Descendants of Townsend Fletcher Generation No. 1 1. TOWNSEND1 FLETCHER was born December 18, 1790 in Fauquier County, Virginia, and died February 06, 1866 in Bureau County, Illinois. He married SUSANNAH READY December 13, 1817 in Fauquier County, Virginia, daughter of JAMES READY and MARY SUDDOTH. She was born April 17, 1798 in Fauquier County, Virginia, and died November 06, 1887 in Concord Township, Bureau County, Illinois. Children of TOWNSEND FLETCHER and SUSANNAH READY are: 2. i. MARY2 FLETCHER, b. 1817, Unknown; d. 1843, Lamoille Township, Bureau County, Illinois. ii. JAMES H FLETCHER, b. 1820, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown. 3. iii. SARAH ANN FLETCHER, b. March 19, 1825, Fauquier County, Virginia; d. April 05, 1853, Bureau County, Illinois. 4. iv. WILLIAM A FLETCHER, b. August 10, 1829, Fauquier County, Virginia; d. September 11, 1910, Wyanet, Illinois. v. FRANCES "FANNIE" FLETCHER, b. September 11, 1832, Virgnia; d. March 24, 1920, Bureau County, Illinois; m. JACOB JAMES KINNICK, April 02, 1872, Unknown; b. January 04, 1846, Dover Township, 4 miles north of Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois; d. 1923, Wyanet, Bureau County, Illinois. 5. vi. JOHN THOMAS FLETCHER, b. March 14, 1833, Fauquier County, Virginia; d. January 22, 1920, Washington County, Iowa. vii. HANNA JANE FLETCHER, b. 1837, Ohio; d. Aft. 1850, Unknown. viii. AMANDA FLETCHER, b. 1839, Ohio; d. Unknown, Unknown; m. JOHN GORMAN, Unknown, Unknown; b. Unknown, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown. ix. DANIEL FLETCHER, b. 1841, Ohio; d. Aft. 1860, Unknown. x. SAMUEL FLETCHER, b. 1842, Ohio; d. Aft. 1850, Unknown. xi. ELIZABETH FLETCHER, b. Unknown, Unknown; d. Aft. 1906, probably San Francisco, California; m. BEN CLARK, Unknown, Unknown; b. Unknown, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown. Generation No. 2 2. MARY2 FLETCHER (TOWNSEND1) was born 1817 in Unknown, and died 1843 in Lamoille Township, Bureau County, Illinois. She married WILLIAM MERCER September 27, 1838 in Bureau County, Illinois, son of JOHN MERCER and RACHEL MATSON. He was born January 29, 1819 in Harrisville, Harrison County, Ohio, and died September 25, 1900 in Nebraska. Children of MARY FLETCHER and WILLIAM MERCER are: 6. i. RACHEL3 MERCER, b. May 15, 1839, Short Creek, Harrison County, Ohio; d. December 10, 1917, Unknown. ii. MARY E MERCER, b. Abt. 1840, Short Creek, Harrison County, Ohio; d. Unknown, Unknown. iii. SUSAN MERCER, b. 1841, Short Creek, Harrison County, Ohio; d. Unknown, Unknown. iv. JOHN WILLIAM MERCER, b. 1843, Short Creek, Harrison County, Ohio; d. Unknown, Unknown. v. GEORGE WASHINGTON MERCER, b. November 01, 1844, Unknown; d. 1921, Unknown. 3. SARAH ANN2 FLETCHER (TOWNSEND1) was born March 19, 1825 in Fauquier County, Virginia, and died April 05, 1853 in Bureau County, Illinois. She married JOHN SMILEY April 02, 1846 in Bureau County, Illinois. He was born Unknown in Unknown, and died Unknown in Unknown. Child of SARAH FLETCHER and JOHN SMILEY is: i. NANCY E3 SMILEY, b. Abt. 1850, Illinois; d. Unknown, Unknown. 4. WILLIAM A2 FLETCHER (TOWNSEND1) was born August 10, 1829 in Fauquier County, Virginia, and died September 11, 1910 in Wyanet, Illinois. He married LOVINA HOLBROOK April 08, 1853 in Tiskilwa, Bureau County, Illinois. She was born February 21, 1835 in Tiskilwa, Bureau County, Illinois, and died October 09, 1912 in Unknown. Children of WILLIAM FLETCHER and LOVINA HOLBROOK are: i. ELIZABETH ANN3 FLETCHER, b. June 12, 1854, Illinois; d. Unknown, Unknown; m. "DOC" COOK, Unknown, Unknown; b. Unknown, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown. ii. IDA LOIS FLETCHER, b. September 08, 1856, Unknown; d. December 09, 1859, Tiskilwa, Bureau County, Illinois. iii. WILLIAM ALLEN FLETCHER, b. April 27, 1859, Wyanet, Bureau County, Illinois; d. July 27, 1889, Wyanet, Bureau County, Illinois. iv. SUSAN C FLETCHER, b. May 25, 1862, Illinois; d. Unknown, Akron, Washington County, Colorado; m. GEORGE MCTAGGERT, Unknown, Unknown; b. Unknown, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown. v. MARY A FLETCHER, b. March 09, 1865, Illinois; d. Unknown, Unknown; m. NELS OLSEN, Unknown, Unknown; b. Unknown, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown. vi. JOHN FLETCHER, b. 1866, Illinois; d. Unknown, Unknown. vii. ALBERT H FLETCHER, b. June 06, 1867, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown; m. EMMA GOLDING, Unknown, Unknown; b. Unknown, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown. viii. GRACE G FLETCHER, b. April 11, 1869, Wyanet, Bureau County, Illinois; d. Unknown, Unknown; m. DAVID MILLER, Unknown, Unknown; b. Unknown, Unknown; d. 1934, Unknown. ix. JESSIE M FLETCHER, b. October 07, 1871, Unknown; d. Unknown, Wyanet, Illinois; m. BERT ERICKSON, Unknown, Unknown; b. Unknown, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown. x. DONALD FLETCHER, b. 1873, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown; m. LAURA ANTHONY, Unknown, Unknown; b. Unknown, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown. xi. JAMES ALEXANDER FLETCHER, b. March 09, 1876, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown; m. MAUDE MOUNT, Unknown, Unknown; b. Unknown, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown. 5. JOHN THOMAS2 FLETCHER (TOWNSEND1) was born March 14, 1833 in Fauquier County, Virginia, and died January 22, 1920 in Washington County, Iowa. He married CATHERINE KINNICK March 13, 1859 in Bureau County, Illinois, daughter of WALTER KINNICK and SUSAN SCHWYHART. She was born April 20, 1842 in near Lloydville, Belmont County, Ohio, and died March 30, 1927 in Crawfordville, Iowa. Children of JOHN FLETCHER and CATHERINE KINNICK are: 7. i. FANNIE E3 FLETCHER, b. July 21, 1860, Bureau County, Illinois; d. January 30, 1930, Unknown. ii. SUSAN E FLETCHER, b. May 29, 1862, Unknown; d. February 25, 1879, Unknown. 8. iii. JOHN "JACK" TOWNSEND FLETCHER, b. November 28, 1863, Bureau County, Illinois; d. June 30, 1931, at home Crawfordsville, Washington County, Iowa. iv. JAMES W FLETCHER, b. February 09, 1866, Unknown; d. March 18, 1951, University Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa. 9. v. EDNA E FLETCHER, b. November 06, 1869, Illinois; d. October 28, 1946, County Hospital, Washington County, Iowa. 10. vi. ROYAL WALTER FLETCHER, b. October 03, 1872, Sheffield, Bureau County, Illinois; d. December 16, 1948, Winfield, Iowa. 11. vii. ORA LAYTON FLETCHER, b. October 20, 1874, Bureau County, Illinois; d. July 29, 1937, Unknown. 12. viii. SAMUEL CLINTON "CLINT" FLETCHER, b. January 19, 1877, Bureau County, Illinois; d. October 22, 1953, Crawfordsville, Washington County, Iowa. 13. ix. FRANK WILLIAM FLETCHER, b. December 09, 1878, Bureau County, Illinois; d. March 05, 1955, University Hospital, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa. x. NELLIE E FLETCHER, b. December 19, 1880, Illinois; d. October 10, 1955, at home Crawfordsville, Washington County, Iowa. 14. xi. CLARK EUGENE "GENE" FLETCHER, b. May 06, 1883, Illinois; d. February 16, 1966, Burlington Hospital, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. xii. GRACE A FLETCHER, b. December 14, 1887, Crawfordsville, Washington County, Iowa; d. September 13, 1971, Rest Haven Nursing Home, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. Generation No. 3 6. RACHEL3 MERCER (MARY2 FLETCHER, TOWNSEND1) was born May 15, 1839 in Short Creek, Harrison County, Ohio, and died December 10, 1917 in Unknown. She married JOSEPH KINNICK February 29, 1860 in Unknown, son of WALTER KINNICK and SUSAN SCHWYHART. He was born March 09, 1839 in Unknown, and died September 24, 1917 in Unknown. Children of RACHEL MERCER and JOSEPH KINNICK are: i. AMANDA ELENORA4 KINNICK, b. November 23, 1860, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown. ii. MARGARET SUSANA "MAGGIE" KINNICK, b. January 05, 1863, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown. iii. WILLIAM WALTER KINNICK, b. March 15, 1866, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown. iv. JOHN LEACH COOK KINNICK, b. March 22, 1868, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown. v. MARY EPPENETES "MATE" KINNICK, b. May 23, 1870, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown. vi. JOSEPH KINNICK, b. May 01, 1874, Madison County, Iowa; d. Unknown, Unknown. vii. JESSIE H KINNICK, b. April 05, 1875, Madison County, Iowa; d. Unknown, Unknown. viii. GEORGE BUTLER KINNICK, b. August 02, 1878, Adair County, Iowa; d. Unknown. 7. FANNIE E3 FLETCHER (JOHN THOMAS2, TOWNSEND1) was born July 21, 1860 in Bureau County, Illinois, and died January 30, 1930 in Unknown. She married JOHN E WILLIAMS February 28, 1888 in Washington County, Iowa. He was born March 21, 1851 in North Wales, and died July 06, 1907 in on farm near Crawfordsville, Washington County, Iowa. Children of FANNIE FLETCHER and JOHN WILLIAMS are: 15. i. ALICE4 WILLIAMS, b. May 27, 1889, Crawfordsville, Washington County, Iowa; d. February 19, 1975, Washington Care Center, Washington, Washington County, Iowa. ii. HARRY ARTHUR WILLIAMS, b. Unknown, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown. iii. PEARL M WILLIAMS, b. Unknown, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown. iv. HAZEL ALICE WILLIAMS, b. Unknown, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown. v. VERNON GUY WILLIAMS, b. Unknown, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown. vi. JOHN LYLE WILLIAMS, b. Unknown, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown. vii. CLARENCE ARTHUR WILLIAMS, b. Unknown, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown. viii. LOIS FERN WILLIAMS, b. Unknown, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown. ix. VIOLET MAY WILLIAMS, b. Unknown, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown. x. KATHRYN WILLIAMS, b. Unknown, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown. 8. JOHN "JACK" TOWNSEND3 FLETCHER (JOHN THOMAS2, TOWNSEND1) was born November 28, 1863 in Bureau County, Illinois, and died June 30, 1931 in at home Crawfordsville, Washington County, Iowa. He married (1) CARRIE MAY WHYTE June 18, 1891 in Washington County, Iowa. She was born November 19, 1868 in Columbus, Ohio, and died March 13, 1906 in at home Crawfordsville, Washington County, Iowa. He married (2) LAURA WILES January 10, 1914 in Unknown, daughter of WILLIAM WILES and LOVINA HEWEY. She was born January 02, 1866 in near Brighton, Iowa, and died December 18, 1938 in at home Crawfordsville, Washington County, Iowa. Children of JOHN FLETCHER and CARRIE WHYTE are: i. DELIA4 FLETCHER, b. July 14, 1889, Unknown; d. January 23, 1951, Unknown; m. ? PETERS, Unknown, Unknown; b. Unknown, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown. 16. ii. FANNIE CATHERINE FLETCHER, b. September 14, 1890, near Crawfordsville, Washington County, Iowa; d. December 11, 1917, Crawfordsville, Washington County, Iowa. iii. JOSEPH ALLEN FLETCHER, b. April 30, 1893, Winfield, Iowa; d. October 17, 1919, farm in Crawford Township, Washington County, Iowa. iv. RUTH HAZEL FLETCHER, b.