BIOGRAPHIES - FISHER, William H., Bourbon County, Kentucky From: Bob Francis http://www.shawhan.com Date: 07 Feb 2000 The biographies are taken primarily from William Perrin's "The History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky" and E. Polk Johnson's "The History of Kentucky and Kentuckians," Vol. III. Many Bourbon County, Kentucky, researchers have pointed out mistakes and they are notated. Name: William H. FISHER _________________________________________ Birth: November 12, 1829, Ruddell’s Mills, Bourbon County, Kentucky Death: February 3, 1903, Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky Age: 73 Death Memo: Died at home on Duncan Ave., Paris, Kentucky, at 2:00 PM. Occupation: Farmer And Breeder In Bourbon County. Father: Samuel L. FISHER (ca1807-1850) Mother: Lucinda TALBOTT (1807-1874) Spouses _________________________________________ 1: Emma Stephens PECK Birth: July 21, 1844, Fleming County, Kentucky Death: May 12, 1923, Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky Age: 78 Death Memo: She died at her son W. P. Fisher’s home at 244 Mt. Airy Ave., on Friday at 11:30 PM. Father: William PECK (1805-1875) Mother: Elizabeth STEPHENS (1813-1883) Marriage: December 13, 1866, Bath County, Kentucky Children: William Peck (1867-1934); Nebilla; Nevill Charles (1876-1944) Misc. Notes William and Emily were at Ford’s Theater the night Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.1 WM. H. FISHER,2 farmer, born Nov. 12,1829, in Ruddel’s Mills Precinct; eldest child of Samuel and Lucinda (Talbott) Fisher. Samuel Fisher was born in Lexington, Fayette Co., in 1809; son of William; a native of Delaware, and came to Kentucky about the year 1800, located in Fayette, afterward locating in Ruddel’s Mills Precinct about the year 1810, and established a woolen factor; he afterward engaged in farming, which he followed until his death, which occurred in 1835. Eight children were born to him, who grew up: James, Margaret, Samuel, Mrs. Bowman, John Amanda, Hannah and Maddox. James and Samuel settled in Bourbon; Margaret married a Sutton and moved to Indiana; John settled in Missouri; Amanda, Maddox and Hannah died young; Mrs. Bowman settled in Harrison County; Samuel, the father of our subject, engaged in farming; he succeeded his father in the distillery business, which he ran until 1843; when he located in Pads Precinct, on the farm owned by William, his son, situated on the Flat Rock Pike; the farm is called the McClure place; he died here March 18, 1848—death occasioned by the kick of a mule; he was a member of the Reformed Church; his wife, Lucinda Talbott, was a daughter of Hugh and Elizabeth (Carter) Talbott; Henry Talbott, the father of Hugh, emigrated from Hanover County, Va., to Bourbon County, about the year 1789; Hugh was for several years a merchant at Ruddel’s Mills; he died in 1832. To Samuel Fisher and wife were born two children: William H., and Susan, who married Charles Nolcini; she died February, 1860; leaving one child, William; Wm. H. was raised a farmer, Dec. 13, 1866, he married Emily Peck, who was born in Fleming County, Ky., daughter of William and Louisa (Stevens) Peck; Louisa was born Sept. 7, 1813, in Fleming County, on Locust Creek; daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Weaver) Stevens; he was born December, 1767, in Loudon [sic] County, Va.; his wife 1769, and were married 1788, and removed to Fayette County, where they settled; William was a son of William Peck, of Mason County, Ky.; the former died Dec. 10, 1875. The religion of the Stevens was old Baptist; and the Pecks were Methodists; both families were Whigs. Mr. Fisher has 220 acres of land-the farm called Wood Brook; he has two children: Wm. Peck and Nebilla; he raises short horns; is a member of the Presbyterian Church G.S.A. Sources 1. Alan Dorschug Genealogy, dated May 20, 1999. 2. Perrin, p. 463. ------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.