John R. Fisher
Last updated 5 May 2021 in Spear–Johnson Family.
Individual
Died: Bef Mar 1889
obituary-symantha-spear-1915: Obituary for Symantha J. (Karnes) Spear (1915); “Obituary / Mrs. T. J. Spear,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 29 Apr 2018), image “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Oberlin ⟩ Oberlin Herald ⟩ 1915 ⟩ 05 ⟩ 13” page 5; citing “Oberlin Herald (Oberlin, Kansas), 13 May 1915 (Thursday), page 5, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes name (John R. Fisher).
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obituary-symantha-spear-1915: Obituary for Symantha J. (Karnes) Spear (1915); “Obituary / Mrs. T. J. Spear,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 29 Apr 2018), image “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Oberlin ⟩ Oberlin Herald ⟩ 1915 ⟩ 05 ⟩ 13” page 5; citing “Oberlin Herald (Oberlin, Kansas), 13 May 1915 (Thursday), page 5, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source indicates John Fisher died "some years ago." Since Thomas James Spear and Symantha (or Samantha) Karns (or Karnes) were married in March 1889, and there is no evidence of bigamy, John Fisher must have died before the marriage.
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Family
Spouse/Partner: Samantha J. Karns (1848 – 1915)
Married: 22 Feb 1881 in Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas, United States
obituary-symantha-spear-1915: Obituary for Symantha J. (Karnes) Spear (1915); “Obituary / Mrs. T. J. Spear,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 29 Apr 2018), image “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Oberlin ⟩ Oberlin Herald ⟩ 1915 ⟩ 05 ⟩ 13” page 5; citing “Oberlin Herald (Oberlin, Kansas), 13 May 1915 (Thursday), page 5, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Feb. 2, 1881), and location (Oberlin [, Kansas]).
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Child: Samuel Harvey Fisher (1882 – ?)
Research Notes (Conflicts/Spelling/Followup)
FOLLOWUP
John was probably born in Pennsylvania. This information was provided in his son's entry in the 1920 U.S. Census. [census-us-1920-ps-ks-decatur-18-2a]
He may have died 14 July 1887 in Blakeman, Kansas.
census-us-1920-ps-ks-decatur-18-2a: 1920 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Decatur County, Olive, enumeration district 18, sheet 2A (form); 1920 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 3 Feb 2021) ⟩ "Kansas ⟩ Decatur ⟩ Olive ⟩ District 0018" image 3; citing “Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920, NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 529 (of 2076), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Line 28, dwelling 28
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