John F. Fletcher and Judith Simco



John F. Fletcher was my great great grandfather. He was born in Virginia July 28, 1816, and died in Audrain Co. Missouri, December 9, 1885. John F. Fletcher was a son of John and Mary Fletcher. They came from Virginia to Callaway Co. Missouri about 1826.

On Aug 29, 1839 he married Judith Simco in Callawy Co. Missouri.

Judith Simco was born March 25, 1816 in Virginia and died April 7, 1860 in Callaway Co. Missouri. She was a daughter of James Simco and Francis Canada. As well as being my great great grandmother, she was also the sister of my great great grandmother Lucy Simco Herring.

John F. and Judith Simco Fletcher had 11 children:
  1. James W. Fletcher b: abt 1840, Callaway Co. Missouri, d: between 1887 and 1900, buried Elmwood Cemetry, Mexico, Audrain Co., Missouri.
    • married May 19, 1864, Audrain Co., Missouri, Nancy Ann Hayes, b: abt. 1836, Missouri, d: after 1900, buried Elmwood Cemetery, Mexico, Audrain Co., Missouri.
  2. Mary Frances Fletcher b: Feb. 25, 1842, Callaway Co. Missouri d: Feb 18, 1908, Callaway Co. Missouri, buried Central Christian Church Cemetery, Callaway Co. Missouri.
    • married Oct 16, 1870, Callaway Co., Mo. William A. Willing, b: Nov. 14, 1843, d: Nov 12, 1926. He was a son of William Willing and Eliza C. Parker.
  3. Elizabeth Fletcher b: Feb. 17, 1844, Callaway Co. Missouri d: June 22, 1903, Callaway Co. Missouri, buried Central Christian Church Cemetery, Callaway Co. Missouri.
    • married, Mar 7, 1861 James Simcoe Hill (1st cousins) b: June 2, 1839 Callaway Co., Mo. d: Jan 13, 1918 Callaway Co., Missouri, buried Central Christian Church Cemetery, Callaway Co. Missouri. He was a son of Willis C. Hill and Elizabeth Wharton Simco and was my 1st cousin 3 times removed.
  4. Margaret Ann Fletcher b: Dec 4, 1845, Callaway Co. Missouri d: Dec. 30, 1939, Fulton, Callaway Co. Missouri, buried Hillcrest cemetery, Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri.
    • married, January 30, 1868 John R. Carter b: Nov 5, 1844, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Aug 22, 1910, St. Louis, Missouri, buried Hillcrest cemetery, Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri. He was a son of John G. Carter and Matilda J. Herring. Margaret Ann Fletcher and John R. Carter were my great grandparents.
  5. Sara Jane Fletcher b: abt 1847, Callaway Co. Missouri d: July 8, 1884, Callaway Co. Missouri.
    • married, Sept 22, 1870 Capt. Isaac Newton Sitton b: Jan 6, 1836 Callaway Co., Mo. d: May 16, 1905 Callaway Co., Missouri. He was a son of John Sitton and Sarah Sally Jamison, a grandson of Jeffery Sitton and Mary Bostick.
  6. Susan Emily Fletcher b: Apr. 4, 1849, Callaway Co. Missouri d: Apr. 26, 1929, Salisbury, Chariton Co. Missouri, buried Salisbury cemetery, Salisbury, Chariton Co. Missouri.
    • 1st married, Jan. 17, 1867, Callaway Co., Missouri (divorced), Albert Willett b: abt. 1837, Tennessee, d: Aug. 26, 1912, Fulton Township, Callaway Co., Missouri, buried Central Christian Church Cemetery, Callaway Co. Missouri. He was a son of Enoch Henry Willett and Sevilla unknown.
    • 2nd married, Mr. Oestreich
  7. Lucy A. Fletcher b: Jan. 1, 1851, Callaway Co. Missouri d: Mar. 16, 1940, Callaway Co. Missouri, buried Riverview cemetery, Tebbets, Callaway Co., Missouri.
    • married, January 11, 1870 Edward M. Sitton b: Dec. 1844, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Feb. 24, 1924, Callaway Co., Missouri, buried Riverview cemetery, Jefferson City, Cole Co., Missouri. John Sitton and Sarah Sally Jamison, a grandson of Jeffery Sitton and Mary Bostick.
  8. Martha Ann Fletcher b: Feb. 12, 1853, Callaway Co. Missouri, d: Apr. 25, 1934, Salisbury, Chariton Co., Missouri, buried Salisbury cemetery, Salisbury, Chariton Co., Missouri.
    • married, February 18, 1878 Thomas Arthur Jones b: Feb. 13, 1856, Callaway Co. Missouri, d: Jan 29, 1928, Salisbury, Chariton Co., Missouri, buried Salisbury cemetery, Salisbury, Chariton Co., Missouri. Thomas was a son of William A. Jones and Mary A. Venable of Virginia.
    • Children:
      • Daisy Jones, b: abt 1879, Callaway Co. Missouri.
      • not yet named in 1880 census, daugher, b: 1880, Callaway Co. Missouri.
      • Annie Jones, b: abt 1884, Missouri.
      • Lens Jones, b: abt 1886, Missouri.
      • Rosa Jones, b: abt 1889, Missouri.
      • Grover Cleveland Jones, b: abt 1891, Missouri.
        • Married, abt. 1924, Missouri, Bernadine unknown, b: abt. 1892, Missouri. One son that I know of, Living.
      • Fletcher Jones, b: abt 1893, Missouri, d: Jun. 1967, Glendale Manicopa, Arizona.
        • Married, Hazel unknown, b: abt. 1907, Missouri.
  9. Eliza Fletcher b: July 17, 1855, Callaway Co. Missouri, d: Dec, 25m 1935, Sedan, Chautauqua Co., Kansas, buried Riley Memorial cemetery, Monett, Chautauqua Co., Kansas.
    • 1st married, February 17, 1874 Ebenezer Herring b: abt 1839, Callaway Co. Missouri d: Mar. 6, 1878, Callaway Co., Mo. buried Fletcher Hill Private Cemetery, Callaway Co. Missouri. Ebenezer was a son of Nathan Herring and Susan Hill.
    • 2nd married, Silas K. Gilpin, b: July 17, 1849, Ohio, d: Sept. 5, 1933, Drumright, Oklahoma, buried, Riley Memorial cemetery, Chautauqua, Kansas.
  10. John Thomas Fletcher b: Sept. 1, 1857, Callaway Co. Missouri d: Feb. 26, 1897, Callaway Co. Missouri, buried Prairie Chapel cemetery, Callaway Co., Missouri.
    • married, about 1877 Annie Eliza Hill b: Nov. 2, 1853, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: May 20, 1931, Callaway Co., Missouri, buried Prairie Chapel cemetery, Callaway Co., Missouri. Annie was a daughter of Charles Hill and Sarah J. Tatum and was my 1st cousin 4 times removed.
  11. Judith Leroy Fletcher b: May 1, 1860, Callaway Co. Missouri d: March 9, 1877, Callaway Co. Missouri, buried in Fletcher Hill private cemetery, Callaway Co., Missouri.

When his wife died in 1860, he had 11 children all still at home, 9 daughters and 2 sons. The youngest only one month old. From what I have found, he kept his family together and raised them all himself.

Judith Simco Fletcher died April 7, 1860 in Callaway Co., Missouri, one month after her daughter Judith was born. She was buried in Fletcher Hill private cemetery, Callaway Co., Missouri. John F. Fletcher died December 9, 1885 in Audrain Co., Missouri. He is buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Mexico, Audrain Co., Missouri.



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