PORTAGE COUNTY OHIO - BIO: Fish, Elihu (1885) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Betty Ralph bralph@HiWAAY.net January 7, 2000 *********************************************************************** Bios: Fish - Portage County, Ohio, from "History of Portage County, Ohio" published by Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1885 Copyright © 1999 by Betty Ralph. This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. bralph@hiwaay.net ELIHU FISH, farmer, P.O. Edinburgh, was born in Albany County, N.Y., September 30, 1822, son of Silas and Susana Fish, the former born in Rhode Island, October 5, 1751, the latter in Massachusetts in 1792. They were married in New York, whence they removed to this county in 1834, and here remained until their death, March 8, 1842, and December 13, 1874, respectively. Our subject married, May 11, 1845, Eliza J. Kennedy, born in Hubbard Township, Trumbull Co., Ohio, February 12, 1829, daughter of David and Martha Kennedy, who were married in Mahoning County, Ohio, and whence they removed to this county, where they remained several years, then moved to Pennsylvania, where they both died, former in 1860, latter in 1854. To Mr. and Mrs. Fish have been born four children, two of whom are now living: Celia A., wife of T.F. Hughes, of California, and Charles O., married to Hortense J. Goss. The deceased are Franklin and an infant. Mr. Fish settled on his present farm consisting of 105 acres in 1834, and has remained here ever since. He has filled the offices of Justice of the Peace and Trustee of this township.