Geneology of the Fleming Family
This site is dedicated to the family of John and Jane Colville Fleming, who came to Washington, County, Ohio, from Campbeltown, Kintyre, Scotland, in September, 1821 with their numerous family..
But it is not intended to be merely a genealogical site. It is designed to include a history of the family and its journey to America, the history oft he Scotland they left, the involvement of members of the family in the history of the nation they came to be a part of, and of the Scottish community they helped to form in Western Washington County, Ohio, It is also designed to be a Newsletter for the family, reporting who was born, who got married, and who died, and news of the annual Fleming Family Reuion.
To contact us, to send us the latest news about your family, or to query about whatever we can help you with, contact us at: fleming@flemingoffleming.com
PART ONE SCOTTISH ANCESTRY, Who were the ancestors of John Fleming and Jane Colville?
PART TWO
. CHILDREN & GRANDCHILDREN, Here's what we know about the lives of the immediate descendants of John and Jane Fleming..
PART THREE
. THE SCOTTISH CONNECTION
PART FOUR
OUR GENEALOGY, Can you find yourself?PART FIVE
, THE CIVIL WAR LETTERS These letters were written to John Wesley Morris, who was not a family member, but who married into the family, so his descendants are. Most of the letters were written by family members.PART SIX
, ONE SOLDIER'S EXPERIENCE OF SHILOH Robert Fleming wrote this memoir of the Battle of Shiloh.PART SEVEN
, THE FIRST WORLD WAR LETTERS OF CLARENCE McDONALD Clarence McDonald was not technically a member of the Fleming family, but his step-mother was, and the letters are worth publishiung here.PART EIGHT
, CARL McDONALD AND THE OCCUPATION OF ITALY, 1945-1946 Carl McDonald was Clarence's half brother and a member of the Fleming Family. His letters from Italy recount a little-remembered part of the history of World War 2.PAGE NINE
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