Original Sources, Letters, and Documents related to the Fleek family of Hampshire, Virginia
I have re re re read Kelly [Bates Cousins]'s "Isaac Fleek" and decided I and others read it wrong, and your Isaac is not connected to Adam! So, please hurry up and connect him, so I can do a transfer, and not have to delete it all!
— Helen Benter - 2006
Fleek, Fleck, Flick, etc - Records in Hampshire, Virginia
Henry Fleek, Sr.- Last Will and Testament Hamphsire County Virginia, Probate and Wills, no. 210, Henry Fleek Will(1820 Dec 18), Henry Fleek, Sr., 13 July 1816; FHL microfilm 1853709; digital images, Family History Library (Wills 1780-1860 : accessed 2019).
Henry Fleek, Estate Settlement, Wills Volume 7, Page 478, FHL film #4715539
Henry Fleek, Estate Bill of Sale, Wills Volume 11, Page 211, FHL film # 815337
Henry Fleek, Estate Re-Settlement , Volume 15, page 463, FHL film # 815337: in 1842: Heirs owed 1/7 of the total Estate were: Wm Hatton & Susannah his wife, Estate of John Fleck, Deceased, Soloman Fleek, Adam Fleck, Jacob Fleek, Nicholas Paugh & Catharine his wife, and finally Henry Fleek, executor of the will. Note: Wm Hatton and Susannah , and the Estate of John Fleck were underpaid, and Soloman, Adam, Jacob, and Catharine wife of Nicholas Paugh were overpaid as of 1842. William Hatton & Susannah sued Henry Fleek as executor to force this re-accounting. Recorded 29th of May 1857.
Letter from John Spencer of Hampshire Co., VA to his son Arthur Spencer of Ross Co., Ohio dated Oct 6, 1844
Newspaper Articles about Isaac Fleek and his descendants:
Isaac Fleek and Isaac Fleek (son of Isaac)
10 Jul 1873, The Kansas Chief, Troy, Kansas, Page 3, "Strayed Liberal Reward" , Several horses of Isaac Fleek strayed, reward for information printed by Wm. Mann
26 May 1877, The Troy Bulletin, Troy, Kansas, Page 3, Will Mann, Green, and Father Fleak were over to Lake Contrary a few days since, and had lots of fun and got plenty of fish. Bill talks in his sleep and utters such broken sentences as "croppies," "mud cats", "frogs," "bass as long as your arm" and "slick as an eel"
19 Apr 1878, The Wathena Advance, Wathena, Kansas, Page 3 "Mount Airy Anglings" - The Southern Kansas Fever has been raging among some of the Peters Creek Farmers. Mr. Fleek has been very sick for some weeks, but we hear he is getting better again.
04 May 1878, The Troy Bulletin, Troy, Kansas, Page 3, "Died - at his residence on Peters Creek on Sunday morning, April 28th at 7 o'clock a.m. Mr. Isaac Fleak, in the 72nd year of his age...."
5 May 1881, The Kansas Chief, Troy, Kansas, Page 2, "Sheriff's sale in partition" - Notice of sale of Isaac Fleek's Estate (listing his heirs): Isaac Fleek vs Mary Fleek, Henry Fleek, Jackson Fleek, Margaret Sherry (now Smith), Jennie McClelland, John Fleek, Landford Humphrey, Isaac Humphrey, Mary Stokes, George Humphrey, Jane Humphrey.
12 Mar 1891, The Weekly Kansas Chief, Troy, Kansas Page 3, George Humphrey died at the home of Isaac Fleek four miles east of Troy on the 21 of February, aged about 30 years. He was son of Landford Humphrey and was a member of the Christian church.
25 Aug 1892, The Kansas Chief, Troy Kansas Page 2, "Still they come" - talks about problems with corrupt government and the sale of Isaac Fleek's Estate
29 Sep 1892, The Kansas Chief, Troy, Kansas Page 2- "Oh by the way" - talks more about problems with corrupt government and the estate of Isaac Fleek
21 Dec 1893, The Kansas Chief, Troy, Kansas, Page 3, "They did not meet" - talks more about problems with corrupt government and the estate of Isaac Fleek
7 Dec 1911, The Kansas Chief, Troy, Kansas, Page 11 - Mrs. L. B. McClelland of Troy spent the week visiting her brother Ike Fleek and the McClelland Families.
Mary Victor Mann Fleek (wife of Isaac Fleek, married 28, 1856)
13 Oct 1877, The Troy Bulletin, Troy, Kansas, Page 3 "Peters Creek Items" - Mr. E. D. McClellen and wife, and Mrs. Fleek are visiting relatives in Clinton Co., Missouri"
20 Jul 1893, The Kansas Chief, Troy, Kansas, Page 3" At 2:15 yesterday afternoon William M Mann breathed his last ... The widowed mother of the deceased, Mrs. Mary Fleek, and a brother reside at Wathena, Kansas" - reprint from Helena, Mont, Independent, June 18.
3 March 1899, The Wathena Weekly Star (Wathena, Kansas) "Deaths" - Obituary - Mrs. Mary Fleek mother of G.B. Mann and Isaac, James and Ephriam Fleek, died at her home near Blair's, Tuesday February 28th, at the age of 78 years. Mrs. Fleek was born in Lewis county, Ky.,and removed to Kansas at an early day.... remains were buried in Courter cemetery.
05 Oct 1876, The Olathe Mirror, Olathe, Kansas, Page 1, "Matrimonial" - Ehpriam Towner and Mary Fleek secure a license
16 Aug 1877, The Olathe Mirror, Olathe, Kansas Page 1, Married by Judge Hendrickson on the 12 day of August, 1877 at the home of Henry Fleek, Edward Lane to Amanda M. Fleek
22 Oct 1886, The Olathe Mirror, Olathe, Kansas Page 3, "Cupids Victims" - William Moore and Linda Fleek
28 Mar 1912, The Olathe Mirror, Olathe, Kansas Page 7 "In last weeks paper we stated" - John Fleek and Albert Moore own the hounds that chased a wolf into C. C. Hulls hog pen.
19 Oct 1911, The Kansas Chief, Troy, Kansas, Page 5 - Mrs L. B. McClelland left today to visit her brother, Henry Fleek at Olathe, Kan. She expects to be gone a week.
16 April 1914, The Atchison Daily Globe, Page 5, Henry Fleek and early resident of Doniphan County died at Olathe recently. He was a brother of Ike Fleek of Doniphan County.
09 April 1914, The Weekly Kansas Chief, Page 1, Henry Fleek dead. Henry Fleek of Olathe, Kansas. Briefly lived in Doniphan. Came from Virginia in 1857, Brother of Ike Fleek, & Mrs. William Yates of Troy.
25 March 1915, Olathe Mirror, Olathe, Kansas, Page 5, "John Fleek while sawing with a steam saw Monday caught his shirt sleeve on a twig of a weed which was being fed into the saw, and his finger was caught by the saw and split its full length. This happened while they were sawing on the R. H. Smith farm.
02 July 1924, Olathe Register, Kansas, Page 1, "Mrs. Mary Towner" - obituary. Born Aug 1, 1855 in Leavenworth. Married Ephrium Towner Oct 4, 1876. Mother of 10 children. 2 died infancy, Mrs. W.E. Wilson (of Olathe), Mrs. L.V. Sayer (of Olathe), Mrs. L.C. England (of Paola), Walter Towner ( of Hunter), James Towner (of Gumison, Colo.), Mrs. Fred Archer (of Morane), Mrs. J. S. Husten (of Olathe), and Dewy Towner (of Lenexa)
12 Jan 1910, The Citizen, Howard, Kansas Page 2, "In 1869, the first settlements were made in the vicinity of Elk Falls along Elk River and Wild Cat creek, Sawyers, Humphrey, Fleek, Lorance (Wm and P) along the river.... Only a few of them suceeded in retaining their claims... John Fleek's family still have theirs."
James Buchanan Fleek (son of Isaac, b. Jun 2, 1858)
15 Jun 1894, Troy Times, Troy, Kansas, Page 4, "Harve Rappelye, Jim Fleek and Jake Gunselman spent last Saturday and Sunday at Lake Contray fishing. They report good luck, having caught eight gallon of fish."
09 Feb, 1900, The Weekly Kansas Chief, Troy, Kansas Page 2 - "Blair" - An old fashioned party was held at the home of Jim Fleek Friday night. A good time is reported.
19 April 1900, The Weekly Kansas Chief, Troy, Kansas, Page 2 - "Country News a serial story without end: Blair" John Mann and daughter Miss Sybil of Stella Nebraska attended the funeral Sunday of his half brother James Fleek.
20 April 1900, Troy Times, Troy, Kansas, Page 2 "James Fleek a well-known and highly respected farmer, living near Wathena, died very suddenly last Sunday night of the bursting of a blood vessel. He had been quite sick for several days with pneumonia, but his death was entirely unexpected. The deceased was about 40 years of age."
25 April 1900, St Joseph Daily Herald, St. Joseph, Missouri, Page 4 "James Fleek a well known and highly respected farmer living near Wathena died very suddenly of the bursting of a blood vessel. He had been quite sick for several days with pnemonia, but his death was entirely unexpected."
26 Apr 1900, The Weekly Kansas Chief, Troy, Kansas Page 3 - There will be an administrators sale at the home of Mrs. James Fleek one half mile east of Blair, Saturday April 28.
11 July 1901, The Weekly Kansas Chief, Troy Kansas, Page 8 - "Weddings:Pharis - Ashton" - Fred Ashton and his mother have been living the past year on the James Fleek farm near Blair.
12 Dec 1919, Wathena Times, the Friday Troy Republican, Page 1, "Weddings Schultz- Fleek" Miss Thelma Schultz, of Wathena, and Ray Fleek, of Blair, were married in Savannah, Saturday, Dec. 6 1919. They are in St. Joseph for the present but will make their home in Blair where Mr. Fleek will work for Mr. Ramsel.
"25 Feb 1921, Wathena Times, the Friday Troy Republican, Page 3, "Happy Hallow", "Mrs. Dorothy Clark and baby, of St. Joseph, spent a few days last week with her brother, Ray Fleek of Blair"
9 Feb, 1922, Kansas Chief, Troy Kansas, Page 1 "Another Still Raid at Blair" - one of the largest stills to be taken in the county. 10 gallons of corn whiskey and 50 gallons of mash confiscated. Arrested in the room with the still, Chris Clark (brother in law), later arrested Ray Fleek who turned himself in, then released on bond. [Note: Family stories say that his wife paid $500 in bail money]
12 Feb, 1922, The Atchison Daily Globe, Page 5, "White Mule Killed a Mule" - Ray Fleek and his brother-in-law arrested for making white mule whiskey
17 Feb, 1922, The Wathena Times, the Friday Troy Republican Page 1 - "The Latest Booze News" - Ray Fleek, who was employed by Ramsel, and Chris Clark were arrested for operating a still in this building. Monday, when their preliminary hearings were set for trial before Squire Will Strahan, at Troy, Clark plead guilty on two counts and was given sixty days in jail and fined $200. Fleek was tried without a jury and was found guilty and was given the same sentence. He appealed the case. It is not claimed that Ramsel had anything to do with making whiskey, In fact he went with the officers and helped them locate the still. It is claimed that Ramsel learned the still was there and gave the men three days to get it out of the building, saying that he would have them arrested if they did not. On the third day they were arrested. The still was hauled to Blair and unloaded in daylight, about two weeks before the moonshiners were arrested. They got their mash ready and ran the still three days before they were arrested."
13 Oct 1922, The Wathena Times, the Friday Troy Republican Page 1, "Fleek Case Dismissed" - "Ray Fleek and a relative were arrested for having liquor in their possession and for maintaining a nuisance. After a trial in the justice of the police court, Fleek was found guilty and was sentenced to 60 days in jail. He appealed the case and was released from jail. There was a still in full operation in the Fleek house at Blair. They were caught with it a going concern. There is no doubt about the whiskey having been made there. The case against Fleek was dismissed Oct. 9."
2 Jun 1910, Weekly Kansas Chief, Troy, Kansas Page 1, "Not Guilty - The two young men arrested Saturday are discharged" - Ephriam Fleek father of 17 yr old Lawrence Fleek who was charged with burglery.
13 July 1910, Weekly Kansas Chief, Troy, Kansas, Page 1, "Bagget sued for Damages" - Horace Mann, Aco Mann and Lawarence Fleek (by E. C. Fleek) sue for damages $2150
07 Mar 1913, Wathena Republican, Wathena, Kansas, Page 8, "Lawrence Fleek and Catherine Bannine were married Monday Evening... The groom is the son of our pioneer citizen, Ephriam Fleek, and the bride a daughter of Widow Banning, and relative of the Padens and Van Horns..."
13 Nov 1914, The Wathena Times, The Friday Troy Republican, Page 1, "Fleek" - Katherine Banning, wife of Lawrence Fleek, b. Sept 26, 1898, d. Nov 6, 1914. Wife of Lawrence Fleek. Funeral held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ephriam Fleek. Buried in Bellemont cemetery.
13 July 1922, The Kansas Chief, Troy, Kansas page 3, "Summons by Publication" - To Anne Paden widow of Arnold P Paden.... Hattie J. Fleek heir one of many Plaintiffs
5 May 1910, The Kansas Chief, Troy, Kansas Page 5 - "Mrs. L. B. McClelland presented the Chief family with two nice boxes of strawberries she raised on her place in southwest of Troy. They were picked on the 3rd of May and were very delicious."
7 Dec 1911, The Kansas Chief, Troy, Kansas, Page 11 - Mrs. L. B. McClelland of Troy spent the week visiting her brother Ike Fleek and the McClelland Families.
19 Oct 1911, The Kansas Chief, Troy, Kansas, Page 5 - Mrs L. B. McClelland left today to visit her brother, Henry Fleek at Olathe, Kan. She expects to be gone a week.
20 Mar, 1913, The Kansas Chief, Troy, Kansas Page 6 - "Blair" - Mrs. L. B. McClelland of Troy spent the week with the family of J. T. and Robert McClelland
31 July 1913, The Kansas Chief, Troy, Kansas, Page 8, "McClelland - Yates" Mrs. H. Jennie McClelland and William H. H. Yates were married Tuesday evening July 29, by Rev. W. M Rogers, pastor of the M. E. church.
09 April 1914, The Weekly Kansas Chief, Page 1, Henry Fleek dead. Henry Fleek of Olathe, Kansas. Briefly lived in Doniphan. Came from Virginia in 1857, Brother of Ike Fleek, & Mrs. William Yates of Troy.
19 Jan 1878, The Troy Bulletin, Troy, Kansas, Page 3, Miss Mary Fleek living two miles south of here, is (at this writing). lying dangerously ill with Typhoid Fever....
2 Feb 1878, The Troy Bulletin, Troy, Kansas, Page 3, Mary Fleek is still lying in a critical condition. A physician from St. Joe has been employed, and she is reported as improving very slowly.
30 Mar 1878, The Troy Bulletin, Troy Kansas, "Died", Page 3, At the residence of Isaac Fleak, In Washington township, on Saturday evening, March 23d, 1878. Miss Mary E. Fleak. Aged 16 years, 11 months, and 5 days after an illness of 17 weeks. The funeral took place on Sunday, sermon by the Rev. C. Harms of Wathena. Her remains were followed by a large concourse of friends and relatives to the Highley Cemetery, where all that was mortal, sleeps the sleep of Death.
Martha (daughter of Isaac)
17 Jan 1874, The Longton Weekly Ledger, Page 2, (Saturday), 'From the Journal' -"Died - on Tuesday evening last, of Consumption, Marth. wife of Langford Humphrey aged 36 years."
21 Aug 1875, Wathena Reporter, Page 3, Column 1 "Suicide" (Of Mrs. Humphey, whose name before marriage was Stokes, the niece of James Fulton) "Humphrey was son-in-law of Mr. Fleek by his first marriage"
Isaac Fleek Buchanan Co., 1846 Missouri Tax List FHL Film # 007579337 Page 19 Taxed on 1 horse, 6 cattle.
Court Case #2404 - Isaac Fleek -vs - Mary Fleek, widow; Jackson Fleek, Henry Fleek, Margaret Sherry (now Smith), John Fleek, Jenne McClellan, Ephriam Fleek, James Fleek, Landford Humphrey, Isaac Humphrey, John Humphrey, Mary Stokes, George Humphrey, Jane Humphrey, heirs at law of Isaac Fleek. FHL Film #008118334 Court Journal Vol 7: Page 91, 153, 154195, 196, 242, FHL Film #008562126, Court Journal Vol 7: Page 286, 313, 314, 379
Civil War Military Records of John N. Fleek b. 12 Feb. 1844 [Company B of the 13 Kansas Infantry (Union)], and Henry G. Fleek (Company E of the 13 Kansas Militia). kept by the Kansas Historical Society
Census Records
Sources Related to James N Fleek, Son of James Fleek (cousin of Isaac Fleek?) born Sept 1869 of Cowley Co., Kansas (Arrested for Murder, but later acquitted)
Suspect in a murder investigation
July 12, 1889 - "Arkansas City Traveler", Arkansas City, Kansas. Page 2, Column 2, "The Tournier Inquest"
July 13, 1889 - "Arkansas City Traveler", Arkansas City, Kansas. Page 2, Column 2, "The Tournier Inquest"
July 14, 1889 - "Arkansas City Traveler", Arkansas City, Kansas. Page 8, Column 5, "The Tournier Inquest"
July 16, 1889 - "Arkansas City Traveler", Arkansas City, Kansas. Page 2, Column 2, "The Tournier Inquest"
July 17, 1889 - "Arkansas City Traveler", Arkansas City, Kansas. Page 4, Column 3, After hearing the evidence
Texas, County Tas Rolls, 1846 - 1910, 1855, Grayson Co., Texas, Agent of I Fleek, digital image familysearch [Texas tax rolls, Grayson County reel 1 1846-1871, 1872 A-C]
Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846 - 1910, 1856, Grayson Co. Texas, Isaac Fleek, digital image familysearch [Texas tax rolls, Grayson County reel 1 1846-1871, 1872 A-C]
Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846 - 1910, 1857, Grayson Co. Texas, Agent of I Fleek, digital image familysearch [Texas tax rolls, Grayson County reel 1 1846-1871, 1872 A-C]
Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846 - 1910, 1874, Grayson Co., Texas, Isaac Fleek, digital images, familysearch.org Texas tax rolls, Grayson County reel 2, 1872 (C-Z)-1880 (A-P)
Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846 - 1910, 1875, Grayson Co., Texas, Isaac Fleek, digital images, familysearch.org Texas tax rolls, Grayson County reel 2, 1872 (C-Z)-1880 (A-P)
Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846 - 1910, 1876, Grayson Co., Texas, Isaac Fleek, digital images at familysearch.org [Texas tax rolls, Grayson County Reel 2, 1872 (C-Z) - 1880 (A-P)]
Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846 - 1910, 1877, Grayson Co., Texas, Isaac Fleek, digital images at familysearch.org [Texas tax rolls, Grayson County Reel 2, 1872 (C-Z) - 1880 (A-P)]
Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846 0 1910, 1881, Grayson Co., Texas, L. J. Flake, digital images at familysearch.org [Texas tax rolls, Grayson County reel 3, 1880 (P-Z)-1885 (A-H)]
Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846 0 1910, 1882, Grayson Co., Texas, L. J. Fleek, digital images at familysearch.org [Texas tax rolls, Grayson County reel 3, 1880 (P-Z)-1885 (A-H)]
Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846 0 1910, 1886, Grayson Co., Texas,L J. Fleek, digital images at familysearch.org [Texas tax rolls, Grayson County reel 4, 1885 (H-Z)-1889 (A-M)]
Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846 0 1910, 1890, Grayson Co., Texas, Louisa J. Fleek, digital images at familysearch.org [Texas tax rolls, Grayson County Reel 5, 1889 (M-Z)-1893 (A-C)]
Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846 0 1910, 1893, Grayson Co., Texas, Mrs. Louisa Fleek, digital images at familysearch.org [Texas tax rolls, Grayson County reel 6, 1893 (C-Z)-1896]
James Tate of Fredrick Co., Virginia married Jan 29, 1839 to Elizabeth Harsell of Hampshire Co., Virginia ( b. Feb 4, 1821 daughter of Peter Harsell and Rachel Fleek of Hampshire, Virginia. ) James and Elizabeth Tate arrived in Marion Co. May 7, 1842
