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Otis FISHER, Sr.

Otis FISHER, Sr.

Male 1898 - 1978  (80 years)


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  • Name Otis FISHER  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth 5 May 1898  Mitchell, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 5, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20
    Gender Male 
    Census 9 Jun 1900  Mitchell, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    1900 Federal Census of Indiana, Lawrence County, Marion Township, Mitchell
    1900 Federal Census of Indiana, Lawrence County, Marion Township, Mitchell
    Supervisor's District No. 2, Enumeration District No. 69, Sheet No. 11B
    Census 9 May 1910  Mitchell, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    1910 Federal Census of Indiana, Lawrence County, Marion Township, Mitchell
    1910 Federal Census of Indiana, Lawrence County, Marion Township, Mitchell
    Supervisor's District No. 2, Enumeration District No. 97, Sheet No. 30A
    Census 17 Jan 1920  Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    1920 Federal Census of Ohio, Summit County, Akron
    1920 Federal Census of Ohio, Summit County, Akron
    Supervisor's District No. 14, Enumeration District No. 206, Sheet No. 16B
    Census 11 Apr 1930  Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [21
    1930 Federal Census of Ohio, Summit County, Akron
    1930 Federal Census of Ohio, Summit County, Akron
    Enumeration District No. 77-87, Supervisor's Distrct No. 9, Sheet No. 31A
    Census 18 Apr 1940  Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    1940 Federal Census of Ohio, Summit County, Akron
    1940 Federal Census of Ohio, Summit County, Akron
    Supervisor's District No. 14, Enumeration District No. 89-210, Sheet No. 12A
    Census 20 Apr 1950  Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16
    1950 Federal Census of Ohio, Summit County, Akron
    1950 Federal Census of Ohio, Summit County, Akron
    Enumeration District No. 89-376, Sheet No. 1
    Social Security Number Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 14
    287-24-7828 * 
    FISHER, Otis Social Security Number Application
    FISHER, Otis Social Security Number Application
    287-24-7828
    Death 11 Aug 1978  Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 14, 15, 19
    Burial Abt 14 Aug 1978  Rose Hill Burial Park/Fairlawn, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    FISHER, Margaret H. & Otis
    FISHER, Margaret H. & Otis
    Plot: Section 28, Lot 217, space 1&2
    Person ID I1381  Family Tree
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2026 

    Father Thomas H FISHER,   b. Sep 1842, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 May 1937, Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 94 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Florence Dosie FLYNN,   b. 18 Jan 1860, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Oct 1936, Mitchell, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Abt 1877  [4, 9, 22
    Family ID F478  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Helen MCMAHON,   b. 12 Jan 1902, Elmira, Chemung, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Sep 1977 (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 25 Feb 1922  Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    FISHER, Otis<br>
MCMAHON, Margaret
    FISHER, Otis
    MCMAHON, Margaret

    Summit County, Ohio, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1980
    Children 
    +1. Otis FISHER, Jr.,   b. 16 Dec 1922, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Oct 2006, Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. John McMahon FISHER, Sr.,   b. 22 Dec 1925, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Apr 2001, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F466  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2026 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 5 May 1898 - Mitchell, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 9 Jun 1900 - Mitchell, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 9 May 1910 - Mitchell, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 17 Jan 1920 - Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Feb 1922 - Summit, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 11 Apr 1930 - Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 18 Apr 1940 - Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 20 Apr 1950 - Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsSocial Security Number - 287-24-7828 * - - Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 11 Aug 1978 - Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Abt 14 Aug 1978 - Rose Hill Burial Park/Fairlawn, Summit, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    FISHER, Otis, Jr.<br>
FISHER, Otis, Sr.
    FISHER, Otis, Jr.
    FISHER, Otis, Sr.


    Documents
    FISHER, Florence D. Obituary
    FISHER, Florence D. Obituary
    This document is possessed by Jennifer JANICEK.
    FISHER, Thomas H Obituary
    FISHER, John M
    FISHER, John M
    U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    FISHER, John M<br>
SCHOTT, Eileen
    FISHER, John M
    SCHOTT, Eileen

    Summit County, Ohio, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1980
    FISHER, Otis
    FISHER, Otis
    U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
    FISHER, Otis
    FISHER, Otis
    U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
    FISHER, Otis, Jr.
    FISHER, Otis, Jr.
    U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

  • Notes 
    • During our conversation on 28-Nov-06, Helen indicated that Otis lived in or around Mitchell, IN.

  • Sources 
    1. [S106] Obituary of Otis FISHER, Jr, (Name: Akron Beacon Journal; Location: Akron, Summit, Ohio; Date: 22 Oct 2006;), Akron Beacon Journal - 20-Oct-06 thru 21-Oct-06.
      ... to the late Otis ... Fisher ...

    2. [S215] 1910 U.S. Census, Indiana, Lawrence, Marion Township, Mitchell, Thirteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 2, Enumeration District No. 97, Sheet No. 30A.

    3. [S318] 1920 U.S. Census, Ohio, Summit, Akron, Fourteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, (Date: 17 Jan 1920;), Supervisor's District No. 14, Enumeration District No. 206, Sheet No. 16B.
      Line 87

    4. [S213] 1900 U.S. Census, Indiana, Lawrence, Marion Township, Mitchell, Twelfth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 2, Enumeration District No. 69, Sheet No. 11B, Lines 61 thru 68.

    5. [S554] Rose Hill Burial Park (Fairlawn, Summit, Ohio, USA), Grave Markers, Section 28, Lot 217, space 1&2.
      FISHER
      MARGARET H.
      1902 - 1977
      OTIS
      1898 - 1978

    6. [S124] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935 - 2014.
      Name: FISHER, OTIS
      Birth: 05 May 1897
      Death: Aug 1978
      Age: 81
      Last Address of Record: 44313
      Last Benefit: 44311
      Issued By: Ohio
      SSN: 287-24-7828

    7. [S707] 1940 U.S. Census, Ohio, Summit, Akron, Sixteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 14, Enumeration District No. 89-210, Sheet No. 12A.
      Lines 24 thru 29

    8. [S977] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
      Name: Proddrick Fisher
      Gender: Male
      Death Age: 52
      Birth Date: abt 1901
      Birth Place: Lawrence county
      Marriage Date: 1950
      Residence Place: 605 South Ninth street
      Death Date: Abt 1953
      Death Place: Spencer
      Obituary Date: 4 May 1953
      Obituary Place: Lafayette, Indiana, USA
      Newspaper Title: Journal and Courier
      Spouse: Eugenia
      Child:
      Robert Fisher
      Mary Humbert
      Marguerite Williamson
      Siblings:
      Marie Roth
      Bessie Allen
      Dollie Garr
      Lydia Myers
      Otis Fisher
      Lich-Ard [???] Fisher

    9. [S992] Obituary of Thomas A [sic] FISHER.
      DEATH COMES TO THOMAS FISHER

      Aged Mitchell Resident Succumbed Monday At Home Of His Daughter In Lafayette

      Thomas A Fisher, aged Mitchell man with residence at 427 Eighth street, died Monday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Everett Roth, in Lafayette after an illness of several months of complications due to age.

      The body will arrive in Bedford at 4:13 p.m. today on Monon passenger train No. 5 and will be taken to the Day and Carter Funeral Home pending definite funeral arrangements which will be announced Wednesday.

      The deceased was united in marriage about sixty years ago with Miss Florence Dosie Flinn [sic] who preceded him to the grave on October 8, 1936.

      He is survived besides the daughter in Lafayette by four other daughters, Mrs. Lydia Myers, Bedford; Mrs Bessie Allen, and Mrs. Dollie Fisher, Chicago, and Mrs. Leati Shaff, Mitchell; three sons, Ezra and Otis, Akron, Ohio, and Proddrick, Lafayette; fifteen grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, Four children have preceded him in death.

    10. [S929] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
      Name: John McMahon Fisher
      Race: White
      Age: 18
      Birth Date: 22 Dec 1925
      Birth Place: Akron, Ohio
      Residence Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio
      Registration Date: 23 Dec 1943
      Registration Place: Summit, Ohio
      Employer: B F Goodrich Co-Dept 7012 Also
      Height: 5'' 9 1/2"
      Weight: 168
      Complexion: Dark
      Hair Color: Brown
      Eye Color: Brown
      Next of Kin: Otis Fisher Sr

    11. [S764] Summit County, Ohio, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1980.
      Name: John McMahon Fisher
      Gender: Male
      Marriage Age: 23
      Birth Date: 22 Dec 1926
      Birth Place: Akron, Ohio
      Marriage Date: 3 Sep 1949
      Marriage Place: Summit, Ohio, USA
      Father: Otis Fisher
      Mother: Margaret McNahon
      Spouse: Eileen Marie Schott
      Birth Date: 8 Jul 1925
      Birth Place: Caldwell, Ohio

    12. [S764] Summit County, Ohio, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1980.
      Name: Otis Fisher
      Gender: Male
      Marriage Age: 23
      Birth Date: 5 May 1898
      Birth Place: Mitchell Indiana
      Marriage Date: 25 Feb 1922
      Marriage Place: Summit, Ohio, USA
      Father: Thomas H Fisher
      Mother: Florence Flynn
      Spouse: Margaret Helen Mcmahon
      Birth Date: 13 Jan 1902
      Birth Place: Almyra New York

    13. [S692] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942.
      Name: Otis Fisher
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birth Date: 5 May 1895
      Birth Place: Mitchell, Indiana, USA
      Residence Place: Summit, Ohio, USA
      Military Draft Date: 1942
      Next of Kin: Mrs Margaret Fisher

    14. [S930] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010.
      Name: Otis Fisher
      Gender: Male
      Birth Date: 5 May 1898
      Death Date: 11 Aug 1978
      SSN: 287247828
      Enlistment Date: 18 Apr 1917
      Discharge Date: 14 Aug 1919
      Page number: 1

    15. [S766] Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2022.
      Name: Otis Fisher
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Age: 80
      Birth Date: Est 1898
      Residence Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
      Death Date: 11 Aug 1978
      Death Place: Akron, Summit, USA
      Registrar's Certificate Number: 061150

    16. [S1209] 1950 U.S. Census, Ohio, Summit, Akron, Seventeenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 89-376, Sheet No. 1.
      Lines 23 thru 25

    17. [S920] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
      Name: Otis Fisher Jr
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birth Date: 16 Dec 1922
      Birth Place: Akron Summit, Ohio
      Death Date: 17 Oct 2006
      Father: Otis Fisher
      Mother: Margaret E McMahon
      SSN: 284143417
      Notes: Jul 1939: Name listed as OTIS FISHER JR; 24 Oct 2006: Name listed as OTIS FISHER

    18. [S929] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
      Name: Otis Fisher Jr
      Race: White
      Age: 19
      Birth Date: 16 Dec 1922
      Birth Place: Akron, Ohio
      Residence Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio
      Registration Date: 30 Jun 1942
      Registration Place: Summit, Ohio
      Employer: Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
      Height: 5-11
      Weight: 185
      Complexion: Dark
      Hair Color: Brown
      Eye Color: Brown
      Next of Kin: Otis Fisher Sr

    19. [S70] FISHER, Helen, Conversation of 28 Nov 2006.

    20. [S130] Social Security Number Application of Otis FISHER, Form SS-5, 287-24-7828, 29-Jul-1944.
      Place of Birth... Mitchell, Lawrence, Ind.

    21. [S16] 1930 U.S. Census, Ohio, Summit, Akron, Fifteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 77-87, Supervisor's District No. 9, Page 31A.

    22. [S105] Obituary of Florence D. FISHER, 08 Oct 1936.
      She was united in marriage about 60 years ago ...


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