By Lester Warren Fish
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and nursed for several of the leading physicians of the
city. On June 26, 1902, she m. Harry Hyde Yerington of Los
angeles, who was b.Sep 15, 1858, at Circleville, Ohio. He
represented Craig, Stewart & Co. for many years on the road,
and was later made manager. Later he became a partner in a
large Los Angeles mercantile house, and for many years he was
secretary of the Wholesale Grocers Association of Los Angeles.
He erected a large aprtment house on Alvardo St., to which
he retired. He d. Feb 24, 1943, age 85.
2999 ELI WILLIS11 FISH (Charles10, Eli9, Libbeus87,
John6, John5, Stephen4), only son of (2994) Charles and Frances
(Potter) Fish, was b. at Batavia, N.Y., July 1, 1876, and accompanied
his parents in Feb. 1888 to California, where for many
years he has been auditor for th Holmes Supply Co., a supply
house for the Sante Fe Railroad Lines. On Oct. 16, 1903, he m.
Selma Pearson, who was b. Feb 1, 1879, in Sweden and while
still in her teens came to America with two younger sisters,
making her own way here.
Children:
3000 Blanche Margaret12, b. Nov 11, 1904; m. May 30, 1038, Dietrick Havermier
3001 Stanley Blanchard, b.Mar 12, 1907; d.Feb.?, 1936
2997 LOUISE MARY10 (FISH) STRONG (Eli9, Libbeus87,
John6, John5, Stephen4), youngest dau. of (2976) Eli H. and
Elizabeth (Rosecrans) Fish, was b. at Batavia, N.Y., Feb 8,
1854; d. there Oct 6, 1940, age 86. She was the last of her generation,
and well informed on the early history of New York state.
As to Batavia, she related that her brother Charles conducted
a hat store where C.L.Carr store now is, also that her grandfather,
Libbeus, purchased of the Iroquois Indians Confederacy
in 1804 the land now covered by the Holland Land Purchase Bldg.
She m. Feb 8, 1888, Sylvester Strong, who was b.Sept 6,
1855, and they had (3002) John Harold11 Strong, b. at Elba,
Mar 17, 1894, d.July 1918.
2980 MARY ANGELINE9 (FISH) RANDALL (Libbeus87,
John6, John5, Stephen4), dau of (2957) Libbeus and Polly (Holcomb)
Fish, was b.Aug 4, 1816; d.Dec 24, 1894, at 78; m. Apr
7, 1847, Ira M. Randall, who d. Mar 31, 1891.
Children:
3003 Libbeus10, b.Nov 26, 1849
3004 George W., d.age 12
396 THE FISH FAMILY 2981 CHARLES9 FISH (Libbeus87, John6, John5, Stephen4), son of (2957) Libbeus and Polly (Holcomb) Fish, was b. Oct 24, 1818; d. at Martinez, Calif.; m.Sept 12, 1876, Mary Elizabeth Grimes, dau. of William Grimes who was b. in Massachusetts, May 27, 1810, and Elizabeth McCullough, who was b. at Seneca, N.Y., Aug 6, 1806, dau. of John McCullough of Seneca. Her uncle was a soldier in the Revolution, and his battered sword is preserved as a relic in the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. Charles Fish was a clerk at Caryville, N.Y., at $6.00 a month and board, then clerked in his brother's store (J.W. Fish) and Gallatin, Mass. also managed the store of Fish & Johnson there for a time. He then went with W.D. Larkin into a mercantile business at Monticello, Miss., later became sole owner. In 1853 he went to California; clerked for a time at San Francisco, and in 1854 became manager of the Lathrop & Walrath warehouse at Martinez, later purchasing a half interest in the business. Children: 3005 Charles Stanley10, b.July 2, 1877 3006 Grace Emily, b.Feb 9, 1879 3007 Blanche Emily, b.June 8, 1880 3008 Eli, b.Apr 25, 1883; d.Aug 14, 1886, age 3. 2984 LAFAYETTE IRVING9 FISH (Libbeus87, John6, John5, Stephen4), youngest son of (2957) Libbeus and Polly (Holcomb) Fish, was b. at Batavia, N.Y., Oct 7, 1824. He attended Ernst's School for Boys from 1839 to 1841, when he went with his father to Jackson, Mich., where two years later he entered the employ of the C.W. Ponney merchandizing business, and remained until 1849, except for a short time when he clerked for his brother Charles in Mississippi. In 1849 he left for California, to seek his fortune. At Marysville, along with his brother, J.W., he joined a company to mine gold. They built a store and log hotel on the Feather River, and he kept the store mostof the time; finally bought out the rest of the company and the mdse. firm became Fish & Lathrop. They also formed a company to purchase sheep in the East and drive them to California for sale. In 1855 Lathrop left the partnership, and Lafayette's brother Charles having arrived from the South, a new firm of L.I. & C Fish was formed. Lafayette was one of the first successful farmers of California. In 1873 he united with others to form a bank at Martinez, of which he was the first president. In 1878 he entered the grain business with Blum & Bladwin; retiring in 1884.
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He m. in 1881, Frances L. Webster, and had: (2984a) Irving
Webster10, b.1882; and had (2984b) Annie Holcomb, b.1886.
2958 PHILOTHETA8 (FISH) GIDDINGS (Josiah7, John6, John5,
Stephen4), dau. of (2916) col. Josiah and Elizabeth (HAzelton)
fish, was b. Oct 3, 1783; d. Dec 25, 1869, at 86. When she was
thirteen, in 1796, her father moved to a clearing near Rochester,
N.Y. Her mother died at Rochester the following year, and at
18 she went to Canawagus, and worked one year, and there she
met Elisha Giddings, whom she m. Sept 11, 1803. He was a
brother of Joshua Giddings. In Mar. 1805 they were one of the
first three families to arrive at Hartford, in Wayne Co., in the
new Ohio country, where she remained to sixty-two years, until
her death at 86.
Children: (2958a) Anson Jones9 Giddings, b. Apr 25, 1804;
(2958b) Joshua Hazelton Giddings, b. Feb 16, 1806; (2958c)
Horace Fish Giddings, b. Jan 24, 1808; (2958d) William Giddings
b.Jan 11, 1810; (2958e) Joshua Marvin Giddings, b. Jan 15,
1812; (2958f) Elisha Lester Giddings, b. Mar 10, 1814; (2958g)
Sidney Irmri Giddings, b. Nov 1815; (2958h) Edwin Giddings,
b. Nov 10, 1818; (2958i) Sophia Giddings, b.Sep 9, 1820;
(2958j) Philotheta Giddings, b.Nov 4, 1823; (2958k) Seth K.
Giddings, b.Apr 12, 1826.
2959 JOSIAH8 FISH (Josiah7, John6, John5, Stephen4) son of
(2916) Col. Josiah and Elizabeth (Hazelton) Fish, was b. at
Townsend, VT, Nov. 28, 1787; d. at Clarkson, Monroe Co.,
N.Y., Sep 12, 1842; m. Dec 4, 1811, Mary Pierce, who was b.
at Athol, Mass., Mar 5, 1794, and d. at Dover, Ill., Nov 4, 1859.
Children:
3009 Harriet Sophia9, b.Nov 4, 1812
3010 Heman Cyrus, b.Jan 31, 1815; d. in infancy
3011 Cyrus Piper, b.Oct 6, 1816; d.Sept 16, 1830
3012 Anson Perry, b.Aug 18, 1819; d. Canton, Ill., Jan 4, 1883; m.
Dec 31, 1860, Dorcus Mead, and had: (3012a) Matson Mead10, b.
Nov 17, 1861, lived 1899 Worthington, Minn; and (3012b) Charles
Henry, b.July 21, 1863, lives Des Moines, Iowa.
3013 Asa Pierce, b.Feb 10, 1822; d.Aug 5, 1890, Scotia, Nebraska; m. Mar
5, 1843, Esther E. Williams, and had: (3013 1/2) Elihu Burritt10,
who was b.Oct 29, 1849, and whose only son was living (1899) at
Scotia.
3014 Anna Eliza, b.May 4, 1824
3015 Effie A., b.Apr 19, 1826
3016 William James, b.May 26, 1828; m. Matilda T. Bowman; m.(2)
Joanna Rackley by whom he had: (3016a) Harry10, and (3016b)
Frank, of Whiting, Kan.
398 THE FISH FAMILY
3017 Edward Payson, b.Sep 14, 1831, Clarkson, N.Y.; m. Aletha
D. Trask; lived at Pueblo, CO. One dau., (3017 1/2) Emma10
survived.
3018 Lucien Joseph, b.Oct 9, 1834; m. Lucy E. Dewolf; m.(2) Mary
Howard. One dau., (3018 1/2) Carrie Eliza10, survived. Res. Kearney,NE.
3019 Charles Hazelton, b.Dec 2, 1836; lived at Scotia.
29611 ELIJAH STANTON8 FISH (Josiah7, John6, John5, Stephen4),
son of (2916) Col. Josiah and Elizabeth (Hazelton) Fish, was b.
at Athol, Mass., Feb 11, 1791; d. at Bloomfield, Mich., Feb 28,
1861. In 1798 elijah was sent to live with his mother's sister,
wife of Gen. Samuel Fletcher of Townsend, VT, and he rode
on horseback 500 miles behind his uncle. At eighteen he set out
to make is way in the world and found work with a gardener
in Boston. Afterone yearhe returned to Vermont with his savings,
and before the close of the War of 1812 made his way back
to his folks near Rochester, N.Y., where he was employed as an
army teamster. He was present at the Battle of Chippewa
Plains. In 1814 he went to Ogden, Mich., where he met Fanny
Spencer, whom he m. Oct 22, 1815. She d. at Ovid, Mich., Feb
21, 1872.
Children:
3020 Lucian9, b.Black Rock, N.Y., July 21, 1816; d. in Kansas May
17, 1861; m. Dec 8,1852, at Kalamazoo, Mich., Laura Eldridge,
and had: (3020 1/2) Clarence Henry10, b. Sep 2, 1857, Burlingame, KS.
+3021 Henry Spencer, b. Feb 20, 1818; d. Dec 8, 1863; m. Sarah Jane Bronson
3022 Fanny, b.Feb 20, 1820
+3023 Edmund, b.Jan 1, 1824; m. Mary Barrett.
+3024 Charles Ward, b.Nov 17, 1825; m. Sarah McKinstry
3025 Fanny Emily, b. June 17, 1829
3026 William Wirt, b.Nov 14, 1834; lived North San Diego, CA. No sons.
3021 HENRY SPENCER9 FISH (Elijah8, Josiah7, John6, John5,
Stephen4), son of (2961) Elijah and Fanny (Spencer) Fish, was b.
Feb. 20, 1818; m. Aug 1, 1843, at Litchfield, Conn., Sarah Jane
Bronson. He enlisted in the 123rd N.Y. Inf., and d. in a military
hospital, Dec 8, 1863.
Children:
3027 Spencer Bronson10, b.May 12, 1849; lived Butler, IL
3028 Charles Henry, b. about 1851; m. Cecilia Ann PArk at Ovid, Mich.,
Aug 5, 1878, and had: (3028 1/2) Henry Alexander11, b. May 24,
1883. Charles res. Butler, IL.
THE FISH FAMILIES IN AMERICA 399
3023 EDMUND9 FISH, A.B. (Elijah8, Josiah7, John6, John5,
Stephen4), son of (2961) Elijah S. and Fanny (Spencer) Fish, was
b. Jan 1, 1824, at Bloomfield, Mich. He attended Western Reserve
College, and taught school, 1840-41. In 1843 he entered
Univ. of Mich., grad. 1845. He m. at Kalamazoo, Mich., Mar.
17,1851, Mary Barrett. In 1854 he went to Jackson, Mich.;
attended the "Convention under the Oaks" (where the Repulbican
Party was organized and named, on July 6, 1854). In 1854
he went on to the Kansas Territory, where in the fall of 1857 he
entertained John Brown in his home. After 1874 he lived at
Hillsboro, IL.
Children:
3029 Lillian Eliza10, b.Aug 11, 1852; d. Sept 3, 1853, age 1 year
3030 Fanny Spencer, b. Oct 29, 1854
3031 Eliza Barret, b. Aug 26, 1856
3032 Albert Edmund, b. Mar 16, 1858; unmarried.
3033 Lucien Elijah, b. Aug 25, 1862, at Arcola, IL; m. Cornelia West
at Shelbyville, IL, May 30, 1888, and had: (3033a) Lillian11, b.
Mar 10, 1891; and (3033b) Albert Henry, b. at Nokomis, IL,
Oct 20, 1892.
3024 CHARLES WARD9 FISH (Elijah8, Josiah7, John6, John5,
Stephen4), son of (2961) Elijah S. and Fanny (Spencer) Fish,
was b. Nov 17, 1825, at Bloomfield, Mich.; m. Sarah McKinstry
in 1848, and had: (3034) Henry Nelson10, b.Jan 14, 1850; and
(3035) Cornelius Emmelius, b. July 3, 1857. Henry m. Clara
Melissa Dixon, and had: (3034a) Anna11, (3034b) Stella, and
(3034c) Hazel.
2963 JOHN PHELPS8 FISH (Josiah7, John6, John5, Stephen4), son
of (2916) Josiah and Zeruiah (Holcomb) Fish, was b. at Rochester,
N.Y., Feb 24, 1800; d. Nov 2, 1862, at Chicago, IL; m. Jan
24, 1829, Sarah King. He is said to have been the first white
child born at Rochester, N.Y.
2900 EBENEZER5 FISH (Stephen4), farmer,
son of (2894) Stephen and Mary (Micrist) Fish, was b. at Reading, Mass.,
July 8, 1693; d. there June 3, 1726; m. Sarah _______.
Children:
3036 Lovell9, b.Aug 1830; d. age 24
3037 Mary Jane, b. Sept 2, 1832
3038 Sarah, b. June 10, 1834
3039 Ida, b. June 24, 1843.
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2900 EBENEZER5 FISH (Stephen4), farmer, son of (2894) Stephen
and Mary (Micrist) Fish, was b. at Reading, Mass., July 8, 1693;
d. there June 3, 1726; m. Sarah ______.
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