Fisher Family Genealogy
FISHER, Martha

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Name FISHER, Martha Born 31 Oct 1819 Pennsylvania [1]
Gender Female CENSUS 16 Sep 1850 Derry Township. Westmoreland Co., PA [2]
- Martha's sister Clarissa Fisher living with family in this census.
Census: 1850 U.S. - Derry Township, Westmoreland Co., PA, Roll M432_837; Page: 402A; Image: 472 CENSUS 21 Aug 1860 Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL [3]
Census: 1860 U.S. - Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL, Roll M653_228; Page: 332; Image: 335; Family History Library Film: 803228 CENSUS 28 Jul 1870 Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS [4]
- Edith Garrison apparently adopted by Riley and Martha (Fisher) Hoskinson because she is found living with the family at age two in this census and travels with the family from this census on.
Census: 1870 U.S. - Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS, Roll M593_440; Page: 276B; Image: 556; Family History Library Film: 545939 CENSUS 01 Mar 1875 Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS [5]
- Martha's family living next door to family of Clarissa (Fisher) Roberts.
Census: 1875 Kansas - Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS Roll: ks1875_15 Page 40 CENSUS 04 Jun 1880 Port Blakely, Kitsap Co., WA [6]
Census: 1880 U.S. - Port Blakely, Kitsap Co., WA Roll: T9_1397; Family History Film: 1255397; Page: 314.2000; Enumeration District: 35 CENSUS Feb 1883 Port Blakely, Kitsap Co., WA [7]
- Unclear who C. J. Hoskinson is. Age and initials do not fit any of Riley and Martha's children. Could be a spouse of William.
- David apparently adopted by Riley and Martha (Fisher) Hoskinson because he joins family in this census and remains with the family through subsequent censuses.
Census: 1883 Washington State - Port Blakely, Kitsap Co., WA Roll: V228_9, p. 16 CENSUS Feb 1885 Port Blakely, Kitsap Co., WA [8]
- Mary E. Hoskinson is apparently Mary E. (Towler) Hoskinson, wife of William.
Census: 1885 Washington State - Port Blakely, Kitsap Co., WA Roll: V228_9, Page: 22 CENSUS Mar 1887 Port Blakely, Kitsap Co., WA [9]
- Third name is hard to read. Looks like S. F. which age and birthplace suggests would be Riley and Martha's eldest son Stewart Hoskinson.
Census: 1887 Washington State - Port Blakely, Kitsap Co., WA, Roll: V228_9, p. 6 CENSUS 1889 Port Blakely, Kitsap Co., WA [10]
- This census very hard to read due to poor image quality. The fourth name in listing of Hoskinsons is especially difficult but could read Stewart which would fit with the 1887 Washington State census entry where it looks like Stewart also appears. Regarding occupations and birth places, the census taker appears to skipped an earlier line resulting in items being misaligned with the Hoskinson names. I have corrected the error in this listing.
- Census must have been taken before April because it includes Martha who died in April 1899.
Census: 1889 Washington State - Port Blakely, Kitsap Co., WA, Roll: V228_9, p. 8 Died 11 Apr 1899 [1] Buried Floral Hill Cemetery, Hoopeston, Vermilion Co., IL [1]
- Headstone combined with wife Martha reads: Hoskinson, Riley M, Jan 26, 1819 - Npv 7 1905, COM. SERGT. 73 ILL. VOL. INF.; Martha Fisher His Wife, Oct 31 1819 - Apr 11, 1899
Headstone: Hoskinson, Martha (Fisher) 1819-1899 Person ID I192 Main Last Modified 13 Feb 2010
Father FISHER Thomas, b. 11 Mar 1791, Ligonier, Westmoreland Co., PA , d. 17 Jun 1879, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL
(Age 88 years)
Mother KELLS Mary, b. 3 Mar 1797, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA , d. 15 Feb 1837 (Age 39 years)
Married 30 Mar 1815 [11] Notes - (John Fisher) is the son of Thomas and Polly (Kells) Fisher, and was the ninth child of a family of 10 children, all of whom are now living, except William, the eldest child. Thomas Fisher was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, March 11, 1791, and died at his home in Blandinsville, in 1868. He settled in McDonough county in 1844, coming from Hancock county, Illinois, where he had settled in 1840. His first wife died, and he was again married to Elizabeth Brown, by whom there were four children. Being a mechanic by trade, or rather a mill-wright, on coming to Blandinsville he built a saw and grist mill there, besides other mills in the county, working at the trade for nearly 20 years. [12]
- Mathias Fisher is a native of Illinois, having been born in Hancock county, on the 24th of September, 1840. He remained on a farm in that county until eight years of age, his parents then removing to McDonough county and making a settling in Blandinsville township, on section 29, near the present site of the village of Blandinsville. His father rented at first, and remained there until 1856, when he removed to Henderson county, and seven years later to Hancock county, where he remained a number of years, following, as he did in each of the other county's, agricultural pursuits. He again came to McDonough county, and settled near Blandinsville, where he died in 1874. [13]
Photos Photo: Thomas Fisher and Mary Kells Family Siblings
Shown: John K. Fisher, Mary "Polly" Lockett, Sarah (Pollock), Jane (Botts), Nancy (Hinckson), Clarissa (Roberts), Eleanor (McNickle)Family ID F75 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family HOSKINSON, Riley M, b. Jan 26 1819, Virginia , d. 7 Nov 1905
Married Abt 1842 Pennsylvania - Marriage year based on birth year of eldest child Stewart.
Notes - Edith Garrison and David Hill were apparently adopted by Riley and Martha. Edith first appears with the family as a two year old in the 1870 U.S. Census. She is curiously missing from the family in the 1880 U.S. Census. She then again appears with the family in the 1883 and 1885 Washington State censuses. David first appears in 1883 Washington State census as a nine year old, then again in 1885, 1887 and 1889.
Children + 1. HOSKINSON, Stewart/Stuart F., b. 31 Jul 1843, Pennsylvania , d. 20 Oct 1919, Port Blakely, Kitsap Co., WA
(Age 76 years)
2. HOSKINSON, Sarah E, b. Abt 1847, Pennsylvania 3. HOSKINSON, Eliza J, b. Abt 1845, Pennsylvania 4. HOSKINSON, Clarissa A, b. Abt 1849, Pennsylvania 5. HOSKINSON, Mary E, b. Abt 1851, Pennsylvania 6. HOSKINSON, Ida L., b. Abt 1853, Illinois , d. 1936 (Age ~ 83 years)
7. HOSKINSON, William C, b. Abt 1855, Illinois 8. HOSKINSON, George W, b. Abt 1858, Illinois 9. GARRISON, Edith Jane, b. Abt 1868, Kansas [Adopted]
10. HILL, David, b. Abt 1874, Kansas [Adopted]
Last Modified 11 Feb 2010 Family ID F77 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Martha's sister Clarissa Fisher living with family in this census.
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Photos Portrait of Riley and wife Martha (Fisher) Hoskinson
Reprinted with permission of owner William McCabe from posting at findagrave.com.Martha (Fisher) Hoskinson
Excerpt from larger Portrait of Riley and wife Martha (Fisher) HoskinsonRiley M. Hoskinson and his wife, Martha (Fisher), ca. 1870
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Sources - [S148] Findagrave.com, (findagrave.com), Martha Fisher (Reliability: 2), 06 Feb 2009.
- [S127] Census: 1850 U.S. - Derry Township, Westmoreland Co., PA, (Ancestry,com), Roll M432_837; Page: 402A; Image: 472 (Reliability: 2), 16 Sep 1850.
- [S132] Census: 1860 U.S. - Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL, (Ancestry,com), Roll M653_228; Page: 332; Image: 335; Family History Library Film: 803228 (Reliability: 2), 21 Aug 1860.
- [S130] Census: 1870 U.S. - Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS, (Ancestry,com), Roll M593_440; Page: 276B; Image: 556; Family History Library Film: 545939 (Reliability: 2), 28 Jul 1870.
- [S133] Census: 1875 Kansas - Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS, (Ancestry.com), Roll: ks1875_15 Page 40 Line 8 (Reliability: 2), 01 Mar 1875.
- [S142] Census: 1880 U.S. - Port Blakely, Kitsap Co., WA , (Ancestry.com), Roll: T9_1397; Family History Film: 1255397; Page: 314.2000; Enumeration District: 35 (Reliability: 2), 04 Jun 1880.
- [S144] Census: 1883 Washington State - Port Blakely, Kitsap Co., WA , (Ancestry.com), Roll: V228_9, p. 16 (Reliability: 2), Feb 1993.
- [S145] Census: 1885 Washington State - Port Blakely, Kitsap Co., WA , (Ancestry.com), Roll: V228_9, Page: 22 (Reliability: 2), Feb 1885.
- [S143] Census: 1887 Washington State - Port Blakely, Kitsap Co., WA , (Ancestry.com), Roll: V228_9, p. 6 (Reliability: 2), Mar 1887.
- [S146] Census: 1889 Washington State - Port Blakely, Kitsap Co., WA , (Ancestry.com), Roll: V228_9, p. 8 (Reliability: 2), 1889.
- [SR1] Colonial and Revolutionary Families of PA, Wilfred Jordan, editor, ((New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1942), 568-576), 974.8 D2c 1978., 575 (Reliability: 2).
- [S67] History of McDonough County, Illinois - 1885, ((Springfield, IL: Continental Historical Co., 1885)), 977.342 H2., 644 (Reliability: 2), 1885.
- [S67] History of McDonough County, Illinois - 1885, ((Springfield, IL: Continental Historical Co., 1885)), 977.342 H2., 871-872 (Reliability: 2), 1885.
- [S148] Findagrave.com, (findagrave.com), Martha Fisher (Reliability: 2), 06 Feb 2009.