Solomon Fiscus (1812 - 1879)

Born 18 Nov 1812 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Son of Johann Frederic Fiscus and Maria Magdalena (Arney) Fiscus

Husband of Sarah M. (Conder) Fiscus — married 15 Aug 1832 in Owen County, Indiana, USA

Descendants

Died Oct 1879 at age 66 in Jefferson, Owen, Indiana, USA

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Biography

1847 & 1850 Riots in Owen Co. Indiana

There is an account of some events that took place between 1847 and 1850 in Owen County, Indiana describing a "Lawless mob numbering some 75 or 80" of their county who "secretly under the cover of night [were] committing depredations on community for years past." A series of letters were written to the Governor of Indiana and some county (?) judges and have been transcribed at the Phipps Genealogy blog. These petitions are asking the Governor and Judges to "remit" the fines assessed against some of the county citizens who were trying to "rid there neighborhood of the gang of thieves which had been there for years."

The following transcription of one of the letters best describes the situation that occurred:

“State of Indiana
Owen County

“To his Excellency the Governor of the State of Indiana

“The undersigned humbly petitioning, showeth to Your Excellency that at the March term of the owen county circuit court for 1850 Bryant Baugues John Crows and william Crows was tried for a Riot. the state proved that said Defts [i.e. defendants] forsed open the doors of the dwelling house of one samuel G. Taylor Defts say for the purpose of Apprehending one Meshach phipps, who was consealing himself from an Indictment against him for horse stealing and said Defts supposed said phipps to be at said Taylors and the shiriff of owen County, having offered a Reward of fifty dollars for the body of said phipps and said difts [i.e. defendants] following under firm conviction that said Taylor was harbering said horsethief and no damage done to any person the defts ware [sic; were] fine $.22.00 Each & costs the costs amounting to $.35.06. the undersigned are of opinion that the costs to be paid are sufficiently punishment for such offence they would therefore petition Your honor to Remit said fine and they will Ever be in duty bound &c”

According to the Phipps Genealogy blog, the above was signed by a long list of county residents, including:

• [Levi? Fiscus? (name is partly cut off of photocopy)] (probably Levi Fiscus (1815-1884), first cousin of Henry & John, below, who are brothers)
• John Fiscus (John Adam Fiscus Jr. (1816-1904))
• Henry Fiscus [married Elizabeth Condor] (probably Henry Fiscus (1803-1891))

Solomon was a signer of a previous petition addressed to James Whitcomb, the current Governor of Indiana.^[1]

Timeline

1812 Solomon was born in Stokes County, North Carolina to Johann Frederick Fiscus and Maria Magdalena Arney.^{[citation needed][2]}

1840 Solomon was listed as the head of the household in the 1840 Census in Jefferson Township, Owen County, Indiana. No names or relationships were given, but the enumeration of the family members matches with the children who were born in 1840 or before.^[3]

1850 Solomon and Sarah ("Sally"") were living in Jefferson Township, Owen County, Indiana with nine children: Noah Fiscus (17), Malinda (15), Matilda (14), Wesley (12), Frederic (11), Polly (8), Lawrence (6), Thomas (4), and Huldah (2).^[4]

1860 Solomon and Sarah moved to Jefferson Township, Owen County, Indiana sometime between 1850 and the enumeration of this census. Ten of their children were listed in the household: Noah (27), Wesley (19), Frederick (18), Mary (16), Lawrence ("Larance") (15), Thomas (13), Mahulda ("Huldah") (11), Solomon ("Soloman") (9), Sarah (7) and Ellen (4).^[5]

1870 Solomon and Sarah were still living in Indiana. There were three children left in the household -- Solomon, Sarah and Ellen -- as well as a young man named Jacob Hubbell^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Phipps Genealogy,1847 and 1850 Riots, Owen County, Indiana (June 2, 2012) : accessed on 26 Nov 2020 by J. Ricketts.
2. ↑ Lovell, p. 549, entry for Solomon Fiscus
3. ↑ '1840 Census: "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHB6-Y28 : 24 August 2015), Solomon Fiscus, Jefferson Township, Owen, Indiana, United States; citing p. 110, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 89; FHL microfilm 7,728.
4. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJ1-VJY : 9 November 2014), Solomon Fiscus, Jefferson, Owen, Indiana, United States; citing family 519, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4NQ-DXT : 30 December 2015), Solomon Fiscus, 1860. Confirms his birth year of 1812.
6. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
   citing Page: 5; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 29; Digital film/folder number: 004263022_002_M9CX-LVQ; FHL microfilm: 000545847; Image number: 113; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01426-2
   (FamilySearch Record: MX6H-LLG : accessed 22 March 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6P63-2WL
   Soloman Fiscus (55) head of household in Jefferson Township, Owen, Indiana, United States. Born in North Carolina.

See also:

• » Lovell, Rosemary (Faulk). Owen County Cousins (J. G. Hauser, Inc., 1977) For repository information see: WorldCat

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on GEDmatch who share a 18.4 cM segment on chromosome 17, consisting of Robert Fiscus, GEDmatch kit # Z001434, and Pat (Lee) Pilling, his 4th cousin 2x removed, GEDmatch kit # DS9904134, and M Mercer, his 4th cousin 2x removed, GEDmatch kit # PY3011992. (Pat and M are 6th cousins.) Their most-recent common ancestors are Johann Arney and Maria Volk, the 3x great grandparents of Robert Fiscus and 5x great grandparents of both Pat (Lee) Pilling and M Mercer.