John Flesher

1805 - 1882  (~ 77 years)

• Name	John Flesher
  Born	CA 1805	Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 May 1882	Lewis County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Notes	Death Record Name: Jno./Flesher Sex: Male Death Date: 20 May 1882 Death Place: Lewis Co., West Virginia Age at Death: 60y Marital Status: M Mother: Elizabeth/Flesher Father: Adam/Flesher [I'm sure his age is incorrect!] Roane County Cemetery Bk 3, page 29 by RCHS Beech Grove Cemetery John Flesher Died Jan 6, 1877 age 45y7m WPA reading Jun 6, 1832 - Jan 6, 1877
  Person ID	I69274	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	Adam J Flesher,   b. 29 Jul 1764, Hardy Co, WVa ,   d. 4 Nov 1854, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth 'Betsy' Staats,   b. 22 Sep 1776,   d. 22 May 1869, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 92 years)
  Married	21 Feb 1792	Harrison County, West Virginia, USA   [2, 3]
  Notes	1810 Harrison, VA Adam Flesher 3m 0-10 3m 10-16 1m 16-26 [George] 1m 45+ 3f 0-10 [Mahala] 4f 10-16 1f 26-45 1820 Lewis, VA Flesher, Adam 3m 0-10 [Noah, John] 1m 10-16 1m 16-18 1m 16-26 1m 45+ 2f 0-10 [Elizabeth] 2f 10-16 [Mahala] 1f 16-26 1f 26-45 2 in agri 1830 Lewis, VA Flesher, Adam 1m 15-20 1m 20-30 [Noah] 1m 60-70 2f 10-15 1f 20-30 1f 50-60 1840 Lewis, VA Adam Flesher 1m 0-5 [Van?] 1m 10-15 1m 20-30 1m 70-80 1f 15-20 {Rhu?] 1f 20-30 [Elizabeth] 1f 60-70 The 2 lines before are Elijah (40-50) and John (20-30) Flesher 1850 Lewis, VA #258-259 Noah Flesher 36 Adam 86 Elizabeth 73 Elizabeth 34 Rheuhanna 32 Van 12 Amanda 10 1860 Lewis, VA #1133 Noah Flesher 43 VA Elizabeth 84 VA Ruanna 42 VA Amanda 18 VA John Carpenter 6 VA Christian Fauber 61 Switzerland 1870 Willey, Lewis, WV #314 Flesher, Noah 56 10,000 - 1500 VA Carpenter, John 17 VA Helmick, Barbary 47 VA Rogers, Elizabeth 23? VA Riffle, Rosanna 1 WV Rogers, Birdie 7/12 WV John House, Pioneers of Roane County: Adam Flesher lived on the river two miles below Weston. He married Betsy Staats, a sister of Abraham Staats of Mill Creek. Another sister (or cousin, some say) married a Sleethe, and after his death became the second wife of Charles Parsons, Sr. Adam and Betsy Staats Flesher had a large family. Their children's names were: Dempsey married Elizabeth Jones. Elijah married Nancy Lewis. He was a blacksmith and lived in Weston. George married Sally Connoly. John. Adam married when old, and move "away off". Noah lived on the old home place. Elizabeth never married. Went west. Margaret married Salathiel Goff. Ruanna, "kept the old folks". Mahala married Jesse Allen, and lived on Mill Creek. She was born in 19806 and died in 1861. Another record adds a son, Isaac, born in 1810. His son, Crayton, was in the Union Army.
  Family ID	F2237	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Edmonds,   b. CA 1815, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	5 Dec 1825	Lewis County, West Virginia, USA   [4]
  Notes	Lewis Co Marriage John Flesher to Elizabeth Edmonds 12/5/1825 1850 Lewis, VA # 131 all born VA John Flesher 48 blacksmith Elizabeth 43 Leonidas 23 Calvin 20 Hiram 18 Worthington 16 Louisa 14 Elijah 9 Mary 5 1860 Lewis, VA # 67 John Flesher 58 Elizabeth 55 Calvin 31 Elijah 18 Louisa 22 Amanda 14 William Bailey 12 1870 Jane Lew, Lewis, WV # 116 Flesher, John 65 VA Elizabeth 67 VA Elijah 25 Va Amanda 22 VA Lake, Asa 6 WV Hite, Elizabeth 64 VA 1880 Hackers Creek, Lewis, WV all WVWVWV Flesher, John 77 Betsy 70 Amanda 22 da
  Children	1. Leonidas Flesher,   b. CA 1827, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Calvin Flesher,   b. CA 1830, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Hiram Flesher,   b. CA 1832, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Worthington Flesher,   b. CA 1834, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Louisa Flesher,   b. CA 1836, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Elijah Flesher,   b. CA 1841, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Mary Amanda Flesher,   b. CA 1845, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F18521	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Sources

  [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History. [S70] John House. [S72] Marriage Records, Harrison Co, WV. [S73] Marriage Records, Lewis Co, WV.