Thanks for sharing this information, Vicki--it's sure to be very helpful to those who are researching this name! I am forwarding it to the McLean County, IL list for all who are interested. Lisa >From: Vicki Allen <[email protected]> >To: M Swartz <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: PML Search Result matching popejoy >Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2000 10:43:22 -0500 > >Lisa, you might want to try this two Flesher web site too. With just a >quick >glance, it looks like Larry Flesher and his daughter have all of these >names >listed and who they all belong to. >http://www.fidnet.com/~lflesher/johannes/johannes.htm >--or-- >http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~flesher/Flesher/flesher.htm > >I am one of the Popejoy descendants and found it necessary to try to figure >out >this family since there were several marriages between the Popejoys and >Fleshers. The Popejoy books I worked from has several Flesher names >scattered >throughout but they were not always listed with who was the parent and >child of >who since the book was actually just attempting to document the Popejoy >surname. Larry has the best Flesher sites I have been able to find so far. > >regards, >Vicki (Popejoy) Allen >http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/a/l/l/Vicki-D-Allen/ > > >M Swartz wrote: > > > ============================================================ > > A result of your requested PML search. To refine or cancel this > > search, please visit http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================================================ > > Source: [email protected] > > Subject: [ILMCLEAN-L] Flesher Family Answers > > > > To those interested in the Flesher Family in McLean County: > > > > I did a bit a digging on the Flesher family today as there appears to be >a > > number of interested researchers. The family had its roots in Virginia, > > moved to Ohio for a period of time and then came to McLean County in a >few > > waves. The oldest Fleshers that appear here are Coonrod Flesher circa >1835 > > (?), Henry Flesher circa 1831, and John Flesher circa 1841. I am not >sure > > how they are related but all appear to follow the same migration pattern >as > > far as I can tell. > > > > The linage of Coonrod can be found in his ancestral file on at > > www.familysearch.com. Of the 14 children listed, Benjamin, Madison, > > Solomon, and Thomas J. all show up in the 1840 McLean County census, >which I > > believe was the earliest census taken. It appears that there are IGI > > records on many of the various other family members as well. > > > > This is what is listed about Henry Flesher & John Flesher in the >Soldiers > > of the Revolution & the War of 1812 Buried in McLean County by Milo >Custer: > > > > Flesher, Henry, b. Highland County, Virginia, Sept. 2, 1784. Private, >? > > Capt .s Company, .Regt, Virginia Militia, War of 1812. Settled in >McLean > > County, Ill. About 1830, d. near Lexington, Ill. Oct. 1, 1850. Buried >in > > Indian Field Cemetery, Sec. 20, Lexington Township, McLean County, Ill. > > (Information from AV Pierson, Lexington, Ill, 1911. See also History of > > McLean County, Ill. 1879, Page 480) > > Wife, Susan (Popejoy) Flesher, ch. Harrison Flesher, Perry Flesher, >William > > Flesher, Henry Flesher (3), Caroline (Flesher) Flesher, Catharine >(Flesher) > > Paul, Mary (Flesher) Popejoy. > > > > Flesher, John, b. Highland County, Virgina, Feb. 16, 1792. Lietenant, > > Capt. Jesse Henkles Company, 5th Regt. Virginia Militia, July 21, 1814, >to > > Dec. 16, 1815. Settled in McLean County, Ill, 1841 d. near Lexington, >Ill. > > April 29, 1868. Buried in Scroggins Cemetery, Lexington, Ill. (Grave > > Marked, Society of 1812, No. 164) > > Wife, Mary (Siebert) Flesher, ch. Jesse Flesher, Peter Flesher, George > > Flesher, Catharine (Flesher) Turnipseed-Vanderventer, John Flesher, Jr. > > Mary (Flesher) Jones, Alcinda (Flesher) Flesher, Elizabeth (Flesher) >Blake, > > Andrew Flesher, William M. Flesher. > > > > There are bios on Peter, John Jr. and William M. in the Portrait & > > Biographical Album of McLean County if you are interested. > > > > It appears to me that Josiah Flesher is the son of Jesse Flesher who is > > listed above. In the 1860 census (transcription), they are in adjacent > > households. Jesse was 55 born in Va and his wife was Catharine 48 also >born > > in Virginia. > > > > I ran out of time and was not able to place Charles and Harry, but >perhaps > > you can use this information combined with what is on the LDS site to >find > > their linage. I do have a few more names written down if you come up >with > > anything else you want me to check. > > > > Hope this helps, > > Lisa > > McLean County > > > > >_________________________________________________________________________ > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at >http://www.hotmail.com. > > > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > > http://profiles.msn.com. > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.