Carrie Watson Fleming
Female, Deceased Person
1844 – 1931
Who was Carrie Watson Fleming?
Carrie Watson Fleming was the wife of former Governor of West Virginia Aretas B. Fleming and served as that state's First Lady, 1890-1893. She was born April 29, 1844, at Fairmont, West Virginia, a daughter of coal pioneer James Otis Watson. She attended Mount de Chantal Visitation Academy at Wheeling, West Virginia. In 1865, she married Aretas B. Fleming. After a shortened three year term as first lady, due to the controversial 1888 election, the Flemings returned to Fairmont, where she played a prominent role in Fairmont's cultural, civic, and religious activities. She died at Fairmont on July 19, 1931.
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- Born
- Apr 29, 1844
Fairmont - Spouses
- Education
- Mount de Chantal Visitation Academy
- Died
- Jul 19, 1931
Fairmont
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on July 23, 2013
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