Fisher Family Genealogy
FISHER Martha Jane

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Name FISHER Martha Jane Nickname Mattie Birth 23 Dec 1879 Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL [1, 2]
- "Mrs. Bushnell was born December 23, 1878 in Blandinsville, a daughter of John and Diantha Foster Fisher."
CENSUS 02 Jun 1880 Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL [3]
1880 U.S. Census: E.D. No. 160, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, p 3 EVENT 10 Nov 1904 La Plata, Macon Co., MO [4]
Will Bushnell buys farm in La Plata 1904
"Will Bushnell and wife and daughter of Blandinsville, Ill., visited her sister Mrs. J. W. Atteberry (Attebery) and family, and and while here he bought James Kennedy' e farm for $40. per acre. Mr. Bushnell will take possession in three weeks."EVENT 4 Jan 1906 La Plata, Macon Co., MO [5]
Bertha Fisher visits sisters
"Miss Bertha Fisher of Blandinsville, Ill., is visiting her sisters Mrs. J. W. Atteberry (Attebery) and Mrs. Will Bushnell,"CENSUS 21 Apr 1910 Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL [6]
- Living with husband's widowed aunt Lemira Grigsby
Occupation: none
Can read and write
1910 US Census: E.D. No. 42, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL, sht 8B CENSUS 29 Jan 1920 Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL [7]
- Renting home
Occupation: none
1920 US Census: E.D. No. 44, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL, sht 3A CENSUS 22 Apr 1930 Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL [8]
- Renting home, value $3000, has radio
Occupation: none
1930 US Census: E.D. No. 55-2, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL, sht 6B CENSUS 12 Apr 1940 Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL [9]
- Renting house, on a farm
Highest level eduction: H-3
Where living 1 Apr 1935: same house, on a farm
Occupation: housekeeping
1940 US Census: E.D. No. 55-13, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, sht 3A CENSUS 14 Apr 1950 Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL [10]
- Occupation: housekeeping
1950 US Census: E.D. No. 55-2, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL, sht 16 Death 24 Nov 1961 LaHarpe, Hancock Co., IL [2]
- "Mrs. Martha Jane Bushnell, 82, of Blandinsville died Friday at Mary Davier Hospital in LaHarpe."
Obituary: Martha Jane Bushnell 1961 Burial 28 Nov 1961 Glade City Cemetery, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL [2]
- "Funeral services were held at 2:30 p. m. at the Radden Funeral Home in Blandinsville Monday (Nov 28) afternoon. The Rev. Joseph Ferreira and the Rev.
John Keller conducted the services. Burial was in Glade City Cemetery."
Headstone: Martha J. Bushnell Person ID I242 Main Last Modified 3 Mar 2023
Father FISHER John Kells, b. 5 Mar 1833, Pennsylvania d. 19 Dec 1891, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL
(Age 58 years)
Relationship Birth Mother FOSTER Diantha Jane, b. 30 Apr 1841, Michigan d. 20 Sep 1881 (Age 40 years)
Relationship Birth Marriage 8 Dec 1859 McDonough Co., IL [11]
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. [12]
Family ID F71 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family BUSHNELL, William Grigsby, b. 4 Nov 1876, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL d. 17 Feb 1960, Macomb, McDonough Co., IL
(Age 83 years)
Marriage 24 Nov 1898 Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL [2, 13, 14]
- W.G. Bushnell, age 23; residence: Blandinsville, IL
Martha Fisher, age 20; residence: Blandinsville, IL
Married By J. H. Delano, Baptist Pastor
Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fisher (Martha's brother and sister-in-law) - "She was married November 24, 1898 to William Grigsby Bushnell."
Mattie Fisher marries Will Bushnell 1898 Marriage License: Bushnell, W. G. and Martha. Fisher - 1898; License No. 2111; front Marriage License: Bushnell, W. G. and Martha. Fisher - 1898; License No. 2111; back Children 1. BUSHNELL, Infant son, b. 12 Nov 1899 d. 14 Nov 1899 (Age 0 years) [Birth] 2. BUSHNELL, Infant son, b. 24 Jun 1901 d. 5 Jul 1901 (Age 0 years) [Birth] 3. BUSHNELL, Edna Louise, b. 27 Jun 1903 d. 2 Sep 1905 (Age 2 years) [Birth] 4. BUSHNELL, Wendell M., b. 12 Sep 1913 d. 16 Mar 1987 (Age 73 years) [Birth] Family ID F101 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 Mar 2023
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Sources - [S389] Marriage Record: Bushnell, W. G. and Martha. Fisher - 1898, (Illinois State Board of Health), 24 Nov 1898, License No. 2111, License No. 2111. (Reliability: 3).
- [S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 30 Nov 1961, p 1 (Reliability: 2).
- [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).
- [S588] New articles: La Plata Home Press, La Plata, MO, (La Plata Home Press, La Plata, MO), 10 Nov 1904, p 8 (Reliability: 2).
- [S588] New articles: La Plata Home Press, La Plata, MO, (La Plata Home Press, La Plata, MO), 4 Jan 1906, p 4 (Reliability: 2).
- [S579] 1910 US Census, Illinois , (Ancestry.com), 21 Apr 1910, p 8B (Reliability: 2).
- [S532] 1920 US Census, Illinois, (Ancestry.com), 29 Jan 1920, sht 3A (Reliability: 2).
- [S533] 1930 US Census, Illinois, (Ancestry.com), 22 Apr 1930, sht 6B (Reliability: 2).
- [S560] 1940 US Census, Illinois, (Ancestry.com), 12 Apr 1940, sht 3A (Reliability: 2).
- [S508] 1950 US Census, Illinois, (National Archives), 14 Apr 1950, sht 16 (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).
- [S389] Marriage Record: Bushnell, W. G. and Martha. Fisher - 1898, (Illinois State Board of Health), 24 Nov 1898, License No. 2111. (Reliability: 3).
- [S648] News articles: The Quill, LaHarpe IL, (The Quill, LaHarpe IL), 1 Dec 1898, p 4 (Reliability: 2).
- [S389] Marriage Record: Bushnell, W. G. and Martha. Fisher - 1898, (Illinois State Board of Health), 24 Nov 1898, License No. 2111, License No. 2111. (Reliability: 3).