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Pioneer Index

Jasper County, Iowa

Pioneers

Joseph A. Fisher

Year Settled in Iowa: by 1856

County where ancestor first settled: Jasper

Born: 13 Feb 1845

Birth Place: Wilkes-Barre, PA

Married: 5 June 1870

Marriage Location: Kellogg, Iowa

Died: 13 Mar 1907

Burial Location: Union Cemetary, Newton, Iowa

Father: Charles Fisher

Mother: Catharine GRACE

Spouse: Caroline Ann HUMPHREY

Born: 11 Mar 1849

Birth Location: Athens County, Ohio

Died: 26 Feb 1883

Burial Location: Elk Point, South Dakota

Father: Benjamin Humphrey

Mother: Anna OAKLEY

Proof:

Listed in1856 Iowa Census, Jasper County, #420 - Newton.   Also, deed recorded on 14 April 1856 for purchase of land in Jasper County (Vol 7, page 95) by Charles Fisher from William Chineworth.

Children:

  1. Charlotte May, born 19 Aug 1871 in Lewis, Iowa (Cass County). Married Elmer SIDDONS 28 June 1891 in Newton, Iowa. Died 9 July 1943 in Lake City, Minnesota.
  2. George Matthew born in Lewis, Iowa 7 Nov 1873.
  3. Sarah born in Lewis, Iowa, 7 Sept 1875; married Raleigh BENJAMIN in Newton, Iowa 5 June 1894 and died in South St. Paul, MN 6 April 1933.

Data Submitted Sun Sep 21 18:14:59 1997 by: Kathlyn Halvorsen, e-mail: klynh@webtv.net