Fisher Family Genealogy

FISHER Martha Ella

Female 1866 - 1956  (90 years)


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  • Name FISHER Martha Ella 
    Birth 26 Apr 1866  Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    • Death certificate lists Martha's place of birth as Illinois.
    CENSUS Jun 1880  Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    1880 US Census: Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS, p 20
    1880 US Census: Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS, p 20
    EVENT 1 Jul 1899  Burlingame, Osage Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Graff fifteenth wedding anniversary celebration 1899
    Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Graff fifteenth wedding anniversary celebration 1899
    "The reception given at Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Graff's on Saturday evening, July 1st, in honor of their fifteenth wedding anniversary was a grand success....The names of those present were as follows: Messrs. Wm. Firestone, Simmie Firestone, Joe Fisher, Wm. Shipley, Joseph Yingling, Edward Barns, W. C. Royer, Mrs. Belle Firestone, Miss Ethel Firestone, Mrs. May Fisher, Mrs. Rosa Shipley, Mrs. Sarah Yingling, Miss Olive Barnes, Miss Josie Tucker, Miss Eva Masts, Mrs. Rebecca Shipley, Mrs. Mary A. Hover, Marion Fisher, Edith Fisher, A. Lenoir Shipley, Ilah Yingling, Willie Fisher."
    CENSUS 29 Jun 1900  Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • Zero children, zero living
      Can read and write
      Living next door to family of brother Joseph C. Fisher and mother Mary Gibson Fisher Hover.
    1900 US Census: Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS, sht 14A
    1900 US Census: Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS, sht 14A
    EVENT 6 Sep 1907  Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mrs. Henry Craig to Burlingame 1907
    Mrs. Henry Craig to Burlingame 1907
    "Mrs. Henry Craig went over to Burlingame last Friday to be at the bedside of a very sick sister (presumably Martha as her sister Elizabeth Belle was living in Auburn Township, Kansas in 1907). She had just recently returned from the burial of a sister, Mrs. (Mary Amelia Million, at Pond Creek, Okl." Mary died 29 Aug 1907.
    EVENT 1 Jul 1912  Turon, Reno Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Graff celebrate 28th wedding anniversary 1912
    Graff celebrate 28th wedding anniversary 1912
    "Mr. and Mrs. Frank Graff celebrated their 28th wedding anniversary on the night of July 1st by entertaining at their home the following guests: Mrs. Hazleton and two daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Marcum and son, Rev. and Mrs. A. J. Hole, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Jones, J. S. Dickason and wife, Misses Effie and Lottie Waller, and Ethel Dickason, Mrs. Swan, Mrs. Howard, and Messrs K. F. Clem, Lee and Leonard Swan."
    EVENT 12 Nov 1914  Turon, Reno Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Mary Hover spends winter with Graffs 1914
    Mary Hover spends winter with Graffs 1914
    "Mrs. Mary Hover of Burleygame (Burlingame), Kansas, is here to spend the winter with her daughter Mrs. F. T. Graff." Mary did this several winters late in her life.
    EVENT 20 Mar 1917  Turon, Reno Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Martha Graff runs for office 1917
    Martha Graff runs for office 1917
    Interesting to see the candidates including for mayor are mostly women. Re Martha: for "Police Judge-Mrs. F. T. Graff"
    EVENT 28 Mar 1918  Turon, Reno Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Mrs. J. C. Fisher visits 1918
    Mrs. J. C. Fisher visits 1918
    "Mrs. J. C. Fisher of Burlingame, Kans., came last Thursday evening for a few few days visit with her sister, Mrs. Ella Graff. Her mother, Mrs. Mary Hover, who has been spending the winter at Burlingame, came with her and will make her home here with Mrs. Graff for a time." Note Ella Graff and Mary Hover are not her true mother and sister, but instead by marriage.
    EVENT 19 Feb 1919  Turon, Reno Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Belle Firestone visits Turon, KS 1919
    Belle Firestone visits Turon, KS 1919
    "Mrs. Belle Firestone of Carbondale, Kans., came, Wednesday evening of last week, for a short visit with her sister, Mrs. Frank Graff, and their mother, Mrs. Mary Hover, who celebrated her ninety-second birthday anniversary on Saturday, Feb. 22nd.
    EVENT 5 Jun 1919  Turon, Reno Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Martha Graff runs ice cream station 1919
    Martha Graff runs ice cream station 1919
    "Mrs. Frank Graff has taken charge of the Merritt-Schweir cream station until another appointment can be made." She must have loved ice cream.
    CENSUS 8 Jan 1920  Turon, Reno Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    • Address: Nebraska St.
      Occupation: none
      Can read and write
      Martha's mother Mary Hover living with the Francis and Martha.
    1920 US Census: E. D. No. 188, Turon, Reno Co., KS, sht 4B
    1920 US Census: E. D. No. 188, Turon, Reno Co., KS, sht 4B
    CENSUS 24 Apr 1930  Elixir Township, Boone Co., AR Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    • Can read and write:
      Occupation: none
    1930 US Census: E.D. No. 5-9, Elixir Township, Boone Co., AR, sht 6B
    1930 US Census: E.D. No. 5-9, Elixir Township, Boone Co., AR, sht 6B
    CENSUS 26 Apr 1950  Bergman, Boone Co., AR Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    • Occupation: none, housewife
    1950 US Census: E.D. No. 5-8, Bergman, Boone Co., AR, sht 19
    1950 US Census: E.D. No. 5-8, Bergman, Boone Co., AR, sht 19
    Death 2 Jul 1956  Benton, Saline Co., AR Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Residence: Benton, rural Haskell, Boone Co., AR
      Widowed, housewife
      Died: Arkansas State Hospital, Benton, AR
      Cause: arteriosclerosis heart disease
      Contributing: senile brain disease, 3 yrs
    Death Certificate: Martha Ella Graff 1956
    Death Certificate: Martha Ella Graff 1956
    Burial York Cemetery, Bergman, Boone Co., AR Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Arrangements: Ashby Funeral Home, Benton AR
    Headstone: Frank T. and Martha E. Graff
    Headstone: Frank T. and Martha E. Graff
    Person ID I313  Main
    Last Modified 8 May 2023 

    Father FISHER William Nicholls,   b. 11 Mar 1816, Westmoreland Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jul 1881, Burlingame, Osage Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother GIBSON Mary Ann,   b. 22 Feb 1827, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jun 1921, Turon, Reno Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 27 Oct 1847  Fairfield Township, Westmoreland Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16
    • by Rev. A. Rich
    Family ID F41  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family GRAFF Frank Teophiel,   b. 6 Nov 1856, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Mar 1946, Boone Co., AR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Marriage 1 Jul 1884  Lyon Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 17
    • From the Burlingame Enterprise, 6 Jul 1899: "The reception given at Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Graff's on Saturday evening, July 1st, in honor of their fifteenth wedding anniversary was a grand success."
    Marriage license issued: Frank Graff and Martha Fisher 1884
    Marriage license issued: Frank Graff and Martha Fisher 1884
    Family ID F356  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Mar 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 26 Apr 1866 - Maryland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - Jun 1880 - Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1 Jul 1884 - Lyon Co., KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEVENT - 1 Jul 1899 - Burlingame, Osage Co., KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 29 Jun 1900 - Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEVENT - 6 Sep 1907 - Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEVENT - 1 Jul 1912 - Turon, Reno Co., KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEVENT - 12 Nov 1914 - Turon, Reno Co., KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEVENT - 20 Mar 1917 - Turon, Reno Co., KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEVENT - 28 Mar 1918 - Turon, Reno Co., KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEVENT - 19 Feb 1919 - Turon, Reno Co., KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEVENT - 5 Jun 1919 - Turon, Reno Co., KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 8 Jan 1920 - Turon, Reno Co., KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 24 Apr 1930 - Elixir Township, Boone Co., AR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 26 Apr 1950 - Bergman, Boone Co., AR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 Jul 1956 - Benton, Saline Co., AR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - York Cemetery, Bergman, Boone Co., AR Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S66] Bible: Fisher, William N. and Mary Ann Gibson (Reliability: 3).
      Martha Ellen, Daughter of Wm N. and Mary Ann Fisher was born April 21st 1866

    2. [S79] Military: Fisher, William N - Civil War Pension File, Certificate No. 842075. (Reliability: 3).
      See Widow's Declaration for Pension and Declaration for Children's Pension.

    3. [S659] Arkansas Death Records, (Ancestry.com), 2 Jul 1956, State file no. 8551 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S129] 1880 US Census, Kansas, (Ancestry,com), Jun 1880, p 20 (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S667] News articles: Burlingame Enterprise, Burlingame, KS , (Burlingame Enterprise, Burlingame, KS ), 1 Jul 1899, p 4 (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S664] 1900 US Census, Kansas, (Ancestry.com), 29 Jun 1900, E. D. No. 113, sht 4A (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S141] News articles: Turon Weekly Press, Turon, KS, (Turon Weekly Press, Turon, KS), 4 Jul 1912, p 1 (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S141] News articles: Turon Weekly Press, Turon, KS, (Turon Weekly Press, Turon, KS), 12 Nov 1914, p 8 (Reliability: 2).

    9. [S141] News articles: Turon Weekly Press, Turon, KS, (Turon Weekly Press, Turon, KS), 22 Mar 1917, p 1 (Reliability: 2).

    10. [S141] News articles: Turon Weekly Press, Turon, KS, (Turon Weekly Press, Turon, KS), 4 Apr 1918, p 5 (Reliability: 2).

    11. [S141] News articles: Turon Weekly Press, Turon, KS, (Turon Weekly Press, Turon, KS), 27 Feb 1919, p 5 (Reliability: 2).

    12. [S141] News articles: Turon Weekly Press, Turon, KS, (Turon Weekly Press, Turon, KS), 5 Jun 1919, p 5 (Reliability: 2).

    13. [S152] Census: 1920 U.S. - Miami, Reno Co., KS, (Ancestry.com), 8 Jan 1920, Roll: T625_546; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 188; Image: 299 (Reliability: 3).

    14. [S665] 1930 US Census, Arkansas, (Ancestry.com), 24 Apr 1930, E.D. 5-9, sht 6B (Reliability: 2).

    15. [S666] 1950 US Census, Arkansas, (Ancestry.com), 26 Apr 1950, sht 19 (Reliability: 2).

    16. [S79] Military: Fisher, William N - Civil War Pension File, Certificate No. 842075. (Reliability: 3).
      See Widow's Declaration for Pension and Declaration for Remarried Widow's Pension.

    17. [S660] News articles: The Emporia Democrat, Emporia KS, (The Emporia Democrat, Emporia KS), 9 Jul 1884, p 3 (Reliability: 2).