Philip Tod Montague hie hiter Lunsfreth Walker Fletcher was born on 14 February 1816 in Essex County Virginia to Nathan Fletcher and Elizabeth Pruett. His first wife was Philadelphia W Gordon. She was born around 1812 in Henrico, Virginia to James Gordon and Ann Mewes. They married on 18 Aug 1836 in Richmond, Virginia. Philadelphia died on the 31st of March 1865 in Richmond, Virginia. Philip M Fletcher then married Martha Melton on 15 Dec 1869. Philip Fletcher died on 22 Oct 1907 at the age of 91 in Richmond, Virginia.
Philip’s birth record from the Minter-Durham Family Bible 1749-1912 found here
Philip and Delphia had at least 4 children:
1. William F Fletcher (1837-22 Sept 1900) who married Susan Warburton on 9 May 1860 and had five children (Florence E Fletcher, William Edward Fletcher, Nannie Bell Fletcher, Ida A Fletcher and Ella Maude Fletcher). He then married Alma Howard on 16 Dec 1897 and had one more child (Dorothy Fletcher).
2. Emma Janetta Fletcher (28 Aug 1841-3 Aug 1909) who married William Thomas Ford on 22 Dec 1859 in Richmond,VA and had at least 15 children (William Riland Ford, Edgar Lee Ford, Walter Julian Ford, Alice L Ford, Charles L Ford, Unnamed Ford, Unnamed Ford, Clarence L Ford, Ruth Ford, Oliver J Ford, Claude Eugene Ford, Marion Davis Ford, Marion D Ford, Emma M Ford, and Leonard B Ford).
3. Joseph H Fletcher (1845-22 Jan 1910) who married Josephine Edmonia Padgett on 3 May 1875 and had at least 6 children (Florence F Fletcher, Mary Fletcher, Joseph Fletcher, Euliuia? Fletcher, Nora L Fletcher [may be Nora Minor's with first husband Hughes], and Ada V Fletcher). He then married Nora Lee Minor on 1 Nov 1893 and had at least 7 more children (Claude Russell Fletcher, Edward M Fletcher, Lillian G Fletcher, Ethel Fletcher, Sarah E Fletcher, Alma L Fletcher and George Fletcher).
4. Robert A Fletcher (1847-9 Dec 1908) who married Katherine Rose on 25 Feb 1891 and had at least six children (Phillip Fletcher, Audrey Lee Fletcher, Robert E Fletcher, Alice B Fletcher, Gladys Fletcher, Herbert Goseline Fletcher).
Newspaper Articles:
Now I am not sure who is actually living here because his son William lived on Short Street. This is a tax delinquency list for 1883 and it says that P.M. Fletcher trustee is living on Short Street and has 74 feet of frontage on the street. He owes $12.18 in back taxes with a 5% penalty.
Apparently P.M. Fletcher trustee paid his tax bill in 1883, but is now late again in 1884. He owes the same amount of $12.18 in unpaid taxes.
J.H. Robinson and wife to Philip M. Fletcher, 24 feet on Taylor street southwest corner Beech, $900.
P.M. Fletcher and wife to J.H. Robinson, 5 feet on west side of Beech street between Taylor and Chaffin, $100.
Apparently not paying on time ran in the family. Here in 1897, P.M. Fletcher’s wife owes 14.28 and his son William owes $46.60 on the same 74 foot lot from earlier in this post.
Obituary for Philadelphia Gordon Fletcher:
Obituary for Philip Fletcher:
Mr. Philip M. Fletcher died yesterday afternoon at his residence, No. 1106 Taylor Street at 3:30 o’clock, in the ninety-first year of his age. The funeral will be held from the Park Place Methodist Church Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock. The burial will be in Riverview Cemetery.
Census Records:
1850: Philip M Fletcher is listed as 30 years old and a stone cutter. Philadelphia is 38. It says neither of them can read or write. Their children are William F Fletcher who is 13 and has attended school in the year, Emma J Fletcher who is 9, Joseph Fletcher who is 4 and Bobby Fletcher who is 2. Also living with them is Thomas H Minutin? who is 20. All were born in Virginia.
1860: P.M. Fletcher is listed as 45 and a stone cutter. His value of real estate is $800 and his personal property is worth $100. He can ow read and write. Philadelphia is 48 and still cannot read or write. Also living with them are their children Joseph Fletcher who is 14 and Robert Fletcher who is 12. They both have attended school in the past year.
1870: Philip Fletcher is listed as 53 and is a stone cutter. His real estate is valued at $800. His wife Philadelphia has died and he has remarried Martha A Melton in the past December. She is listed at 39. Also in the household are Francis Johnson who is 13, Mary L Johnson who is 11, Frances Johnson who is 6, and Nancey Johnson who is 3. Francis and Mary are listed as house servants and are all listed as being black.
1880: Philip Fletcher is 63 and and a stone mason, but has been out of work for 9 months in the most recent year. Martha A Fletcher is 50. Also living with them are Martha’s sisters Susan and Virginia Melton. Also living with them are Philip’s nephews William Grubbs who is 10 and Aaron Melton who is 5.
1900: The family is living at 1106 Taylor Street. Philip is 83 and Martha is 69. They have been married for 30 years.
1910: Philip has died but Martha Fletcher is living at the house which is now at 1101 Taylor Street. She is listed as 79.
