Family History by Robert Monroe Fleming (Sr.)

Notes on Fanily History by Iva Causey Fleming
(Part 23)

Transcribed by Robert M. Fleming Jr.


Monroe, Louisana      Oct. 23rd, 1893

Judge A P McCormick
Dear Sir: I surely was much surprised, as well as pleased, to receive your letter of 21st Instance, making inquiry of the history of our family. I think you are in the main pretty well posted, but in some things you are a little in error. I suppose you wish a history, or perhaps a family tree for your children. Then let us go back as far as we can learn from Father. The account to be given as nearly as we can recollect. Our Grandfather Andrew McCormick came from the North of Ireland near 1770. He went through the Revolution. Granmother's maiden name was Catherine Adams. Grandfather died early in the present century. Father, grandmother, Uncle David, Aunt Mary and Catherine moved to Missouri in 1807. One year afterwards Grandmother died. In 1809 Father and Mother, who was Elizabeth Sloan, married. I was born 22nd of August 1810. Mother died when I was perhaps 2½ years old. Father married a second time to Jane Robison. So you see I am half-brother to the balance of the family.

Mary and Martha Sloan, who married John and Christopher are first cousins of mine. But no blood relation of theirs husbands. My Mother was the daughter of Robert and Martha Sloan. Grandmother Sloan's maiden name was Martha Harris. Aunt Jane Sloan, whom you speak of, was the wife of Uncle William Sloan. They had one daughter and she married the second presbyterian minister, who ever labored across or West of the Mississippi River. The Rev Thomas Donnell. When the family moved to Missouri they left the oldest sister. Aunt Lizzie Sherrill who is the Mother of Rev R E Sherrill, now of Texas. Who is our kinsman. Father's two sisters, Aunt Mary and Catherine, married two brothers, Thompson A Alexander and John P Alexander. Father and Mother of Rufus Alexander of Texas.

I will now say something of my family. My wife died over fifteen years ago. Leaving me with four children living. Mary E who is the wife of Mr A S Keller. Living twenty miles North of Monroe on the H C A & N R R leading to St Louis, Mo. She has one son only, named for myself. Their post office is Collins, Morehouse County, La. Joseph H the second lives in Monroe. He did practice medicine for several years but is now in the merchantile business of wholesale grocery business. He has been married twice. Had of the first family three children, Ira, Almore and Sally. The present family, six, Henry L, Effa Myra, Joseph, James, Guy and Leroy. My two youmgest daughters, Rebecca A and Catherine B are living with me. Keeping house for me. They have never married. I hope we will soon meet and can then talk over many things of the past.

With best regards and fraternallky yours,
F L McCormick


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