James Fisher

James was born in 1790 in Pennsylvania, in the United States to unknown parents.

He married Sarah "Sally" Rue some time around 1814 and they had seven children together.

Their first child, Elizabeth Jane, was born in 1815 in Indiana.

Their second child, John, was born on March 5th, 1819 in Indiana.

In 1820 they lived in Wayne Township, IN.

Their third child, David O., was born on March 30th, 1823 in Indiana.

Their Fourth child, Henry James, was born on February 21st, 1824 in Indianapolis, IN.

Their fifth child, Sarah, was born on March 11th, 1825 in Orange County, IN.

Their sixth child, Hyram was born in 1829 in Orange County, IN.

In 1830 they still lived in Wayne Township, IN with seven children.


In 1840 they lived alone in Wayne Township. 

James died in 1843 in Montgomery, Indiana.

Their seventh and last child, Miriam, was born in 1844 in Indiana.


Excerpt from "Sarah Rue" by Marlou Belya:

Sarah Rue married James Fisher. They had a household in Wayne Township in 1820 and 1830.  They sold 77 acres on 21 Oct 1820 to Jacob Talbot for $500; he was the father of  Rebecca Talbot, Henry Rue’s wife (the father of Sally's brother's wife).  In 1822, James and Sarah Fisher sold one acre of land for a Methodist Episcopal church in Boston, Wayne County.  James Fisher bought 38 acres and 1000 poles of the NE quarter of sec. 3, T 12, R1W from Jacob and Susanna Talbot on 27 Jan 1825.  The Fishers appear to have sold their Wayne county land in 1832 but remained close by as James is named an executor of Richard Rue’s will on 11 Nov 1839. James died shortly before September 1844 when Rue added a codicil substituting a new executor for James Fisher, who had died in the interim.

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