OBIT: Tobias H. Fleshman, 1916, Midway, Adams County, PA

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Tobias H. Fleshman

Following an illness of seven weeks from infirmities of age, Tobias H. Fleshman, 
a well-known an highly respected citizen of Adams county, died at his late home, 
South street (Midway), at 7 a.m., Saturday, July 8th.  He was aged 74 years, 7 
months and 1 day.

The deceased was a son of the late John and Catharine (Eckenrode) Fleshman, and 
was born in Mt. Pleasant Township, Adams Co., December 7, 1841.

When a young man he went to Red Hill, Adams County, where for seven years he was 
engaged in the lime business.  Later the family moved to the old Fleshman 
homestead where he resided until he retired from active work in 1898 and moved 
to his present home in Midway.

He is survived by a widow who was Miss Salome Marshall, daughter of the late 
Francis and Elizabeth Marshall, of Oxford Township, and the following children:  
Madame Fleshman, of Sacred Heart Convent, Rochester, N. Y.; Sister St. Rita, of 
the Ursaline Order, St. Peter’s Mission, Montana; Mrs. Clement Lingg, Mrs. 
Joseph Glass, of Oxford Township; Mrs. Elmer Altland, Mrs. Joseph Pohlman, Mt. 
Pleasant Township; Frank Fleshman, of Silvia, Ill.; Peter Fleshman, of New 
Oxford, and Tobias Fleshman, at home.  Also three sisters, Sister Berchmans, St. 
Joseph’s Convent, McSherrystown, Mrs. Lewis Klunk, of McSherrystown, and Miss 
Kate Fleshman, of Gettysburg.

Funeral, Tuesday, July 11th, from St. Vincent’s church, requiem high mass at 9 
a.m., Rev. Joseph Murphy officiating.  Interment on the family lot in Mt. Olivet 
cemetery.

The Hanover Herald – Saturday, July 15, 1916

[An obit also appeared in The Star And Sentinel on Saturday, July 15, 1916.  
This obit gave his date of marriage as November 1, 1866 by Rev. Fr. Shallier.  
His married daughters were listed as Mrs. Leona Glass, Mrs. Blanche Altland and 
Mrs. Amy Pohlman.]