Fisher Family Genealogy
FISHER Martha Ella

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Name FISHER Martha Ella Birth 26 Apr 1866 Maryland [1, 2, 3]
- Death certificate lists Martha's place of birth as Illinois.
CENSUS Jun 1880 Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS [4]
1880 US Census: Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS, p 20 EVENT 1 Jul 1899 Burlingame, Osage Co., KS [5]
Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Graff fifteenth wedding anniversary celebration 1899
"The reception given at Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Graff's on Saturday evening, July 1st, in honor of their fifteenth wedding anniversary was a grand success....The names of those present were as follows: Messrs. Wm. Firestone, Simmie Firestone, Joe Fisher, Wm. Shipley, Joseph Yingling, Edward Barns, W. C. Royer, Mrs. Belle Firestone, Miss Ethel Firestone, Mrs. May Fisher, Mrs. Rosa Shipley, Mrs. Sarah Yingling, Miss Olive Barnes, Miss Josie Tucker, Miss Eva Masts, Mrs. Rebecca Shipley, Mrs. Mary A. Hover, Marion Fisher, Edith Fisher, A. Lenoir Shipley, Ilah Yingling, Willie Fisher."CENSUS 29 Jun 1900 Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS [6]
- Zero children, zero living
Can read and write
Living next door to family of brother Joseph C. Fisher and mother Mary Gibson Fisher Hover.
1900 US Census: Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS, sht 14A EVENT 6 Sep 1907 Burlingame Township, Osage Co., KS Mrs. Henry Craig to Burlingame 1907
"Mrs. Henry Craig went over to Burlingame last Friday to be at the bedside of a very sick sister (presumably Martha as her sister Elizabeth Belle was living in Auburn Township, Kansas in 1907). She had just recently returned from the burial of a sister, Mrs. (Mary Amelia Million, at Pond Creek, Okl." Mary died 29 Aug 1907.EVENT 1 Jul 1912 Turon, Reno Co., KS [7]
Graff celebrate 28th wedding anniversary 1912
"Mr. and Mrs. Frank Graff celebrated their 28th wedding anniversary on the night of July 1st by entertaining at their home the following guests: Mrs. Hazleton and two daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Marcum and son, Rev. and Mrs. A. J. Hole, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Jones, J. S. Dickason and wife, Misses Effie and Lottie Waller, and Ethel Dickason, Mrs. Swan, Mrs. Howard, and Messrs K. F. Clem, Lee and Leonard Swan."EVENT 12 Nov 1914 Turon, Reno Co., KS [8]
Mary Hover spends winter with Graffs 1914
"Mrs. Mary Hover of Burleygame (Burlingame), Kansas, is here to spend the winter with her daughter Mrs. F. T. Graff." Mary did this several winters late in her life.EVENT 20 Mar 1917 Turon, Reno Co., KS [9]
Martha Graff runs for office 1917
Interesting to see the candidates including for mayor are mostly women. Re Martha: for "Police Judge-Mrs. F. T. Graff"EVENT 28 Mar 1918 Turon, Reno Co., KS [10]
Mrs. J. C. Fisher visits 1918
"Mrs. J. C. Fisher of Burlingame, Kans., came last Thursday evening for a few few days visit with her sister, Mrs. Ella Graff. Her mother, Mrs. Mary Hover, who has been spending the winter at Burlingame, came with her and will make her home here with Mrs. Graff for a time." Note Ella Graff and Mary Hover are not her true mother and sister, but instead by marriage.EVENT 19 Feb 1919 Turon, Reno Co., KS [11]
Belle Firestone visits Turon, KS 1919
"Mrs. Belle Firestone of Carbondale, Kans., came, Wednesday evening of last week, for a short visit with her sister, Mrs. Frank Graff, and their mother, Mrs. Mary Hover, who celebrated her ninety-second birthday anniversary on Saturday, Feb. 22nd.EVENT 5 Jun 1919 Turon, Reno Co., KS [12]
Martha Graff runs ice cream station 1919
"Mrs. Frank Graff has taken charge of the Merritt-Schweir cream station until another appointment can be made." She must have loved ice cream.CENSUS 8 Jan 1920 Turon, Reno Co., KS [13]
- Address: Nebraska St.
Occupation: none
Can read and write
Martha's mother Mary Hover living with the Francis and Martha.
1920 US Census: E. D. No. 188, Turon, Reno Co., KS, sht 4B CENSUS 24 Apr 1930 Elixir Township, Boone Co., AR [14]
- Can read and write:
Occupation: none
1930 US Census: E.D. No. 5-9, Elixir Township, Boone Co., AR, sht 6B CENSUS 26 Apr 1950 Bergman, Boone Co., AR [15]
- Occupation: none, housewife
1950 US Census: E.D. No. 5-8, Bergman, Boone Co., AR, sht 19 Death 2 Jul 1956 Benton, Saline Co., AR [3]
- Residence: Benton, rural Haskell, Boone Co., AR
Widowed, housewife
Died: Arkansas State Hospital, Benton, AR
Cause: arteriosclerosis heart disease
Contributing: senile brain disease, 3 yrs
Death Certificate: Martha Ella Graff 1956 Burial York Cemetery, Bergman, Boone Co., AR [3]
- Arrangements: Ashby Funeral Home, Benton AR
Headstone: Frank T. and Martha E. Graff Person ID I313 Main Last Modified 8 May 2023
Father FISHER William Nicholls, b. 11 Mar 1816, Westmoreland Co., PA d. 16 Jul 1881, Burlingame, Osage Co., KS
(Age 65 years)
Relationship Birth Mother GIBSON Mary Ann, b. 22 Feb 1827, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co., PA d. 10 Jun 1921, Turon, Reno Co., KS
(Age 94 years)
Relationship Birth Marriage 27 Oct 1847 Fairfield Township, Westmoreland Co., PA [16]
- by Rev. A. Rich
Family ID F41 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family GRAFF Frank Teophiel, b. 6 Nov 1856, Michigan d. 4 Mar 1946, Boone Co., AR
(Age 89 years)
Marriage 1 Jul 1884 Lyon Co., KS [5, 17]
- From the Burlingame Enterprise, 6 Jul 1899: "The reception given at Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Graff's on Saturday evening, July 1st, in honor of their fifteenth wedding anniversary was a grand success."
Marriage license issued: Frank Graff and Martha Fisher 1884 Family ID F356 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 23 Mar 2023
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Sources - [S66] Bible: Fisher, William N. and Mary Ann Gibson (Reliability: 3).
Martha Ellen, Daughter of Wm N. and Mary Ann Fisher was born April 21st 1866 - [S79] Military: Fisher, William N - Civil War Pension File, Certificate No. 842075. (Reliability: 3).
See Widow's Declaration for Pension and Declaration for Children's Pension. - [S659] Arkansas Death Records, (Ancestry.com), 2 Jul 1956, State file no. 8551 (Reliability: 3).
- [S129] 1880 US Census, Kansas, (Ancestry,com), Jun 1880, p 20 (Reliability: 2).
- [S667] News articles: Burlingame Enterprise, Burlingame, KS , (Burlingame Enterprise, Burlingame, KS ), 1 Jul 1899, p 4 (Reliability: 2).
- [S664] 1900 US Census, Kansas, (Ancestry.com), 29 Jun 1900, E. D. No. 113, sht 4A (Reliability: 3).
- [S141] News articles: Turon Weekly Press, Turon, KS, (Turon Weekly Press, Turon, KS), 4 Jul 1912, p 1 (Reliability: 2).
- [S141] News articles: Turon Weekly Press, Turon, KS, (Turon Weekly Press, Turon, KS), 12 Nov 1914, p 8 (Reliability: 2).
- [S141] News articles: Turon Weekly Press, Turon, KS, (Turon Weekly Press, Turon, KS), 22 Mar 1917, p 1 (Reliability: 2).
- [S141] News articles: Turon Weekly Press, Turon, KS, (Turon Weekly Press, Turon, KS), 4 Apr 1918, p 5 (Reliability: 2).
- [S141] News articles: Turon Weekly Press, Turon, KS, (Turon Weekly Press, Turon, KS), 27 Feb 1919, p 5 (Reliability: 2).
- [S141] News articles: Turon Weekly Press, Turon, KS, (Turon Weekly Press, Turon, KS), 5 Jun 1919, p 5 (Reliability: 2).
- [S152] Census: 1920 U.S. - Miami, Reno Co., KS, (Ancestry.com), 8 Jan 1920, Roll: T625_546; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 188; Image: 299 (Reliability: 3).
- [S665] 1930 US Census, Arkansas, (Ancestry.com), 24 Apr 1930, E.D. 5-9, sht 6B (Reliability: 2).
- [S666] 1950 US Census, Arkansas, (Ancestry.com), 26 Apr 1950, sht 19 (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. - [S660] News articles: The Emporia Democrat, Emporia KS, (The Emporia Democrat, Emporia KS), 9 Jul 1884, p 3 (Reliability: 2).
- [S66] Bible: Fisher, William N. and Mary Ann Gibson (Reliability: 3).