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FISHER Raymond Claude

Male 1899 - 1981  (82 years)


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  • Name FISHER Raymond Claude 
    Nickname Buck 
    Birth 6 Jan 1899  Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    ASSO Independent Order of Odd Fellows  [2, 3] 
    CENSUS 11 Jun 1900  Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Census-taker apparently never talked directly to family. Too many errors in the listing: Florence born Jul 1877 not Jun. Zilla should read Zella and not a daughter, but Charles and Florence's eldest son, born in Apr 1895 not Aug 1895. Also Raymond born in Jan 1899 not Mar.
    1900 US Census: E. D. No. 57, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, sht 5A    		 1900 US Census: E. D. No. 57, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, sht 5A
    CENSUS 10 May 1910  Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census: 1910 U.S. - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Roll T624_305; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 50; Image: 270    		 Census: 1910 U.S. - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Roll T624_305; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 50; Image: 270
    MILI 12 Sep 1918  Macomb, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • WW I Draft Registration
      Home address: Blandinsville, IL.
      Occupation: Labor, E.E. Voorhees, Blandinsville, IL.
      Nearest relative: (mother) Florence Fisher, Blandinsville, IL.
      Appearance: Short, medium build, gray eyes, brown hair.
    WW I Draft Registration Card - Fisher, Raymond Claude, McDonough County, Illinois; Roll 1614209; Draft Board: 0    		 WW I Draft Registration Card - Fisher, Raymond Claude, McDonough County, Illinois; Roll 1614209; Draft Board: 0
    CENSUS 02 Jan 1920  Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Census: 1920 U.S. - Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Roll T625_385; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 52; Image: 795    		 Census: 1920 U.S. - Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Roll T625_385; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 52; Image: 795
    CENSUS 21 Apr 1930  Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • Indicates married at age 24.
      Occupation: Mechanic, hardware store.
    1930 U.S. Census: E.D. No. 55-2, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL, p 5A    		 1930 U.S. Census: E.D. No. 55-2, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL, p 5A
    CENSUS 11 Apr 1940  Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • Renting house, $8/mnth
      Occupation: Plumber, Retail hardware store
    1940 US Census: E. D. No. 55-2, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL, sht 7A    		 1940 US Census: E. D. No. 55-2, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL, sht 7A
    CENSUS 11 Apr 1950  Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • Occupation: plumber
      Kind of business: hardware store
      Hours worked in last week: 60
    1950 US Census, E.D. 55-2, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL, p 12    		 1950 US Census, E.D. 55-2, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL, p 12
    OCCU 1962 to 1965  [10, 11] 
    Blandinsville Water Works 
    EVENT 29 Apr 1962  Macomb, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Fisher visits Karen (Hobby) McKee 1962
    "Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Fisher visited Mrs. Richard McKee Sunday in the McDonough District Hospital. Mrs. McKee is undergoing tests." (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
    OCCU Vorhees/Taylor Wilson Hardware  [13, 14] 
    RELI Baptist  [15, 16] 
    SSN 352-01-8127  [17] 
    Death 18 Feb 1981  Macomb, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [18, 19] 
    Age: 82 
    Address:
    McDonough District Hospital
    525 East Grant Street
    Macomb, IL 61455 
    Burial 21 Feb 1981  Glade City Cemetery, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [20, 21] 
    Headstone - Raymond C. and Fronie E. (Britten) Fisher    		 Headstone - Raymond C. and Fronie E. (Britten) Fisher
    Person ID I105  Main
    Last Modified 25 Jan 2023 

    Father FISHER Charles H.,   b. 25 Jun 1873, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Feb 1918, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother ASHBY Florence Ethyl,   b. 26 Jul 1877, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jun 1960, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 5 Sep 1894  Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [22, 23] 
    Marriage Return: Fisher, Charles H. and Florence E. Ashby - 1894    		 Marriage Return: Fisher, Charles H. and Florence E. Ashby - 1894
    Notes 
    • Mary Ann (Farris) Fisher left her most of her estate to the children of Charles and Florence (Ashby) Fisher: "After payment of such funeral expenses and debts, I give, devise and bequeath to the children of Charles Fisher deceased, namely- Zella Fisher, Raymond Fisher, Reva George, Truman Fisher, Dorothy Fisher, Jessie Fisher, Madeline Fisher and Ruth Fisher..." [24]
    Family ID F31  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family BRITTON Fronie Ethel,   b. 30 Nov 1903, Lawrenceburg, Anderson Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Aug 1965, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage 15 Sep 1923  Macomb, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [25, 26, 27] 
    Children 
     1. FISHER, Lucille V.,   b. Abt 1925, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     2. FISHER Everette Reon,   b. 27 Jul 1927, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jan 2013, Heartland Healthcare Center, Macomb, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)  [Birth]
     3. FISHER, Ronald "Dean",   b. 09 May 1932, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 2008, Prairie View Care Center, Lewistown, Fulton Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F36  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Jul 2006 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 6 Jan 1899 - Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 11 Jun 1900 - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 10 May 1910 - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMILI - 12 Sep 1918 - Macomb, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 02 Jan 1920 - Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 15 Sep 1923 - Macomb, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 21 Apr 1930 - Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 11 Apr 1940 - Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 11 Apr 1950 - Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEVENT - 29 Apr 1962 - Macomb, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Age: 82,Address:
    McDonough District Hospital
    525 East Grant Street
    Macomb, IL 61455 - 18 Feb 1981 - Macomb, McDonough Co., IL    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 21 Feb 1981 - Glade City Cemetery, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents Fisher family get together 1944
    (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
    Mr. and Mrs Zella Fisher visit 1942
    (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)

  • Notes 
    • At the time of his death Raymond was survived by one daughter, Mrs. Wilbur (Lucille) Terry of Dallas City; two sons, Everett Reon of Macomb, with whom he made his home the past year; Dean of Blandinsville; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Also surviving were five sisters, Mrs. Henry (Ruth) Hobby and Mrs. Norman (Madeline) Fenton, both of Blandinsville, Mrs. Reva George of Macomb, Mrs. Jessie Ruberts of Washington and Mrs. Dorothy Cox of Vermont. Three brothers, Zella, Truman and Paul, and one sister, Nora, also preceded him in death. [28]

  • Sources 
    1. [S174] WW I Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918, (Ancestry,com), 12 Sep 1918, McDonough County, Illinois; Roll 1614209; Draft Board: 0 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S51] Obituary: Fisher, Raymond Claude - 1981, 19 Feb 1981 (Reliability: 2).
      ...and a former member of both the Blandinsville I. O. O. F Lodge...

    3. [S53] Obituary: Fisher, Raymond Claude - 1981, 19 Feb 1981 (Reliability: 2).
      ...and was a former member of the Blandinsville IOOF Lodge...

    4. [S88] Census: 1900 U.S. - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL , (Ancestry,com), 11 Jun 1900, Roll T623_320; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 57 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S91] Census: 1910 U.S. - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL , (Ancestry,com), 10 May 1910, Roll T624_305; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 50; Image: 270 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S98] Census: 1920 U.S. - Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL , (Ancestry,com), 02 Jan 1920, Roll T625_385; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 52; Image: 795 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S99] Census: 1930 U.S. - Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL , (Ancestry.com), 21 Apr 1930, Roll 532; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 2; Image: 1016.0 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S560] 1940 US Census, Illinois, (Ancestry.com), 11 Apr 1940, E.D. No. 55-2, sht 7A (Reliability: 2).

    9. [S508] 1950 US Census, Illinois, (National Archives), 11 Apr 1950, 12 (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S51] Obituary: Fisher, Raymond Claude - 1981, 19 Feb 1981 (Reliability: 2).
      He also worked for Blandinsville Water Works three years, retiring in 1965.

    11. [S53] Obituary: Fisher, Raymond Claude - 1981, 19 Feb 1981 (Reliability: 2).
      He also worked for Blandinsville Water Works for three years, retiring in 1965.

    12. [S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 3 May 1962, p 2 (Reliability: 2).

    13. [S51] Obituary: Fisher, Raymond Claude - 1981, 19 Feb 1981 (Reliability: 2).
      He was employed at Vorhees Hardware store, which later became Taylor-Wilson Hardware store, 42 years.

    14. [S53] Obituary: Fisher, Raymond Claude - 1981, 19 Feb 1981 (Reliability: 2).
      He was employed at Vorhees Hardware Store and later at Taylor-Wilson Hardware Store in Blandinsville for 42 years.

    15. [S51] Obituary: Fisher, Raymond Claude - 1981, 19 Feb 1981 (Reliability: 2).
      He was a member of First Baptist Church...

    16. [S53] Obituary: Fisher, Raymond Claude - 1981, 19 Feb 1981 (Reliability: 2).
      He was a member of First Baptist Church in Blandinsville...

    17. [S249] Social Security Card Application, (Social Security Adminstration) (Reliability: 3).

    18. [S51] Obituary: Fisher, Raymond Claude - 1981, 19 Feb 1981 (Reliability: 2).
      Raymond C. "Buck" Fisher, 82, of Macomb the past year, formerly of Blandinsville, died at 5 p.m. yesterday at McDonough District Hospital, Macomb. He had been ill a year and in the hospital seven weeks.

    19. [S53] Obituary: Fisher, Raymond Claude - 1981, 19 Feb 1981 (Reliability: 2).
      Blandinsville--Raymond "Buck" Claude Fisher, 82, of Macomb, formerly of Blandinsville, died at 5 p.m. Wednesday at McDonough District Hospital.

    20. [S51] Obituary: Fisher, Raymond Claude - 1981, 19 Feb 1981 (Reliability: 2).
      Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, with Virgil Kelly officiating. Burial will be at Blade City Cemetery.

      Blade City Cemetery should read Glade City Cemetery

    21. [S53] Obituary: Fisher, Raymond Claude - 1981, 19 Feb 1981 (Reliability: 2).
      Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church in Blandinsville, the Rev. Virgil Kelly officiating. Burial will be in Glade City Cemetery. Visitation will be after 10 a.m. Friday and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Clugston Funeral Chapel in Blandinsville.

    22. [S21] Marriage Return: Fisher, Charles H. and Florence E. Ashby, (Illinois State Board of Health), 5 Sep 1894, License No. 994. (Reliability: 3).
      16. Married at Blandinsville in the County of McDonough and the State of Illinois, the 5 day of Sept 1984

    23. [S22] Marriage License: Fisher, Charles H. and Florence E. Ashby, (Illinois State Board of Health), 5 Sep 1894, License No. 994. (Reliability: 3).
      I B. H. Harmon a Minister of the Gospel hereby certify that Mr. Charles H. Fisher and Miss Florence E. Ashba were united in Marriage by me at Blandinsville in the County of McDonough and the State of Illinois on the 5th day of Sept. A.D. 1894.

    24. [S25] Mary Ann Fisher, Will: Fisher, Mary Ann - 1928, 4 Jan 1924 (Reliability: 3).

    25. [S33] Obituary: Fisher, Fronie, 23 Aug 1965 (Reliability: 2).
      She was married Sept. 15, 1923 at Macomb to Raymond Claude Fisher...

    26. [S51] Obituary: Fisher, Raymond Claude - 1981, 19 Feb 1981 (Reliability: 2).
      He married Fronie E. Britton Sept. 15, 1923, in Macomb.

    27. [S53] Obituary: Fisher, Raymond Claude - 1981, 19 Feb 1981 (Reliability: 2).
      He married Fronie E. Britton Sept. 15, 1923, in Macomb.

    28. [S51] Obituary: Fisher, Raymond Claude - 1981, 17 Feb 1981 (Reliability: 2).


 

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