Margaret Lee Fletcher

Brief Life History of Margaret Lee

When Margaret Lee Fletcher was born on 10 August 1857, in Irwin, Georgia, United States, her father, James Hendley Fletcher, was 25 and her mother, Caroline Young, was 19. She married George Reid Tomberlin on 15 June 1878, in Irwin, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Georgia, United States in 1870 and Mystic, Irwin, Georgia, United States for about 10 years. She died on 10 December 1943, in Irwin, Georgia, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Tomberlin Cemetery, Wilcox, Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Reid Tomberlin
1851–1924
Margaret Lee Fletcher
1857–1943
Marriage: 15 June 1878
Wright Oliver Tomberlin
1879–1914
James Albert Tomberlin
1881–1976
Carrie Tomberlin
1883–1984
John Bradford Tomberlin
1884–1963
George Warren Tomberlin
1885–1979
Reason Paulk Tomberlin Sr
1888–1973
Jessie Tomberlin
1890–1890
Martha "Mattie" Tomberlin
1892–1963
Manassah Henderson “Nas” Tomberlin
1896–1983
Margaret Lee “Maggie” Tomberlin
1899–1914

Sources (13)

  • Margaret Fletcher in household of James Fletcher, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Margaret L Fletcher, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
  • Margaret Tomberlin, "Georgia Deaths, 1928-1943"

World Events (8)

1861

Civil War History - Some 11,000 Georgians gave their lives in defense of their state a state that suffered immense destruction. But wars end brought about an even more dramatic figure to tell: 460,000 African-Americans were set free from the shackles of slavery to begin new lives as free people.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for an arrowsmith, from Middle English fleccher, Old French flechier, flecher ‘fletcher’, for someone who made or sold arrows for bows. This surname has sometimes been confused with Flesher .

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

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Margaret Lee Fletcher Tomberlin

Married Aug. 15, 1878 Irwin Co., GA to George Reid Tomberlin. Parents: James Fletcher and Caroline Young. Children: Wright Oliver Tomberlin, James Albert Tomberlin, John Bradford Tomberlin, George War …

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