... One of the many successful farmers of this county is Gideon Fisher, who comes from a family which has furnished many notable men. Gideon Fisher, the son of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Hildebrand) Fisher, was born August 20, 1851, in Wayne county, Indiana.
... Gideon Fisher was six years of age when his parents moved to Jasper county, Iowa, and in the schools of that county he received all of his education. He remained at home assisting his father on the farm until he was twenty-three years of age, and then married and began renting land in Jasper county. In 1876, he came to Shelby county and purchased the farm where he now resides. He has now lived in this county nearly forty years, and consequently has seen it emerge from a broad prairie to its present position as one of the leading counties of the state. He has engaged in general farming all his life and with a success which has been commensurate with his efforts. He has improved his farm in every way until it now presents a very attractive appearance. He has now practically retired from active labor.
... Mr. Fisher was married March 12, 1874, to Sarah E. Long, the daughter of Joseph and Lydia (Poorbaugh) Long, of Jasper county, Iowa, and to this union have been born six children: Earl V., who first married Ivy Ganser, and after her death, Abbie Pixley, and has two children, George and Iva May; Warren C., who first married Rose Ross and after she died in 1905, he married Lucile Gardner and has two children, Legrand and Harriett E.; to the first marriage were born two children; Muriel and Leslie D., deceased; Hoyt S. married Bernice Gingery, and has one child, Ellarde; Sanford J., who married Daisy McClain, and has three children, Bernice, Floyd and Ruth; Harry, who married June Poling; Grace, the wife of James Jensen, and the mother of one child, Leo.
... Mr. Fisher has long been identified with the Republican party, and while taking a deep interest in good government, has never been a candidate for any public office. He has been interested in the educational life of his community, and has served as school director of his home township. His wife is an earnest member of the Methodist Episcopal church. His life has been one of the highest integrity and his name has been synonymous with good deeds and his influence in his home community has ever been helpful and progressive.
![Gideon Fisher and wife, Sarah (Long) Fisher, of Shelby county, Iowa. [Photo source: White, Edward Speer. Past and present of Shelby County, Iowa (1915). (Indianapolis, Indiana: B.F. Bowen, 1915), p 848-850]](/wiki/Image:Gideon_Fisher_and_Sarah_%28Long%29_Fisher.jpg)
