THE FLEMINGS OF FLEMING, OHIO

     This site is dedicated to the family of John and Jane Colville Fleming, who came to Washington, County, Ohio, from Campbeltown, Kintyre, Scotland, in September, 1821 with their numerous family..

     It is not intended to be just a genealogical site. It includes a history of the family and its journey to America, the history oft he Scotland they left, the involvement of members of the family in the history of the nation they came to be a part of, and of the Scottish community they helped to form in Western Washington County, Ohio, It is also designed to be a Newsletter for the family, reporting who was born, who got married, and who died, and news of the annual Fleming Family Reuion.

     To contact us, to send us the latest news about your family, or to query about whatever we can help you with, contact us at: abner35@hotmail.com"

PART ONE. THE NEWSLETTER, What's going on in the family.

PART TWO. History of the Fleming FamilyFrom its earliest time in Scotland through the emigration to America and its new life in Ohio 

PART THREE. Documents of Fleming History  

PART FOUR OUR GENEAL-OGY Can you find your line?

PART FIVE CIVIL WAR LETTERS   These letters were written to John Wesley Morris, who was not a family member, but who married into the family, so his descendants are. Most of the letters were written by family members.
PART SIX, ONE SOLDIER'S EXPERIENCE OF SHILOH    Robert Fleming wrote this memoir of the Battle of Shiloh.

PART SEVEN, THE FIRST WORLD WAR LETTERS OF CLARENCE McDONALD   Clarence McDonald was not technically a member of the Fleming family, but his step-mother was, and the letters are worth publishiung here.

PART EIGHT, CARL McDONALD AND THE OCCUPATION OF ITALY, 1945-1946    Carl McDonald was Clarence's half brother and a member of the Fleming Family. His letters from Italy recount a little-remembered part of the history of World War 2.

PAGE NINE, YOUR EDITOR SPEAKS FOR HIMSELF   I'm doing interesting things, and I invite you to get to know me and what I'm doing