By Lester Warren Fish
52 THE FISH FAMILY
without due credit, often misquoted-- in newspapers and periodicals
and as separate prints in many forms, from leaflet to illustrated
folio and illuminated broadsheet. HE made upward of
five hundred other contributions in prose and verse to various
periodicals. While in the traction service he contributed professional
papers to the Amer. Acad. of Polit. and Social Science
and to electric traction journals. After retiring in 1923 he wrote
for his family (not for publication) some thousand pages of
memories of childhood and youth. Inspired by attending the half-century
reunion of his class at West Point in 1931, he wrote (but
not for publication) some fifteen hundred pages, "Memories of
west Point, 1877-81", which he shared with the surviving members
of faculty and classes of 1878, '79, '80, and '81 by passing
copies about among them.
On Sept. 22, 1881, he m. Mary Gertrude Cameron, dau. of
Dwight Foster and Fannie elizabeth (Norris) Cameron of Chicago,
who was b. July 28, 1859, and d. May 28, 1939, ay Western
Springs.
Children:
+ 222 Cameron12, b. July 31, 1884; m. Rose Kopf, June 7, 1919
223 Hamilton, b. Sept 17, 1885; d. July 25, 1886
+ 224 Gertrude Cameron, b. Aug 30, 1888; m. Edward Pole Rumsey, Apr 20, 1918
+ 225 Josephine Cameron, b. June 26, 1890; m. Wm. B. Peabody, Nov 7, 1924
___ Margaret Elizabeth, b. Jan 15, 1892; d. May 7, 1892
222 CAMERON12 FISH, L.L.B. (Williston11, Job10, Elias9, Job8,
Joshua7, Thomas6, Preserved5, Thomas4, Thomas3, Alice2, John1),
lawyer, first son of (213) Williston and Mary Gertrude (Cameron)
Fish, was b. July 31, 1884, at Fort Trumball, Conn. Graduted
in law at Northwestern Univ., 1913. On June 7, 1919, he
m. Rose Kopf, dau. of Charles Kopf of Chicago.
Children:
226 Rosalie13, b. Mar 1, 1920
227 Margaret, b. June 22, 1921
228 Gertrude, b. Mar 15, 1925
229 Josephine, b. July 18, 1926
224 GERTRUDE CAMERON12 (FISH) RUMSEY, Ph.B. (Williston11,
Job10, Elias9, Job8, Joshua7, Thomas6, Preserved5, Thomas4,
Thomas3, Alice2, John1), first daughter of (213) Williston and
Mary Gertrude (Cameron) Fish, was b. Aug 30, 1888, at Chicago.
Grad. Hyde Park (Chicago) High School in 1907, an
Chicago Univ., Ph.B., in 1912. On Apr 20, 1918, she m. Edward
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Prole Rumsey, son of Edward Dixon and Rebecca (Prole) Rumsey
of Batavia, NY, who was b. Sept 19, 1883.
Children: (224a) William Fish Rumsey, b. Apr. 4, 1919;
(224b) Martha Josephine Rumsey, b. Jan 14, 1921; (224c)
Virginia Gertrude Rumsey, b.Oct 5, 1922; (224d) Williston
Fish Rumsey, gunner of bomber crew reported missing in action
Dec 29, 1943, in flight over Marshall Islands.
225 JOSEPHINE CAMERON12 (FISH) PEABODY, B.M.E., B.A.E.
(Williston11, Job10, Elias9, Job8, Joshua7, Thomas6, Preserved5,
Thomas4, Thomas3, Alice2, John1), teacher of music and art,
dau. of (213) Williston and Mary Gertrude (Cameron) Fish, was
was b. June 26, 1890, at Chicago. She attended Western College
for Women at Oxford, Ohio, 1910-11; grad. from Amer. Conservatory
of Music (Chicago) B.M.E. 1934, and School of the
Art Institute (Chicago) B.A.E. 1936. She was supervisor of
music and art, Las Animas, Colo., 1921-22; Galva, Ill., 1923-24;
Erie Co, Ohio (27 public schools), 1927-28. On Nov 7, 1924,
she m. William Bailey PEabody, son of Lionel Henry and Mary
Augusta Ward (Gifford) Peabody of Portsmouth, RI, who was
b. Dec 23, 1879. No children.
214 JOSEPHINE LAURA11 FISH, B.A. (Job10, Elias9, Job8, Joshua7, Thomas6, Preserved5, Thomas4,
Thomas3, Alice2, John1), teacher
of Greek and Latin, dau. of (203) Job and Anne Elizabeth (Peabody)
Fish, was b. Jan 15, 1858, at Berlin Heights, Erie Co.,
Ohio; d. June 19, 1916, at Cleveland, Ohio. Grad. B.A. Oberlin
College 1883, and gave the annual Greek Oration in her Junior
yeaar. She taught district school, summers of 1873 and 1875; also
Greek and Latin in High School, Greenville, Mich., 1883-85, and
1897-98. She gave private lessons in Greek, Latin and mathematics,
1880-1916. Ill health prevented her continuing as a
teacher in public schools. She was engaged in raising funds in
Cleveland for public charities and for Woman's Hospital, 1900-16.
217 MARY SOPHIA11 FISH, B.A. (Job10, Elias9, Job8, Joshua7,
Thomas6, Preserved5, Thomas4, Thomas3, Alice2, John1), teacher,
dau. of (203) Job and Anne Elizabeth (Peabody) Fish, was b.
Apr 21, 1863, at Berlin Heights, Erie Co., Ohio; d. Jan 20, 1930,
at Florence, Erie Co. B.A. Oberlin 1886. She taught district
schools, summers of 1879-82; taught in Kinsman, Ohio, 1886-87;
in Irvington, Ill., 1887-88; and in private schools of Reading,
Pa., 1888-89 and Hollidaysburg, Pa., 1889-91; also in Walnut
Lane Preparatory School for Girls, Germantown, Pa., 1892-1907
54 THE FISH FAMILY (on leave in California 1897-98), and Stevens School, Germantown, 1907-09, retiring to keep house for her father. 218 JOB11 FISH, B.A. (Job10, Elias9, Job8, Joshua7, Thomas6, Preserved5, Thomas4, Thomas3, Alice2, John1), works manager, son of (203) Job and Anne Elizabeth (Peabody) Fish, was b. May 2, 1867, at Colon, Sst Joseph Co., Mich.; d. June 2, 1922, at Buffalo, NY. BA Oberlin, 1888; was distinguished in Latin and Greek, and also prominent in teniis and baseball. He was a great reader, and especially interested in folks; in later life read in Spanish, Italian and Swedish many tales and novels of family and community life in the corresponding countries. He was with the Crane Elevator Co., Chicago, 1888-99, and thereafter with the Otis Elevator Co. (which had acquired the business of the former company), as follows: supt. of the Chicago plant, 1899-1904, and of the Yonkers, NY, plant, 1904-09; manager of the Chicago plant, 1909-14, and of the Buffalo plant, 1914-18; and general manager of workd, with office in New York City, 1918-21. On Sept 18, 1890, he m. Ruth Booth Hall, dau. of Theodore and Lucy M. (Pierce) Hall of Ashtabula, Ohio, who was b. Jan 18, 1866, and d. Dec 1929. His only son, (230) Julian Lounsbury12 Fish, was b. Jan 13, 1893. 230 JULIAN LOUNSBURY12 FISH, B.S. (Job11, Job10, Elias9, Job8, Joshua7, Thomas6, Preserved5, Thomas4, Thomas3, Alice2, John1), only child of (218) Job and Ruth Booth (Hall) Fish, was b. Jan 13, 1893, at Ashtabula, Ohio. Grad. from La Grange, IL, High School in 1911, and from Univ. of IL in 1915 with degree of B.S. (in Agriculture). He was a member of the track team in both high school and University. He has been with the purchasing department of Otis Elevator Co. in New York City since 1916. On June 19, 1916, he m. Marguerite, dau. of William Irving and edith (Miller) Parmelee of Buffalo, who was b. June 2, 1892, and had: (230 1/2) Ruth Frances13 Parmelee, b. Feb 13, 1920. 219 JOHN CHARLES LOUNSBURY11 FISH, C.E. (Job10, Elias9, Job8, Joshua7, Thomas6, Preserved5, Thomas4, Thomas3, Alice2, John1), engineer, teacher, author; of Stanford Univ., son of (203) Job and Anne Elizabeth (Peabody) Fish, was b. June 3, 1870, near Berline Heights, Erie Co., Ohio; studied Greek and Latin in Oberlin Academy two terms, 1886; graduated from Cornell Univ., C.E., 1892. He contributed prose and verse to
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"Cornell era"; and in senior year was chief engineer of Cornell
Univ. Surveys of the Lakes of Central New York.
He was instructor in civil engineering in Cornell 1892-93, and
in Stanford Univ., 1893-94. He continued at Stanford, as follows:
assistant prof. 1894-98; assoc. prof. 1898-1909 (on leave
1905-09); prof. of railroad engineering 1909-25; prof. of civil
engineering 1925-35; executive head, civil engineering department
1928-35; and retired as emeritus prof. of civil engineering
1935. His most distinguished pupil was Hon. Herbert Hoover,
afterwards president of the United States. He was a member of
faculty baseball nine, 1894-1905.
He is a member of Alpha Tau Omega (college fraternity),
Sigma Xi (scientific honor society); honorary member of Sigma
Delta Pi (Spanish honor Society of America); and a life member
of Amer. Soc. of Civil Engineers, and Amer. Railway Engineering
Asso.
He is author of the following books: "Lettering of Working
drawings," 1894; "Linear Drawing and Lettering," 1901; "Descriptive
Geometry," 1903; "Coordinates of Plane Surveying,"
1909; "Earthwork Haul and Overhaul," 1913; "Engineering
Economics," 1915 (2nd edition 1923), for which he was awarded
the Fuertes Gold Method for Original Research in 1915 by Cornell
Univ. He is co-author of "Technic of Surveying Instruments
and Methods" (with Walter L. Webb), 1917; "The Engineering
Profession" (with Theodore J. Hoover), 1941.
He was assistant to city engineer, Sandusky, Ohio, 1886-88;
assistant engineer on construction of Sandusky and Columbus
Short-Line R.R., 1891; recorder, U.S. Coast and Geodetic
Survey, primary triangulation, Mts. San Jacinto and Santiago,
Calif., 1899; field engineer, U.S. Geolog. Survey, exploratory
surveys for reservoir and dam sites, Monterey Co., Calif, 1900;
resident engineer, 1905-07; and division engineer, 1907-09, L.S.
& M.S. Railway (New York Central Line West), on construction
of Franklin & Clearfield, Pa., Extension.
He was president of the board of health, Palo Alto, CAlif.,
1901-05; member of board of public safety, Palo Alto, 1909-24.
By way of recreation he played daily tennis 1912-27, and since
1925 has closed each day with an hour or so of Spanish authors.
On July 31, 1894, at La Porte, Ind., he m. Ethelwyn Rebecca
Slaght, dau. of Nathaniel and Frances Cecilia (Wallace) Slaght
of Greenville, Montcalm Co., Mich., who was b. Feb 23, 1867.
Children:
231 Job12, b.Oct 9, 1895; d.Nov 6, 1907; age 12
+ 232 Lounsbury Slaght, b.Dec 30, 1889; m. Roberta Hellman, June 8, 1922
+ 233 Frances Cecilia, b.Feb 3, 1901; m. Garth L. Young, Mar 19, 1926
56 THE FISH FAMILY 232 LOUNSBURY SLAGHT12 FISH, A.B. (John11, Job10, Elias9, Job8, Joshua7, Thomas6, Preserved5, Thomas4, Thomas3, Alice2, John1), specialist in industrial organization and management, son of (219) John Charles L. and Ethelwyn Rebecca (Slaght) Fish, was b. dec. 30, 1899, at San Francisco, CA. Grad. from Palo Alto High School, 1917, from Stanford Univ., 1921, with degree of A.B. (in civil engineering). He is a member of Delta Upsilon Fraternity and of Tau Beta Pi (honor engineering society). He played tennis in college and later was champion of tennis players of Standard Oil Co. of calif. His military service was in the R.O.T.C. at Stanford, Sep- Dec., 1918. He has been with the Standard Oil Co. of Calif. since 1921, as follows: in engineering Dept, 1921-22; in manufacturing dept., as chairman of standards and appropriations committees, member of personnel and manufacturing committees, and manager of organization and cost control divison, 1922-35; member of company wage and salary committee, 1936-37; member of department on organization since 1935. During 1939-40 he was also research associate, Graduate School of Business, Stanford Univ. Upon request of Maj. Gen. Lucius D. Clay, deputy of the U. S. Control Council for Germany, he was loaned to the War Department June 1, 1945, for a period of six months to help develop organizational planning in occupied Germany for the guidance of the U.S. Army both in military government and civil administration. In his letter to the president of Standard of California the General wrote: "In view of Mr. Fish's particular and outstanding qualifications, I would greatly appreciate the loan of his services." On June 8, 1922, at San Francisco, he m. Roberta Hellmann, who was b. Aug 30, 1899, dau. of George and Roberta (Wright) Hellmann of Palo Alto, and had: (232 1/2) John Lounsbury13, b. May 6, 1931, at San Francisco. 233 FRANCES CECILIA12 (FISH) YOUNG (John11, Job10, Elias9, Job8, Joshua7, Thomas6, Preserved5, Thomas4, Thomas3, Alice2, John1), only dau. of (219) John Charles L. and Ethelwyn Rebecca (Slaght) Fish, was b. Feb 3, 1901, at San Francisco, CA. Grad. from Miss Harker's School (Palo Alto), 1918, and attendedn Stanford Univ. In training as nurse in Univ. of Calif. Hospital, 1923-24, and in Stanford Hospital in San Francisco, 1924-26, grad. 1926. She was champion in tennis tournament of Girls' Schools of Northern Calif. At Stanford she was a member of women's tennis team and swimming team, of Delta Gamma