Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Fletcher, Allison 
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Author: Past & Present Will County, 1907

Allison Fletcher, connected with mercantile interests in Peotone, was born in 
Peotone township in 1868, representing one of the old families of the county. 
His father, Allison Fletcher, Sr., was a native of Virginia and in early 
manhood came to Illinois, having lost his parents when a child. He was one of 
the early settlers of the county and aided in its pioneer development and 
progress. He first engaged in the operation of a thresher, but afterward 
turned his attention to general farming. At the time of the Civil war, true to 
his loved southland, he served in the Confederate army and was wounded in 
battle in the hand by the bursting of a shell. He afterward engaged in farming 
in Peotone township and his sons succeeded him on the farm. He held membership 
in the Methodist Episcopal church and was a republican in his political views. 
In early manhood he wedded Margaret Barnhart, who was born in Pennsylvania and 
who died in 1898, when about sixty years of age. She, too, was a member of the 
Methodist church. Their family numbered seven children: Allison, of this 
review; James, who is proprietor of a book and stationery store at Peotone; 
Clayton, a farmer residing at Manteno; Theodore, a resident of Peotone 
township; Eugene, who lives at Manteno; and Mabel and Leonard, both at home. 
The mother was twice married, her first husband being James Cowing, by whom 
she had four children: Eva, who married Frank Giekerson and resides in 
Manteno; Herman, a resident of Peotone; Beatrice, who is the wife of Harry 
Brett, a member of the fire department of Joliet; and Maud, who married John 
Mungur, a resident farmer of Peotone. Allison Fletcher, whose name introduces 
this record, was reared upon the home farm, early becoming familiar with the 
duties and labors that fall to the lot of the agriculturist. He worked in the 
fields through the summer months and in the winter seasons attended the 
district schools. After putting aside his text-books his entire time and 
attention were devoted to farming, and he remained upon the old homestead 
until 1903, when he put aside agricultural pursuits and formed a partnership 
with Herman Frahm in a general mercantile business, in which he has since 
continued with success. They carry a well selected line of goods and enjoy a 
liberal patronage, their business constantly increasing in volume and 
importance. Mr. Fletcher holds membership with the Methodist Episcopal church 
and is deeply interested in its various activities and in its substantial 
development. He is serving on the official board and is treasurer of the 
Sunday school. He is likewise an exemplary member of the Masonic fraternity 
and in politics is a republican. The only office he has ever held is that of 
constable, but as a private citizen he has loyally supported the measures and 
movements that are best calculated to promote the general welfare.

Additional Comments:
PAST AND PRESENT OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS By W. W. Stevens President of the 
Will County Pioneers Association; Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing 
Company, 1907

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