William Fiscus
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William Allen Fiscus (1823 - 1894)

William Allen [uncertain] Fiscus
Born in Owen County, Indiana, USAmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
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Husband of — married 4 Sep 1845 (to 25 Jun 1894) in Owen County, Indiana, USAmap
Descendants descendants
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Died at age 71 in New Albany, Wilson County, Kansas, USAmap
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Biography

William was born in 1823 and died in 1894.

He is listed as the son of Jacob and Mary "Polly" (Moser) Fiscus in Lovell's Owen County Cousins. She gives his wife's name as "Margaret Moser,"[1] but his Find-a-Grave memorial gives her name as "Mary Martha Mosier."[2]

William Fiscus and Mary Moser were married 3 Sep 1845 in Owen County, Indiana[3].

Their children:

Malinda Jane - May 21, 1848
Rebecca Ellen - July 6, 1850
Hulda Ann - January 15, 1852
Henry David Fiscus (1854-1934)
Ransom Fiscus (1857-1940)
Wily Bucklaman - April 25, 1859
Matilda Salina - October 5, 1861
William Allen Fiscus (1864-1944)
Mary Lucinda - September 5, 1866. Married John David Witt 1887 in Wilson Co., Kansas.
Elijah Simon Fiscus (1868-1947)
Laura Alice - May 11, 1871

Censuses

1860 - Fiscus family was living in Newton County, Missouri[4] The family consisted of William (37 born IN), Mary (33 born NC), Melinda, Huldah, Henry, Ransom and Rebecca. All of the children show as born in Indiana except Ransom shows as born in Missouri. Ages are 12, 10, 8, 4 and 6. There are 2 Moser families on the same page: Daniel 60 years and Samuel 32, both born in NC.

1880 - The Fiscus family was in Fall River, Wilson Co., Kansas.[5] William is 59 years old (born 1821 in NC) and a farmer. Mary is listed as 53 years old (born 1827 in NC). Children listed are William, Lucinda, Elijah S. and Laura H. (ages 14, 11, 8 and 7).

Sources

  1. ↑ Lovell, Rosemary (Faulk). Owen County Cousins (J. G. Hauser, Inc., 1977) For repository information see: WorldCat, entry for Jacob Fiscus, p. 534-5
  2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109864541/william-fiscus: accessed 02 January 2023), memorial page for William Fiscus (15 Jan 1823–26 Jun 1894), Find A Grave: Memorial #109864541, citing Jackson Cemetery, New Albany, Wilson County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by fnppjp (contributor 48080589).
  3. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXFF-HJN : Thu Oct 19 14:29:25 UTC 2023), Entry for William Fiscus and Mary Moser, 03 Sep 1845.
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHZ1-HJJ : 14 December 2017), William Fiscus, 1860.
  5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MF5R-7LF : 12 August 2017), William Fiscus, Fall River, Wilson, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 180, sheet 45A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0399; FHL microfilm 1,254,399.




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Fiscus-32 Julie (Fiscus) Ricketts
Fiscus-1165 and Fiscus-303 appear to represent the same person because: Same birth & death info, same wife and parents
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Witt-1888 Holly Witt
Fiscus-733 and Fiscus-303 appear to represent the same person because: All vitals match. The fiscus-303 record did not appear as a possible match when creating fiscus-733. Thank you!
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