Jul-28-2018Husband: Hiram Bert Fleming 1 Also known as: Bert Fleming 2,3,4 Born: Mar-21-1896 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,5 Died: Oct- 6-1980 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 6,1,7 Buried: in Ruley Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV 1,5 Resided: in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 5,3 Census: 1900, 1920, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: jeweler and watchmaker 5 Occupation: 1920 oil field worker 4 Occupation: 1917 farm laborer for Lewis Maxwell Wolfe 8 Military: May-27-1918 - Apr-15-1919 Pvt, US Army, World War I (overseas) 5,9,10 Father: Thomas J. Fleming, Jr. (1856 - 1926) Mother: Louisa M. Collins (1866 - 1951)
Wife: Lora Rae Smith 11 Married: Apr-11-1920 in Doddridge Co, WV 12 Married: Mar- 2-1933 in Doddridge Co, WV 13 (see note 1) Born: Feb-28-1897 in Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 5,1 Died: Aug-15-1986 in Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny Co, PA 14,1 Buried: in Ruley Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Resided: in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 5 Resided: 1960, 1980 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 15,16 Resided: 1952 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Census: 1930 at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 17 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Creed Smith (1874 - 1960) Mother: Arminda "Minnie" Colvin (1877 - 1941) Notes
M Child 1: Shirley Warren Fleming Born: Dec-31-1920 18,9 Died: Aug- 9-1984 9,18 Buried: in Ruley Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV 19,20 Resided: in Barberton, Summit Co, OH 21 Resided: 1980 in Butler, Butler Co, PA 15 Census: 1930, 1940 at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 17 (see note 2) Education: Doddridge Co H.S. (1942) Military: Jul-31-1942 - Sep- 8-1945 U.S. Army, World War II 9 Wife: Mary Grace ___ b. Jun- 6-1911 d. Jan-10-1976
F Child 2: Edna A. Fleming Born: Jun-15-1923 18 Died: Oct-21-1995 18 Resided: in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 15,22,21 Census: 1930 at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Husband: ___ Jessup
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) Death record of mother. (3) Obituary of brother. (4) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (5) Obituary. (6) Obituary - Veterans Administration Hospital. (7) Obituary of wife. (8) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (9) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (10) Military Grave Marker. (11) Obituary of wife's father. (12) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Participants identified as Bert Fleming, age 24, born in Doddridge Co; and Lora Smith, age 23. Married on Apr 11 1920. (13) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Participants identified as Hiram B. Fleming, age 36, born in Doddridge Co, resident of Ritchie Co; and Mrs. Lora R. Smith Fleming, age 36. Married on Mar 2 1933. (14) Obituary - Hospital. (15) Obituary of father. (16) Obituary of husband. (17) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (18) Social Security Death Index. (19) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. III, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (20) Findagrave.com. (21) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (22) Obituary of mother. Event Notes Note (1) This couple were married to each other twice, once in 1920 and again in 1933. Obituaries of both state only that they were married in 1920. Note (2) In 1940, in household with maternal grandparents, Creed & Minnie (Colvin) Smith.Name Index