History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882. p. 463. [Bourbon County] [Paris City and Precinct] WM. H. FISHER, farmer; born Nov. 12, 1829, in Ruddel's Mills Precinct; eldest child of Samuel and Lucinda (Talbott) Fisher. Samuel Fisher was born in Lexington, Fayette Co., in 1809; son of William; a native of Delaware, and came to Kentucky about the year 1800, located in Fayette, afterward locating in Ruddel's Mills Precinct about the year 1810, and established a woolen factor; he afterward engaged in farming, which he followed until his death, which occurred in 1835. Eight children were born to him, who grew up: James, Margaret, Samuel, Mrs. Bowman, John Amanda, Hannah and Maddox. James and Samuel settled in Bourbon; Margaret married a Sutton and moved to Indiana; John settled in Missouri; Amanda, Maddox and Hannah died young; Mrs. Bowman settled in Harrison County; Samuel, the father of our subject, engaged in farming; he succeeded his father in the distillery business, which he ran until 1843; when he located in Paris Precinct, on the farm owned by William, his son, situated on the Flat Rock Pike; the farm is called the McClure place; he died here March 18, 1848--death occasioned by the kick of a mule; he was a member of the Reformed Church; his wife, Lucinda Talbott, was a daughter of Hugh and Elizabeth (Carter) Talbott; Henry Talbott, the father of Hugh, emigrated from Hanover County, Va., to Bourbon County, about the year 1789; Hugh was for several years a merchant at Ruddel's Mills; he died in 1832. To Samuel Fisher and wife were born two children: William H., and Susan, who married Charles Nolcini; she died February, 1860; leaving one child, William; Wm. H. was raised a farmer; Dec. 13, 1866, he married Emily Peck, who was born in Fleming County, Ky., daughter of William and Louisa (Stevens) Peck; Louisa was born Sept. 7, 1813, in Fleming County, on Locust Creek; daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Weaver) Stevens; he was born December, 1767, in Loudon [sic] County, Va.; his wife 1769, and were married 1788, and removed to Fayette County, where they settled; William was a son of William Peck, of Mason County, Ky.; the former died Dec. 10, 1875. The religion of the Stevens was old Baptist; and the Pecks were Methodists; both families were Whigs. Mr. Fisher has 220 acres of land--the farm called Wood Brook; he has two children: Wm. Peck and Nebilla; he raises short horns; is a member of the Presbyterian Church G.S.A. Fisher Talbott Sutton Carter Nolcini Peck Stevens Peck Weaver = Harrison-KY Lexington-Fayette-KY Fleming-KY Loudoun-VA Hanover-VA DE MO IN http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/bourbon/fisher.wh.txt