Fisher Family Genealogy
FIRESTONE, Ruth

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Name FIRESTONE, Ruth Birth Jun 1895 Kansas CENSUS 15 Jun 1900 Auburn Township, Shawnee Co., KS [1]
1900 US Census: Auburn Township, Shawnee Co., KS, sht 5B CENSUS 1905 Auburn Township, Shawnee Co., KS [2]
- Attending school
1905 Kansas State Census: Auburn Township, Shawnee Co., KS, p 6 CENSUS 3 May 1910 Auburn Township, Shawnee Co., KS [3]
- Attending school
Can read and write
1910 US Census: Auburn Township, Shawnee Co., KS, sht 7A Person ID I1877 Main Last Modified 28 Mar 2023
Father FIRESTONE, William Leroy, b. Mar 1858, Ohio d. 31 Oct 1910, Dover Township, Shawnee Co., KS
(Age 52 years)
Relationship Birth Mother FISHER Elizabeth Belle, b. 14 Jan 1863, Maryland d. Oct 1934, Auburn, Shawnee Co., KS
(Age 71 years)
Relationship Birth Marriage 1 Mar 1882 Shawnee Co., KS [4, 5]
Marriage license issued W. C. Firestone and Belle Fisher 1882
"Marriage licenses have been issued to...W. C. Firèstone and Belle Fisher, all of Shawnee county." W. C. should read W. L. for William LeroyOak Grange Wedding 1882
"The first wedding that ever occurred "within the gates," was celebrated in Oak Grange, Wednesday evening, March 1st, Mr. William F. (should be William L.) Firestone and Miss Belle Fisher, of Mission Center, being the "twain made one." The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, also simply called "The Grange," is a fraternal organization for American farmers that encouraged farm families to band together for their economic well-being. They were also an important social outlet. Many rural farm families lived relatively isolated lives, often meeting only on Sundays for church, and on market days. Granges provided a place to socialize and discuss area issues. The first Grange opened in Kansas in 1872. Within a few years there were more than 1000 granges in Kansas, claiming more than 30,000 members. Granges later began advocating for farmers politically, fighting for example railroad monopolies, and advocating for rural mail deliveries. Grange farmers banded together to buy equipment, built community grain elevators; some even started community savings and insurance pools to avoid higher cost bank loans and cover members medical costs .The byline on the article suggests the Oak Grange may have been located in Valencia, KS but was more likely located in Mission Township, KS area where William and Belle lived in the early 1880s.Family ID F378 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map Birth - Jun 1895 - Kansas CENSUS - 15 Jun 1900 - Auburn Township, Shawnee Co., KS CENSUS - 1905 - Auburn Township, Shawnee Co., KS CENSUS - 3 May 1910 - Auburn Township, Shawnee Co., KS = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S664] 1900 US Census, Kansas, (Ancestry.com), 15 Jun 1900, Auburn Township, sht 5B (Reliability: 2).
- [S138] 1905 State Census, Kansas, (Ancestry.com), 1905, Auburn Township, p 6 (Reliability: 2).
- [S663] 1910 US Census, Kansas, (Ancestry.com), 03 May 1910, Auburn Township, sht 7A (Reliability: 2).
- [S679] News articles: Kansas State Journal, Topeka KS , (Kansas State Journal, Topeka KS ), 23 Feb 1882, p 3 (Reliability: 2).
- [S678] News articles: The Weekly Commonwealth, Topeka KS , (The Weekly Commonwealth, Topeka KS ), 9 Mar 1882, p 4 (Reliability: 2).
- [S664] 1900 US Census, Kansas, (Ancestry.com), 15 Jun 1900, Auburn Township, sht 5B (Reliability: 2).