John Phleger

As printed in 1908

JOHN L. PHLEGER, township treasurer of Moorefield Township and a leading farmer of this section of Clark County, where he owns 153 acres of excellent land and superintend the W. S. Thomas farm of several hundred acres, was born at New Moorefield Village, Clark County, Ohio, December 12, 1859. His parents were Edward and Jane (Lynn) Phleger.

Edward Phleger was born in Maryland and was a son of John Phleger. In

1847 Edward Phleger came to Clark County and engaged in work as a miller, working first at the old Snyder Mill in Springfield Township and from there all through the county. At one time he owned the Moorefield Mill, in partnership with his father-in-law, Joseph Lynn. In 1861 he began to farm the place which his son, John Ij., now owns, and he continued here for the remainder of his life, his death taking place in 1901. He married Jane Lynn, who died in 1895, and of this union seven children were born.

John L. Phleger was reared at New Moorefield, and with the exception of three years spent at Selma, he has always resided in sight of the village. His life has been a busy one, occupied with attending to large agricultural interests and to performing the duties of public office. He was appointed township treasurer to fill out the unexpired term of the late James Clark and assumed the duties of the office on May 1, 1906, and in the fall of 1907 he was elected township treasurer on the Republican ticket. He is a man of sterling integrity and as such he enjoys the wide-spread confidence of his fellowcitizens. He is a charter member of Moorefield Council, Junior Order of American Mechanics.

Mr. Phleger married Nettie McConkey, who is a daughter of Euos McConkey, and they have one child, Williard. This son was born December 4, 1882.

As printed in 20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and representative citizens (1908). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.