William E. Fletcher
William E. Fletcher, proprietor of a saloon in Xenia, was born at Cedarville on August 18, 1872. son of Joseph and Margaret (O'Connell) Fletcher, both of whom were born in Ireland, but who were married in Greene county. Joseph Fletcher was about twenty-four years of age when he came to this country, coming in at the port of New Orleans. Margaret O'Connell came here during the days of her young womanhood to join her brother, who had become a resident of Greene county, and it was here that she met and married Joseph Fletcher. To that union were born five children, those besides the subject of this sketch being John, now deceased, who was engaged in the railroad service; Joseph, a grocer, who was a member of the volunteer fire department in Xenia and who was killed while in the performance of his duties at a fire in 1907; James, who is married and lives in Xenia, and Mary, deceased.
William E. Fletcher completed his schooling in the schools of Xenia and in 1895 was married in that city. Some time later he became engaged in business at the corner of West Main and King streets, in association with his brother-in-law, and two years later, in 1903, went to Dayton, where he remained for about three years, at the end of which time, in 1906, he returned to Xenia, resumed business in that city and has ever since been thus engaged there.
On June 6, 1895, at Xenia, William E. Fletcher was united in marriage to Ellen Comford, of that city, a daughter of Thomas and Anna (Dunn) Comford, Greene county folk, and to this union three children have been born, Virginia, who is at home; Mary, who is now a student in the Jacobson Business College at Dayton, and Louise. The Fletchers are members of St. Bridgid's Catholic church. Mr. Fletcher is a Democrat and by fraternal afifiliation is connected with the local aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles.
From History of Greene County Ohio, Its People, Industries and Institutions, vol. 2. M.A.Broadstone, editor. B.F.Bowen & Co., Indianapolis. 1918