Marlin Black, son of Jonathan Wiley Fletcher & Margaret Abigail Daughtery, was born Nov 18, 1897 Fayette Co TN, died Sep 14, 1924 Fayette Co TN & buried at Pleasant Hill Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.
Religion: Member of Pleasant Hill Primitive Baptist Church.
Cause of Death: Tuberculosis.
Married: Emma Alice Stephens Jan 17, 1922 Hardeman Co TN. She is the daughter of William Stephens and Dora Doyle & was born Jan 14, 1907 TN, died July 27, 1996 Jackson, Madison Co TN & buried at Piggott Cemetery in Piggott, Clay Co AR. After Marlin died Emma married Monroe Glover & divorced him. She then married William Clyde Ross and after his death married Dencil Kilbreath "Dink".
Religion: Baptist, Calvary Baptist Church in Piggott, Clay Co AR.
Occupation: Restaurant worker & child care provider
Cause of Death: Heart Failure.

Children of Marlin & Emma:
1. Wesley Blick born May 4, 1922 Fayette Co TN, died Nov 22, 1966 Shelby Co TN & buried at Mt. Olive Cemetery in Fayette Co TN.
Married: Mae Oneita Henley Oct 4, 1941 Ashland, Benton Co MS. She was born May 2, 1918 Fayette Co TN, died Mar 9, 1983 Memphis, Shelby Co TN & buried Mar 11 at Mt. Olive Cemetery in Fayette Co TN.

Notes:
1. June 9, 1900 Hardeman Co TN census record shows Marlin Fletcher age 2 living with his parents & siblings on their farm in District 3, New Castle. (pg 45b, #89)
2. 1910 Fayette Co TN census record shows Marlin Fletcher age 12 living with his parents & siblings on their farm in District 15. (pg 110, #26)
3. Sep 12, 1918 WWI Draft Registration Card shows Marlin Fletcher to be of medium height, medium build, gray eyes & light hair. Document shows his middle name is Blake.
4. Jan 9, 1920 Fayette Co TN census record shows Marlin Fletcher age 23 living with his parents & siblings on their farm in District 14 on the Bolivar-Macon Road. (pg 246b, #19)
5. Jan 17, 1922 Marlin B. Fletcher married Emma Alice Stephens in Hardeman Co TN.
6. Sep 1924 - Marlin Black Fletcher died at the age of 26yrs, 9mo, 27 days due to tuberculosis. (Obituary, Fayette Falcon newspaper)
7. Marlin Fletcher is my 3C2R.

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