Does anyone see a connection with William McKinley Fleming or Sherwood Ramsey Fleming? William McKinley Fleming was born 15 Oct 1827 probably in SC. Abt 1842 he married Margaret Catherine Stroud in SC. She was born abt 1829 in SC. They moved to Arkansas where their son Sherwood Ramsey Fleming was born 5 Apr 1854 in Ft. Smith. In addition to Sherwood this couple supposedly had five other children but they all died young and Sherwood was the only one that grew to manhood. James McKinley Fleming supposedly died while they lived in Arkansas bet 1860 and 1865, possibly in the war. Margaret and Sherwood then moved to Walnut, Bureau Co. IL. Sherwood married Isabel Frances (Belle) Pyburn 11 Jul 1878 in IL. They had five children: Margaret, Jennie, Maude, James William and Raymond. Sherwood died 31 Dec 1890 in Walnut, IL. Sherwood's mother died 7 Jun 1894 in Walnut. Jack G. Watt