FISHER, Joseph

FISHER

Posted By: Karon Velau (email)
Date: 6/1/2021 at 22:04:48

Joseph Fisher
born Aug 29, 1848, Pennsylvania

Joseph Fisher, a farmer of Maple and Garfield Townships, was born in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, August 29, 1848, a son of William Fisher, a native of Danville, Pennsylvania, and a member of an old family of that State. The mother of our subject, nee Mary Ann Mercer, was born in New York, where she remained until 1831, and in that year removed to Michigan. The father died in the latter State at the age of sixty-six years. He was a prosperous stock-dealer by occupation, and was a Republican in his political views. The mother still resides at Schoolcraft, Michigan. They were the parents of four children, namely: Wallace, deceased; Seth, deceased; Ellen Sophronia Miller, a resident of Schoolcraft, Michigan; and Joseph, our subject. The latter was reared in a village, later followed the trade of butcher, and still later engaged in farming. In 1878 he removed to Black Hawk County, Iowa, but two years afterward returned to Michigan. He next purchased a farm of 122 acres in Garfield township, Ida county, Iowa, and since that time has bought four farms in that and Maple townships, now owning 637 acres of well-improved land. In June, 1892, he purchased his present home, where he has a one and a half story dwelling, 16 x 24 feet, with an L, 18 x 20 feet, and an addition, 14 x 20 feet, also a fine barn, 40 x 46 feet, a windmill, stock scales, and other necessary farm improvements. Mr. Fisher’s farm is well watered and adapted to stock-raising. He was married in Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, at the age of twenty-nine years, to Miss Jane Cooper, who was born, reared, and educated there, and was a teacher before marriage. Her parents were Justin and Louvilla (Hazard) Cooper. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher have three sons: William C., Rollo J. and Glenn M. Mr. Fisher votes with the Republican party, has served as Trustee of Garfield township, and both he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Source: Biographical History of Crawford, Ida, and Sac Counties, Iowa, 1893, p.348