George Washington Fletcher (1796 - 1860)

Born 4 Aug 1796 in Lee, Virginia, United States

Husband of Dicey (Johnson) Stambaugh — married 30 Sep 1815 in Floyd County, Kentucky

Husband of Louisa Levisa (Marshall) Fletcher — married 24 Jun 1819 in Johnson County, Kentucky [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 1 Jun 1860 at age 63 in Magoffin, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

KY Explorer April 2006. Parents not known but could be Jacob and Mary Fletcher per "The Kentucky Explorer" article

Birth

1796 in Kentucky ^[1]

Military

War of 1812 George was paid $6 a month for his service and $8 a month for his horse. George W Fletcher; Company: 3 REG'T (MILLER'S) KENTUCKY MILITIA. Rank - Induction: PRIVATE Rank - Discharge: PRIVATE Roll Box: 72 Microfilm Publication: M602 ^[2][3]

Marriage

Married Dicy Johnson on 9/1/1815 in Johnson County, Kentucky. ^{[4] [5]}

Married Louisa Marshall 6/24/1819 in Johnson County, Kentucky ^{[6] [7]} Children: Isaac 1821 Reuben 1823 Henley 1825 Simon 1827 Elizabeth 1831? Epperson 1833? Manda 1836 Meredith 1837 Rebecca Mary 1840 Johnson 1842

Residences

Kentucky Land Grants George received 5 grants of land totaling 2295 acres in Floyd County between 1827 - 1854. ^[8]

1850

My District, Floyd, Kentucky ^[9]

1860

Magoffin, Kentucky; Post Office: Licking Station ^[10]

Children

On 10 October 1844 in Floyd County, Kentucky, Hendly FLETCHER [also seen on this document as Henly] and Nancy P. SIMER were married with the permission of the groom's father, George FLETCHER, and the bride's mother, Sarah P. SIMER.^[11] Note: Bride's surname is shortened form of Picklesimer (P'Simer or P. Simer)

The 1850 census record of the household of Henley FLETCHER in Floyd County, Kentucky^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ Roll: M432_200; Page: 449B; Image: 91 Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
2. ↑ Direct Data Capture, comp. U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: National Archives and Records Administration. Index to the Compiled Military Service Records for the Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M602, 234 rolls.
3. ↑ Young, Bennett Henderson,. The Battle of the Thames : in which Kentuckians defeated the British, French, and Indians, October 5, 1813 : with a list of the officers and privates
4. ↑ Johnson County, Kentucky : a history of the county, and genealogy of its people up to the year 1927 , Louisville, Ky.: Standard Press, 1928 page 678.
5. ↑ Dodd, Jordan. Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997. Original data: Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Kentucky.
6. ↑ History of Johnson County, page 678.
7. ↑ Dodd, Jordan. Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997. Original data: Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Kentucky
8. ↑ Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1997.Original data - Jillson, Willard Rouse. The Kentucky Land Grants. Louisville, KY, USA: Filson Club Publications, 1925.Original data: Jillson, Willard Rouse. The Kentucky Land Grants.
9. ↑ Roll: M432_200; Page: 449B; Image: 91 Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
10. ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Magoffin, Kentucky; Roll: M653_385; Page: 475; Image: 51; Family History Library Film: 803385 Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
11. ↑ Floyd County, Kentucky, "Marriage Bonds 1817 - 1849 (file # 657 - 1440)," file 1197, Henly Fletcher and Nancy P. Simer, 10 October 1844; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91F-Y4GM-R?cc=1804888&cat=726744 and https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91F-Y4G9-W?i=676&cc=1804888&cat=726744 : accessed 22 April 2021); citing Floyd County Courthouse, Prestonsburg, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 2,109,936, images 676 and 677 of 1014.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M653-M95 : 19 December 2020), Henley Fletcher, Floyd, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 449 B (stamped), dwelling 533, family 533, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 200; FHL microfilm 442,968.

• "Minix Memories" by the Magoffin County Historical Society, page 399.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DYL8-8X4?cc=1401638&wc=95RQ-3TT%3A1031325101%2C1031336302%2C1031630601 : 9 April 2016), Kentucky > Floyd > Floyd county > image 86 of 135; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BSQ-4VM?cc=1473181&wc=7QGH-YWG%3A1589426984%2C1589427772%2C1589422206 : 24 March 2017), Kentucky > Magoffin > Not Stated > image 51 of 86; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

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