What's New (past 30 days)

Fisher Family Genealogy

Photos

Thumb	Description	Linked to	Last Modified
	St. Francis Hospital, Macomb, IL ca 1920 St. Francis Hospital, located at the end of South Johnson Street, was founded by Dr. Joseph B. Bacon. He and his wife, Elizabeth, contributed $3,000, and he raised funds from others in the area. He also arranged for the Sisters of St. Francis to operate the facility. The original building, which cost $30,000, was completed in 1903, and wings were added in 1912 and 1927. The hospital operated until 1967 and was torn down six years later.	St. Francis Hospital, Macomb, McDonough Co. IL	26 Jan 2023
	Marietta Phelps and St. Francis Hospitals, Macomb IL	Marietta Phelps Hospital, Macomb, McDonough Co., IL St. Francis Hospital, Macomb, McDonough Co. IL	26 Jan 2023
	Matthias Fisher Excerpt from photo of Fisher brothers	FISHER Matthias	21 Jan 2023
	Residence of Matthias Fisher ca 1911 This would be Matthias' farm at Illinois Bend, MO. The picture is not clear enough to make out faces but one of the women is presumably his 3rd wife Nancy Jane His step-daughter Francis Mary is perhaps the children kneeling to the left of the house. Both show living with Matthias In the 1910 census. Other two women unknown.	Source: History of Adair County, Iowa - 1911 Francis Mary DUGAN/DUGGIN, Nancy Jane FISHER Matthias	21 Jan 2023
	Central Hospital for the Insane 1901 This photo makes the asylum look idyllic. It was likely anything but. Downloaded from the Library of Congress, Washington DC Control no: 2016798641; Digital id: det 4a05247	BISSELL, Otis George	16 Jan 2023
	Postcard for Central Hospital for the Insane in Jacksonville IL Date unknown but likely late 1800s	BISSELL, Otis George	16 Jan 2023
	Wayne Fisher 1939 Photo from 1939 Blandinsville High School yearbook	FISHER, Wayne Kenneth	2 Jan 2023
	Elsie Hamilton	HAMILTON, Elsie Dell	29 Dec 2022

Documents

Thumb	Description	Linked to	Last Modified
	Thomas Fisher witness to murder 1912 "A little after eight o'clock on last Saturday night residents of south main street were startled by a loud pistol shot and the sound of a buggy being driven toward the south at a furious gait. An hour later the lifeless body of Asa Langford was found lying in the road almost in front of the Thos Fisher home with a bullet from a 32 calibre revolver embedded in the brain" Marion Bond, Blandinsville Marshall, was called to the scene to investigate and identified the body. Charles Barrier who had spent the day drinking with Langford was charged with the murder. A pistol of the type used to shoot Langford was found in his home. At trial, several witnesses were called who had seen or heard Barrier in the company of Langford that day, or who saw Barrier speeding away from Blandinsville in his buggy about the time of the murder. "Thomas Fisher who lives close to the scene of the murder, testified that he and his wife heard the shot distinctly at between fifteen and twenty minutes after eight o'clock and at the same moment the quick rattle of a buggy as of someone leaving the place at a furious pace." At the conclusion of the trial, the jury of local residents found Barrier guilty of the murder of Asa Langford.	Source: News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL BOND, Marion L FARRIS Mary Ann FISHER Thomas H.	26 Jan 2023
	Fisher store central hub for phone service 1899 "The telephone line running north from this city is now completed and in working order to Joseph Grate's, six miles north of here and will shortly be finished to Cliff Britt's, one and one-half miles northwest of there. The central office in this city will be at C. A. Fisher's store."	Source: News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL FISHER Charles Albert (EVENT)	26 Jan 2023
	Oville Fisher arrested for public intoxication 1904 "Orval (should read Orville) Fisher and Edward Hamilton of Blandinsville was arrested Saturday night, the former being charged with intoxication and using profane language and the latter with intoxication and attempt to escape an officer....At the hearing before Magistrate Champ on Monday both plead guilty to the charges against them, the fine and costs in Hamilton's case amounting to $19.25. Fisher's fine and costs amounted to $8.09. Being unable to pay up or furnish bonds they were again committed to jail....Fisher remained in jail until yesterday when there arrived from Blandinsville the amount necessary to liberate him."	Source: News articles: Colchester Independent, Colchester IL FISHER Orville Benjamin (EVENT)	26 Jan 2023
	Fire at Blandinsville 1902 This article gives a bit more details and notes that Blandinsville had no fire equipment. "C. A. Fisher lost a building, all of his household goods, and most of his stock of notions. The total loss was from $2.000 ta $2,500 with but $500 insurance....There ls no firefighting appliance in Blandinsville and water ie scarce there. The citizens who hastily assembled could do little, although they worked heroically removing goods from the buildings and carrying water from the few paces obtainable....Only 20 feet west is a dwelling house, owned and occupied by William Fisher. This caught on fire several times but was saved. With the scant means of fighting fire people are marveling that the building still stands."	Source: News articles: Colchester Independent, Colchester IL DANIELS Clara Bell (EVENT) FISHER Charles Albert (EVENT) FISHER, Reva P. (EVENT) FISHER William Henry (EVENT)	26 Jan 2023
	Blandinsvile downtown fire 1902 About 11 e'clock last night a fire was discovered at Blandinsville which destroyed some $15.000 worth of property before it finally burned itself out. Four business houses were destroyed and only part of the contents saved. The fire was first discovered by Alva Bayless, who at once gave the alarm. When first seen the fire was about balf way between the floor and roof of the Beacon and Campbell buildings. It spread rapidly and was soon beyond control. The citizens then turned their attention to saving the contents of the buildings, but so rapidly did the flames spread that only part of the contents of some of the rooms could be saved. How the fire started no one knows, and no cause, save incendiary, can be as signed for it....The Fisher building was occupied by the Fisher novelty and wall paper store down stairs, and he lived in the upper story. Some of the stock was saved but only a small portion. All of his household goods were destroyed. The loss on the building is estimated at $1,200, and on the stock about $2.500 There was only $200 insurance on the stock and none on the building."	Source: News articles: Bushnell Record, Bushnell IL DANIELS Clara Bell (EVENT) FISHER Charles Albert (EVENT) FISHER, Reva P. (EVENT) FISHER William Henry (EVENT)	26 Jan 2023
	Violet Foley recovering from surgery 1930 "Mrs. Violet Foley is at the Earnest Bissell home recuperating from a tonsil operation which she underwent last Friday."	Source: News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL BISSELL, Violet Irene (EVENT)	26 Jan 2023
	A trip North 1914 "The W. B. Daniel and Chas. Fisher families returned from their northern trip on Friday and report having had a delightful visit with friends in a half dozen cities in Wisconsin and Northern Illinois...",	Source: News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL DANIELS Clara Bell (EVENT) FISHER Charles Albert (EVENT)	26 Jan 2023
	Dorothy Fisher Rudolph returns to Blandinsville 1940 "Mrs. Dorothy Fisher Rudolph has moved back to Blandinsville from Vermont, Ill., where she has lived for the past several years. She is living in the rooms up over the Kroger store. Her husband, who was road commissioner of Vermont township, died earlier this summer."	Source: News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL FISHER, Dorothy (EVENT)	26 Jan 2023
	Wayne Fisher gets U of I scholarship 1940 "Wayne Fisher, son of Mr. and Mrs. O, B. Fisher, and first lieutenant at the Lyons Drug Store here, this week received a scholarship to the University of Illinois, and he plans to start to school there this fall." How he got from here to suicide in Albuquerque three months later is a mystery.	Source: News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL FISHER, Wayne Kenneth (EVENT)	26 Jan 2023
	Farris squash vine busts record 1938 "The most exiting thing in Blandinsville this week is a squash vine down at the Erma and Orie Farris home in the south part of town. It was grown by Fred Fisher from seed which weighed a small fraction of an ounce. And it has produced something over 400 pounds of squashes...Fred showed us his vine one morning last week. It covers three square rods of ground, has a parent stalk as big as your arm and leaves that look like palm-leaf fans. It had 33 squashes on it which weighed as much as.60 pounds per squash. Eight of them weighed well over 300, and that's à lot' of squash." Had to say who deserves more credit. Fred planted it, but the vines grew and were probably watered and tended by the Farris sisters. Women in this time rarely get credit for anything.	Source: News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL FARRIS Erma Isabel FARRIS, Orie May FISHER, Frederick Austin	26 Jan 2023

Headstones

Thumb	Description	Cemetery	Status	Linked to	Last Modified
	Headstone: Frederick A Fisher 1959	Friendship Cemetery	Located	FISHER, Frederick Austin (Burial) (d. 20 May 1959)	23 Jan 2023
	Headstone: John T. and Mary J. Britton	Glade City Cemetery	Located	BRITTON, John Thomas (Burial) (d. 30 Jul 1950) GUNTHER, Mary Jane (Burial) (d. 16 Oct 1961)	23 Jan 2023
	Headstone: William T Britton 1959	Glade City Cemetery	Located	BRITTON, William T. (Burial) (d. 9 Nov 1959)	23 Jan 2023
	Novelty Cemetery	Novelty Cemetery			22 Jan 2023
	Application for Military Headstone - Thomas H Fisher - back			Source: U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 FISHER Thomas H. (Burial) (d. 1 Jun 1914)	22 Jan 2023
	Headstone: Francis Marion Fisher 1894	Novelty Cemetery	Located	FISHER Francis Marion (Burial) (d. 14 Apr 1894)	22 Jan 2023
	Headstone: Eliza Fisher 1889	Novelty Cemetery	Located	COTTON Eliza A. (Burial) (d. 7 Mar 1898)	22 Jan 2023
	Headstone: Matthias Fisher	Novelty Cemetery Row 2, Plot 28 East Half	Located	FISHER Matthias (Burial) (d. 22 Feb 1915)	20 Jan 2023
	Shumaker Cemetery, Adair Co., MO	Shumaker Cemetery			20 Jan 2023
	Headstone: James R. and Rhoda Ann Dugan	Bowen Cemetery	Located	DUGAN, James Robert (Burial) (d. 28 Sep 1914) HALL, Rhoda Ann (Burial) (d. 17 Jan 1929)	20 Jan 2023

Histories

Thumb	Description	Linked to	Last Modified
	Portrait and Biographical Record of Hancock, McDonough and Henderson Counties Illinois - 1878 PDF format. Large file (36 MB)	Source: Portrait and Biographical Record of Hancock, McDonough and Henderson Counties Illinois - 1878	19 Jan 2023
	History of McDonough County, Illinois Copy of complete document in PDF format. File is very large (56 MB).	Source: History of McDonough County, Illinois - 1885	19 Jan 2023
	History of Adair County IA 1911 In PDF format. Large file (86 MB)	Source: History of Adair County, Iowa - 1911	19 Jan 2023
	History of McDonough County IL 1878 In PDF format. Large file (50 MB)	Source: History of McDonough County, Illinois - 1878	19 Jan 2023

Individuals

ID	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Born/Christened	Location	Last Modified
I183	FISHER Charles Albert	b. 25 Sep 1872	Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL	26 Jan 2023
I217	FISHER Orville Benjamin	b. 24 Aug 1873	Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL	26 Jan 2023
I954	DANIELS Clara Bell	b. 1 Sep 1874	Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL	26 Jan 2023
I118	FISHER William Henry	b. Jul 1865	Illinois	26 Jan 2023
I950	BISSELL, Violet Irene	b. 22 Nov 1911	Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL	26 Jan 2023
I81	FISHER, Dorothy	b. 19 Dec 1905	Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL	26 Jan 2023
I219	FISHER, Wayne Kenneth	b. 3 Oct 1921	Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL	26 Jan 2023
I257	FISHER Myrtle Olinda	b. 5 Oct 1881	Blandinsville Township, McDonough Co., IL	25 Jan 2023
I105	FISHER Raymond Claude	b. 6 Jan 1899	Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL	25 Jan 2023
I948	BISSELL, Armon Atall	b. 10 Aug 1910	Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL	25 Jan 2023

Families

ID	Father ID	Father's Name	Mother ID	Mother's Name	Married	Last Modified
F572	I948	BISSELL, Armon Atall	I1817	CLAYTON, Eva Marie	27 Feb 1943	25 Jan 2023
F571	I1401	FARRIS, William Nathan	I1813	PERRY, Ellen Mae	3 Dec 1915	24 Jan 2023
F337	I186	FISHER Josiah	I187	FARRIS Nancy E.	15 Oct 1871	23 Jan 2023
F570	I1020	BRITTON, William T.	I1811	BRIDGES, Margaret	15 Oct 1932	23 Jan 2023
F374	I177	FISHER Francis Marion	I1165	SWAN, Lucy	18 Oct 1891	22 Jan 2023
F543	I101	FISHER Matthias	I1765	DUGAN/DUGGIN, Nancy Jane	24 Dec 1906	20 Jan 2023
F542	I101	FISHER Matthias	I1764	MATTOCK, Ida Mae	8 Sep 1898	20 Jan 2023
F569			I1765	DUGAN/DUGGIN, Nancy Jane		20 Jan 2023
F568	I1809	SHUMAKER, Samuel Kingsley	I1765	DUGAN/DUGGIN, Nancy Jane	Nov 1917	20 Jan 2023
F567	I1807	DUGAN, James Robert	I1808	HALL, Rhoda Ann	1868	20 Jan 2023