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Creator:
Fisher family
Title: Fisher Family Correspondence
Date (inclusive): 1870-1890
Extent:
0.4 linear feet
Abstract: The Fisher Family Correspondence contains sixty letters of a Woodland, California family. The majority of the collection,
which spans the years 1870-1890, consists of incoming correspondence to Edna Fisher (1870-1962). Primary correspondents are
Ernest Blake, a cousin, and Adella Fisher (1867-1952), Edna's sister. From 1888 to 1889, Adella served as a primary school
teacher in Winters, California, during which time she wrote many letters to her sister. The correspondence details family
matters and the daily activities of the correspondents. Descriptions of life in Yolo County, California are also included.
Physical location: Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
Repository:
University of California, Davis. General Library. Department of Special Collections.
Davis, California 95616-5292
Collection number: D-427
Language of Material: Collection materials in English
Circa 1854, Isaac Fisher (1829-1908) settled in Woodland, California and began raising alfalfa on his ranch. On June 14, 1866,
he married Mary Cunningham (1847-1871), a native of Ohio. They had two daughters, Adella (1867-1952) and Edna (1870-1962).
On March 16, 1878, Isaac Fisher married Anna Rhoads (1854-1928), a native of Madison, Indiana, daughter of John L. and Lovina
(Fierce) Rhoads. Isaac and Anna had four children: Oscar S. (1879-1959), Nile I. (1881-1971), Grace L. Epperson (1886-1958),
and Chester H. (1890-1975)
Source:
Gregory, Thomas.
History of Yolo County, California, with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county, who have been identified
with its growth and development from the early days to the present.
Los Angeles, California: Historic Record Company, 1913.
The Fisher Family Correspondence contains sixty letters of a Woodland, California family. The majority of the collection,
which spans the years 1870-1890, consists of incoming correspondence to Edna Fisher (1870-1962). Primary correspondents are
Ernest Blake, a cousin, and Adella Fisher (1867-1952), Edna's sister. From 1888 to 1889, Adella served as a primary school
teacher in Winters, California, during which time she wrote many letters to her sister. The correspondence details family
matters and the daily activities of the correspondents. Descriptions of life in Yolo County, California are also included.
The correspondence is arranged chronologically.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Fisher family
Fisher, Edna, 1870-1962
Fisher, Adella, 1867-1952
Woodland (Calif.)--History
Winters (Calif.)--History
Yolo County (Calif.)--History
Collection is open for research.
Sara Gunasekara processed this collection and created and encoded this finding aid.
[Identification of item], Fisher Family Correspondence, D-427, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University
of California, Davis.
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