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From The history of Buchanan County, Missouri (1881)
S. C. FLEMING, miller, postoffice Halleck, was born in East Tennessee. His education was fair. He was reared on a farm. He married August 13, 1854, Miss Adaline Stokes, also native of Tennessee. She died January 5, 1859. I'l 1864 he married Miss Mary Stone, a native of Tennessee. She was born March 15, 1838. They had four children: Minerva, born March 5, 1865; Mary E., born August 6, 1871; Edney T., born October 18, 1872; Emma, born July 20, 1877. They emigrated to Missouri in 1860, locating at Halleck. Mr. Fleming farmer for six years. He then engaged in milling, in which business he has continued up to the present (1881). He has seven acres of land all in orchard, and is now building a fine residence.
As printed in The history of Buchanan County, Missouri (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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