My Genealogy Hound

CHARLES FLETCHER, retired stonecutter, Greenville; one of the old settlers of Darke Co. The subject of this memoir was born in Townsend, Windham Co., Vt., July 20, 1811. His grandfather, Samuel Fletcher, was one of the generals in the American army during the Revolutionary struggle, and served under the command of Gen. Washington; after the close of the war, he located in the above county, and laid out the village of West Townsend, where he died. The father of Charles Fletcher— Squire Fletcher—was born in West Townsend, and was engaged in merchandise trade where he passed his days, his death occurring about the year 1814. The subject of our sketch was left fatherless when 4 years of age, and made his home with his mother until 9 years old; he then started in life for himself, and lived in various places, and when old enough he learned the stonecutter’s trade, and at 19 years of age, he removed to New York, living there one year, then seven years in Erie Co., Penn., and came to Ohio in 1841 and located in Greenville Township, Darke Co. where he engaged in the nursery business and cutting stone, and was the first stonecutter of the place; he continued the above business in Greenville some fifteen years, when he removed to Piqua and resided in Miami Co., Ohio and Clay Co., Ind., being engaged in stonecutting, farming and nursery business, and in 1874 purchased his present place where he has since lived; he has 94 acres under a good state of cultivation which he has made by his hard labor. He was married to Amanda Burns in 1841; she was born in Greenville Township, Darke Co., and was a daughter of Barney Burns, one of the early pioneers who is mentioned in the historical part of this work; the children of Charles and Amanda Fletcher were ten in number, of whom two are deceased, the living are Chester B., Elizabeth, Mary, Charles, John W., Edward F., Emma B., and William; the deceased are Nancy and Newton. Mr. Fletcher also owns 240 acres of land in Adair Co., Ohio, and 290 acres in Nebraska and some town property.