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FISHER Myrtle Olinda

Female 1881 - 1958  (77 years)


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  • Name FISHER Myrtle Olinda  [1] 
    • From her obituary: "Mrs. Myrtle O. Bissell passed away at the Newland Nursing Home at 10:10 Monday night after a long illness. She was born in Blandinsville October 5, 1881, to Abel and Ellen Peck Fisher and resided here all her life.
      "In 1901 she was married to Ernest Bissell and four children were born to them, three of whom survive, Mrs. Violet Foley and Armand Bissell of Blandinsville and Mrs. Blanche Reynolds of Macomb. A son Edwin is deceased. Six grandchildren and for great grandchildren also survive. One brother and a sister are dead.
      "Mrs. Bisell was a member of the Baptist Church. When her health permitted her to be around, she was known to everybody in the community.
      "The funeral was held today at the Walters Funeral Home, Rev.Meyer officiating and burial was in the Glade City Cemetery."
    Birth 5 Oct 1881  Blandinsville Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    CENSUS 11 Jun 1900  Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Myrtle's name spelled incorrectly as Myrtel.
      Attending school.
      Can read and write.
    1900 US Census: E. D. No. 57, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, sht 5A    		 1900 US Census: E. D. No. 57, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, sht 5A
    CENSUS 28 Jan 1920  Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Owns home, no mortgage
      Can read and write
      Occupation: none
    1920 US Census: E.D. No. 44, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL, p 1A    		 1920 US Census: E.D. No. 44, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL, p 1A
    EVENT 25 Feb 1926  Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Myrtle badly sprains/breaks ankle. This injury gives her a lot of trouble in later years.
    Myrtle Bissel injures ankle 1926    		 Myrtle Bissel injures ankle 1926
    CENSUS 22 Apr 1930  Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Owns home, value $1000
      Can read and write
      Occupation: none
    1930 US Census: E.D. No. 55-2, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL, sht 6B    		 1930 US Census: E.D. No. 55-2, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL, sht 6B
    EVENT Feb 1932  Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • States Myrtle's ankle giving her trouble from injury in 1926
    Bissells in poor health 1932    		 Bissells in poor health 1932
    EVENT Jan 1936  Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • Second or third time Myrtle injures her ankle.
    Myrtle Bissel injures ankle 1936    		 Myrtle Bissel injures ankle 1936
    CENSUS 15 Apr 1940  Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • Own home, value $600
      Widowed (Ernest died previous year)
      Highest grade of education: 8
      Address 1 Apr 1935: same house
      Occupation: agency, household products
      20 hrs/wk, weeks worked: 24, wages $72
      No other income
    1940 US Census: E. D. No. 55-2, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL, sht 9    		 1940 US Census: E. D. No. 55-2, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL, sht 9
    EVENT 4 Sep 1954  Macomb, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Mrs. Ezra Imel released from hospital 1961    		 Mrs. Ezra Imel released from hospital 1961
    "Mrs. Eza Imel (Myrtle Fisher) of Bushnell has been released from the St. Francis Hospital and is now at the home of her son, Armon Bissell, and family."
    EVENT 25 Dec 1955  Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Mr. and Mrs Armon Bissell host Christmas dinner 1955    		 Mr. and Mrs Armon Bissell host Christmas dinner 1955
    Mother Myrtle, sister Violet and husband Orval, and other relatives attended.
    EVENT 2 Oct 1958  Quincy, Adams Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Myrtle apparently quite ill in last month before her death. Here taken to Quincy Hospital. 
    • Glaucoma seems an odd reason to be transported by ambulance to hospital in Quincy. Suspect there were more severe health concerns that continued resulting in her in the LaHarpe hospital two weeks later.
    Myrtle Bissel taken to Quincy Hospital 1958    		 Myrtle Bissel taken to Quincy Hospital 1958
    EVENT 16 Oct 1958  LaHarpe, Hancock Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    And here taken to LaHarpe Hospital. At this time or shortly after she was presumably placed at Newland Nursing home in Blandinsville for care, where she died in Nov 1958. 
    Myrtle Bissel at LaHarpe Hospital 1958    		 Myrtle Bissel at LaHarpe Hospital 1958
    Death 10 Nov 1958  Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 14] 
    • "Mrs. Myrtle O. Bissell passed away at the Newland Nursing Home at 10:10 Monday night after a long illness. She was born in Blandinsville October 5, 1881, toAbel and Ellen Peck Fisher and resided here all her life."
    • "The funeral was held today (Nov 13) the Walters Funeral Home, Rev. Meyer officiating and burial was in the Glade City Cemetery."
    Obituary: Myrtle Bissel 1958    		 Obituary: Myrtle Bissel 1958
    Card of thanks Mrytle Bissel 1958    		 Card of thanks Mrytle Bissel 1958
    Notice thanking doctors, nurses and clergy would tended Myrtle before her death signed by Myrtle's surviving children and grandchildren
    Burial 13 Nov 1958  Glade City Cemetery, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 15] 
    Headstone: Myrtle O. Bissell    		 Headstone: Myrtle O. Bissell
    Myrtle Bissel buys cemetery plot    		 Myrtle Bissel buys cemetery plot
    Presumed purchase for her and husband Ernest Bissell who had just passed. Lot 104, cost $1.
    Person ID I257  Main
    Last Modified 25 Jan 2023 

    Father FISHER Abel,   b. 23 May 1845, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Aug 1924, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother PECK Ellen Estelle,   b. 24 Sept 1852, Grant Co., WI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Apr 1917, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 2 Dec 1872  Spirit Lake, Dickinson Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16, 17] 
    Agency: Rev. James Pillsbury 
    Family ID F61  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 BISSELL, Ernest J.,   b. 12 Aug 1869, Whiteside Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 1939, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 1 Aug 1901  LaHarpe, Hancock Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    • Ernest's residence: Blandinsville IL
      Occupation: jeweler
      Myrtle's residence: Blandinsville IL
      First marriage for both
      Geo Coulson, JOP, Hancock IL
      Witnesses: Effie C. Coulson and Jas. C. Mayor
    Marriage License: Ernest Bissell and Myrtle Fisher 1901    		 Marriage License: Ernest Bissell and Myrtle Fisher 1901
    Marriage Record: Ernest Bissell and Myrtle Fisher 1901.    		 Marriage Record: Ernest Bissell and Myrtle Fisher 1901.
    Children 
     1. BISSELL, Edwin C.,   b. 1909, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    +2. BISSELL, Armon Atall,   b. 10 Aug 1910, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Oct 1990, Macomb, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)  [Birth]
     3. BISSELL, Violet Irene,   b. 22 Nov 1911, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Aug 1978, Macomb, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)  [Birth]
    +4. BISSELL, Blanche,   b. 24 Sep 1902, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Dec 1969, Macomb, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F117  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Jan 2023 

    Family 2 IMEL, Ezra 
    Marriage 20 Mar 1944  Macomb, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [19, 20] 
    • "The double ring ceremony was performed by the Rev. Colin J. Roberteon at the
      Christian church parsonage in Macomb at 4:00 p. m."
    • Attending the wedding "were Mrs. Sherman Reynolds, Mrs. Violet Foley, Mr.
      and Mrs. Armon Bissell, and Mrs, Mary Jane Britton."
    Marriage License issued for Myrtle Bissel and Ezra Imel 1944.    		 Marriage License issued for Myrtle Bissel and Ezra Imel 1944.
    Mrytle Bissel Marries Ezra Imel 1944    		 Mrytle Bissel Marries Ezra Imel 1944
    Family ID F562  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Jan 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 5 Oct 1881 - Blandinsville Township, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 11 Jun 1900 - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1 Aug 1901 - LaHarpe, Hancock Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 28 Jan 1920 - Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEVENT - 25 Feb 1926 - Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 22 Apr 1930 - Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEVENT - Feb 1932 - Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEVENT - Jan 1936 - Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 15 Apr 1940 - Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Mar 1944 - Macomb, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEVENT - 4 Sep 1954 - Macomb, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEVENT - 25 Dec 1955 - Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEVENT - Myrtle apparently quite ill in last month before her death. Here taken to Quincy Hospital. - 2 Oct 1958 - Quincy, Adams Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEVENT - And here taken to LaHarpe Hospital. At this time or shortly after she was presumably placed at Newland Nursing home in Blandinsville for care, where she died in Nov 1958. - 16 Oct 1958 - LaHarpe, Hancock Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Nov 1958 - Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 13 Nov 1958 - Glade City Cemetery, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    Myrtle Bissel buys sad rooster 1925    		Myrtle Bissel buys sad rooster 1925
    "They sold everything they had and sold 10 cent tickets for a chance on a discouraged looking old rooster....Mrs. Ernie Bissell who usually wins in such contest would have been glad to dispose of him later for eighty cents."
    Myrtle Bissell - nursing 1928    		Myrtle Bissell - nursing 1928
    Myrtle took out several of these ads in the 1920s offering to do house work and nurse the sick

  • Notes 
    • Upon his death, Abel Fisher bequeathed "one half interest of all my property, both real and personal of which I may die seized, is to go to my Daughter, Myrtle Bissell, in fee forever." [21]

  • Sources 
    1. [S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 13 Nov 1958, p 1 (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S80] Military: Abel Fisher Civil War Pension File, (Nation Archives), 04 Mar 1915, Certificate No. 571909. (Reliability: 3).
      See 1915 Pension Questionnaire

    3. [S580] 1900 US Census, Illinois , (Ancestry.com), 11 Jun 1900, E. D. No. 57, p 5A (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S532] 1920 US Census, Illinois, (Ancestry.com), 28 Jan 1920, E. D. No. 44, sht 1A (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 25 Feb 1926, p 5 (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S533] 1930 US Census, Illinois, (Ancestry.com), 22 Apr 1930, E. D. No. 55-2, sht 6B (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 18 Feb 1934, p 4 (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 23 Jan 1936, p 1 (Reliability: 2).

    9. [S560] 1940 US Census, Illinois, (Ancestry.com), 15 Apr 1940, E. D. No 55-2, sht 9A (Reliability: 2).

    10. [S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 9 Sep 1954, p 8 (Reliability: 2).

    11. [S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 29 Dec 1955, p 5 (Reliability: 2).

    12. [S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 2 Oct 1958, p 1 (Reliability: 2).

    13. [S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 16 Oct 1958, p 2 (Reliability: 2).

    14. [S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 20 Nov 1958, p 5 (Reliability: 2).

    15. [S634] News articles: The Bardolph News, Bardolph IL , (The Bardolph News, Bardolph IL ), 19 Jan 1939, p 8 (Reliability: 2).

    16. [S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 7 Aug 1924, 1 (Reliability: 2).

    17. [S80] Military: Abel Fisher Civil War Pension File, (Nation Archives), Certificate No. 571909. (Reliability: 3).
      See 1898 and 1915 Pension Questionnaires

    18. [S592] Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940, (Illinois State Archives, Springfield IL), 1 Aug 1901, License No. 2761 (Reliability: 3).

    19. [S634] News articles: The Bardolph News, Bardolph IL , (The Bardolph News, Bardolph IL ), 23 Mar 1944, p 1 (Reliability: 2).

    20. [S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 23 Mar 1944, p 1 (Reliability: 2).

    21. [SR53] Will: Abel Fisher 1921, 4 Jan 1921 (Reliability: 3).


 

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