Flemings in Our Groceries:
Has Anyone Seen Kryder Ketchup Lately?
It turns out Sharpsburg, likely named for Sharps Pixley, is birthplace of H.J. Heinz Foods as well as Senator Robert D. Fleming, Taft and Eisenhower Admin.
- Fleming, Robert D. (b. 1903) — of Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pa., March 8, 1903. Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1938-50; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1950-; candidate for Pennsylvania state treasurer, 1964.
___. “Robert Fleming, Senator McCarthy and the Myth of the Marine Hero.” Journalism Quarterly 50 (Spring 1973): 48-53.
These are both RR Bridge Crossings over the Allegheny River:
62nd Street Bridge
(Senator Robert D. Fleming Bridge);
| Fort Wayne Railroad Bridge |
carries Norfolk Southern Railway Fort Wayne Line (Amtrak) |
Likewise, it it not a far stretch to surmise Ian Lancaster Fleming (b. 1908) was named for Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
There seem to have been even were more Flemings and Bonds behind the scenes than we ever heard or knew of...
Like:
Fleming, Stephen Bond (1870-1961) — also known as Stephen B. Fleming — of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind. Born in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind., November 20, 1870. Son of William Fleming; married 1893 to Mary Inez Dougall (died 1949). Democrat. Manufacturer; member of Indiana state senate, 1901-15; resigned 1915; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1916; president, Holsum Bakery Company, 1938-56. Catholic. Irish, German, and French ancestry. Member, Elks. Died, in St. Joseph's Hospital, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind., December 6, 1961. Interment at Catholic Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Fleming, William (1828-1890) — of Indiana. Born in County Wicklow, Ireland, June 17, 1828. Father of Stephen Bond Fleming. Indiana state treasurer, 1879-81. Died January 17, 1890. Interment at Catholic Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
- Robert Fleming (SAINT) Arrival Date: 17 Nov 1879 Port of NY
Fleming, Francis Philip (1841-1908) — of Florida. Born September 28, 1841. Governor of Florida, 1889-93. Died December 20, 1908. Interment at Old City Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla
- Rio Grande Western Railway formed 1889- Robert Fleming's SAINT railway included this line as the Denver Rio Grande
- Pixley-Long Building, Fort Wayne by George W. Pixley, director of Tri-State Loan and Trust Company, aka Fort Wayne Trust Company, of Indiana and Lakeland, FL
- Just 40 years after
its construction, the Pixley-Long Building gave way to progress. Ground was broken
for the Lincoln Tower just 30 days before the stock market crashed in 1929.
Fleming Information Thanks to Political Graveyard
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