Husband: Harrison "Ben" Fisher 1
Census name: Benjamin H. Fisher
Born: Apr-29-1889 at Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 2,3,4,5,6
Died: Aug-28-1968 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 4,3
Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 7
Resided: at Industrial, Harrison Co, WV 8
Resided: 1938 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 9
Resided: 1918 in Tacoma, Pierce Co, WA 10
Census: 1910 in Eagle, Southeast Fairbanks Co, AK (see note 1)
Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV 5
Occupation: teamster 10
Military: Jun-24-1918 - Jan- 4-1919 Pvt, 139th Spruce Sqdrn, World War I 11,12 (see note 2)
Military: (prior service) Pvt, 3 yrs infantry, 1 yr cavalry, 2 yr 4 mo quartermaster (dishonorable discharge) 10
Father: Asa S. Fisher (1832 - 1902)
Mother: Ellen Snider (1844 - 1889)
Wife: Orpha Lucy Martin Married: Jan- 7-1932 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6
Born: Dec-19-1902 in Doddridge Co, WV 3,6 Died: Apr-17-1990 3 Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 7 Resided: 1966 in Industrial, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1920 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Mother: Susan Minerva Martin (1886 - 1966)
F Child 1: Living
Sources: (1) Obituary of brother. (2) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (3) Headstone. (4) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (5) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) (6) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (7) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (8) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (9) Obituary of sister. (10) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (11) Military Grave Marker. (12) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (13) Death record of mother. Event Notes Note (1) 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 (2) Spruce Squadrons were assigned to the Pacific Northwest to produce the spruce timber needed to build Army airplanes. http://swansongrp.com/spruce.html