Family:Benjamin Fisher and Elizabeth Hildebrand (2)

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Marriage? Abt 1825 Pennsylvania, United States
Residence[4] 1850 Jackson (township), Wayne, Indiana, United States
Residence[3] 1860 Poweshiek, Jasper, Iowa, United States
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  1.   White, Edward Speer. Past and present of Shelby County, Iowa (1915). (Indianapolis, Indiana: B.F. Bowen, 1915)
    p 848-850.

    ... Benjamin Fisher was born in York county, Pennsylvania, in 1801, and as a young man learned the basket making trade, and followed this with his farming. After his marriage, which occurred in Pennsylvania to Elizabeth Hildebrand, the daughter of Jacob Hildebrand, of York county, Pennsylvania, he moved to Wayne county, Indiana, where he resided for twenty-one years. In 1857 Benjamin Fisher and family moved to Jasper county, Iowa, where he died in 1880, his wife having passed away four years previously. The history of York county, Pennsylvania, was written by Henry L. Fisher, now deceased, an eminent lawyer of that county, and a descendant of the Fisher family. Benjamin Fisher was the son of George Fisher, who in turn was the son of George Fisher, who came from Germany to this country and settled in York county, Pennsylvania. The father of Benjamin Fisher was an influential citizen of York county, and was the colonel of the militia of his county. George Fisher and wife were the parents of five children: Benjamin (the father of Gideon), Michael, Daniel, Joseph (a minister of the Evangelical church) and Anna, the wife of Rev. Steffie, a minister of the same denomination. Benjamin Fisher and wife were the parents of fifteen children: Eliza, the wife of George Stambaugh; Rebecca, the wife of Martin Rummel; Savilla, the wife of Michael Bowens; Sarah, the wife of Rev. Jacob Keiper; Maria, the wife of Rev. J. F. Schriber; Eleanor, the wife of the Rev. Samuel DeCover; Elizabeth, the wife of Rev. Philip Wingert; Jemima, the wife of S. J. Moyer; Keziah, the wife of Spencer Carney; Adam; Benjamin; Edward, who served four years in Company B, Thirteenth Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry; William, who served in the same company with Edward and died during the siege of Vicksburg in 1863; and Gideon, whose history is here related. ...

  2.   The History of Jasper County, Iowa: containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &c., a biographical directory of its citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, history of the Northwest, history of Iowa. (Chicago [Illinois]: Western Historical Co., 1878).

    Online transcript here
    FISHER, Benjamin; Farmer; Sec. 13; P. O. Greencastle; born in Baltimore,
    Md. in 1803; came to York Co., Penn. in 1806; thence to Wayne Co., Ind. in
    1835, and to Jasper Co. in 1857. Has 150 acres of land, valued at $50.
    Married Miss Eltzabeth HILDENBRAND in 1830. She was born in York Co., Penn.
    in 1811, died Sept. 29, 1877, leaving thirteen children - Rebecca, Adam,
    Eliza, Savela, Benjamin, Ellanora, Elizabeth, Gemimah, Edward, Sarah, Mariah,
    Keziah and Gideon. Republican; Mr. and Mrs. F. were both members of the
    Evangelical Association. Mr. Fisher had two sons, William and Silas, in the
    late war; William died in service; Silas died in April 1876. When Mr. F.
    came to Jasper Co. he had no house and could get none; unloaded on the open
    prairie, without shelter. [Transcriber's note: It was most probably a
    typographical error when the vale of the land was listed as $50. In keeping
    with the format of other sketches and the value of Jasper Co. land, it most
    likely should have read "valued at $50 per acre."]

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    1860; Census Place: Poweshiek, Jasper, Iowa; Roll: M653_325; Page: 89; Image: 417; Family History Library Film: 803325. .
    Household Members: Name Age
    Benj Fisher 57
    Elizabeth Fisher 40
    Elizabeth Fisher 20
    Wm Fisher 17
    Silas Fisher 15
    Jennina Fisher 13
    Kiziah Fisher 10
    Gideon Fisher 8

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    Year: 1850; Census Place: Jackson, Wayne, Indiana; Roll: M432_180; Page: 3A; Image: 11.
    Household Members: Name Age
    Benjamin Fisher 47
    Elizabeth Fisher 39
    Eliza Fisher 22
    Rebecca Fisher 20
    Sivela Fisher 19
    Adam Fisher 18
    Ellen R Fisher 16
    Sarah A Fisher 15
    Benjamin Fisher 13
    Edward Fisher 12
    Elizabeth Fisher 10
    Mariah Fisher 9
    William Fisher 7
    Silas Fisher 5
    Jemima Fisher 3
    Kesiah Fisher 0