Cal married Cordelia Cook in 1889. He was involved, with his brother Henan, in the Ira Mullins Family massacre at Pound Gap, Virginia. The site is now known as "Killing Rock". This was an act of revenge for the murder of Henry Vanover that Ira Mullins was involved in.
Cal was shot to death in Boggs, WV by Big Ed Hall who led a Posse from Wise Co., VA that included "Doc" Swindall and John H. Branham. Big Ed Hall and "Doc" Swindall were both wounded, John H. Branham and Cal Fleming died, and Henan Fleming was captured after the wild shoot-out.
*Daily Public Ledger, Marysville, KY - ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE THE NOTORIOUS FLEMINGS.
Cal married Cordelia Cook in 1889. He was involved, with his brother Henan, in the Ira Mullins Family massacre at Pound Gap, Virginia. The site is now known as "Killing Rock". This was an act of revenge for the murder of Henry Vanover that Ira Mullins was involved in.
Cal was shot to death in Boggs, WV by Big Ed Hall who led a Posse from Wise Co., VA that included "Doc" Swindall and John H. Branham. Big Ed Hall and "Doc" Swindall were both wounded, John H. Branham and Cal Fleming died, and Henan Fleming was captured after the wild shoot-out.
*Daily Public Ledger, Marysville, KY - ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE THE NOTORIOUS FLEMINGS.
Gravesite Details
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Family Members
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Manerva Fleming Wright
1854–1922
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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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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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Vadney Florence Fleming Kelley
1884–1955
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