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Biographies
Source:
History of Miami County, Indiana
Publ.
Chicago - Brant & Fuller
1887
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JOSEPH FISHER, an old and
highly esteemed pioneer of Miami County, Indiana, is a native of
Franklin County, Virginia. His parents, Peter and Elizabeth
(Brower) Fisher, were both natives of Franklin County,
Virginia, and were born as follows: The father May 2, 1792, and
the mother December 24, 1793. The former, Peter Fisher,
was a son of Philip Fisher, who was a native of Germany, and
from there immigrated to the United States, in an early day,
settling first in the State of Pennsylvania, and from thence, in
an early day, moved to Franklin County, Virginia, where he
afterward resided for a number of years. He was the father of
nine children, viz: Solomon, Mary, Jacob, Daniel, Peter,
Catharine, Abraham, Jonathan and John B. Peter, the
father of our subject, and Miss Elizabeth Brower, were
married in Franklin County, Virginia, and from thence they
emigrated to the State of Ohio, in the fall of 1828, and settled
in Preble County, where they resided until the fall of 1836, at
which time, they moved to Miami County, Indiana, and settled
upon land in Sections 25 and 30, Jefferson Township, which he
had entered previously, and upon which he resided until death.
His wife died January 20, 1867, and he survived her until May
27, 1878. They were the parents of ten children, viz: Lydia,
born January 22,1819; George, born July 23, 1820; Benjamin,
born February 10, 1822; Joseph, born November 10, 1823;
Mary, born April 10, 1826; Isaac, born August 22,
1828; Aaron, born October 7, 1830; Hannah, born
December 28, 1833; Noah, born May 28, 1839; Jacob, July
14, 1842. Joseph, our subject, came with his parents to this
county in 1836, where he has resided since. He was married in
Jefferson Township, this county, January 12, 1848, to
Elizabeth, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Teal)
Brower. She was born in Preble County, Ohio, September 28,
1827. Her parents were both natives of Virginia, and settled in
Ohio, in an early day, where they were married, and from thence,
in 1837, moved to Miami County, Indiana, settling in Jefferson
Township. They were the parents of ten children, viz.: Aaron,
Joseph, Noah, Mary, Rebecca, Abraham, Elizabeth, Sarah,
Susan and Jacob. In 1848, Mr. Joseph Fisher
purchased land in Section 35, Jefferson Township, this county,
upon which he settled in August of the following year, and
resided until 1864, when he settled upon land in Section 1, this
township, which he had purchased in the year previous. Here he
resided until March, 1884, when he moved to Mexico, Indiana,
where he now resides. He owns at present 240 acres of fine and
well improved land, and also one of the finest residences in
Mexico. He has had born to him four children, viz.: Martha A.,
born October 30, 1848; Dulcinea E., born November 29,
1851; Sarah E., born August 15, 1857; Rosa J.,
born November 21, 1860. Mr. Fisher and wife are members
of the German Baptist Church, and are highly esteemed by all who
know them.
(Source: History of Miami Co., Indiana - Publ. Chicago: Brant &
Fuller - 1887 - Page 688
Contributed by Nancy Hannah) |
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ANDREW FOUTS, son of Michael
and Sarah (Brower) Fouts, was born in Preble County, Ohio, May
2, 1836. He came with his parents to this county in 1838, and
has resided here since. He was married in Jefferson Township,
this county, Aug. 8, 1858, to Mary Roller, and afterward settled
upon the farm on which he now resides, his father's old
homestead. He lost his wife by death, Oct. 3, 1868, having born
to him by her three children, viz: Lavina, born Feb. 7, 1861;
Albert, born April 25, 1863, and Nathan, born Oct. 17, 1866. Mr.
Fouts was again married Feb. 10, 1870, to Polly Hoff, by whom he
has had three children, viz: Cora D., born Sept. 4, 1872;
Clarence M., born June 14, 1875, and Irene E., born Sept. 11,
1876. Mr. Fouts owns 220 acres of fine land in this county, and
80 acres in Wabash County, Indiana. Transcribed from: History of
Miami County, Indiana.
(Source: History of Miami Co., Indiana - Publ. Chicago: Brant
& Fuller - 1887 - Page 691
Contributed by Nancy Hannah) |
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ISAAC FOUTS is a native of
Preble County Ohio, and is one of ten children born to Michael
and Sarah (Brower) Fouts, natives of North Carolina and
Virginia, respectively. They were born as follows: The father in
North Carolina September 1, 1797, and the mother in Virginia,
June 6, 1801. They were married in Preble County, Ohio, August
24, 1820, and from thence in the fall of 1838, moved to Miami
County, Indiana, and settled upon land in Jefferson Township,
Section 28, where they afterward resided until death, which
occurred as follows: The father died January 10, 1857, and the
mother September 27, 1871. They were the parents of ten
children, viz: Jacob, born June 8, 1821; Elizabeth, born
February 11, 1822; Anna, born October 28, 1824; Sarah, born
October 6, 1826; Rosanna, born February 18, 1829; David, born
April 22, 1831; Isaac, born January 13, 1834; Andrew, born May
2, 1836; Sophia, born January 23, 1840, and Mary, born January
3, 1845. Isaac, our subject, came with his parents to this
country in 1838, where he has resided since. He was married in
Wabash County, Indiana, January 7, 1858, to Diannah, daughter of
Jacob and Nancy (Harter) Hoff. She was born in Carroll County,
Indiana, July 22, 1837. After his marriage he settled upon the
same farm on which he now resides, in Jefferson Township,
Section 34. He owns at present 222 acres of fine and well
improved land. He has had born to him four children, viz:
William H., born January 31, 1859; John H., born August 28,
1861; Jacob M., born July 21, 1864, and Alice M., born March 14,
1869. Mr. Fouts and wife are members of the German Baptist
Church. Transcribed from: History of Miami County, Indiana
(Source: History of Miami Co., Indiana - Publ. Chicago: Brant
& Fuller - 1887 - Page 691
Contributed by Nancy Hannah) |
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