By Lester Warren Fish
THE FISH FAMILIES IN AMERICA 409
High School, and Wash. State Normal School, and after teaching
a few years in Yakima, Wash., she m. June 15, 1932, at Ellensburg,
David Paul Tozer. He was b. Jan 15, 1905, in Washington,
son of Wilson A. and Bertha (Richardson) Tozer. They live on
their ranch near Ellensburg.
Children (all born at Ellensburg):
3151 Warren Wilson13 Tozer, b.Aug. 7, 1933
3152 Derward Herbert Tozer, b.May 14, 1936.
3153 Lloyd Vynor Tozer, b.June 7, 1937.
3154 Rosanna May Tozer, b.Sept 24, 1940.
3143 LORENZO EZRA11 FISH (Lorenzo10, Erasmus9, Ezra8, Seth7,
Nathaniel6, Stephen5, Stephen4), youngest son of (3133) Lorenzo
E. and Lucy Ann (Starr) Fish, was b. May 16, 1877, at Moline,
Ill. He attended the Univ. of Wis. In 1902 he went to California,
where he was associated in business with his uncle, Darwin
Seth10 Fish, at Hanford, and later at Los Angeles. In 1910
settled at Lawndale, Calif., where he was for fifteen years supt.
of the Lawndale Land and Water Co. On June 10, 1914, at Lawndale,
he m. Orva Catherine Cleveland, who was b. Oct. 9, 1890,
at Sparts, Mich., dau. of Lucian M. and Kate (Brace) Cleveland.
For many years he was Secy. and later president of the Lawndale
mprovement Association, assisting in the management of
the annual Lawndale Fair under the auspices of this organization,
and through his efforts a branch of the Los Angeles County
Library was established in the town. He served for many years
on the Lawndale Grammer School Board, also on the Inglewood
High School Board and was instrumental in locating the Leuzinger
High School at Lawndale. During World War I he served on
the draft board, and was chairman of the War Savings Stamp
and Libery Loan drives for the Lawndale area. In 1927 he moved
to Elsinore, Calif., where in addition to taking care of his small
ranch he managed an alfalfa ranch for several years, and for five
years drove a grammar school bus. He is now custodian at the
Elsinore Union Grammar School.
Children:
+3155 Lilith Eileen12, b. May 11, 1915, at Lawndale
+3156 Jeannette BEatrice, b. Feb 21, 1918, at Lawndale
+3157 Octavia Dagmar, b.Nov 24, 1923, at Lawndale
3158 Anthony Lorenzo, b.Aug 20, 1925, at Elsinore; grad. from High
School in 1943; is interested in aeronatics.
3155 LILITH EILEEN12 (FISH) HAYDEN (Lorenzo11, Lorenzo10,
Erasmus9, Ezra8, Seth7, Nathaniel6, Stephen5, Stephen4), dau. of
410 THE FISH FAMILY
(3143) Lorenzo Ezra and Orva (Cleveland) Fish, was b. May
11, 1915, at Lawndale, Calif. Grad. from Elsinore High School
and Pasadena Junior College, and emp. for several years as bookkeeper
in a large department store in Los Angeles, Calif. On
Jan 9, 1942, she m. at Yuma, Ariz., Robert John Hayden, who
was b. Mar 18, 1918, at Yakima, Wash., son of Richard H. and
Adah (Shannon) Hayden. Robert John Hayden was statioaned
in 1943 at Corpus Christi, Tex., where he was an instructor in
the Aviation Radio Material School. Children: (3155 1/1) Richard
John13 Hayden, b. Mar 13, 1944, at Corpus Christi.
3156 JEANETTE BEATRICE12 (FISH) SIMMONS (Lorenzo11, Lorenzo10,
Erasmus9, Ezra8, Seth7, Nathaniel6, Stephen5, Stephen4),
dau. of (3143) Lorenzo Ezra and Orva (Cleveland) Fish, was b.
Feb. 21, 1918, at Lawndale, Calif. Grad. from Elsinore High
School, and attended business college at Santa Ana, Calif.; was
emp. for several years by the Bank of America, at Santa Ana,
Los Angeles, Alhambra and San Diego, Calif. On Dec. 31, 1941,
at San Diego, she m. Welton Wilburn Simmons of the U.S.
Marine Corps. He wasb. Mar 11, 1918, at Kirbyville, Tex., son
of Addison A. and Asa (Marshall) Simmons, and served overseas
in 1943.
3157 OCTAVIA DAGMAR12 (FISH) THOMPSON (Lorenzo11, Lorenzo10,
Erasmus9, Ezra8, Seth7, Nathaniel6, Stephen5, Stephen4),
dau. of (3143) Lorenzo Ezra and Orva (Cleveland) Fish, was b. Nov.
24, 1923, at Lawndale, Calif.; grad. from Elsinore High School
in 1941. She m. at Elsinore, Calif., May 23, 1942, Raymond
Ingraham Thompson, who was b. Apr. 24, 1923, at Murrietta,
Calif., son of Melvilleand Blanche (Catt) Thompson;a grain-rancher
at Murrieta. One son, (3157a) Michael Raymond Thompson.
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3112 CAPT. NATHANIEL7 FISH (Nathaniel6, Stephen5, Stephen4),
son of (3099) Nathaniel and Susanna (Keith) Fish, was b. Mar.
30, 1763; m. at Northbridge, Mass., Apr 28, 1783, Miriam Hamilton.
They lived at North Salem, Mass.
Children: (3159) Abigail8, b. Nov. 24, 1783; (3160) Hannah,
b. Sept.8, 1785; (3161) Stephen, b. July 14, 1787); (3162) Sophie,
b.Mar. 27, 1789; (3163 Susanna, b. Aug 11, 1791, d. Aug 22,
1791; (3164) Newel, b.Sept. 5, 1792; (3165) Mary, b.Aug 24,
1794; (3166) Joel, b.Nov. 30, 1796; (3167) Susanna, b.Sept.
22, 1799.