Husband: Asa S. Fisher
Also known as: Ace Fisher 1
Born: Aug- -1832 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 2,3
Died: ca 1902 (see note 1)
Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 4,5
Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1893 in Doddridge Co, WV 3
Resided: 1890 at Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 6
Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1870 in Lewis Co, WV 7
Census: 1870 in Willey District, Lewis Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Lewis Co, (W)VA
Occupation: mechanic, blacksmith 7,8,9
Military: Aug-15-1862 - Jun-14-1865 Pvt, Co D, 15th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 6
Father: Thomas Fisher
Mother: Susan ___ (1808 - )
Other spouse 1
Other spouse 3
Wife: Ellen Snider 10,11 Also known as: Ellen Snyder 10 Married: Aug-25-1870 in Ritchie Co, WV 12
Born: ca 1844 in Pendleton Co, (W)VA 7 Died: Apr-28-1889 at Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 13 Buried: at Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 13 Cause of death: childbirth 13 Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1870 in Ritchie Co, WV 7 Father: Mother:
F Child 1: Idella Alice Fisher Census name: Della Born: ca 1871 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,14 Died: Jan-22-1938 at Avon, Doddridge Co, WV 15 Resided: at Avon, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1910, 1920 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Jefferson Lee Stewart b. ca 1866 d. ca 1930 Also known as: J. Lee Stewart 17 Married: Aug-23-1890 in Lewis Co, WV 14
F Child 2: Minnie L. Fisher Born: Jan-13-1873 in Lewis Co, WV 18,19,3 Died: Dec-13-1962 in Salem, WV 18 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 18,5 Resided: 1952 in Salem, WV 20 Census: 1900, 1910 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1892 in Doddridge Co, WV 3 Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Lemley Carson Stewart b. May- -1862 d. 1926 Census name: Carson L. Stewart Married: Aug-18-1892 in Doddridge Co, WV 3
M Child 3: Florent Fisher Born: Apr-29-1875 in Avon, Doddridge Co, WV 16,19 Died: Mar-12-1952 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 15,17,19 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Resided: in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Resided: in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 21 Census: 1880, 1920, 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Rose I. Hess b. Mar- 5-1876 d. Sep-24-1967 Married: Nov-26-1899 in Doddridge Co, WV 22,17
M Child 4: Willie Fisher Born: Aug- -1877 2 Census: 1880, 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 5: Okey Arthur Fisher Also known as: Okla Arthur Fisher 23,11 Born: Jun-11-1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 23,2,3 Died: Mar- 2-1951 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 23 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 23 Resided: in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 23,21 Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2) Occupation: merchant, New Milton postmaster 23,10 Wife: Ida Mae White b. Mar- 9-1876 d. Jun- 1-1953 Married: Jan-15-1905 in Doddridge Co, WV 24
M Child 6: Edward G. Fisher Born: Oct- -1884 2 Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 7: Mary Irela Fisher Also known as: Irela Fisher 22,25 Born: Feb-12-1887 at Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 23,3 Died: Apr-18-1926 in Salem, WV 23 Buried: in Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 23,26 Cause of death: tuberculosis 23 Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Lot W. Robinson b. Sep- 8-1879 Married: Dec-22-1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3,25
M Child 8: Harrison "Ben" Fisher 20 Census name: Benjamin H. Fisher Born: Apr-29-1889 at Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 27,28,29,2,3 Died: Aug-28-1968 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 29,28 Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 30 Resided: at Industrial, Harrison Co, WV 31 Resided: 1938 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 21 Resided: 1918 in Tacoma, Pierce Co, WA 32 Census: 1910 in Eagle, Southeast Fairbanks Co, AK (see note 3) Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Occupation: teamster 32 Military: Jun-24-1918 - Jan- 4-1919 Pvt, 139th Spruce Sqdrn, World War I 33,34 (see note 4) Military: (prior service) Pvt, 3 yrs infantry, 1 yr cavalry, 2 yr 4 mo quartermaster (dishonorable discharge) 32 Wife: Orpha Lucy Martin b. Dec-19-1902 d. Apr-17-1990 Married: Jan- 7-1932 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Sources: (1) Death record of daughter. (2) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) (3) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (4) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. III, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (5) Findagrave.com. (6) 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (7) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (8) 1870 Census, Lewis County, WV (Willey Township). (9) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (10) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 193. (11) Obituary of son. (12) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Asa S. Fisher, widowed, 38, b. & res. in Lewis Co, son of Thomas & Susan, occupation mechanic; and Ellen Snider, single, 26, b. Pendleton Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of (blank). Married Aug 25 1870 in Ritchie County. (13) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (14) Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV. (15) Obituary - At home. (16) Obituary. (17) Obituary of wife. (18) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (19) Headstone (year only) (20) Obituary of brother. (21) Obituary of sister. (22) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (23) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (24) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Arthur O. Fisher, 24, of Doddridge Co; and Ida M. White, 26, of Doddridge Co. Married Jan 15 1905. (25) Newspaper wedding announcement, West Union Record, 1/6/1911. (26) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999), Based on WPA reading of 18 Sep 1932. Marker no longer readable. (27) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (28) Headstone. (29) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (30) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (31) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (32) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (33) Military Grave Marker. (34) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) His wife remarried on Feb 15 1903. On Sep 21 1903, J. L. Stewart filed for a minor's pension based on Asa S. Fisher's Civil War record. No death record has been found. Note (2) He was enumerated twice in this Census, with his father in Southwest District, and with his sister's family in New Milton District. Note (3) Listed as one of many soldiers at Fort Egbert, an Army base that was established in 1899 during the Klondike gold rush, and remained operational until 1911. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Egbert Note (4) Spruce Squadrons were assigned to the Pacific Northwest to produce the spruce timber needed to build Army airplanes. http://swansongrp.com/spruce.html