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Fisher:—Mrs. Isaac A. Fisher, daughter of Isaac and Hannah Hodsin, was born In Randolph County, Ind., August 21,1821, and i died September 22, 1897; agedseventy-six years, one month, and one day.3 At an early age she assumed the responsibility of caring for her father’s family, she being the oldest and her mother having died. In this , capacity she served faithfully until ; 1845 when she was united in niar-i riage to Aaron Frazier of Clinton Co.. Ohio. Soon after their marriage they returned to Clinton County, . where they resided until the spring , of 1853, when they returned to Randolph Co., and settled on the farm where she died. It was then an . unbroken forest but they cleared off a place, built a cabin and commenced with bright prospects of building for themselves and children a home in the then new country, but alas, how soon their prospects were blighted,for in four short years after their removal to this county on the 24fch of fourth month 1857, the hand of death was laid on the husband and father and she was left the care of a family of eight children. The fields not having broadened much as yet, many, many were the hardships she had to pass through, but with a mother’s energy and a rugged constitution with wheel and shuttle 6he managed to keep her children together until the I year 1861, twelfth month and twelfth I day when she was united in mar-I riage to her present bereaved hus-I baDd Isaac A* Fisher. To this union I was added one son.j / The writer of this sketch does hot I deem it necessary to comment on her traits of character as she was I well known in this part of the county,I She had a birth right in the Society |6f Friends. She -maintained her identity in that branch of the church until the rise of the slavery question I divided the church. She with her husband Aaron Frazier went with the anti-slavery body. They re-jmaiued in that body until it went down. She was then out of church organization until about the year 11866 she with her present husband became members of Cherry Grove IM. M. After the meeting was I organized at Martindale, she became [an active worker in the church both 1 public and private. Her words of admonitlou and vocal prayers always carried a weight with them that was felt by those that heard them.. ■The church has lost one of its most devoted members. The needy has lost a ready helper. The husband has lost a devoted wife and the children a loving mother. But what is our loss is gain to her for she gave abundant evidence in her life that she was keeping her work done as she went and although death came suddenly she was ready.She leaves a husband, eight children (one son having preceded her), thirty-six grand-children,uine great-grand children and a number of other relatives and friends to mourn her departure. Thus another one of the pioneers of this county is gone, she being the last one of the early settlers to pass away. Peace to their ashes.Funeral services conducted by Ira U. Johnson and Henry Pickett at Martindale church. Interment at Beuna Vista cemetery.
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Winchester Journal
Winchester, Indiana, US
Wed, Oct 06, 1897
Page 7
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