Red Billy is shown on the 1860 Census living with his parents Jefferson and Lettie Fleming.
William Jefferson "Crippled Billy" Fleming (1846-1921, Memorial 205891971) is shown on the 1850 Census (age 3) living with his parents, John Jackson "Jack" and Mary Jane (Mullins) Fleming.
Jack and Big Jeff were brothers and both had sons named William. Red Billy and Crippled Billy are first cousins but are often confused with one another due to relative closeness of births and similar nicknames.
An obituary for John Morgan Fleming, another son of Big Jeff Fleming, was published in the Dickenson County Herald (Clintwood, Virginia) on Thursday, June 10, 1943 (pg 1). The obituary states Red Billy - identified in the obituary as "Red Billy" - is a half-brother of John, indicating Red Billy was a son of Big Jeff.
Currently, there are no sources that state or suggest a middle initial or middle name.
Red Billy is shown on the 1860 Census living with his parents Jefferson and Lettie Fleming.
William Jefferson "Crippled Billy" Fleming (1846-1921, Memorial 205891971) is shown on the 1850 Census (age 3) living with his parents, John Jackson "Jack" and Mary Jane (Mullins) Fleming.
Jack and Big Jeff were brothers and both had sons named William. Red Billy and Crippled Billy are first cousins but are often confused with one another due to relative closeness of births and similar nicknames.
An obituary for John Morgan Fleming, another son of Big Jeff Fleming, was published in the Dickenson County Herald (Clintwood, Virginia) on Thursday, June 10, 1943 (pg 1). The obituary states Red Billy - identified in the obituary as "Red Billy" - is a half-brother of John, indicating Red Billy was a son of Big Jeff.
Currently, there are no sources that state or suggest a middle initial or middle name.
Family Members
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Margaret "Peggy" Fleming Rose
1846–1885
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Phillip Jefferson Fleming
1847–1913
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James "Ducky Jeems" Fleming
1849–1936
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Solomon Fleming
1853–1909
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Manerva Fleming Wright
1854–1922
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Nancy Jane Fleming Viers
1856–1889
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Matildah Flemming
1860–1860
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Thomas "Tom" Bentley
1860–1943
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Samuel McHenan "Henan" Fleming
1865–1943
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John Morgan Fleming
1867–1943
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Preston McCalvin "Cal" Fleming
1868–1894
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Ferbia Ann "Ferbie" Fleming Addington
1872–1947
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Emma Fleming Gallion
1873–1966
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Orbin Lorenzo "Orb" Fleming
1876–1950
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Henry Harrison "Al" Fleming
1879–1955
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Milo McPeek
1882–1960
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Vadney Florence Fleming Kelley
1884–1955
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