Electa
Fisher
Born about in Perry, Tennessee, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Charles W. Fisher
— married
about 1837 in Decatur, Tennessee, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Jonathan E. Fisher, Mary Elizabeth Fisher, Charles William Fisher, Michael R. Fisher, Lucinda Caroline (Fisher) Kreider, Paul Hilyard Fisher, Nancy Jane (Fisher) Young and Narcis (Fisher) Presley
Died
at about age 69
in Pemiscot, Missouri, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Feb 2022
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Biography
Electa Fisher was born in Tennessee.
Electa Fisher was a Missourian.
Electa, reputedly the daughter of Sylvanus Fisher and Nancy Yarborough,[citation needed] is said to have been born 26 February 1819 in Perry County, Tennessee.[1][2]
About 1837 in Decatur County, Tennessee, she married Charles W. Fisher, possibly the son of Michael and Mary Fisher.[citation needed] They had a large family:
1850 Decatur County, Tennessee Charles (age 32, farmer) and Electa Fisher (32), and their children Jonathan (11), Mary "Elizabeth" (9), Charles William (8), Michael R. (6), Lucinda Caroline (4) and Paul Hilyard Fisher (1) as well as Alfred Tayler (16, farmhand). [1]
1860 Decatur County,
1860 Decatur County, Tennessee Charles (age 42, farmer on own land) and Electa Fisher (40, illiterate), Jonathan E. (21), Mary "Elizabeth" (19), Charles William (17, farmer), Michael R. (16, farmer), Lucinda Caroline (13), Paul Hilyard Fisher (11), Nancy Jane (6) and Narcis Fisher (one month).[2]
She passed away in 1889. [3]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDZ-823 : 23 December 2020), Electa Fisher in household of Charles Fisher, Decatur, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8T4-1PV : 18 February 2021), E Fisher in entry for C Fisher, 1860.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207327356/electa-fisher : accessed 17 February 2022), memorial page for Electa Fisher Fisher (26 Feb 1819–1889), Find a Grave Memorial ID 207327356, ; Maintained by Janis Fisher Neff (contributor 49033395) Burial Details Unknown, who reports a Buried somewhere in Pemiscott Co, Missouri.
- FamilySearch entry for Electa Fisher.
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