Henry B. Fisher ca. 1860

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Tunnel Hill Cemetery Monroe Township, Harrison County, Ohio

C7 Henry B. Fisher, born May 24, 1822, died May 5, 1905 in White Pine, Jefferson, Tennessee. Married (1) Mary Amadilla Dunlop, born February 7, 1823, died October 17, 1864 in childbirth. Amadilla was the daughter of William Dunlap and Anna Newton. Five children.

Henry B. Fisher married (2) April 10, 1866 Mary Ann McCollam Jenkins; Mary Ann's first husband was ____ Jenkins, died before April 10, 1866 (view Pension Record detail of Henry's wives).

Both Henry and his first wife Amadilla Dunlap are buried in Tunnel Hill Cemetery, Monroe Township, Harrison County, Ohio (see tombstone images).

Henry Fisher, at one time one of the best known citizens of Bowerston but who had resided in White Pine, Tennessee, for the last several years, died Friday, May 5, 1905, at the home of his son in that city. Mr. Fisher was 83 years old. His boyhood was Spent on Fisher's Run and soon after his marriage to Miss Dunlap, he became the owner of the homestead. Mr. Fisher at an early age became identified with the United Brethren Church at Tunnel Hill and was a class leader for more than twenty-eight years, always taking an active part in church affairs.

Mr,. Fisher was a Christian gentleman always. He enlisted in the Ohio Regiment OVI and here he related his Christian spirit, at times conducting prayer meetings around the camp there. Mr. Fisher was a man of mature judgement and [illegible] to serve God and his church. Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Fisher, two of whom survive. L. Fisher, of White Pine, Tennessee, with whom he had lived for many years, and Rev. R. Fisher, a minister of the United Brethren Church in Tennessee. Mr. Fisher's remains were brought to his former home and interred in the Tunnel Hill cemetery, services being conducted on Sunday, May 7. A large number of persons were in attendance at the services.

[Clipping dated May 5, 1905]

Henry Fisher was born May 24, 1822, died May 5, 1905 at his late home, White Pine, Tenn. He was converted when a young man. He was not still born, he gave loud expressions of hallelujahs and praises to God. He did not have any place to go to meeting in his early life, hence he did not hear preaching. The second sermon he heard was from Bishop Weaver who was a student at the New Hagerstown Academy, who preached occasionally on Sunday Evenings at the school house where Fisher went to the day school and was the first member that WEAVER took in the church of the United Brethren in Christ. There was a small class at that place, and Brother Fisher was soon elected leader which was honorably filled for twenty-eight years consecutively. Physically in combativeness he was a child, spiritually he was a giant, he was fearless in witnessing for his Savior. He was a soldier of our war of '61. He would hold prayer meetings and get many of his comrades and others to attend. He was a man of good common sense. He served his God from principle because he loved him. His yoke and burden were willingly borne. He was a consecrated Christian. He was married twice; by the first wife were born four children three sons and one daughter. Only two sons are now living. The son who took care of his father in his sickness brought him to Ohio and buried him in the Tunnel Hill cemetery by the side of his first wife. He was a lover of the of time U B Church and gave of his means to the church, yet he had none where he lived to worship his God with. But Daniel like, he would worship his God with his face toward the New Jerusalem. The funeral services were conducted by the writer to a large congregation.

Children of Henry B. Fisher and Mary Amadilla Dunlop:

D1 Leander Fisher, born November 24, 1844 in Monroe Township, Harrison County, Ohio; died January 22, 1889 in Braymer, Caldwell County, Missouri; Married January 1, 1870 Sarah Zumbro in Linn, Missouri. Sarah was born on September 29, 1848 in Sewickley Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, and died on December 8, 1933 in Braymer, Caldwell, Missouri. Sarah was the daughter of Abraham Zumbro and Rebecca Newlon.

D2 Roscena T. Fisher, born February 11, 1846, died January 23, 1865; Married ____ Brown in 1862/63.

D3 Miranda Fisher, born June 26, 1847, died April 26, 1870; Married Nathan B. Smith; Buried in Tunnel Hill Cemetery, Monroe Township, Harrison County, Ohio. NOTE: Miranda is included in the headstone of her parents Henry and Amadilla Fisher.

D4 Rhoda Fisher, born May 15, 1853, died October 17, 1864; Buried in Tunnel Hill Cemetery, Monroe Township, Harrison County, Ohio.

D5 Ozias Fisher, born February 23, 1855, died May 11, 1928 in Pearisburg, Virginia (view Death Certificate); married 1896/97 Loisa Gertie ______, born November 29, 1867 in Tennessee, died November 29, 1937.

E1 Anna E. Fisher, born June 1898 in Tennessee.

D6 Rudolphus Fisher, born May 17, 1858, died June 13, 1952 in Albany, Benton, Oregon, buried Oak Lawn Memorial Park, Corvallis, Benton, Oregon; Married September 19, 1878 Mary Zumbro near Brookfield, Linn, Missouri.