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After trying his hands at farming, my great great
grandfather, Benjamin P. Fletcher packed up his family headed to Texas,
in hopes to fullfill his dreams by working for the railroads.   Arriving
in Texas August 1882.  Stopping Ennis, Ellis County long enough to bury
one son, George A., and for his wife to give birth to another son, Henry
Clay.   There is an unknown family in Ellis that allow the Fletcher
family to squat on their land for Jennie to give birth to their newest
addition.   In the meantime, this family also allowed the Fletcher family
to bury their son George A. Fletcher in their cemetery.   As soon as
Henry was born the family moved onto to Kaufman County, were Ben began
working for the railroads there.   It was said that he was very strong
man and could carry one railroad tie by himself.  He caught pneumonia and
died in the winter of 1889.   Leaving his wife, pregnant and 5 living
children.   Jennie, about 2 weeks after giving birth to Winnie Lee
Fletcher, caught yellow jaundice and died herself.  Ida Jane Fletcher who
married John Henry Klutts married 01 Oct 1899 took in all the children,
her and John and raised them until they could make their own way.
Charles P. Fletcher is the known child buried next to the parents in a
small grave.  My grandmother, daughter of Ben Franklin Fletcher, visited
the cemetery there in Kaufman County last in about 1927.  When she said
the cemetery was not kept up.  The fencing was laying on the ground in
places, the weeds and brush was high, they nearly did not locate the
unmarked graves of her fathers parents.   They found whom they believed
to be the graves, three of them, 2 large and 1 small near a tree.
Through much effort the graves has not been located to this
day.

Sources:

1900 Kaufman County Census listed John Henry Klutts and
family with two Fletcher Children
Kaufman County History Volume 1 - July 1883 - A small child of Mr.
Fletchers died last week.
Kaufman County Marriage Records
Kaufman County Cemetery Records

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Ben P. Fletcher died about 6 months before the birth of
Winnie Fletcher of pneumonia.   Mary V. Fletcher nee Dotson died about 2
weeks after the birth of Winnie Fletcher of Yellow Jaundice.
Ben P. Fletcher brought his family from Tennessee to Texas and worked on
the railroads.  He was known to have been able to carry one railroad tie
by himself.  While most of the time it took two men to carry one.

Sources:

Benjamin Patton Fletcher Documentation
Marriage Record:
Dickson County, Tennessee
Benjamin Fletcher and Mary V. Dodson
1860 Scott Co, VA Estillville P.O. pg 68
HH#638-638
Sarah Fletcher 50 f Spinster b. VA
Fletcher, Craig " 15 m Farm Hand b. VA
Fletcher, Patton " 10 m b. VA
Fletcher, Ortha " 6 f b. VA
1870 Scott Co, VA Johnston Township p. 46
HH#317-31
Fletcher, Sarah 63 f w Keeping House b. Virginia
Fletcher, Orpha E 15 f w Keeping House "
Fletcher, Benjamine P 19 m w Farm Labor "
Fletcher, Mary F 5 f w At Home "
1880 5th Civil District, Humphreys County, Tennessee
ED 99 Sheet 23 A Line 7 Page 112 HH#180-1801
Fletcher, Ben w m 30 Farmer b. VA - VA - VA
Fletcher, Mary V w f 28 wife Keeping house b. TN - TN - TN
Fletcher, Loution B w m 7 son At home TN - VA - TN
Fletcher, Ida J w f 5 dau At home TN - VA - TN
Fletcher, Chas P w m 3 son At home TN - VA - TN
Fletcher, Ben F w m 1 son At home TN - VA - TN
Fletcher, Geo A w m 3 mos son At home TN - VA - TN
Death Records:
Benjamin Patton Fletcher
Died of Pnuemonia 1889 in Rosser, Kaufman County, Texas
Mary Virginia 'Jennie' Dodson Fletcher
Died of Yellow Jaundice May 1890 in Rosser, Kaufman Co, TX
Most of the information for Fletcher family comes from stories told by my
Grandmother, Mattie Muriel Tucker nee Fletcher who recently passed Jan.
29, 2005.   Some of the information on allied families comes from Edith
Belcher nee Fletcher who recently passed Mar. 27, 2005.
Additional Documentation is also listed on my website.

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