Last Updated: April 1, 2021

Jacob & Sarah (Helms) Fisher Family

 

1. Fisher, Jacob

Parents:

1825 Birth: abt 1825 Franklin Co., VA.

i1848 Marriage #1: Jacob Fisher m. Sarah Helms 01-26-1848 Floyd Co., VA by Thomas G. Shelor. She d/o William Helms per permission note.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, H655:

…… Fisher, Jacob 25 yo w/m carpenter, b. Franklin, $0, HOH.

………… Sally 23 yo w/f, b. Floyd, cannot read or write.

…… Helm, Lucy 20 yo w/f, b. Floyd.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Floyd Court House PO, H786:

…… Fisher, Jacob 37 yo w/m carpenter, b. VA, $0/207, HOH.

………… Sarah 32 yo w/f, b. VA, cannot read or write.

………… Emily J. 9 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… Mary R. 7 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… Eliza A. 5 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… John F. 3 yo w/m, b. VA.

………… Jas William 10/12 w/m, b. VA.

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville Twp, H205:

…… Fisher, Jacob 47 yo w/m carpenter, b. VA, $130/100, HOH.

………… Sarah 44 yo w/f, b. VA, housekeeping.

………… Mary Rosabel 17 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… Eliza Ann 15 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… John Floyd 13 yo w/m, b. VA, cannot write.

………… James William 10 yo w/m, b. VA, cannot write.

………… Jacob D. S. 6 yo w/m, b. VA.  

………… Sarah Amanda 2 yo w/f, b. VA.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville District, H215:

…… Fisher, Jacob 56 yo w/m, widowed house carpenter, b. VA, parents b. VA, HOH.

………… Eliza A. 22 y single daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, keeping house.

………… Jacob D. S. 14 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.

………… Sarah A. 12 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.

…+ Fisher, Sarah

Parents: William Helms

1827 Birth: abt 1827 Floyd Co., VA.

1850, 1860, 1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband Jacob Fisher.

1875 Death: 2-13-1875 Floyd Co., VA. COD: scofflaw. Age: 50y. Parents: William Helms. b. Floyd Co., VA.

1875 Burial:

…2. Fisher, Emeline J. “Emily” “Emma”

Parents: Jacob & Sarah (Helms) Fisher.

1851 Birth: abt 1851 Floyd Co., VA.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

i1867 Marriage #1: Emily J. Fisher m. John W. Weeks 12-28-1867 at Jacob Fisher's, Floyd Co., VA by William T. Quinn. He 22 yo single farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o George & Nancy Weeks. She single 17 yo, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Jacob & Sarah Fisher.

John William Weeks, s/o George & Nancy (Morricle) Weeks. [Weeks_George_Nancy]

…2. Fisher, Mary Rosa Bell

Parents: Jacob & Sarah (Helms) Fisher.

1852 Birth: 12-16-1852 Floyd Co., VA.

1860, 1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

i1875 Marriage #1: Mary Rosabel Fisher m. Samuel H. Whitlock 12-23-1875 at Jacob Fisher's, Floyd Co., VA by Thomas L. Robertson. He 20 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Hiatt & Sarah Whitlock. She 23 yo w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Jacob & Sarah Fisher.

Samuel Henry Whitlock, s/o Joseph Hyatt & Sarah A. (Spangler) Whitlock. [Whitlock_HenryA_2wives]

1922 Death: 5-19-1922 St Charles Hospital, Roanoke City, VA but of 18, 8 ½ Street, Roanoke City, VA.

Mary Rosabelle Whitlock, 69y 5m 3d, married w/f, b. Dec 16, 1852 Floyd Co., VA. Spouse: S. H. Whitlock. Father: Jacob Fisher, b. Franklin Co., VA. Mother: Sarah Helms, b. VA. Informant: Mr. S. H. Whitlock of Roanoke, VA. COD: arteriosclerosis; paralysis – 2 mo. Burial: Fairview, May 22, 1922.

1922 Burial: Fair View Cemetery, Roanoke City, VA.

 Mary Rosa Bell <I>Fisher</I> Whitlock

 Samuel Henry Whitlock

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Amanda Bishop Burns)

…2. Fisher, Sallie Eliza Ann

Parents: Jacob & Sarah (Helms) Fisher.

1856 Birth: 2-20-1856 Floyd Co., VA.

1860, 1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1880 Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville District, H215:

i1881 Marriage #1: Eliza A. Fisher m. George W. Whitlock 09-15-1881 at the bride's father's, Floyd Co., VA by N.B. Wickham. He 20 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Hiatt & Sarah (Spangler) Whitlock. She 26 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Jacob & Sarah Fisher.

George W. Whitlock, s/o Joseph Hyatt & Sarah A. (Spangler) Whitlock. [Whitlock_HenryA_2wives]

1908 Death: 5-23-1908 Floyd Co., VA.

1908 Burial:

…2. Fisher, John Floyd

Parents: Jacob & Sarah (Helms) Fisher.

1857 Birth: 1857 Floyd Co., VA.

1860, 1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville District, H448:

…… Kitterman, George W. 37 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, HOH.

………… Elizabeth 27 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA.

………… Alberta 7 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.

………… Nanny B. 6 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.

………… Dola T. 4 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA.

………… Sally 8/12 daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA.

…… Kitterman, David 76 yo widowed father, b. VA, parents b. VA.

………… Jenny Ann 25 yo single w/f servant, b. VA, parents b. VA, cook. (

…… Fisher, Stuart 22 yo single w/m, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write, works on farm.

………… John 24 yo single w/m, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write, works on farm.

…… Kidley, Robert 21 yo single b/m, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write, works on farm.

Marriage #1: John m. Ann Howell.

…...+ Fisher, Ann

Parents:

Birth:

…...3. Fisher, Leva Ellen

Parents: John & Ann (Howell) Fisher.

1884 Birth: 6-3-1884 Floyd Co., VA.

I1902 Marriage #1: Leva E. Fisher m. W. J. Sowers 1-21-1902 Floyd Co., VA. He 19 yo single w/m, b. Floyd Co., VA, s/o G. T. & Janene Sowers. She 17 yo single w/f, b. Floyd Co., VA, d/o John & Ann Fisher. (src: ancestry.com transcription; no image)

William Jackson “Willie” Sowers, s/o George Thomas & Julia Ann (Akers) Sowers. [Sowers_JacobS_2wives]

1961 Death: 12-15-1961 Floyd Co., VA.

1961 Burial: White Rock Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA.

…2. Fisher, James William

Parents: Jacob & Sarah (Helms) Fisher.

1859 Birth: 8-22-1859 Floyd Co., VA.

1860, 1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

…2. Fisher, Jacob D. S.

Parents: Jacob & Sarah (Helms) Fisher.

1864 Birth: abt 1864 VA.

1870, 1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

…2. Fisher, Sarah Amanda

Parents: Jacob & Sarah (Helms) Fisher.

1868 Birth: abt 1868 VA.

1870, 1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

End Jacob & Sarah (Helms) Fisher Family.