"COUNTIES OF MORGAN, MONROE & BROWN, INDIANA. HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL."
CHARLES BLANCHARD, EDITOR. CHICAGO: F. A. BATTEY & CO. PUBLISHERS. 1884.
F. A. BATTEY. F. W. TEPPLE
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP AND MARTINSVILLE, MORGAN COUNTY, INDIANA
PAGE 184
JAMES FISHER was born in Pickaway County, Ohio, June 9, 1840, and is a son
of William and Nancy (Fitzsimons) Fisher, natives of New York and Maryland
respectively. The former was killed in 1840, by the falling of a tree, and
in 1845 his mother moved with her family to this county, afterward marrying
Barney Donohue, and residing in the county until her death in 1874. She was
the mother of ten children--nine by Mr. Fisher and one by Mr. Donohue.
James Fisher is the youngest child of his father's family. He came with his
mother and has since resided in this county. October 17, 1859, he married
Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel R. and Mary J. Black, and born October
17, 1838. After his marriage, Mr. Fisher located in this township, of which
he is a worthy citizen. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher have nine children--William,
Mary A., Ellen, Francis, Lawson, Ida E., Alice B., Jennie and Minnie. Mr.
Fisher was a soldier of the late war, having enlisted in Company H, One
Hundred and Forty-eighth Indiana Volunteers, and served from February, 1864
until the end of the war.
Data Entry Volunteer: Diana Flynn "ivie@tima.com"
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