FISHER Elizabeth Belle

1863 - 1934  (71 years)

• Name	FISHER Elizabeth Belle
  Birth	14 Jan 1863	Maryland   [1]
  CENSUS	1885	Mission Township, Shawnee Co., KS   [2]
  	Belle's brother Joseph Fisher living with the family. Profession: w for wife?
  		1885 Kansas State Census: Mission Township, Shawnee Co., KS p 35-37
  EVENT	1895	Auburn Township, Shawnee Co., KS   [3]
  	Last name spelled incorrectly as Fierstone Where from to Kansas: Illinois
  		1895 Kansas State Census: Auburn Township, Shawnee Co., KS, p 12
  EVENT	1 Jul 1899	Burlingame, Osage Co., KS   [4]
  		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	15 Jun 1900	Auburn Township, Shawnee Co., KS   [5]
  	10 children, 10 living Can read and write
  		1900 US Census: Auburn Township, Shawnee Co., KS, sht 5B
  CENSUS	1905	Auburn Township, Shawnee Co., KS   [6]
  	Where from to Kansas: Illinois
  		1905 Kansas State Census: Auburn Township, Shawnee Co., KS, p 6
  CENSUS	3 May 1910	Auburn Township, Shawnee Co., KS   [7]
  	11 children, 11 living Occupation: none Can read and write
  		1910 US Census: Auburn Township, Shawnee Co., KS, sht 7A
  EVENT	19 Feb 1919	Turon, Reno Co., KS   [8]
  		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.
  CENSUS	18 Apr 1930	Dover, Shawnee Co., KS   [9]
  	Owns home, value $2000, has a radio Widow Can read and write Occupation: none
  		1930 US Census: Dover, Shawnee Co., KS, sht 10A
  Death	Oct 1934	Auburn, Shawnee Co., KS
  Burial	Dover Cemetery, Dover Township, Shawnee Co., KS
  		Firestone group headstone
  		Headstone: Belle E Firestone
  Person ID	i312	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   [10]
  	by Rev. A. Rich
  Family ID	F41	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	FIRESTONE, William Leroy,   b. Mar 1858, Ohio d. 31 Oct 1910, Dover Township, Shawnee Co., KS (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	1 Mar 1882	Shawnee Co., KS   [11, 12]
  		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 Leroy
  		Oak 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.
  Children	1. FIRESTONE, Ethel,   b. 26 Apr 1883, Shawnee Co., KS d. 8 May 1976, Eskridge, Wabaunsee Co., KS (Age 93 years)  [Birth]   2. FIRESTONE, Sims Vernon,   b. 8 Aug 1884, Mission Township, Shawnee Co., KS d. 12 Jan 1961 (Age 76 years)  [Birth]   3. FIRESTONE, Effie,   b. May 1886, Kansas  [Birth]   4. FIRESTONE, Doris Goldie,   b. Nov 1887, Kansas d. Jan 1981, Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS (Age 93 years)  [Birth]   5. FIRESTONE, Gladys Mildred,   b. Jul 1889, Auburn Township, Shawnee Co., KS d. 4 Jul 1973, Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS (Age 84 years)  [Birth]   6. FIRESTONE, Lee,   b. Mar 1891, Kansas  [Birth]   7. FIRESTONE, William,   b. May 1893, Kansas  [Birth]   8. FIRESTONE, Ruth,   b. Jun 1895, Kansas  [Birth]   9. FIRESTONE, Mary Belle,   b. Jul 1897, Kansas d. 24 Feb 1989, Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS (Age 91 years)  [Birth]   10. FIRESTONE, Walter,   b. Nov 1899, Kansas  [Birth]   11. FIRESTONE, Ray,   b. 1903, Auburn Township, Shawnee Co., KS  [Birth]
  Family ID	F378	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 14 Jan 1863 - Maryland Marriage - 1 Mar 1882 - Shawnee Co., KS CENSUS - 1885 - Mission Township, Shawnee Co., KS EVENT - 1895 - Auburn Township, Shawnee Co., KS EVENT - 1 Jul 1899 - Burlingame, Osage Co., KS 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 EVENT - 19 Feb 1919 - Turon, Reno Co., KS CENSUS - 18 Apr 1930 - Dover, Shawnee Co., KS Death - Oct 1934 - Auburn, Shawnee Co., KS Burial - - Dover Cemetery, Dover Township, Shawnee Co., KS  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S66] Bible: Fisher, William N. and Mary Ann Gibson (Reliability: 3). Elizabeth Belle, Daughter of Wm N. and Mary Ann Fisher was born January 14th A.D. 1863 [S165] 1885 State Census, Kansas, (Ancestry.com), 1885, Mission Township, p 35-37 (Reliability: 2). [S134] 1895 State Census, Kansas, (Ancestry.com), 1895, Auburn, p 12 (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), 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). [S141] News articles: Turon Weekly Press, Turon, KS, (Turon Weekly Press, Turon, KS), 27 Feb 1919, p 5 (Reliability: 2). [S621] 1930 US Census, Kansas, (Ancestry.com), 18 Apr 1930, Dover, sht 10A (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. [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).