A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree


‎Samuel Fleming‏‎ ¹⁾, son of James Fleming and Jane Glen‏. Born ‎ Jun 20, 1811 at Washington Co. PA‎ ²⁾ ³⁾ ⁴⁾, died ‎ Oct 13, 1886‎, 75 years ⁵⁾, buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA ⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1860 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife, children and mother-in-law. ⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife, children and mother-in-law. ⁷⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Retired farmer. Living with wife and children. ²⁾ Married ‎ Jul 4, 1839 ³⁾ (47 years married) to: ‎Rebecca A. McCombs‏‎ ¹⁾ ⁶⁾ ³⁾, daughter of Unknown and Mary [--?--]‏. Born ‎± 1816 at Washington Co. PA‎ ⁶⁾ ⁴⁾, died ‎ Sep 23, 1886‎, approximately 70 years ⁸⁾, buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA ⁸⁾ Birth date may be 1815 as grave marker states she died "in the 72 year of her age"; i.e. age 71. ⁸⁾ Alt. Birth: (‎± 1812 at PA) ²⁾ Census (‎ 1860 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband, children and mother. ⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband, children and mother. ⁷⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Invalid. Living with husband and children. ²⁾ Children: 1. ‎James Robert Fleming‏‎ ⁶⁾ ³⁾ Born ‎ May 29, 1840 at PA‎ ⁶⁾ ³⁾, died ‎ Oct 1, 1864 at Fort Sumner, Bethesda, Montgomery Co. MD‎, 24 years ³⁾ ⁹⁾ ¹⁰⁾, buried ‎ at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington Co. VA ¹⁰⁾ ¹¹⁾ Died "in the army." ³⁾ Military Service: Private, 5th Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery. ¹¹⁾ Census (‎ 1860 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and maternal grandmother. ⁶⁾ 2. ‎David McCombs Fleming‏‎ ⁶⁾ ³⁾ Born ‎ Jun 1, 1841 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎ ⁶⁾ ³⁾ ¹²⁾, died ‎ Dec 20, 1904 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎, 63 years ¹²⁾, buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA ¹²⁾ In 1870, David and his family were living close to his parents' farm as their census listing is directly beneath the listing for Samuel and Rebecca Fleming. ¹³⁾ Alt. Birth: (‎ Jan 1841) Date on grave marker. ¹⁴⁾ Census (‎ 1860 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with parents, siblings and maternal grandmother. ⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and children. ¹³⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and children. ¹⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and children. ¹⁶⁾ 3. ‎John Anderson Fleming‏‎ ⁶⁾ ³⁾ Born ‎ Apr 10, 1843 at PA‎ ⁶⁾ ³⁾, died ‎ May 3, 1863 at Chancellorsville, Spotsylvania Co. VA‎, 20 years ¹⁷⁾, buried ‎ at Fredericksburg National Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg VA ¹⁸⁾ If his remains were found, they are most likely in Fredericksburg National Cemetery. Census (‎ 1860 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with parents, siblings and maternal grandmother. ⁶⁾ Military Service: (‎between Sep 15, 1862 and May 3, 1863) Private, Company K, 155th Pennsylvania Infantry. ¹⁷⁾ Alt. Death: (‎ May 3, 1865) This date, from a published genealogy of the Samuel & Rebecca Fleming family, is contradicted by government records. ³⁾ 4. ‎Kosciusko Glen Fleming‏‎ ⁷⁾ ⁶⁾ ³⁾ ¹⁹⁾ Born ‎ Sep 2, 1844 at Armstrong Co. PA‎ ⁷⁾ ³⁾ ²⁰⁾, died ‎ Apr 9, 1895 at Lincoln Twp., Dickinson Co. KS‎, 50 years ²⁰⁾ ¹⁹⁾, buried ‎ at Prairie Mound Cemetery, Solomon, Dickinson Co. KS ¹⁹⁾ "Wounded in the shoulder in front of Petersburg, Va., which has disabled him for life." Full birth and death dates on grave marker. ³⁾ ¹⁹⁾ Census (‎ 1860 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and maternal grandmother. ⁶⁾ Military Service: (‎between 1862 and Apr 18, 1865) Company K, 155th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. ²⁰⁾ ¹⁹⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and maternal grandmother. ⁷⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Wheatland, Dickinson Co. KS) Farmer. Living with wife and children. ²¹⁾ 5. ‎William Kinney Fleming‏‎ ³⁾ Born ‎ Feb 13, 1845‎ ³⁾ 6. ‎Samuel Byers Fleming‏‎ ⁶⁾ ³⁾ Born ‎ Sep 19, 1848 at Armstrong Co. PA‎ ⁶⁾ ³⁾ ²²⁾ ²³⁾, died ‎ Apr 7, 1908 at Wichita, Sedgwick Co. KS‎, 59 years ²²⁾ Find-a-Grave records his burial in Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick Co. KS but as of Oct 2021 there is no photo of a confirming grave marker. Census (‎ 1860 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and maternal grandmother. ⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Wayne Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Teacher in an academy. Living in a dormitory. ²⁴⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Arkansas City, Cowley Co. KS) Presbyterian minister. Living with wife, sons, and sister-in-law Melissa L. Guthrie. ²⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Wichita, Sedgwick Co. KS) Minister. Living with wife, sons and sister-in-law Melissa L. Guthrie. ²³⁾ 7. ‎Elizabeth Fleming‏‎ ⁶⁾ ³⁾ Born ‎ May 1, 1851 at Armstrong Co. PA‎ ⁶⁾ ³⁾ ⁴⁾ ²⁶⁾, died ‎ Jan 5, 1920 at Summerville, Jefferson Co. PA‎, 68 years ⁴⁾ ²⁶⁾, buried ‎ at Smith Cemetery, Heathville, Jefferson Co. PA ⁴⁾ ²⁶⁾ On the 1900 and 1910 censuses, Elizabeth states that she has had six children, and all six are living. ²⁷⁾ ²⁸⁾ Census (‎ 1860 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and maternal grandmother. ⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Beaver Twp., Jefferson Co. PA) Living with husband and children. ²⁹⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Beaver Twp., Jefferson Co. PA) Living with husband and children. ²⁷⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Beaver Twp., Jefferson Co. PA) Living with husband and children. ²⁸⁾ Census (‎ 1920 at Beaver Twp., Jefferson Co. PA) Living with husband and children. ³⁰⁾ 8. ‎Irena Margaret "M. I. Fleming, Margaret Fleming" Fleming‏‎ ⁶⁾ ³⁾ ²⁾ ⁷⁾ Born ‎ Feb 24, 1853 at PA‎ ²⁾ ³⁾, died ‎ May 20, 1899 at Jefferson Co. PA‎, 46 years ³¹⁾, buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA ³¹⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and maternal grandmother. Marked as twin of Jane. ⁷⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ²⁾ 9. ‎Vinet Jane "Jane Fleming, Laura J. Fleming" Fleming‏‎ ⁶⁾ ³⁾ ⁷⁾ ³²⁾ Born ‎ Feb 24, 1853 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA‎ ²⁾ ³⁾ ³³⁾, died ‎ Nov 28, 1928 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA‎, 75 years ³⁴⁾ ³⁵⁾, buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA ³⁵⁾ On the 1900 census, Jane states that she has had seven children, and all seven are living. ³²⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and maternal grandmother. Marked as twin of Margaret. ⁷⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ²⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. ³²⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. ³⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1920 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. ³⁷⁾ 10. ‎Stockton McConnell "McConnell Fleming" Fleming‏‎ ³⁸⁾ ³⁹⁾ ³⁾ ⁴⁰⁾ ⁷⁾ Born ‎ Aug 5, 1855 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎ ⁴¹⁾ ⁴²⁾ ¹⁾ ³⁾ ⁴³⁾, died ‎ May 23, 1928 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎, 72 years ⁴²⁾ ¹⁾ ⁴⁰⁾, buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA ⁴²⁾ Census (‎ 1860 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and maternal grandmother. ⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and maternal grandmother. ⁷⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with parents and siblings. ²⁾ Located: (‎ Aug 1893 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. ⁴¹⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and children. ⁴⁴⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and children. ³⁹⁾ Census (‎ 1920 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and children. ⁴⁵⁾

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