Two Isaac Fleeks of Hampshire Co., Virginia

By Kaylene Thaler, January 26, 2019

The 1833 tax list of Hampshire Co., Virginia lists two men, “Isaac Flick” and “Isaac Flick, of Adam”[1] in the Upper district of Hampshire Co., Virginia.  These two men were both over age 21 in 1833, and both followed a typical migration pattern[2] by moving from Virginia to the Ohio River valley, then to Missouri and further westward.  Fortunately they died in different states which allows us to designate them as Isaac Fleek of Doniphan Co., Kansas and Isaac Fleek of Grayson Co., Texas. The purpose of this paper is to identify both of these men, and their “Flick” or Fleek parents.

Isaac Fleek, son of Adam Fleek

Many researchers have contributed to the wealth of knowledge surrounding the family of Adam Fleek born October 11, 1776 in Bedford Co., Pennsylvania and died October 1, 1855 in Decatur, Green Co., Wisconsin.  In this section, we examine a number of sources from Adam’s descendants, some of whom had firsthand knowledge of Adam’s son Isaac.  Emphasis on the name Isaac in the transcripts and letters below is added for ease of locating him in the quotes.

Hampshire Co., Virginia

There are records from Hampshire Co., Virginia that name Isaac Fleek as the son of Adam and Elizabeth Fleek, and several records mention him as either born or living in Hampshire Co., Virginia. 

 “A Short History of the Fleek Family” by George W. Fleek dated 1877[3] gives a brief introduction to Adam’s family and mentions Isaac as one of Adam’s children born in Virginia: 

Here among the very few settlers in the region and these I should judge in a great part of German descent the young Adam made his home and lived his young life surely not having much opportunity to sow wild oats but brought up as a sturdy mountaineer or backwoodsman. Here he met Elizabeth Umstadt of German extraction and Oct. 14, 1799 having just become twenty three years of age married her. Elizabeth Umstadt was the daughter of Peter Umstadt a Prussian. She was one of a family of seven children all born and raised so far as my information goes in Hampshire Co. Va. Adam and Elizabeth Flick (for as yet the name was not changed, of which more anon) had born to them in Virginia seven children - Adam Jr., Abraham, Isaac, Conrad, John, Magdalena, and Elizabeth.

Since Adam Fleek was married in 1799, and presuming that the children were listed in age order, with an average age gap of 2 to 3 years between each child, it is estimated that Isaac was born between 1804 and 1809. 

In the 1810 U.S. census “Adam Fleek” was living in Hampshire Co., Virginia[4] and listed as the head of household containing 3 males under 10, 1 male age 10-15, 1 male age 26-44, 3 females under 10, and 1 female age 26-44.  Isaac is very likely one of the male children under 10.

In the 1820 U.S. census “Adam Fleck” was living in Hampshire Co., Virginia[5] and listed as head of household containing 6 males under 10, 1 male age 10-15, 1 male age 16-18, 1 male age 16-26, 1 male age 26-45, 1 female under 10, 1 female age 16-26, and 1 female age 26-45.  Isaac Fleek could be either the male age 10-15 or 16-18.

In the 1830 U.S. census, “Adam Fleck” was again a head of household in Hampshire Co., Virginia[6]. His household contained:  1 male age 5-10, 2 males age 10-15, 2 males age 15-20, 2 males age 20-30, 1 male age 50-60, 1 female under 5, 1 female age 5-10, 1 female age 15-20, and 1 female age 30-40.  Adam had 2 young men age 20-30 living with him, one of which could be Isaac Fleek since he is not found elsewhere in 1830.

We know that Isaac Fleek, son of Adam, was living in Hampshire Co., Virginia in 1833 because he was listed in the Personal Property Tax list for 1833[7].  “Isaac Flick, of Adam” was taxed on April 3, 1833 and owned 1 horse.  “Isaac Flick, of Adam” was listed next to “Conrad Flick”, another son of Adam Flick.  The tax list was required to be “a fair alphabetical list” [8], which is alphabetical by first letter of last name.  Names that begin with the letter “F” were not alphabetical, but ordered year after year in the same way, indicating that the enumerator followed the same route year after year. Since Isaac was listed next to Conrad it is likely they either lived together or near each other.  The Personal Property Tax lists were done annually (with the exception of 1808 and 1864)[9].  Since “Isaac Flick” listed next to Peter “Flick” in 1831, 1832, and 1833 is not the same as  “Isaac Fleek, of Adam Sr ” listed next to Conrad “Flick” in 1833, Isaac Fleek son of Adam only appears in 1833.

In the early records in Hampshire Co., Virginia the spelling of last names was inconsistent.  Fleek can be found spelled as “Flick”, “Fleck”, “Fleak”, and if the handwriting was poor the “F” and “L” seem to merge and can be confused with “Heck” or “Hick”.  Similarly the spelling of “Umstadt” varies between records, being also spelled “Umstat”, “Umstatt”, “Umstot”, and  “Umstott”.   The surviving children of Elizabeth “Umstot” “Fleck” are listed in a Hampshire Co., Virginia land record dated September 24, 1835[10]:

This Indenture made the 24 day of September in the year 1835 Between Adam Flick and Alla his wife Isaac Flick Conrad Flick and Nancy his wife John Flick Abraham Flick and Christina his wife John Putman and Magdelena his wife formerly Magdelena Flick.  The said Adam, Isaac, Conrad, John, Abraham and Magdelena being children of Elizabeth Fleck formerly Elizabeth Umstot which said Elizabeth Flick was a daughter and legal heir of Peter Umstot deceased all formerly of Hampshire County and state of Virginia but at this time some of them are removed to the west of the one part…

Notice that spouses are listed for Adam’s children, Adam, Conrad, Abraham, and Magdelena, but not for Isaac or John.  The laws of Virginia in the 1800’s provided a wife with a dower right.  “Dower gave the woman a life interest in one/third of the real property…”[11]  Since “Under Virginia law, women were required to relinquish their dower rights to real property being sold”[12], there were entries following the deed attesting that each of the wives appeared and were interviewed separately from their husbands in court, even the wives who didn’t live in Virginia.  On September 24, 1835, Nancy wife of Conrad Fleek was examined separately from her husband, and Adam, Isaac and Conrad were recorded as personally appearing in Hampshire Co., Virginia court.   On November 9, 1835, Alla Fleek wife of Adam Fleek Jr., and Magdelena Putman wife of Jacob Putman were examined separately from their husbands, and Adam Fleek, Jr., John Fleek and Jacob Putman were recorded as personally appearing in Licking Co., Ohio court.  On January 18, 1846, Christy Fleek wife of Abraham was examined separate from Abraham, and Abraham was recorded as personally appearing in Tippecanoe Co., Indiana court.  We can confidently assume that Isaac and John were unmarried as of September 24, 1835 because they appear in court alone.

Newark, Licking Co., Ohio

The obituary of Mary Ann Fleek[13], another wife of Adam Fleek Sr., gives us information about Adam and his children, including the fact that Adam Fleek moved his family to Newark, Licking Co., Ohio in 1836:

Mary Ann Fleek, age 87 yrs. 7 mo. 18 days, died near Broadhead Wis. Nov.
19, 1882. Mother Fleek, whose maiden name was Mary Ann Putnam, was born in
Hampshire Co. Virginia March 31st 1795. While still very young she was marred to John
Jesse Dawson, who died at Norfolk, Virginia; in the war of 1812; leaving her a widow
with two children to care for. In April 1817, she was united in marriage to Adam Fleek of
Hampshire Co. (a widower with 8 children). To whom were born 10 children, making 20 in
all, to whom she was a mother…

In September 1836, Mrs. Fleek moved with her husband and family from
Virginia to Newark, Licking Co., Ohio, and then in the fall of 1846 to Green Co.,
Wisconsin. They settled in Jordon Prairie and there she continued to live until the
time of her death...

On January 17, 1902 Samuel Umstott of Reese Mill, West Virginia wrote a letter to Mrs. Mary Rose of Columbus, Ohio[14] talking about Adam’s move to Ohio.   Samuel Umstott[15], brother of Adam’s first wife Elizabeth Umstott, was 64 years old at the time the letter was written and was still living in Hampshire Co., which by 1902 was part of West Virginia.   Helen Benter transcribed the following part of the letter[16]:

Now in regard to our relations it is very hard to find out. Many things I would like to
know. I cannot find any papers to show when our grandfather and grandmother, Peter
Umstot and Rachel, his wife, came to this country from Germany, nor where they landed.
But what we have is that they came to Hampshire Co., Virginia and settled 4 miles
above or south of where I live on Beaver Run; where all the children were born except
our Uncle, Peter Umstot, the oldest child, who was born in Germany. All the rest were
born on Beaver Run in Hampshire Co. Va. 2 girls and five sons. Daughters names was
Elizabeth who married Adam Fleek and who died in the county and had [fi]ve o[r] [six] boys
and one girl [Mary] [Magdalene] married Jacob Putnam and you [know] [their son, Adam] was Martha Wright's father and he had 3 or 4 brothers, Abram and Isaac,  John & [Conrad], who was taken by their father Adam Fleek when young to Newark, Ohio.

Samuel Umstott’s letter can be taken to mean that all of Adam’s children left Hampshire, Virginia, and went to Ohio like their father Adam.  Another record disputes the fact that all the children were “taken by their father Adam Fleek when young to Newark, Ohio”.  A manuscript of George W. Fleek, quoted in George Southworth’s[17] book, tells us that Adam’s son Adam, Jr. was actually the first to travel to Ohio:

Adam II was the first of the family to settle at Newark, in Licking Co., Ohio, about 1822, and he was followed some years later by his father, Adam I. I have seen a copy of an old letter written by Adam II, addressed to Adam Flick (his father) telling him of the advantages of living in Licking Co. and urging him to move there.

Green Co., Wisconsin

As noted earlier, Adam moved with his family in 1846 to Green Co., Wisconsin.  On April 5, 1853 Adam Fleek, now living in Decatur, Green Co., Wisconsin wrote his Last Will and Testament, and mentioned Isaac and the other children of his first wife[18].  Several of his older children were deceased, but Adam Jr., Isaac, and Magdelena “Putnam” were still living.

In view of what I have done for the children of my first wife namely Abraham Fleek (deceased) Adam Fleek Magdalena Putnam Isaac Fleek Conrad Fleek (deceased) and John Fleek (deceased) I consider it Just in this my last Will and Testament not to give or bequeath to either of them or their heirs any thing and I am further confirmed in the equity of my so doing from the fact that the property that I now own has been obtained since said children became of age and left me…

On August 14, 1854, John J. “Putnam” wrote a letter from Decatur, Wisconsin to John “Umstot”, Esq. mentioning Adam Fleek and Isaac Fleek[19]. 

John Umstot, Esq.
My dear Sir, yours of the 28th ...., was gladly received in due time. always glad to hear from you ~ we are all well, Thanks be to the good Lord who has kept us from our earliest infancy through dangers, both seen and unseen. our relatives are well in Wisconsin. old Adam Flick is not very well~ the old man fails fast. This season the cancer is very troublesome to him, blinded one eye and covers nearly one side of his face ~ we are all very anxious for you to come to our country ~ [And on about great farming]…

Isaac Fleek is still here he says he would like to stay until you come if he can ~
I really hope you will not fail to come to Wisconsin this fall say October or November then it will be cool and healthy and pleasant Travelling. you can come in three or at most four days. I came from Newark Ohio home in thirty five hours and travelled the last twenty miles by land.
for I weary you I will close
Yours as ever in haste
John J Putnam

We learn from the letter that Adam Fleek was very sick with cancer and that in August 1854 Isaac Fleek was visiting Decatur, Wisconsin.  Isaac was presumably staying with the author of the letter, his brother-in-law John J. Putman[20] and his sister Magdalena.   

Texas

Several records indicate that Isaac, son of Adam, lived or died in Texas.

On July 7, 1896, Martha Wright[21], daughter of Adam, Jr.[22], wrote to her cousin Henry Clay “Putnam” or Putman, son of John J. Putman and Magdalena Fleek[23].   Martha Wright wondered if her Uncle Isaac was the owner of a large tract of land in Texas. 

July 7, 1896
My dear H. Clay,
... Some one told me a short time ago, that when he was in Texas some time ago, there was a large tract of land, owned by a man named Fleek, which was near a town which had grown into a large city, and I don't remember the name of it and that it must have become very valuable. Now was that Uncle Isaac or some other Fleek? ....

We know from this letter that someone, probably an extended family member, visited Texas and came back and talked about their trip.  It is interesting to note that Martha had reason to believe that a large tract of land in Texas could belong to her Uncle Isaac Fleek.

Although there are no known letters that specify the date or place of Isaac’s death, it is recorded in several books. Sherwood Fleek’s letter in Southworth’s book[24] says: “I am enclosing the chart which I have copied in pencil from the records of my Uncle George and hope the foregoing and the chart may be of some interest and use to you.”  Isaac Fleek, son of Adam is shown on the chart, and is listed as “d. in Texas 1878”.  Since George William Fleek, who created the original chart died in 1880, information regarding Isaac’s death in Texas, 1878 could have come from George’s records.

Timeline of Isaac Fleek, son of Adam

Discussion

There are several incorrect assumptions that researchers have made about Isaac the son of Adam which we address here.  One assumption was that the Isaac Fleek who married Mary Spencer in Hampshire Co., Virginia on March 6, 1828[38] must be Adam’s son Isaac.   Since we now know there were two men named Isaac Fleek living in Hampshire Co., Virginia in 1833, either of them could have married Mary Spencer.  Mary (Spencer) Fleek died April 1, 1855[39].  As shown earlier, Isaac son of Adam was unmarried in 1835 and since Mary Spencer was still alive in 1835,  Isaac son of Adam was not married to Mary Spencer.

A second incorrect assumption involves the 1840 census.  Adam Fleek was living in Licking Co., Ohio in 1840, and there is also an Isaac Fleek in the Licking Co., Ohio 1840 U.S. census[40].  Because both Adam and Isaac are living in the same county, some researchers have assumed that the Isaac Fleek in Licking Co., Ohio must be the son of Adam.   In 1840 the Isaac Fleek in Licking Co., Ohio had a household with 2 males age 5-10, 1 male age 20-30, 1 female under 5, and 1 female 20-30[41].  However, Isaac Fleek son of Adam, an heir of Elizabeth “Umstott”, was unmarried when he appears in court September 24, 1835.  If the Isaac in Licking Co., Ohio was Adam’s son, he managed to go from being unmarried on September 24, 1835 to having 2 males age 5-10 less than 5 years later.  Although this is possible if Isaac married a widow who previously had children, it is unlikely.  We will revisit the 1840 census in Licking Co., Ohio with each of the two men named Isaac Fleek later to determine which one was living in Licking Co., Ohio in 1840.

Isaac Fleek of Grayson Co., Texas

In this portion of the paper, we present the information known about Isaac Fleek who died in Grayson Co., Texas then compare that information to what we know about Isaac Fleek, son of Adam to determine whether he was Adam’s son.  We also examine the records from Texas looking for any records that would link him to Adam Fleek or another Fleek family.

Texas

The first records showing Isaac Fleek in Texas are military records.  Isaac Fleek was listed as a private in Captain Montague’s Company (C), 3 Regiment of Texas Mounted Volunteers[42].   He enrolled May 30, 1846[43] in Fannin Co., Texas and was discharged on Sept 5, 1846.  His widow’s pension application includes the following affidavit from C.C. Fitch dated March 30, 1877[44]:

 I saw him [Isaac Fleek] at the time he was starting to Mexico – he was with two of my brothers W. D. and J. A. Fitch who served in the said war & returned with them at the close of the war some three or 4 months later.  They (my brothers & Isaac Fleck) were honorable discharged at the end of war at San Antonio, Texas (I think).  I have heard my brothers say (who are now dead) that this company raised in Grayson and Fannin Counties participated in no battles.

Grayson Co., Texas was created from the western part of Fannin Co., Texas on March 17, 1846, and

Isaac Fleek was listed in its first tax list.  In the 1846 Grayson Co. tax list, Isaac was taxed on 900 acres of land originally granted to H. Shorkey[45].

On April 12, 1850 Isaac Fleek had a survey done for 158 acres of land in Grayson Co., Texas on Mill creek[46].  Isaac used certificate #6 originally granted to John Davis for 320 acres to purchase the land.  He purchased certificate #6 from J B Wilmuth for $50 on January 6, 1852, and received the Patent or title to this land on Sept 16, 1872.  On the right side of Figure 1 which is east of Sherman, this land is outline in red and was originally labeled on the map “John Davis 3-747”, indicating the name of the original grantee, certificate type and file number associated with the certificate. 

Figure 1- Map of Grayson Co., Texas on Jan 15, 1859 [47] showing lands near Sherman. Click Map for original image.

In 1850 we find Isaac Fleek in the U.S. census in Grayson Co., Texas[48].  Isaac Fleek was a 40 year old carpenter, and his birthplace was listed as Ohio.   He appears to be a boarder in the household of Rich Corn, since he is listed last in the household.   The informant reported his birthplace as Ohio, so we have reason to believe that Isaac Fleek was either born in, or at least lived in Ohio prior to coming to Texas.  Isaac didn’t have a wife or family in the 1850 U.S. census.

On December 21, 1851, Isaac bought 426 acres of land in Fannin Co., Texas for $500 from Charles F M Gudirn[49]. This land was originally granted to William Lloyd with certificate 187, and is located near the border of Fannin Co., and Grayson Co. [50] as shown inFigure 2 below.

Figure 2 - Map of  Fannin Co., Texas, in 1856[51]

On May 29, 1852 a survey was made for Isaac Fleek of 320 acres of land on Choctaw Bayou in Grayson Co., Texas[52].  Isaac purchased Certificate #13, granted to Henry Southward for 320 acres, for $100 on June 3, 1852 and used Certificate #13 to patent the land.  Isaac received the patent, or title, to this land on July 16, 1872.  In Figure 1 above, this land is outlined in red southwest of Sherman, or in the bottom left corner of the map and labeled “Henry Southward 3-1054”.

On July 30, 1852 a survey was made for Isaac Fleek of 162 acres of land on Smith creek in Grayson Co., Texas[53] for the remaining acres of land on certificate #6 granted to John Davis in 1841. Isaac Fleek was taxed on this land several years, but never completes the patent.  Isaac sold the remainder of certificate #6 for 162 acres to John S. Bigbee on October 14, 1869 for $162 who used it to patent a different parcel of land.  In top right of Figure 1, Isaac’s somewhat triangular parcel of land is outlined in red and was originally labeled on the map “Davis 3-747”.

Isaac shows up in county tax records for 1853 – 1857, but in the years 1855 – 1857 Isaac had an agent who acted on his behalf for the taxes: J. P. Dumas in 1855[54], D. Snider in 1856[55], and David Snively in 1857[56].

Isaac married “Eliza” Jane Trim on August 25, 1859 in Fannin Co., Texas[57].  Louisa J. Fleek wrote in her application for Isaac Fleek’s military pension, “My real name being then as now Louisa Jane, but through some mistake the name Eliza was recorded in the license instead of Louisa J. (my real name).”[58]   

In the 1860 U.S. census in Grayson Co., Texas[59], I. Fleek was the head of a household. He was a 52 year old farmer, born in Virginia.  He lived with a female, L. Fleek, 37 years old, born in Tennessee.

On 27 September 1861, Isaac Fleek and his wife Louisa sold 426 acres of land in Fannin Co., Texas to James W. Page for $850[60].

Isaac Fleek appears in Fannin Co.  tax assessments for 1861[61], and 1865[62].  In 1866[63] he was in the Grayson Co. tax assessment and was taxed on 6 horses, 20 head of cattle and 320 acres of land originally granted to Southward.

In the 1870 U.S. census[64] in Grayson Co., Texas, Isaac Fleek was head of household and was listed as a 63 year old farmer, born in Virginia.  He lived with 48 year old Louisa, who was keeping house, born in Tennessee.

On October 11, 1872, Isaac Fleek and Louisa his wife sold 158 acres on the waters of Mill Creek near Sherman in Grayson Co., Texas to Ravey Alred, deceased, for $158[65].

On 22 July 1874, Isaac Fleek and Louisa his wife sold 100 acres beginning at the NE corner of land he patented using Henry Southward’s certificate #13 to John J. Putman of Tarrant Co., Texas for $800[66].

On 28 September, 1876 Isaac Fleek and Louisa Jane his wife sold 120 acres starting at the SE corner of the Henry Southward survey to Thomas J. Patty of Noxubee Co., Mississippi for $1200[67].

Death Records

On 28 Aug 1878, Louisa Fleek, presumably the widow of Isaac Fleek, bought back the 100 acres of land of the NE corner of the Henry Southward survey from John J. Putman and his wife Julia D. Putman of Tarrant Co., Texas.  

Louisa J. Fleek applied for a widow’s pension on March 30, 1887, and in the paperwork listed Isaac Fleek’s death date as Oct 3, 1878 in Grayson Co., Texas[68].  There is a broken tombstone for a Fleek in Friendship Cemetery, Sherman, Grayson Co., Texas[69].  The cracks have been repaired, and it appears to read: 

IN MEMORY OF

 ..sac FLEEK

       DIED

..ct. 3, 1877

 Aged 70 yrs. 1 Mo. …

It is likely the tombstone of Isaac Fleek since the month and day of October 3 match Louisa’s statement in the pension application. Since the tombstone year appears to be 1877, and Louisa J. Fleek bought land (without Isaac) from John J. Putman Aug 31, 1878, it is more likely that the year 1877 on the tombstone is correct and the 1878 in her pension application is incorrect.  Based on the death date and the age given on the tombstone, we calculate that Isaac Fleek was born about September 1807. 

Timeline of Isaac Fleek of Grayson Co., Texas

Discussion

None of the records from Texas list the parents of Isaac Fleek.  There is, however, significant evidence that he was the son of Adam Fleek.   We expect Adam’s son Isaac to be born in Virginia between 1804 - 1809.  Isaac Fleek of Grayson Co., Texas has census records that say he was born in Virginia, and his tombstone puts his birth year as 1807.  Adam’s son Isaac was single in 1835, and Isaac of Grayson, Texas got married in 1859, and his wife’s application for pension stated that this was his only marriage, so he was single in 1835.  Adam’s son Isaac is said to have died in 1878 in Texas, and Isaac Fleek’s pension record listed his death date as Oct 3, 1878 in Grayson Co., Texas.

Perhaps most significantly, the timeline for Isaac Fleek of Grayson Co., Texas gives a reason that Adam Fleek’s family would know that Isaac Fleek died in Texas in 1878.  Isaac Fleek sold 100 acres of land to John J. Putman of Tarrant Co., Texas in 1874.  In 1878, Louisa Fleek, the widow of Isaac Fleek bought that same 100 acres of land back from John J. Putman and his wife Julia D. Putman of Tarrant Co., Texas.  According to a sketch about John J. Putman in The History of Texas published the year before John J. Putman’s death[94], John J. Putman of Tarrant Co., Texas was the same person as John J. Putman, Jr. of Green Co., Wisconsin, the grandson of Adam Fleek.[95]

We know from the previous section that Isaac Fleek, son of Adam Fleek, had visited John J. Putman [Sr.] in Decatur, Green Co., Wisconsin in 1854.  In the 1850 U.S. Census in Green Co., Wisconsin, John J. Putman, Jr., age 15, lived with his father,[96]  and he was likely still at home when Isaac Fleek came to visit.  John J. Putman, Jr. moved from Green Co., Wisconsin to Tarrant Co., Texas after his mother’s death in 1874[97], which also happens to be the year he bought land from Isaac Fleek in Grayson Co., Texas.  There is evidence that John J. Putman, Jr. continued to have contact with family in Wisconsin after Isaac’s death.  The History of Texas states that in addition to the land he owned in Texas, John J. Putman, Jr. also owned land Green Co., Wisconsin.  The sketch also gives details about the family of John J. Putman, Jr. such as the death date of his brother Hiram D. in 1892 which indicates John J. Putman had been in contact with family after the death of his Uncle Isaac in 1878.

1840?

According to his Texas Voter Registration in 1867[98], Isaac Fleek lived in the same county in Texas for 21 years, meaning he moved to Texas about 1846, making his location in 1840 unknown.  

 As noted earlier, an Isaac Fleek was found in the Licking Co., Ohio 1840 U.S. census[99] with 2 males age 5-10, 1 male age 20-30, 1 female under 5, and 1 female 20-30.  However, Isaac Fleek of Grayson Co., Texas did not marry until 1859, and had no known descendants.  It is therefore extremely unlikely that he was the Isaac Fleek with three young children living in Licking Co., Ohio in 1840.

Barnes F. Lathrop examined migration patterns of those moving into Eastern Texas, which includes Fannin and Grayson Co, Texas, in his paper “Migration into East Texas, 1835 – 1860”[100].  Those who came from Virginia and then moved to the Ohio River valley, which was the pattern of the Fleek families, then settled in Indiana, Illinois or Missouri before moving to Texas[101].  We do find an Isaac Fleek in Missouri in the land records in 1840.  “Isaac Fleek of Saline Co., Missouri” received a federal land grant on January 10, 1840[102] for the NE ¼  of the NW ¼ of Section 29, Township 49, Range 21 containing forty acres in Saline Co., Missouri.  Isaac’s tract of land is shown outlined in red in Figure 3 below and was owned by A. H Buckner in the 1876 plat map of Saline Co., Missouri.

Figure 3- Section 29, Township 49, Range 21 in Saline County in 1876[103]

In order for an Isaac Fleek to be “of Saline Co., Missouri” when he received the land grant, he must have moved to Missouri prior to Jan 1840.  An abstract of United States land records was given to each state, and in Missouri the “Fayette abstract of 1837”[104] lists Isaac Fleek with 40 acres of land in the NE NW of Section 29, Township 49, Range 21.  Since we do not find this Isaac Fleek listed as a head of household in the U.S. census of 1840 in Missouri, but he definitely came to Missouri before 1840, Isaac was likely a boarder in another household.   No record can be found of Isaac Fleek selling his land in Saline Co., but the land was owned by Nathan Harris by May 8, 1842 when he sold the NE ¼ of the NW ¼ of Section 29, Township 49, Range 21 and other tracts of land to Charles Beasley[105].  

Conclusions

Isaac Fleek of Grayson Co., Texas, was born in Virginia about 1807, was single in 1835, and his wife’s pension application listed his death as 1878 in Texas.  This is exactly what we expect of Adam’s son Isaac.   John J. Putman [Jr.] was likely the source from which the descendants of Adam Fleek learn that Isaac died in Texas in 1878.  We conclude that Isaac Fleek of Grayson Co., Texas was the son of Adam because of his interactions with John J. Putman [Jr.], a grandson of Adam Fleek and nephew of Isaac Fleek.  

Isaac Fleek of Doniphan Co., Kansas

In this portion of the paper we examine the life of the Isaac Fleek who died April 29, 1878 in Doniphan Co., Kansas.  In addition to the records in Kansas and Missouri, we examine the early records of Hampshire Co., Virginia, and identify his possible parents.

Family Bible

A Fleek Family Bible from Kansas[106] gives important information about this Isaac Fleek and his family.  According to that Bible, Isaac Fleek was born August 12, 1807.  He married first March 28, 1828 to Mary _____, who was born February 9, 1809, and died April 1, 1855.  He married second Mary _____ on February 28, 1856.  The family Bible also includes a list of places that Isaac lived:

Moved to the State of Ohio on the sixth day October in the [year] of our Lord 1833

and Moved to the State of  Missouri October the 8, 1842,

and Moved to the State of Kansas In December the 7 1862.

The names and birthdates of Isaac’s children were listed across multiple pages in the family Bible as follows: 

Mary Katharin Born March 9 1829 on Monday

Otho Jackson Born December the 14 1830

Henry Greenville Born December the 1 1832

Juian Born April the 13 1835

Martha Born November the 6 1837

Inphant Born August the 1 1840

Margret Born September the 9 1841

John Born Febuary 12 1844 on Monday

Sarah Born Febuary 19 1847 on Friday

Isaac Born January 19 1849

Hariet Jain born January the 5 1853

               Ephraigm Calhoon born December 17 1856

               James Buchannon born June 2 1858

               Mary Ellin Born April 18 1861

Although no birthplace was listed, we can infer the place of birth for each child based on the dates that Isaac moved to each state.  We expect those born before 1833 to be born in Virginia, those born between 1833 and 1842 to be born in Ohio, and those born between 1842 and 1862 to be born in Missouri.  Additionally, we presume that the children born after 1855, when Isaac’s first wife died, were born to Isaac’s second marriage.  Unfortunately, the family Bible from Kansas does not list the parents of Isaac, nor does it give the place he was born. 

Isaac Fleek’s obituary[107] gives a slightly different timeline of where Isaac lived: “The deceased was born in Penn. in 1806, was raised in Ohio, and moved to Missouri in the year 1840, where he continued to reside, until 1861, when he moved to Kansas, where he has since lived.” This obituary seems to be an excellent source of information for details regarding the death of Isaac Fleek.  However the other dates, including Isaac’s birth year, do not match what was recorded in the family Bible.  The dates in the family Bible appear to be recorded before Isaac Fleek’s death[108], so we consider the family Bible to be a more reliable source for events that happened during Isaac’s lifetime than the obituary.  Additionally, the obituary lists Isaac’s birthplace as Pennsylvania, but all other sources including the U.S. census records of 1850[109], 1860[110], and 1870[111] list Virginia as the birth place for Isaac Fleek.

Hampshire Co., Virginia

There is an extracted marriage record that lists an “Isaac Flick” who married Mary Spencer in Hampshire Co., Virginia on March 6, 1828[112].  This matches the month and year of the marriage recorded in the family Bible, as well as the first names of both bride and groom.  The date March 6, 1828 was recorded by the minister who performed the marriage and was recorded at the time of the marriage so is likely to be the correct date.  Since the Bible was printed in 1868, the marriage date of March 28, 1828 was recorded in the family Bible at least 12 years after the death of Isaac’s first wife.  Although the dates are not an exact match, it is almost certain that the Isaac Fleek who died in Doniphan Co., Kansas married Mary Spencer.  Additional evidence comes from the fact that Isaac Fleek was recorded in the 1850 U.S. census of Washington Twp., Buchanan Co., Missouri in household 516, and household 518 was Arthur Spencer[113], brother of Mary Spencer[114].

The first time the name “Isaac Flick” appears on a Hampshire Co., Virginia personal property tax list was March 24, 1830[115]. He owned one horse, and was listed next to “Peter Flick”.   On March 26, 1831, “Isaac Flick” again paid his personal property tax on one horse, and was listed next to “Peter Flick”[116].  On March 13, 1832, “Isaac Flick” paid personal property tax on two horses[117], and was again listed next to “Peter Flick”[118].  On Feb 4, 1833 “Isaac Flick” paid personal property tax on two horses, and was listed next to “Peter Flick”.  We should also note that on April 3, 1883 “Isaac Flick of Adam” paid taxes on 1 horse and was listed next to “Conrad Flick” [119].   “Isaac Flick” does not appear in the Hampshire Co., personal property tax records after 1833. This matches the fact that the family Bible says that Isaac moved to Ohio in 1833.

The 1830 U.S. census of Hampshire Co., Virginia[120] lists an “Isaac Fleck” with a household that contains 1 male 20-30, 1 female under 5, and one female age 20-30.   It is extremely probable that the “Isaac Flick”  listed in the 1830 U.S. census was the same “Isaac Flick” who shows up in the Hampshire Co., Virginia personal property tax list in 1830,  separately from “Isaac Fleek of Adam”  According to the family Bible, Isaac and Mary had one child by the time the census was taken in 1830: Mary Katharin born March 9, 1829.

Newark, Licking Co., Ohio

According to the family Bible, Isaac moved to Ohio in 1833.   As noted earlier, in the 1840 U.S. census, there was an Isaac Fleek living in Licking Co., Ohio with 2 males age 5-10, 1 male age 20-30, 1 female under 5, and 1 female 20-30.

If we use the birthdates from the family Bible, and then translate them into 1840 census terms we would expect Isaac to have 2 males age 5-10 (Otho Jackson and Henry Greenville),  1 male age 20-30 (Isaac Fleek),  1 female under 5 (Martha), 1 female age 5-10 (Juian), 1 female age 10-20 (Mary Katharin), and 1 female age 20-30 (Mary Fleek).   Isaac Fleek living in Licking Co., Ohio does not have any females age 5-10 nor 10-20.   It is likely that both Mary Katharin and Juian died prior to the 1840 U.S. census since we have no record of them other than the family Bible.  Based on the ages of children in his family, Isaac Fleek of Doniphan Co., Kansas was very likely the same as the Isaac Fleek living in Licking Co., Ohio. 

Buchanan Co., Missouri

The first record we find mentioning Isaac Fleek in Buchanan Co., Missouri is a mortgage between Isaac Fleek and David C. Ewing dated May 23, 1845 where Isaac used the East ½ of the SE ¼ of Section 19, Township 57, Range 34 as collateral[121].   Isaac Fleek later receives the patent for the SE ¼ of Section 19, Township 57, Range 34 from the State of Missouri[122].  We know Isaac paid $200 plus $14.67 in interest for the 160 acres and received Land Patent #1350 after his final payment to the State of Missouri for the SE ¼  of Section 19, Township 57, Range 34 on May 2, 1850, but the Patent does not record the date he made the first payments on the land.

According to the family Bible, Isaac Fleek moved to Missouri October 8, 1842, but his obituary indicates he moved to Missouri in 1840.  Since Margaret was born in September 1841, we can look for her place of birth in the 1850 census to determine which date is likely more accurate.  Isaac Fleek was listed in the 1850 U.S. census in Buchanan Co., Missouri[123] as a 43 year old farmer born in Virginia.  His household consisted of:

Since Sarah was listed in the family Bible as born in 1847 but she was not listed in the 1850 U.S. census, we presume she died before 1850.  If Isaac moved to Missouri in 1840, as indicated in his obituary, we would expect Martha born in Ohio, and Margaret born in Missouri.  However since both Martha and Margaret have a birthplace of Ohio and John and Isaac are listed as born in Missouri,  Isaac must have moved after 1840, so the move date of October 8, 1842 to Missouri from the family Bible appears to be accurate.

Isaac Fleek was granted 3 parcels of land in Buchanan Co., Missouri as part of the Federal Land Grants: Lot #1 of the SW ¼ of Section 35, Township 57, Range 34 containing 64.98 acres on June 1, 1850[124]; Lot #5 of the NW ¼ of section 2, Township 56, Range 34 containing 4.75 acres on June 1, 1850  [125] and Lot #5 of the SE ¼ of Section 34, Township 57, Range 34 containing 43.87 acres on December 1, 1851[126].  Isaac Fleek and Mary his wife both of Doniphan Co., Kansas sold all three parcels of lands to Derriniass Ann Whitson on May 2, 1863[127].  Using the land descriptions and the 1877 plat map of Buchanan Co., Missouri[128] we find all three parcels of land lie adjacent to each other along the Platt River. Notice inFigure 4 below that the river bend continues from Section 34, into Section 35, then down into section 2.  

Figure 4- Buchanan Co., Missouri, 1877[129]:  Washington Twp.(tan),  Marion Twp. (dark pink) , Agency Twp. (light pink),  and Tremont Twp. (green)

In Figure 5 , Wm. Whitson was shown as the owner of these lands.

Figure 5- Sections 34 and 35 of Township 57, Range 34 in Buchanan Co., Missouri, 1877[130]

The family Bible lists the death date of Isaac’s first wife Mary as April 1, 1855.  Death records in Buchanan Co., Missouri do not begin until 1883, so we do not find a death record for Mary Fleek.  We can find a marriage record between Isaac Fleek and Mary Mann on February 28, 1856 in Buchanan Co., Missouri[131], which matches exactly the marriage date recorded in the family Bible for Isaac’s second marriage. The family Bible does not separate the children born to Isaac’s first and second marriage, but based on the date of Mary Fleek’s death in 1855, and his second marriage in 1856 it is almost certain that the three youngest children, “Ephraigm” Calhoon, James Buchannon, and Mary Ellen, are from his second marriage.

On April 3, 1857 Isaac Fleek and Mary his wife sold 160 acres of land in Buchanan Co., Missouri to Edward O Hays for $4200[132].  The land was described as the SE ¼  of Section 19, Township 57, Range 34. 

After Isaac Fleek’s death someone added a list of the Mann children and their birth dates to the family Bible in Kansas.  The children are listed as:

               William Mann born 1 day of June 1845

               Nancy born 17 of March 1846

               Green born 9 of March 1848

               Sue born 17 of Feb 1850

               John Mann born 20 of Feb 1852

Isaac Fleek was listed in the 1860 U.S. census in Washington Twp., Buchanan Co., Missouri as a  60 year old farm owner born in Virginia with the following in his household:[133] 

The enumerator used ditto marks for the last name of each child (except Jane) and their birthplace, but based on the family Bible we would expect William, Nancy, Greenbury, Susan and John to have the last name of Mann.  We also expect ‘Ephrim’, James, Isaac, and Jane to have Missouri listed as their birthplace, so it is likely that all of the Mann children who also have a ditto mark as their birthplace were born in Missouri (and not Kentucky as indicated).  Comparing the list of children in the 1860 census to those listed in the family Bible, it appears the census enumerator listed first the children from Mary Mann’s first marriage, then the children born to Isaac and Mary Mann Fleek, and finally the children born to Isaac and Mary Spencer Fleek. 

Doniphan Co., Kansas

Isaac Fleek of Buchanan Co., Missouri bought land from Cary B. Whitehead and his wife Mildred Ann of Doniphan Co., Kansas on February 8, 1861 for $4000.00[134].  According to a descendant of Isaac Fleek of Doniphan Co., Kansas, Isaac “acquired his home by trading 7 slaves and a piece of land in Missouri for a tract along Peters Creek, just east of Blair, Kansas at the outbreak of the Civil War, to a man by the name of Whitehead. He, Whitehead, started south with the slaves and they were taken away from him by Union Soldiers”[135]  Isaac Fleek was listed in the 1860 Slave schedule in Buchanan, Missouri[136] with 7 slaves: a black male age 34, a black female age 29, a mulatto male age 9, a black female age 7, a black female age 5, a black female age 3, and a mulatto male age 1, but we find no official record of Isaac selling slaves to Cary B. Whitehead.  However, the obituary of Cary B. Whitehead[137] says he was “one of the earliest pioneers of Doniphan county”,  and that he “swapped off his farm to a man in Missouri for a lot of negro slaves which he took south…He traded a fine farm in Kansas, just at the beginning of the war, to a Mr. Fleek, of Holt county, this state, for some negroes.” We have not been able to identify any person named Fleek living in Holt County, Missouri, but from the land record  we know that the “Mr. Fleek” who bought the farm from Cary B. Whitehead in Doniphan Co., Kansas was Isaac Fleek of Buchanan Co., Missouri.  It is therefore likely that Isaac Fleek sold his slaves to Cary B. Whitehead.

Figure 6- Section 19, Township 3, Range 22 of Doniphan County, Kansas[138]

Figure 6, a portion of The Historical Plat Map of Doniphan Co., Kansas from 1881[139] shows “Isaac Fleek Est” in the northwest ¼ of Section 19, Township 3, Range 22.  The northwest corner also shows “SH No. 32”.  Isaac Fleek had sold one acre of the north west corner of his land to School District 32[140] for $1 on March 27, 1867 conditional on it being used for school purposes or it would revert back to Isaac Fleek.  On April 16, 1870 Isaac again sold one acre of land to School District 32 starting at the northwest corner of his land, but this time for $40, again conditional on being used for the school or it would revert back to him.

Figure 6 also shows the railroad crossing Isaac Fleek’s property.  On January 22, 1868 Isaac sold a strip of land 100 feet wide running through his land to the St. Joseph and Denver City Railroad Company for $1.

According to the family Bible, Isaac Fleek moved to Kansas December 7, 1862, so we expect to find him in Kansas for the 1865 Kansas State census.  Isaac Fleek, a 57 year old farmer born in Virginia, and his family are indeed listed in the 1865 Kansas State census in Washington Twp., Doniphan Co., Kansas[141]:

Isaac Fleek is also in the 1870 U.S. census in Washington Twp., Doniphan Co., Kansas[142] as a 62 year old male born in Virginia with his family:

Isaac Fleek was still in Kansas for the 1875 Kansas State census as a 67 year old male born in Virginia who moved from Missouri to Kansas[143].

Isaac Fleek died on April 28, 1878[144] at his home on Peter’s Creek[145].   He died intestate owning land, and Ephraim Fleek was appointed the administrator of the estate.  Isaac’s son Isaac Fleek, Jr. sued Mary Fleek, widow of Isaac Fleek and the other heirs of Isaac Fleek for his portion of the inheritance on September 6^th, 1879.

TimeLine of Isaac Fleek of Doniphan Co., Kansas

Much is known, about the Isaac Fleek of Doniphan Co., Kansas.  The children of Isaac Fleek and Mary Spencer, the children of Isaac Fleek and his second wife, Mary Mann, and even the children of Mary Victor and her first husband, John Mann, show up in censuses living with Isaac Fleek.  Below is a simplified timeline of Isaac Fleek of Doniphan Co., Kansas

Discussion

Because Isaac Fleek and Adam Fleek are in the same location in the 1840 U.S. census in Licking Co., Ohio, some researchers have proposed that Adam Fleek was the father of this Isaac.  For example, in the book Kelly R Bates cousins[164], Kelly Bates was trying to identify Isaac, the son of Adam and mentioned Isaac Fleek of Doniphan Co., Kansas:

 Isaac, b. 1807, d 28 Apr 1878. According to Wilbur Fleek of Wathena KS, Isaac’s father is believed to be Jacob Fleek.  Isaac who died in Texas in 1878 also – Wilbur says his ancestor Isaac did not die in Texas. 

Bates had noticed that the Isaac Fleek of Doniphan Co., Kansas had some similarities to Isaac Fleek, son of Adam since they were both born about 1807 in Hampshire Co., Virginia and died about 1878.  Unfortunately the Isaac family Bible from Kansas does not list the parents of Isaac Fleek.  Since Isaac married in Hampshire Co., Virginia in 1828, it is probable that he is a son of one of the Fleek families living in Hampshire, Virginia in the early 1800’s.   From A Short History of the Fleek Family[165]:

Henry Flick continued in Somerset Co. Penn. till the year 1792 and thence moved to Hampshire Co. Va. - now Mineral Co. W. Va. - where he resided during the remainder of his life. Henry had altogether eight children: - Adam, Solomon, Benjamin, John, Jacob, Henry, Susan and Katharine.

According to the 1810 U.S. census, Henry “Flick”, Sr.,  Adam, John, Jacob, and Henry, Jr.  were the only Fleek families living in Hampshire Co., Virginia[166].  In the 1820 U.S. census, Henry “Flick”, Sr., Adam, John, Jacob, Henry, Jr., and Solomon were living in Hampshire Co., Virginia. Thus the only Fleek families living in Hampshire Co., Virginia were Henry Fleek and his children. This means that Isaac Fleek was almost certainly related to Adam Fleek, even if he was not the son of Adam.

Kelly Bates identified two major problems with this Isaac Fleek being Isaac, son of Adam.  First, Isaac Fleek died in Doniphan, Kansas in 1878, and never lived in Texas.  Second, Isaac Fleek father’s is believed to be someone other than Adam.  And a third problem exists in that Isaac was married to Mary Spencer and they had a child born in 1835, but as was shown earlier Adam’s son Isaac is known to be unmarried in 1835.  We have already identified Adam’s son Isaac as Isaac Fleek of Grayson Co., Texas.  Thus Isaac Fleek of Doniphan Co., Kansas was not the son of Adam. 

In Bates’ book, Wilbur Fleek of Wathena KS proposed that Isaac’s father could be Jacob Fleek.  Jacob Fleek married Susan “Umstatt” on Oct 14, 1799[167].  Jacob died intestate before January 22, 1844[168], and owned land at the time of his death[169].  Each of Jacob’s surviving children were given a 1/9 interest in his land as heirs.  Land records from Hampshire, County list the following nine people as children or heirs of Jacob Fleek, selling their interest in Jacob Fleek’s land: Jacob Fleek[170], Rachel Harsel[171], Susana Lease[172], Elizabeth Culp[173], Ann Fleek[174], Philip Fleek of Tippecanoe Co., Indiana[175], Henry Fleek of Scotland Co., Missouri[176], Catherine Gorgas of Scotland Co., Missouri[177], and Peter Fleek[178].  All nine of Jacob’s surviving children were accounted for in the land records, and Isaac Fleek was not one of them. Additionally, we can account for all of the males in Jacob Fleek’s household in 1810.  In the U.S. 1810 census in Hampshire Co., Virginia, the household of Jacob Fleek contained 1 male under ten, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 26-44, 3 females under 10, and 1 female 26-44[179].  There is a tombstone for Henry Flick, son of Jacob, in Scotland Co., Missouri[180] which listed Henry’s age at death, so we calculate his birthdate as 15 Jul 1800.  Jacob Fleek Jr., was age 48 in the 1850 U.S. census of Hampshire Co., Virginia[181], so we calculate his birthdate as about 1802.  Peter Flick was age 44 in the 1850 U.S. census of Hampshire Co., Virginia[182] so we calculate his birthdate to be about 1806.  Philip “Fleck” was age 35 in the 1850 U.S. census in Tippecanoe, Indiana[183], so we calculate his birthdate to be about 1815.  In Jacob’s household in 1810, Peter and Jacob Jr. would both have been males under 10, Henry the male age 10-15, and Jacob, the head of household, the male 26-44.  Since we can account for more males than are listed in Jacob’s household in the 1810 U.S. census, and Isaac is not listed as an heir of Jacob in the Hampshire Co., land records, Jacob is almost certainly not Isaac’s father.

Henry Flick, Sr. was listed in the 1810 U.S. census for Hampshire Co., Virginia[184] with 1 male age 16 to 25, 1 male age 45 and over, 1 female age 10 to 15, and 1 female age 45 and over.  We expect Isaac Fleek to be age 3 in the 1810 census, and there are no males less than ten living with Henry Flick, Sr. in 1810.  Additionally the heirs or legatees of Henry, Sr. were listed in a court case in 1844[185] as Susanna Hatton, Henry Fleek Jr., Jacob Fleek, Adam Fleek, John Fleek, Solomon Fleek, and Catharine Paugh, so Henry Fleek, Sr. is not the father of Isaac Fleek.

To decide if the remaining brothers of Adam and Jacob could be a father of Isaac, we use information from Virginia tax lists, which are available from 1800 – 1814 (except 1808) .  Virginia tax lists give us a more complete list of people in Hampshire Co., Virginia than the early U.S. censuses, and list tithable adults. The Library of Virginia says the following[186] about the tax lists in Virginia:

The early laws required the tax commissioner in each district to record in “a fair alphabetical list” the names of the person chargeable with the tax, the names of white male tithables over the age of twenty-one, the number of white male tithables between ages sixteen and twenty-one, the number of slaves both above and below age sixteen, various types of animals such as horses and cattle, carriage wheels, ordinary licenses, and even billiard tables.

The table below shows the years that each of the names appear in the tax list[187], including everyone with the last name “Flick”, “Fleck”, or “Fleek” since they are alternate spellings.  The first number listed is the number of tithable adults, the second is the number of horses owned, the third number indicates slaves over age 12. Any time two sets of numbers appear in the same square indicates that name appeared twice in the tax records in Hampshire Co., Virginia that year. 

Solomon doesn’t appear as a head of household in the 1810 U.S census. In the 1820 U.S. census of Hampshire Co., Virginia[188], Solomon Fleek has a household with 3 males less than 10,  1 male age 26-45, and 1 female age 26-45.  Since Solomon first appears in the tax list in 1813, we estimate he was about 21 in 1813, or about 15 in 1807 when Isaac was born.  It is not surprising that Solomon doesn’t have any children old enough to be Isaac (males age 10-16) in the 1820 U.S. census.  Therefore, we conclude that Solomon is almost certainly not the father of Isaac.

Benjamin never appeared as a head of household in the U.S. census records of Hampshire Co., Virginia, however he does appear in the 1806 tax record. Since he is taxed in 1806, he was at least age 21 and therefore old enough to be Isaac’s father in 1807.  Benjamin never shows up after 1806 on the tax lists of Hampshire Co, and he is not mentioned in Henry’s Last Will and Testament[189] dated 31 July, 1816 and proven 1821 by witnesses John Spencer and Adam Brookhart.  Since there are no records of Benjamin after 1806, it is likely that he died young.  A granddaughter of Henry, named Susannah, is mentioned in Henry’s will.  Since she is the only grandchild mentioned by name, it is probable that Benjamin died young and left behind a daughter named Susannah.  Unlike Susannah, Isaac is not mentioned in Henry, Sr.’s will, so Benjamin is probably not the father of Isaac.

John “Flick” was listed in the 1810 U.S. census of Hampshire Co., Virginia[190] with 1 male under 10, 1 male 16-26, 3 females under 10, and 1 female 26-44.  He had a male under 10, the age we expect Isaac Fleek to be.  John’s widow, Elizabeth “Fleak”, was living in Athens Co., Ohio in 1830, and next to her in the census is Samuel “Fleak”, a male aged 20-30[191], the right age to be one of her sons.  Since Samuel was also buried in the same cemetery as Elizabeth, it is even more likely that he was her son.  According to Samuel’s  tombstone[192],  he was born in 1806.  Since Samuel was 4 in 1810, he accounts for the male under 10 in John’s household in Hampshire, Virginia.  Since John only had one male under 10 in the 1810 census, he is not likely to be the father of Isaac.

Henry “Flick” also shows up as a head of household in Hampshire Co., Virginia in 1810[193]  with 1 male under 10, 1 male 16-26,  2 females under 10, and 2 females 16-26.   He has a male under 10, the age we expect Isaac Fleek to be.  Henry Fleek died December 9, 1867[194], and we have not found a will or probate records for him that gives a list of his heirs.  Fortunately, Arthur Fleek’s death record[195] lists his parents, Henry and Nancy Fleek.  Based on Arthur’s age at death, he was born about 1818, which makes him the oldest known child of Henry and Nancy Fleek.  He is not old enough to be the male listed in Henry’s household in 1810.    Some researchers have postulated that Henry had a first marriage to Ann Urice[196], but they don’t list the names of any children from that marriage.  Since Isaac Fleek would be about 3 years old in 1810, and there is a male child under 10 living with Henry, Isaac Fleek could be the son of Henry.

Isaac Fleek is not listed as an heir or legetee of Henry Flick, Sr. 

Conclusions

When we compare the timelines of Isaac Fleek of Doniphan Co., Kansas and Isaac Fleek of Grayson Co., Texas, there is no question that there were two distinct persons by the name of Isaac Fleek with ties to the Fleek family of Hampshire, Virginia.  There is compelling evidence that the Isaac Fleek of Grayson Co., Texas was the son of Adam Fleek, because of Isaac’s interactions with Adam Fleek’s grandson, John J. Putman, Jr. It is significant that family historians from Adam Fleek’s family recorded that Isaac died in Texas in 1878, because it allows us to identify  Isaac Fleek of Grayson Co., Texas as Adam’s son. 

Many online genealogy family trees have taken the birth and death date from Isaac Fleek’s Family Bible in Kansas, changed his death place to Texas, and then called him the son of Adam Fleek.  There is too much evidence of Isaac Fleek’s death in Kansas to support changing his death place to Texas.  Since Isaac Fleek lived in Licking Co., Ohio at the same time as Adam Fleek,  there is reason to believe they are somehow related.  After eliminating all but one of Adam’s brothers as the father of Isaac Fleek, we conclude that  Henry Fleek, Jr., is the most likely father of Isaac Fleek of Doniphan Co., Kansas.