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| HANCOCK COUNTY, ILLINOIS FAMILIES NEWS MEMORABILIA |
| Minnie Simmons was born about 1885 in Hancock County, Illinois, the daughter of She married Homer Bruce Fisher about 1905. He was born October 22, 1883, the son of Henry and Sarah Fisher. Homer and Minnie divorced between 1920 and 1930. He subsequently remarried, died October 19, 1932, in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois.
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enumerated June 13, 1900, dwelling #98 Simmons, Ninian E, head, white, male, Oct 1838, 61, married for 27 years, born IL, both parents born KY, farmer, months not employed - 0, could read, write and speak English, owned his farm home free of mortgage, farm schedule 90 Minnie, wife, white, female, July 1851, 48, married for 27 years; mother of 6 children, 4 living; born Germany, both parents born Germany, could read, write and speak English Nora M, daughter, white, female, May 1876, 24, single, born IL, father born IL, mother born Germany, could read, write and speak English Wilhelmina C, daughter, white, female, March ? 1885, 15, single, born IL, father born IL, mother born Germany, attended school for 7 months, could read, write and speak English Leo N, son, white, male, son, Jan ? 1890, 10, single, born IL, father born IL, mother born Germany, attended school for 7 months, could read, write and speak English |
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enumerated June 8, 1900, dwelling #182, 457 S. Madison Fisher, Homer, head, white, male, Jan 1857, 43, married for 19 years, born IL, both parents born PA, rachet ? merchant, months not employed - 0, could read, write and speak English, paying on a mortgage on his home Sarah, wife, white, female, Jan 1861, 39, married for 19 years; mother of 4 children, 3 living; born IL, both parents born KY, could read, write and speak English Homer B, son, white, male, [month obscured] 1882, 17, single, born IL, both parents born IL, at school for 9 months, could read, write and speak English Jacob J, son, white, male, Apr 1887, 13, single, born KS, both parents born IL, at school for 9 months, could read, write and speak English Hazel P, daughter, white, female, Dec 1892, 7, single, born IL, both parents born IL |
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enumerated April 27, 1910, dwelling #257 Fisher, Henry C, head, male, white, 53, married (1st) for 29 years, born IL, both parents born PA, spoke English, farmer, general farm, working on own account, could read and write, paying on a mortgage on his farm home, farm schedule 113 Sadie, wife, female, white, 49, married (1st) for 29 years; mother of 4 children, 3 living; born IL, both parents born KY, spoke English, could read and write [continued on next page] Fisher, Bruce, son, male, white, 27, married (1st) for 4 years, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, carpenter, house, employee, whether out of work on April 15, 1910 - no, number of weeks out of work during 1909 - 0, could read and write Jos ? J, son, male, white, 23, single, born KS, both parents born IL, spoke English, carpenter, house, employee, whether out of work on April 15, 1910 - no, number of weeks out of work during 1909 - 0, could read and write Hazel, daughter, female, white, 16, single, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, could read and write, [no entry for school attendance] Minnie, daughter-in-law, female, white, 24, married for 4 years; mother of 1 child, living; born IL, father born IL, mother born Germany, spoke English, could read and write Harry, grandson, male, white, 1 11/12, single, born MI, both parents born IL |
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enumerated January 7, 1920, dwelling #30, 813 Wabash Fisher, Homer B, head, paying on the mortgage of his home, male, white, 36, married, could read and write, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, carpenter, contractor, working for wages Minnie K, wife, female, white, 34, married, could read and write, born IL, father born KY, mother born Germany, mother tongue German, spoke English Harry B, son, male, white, 11, single, attended school after Sept. 1, 1919, could read and write, born MS, both parents born IL, spoke English Wilhelmina S, daughter, female, white, 5, single, born IL, both parents born IL |
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page 143A, enumerated April 17, 1930 [This was a girls' dormitory affiliated with Western Illinois S. J. C.] Fisher, Minnie K, lodger, female, white, 45, divorced, age at first marriage - 20, attended school or college after Sept. 1, 1929, could read and write, born IL, father born KY, mother born Germany, spoke English |
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