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Family: FISHER Robert Richford Roberts / CASTEEL Rebecca Marian (F276)

• Male FISHER Robert Richford Roberts

  
  

  Birth	13 Nov 1823	Eastbrook, Lawrence Co., PA
  Death	4 Mar 1911	Hickory Township, Lawrence Co., PA
  Burial	6 Mar 1911	Eastbrook United Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Eastbrook, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
  Marriage	1 Jul 1847  [1]	Eastbrook, Lawrence Co., PA  [1]
  Father	FISHER John | F90 Group Sheet
  Mother	ROBERTS, Sarah | F90 Group Sheet

  
  

  Female CASTEEL Rebecca Marian

  
  

  Birth	18 Nov 1827
  Death
  Burial
  Father	CASTEEL Samuel | F279 Group Sheet
  Mother	CAMERON Nancy | F279 Group Sheet

  
  

  Male + FISHER, Thompson Scott

  
  

  Birth	14 May 1848	Neshannock Township, Lawrence Co., PA
  Death	17 Aug 1893	Pittsburg, Allegheny Co., PA
  Burial		Eastbrook United Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Eastbrook, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
  Spouse	CHAFFER, Martha | F277
  Marriage

  
  

  Female FISHER Nancy Emma

  
  

  Birth	17 Feb 1859	Neshannock Township, Lawrence Co., PA
  Death	13 Nov 1919	Hickory Township, Lawrence Co., PA
  Burial	15 Nov 1919	Eastbrook United Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Eastbrook, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA

  
  

  Female FISHER Sarah Louisa

  
  

  Birth	6 Nov 1863	Neshannock Township, Lawrence Co., PA
  Death	18 Jun 1952	Hickory Township, Lawrence Co., PA
  Burial	20 Jun 1952	Eastbrook United Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Eastbrook, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
  Spouse	BLACK, S. Alexander | F278
  Marriage

  
  

• Documents		Bible Record: Family of R. R. R. Fisher and Rebecca M. Casteel (page 1)
  		Bible Record: Family of R. R. R. Fisher and Rebecca M. Casteel (page 2)

  
  

• Notes

  Robert Richford Roberts Fisher, a representative of one of Hickory Township's pioneer families and for many years a leading agriculturist, resides on his valuable farm which lies just north of East Brook. He was born November 13, 1823, in the first frame house built in East Brook, and is a son of Col. John and Sarah (Roberts) Fisher. Col. John Fisher was born at Fort Fisher in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and was a son of Mathias Fisher, who was killed by the Indians on the Ohio River. Colonel Fisher came to King's Chapel, Neshannock Township, then in Mercer County, in 1811, and was an officer in the War of 1812. In 1823 he came to East Brook, giving the town its name. He built the first grist mill in Hickory Township, and in partnership with his brother, Thomas Fisher, built the first woolen mill, and together they owned 500 acres of land. Robert Richford Roberts Fisher was named for his maternal uncle. Bishop Robert Richford Roberts, who was one of the seven bishop's of the Methodist Episcopal Church at that time. Mr. Fisher was the first white child born at East Brook, one of a family of thirteen children and the sole survivor. His educational advantages were limited and his boyhood was one of little leisure. For a short time he worked in the woolen mill above mentioned, but he has mainly given his attention through life to agricultural pursuits, and has been a very successful grower of fruit, of which he has made a specialty. In 1849 he built his large frame residence, which stands not far distant from the house in which he was born. On July 1, 1847, Mr. Fisher was married to Rebecca Marian Casteele, who was a daughter of Samuel and Nancy (Cameron) Casteele, the former of whom was a soldier in the War of 1812. Three children were born to this union: Scott, Nancy, Emma and Sarah Louisa. Scott Fisher was in the employ of the United States Government at the time of his death, August 17, 1893. He was prostrated with typhoid fever and passed away at St. Francis Hospital, Pittsburg. He married Martha Chaffer and they had four children. Mr. R. R. R. Fisher's younger daughter married S. Alexander Black and they reside at home. He is one of the leading members of the United Presbyterian Church at East Brook and was a member of the building committee which erected the present church edifice. He is widely known and is held in high esteem by his fellow citizens. [2]

  
  

• Sources

  [SR58] Bible Record: Family of R.R.R. Fisher and Rebecca M. Casteel, ((New York: American Bible Society, 1850)), 1 (Reliability: 3). R. R. R. Fisher & Rebecca M Casteel was married July the first 1847 These certify that agreeably to the laws of God & of the State of Pennsylvania, in Neshannock Township Mercer County, Pa I united in marriage Robert Richford Roberts Fisher and Miss Rebecca Mariam, daughter of Samuel Casteel, Esq on the first day of July, A. D. Eighteen Hundred & forty seven [S387] Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, (Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, IL, 1908), 1908, 408, 31833012051915. (Reliability: 2).