Fountain Miller Bivens (1853 - 1908)

Born Nov 1853 in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States

Husband of Charlotte Anna Fiscus — married 30 Nov 1873 in Scott County, Iowa, USA

Descendants

Died 5 Oct 1908 at age 54 in Old Gilcrest, Mercer County, Illinois, USA

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Biography

Born: NOV 1853, Terre Haute, Vigo Co, Indiana, USA^[1][2][3]

Married Charlotte Anna Fiscus on 3 NOV 1873 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA^[4][5]

Death: 5 OCT 1908, Old Gilcrest, Mercer Co, IL, USA^[1]

Residences

1860 Perrytown Township, Mercer County, Illinois^[6]

1880 Duncan, Mercer, Illinois, USA^[3]

1900 Viola, Mercer County, Illinois, USA^[2]

Research Notes

• There is varying information about the birth locations of his parents. The information imported for them says Shephard was born in Indiana and Rebecca was born in South Carolina. The following census listings show different places:
  • 1860 Census with Shephard as the head of the household:

    Shephard born in South Carolina; Rebecca in Kentucky^[6]

  • 1900 Census for Fountain says

    Shephard born in Kentucky; Rebecca in Indiana.^[2]

• Fact: Residence (1880) Duncan, Mercer, Illinois, United States
• Fact: Residence (1900) Viola, Greene Township, Mercer, Illinois, United States

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Hamlet - Graham Lee Cemetery Book: List of people buried at Hamlet - Graham Lee Cemetery
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS4L-KR6 : accessed 1 August 2019), Fountain M Bivens, Greene Township Viola village, Mercer, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 70, sheet 19A, family 418, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,330.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1880 United States Federal Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited...; Census Place: Duncan, Mercer, Illinois; Roll: 236; Family History Film: 1254236; Page: 274D; Enumeration District: 173; Image: 0334. Birth date: abt 1843 Birth place: Indiana Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Duncan, Mercer, Illinois, United States (http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=30521840&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt)
4. ↑ Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Iowa Marriages, 1851-1900 Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data - See extended description for original data sources listed by county; Marriage date: 3 Nov 1873; Marriage place: Scott County, IA (http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=iamarr1851&h=96387&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt)
5. ↑ Ancestry.com Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6HJ-YTC : 11 June 2019), Faunten M Bivans in entry for Shepherd Bivans, 1870.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 19 October 2019, 15:51), entry for Fountain Miller Bivens(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L768-VMZ); contributed by various users.

See also:

• Fountain M. Bivens (1853-1908) on Find A Grave: Memorial #38964330 retrieved 01 August 2019

• Ancestry.com U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;