Fisher Family Genealogy
FISHER Truman
1903 - 1974 (70 years)-
Name FISHER Truman Birth 26 Jun 1903 Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL [1, 2] Birth Certificate: Truman Fisher CENSUS 10 May 1910 Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL [3] - Attending school
Able to read and write: Yes
Census: 1910 U.S. - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Roll T624_305; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 50; Image: 270 CENSUS 02 Jan 1920 Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL [4] - Living with mother, father deceased
Attending school: No
Able to read and write: Yes
Occupation: Laborer, farm
Census: 1920 U.S. - Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Roll T625_385; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 52; Image: 795 CENSUS Apr 1930 Sciota Township, McDonough Co., IL [5] - Home: Renting
Home listed as on a farm
Has a radio set
Married; at age 23
Able to read and write: Yes
Occupation: Carpenter, shops
Census: 1930 U.S. - Sciota Township, McDonough Co., IL Roll: 533; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 31; Image: 509.0. CENSUS May 1940 Good Hope, McDonough Co., IL [6] - Owns home; valued at $900
Highest grade of education: one year high school
Occupation: Office, metal manufacturing co.
Hours worked per week: 48
Worked 52 weeks in 1939.
Income in 1939: $1200
Census: 1940 U.S. - Good Hope, McDonough Co., IL; Roll: T627_839; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 55-37 MILI 16 Feb 1942 Macomb, McDonough Co., IL [7] Agency: US Military Cause: WWII Draft Registration Card - Lists Truman as age 39, 5'-10", 180 lbs
Light complexion, brown hair, hazel eyes
Address: General delivery, Good Hope IL
No telephone
Employer: Globe American Corp., Macomb, IL
World War II Draft Card: Truman Fisher, 1942 - front World War II Draft Card: Truman Fisher, 1942 - back CENSUS 4 May 1950 Good Hope, McDonough Co., IL [8] - Occupation: Production Mgr
Kind of business: Factory, private
Hours worked last week: 40
1950 US Census, E.D. 55-40, Good Hope, McDonough Co., IL, p 71 OCCU Macomb, McDonough Co., IL [9, 10] Employed by McGraw Edison OCCU Bushnell, McDonough Co., IL [9, 10] Owned and operated Highway Cafe for five years Truman Fisher buys cafe OCCU Macomb, McDonough Co., IL [9, 10] Worked for Globe American for 25 Years SSN 333-09-5465 [11] Death 19 May 1974 Bushnell, McDonough Co., IL [2, 12, 13, 14] - Per death certificate:
Place of death: 350 E Hess St, Bushnell, IL
Occupation: Food service, restaurant, though hadn't owned restaurant in years
Residence: 350 E Hess St, Bushnell, IL
Cause: Acute coronary thrombosis, myocardial damage
Informant: Robert E. Fisher (son), 860 S. McArthur, Macomb, IL
Obituary: Fisher, Truman - 1974 Obituary: Fisher, Truman - 1974 Death Certificate: Truman Fisher Burial 22 May 1974 Good Hope Cemetery, Good Hope, McDonough Co., IL [2, 12, 15, 16] - Place and Time of Service:
Martin-Hollis Funeral Home, 771 N Crafford, Bushnell, IL
Wednesday, May 22, 1974 at 3:00 P.M.
Internment: Good Hope Cemetery, Good Hope, IL
Headstone: Fisher, Truman (1903-1974) Edith J. (Smith) (1903-1972)
Plot: Section 3Memorial Card: Fisher, Truman - 1974 Person ID I117 Main Last Modified 13 Apr 2022
Father FISHER Charles H., b. 25 Jun 1873, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL d. 26 Feb 1918, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL (Age 44 years) Relationship Birth Mother ASHBY Florence Ethyl, b. 26 Jul 1877, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL d. 8 Jun 1960, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL (Age 82 years) Relationship Birth Marriage 5 Sep 1894 Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL [17, 18] Marriage Return: Fisher, Charles H. and Florence E. Ashby - 1894 Notes - Mary Ann (Farris) Fisher left her most of her estate to the children of Charles and Florence (Ashby) Fisher: "After payment of such funeral expenses and debts, I give, devise and bequeath to the children of Charles Fisher deceased, namely- Zella Fisher, Raymond Fisher, Reva George, Truman Fisher, Dorothy Fisher, Jessie Fisher, Madeline Fisher and Ruth Fisher..." [19]
Family ID F31 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family SMITH Edith Jane, b. 29 Mar 1903, LaHarpe, Hancock Co., IL d. 19 Aug 1972, McDonough Co. District Hospital, Macomb, McDonough Co., IL (Age 69 years) [9] Marriage 16 Apr 1926 Macomb, McDonough Co., IL [20] Marriage Certificate: Fisher, Truman and Edith Jane Smith - 1926 Children + 1. FISHER, Robert Eugene, b. 25 Aug 1926, Good Hope, McDonough Co., IL d. 19 Jan 1985, McDonough Co. District Hospital, Macomb, McDonough Co., IL (Age 58 years) [Birth] + 2. FISHER, Loretta Jane, b. 18 Oct 1927, Good Hope, McDonough Co., IL d. 31 Aug 2006, Macomb, McDonough Co., IL (Age 78 years) + 3. FISHER, Mary Lou, b. 13 Jul 1929, Macomb, McDonough Co., IL d. 9 Jun 2020, 824 E Main St, Bushnell, McDonough Co., IL (Age 90 years) [Birth] + 4. FISHER Charles Thomas, b. 7 Jul 1935, Good Hope, McDonough Co., IL d. 17 Feb 2007, McDonough Co. District Hospital, Macomb, McDonough Co., IL (Age 71 years) [Birth] + 5. FISHER, Jerry Lee, b. 27 Aug 1937, St. Francis Hospital, Macomb, McDonough Co., IL d. 24 Feb 2013, OU Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK (Age 75 years) [Birth] Photos Truman and Edith Fisher ca. 1965 Family ID F43 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 Jul 2021
- Attending school
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Photos Truman Fisher head shot
Documents Fisher family get together 1944
(At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)Mr. and Mrs Zella Fisher visit 1942
(At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
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Notes - At the time of his death Truman was survived by three sons, Robert of Macomb, Charles of Bushnell, and Jerry of Oklahoma City, Okla.; two daughters, Mrs. Loretta Barker of Good Hope and Mrs. Mary Lou Bartlett of Bushnell; 16 grandchildren; one brother, Raymond of Blandinsville; five sisters, Mrs. Madelyn McKeown and Mrs. Ruth Hobby, both of Blandinsville, Mrs. Dorothy Cox of Vermont and Mrs. Reva George and Mrs. Jessie Ruberts, both of Macomb. In addition to his wife, Mr. Fisher was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and one sister. [9, 10]
- He was a past master of the Good Hope Masonic Lodge and a social member of the Bushnell VFW. [9, 10]
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Sources - [S451] Herbert K. Hulsou, County Clerk, Birth Certificate: Truman Fisher, 1903, (State of Illinois), 5 Jan 1942 (Reliability: 3).
- [S472] Illinois Death Certificates, (State of Illinois, Dept. of Public Health, Division of Vital Statistics), 21 May 1974, State File No. 74-026386 (Reliability: 3).
- [S91] Census: 1910 U.S. - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL , (Ancestry,com), 10 May 1910, Roll T624_305; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 50; Image: 270 (Reliability: 3).
- [S98] Census: 1920 U.S. - Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL , (Ancestry,com), 02 Jan 1920, Roll T625_385; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 52; Image: 795 (Reliability: 3).
- [S97] Census: 1930 U.S. - Sciota Township, McDonough Co., IL , (Ancestry,com), Apr 1930, Roll: 533; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 31; Image: 509.0. (Reliability: 3).
- [S311] Census: 1940 U.S. - Good Hope, McDonough Co., IL , (Ancestry.com), May 1940, Roll: T627_839; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 55-37 (Reliability: 2).
- [S450] WW II Draft Registration Cards 1940-1947, (Ancestry.com), 16 Feb 1942, WWII Draft Registration Cards for Illinois, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 536 (Reliability: 3).
- [S508] 1950 US Census, Illinois, (National Archives), 4 May 1950, 71 (Reliability: 3).
- [S14] Obituary: Fisher, Truman (Reliability: 2).
- [S41] Obituary: Fisher, Truman, 21 May 1974 (Reliability: 2).
- [S249] Social Security Card Application, (Social Security Adminstration) (Reliability: 3).
- [S2] Memorial Card: Fisher, Truman, 22 May 1974 (Reliability: 3).
- [S14] Obituary: Fisher, Truman (Reliability: 2).
Mr. Fisher died Sunday evening at his residence. - [S41] Obituary: Fisher, Truman, 21 May 1974 (Reliability: 3).
Truman Fisher, 70, of 350 E. Hess St., died Sunday evening at his home. - [S14] Obituary: Fisher, Truman (Reliability: 2).
Funeral services for Truman Fisher, 70, of Bushnell will be held at 3 p.m., on Wednesday at Martin-Hollis Funeral Home. The Rev. Arthur Ferguson will officiate and and burial will be in the Good Hope Cemetery. - [S41] Obituary: Fisher, Truman, 21 May 1974 (Reliability: 2).
Funeral will be Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Martin-Hollis Funeral Home, with Rev. Arthur Ferguson officiating. Burial will be at Good Hope Cemetery. - [S21] Marriage Return: Fisher, Charles H. and Florence E. Ashby, (Illinois State Board of Health), 5 Sep 1894, License No. 994. (Reliability: 3).
16. Married at Blandinsville in the County of McDonough and the State of Illinois, the 5 day of Sept 1984 - [S22] Marriage License: Fisher, Charles H. and Florence E. Ashby, (Illinois State Board of Health), 5 Sep 1894, License No. 994. (Reliability: 3).
I B. H. Harmon a Minister of the Gospel hereby certify that Mr. Charles H. Fisher and Miss Florence E. Ashba were united in Marriage by me at Blandinsville in the County of McDonough and the State of Illinois on the 5th day of Sept. A.D. 1894. - [S25] Mary Ann Fisher, Will: Fisher, Mary Ann - 1928, 4 Jan 1924 (Reliability: 3).
- [S55] Marriage Certificate: Fisher, Truman and Edith Jane Smith, 16 Apr 1926 (Reliability: 3).
- [S451] Herbert K. Hulsou, County Clerk, Birth Certificate: Truman Fisher, 1903, (State of Illinois), 5 Jan 1942 (Reliability: 3).