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Abraham Fifer

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Abraham Fifer Veteran

Birth
Virginia, USA
Death
2 Apr 1857 (aged 63)
Jay County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Bearcreek Township, Jay County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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Son of Peter and Rebecca Yocum Fifer
Married Lydia Fry July, 30, 1813, Rockingham Co., Virginia.

The 1850 Federal census has the family in Bear Creek Township, of Jay county. The information is as follows:
Abraham 58; b Va
Lydia 56; b Va
(these children were all born in Ohio, per the census)
Polly 23
George 21
Peter 20
Elizabeth 16
Lydia 14
William 11
The following children of Abraham and Lydia were born in Virginia:
Jacob; b. Rockingham Cty. Va- 8/10/1814; mar Sarah Ann Whiteman 2/4/1841 (parents of 8 children reared in Jay: Benjamin *(Civil War Vet), James, Isabella, Lydia Ann, William A, Susan, Mary E., Ida and Harriet)
John
Adam
Isaac
Abraham
*Side note: Benjamin married Samantha Butcher- 3/5/1870, daughter of Samuel Butcher (a pioneer of Jay County) Children: Otis Orland, Wm Perry, Samuel Burtis, Esther Jane, Jacob Clinton, James Archer, &Howard Dent.
Son of Peter and Rebecca Yocum Fifer
Married Lydia Fry July, 30, 1813, Rockingham Co., Virginia.

The 1850 Federal census has the family in Bear Creek Township, of Jay county. The information is as follows:
Abraham 58; b Va
Lydia 56; b Va
(these children were all born in Ohio, per the census)
Polly 23
George 21
Peter 20
Elizabeth 16
Lydia 14
William 11
The following children of Abraham and Lydia were born in Virginia:
Jacob; b. Rockingham Cty. Va- 8/10/1814; mar Sarah Ann Whiteman 2/4/1841 (parents of 8 children reared in Jay: Benjamin *(Civil War Vet), James, Isabella, Lydia Ann, William A, Susan, Mary E., Ida and Harriet)
John
Adam
Isaac
Abraham
*Side note: Benjamin married Samantha Butcher- 3/5/1870, daughter of Samuel Butcher (a pioneer of Jay County) Children: Otis Orland, Wm Perry, Samuel Burtis, Esther Jane, Jacob Clinton, James Archer, &Howard Dent.

Gravesite Details

Bio information provided by Jake #47359324 03-01-11



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  • Maintained by: bjaco
  • Originally Created by: RWCNAC
  • Added: Jun 30, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20183849/abraham-fifer: accessed ), memorial page for Abraham Fifer (15 Jan 1794–2 Apr 1857), Find a Grave Memorial ID 20183849, citing Old Baptist Church Cemetery, Bearcreek Township, Jay County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by bjaco (contributor 48171939).