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FISH, MISCELLANEOUS
Fishback was an ancient family in Germany, according to "Colonial
Families, Southern States of America" by Hardy. He wrote that the first of the family to arrive in America was
John Fishback who settled in Prince William County, Virginia. He was born 7th, 12th month, 1691 and
arrived in the colony in 1714. He
received a grant of 640 acres in Virginia.
He was married to Agnes Hager, daughter of Rev. John Henry Hager and
Anna Catherine Frendhager Hager. Later
he was married to Mary Deterity. His will is recorded at Manasas, Prince
William County. He died about 1734.
Children born to him include Jacob Fishback, Phillip Fishback and Josiah
Fishback.
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Christopher Fish, age 24, was listed as a passenger on the ship
"Ann & Elizabeth" bound to Barbados and St. Christophers about
1635, according to "List of Emigrants to America."
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Johannes Fishbach and vrouw [frau, wife] and two children sailed
from Holland 23rd, fifth month, 1709, according to "Early Palatine
Emigrations."
ARIZONA
E. N. Fish & Company of Arizona was an Indian supplier for
Arizona and New Mexico August 22, 1874, according to the September 1974
edition of "Pioneer Observer."
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Mrs. Lorena Fish Mineer, 1107 North 28th Street, Phoenix,
Arizona has done extensive research on the Fish family. Her brother, John R. Fish, also a
genealogist, died in 1968 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
ARKANSAS
Gov. Fishback of Arkansas was a relative of Joseph Martin Fish,
according to John D. McCall.
CLARK COUNTY, ARKANSAS
David Fish appeared as the head of a household in the 1830
census of Clark County, Arkansas Territory.
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Harriet B. Fish appeared as the head of a household in the 1840
census of Clark County.
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Thomas Fish, Esquire entered Clark County about 1819 and became
prominent there, according to "Pioneers and Makers of Arkansas" by
Shinn. He was married July 4, 1820 to
Emily Hemphill of South Carolina at Blakeley Town in Clark County. He became a member of the General Assembly
of Arkansas Territory and died February 12, 1823, according to "Death
Notices from 'The Arkansas Gazette' 1822-1835."
CRAIGHEAD COUNTY, ARKANSAS
John Fish was married about 1860 to Mary Wadkins, according to
Craighead County Marriage Book B, page 221.
Children born to John Fish and Mary Wadkins Fish are unknown.
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Robert Fish was married about 1860 to Sara Hughes, according to
Craighead County Marriage Book B, page 221.
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Ruth M. Fish was married in 1959 to C. W. Tyler, according to
Craighead County Marriage Book A25, page 624.
JEFFERSON COUNTY, ARKANSAS
W. H. Fish was enumerated as the head of a household in the 1840
census of Jefferson County.
POLK COUNTY, ARKANSAS
John Fish, who was born in 1821, died in Mena, Arkansas. He was the father of Irwin Fish who was the father
of Mrs. Allie Fish Nelson of Seligman, Arizona.
NEW LONDON COUNTY, CONNECTICUT
Asa Fish of New London County on August 18, 1896 gave an
affidavit regarding the heirship of Sarah H. Stark Mallory, according to
Bosque County, Texas Deed Book 29, page 165.
In the affidavit he stated, "I was acquainted with Dudley Stark who
died about 1846 leaving one daughter, Sarah H, now married to D. D.
Mallory."
FLORIDA
JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA
Sarah Fish, a widow of St. Augustine, Florida on September 11,
1823 filed suit against the U.S. government in an effort to secure title to the
10,000-acre island of St. Anasthasia.
The property had gone through Spanish ownership, to British control,
back to Spain and then to the United States, and title to it had become
clouded. To support her claim she
submitted 11 Spanish documents, all translated to English, outlining the
efforts of her son to recover his father's property. At the same time she presented another memorial to the board for
"500 acres of land lying in Graham's Swamp at the head of the River
Matanzas with a title for the same, dated 24th of April 1819, in favor of the
heirs of Jesse Fish which are ordered to be filed."
She ordered that her memorial for 10,000 acres on St. Anasthasia
Island to be sold and the proceeds delivered to her son Joseph Fish. At the same time she ordered that her
Graham's Swamp property to go to the heirs of Jesse Fish.
Her husband John Joseph Fish, an Englishman, received the island
as early as 1763 and had planted about 2,000 orange, peach, fig, pomegranate
and medlar trees. He died in 1791 and
was buried on St. Anasthasia. To settle
his estate and satisfy his creditors the property was ordered sold. Abstracts of the documents reveal:
"Sarah Fish vs. The United States. For 10,000 acres of land, Anastasia Island.
To the honorable the board of commissions appointed by Congress
to try the validity of titles to lands in East Florida:
Memorial of the subscriber respectfully showeth--
That your memorialist claims title to the island lying in front
[i.e. to the east] of the city of St. Augustine, and running south above 18
miles, more or less, along the east bank of the river Matanzas, known by the
name of the Island of St. Anasthatia, supposed to contain ten thousand acres,
as belonging to her deceased husband, Jesse Fish, sr., in the year 1763.
That in the year 1792 this island was sold at public sale by
order of the Spanish governor, Quesada, and that her son, the late Jesse Fish,
jr., deceased became the purchaser.
That the Spanish governor Quesada, or his deputy, Morales, from
the indisposition of Governor Quesada with the advice of the King's attorney,
Ortega, did then reserve a certain part of the quarry located in said island;
which reservation was made for the sake of the stone only, for the purpose of
using in repair of the King's fortification and other public buildings . . .
St. Augustine, August 31, 1823
Sarah Fish"
Also presented was a report of the auction sale:
"In the city of St. Augustine, Florida January 31, 1792: I,
the governor, with the assistance of the collector of the royal revenue, and
defender of the estate of the deceased British subject, Don Jose Fish . . .
provided in the decree of said month and year for the auction and sale of said
estate, which remained to be sold at the sound of a drum and by the voice of
the free negro Francisco Blasco, who performed the duty of a crier; having
called together a sufficient portion of the people, he began in a loud and
distinct voice to declare the sale to the best bidder, from eleven in the
morning of the said day, stating that it was to be sold without reserve; and
several bids and outbids having been made by the meeting, and called for by the
crier, without more having been offered, which being finished, the auction, the
hour having arrived which was pointed out, was concluded in favor of the
individuals, and for the prices which follow: to Don Jose Fish the Orange Grove
was laid off, which answers to number nine of the commision, for the sum of
1,605 hard dollars; and there being no person who would offer a larger sum than
the foregoing, the hour pointed out being finished, it was ordered that they
should be bid off in favor of the aforesaid . . . he was declared the purchaser;
and there signed with me the collector of the royal domain, and defender of the
estate, and the assistant witnesses, for want of a notary.
Don Juan Nepomuceno de Quesada Zamorano Brigadier of the
infantry of the royal arm-Fernando de la Maza Arredondo ies, governor, vice
royal patron and sub-Juan Fulton delegate of the royal domain of this city Jose
Fish of St. Augustine, Florida and its province"
A receipt was issued to John Joseph Fish, Jr. April 19, 1792 by
Don Bartolome Benitez y Galeoz, treasurer, "for 13,880 reals in specie
[apparently the equivalent of $1,605] received of Don Joseph Fish in these
royal chests being the amount of the plantation called 'The Bergel' purchased
by him."
Three years later John Joseph Fish, Jr. had filed a petition
with the governor seeking a clear title to the island:
"Don Jose Fish, a settler in this province and a subject of
his Majesty, in conse- quence of the proceedings which I am following up, in
order to have granted to me the ten thousand acres of land which my deceased
father, of the same name, posses- sed, at the place named the Orange Grove,
which was sold at public auction which was held of all his property left at his
decease . . .
And whereas I have sufficiently confirmed it, proving by the ancient
possession which my father had of said grove, the same for which I have always
been anxious, and on which account I have given the excessive price . . .
I have not enjoyed the least valuable article of the many which
my said father left, as even by the possession to which I aspire I injure my
interest, giving more for it than is worth, solely impelled by the great love I
have for that place, in which I have not only been born but also brought up and
educated--the ancient residence of my dear parents and beloved sisters who are
actually under my protection and charge, without any other help to protect
them, for I also do for my dear mother, although with very limited means, which
can only be obtained from the few trees . .
Wherefore . . . I ask and
pray your excellency to be pleased to grant me the said island as I have
solicited . . . I demand justice.
April 17, 1795 Jose
Fish"
A few months later John Joseph Fish, Jr. apparently crossed the
last Spanish hurdle and received possession of the island according to an
attached exhibit:
"Being on the plantation 'Vergel' situated on the island of
St. Anastasia July 10, 1795 in conformity with what is ordered Don Manuyel
Solano, a skillful person named for the purpose, proceeded to the place where
the quarries of the King and private persons are situated, who passing along
the old boundaries with Don Jose Lorente, master workman of the royal works,
who accompanied him for the purpose of being informed thereon; Don Tadeo de
Arribas, officer of the royal accountant office and I placed the stakes for the
purpose of pointing out said boundaries; making known that all the rest was
what belongs to Don Jose Fish to which I gave him possession of the land,
taking him by the hand, riding together on horseback on different parts, until
our arrival at the dwellinghouse; all of which he done, as a sign of having
taken quiet and undisturbed possession of the same. In testimony to all of which we attest.
Tadeo de Arribas
Joseph Fish
Joseph
Lorente"
GEORGIA
CHATHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA
James Fish appeared as the head of a household in the 1820
census of Chatham County.
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John Fish appeared as the head of a household in the 1820 census
of Chatham County.
KENTUCKY
SHELBY COUNTY, KENTUCKY
David Fish was married August 24, 1797 to Franky Shepherd,
daughter of Patsy Shepherd, according to Shelby County, Kentucky marriage
records.
LOUISIANA
Sgt. A. Fish served in the First Louisiana Regiment in the War
of 1812. It is believed that he
participated in the Battle of New Orleans in 1815.
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Nicholas Fish, age 75, died June 20, 1833, according to the July
9, 1833 edition of the "Louisiana Courier."
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Robert Earl Fishback, Jr. was born August 29, 1919, according to
"Barrow Family of Old Louisiana."
He was married April 21, 1942 to Caroline Steese Barrow who was born
January 13, 1922. Two children were
born to Robert Earl Fishback, Jr. and Caroline Steese Barrow Fishback.
IBERVILLE PARISH, LOUISIANA
Gove [?] Fish appeared as the head of a household in the 1820
census.
ORLEANS PARISH, LOUISIANA
Anastasia Effery Fish, wife of W. R. Fish, died February 8,
1882, according to the February 9, 1882 edition of "New Orleans Daily
Picayune."
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Elizabeth Fish was married to James Lawrence Carman. Their son, James Lawrence Carman, died at
their home in New Orleans February 18, 1841.
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Helen Shields Fish, wife of O. B. Fish, died January 13, 1910,
according to the Janu- ary 13, 1910 edition of "New Orleans Daily
Picayune."
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John Fish, age 69, died April 27, 1911, according to the April
28, 1911 edition of "New Orleans Daily Picayune."
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The estate of Joseph Fish, "free man of color" was
probated in 1829, according to "Successions Opened in Parish of New
Orleans--1806-1846."
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Lilith Wayne Fish, age two months, died October 12, 1881,
according to the October 13, 1882 edition of "New Orleans Daily
Picayune."
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The death of Robert Fish was reported in the July 12, 1866
edition of "New Orleans Daily Crescent."
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Pauline Gouclemus Fish, wife of William Fish, died March 27,
1865, according to the March 28, 1865 edition of "New Orleans Times."
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William Isom Fish died May 15, 1960, according to the May 16,
1960 edition of "New Orleans Times-Picayune."
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Frances Weibel Fishback, wife of William Fishback, died July 30,
1899, according to the July 31, 1899 edition of "New Orleans Daily
Picayune."
ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LOUISIANA
Carlton B. Fish gave a deed to Stephen M. Wier March 8, 1878,
according to St. Tammany Parish Deed Book I, page 181.
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Furher F. Fish was married to Cora Macy December 6, 1892,
according to St. Tammany Parish marriage records. Children born to Furher F. Fish and Cora Macy Fish are unknown.
WASHINGTON PARISH, LOUISIANA
Robert Newton Fish was married December 22, 1954 to Helda Jean
Curtis, according to Washington Parish Marriage Book 10, page 543. Children born to Robert Newton Fish and
Helda Jean Curtis Fish are unknown.
MARYLAND
Robert Fish was born in 1804 in Prince George County, Maryland
and was married about 1824, according to Mrs. J. W. Rowden, 1222 Park Avenue,
La Junta, Colorado, 81050. A daughter,
Amanda Fish, was born October 26, 1846 in Scott County, Kentucky. She was married to Joseph Waters Brashears
and died in Texas December 27, 1939.
NANTUCKET COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS
Martha M. Fish, daughter of Abner Fish, was born in 1864. She was married in December 1883 to Oliver
Clinton Hussey, son of William S. Hussey and Harriet G. Sandsbury Hussey. Martha M. Fish Hussey died in 1922.
MISSISSIPPI
AMITE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
Charles E. Fish was married November 4, 1862 to Lucinda A.
Clark, according to Amite County Marriage Book 5, page 324. Children born to Charles E. Fish and Lucinda
A. Clark Fish are known.
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Henry M. Fish was married May 13, 1856 to Martha A. Miles,
according to Amite County Marriage Book 5, page 36. Children born to Henry M. Fish and Martha A. Miles Fish are
unknown.
ATTALA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
Joseph Fish was born in 1758 in South Carolina. He appeared as the head of Household 656-656
in the 1850 census of Attala County:
"Fish Joseph 92,
born in South Carolina,
farmer
Elizabeth 73, born in South Carolina"
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Joseph A. Fish was born in Tennessee in 1818. He was listed as the head of Household
646-646 in the 1850 census of Attala County:
"Fish Joseph A. 32, born in Tennessee
Nancy 31, born in Tennessee
Twilcy 11, born in Alabama
Sarah 7, born in Alabama
Aron
W. 5, born in Alabama
Brice
W. 2, born in Alabama
Sanders John B. 13,
born in Alabama"
HINDS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
Nathan Fish was born in 1827 in Germany. He was enumerated as the head of Household
10-10 in the 1850 census of Hinds County, Mississippi as "23,
merchant."
MONROE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
Robert Fish appeared as the head of a household in the 1820
census of Monroe County. The family consisted of:
"white male 26-45
white female 16-26
white male 0-10"
NATCHEZ COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
Barker Fish was enumerated as the head of a household in the
1820 census of Natchez County. The family
was recorded as:
"white male 26-45
white female 26-45
white female 16-26
white female 10-16
white male 0-10
white male 0-10
white female 0-10
white female 0-10"
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
Jason I. Fish was enumerated as the head of a household in the
1850 census of Oktib- beha County. The
family was rendered as:
"Fish Jason I. 22, farmer, born in South
Carolina
Ann 21, born in South Carolina
Robert
1, born in Mississippi
Gowens John 22,
born in South Carolina"
MISSOURI
CHRISTIAN COUNTY, MISSOURI
Martha Spencer, daughter of Mary Ann Fish, was born May 2,
1836. She was married about 1854 to
Levi A. G. Diffanderfer who was born in Pennsylvania in 1834. He died December 2, 1864 in Alton,
Illinois. Martha Spencer Diffanderfer
died in February 1907 in Ozark, Missouri.
NORTH CAROLINA
William Fish, seaman from North Carolina during the
Revolutionary War, was captured and imprisoned by the British. Rather than suffer further imprisonment he
joined the Royal Navy, according to "Mariners of the American
Revolution."
CRAVEN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
Thomas Fish appeared as the head of a household in the 1790
census of Craven County, Newberry District.
The household was listed as "three males over 16, three males under
16 and seven females."
HYDE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
The will of William Fish was probated in Hyde County in
1795. The will named "wife, Sarah
Fish; daughters, Sally Fish and Abby Fish and son, James Fish.
JOHNSTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
James Fish was listed as the head of a household in the 1800
census of Johnston County which included:
"Fish James white
male 16-26
white
female 16-26
white
male 0-10
white
female 0-10"
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John Fish was enumerated as the head of a household in the 1800
census of Johnston County which appeared as:
"Fish John white
male 26-45
white
female 16-26
white
female 16-26
white
male 0-10"
LENOIR COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
John Fish, a Revolutionary soldier, was born about 1740 in
Lenoir County, according to Marilyn Fish Bryan, Route 1, Taylor, Arkansas,
71861.
Nathan Fish, son of John Fish, was married March 20, 1802 to
Naomi Phillips. Nathan Fish was listed
as the head of a household in the 1820 and 1830 census enumerations of Jasper
County, Georgia. He was listed in
"DAR Rolls of Honor." He gave
a deed August 3, 1826 to land in Jasper County to James Cobb of Tattnall
County, Georgia. The deed was witnessed by Calvin Fish, believed to be his
brother who appeared as the head of a household in the 1830 census of Jasper
County. He wrote his will December 20,
1840 in Jasper County, Georgia.
Children born to Nathan Fish and Naomi Phillips Fish include:
Russell Fish born September 16, 1816
Russell Fish, son of Nathan Fish and Naomi Phillips Fish, was
born September 16, 1816. He was married
October 10, 1833 to Margaret Elizabeth Curry who was born in Georgia in 1817.
He was a landowner in Jasper County before moving to Mississippi
about 1845. They were enumerated in
1850 in Mississippi, county not noted:
"Fish Russel 36,
born in Georgia, farmer,
$400 real estate
Eliza 33, born in Georgia
Thomas
G. 14, born in Georgia
Letitia 12, born in Georgia
Calvin 10, born in Georgia
Robert 8, born in Georgia
Cordial 6, born in Georgia, male
Neomi 4, born in Mississippi
William
N.
3
Elizabeth 2
Leonora 3/12, born in Mississippi
Rebecca 5, born in Mississippi"
They removed about 1857 to Walnut Hill, Arkansas, according to
Mrs. Bryan.
Children born to Russell Fish and Margaret Elizabeth Curry Fish
include:
Thomas G. Fish born in 1836
Letitia Fish born in 1838
Calvin Fish born in 1840
Robert Fish born in 1842
Cordial Fish born in 1844
Rebecca Fish born in 1845
Neomi Fish born in 1846
William N. born in 1847
Elizabeth Fish born in 1848
Leonara Fish born in 1850
Sara Fish born in 1853
Lucinda Fish born in 1855
Daniel W. Fish born in 1858
Joseph Duncan
Fish born about 1860
Thomas G. Fish, son of Russell Fish and Margaret Elizabeth Curry
Fish, was born in 1836 in Georgia and served in the Confederate States Army during
the Civil War.
Letitia Fish, daughter of Russell Fish and Margaret Elizabeth
Curry Fish, was born in 1838 in Georgia.
She was married in 1866 to James Marshall.
Calvin Fish, son of Russell Fish and Margaret Elizabeth Curry
Fish, was born in 1840 in Georgia. He
was married first to Nancy Fleming. He
was married second to Caroline Wallace and third to Janie H. Goree.
Robert Fish, son of Russell Fish and Margaret Elizabeth Curry
Fish, was born in 1841 in Georgia. He
later settled in Texas.
Cordial Fish, son of Russell Fish and Margaret Elizabeth Curry
Fish, was born in 1843 in Georgia. He
was killed during the Civil War.
Rebecca Fish, daughter of Russell Fish and Margaret Elizabeth
Curry Fish, was born in 1845 in Mississippi.
She appeared in the household of Rebecca Duke, No. 497-497, in the 1850
census of Yalabusha County, north, as well as in her parents' household.
Neomi Fish, daughter of Russell Fish and Margaret Elizabeth
Curry Fish, was born in 1846 in Mississippi and appeared in the 1850 census of
her parents' household as a four-year-old.
William N. Fish, son of Russell Fish and Margaret Elizabeth
Curry Fish, was born in 1846 in Mississippi and settled near Ft. Smith
Arkansas. His descendants include Mary
Elizabeth Fish, Lenora Fish and Sara Fish, according to Mrs. Marilyn Fish
Bryan. Mary Elizabeth Fish was married in 1870 in H. G. Raines. Lenora Fish was married in 1869 to Andrew J.
Fuller.
Elizabeth Fish, daughter of Russell Fish and Margaret Elizabeth
Curry Fish, was born in 1848 in Mississippi and appeared as a two-year-old in
her parents' household in 1850.
Leonora Fish, daughter of Russell Fish and Margaret Elizabeth
Curry Fish, was born in 1850 and appeared as a three-month-old in the 1850
census.
Sara Fish, daughter of Russell Fish and Margaret Elizabeth Curry
Fish, was born in 1853 in Mississippi and was married in 1870 to John M.
Corley.
Lucinda Fish, daughter of Russell Fish and Margaret Elizabeth
Curry Fish, was born in 1855 in Mississippi.
Daniel W. Fish, son of Russell Fish and Margaret Elizabeth Curry
Fish, was born in 1858 in Arkansas.
Joseph Duncan Fish, son of Russell Fish and Margaret Elizabeth
Curry Fish, was born about 1860 and settled in Oklahoma.
LINCOLN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
John Fish appeared as the head of a household in the 1800 census
of Lincoln County. The family was rendered as:
"Fish John white
male over 45
white
female over 45
white
female 26-45
white
female 26-45
white
male 16-26
white
female 16-26
white
male 10-16
white
female 10-16
white
male 0-10
white
male 0-10"
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William Fish appeared as the head of a household in the 1790
census of Lincoln County. The family
was rendered as "one white male over 16, three white males under 16 and
three females."
He reappeared in the 1800 census of Lincoln County as the head
of a household composed of:
"Fish,
William white male over 45
white
female over 45
white
female 26-45
white
male 16-26
white
female 16-26
white
male 10-16
white
male 10-16
white
female 10-16
white
male 0-10"
WILKES COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
Timothy Fish was enumerated as the head of a household in the
1790 census of Wilkes County. The
family was rendered as "one male over 16 and two males under 16."
OHIO
MEIGS COUNTY, OHIO
Nathaniel Fish, a riverboat captain, was married about 1810 to
Diadema Hand, born 1783, died 1836, according to Mary Helen Brengel, 1307
Woodland Avenue, Dallas, Texas, 75208.
Amanda Fish, daughter of Nathaniel Fish and Mary Helen Brengel Fish, was
born in Meigs County, Ohio in 1820.
Nathaniel Fish died while on a riverboat trip.
OKLAHOMA
Joseph Fish was living in Grady County about 1900. George W. Dykes was also living there at
that time.
PENNSYLVANIA
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
William Fish was enlisted July 9, 1776 as a private in First
Battalion, First Company, according to "Revolutionary War Muster Rolls of
Northampton County, Pennsylvania."
He was mustered at Brunswick, Pennsylvania July 27, 1777.
PHILADELPHIA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
According to "St. Michael's Church, Philadelphia,
1745-1800" marriage licenses were issued to: Isaac Fish and Grace Young,
November 3, 1762; Isaac Fish and Susanna Huggins, April 6, 1782; Abraham Fish
and Margaret Stay, May 27, 1772 and Simon Fishbach and Elizabeth Flach, April
15, 1784.
SOUTH CAROLINA
CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA
Joseph Fish was a resident of Charleston County and owned two
plots of land in June 1796. It is
believed that he was married to Rebecca Peabody, daughter of William Peabody,
who died July 28, 1814. Judith Peabody
Fish, a sister of Rebecca Peabody Fish, was married to Nathaniel Fish.
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Milton Fish was born in 1799 in Falmouth, Massachusetts. He died in Charleston June 2, 1823 at age 24
and was buried in a Congregational churchyard there.
NEWBERRY COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA
John Fish, a veteran of the War of 1812, served in 1812 under Capt.
James Laughmiller. He mentioned service
under Col. Erwin Allasin in 1814. He
died about 1799 in Newberry District leaving widow, Mary Fish and three
daughters: Mary Fish Smith, wife of Jesse Smith; Hannah Fish Johns, wife of
John Johns and Ruth Fish Barret, wife of John Barret.
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Joseph Fish was recorded as a member of the Newberry County
petit jury December 10, 1785 and as a member of the grand jury in June
1786. Joseph Fish died intestate in
1790, according to court records of September 1790, and administration was
granted to his widow, Ann Fish May 16, 1791, according to "Abstracts of
Old Wills, Newberry County, South Carolina, Book A."
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Levi Fish, "an old man when he died near Broad River,"
lived in Newberry County, South Carolina.
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Sara Fish appeared as the head of a household in the 1790 census
of Johnston County, Newberry District, page 142. The family was composed of "one male over 16, one male under
16 and three females."
TEXAS
ANDERSON COUNTY, TEXAS
Mrs. C. W. Fish was born in December 1972. She was enumerated in 1900 living in the
household of her father, N. R. Royall, in Anderson County, Enumeration District
5, page 2, precinct 1.
BELL COUNTY, TEXAS
Donald B. Fish was married in 1943 to Syble A. Davis, according
to Bell County Marriage Book 34, page 458.
Children born to Donald B. Fish and Syble A. Davis Fish are unknown.
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Herbert Leroy Fish was married in 1970 to Lillie Clarice Cole,
according to Bell County Marriage Book 50, page 339. Of Herbert Leroy Fish and Lillie Clarice Cole Fish nothing more
is known.
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Roy E. Fish was married in 1954 to Dorothy J. Carmichael,
according to Bell County Marriage Book 41, page 360. Children born to Roy E. Fish and Dorothy J. Carmichael Fish are
unknown.
BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS
Catherine Fish was born in Switzerland in 1840. She was enumerated in the 1860 census of
Bexar County, page 95, living in Household No. 835.
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James Fish was born in Vermont in 1818. He appeared as the head of Household No.
2349 in the 1860 census of Bexar County, page 282.
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James M. Fish was married November 12, 1839 to Laran Concepcion
Smith, according to Bexar County marriage records. Children born to James M. Fish and Laran Concepcion Smith Fish
are unknown.
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James N. Fish was born in Pennsylvania in 1815. He appeared as the head of Household 427-427
in the 1850 census of Bexar County, page 242.
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M. W. Fish was born in New York in 1828. He, a schoolteacher, appeared in Household
212-212 in the 1850 census of Bexar County, page 219.
BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS
L. F. Fishback was enumerated as the head of a household in the
1900 census of Brazoria County, in Alvin, Texas, Enumeration District 6, page
4, precinct 5:
"Fishback L. F. 32,
born December 1867
in Arkansas
Jessie 29, born December 1870
in Iowa, wife
Lane
F. 9/12, born August 1899
in Iowa, son"
CALHOUN COUNTY, TEXAS
James Fish was born in 1816 in Vermont. He appeared as the head of Household No. 493
in 1860 census of Calhoun County, page 53.
CORYELL COUNTY, TEXAS
Homer M. Fish received an oil and gas lease assignment December
10, 1921 from Paul J. Corn, according to Coryell County Deed Book 95, page 86.
DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS
J. Fish, who was born in Ohio in 1837, was enumerated as the
head of a household in the 1880 census of Dallas County, Enumeration District
54, page 48, precinct 1. The family was
listed as:
"Fish J. 43,
born in Ohio
M. 24, born in Ohio, wife
M.
E. 4 6/12, born in Texas, son
C.
C. 3 6/12, born in Florida, son"
==0==
Joe Fish, a native of Germany and a restaurant owner, was
enumerated as the head of Household 470-524 in the 1880 census of Dallas
County, Enumeration District 57, page 38, precinct 1. The family, living on Browder Street, was listed as:
"Fish Joe 38,
born in Germany
Tilda 24, born in New York, wife
Nathan
6, son
Eddie 4,
son"
==0==
William Fish, who was born in Louisiana in 1849, appeared as the
head of a household in the 1880 census of Dallas County, Enumeration District
68, page 6, precinct 7:
"Fish William 31,
born in Louisiana
Martha 30, born in Arkansas
John
F. 7, born in Arkansas
Daniel
G.
4, born in Arkansas
Ledora 9/12, born in Texas"
==0==
Alexander A. Fishback was born in Texas in February 1882. In 1900 he was enumerated in the 1900 census
of Dallas County, Enumeration District 105, page 137, precinct 1, living in the
household of Moran Bart, his step-father, at 208 Commerce, Dallas.
DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS
Cynthia Fish was born in 1810 in South Carolina. She appeared in the 1860 census of Denton
County, page 24 in Household 159.
FLOYD COUNTY, TEXAS
Irven F. Fish appeared as the head of a household in the 1900
census of Floyd County, Enumeration District 26, page 16, precinct 3:
"Fish Irven F. 37,
born February 1863 in Texas
Ida 26, born July 1873 in Texas
Asie
6, born September 1893 in
Texas, daughter
Irven
4, born in June 1895, son
Farris
2, born in July 1897, son
Allie 10/12, born in July 1899, daughter"
GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS
Annie C. Fish was married September 9, 1878 to Charles F.
Schelewa, according to Galveston County Marriage Book F, page 317.
Fred Fish was born in Switzerland in 1808. He appeared as the head of Household 425 in
the 1850 census of Galveston County.
The family was rendered as:
"Fish Fred 42,
born in Switzerland
Catherine 26, born in Switzerland
Frederick 16, born in Switzerland
August 15, born in Switzerland"
==0==
Fred Fish was born in Switzerland in 1834. He appeared in Household 529 in the 1850
census of Galveston County, page 68.
==0==
Fritz Fish was born in Germany in 1834. He, a butcher, appeared in the household of
George Frank in the 1850 census of Galveston County.
==0==
J. K. Fish signed a contract with G. E. Richmond June 14, 1902
in a land transaction involving Lot 16, Block 33, city of Galveston, according
to Galveston County Deed Book 55, page 535.
==0==
Louis Frank Fish was married in 1952 to Dolores Juanita Warner,
according to Galveston County Marriage Book 79, page 11. Children born to Louis Frank Fish and
Dolores Juanita Warner Fish are unknown.
==0==
Maria L. Fish was married January 14, 1890 to George J. Wilborn,
according to Galveston County Marriage Book J, page 292.
==0==
J. B. Fishback deeded four acres in Williams subdivision on
Galveston Island March 21, 1935 to M. E. Hurley, according to Galveston County
Deed Book 396, page 601.
HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS
John S. Fish, age 39, died May 1, 1877 in Houston, Texas,
according to the May 6, 1877 edition of "New Orleans Daily Picayune."
JACK COUNTY, TEXAS
Willard J. Fish, born in November 1894 in Texas, appeared in the
1900 census of Jack County, Enumeration District 35, page 1, precinct 1, living
in the household of his grandfather, Martin Henderson.
JASPER COUNTY, TEXAS
Miss Augie Fish was married February 9, 1888 to W. B. Williams,
according to Jasper County Marriage Book E, page 68.
==0==
Georgia A. Fish, who was born February 3, 1877, died May 8,
1956, according to her tombstone in Jasper City Cemetery in Jasper, Texas.
==0==
Lettuice Fish, age 3, was living in the household of her
grandfather, John Morse, according to the 1880 census of Jasper County,
Enumeration District 39, page 8, precinct 4.
"Lettice Fish" was married October 15, 1900 to M. A. Smith,
according to Jasper County Marriage Book F, page 22.
==0==
Miss Lotis Fish was married January 13, 1898 to William
McDonald, according to Jasper County Marriage Book E, page 359.
==0==
Miss N. G. Fish was married to W. A. Wood December 13, 1888,
according to Jasper County Marriage Book E, page 93.
==0==
Stella Fish was married May 2, 1925 to C. H. Booker, according
to Jasper County Marriage Book K, page 409.
KIMBLE COUNTY, TEXAS
Lou Fish, born in February 1866 in Texas, was enumerated in a
household in Enumeration District 45, page 2, precinct 1 in the 1900 census of
Kimble County. Living with her was her daughter, Annie Lee Fish who was born in
Texas in July 1884.
KINNEY COUNTY, TEXAS
The heirs of William Fishbaugh received a patent to 640 acres in
Kinney County August 12, 1852, "he having fallen at the Alamo." They received March 4, 1846 Donation
Certificate No. 1026 for his war service, according to Texas General Land
Office, Bexar Donation File No. 932.
MILAM COUNTY, TEXAS
Hm. [Hiram?] H. Fish appeared in the western part of Milam
County, [later Williamson] in 1848.
MONTAGUE COUNTY, TEXAS
D. H. Fish, native of Arkansas, appeared as the head of a
household in the 1880 census of Montague County, Enumeration District 119, page
15. The family was listed as:
"Fish D. H. 23,
born in Arkansas
Ciss 22, born in Arkansas, wife
E. 2, born in Texas, daughter
David ?,
born in Texas, son
Fish M. E. 60,
born in Tennessee, mother"
He reappeared in the 1900 census there, Enumeration District 47,
page 10, precinct 1, and the family was recorded as:
"Fish David 45,
born June 1854 in Arkansas
Narcissus 43, born February 1857 in
Arkansas
David 20, born March 1880 in Texas
Joseph 14, born February 1886 in
Texas
Russel 12, born April 1888 in Texas
William
F.
5, born December 1894
in Texas"
==0==
D. W. Fish was married to N. W. Rosenbaum April 1, 1877,
according to Montague County marriage records.
NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, TEXAS
Isaac H. Fishbach "has lived in this area [Nacogdoches]
since 1827," according to an affidavit written December 11, 1835 by J. E.
Hopkins. Isaac H. Fishback received one
league, one labor at the head of Saunders Creek on Bee Bayou, according to
records in the Texas General Land Office.
NEWTON COUNTY, TEXAS
E. J. Fish, son of Eula Mae Fish, age 16, was born January 12,
1935, according to Newton County Birth Book 8, page 225. No father was listed for E. J. Fish, the
first child of Eula Mae Fish who was born in Newton County in 1918.
==0==
Ida Biscamp Fish, daughter of Lou Biscamp and Georgia Kelly
Biscamp, was born October 15, 1877. She,
a widow, age 86, died October 7, 1964 of pneumonia and was buried in Bleakwood
Cemetery, Newton County.
==0==
Leo Fish was married April 11, 1920 to Lillie Ferguson,
according to Newton County Marriage Book J, page 315. Children born to Leo Fish and Lillie Ferguson Fish are unknown.
ORANGE COUNTY, TEXAS
William Fish was married July 24, 1862 to Mrs. Mary Nancy
Burroughs, according to Orange County Marriage Book A, page 126.
RED RIVER COUNTY, TEXAS
Isaac Fishback mentioned his wife Elizabeth Fishback, "now
of Louisville, Kentucky" in his will written April 2, 1857, according to
Red River Will Book A.
==0==
John Fish was born in 1821 in Kentucky. He was enumerated as the head of a household
in the 1860 census of Red River County.
The family was listed as:
"Fish John 39,
born in Kentucky, farmer
Medina 35, born in Kentucky, wife
Marian 14, daughter
Mary 12, daughter
Ann 10, daughter
Bettie 6,
daughter
Elmira
4, daughter
Milona
3, daughter
James 1,
son"
==0==
J. H. Fishback was listed in the 1840 tax roll of Red River
County. He paid taxes on "1 poll,
7 cattle, metal clock, 1,600 acres of land."
SAN AUGUSTINE COUNTY, TEXAS
Fadius Fish was born in Alabama in 1831. He appeared as the head of a household in
the 1880 census of San Augustine County, Enumeration District 32, page 25. The family was listed as:
Fish Fadius 49,
born in Alabama
Emily 34, born in Texas, wife
Nicy 14, born in Illinois, daughter
Elvira 13, born in Texas, daughter
Isum 8, born in Texas, son
Charley 7, born in Texas, son
Elizabeth
5, born in Texas, daughter
Annaliza 11/12, born in Texas, daughter"
SAN JACINTO COUNTY, TEXAS
Mary Fish, "born in Texas, age 25," and her son, John
Fish, "age 1, born in Texas," appeared in the 1880 census of San
Jacinto County, Enumeration District 150, page 27, precinct 2.
SMITH COUNTY, TEXAS
L. B. Fish deeded 13 acres in Tyler, Texas for $2,500 to E. C.
Williams, according to Smith County Deed Book 51, page 96. He had bought the property January 5,
1888. He served as a trustee and an attorney
for Texas & St. Louis Railroad from 1888 through 1891. L. B. Fish removed to St. Louis before
December 15, 1893.
==0==
William Fish was born in 1805 in South Carolina. He appeared as the head of Household 438-440
in the 1850 census of Smith County, page 61.
The family was listed as:
"Fish William 45,
born in South Carolina
Adeline 37, born in Alabama
Nancy 16, born in Mississippi
Letitia 14,
Marinda 12,
Robert 11,
Thomas
8,
Joseph
8,
Jemima
2"
SWISHER COUNTY, TEXAS
James M. Fish appeared as the head of a household in the 1900
census of Swisher Coun- ty, Enumeration District 11, page 2, precinct 1:
"Fish James M. 36,
born August 1863 in Arkansas
Mary
E. 32, born February 1868 in
Texas, wife
Allie 1, born in March 1899 in
Texas, daughter
Mary 69, born June 1832 in Arkansas,
mother"
TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS
Alonzo Fishback appeared in the 1880 census of Tarrant County,
Enumeration District 95, page 9, precinct 3:
"Fishback Alonzo 22,
born in Texas
Levenia 20, born in Texas
John
E. 1, born in Texas"
==0==
F. V. Fishback appeared in the 1900 census as the head of a
household in Tarrant County, Enumeration District 109, page 7, precinct 1:
"Fishback F. V. 40,
born December 1859
in Texas
N.
B. 36, born August 1863 in Missouri,
wife
Lonie 14, born December 1885
in Texas"
TAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS
Albert Fish, age 20, born in Texas appeared in the 1900 census
of Taylor County, Enumeration District 148, page 14, living alone.
TITUS COUNTY, TEXAS
C. D. Fishback was born in Texas in 1837. He was recorded as the head of a household
in the 1880 census of Titus County, Enumeration District 109, page 5, precinct
3. The family was rendered as:
"Fishback C. D. 43,
born in Texas
N.
M. 34, born in North Carolina,
wife
Pierce J. H. 17,
born in Texas, step-son
Ben 13, born in Texas, step-son
Frank 11, born in Texas, step-son
Edward
9, born in Texas, step-son
Fishback R. 5, born in Texas, daughter
W.
H. 4, born in Texas, son"
==0==
Isaac Fishbach was born in 1805 in Kentucky. He was enumerated in 1850 as the head of
Household 327 in Titus County.
==0==
Mathew E. H. Fishback was recorded as the head of a household in
the 1900 census of Titus County, Enumeration District 119, page 5, precinct
3. The family was listed as:
"Fishback Mathew E. H. 31,
born January 1869 in
Texas
Emma 24, born October 1875 in
Texas, wife
Eva 4, born September 1895
in Texas, daughter
Geiger Claud
7, born April 1893 in Texas, stepson"
==0==
W. H. Fishback was born in Texas in 1844. He appeared as the head of a household in
the 1880 census of Titus County, Enumeration District 109, page 5, precinct 3:
"Fishback W. H. 36,
born in Texas
L.
L. 32, born in Switzerland, wife
M.
E. 11, born in Texas, son
C.
R. 9, born in Texas, daughter
E.
P. V. 8, born in Texas, daughter
W.
A. 5, born in Texas, son
L.
L. 1, born in Texas, daughter"
TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS
G. Fish received Land Survey S-5416 in Travis County in 1840.
WASHINGTON COUNTY, TEXAS
Louis Fisch, a native of Prussia, appeared as the head of a
household in the 1880 census of Washington County, Enumeration District 144,
page 18, precinct 3:
"Fisch Louis 35,
born in Prussia
Bertha 29, born in Texas, wife
Fredrick
8, born in Texas, son
Johanna
6, born in Texas, daughter
Charles
7, born in Texas, nephew"
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS
John Fish, 15, born in Texas, appeared as a "porter"
living in the household of Dr. William H. Westfall in the 1880 census of
Williamson County.
==0==
John E. Fish "of Williamson County" gave a deed to 112.75
acres of land in Pedro Zarza Survey June 20, 1882 to James M. Williams and wife
Sarah Ann Williams for $845.62, according to Williamson County Deed Book 29,
page 79.
==0==
M. N. Fish was married to J. P. Barton January 31, 1869,
according to Williamson County Marriage Book 3, page 18.
WISE COUNTY, TEXAS
L. M. Fish, a native of New York, appeared as the head of a
household in the 1880 census of Wise County, Enumeration District 125, page
44, precinct 1:
"Fish L. M. 48,
born in New York
Mary 36, born in New York
James
H. 11, born in Minnesota, son
Otto
O. 7, born in Minnesota, son
Oils 5, born in Minnesota, son"
VERMONT
Extracted from Short History of My Grandfather, Horace Fish and
Family by Joseph F McGregor 7 Aug 1941.]
<P> My grandmother, Hannah Leavitt, was born at
[St.]Johnsbury, [Caledonia], Vt., 26 Dec 1805, and was, therefore just a little
past 18 years of age when she was married. As grandfather was the youngest of
the sons, his parents persuaded him and his wife to live with them, which they
did for some little time.</P>
<P>Later he built a home and also a saw-mill. He was quite
industrious and soon became very comfortably fixed. He not only sawed lumber
but made shoes, copperware, wagons, and etc.</P>
<P>During the years 1835-36, some Elders, representing the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, labored in this part of the
country and a number of people joined this church, among them being my
grandfather who was baptized in 1836. Grandfather had never belonged to any
church but seemed to get the spirit of the gathering, fitted up an outfit, and
with neighbors and relatives started for Zion. They left Hatley 20 Jul 1837,
and traveled through the state of New York where they found a number of the
Fish family who were cousins. Part of the company traveled by water up the
Great Lakes, but grandfather and family followed the roads along the southern
border of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. My mother said they could distinctly hear
the roar of the Niagara Falls when not far from the Niagara River.</P>
<P>As they were passing through the state of Ohio, as I
recall it, they were visited by a man whom they afterwards supposed to be one
of the three Nephites who were to remain. They were camped near a grove of
trees when a man who was hatless, came out of the grove and walked up to their
campfire. My mother was only eight years old at that time and, of course, would
unable to remember very much of the conversation but says she remembers him
speaking of helping to run the line between the United States and Canada.
Grandfather said, "that was a long time ago" and the man said
"yes, it was, but I am a very old man and you have no idea how old I
am." He then told them that the Saints would be driven out and drew on the
ground a rough map and marked out the route the Saints would follow before
their return to Jackson County, Mo. He then left and was out of sight
immediately after his departure.</P>
When they arrived at Joliet, Ill., the Saints were being driven
out of Missouri, so they decided to remain in that part of the country until
their people should find a resting place.
They settled at Twelve Mile Grove, just twelve miles south of Joliet.
This proved to be quite a desirable place to live. The soil was fertile and
they raised vegetables in abundance. Game was plentiful in the adjoining woods
and their table was generally supplied with game and fish. Their first son,
Joseph, was born here on the 27th day of June, 1840, and grandfather was
baptized here in Sept, 1839. They had resided here now for three years and
although they liked the place and had bought land and built some houses, they
felt that they would rather be with the body of the church, and, accordingly,
left here in September, 1840, and went to Nauvoo where they purchased a lot in
the east part of town and built a house. The Saints in Nauvoo were generally
quite poor at this time as they had been driven from pillar to post and
deprived of all their earthly possessions more than once; they were without
proper clothing and suffered very much from cold and hunger.</P>
<P>Grandfather farmed some land here belonging to Edward
Hunter, but later spent much of his working on the Nauvoo Temple where he and
grandmother received their endowments. Their daughter, Anna Maria, was born
here in May 1842; and my mother, Sarah, was married to John Calvin Lazell Smith
in the fall of 1845 or spring of 1846.</P>
<P>The persecutions against the Mormons at this time
became very acute. They were forced to leave the beautiful city of Nauvoo,
which had attained a population of some 20,000 inhabitants, the largest city at
that time in the state of Illinois. Most of our people had already left the
city, many of them having crossed the Mississippi River on the ice during the
month of February of this year -- 1846.</P>
<P>Grandfather had been making preparations for the
journey west and had made a good wagon which they loaded with their few
belongings and hired a team to take it down to the river, which they crossed on
the 23rd day of May, 1846. They then hired a team to take them a little way
from the river and remained there a short time. From this point they could hear
the shouts of the mob in Nauvoo. They would often ring the bell on the Temple
and would fire their cannon across the river at the Saints who were camped
there.</P>
<P>The family procured a poor team here and continued
their journey until they reached the DesMonies River, about four miles from
Farmington, Iowa, where they remained for one year. Grandfather was an expert
woodsman and spent part of his time in cutting cord wood and also worked in a
mill. The people in this neighborhood were very bitter towards the Latter Day
Saints. Some were hung and others whipped until they were nearly dead and one
man was shot and killed. The family thought they would make some maple sugar to
add to their depleted larder and, accordingly, made troughs and other equipment
for the syrup. This was all destroyed and grandfather, with his son-in-law, JCL
Smith, sat up many nights with their guns, expecting to be attacked by the
mob.</P>
<P>May 8, 1847, they started west again and arrived at the
place where they had decided to locate - Council Point - on the 23rd of May.
This place is about four miles up the Missouri River from Council Bluffs, or,
as it was then called, Kanesville. Here they remained for three
years.</P>
<P>As would be expected, they were short of clothing and
eatables and at one time lived on nothing but green corn for three weeks. Later,
they were able to procure some game and raise more garden stuff. They built a
log house, fenced some land and put in crops. Grandfather spent his evenings
making axe handles, which he sold for ten cents each. My mother's husband, John
Calvin, as he was generally called, taught school during the winter of '47 and
'48, and he and mother started for the Salt Lake Valley that spring with a
scanty outfit.</P>
<P>Aspostle Franklin D. Richards, who was a close friend
of the family, came and stayed a short time with them while on his way east. On
the 12th of April a son was born to them and they named him Franklin
Richards.</P>
<P>Aunt Julia, the oldest of the children, was married to
Edward Thompson in the spring of '49, and they started for the valley of the
Great Salt Lake a few weeks after their marriage. Aunt Julia was a very
intelligent girl and taught school for six years. John Calvin and mother had
arrived in Salt Lake Valley. He had made some money trading with men who were
on their way to the California gold mines and, very liberally, sent part of it
to assist grandfather's family as they were preparing to leave for the west.
They made a start May 29, 1850, and crossed the Missouri River on the first day
of June, stopping a few miles from the ferry where a company was organized to
make the trip across the Plains. There were fifty wagons in the company with
Milo Andrus as captain, and Robert Wiley captain of the ten to which our family
belonged. As a rule, their cattle were wild and unbroken. Grandfather had one
yoke of oxen but they were very old, though large and strong. With these he had
some wild steers and cows. They had considerable difficulty at first but soon
got their cattle accustomed to the yoke, and things went along more
smoothly.</P>
<P>They arrived at Ft. Kearney on the 23rd of June and
spent the fourth of July crossing the South fork of the Platte River. Here the
river was not so deep but had a quick-sand bottom and by going upstream and
making an angle to the opposite shore, it was one mile across.</P>
<P>Ft. Laramie was reached on the 19th of July, where they
found a small number of United States troops and traders. Among the latter were
half-breed Indians and some vagabonds. Devil's Gate was reached on August on
August 4th.</P>
<P>Here the Sweetwater had cut a channel several hundred
feet through a ridge, and the walls were almost perpendicular on either side. A
number of Burned wagons were found here, having been left by the immigrants to
the gold fields of California. In their mad rush they had been obliged to leave
their wagons and rather than have them fall into the hands of the Mormons or
others, They had burned them. They now found wild grass pretty plentiful and
saw herds of buffalo nearly every day. Green River was reached on the 18th of
August but notwithstanding this season of the year there was a cold rain with
considerable snow on the mountains. It had been rather a strenuous trip up to
this point and they were now left with just one-half of the draft animals with
which they had started. No serious accidents had befallen them, though the
little daughter Anna Maria one day fell under the wagon and one wheel ran
directly over her head. Grandmother had cautioned the children to be very
careful for if this heavy wagon should run over them it would kill them. Anna
maria jumped up and immediately asked if she were dead. She soon made a
complete recovery.</P>
<P>A few days before reaching Salt Lake City they were met
by John Calvin and mother with their little son, Horace Calvin. They arrived in
the city August 29, 1850, having been just three months on the road from the
time they left Council Point on 29th of May.</P>
<P>John Calvin and family had settled in Centerville and
persuaded grandfather and family to settle there also and divided his land with
grandfather. Uncle Ed. Thompson was helping erect a mill not far south of
Centerville, so the family was pretty well together. Grandfather built a house
there; did some fencing and put in crops the following spring. The garden stuff
and grain crops all did very well. Their wheat averaged sixty bushels to the
acre. They were very well pleased with their location, but found that timber
was very inaccessible and it was quite difficult to get firewood.</P>
<P>John Calvin was called at this time to help pioneer
Iron County. He was already engaged to teach school that winter so procured
George Leavitt to take his place at that time, as a pioneer to Parowan; but
after his school was out in the spring of 1851, he and his family went to Parowan.</P>
<P>The place had just been settled on the 13th of January
of this year so they were not long after the arrival of the first pioneers. I
have heard my mother say that John Calvin was sick and she drove the team with
a baby [Sarah Jane] on her lap and her small son by her side, and drove into
Parowan in the night.</P>
<P>In the fall of 1852 grandfather sold his place and on
the 25th of November, with Edward Thompson and family, started for the south.
It was storming and the roads were almost impassable. They reached Provo on the
fourth day of December, having been nine days getting that far; and as the
weather was so bad they decided to stay there until spring. They rented a place
from a man by the name of Stewart, and grandfather hauled fire wood and took
care of their cattle while Uncle ED worked in a mill. The children - Uncle
Joseph, Aunt Jane and Aunt Anna- attended school.</P>
<P>They, with five other wagons, began their pilgrimage
for Parowan April 15, 1852. It had been rather a hard winter and their cattle
were in poor condition; and, in addition to this, the roads were very bad. At
Round Valley [Scipio Valley] they experienced quite a heavy fall of snow and
had considerable difficulty getting over the mountains toward Fillmore; but
they overcame all their obstacles and arrived at Parowan on the 30th day of
April, 1853, having been just 15 days in making the trip from Provo. In early
days, Parowan was afflicted with many heavy windstorms, and one of those storms
was in full blast on their arrival. I have heard my mother tell of those severe
winds, which were quite frequent and did much damage in the early history of
the Little Salt Lake Valley.</P>
<P>During the winter of 1849-50, the General Assembly of
Deseret commissioned Parley P. Pratt to raise a company of fifty men with the
necessary teams and equipment and explore southern Utah. This company was
raised and they traveled as far south as the confluence of the Santa Clara
River and the Rio Virgin. Returning to Salt Lake City in the early spring of
1850, Brother Pratt recommended that a settlement be made on Center Creek in
the Valley of the Little Salt Lake; and accordingly, Brigham Young called a
company for this purpose, to be organized and led by Apostle Geo. A. Smith.
This organization was effected at Peteetneet Creek [now Payson] in December
1850, consisting of 30 families with 100 wagons and 114 men and boys, who
arrived at a place they named Parowan on the 13th day of January 1851. A fort
had been built here by the settlers building their houses in the form of a
square, all of them facing the inside and no windows or doors on the outside,
and high pickets between the houses.</P>
<P>They first laid out a field of 11,000 acres but soon
found that this was too large and cut it down to 1,100 acres. Some were not
satisfied with the location, became discouraged, and soon left; but the
majority carries on and the town survived and became the first settlement south
of Peteetneet Creek of Payson.</P>
<P>During the summer of 1853 the Ute or Walker [war] was
on with the Indians, and it was thought that the whites needed additional
protection. They, therefore, enclosed a fort one mile square, with a wall made
of mud and green limbs from the cedar and pine trees. This wall was four feet
thick at the base, two and a half thick at the top and twelve feet high, with
gates on three sides. All their cattle were driven into this enclosure during
the night. A military organization was effected and a guard was put out day and
night. Every day when the men left the fort to work in their fields or in the
canyons they went in companies, with their guns ready for instant use, and all
while kept a sharp lookout for Indians. These precautions were continued for
about two years and proved to be a very wise procedure as not one white person
was killed or wounded and not one head of their cattle was lost.</P>
<P>In connection with the Indian trouble, it might be well
to mention here a fight that occurred later - July 21, 1867. My brother Horace
was riding the range on the Parowan Bottoms near the Little Salt Lake. He
noticed that a large number of cattle and horses had been gathered, but not a
human being to be seen. He immediately concluded that it was the work of the
Indians and, hurrying back to Parowan, gave the alarm. A number of men
responded but it was about dark and already a few men who were out standing
guard in the valley had observed what was going on and some of them gave the
alarm in Paragonah, while one, my Uncle Joseph Fish, lay down on his horse and
moved along with the herd which the Indians were driving toward the mouth of
the Little Creek Canyon. This canyon is very narrow at it's mouth and Uncle
Joseph stopped the herd when they arrived at this point. The Indians,
presumably, couldn't understand just what was causing the holdup and tried
desperately to drive them on. At this time some of the men from Parowam and
Paragonah attacked the Indians, who retreated up the side of the mountain at
the mouth of the canyon and got behind trees. The whites took their position be
hind a large boulder, perhaps twelve to fifteen feet long and seven or eight
high, which was at the mouth of the canyon. Here they kept firing at each other
much of the night. Many Parowan people got on top of houses and could plainly
see the flashes of the guns during this engagement. There were no whites killed or wounded, but it was reported that
the Indians acknowledged having lost seven of their number. Our men followed
the raiders the next day and overtook one of them who sat down and with an old
Colts revolver began firing at them. They didn't wish to injure him but were
obliged to shoot in self defence and he was killed. </P>
<P>Some of our boys had narrow escaped. As they were going
up the canyon the Indians began shooting at them from the canyon wall and one
ball grazed Heber Benson's head and struck the horse just ahead of him. Another
ball struck the pistol of Allen Miller, my brother-in-law, but did no damage
other than a bruised side. The Indians, what I have been informed, were Navajos,
got out of the country as fast as they could without getting one head of the or
horses they had rounded up and without doing any physical damage to the
whites.</P>
<P>Horace Fish was well fitted for pioneering. As we have
stated, he built the wagon in which they came to this part of the country. He
had built and run a saw mill in Canada and was not lacking in experiences when
he erected a saw mill in the Parowan Canyon. He not only sawed lumber but he
erected houses. Shoes were very scarce and hard to get at that time. There was
no leather so grandfather built a small tannery and made leather. He then made
his own tools for shoe-making, lasts, and etc, and made shoes. I remember very
well seeing a drawing knife, square and other tools that grandfather had made
and they might have passed as tools that came from a hardware store. The writer
has also seen stumps of logs that grandfather, has chopped and marks of the axe
were not discernable. They looked as though they mite have been sawed. My
father worked with grandfather, logging, for a time after he came to the
country. He was young and strong and felt that he at least ought to cut as many
logs as grandfather; but work as hard as he could, grandfather would cut three
logs to his one.</P>
VIRGINIA
William Fish, age 48, was transported from Newgate Prison to
Virginia on the ship "Caesar" in 1733, according to "Emigrants
in Bondage, 1719-1744."
Arlee Gowen, Fish Manuscript 806/795-8758
or 795-9694
5708 Gary Avenue Electronic
Library 806/795-2005
Lubbock, Texas, 79413 FISHMS.018,
06/18/99