John R. Fisher
Last updated 28 Feb 2024 in Spear–Johnson Family.
Individual
Born: Bet 2 Mar 1839 and 1 Mar 1840 in , , Tennessee, United States
Died: 14 Jul 1887 in Blakeman, Rawlins County, Kansas, United States
census-us-ks-1885-s1-rawlins-atwood-township-1: 1885 Kansas State Census, schedule 1, Rawlins County, Atwood Township, page 1; Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 23 Feb 2024), “⟩ 1885 ⟩ Rawlins ⟩ Atwood”, images 1,2; citing “Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1885 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1885_110; Line: 30” [Each census “page” consists of three book page sides.]
Reference Detail: Lines 14-16, dwelling 3, family 3
Comment Detail: Source includes name (John R. Fisher).
obituary-harvey-fisher-1967: Obituary for Harvey Fisher (1967); “Obituary,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 24 Feb 2024), “⟩ United States ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Atwood ⟩ The Citizen-Patriot ⟩ 1967 ⟩ November ⟩ Nov 16 1967, Thu ⟩ Page 9”, column 5; citing “The Citizen-Patriot (Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas), 16 Nov 1967 (Thursday), page Three, column 5” [It isn’t clear why page Three was found on page (image) 9 on Newspapers.com; perhaps a different edition was inserted after image 5 or 6? Image 7 looks like the second page of a newspaper, with some postage rate payment information and subscription rates in the top left corner.]
Comment Detail: Source includes name (John R. Fisher).
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).
periodical-our-pencil-and-scissors-23-jul-1887: “Our Pencil and Scissors,” local news; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 23 Feb 2024), “⟩ United States ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Oberlin ⟩ Oberlin Opinion ⟩ 1887 ⟩ July ⟩ Jul 23 1887, Sat ⟩ Page 5”, column 2; citing “Oberlin Opinion (Oberlin, Kansas), 23 Jul 1887 (Saturday), page 5, column 2”
Comment Detail: Source includes name (John R. Fisher).
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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
Comment Detail: Source includes location (⟨conflict⟩). See research notes for conflict details.
census-us-1930-ps-ks-decatur-20-23-3a: 1930 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Decatur County, Olive Township, enumeration district 1-20-23, sheet 3A (form/penned) or page 90A (stamped); 1930 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 23 Feb 2024), “⟩ Kansas ⟩ Decatur ⟩ Olive ⟩ District 0023”, image 5; citing “Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 699 (of 2667), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 2340434]
Reference Detail: Lines 34-38, dwelling 50, family 52
Comment Detail: Source includes location (⟨conflict⟩). See research notes for conflict details.
census-us-ks-1885-s1-rawlins-atwood-township-1: 1885 Kansas State Census, schedule 1, Rawlins County, Atwood Township, page 1; Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 23 Feb 2024), “⟩ 1885 ⟩ Rawlins ⟩ Atwood”, images 1,2; citing “Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1885 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1885_110; Line: 30” [Each census “page” consists of three book page sides.]
Reference Detail: Lines 14-16, dwelling 3, family 3
Comment Detail: Source includes age (45) and location (Tennessee). Using his age and the official census date of 1 Mar 1885 gives a birth date range from 2 Mar 1839 to 1 Mar 1840.
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obituary-harvey-fisher-1967: Obituary for Harvey Fisher (1967); “Obituary,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 24 Feb 2024), “⟩ United States ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Atwood ⟩ The Citizen-Patriot ⟩ 1967 ⟩ November ⟩ Nov 16 1967, Thu ⟩ Page 9”, column 5; citing “The Citizen-Patriot (Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas), 16 Nov 1967 (Thursday), page Three, column 5” [It isn’t clear why page Three was found on page (image) 9 on Newspapers.com; perhaps a different edition was inserted after image 5 or 6? Image 7 looks like the second page of a newspaper, with some postage rate payment information and subscription rates in the top left corner.]
Comment Detail: Source notes John R. Fisher died when Harvey was four. Given his birth date of 14 Oct 1882, this gives a range of 14 Oct 1886 to 13 Oct 1887.
periodical-our-pencil-and-scissors-23-jul-1887: “Our Pencil and Scissors,” local news; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 23 Feb 2024), “⟩ United States ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Oberlin ⟩ Oberlin Opinion ⟩ 1887 ⟩ July ⟩ Jul 23 1887, Sat ⟩ Page 5”, column 2; citing “Oberlin Opinion (Oberlin, Kansas), 23 Jul 1887 (Saturday), page 5, column 2”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (July 14th [1887[) and location (Blakeman, Rawlins county [, KS, USA]).
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Family
Spouse/Partner: Samantha Jane 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 – 1967)
Miscellaneous Facts
Events
Moved From Residence: Bef 1 Mar 1885 at , , Missouri, United States
Moved To Residence: at Blakeman, Rawlins County, Kansas, United States
census-us-ks-1885-s1-rawlins-atwood-township-1: 1885 Kansas State Census, schedule 1, Rawlins County, Atwood Township, page 1; Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 23 Feb 2024), “⟩ 1885 ⟩ Rawlins ⟩ Atwood”, images 1,2; citing “Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1885 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1885_110; Line: 30” [Each census “page” consists of three book page sides.]
Reference Detail: Lines 14-16, dwelling 3, family 3
Comment Detail: Source notes John Fisher moved from Missouri to Kansas, before the 1 Mar 1885 Kansas census.
obituary-harvey-fisher-1967: Obituary for Harvey Fisher (1967); “Obituary,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 24 Feb 2024), “⟩ United States ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Atwood ⟩ The Citizen-Patriot ⟩ 1967 ⟩ November ⟩ Nov 16 1967, Thu ⟩ Page 9”, column 5; citing “The Citizen-Patriot (Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas), 16 Nov 1967 (Thursday), page Three, column 5” [It isn’t clear why page Three was found on page (image) 9 on Newspapers.com; perhaps a different edition was inserted after image 5 or 6? Image 7 looks like the second page of a newspaper, with some postage rate payment information and subscription rates in the top left corner.]
Comment Detail: Source notes the family moved from Atwood to Blakeman, both are in Rawlins County, KS, USA.
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Attributes
Occupation: shoemaker at Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas, United States
Occupation: shoemaker at Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas, United States
Residence: at Atwood Township, Rawlins County, Kansas, United States
obituary-harvey-fisher-1967: Obituary for Harvey Fisher (1967); “Obituary,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 24 Feb 2024), “⟩ United States ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Atwood ⟩ The Citizen-Patriot ⟩ 1967 ⟩ November ⟩ Nov 16 1967, Thu ⟩ Page 9”, column 5; citing “The Citizen-Patriot (Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas), 16 Nov 1967 (Thursday), page Three, column 5” [It isn’t clear why page Three was found on page (image) 9 on Newspapers.com; perhaps a different edition was inserted after image 5 or 6? Image 7 looks like the second page of a newspaper, with some postage rate payment information and subscription rates in the top left corner.]
Comment Detail: Source includes occupation (shoemaker) and location (Oberlin [, Decatur County, KS, USA]).
periodical-our-pencil-and-scissors-23-jul-1887: “Our Pencil and Scissors,” local news; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 23 Feb 2024), “⟩ United States ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Oberlin ⟩ Oberlin Opinion ⟩ 1887 ⟩ July ⟩ Jul 23 1887, Sat ⟩ Page 5”, column 2; citing “Oberlin Opinion (Oberlin, Kansas), 23 Jul 1887 (Saturday), page 5, column 2”
Comment Detail: Source includes occupation (shoemaker), and location ("this city" [Oberlin, Decatur County, KS, USA]).
census-us-ks-1885-s1-rawlins-atwood-township-1: 1885 Kansas State Census, schedule 1, Rawlins County, Atwood Township, page 1; Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 23 Feb 2024), “⟩ 1885 ⟩ Rawlins ⟩ Atwood”, images 1,2; citing “Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1885 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1885_110; Line: 30” [Each census “page” consists of three book page sides.]
Reference Detail: Lines 14-16, dwelling 3, family 3
Comment Detail: Source includes census date (1 Mar 1885) and occupation (Shoemaker). Since Atwood is several miles from any other town, it is assumed he also plied his occupation in Atwood.
census-us-ks-1885-s1-rawlins-atwood-township-1: 1885 Kansas State Census, schedule 1, Rawlins County, Atwood Township, page 1; Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 23 Feb 2024), “⟩ 1885 ⟩ Rawlins ⟩ Atwood”, images 1,2; citing “Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1885 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1885_110; Line: 30” [Each census “page” consists of three book page sides.]
Reference Detail: Lines 14-16, dwelling 3, family 3
Comment Detail: Source includes census date (1 Mar 1885) and residence location (Township of Atwood in the County of Rawlins in the state of Kansas [, USA]).
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General Notes and Anecdotes
John was a shoemaker. When he was working in Oberlin, Kansas, he would take "orders for boots from Texas cowboys as they went north on cattle drives. On their return to Texas, they would pick up their finished boots." [obituary-harvey-fisher-1967]
obituary-harvey-fisher-1967: Obituary for Harvey Fisher (1967); “Obituary,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 24 Feb 2024), “⟩ United States ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Atwood ⟩ The Citizen-Patriot ⟩ 1967 ⟩ November ⟩ Nov 16 1967, Thu ⟩ Page 9”, column 5; citing “The Citizen-Patriot (Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas), 16 Nov 1967 (Thursday), page Three, column 5” [It isn’t clear why page Three was found on page (image) 9 on Newspapers.com; perhaps a different edition was inserted after image 5 or 6? Image 7 looks like the second page of a newspaper, with some postage rate payment information and subscription rates in the top left corner.]
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Research Notes (Conflicts/Spelling/Followup)
CONFLICTS
Birth Location: This database uses Tennessee. The 1920 and 1930 US Census entries for his son define his birth places as Pennsylvania. [census-us-1920-ps-ks-decatur-18-2a, census-us-1930-ps-ks-decatur-20-23-3a]
FOLLOWUP
A family bible registry indicates that Samanth[a] Spear was married to Samuel H. Fisher, who fathered son Harv[e]y Fisher. However, except for Samantha being the mother of Harvey, all of the evidence I have found so far either provides no evidence for this, or more often, explicitly contradicts it. This does call into question when the record was added and who added it. Note that the husband's name does seem to be a later addition to the record and in a different hand than the wife's name. [family-bible-register-joseph-and-sarah-spear]
In 1879, a John R. Fisher returned to Decatur County after a trip to his old home in Indian. John is in the sheep business. (Oberlin Herald, Oberlin, KS, 20 Nov 1879, p.3, c.2)
In 1882, a John R. Fisher moved with his family to Atwood, KS shortly before 23 Nov 1882, to engage in boot and shoe making. (Oberlin Herald, Oberlin, KS, 23 Nov 1882, p.3, c.1)
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
census-us-1930-ps-ks-decatur-20-23-3a: 1930 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Decatur County, Olive Township, enumeration district 1-20-23, sheet 3A (form/penned) or page 90A (stamped); 1930 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 23 Feb 2024), “⟩ Kansas ⟩ Decatur ⟩ Olive ⟩ District 0023”, image 5; citing “Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 699 (of 2667), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 2340434]
Reference Detail: Lines 34-38, dwelling 50, family 52
family-bible-register-joseph-and-sarah-spear: Family register pages for Joseph and Sarah Spear family bible, unknown location; privately held
Reference Detail: General register page
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