Biographies For Muscatine County Iowa 1889

Source: Portrait and Biographical Album, Muscatine County, Iowa, 1889, page 320
ABRAHAM H. FISHER, who resides on section 10, in Bloomington Township, his farm lying within the Fourth Ward of Muscatine, was born in Lancaster, Pa., in 1839, and was third in a family of thirteen children born to Christian and Mary ( Hoover ) Fisher, who were also natives of Pennsylvania. His father was a distiller by occupation, and resided in Pennsylvania until his death, which occurred in 1885, at the age of seventy-five years. His wife preceded him to their final home by many years.

The subject of this sketch was reared to farm life, and began to care for himself at the age of sixteen years. His education was received in the district schools of Pennsylvania. In 1864 he was united in marriage with Miss Darah Doerstler, a native of Pennsylvania, and a daughter of Michael and Elizabeth ( Hertzler ) Doerstler, who were also natives of Pennsylvania. Her father died in Pennsylvania in 1853, and her mother in 1887, at the age of seventy-two years.

After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Fisher remained in Pennsylvania until 1869, when they moved to Sterling, Ill., where he engaged in farming. In 1870 he came to Muscatine County, where he was engaged as foreman on Mr. Hershey's farm, remaining in charge thereof until the spring of 1878. In 1882 he bought an unimproved farm, which he commenced improving with the aid of his sons. Mr. Fisher makes a specialty of raising sweet potatoes and melons for the market, and expects to increase his productions year by year. In politics he is not very active, but votes with the Republican party, of which he has been a member since its organization. He is a hard working, industrious man, and that which he now possesses was acquired by his own exertions, together with those of his excellent wife. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Musserville, of which body his wife is also a member.

To Mr. and Mrs. Fisher eight children have been born, six of whom are living: Henry, John, Ida, Abraham, Franklin and Cora. Sarah died in July, 1882, at the age of fourteen months; one died in infancy. The living children all yet reside with their parents.

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