FISHER William Nicholls

1816 - 1881  (65 years)

• Name	FISHER William Nicholls
  Birth	11 Mar 1816	Westmoreland Co., PA   [1]
  CENSUS	14 Sep 1850	Derry Township. Westmoreland Co., PA   [2]
  	Occupation: farmer
  		1850 US Census: Derry Township, Westmoreland Co., p 399
  CENSUS	9 Jun 1860	Brandonville, Preston Co., WV   [3]
  	Occupation: carpenter Value of personal property: $200
  		1860 US Census: District 1, Preston Co., VA, p 15 Census for District 1, Preston Co., VA. Per the form, the local post office associated with District 1 is Brandonville. Today Brandonville, Preston Co., is located in West Virginia vs Virginia, becoming part of WV when Virginia is split into two states 1863.
  MILI	June 25, 1861 to August 4, 1862  [4, 5]
  	Agency: Civil War, Corporal, Co. H 3rd Virginia Volunteers
  CENSUS	Jun 1880	Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS   [6]
  	Occupation: Farm hand
  		1880 US Census: Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS, p 20
  Burial	Jul 1881	Burlingame Community Cemetery, Burlingame, Osage Co., KS
  		Headstone: Fisher, William 1816-1881
  Death	16 Jul 1881	Burlingame, Osage Co., KS   [7]
  	Age: 65
  	Cause: Diarrhea and piles
  EVENT	2 Jun 1883	Burlingame, Osage Co., KS
  		Union Army burials in Burlingame Cemetery 1883
  MILI	1889	Americus, Lyon Co., KS   [8]
  		Enrollment of Ex-Soldiers and Sailors, their Widows and Orphans, William N. Fisher, 1889 This registration made after William's death in 1881. States he was afflicted with "chronic diarrhea and piles...Old and poor unable to do much work"
  Person ID	I190	Main
  Last Modified	8 May 2023

  
  

  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  [9]
  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	GIBSON Mary Ann,   b. 22 Feb 1827, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA d. 10 Jun 1921, Turon, Reno Co., KS (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	27 Oct 1847	Fairfield Township, Westmoreland Co., PA   [10]
  	by Rev. A. Rich
  Children	1. FISHER Wesley Stewart,   b. 17 Aug 1848, Tubbsmills, PA d. 21 Sep 1932, Turon, Reno Co., KS (Age 84 years)  [Birth] + 2. FISHER Mary Amelia,   b. 26 Feb 1852, Westmoreland Co., PA d. 29 Aug 1907, Pond Creek, Grant Co., OK (Age 55 years)  [Birth] + 3. FISHER Emma Jane,   b. 28 Oct 1854, Pennsylvania d. 14 Nov 1911, Americus, Lyon Co., KS (Age 57 years)  [Birth] + 4. FISHER Joseph Chalmers,   b. 26 Jul 1857, District No. 1, Preston Co., VA d. 24 Feb 1935 (Age 77 years)  [Birth]   5. FISHER William Jasper,   b. 6 Apr 1860, District No. 1, Preston Co., VA d. 23 Sep 1897 (Age 37 years)  [Birth] + 6. FISHER Elizabeth Belle,   b. 14 Jan 1863, Maryland d. Oct 1934, Auburn, Shawnee Co., KS (Age 71 years)  [Birth]   7. FISHER Martha Ella,   b. 26 Apr 1866, Maryland d. 2 Jul 1956, Benton, Saline Co., AR (Age 90 years)  [Birth]   8. FISHER John William,   b. 29 Nov 1868  [Birth] + 9. FISHER Austin Nesbut,   b. 9 Apr 1873, Hancock Co., IL d. 13 Apr 1957, Kansas (Age 84 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F41	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Dec 2007

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 11 Mar 1816 - Westmoreland Co., PA Marriage - 27 Oct 1847 - Fairfield Township, Westmoreland Co., PA CENSUS - 14 Sep 1850 - Derry Township. Westmoreland Co., PA CENSUS - 9 Jun 1860 - Brandonville, Preston Co., WV CENSUS - Jun 1880 - Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS Burial - Jul 1881 - Burlingame Community Cemetery, Burlingame, Osage Co., KS Death - Age: 65,Cause: Diarrhea and piles - 16 Jul 1881 - Burlingame, Osage Co., KS EVENT - 2 Jun 1883 - Burlingame, Osage Co., KS MILI - 1889 - Americus, Lyon Co., KS  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  William Nicholls Fisher - Civil War

  
  

• Sources

  [S66] Bible: Fisher, William N. and Mary Ann Gibson (Reliability: 3). William N. Fisher, Son of Thos and Mary Fisher was born March 11th A. D. 1816 [S656] 1850 US Census, Pennsylvania , (Ancestry.com), 14 Sep 1850, p 399 (Reliability: 2). [S657] 1860 US Census, Virginia , (Ancestry.com), 9 Jun 1860, p 15 (Reliability: 2). [S74] Military: Fisher, William N. - Civil War Record (Reliability: 3). [S79] Military: Fisher, William N - Civil War Pension File, Certificate No. 842075. (Reliability: 3). [S129] 1880 US Census, Kansas, (Ancestry,com), Jun 1880, Roll: 391; Family History Film: 1254391; Page: 61B; Enumeration District: 029; Image: 0642 (Reliability: 3). [S79] Military: Fisher, William N - Civil War Pension File, Certificate No. 842075. (Reliability: 3). See Widow's Declaration for Pension, Declaration for Children's Pension and Declaration for Remarried Widow's Pension. [S655] Enrollment of Ex-Soldiers and Sailors, their Widows and Orphans, 1889, (Ancestry.com), 1889, Book 3, p 305 (Reliability: 2). [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). [S79] Military: Fisher, William N - Civil War Pension File, Certificate No. 842075. (Reliability: 3). See Widow's Declaration for Pension and Declaration for Remarried Widow's Pension.