“HISTORY OF THE WATSON FAMILY IN AMERICA 1760-1914”
by Clayton Keith
The Last of Her Family.
The following sketch of Mrs. Electa Fisher appeared in the Press in July, 1898:
At 4 o'clock p. m., of July 17, 1898, at her home three miles southeast of Bowling Green, Mrs. Electa Fisher, the oldest female citizen of Pike county, passed into her long sleep full of years and honors. Her age was 82 years, 10 months and 22 days. She was the widow of William W. Fisher, to whom she was married Dec. 13, 1838, and who died January 9, 1892. She removed with her husband to Rails county near New London, where they lived until 1848, when. they removed to Pike. Her maiden name was Watson and she was the daughter of James and Sarah Watson. She left four children, namely, Barnett W., Sarah E., wife of R. W. Campbell, Joseph A. of Texas and John J. Fisher. Two are dead, Eliza Jane and James L. Fisher.
The funeral services were conducted at Antioch C, P. church of which she had been a member for fifty years, on Monday, July 18, by Rev. R. 0. EImore, and the remains were interred in Antioch cemetery.
There is but one other person who antedates Mrs. Fisher in length of residence in the county and that is I. N. Bryson, Sr., of this city, and to his wonderful memory of the old days we are Indebted for these recalling events which date back almost to the beginning of the century. They were companions in childhood and many a time has he carried Electa in his arms. Their parents were neighbors and friends in old Carolina before they came to Pike county.
Her father, James Watson, came to this county in 1808, and settled on Noix Creek just south of where the Fritz house now stands. He was one of the first settlers and helped to build the old Buffalo fort on the Isgrig place two miles south of this city. After the murder of Robert Jordan and his son by the Indians in 1813, the colony went back to St. Louis and Mr. Watson crossed the river into Illinois, where on the 25th of August, 1815, Electa was born. The family returned to their old home on Noix Creek in the spring of 1817. In the meantime, in the fall of 1816, John Bryson and his family who had been neighbors of the Watsons in South Carolina, arrived here and occupied a cabin built on the site of the old fair grounds in the west end by John Turner, one of the earlier settlers "who had returned to St. Louis, until they built a cabin of their own where Eighth and Tennessee streets now cross each other. "
Here on the site of' this city they reared their families together and a
friendship was cemented which lasted through life. Mrs. Fisher had five brothers and one sister all of whom preceded her to the grave. They were Mrs. Gillum who never Game to Missouri but who died in Illinois, Cyrus Lewis, John Barber, James, David, Robert J. and William F. Cyrus and John were Presbyterian preachers who left in an early day and settled in Illinois. David was a blacksmith who moved to RaIls county and died at New London. He learned his trade with Gen. Johnson, father of the late Capt. Harry Johnson of this city. Robert J. moved to ForisteI in St. Charles county, James went to Dubuque and from there to Oregon where some of his sons have reached prominence.
William F. was a Cumberland Presbyterian preacher and removed to St. Louis to labor in the cause.
On September 18, 1893, the old settlers of Pike county held a reunion at Buffalo church and offered two chairs as prizes, one for the oldest male citizen and the other for the oldest female citizen. The chairs were made by George McLoed of Grassy Creek from cherry timber cut from a tree which grew on the old Wm. Brysoll homestead on Grassy Creek. The prizes were awarded to I. N. Bryson and EIecta Fisher, and the venerable couple were seated in the chairs on the pulpit platform and the presentation speech was made by the late Ed. B. Hicks, in an address which for beauty and eloquence has never been surpassed in Pike county. Mrs. Fisher was a noble specimen of the "mothers in Israel" who side by side with their husbands braved the hardships of the wilderness to found the civilization which we now enjoy, and her memory will live ever green in the hearts of her posterity.
by Clayton Keith
The Last of Her Family.
The following sketch of Mrs. Electa Fisher appeared in the Press in July, 1898:
At 4 o'clock p. m., of July 17, 1898, at her home three miles southeast of Bowling Green, Mrs. Electa Fisher, the oldest female citizen of Pike county, passed into her long sleep full of years and honors. Her age was 82 years, 10 months and 22 days. She was the widow of William W. Fisher, to whom she was married Dec. 13, 1838, and who died January 9, 1892. She removed with her husband to Rails county near New London, where they lived until 1848, when. they removed to Pike. Her maiden name was Watson and she was the daughter of James and Sarah Watson. She left four children, namely, Barnett W., Sarah E., wife of R. W. Campbell, Joseph A. of Texas and John J. Fisher. Two are dead, Eliza Jane and James L. Fisher.
The funeral services were conducted at Antioch C, P. church of which she had been a member for fifty years, on Monday, July 18, by Rev. R. 0. EImore, and the remains were interred in Antioch cemetery.
There is but one other person who antedates Mrs. Fisher in length of residence in the county and that is I. N. Bryson, Sr., of this city, and to his wonderful memory of the old days we are Indebted for these recalling events which date back almost to the beginning of the century. They were companions in childhood and many a time has he carried Electa in his arms. Their parents were neighbors and friends in old Carolina before they came to Pike county.
Her father, James Watson, came to this county in 1808, and settled on Noix Creek just south of where the Fritz house now stands. He was one of the first settlers and helped to build the old Buffalo fort on the Isgrig place two miles south of this city. After the murder of Robert Jordan and his son by the Indians in 1813, the colony went back to St. Louis and Mr. Watson crossed the river into Illinois, where on the 25th of August, 1815, Electa was born. The family returned to their old home on Noix Creek in the spring of 1817. In the meantime, in the fall of 1816, John Bryson and his family who had been neighbors of the Watsons in South Carolina, arrived here and occupied a cabin built on the site of the old fair grounds in the west end by John Turner, one of the earlier settlers "who had returned to St. Louis, until they built a cabin of their own where Eighth and Tennessee streets now cross each other. "
Here on the site of' this city they reared their families together and a
friendship was cemented which lasted through life. Mrs. Fisher had five brothers and one sister all of whom preceded her to the grave. They were Mrs. Gillum who never Game to Missouri but who died in Illinois, Cyrus Lewis, John Barber, James, David, Robert J. and William F. Cyrus and John were Presbyterian preachers who left in an early day and settled in Illinois. David was a blacksmith who moved to RaIls county and died at New London. He learned his trade with Gen. Johnson, father of the late Capt. Harry Johnson of this city. Robert J. moved to ForisteI in St. Charles county, James went to Dubuque and from there to Oregon where some of his sons have reached prominence.
William F. was a Cumberland Presbyterian preacher and removed to St. Louis to labor in the cause.
On September 18, 1893, the old settlers of Pike county held a reunion at Buffalo church and offered two chairs as prizes, one for the oldest male citizen and the other for the oldest female citizen. The chairs were made by George McLoed of Grassy Creek from cherry timber cut from a tree which grew on the old Wm. Brysoll homestead on Grassy Creek. The prizes were awarded to I. N. Bryson and EIecta Fisher, and the venerable couple were seated in the chairs on the pulpit platform and the presentation speech was made by the late Ed. B. Hicks, in an address which for beauty and eloquence has never been surpassed in Pike county. Mrs. Fisher was a noble specimen of the "mothers in Israel" who side by side with their husbands braved the hardships of the wilderness to found the civilization which we now enjoy, and her memory will live ever green in the hearts of her posterity.
“HISTORY OF THE WATSON FAMILY IN AMERICA 1760-1914”
by Clayton Keith
The Last of Her Family.
The following sketch of Mrs. Electa Fisher appeared in the Press in July, 1898:
At 4 o'clock p. m., of July 17, 1898, at her home three miles southeast of Bowling Green, Mrs. Electa Fisher, the oldest female citizen of Pike county, passed into her long sleep full of years and honors. Her age was 82 years, 10 months and 22 days. She was the widow of William W. Fisher, to whom she was married Dec. 13, 1838, and who died January 9, 1892. She removed with her husband to Rails county near New London, where they lived until 1848, when. they removed to Pike. Her maiden name was Watson and she was the daughter of James and Sarah Watson. She left four children, namely, Barnett W., Sarah E., wife of R. W. Campbell, Joseph A. of Texas and John J. Fisher. Two are dead, Eliza Jane and James L. Fisher.
The funeral services were conducted at Antioch C, P. church of which she had been a member for fifty years, on Monday, July 18, by Rev. R. 0. EImore, and the remains were interred in Antioch cemetery.
There is but one other person who antedates Mrs. Fisher in length of residence in the county and that is I. N. Bryson, Sr., of this city, and to his wonderful memory of the old days we are Indebted for these recalling events which date back almost to the beginning of the century. They were companions in childhood and many a time has he carried Electa in his arms. Their parents were neighbors and friends in old Carolina before they came to Pike county.
Her father, James Watson, came to this county in 1808, and settled on Noix Creek just south of where the Fritz house now stands. He was one of the first settlers and helped to build the old Buffalo fort on the Isgrig place two miles south of this city. After the murder of Robert Jordan and his son by the Indians in 1813, the colony went back to St. Louis and Mr. Watson crossed the river into Illinois, where on the 25th of August, 1815, Electa was born. The family returned to their old home on Noix Creek in the spring of 1817. In the meantime, in the fall of 1816, John Bryson and his family who had been neighbors of the Watsons in South Carolina, arrived here and occupied a cabin built on the site of the old fair grounds in the west end by John Turner, one of the earlier settlers "who had returned to St. Louis, until they built a cabin of their own where Eighth and Tennessee streets now cross each other. "
Here on the site of' this city they reared their families together and a
friendship was cemented which lasted through life. Mrs. Fisher had five brothers and one sister all of whom preceded her to the grave. They were Mrs. Gillum who never Game to Missouri but who died in Illinois, Cyrus Lewis, John Barber, James, David, Robert J. and William F. Cyrus and John were Presbyterian preachers who left in an early day and settled in Illinois. David was a blacksmith who moved to RaIls county and died at New London. He learned his trade with Gen. Johnson, father of the late Capt. Harry Johnson of this city. Robert J. moved to ForisteI in St. Charles county, James went to Dubuque and from there to Oregon where some of his sons have reached prominence.
William F. was a Cumberland Presbyterian preacher and removed to St. Louis to labor in the cause.
On September 18, 1893, the old settlers of Pike county held a reunion at Buffalo church and offered two chairs as prizes, one for the oldest male citizen and the other for the oldest female citizen. The chairs were made by George McLoed of Grassy Creek from cherry timber cut from a tree which grew on the old Wm. Brysoll homestead on Grassy Creek. The prizes were awarded to I. N. Bryson and EIecta Fisher, and the venerable couple were seated in the chairs on the pulpit platform and the presentation speech was made by the late Ed. B. Hicks, in an address which for beauty and eloquence has never been surpassed in Pike county. Mrs. Fisher was a noble specimen of the "mothers in Israel" who side by side with their husbands braved the hardships of the wilderness to found the civilization which we now enjoy, and her memory will live ever green in the hearts of her posterity.
by Clayton Keith
The Last of Her Family.
The following sketch of Mrs. Electa Fisher appeared in the Press in July, 1898:
At 4 o'clock p. m., of July 17, 1898, at her home three miles southeast of Bowling Green, Mrs. Electa Fisher, the oldest female citizen of Pike county, passed into her long sleep full of years and honors. Her age was 82 years, 10 months and 22 days. She was the widow of William W. Fisher, to whom she was married Dec. 13, 1838, and who died January 9, 1892. She removed with her husband to Rails county near New London, where they lived until 1848, when. they removed to Pike. Her maiden name was Watson and she was the daughter of James and Sarah Watson. She left four children, namely, Barnett W., Sarah E., wife of R. W. Campbell, Joseph A. of Texas and John J. Fisher. Two are dead, Eliza Jane and James L. Fisher.
The funeral services were conducted at Antioch C, P. church of which she had been a member for fifty years, on Monday, July 18, by Rev. R. 0. EImore, and the remains were interred in Antioch cemetery.
There is but one other person who antedates Mrs. Fisher in length of residence in the county and that is I. N. Bryson, Sr., of this city, and to his wonderful memory of the old days we are Indebted for these recalling events which date back almost to the beginning of the century. They were companions in childhood and many a time has he carried Electa in his arms. Their parents were neighbors and friends in old Carolina before they came to Pike county.
Her father, James Watson, came to this county in 1808, and settled on Noix Creek just south of where the Fritz house now stands. He was one of the first settlers and helped to build the old Buffalo fort on the Isgrig place two miles south of this city. After the murder of Robert Jordan and his son by the Indians in 1813, the colony went back to St. Louis and Mr. Watson crossed the river into Illinois, where on the 25th of August, 1815, Electa was born. The family returned to their old home on Noix Creek in the spring of 1817. In the meantime, in the fall of 1816, John Bryson and his family who had been neighbors of the Watsons in South Carolina, arrived here and occupied a cabin built on the site of the old fair grounds in the west end by John Turner, one of the earlier settlers "who had returned to St. Louis, until they built a cabin of their own where Eighth and Tennessee streets now cross each other. "
Here on the site of' this city they reared their families together and a
friendship was cemented which lasted through life. Mrs. Fisher had five brothers and one sister all of whom preceded her to the grave. They were Mrs. Gillum who never Game to Missouri but who died in Illinois, Cyrus Lewis, John Barber, James, David, Robert J. and William F. Cyrus and John were Presbyterian preachers who left in an early day and settled in Illinois. David was a blacksmith who moved to RaIls county and died at New London. He learned his trade with Gen. Johnson, father of the late Capt. Harry Johnson of this city. Robert J. moved to ForisteI in St. Charles county, James went to Dubuque and from there to Oregon where some of his sons have reached prominence.
William F. was a Cumberland Presbyterian preacher and removed to St. Louis to labor in the cause.
On September 18, 1893, the old settlers of Pike county held a reunion at Buffalo church and offered two chairs as prizes, one for the oldest male citizen and the other for the oldest female citizen. The chairs were made by George McLoed of Grassy Creek from cherry timber cut from a tree which grew on the old Wm. Brysoll homestead on Grassy Creek. The prizes were awarded to I. N. Bryson and EIecta Fisher, and the venerable couple were seated in the chairs on the pulpit platform and the presentation speech was made by the late Ed. B. Hicks, in an address which for beauty and eloquence has never been surpassed in Pike county. Mrs. Fisher was a noble specimen of the "mothers in Israel" who side by side with their husbands braved the hardships of the wilderness to found the civilization which we now enjoy, and her memory will live ever green in the hearts of her posterity.
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