Commemorative biographical record of the counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio . Oil Company, re-ceiving $1,12 i bonus, and one-seventh ofthe production of oil from the wells; healso leased eighty acres to the Ohio OilCo., receiving from them $1,600 bonus,and one-eighth of the oil. This lease wascancelled, but he held the bonus, and in1895 the whole farm was re-leased, receiving one-si.\th of the are eight wells on the farm, eachaveraging eight barrels per day, whichgives him an income of about $ perday. Mrs. Celia (Moore) Fisher was bornNovember 7, 1848, near Ballville


Commemorative biographical record of the counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio . Oil Company, re-ceiving $1,12 i bonus, and one-seventh ofthe production of oil from the wells; healso leased eighty acres to the Ohio OilCo., receiving from them $1,600 bonus,and one-eighth of the oil. This lease wascancelled, but he held the bonus, and in1895 the whole farm was re-leased, receiving one-si.\th of the are eight wells on the farm, eachaveraging eight barrels per day, whichgives him an income of about $ perday. Mrs. Celia (Moore) Fisher was bornNovember 7, 1848, near Ballville, San-dusky Co., Ohio, and here received herearly education, later in life attending thehigh school at Fremont, Ohio, and com-pleting her literary education at Delaware,Ohio. She remained at home with herparents until her marriage to Mr. Fisher,July 3, 1873. They settled near Ballville,remaining in the township until 1880, inwhich year they sold out and came toScott township, where they now have oneof the most delightful homes in Sanduskycounty. To their union have come chil-. ^ .4 ^l^ COMMEMORATIVE BIOORAPIIWAL RECORD. 287 dren, whose names and dates of birth areas follows: Claud, April ii, 1874; Guy,October 12, 1875; Webb, July 27,1877;Jim, February i, 1879; Maud, December23, 1881; Blanch, December 3, 1883;Clara, August 20, 1884; Bruce and Brice,November 22, 1886; Lester, February 5,1888; and George, February 9, 1890, whodied March 10, 1890. The rest of thechildren are at home with their parents,and have attended the home school. Mrs. Fishers father, James Moore,was born about 1805, and died December5, 1873, being buried in Oakwood Ceme-tery, Sandusky county; his occupationwas milling and farming. Her mother,Harriet (Patterson) was born May 17,1810. This worthy couple reared a fam-ilj- of children, as follows: Orven, Juli-ette, Celliette, LeRoy, Manville, Charles,Celia and Oriette. Of these four are liv-ing: Juliette, now Mrs. William Rice, ofSandusky county; Charles, living


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