Biographical Sketch of Col. Hezekiah Fletcher, Greene County, Missouri,
Springfield

>From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western
Historical Company, 1883.

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Col. Fletcher is the son of Abraham and Margaret (Crocker) Fletcher,
and was born June 16th, 1818, in Washington county, Maine.  He was
educated at Washington academy, and graduated from the Worcester
medical college of Massachusetts in 1848.  He practiced at Grafton,
Mass., for two years and then went to St. Anthony's FAlls, now Minn-
eapolis, Minnesota, and continued the practice there two years.  He
then sold goods there many years, and was one of the largest merchants
of the place.  during the last four years of his residence there, he
was receiver of public moneys in the land office, having been appoint-
ed by President Lincoln.  As receiver of public moneys, hundreds of
thousands of dollars passed through his hands, all of which was scrup-
ulously and accurately accounted for by Col. Fletcher.  When a final
settlement on his accounts was had at Washington City, there was one
cent placed to his credit, which still stands on the books, the Col.
keeping it there with the gratified consciousness that "Uncle Sam" is
in his debt.  He was also prominent in assisting the Governor in
equipping several regiments for the war.  He came to Springfield, Mo.,
in March, 1867, and engaged in the mercantile business for about eight
years, and is now in the real estate and insurance business.  Col.
Fletcher was married to Miss Priscilla S. Sanborn.  Their union has
been blest with five children, two sons and three daughters.  Three
are now living, one son and two daughters.  His wife died in 1858, and
in 1862, he was married the second time to Miss Laura Woodbridge, of
Lincoln county, Maine.  One daughter was born to this marriage.  Col.
Fletcher's father died in 1856 and his mother in 1859, in Minneapolis.
They had twelve children, nine boys and three girls.

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