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FISHER, Paul Vernon

FISHER, Paul Vernon

Male 1899 - 1963  (63 years)

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  • Name FISHER, Paul Vernon 
    Birth 12 Jul 1899  Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    CENSUS 25 Jun 1900  Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • 11 months old.
    1900 US Census: E. D. No. 50, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL, p 17B
    1900 US Census: E. D. No. 50, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL, p 17B
    CENSUS 21 Apr 1910  Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Occupation: none
      Attending school
    1910 US Census: E. D. No. 42, Blandinsville Township, McDonough Co., IL, p 9A
    1910 US Census: E. D. No. 42, Blandinsville Township, McDonough Co., IL, p 9A
    MILI 1 Feb 1917  [4
    Vernon aboard USS Ericson 
    Letter from son Vernon to Ella Fisher
    Letter from son Vernon to Ella Fisher
    Vernon aboard USS Ericsion sailing from New York to Cuba to Colon, Panama.
    MILI 19 May 1917  Cobh, County Cork, Munster, IRE Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • "Dearest Mother: You no doubt wili be surprised to hear of me being in Ireland. We
      left Boston, Mass., May 5th and after fourteen days steady traveling we landed at Cork, Ireland, and from there we went to Queenstown."
    Letter from Vernon to mother Ella Fisher
    Letter from Vernon to mother Ella Fisher
    "Dearest Mother: You no doubt wili be surprised to hear of me being in Ireland. We
    left Boston, Mass., May 5th and after fourteen days steady traveling we landed at Cork, Ireland, and from there we went to Queenstown." Queenstown was renamed Cobh in 1920.
    CENSUS 29 Jan 1920  Harrison Township, Rice Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • Family is shown living among Mexican salt miners in Kansas while father Orville B. Fisher is found living with his father Abel Fisher in Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL. Ella left Orville sometime between the Apr 1910 census (where Ella and children Paul and Leslie are found living with Orville in Blandinsville IL) and this census in Jan 1920. Ella and Orville did not get divorced before she left because he sues her for divorce and custody of Leslie in Jul 1920. Note in this census Ella lists herself as widowed. One imagines tensions were high between Orville and Ella from 1906 when he pled guilty to assault to commit rape of 5 y/o Esther Bailey in Burlington IA in 1906 (article above),. Ella and the children were forced to stand with him at sentencing which must have been very hard. One wonders at the type of husband/father Orville was when released from prison in Nov 1909 to cause Ella to leave with the children without a divorce. He is known to have had an alcohol problem from at least 1898 when is was first arrested for stealing liquor. Orville presumably loses the custody suit as Leslie remains in Kansas.
    • No occupations are listed for any of the family despite both Paul and brother Leslie being old enough to work. How did family support itself in Kansas?
    1920 US Census: E. D. No. 201, Harrison Township, Rice Co., KS, p 5A
    1920 US Census: E. D. No. 201, Harrison Township, Rice Co., KS, p 5A
    CENSUS 1925  Pittsburg, Crawford Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • Renting house
      Occupation: Drug clerk
      Able to read and write: yes
    1925 Kansas State Census: Pittsburg, Crawford Co., KS, p 34-35
    1925 Kansas State Census: Pittsburg, Crawford Co., KS, p 34-35
    CENSUS 17 Apr 1930  Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    • Wife's name listed as Juniette. Should read Juanita or Billie. Paul's 2nd wife was Billie Juanita Stevens, whom he married Nov 1928. Confirming this: Billie's father Charly (Charles) Stevens is listed as living with Paul and Billie.
      Also living with Paul and Billie, Paul's son Jack by his 1st wife Elsie. Paul's daughter Dorothy with Elsie is not listed. Was she missed in the census or living with her mother? She would have been 6 y/o in 1930.
      Address: 718 S Glenn, Wichita KS
      Renting: $35/mth, has radio
      Occupation: clerk, drugstore
      Veteran: yes
    1930 US Census: E.D. No. 87-70, Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS, sht 20B
    1930 US Census: E.D. No. 87-70, Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS, sht 20B
    CENSUS 12 Apr 1940  Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    • Address: 718 S Glenn, W Wichita KS
      Renting: $20/month
      Highest grade education: 8
      Residence 1 Apr 1935: same house
      Occupation: Druggist, retail drug store, 60 hrs week, 52 weeks yr
      Wages income: $1560
      Other income: no
    1940 US Census: E.D. No. 107-87, Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS, sht 9B
    1940 US Census: E.D. No. 107-87, Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS, sht 9B
    MILI 16 Feb 1942  Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    • Address: 515 N. St Francis, Wichita KS
      Mailing address: 1029 W. Douglas, c/o Dockum Drugs, Wichita KS
      Contact person: Florence Folkers, 1606 N. West, Wichita KS
      Employer: R. B. Dockum, Dockum Drugs Co.
      Dockum Drugs #6, 1029 W. Douglas, Wichita KS
      Description: 5'-9", 178 lbs, brown eyes, brown hair, light complexion
      No other distinguishing features
    • Not sure who Florence Folkers is. 2nd wife Billie Stevens is not listed as contact because she and Paul separated sometime before 19 May 1941 when she marries Charles A. Bowman.
    WW II Draft Card: Paul Vernon Fisher - 1942
    WW II Draft Card: Paul Vernon Fisher - 1942
    EVENT 3 Dec 1942  Iowa State University, Ames, Story Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Paul sends father Orville card from Iowa State 1942
    Paul sends father Orville card from Iowa State 1942
    By this time it seems Paul has also reconciled with his father. Tells him he is serving as a Second Pharmacist's Mate at the US naval training station at Iowa State University.
    MILI Nov 1944  South Pacific Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Vernon Fisher head of medical staff on USS Elmore in the South Pacific
    Vernon Fisher head of medical staff on USS Elmore in the South Pacific
    "...keeping busy taking care of wounded men."
    Death 6 May 1963  Veteran's Hospital, Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14
    Address:
    5500 E Kellogg Dr, Wichita, KS
    Wichita, KS 67218 
    • Home address at death: 3101 W. Douglas, Wichita KS
      "A veteran of both world wars he was a Wichita druggist 40 years.
      He was a member of Wichita Bible Church, Albert Pike Masonic Lodge, Wichita Consistory and Midian Shrine."
      Services at at DeVorss-Gard Mortuary.
    Obituary: Paul V. Fisher 1963
    Obituary: Paul V. Fisher 1963
    Arrangements Paul V. Fisher 1963
    Arrangements Paul V. Fisher 1963
    Burial 9 May 1963  Resthaven Gardens of Memory, Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Headstone: Paul V and Margaret E Fisher.
    Headstone: Paul V and Margaret E Fisher.
    Plot: Sermon On The Mount
    Person ID I221  Main
    Last Modified 9 Jan 2023 

    Father FISHER Orville Benjamin,   b. 24 Aug 1873, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jun 1958, Prairie City, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother TYSON, Margreturite Ella,   b. 24 Jul 1875, Lafayette, Allen Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Oct 1951, Wichita Hospital, Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 26 Oct 1897  Burlington, Des Moines Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 16
    • Orville's name listed as Bert in marriage return
      Orville's residence: Peoria IL
      Occupation; bricklayer
      Margreturite's residence: Peoria IL
      Witnessed by Olive Fisher, Orville's sister
    • Orville name listed as Bert Orville Fisher on marriage certificate
      Wedding performed at 1st Methodist Episcopal Parsonage, Burlington IA
      R.F. Hulbert, M. E. Minister presiding
    Orville Fisher and Ella Tyson elope 1897
    Orville Fisher and Ella Tyson elope 1897
    Orville Fisher and Ella Tyson elope to Burlington, IA to marry 26 Oct 1897. Orville's sister Ollive accompanies them. Ella tells her father, the chief of police for Canton IL!, only after they return two days later. Ellen plans to lives with her father for two months until Orville can prepare a house to live in. Wedding is apparently so secret it doesn't get reported in the local news until two weeks later.
    Marriage Record: Orville Fisher and Ella Tyson
    Marriage Record: Orville Fisher and Ella Tyson
    Marriage Record: Orville Bert Fisher and Margreturite E. Tyson 1897
    Marriage Record: Orville Bert Fisher and Margreturite E. Tyson 1897
    Marriage Return: Bert Fisher and Margreturite E. Tyson 1897
    Marriage Return: Bert Fisher and Margreturite E. Tyson 1897
    Marriage Certificate: Bert Orville Fisher and Margreturite E. Tyson 1897
    Marriage Certificate: Bert Orville Fisher and Margreturite E. Tyson 1897
    Family ID F93  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 HAMILTON, Elsie Dell,   b. 24 Jul 1902, Fort Scott, Bourbon Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jul 1977, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 5 Apr 1920  Joplin, Jasper Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [17, 18, 19
    • At the residence of the Rev. W. M. Cleveland, pastor of the Presbyterian church in Joplin.
    • Fort Scott Tribune article incorrectly states wedding was in Pittsburg KS.
    • Paul and Elsie separate sometime between 1925 and 25 Nov 1928 when he marries Billie Stevens in Wichita KS
    News: Marriage Paul V Fisher and Elsie D Hamilton
    News: Marriage Paul V Fisher and Elsie D Hamilton
    News: Marriage Paul V. Fisher and Elsie D. Hamilton
    News: Marriage Paul V. Fisher and Elsie D. Hamilton
    Marriage License: Paul V. Fisher and Elsie D. Hamilton
    Marriage License: Paul V. Fisher and Elsie D. Hamilton
    Children 
     1. FISHER, Jack Dudley,   b. 30 Dec 1920, Pittsburg, Crawford Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     2. FISHER, Dorothy D.,   b. 1924, Pittsburg, Crawford Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    Family ID F546  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Dec 2022 

    Family 2 STEVENS, Billie Juanita,   b. 1908, Thomas, Custer Co., Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 25 Nov 1928  Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [20
    • Miss Billie Stevens, daughter of C. E. Stevens, 407 South Emporia avenue, and Paul Fisher, assistant manager of Dockum store No. 5, at Hillside and Douglas avenues, were married last night at the home of Earl Hartley, 220 North Green avenue, The ceremony was performed at 9:25 p. m. by Rev. E. H. Reed of the Hillside Christian church. Mr. and Mrs. Hartley were attendants.
    • Paul and Billie separated sometime before 19 May 1941 when she marries Charles A. Bowman in Wichita KS
    News: Marriage of Paul Fisher and Billie Stevens 1928
    News: Marriage of Paul Fisher and Billie Stevens 1928
    Family ID F545  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Dec 2022 

    Family 3 BECK, Margaret E.,   b. 29 Aug 1906, Belleville, Republic Co., KS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Sept 1991, Albuquerque, Bernalillo, NM Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Family ID F547  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Dec 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 12 Jul 1899 - Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 25 Jun 1900 - Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 21 Apr 1910 - Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMILI - 19 May 1917 - Cobh, County Cork, Munster, IRE Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 29 Jan 1920 - Harrison Township, Rice Co., KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 5 Apr 1920 - Joplin, Jasper Co., MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 1925 - Pittsburg, Crawford Co., KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Nov 1928 - Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 17 Apr 1930 - Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 12 Apr 1940 - Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMILI - 16 Feb 1942 - Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEVENT - 3 Dec 1942 - Iowa State University, Ames, Story Co., IA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 9 May 1963 - Resthaven Gardens of Memory, Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    Paul V Fisher Drug Co. 1963
    Paul V Fisher Drug Co. 1963
    Dockum Drugs No. 6 Grand Opening 1928
    Dockum Drugs No. 6 Grand Opening 1928
    By 1963, this location apparently becomes Fisher Drug Co. (addresses are the same) owned and operated by Paul V. Fisher
    Snowbound in July
    Snowbound in July

  • Sources 
    1. [S81] Census: 1900 U.S. - Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL , (Ancestry,com), 25 Jun 1900, Roll: 320; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 50; FHL microfilm: 1240320 (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S580] 1900 US Census, Illinois , (Ancestry.com), 25 Jun 1900, E. D. No. 50, p 17B (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S579] 1910 US Census, Illinois , (Ancestry.com), 21 Apr 1910, E. D. No. 42, p 9A (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 1 Feb 1917, p 5 (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 7 Jun 1917, p 4 (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S615] 1920 US Census, Kansas , (Ancestry.com), 29 Jan 1920, E. D. No. 201, p 5A (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S617] 1925 State Census, Kansas , (Ancestry.com), 1925, p 34-35 (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S621] 1930 US Census, Kansas, (Ancestry.com), 17 Apr 1930, E. D. No. 87-70, sht 20B (Reliability: 2).

    9. [S620] 1940 US Census, Kansas, (Ancestry.com), 12 Apr 1940, E. D. No. 107-87, p 9B (Reliability: 2).

    10. [S450] WW II Draft Registration Cards 1940-1947, (Ancestry.com), 16 Feb 1942, Serial No. 916, Order No. 11344 (Reliability: 3).

    11. [S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 3 Dec 1942, p 8 (Reliability: 2).

    12. [S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 16 Nov 1944, p 6 (Reliability: 2).

    13. [S614] News articles: The Wichita Eagle, Wichita, KS, (The Wichita Eagle, Wichita KS), 7 May 1963, p 10 (Reliability: 2).

    14. [S614] News articles: The Wichita Eagle, Wichita, KS, (The Wichita Eagle, Wichita KS), 8 May 1963, p 7 (Reliability: 2).

    15. [S539] Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937, (Ancestry.com), 27 Oct 1897, License No. The 35 (Reliability: 3).

    16. [S630] Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934,, (Familysearch.org), 26 Oct 1897, License No. 35 (Reliability: 3).

    17. [S365] Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Ancestry.com), 5 Apr 1920, p 393 (Reliability: 3).

    18. [S618] News articles: Pittsburg Sun, (Pittsburg Sun, Pittsburg KS), 8 Apr 1920, p 6 (Reliability: 2).

    19. [S619] News articles: Fort Scott Tribune, (Fort Scott Tribune, Fort Scott KS), 22 Apr 1920, p 7 (Reliability: 2).

    20. [s614] News articles: The Wichita Eagle, Wichita, KS, (The Wichita Eagle, Wichita KS), 26 Nov 1928, p 3 (Reliability: 2).