Son of William Henry Lancaster and his wife Louisa Lee Oliver. Ish married Allie Jane Monroe about 1908, and together they were the parents of sons Edgar (1910-1986) and Henry Thomas (1912-1929). Allie died 6 June 1914 in Barren county, Kentucky, of a ruptured appendix at the age of 27. Ish was given on his WWI draft card as married, but only supporting two children (1918). It is not yet known if he remarried in Kentucky, as he is not listed in the 1920 census.
At 2 a.m. on the morning of 1 February 1925, Ish entered Sand Cave trying to reach his trapped friend, William "Floyd" Collins. He succeeded in reaching him around 9 a.m., and by using his feet, was able to stuff a quilt around his suffering friend. Ish's draft card stated that he was tall and of stout build, bringing into question the claim that only the smallest of men could have reached Floyd through the cave's passage way. Government officials soon took charge of the rescue attempt, and decided the only safe way to reach Floyd was by digging a new vertical shaft, and barred anyone from entering the existing cave shaft.
On the morning of 17 February 1925, Ish was selected as a member of a six-man coroner's jury to identify Floyd's trapped body. The coroner's verdict concluded that Floyd had died of starvation and exposure about 3 days before the new shaft was completed. Later investigation revealed that while the original cave shaft had partially collapsed as reported, a second passage way also existed by which Floyd might have been rescued. The attempted rescue of Floyd Collins was ranked as the 3rd most popular news event to have occurred between the end of WWI and the beginning of WWII. [The 3 top stories of that time all involved Charles Lindbergh; his solo flight across the Atlantic, the kidnapping of his son, and the hiring of Charles Lindbergh to fly a photo from the cave rescue attempt to Chicago for a news service. As it turned out, the film he flew to Chicago had not been exposed.]
Ish's son Henry Thomas Lancaster died in Winter Haven, Florida on 27 December 1929. Ish is shown as married to wife Ollie in the 1930 census of Polk county, Florida. Ish apparently moved with his sons to Florida sometime between February 1925 and November 1925, where he met and married his wife Ollie on 21 November 1925. His occupation was listed as a house carpenter.
At 2 a.m. on the morning of 1 February 1925, Ish entered Sand Cave trying to reach his trapped friend, William "Floyd" Collins. He succeeded in reaching him around 9 a.m., and by using his feet, was able to stuff a quilt around his suffering friend. Ish's draft card stated that he was tall and of stout build, bringing into question the claim that only the smallest of men could have reached Floyd through the cave's passage way. Government officials soon took charge of the rescue attempt, and decided the only safe way to reach Floyd was by digging a new vertical shaft, and barred anyone from entering the existing cave shaft.
On the morning of 17 February 1925, Ish was selected as a member of a six-man coroner's jury to identify Floyd's trapped body. The coroner's verdict concluded that Floyd had died of starvation and exposure about 3 days before the new shaft was completed. Later investigation revealed that while the original cave shaft had partially collapsed as reported, a second passage way also existed by which Floyd might have been rescued. The attempted rescue of Floyd Collins was ranked as the 3rd most popular news event to have occurred between the end of WWI and the beginning of WWII. [The 3 top stories of that time all involved Charles Lindbergh; his solo flight across the Atlantic, the kidnapping of his son, and the hiring of Charles Lindbergh to fly a photo from the cave rescue attempt to Chicago for a news service. As it turned out, the film he flew to Chicago had not been exposed.]
Ish's son Henry Thomas Lancaster died in Winter Haven, Florida on 27 December 1929. Ish is shown as married to wife Ollie in the 1930 census of Polk county, Florida. Ish apparently moved with his sons to Florida sometime between February 1925 and November 1925, where he met and married his wife Ollie on 21 November 1925. His occupation was listed as a house carpenter.
Son of William Henry Lancaster and his wife Louisa Lee Oliver. Ish married Allie Jane Monroe about 1908, and together they were the parents of sons Edgar (1910-1986) and Henry Thomas (1912-1929). Allie died 6 June 1914 in Barren county, Kentucky, of a ruptured appendix at the age of 27. Ish was given on his WWI draft card as married, but only supporting two children (1918). It is not yet known if he remarried in Kentucky, as he is not listed in the 1920 census.
At 2 a.m. on the morning of 1 February 1925, Ish entered Sand Cave trying to reach his trapped friend, William "Floyd" Collins. He succeeded in reaching him around 9 a.m., and by using his feet, was able to stuff a quilt around his suffering friend. Ish's draft card stated that he was tall and of stout build, bringing into question the claim that only the smallest of men could have reached Floyd through the cave's passage way. Government officials soon took charge of the rescue attempt, and decided the only safe way to reach Floyd was by digging a new vertical shaft, and barred anyone from entering the existing cave shaft.
On the morning of 17 February 1925, Ish was selected as a member of a six-man coroner's jury to identify Floyd's trapped body. The coroner's verdict concluded that Floyd had died of starvation and exposure about 3 days before the new shaft was completed. Later investigation revealed that while the original cave shaft had partially collapsed as reported, a second passage way also existed by which Floyd might have been rescued. The attempted rescue of Floyd Collins was ranked as the 3rd most popular news event to have occurred between the end of WWI and the beginning of WWII. [The 3 top stories of that time all involved Charles Lindbergh; his solo flight across the Atlantic, the kidnapping of his son, and the hiring of Charles Lindbergh to fly a photo from the cave rescue attempt to Chicago for a news service. As it turned out, the film he flew to Chicago had not been exposed.]
Ish's son Henry Thomas Lancaster died in Winter Haven, Florida on 27 December 1929. Ish is shown as married to wife Ollie in the 1930 census of Polk county, Florida. Ish apparently moved with his sons to Florida sometime between February 1925 and November 1925, where he met and married his wife Ollie on 21 November 1925. His occupation was listed as a house carpenter.
At 2 a.m. on the morning of 1 February 1925, Ish entered Sand Cave trying to reach his trapped friend, William "Floyd" Collins. He succeeded in reaching him around 9 a.m., and by using his feet, was able to stuff a quilt around his suffering friend. Ish's draft card stated that he was tall and of stout build, bringing into question the claim that only the smallest of men could have reached Floyd through the cave's passage way. Government officials soon took charge of the rescue attempt, and decided the only safe way to reach Floyd was by digging a new vertical shaft, and barred anyone from entering the existing cave shaft.
On the morning of 17 February 1925, Ish was selected as a member of a six-man coroner's jury to identify Floyd's trapped body. The coroner's verdict concluded that Floyd had died of starvation and exposure about 3 days before the new shaft was completed. Later investigation revealed that while the original cave shaft had partially collapsed as reported, a second passage way also existed by which Floyd might have been rescued. The attempted rescue of Floyd Collins was ranked as the 3rd most popular news event to have occurred between the end of WWI and the beginning of WWII. [The 3 top stories of that time all involved Charles Lindbergh; his solo flight across the Atlantic, the kidnapping of his son, and the hiring of Charles Lindbergh to fly a photo from the cave rescue attempt to Chicago for a news service. As it turned out, the film he flew to Chicago had not been exposed.]
Ish's son Henry Thomas Lancaster died in Winter Haven, Florida on 27 December 1929. Ish is shown as married to wife Ollie in the 1930 census of Polk county, Florida. Ish apparently moved with his sons to Florida sometime between February 1925 and November 1925, where he met and married his wife Ollie on 21 November 1925. His occupation was listed as a house carpenter.
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