Calvin Fleming1

b. 24 November 1874, d. 9 January 1964
Birth24 Nov 1874 Calvin Fleming was born on 24 Nov 1874 in Texas.2,3 
Name Other  He was known as Sam.4 
Marriage31 Oct 1894 He married Rose Ann Edmondson, daughter of Samuel Porter Edmondson and Elizabeth Katherine Alderson, on 31 Oct 1894 in Merit, Hunt County, Texas.1 
  The couple spent the first few years of their marriage in Hunt Co. although they returned to Virginia in the summer of 1898 where they were photographed with Rose's parents and siblings (see below). 
Cens-19008 Jun 1900  Two years later they were recorded on the 1900 census for Hunt Co., Texas with their eldest child, Virginia. Calvin was farming with the help of Rose's brother J.B. Edmondson.5 
  Living a few households away was the family of Rose's aunt and uncle, Andrew P. and Mary Alderson. They had lived in Texas since at least the summer of 1880 and are likely the family members Rose was visiting when she met Calvin.6,7 
Migration1902  In 1902 Calvin and Rose packed their belongings in a covered wagon and with their two young daughters traveled north, settling in what was then Comanche County, Oklahoma Territory but which became Tillman County, Oklahoma in 1907. For some years they lived in a sod "dug-out."8 
Cens-191030 Apr 1910 They were enumerated in April 1910 living in the community of Manitou along with their children Virginia (14), Mary (9), Clyde (6) and Thelma (5). Calvin was employed at a livery barn.9 
Cens-192020 Jan 1920 Ten years later they had moved further northeast, settling in Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma. There the 1920 census noted that Calvin was employed as a stockman. Two additional daughters had been added to the family and were enumerated as Juanita (9) and Rosalie (7).3 
  Elizabeth Edmondson, Rose's mother, died in 1927. It appears that Rose's widowed father then came to live with Rose and Calvin. 
Cens-19309 Apr 1930 In 1930 the family, enumerated living in Norman, consisted of 56 year old Calvin (employed as a taxi driver), 57 year old Rose, daughters Juanita and Rosalie, and 89 year old Samuel Edmondson.10 
Death9 Jan 1964 Calvin died on 9 Jan 1964 in Norman, Oklahoma, at age 89.2 
Burial He was buried at IOOF Cemetery in Norman.2 

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Sam photographed at the home of his mother-in-law and father-in-law, Sam and Elizabeth Edmondson, at Lodi, VA on 20 Aug. 1898. Click on the camera icon for a larger photo identifying each family member11

Family

Rose Ann Edmondson b. 16 Jan 1873, d. 21 Nov 1957
Children
Last Edited28 Jun 2013

Citations

  1. [S979] Dr. Howard V. Jones, "Descendants of Andrew Edmiston", report dated 2004.
  2. [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : accessed Jun 2010). Calvin C. Fleming entry, IOOF Cemetery, Norman, Cleveland Co., Oklahoma.
  3. [S1673] C.C. Fleming household, 1920 U.S. cens., Cleveland Co., Oklahoma, pop. sched., Norman, ED 17, sheet 22B, dwelling 309, family 343, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Mar 2007, image 44 of 55. Enumeration includes: C.C. Fleming, 45, b. TX, father b. TN, mother b. TX, stockman; Rose E., wife, 47, b. VA; Katherine, dau, 19, b. TX; Clyde E., son, 16, b. OK; Thelma E., dau, 14, b. OK; Juanita, dau, 9, b. OK; Rosalie, dau, 7, b. OK; all children: father b. TX, mother b. VA.
  4. [S2438] Marda Gunter, e-mail to D. Powell, 4 May 2010.
  5. [S3195] C.C. Fleming household, 1900 U.S. cens., Hunt Co., Ohio, pop. sched., Precinct 2, ED 125, sheet 7A (p. 171 stamped), dwelling 114, family 114, viewed online at Ancestry.com, May 2013. Household includes: C.C. Flemming, 25, b. Nov. 1874, b. TX/TN/TX, married 6 yrs, farmer; Rose E., wife, b. Jun 1874, 26, b. VA, married 6 yrs, mother of 1 child, is living; Virginia, dau, 4, b. Aug. 1895, b. TX; J.B. Edmonson, bros-in-law, 25, b. Oct. 1874, b. VA, farm laborer.
  6. [S2735] A.P. Alderson household, 1880 U.S. cens., Hunt Co., Texas, pop sched., Precinct 2, ED 5, page 19C (p. 452 stamped), dwelling 166, family 166, viewed online at Ancestry.com, May 2013. Household includes: A.P. Alderson, 32, farmer, b. VA; Mary, wife, 26, b. VA; Edward, 4, son, b. VA; William, 3, son, b. VA.
  7. [S3195] A.P. Alderson household, 1900 U.S. cens., Hunt Co., Ohio, pop. sched., Precinct 2, ED 125, sheet 7A (p. 171 stamped), dwelling 111, family 111, viewed online at Ancestry.com, May 2013. Household includes: A.P. Alderson, 52, b. June 1848, marr 26 yrs, b. VA/VA/VA, farmer; Mary C., wife, 47, b. May 1853, marr 26 yrs, mother of 11 children, 9 are living, b. VA/VA/VA; James, son, 19, b. Mch 1881; Belle, dau, 17, b. May 1883; Maggie, dau, 14, b. Sept. 1885; Eunice, dau, 12, b. Oct. 1887; Birtie, dau, 10, b. Nov. 1889; Edna, dau, 4, b. Oct. 1895; Emma, dau, 2, b. June (or Jan.) 1898; all children b. TX.
  8. [S2438] Marda Gunter, e-mail to D. Powell, 4 May 2010. Marda shared a transcribed obituary for Katherine Fleming posted to the US GenWeb Archives for Cleveland Co., Oklahoma. The newspaper was not identified.
  9. [S1674] Calvin C. Flemming household, 1910 U.S. cens., Tillman Co., Oklahoma, pop. sched., Manitou, ED 252, sheet 10A (p. 146 stamped), dwelling 151, family 153, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Mar 2007, image 3 of 6. Enumeration includes: Calvin C. Flemming, 36, marr #1, marr 16 yrs, b. TX, father b. TN, mother b. TX, works at livery barn; Rose E., wife, 37, marr #1, marr 16 yrs, mother 4 children, all living, b. VA, parents b. VA; Virginia, dau, 14, b. TX; Mary C., dau, 9, b. TX; Clyde E., son, 6, b. OK; Thelma E., dau, 5, b. OK.
  10. [S1675] Calvin C. Fleming household, 1930 U.S. cens., Cleveland Co., Oklahoma, pop. sched., Norman, ED 14-18, sheet 10A (p. 165 stamped), dwelling 212, family 249, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Mar 2007, image 19 of 36. Enumeration includes: Calvin C. Fleming, 56, marr at 20, b. TX, cab driver; Rose E., wife, 57, marr at 21, b. VA; Juanita, dau, 19, b. OK; Rosalie, dau, 17, b. OK; Samuel P. Edmondson, father-in-law, 89, wid, marr at 21, b. VA.
  11. [S1376] Photo courtesy of Lisa McHenry.