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William J. Fleming1,2,3

#90, b. circa October 1828, d. 1907
FatherHiram Fleming4 b. c 1808
MotherKatherine Gunn4 b. c 1805
Birthc Oct 1828Mississippi; The 1900 census gives William's birth date as Oct 1828 and birth place as MS. This is consistent with the ages and birth place given in the 1850 and 60 censuses. Farren states that he was born in Clarke Co, MS.4,5,2,6,7 
Marriagec 1855Martha Jane Holland8,2,3 
Death19077 
BurialBlue Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Chunky, Newton County, Mississippi7 
Census1850Clarke County, Mississippi4
Census1860Jackson County, Mississippi5
Census1880Lauderdale County, Mississippi8
Census1900Newton County, Mississippi2
Occupation1860: laborer
1880: farmer
1900: farmer2
Militarybt 1862 - 1865On April 20, 1862, William enlisted in "The Mississippi Sharpshooters" -- Company E of the 7th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry. This company was formed in Clarke County, and several members of William's family joined, including his brother James.

William's service record is a bit confusing and it is difficult to determine where he was, and when. We do know that he was with the 7th in the fighting at Vicksburg where he was captured and paroled in July 1863.

Other than that time, it appears he spent the war years in various hospitals due to a disabling wound in the right hand. He seems to have been under treatment until Jul 1864, when it was determined that he could not return to his unit and was assigned to duty at a military hospital in Meridian, probably as an orderly. He was captured and paroled there in May 1865.9,10

Family

 Martha Jane Holland b. c Feb 1841, d. 1919
Children 1.Mary Jane Fleming .8,2 b. c Feb 1859
 2.William Clayton Fleming+8,3 b. c 12 Mar 1866, d. 13 Oct 1923
 3.John Monroe Fleming+8,1 b. c 21 Jul 1869, d. 21 Aug 1944
 4.Hiram Fleming+8,2 b. c Jun 1871, d. 1945
 5.Edna Fleming8 b. c 1874
 6.Dennis Fleming8 b. c 1876
ChartsAncestors of William C. Cox
Descendants of Hiram and Katherine Fleming

Citations

  1. [S18] Willie Fleming Cox.
  2. [S1044] 1900 U.S. Census population schedule, (http://www.ancestry.com, Accessed: various), database and images, Entry for W. Fleming (William J. Fleming), Township 6, Range 13, (near Chunky) Newton County, Mississippi, SD5 ED57, p 7A (342), Dwelling/Family number 90/99.
  3. [S1047] Mississippi Certificate of Death, William Clayton Fleming.
  4. [S1041] 1850 U.S. Census population schedule, (http://www.ancestry.com, Accessed: various), database and images, Entry for Hiram Fleming, Beat 4, Clark County, Mississippi, Dwelling/Family number 102/102.
  5. [S1040] 1860 U.S. Census population schedule, (http://www.ancestry.com, Accessed: various), database and images, Entry for Wm Fleming (William J. Fleming), Ocean Springs Post Office, Jackson County, Mississippi, p 11, Dwelling/Family number 84/85.
  6. [S1043] 1900 U.S. Census population schedule, (http://www.ancestry.com, Accessed: various), database and images, Entry for W. C. Fleming (William C. Fleming), Beat 3, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, SD5? ED24, sh 1A (212), Dwelling/Family number 1/1.
  7. [S3482] "Find A Grave", (http://www.findagrave.com, Accessed Feb 2013), database and images, Memorial page for William Flemming, Find A Grave Memorial no. 16029099, Blue Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Chunky, Newton County, Mississippi, photograph by "NM".
  8. [S1139] 1880 U.S. Census population schedule, (http://www.ancestry.com, Accessed: various), database and images, Entry for Wm. Femmons (William Fleming), Beat 3 (Daleville), Lauderdale County, Mississippi, SD2 ED95, p 50D, Dwelling/Family number 470/470.
  9. [S5365] NARA, "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Mississippi" M269, Record of Wiliam Fleming (William J Fleming), Company E, 7th Battalion Mississippi Infantry. Accessed through Footnote.com.
  10. [S5265] "7th Battalion Mississippi Infantry (Terral’s)", (from Dunbar Rowland’s "Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898").