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References
- 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. ...
- 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
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