Notes:

The death certificate of Joseph Fisher states that his father Frank Fisher was born in Kora, Germany. (The writing is very legible.)

After the village of Fulda, Ohio was laid out in the mid 1850s, Francis Fisher bought a lot and erected the first house. He ran a saloon, which his wife continuted after his death. The family was also engaged in brewing.

In 1860, 30 year old brewer Francis Fisher lived in Enoch Twp., Noble Co., Ohio with his wife Margaret and their three young children, Margaret (3), Elizabeth (2), and John (1). Neighboring families in the census were Anton Kress and Maurice Hohman.

At the time of the 1870 census, Francis Fisher (42) was still living in Enoch Twp. with his wife Margaret (33) and children Elizabeth (11), John (10), Ferdinand (8), Kathrina (6), Joseph (4), and Barbara (1). Francis Fisher's occupation was "brewer and cooper." (A cooper is a barrel-maker.) Francis was born in Bavaria, his wife in Virginia and the children in Ohio. The oldest three children attended school. The family that preceded the Fisher household in the census was that of Eve Clever [Kluber]. The next dwelling in the census was vacant, followed by 23 year old shoemaker August Dimmerling, who lived alone.

In 1910, the census taker who enumerated the household of Francis Fisher's son John appears to have misunderstood the census directions. Although both John Fisher his wife Mary were born in Ohio, he wrote "1847." He indicated that John was a naturalized citizen, but Mary was not a citizen. The census taker made this mistake for everyone on in the district whose parents were of foreign birth. It appears that the immigration information refers to the householders' parents.

Franz married Margaret Hupp on 28 Oct 1856 in Ohio, USA. Margaret (daughter of Johannes Heinrich Hupp and Maria Anna Franziska Jahn) was born on 10 Oct 1838 in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA; died in 1897 in Fulda, Enoch Township, Noble County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Margaret Fisher was born on 28 Jul 1857 in Fulda, Enoch Township, Noble County, Ohio, USA; died on 1 Feb 1866 in Fulda, Enoch Township, Noble County, Ohio, USA.
2. Elizabeth Melissa Fisher was born on 19 Nov 1858 in Fulda, Enoch Township, Noble County, Ohio, USA; died on 25 Apr 1936 in Ohio, USA.
3. John Fischer was born on 27 Jan 1860 in Fulda, Enoch Township, Noble County, Ohio, USA; died on 26 Nov 1946 in Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio, USA; was buried in Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Fulda, Enoch Township, Noble County, Ohio, USA.
4. Ferdinand Frederick Fisher was born on 14 Jul 1863 in Fulda, Enoch Township, Noble County, Ohio, USA; died on 18 Dec 1933 in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA; was buried on 21 Dec 1933 in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA.
5. Catharina Fisher was born on 29 Jun 1865 in Fulda, Enoch Township, Noble County, Ohio, USA; died on 25 Apr 1925 in Fulda, Enoch Township, Noble County, Ohio, USA.
6. Joseph Fisher was born on 13 Jan 1868 in Fulda, Enoch Township, Noble County, Ohio, USA; died on 6 Jun 1946 in Fulda, Enoch Township, Noble County, Ohio, USA.
7. Barbara Fisher was born on 3 Apr 1869 in Fulda, Enoch Township, Noble County, Ohio, USA; died on 10 Jan 1872 in Fulda, Enoch Township, Noble County, Ohio, USA.
8. Mary Ann Fisher was born on 27 Feb 1873 in Fulda, Enoch Township, Noble County, Ohio, USA; died in 0Oct 1936 in Fulda, Enoch Township, Noble County, Ohio, USA.