West Virginia Pioneers

John Fisher

Male 1787 - 1866  (~ 82 years)


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  • Name John Fisher 
    Born Between 1784 and 1787  Philadelphia, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 19 Jan 1866  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I3490  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2017 

    Father William [Leo?] Fisher,   b. Abt 1752, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1834, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 82 years) 
    Mother Mary [Fisher],   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Notes 
    Family ID F3143  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lucretia 'Lucy' Harrison,   b. Abt 1794, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1875, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Married 1812  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Notes 

    • 1850 Kanawha, VA # 1232-1248
      John Fisher 63 b Pa
      Lucnda 56 VA
      Rachael 25 VA
      America 18 VA
      Mathias Young 10 VA
      -1249
      John Fisher 21 VA
      Nancy 19 VA

      1960 Kanawha, VA # 697
      John Fisher Sr 73
      Lucretia 63

      John's death occurred by drowning in the Two Mile Creek below Charleston at the edge of the ford above the Turnpike Bridge. When he was found he laid on his back his head scarcely submerged in the shallow water, his feet upon the bank. There was a coroner's inquest that resulted in the following: Verdict of the coroner's jury that said John Fisher Sr. came to his death by accidental drowning in Two Mile Creek on the 19th of January, 1866.

      John Fisher's Will:
      Kan. Co. WV Vol. 2-150
      8/22/1861
      my five daughters, to wit Rebecca Miller, Mary Ann Fisher, Rachel Hall, Lucinda Carney, and America Milam
      three children of Leathy Fisher deceased
    Children 
     1. Rebecca Fisher,   b. CA 1812, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Mary Ann Fisher,   b. 1 Aug 1814, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 1882, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     3. Harrison Fisher,   d. Bef 24 Oct 1839
     4. Franklin Fisher,   b. 20 Sep 1820, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. George Henry Fisher,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Lucinda Margaret Fisher,   b. 22 Sep 1826,   d. 9 Mar 1903  (Age 76 years)
     7. Rachel Catherine Fisher,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. John Fisher, Jr,   b. CA 1829, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Aletha Fisher,   d. Bef 22 Aug 1861
     10. America Fisher,   b. CA 1832, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. Albine Fisher,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F1177  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S1] Marieda Derrick Edens.

    2. [S179] WDC GenWeb.

    3. [S2] Marriage Records, Kanawha Co, WV.