Flemming Street (1893 - 1936)

Born 22 Jul 1893 in Whitewood, Buchanan, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Died 30 Jul 1936 at age 43 in Sawtelle Veterans Home, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Descendant of Revolutionary War Patriot Anthony Street.

Biography

• Flem Street was born on 22 July 1893.^[1] He passed away on 30 Jul 1936 in Los Angeles, California.
• His parents are somewhat a mystery but not.

• On his death record list Emanuel W Street Sr (1851-1926) and Mary Blankenship (1862-aft.1962),
• Yet in the 1910 Census, he is listed in their household as "Nephew", place of birth Virginia.

• He was listed as employed by the Railroad, at 16, able to read and write.
• Parents on the 1910 census: Father listed as born in West Virginia, Mother listed as born in Virginia.

To date, we have not found any records of a wife and/or children for him at all. He was listed as single on his death record.

Requested military records from DOD.

Military Service

WW1 Patriot

Corporal Flem Street served in the United States Army in World War I
Service started: 2 Nov 1916
Unit(s): Company G 28th U.S.Infantry Division
Service ended: 8 Nov 1919

Service Record

• Enlisted: 22 Nov 1916.^[2]

• Service Number: 57858

• Served with Company G, 28th U.S. Infantry Division.^[3][4]

• left US for foreign services - 2 June.^[5]

• Recorded rounded TWO times.
  • wounded - France July 1918.^[6]
• Wounded again at The Battle of Fismes after the liberation.^[7]
  • wounded Sept 1918 - France.^[8]
  • wounded 31 Oct 1918 - France.^[9]

• Reenlisted August 1919, Camp Dix,^[10]

• Honorably Discharged from 28th Infantry Division: 8 Nov 1919

• Promoted to Corporal on 6 Nov 1920 at Camp Dix, NJ.^[11]

• Company G, 28th Infantry changed to Company E 11th infantry at Camp Jackson SC - 31 march 1921.

• Busted, demoted, from corporal to private 2 Oct 1921 - Ft Benjamin Harrison Indiana - company E 11th infantry

• Discharged from the U.S. Army 26 Nov 1920 - Camp Dix NJ.^[12]

• Flem lived at Sawtelle Veterans Home when he died in 1936.^{[13] [14]}

• Burial with a U.S. Military veterans Headstone:^[15]

• "United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949"
  

• Citing Affiliate Publication Title: Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; Affiliate Publication Number: M1916; Affiliate Film Number: 115; FHL microfilm: 1878264; Record number: 2340;
  

Death and Burial

Flem resided at Pacific Branch of the National Home for Disabled Veteran Soldiers^[14][13] and died on 30 July 1936 with signs of severe PTSD and was buried in Section 90 Row H Site 20 at the Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles California, United States.^[16][17][18]

Research Notes

• PTSD signs on death record listing alcohol which is possible/likely from seeing action in The Battle of Fismes^[19] and injuries thereof.
• Parents:
  • Father was born in WVA,
  • Mother was born in VA.
  • Flem was born in VA.
• Possible census listing of one Flem Blankenship on 1900 census record being 5 years old and listed as an "inmate"

Sources

1. ↑ Military: "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940"
   citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
   FamilySearch Record: WQ85-MZMM (accessed 28 July 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C3MH-J3BK-D Image number 02050
   Name: Flem Street; Military Service Place: St. Louis, Missouri, United States; Birth Date: 22 Jul 1893; Residence Place: Ft Benjamin Harrison, Ind.
2. ↑ Military: "United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916-1939"
   citing Affiliate Publication Title: Muster Rolls and Rosters, 11/1/1912 - 12/31/1943; Affiliate Publication Number: 85713803; Affiliate Film Number: Roll 226; Record number: 15;
   FamilySearch Record: Z7MN-732M (accessed 28 July 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C3H5-SS8N-T Image number 01179
   Name: Flem Street; Military Service Date: 2 Nov 1916; Military Service Place: United States.
3. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)
4. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28th_Infantry_Division_%28United_States%29#World_War_I
5. ↑ Military: "United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916-1939"
   citing Affiliate Publication Title: Muster Rolls and Rosters, 11/1/1912 - 12/31/1943; Affiliate Publication Number: 85713803; Affiliate Film Number: Roll 226; Record number: 4;
   FamilySearch Record: ZQBS-282M (accessed 28 July 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C3H5-SSJN-5 Image number 01223
   Name: Flem Street; Military Service Date: 2 Nov 1916; Military Service Place: United States.
6. ↑ Military: "United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916-1939"
   citing Affiliate Publication Title: Muster Rolls and Rosters, 11/1/1912 - 12/31/1943; Affiliate Publication Number: 85713803; Affiliate Film Number: Roll 226; Record number: 50;
   FamilySearch Record: ZQB8-HR3Z (accessed 28 July 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C3H5-SSNR-7 Image number 01319
   Name: Flem Street; Military Service Date: Jul 1918; Military Service Place: United States.
7. ↑ https://www.doylestownhistorical.org/wwi/company-g/
8. ↑ Military: "United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916-1939"
   citing Affiliate Publication Title: Muster Rolls and Rosters, 11/1/1912 - 12/31/1943; Affiliate Publication Number: 85713803; Affiliate Film Number: Roll 226; Record number: 4;
   FamilySearch Record: ZQBH-7JZM (accessed 28 July 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C3H5-SSJ8-R Image number 01326
   Name: Flem Street; Military Service Date: Aug 1918; Military Service Place: United States.
9. ↑ Military: "United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916-1939"
   citing Affiliate Publication Title: Muster Rolls and Rosters, 11/1/1912 - 12/31/1943; Affiliate Publication Number: 85713803; Affiliate Film Number: Roll 226; Record number: 73;
   FamilySearch Record: Z7MM-9SZM (accessed 28 July 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C3H5-SS91-T Image number 01337
   Name: Flem Street; Military Service Date: 24 Oct 1918; Military Service Place: United States.
10. ↑ Military: "United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916-1939"
    citing Affiliate Publication Title: Muster Rolls and Rosters, 11/1/1912 - 12/31/1943; Affiliate Publication Number: 85713803; Affiliate Film Number: Roll 226; Record number: 38;
    FamilySearch Record: ZQBV-GRN2 (accessed 28 July 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C3H5-SSQQ-K Image number 01399
    Name: Flem Street; Military Service Date: 30 Nov 1919; Military Service Place: United States.
11. ↑ Military: "United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916-1939"
    citing Affiliate Publication Title: Muster Rolls and Rosters, 11/1/1912 - 12/31/1943; Affiliate Publication Number: 85713803; Affiliate Film Number: Roll 226; Record number: 12;
    FamilySearch Record: ZQB6-JBZM (accessed 28 July 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C3H5-SSJF-M Image number 01410
    Name: Flem Street; Military Service Date: 31 Oct 1920; Military Service Place: United States.
12. ↑ Military: "United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916-1939"
    citing Affiliate Publication Title: Muster Rolls and Rosters, 11/1/1912 - 12/31/1943; Affiliate Publication Number: 85713803; Affiliate Film Number: Roll 226; Record number: 54;
    FamilySearch Record: Z784-912M (accessed 28 July 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C3H5-SSJL-2 Image number 01411
    Name: Flem Street; Military Service Date: 30 Nov 1920; Military Service Place: United States.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} https://www.archives.gov/riverside/finding-aids/disabled-veterans-files.html
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1} https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawtelle_Veterans_Home
15. ↑ https://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/ngl/img_ngl/mapIcon.png
16. ↑ https://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/ngl/NGLMap?ID=1858492
17. ↑ FamilySearch Record: VHZF-C93 (accessed 21 April 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9PZ3-PN Image number 02334
    Flem Street burial (died on 30 Jul 1936) in Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, United States.
18. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80892230/flem-street : accessed 02 July 2022), memorial page for Flem Street (unknown–30 Jul 1936), Find A Grave: Memorial #80892230, citing Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by Marvin & Samme Templin (contributor 426307) .
19. ↑ http://paheritage.wpengine.com/article/keystone-men-of-iron/#:~:text=In%201917%2C%20when%20America%20entered,Revolution%20to%20the%20Civil%20War.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 29 April 2022, 05:40), entry for Flem Street (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:G9MR-M2X ); contributed by various users.
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G9MR-M2X