founder of Nicodemus.
Mr. Fletcher, was 18 years-old when he enlisted in the Union Army in Paducah, KY on June 25, 1864. He served with the 8th Regiment of the U.S. Heavy Artillery during the U.S. Civil War.
Mr. Fletcher was an early settler of Nicodemus, Kansas, having arrived on July 30, 1877 accompanied by his brother, wife and their two children, Thomas H. and Joseph. He was appointed the the town's first Post Master on September 12, 1877. He was an entrepreneur, opening the town's first general store, as well as building the St. Francis Hotel and a livery stable in 1880.
Mr. Fletcher served as a delegate for Graham County to the Kansas Convention for Colored Men. He was also a member of the Nicodemus Cornet Band and Nicodemus Land Company. In 1885, Mr. Fletcher was on a committee to start Nicodemus' first official school.
The complex that Mr. Fletcher built became known as "the Fletcher-Switzer House" and consisted of the post office, school, hotel and stable. Many community activities were held there. His wife was the former Francis "Jenny" Smith who served as postmistress of the Kansas Post Office from 1889 until 1894. Her father, Rev. W. H. Smith, was the president of the Colony and founder of Nicodemus.
Mr. Fletcher was an early settler of Nicodemus, Kansas, having arrived on July 30, 1877 accompanied by his brother, wife and their two children, Thomas H. and Joseph. He was appointed the the town's first Post Master on September 12, 1877. He was an entrepreneur, opening the town's first general store, as well as building the St. Francis Hotel and a livery stable in 1880.
Mr. Fletcher served as a delegate for Graham County to the Kansas Convention for Colored Men. He was also a member of the Nicodemus Cornet Band and Nicodemus Land Company. In 1885, Mr. Fletcher was on a committee to start Nicodemus' first official school.
The complex that Mr. Fletcher built became known as "the Fletcher-Switzer House" and consisted of the post office, school, hotel and stable. Many community activities were held there. His wife was the former Francis "Jenny" Smith who served as postmistress of the Kansas Post Office from 1889 until 1894. Her father, Rev. W. H. Smith, was the president of the Colony and founder of Nicodemus.
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