Stephen Washington Fish (1845 - 1923)

Born 5 May 1845 in Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Jane (Hooper) Fish — married Aug 1868 in Hardeman, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 2 Nov 1923 at age 78 in Bethel Springs, McNairy, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Stephen Washington was born in 1845 and died in 1923 in Bethel Springs, Tennessee. He served with the Sixth Tennessee Cavalry during the Civil War and applied for a Union Veterans Pension based on his service on Dec 21, 1889. According to his pension card, he died on Nov 2, 1923, in Bethel Springs, Tennessee. ^{[1][2] [3]}

He married Martha Jane Hooper on Aug 1868, in Hardeman County, Tennessee. ^[4]

The family is living in Hardeman County, Tennessee in 1880:

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

• W. Fish Head M 36 Tennessee, United States

• Martha Fish Wife F 29 Tennessee, United States

• Tempy Fish Daughter F 9 Tennessee, United States

• Mary Fish Daughter F 8 Tennessee, United States

• Rosey Fish Daughter F 6 Tennessee, United States

• Jane Fish Daughter F 4 Tennessee, United States

• Eller Fish Daughter F 2 Tennessee, United States

• William Fish Son M 0 Tennessee, United States. ^[5]

Stephen is buried at Piney Grove Cemetery, Hardeman County, Tennessee. His findagravae memorial includes a photograph of his military headstone.^[6]

• Military Headstone for Stephen W. Fish with 6th Tenn Cavalry (USA).^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Name: Stephen Fish Sex: Male Age: 78 Death Date: 2 Nov 1923 Death Place: Hornsby, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States Birth Date: 15 May 1845 Birthplace: Hardeman Marital Status: Married Occupation: Farmer Race: White Father's Name: Edwin Fish Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Name: Hannah Herrinon (Herriman) Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Source Details: vol 26 cn 216 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Edwin Fish Father M North Carolina Hannah Herrinon Mother F Tennessee Reference: Fish, Stephen, [1923] Digital Folder Number: 004184098 Microfilm Number: 1299758 Image Number: 01909 Indexing Batch: B06460-9 Citing this Record "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSGZ-G4C : 23 February 2021), Stephen Fish, 2 Nov 1923; Death, Hornsby, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
2. ↑ Title Fish, Stephen W. State: Tennessee Name: Fish, Stephen W. Date: 5 Dec 1923 Arm of Service: Cavalry Regiment: 6 Company: A Rank: [Blank] State/arm of service: [Null] Company/regiment: [Null] Roll Number: 533 Conflict Period: Other Service Served for: United States of America Views: 18 Add a correction Civil War Pensions Index Publication Title: Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900. Content Source: The National Archives Publication Number: T289 Nara Catalog Id: 2588825 Nara Catalog Title: Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900, compiled 1949 - 1949, documenting the period 1861 - 1942 Collection title: Civil War Pensions Publisher: NARA Record Group: 15 Roll: _pub57_synthroll5178_
3. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Cassie (Vandiver) Jenson.
4. ↑ Name: Stephen W Fish Marriage Date: Aug 1868 Marriage Place: Hardeman, Tennessee, USA Spouse: Martha J Hooper. Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 Source Information Ancestry.com. Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm.
5. ↑ Event Type: Census Name: W Fish Sex: Male Age: 36 Event Date: 1880 Event Place: District 13, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States Birth Year (Estimated): 1844 Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Marital Status: Married Occupation: Farmer Race: White Relationship to Head of Household: Self Father's Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Person Number: 0 Sheet Letter: A Sheet Number: 352 Volume: 1 Image Number: 00712 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace W. Fish Head M 36 Tennessee, United States Martha Fish Wife F 29 Tennessee, United States Tempy Fish Daughter F 9 Tennessee, United States Mary Fish Daughter F 8 Tennessee, United States Rosey Fish Daughter F 6 Tennessee, United States Jane Fish Daughter F 4 Tennessee, United States Eller Fish Daughter F 2 Tennessee, United States William Fish Son M 0 Tennessee, United States Household Identifier: 13235240 Sheet Number and Letter: 352A Affiliate Film Number: 1259 Affiliate Publication Number: T9 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Digital Folder Number: 005162494 Microfilm Number: 1255259 Image Number: 00712 Citing this Record "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD78-VPT : 20 February 2021), W Fish, District 13, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 52, sheet 352A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,259.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10129839/stephen-washington-fish : accessed 30 October 2021), memorial page for Stephen Washington Fish Sr. (15 May 1845–2 Nov 1923), Find A Grave: Memorial #10129839, citing Piney Grove Church Cemetery, Piney Grove, Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Jason Presley (contributor 46598252) .
7. ↑ Margaret took the photograph at Piney Grove, Hardeman County, Tennessee on 20 May 2014.

• Based off blood relationship