Asa Jordan Fisk (abt. 1819 - 1882)

Born about 1819 in New York, United States [uncertain]

Husband of Jane Sherwood — married 25 Oct 1840 in Erie County, Ohio, USA

Descendants

Died 20 Nov 1882 at about age 63 in Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Asa was born about 1819 in New York, details unknown. HIs middle name has been found as both Gordon and Jordan. The latter seems more likely because some records show "A.J. Fisk".

He married Jane Sherwood in 1840 and they lived near Akron, Ohio. They both were named in the death record of daughter Mary Jane Fisk in 1914 at Akron.

The 1850 U.S. census at Wooster, Ohio, showed "Asa J. Fisk" with his wife, Jane. ^[1] 1860 U.S. census at Canaan Center, Wayne County, Ohio, showed the same.^[2] The 1870 census at Liverpool Township, Medina County, Ohio, showed "A.J. Fisk", born 1818 in New York, with a wife "Saphronia" and children Austin and "Wilber". Is "A.J." the same person as Asa Jordan? Again unclear. Was "Saphronia" the same person as "Jane"? Probably not but records tell us very little. Did he remarry? Records tell us very little that is reliable.

The death record of Wilbur Fisk, 1941 at Akron, Ohio, showed his father was "Acey Fisk" and his mother was "Myrtle Clasey" (maiden name Myrtle Fisk, widow of Charles Golden, remarried to Melville Clasey). Should we presume that "Acey" = Asa? Exact relationships are unclear in this muddle of names! Ohio records are poor in this period of time.

"John Sherarts and his wife, Elizabeth, came in 1809 and settled one-half mile west of the river on shore; sold out and removed in 1818. Their children were - Mary, who married Herrick Parker, Esq.; Betsey, who married John T. Ashenhurst; Katherine, who married Christopher Shafer; David, who married Betsey Compton; Caroline who married Charles Crandall; John, who married Abagail Gordon; Jane, who married Asa Fisk, and Angeline, who married David Hammond." ^[3]

Asa Jordan Fisk passed away in 1882 at Akron, Ohio. The record showed that he was 63, married, a machinist, born in New York. His wife's name wasn't mentioned.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX78-G9K : 22 December 2020), Asa J Fisk, Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCLM-7Q4 : 18 February 2021), Asa J Fisk, 1860.
3. ↑ Early Times and Incidents in Vermillion, Benjamin Summers, The Firelands Pioneer. June 1863. pp. 72-88. http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/erie/history/VermPion.txt

• "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8P2-NV3 : 29 September 2021), Asa Fisk and Jane Sherats, 1840.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX78-G9K : 22 December 2020), Asa J Fisk, Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCLM-7Q4 : 18 February 2021), Asa J Fisk, 1860.

• "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6FR-8ZN : 1 March 2021), Asa Jordan Fisk, 20 Nov 1882; citing Death, Akron, Akron City, Summit, Ohio, United States, source ID v 1 p 204 Ln 234, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 900,949.