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Subject: Fleming.Eli.W.1899.Bath.OK-IL-MO-OBIT



Eli W. Fleming January 31 1899
Bath County KyArchives Obituaries

Outlook Owingsville Bath Co. KY
Eli W. Fleming Death

Eli W. Fleming died of la grippe at the home of his son James at McLoud, OK. at
5 o'clock Tuesday morning, January 31. The burial took place at the McLoud Cemetery at 12 o'clock Wednesday, February 1st, only three of his children being present. He has been sick several weeks, but thought to be convalescing. 
Deceased was a son of George W. Fleming, who died when Eli was 18 years old. He was born March 10th, 1823 near Sharpsburg, KY, where he lived until 1851, then he married Maranda Tackett, daughter of Bayliss Tackett. He purchased a farm on Prickly Ash, Bath Co., KY where he lived until his family were nearly grown. He then moved to Illinois the year of 1877. There he and his wife disagreed, he going to Missouri where he remained two years. During his absence his daughter married. When he returned he made his home with her. They moved to Oklahoma, after which he made his home with his son James until the time of his death. He was the last of seven in family. The dispatch of his death was quite a shock to his daughter, as she intended going after him, as her mother, who is living with her, was very poorly. He had seven in family. All survive him except John Eli, who passed away four monthe and 2 days previous to his father's death. The surviving ones are Mrs. John (Susan Frances) Archibald Insminger, George William and Ulysses Grant of Oklahoma; Thomas Joshua and Phillip Sheridan of Bath Co KY. He leaves seventeen grandchildren and one great grandchild. He was of a lively, friendly disposition and one who would make and retain many friends anywhere.
      Lot the pain of life is past.
      And his warfares now are o'er;
      Death and Hell behind are cast;
      Grief and Suffering are no more.
                   Contributed.
Col. Fleming was a prominent farmer and quite a man of affairs while he lived in the (Bath) county. He was of an ardent nature and put his whole soul into his likes and dislikes. Yet he was a most amiable man, had a large aquaintancdship and many friends. The Outlook people had a sincere friendship for him, admired his many excellent qualities and mourn his death as that of good and useful citizen.

Submitted by: Alice Fleming Hobbs
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Additional Comments:
la grippe is influenza
Eli's mother was Nancy Hazelrigg, daughter of Joshua and America Frances Wright Hazelrigg, who died in 1835 when Eli was 12 years old.
Maranda's mother was Susan Jimerson.
The original obituary was found in Eli's bible.

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