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Sylvester Fisher 1849–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Nov 1849

Birth Location: Madison County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 11 Jan 1889

Death Location: Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA

Father: King Fisher

Mother: Sophia Pritchard

Spouse(s): Mary Sweeney

Children(s): Ida Fisher, Charles Fisher, Myrtle Fisher, Sophia Fisher, John Fisher

Sylvester Fisher was born in 1849 in Madison County, Indiana, USA, the child of King David Fisher And Sophia Pritchard. In 1850, Sylvester Fisher resided in Des Moines, Jefferson, Iowa, USA. In 1885, Sylvester Fisher resided in Clear Creek, Sherman, Nebraska. Sylvester Fisher married Mary Jane Sweeney, and had children including Charles Sylvester Fisher, Ida B Fisher, John F Fisher, Myrtle M Fisher, Sophia S Fisher. Sylvester Fisher passed away in 1889 in Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA.

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Biography

  • Sylvester Fisher was born in 1849 in Madison County, Indiana, USA, the child of King David Fisher And Sophia Pritchard.
  • In 1850, Sylvester Fisher resided in Des Moines, Jefferson, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1885, Sylvester Fisher resided in Clear Creek, Sherman, Nebraska.
  • Sylvester Fisher married Mary Jane Sweeney, and had children including Charles Sylvester Fisher, Ida B Fisher, John F Fisher, Myrtle M Fisher, Sophia S Fisher.
  • Sylvester Fisher passed away in 1889 in Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA.

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Sylvester Fisher's Ancestors

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Sylvester Fisher
1849–1889
Birth Place: Madison County, Indiana, USA
Parents
King David Fisher
1819–1871
, Clinton, Ohio, USA
Sophia Pritchard
1820–1887
, , Indiana, USA
Grandparents
David Fisher
1794–1886
Somerset, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah (Isabella) Weeks
1796–1857
Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sylvester Fisher's Descendants

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Sylvester Fisher (12 Nov 1849–11 Jan 1889) m. Mary (Jane) Sweeney (29 Dec 1851–19 Dec 1920)
  1. 1. Ida (B) Fisher 1874–1936
  2. 2. Charles (Sylvester) Fisher 1876–1949
  3. 3. Myrtle (M) Fisher 1881–1917
  4. 4. Sophia (S) Fisher 1885–1929 m. Joseph Fetherston 1878–1914
    1. 1. Lucille Fetherston 1911–2005
  5. 5. John (F) Fisher 1886–1889

Sylvester Fisher's Timeline

4 Records

1849
12 Nov 1849
Birth of Sylvester Fisher in Madison County, Indiana, USA
Madison County, Indiana, USA
1850
1850
Age 1
Sylvester Fisher resided here in Des Moines, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
1885
1885
Age 36
Sylvester Fisher resided here in Clear Creek, Sherman, Nebraska
Clear Creek, Sherman, Nebraska
1889
11 Jan 1889
Age 40
Death of Sylvester Fisher in Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA
Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1849
    Event Place: Madison County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Nebraska, State Census Collection, National Archives and Records Administration; Nebraska State Census; Year: 1885; SeriesRecord Group: M352; County: Sherman; Township: Clear Creek; Page: 10
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Des Moines, Jefferson, Iowa; Roll: M432_185; Page: 97A; Image: 199

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Des Moines, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Des Moines, Jefferson, Iowa; Roll: M432_185; Page: 97A; Image: 199

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Clear Creek, Sherman, Nebraska
    Record Source: Nebraska, State Census Collection, National Archives and Records Administration; Nebraska State Census; Year: 1885; SeriesRecord Group: M352; County: Sherman; Township: Clear Creek; Page: 10

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1889
    Event Place: Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA

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