On September 16, 1874 he obtained a marriage license to wed C. L. Fine and the marriage was performed on October 1, 1874 in Rhea County, Tennessee. [1][2]
W. Owen, his wife Catherine and their five children are enumerated on the 1900 Civil District 3, Rhea, Tennessee census. He is listed as being 47 years of age and born September 1853.[3]
He passed away March 27, 1926 in Rhea County, Tennessee. William was laid to rest in Wolf Creek Cemetery, Spring City, Rhea, Tennessee. [4]
Research Notes
The findagrave memorial for William Owen Fisher lists his date of birth as November 28, 1854 but the 1900 census lists his date of birth as Sep 1853.[3]
Sources
↑ "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN6R-8KX : 4 December 2014), W O Fisher and C L Fine, 16 Sep 1874; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 38, Rhea, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
↑ "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN6R-HHW : 4 December 2014), W O Fisher and C L Fine, 01 Oct 1874; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 226, Rhea, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
↑ 3.03.1 "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCT-T3M : accessed 18 November 2018), W Owen Fisher, Civil District 3, Rhea, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 81, sheet 2B, family 41, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,593.
↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 November 2018), memorial page for William Owen Fisher (28 Nov 1854–27 Mar 1926), Find A Grave: Memorial #31256104, citing Wolf Creek Cemetery, Spring City, Rhea County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Cindy Blevins (contributor 46773186) .
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