The History of Hendricks County (Chicago: Interstate Publishing, 1885)--Eel River Township, page 572
Clinton F. Fleece, M.D., deceased, was born in Boyle County, Ky., Jan. 2, 1818, and in 1840 he graduated at the Medical College in Louisville, Ky. He remained in Kentucky till 1858, when he removed to Trenton, Mo., and subsequently came to North Salem, Ind. In 1883 he went to Kansas but returned to North Salem the following year. He received a stroke of paralysis in May, 1884 and a second and fatal stroke Oct. 22, following. He died in October, 1884 and was buried with Masonic honors by his brethren of the North Salem lodge. He was married four times, his last wife being Miss Sarah J. Crose, daughter of George W. and Mahala Crose, and to this union were born two children-- Carrie E. and Effie M. He left a widow and seven children to mourn his death. Mr. Fleece was eminently successful physician and always discharged the duties of his calling in a conscientious manner. In him Hendricks County lost one of her most worthy citizens and the medical profession an able member.