Isaac F. Fisher

   FamilySearch ID: K4XW-7S5.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1860 in , Braxton, WV. ⁴ The 1860 census recorded Nicholas B. Fisher, farmer, 30, living with wife Martha Ann, 28; Leonard, 11; Gibson A., 8; Agnus J., 6; Polly, 3; Emaline, 2; and "Not Named", a boy 1 month old when the census was recorded 9 Jul 1860. Also in the home were Nicholas' mother and siblings: Maria Fisher, 50; Henry Monks Fisher, 16; Cornelius Fisher, 12; and Isaac Fisher, 25. All were born in Virginia.
Living on the same page: Martha Ann Fisher's parents, Wm. W. Williams, farmer, 63; Rebecca, 55; Thomas, 23; James, 21, and Agnus P., 17. All were born in Virginia.

2. Military from 1861 to 1864 in , , WV: Civil War: Isaac F. Fisher, private, 3rd WV Infantry Company B, enlisted 1861 discharged 1864, service 3 years 4 months. ⁵

3. Military on 13 Oct 1863 in Bulltown, Braxton, WV: Civil War: Isaac F. Fisher was wounded in the side at the Battle of Bulltown, WV, according to the 1890 Veterans Schedule. ⁵

4. Census in 1870 in Clay Township, Braxton, WV. ⁶ The 1870 census recorded in Clay Township: Isaac Fisher, farming, 27, and his wife Mary J., 26. (Mary's father, John Benjamin Conrad, appears 3 pages later in this census.)
Next door to Isaac was his brother, Henry Fisher, farm laborer, 23, living with wife Sabina, 22; Sampson, 3; William H., 2 and Sally, 8 months old when the census was recorded on 30 Jul 1870.
On the next census page is their brother, Cornelius Fisher, laborer, 21, living in the household of Adison McLaughlon, salt maker, 62, with Adison's family.
Their other brother, Nicholas Fisher, is also in Clay Township but 23 pages earlier so not as close. Nicholas
Also listed as neighbors are the families of Benjamin W. Williams, 41; James M. Williams, 30; Josiah K. Williams, 45, sons of William Williams (1796-1869) whose daughter Martha Ann married Nicholas Fisher.
The post office was Saltlick Bridge.

5. Census in 1880 in Kanawha District, Braxton, WV. ⁷ The 1880 census recorded Isaac F. Fisher, farmer, 51, living with wife Mary J., 38; and nephew Sampson Fisher, works on farm, 13. Isaac and Mary were born in Virginia and Sampson in West Virginia, which until 1863 was part of Virginia.
3 census pages later is his brother: Henry M. Fisher, farm laborer, 35, living with wife Sabina, 29; William H., 12; Sallie, 10; Franklin, 8; Charlie, 6; Samuel, 4; Thomas, 2; Mary J., born Oct 1879; and Henry's mother Mariah Fisher, 70. Mariah was born in Virginia, as were Henry and Sabina. Their children were born in West Virginia, which until 1863 was part of Virginia.

6. Census in 1900 in Kanawha District, Braxton, WV. ³ The 1900 census recorded Isaac F. Fisher, farmer, 69, born Oct 1831, living with wife Mary J., 57, Apr 1843; nephew William L. Fisher, farm laborer, single, 23, Jun 1877; niece Manda L. Fisher, single, 18, Oct 1882; and nephew Watson Conrad, farm laborer, single, 22, Feb 1878. Everyone and their parents were born in West Virgnia.

Isaac married Mary J. Conrad, daughter of John Benjamin Conrad Sr and Mary Ann Riffle, on 5 Nov 1865 in , Braxton, WV.¹ (Mary J. Conrad was born in Apr 1842 in , , WV and died on 14 Nov 1916 in , Braxton, WV.)