Burness Genealogy and Family History

Clark Melvin Fisher¹

#45012, b. 11 October 1873, d. 3 April 1941

Clark Melvin Fisher was born on 11 October 1873 in Wisconsin, USA.^2,1 He was the son of William F. Fisher and Laura Worden.^2,3,4 He married Nila Mae Veeder circa 1898.⁵ He married Augusta G. Thesenwitz on 1 July 1914 in Clark County, South Dakota, USA.⁶ He died on 3 April 1941 in South Dakota, USA, at age 67.⁷

Charts: Morgan Family

Children of Clark Melvin Fisher and Nila Mae Veeder

Ralph Barney Fisher+^5,4,8 b. 16 Feb 1900
Eva Belle Fisher+^9,4,8 b. 2 Mar 1902
Myrtle S. Fisher+^9,4,8 b. 27 Oct 1903
William J. Fisher+^4,8 b. c 1905, d. 8 Mar 1955
Viola Laura Fisher+^9,4,8 b. 13 Apr 1906, d. 11 Sep 1973

Children of Clark Melvin Fisher and Augusta G. Thesenwitz

Charles M. Fisher+^9,8,10 b. 10 Mar 1915, d. 15 Sep 1962
George Lyle Fisher^8,10,11,12 b. 12 Oct 1918, d. 10 Feb 1991

Citations

Ancestry.com, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards 1917-18.
1880 US Census, Iowa.
1880 US Census, Dakota.
1910 US Census, South Dakota.
1900 US Census, South Dakota.
Ancestry.com, South Dakota Marriages, 1905-2013.
Ancestry.com, South Dakota Death Index, 1905-1955.
1920 US Census, South Dakota.
Ancestry.com, South Dakota Birth Index, 1856-1917.
1930 US Census, South Dakota.
1940 US Census, South Dakota.
Ancestry.com, US Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.

Mable Rice¹

#45013, b. September 1878, d. 21 July 1938

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Mable Rice was born in September 1878 in Iowa, USA.² She married Harry Marion Fisher, son of William F. Fisher and Laura Worden, on 16 February 1895 in Osage, Mitchell County, Iowa, USA.¹ She died on 21 July 1938 in Codington County, South Dakota, USA, at age 59.³

Charts: Morgan Family

Children of Mable Rice and Harry Marion Fisher

Albert Clair Fisher+^4,2,5,6 b. 24 Feb 1898, d. 9 May 1974
Harry Glen Fisher+^4,5,6,7 b. 26 Oct 1900, d. 18 Mar 1957
Ona Fisher+^4,5 b. 20 Apr 1903, d. 19 Mar 1976
Henry Bud Fisher+^4,5,6 b. 23 Mar 1906, d. Apr 1980

Citations

FamilySearch, Iowa County Marriages, 1838-1934.
1900 US Census, South Dakota.
Ancestry.com, South Dakota Death Index, 1905-1955.
Ancestry.com, South Dakota Birth Index, 1856-1917.
1910 US Census, South Dakota.
1920 US Census, South Dakota.
1930 US Census, South Dakota.

William A. Fisher¹

#45014, b. circa 1861, d. 1 May 1863

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William A. Fisher was born circa 1861 in Wisconsin, USA.¹ He was the son of William F. Fisher and Laura Worden.¹ He died on 1 May 1863 in Richland County, Wisconsin, USA.¹

Charts: Morgan Family

Citations

Find A Grave.

Katherine Toppins¹

#45015, b. 1862, d. 1894

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Katherine Toppins was born in 1862 in Wisconsin, USA.^2,3 She married Charles Henry Fisher, son of William F. Fisher and Laura Worden.² She died in 1894 in Codington County, South Dakota, USA.³

Charts: Morgan Family

Children of Katherine Toppins and Charles Henry Fisher

Alice Maude Fisher+¹ b. 2 Feb 1881, d. 3 Oct 1946
Mabel Elizabeth Fisher+^1,4,5 b. 31 May 1883, d. 24 Feb 1971
Minnie Grace Fisher+^1,5 b. 5 Jul 1887, d. 20 Oct 1950
Effie Loretta Fisher+ b. Jan 1890, d. 22 May 1952

Citations

Ancestry.com, South Dakota Birth Index, 1856-1917.
1880 US Census, Dakota.
Find A Grave.
FamilySearch, Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1922.
1900 US Census, South Dakota.

Alice Maude Fisher¹

#45016, b. 2 February 1881, d. 3 October 1946

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Alice Maude Fisher was born on 2 February 1881 in Codington County, South Dakota, USA.^1,2 She was the daughter of Charles Henry Fisher and Katherine Toppins.^1,2 She married William H. Strange circa 1904.^3,4 She died on 3 October 1946 in South Dakota, USA, at age 65.⁵

Charts: Morgan Family

Children of Alice Maude Fisher and William H. Strange

Gladys Kathryn Strange^1,3,4,6,7 b. 14 Oct 1905, d. 29 May 1994
Lois Strange^1,6,7 b. 25 Oct 1914

Citations

Ancestry.com, South Dakota Birth Index, 1856-1917.
1900 US Census, South Dakota.
Ancestry.com, US Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
1910 US Census, South Dakota.
Ancestry.com, South Dakota Death Index, 1905-1955.
1920 US Census, South Dakota.
1930 US Census, South Dakota.

Mabel Elizabeth Fisher¹

#45017, b. 31 May 1883, d. 24 February 1971

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Mabel Elizabeth Fisher was born on 31 May 1883 in Codington County, South Dakota, USA.^1,2 She was the daughter of Charles Henry Fisher and Katherine Toppins.^1,3,2 She married Willard Emerson Ross circa 1902.^4,5 She died on 24 February 1971 in Cook County, Illinois, USA, at age 87.³

Charts: Morgan Family

Children of Mabel Elizabeth Fisher and Willard Emerson Ross

Helen Marjorie Ross^1,5,6,7 b. 26 Mar 1909, d. 1988
Darrell Ross^6,7,8 b. 15 Oct 1917, d. 14 Mar 1946

Citations

Ancestry.com, South Dakota Birth Index, 1856-1917.
1900 US Census, South Dakota.
FamilySearch, Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1922.
Ancestry.com, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards 1917-18.
1910 US Census, South Dakota.
1920 US Census, South Dakota.
1930 US Census, South Dakota.
1940 US Census, South Dakota.

Minnie Grace Fisher¹

#45018, b. 5 July 1887, d. 20 October 1950

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Minnie Grace Fisher was born on 5 July 1887 in Codington County, South Dakota, USA.^1,2 She was the daughter of Charles Henry Fisher and Katherine Toppins.^1,2 She married John Thomas Carl on 10 July 1908 in Codington County, South Dakota, USA.³ She died on 20 October 1950 in California, USA, at age 63.⁴

Charts: Morgan Family

Child of Minnie Grace Fisher and John Thomas Carl

Leota G. Carl⁵ b. 13 Oct 1911, d. 22 Nov 1994

Citations

Ancestry.com, South Dakota Birth Index, 1856-1917.
1900 US Census, South Dakota.
Ancestry.com, South Dakota Marriages, 1905-2013.
California Department of Health Services, California Death Index 1940-1997.
1920 US Census, California.

Effie Loretta Fisher^1,2

#45019, b. January 1890, d. 22 May 1952

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Effie Loretta Fisher was born in January 1890 in Codington County, South Dakota, USA.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Henry Fisher and Katherine Toppins.¹ She married Arthur Avold Laudenschlager on 10 July 1910 in Watertown, Codington County, South Dakota, USA.² She died on 22 May 1952 in Big Stone County, Minnesota, USA, at age 62.³

Charts: Morgan Family

Children of Effie Loretta Fisher and Arthur Avold Laudenschlager

Citations

1900 US Census, South Dakota.
Ancestry.com, South Dakota Marriages, 1905-2013.
Ancestry.com, Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002.
1920 US Census, South Dakota.
1930 US Census, Minnesota.
1940 US Census, Minnesota.
Ancestry.com, US Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.