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Catherine Fish (F5/1.4), daughter of Joseph Martin Fish and ancy "Ann" Dyches Fish, was born about 1826 in Louisiana. She as married about 1846, probably in Williamson County to Wiley Dresser (D5/1.1). He was a drover and frequently made cattle drives as far north as St. Louis and Chicago, according to Nettie Dresser (D3/2.2), a

granddaughter. She reported that he was attracted to the big cities of the North and influenced Catherine Fish Dresser (F5/1.4) to make plans to move there. She accompanied him, probably in the spring of 1855, on a cattle drive northward, perhaps driving a wagon. Tragedy struck on

the trip, and both lost their lives--perhaps at the hands of robbers or of other causes, Nettie Dresser (D3/2.2) was unsure.

On August 6, 1855 Joseph Martin Fish (F6/1.1) conveyed "for the love and

affection I entertain for the children [unnamed] of my daughter

Catharine Dresser dscd. about 350 acres adjoining Whitmire [Amanda M.

Fish Whitmire (W5/1.3)] about six miles above Georgetown," according to

Williamson County Deed Book 6, page 122.

Children born to Wiley Dresser (D5/1.1) and Catherine Fish Dresser

(F5/1.4) include:

Wiley Dresser, Jr. (D4/1.1) born about 1847

Elbert Joseph "Ebb" Dresser (D4/1.2) born about 1848

(son) (D4/1.3) born about 1850

Wiley Dresser, Jr. (D4/1.1), son of Wiley Dresser (D5/1.1) and Catherine

Fish Dresser (F5/1.4), was born about 1847, probably in Williamson

County. He was orphaned about age eight. It is believed that he

removed to Oklahoma Territory, perhaps participating in the land rush.

He was married about 1865, wife's name Minnie. Price Dresser (D4/1.3),

a nephew, wrote in 1909 that Minnie Dresser lived in Norman, Oklahoma,

suggesting that Wiley Dresser, Jr. had died prior.

It is believed that children born to them include:

Emzy Dresser (D3/1.1) born about 1866

Charlie Dresser (D3/1.2) born about 1868

Elbert Joseph "Ebb" Dresser (D4/1.2), son of Wiley Dresser (D5/1.1) and

Catherine Fish Dresser (F5/1.4), was born about 1847, probably in

Williamson County. He was orphaned at the age of seven, according to

Nettie Dresser (D3/2.2), his daughter. He received a land grant from

the State of Texas in Cooke County, Texas about 1872, and it remained in

the hands of Desmond Dresser (D2/4.2), a grandson in 1987, according to

Elbert Joseph Dresser (D2/2.4), a grandson.

He was married about 1874 to Zanobia Hayhurst (H4/1.1), probably in

Grayson County, Texas. She, a widow, died in Gainesville, Texas about

1913.

Children born to Elbert Joseph "Ebb" Dresser (D4/1.2) and Zanobia

Hayhurst Dresser (H4/1.1) include:

Milton Bundick Dresser (D3/2.1) born in 1875

Nettie Dresser (D3/2.2) born about 1880

Grover Cleveland Dresser (D3/2.3) born about 1884

John Dresser (D3/2.4) born about 1887

Jennie Dresser (D3/2.5) born about 1890

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Zettie Dresser born about 1893

Richard Dresser born about 1896

Milton Bundick Dresser (D3/2.1), son of Elbert Joseph "Ebb" Dresser

(D4/1.2) and Zanobia Hayhurst Dresser (H4/1.1), was born in 1878,

according to Elbert Joseph Dresser (D2/1.4), a son. He was married

about 1897 to Dellar Black (B3/1.1) at Gainesville. In 1899 they lived

in Cooke County, in 1901 and 1904 in Foard County, and in 1912 in Clay

County, Texas. They moved to Lubbock County in 1919 and went into the

cattle business. After a disastrous blizzard in 1920 in which half of

his cattle froze to death he became a farmer. She died in Lubbock in

1928, and he died there in 1961. They were buried in City of Lubbock

Cemetery.

Children born to Milton Bundick Dresser (D3/2.1) and Dellar Black

Dresser (B3/1.1) include:

Ethel Cleo Dresser (D2/1.1) born September 11, 1899

Elzada Dresser (D2/1.2) born January 24, 1901

Milton Benjamin Dresser (D2/1.3) born October 20, 1904

Elbert Joseph Dresser (D2/1.4) born January 14, 1912

Ethel Cleo Dresser (D2/1.1), daughter of Milton Bundick Dresser (D3/2.1)

and Dellar Black Dresser (B3/1.1), was born September 11, 1899 in Cooke

County. She was married in 1923 to Laxative Bromo Quinine Crim

(C2/1.1). He died in 1928, and she was remarried in 1930 to Wyley Ahab

Lindsay (L2/1.1).

Children born to them include:

Dorris Crim (C1/1.1) born February 27, 1925

Della Irene Crim (C1/1.2) born February 25, 1927

Louise Janice Lindsay (L1/1.1) born February 9, 1931

Dorris Crim (C1/1.1), daughter of Laxative Bromo Quinine Crim (C2/1.1)

and Ethel Cleo Dresser Crim (D2/2.1), was born February 27, 1925. She

was married about 1946 to Doyle Flores (F1/1.1).

Della Irene Crim (C1/1.2), daughter of Laxative Bromo Quinine Crim

(C2/1.1) and Ethel Cleo Dresser Crim (D2/2.1), was born February 25,

1927. She was married August 25, 1944 to Yantis Wright (W1/1.1). In

June 1987 they lived at 3700 Boulder in Odessa, Texas where he retired

after 34 years service with Phillips Petroleum Company as a maintenance

supervisor.

Louise Janice Lindsay (L1/1.1), daughter of Wyley Ahab Lindsay (L2/1.1)

and Ethel Cleo Dresser Crim Lindsay (D2/2.1), was born February 9, 1931.

She was married in 1948 to Richard Arnold Barber (B1/1.1). He died in

1960, and she was remarried in November 1962 to Luther Hal Stephens

(S1/1.1). In June 1987 they lived at 3611 36th Street in Lubbock.

Elzada Dresser (D2/1.2), daughter of Milton Bundick Dresser (D3/2.1) and

Dellar Black Dresser (B3/1.1), was born January 24, 1901 in Foard

County. She was married about 1918, husband's name Earhart. She was

remarried, husband's name Bachelor. In June 1987 she lived in a

retirement home in Fallbrook, California.

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Milton Benjamin Dresser (D2/1.3), son of Milton Bundick Dresser (D3/2.1)

and Dellar Black Dresser (B3/1.1), was born October 20, 1904 in Foard

County. He died about 1984 in Lubbock.

Children born to him include:

Buford Dresser (D1/3.1) born in 1928

Buford Dresser (D1/3.1), son of Milton Benjamin Dresser (D2/1.3), was

born in 1928. He was married about 1950, wife's name Ozeta. In June

1987 he lived in Lubbock where he was employed by the telephone company.

Elbert Joseph Dresser (D2/1.4) son of Milton Bundick Dresser (D3/2.1)

and Dellar Black Dresser (B3/1.1), was born January 14, 1912 in Bellvue,

Texas. His parents removed to Lubbock in 1919 where he attended school,

graduating from Lubbock High School in 1931. He entered Texas

Technological College and was married December 17, 1931 to Ina Louise

Stalnaker (S2/1.1). She was born March 7, 1913 in Lubbock. He was

employed in civil service during World War II by the U. S. Army Air

Corps. She likewise worked in civil service. In 1947 they returned to

Lubbock, and in 1957 removed to California. He mentioned when

interviewed June 3, 1987 that he retired in 1970 after 30 years in gov-

ernment service. At that time they lived at 150-67 Rancho Santa Fe

Road, San Marcos, California.

Children born to them include:

Mary Louise Dresser (D1/4.1) born January 9, 1933

Julian Donald Dresser (D1/4.2) born June 13, 1935

William Wayne Dresser (D1/4.3) born February 25,1943

Mary Louise Dresser (D1/4.1), daughter of Elbert Joseph Dresser (D2/1.4)

and Ina Louise Stalnaker Dresser (S2/1.1), was born January 9, 1933.

She was married in 1948 to Jimmie Ray McDaniel (M1/1.1).

Children born to them include:

Ronald Lee McDaniel (M-1/1.1) born June 11, 1952

Martin Dane McDaniel (M-1/1.2) born in 1955

Donald Wayne McDaniel (M-1/1.3) born in 1958

Ronald Lee McDaniel (M-1/1.1), son of Jimmie Ray McDaniel (M1/1.1) and

Mary Louise Dresser McDaniel (D-1/4/1), was born June 11, 1952. In June

1987 he was employed as manager of Point Magoo Credit Union, Point

Magoo, California.

Julian Donald Dresser (D1/4.2), son of Elbert Joseph Dresser (D2/1.4)

and Ina Louise Stalnaker Dresser (S2/1.1), was born June 13, 1935. In

June 1987 he lived in Hawaii and was employed as production manager of

Hawaii Public T.V. He remained unmarried.

William Wayne Dresser (D1/4.3), son of Elbert Joseph Dresser (D2/1.4)

and Ina Louise Stalnaker Dresser (S2/1.1), was born February 25, 1943.

He was married about 1963 to Elaine Rued (R1/1.1). Following divorce

and remarriage, he was married for the third time about 1972, wife's

name Candacie. In 1987 he, a truckdriver, lived in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Children of William Wayne Dresser (D1/4.3) include:

Jimmy Wayne Dresser (D-1/3.1) born in 1972

Sarah Christine Dresser (D-1/3.2) born in 1974

Joan Louise Dresser (D-1/3.3) born in 1979

Michael Joseph Dresser (D-1/3.4) born in 1980

Nettie Dresser (D3/2.2), daughter of Elbert Joseph "Ebb" Dresser

(D4/1.2) and Zanobia Hayhurst Dresser (H4/1.1), was born about 1880,

probably in Cooke County. She died about 1976.

Grover Cleveland Dresser (D3/2.3), son of Elbert Joseph "Ebb" Dresser

(D4/1.2) and Zanobia Hayhurst Dresser (H4/1.1), was born about 1884,

probably in Cooke County. He died about 1952 and was buried in Long

Beach, California.

John Dresser (D3/2.4), son of Elbert Joseph "Ebb" Dresser (D4/1.2) and

Zanobia Hayhurst Dresser (H4/1.1), was born about 1887, probably in

Cooke County. He acquired his father's land. He died in the influenza

epidemic of 1918.

Children born to John Dresser (D3/2.4) include:

Cecil Dresser (D2/4.1) born about 1900

Desmond Dresser (D2/4.2) born about 1906

Johnnie Ruth Dresser (D2/4.3) born about 1914

Cecil Dresser (D2/4.1), son of John Dresser (D3/2.4), was born about

1900 in Cooke County. In June 1987 he lived in Dallas, Texas.

Desmond Dresser (D2/4.2), son of John Dresser (D3/2.4), was born about

1906 in Cooke County. He acquired his grandfather's property on which

the U. S. Army constructed Camp Howse during World War I. Following the

war he repurchased the land from the U. S. Army. Later the City of

Gainesville, Texas constructed a water reservoir on the property. In

June 1987 he lived in Gainesville.

Johnnie Ruth Dresser (D2/4.3), daughter of John Dresser, was born about

1914 near Gainesville. She continued there in June 1987.

Jennie Dresser (D3/2.5), daughter of Elbert Joseph "Ebb" Dresser

(D4/1.2) and Zanobia Hayhurst Dresser (H4/1.1), was born about 1890,

probably in Cooke County. Of this individual nothing more is known.

Zettie Dresser (D3/2.6), daughter of Elbert Joseph "Ebb" Dresser

(D4/1.2) and Zanobia Hayhurst Dresser (H4/1.1), was born about 1893,

probably in Cooke County. Of this individual nothing more is known.

Richard Dresser (D3/2.7), son of Elbert Joseph Dresser (D4/1.2) and

Zenobia Hayhurst Dresser (H4/1.1), was born about 1896. He became an

attorney and established his practice in Moran, Texas. He was married

to one of his clients, a ranchwoman, name unknown about 1957. No

children were born to them.

He replied to a query about the Dresser-Fish family placed in the "Ft.

Worth Star-Telegram" by Mary Alnora "Nora" Cox Drennan (C2/10.4) in

1970. He wrote:

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"There were three Dresser brothers who came from England to the

United States. One of the brothers, Daniel Leroy Dresser, located

in New York City and founded Dresser Industries, oilfield equipment

manufacturers. The other two brothers located in Mississippi. One

of them, my grandfather, migrated to Texas and married a woman named

Fish in Williamson County. I do not know the name of my

grandfather, but I think it was Wiley. I had an uncle named Wiley

Dresser and he was older than my father, therefore Wiley Dresser

could have been named for his father."

The public relations director at Dresser-Rand Corporation, Olean, New

York wrote August 17, 1987:

"There is little information readily available on the founder of Dresser

Industries, and in our research we did not come across the name of

Daniel Leroy Dresser. It is my assumption that the firm was founded by

Solomon Dresser in 1880 in Bradford, Pennsylvania."

It is believed that a third son, (D4/1.3), name unknown, was born to

Wiley Dresser (D5/1.1) and Catherine Fish Dresser (D5/1.4) about 1850.

It is believed that he accompanied his brother Wiley Dresser, Jr.

(D4/1.1) in a move to Oklahoma. It is believed that the third son and

his wife both died about 1875 and that their children were reared by

Wiley Dresser, Jr. (D4/1.1). It is believed that the children included:

Price Dresser (D3/3.1) born about 1870

Dory Dresser (D3/3.2) born about 1872

Isaac Dresser (D3/3.3) born about 1874

Price Dresser (D3/3.1), believed to be a son of the "third son", was

born about 1870. It is believed that he was reared by his uncle, Wiley

Dresser (D4/1.1). In a letter written April 2, 1909 he mentioned that

he "left Unkle Wiley Dresser just 20 years ago." At that time he was

farming at Amber, Oklahoma. He mentioned that he was married, probably

about 1891. wife's name, Mandy. The letter written to his cousin, Mil-

ton Bundick Dresser (D3/2.1) read:

"Amber, Oklahoma

April 2, 1909

My Dear Cousin Melton,

Our cousin Charlie Dresser sent me your address. Thot for past time

and amusement I would write you a fue lines to see if I could here

from you by us not none [knowing] where one another was at in so

long. Melt is your trade framing [farming] or sum Bissins

[Business] Corse? I am framing myself. I am tending 125 ackers

this year 8 milles North of Chickasha, Oklahoma. I have two good

teams & 4 head of cattle, 16 head of hoges, and I don't know how

miney chickens that Mandy my wife has got.

Well Cousin Melton can you send me Brother ..... [Isak's?] address?

Don't think that I have not see or heard tell of him since I left

Unkle Wiley Dresser just 20 years ago, and I would like to here from

him or even here of him. Do you no where Sister Dory is at now. If

you no please send me their address, will you.

Melton, how are you getting along now? Do you one [own] a farm or

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not? When you write me send me all of your Brothers and sisters

addresses. I would like to here from them, and I spect that I will

not here from them intill I write to them. I went over to see Ant

Miney [Minnie?] Dresser, Unkle Wiley's wife, and she has got a nice

home at Norman, Oklahoma, and Cousin Emzy [is] Runing a Well drill

and making good money at it, and Cousin Charlie all most is inie

thing that you want to call him, carpner, panter, paper hanger,

enginear and a farmer, just inie thing that comes along he can do

it.

Well, I have writin about all I no at this time. I will write more

next time.

Excuse bad writin. Write soon and tell me all the nuze.

Your cousin,

Price Dresser

Amber, Oklahoma"

Joseph Dresser (D5/1.3), perhaps the "third brother" mentioned by

Richard Dresser (D3/2.7), appeared as the head of a household in the

1900 census of Orange County Texas, Enumeration District 58, page 17,

precinct 1:

"Dresser, Joseph 58, born December 1841 in Germany, naturalized

Annie 51, born September 1848 in Texas, wife

Johnson, Jessie 23, born July 1876 in Texas, step-son

Dresser, Joseph 15, born August 1884 in Texas, son

Julia 12, born September 1887 in Texas, daughter

Crow, Mandy 7, born September 1892 in Texas, granddaughter

Mary 5, born February 1895 in Texas, granddaughter

O'Malley, John 19, born in 1881 in Texas, boarder"

Joseph Adam Fish (F5/1.5), son of Joseph Martin Fish (F6/1.1) and Nancy

"Ann" Dyches Fish (D6/1.4), was born in December 1830, in Mississippi,

according to his 1850 census enumeration. However, his 1880 and 1900

enumerations, believed to be more accurate, show Louisiana as his

birthplace. Lera Nix Beck (N2/1.1), a great-granddaughter, stated that

he was born in Sabine County, near Hemphill, Texas, in 1824.

He was married December 15, 1849 to Frances Clark (C5/1.13), one-fourth

Cherokee, the thirteenth child of William Clark (C6/1.1) and Frances

Elizabeth Isaacs Clark (I6/1.1), according to John W. Clark, Fish family

researcher of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was born in January 1835 in

Sabine County. Frances Elizabeth Isaacs Clark (I6/1.1), the daughter of

Elijah Isaacs (I7/1.1) and Esther Donaho Isaacs (D7/1.1), died in the

summer of 1836, according to "More Early Southeast Texas Families" by

Madeleine Martin. William Clark (C6/1.1), who was born about 1790 in

South Carolina, died about 1856 in Sabine County.

Lera Nix Beck in 1949 wrote of Frances Clark (C5/1.13):

"Frances Clark was also born in Sabine County, near Beaver Lake, in

1836. They were married in 1851 on her father's plantation where

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she was born. She was cared for by two negro slave women by the

names of Caroline and Mary. Since Frances' mother died when she was

very young she was very devoted to her Negro mammies--in fact she

named two of her daughters after them. The reason she decided to

marry at the early age of 14 was that one night while she was

washing dishes in a sullen mood her father reprimanded her with a

slap. She later declared she decided then and there to marry and

leave the old home."

They appeared in the 1850 census of Sabine County as Household 231-231:

"Fish, Joseph 20, born in Mississippi, farmer, $396 real estate

Frances 14, born in Texas, wife"

In 1856 they lived in Johnson County, Texas. Later they joined his

father's family in Williamson County. He appeared there at Circleville,

Texas as the head of Household 366-376 in the 1860 census:

"Fish, Joseph, Jr. 29, born in Louisiana, common laborer

Francis 20, born in Texas, wife

John H. 5, born in Texas, son

Mary F. 2, born in Texas, daughter"

Adjoining was the household of Joseph Strong (S6/1.1), No. 367-377, who

had remarried Mary "Polly" Dyches Kyle Strong (D6/1.5), aunt of Joseph

Adam Fish (F5/1.5).

In 1862 he enlisted in Second Texas Volunteer Cavalry Regiment and

served until the end of the war. In 1869 they had returned to Sabine

County. In 1871 Joseph Adam Fish (F5/1.5) returned to Johnson County.

In 1873 they lived in Hamilton County, Texas. Following this residence

Joseph Adam Fish (F5/1.5) moved to Eastland County, Texas and later

lived north of Ranger, Texas "in the Caddo." On June 28, 1880 he

appeared as the head of a household in the census of Stephens County,

Texas, Household 134, Enumeration District 204, page 15, precinct 6:

"Fish, Joseph 60, born in Louisiana, father born in Louisiana,

mother born in Louisiana, farmer

Frances 36, born in Texas, father born in Georgia,

mother born in Louisiana, wife

William 17, born in Texas, father born Texas, mother

born in Texas, son, laborer

Silus 14, born in Texas, father born in Texas, mother

born in Texas, son, laborer

Frank 11, born in Texas, father born in Texas, mother

born in Texas, son,

Mira 9, born in Texas, father born in Texas, mother

born in Texas, daughter

Caroline 7, born in Texas, father born in Texas, mother

born in Texas, daughter

Thomas 3, born in Texas, father born in Texas, mother

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born in Texas, son"

He received Confederate Pension No. 10285. In 1900 Joseph Adam Fish

(F5/1.5) and Frances Clark Fish (C5/1.13) appeared in the enumeration of

the household of Martha J. Smith Fish (S4/1.1), their daughter-in-law,

in Stephens County. They were recorded as "Joseph A. Fish, 69, born

December 1830 in Louisiana, father-in-law; Francis Fish, 65, born

January 1835 in Texas, mother-in-law."

Joseph Adam Fish (F5/1.5), "asthmatic," died December 16, 1905,

according to Stephens County Death Book 1. Frances Clark Fish (C5/1.13)

received Confederate Widow's Pension No. 12626 shortly before her death

about 1908 in Stephens County.

Children born to Joseph Adam Fish (F5/1.5) and Frances Clark Fish

(F5/1.13) include:

Beckie Jane Fish (F4/5.1) born in 1853

John Houston Fish (F4/5.2) born in 1856

Mary F. Fish (F4/5.3) born in 1858

William J. Fish (F4/5.4) born in 1863

Cyrus Monroe Fish (F4/5.5) born April 1, 1865

Isaac Franklin Fish (F4/5.6) born in 1869

Mira "Sanna" Fish (F4/5.7) born in 1871

Caroline Amanda Fish (F4/5.8) born in 1873

Elizabeth Fish (F4/5.9) born about 1875

Thomas Fish (F4/5.10) born in September 1878

Leander Fish (F4/5.11) born about 1881

Beckie Jane Fish (F4/5.1), daughter of Joseph Adam Fish (F5/1.5) and

Frances Clark Fish (F5/1.13), was born in 1853, probably in Sabine

County. She was burned to death by the fire around a washpot in 1854.

John Houston Fish (F4/5.2), son of Joseph Adam Fish (F5/1.5) and Frances

Clark Fish (F5/1.13), was born in 1856 in Williamson County. He was

married in Johnson County February 8, 1872 to Martha J. Smith (S4/1.1),

according to Johnson County Marriage Book 3, page 15. In 1873 they

lived in Grandview, Texas in Johnson County.

He was enumerated as the head of Household 131 in the 1880 census of

Stephens County, Texas, Enumeration District 204, page 15, precinct 6,

near his father's household. The family was recorded as:

"Fish, John H. 24, born in Texas, father born in Texas,

mother born in Texas, laborer

Martha 28, born in Louisiana, father born in

Louisiana,

mother born in Louisiana, wife

Lee Andrew 8, born in Texas, father born in Texas,

Mother born in Louisiana, son

Daniel W. 2, born in Texas, father born in Texas,

mother born in Louisiana, son"

He was a cottonginner and died in a gin accident August 14, 1889 in

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Stephens County. He was buried in the churchyard at Caddo, Texas,

according to Mrs. Lynda Hall, 3620 Spurgeon, Ft. Worth, Texas, 76133.

Martha J. Smith Fish (S4/1.1), a widow, appeared as the head of a

household in the 1900 census of Stephens County, Enumeration District

141, page 1, precinct 6:

"Fish, Martha J. 52, born June 1847 in Louisiana

Daniel W. 21, born December 1878 in Texas

William D. 12, born September 1887 in Texas

Eloiza 19, born February 1881 in Texas, daughter-in-law

Fish, Joseph A. 69, born December 1830 in Louisiana, father-in-law

Francis 65, born January 1835 in Texas, mother-in-law"

Children born to John Houston Fish (F4/5.2) and Martha J. Smith Fish

(S4/1.1) include:

Leander Fish (F3/2.1) born February 26, 1873

Daniel William Fish (F3/2.2) born December 1878

William Douglas Fish (F3/2.3) born about 1881

Betty Bernena Fish (F3/2.4) born about 1883

Leander Fish (F3/2.1), son of John Houston Fish (F4/5.2) and Martha J.

Smith Fish (S4/1.1), was born February 26, 1873 at Grandview. He

appeared in the 1880 census of his father's household as "Lee Andrew

Fish," an eight-year-old. He was married about 1896 to Mary Elizabeth

Sims (S3/1.1). He died August 13, 1947. Names of 13 children born to

Leander Fish (F3/2.1) and Mary Elizabeth Sims Fish (S3/1.1) are unknown.

Daniel William Fish (F3/2.2), son of John Houston Fish (F4/5.2) and

Martha J. Smith Fish (S4/1.1), was born in Hamilton County in December

1878. He appeared as a two-year-old in the 1880 census of his father's

household. He was married about 1898 to Eloiza Jennings (J3/1.1) who

was born at Ranger, Texas. They appeared living in his mother's

household in the 1900 census of Stephens County. In 1910 they were

located on a farm eight miles southeast of Archer City, Texas. In 1948

they were honored there by their children in a golden wedding

celebration. Of their 12 children 11 were still living at that time.

Children born to Daniel William Fish (F3/2.2) and Eloiza Jennings Fish

(J3/1.1) include:

Burney Fish (twin) (F2/2.1) born about 1900

Barney Fish (twin) (F2/2.2) born about 1900

Joe Fish (twin) (F2/2.3) born about 1902

Jim Fish (twin) (F2/2.4) born about 1902

Lois Fish (F2/2.5) born about 1905

Zada Fish (F2/2.6) born about 1907

Velma Fish (F2/2.7) born about 1910

Ruth Fish (F2/2.8) born about 1912

Bertha Fish (F2/2.9) born about 1915

John Fish (F2/2.10) born about 1918

Milton Fish (F2/2.11) born about 1921

Burney Fish (F2/2.1), twin son of Daniel William Fish (F3/2.2) and

Eloiza Jennings Fish (J3/1.1), was born about 1900. In 1948 he lived at

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Plainview, Texas.

Barney Fish (F2/2.2), twin son of Daniel William Fish (F3/2.2) and

Eloiza Jennings Fish (J3/1.1), was born about 1900. In 1948 he lived at

Archer City.

Joe Fish (F2/2.3), twin son of Daniel William Fish (F3/2.2) and Eloiza

Jennings Fish (J3/1.1), was born about 1902. In 1948 he lived at Archer

City.

Jim Fish (F2/2.4), twin son of Daniel William Fish (F3/2.2) and Eloiza

Jennings Fish (J3/1.1), was born about 1902. In 1948 he lived at Archer

City.

Lois Fish (F2/2.5), daughter of Daniel William Fish (F3/2.2) and Eloiza

Jennings Fish (J3/1.1), was born about 1905. She was married about

1923, husband's name Ward. In 1948 they lived in Odessa, Texas.

Zada Fish (F2/2.6), daughter of Daniel William Fish (F3/2.2) and Eloiza

Jennings Fish (J3/1.1), was born about 1907. She was married about

1925, husband's name Kellum. In 1948 they lived at Plainview.

Velma Fish (F2/2.7), daughter of Daniel William Fish (F3/2.2) and Eloiza

Jennings Fish (J3/1.1), was born about 1910 at Archer City. She was

married about 1928, husband's name Roberson. In 1948 they lived at

Archer City.

Ruth Fish (F2/2.8), daughter of Daniel William Fish (F3/2.2) and Eloiza

Jennings Fish (J3/1.1), was born about 1912 at Archer City. She was

married about 1930, husband's name Poirot. In 1948 they lived at Archer

City.

Bertha Fish (F2/2.9), daughter of Daniel William Fish (F3/2.2) and

Eloiza Jennings Fish (J3/1.1), was born about 1915 at Archer City. She

was married about 1934, husband's name Haigood. In 1948 they continued

at Archer City.

John Fish (F2/2.10), son of Daniel William Fish (F3/2.2) and Eloiza

Jennings Fish (J3/1.1), was born about 1918 at Archer City. In 1948 he

continued there.

Milton Fish (F2/2.11), son of Daniel William Fish (F3/2.2) and Eloiza

Jennings Fish (J3/1.1), was born about 1921 at Archer City. In 1948 he

continued there.

William Douglas Fish (F3/2.3), son of John Houston Fish (F4/5.2) and

Martha J. Smith Fish (S4/1.1), was born about 1881.

Betty Bernena Fish (F3/2.4), daughter of John Houston Fish (F4/5.2) and

Martha J. Smith Fish (S4/1.1), was born about 1883. She was married

about 1900, husband's name Nix. In later years she lived with a

daughter at Weatherford, Texas.

Six children born to Betty Bernena Fish Nix (F3/2.4), according to Mrs.

Joe McGill, a daughter of Weatherford, include:

Lera Nix (N2/1.1) born June 25, 1900

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Lera Nix (N2/1.1), daughter of Betty Bernena Fish Nix (F3/2.4), was born

June 25, 1900 in Eastland County. She was married April 28, 1918 to

Charles Eli Beck (B2/1.1). In May 1985 they lived at Ranger. Children

born to Charles Eli Beck (B2/1.1) and Lera Nix Beck (N2/1.1) include:

Corvis Beck (B1/1.1) born about 1920

Maxine Calvert Beck (B1/1.2) born about 1923

Mary F. Fish (F4/5.3), daughter of Joseph Adam Fish (F5/1.5) and Frances

Clark Fish (F5/1.13), was born in 1858 in Williamson County. She was

married in 1874 to Mark Hand (H4/1.1).

William J. Fish (F4/5.4), son of Joseph Adam Fish (F5/1.5) and Frances

Clark Fish (F5/1.13), was born in 1863 in Williamson County. He

appeared as a 17-year-old in the 1880 census of his father's household.

He was married March 21, 1888 to Betty Higgins (H4/1.1). She died near

Cordell, Oklahoma. He brought his children to live in the home of his

brother, Cyrus Monroe Fish (F4/5.5) in Dawson County, Texas. He did not

remarry.

Children born to William J. Fish (F4/5.4) and Betty Higgins Fish

(H4/1.1) include:

Rose Fish (F3/4.1) born about 1890

Lena Fish (F3/4.2) born about 1893

Carl Fish (F3/4.3) born about 1896

Rose Fish (F3/4.1), daughter of William J. Fish (F4/5.4) and Betty

Higgins Fish (H4/1.1), was born about 1890. She was married about 1908

to Dock Martin (M3/1.1), a railroad roundhouse employee of Southern

Pacific Railroad in Big Spring, Texas. One daughter was born to them:

Clema Martin (M2/1.1) born about 1910

Clema Martin (M2/1.1), daughter of Dock Martin (M3/1.1) and Rose Fish

Martin (F3/4.1), was born about 1910. She became a schoolteacher in

Ajo, Arizona and did not marry.

Lena (or Lula) Fish (F3/4.2), daughter of William J. Fish (F4/5.4) and

Betty Higgins Fish (H4/1.1), was born about 1893. She was married about

1911 to Clif Shefflette (S3/1.1). Following his death she was remarried

to Homer Ingle (I3/1.1) and lived in Carlsbad, New Mexico.

Carl Fish (F3/4.3), son of William J. Fish (F4/5.4) and Betty Higgins

Fish (H4/1.1) was born about 1896.

Cyrus Monroe Fish (F4/5.5), son of Joseph Adam Fish (F5/1.5) and Frances

Clark Fish (C5/1.13), was born April 1, 1865, in Williamson County. He

appeared as "Silus Fish," a 14-year-old in the 1880 census of his

father's household in Stephens County. He was married there to Beulah

Bell Collie (C4/1.1) who was born in Frankfort, Kentucky July 16, 1870.

She, the daughter of T. W. Collie (C5/1.1), a Methodist circuit rider,

eloped with him July 10, 1889. In 1890 they lived at Cisco, Texas

briefly before moving to West Texas where he worked as a cowboy for Col.

C. C. Slaughter. He appeared as the head of a household in the 1900

census of Midland County, Texas, Enumeration District 110, page 7,

precinct 1:

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"Fish, Syrus 35, born April 1865 in Texas

Belle 29, born July 1870 in Kentucky

Pearl 6, born June 1893 in Texas

Earl 9, born July 1890 in Texas

Waller 4, born April 1896 in Texas

Collie 10/12, born July 1899 in Texas"

About 1904 they lived in Dawson County where they homesteaded a ranch

and in 1906 moved to Martin County, Texas. In 1918 they moved to

Snyder, Texas. Cyrus Earl Fish (F3/2.1), a son, wrote in 1970:

"The only recollection I have of my grandparents was when they came

to visit us when we lived 16 miles west of Sparenberg, Dawson

County, on four sections of land that Dad had homesteaded. They

stayed about a week in the year 1904, and it was the year of the big

freeze that killed cattle by the thousands on the big ranches.

Grandpa, who had asthma bad, said he couldn't stand the cold. They

returned to Ranger. He was, as I recollect, very old [74], had a

long beard that came down on his chest. He was a German, Grandma

was part Indian."

Beulah Bell Collie Fish (C4/1.1) died November 9, 1943. Cyrus Monroe

Fish (F4/5.5) moved to Weatherford and died there January 19, 1953.

Children born to them include:

Cyrus Earl Fish (F3/5.1) born July 6, 1890

Pearl Fish (F3/5.2) born in June 1893

Waller Daniel Fish (F3/5.3) born in April 1896

Collie Joseph Fish (F3/5.4) born in July 1899

Lillian Thelma Fish (F3/5.5) born about 1901

Cyrus Earl Fish (F3/2.1), son of Cyrus Monroe Fish (F4/5.5) and Beulah

Bell Collie Fish (C4/1.1), was born July 6, 1890 in Cisco. He was

married December 21, 1910 in Gorman, Texas to Cassandra Ella Wood

(W3/1.1). She died July 11, 1957, and he was remarried to Bernice

Headstream (H3/1.1) at Roswell, New Mexico January 10, 1959. In 1970

they lived in Snyder.

Children born to Cyrus Earl Fish (F3/2.1) and Cassandra Ella Wood Fish

(W3/1.1) include:

Creston Earl Fish (F2/1.1) born February 26, 1913

Angelene Cyrella Fish (F2/1.2) born September 24, 1923

Creston Earl Fish (F2/1.1), son of Cyrus Earl Fish (F3/2.1) and

Cassandra Ella Wood Fish (W3/1.1), was born February 26, 1913 at Gorman.

He was married September 4, 1937 at Raton, New Mexico to Margaret Glaha

(G2/1.1). In 1984 they lived in Phoenix, Arizona. Two children were

adopted by them:

Robert Dean Fish (F1/1.1) born May 26, 1942

Susan Fish (F1/1.2) born October 2, 1947

Robert Dean Fish (F1/1.1), adopted son of Creston Earl Fish (F2/1.1) and

Margaret Glaha Fish (G2/1.1), was born May 26, 1942. He was married

about 1965.

Susan Fish (F1/1.2), adopted daughter of Creston Earl Fish (F2/1.1) and

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Margaret Glaha Fish (G2/1.1), was born October 2, 1947. She was married

about 1969.

Angelene Cyrella Fish (F2/1.2), daughter of Cyrus Earl Fish (F3/2.1) and

Cassandra Ella Wood Fish (W3/1.1), was born September 24, 1923. She was

married September 4, 1942 at Snyder to John Terrell Lynch, Jr. (L2/1.1).

In 1970 they lived in Waco, Texas. In 1984 they continued in Waco where

she was employed in the Physics Department at Baylor University.

Children born to them include:

Cassandra Ann Lynch (L1/1.1) born August 6, 1946

John Terrell Lynch III (L1/1.2) born December 31, 1948

John Terrell Lynch IV (L1/1.3) born December 7, 1949

Cassandra Ann Lynch (L1/1.1), daughter of John Terrell Lynch, Jr.

(L2/1.1) and Angelene Cyrella Fish Lynch (F2/1.2), was born August 6,

1946. She was married September 30, 1968 in Waco to Herbert Elliston

Wright, Jr (W1/1.1). In 1970 they lived in Abilene, Texas where he was

with Internal Revenue Service and she was employed by Taylor County

Mental Health & Mental Retardation. In 1984 he continued with Internal

Revenue Service and lived in Lubbock.

John Terrell Lynch III (L1/1.2), son of John Terrell Lynch, Jr. (L2/1.1)

and Angelene Cyrella Fish Lynch (F2/1.2), was born December 31, 1948.

He died January 2, 1949.

John Terrell Lynch IV (L1/1.3), son of John Terrell Lynch, Jr. (L2/1.1)

and Angelene Cyrella Fish Lynch (F2/1.2), was born December 7, 1949. In

1970 he was a civil engineering student at Texas A&M University.

Pearl Fish (F3/2.2), daughter of Cyrus Monroe Fish (F4/5.5) and Beulah

Bell Collie Fish (C4/1.1), was born in June 1893. She was married about

1910 to George Morrow (M3/1.1). In 1970 she lived in Weatherford.

Two children were born to them:

Mary Nell Morrow (M2/1.1) born about 1912

George Daniel Morrow (M2/1.2) born about 1915

Mary Nell Morrow (M2/1.1), daughter of George Morrow (M3/1.1) and Pearl

Fish Morrow (F3/2.2), was born about 1912. She was married about 1930

to Gorman Jones (J2/1.1). One son, Robert Gorman Jones (J1/1.1), was

born to them.

George Daniel Morrow (M2/1.2), son of George Morrow (M3/1.1) and Pearl

Fish Morrow (F3/2.2), was born about 1915. He was married about 1936 to

Marie Brisco (B2/1.1).

Children born to them include:

Martha Marie Morrow (M1/2.1) born about 1938

William Daniel Morrow (M1/2.2) born about 1942

Martha Marie Morrow (M1/2.1), daughter of George Daniel Morrow (M2/1.2)

and Marie Brisco Morrow (B2/1.1), was born about 1938. She was married

about 1960 to Joe London (L1/1.1). In 1970 they lived in Arlington,

Texas.

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Two sons were born to them:

Larry London (L-1/1.1) born in 1962

Gary London (L-1/1.2) born in 1964

William Daniel Morrow (M1/2.2), son of George Daniel Morrow (M2/1.2) and

Marie Brisco Morrow (B2/1.1), was born about 1942. He was married about

1965 to Kaye Lester (L1/1.1). A son, John Daniel Morrow (M-1/2.1), was

born to them about 1968. In 1970 they lived in Arlington.

Waller Daniel Fish (F3/2.3), son of Cyrus Monroe Fish (F4/5.5) and

Beulah Bell Collie Fish (C4/1.1), was born in April 1896. He was

married about 1925 to Bessie Garner (G3/1.1). A son, David Fish

(F2/3.1), was born to Waller Daniel Fish (F3/2.3) and Bessie Garner Fish

(G3/1.1). In 1984 he lived in Snyder.

Collie Joseph Fish (F3/5.4), son of Cyrus Monroe Fish (F4/5.5) and

Beulah Bell Collie Fish (C4/1.1), was born in July 1899. He was married

about 1925 to Gertrude Isaacs (I3/1.1) who was born February 14, 1907.

She was a daughter of J. D. Isaacs (I4/1.1), pioneer rancher of Scurry

County, Texas.

In 1970 Collie Joseph Fish (F3/5.4) operated Fish & Newton Hardware

Company in Snyder.

Children born to them include:

Donald Collie Fish (F2/4.1) born November 8, 1929

Jay C. Fish (F2/4.2) born January 29, 1934

Ann Fish (F2/4.3) born November 15, 1937

Donald Collie Fish (F2/4.1), son of Collie Joseph Fish (F3/5.4) and

Gertrude Isaacs Fish (I3/1.1), was born November 8, 1929. He became a

geologist and lived in Alabama in 1970.

Jay C. Fish (F2/4.2), son of Collie Joseph Fish (F3/5.4) and Gertrude

Isaacs Fish (I3/1.1), was born January 29, 1934. He became a surgeon

and lived in Galveston, Texas in 1970 and in 1985.

Ann Fish (F2/4.3), daughter of Collie Joseph Fish (F3/5.4) and Gertrude

Isaacs Fish (I3/1.1), was born November 15, 1937. Later she lived in

College Station, Texas.

Lillian Thelma Fish (F3/5.5), daughter of Cyrus Monroe Fish (F4/5.5) and

Beulah Belle Collie Fish (C4/1.1), was born about 1901. She was married

at Snyder August 27, 1924 to John T. Dix (D3/1.1) of Coleman, Texas. He

was born December 14, 1901 at Gorman, Texas. They continued in Coleman

in 1970.

Children born to them include:

Donald Waller Dix (D2/1.1) born about 1920

Lowell Thomas Dix (D2/1.2) born about 1922

Jerry Dix (D2/1.3) born about 1924

Dorothy Pearl Dix (D2/1.4) born about 1927

Donald Waller Dix (D2/1.1), son of John Dix (D3/1.1) and Lillian Thelma

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Fish Dix (F3/2.5), was born about 1920. He was married about 1946 to

Mary Brown (B2/1.1).

Lowell Thomas Dix (D2/1.2), son of John Dix (D3/1.1) and Lillian Thelma

Fish Dix (F3/2.5), was born about 1922. He was married about 1946 to

Carolyn Watson (W2/1.1).

Children born to them include:

Jerry Dix (D1/2.1) born about 1949

Dorothy Pearl Dix (D1/2.2) born about 1953

Jerry Dix (D2/1.3), son of John Dix (D3/1.1) and Lillian Thelma Fish Dix

(F3/2.5), was born about 1924. He was married about 1948 to Judy Ammons

(A2/1.1).

Dorothy Pearl Dix (D1/2.2), daughter of John Dix (D3/1.1) and Lillian

Thelma Fish Dix (F3/2.5), was born about 1927. She was married about

1946 to Cecil Massey (M1/1.1). Four children were born to them. In 1970

they lived in Temple, Texas.

Isaac Franklin Fish (F4/5.6), son of Joseph Adam Fish (F5/1.5) and

Frances Clark Fish (C5/1.13), was born in 1869 in Williamson County. He

was married September 15, 1889 in Stephens County to Miss R. B. Russell

(R4/1.1) and removed to Oklahoma.

Children born to Isaac Franklin Fish (F4/5.6) and R. B. Russell Fish

(F4/1.1) include:

Waller Fish (F3/6.1) born about 1901

Kellie Fish (F3/6.2) born about 1903

Elias Fish (F3/6.3) born about 1906

Mira "Sanna" Fish (F4/5.7), daughter of Joseph Adam Fish (F5/1.5) and

Frances Clark Fish (C5/1.13), was born in 1871 in Johnson County. She

was married December 29, 1887 to Jim N. Scott (S4/1.1). Later she was

remarried to Buck Masters (M4/1.1).

Caroline Amanda Fish (F4/5.8), daughter of Joseph Adam Fish (F5/1.5) and

Frances Clark Fish (C5/1.13), was born in 1873 in Hamilton County. She

was married February 18, 1890 about 1889 to Charlie Clay "Ted" Hamilton

(H4/1.1), according to Stephens County marriage records. Both died in

Stephens County and were buried in Veal Cemetery.

Children born to them include:

Katie Mary Hamilton (H3/1.1) born about 1889

Henry David Hamilton (H3/1.2) born about 1890

Robert Joseph Hamilton (H3/1.3) born about 1891

Johnnie Dew Hamilton (H3/1.4) born about 1892

Willie Mae Hamilton (twin) (H3/1.5) born about 1894

Charley Clay Hamilton (twin) (H3/1.6) born about 1894

Dora Frances Hamilton (H3/1.7) born May 22, 1895

Katie Mary Hamilton (H3/1.1), daughter of Charlie Clay "Ted" Hamilton

(H4/1.1) and Caroline Amanda Fish Hamilton (F4/5.8), was born about

1889. She was married about 1915 to Cleone Pitcock (P3/1.1).

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Henry David Hamilton (H3/1.2), son of Charlie Clay "Ted" Hamilton

(H4/1.2) and Caroline Amanda Fish Hamilton (F4/5.8), was born about

1890. He was married about 1912 to June Thompson (T3/1.1).

Robert Joseph Hamilton (H3/1.3), son of Charlie Clay "Ted" Hamilton

(H4/1.2) and Caroline Amanda Fish Hamilton (F4/5.8), was born about

1891. He was married about 1914 to Louise Cutsinger (C3/1.1).

Johnnie Dew Hamilton (H3/1.4), son of Charlie Clay "Ted" Hamilton

(H4/1.2) and Caroline Amanda Fish Hamilton (F4/5.8), was born about

1892. He was married about 1916 to Eunice Davenport (P3/1.1).

Willie Mae Hamilton (H3/1.5), twin daughter of Charlie Clay "Ted"

Hamilton (H4/1.1) and Caroline Amanda Fish Hamilton (F4/5.8), was born

about 1894. She was married about 1920 to Albert Williams (W3/1.1).

Charlie Clay Hamilton (H3/1.6), twin son of Charlie Clay "Ted" Hamilton

(H4/1.1) and Caroline Amanda Fish Hamilton (F4/5.8), was born about

1894. He was married to Agnes River (R3/1.1).

Dora Frances Hamilton (W3/1.7), daughter of Charlie Clay "Ted" Hamilton

(H4/1.1) and Caroline Amanda Fish Hamilton (F4/5.8), was born May 2,

1895. She was married in 1910 to John Rinks (R3/1.1). He died in 1918,

and she was remarried to Charlie Williams (W3/1.2). In 1971 they lived

in Graham, Texas.

Elizabeth Fish (F4/5.9), daughter of Joseph Adam Fish (F5/1.5) and

Frances Clark Fish (C5/1.13), was born about 1875. She did not appear

in the 1880 census enumeration of her father's household.

Thomas Fish (F4/5.10), son of Joseph Adam Fish (F5/1.5) and Frances

Clark Fish (F5/1.13), was born in September 1878. He appeared as a

three-year-old in the 1880 census of his father's household. A Tom

Fish, age 21, believed to be (F4/5.10), appeared in the 1900 census of

Martin County, Enumeration District 53, page 2, living alone. He was

married about 1901 to Ola Mahole (M4/1.1) in Stephens County. One

child, who died in infancy, was born to Thomas Fish (F4/5.10) and Ola

Mahole Fish (M4/1.1).

Leander Fish (F4/5.11), son of Joseph Adam Fish (F5/1.5) and Frances

Clark Fish (F5/1.13), was born about 1881. He lived about 1900 in

Chickasha, according to John W. Clark. "Joseph Fish, Jr. and John Henry

Clark were first cousins. They both owned farms 3 miles apart--Joseph

Fish in Grady County and John Henry Clark in Caddo County. However,

Joseph Fish only stayed a few years and moved away. Leander Fish was

the original land owner of 160 acres drawn August 29, 1901 located 14

miles southeast of Chickasha."

Children born to Leander Fish (F4/5.11) include:

Dan Fish (F3/11.1) born about 1901

Alvin Fish (F3/11.2) born about 1903

Dan Fish (F3/11.1), son of Leander Fish (F4/5.11), was born about 1901.

Later he lived near Vernon, Texas with two sons who were building

contractors.

Isaac Franklin Fish (F5/1.6), son of Joseph Martin Fish (F6/1.1) and

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Nancy "Ann" Dyches Fish (D6/1.2), was born in 1833 in Louisiana. He

appeared in the 1850 census as a 17-year-old. He was married February

21, 1858 to Nancy Whitmire Wood (W4/2.2), according to Jasper County

marriage records. She was the daughter of John L. Whitmire (W5/5.2) and

Harriett R. "Hannah" Miles Whitmire (M5/1.1).

Isaac Franklin Fish (F5/1.6) appeared as the head of a household in the

1860 census of Jasper County, Household 123-123:

"Fish, Isaac 27, born in Louisiana, farmer

Nancy 22,

Elias 2/12"

He was "enumerated beside Elias Whitmire," according to McGinty

research. Apparently Nancy Whitmire Wood Fish (W4/2.2) died during the

Civil War. He was remarried May 12, 1866 to Mrs. Sarah J. Herne,

according to Jasper County Marriage Book A, page 201.

On August 25, 1866 he received a deed from John A. Richardson of Harris

County, Texas to 160 acres in the Elijah Allen and John J. Laird Survey

located "six miles east of the Neches River and 31 miles south of

Jasper, Texas" for $150, according to Jasper County Deed Book H, page

224.

He was enumerated as the head of Household 234-235 in the 1870 census of

Jasper County. It is believed that Sarah J. Herne Fish died about 1878.

Isaac Franklin Fish (F5/1.6) received a deed November 19, 1879 from

Wiley Curry and his wife Angeline Moray Morse Whitmire Curry (M4/1.1) to

160 acres in the Benjamin Richardson Survey for $70, according to Jasper

County Deed Book P, page 618. He was remarried March 10, 1880 to Mrs.

Henrietta Blackman Craft, according to Jasper County Marriage Book C,

page 197.

They were enumerated in the 1880 census of Jasper County, Enumeration

District 39, page 17, precinct 4 as:

"Fish, Isaac 47, born in Louisiana, married within the year,

Henriette 27, born in Mississippi, wife

John M. 11, born in Texas, son

Leah A. 9, born in Texas, daughter

Nancy J. 7, born in Texas, daughter

Martin G. 5, born in Texas, son

Blackman, William 3, born in Texas, step-son"

On March 8, 1881 Isaac Franklin Fish (F5/1.6), "assignee of Wiley

Curry," received a patent from the State of Texas to 160 acres located

"33 miles south of Jasper on Cow Bayou," according to Jasper County Deed

Book P, page 602.

Apparently Isaac Franklin Fish (F5/1.6) died about 1881. Henrietta

Blackman Craft Fish was remarried August 1, 1882 to Dudley A. Johnson,

according to Jasper County Marriage Book D, page 52.

Children born to Isaac Franklin Fish (F5/1.6) and Nancy Whitmire Wood

Fish (W4/2.2) include:

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Elias Fish (F4/6.1) born in 1860

Children born to Isaac Franklin Fish (F5/1.6) and Sarah J. Herne Fish

include:

John Marion Fish (F4/6.2) born May 2, 1868

Leah A. "Lucy" Fish (F4/6.3) born in 1871

Nancy J. Fish (F4/6.4) born in 1873

Martin F. Fish (F4/6.5) born in 1875

Elias Fish (F4/6.1), son of Isaac Franklin Fish (F5/1.6) and Nancy

Whitmire Wood Fish (W4/2.2), was born in 1860. He was shown as "age

2/12" in the 1860 census of his father's household.

John Marion Fish (F4/6.2), son of Isaac Franklin Fish (F5/1.6) and Sarah

J. Herne Fish, was born May 2, 1868. According to Jasper County

Marriage Book E, page 49 he was married April 13, 1887 to Mrs. Margaret

L. "Maggie" Good who was born in Texas in March 16, 1863.

On May 4, 1889 John Marion Fish (F4/6.2) deeded his interest in the

property of Isaac Franklin Fish (F5/1.6) to R. C. Conn for $100,

according to Jasper County Deed Book P, pages 604-607. The deeds

covered 160 acres received an assignment from Wiley Curry, 160 acres in

Benjamin Richardson Survey and 160 acres in the Allen-Laird Survey.

They appeared in the 1900 census of Jasper County, Enumeration District

28, page 9, precinct 2:

"Fish, John M. 32, born May 1868 in Texas

Maggie L. 37, born May 1863 in Texas

Good, Dean H. 12, born January 1887 in Texas, Ad."

[It is believed that "Ad." above indicates "Adopted."]

Margaret L. "Maggie" Good Fish died October 21, 1932, according to her

tombstone in Jasper City Cemetery. John Marion Fish (F4/6.2) was

remarried August 6, 1933 to Georgia Broderick (B4/1.1), according to

Jasper County Marriage Book M, page 86. He, a merchant, was living near

Jasper in 1941, according to Judge Charles Augustus Lord (L4/1.1). Mary

Lucretia E. Lord Crusan (L2/2.3) in 1985 fondly recalled their visits to

the store of John Marion Fish (F4/6.2) and receiving candy each time.

He died May 6, 1952, according to his tombstone in Jasper City Cemetery.

No children were born to John Marion Fish (F4/6.2) and Georgia Broderick

Fish (B4/1.1).

Children born to John Marion Fish (F4/6.2) and Margaret L. "Maggie" Good

Fish include:

Bertha Fish (F3/2.1) born in 1902

Bertha Fish (F3/2.1), daughter of John Marion Fish (F4/6.2) and Margaret

L. "Maggie" Good Fish, was born and died in 1902, according to her

tombstone in Antioch Cemetery in Jasper County.

Leah A. "Lucy" Fish (F4/6.3), daughter of Isaac Franklin Fish (F5/1.6)

and Sarah J. Herne Fish, was born in 1871. She appeared as a nine-year-

old in the 1880 census of her father's household.

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Nancy J. Fish (F4/6.4), daughter of Isaac Franklin Fish (F5/1.6) and

Sarah J. Herne Fish, was born in 1873. She appeared as a seven-year-old

in the 1880 census of her father's household.

Martin F. Fish (F4/6.5), son of Isaac Franklin Fish (F5/1.6) and Sarah

J. Herne Fish, was born in 1875. He appeared as a five-year-old in the

1880 census of his father's household. He was married about 1902, to

Mary S. Coughlin (C4/1.1) who was born in 1874.

"M. S. and Martin Fish" gave a deed to 80 acres to B. A. Richardson

April 26, 1905, according to Newton County Deed Book N, page 408.

Martin F. Fish (F4/6.5) received a quit claim deed July 14, 1906 from

Martin Smith to property in Newton County, according to Deed Book N,

page 589. Martin F. Fish (F4/6.5) and Mary S. Coughlin Fish (C4/1.1)

gave a timber deed to Miller-Link Lumber Company August 27, 1906,

according to Newton County Deed Book Y, page 398.

He received a deed January 7, 1908 from "Lizzie and Abe Christopherson

in the J. D. Ray Headright," according to Newton County Deed Book 4,

page 114. He received a deed to adjoining property December 18, 1912

from U. B. Ogden and his wife, Lottie Ogden, according to Newton County

Deed Book 8, page 186.

Martin F. Fish (F4/6.5) and Mary S. Coughlin Fish (C4/1.1) deeded 40

acres to A. L. Whitman January 30, 1913, according to Newton County Deed

Book 8, page 190. They deeded another 40 acres to Eddie Walker March

19, 1913, according to Newton County Deed Book 8, page 223. They deeded

35 acres in the J. D. Ray Headright to Richard West December 1, 1913,

according to Newton County Deed Book 12, page 565.

Martin F. Fish (F4/6.5) received a deed to an interest in 40 acres in

the J. D. Ray Headright March 9, 1914 from Eddie Walker and his wife,

Ethel Walker, according to Newton County Deed Book 11, page 584.

Apparently Mary S. Coughlin Fish (C4/1.1) died about 1926. Martin F.

Fish (F4/6.5) was remarried July 27, 1928 to Mrs. Ida McKinnon,

according to Newton County Marriage Book K, page 367.

They gave an oil and gas lease January 26, 1934 to Charles Martin,

according to Newton County Deed Book 47, page 134. On November 28, 1936

they deeded 17.67 acres to Rheuben Hathcox and Grace Hathcox, according

to Newton County Deed Book 54, page 366.

Martin F. Fish (F4/6.5) died January 6, 1953, according to his tombstone

in Trout Creek Cemetery in Newton County. No children were born to him

and Ida McKinnon Fish.

Children born to Martin F. Fish (F4/6.5) and Mary S. Coughlin Fish

(C4/1.1) include:

Mildred Fish (F3/5.1) born September 22, 1903

Martin Effie Fish (F3/5.3) born March 3, 1912

Mildred Fish (F3/5.1), daughter of Martin F. Fish (F4/6.5) and Mary S.

Coughlin Fish (C4/1.1), was born September 22, 1903, according to Newton

County Birth Book 1, page 7.

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Martin Effie Fish (F3/5.3), daughter of Martin F. Fish (F4/6.5) and Mary

S. Coughlin Fish (C4/1.1), was born March 3, 1912 at Call, Texas,

according to Newton County Probate Birth Book 3, page 483. She was

described as the "third child, three living." Martin F. Fish (F4/6.5)

was a resident of Newton County October 14, 1942 when he filed an

affidavit to obtain the birth certificate. Martin Effie Fish (F3/5.3)

was married March 15, 1928 to J. D. Bean (B3/1.1), according to Newton

County Marriage Book K, page 338.

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5708 Gary Avenue

Lubbock, Texas, 79413 DYCHESMS.018, 12/15/87

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