A Solomon Fisher is found in the l880 census for Webster County, West Virginia (Holly). He is listed as grandfather, aged 77, widower, living with grandson, William H. Gilles. There is an Aberham Fisher, aged 45, living in Covington, Alleghany County, born in with his wife, Rebecca L. Fisher, and children, Lillie, Clark, and George. This is the closest age match for Abraham Fisher who was born in l829. --- VAFRANKL-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > ATTACHMENT part 1 message/rfc822 > > VAFRANKL-D Digest Volume 02 : Issue 4 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [VAFRANKL] Fisher ["Family > Researcher" <researcherfam] > #2 Re: [VAFRANKL] Fisher > [Ktrygal1@aol.com] > #3 [VAFRANKL] William G Fisher ["Rena > Worthen" <doreatr@rbnet.com>] > > Administrivia: > DO NOT post/reply to VAFRANKL-D@rootsweb.com (DIGEST > mode) > Send all post/replies to VAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com > All messages will be saved and sent to DIGEST > subscribers in turn. > DO NOT "quote" digest messages in their entirety > when replying to > one of its component parts. Delete the irrelevant > portions. > And remember to change the SUBJECT line to something > relevant. > You may search the archived postings to this list at > URL: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=VAFRANKL > > Always be careful about opening unexpected > attachments, > particularly if you don't recognize the email > address of > the sender. > > > > ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822 > Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 11:30:48 -0500 > From: "Family Researcher" > <researcherfamily@hotmail.com> > To: VAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [VAFRANKL] Fisher > > I hope that all of you had a great holiday. I am > seeking information on > ABRAHAM FISHER, born ca 1829 in Franklin County, > Virginia, and according to > his marriage certificate in Patrick County, > Virginia, was the son of Solomon > & Elizabeth FISHER. It is believed that Abraham had > a first wife, but we > cannot find what happened to her, did she die? Did > they divorce. > Abraham married Malinda Adaline Wood, daughter of > Mary Wood. We cannot find > who this Mary was married to, anyone know? They > married 21 October 1858 in > Patrick County. From this, we believed he had not > been married before, but > other researchers say yes. > Abraham and Malinda, we find next, in Monroe County, > West Virginia, on the > 1870 census. Where they were between 1858 and 1870, > we do not know. The > census shows children then as: Texas, born 1862, > Charles L, born 1864, > Missouri, born 1866, and Cordelia A Fisher, born > 1869, Laura Jane > Fisher-Long, William T Fisher-Long, Luke Leonard > Fisher-Long and Iowa > Fisher, she born 1861, and last John Letcher > Fisher-Long born 1874. > > While in Monroe County, WV, Malinda left Abraham, > and left children, Texas, > Charles L, Missouri,Iowa and Cordelia A. With him. > She took, according to > the 1880 census, Laura, William T., Luke Leonard, > and John Letcher. > After the 1870 census we cannot locate Abraham, did > he return to Virginia, > and possibly Franklin County? His daughter, Cordelia > A married Robert > Rutherford in Greenbrier County in 1888, but none of > the others, including > Abraham was there. > We would appreciate any help at all with Abraham and > his father Solmon. > Thank you! > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: > http://mobile.msn.com > > ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 3 message/rfc822 > Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 18:26:28 EST > From: Ktrygal1@aol.com > To: VAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [VAFRANKL] Fisher > > FYI: > > Mary Fisher, white female, died 26 May 1855, > Franklin County of Lagrippe, > aged 74 yrs., d/o Solomon Fisher, born in Franklin > County, Va., John Fisher > brother reported death. > > Source: > Death REcords of Franklin County, Va. > > ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 4 message/rfc822 > Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 21:59:52 -0500 > From: "Rena Worthen" <doreatr@rbnet.com> > To: VAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [VAFRANKL] William G Fisher > > Even though i find William G Fisher abt 1805 > married to Elizabeth Adamsabt > 1811 married in Bedford County 12-19-1831, I wonder > if by chance anyone has > a record of him in Franklin County. > I don't have good birth dates, > Rena. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/