Wiliam
O
"Wheelwright"
Fletcher
Born in New Garden, Russell, Virginia, United States
Son of John Fletcher
and Mary Jane (Wallace) Fletcher
Brother of
Nancy (Fletcher) Weddington, Charles Basil Fletcher, Mary (Fletcher) Ball, James Harvey Fletcher, Major Lee Fletcher, Virginia Jane (Fletcher) Richardson and Lucinda (Fletcher) Horton
Husband of
Martha (Fuller) Fletcher
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
George Washington Fletcher, James Madison Fletcher, Isaac Floyd Fletcher, Thomas Jefferson Fletcher, Abraham Steele Fletcher, Mitchell C Fletcher, Eliza Jane (Fletcher) Keen and Mary Ann (Fletcher) Dennis
Died
at age 78
in Buchanan County, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Jan 2018
This page has been accessed 85 times.
Biography
Wiliam was born in 1820.
DNA
- Paternal and Maternal relationship is confident by an AncestryDNA test match between Eric Weddington and SG, 4C1R. MRCA = John W Fletcher & Mary Jane (Wallace) Fletcher. Sharing 43 cM across 3 segments.
- Paternal and Maternal relationship is confident by an AncestryDNA test match between Eric Weddington and JS, 5C + 4C1R. MRCA = John W Fletcher & Mary Jane (Wallace) Fletcher. Two paths to the same MRCA. Sharing 38 cM across 2 segments.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCPL-ZY8 : 15 January 2022), William Fletcher, Sand Lick District, Buchanan, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26544294/william-o-fletcher: accessed 16 February 2023), memorial page for William O. Fletcher (Oct 1822–15 Jan 1901), Find a Grave Memorial ID 26544294, citing Fletcher Ridge Cemetery, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Shirley Keene (contributor 47184380).
See also:
- FamilySearch Person: LCVV-579
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Wiliam by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Wiliam:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Wiliam by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Wiliam:
-
~1.56%
~6.25%
Debbie (Hughey) Parsons 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M447593 [compare], yourDNAportal DEB24a3df21
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A497254 [compare], Ancestry member Debrapolly
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T472748 [compare], FTDNA kit #B179257
+
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H802165 [compare]
+
Living DNA, GEDmatch QS1276355 [compare]
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~1.56%
Eric Weddington :
23andMe, GEDmatch AX8517885 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PP1935990 [compare], Ancestry member eric_weddington
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B955151
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Georzetta Ratcliffe :
23andMe, GEDmatch JV1323358 [compare], yourDNAportal GEO60ee98e6
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JV132358 [compare], Ancestry member GeorzettaR
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~1.56%
Cara Jones :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member bewitchingstorm
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Teresa (Hughey) Araiza :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T421007 [compare], FTDNA kit #740362
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~0.78%
Jeffrey Norris :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member j_a_norris426
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Jay (Hughey) Hughey-Jarstfer :
23andMe, GEDmatch T256062 [compare], yourDNAportal JAY1a950b92
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Eric Weddington
Eric Weddington
Fletcher-15440 and Fletcher-8068 do not represent the same person because: These are not the same people due to DNA evidence.
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by Eric Weddington
Rejected matches › William Fletcher (1807-1893)
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