John Fleming and Martha Coyle

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Husband John Fleming ^{1 2}

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         Father: James Fleming (      -      ) 1 3 4
         Mother: Margaret Clark (      -      ) 1 3

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Wife Martha Coyle ¹

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General Notes: Husband - John Fleming

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In about 1837 the Cumberland Valley Railroad was opened, the tracks having been laid through the main street of Carlisle, Pennsylvania. His brother-in-law, William B. Murray, was quick to see the advantage of a move in this direction and conceived the idea of embarking in the grain and forwarding business. With this object in view he and John Fleming, in December, 1838, purchased a property on the south side of West High street, west of and adjoining property of Dickinson College. On this lot they erected a two-story frame warehouse, entered into partnership, and in February, 1839, began business under the name of Murray & Fleming. On Aug. 12th of the same year a sad accident occurred on the Cumberland Valley railroad, which resulted in the death of Mr. Fleming. While detach-ing one of his freight cars from the rapidly moving train, in order that the car would run on the siding, Mr. Fleming, in reaching forward to replace the bolt in the car just ahead, lost his balance, fell, and was crushed by the wheels of his own car. He lived seven hours after the occurrence.

1 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 583.

2 —, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 36.

3 —, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 37.

4 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 18.