| Obit For | William Alexander Fly |
|---|---|
| Headline | FORMER SLAVE HOLDER OF BARRY COUNTY SUCCUMBS |
| Text | With one possible exception the death of W. A. Fly takes from Barry county the last of her pioneer citizens who held slaves at the beginning of the Civil War. In 1861 there were 248 slaves in Barry county and also one or two free colored families. These were owned by about sixty different men in the county. Among them were Harbin Higgs, (Uncle Kelly Higgs being the possible exception referred to above), Williams, McClure, Lee, Mason, Montgomery, Blythe, Keet, Peevey, Roller, Wilson, Fly, Townsend, Whittington, Brixy, Durham, Frost, Georte, Burton, Herrell and Howerton. |
| Newspaper or Funeral Home | Springfield Republican, Greene Co., MO |
| Date | March 10, 1918 |
| Death Cert Link | Death Certificate |
| Resource | - |
| Submitted by | Jack Fly |
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