Henry Howard Fleming (1900 - 1981)

Born 23 Jan 1900 in Enterprise, Coffee, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Abbie Pearl (Williamson) Fleming — married 4 Jan 1925 in Polk, Florida, United States

Died 8 Nov 1981 at age 81 in Hillsborough, Florida, United States

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Biography

Birth and Parents: Henry Howard Fleming was born on 23 January 1900 in Enterprise, Coffee County, Alabama.^[1][2][3][4] He was the son of Franklin Sidney Fleming (abt.1871-1939) and Beulah Eulala (Hildreth) Fleming (1876-1945).

1900 United States Census, Enumeration District 54, Enterprise Village, Coffee County, Alabama:^[5]

1910 United States Census, Enumeration District 105, Geneva, Geneva County, Alabama:^[6]

World War I Draft Registration Card: Henry Howard Fleming completed his World War I Draft Registration Card on 12 September 1918. He was residing in Hartford, Geneva County, Alabama. He named his mother, "Bula Fleming," as his nearest relative. It was recorded that he was employed as a farmer and his employer was his father. He was described as slender in build, tall in height, with brown hair and brown eyes.^[2]

1920 United States Census, Enumeration District 108, Geneva, Geneva County, Alabama:^[7]

Marriage: Howard H. Fleming and Abbie Pearl Williamson were married on 04 January 1925 in Polk County, Florida.^[8] They were the parents of at least two children. Their son Henry Howard Fleming Jr. is deceased. The other child is potentially still living.^[9]

1930 United States Census, Enumeration District 117, Plant City, Hillsborough County, Florida:^[10]

1935 Florida State Census, Plant City, Hillsborough County, Florida:^[11]

1940 United States Census, Enumeration District 29-29, Plant City, Hillsborough County, Florida:^[12]

Occupation and Other Activities: According to his obituary Howard Fleming "...started Fleming Mill in 1929 which is now Fleming Paint and Supply...He was a Deacon and member of the Keystone Bible Class of the First Baptist Church."^[9]

When his mother, Beulah Fleming, died in 1945, H. H. Fleming was mentioned in his mother's obituary as one of her surviving children.^[13]

Death: Henry Howard Fleming passed away on 08 November 1981 in Hillsborough County, Florida. He was 81 years old.^[14] He was buried in Oaklawn Cemetery, Plant City, Hillsborough County, Florida.^[9][15]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3PN-CDV : 25 December 2021), Henry Howard Fleming, 1917-1918.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} “U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,” images, Ancestry.com (accessed 23 Jan 2021), card for Henry Howard Fleming, form: 1850, no. 2119. United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.
3. ↑ "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
   National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Florida, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 144
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #12336195 (accessed 20 January 2022)
   Name: Henry Howard Fleming; Race: White; Age: 42; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 23 Jan 1900; Birth Place: Enterprise, Alabama, USA; Residence Place: Plant City, Hillsborough, Florida, USA; Registration Date: 15 Feb 1942; Registration Place: Plant City, Hillsborough, Florida, USA; Employer: Self; Height: 5 11; Weight: 150; Complexion: Ruddy; Hair Color: Brown; Eye Color: Brown; Next of Kin: Pearl Fleming;
   Household Members Age Relationship:
   Henry Howard Fleming 42 Self (Head).
4. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J2N5-RX9 : 8 January 2021), Howard Fleming, Nov 1981; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M98W-W5D : accessed 23 January 2021), Howard Heming in household of Eulala B Heming, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 54, sheet 6B, family 111, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,009.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKQL-42C : accessed 23 January 2021), Henry H Fleming in household of Franklin S Fleming, Geneva, Geneva, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 105, sheet 6A, family 81, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 14; FHL microfilm 1,374,027.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXZP-CQJ : 20 December 2020), Harvard Flemming in entry for Frank F Flemming, 1920.
8. ↑ "Florida, County Marriages, 1830-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24W-TNG8 : 22 July 2021), Haward H. Fleming and Abbie Pearl Williamson, 04 Jan 1925; citing Marriage, , Polk, Florida, United States, Florida State Archives and various county clerks of courts; FHL microfilm 977,549.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} "Fleming (Obituary)," The Tampa Times (Tampa, Florida), 09 Nov 1981,p. 9, col. 5; image copy, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com: accessed 20 Jan 2022).
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:STFR-5PZ : accessed 20 January 2022), Howard H Fleming, Plant City, Hillsborough, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 117, sheet 1B, line 73, family 18, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 320; FHL microfilm 2,340,055.
11. ↑ "Florida State Census, 1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNVC-RT9 : 2 March 2021), H H Fleming in household of Chester Yates, Plant City, Hillsborough, Florida; citing line 32, State Archives, Tallahassee; FHL microfilm 2,425,159.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTHP-1X6 : 4 January 2021), Howard H Fleming, Plant City, Hillsborough, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 29-29, sheet 21A, line 6, family 554, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 590.
13. ↑ "Mrs. Beulah Fleming Dies of Heart Attack, Downtown Drug Store," The Enterprise Ledger" (Enterprise, Alabama), 13 Apr 1945, p. 1, col. 2; image copy, ‘’Newspapers.com’’ (http://www.newspapers.com: accessed 23 Jan 2021).
14. ↑ "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VV81-65H : 25 December 2014), Henry Howard Fleming, 08 Nov 1981; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. , certificate number 95930, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.
15. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #30729521 : accessed 20 January 2022), memorial page for Henry Howard Fleming Sr. (23 Jan 1900–8 Nov 1981), Find a Grave Memorial ID 30729521, citing Oaklawn Cemetery, Plant City, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA ; Maintained by Donna McPherson (contributor 46906329).