Mariah
(1808-)
William Williams
(1796-1869)
Rebecca Heaton
(1804-)
Nicholas Burley Fisher
(1829-1904)
Martha Ann Williams
(1830-)
Isaac Alvin Fisher
(1864-1945)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Elizabeth Jane Lough

Isaac Alvin Fisher 2 3 4

  • Born: 7 Sep 1864, , Braxton, WV, USA 2 3 4
  • Marriage (1): Elizabeth Jane Lough on 20 Sep 1885 in , Braxton, WV, USA 1
  • Died: 23 Dec 1945, Diana, Webster, WV, USA at age 81 3 4
  • Buried: 26 Dec 1945, Diana: IOOF Cemetery, Webster, WV, USA 3 4

   FamilySearch ID: 9JZX-R53.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1860 in , Braxton, WV, USA. 5 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", 1 month old when the census was recorded 9 Jul 1860. Also: Maria Fisher, 50; Henry Monks, 16; Cornelis Monks, 12; and Isaac Monks, 25. All were born in West Virginia.
Living on the same page: Martha Ann Fisher's parents, Wm. W. Williams, 63; Rebecca, 55; Thomas, 23; James, 21, and Agnus P., 17.

2. Military from 1861 to 1864 in , Braxton, WV, USA: Civil War: Company B, 3rd WV Infantry & Company E, 3rd WV Cavalry. 6 Isaac filed for a miliary pension. On his pension index card: Isaac F. Fisher, private, Company B, 3rd WV Infantry, 1861-1864, wounded in side at Bulltown, WV.

In "History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia" on page 179 it says: "In Company E, Third West Virginia Cavalry, we find the following names: Taylor Sutton, Lee Brooks (killed at Petersburg, Va.), Thomas Coger, Jerry Sawyers, Nick Butcher, Enoch Heater, Isaac Fisher, James P. Hudkins, Payton Boggs."

3. Census in 1870 in Clay Township, Braxton, WV, USA. 7 The 1870 census recorded Nicholas Fisher, farming, 41, living with wife Martha, 40; William S., farming, 19; Gibson J., farming, 18; Agnes J., 16; Mary C., 14; daughter Melly E., 12; Lydia E., 8; Isaac A., 5; daughter Lovy S. 3; and Adam C., 10. All were born in West Virginia.
Next door is Martha's brother, Francis M. Williams , 24, with his family. They may all be on the land owned by Martha's father, William Williams, who died in 1869.
The post office was Sallick Bridge.

4. Census in 1880 in Saltlick, Braxton, WV, USA. 8 The 1880 census recorded Nicholas Fisher, farmer, 52, living with wife Martha, 50; Mary K., works on farm, 24; Adam, works on farm, 19; Lydia, works in house, 17; Isaac, works on farm, 15; daughter Lovie, at school, 14; and Martha, 6. Also in the home: granddaughters Marella, 3, and Rose E., 1. Everyone and their parents were born in West Virginia.

5. Cause of Death: lobar pneumonia, 23 Dec 1945, Diana, Webster, WV, USA. 4

6. Occupation: Retired coal miner on 23 Dec 1945 in Diana, Webster, WV, USA. 4


Isaac married Elizabeth Jane Lough on 20 Sep 1885 in , Braxton, WV, USA.1 (Elizabeth Jane Lough was born on 25 Apr 1871 in , Braxton, WV, USA,2 9 died on 7 May 1942 in Diana, Webster, WV, USA 9 and was buried in Diana: IOOF Cemetery, Webster, WV, USA 9.)


Sources


1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch (http://new.familysearch.org : accessed 23 Apr 2023), entry for Isaac Alvin Fisher, person ID 9JZX-R53.

2 FamilySearch.org, West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NM5Z-YVJ Harry O. Fisher, 23 Oct 1937; citing , Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 816156.

3 Find A Grave, http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=100666346.

4 West Virginia Division of Culture and History (Vital Records search. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ .), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.aspx?FilmNumber=1983806&ImageNumber=1127 Death Certificate 15610 for Isaac Alvin Fisher.

5 1860 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41M-G3L Nicholas B Fisher Braxton Co WV.

6 John David Sutton, "History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia" (Sutton WV 1919. Read online at https://archive.org/details/historyofbraxton00sutt), Page 179.

7 1870 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-67FS-CRL Nicholas Fisher Clay Township Braxton Co. WV.

8 1880 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6RV-JJY Nicholas Fisher Saltlick WV.

9 Find A Grave, http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=93349352.



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