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Catherine Fish, daughter of Joseph Martin Fish (F6/1.1) and Nancy "Ann" Dy­ches Fish (D6/1.4), was born about 1826 in Louisiana.  She was 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 Dresses (D3/2.2), his daughter.  He received a land grant from the State of Texas in Cook 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      born in 1875

        Nettie Dresser                       born about 1880

        Grover Cleveland Dresser    born about 1884

        John Dresser                          born about 1887

        Jennie Dresser                       born about 1890

        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             born September 11, 1899

        Elzada Dresser                    born January 24, 1901

        Milton Benjamin Dresser   born October 20, 1904

        Elbert Joseph Dresser         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.

 

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 gov­ernment service.  At that time they lived at 150-67 Rancho Santa Fe Road, San Marcos, California.

 

Children born to them include:

 

        Mary Louise Dresser          born January 9, 1933

        Julian Donald Dresser        born June 13, 1935

        William Wayne Dresser      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       born June 11, 1952

        Martin Dane McDaniel     born in 1955

        Donald Wayne McDaniel  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.

 

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, Texas.  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:

 

"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."

 

It is believed that a third son, (D4/1.3), name unknown, was born to Wylie Dresser (D5/1.1) and Catherine Fish Dresser (D5/1.4) about 1850.  It is believed that he ac­companied his brother Wylie Dresser (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 Wylie Dresser (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, Wylie Dresser (D4/1.1).  In a letter written April 2, 1909 he mentioned that he "left Unkle Wylie 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, Mil­ton 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 [known] 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 Wylie 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 a farm or 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, 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"

 

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Joseph Adam Fish, son of Joseph Martin Fish and Nancy "Ann" Dyches Fish, 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, 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, one-fourth Cherokee, the thirteenth child of William Clark and Frances Elizabeth Isaacs Clark, according to John W. Clark, Fish family re­searcher of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  She was born in January 1835 in Sabine County.  Frances Elizabeth Isaacs Clarks, the daughter of Elijah Isaacs and Esther Donaho Isaacs, died in the summer of 1836, according to "More Early Southeast Texas Families" by Madeleine Martin.  William Clark, who was born about 1790 in South Carolina, died about 1856 in Sabine County.

 

Lera Nix Beck in 1949 wrote of Frances Clark:

 

"Frances Clark was also born in Sabine County, near Beaver Lake, in 1836.  They were married in 1851 on her father's plantation where 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, No. 367-377, who had remarried Mary "Polly" Dyches Kyle Strong, aunt of Joseph Adam Fish .

 

In 1862 he enlisted in Second Volunteer Texas Cavalry Regiment and served until the end of the war.  In 1869 they had returned to Sabine County.  In 1871 Joseph Adam Fish returned to Johnson County.  In 1873 they lived in Hamilton County, Texas.  Following this residence Joseph Adam Fish 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 born Texas, son"

 

In 1900 Joseph Adam Fish and Frances Clark Fish appeared in the enumeration of the household of Martha J. Smith Fish, 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."

 

In 1904 Joseph Adam Fish, at the age of 74, while a resident of Ranger, Texas, filed a pension application.  In his application he stated that he was "unable to labor."  He stated that he enlisted in the Second Volunteer Texas Cavalry Regiment and served until the end of hostilities.  He mentioned that he owned "two ponies and one mule."  He received Confederate Pension No. 10285. 

 

Joseph Adam Fish, "asthmatic," died December 16, 1905, according to Stephens County Death Book 1.  Frances Clark Fish received Confederate Widow's Pen­sion No. 12626 shortly before her death about 1908 in Stephens County.

 

Children born to Joseph Adam Fish and Frances Clark Fish include:

 

          Beckie Jane Fish                                       born in 1853

          John Houston Fish                                    born in 1856

          Mary F. Fish                                              born in 1858

          William J. Fish                                          born in 1863

          Cyrus Monroe Fish                                   born April 1, 1865

          Isaac Franklin Fish                                    born in 1869

          Mira "Sanna" Fish                                     born in 1871

          Caroline Amanda Fish                              born in 1873

          Elizabeth Fish                                           born about 1875

          Thomas Fish                                              born in Sept. 1878

          Leander Fish                                              born about 1881

 

Beckie Jane Fish, daughter of Joseph Adam Fish and Frances Clark Fish, was born in 1853, probably in Sabine County.  She was burned to death by the fire around a washpot in 1854.

 

John Houston Fish, son of Joseph Adam Fish and Frances Clark Fish, was born in 1856 in Williamson County.  He was married in Johnson County February 8, 1872 to Martha J. Smith, 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 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, 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 and Martha J. Smith Fish include:

 

          Leander Fish                                              born February 26, 1873

          Daniel William Fish                                 born December 1878

          William Douglas Fish                              born about 1881

          Betty Bernena Fish                                    born about 1883

 

Leander Fish, son of John Houston Fish and Martha J. Smith Fish, 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 in Oklahoma Territory May 11, 1890 to Mary Elizabeth Sims who was born January 24, 1872 to Edward Sims and Mary E. Hilliard Sims.  Edward Sims was born in Louisiana in 1824, and his wife was born in 1840 in Georgia.  Mary Elizabeth Sims Fish died May 19, 1930 was buried at Turkey, Texas.  Leander Fish died August 31, 1947 at Lefors, Texas and was buried at Turkey.

 

Thirteen children were born to Leander Fish and Mary Elizabeth Sims Fish:

 

          Alvan Donel Fish                                      born in September 1891

          Amanda Melvina Fish                               born in November 1892

          Josa Berneanes Fish                                  born December 10, 1893

          John Daved Fish                                        born February 24, 1895

          Effia Jane Fish                                          born October 31, 1896

          Ora Marthy Fish                                        born May 30, 1898

          Grasa Lee Fish                                           born July 2, 1900

          Benia Franklin Fish                                  born June 17, 1903

          James Howard Fish                                   born November 2, 1905

          Irby Eloyed Fish                                        born February 28, 1908

          Archer William Fish                                 born September 2, 1909

          Bermay Mattia Fish                                  born March 24, 1912

          Glynn Buffurd Fish                                   born April 17, 1914

 

Alvan Donel Fish, son of Leander Fish and Mary Elizabeth Sims Fish, was born in September 1891.  He was married November 4, 1910 to May Hodges.  He died May 4, 1963 in Pampa, Texas.  Children born to Alvan Donald Fish and May Hodges Fish are unknown.

 

Amanda Melvina Fish, daughter of Leander Fish and Mary Elizabeth Sims Fish, was born in November 1892.  She was married December 25, 1910 to Walter Kemp.  She died March 12, 1926 in Knox County, Texas.

 

Josa Berneanes Fish, daughter of Leander Fish and Mary Elizabeth Sims Fish, was born  was born December 10, 1893.  She was married October 10, 1910 to Luther Warren.  She died April 24, 1971 at Tishomingo, Oklahoma.

 

Children born to them include:

 

          Lloyd Warren                                                                born about 1912

          Lankford Warren                                                          born about 1914

          Arthur Warren                                                              born about 1917

          Billie Warren                                                                born about 1921

          Faye Warren [twin]                                                      born about 1925

          Mae Warren [twin]                                                       born about 1925

 

John Daved Fish, son of Leander Fish and Mary Elizabeth Sims Fish, was born February 24, 1895.  He was married November 8, 1914 to Virgie Robinett.  He was remarried to Mary Hendricks October 28, 1924. 

 

Children born to John Daved Fish, Virgie Robinett Fish and Mary Hendricks Fish include:

 

          John David Fish, Jr.                                                     born about 1916

          Dorothy Fish                                                                born about 1918

          Ora Martha Fish                                                           born about 1920

          Irby Joe Fish                                                                 born about 1923

          Winston Fish                                                                born about 1925

          Lee Roy Fish                                                                born about 1927

          Buford Fish                                                                  born about 1930

          Wanda Fish                                                                   born about 1934

 

Effia Jane Fish, daughter of Leander Fish and Mary Elizabeth Sims Fish, was born October 31, 1896 in Stephens County.  She died there the following year, August 8, 1897 and was buried in Macedonia Cemetery at Caddo, Texas.

 

Ora Marthy Fish, daughter of Leander Fish and Mary Elizabeth Sims Fish, was born May 30, 1898 in Stephens County.  She was married March 26, 1928 at Turkey to Roy Hill.  She died April 25, 1981 in Hereford, Texas.

 

Benia Franklin Fish, son of Leander Fish and Mary Elizabeth Sims Fish, was born June 17, 1903 in Stephens County.  He was April 1, 1925 to Josie Whitaker.  He died July 27, 1963 at Iowa Park, Texas.  No children were born to Benia Franklin Fish and Josie Whitaker Fish.

 

James Howard Fish, son of Leander Fish and Mary Elizabeth Sims Fish, was born November 2, 1905 in Stephens County.  He was married November 14, 1926 to Lillie Sophrona Hendricks at Turkey.  She is regarded as a sister to Mary Hendricks who was married to John David Fish.  Later he removed to Hereford, Texas.  His father lived with him in his later years.

 

Children born to James Howard Fish and Lillie Sophrona Hendricks Fish include:

 

          Virgil Fish                                                                    born about 1928

          Wanda Fish                                                                   born about 1931

          Beryl Fish                                                                     born about 1936

 

Beryl Fish, son of James Howard Fish and Lillie Sophrona Hendricks Fish, was born about 1928.  He was married about 1959 to Ruth Holloway.  In 1996, they continued to live in Hereford where Ruth Holloway Fish is active in researching the Fish family.

 

Grasa Lee Fish, daughter of Leander Fish and Mary Elizabeth Sims Fish, was born July 2, 1900 in Stephens County.  She was married September 28, 1928 to Walter Kemp, her brother-in-law who was previously married to her sister, Amanda Melvina Fish who died March 12, 1926 in Knox County.

 

Irby Eloyed Fish, son of Leander Fish and Mary Elizabeth Sims Fish, was born February 18, 1908 in Stephens County.  He was married about 1931, wife's name Elizabeth.  He removed to Hale County, Texas.  He died May 10, 1992 in Archer City, Texas.  No children were born to Irby Eloyed Fish and Elizabeth Fish.  They reared two children of the sister of Elizabeth Fish, Quentin Robinson and Arlene Robinson.

 

Archer William Fish, son of Leander Fish and Mary Elizabeth Sims Fish, was born September 2, 1909 in Archer County, Texas.  He was married there September 20, 1933 to Ollie Louise Brewer.  She was the daughter of Clarence E. Brewer and Lydia Mae Davis Brewer.  In the 1940s, he became a waterwell contractor.  He died December 30, 1985 in Plainview, Texas. 

 

Children born to Archer William Fish and Ollie Louise Brewer Fish include:

 

          Jeryl Yvonne Fish                                     born May 29, 1934

          Shirley Irene Fish                                      born May 4, 1936

          Lydia Pearl Fish                                        born February 23, 1938

          Patricia Annette Fish                                born June 23, 1939

          Robert Lee Fish                                         born September 11, 1940

 

Jeryl Yvonne Fish, daughter of Archer William Fish and Ollie Louise Brewer Fish, was born May 29, 1934 in Archer County.  She was married in Hale County December 31, 1949 at age 15 to Don Franklin Cargill.  He died about 1989.  In 1996, she continued to make her home in Plainview where she was active in researching her Fish family.

 

Shirley Irene Fish, daughter of Archer William Fish and Ollie Louise Brewer Fish, was born March 4, 1936 at Archer City.  She was married August 5, 1950, at age 14, in Clovis, New Mexico to Claude Newman Cox.  She died November 23, 1977 in Amarillo, Texas and was buried in Hart, Texas.  Claude Newman Cox died March 7, 1986.

 

Lydia Pearl Fish, daughter of Archer William Fish and Ollie Louise Brewer Fish, was born February 23, 1938 at Archer City.  She was married to George D. Adams in Clovis, New Mexico July 9, 1955.

 

Patricia Annette Fish, daughter of Archer William Fish and Ollie Louise Brewer Fish, was born June 23, 1939 at Archer City.  she was married April 6, 1957 at Plainview to Robbie D. Traylor.

 

Robert Lee Fish, son of Archer William Fish and Ollie Louise Brewer Fish, was born September 11, 1946 in Olney, Texas.  He was married January 10, 1957 in Plainview to DeLoyce Meek.  He was remarried about 1967 to Judy J. Simpson.  His third marriage about 1977, was to Mickey Lavonne Casey.  Children born to Robert Lee Fish, DeLoyce Meek Fish, Judy J. Simpson Fish and Mickey Lavonne Casey Fish are unknown.

 

Bermay Mattia Fish, daughter of Leander Fish and Mary Elizabeth Sims Fish, was born March 24, 1912.  She was married to Bill Saverance about 1940.  In the 1980s she lived in a nursing home in Ft. Worth, Texas.  No children were born to them.

 

Glynn Bufford Fish, son of Leander Fish and Mary Elizabeth Sims Fish, was born April 17, 1914.  He was married July 6, 1934 to Lottie McGinnis at Pampa, Texas.  He died January 22, 1992 at Fritch, Texas. 

 

Children born to Glynn Bufford Fish and Lottie McGinnis Fish include:

 

          Patricia  Christine Fish                                                born about 1937

          Dale Glynn Fish                                                           born about 1940

          Jean Sharon Fish                                                          born about 1946

 

Daniel William Fish, son of John Houston Fish and Martha J. Smith Fish, 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 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 and Eloiza Jennings Fish in­clude:

 

          Burney Fish [twin]                                             born about 1900

          Barney Fish [twin]                                              born about 1900

          Joe Fish [twin]                                                    born about 1902

          Jim Fish [twin]                                                   born about 1902

          Lois Fish                                                              born about 1905

          Zada Fish                                                             born about 1907

          Velma Fish                                                          born about 1910

    Ruth Fish                                                             born about 1912

          Bertha Fish                                                          born about 1915

          John Fish                                                             born about 1918

          Milton Fish                                                          born about 1921

 

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Burney Fish, twin son of Daniel William Fish and Eloiza Jennings Fish, was born about 1900.  In 1948 he lived at 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, Texas, include:

 

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

 

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 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:

 

        "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 (F3/5.1), 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 (W1/1.1).  She, daughter of William Sanford Wood (W2/1.1) and Clara Cassandra Feagans Wood (F2/1.1), was born June 2, 1890 at Dublin.  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 (F3/5.1) and Cassandra Ella Wood Fish (W1/1.1) 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 (F3/5.1) and Cassandra Ella Wood Fish (W1/1.1), 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 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 (F3/5.1) and Cassandra El­la Wood Fish (W1/1.1), was born September 24, 1923 at Snyder.  She was married there September 4, 1942 to John Terrell Lynch, Jr. (L2/1.1).  He was born October 26, 1923 at Paducah, Texas to John Terrell Lynch (L3/1.1) and Tabitha Ann Coffee Lynch (C3/1.1).  In 1970 they lived in Waco, Texas.  He, a colonel in U. S. Army Reserve, was city manager of Gatesville, Texas in 1983.  In 1984 she was employed in the Physics Department at Baylor University in Waco.

 

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).  He was born September 16, 1942 in Denison, Texas to Herbert Elliston Wright (W2/1.1) and Brunie Faye Fisher Wright (F2/1.1).  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 office.  In 1984 he continued with Internal Revenue Service and lived in Lubbock, Texas.

 

Children born to them include:

 

          Sandra Anne Wright                                           born March 31, 1973

 

John Terrell Lynch III (L1/1.2), son of John Terrell Lynch, Jr. (L21/1.1) 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 Snyder. In 1970 he was a civil engineering student at Texas A&M University.  He was married about 1972 to Jann Malene Loveless (L1/1.1).  She was born February 5, 1952 in Waco to Cleatus Embry Loveless (L2/1.1) and Marguerite Neyland Loveless (N2/1.1).  In 1983 he was a civil engineer in Arlington, Texas, and she was an art teacher there.

 

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.

 

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 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).

 

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 (W3/1.1).  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, Oklahoma, 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 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, Texas 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:

 

        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 on 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.

 

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.

 

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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