Fisher Family Genealogy

Family: FISHER John Kells / FOSTER Diantha Jane (F71)

m. 8 Dec 1859


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  • FISHER John Kells Male
    FISHER John Kells

    Birth  5 Mar 1833  Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  19 Dec 1891  Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    South Cemetery, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage  8 Dec 1859  [1]  McDonough Co., IL  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  MURRAY, Flora Ellen | F103 
    Marriage  18 Jun 1882  Locust Hill, Knox Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  FISHER Thomas | F75 Group Sheet 
    Mother  KELLS Mary | F75 Group Sheet 

    Female
    FOSTER Diantha Jane

    Birth  30 Apr 1841  Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  20 Sep 1881   
    Burial    South Cemetery, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  FOSTER George | F34 Group Sheet 
    Mother  SHEPARD Mary | F34 Group Sheet 

    Male
    FISHER George T.

    Birth  23 Jan 1862  Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  5 Dec 1877   
    Burial    South Cemetery, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location

    FISHER William Henry Male
    + FISHER William Henry

    Birth  Jul 1865  Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  31 May 1952  Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Glade City Cemetery, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  CORBAN, Amy Bell | F358 
    Marriage  12 Mar 1901   

    Male
    FISHER John Franklin

    Birth  11 Oct 1866  Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  4 Apr 1885  McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    South Cemetery, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  UNNAMED | F73 
    Marriage     

    Male
    FISHER James H.

    Birth  17 Mar 1870  Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  27 Nov 1884   
    Burial    South Cemetery, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location

    Male
    + FISHER Charles Albert

    Birth  25 Sep 1872  Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  20 Feb 1958  Monmouth, Warren Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  23 Feb 1958  Glade City Cemetery, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  DANIELS Clara Bell | F72 
    Marriage  17 Mar 1898  Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location

    Female
    + FISHER Mary Lou

    Birth  1 Jan 1875  Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  10 Dec 1933  La Plata, Macon Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  12 Dec 1933  La Plata Cemetery, La Plata, Macon Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  ATTEBERY, John W. | F65 
    Marriage  1 Jan 1899  Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location

    Female
    + FISHER Martha Jane

    Birth  23 Dec 1879  Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  24 Nov 1961  LaHarpe, Hancock Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  28 Nov 1961  Glade City Cemetery, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  BUSHNELL, William Grigsby | F101 
    Marriage  24 Nov 1898  Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location


  • Notes 
    • From History of McDonough Co., IL 1885: John Fisher, the present supervisor of Hire township, is considered one of the best farmers in the county. He lives near Blandinsville, on section 10, and owns, in all, 369 acres of land, not one acre of which is untillable. His buildings are good and present a neat appearance. The house is two-stories, and the main part is 24x28 feet, with an addition 16x20 feet. His main barn is 38x48 feet. The main features of his farming consist of raising stock and feeding cattle for the eastern markets. He has some fine Norman and Clydesdale brood mares from which he raises some fine draft horses. John Fisher made his home with his parents until 20 years of age, when he went to Morgan county, Illinois, where he remained one year. He is the son of Thomas and Polly (Kells) Fisher, and was the ninth child of a family of 10 children, all of whom are now living, except William, tile eldest child. Thomas Fisher was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, 1 March 11, 1791, and died at his home in Blandinsville, in 1868. He settled in McDonough county in 1844, coming from Hancock county, Illinois, where he had settled in 1840. His first wife died, and he was again married to Elizabeth Brown, by whom there were four children. Being a mechanic by trade, or rather a mill-wright, on coming to Blandinsville he built a saw and grist mill there, besides other mills in the county, working at the trade for nearly 20 years. John Fisher was married in 1857 to Diantha Foster, a native of Michigan. She died September 20, 1881, leaving six children-William, Frank, James, Charles, Mary and Martha. George, the oldest child, is deceased. [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [SR45] Marriage License: Fisher, John K. and Diantha J. Foster, (Illinois State Board of Health), 8 Dec 1859, License No. 1341. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S67] History of McDonough County, Illinois - 1885, (Continental Historical Co., Springfield IL, 1885), 1885, 644, 977.342 H2. (Reliability: 2).