Fisher Family Genealogy

FISHER James H.

Male 1870 - 1884  (14 years)


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  • Name FISHER James H. 
    Birth 17 Mar 1870  Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    CENSUS 28 Jun 1870  Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census: 1870 U.S. - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Roll: M593_256; Page: 459A; Image: 247; Family History Library Film: 545755
    Census: 1870 U.S. - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Roll: M593_256; Page: 459A; Image: 247; Family History Library Film: 545755
    CENSUS 2 Jun 1880  Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    1880 U.S. Census: E.D. No. 160, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, p 3
    1880 U.S. Census: E.D. No. 160, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, p 3
    Death 27 Nov 1884 
    Burial South Cemetery, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Headstone - James H. Fisher (1870-1884)
    Headstone - James H. Fisher (1870-1884)
    Person ID I185  Main
    Last Modified 22 Aug 2020 

    Father FISHER John Kells,   b. 5 Mar 1833, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Dec 1891, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother FOSTER Diantha Jane,   b. 30 Apr 1841, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Sep 1881 (Age 40 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 8 Dec 1859  McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Marriage License: Fisher, John K. and Diantha J. Foster - 1859
    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. [4]
    Family ID F71  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Mar 1870 - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 28 Jun 1870 - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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    Link to Google MapsBurial - - South Cemetery, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S84] Census: 1870 U.S. - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, (Ancestry,com), 28 Jun 1870, Roll: M593_256; Page: 459A; Image: 247; Family History Library Film: 545755 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S86] Census: 1880 U.S. - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL , (Ancestry.com), 02 Jun 1880, Series: T9 Roll: 227 Page: 393 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [SR45] Marriage License: Fisher, John K. and Diantha J. Foster, (Illinois State Board of Health), 8 Dec 1859, License No. 1341. (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S67] History of McDonough County, Illinois - 1885, (Continental Historical Co., Springfield IL, 1885), 1885, 644, 977.342 H2. (Reliability: 2).