Clynas Carlton Flesher

Brief Life History of Clynas Carlton

When Clynas Carlton Flesher was born on 14 November 1888, in Portland, Wayne Township, Jay, Indiana, United States, his father, Daniel Vinton Flesher, was 27 and his mother, Flora Mary Darby, was 19. He married Edith Estella Frank on 26 August 1913, in Jay, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Jackson Township, Jay, Indiana, United States for about 1 years. He died on 23 March 1970, in Portland, Wayne Township, Jay, Indiana, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Portland, Wayne Township, Jay, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Clynas Carlton Flesher
1888–1970
Edith Estella Frank
1891–1935
Marriage: 26 August 1913
Robert Eaton Flesher
1917–2001
Virginia Gene Flesher
1920–2001
Mary Elizabeth Flesher
1922–2014

Sources (19)

  • Glynn Flesher, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Clymas Flesher, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
  • Clynas Flesher, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded

The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.

1910 · The BSA is Made

Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a butcher, from Middle English fles(c)her, flesho(u)r ‘butcher’, an agent derivative of flesh ‘meat’, or from Middle English fleshheuer, fleshewer ‘butcher’, a compound of flesh ‘meat’ + heuer ‘cutter’. This surname has sometimes been confused with Fletcher .

Americanized form of German Fleischer .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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