Born in Pleasant Plain, Jefferson, Iowa, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Caleb Bales
and Isabella Scott (Bray) Bales
Sister of
James L Bales, Martha Jane Bales, Eli Bales, Mary Bales, William A. Bales and Eva (Bales) Males
Wife of
Martin Theodore Flesher
— married
12 Sep 1867 in Indianola, Warren, Iowa, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Charles H Flesher, Nora B. (Flesher) Dodds, Kate (Flesher) Lindamood, Frank Thompson Flesher, Della Maude (Flesher) Smith and Lola Blanche (Flesher) Delahoyde
Died
at age 66
in Indianola, Warren, Iowa, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 4 May 2019
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Biography
Matilda was born 06 May 1852, the daughter of Caleb Bales and Isabella Scott (BRAY) BALES. Matilda married Martin Theodore FLESHER 12 Sep 1867. They were the parents of six children. She passed away 02 Oct 1918, and was buried in IOOF Cemetery, Indianola, Warren County, Iowa.
Sources
- ↑ Flesher-Fleischer FTM database Mar 2020
- Larry Gene Flesher [Flesher-280] Mar 2020
- Ancestry.com
- Monumental inscription. USA. IOOF Cemetery, Indianola, Iowa. d. 2 October 1918. (b. 6 May 1852) FLESHER, Matilda. Photographed by: Denise Petersen on 16 October 2012
- "Obituary - Mrs M T Flesher," Advocate Tribune (Indianola, Iowa), 10 October 1918, page 3; Matilda Bales Flesher
- "Obituary," Advocate Tribune (Indianola, Iowa), 6 June 1906, page 3; Martin Theodore Flesher obituary
- "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https:/www.familysearch.org/en/ : 8 September 2020), Martin T Flesher & Matilda Bales; citing Warren County, Iowa marriage records.
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- Jan K (Kerrick) McKee
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