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FISHER Families
The Tampico Area Historical Society encompasses parts of Whiteside County and Bureau County in Illinois. Focus is on Tampico, Hume Twp., Hahnaman/Deer Grove, & Prophetstown in Whiteside County & Yorktown & Thomas in Bureau County.

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Denise 272 posts May 25, 2008 9:14 AM	I am starting a new message thread for the FISHER families. This surname was introduced on our other MESSAGE BOARD THREAD: "Ancestry Findings of Dr. H. A. Terry" (cont'd from prior message board): kwriter13 23-May-2008 8:20 PM Hello, I am looking for more information on the Fisher family. I have an Amos Fisher who married Lydia Stoddard and had children Emerald b. 1831, Francis, Arsina b. 1830, Ezra b. 1840 and Cynthia. The Ezra of this group had children Elmer, Emerald b. 1872, Effie, Eldon, Mary, Roy b. 1878 (Zelph LeRoy?), Jessie. They lived in Kansas. I am looking for more information on this family group. Denise 24-May-2008 8:50 AM Kwriter, May I suggest you start a new message thread with FISHER as the subject line? We are getting too many surnames in this thread and it makes it difficult to follow. Well, it does for me anyway. Old brain cells and all. I have a FISHER genealogy and I will post it sometime next week, after our Cemetery Walk on Monday. Denise
Denise 273 posts May 25, 2008 9:16 AM	Mr. Emerald Fisher, of Cedar Rapids, IA has submitted individual family sheets as opposed to an actual genealogy report, which makes it a little more difficult to follow. I do not find Amos Fisher married to a Lydia Stoddard in these Family Sheets. Here are the family sheets he has submitted: Anthony Fisher b. Feb. 01, 1556/57, Syeleham, Suffolk, Eng. m. Oct. 16, 1606, Syleham, Suffolk, Eng d. April 11, 1640 Wife: Mary Fiske b. abt. 1560, South Elmham, Suffolk, Eng. d. Nov. 14, 1663, Dedham, Norfolk, MA Parents: unknown Children: Anthony Fisher b. April 23, 1591, Syleham, Suffolk, Eng. m. d. April 18, 1671, Dorchester, Suffolk, MA Spouse: Mary Buckingham __________________________________________ Anthony Fisher b. April 23, 1591, Syleham, Suffolk, Eng. m. D. April 18, 1671, Dorchester, Suffolk, MA Father: Anthony Fisher Mother: Mary Fiske Children: Cornelius Fisher b. abt. August 1629 in Denton, Norfolk, MA m. February 23, 1652/53 in Dedham, Norfolk, MA d. January 02, 1699/00 in Wrentham, Norfolk, MA Spouse: Leah Heaton ___________________________________________ Cornelius Fisher b. abt August 1629 in Denton, Norfolk, MA m. February 23, 1652/53 in Dedham, Norfolk, MA d. January 02, 1699/00 in Wrentham, Norfolk, MA Father: Anthony Fisher Mother: Mary Buckingham Spouse: Leah Heaton Leah Heaton born bef. April 12, 1634 in Alford, Lincolnshire, Eng d. January 12, 1663/64 in Wrentham, Norfolk, MA Father: Nathaniel Heaton Mother: Elizabeth Wright Children: Cornelius Fisher b. February 08, 1659/60 in Dedham, Norfolk, MA m. d. January 06, 1742/43 in Wrentham, Norfolk, MA Spouse: Anna Whitney ______________________________________________ Cornelius Fisher b. February 08, 1659/60 in Deham, Norfolk, MA m. d. January 06, 1742/43 in Wrentham, Norfolk, MA Father: Cornelius Fisher Mother: Leah Heaton Spouse: Anna Whitney Anna b. April 28, 1660 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA d. March 05, 1700/01 in Wrentham, Norfolk, MA Father: Jonathan Whitney Mother: Lydia Jones Children: Benjamin Fisher b. March 06, 1700/01 in Wrentham, Norfolk, MA m. January 10, 1726/27 in Wrentham, Norfolk, MA d. December 25, 1745 Spouse: Anna Cowell _____________________________________________________ Benjamin Fisher b. March 06, 1700/01, Wrentham, Norfolk, MA m. Jan. 10, 1726/27, Wrentham, Norfolk, MA d. Dec. 25, 1745, Wrentham, Norfolk, MA Father: Cornelius Fisher Mother: Anna Whitney Spouse: Anna Cowell Anna Cowell b. Aug. 10, 1702, Wrentham, Norfolk, MA d. January 09, 1780, Franklin, Norfolk, MA Father: Joseph Tower Cowell Mother: Martha Falies Children: Asa Fisher b. Sept. 17, 1732, Wrenham, Norfolk, MA m. March 20, 1759, Wrenham, Norfolk, MA d. December 14, 1792 Spouse: Esther Metcalf ___________________________________________________ Amos Fisher b. Feb. 04, 1760, Wrentham, Norfolk, MA m. June 21, 1787, Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA d. Oct. 27, 1807, Grafton, Windham, Vermont Father: Asa Fisher Mother: Esther Metcalf Notes: Amos was a physician Spouse: Rebecca Edson Rebecca Edson b. Sept. 26, 1762, Bridewater, Plymouth, MA d. Father: Ezra Edson Mother: Rebecca Johnson Children: Asa Fisher b. Oct. 24, 1788 in VT m. Feb. 28, 1811, Grafton, Windham, VT d. March 04, 1864, Chickaming, Berrien, Michigan Spouse: Naomi Davis Amos Fisher b. Dec. 23, 1802, Grafton, Windham, VT m. d. March 15, 1850, Cazenovia, Woodford, IL ____________________________________________________ Asa Fisher b. Sept. 17, 1732. Wrenham, Norfolk, MA m. March 29, 1759, Wrenham, Norfolk, MA d. Dec. 14, 1792 Father: Benjamin Fisher Mother: Anna Cowell Spouse: Esther Metcalf Esther Metcalf b. Sept. 03, 1735, Wrenham, Norfolk, MA d. Father: Michael Metcalf Mother: Abiel Colburn CHILDREN: Amos Fisher b. Feb. 04, 1760, Wrentham, Norfolk, MA m. June 21, 1787, Bridewater, Plymouth, MA d. October 27, 1807, Grafton, Windham, VT Spouse: Rebecca Edson ____________________________________________________ Asa Fisher b. Oct. 24, 1788, VT m. Feb. 28, 1811, Grafton, Windham, VT d. March 04, 1864, Chickaming, Berrien, Michigan Father: Amos Fisher Mother: Rebecca Edson Spouse: Naomi Davis Naomi Davis b. Jan. 27, 1792, Grafton, VT d. March 04, 1864, Chickaming, Berrien, MI Father: ukn Mother: unk Children: 1. Japheth or Jacob Fisher b. 1813, VT d. Sept. 28, 1881, Benton, Easton, MI 2. Willard Fisher b. abt 1815, VT 3. William Fisher b. abt. 1815, VT 4. Mary Fisher b. abt. 1823, VT d. aft. 1880 5. Amos Fisher b. abt. 1828, NY m. Oct. 13, 1875, Van Buren, MI d. aft. 1880 Spouses: Celestia M. Doty, Berthena or Barbara E. Adams ___________________________________________________ Asa Fisher Notes HUSBAND Asa Fisher Cause of death:Smallpox History ob Berrien and Van Buren Counties, Michigan: with illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers. Philadelphia: D.W. Ensign & Co., 1880, 678 pgs. “...Mr. Ames and the father and mother of Mrs. Ames died the same day, at their house, March 4th, 1864.’ Edson, Carroll Andrew, Edson family history and genealogy: descendants of Samuel Edson of l3ridgewater, Mass. Ann Arbor, Mich.: Lithograhed by Edwards Bros., 1969?. 1543 pgs. WIFE -Naomi Davis Cause of death: Smallpox CHILD 1 - Japheth or Jacob Fisher “Japheth Fisher and Maria Williams A notch at a time Tough? What’s tough? Getting lost in the wilderness but undaunted perserveing (sic)to start the firstvfarm (sic) in an unsettled township. Building a barn alone, carrying the heavy logs up a ladder “a notch at a time and laying them properly in their places”. Walking barefoot to frontier logging bees” where savage thistles are apt to abound,” then laughing when friends push you onto “the fangs of those thistles”. That’s tough. So was Japheth Fisher, the first resident of Benton Township in Eaton County. The Vermont-born descendant of an old New England family arrived in Michigan in 1836 from New York, where he had worked on the docks of New York City and along the Erie Canal~He spent his first Michigan winter timbering in Allegany County, where he helped build a mill. From his $266 earnings, he paid $49.75 for a barrel of flour and half a barrel of pork, using the rest of the money to buy 80 acres of virgin forest near what would become Charlotte. In the summer of 1837, he began the tough task of claiming a farm from the woods and raising corn and potatoes. His first house was an 8 10-foot trough-roofed shanty. The following year, he married another Vermont transplant, Marie Williams, ho lived in neighboring Chester Township. When Maria was ready to give birth to their first child, she returned to her mother’s house because the Fishers had no neighbors to assist them. The next eight children were born in their own home though. Japheth and Maria planted the first orchard and operated the first brick-making business and cider press in the county. They also donated I on their farm for construction of a frame schoolhouse that Japheth built with the help of two neighbors-” From the book “Pioneering Michigan”by Eric Freeman, ISBN 1878005-23-5, PAGES 220-221. ‘The first settler in Benton was Japhat Fisher, who through a mistake, located his land six miles farther north than he intended, having calculated to settle on section 30 in the township of Eaton. He arrived in the of Benton in February 1837, and built an eight-by-ten shanty. THE PAST AND PRESENT OF EATON COUNTY, MICHIGAN” HISTORICALLY TOGETHER WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF MANY OF ITS LEADING AND PROMiNENT CITIZENS AND ILLUSTRIOUS DEAD (the photo copy submitted had cut off the end of some of the sentences) Last Edited by on May 25, 2008 10:31 AM
Denise 275 posts May 25, 2008 10:36 AM	Click on photo to enlarge or leave comment. Fisher Family cont'd from above message thread: Husband: Amos Fisher Born: Abt 1828 in: NY Married: October 13, 1875 in: Van Buren, MI Died: Aft 1880 in: Father: Asa Fisher Mother: Naomi Davis Other Spouses: Celestia M. Dow Wife:Berthena or Barbara E.Adams was a housekeeper Born: Abt 1829 in: NY Died: April 29, 1874 in: Chickaming, Berrien, Michigan Father: Mother: Other Spouses: CHILDREN 1 Name: Emerald Asa Fisher, Sr Born: March 18, 1861 in: Woodford, Illinois M Married: January 05, 1890 in: Died: April 11, 1941 in: Osawatamie, Miami Ca, Kansas Spouses: Emaline Baker, Carrie Lanorna Dale 2 Name: Homer Fisher Born: Abt 1862 in: M Married: in: Died: in: Spouse: Notes Amos Fisher HUSBAND Amos Fisher 09/1850 Living with Alfred and Mary Fisher Ames. Berrien County directory and history: containing historical and discriptive [sic] sketches of the villages and townships within the county, and the names and occupations of persons residing therein Niles, Mich: E. B. Cowles, 1871, 385 pgs. Amos Fisher located a farm om section 30 about 1850, and went to California, where he remained a short time, returned, married, and in 1853 moved on his farm, where he still resides. A school house was built on his land early 1852. History of Berrien and Van Buren Counties, Michigan: with illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers. Philadelphia: D.W. Ensign & Co., I 880, 678 pgs. ____________________________________________________ Husband: Emerald Asa Fisher, Sr Born: March 18, 1861 in: Woodford, Illinois Married: June 27, 1884 in: Lockport, Will, Illinois Died: April 11, 1941 in: Osawatamie, Miami Co., Kansas Father: Amos Fisher Mother: Berthena or Barbara E. Adams Other Spouses: Carrie Lanorna Date Wife: Emaline Baker Born: Abt 1864 in: Lockport, Will, Illinois Died: in: Father: Mother: Other Spouses: CHILDREN 1 Name: Homer Amos Fisher M Born: March 10, 1887 Married: December 01, 1915 Died: January 07, 1970 in: Bangor, Van Buren, Michigan in: Camanche, Clinton Co., Iowa in: Iowa City, Johnson Co., Iowa Spouse: Sarah Cleveland ___________________________________________________ Husband: Emerald Asa Fisher, Sr Born: March 18, 1861 in: Woodford, Ilinois —- Married: January 05, 1890 in: . Died: April 11,1941 in: Osawatamie, Miami Co., Kansas Father: Amos Fisher Mother: Berthena or Barbara E. Adams Other Spouses: Emaline Baker Wife: Carrie Lanorna Dale Born: December 27, 1869 in: Fairfield Bureau co., Illinois Died: March 23, 1959 in: Bremerton Kinsap Co., Washington Father: Thomas Edward Dale Mother: Eliza Spargel Other Spouses: CHILDREN 1 Name: Homer Amos Fisher Born: March 10, 1885 in: Bangor, Van Buren, Michigan M Married: December 01, 1915 in: Camanche, Clinton Co., Iowa Died: January 07, 1887 in: Iowa City, Johnson Co., Iowa Spouse: Sarah Cleveland 2. Name: Claude Earl Fisher Born: March 20, 1892 in: M Married: in: Died: in: Spouse: Myrtle Florence 3. Name: Emerald Asa Fisher, Jr. Born: November 01, 1893 in: Tampico, Bureau Co., Illinois M Married: February 27, 1917 in: Died: February 17, 1973 in: West Branch, Cedar Co~, Iowa Spouse: Fern Adaline Hegarty 4 Name: Percy Edward Fisher Born: September 09, 1895 in: M Married: in: Died: in: Spouse: Blanche 5. Name: Edwin Wilbur Fisher Born: April 09, 1906 in: M Married: in: Died: in: Spouse: Mary Agnes 6. Name: Artha Arlene Fisher Born: May 13, 1908 in: F Married: in: Died: in: Spouse: 7 Name: Edna Dale Fisher Born: June 30, 1914 in: F Married: in: Died: in: Spouse: _______________________________________________________ Husband: Homer Amos Fisher Buried Jan. 10, 1970 Born: March 10, 1885 in: Bangor, Van Buren, Michigan Married: December 01, 1915 in: Camanche, Clinton Co., Iowa Died: January 07, 1887 in: Iowa City, Johnson Co., Iowa Father: Emerald Asa Fisher, Sr Mother: Carrie Lanorna Dale Other Spouses: Wife: Sarah Cleveland Born: January 29, 1894 in: Died: in:Father:Mother: Other Spouses: 1 F CHILDREN Name: Emma Samantha Fisher Born: September 26, 1916 in:Married: in: Died: in:Spouse: Arnold Harksen 2 M Name: William Emerald Fisher Born: May 15, 1920 in: Married: in: Died: in: Spouse: 3 F Name: Dorothy Minnic Fisher Born: February 06, 1924 in:Married: in: Died: in:Spouse: Ray Nelson 4 F Name: Ruth Darlene Fisher Born: October 28, 1927 in:Married: in: Died: in:Spouse: Mitchell 5 F Name: Barbara Jean Fisher Born: January 02, 1932 in:Married: in: Died: in:Spouse: Donald Booth _______________________________________________ Husband: Arnold Harksen Born: Married: Died: Father: Mother: Other Spouses: Wife: Emma Samantha Fisher Born: September 26, 1916 in: Died: in: Father: Homer Amos Fisher Mother: Sarah Cleveland Other Spouses: CHILDREN 1M Name: Reynold Lewis Harksen Born: April 18, 1935 in: Married: in: Died: in: Spouse: 2F Name: Norma Jean Harksen Born: March 21, 1938 in: Married: in: Died: in: Spouse: ___________________________________________________ Husband: Arnold Harksen Born: Married: Died: Father: Mother: Other Spouses: Wife: Emma Samantha Fisher Born: September 26, 1916 Died: in: Father: Homer Amos Fisher Mother: Sarah Cleveland Other Spouses: CHILDREN 1M Name: Reynold Lewis Harksen Born: April 18, 1935 in: Married: Died: Spouse: 2F Name: Norma Jean Harksen Born: March 21, 1938 Married: Died: Spouse: -------------------------------------------------- Name: Evelyn Jane Fisher Born: November 09, 1920 Married: Died: Spouse: -~_______ Name: Born: Married: Died: Spouse: Name: Claude Fisher Baby Born: March 13, 1931 Married: Died: March 13, 1931 Spouse:_ ________________ Husband: Claude Earl Fisher Born: March 20, 1892 Married: Died: Father: Emerald Asa Fisher, Sr Mother: Carrie Lanorna Dale Other Spouses: Wife: Myrtle Florence Born: October 10, 1897 in: Died: in: Father: Mother: CHILDREN 1F Name:Lois Marie Fisher Born:April 07, 1919 Married: Died: Spouse: 2F Name: Evelyn Jane Fisher Born: November 09, 1920 3M Name: Leonard Earle Fisher Born: February 20, 1922 Married: Died: May 13, 1922 Spouse: 4F Name: LaNora Belle Fisher Born: February 04, 1927 in: Married: Died: Spouse: 5M Name: Emerald James Fisher Born: January 31, 1929 Married: Died: Spouse: 6F Claude Fisher Baby Born: March 13, 1931 Married: Died: March 13. 1931 7 Name: Howard Leon Fisher Born: July 26, 1934 in: M Married: in: Died: in: Spouse: B Name: Joyce Mary Fisher Born: September 03, 1935 in: F Married: in: Died: in: Spouse: 9 Name: Wayne Ellis Fisher Born: November 27, 1936 in: M Married: in: Died: in: Spouse: 10 Name: Kieth Wendall Fisher Born: July 03, 1939 in: M Married: in: Died: in: Spouse: _______________________________________________________ Husband: Larue Born: in: Married: in: Died: in: Father: Mother: Other Spouses: Wife: Lois Marie Born: April 7, 1919 in: Died: in: Father: Claude Earl Fisher Mother: Myrtle Florance Other Spouses: CHILDREN IF Name: Marylyn Marie Born: October 7, 1938 Married: Died: 2M Name: IVAN Born: December 31, 1941 Married: in: Died: in: Spouse: Last Edited by on May 25, 2008 12:35 PM
Denise 280 posts Jun 03, 2008 7:01 PM	Kwriter, There were several Fisher families in the Walnut vicinity. William & Sarah McElhaney Fisher; Theodore & Hannah Kimmel Fisher; John & Ida Shirk Fisher; Edgar & Carrie Heller (of Tampico) Fisher. If you are interested in this family line, let me know and I will post more details from the Walnut Centennial Book. Denise
Kseej2008 1 post Sep 20, 2008 8:45 AM	I know I am related to this line of Fisher (Grafton, VT) I almost fell out of my chiar when I saw the photo posted by Denise...I have a photocopy of that pic. I will pass this site along to my brother who is the pro with the geneology stuff. Very interesting stuff....
Kseej2008 2 posts Sep 20, 2008 4:57 PM	should have known...my brother has already been here...I saw some of his post on another board...he is jjj. Don't know to many jjj that go by John and live in MT there are but it is him....he'll laugh when I talk to him.
Administrator Denise 657 posts Sep 20, 2008 5:48 PM	To Kseej2008, Yes, that is a bit comical! I remember jjj - I was frantic to find him for Mr. Fisher! I'm so glad you are all making family connections. The original messages for FISHER started way back in our "Dr. Terry" thread. ---------- Denise Family History Coordinator Tampico Area Historical Society Last Edited by on Sep 20, 2008 5:49 PM
Administrator Denise 658 posts Sep 21, 2008 6:33 AM	Just an FYI: While re-reading through the thread, I noticed the following information listed for the child of Emerald Asa Fisher, Sr.: Name: Emerald Asa Fisher, Jr. Born: November 01, 1893 in: Tampico, Bureau Co., Illinois M Married: February 27, 1917 in: Died: February 17, 1973 in: West Branch, Cedar Co~, Iowa Spouse: Fern Adaline Hegarty Tampico is in Whiteside County. This could be confusing to those not from the area. Denise ---------- Denise Family History Coordinator Tampico Area Historical Society
Denise 354 posts Oct 11, 2008 6:43 AM	I was doing some FISHER research for another person and thought I would add the info here. These are newspaper articles from the Gazette newspaper. Since they give very little info, I thought I would post them so you don't waste your time sending for them from the Sterling Library!: Sterling Standard Weekly January 7, 1880 4;4 MARRIED – POTTS-SPERRY – At the residence of the bride’s parents, Dec. 28, by Rev. A. T. Needham, Balum M. Potts of Genesee, to Miss Rose J. Sperry of Mt. Pleasant. Sterling Standard Weekly February 9. 1881 MARRIED – FISHER-SPERRY – At the residence of the bride’s parents, January 31, by Rev. H. S. Jordon, Henry Fisher of Exeter, Nebraska and Miss Flora Sperry, of Mt. Pleasant Township. Sterling Standard Thursday, December 24, 1891 1;4 DIED – At the home of his father, Samuel Fisher of Rock Falls, on Tuesday morning, of consumption, Mr. F. D. Fisher, aged 24 years. The deceased was stricken with la grippe some 3 years ago, which soon affected the lungs, and he has since been an invalid. The remains were taken to Orangeville for interment on Tuesday afternoon. Sterling Daily Standard February 18, 1904 4;3 GENESEE GROVE Cards are out announcing the marriage of Miss Minnie E. Fisher to Mr. Frank L. Hubbard, Wednesday, February 24, at 8 o’clock p.m. at the bride’s home in Montmorency. MORE GAZETTE ARTICLES WITH A LITTLE MORE "MEAT" TO THEM: Sterling Evening Gazette February 24, 1904 6;2 WILL BE MARRIED TONIGHT - Frank Hubbard and Miss Minne Fisher to be United at Bride's Home. Frank Hubbard and Miss Minnie Fisher will be united in marriage at 8 'clock this evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fisher in Montmorency. The Rev. C. A. Gage, pastor of the Methodist church, will perform the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Williams of St. Paul have arrived to attend the ceremony. Miss Fisher is an amiable young woman and possesses many accomplishments and is a favorite in the society in the neighborhood of her home. Mr. Hubbard is a prosperous young armer of Montmorency township and is quite well known in this city. After their marriage the couple will go to housekeeping on a farm which is conducted gy Mr. Hubbard. Congratulations of many friends are extended in advance of the happy event. Sterling Evening Gazette Feb. 24, 1904 6;2 HUBBARD-FISHER WEDDING A pretty country wedding occurred last evening at 8 o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elias Fisher on the Buell road two miles south of Rock Falls, uniting Frank Hubbard and Miss Minnie Fisher. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. C. A. Gage, pastor of the Methodist Church of Rock Falls, in the presence of about fifty relatives and friends. The ceremony occurred in a parlor of the home and the bride, groom and their attendants stood before a huge bank of green ferns and palms. The bride was attired in a dress of turquois blue trimmed with lace and ribbons. Congratulations were offered and a large array of handsome gifts to the bride were admired by the guests. A bountiful supper was served and the evening was spent in social conversation and visiting. The bride and groom will commence housekeeping at once on the Hubbard farm in Montmorency township. Both young people came from highly respected families of Montmorency township and they are very well known in a radius of several miles from thier homes. They have been residents of Montmorency for years and their many friends extend to them hearty congratulations and best wishes for a long and happy married life. Sterling Gazette WILL BE MARRIED THIS EVENING Miss Minnie Fisher Will Become Mrs. Frank L. Hubbard Frank L. Hubbard and Miss Minnie Fisher will be united in marriage tonight at the home of the bride's parents about five miles south of this city. The wedding ceremony will be performed by the rev. C. A. Gage, pastor of the Methodist church. Thre will be a large number of the relatives and friends of the contracting parties present at the wedding. The ring ceremonty will be used and it is expected that it will be a very pretty hoome affair. The bride and groom will not take a wedding trip but will begin keeping hosue at once on the old Hubbard farm south of town which will be in charge of Mr. Hubbard this year. The young people are both well known and popular in their neighborhood and have numerous friends who unite in wishing them happiness. Mr. and Mrs. N. T. Williams of St. Paul, Minn., came here to attend the wedding.
vicky vancl 3 posts Mar 05, 2009 11:55 PM	I have been seaching several years for S.B. Fisher b. 1811 N.C. He married Calferna Hise Fisher(nick name may be callie)Spelling is correct as on headstones d. 1881. Only one child that I know for certain; Levisa Viola Fisher m. Benjamin Warren Vancleave,Guthrie Iowa 1856. Luvisa may have dies in 1881 after birth of John Burton VanCleave. She had two older children Emmert (my Grandfather, and Floyd ( I have never found his information either) except birth info in Monmouth Polk co. Orgeon. jvmymind@yahoo.com Last Edited by on Mar 23, 2009 11:50 PM
jjj 6 posts Apr 07, 2010 9:44 PM	Hi Denise, KC, Emerald, Just checking in to see what new information may have been added. Several years ago I visited the Lakeside cemetry in Benton CO, MI where Amos Fisher, Mary Ames, Fisher Ames, Namoni Davis, etc are buried. I oftened wondered what happened that three members of the family all died on the same day (based upon dates from the gravestones) and I just found the answer here (smallpox). My brother KC just made a trip to Grafton VT last year where he found some information on the Fisher family. From what I gather the Fisher family is still well know in the area. If anyone is working on the Emerald Asa Fisher or his wife Carrie Lenora (Dale) Fisher family feel free to contact me at fodstuff@hotmail.com John Johnson Helena MT

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