Ethel May (Shaffer) Fisher (1896 - 1988)

Born 23 Sep 1896 in Fort Recovery, Mercer Co., Ohio, USA

Wife of Lester Randall Fisher — married 31 May 1917 in Akron, Summit Co., Ohio, USA

Descendants

Died 23 Jul 1988 at age 91 in Los Angeles Co., California, USA

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Biography

Ethel Shaffer was born in September 1896 in Fort Recovery, Ohio.

1900 census^[1] 1910 census^[2]

She married Lester Fisher 31 May 1917 in Akron, Ohio.^[3]

1920 census -- Barnesville, Belmont Co., Ohio, USA

Lester R Fisher, head, rent, male, white, age 24, married, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, wood shop foundry co., Ethel Fisher, wife, female, white, age 23, married, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Edith Fisher, daughter, female, white, age 1 9/12, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio.^[4]

1930 census -- Long Beach, Los Angeles Co., California, USA

Lester R Fisher, head, rent $25, white, male, age 35, married, first married @ 21, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, garage mechanic; Ethel M Fisher, wife, white, female, age 33, married, first married @ 20, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Edith M Fisher, daughter, white, female age 12, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, attended school; Louise A Fisher, daughter, white, female age 9, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, attended school; Lester R Fisher Jr, son, white, male age 8, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, attended school; Ruth M Fisher, daughter, white, female age 5, single, born California, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Paul R Fisher, son, white, male age 1 3/12, single, born California, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio;^[5]

1940 census -- Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Lester R Fisher, head, own $3500, white, male, age 45, married, 8th grade education, born Ohio, same place 1935, automobile mechanic automobile repair garage; Ethel M Fisher, wife, informant, white, female, age 43, married, 2 years high school education, born Ohio, same place 1935, waitress; Louise A Fisher, daughter, white, female age 19, single, 4 years high school education, born Ohio, same place 1935, saleslady retail five and ten; Lester R Fisher Jr, son, white, male age 18, single, attended school, 2 years high school education, born Ohio, same place 1935; Ruth M Fisher, daughter, white, female age 15, single, attended school, 2 years high school education, born California, same place 1935; Paul R Fisher, son, white, male age 11, single, attended school, 4th grade education, born California, same place 1935; Edith M Fisher, daughter, white, female, age 22, married, 2 years college education, born Ohio, same place 1935^[6]

She died 23 July 1988 in Los Angeles Co., California.^[7][8]She is buried in Westminister Memorial Park in Westminister, California.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MM69-QH4 : 22 January 2015), Ethel M Shaffer in household of George Shaffer, Recovery township Ft. Recovery village (part), Mercer, Ohio, United States; citing sheet 14B, family 249, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,304.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/ML65-DBM : 29 October 2015), Ethel M Shaffer in household of George C Shaffer, Hamilton Ward 6, Butler, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 21, sheet 15A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,167.
3. ↑ Summit County Court of Common Pleas - Probate Division; Akron, Ohio; Volume Number or Range of Dates: Vol 29 (p. 80-end)-Vol 30 (p. 1-301, cont), 1916-1917; Roll: 0308S - Roll 20
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MDY7-17H : 14 December 2015), Ethel Fisher in household of Lester R Fisher, Barnesville Ward 1, Belmont, Ohio, United States; citing sheet 10B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,350.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XCJG-NGC : 8 December 2015), Ethel M Fisher in entry for Lester R Fisher, 1930.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K96Y-2HJ : accessed 29 October 2016), Ethel M Fisher in household of Lester R Fisher, Councilmanic District 9, Long Beach, Long Beach Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 59-137, sheet 13B, family 380, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 370.
7. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JTCH-5P5 : 19 May 2014), Ethel M Fisher, 23 Jul 1988; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
8. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VGT8-D95 : 26 November 2014), Ethel May Fisher, 23 Jul 1988; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124997146/ethel-may-fisher : accessed 12 September 2021), memorial page for Ethel May Shaffer Fisher (23 Sep 1896–23 Jul 1988), Find A Grave: Memorial #124997146, citing Westminster Memorial Park, Westminster, Orange County, California, USA ; Maintained by Susan Adkins (contributor 47343043) .