FISHER John Kells b. 5 Mar 1833 Pennsylvania d. 19 Dec 1891 Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL

Fisher Family Genealogy

1833 - 1891 (58 years)

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Name	FISHER John Kells
Birth	5 Mar 1833	Pennsylvania
CENSUS	1840	Hancock Co., IL
CENSUS		1840 US Census: Hancock Co., IL, Roll 60, p 208
CENSUS	01 Oct 1850	Township 8 N 6 W, Henderson Co., IL [1]
	A few errors by census-taker: John and Margaret were born in Pennsylvania to Thomas and his first wife Mary Kells Fisher. Cyrus should read Matthias. Have seen no other reference to Matthias' first or middle name being Cyrus.
		1850 US Census: Township 8N 6W, Henderson Co., IL
CENSUS	27 Jun 1860	Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL [2]
	Occupation: Farmer. John's sister Margaret living with John and Diantha. John's sister Clarissa (Fisher) Roberts living next door.
		Census: 1860 U.S. - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, Roll: M653_201; Page: 628; Image: 268; Family History Library Film: 803201
MILI	Jul 1863	Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL [3]
	Listed as married farmer, age 30 No records indicating Eli served in the Civil War after registering for the draft.
		Civil War Draft Registration: July 1863, p 190
EVENT	23 Jul 1868	Macomb, McDonough Co., IL [4]
EVENT		Chancery notice Catherine Foster 1868 "To John N. Foster, You are hereby notified that Catharine Foster has filed her bill in Chancery, in the Circuit Court of the county of McDonough and State of Illinois, against you and Baslar B. Foster, R. Floyd Foster, John Fisher, Diantha J. Fisher, William J. Farris, Leantha D. Farris, and William Kennedy, and that a summons has issued in said cause against you and said other defendants, returnable on the first day of the October term, A, D. 1868, of said Court to be holden at the Court House, in the city of Macomb, in said county, on be first Monday of October, A. D. 1868." This action presumably related to the will/probate of her husband George Foster's estate. She perhaps did not get the bequest she anticipated.
CENSUS	28 Jun 1870	Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL [5]
	Occupation: Farmer. Family of John's sister Margaret (Fisher) Dougherty living next door.
		1870 US Census: Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, p 10
CENSUS	02 Jun 1880	Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL [6]
	Occupation: Farmer. Census shows John's step-brotjher Josiah and niece Cora Fisher living with John's family. Also shows a servant, Susan Martin, living with the family.
		1880 U.S. Census: E.D. No. 160, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, p 3
Death	19 Dec 1891	Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL
Burial	South Cemetery, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL
Burial		Headstone - John K. Fisher (1833-1891)
Person ID	I180	Main
Last Modified	4 Dec 2022

Father	FISHER Thomas, b. 11 Mar 1791, Ligonier, Westmoreland Co., PA d. 17 Jun 1873, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL (Age 82 years)
Relationship	Birth
Mother	KELLS Mary, b. 3 Mar 1797, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA d. 15 Feb 1837 (Age 39 years)
Relationship	Birth
Marriage	30 Mar 1815 [7]
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 1 FOSTER Diantha Jane, b. 30 Apr 1841, Michigan d. 20 Sep 1881 (Age 40 years)

Marriage 8 Dec 1859 McDonough Co., IL [8]

Marriage License: Fisher, John K. and Diantha J. Foster - 1859

Notes

From History of McDonough Co., IL 1885: John Fisher, the present supervisor of Hire township, is considered one of the best farmers in the county. He lives near Blandinsville, on section 10, and owns, in all, 369 acres of land, not one acre of which is untillable. His buildings are good and present a neat appearance. The house is two-stories, and the main part is 24x28 feet, with an addition 16x20 feet. His main barn is 38x48 feet. The main features of his farming consist of raising stock and feeding cattle for the eastern markets. He has some fine Norman and Clydesdale brood mares from which he raises some fine draft horses. John Fisher made his home with his parents until 20 years of age, when he went to Morgan county, Illinois, where he remained one year. He 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, tile eldest child. Thomas Fisher was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, 1 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. John Fisher was married in 1857 to Diantha Foster, a native of Michigan. She died September 20, 1881, leaving six children-William, Frank, James, Charles, Mary and Martha. George, the oldest child, is deceased. [9]

Children

	1. FISHER George T., b. 23 Jan 1862, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL d. 5 Dec 1877 (Age 15 years) [Birth]
+	2. FISHER William Henry, b. Jul 1865, Illinois d. 31 May 1952, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL (Age 86 years) [Birth]
	3. FISHER John Franklin, b. 11 Oct 1866, Illinois d. 4 Apr 1885, McDonough Co., IL (Age 18 years) [Birth]
	4. FISHER James H., b. 17 Mar 1870, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL d. 27 Nov 1884 (Age 14 years) [Birth]
+	5. FISHER Charles Albert, b. 25 Sep 1872, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL d. 20 Feb 1958, Monmouth, Warren Co., IL (Age 85 years) [Birth]
+	6. FISHER Mary Lou, b. 1 Jan 1875, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL d. 10 Dec 1933, La Plata, Macon Co., MO (Age 58 years) [Birth]
+	7. FISHER Martha Jane, b. 23 Dec 1879, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL d. 24 Nov 1961, LaHarpe, Hancock Co., IL (Age 81 years) [Birth]

Family ID F71 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 25 Dec 2012

Family 2 MURRAY, Flora Ellen, b. 10 Nov 1856, Near Fort Madison, Lee Co., IA d. 28 Nov 1936, White Salmon, Klickitat Co., WA (Age 80 years)

Marriage 18 Jun 1882 Locust Hill, Knox Co., MO [10, 11]

"When she was a little girl she moved with her parents from Fort Madison to Locust Hill, in Knox county, Missouri, where she was married (to John K. Fisher) on June 18, 1882, soon after which she and he husband came to this (Blandinsville) community."

Marriage License: John K and Flora (Murray) Fisher 1882

Notes

From History of McDonough Co., IL 1885: The second wife was Flora Murray, a daughter of Hiram Murray, of Missouri, and the ceremony was performed June 18, 1882. One child, Grover C., born November 25, 1884, blesses this union. One child, Grover C., born November 25, 1884, blesses this union. Mr. Fisher has been on the school board for 14 years, and in politics, is a democrat. [9]

Children

	1. FISHER Grover C., b. 25 Nov 1884, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL d. 10 May 1885, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL (Age 0 years) [Birth]
	2. FISHER, Bertha, b. 20 Feb 1886, Illinois d. 13 Mar 1984, Hood River Co., OR (Age 98 years) [Birth]
	3. FISHER, Letha, b. 7 Sep 1889, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL d. 20 May 1965, Klickitat Co., WA (Age 75 years) [Birth]

Family ID F103 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 3 Mar 2023

Event Map

	Birth - 5 Mar 1833 - Pennsylvania
	CENSUS - 1840 - Hancock Co., IL
	CENSUS - 01 Oct 1850 - Township 8 N 6 W, Henderson Co., IL
	Marriage - 8 Dec 1859 - McDonough Co., IL
	CENSUS - 27 Jun 1860 - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL
	MILI - Jul 1863 - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL
	EVENT - 23 Jul 1868 - Macomb, McDonough Co., IL
	CENSUS - 28 Jun 1870 - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL
	CENSUS - 02 Jun 1880 - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL
	Marriage - 18 Jun 1882 - Locust Hill, Knox Co., MO
	Death - 19 Dec 1891 - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL
	Burial - - South Cemetery, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL

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Sources

[S102] Census: 1850 U.S. - Township 8 N 6 W, Henderson Co., IL , (Ancestry,com), 01 Oct 1850, Roll M432_109; Page: 84B; Image: 530 (Reliability: 2).
[S87] Census: 1860 U.S. - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, (Ancestry.com), 27 Jun 1860, Roll: M653_201; Page: 628; Image: 268; Family History Library Film: 803201 (Reliability: 3).
[S455] Provost Marshal General’s Bureau (Civil War), US Civil War Draft Registration Records, 1863-1865. , (Ancestry.com), Jul 1863, p 190 (Reliability: 3).
[S599] News articles: Macomb Journal, Macomb IL, (Macomb Journal, Macomb IL), 31 Jul 1868, p 2 (Reliability: 2).
[S84] Census: 1870 U.S. - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, (Ancestry,com), 28 Jun 1870, Roll: M593_256; Page: 458B; Image: 246; Family History Library Film: 545755. (Reliability: 3).
[S86] Census: 1880 U.S. - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL , (Ancestry.com), 02 Jun 1880, Roll: 227; Family History Film: 1254227; Page: 393C; Enumeration District: 160; Image: 0789 (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).
[SR45] Marriage License: Fisher, John K. and Diantha J. Foster, (Illinois State Board of Health), 8 Dec 1859, License No. 1341. (Reliability: 3).
[S67] History of McDonough County, Illinois - 1885, (Continental Historical Co., Springfield IL, 1885), 1885, 644, 977.342 H2. (Reliability: 2).
[S365] Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Ancestry.com), 18 Jun 1882, p 53 (Reliability: 3).
[S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 10 Dec 1936, p 1 (Reliability: 2).