 1844 - 1924 (79 years)
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| Name |
John Wesley Fly [1] |
| Born |
7 Mar 1844 |
Barry County, Missouri  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
20 Jan 1924 |
Clovis, Fresno County, California |
| Buried |
Clovis Cemetery, Clovis, Fresno County, California Lot 65, Sec 3, SW-N |
| Notes |
- Biography of John Wesley Fly from the "History of Fresno", page 1552, Vol ll
John Wesley FLY was born near Cassville, Barry County, Missouri in 1844. His granfather Jerry Fly who was born in England and settled in Tennessee. His father, A.P. Fly, was born in Tennessee. His mother was Miss Rillia Cantrell native of Tennessee, of Irish ancestors. After they married they moved to Arkansas and then to Missouri and John and A.L. Fly, two of the sons, served in the same regimentduring the Civil War.
John volunteered for service January 3, 1863, at Fayetteville, Arkansas, in the Union Army, joining Company H, First Missouri Cavalry. He was in the Battle of Little Rock and also of Camden. Ins September 1865 at St Louis he was hororably discharged from the service.
On June 11, 1864 he married Miss Charioty Clark, a native of Arkansas who was brought up in Missouri. She was the daughter of Thomas and Nancy Clark, both natives of Tennessee. She was the 8th in a family of tweleve children.
In 1883 the moved form Barry County, Missouri, to Routt County, Colorado, and engaged in the cattle business.
When John Fly was 56 he broke down in health and sold his stock and came to California in 1904. He was impressed with Fresno County and settled in a location near Clovis. He had peaches but found the land unfavorable to them so he cut the trees down and planted the acres with sultana grapevines.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mobarry/data/news/fly.john.w.htm
- John Wesley Fly Biography and Obituary (Missouri):
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mobarry/data/obits/f/flyJohnWesley.htm
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| Person ID |
I0141 |
Heathers Family |
| Last Modified |
9 Jul 2011 |
| Father |
Asher Pipkin Fly, b. 9 Aug 1804, Williamson County, Tennessee , d. 22 Dec 1868, Barry County, Missouri (Age 64 years) |
| Mother |
Marilla Elizabeth Cantrell, b. 18 Dec 1804, South Carolina , d. 25 Mar 1860, Barry County, Missouri (Age 55 years) |
| Married |
28 Nov 1825 |
Tennessee |
| Family ID |
F1079 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Charioty Clark, b. 1 Aug 1844, Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas , d. 26 Apr 1931, Fresno, Fresno County, California (Age 86 years) |
| Married |
12 Jun 1864 |
Newton County, Missouri |
| Children |
| | 1. Fountain E Fly, b. 8 Mar 1865, Jefferson County, Missouri , d. 21 Mar 1945, Fresno, Fresno County, California (Age 80 years) [Natural] |
| | 2. Miranda Fly, b. 3 Jan 1867, Missouri , d. 23 Nov 1956, Fresno, Fresno County, California (Age 89 years) |
| | 3. Gertrude Fly, b. 5 Mar 1872, Missouri , d. 23 Feb 1952, Clovis, Fresno County, California (Age 79 years) [Natural] |
| | 4. Roxie Ellen Fly, b. 16 May 1874, Barry County, Missouri , d. 24 Nov 1963, Fresno, Fresno County, California (Age 89 years) [Natural] |
| | 5. Alice (Allie) Fly, b. 31 Aug 1880, Missouri [Natural] |
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| Family ID |
F1193 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S03852] Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles.
1st Mo INF, Co. H
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