History of Lawrence, Orange and Washington Counties, Indiana From the
Earliest Time to the Present; Together with Interesting Biographical
Sketches, Reminiscences, Notes, Etc.  Chicago, Goodspeed Bros., & Co.,
Publishers, 1884. Weston A. Goodspeed, Leroy C. Goodspeed, Charles L.
Goodspeed. Shelby County.

JAMES FISHER, born in Washington County, Ind., January 30, 1822, is the
eldest of the ten children of John and Elizabeth (Walker) Fisher, who were
natives respectively of Shelby County, Ky., and Virginia.  Four sons of
these parents went to do battle for the right in the late war, all serving
with distinction, two meeting soldiers' deaths at the battle of Champion
Hills, and one dying in the hospital at Nashville. The only survivor of
the four is a resident of the Lone Star State.  James Fisher, subject of
this sketch, began for himself at the age of eleven years by working
around as a farm hand, which he continued until twenty-six, when Josephine
Finley, daughter of Jefferson and Miriam (Brooks) Finley, on the 20th of
January, 1848, became his wife.  Six children blessed this union, named
Miriam E., Amanda, John F., Lydia, Laura and Clara J.  These children were
left motherless March 16, 1868, and Mr. Fisher married for a second wife
Mrs. Amanda (Tegarden) Bishop, daughter of Andrew Tegarden and widow of D.
Bishop.  Three children, Henry W., James M. and Orna D., were born to this
union.  Mr. Fisher by hard work has secured a fine farm of 286 acres
[Northeast Township, Orange County, Indiana].  In politics he was formerly
a Whig, casting his first vote for Henry Clay, but is now a Republican. 

Fisher Walker Finley Brooks Tegarden Bishop
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Washington-IN Nashville-Davidson-TN TX Orange-IN

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