George Wood Lish (1841 - 1918)

Born 14 Jun 1841 in Minisink, Orange, NY, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Rachel (Sharp) Lish — married 4 Mar 1866 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA, USA

Died 25 Mar 1918 at age 76 in Missoula, Missoula, MT, USA

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Biography

Name: George Wood Lish. Source: #S6 Database online. Record for Harriet Ann Tripp Born 14 JUN 1841. Minisink, Orange, NY, USA. Died 25 MAR 1918. Missoula, Missoula, MT, USA.

Notes

Note N1075George W LISH and Rachel SHARP A family letter form 1980 by Evelyn Burke says George was born January 14 1835, Litchfield Michigan. George was possibly named after a neighbor George WOOD, who went for the doctor at George's birth. His family moved to Utah, he stayed behind and lived with George WOOD until 1850, when he was 15. He left for California with 22 other men. They wintered in Utah and continued to California in 1851. In 1856 he decided to return to Michigan for a girl, but found her married with a family. He trekked back to California in 1857, where he married Rachel SHARP, on 4 March 1861. George Wood LISH and Rachel SHARP were divorced in the 1880s. George married Mande BUCHANON in 1900. Other researchers give a June 14, 1841 birth date. George married Rachel March 4 1861. There were 3 children who died in infancy according to family letters. 1870 George and Rachel are in San Bernardino CA. They have 2 daughters Rachel, and Rhoda. The 1880 census has Rachel Lish as a wife to G. W. Lish. They are in Portage, Box Elder, Utah. They have 5 children, 4 were born in CA, the last born in UT. George commits suicide March 25 1918. Obituary says 5 week stay in hospital and, senility are cause of suicide.

Sources

• Source: S6 Ancestry.com Public Member Trees Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;