Biography of Elias Fisher, page 685.  History of De Kalb County, Indiana.  
Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

Elias Fisher, farmer, Keyser Township, was born in Stark County, Ohio, in 
1829, a son of Jacob and Rebecca (Hoover) Fisher.  In 1846 his parents moved 
to De Kalb County, Ind., and his father entered a tract of land in Wilmington 
Township.  His father died in 1851.  He remained with his mother till 1870, 
superintending the farm.  He was married in 1858 to Matilda Freeman, a native 
of Allen County, Ind. Of their five children, but two are living---Lewis C. 
and Adelphia J.  William F., Harvey L. and Catherine, are deceased.  Mrs. 
Fisher died in 1871.  In 1872 Mr. Fisher married Mrs. Sarah R. Butler, a 
native of New York, who died in 1876, leaving one child---Lena R.  March 16, 
1879, Mr. Fisher married Mrs. Catherine De Pew, widow of Abel De Pew, and 
since this last alliance has resided in Keyser Township.  Mr. Fisher is a 
member of the Methodist Episcopal church.

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Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
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