By Lester Warren Fish
62 THE FISH FAMILY
5, 1917, at Cleveland, Ohio. Kent State Univ., B.S. (in Education)
1940. She is a member of Alpha Signa Tau sorority, and of
Church of the Saviour (Meth.) of Cleveland Heights.
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196 JOB9 FISH (Job8, Joshua7, Thomas6, Preserved5, Thomas4,
Thomas3, Alice2, John1), son of (149) Job and Rachel (Lounsbury)
Fish, was b.1803; He m. (1) Maria Brown, 1826; m.(2)
Abigail Sinclear, 1837; m.(3) Pluma Geer, 1839.
Children:
250 Ann Maria10, b.1827; m.1844, Barnabas Shoecraft
251 Ezra Job, b.1828; m. 1877, Cornelia Wilkinson
252 Relief, b.1831
253 Elias Howland, b.1834
254 Henry Marshall, b.1840; m.1870, Emma Dunn, and had (254a)
Clara Jocelyn, b.1873, m. G.W. Parker; (254b) Charles, b.1875;
and (254c) Fred, b.1875
255 Chas. Seward, b.1842
256 Mary, b.1844; m. 1861, John Coblent
257 Susan Elizabeth, b.1846; m. 1865, William Ferguson
258 Sarah, b.1847
259 Clara, b.1850; m. 1870, Charles Monel
260 Austen Ross, b.1852; m. 1874, Alta Clark
197 JOHN NELSON9 FISH (Job8, Joshua7, Thomas6, Preserved5,
Thomas4, Thomas3, Alice2, John1), son of (149) Job and Rachel
(Lounsbury) Fish, was b. 1805; m. Susan Arnold, 1828.
Children:
261 Angeline10, b.1830
262 George W., b.1832; m. Eliza Saunders, 1863; m. (2) Elizabeth
Sarah Hammond, 1868. Children: (262a) Carrie Linwood11, b.
1864, m. Frank A. Waters; (and be second wife:) (262b) George
Nelson, b.1873, m. Effie M. Lewis and had a son, (262 1/2) Dean
Lewis12, b.1905; and (262c) Gladys Effie, b.1895.
+ 263 Elisha, b.1835; m. Helen L. Chapman, 1862
+ 264 Nahum, b.1836; m. Jennie L. Anderson, 1868
+ 265 Ephraim, b.1838; m. MAry
263 ELISHA10 FISH (John9, Job8, Joshua7, Thomas6,
Preserved5, Thomas4, Thomas3, Alice2, John1), son of (197) John Nelson and
Susan (Arnold) Fish, was b.1835; m. Helen L. Chapman, 1862.
Children: (263a) Clarence11, b.1864; (263b) Lizzie M., b.1866,
and m. Jay C. Van Stone, 1885; (263c) John Nelson, b.1875, m.
Nellie Bently, 1899; (263d) Nellie H., b.1880, m. Thomas Falls,
and had: (263e) Floyd12 Falls, (263f) Hazel Falls, and (263g)
Mabel Falls.
265 EPHRAIM COMSTOCK10 FISH (John9, Job8, Joshua7, Thomas6,
Preserved5, Thomas4, Thomas3, Alice2, John1), son of (197) John
Nelson and Susan (Arnold) Fish, was b. 1838; m. Mary P. Hall
in 1866; m.(2) Ella A. Hall in 1867, by whom he had: (265a)
John11, b.1868, m. Mattie Culp, 1904; and (265b) Ephraim Welcome,
m. Emma Murdock, 1892; and (265c) Mary Eliza, b.1871, m. Joseph Kennedy, 1893.
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151 THOMAS8 FISH (Joshua7, Thomas6, Preserved5, Thomas4,
Thomas3, Alice2, John1), farmer, son of (122) Joshua and Phoebe
(Wright) Fish, was b. Feb. 8, 1773, probably at Amenia, N.Y.
On Mar. 4, 1795, he m. Lydia Briggs, b.Apr. 18, 1774, in
Massachusetts, dau. of Oliver and Hannah (Potter) Briggs. He d.
Aug. 4, 1822, at East Hamburg, N.Y.
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264 NAHUM10 FISH (John9, Job8, Joshua7, Thomas6,
Preserved5, Thomas4, Thomas3, Alice2, John1), son of (197) John Nelson and
Susan (Arnold) Fish, was b.1836; m. Jennie L. Anderson, 1868.
Children: (267) Matthew A.11, b.1869; (268) Hattie Lavina, b.
1872, m. Victor Manning, 1897; (269) Tracy A., b.1876, m.
Lottie M. Bouck, and had (269 1/2) Carly B.12.
Children (probably born Easton, N.Y.):
270 Hannah9, b.Jan 3, 1796; d.Aug 3, 1799
+271 Daniel, b.May 25, 1798; d.Mar 27, 1845; m. Anna Sprague
272 Polly, b. Jan 23, 1800; d.Nov 17, 1832; m. Luther Soule;
(2) ______ Clark
273 Ann, b. Apr 16, 1801; d. Jan 10, 1886; m. Thos. B. Soule;
(2) Jonathan Hoyt
+274 Anson Thomas, b.Sept. 18, 1806; d. July 29, 1861; m. Sally Smith
275 Lucinda, b.Sept 14, 1810; d. Sept 1, 1823
276 Hannah, b.Apr 2, 1815; d. Feb 28, 1873; m. J.L. Maples
271 DANIEL8 FISH (Thomas8, Joshua7, Thomas6, Preserved5,
Thomas4, Thomas3, Alice2, John1), farmer, eldest son of (151)
Thomas and Lydia (Briggs) Fish, was b. May 25, 1797, or 1798,
at Easton, Washington Co., N.Y. On Sept.12, 1819, he m. at
East Hamburg, now Ocean note: crossed out, 'Ochard' written in Park, N.Y.; Anna Sprague, dau. of
Asa and Elizabeth (Wheeler) Sprague. She was b. at Danby, VT,
Nov 26, 1802; d. Apr 13, 1884, age 81 (possibly at Cinncinnati,
Ohio). He d. at East Hamburg, Mar 27, 1845.
Children (probably born East Hamburg):
+277 John Thomas10, b.Aug 30, 1820; d. Jan 2, 1890; m. Mercy Ann
Wait.
278 Heman B.P., b. June 22, 1822; d. inf.
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+279 William Anson, b.1827; m. Elizabeth Wood
280 Cordelia Elizabeth, b. June 2, 1832; d.Dec 28, 1834
+281 Heman B., b. Sep 3, 1839; m. Esther B. Wright
277 JOHN THOMAS10 FISH (Daniel9, Thomas8, Joshua7, Thomas6,
Preserved5, Thomas4, Thomas3, Alice2, John1), stage driver, eldest
son of (271) Daniel and Anna (Sprague) Fish, was b. at East
Hamburg, N.Y., Aug 30, 1820. He m. in Mar. 1845, at East
Hamburg, Mercy Ann wait, sau. of Leonard Vincent and Susan
(Webster) Wait, who was b. Jan 20, 1824, and d. Feb 25, 1884.
He drove stage for many years between East Hamburg (now
Orchard Park) and Buffalo, N.Y. The trip required driving all
day. He was also the owner of a livery stable. In 1885 he was
elected and served one year as supervisor of his town. He was
also a member of the Masonic order. The house in which he was
born is still standing (1942) and is known as the "Quaker
Bonnet Tea Room." He d. Jan 2, 1890 at Orchard Park.
Children (all born at East Hamburg):
282 Ella M.11, b.Nov 17, 1850; m. Samuel Deloraine Johnson
283 Ida May, b. Jan 29, 1856; d. in youth
+284 Merrill John, b. Sep 7, 1857; d. Jan 29, 1918; m. Maud Evelyn Swift
285 Emma, b. Aug 29, 1860; d. in youth
284 MERRILL JOHN11 FISH (John10, Daniel9, Thomas8, Joshua7,
Thomas6, Preserved5, Thomas4, Thomas3, Alice2, John1), store
manager, only son of (277) John Thomas and Mercy Ann (Wait)
Fish, was b. at East Hamburg, N.Y., Sep 7, 1857, and d. at
Buffalo, N.Y., Jan 29, 1918. On Feb 8, 1881, at Buffalo, he m.
Maud Evelyn Swift, dau. of James Cushing and Mary Helen
(Hawkins) Swift. She was b. at East Hamburg, Mar 25, 1864;
d. at Buffalo, July 28, 1902, at 38. He kept a store for many years;
for a few years was manager of a desk company, and afterwards
manager of the delicatessen dept. of Faxon, Williams & Faxon,
Buffalo's largest grocery store.
Children (all born at Buffalo except Helen):
286 Harold Merrill12, b.1882; d. in infancy
287 Ethel Maud, b. Jan 25, 1884
288 Harry Root, b.Aug 31, 1886; m. Rose Nickrenz; grad. Bryant
& Stratton Business College, Buffalo, and emp. by Whiting-Mead
Co., Los Angeles, Calif.
289 Helen Donaldi, b.Feb 28, 1888, Orchard Park
290 Bessie Mildred, b.Mar 1, 1891; m.John F. Wheeler
+291 Arthur Merrill, b.Mar 24, 1893; m. Christina Heuson; m(2) Inez Delair
+292 Irma Ellen, b.Apr 21, 1894; m. Milford E. Tracy
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293 Raymond Johnson, b.Oct 9, 1895; m. Annabelle Schreiber. Sergt.
Med. Corps, U.S. Army, in World War I, serving in France. Mem-
F. & A.M. Cheif Accountant for Pacific Western Oil, Los Angeles.
+294 Evelyn Jean, b. July 25, 1902; m. John Peter Gimbrone.
291 ARTHUR MERRILL12 FISH (Merrill11, John10,
Daniel9, Thomas8, Joshua7, Thomas6, Preserved5, Thomas4,
Thomas3, Alice2, John1), son of (284) Merrill and Maud (Swift)
Fish, was b. at Buffalo, N.Y., Mar 24, 1893. Between 1916 and
1920 he had his name legally changed to Arthur Merrill Wheeler, at
the time of his second marriage. In 1916 he m. Christina
Heuson, by whom he had one dau. (295) Betty13 Fish, b.1917.
Under the name Wheeler he m. Inez DeLair at Detroit, Mich.,
Apr 21, 1920. She was b. at Buffalo, Nov 28, 1898, dau. of
James and Fredericka (Egerdee) DeLair.
Children: (296) William Arthur Ral[h13 Wheeler, b. Feb 28,
1921, at Detroit (served in the U.S. Navy); and (297) Raymond
Merrill John Wheeler, b.Apr 27, 1924, at Inglewood, Calif.,
served in the U.S. Marine Corps and saw considerable action
in the South Pacific.
292 IRMA ELLEN12 (FISH) TRACY (Merrill11, John10, Daniel9,
Thomas8, Joshua7, Thomas6, Preserved5, Thomas4, Thomas3,
Alice2, John1), son of (284) Merrill and Maud (Swift) Fish,
was b. at Buffalo, N.Y., Apr. 21, 1894. On Nov. 2, 1916, at Los
Angeles, Calif., she m. Milford Edwin Tracy, son of Carman
Francis and Pernina Estella (Trowbridge) Tracy, who was b.
at Fostoria, Ohio, Jan. 16, 1896. They reside at Huntington
Park, Calif., and he is asst. to the vice president of the Richfield
Oil Corp. in Los Angeles. Was a member of the Compton, Calif.,
Board of Education for seven years. He is a member of the F.
& A.M.,S.R., & S.M.D. Mrs. Tracy is also a member of S.M.D.
Children (born El Segundo, Calif. and one at Compton):
+298 Milford Edwin13 Tracy, Jr., b.Aug 16, 1917
+299 Frances Ellen Tracy b.Sep 11, 1919; m. George Richard Aid
+300 Carman Raymond Tracy, b.Aug 30, 1926; m. Edna Lee (Bolinger)
Tweedy
301 Norman David Tracy, b.Apr. 1, 1936
298 CAPT. MILFORD EDWIN13 TRACY, JR. (Irma12, Merrill11,
John10, Daniel9, Thomas8, Joshua7, Thomas6, Preserved5, Thomas4,
Thomas3, Alice2, John1), artillery officer, son of Milford
Edwin and (292) IRma Ellen (Fish) Tracy, was b. at El Segundo,
Calif., Aug 16, 1917. Res. Huntington Park, Calif. He attended
66 THE FISH FAMILY Univ. of Calif., Los Angeles, but left in his senior year to serve in the U.S. army. He entered the army in Aug. 1942, and was placed on inactive status in the Reserve in April 1946. He arose from private to the rank of Captain. Received the bronze star for bravery in action at the Ardennes Bulge, 1945. 299 FRANCES ELLEN13 TRACY (Irma12, Merrill11, John10, Daniel9, Thomas8, Joshua7, Thomas6, Preserved5, Thomas4, Thomas3, Alice2, John1), dau. of Milford Edwin and (292) Irma Ellen (Fish) Tracy, was b. Sep. 11, 1919. Grad. from Compton Junior College, and from Woodbury College, Los Angeles, Calif. She m. Oct 11, 1941, at Yuma, Ariz., George Richard Aid, and had: (299 1/2) Nancy Ellen Aid, b. July 15, 1944. George Aid saw considerable action in the U.S. Navy during World War II. 300 CARMAN RAYMOND13 TRACY (Irma12, Merrill11, John10, Daniel9, Thomas8, Joshua7, Thomas6, Preserved5, Thomas4, Thomas3, Alice2, John1), son of Milford Edwin and (292) Irma Ellen (Fish) Tracy, was b. Aug 30, 1926. Left High Schhol to serve in the Merchant Marine during World War II; then entered the U.S.Navy, and was discharged in Apr. 1946. Emp. by Texas Oil Co. He m. Nov 22, 1944, at Yuma, Ariz., Edna Lee (Bolinger) Tweedy, and had: (300 1/2) Lauren Rae, b.Aug. 18, 1945. 294 EVELYN JEAN12 (FISH) Gimbrone (Merrill11, John10, Daniel9, Thomas8, Joshua7, Thomas6, Preserved5, Thomas4, Thomas3, Alice2, John1), dau. of (284) Merrill John and Maud Evelyn (Swift) Fish, was b. at Buffalo, N.Y., July 25, 1902; m. Nov. 6 1920, John Peter Gimbrone, who was b. at Buffalo June 4, 1900, son of Louis and Carmela (Dispenze) Gimbrone. Children (bornin Buffalo): (294a) George Louis13 Gimbrone, b. May 27, 1923; (294b) John Peter Gimbrone, b. Apr 10, 1925; and (294c) Richard Joseph Gimbrone, b.Jan 13, 1928. George and John both served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. 279 WILLIAM ANSON10 FISH (Daniel9, Thomas8, Joshua7, Thomas6, Preserved5, Thomas4, Thomas3, Alice2, John1), son of (271) Daniel and Anna (Sprague) Fish, was b. at East Hamburg, in 1876, at Gowanda, N.Y. In 1852 he m. Elizabeth Wood. Children: 302 Bert S.11, b.1853.