Thanks for the post, Wilma! Keep 'em coming!
Jan
Found this biography for John.
http://debmurray.tripod.com/porter/porbioref-20.htm#jfleming
From the Indiana Biographies, Porter Co. site
http://debmurray.tripod.com/porter/porbios.htm
John Fleming
John Fleming, farmer, was probably the second male which child born in
Porter County; his birth took place in Washington Township March 1, 1833. He
was the second of thirteen children of Jacob and Catharine (Hesser) Fleming,
the former a native of Virginia, the latter of Ohio. Mr. Fleming settled in
Washington Township in 1832, where he lived until his removal to Valparaiso,
where he died. John Fleming has always lived in this county, working at home
until the age of twenty-two, at which time he was married, on November 2,
1856, to Joanna Maxwell, of Wayne County, Ohio. Ten children followed this
union - Edward, Eliza, David, George (deceased), John C., Artemus, Mary C.,
Emma R., Maud (deceased) and Robert. In 1858, Mr. Fleming bought a farm in
Union Township, which he left, going to Washington Township, where he lived
until 1870, when he located on the old Cadwell place in Union Township,
where he now resides. In politics, Mr. Fleming is a Democrat.
Source: "Counties of Porter and Lake, Indiana, Historical and Biographical,"
Goodspeed and Blanchard, 1882 page 341 Union Township
Data entry volunteer: Suzan Schaeffing
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wilma Fleming Haynes" <gencon(a)harborside.com>
To: <INPORTER-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 9:40 AM
Subject: [INPORTER-L] an Interview with John FLEMING in 1883 @ age 50y
John FLEMING was born 1 March 1833/4 he was the 2nd white child born in
Porter county, Indiana - his parents were:
Jacob FLEMING 1809-1870 and Catherine 5)[called Kittery] HESSER 1815-1871
both died in Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana and are buried in the Luther
cemetery there.
John FLEMING was born 1 March 1833/4 at Washington Twp., Porter, Indiana -
he died at age 95 on 8 April 1928 at Calumet City, Lake, Illinois - and is
buried at Shady Grove Cemetery,
Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee - others have said he died in Valparaiso on
that date - Any one know which is correct?
John FLEMING married 2 Nov 1856 at Porter county, Indiana - TO: Joanna
MAXWELL born 10 Sep 1840 at Wayne county, Ohio and died 1902 at Manchester,
Coffee, Tennessee - she was the d/o Joseph MAXWELL 1812- c 1844 and
Catherine J. CRANE c 1816-1864/5 -
They were parents of 12 children - all born Porter county, Indiana -
This is the interview - <snip>