Alexander and Jestina had nine children. On October 4, 1851, Jestina died just 8 days after the birth of her last child. Fleming was 12 years old, his oldest brother was 17 and the youngest brother was 8 days old. The oldest girl in the family at the time of their mother’s death was only 9 years old.
The Heritage Of Ashe County North Carolina Volume I, 1984
Published by the Ashe County Heritage Book Committee in cooperation with The History Division of Hunter Publishing Company Winston Salem, North Carolina.
Copyright 1984 ISBN 0-89459-225-4 Library of Congress Card Catalog Number 84-82210
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