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Martha Josephine Harrison

Female 1851 - 1931  (80 years)


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  • Name Martha Josephine Harrison 
    Born 5 Aug 1851  Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 27 Dec 1931  Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 

    • Name: Josephine Fisher
      Sex: white female
      Death Date: 27 Dec 1931
      Death Place: Dunbar, Union, Kanawha, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 80y4m22d
      Burial Place:
      Cemetery: Rock Creek, WV
      Birth Date: 8/5/1851
      Birth Place: Putnam Co, WV
      Marital Status: widowed
      Spouse: B. F. Fisher
      Mother: Elizabeth Smith
      Mother's Birth Place: VA
      Father: John Harrison
      Father's Birth Place: WV
      Informant: J C Fisher, Dunbar
    Person ID I62969  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2017 

    Father John Harrison, Jr,   b. 11 Jan 1829, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1857, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Melissa Smith,   b. 13 Nov 1831, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1906, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 24 Oct 1850  Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 10/24/1850
      Place: Putnam, West Virginia, United States
      John Harrison Jr
      Elizabeth Smith

      1860 Putnam, VA all born VA
      C Harrison 30
      E 26 f
      MJ 8 f
      WA 6 m
      JR 3 m
      L 11/12 f

      1870 Poca, Kanawha, WV
      Harrison, Christman 40 Va now Wv
      Elizabeth 38 VA
      Martha J 18 Va now Wv
      William A 15 Va now Wv
      John R 13 Va now Wv
      Letha 10 Va now Wv
      Mary E 9 Va now Wv
      Grant R 6 WV
      Elbin L 4 WV
      Lucinda A 2 WV
    Family ID F16918  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Benjamin Franklin Fisher,   b. 27 Nov 1847, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1914, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 22 Oct 1872  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 10/22/1872
      Place: Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
      Benjamin F. Fisher, 24, Jackson co, Jackson Co, Henry C or L? & Barbara
      Josephine Harrison, 21, Putnam Co, Kanawha Co, John & Elizabeth, age proven by the oath of Nimrod Harrison & her father is dead

      1880 Poca, Kanawha, WV # 118 all born WV WV WV
      Fisher, Benj 31
      Martha 28
      Isadore 4 da
      Mary 2 da
      Minnie 8/12 Sept da

      1900 Poca, Kanawha, WV
      Fisher, Benjamin F 11/1848 m 26y
      Josephine 8/1851 m 26y 10-8 children
      John C son 3/1882
      Hester da 2/1884
      Barbery C da 11/1883
      Lenord I son 3/1888
      Allen C son 4/1892

      1910 Crawley, Kanawha, WV all born WV WV WV
      Fisher, Benjamin F 62 m1- 38y
      Josephine 58 m1- 38y 9-8 children
      Allen C son 18

      1930 Dunbar, Kanawha, WV
      Fisher, J Clement 48 md age 18 WVWVWV
      Hattie B 45 md age 16 PAPAPA
      Violet da 20 WV
      Josephine mother 78 md age 21 WVWVVA
    Children 
     1. Lenora Fisher,   b. 30 Nov 1873, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1876, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
     2. Icy Dora Fisher,   b. 23 Jan 1876, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jul 1965, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     3. Mary Fisher,   b. 23 Jan 1878, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1964, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     4. Barbara E Fisher,   b. 25 Sep 1879, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1973, Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     5. John Clement Fisher,   b. 24 Mar 1882, Liberty, Putnam, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1955, Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     6. Hester Belinda Fisher,   b. 16 Feb 1884, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jun 1958, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     7. Bessie Fisher,   b. 13 Dec 1885, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Aug 1906, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)
     8. Leonard Odus Fisher,   b. 25 Mar 1888, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jun 1963, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     9. Allen Clyde Fisher,   b. 19 Apr 1892, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1949, Madison, Boone County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     10. Infant Fisher,   b. 5 Nov 1895, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Nov 1895, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F16861  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Fisher, Josephine, Hester & Bessie
    Fisher, Josephine, Hester & Bessie
    Close up cut from family picture
    Fisher: Benjamin Franklin Fisher Family
    Fisher: Benjamin Franklin Fisher Family
    Clement, BF, Odus, Clyde, Josephine, Hester and Bessie Fisher

  • Sources 
    1. [S613] Daniel S Fisher.

    2. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.