William Edward Fletcher was born in May 1863 in Richmond, Virginia. He was the son of William F. Fletcher and Susan Warburton. Essie G. Ford was born on 4 Aug 1874 in Richmond, Virginia. She was the daughter of John Ford and Georgianna Gilman. William and Essie married in 1895 in Richmond. William Edward Fletcher died on 29 Aug 1931.
This is a certificate of merit for Essie Ford during the 3rd grade.
William Edward Fletcher’s Obituary:
Sunday, August 30, 1931
Funeral services for William Edward Fletcher, son of the late William F. and Susan Warburton Fletcher, who died yesterday morning at his residence, 1014 Parkwood Avenue, will be held this afternoon at 4 o’clock at the home with burial in Riverview Cemetery. Surviving him are his widow, Susan Floyd Fletcher; two sons, Raymond Moseley and Linwood E. Fletcher; three daughters, Grace, Virginia, and Ermine; and three sisters, Mrs. Florence E. Douglas, Mrs. Robert B Northen and Mrs. John J. Jones.
They had seven children:
1. Raymond Moseley Fletcher was born 1 Jun 1895. He married Emma Pucher McDaniel and had lots of children.
2. Linwood Emmett Fletcher was born 25 Feb 1899 and died in Feb 1970. He married Beatrice K and had at least one child (Linwood Emmett Fletcher).
3. William Edward Fletcher was born on 29 Dec 1903 and died on 30 July 1904.
4. Albin Fletcher was born in 1905 and died on 18 April 1907.
5. Gracie L Fletcher was born in 1907 and died ?
6. Virginia Fletcher was born on May 23rd 1910 and died on March 30th 1992. She married Lawrence Brown and had three children.
7. Ermine Fletcher was born on July 20th 1911 and died in January 1989. She married Stewart Melton and had five children. She also married Jim Bailey.
Census Records: See parents pages for early census records.
1900: William Fletcher is a contractor, 37, been married 5 years. He was born in 1863. Essie is 24 and born in 1875. Raymond is 2 and Emmett is 1. They were all born in Virginia. 
1910, 1920 and 1930: See Georgianna’s page.
