James Sanders Fiscus (1871)

Born 31 Jan 1871 in Indiana, USA

Ancestors

Died [date unknown] in Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States

Biography

James was born in Jan 1871 in Worthington, Greene County, Indiana to Daniel (or Nathan?) and Rebecca (Conder) Fiscus.^[1]

In 1920, James and Josie were living in Benton Township, Adair County, Missouri. Both were working at the county infirmary -- James as superintendant (looks like of the farm there?); Josie as a housekeeper. Six children are listed in the census, as well, ranging in age from 18 to 2 -- William, Melvin, Vinessa, Zella, Chester and Lillie.^[2]

James died on 24 Aug 1960 in Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri. He's buried in the Refuge Church Cemetery in Adair County.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 April 2021), memorial page for James Sanders Fiscus (1 Jan 1871–24 Aug 1960), Find A Grave: Memorial #48934183, citing Refuge Church Cemetery, Adair County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by NE MO (contributor 46863367). The information entered on the memorial gives his father's name as "Nathan," but he's connected to Daniel."
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8WK-K4H : 2 February 2021), James S Fiscus, 1920.

See also:

• Lovell, Rosemary (Faulk). Owen County Cousins (J. G. Hauser, Inc., 1977) For repository information see: WorldCat; entry for Daniel Fiscus, p. 546. Gives no information about wife and children.

• Adair County Infirmary records: https://library.truman.edu/manuscripts/A2-Adair_Co_Infirmary.asp