Fleming, William Oliver, 1835-1881.

William O. Fleming was born in Liberty County, Ga., the son of William Bennett Flemming and his wife, Eliza Ann (Maxwell) Fleming. He married Georgia W. Williams in 1860 and became a planter near Bainbridge, Decatur County, Ga. At the start of the Civil War he was a lieutenant in Capt. John W. Evans' company, the Bainbridge Independents, 1st Georgia Regiment; and in 1862-1865 he became an officer in the 50th Georgia Regiment, rising from lieutenant to lieutenant colonel. After the war he returned to his family at Bainbridge, was appointed solicitor general of the Albany circuit in 1876, and in early 1881 was elected a judge by the state legislature.

From the description of William Oliver Fleming papers, 1860-1930 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 25031616

William O. Fleming was born in Liberty County, Ga., the son of William Bennett Flemming and his wife, Eliza Ann (Maxwell) Fleming. He married Georgia W. Williams in 1860 and became a planter near Bainbridge, Decatur County, Ga. At the start of the Civil War he was a lieutenant in Captain John W. Evans' company, the Bainbridge Independents, 1st Georgia Regiment; and in 1862-1865 he became an officer in the 50th Georgia Regiment, rising from lieutenant to lieutenant colonel. After the war he returned to his family at Bainbridge, was appointed solicitor general of the Albany circuit in 1876, and in early 1881 was elected a judge by the state legislature.

From the guide to the William Oliver Fleming Papers, ., 1860-1930, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)