The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-08-29

olILu anu Tue nome OF nv cn1l0nOO(
as many pleasant associations clus
ter around the place These, how
ever are partially Swallowed by sa
membranes brought about by tn
fight of time. find that age an
intirmities are stealthily creeping O
me, and | think it prudent not t
venture too far from home. l trac
the name Fleming as far back as tn
eleventh century. II lie said tina
William the Conqueror, King of Nor
mandy, invaded England with pow
erful army composed principally 0
Flemings, inhabitants Of Flanders
and that his wife was a Flemisl
princess. In 1916 / visited the HON
of William Fleming, of Ross county
Ohio, who gave me his version of tn
origin of the name. He said that il
Scotland there was place called tn
Flaming way, and that strang,
family settled near the place anc
were called by common consent TIL,
Flemings, and they finally adopted
the name.
CAME FROM SCOTLAND.
There is scarcely any doubt but
that Scotland was the home of oul
ancestors. In coming to this coun
try the first settlement was made in
the State Of Delaware. Old Uncle
Benaith remained in that State
while his brothers, Matthew, Nathan
Boaz and Benonia, came to the State
of Virginia. One of the sisters mar
ried Mr.. Thorp, and their son John
served two terms as Governor of
Delaware. Matthew married Jane
Frame and Nathan married a Miss
Russum. One of the Frames became
distinguished lawyer and states
man. l saw old Uncle Benonia In
1S4O. Though then old, he was a
fine specimen of physical manhood.
1t has been fifty years since visited
him at Middletown and spent six
weeks in the most happy manne~.
The friendship and hospitality man
ifested made such an impression that
time has never obliterated it. sup
pose that among all those loved ones
there are but two who live to remem-
Der me; Cousins Joseph and Harry.
| love to cherish the memory of I'm
Gle Archibald and family, Captain
Matt and the three Johns, the two
Benjamins, Allison, Marshall Henry,
Albert, Shore and many others. /
feel inspired by the light of hope that
as one by one passes away they go
tc join those who have passed on be-
fore, where after while we shall have
a grand reunion in the Paradise of
God that shall never end
Yours affectionately,
(Signed. ARCHIBALD ELEMING.'
The Governor then declared the
reunion formally opened and the vast
throng adjourned to the beautifully
spread tables extending the length
of the ground in the rear of the
stand, where fully one thousand of
them did justice to royal banquet
made up of the good things from
the splendidly kept Fleming farms
IN 'ne vicinity oil Fairmont. The
afternoon was spent IN social enjoy
ment OF nature such as only those
VINO nave participated In "a family
reunion on a large scale can appre-
eiate.
THE rLEMINGs WON.
Varions amusements wera ;nd,,a
cd in nv the vonngar Elem;nas o.
STRIKING feature was game If hase
hall between two nines comnosod on
tirelv of mon of tho family II =
unnecessarv To state tbot Tho Elam
mos won the game THO onlu nas
uaitv was Severe in;nrv raco;vad
bv Mr. Hale FIam;ng tho well
known East Iivcrnool Ohio drna
oist He tried to catch a hall IN t6a
fins of his f;ngars and tho rasrlt -
at least ono hroken d;a;t and souara II
others badly Iacerated Ona ~ ~
most ;ntoros,;no faatnros ~ ~ A.
was the disnlav ~ a comnleto rocord
of the Flam;ng 20 m;lv The ;mmansa
ebert bnng in ooonsn;orons 49,. -
the amnb;fheatre and was snrro,,nd
ed bv nrnwds oil dow stuan;na 49,
oanealoov II 10 ono Of the uaoat
comnlete family charts ovor aaw
II il tho worL If Ms Anno Smoano "
Flemino we'll known to Wboel;nog
noonla Sha;s 49, -; noa.'n
Mavor Flem;no ana Tho reeord ~ -
the resnlt of q 6ont fi,o uoors ~ ~
t;ant nnt;rina resaareh ~ har 81 r. ="
60 m;lr ronords Co. ~ ~. ~. =, .ne
aroa 'a.rs r. ~ -
hnndrod namos ~ tha 81, III
their oenealoav tronoa haoL - VI" III
fonnder If t5e fam;l,, IN Ano ~ w
VIM Flem;na of Dalswara and ~
rosorts an ;r7 = ~ o,.so $500, ~" ~
FIJI worr On tha nart ~ NJ u NJ Sa.e
mo Who hos tokan an onthns;a In
;nfo.os+ - H. - w los - W,
that has contributed to the succaae
of the reunion.
The record traces the family of
William Fleming unto the fourth
generation and from him all the
Flemings in the United States have
He was driven from
Scotland to the North of Ireland by
religious persecution and with three
brothers emigrated to America early
in the eighteenth century, settling
in Delaware. There is a slight dis
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