Fisher, Rufus Latimus

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Rufus Latimus Fisher
b: 15 NOV 1832
d: 7 JAN 1905
Biography
1860 Census for Fayette County shows an R.L. Fisher with a NancyDougherty as a resident of his household, age 29, married, seamtress.Don''t know if this is the same R.L. with 2 residences or a differnet R.L.Fisher.

"FISHER, R.L., ARRIVED FOR FUNERAL OF W.J. FISHER, Friday, Jan. 17, 1902"-- Waelder News, Jan 1902, in USGenWeb, Gonzales County, TX

Obit shows he was brn in 1831
Facts
  • 15 NOV 1832 - Birth - ; Tennessee
  • 1860 - Census - U.S. ; Colorado, Texas
  • 1900 - Census - U.S. ; Colorado, Texas
  • 7 JAN 1905 - Death - ; Weimar, Colorado, Texas
  • Land Transaction - Deed Record ; Fayette, Texas
  • From 1860 to 1862 - Military Service - Private, Company A, 5th Texas Cavalry, CSA, Civil War ; Fayette, Texas
  • From 1860 to 18 OCT 1862 - Military Service - Private, Company A, 5th Texas Cavalry, CSA ; Fayette, Texas
  • Land Transaction - Deed Record ; Fayette, Texas
Ancestors
   
Benjamin Fisher
ABT 1780 - OCT 1826
 
 
Thomas Dance Fisher
27 FEB 1804 - 20 JAN 1853
  
  
  
Nancy Dance
1780 - ABT 1840
 
Rufus Latimus Fisher
15 NOV 1832 - 7 JAN 1905
  
 
  
Thomas Blackwell
8 DEC 1771 - 3 MAY 1820
 
 
Martha Elizabeth Blackwell
23 JUL 1812 - 9 JAN 1853
  
  
  
Marie Bridgforth Bailey
13 MAR 1769 -
 
Family Group Sheet - Child
PARENT (M) Thomas Dance Fisher
Birth27 FEB 1804Virginia
Death20 JAN 1853 Fayetteville, Fayette, Texas
Marriage9 MAR 1829to Martha Elizabeth Blackwell at Lunenburg, Virginia
FatherBenjamin Fisher
MotherNancy Dance
PARENT (F) Martha Elizabeth Blackwell
Birth23 JUL 1812Virginia
Death9 JAN 1853 Fayetteville, Fayette, Texas
Marriage9 MAR 1829to Thomas Dance Fisher at Lunenburg, Virginia
FatherThomas Blackwell
MotherMarie Bridgforth Bailey
CHILDREN
MWalter Daniel Fisher
Birth31 AUG 1852Fayetteville, Fayette, Texas
Death4 OCT 1929Hall, Texas
Marriage14 OCT 1880to Bettie Elizabeth Reynolds at La Grange, Fayette, Texas
MRufus Latimus Fisher
Birth15 NOV 1832Tennessee
Death7 JAN 1905Weimar, Colorado, Texas
Marriage27 AUG 1857to Martha E. Grace at Colorado, Texas
Marriage4 AUG 1861to Mary Ann Slack at Fayette, Texas
FIsabella H.V. Fisher
Birth1833Tennessee
Death17 NOV 1872Lee, Texas
Marriage15 APR 1854to John Budd at Fayette, Texas
MThomas Benjamin Fisher
Birth1835Tennessee
Death1879Fayette, Texas
Marriage21 NOV 1865to Amanda M. J. Clark at Fayette, Texas
MOliver Press Fisher
Birth1838Mississippi
Death
MJohn Henry Fisher
Birth18 NOV 1840Rutersville, Fayette, Texas
Death30 MAY 1902Waco, McLennan, Texas
Marriage1881to Mettie C. Nicholson at Colorado, Texas
MJames H. Fisher
Birth18 NOV 1840Colorado, Texas
Death26 DEC 1875
Marriageto E. B. Dycus
MWilliam Junius Fisher
Birth17 JAN 1843Colorado, Texas
Death17 JAN 1902Waelder, Gonzales, Texas
Marriageto Evelyn Bomar Dycus
MEzra Fletcher Fisher
Birth30 APR 1845Fayetteville, Fayette, Texas
Death7 JUL 1914Waelder, Gonzales, Texas
Marriage2 OCT 1873to Josephine Nave at Colorado, Texas
MJoseph Knight Fisher
Birth26 FEB 1847Fayetteville, Fayette, Texas
Death18 OCT 1901
Marriage13 DEC 1871to Emily O. Crow
Marriage4 JUN 1882to Eugenia E. Crow
Marriage1888to Rosa Ellen Crow
MHarper D. Fisher
Birth1848Fayetteville, Fayette, Texas
Death1848Fayetteville, Fayette, Texas
MCass M. Fisher
Birth1850Fayetteville, Fayette, Texas
Death1851Fayetteville, Fayette, Texas
Family Group Sheet - Spouse
PARENT (M) Rufus Latimus Fisher
Birth15 NOV 1832Tennessee
Death7 JAN 1905 Weimar, Colorado, Texas
Marriage27 AUG 1857to Martha E. Grace at Colorado, Texas
Marriage4 AUG 1861to Mary Ann Slack at Fayette, Texas
FatherThomas Dance Fisher
MotherMartha Elizabeth Blackwell
PARENT (F) Martha E. Grace
Birth
Death10 JAN 1860
Marriage27 AUG 1857to Rufus Latimus Fisher at Colorado, Texas
Father?
Mother?
CHILDREN
FAnn E. Fisher
Birth1858Fayette, Texas
Death
MJohn W. Fisher
Birth1859Fayette, Texas
Death
Family Group Sheet - Spouse
PARENT (M) Rufus Latimus Fisher
Birth15 NOV 1832Tennessee
Death7 JAN 1905 Weimar, Colorado, Texas
Marriage27 AUG 1857to Martha E. Grace at Colorado, Texas
Marriage4 AUG 1861to Mary Ann Slack at Fayette, Texas
FatherThomas Dance Fisher
MotherMartha Elizabeth Blackwell
PARENT (F) Mary Ann Slack
Birth27 JUL 1841
Death7 DEC 1923 Weimar, Colorado, Texas
Marriage4 AUG 1861to Rufus Latimus Fisher at Fayette, Texas
Father?
Mother?
CHILDREN
FMartha T. Fisher
Birth4 JUN 1862Colorado, Texas
Death4 OCT 1889
MThomas D. Fisher
Birth1863Colorado, Texas
Death
Marriageto Annie Carter
FMary F. Fisher
Birth1867Colorado, Texas
Death
FPemina Fisher
Birth21 AUG 1868Colorado, Texas
Death22 JUN 1916Weimar, Colorado, Texas
Marriageto Thomas Lewis Townsend
MJames Latimus Fisher
Birth13 JUL 1870Colorado, Texas
Death11 AUG 1901Globe, Gila, Arizona
Marriageto Mamie W. Paine
FAnna Pearl Fisher
Birth31 AUG 1876Colorado, Texas
Death30 JAN 1929Weimar, Colorado, Texas
Marriageto William Bennett Watson
MWilliam Harvey Fisher
Birth16 APR 1878Colorado, Texas
Death20 SEP 1880Colorado, Texas
Evidence
[S273]Cemetery Record
[S266]Find A Grave
[S260]Census
[S263]Obituary/Death Notice
[S303]Land Transaction
[S261]Military Record
Descendancy Chart
1 Rufus Latimus Fisher b: 15 NOV 1832 d: 7 JAN 1905
+ Martha E. Grace d: 10 JAN 1860
2 Ann E. Fisher b: 1858
2 John W. Fisher b: 1859
+ Mary Ann Slack b: 27 JUL 1841 d: 7 DEC 1923
2 Martha T. Fisher b: 4 JUN 1862 d: 4 OCT 1889
2 Thomas D. Fisher b: 1863
+ Annie Carter b: 19 JAN 1868 d: 26 NOV 1889
2 Mary F. Fisher b: 1867
2 Pemina Fisher b: 21 AUG 1868 d: 22 JUN 1916
3 Sam M. Townsend b: 13 SEP 1889 d: 25 AUG 1892
3 Ira Dance Townsend b: 9 JAN 1894 d: 21 JUL 1965
+ Unknown d: BEF 21 JUL 1965
2 James Latimus Fisher b: 13 JUL 1870 d: 11 AUG 1901
+ Mamie W. Paine b: 16 SEP 1870 d: 13 JUL 1895
3 Mattie J. Fisher b: ABT 1894 d: 15 JUN 1894
2 Anna Pearl Fisher b: 31 AUG 1876 d: 30 JAN 1929
+ William Bennett Watson b: 4 NOV 1883 d: 8 FEB 1971
3 Inez Watson b: 1913
3 Mary Watson b: 1909
2 William Harvey Fisher b: 16 APR 1878 d: 20 SEP 1880