Fisher Family Genealogy
FISHER Robert Richford Roberts
1823 - 1911 (87 years)-
Name FISHER Robert Richford Roberts [1, 2] Birth 13 Nov 1823 Eastbrook, Lawrence Co., PA [3, 4, 5] CENSUS 10 Aug 1850 Neshannock Township, Lawrence Co., PA [6] Census: 1850 U.S. - Neshannock Township, Lawrence Co., PA; Roll: M432_790; Page: 212B; Image: 424 CENSUS 14 Jun 1870 Hickory Township, Lawrence Co., PA [7] Census: 1870 U.S. - Hickory Township, Lawrence Co., PA; Roll: M593_1360; Page: 27A; Image: 57; Family History Library Film: 552859 CENSUS 21 Jun 1880 Hickory Township, Lawrence Co., PA [8] Census: 1880 U.S. - Hickory Township, Lawrence Co., PA; Roll: 1144; Family History Film: 1255144; Page: 39B; Enumeration District: 210; Image: 0273 CENSUS 5 May 1910 Hickory Township, Lawrence Co., PA Death 4 Mar 1911 Hickory Township, Lawrence Co., PA [5] Age: 87 Cause: Heart Disease Death Certificate: Fisher, Robert Richford Roberts - 1911 Burial 6 Mar 1911 Eastbrook United Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Eastbrook, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA [5] Person ID I766 Main Last Modified 25 Dec 2014
Father FISHER John, b. 28 Jul 1786, Ligonier, Westmoreland Co., PA d. 26 Jan 1842, Eastbrook, Lawrence Co., PA (Age 55 years) Relationship Birth Mother ROBERTS, Sarah, b. 18 Aug 1788 d. 17 May 1847 (Age 58 years) Relationship Birth Marriage 24 Mar 1808 [9, 10, 11] Family ID F90 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family CASTEEL Rebecca Marian, b. 18 Nov 1827 Marriage 1 Jul 1847 Eastbrook, Lawrence Co., PA [12] 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. [13]
Children + 1. FISHER, Thompson Scott, b. 14 May 1848, Neshannock Township, Lawrence Co., PA d. 17 Aug 1893, Pittsburg, Allegheny Co., PA (Age 45 years) [Birth] 2. FISHER Nancy Emma, b. 17 Feb 1859, Neshannock Township, Lawrence Co., PA d. 13 Nov 1919, Hickory Township, Lawrence Co., PA (Age 60 years) [Birth] 3. FISHER Sarah Louisa, b. 6 Nov 1863, Neshannock Township, Lawrence Co., PA d. 18 Jun 1952, Hickory Township, Lawrence Co., PA (Age 88 years) [Birth] Family ID F276 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 26 Dec 2012
- 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.
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Sources - [SR59] John Fisher, Will: Fisher, John - 1842, 12 Jun 1841, 302 (Reliability: 3).
It is my will that my executor hereinafter named lay of fourteen building lots on the south side of the mill raceÉNo eight I give to my son Robert Rothford Roberts."
N30 - [SR63] Dwight Cooper, East Brook United Presbyterian Church, Cemetery Inscritpions, Genealogies, and Church History, (New Castle, PA: privately printed, 1988), 27 (Reliability: 2).
Samuel CasteelÉ
"Samuel Casteel died at the home of his son-in-law, Robert Richford Roberts Fisher, near EastbrookÉ" New Castle Democrat Nov. 23, 1893 page 3. - [SR58] Bible Record: Family of R.R.R. Fisher and Rebecca M. Casteel, ((New York: American Bible Society, 1850)), 2 (Reliability: 3).
R. R. R. Fisher son of John Fisher and Sarah R. his wife was born Nov. 13 1823 - [SR67] Rebecca M. Fisher, R. M. Fisher Passbook, (Unpublished), 13 Nov 1823, 7 (Reliability: 2).
RRR Fisher was born Nov 13th 1823 - [S12] Death Certificate: Fisher, R. R. R. - 1911, (Pennsylvania Bureau of Vital Statistics), 6 Mar 1911, Cert No. 26219, 26219. (Reliability: 3).
- [S162] Census: 1850 U.S. - Neshannock Township, Lawrence Co., PA , (Ancestry.com), 10 Aug 1850, Roll M432_790; Page: 212B; Image: 424 (Reliability: 2).
- [S89] Census: 1870 U.S. - Hickory Township, Lawrence Co., PA, (Ancestry.com), 14 Jun 1870, Roll: M593_1360; Page: 27A; Image: 57; Family History Library Film: 552859 (Reliability: 3).
- [S160] Census: 1880 U.S. - Hickory Township, Lawrence Co., PA, (Ancestry.com), 21 Jun 1880, ; Roll: 1144; Family History Film: 1255144; Page: 39B; Enumeration District: 210; Image: 0273 (Reliability: 3).
- [SR1] Wilfred Jordan, editor, Colonial and Revolutionary Families of PA, ((New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1942), 568-576), 575, 974.8 D2c 1978. (Reliability: 2).
John, married Sarah Roberts and settled near New Castle, Pennsylvania. - [SR59] John Fisher, Will: Fisher, John - 1842, 12 Jun 1841, 301 (Reliability: 3).
"I give and bequeath to my wife Sarah during her life the occupancy of the mansion house lot and garden and fruit trees in the lot around the houseÉ" - [SR67] Rebecca M. Fisher, R. M. Fisher Passbook, (Unpublished), 24 Mar 1808, 8 (Reliability: 2).
John Fisher and Sarah Roberts was married March 24th A. D. 1808 - [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).
- [SR59] John Fisher, Will: Fisher, John - 1842, 12 Jun 1841, 302 (Reliability: 3).