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GEORGE E. FLETCHER, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Versailles. John Fletcher, the father of George E., was born in Pennsylvania in the year 1785; Catharine, his wife, was born in Virginia; he emigrated to Greene Co., Ohio, in the year 1835, remaining there but a short time, after which he bought a farm of 160 acres in Darke Co., Ohio, Wayne Township, remaining there till his death, which occurred in the year 1840; Catharine, his wife, died in Virginia in the year 1826. George E., the subject of this sketch, was born in Virginia in Henrico Co., on the 18th day of October, 1818; he came with his grandfather to Ohio in the year 1833, being only 15 years old; he lived with his grandparents, working on the farm and attending school during the winter, obtaining a good common-school education; he worked for his grandparents till he was 25 years old, after which he married Miss Margret Kinney, Nov. 24, 1842, in Greene Co., Ohio; he rented a farm and commenced life on his own responsibility; this farm was in Greene Co.; he remained there for a period of about two years, meeting with good success, after which he moved to Darke Co., on the banks of the Stillwater, near Webster, where he remained about nineteen months, moving on the Huddle farm, one-half mile north west of Webster, where he remained for a period of six years, paying $2.50 per acre rent; he then bought 95 acres in Wayne Township, Sec. 21, where he has continued to reside ever since; when he came, there were 20 acres cleared; Mr. Fletcher commenced life with but little of this world’s goods, but by hard labor, frugality, temperate habits and the assistance of his good wife, has accumulated a considerable amount of property, and is now enjoying the comforts of his earnings; Mr. Fletcher was left an orphan, hence has passed through the trials and hardships so common to the orphan; he has held the office of Township Trustee one year, School Director and Supervisor one year. Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher are members of the German Reformed Church, devoted and consistent Christians, being highly respected by those who know them; nine children were the fruits of this union, of which four are living, viz.: Mary A., born Oct. 10, 1844; Martha Nov. 6, 1848; Peter R, Aug. 27, 1853; Alivilda, Sept. 30, 1855.