Greenbrier County, West Virginia Biography of THE FLESHMANS OF ANTHONY CREEK. This biography was submitted by Sandy Spradling, E-mail address: This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. All other rights reserved. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. This file is part of the WVGenWeb Archives. If you arrived here inside a frame or from a link from somewhere else, our front door is at http://www.usgwarchives.net/wv/wvfiles.htm History of Greenbrier County J. R. Cole Lewisburg, WV 1917 p. 258-259 THE FLESHMANS OF ANTHONY CREEK. Michael Fleshman came to Greenbrier county in 1798 and settled on a farm afterwards owned by Benjamin Franklin Fleshman, and where he died on March 25, 1883, in his ninety-seventh year. The farm consisted mostly of bottom land and lies on Anthony's creek, at the mouth of Little creek. It consisted of two hundred and fifty acres and on it was the oldest grist and saw mill in Green-brier county. Mr. Fleshman married Elizabeth Sydenstricker and she died on that farm in August, 1839, aged about forty-four years. The farm was sold, but soon after repurchased by B. Fleshman. From that union were born five sons-Andrew, Benjamin Franklin, Johii Lewis and Addison, and two daughters-Nancy and Elizabeth. Andrew Fleshman married Miss Elizabeth Lipps and from this union were born four sons and five daughters: Alexander A.. William H., John W., Mary J., Amanda F , Rebecca, Phoebe L.. and Louisa V. The parties were married on Anthony's creek and died in 1862. Benjamin Franklin Fleshman was a soldier in the Confederate army in the Civil war. He repurchased the old homestead after it was sold. Andrew A. Fleshman, now living in Monroe county, was born and reared in Greenbrier county. In the year 1870 he married Mary J. Gibson, of Monroe county. and from this union were born three sons and three daughters: James, Ella, Andrew Walter, John Thomas, Rosa Adda Mamie, Virginia and Bertie Elizabeth. Andrew Walter Fleshman, a well known jeweler of Ronceverte, was formerly a resident of Lewisburg, where he still owns a valuable residence, and a garage, which he operated for some time.