 1821 - 1876 (55 years)
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| Name |
Jeremiah Fisher |
| Born |
9 Jan 1821 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
7 Jul 1876 |
| Buried |
Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania  |
| Person ID |
I013928 |
Strausstown Roots | ~HasslerFreeman |
| Last Modified |
9 Aug 2008 |
| Family |
Leah Beidler, b. 9 Oct 1825 |
| Children |
| + | 1. Amanda Fisher, b. about 1846 |
| | 2. Valeria Fisher, b. about 1849 |
| | 3. Rosa Fisher, b. estimated 1855 |
| + | 4. Walter B Fisher, b. 23 Apr 1863, Pennsylvania , d. 10 Nov 1931, Wernersville, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 68 years) |
| + | 5. William Henry Fisher, b. 20 Apr 1865, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 30 Apr 1922, Wernersville, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 57 years) |
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| Family ID |
F31964 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S151] Montgomery Bios, Morton L. Montgomery, (. H. Beers & Company of Chicago, 1909), 880 (Reliability: 1).
Jeremiah Fisher, son of John, born Jan. 9, 1821, in Lower Heidelberg township, died July 7, 1876. He is buried in the Charles Evans cemetery, at Reading. For a number of years he was in business in Reading, conducting a clothing store in the Eagle building, at Sixth and Penn streets (where the Eagle shoe store is now located), in partnership with George Heckman of Reading. They were associated for over ten years, Mr. Fisher eventually selling his interest to Mr. Heckman. Two years later he engaged in the shoe business, which he followed for a period of four years, when, his wife's stepmother -- Mrs. Elizabeth (Hain) Beidler -- dying, he moved with his family upon the farm of his father-in-law, in Lower Heidelberg township, where he passed the rest of his life. He had been living there for five years, engaged in farming, at the time of his death. He was a member of the Hain's Reformed Church.
In 1846 Mr. Fisher married Leah Beidler, who was born Oct. 9, 1825, in Robeson township, daughter of William and Susanna (Yost) Beidler. Her father was a farmer of Lower Heidelberg, formerly of Robeson township, this county. The mother, born Aug. 20, 1795, died Aug. 5, 1838. William and Susanna (Yost) Beidler were married July 19, 1818, and two sons and two daughters were born to them. After the death of his wife Susanna, Mr. Beidler married Elizabeth Hain.
To Mr. and Mrs. Fisher were born children as follows: Amanda married John K. Howden, of Reading, and has children-Edward, Rosa and Howard; Valeria died young; Rosa died young; Walter B., who resides at Robesonia, where he is employed at the furnace, married Sarah Sharman, and they have two children, Lillie and Edna; William H. married Annie Kintzer, and their children are Charles A., Frederick M., Harvey W. and Leah E. William H. Fisher and his family live with his mother at Wernersville.
Since Mr. Fisher's death his widow has resided in the large brick residence in Wernersville which she owns, situated on the main street in the western end of town. Though past eighty-two years of age she is active and passes her days in serene contentment, esteemed and respected by the many who know her. She is intelligent and interested in the life of the community, and is an earnest member of Hain's Reformed Church. she speaks both English and German fluently.
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