Josephine F. Fisher

1887 - 1975  (88 years)

• Name	Josephine F. Fisher  [1]
  Nickname	Josie
  Birth	4 Dec 1887	Mearsville, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	She was shown as Josie F Fisher, born on 4 Dec 1887 in Mearsville, Accomack County, Virginia. Her parents were shown as Thorogood J Fisher and Tabitha B Kelley.
  Gender	Female
  Census with parents	1900	Metompkin District, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	HH#389 was headed by T J Fisher, a 59-year-old farmer. Listed with him were the following Fishers: Tabitha, a 57-year-old wife; Ida, a 22-year-old daughter; Tabitha, a 20-year-old daughter; T J, a 17-year-old son; Pearl, a 15-year-old daughter; and Josie, a 13-year-old daughter.
  Marr Name	6 Sep 1904  [4]
  	Josephine Chesser
  Census with husband	1910	Metompkin District, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	HH#183 was headed by Paul Chesser, a 27-year-old farmer. Listed with him was the following Chesser: Josie, a 22-year-old wife.
  Census with husband	1930	Atlantic District, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [6]
  	HH#124 was headed by Paul Chesser, a 42-year-old saw mill teamster. Listed with him was the following Chesser: Josephine, a 39-year-old wife.
  Death	23 Dec 1975	Nassawadox, Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [7]
  	She was shown as Josephine Fisher Chesser, born on 4 Dec 1887 in Virginia and died on 23 Dec 1975 in Nassawadox, Northampton, Virginia due to Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage. Her parents were shown as Thorogood Fisher and Tibitha Kelley. Her husband was shown as Paul Chesser.
  Obituary	24 Dec 1975	Salisbury, Wicomico, Maryland, USA   [8]
  	Mrs. Paul Chesser POCOMOKE CITY - Mrs. Josephine Fisher Chesser, 88, of Pocomoke City, a retired nurse died Tuesday at the Northampton Accomack Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Her late husband was Paul Chesser. Born at Mearsville, she was a daughter of the late Thorogood and Tabitha Kelley Fisher. She was a member of the Bethel Baptist Church at Bloxom. Several nieces and nephews survive. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in the Fox Funeral Home, Temperanceville. Interment will be in the Parksley Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Friday from 1 to 2 p.m. Published in: The Daily Times - 24 Dec 1975 - Page 13, Salisbury, Wicomico, Maryland. Her burial date was shown in her obituary.
  Record ID	122576
  Burial	Parksley Cemetery, Parksley, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [9, 10]
  	Her gravestone shows: Josie F. Chesser, 1887 - 1975.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Alexander Fisher,   b. Abt 1540   d. Yes, date unknown  (9 x Great Grandfather)  (--?--) (--?--),   b. Abt 1735, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  (3 x Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	4 brothers and 4 sisters
  > 1. Martin Fisher,   b. 1870, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1921  (Age 51 years) ▻ Mary 'Manie' C. Russell,  m. 21 Mar 1897 > 2. Kendal W. 'Maurice' Fisher,   b. Abt 1870, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Sallie E. Russell,  m. 23 Feb 1896 > 3. Martha F. Fisher,   b. Abt 1871, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ▻ William F. Poulson,  m. 27 Dec 1893 + 4. Mary C. 'Manie' Fisher,   b. 22 Jan 1874, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 31 Jul 1907  (Age 33 years) ▻ Thomas Woodson 'Babe' Byrd,  m. 24 Jun 1894   5. Tabitha Fisher,   b. 1875, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 15 Sep 1876, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 1 year)   6. Ida Fisher,   b. Abt 1876, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   7. (unnamed daughter) Fisher,   b. Abt 1879, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   8. Thorogood Fisher,   b. 3 Sep 1882, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 11 Jan 1908  (Age 25 years) + 9. Josephine F. Fisher,   b. 4 Dec 1887, Mearsville, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 23 Dec 1975, Nassawadox, Northampton County, Virginia, USA  (Age 88 years) ▻ Paul C. Chesser,  m. 6 Sep 1904
  Person ID	I122576	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	Thorogood J. Fisher,   b. 1841, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1918 (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Tabitha B. Kelly,   b. 1844, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1936 (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	10 Nov 1865	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [11]
  Family ID	F7564	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Paul C. Chesser,   b. 1882, Mappsville, Accomack, Virginia, USA d. 8 Jul 1956, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	6 Sep 1904	Worcester County, Maryland, USA   [12]
  	He was shown as Paul Chesser and she was shown as Josephine F Chesser, age 68. They were married on 6 Sep 1904 in Worcester County Maryland.
  Separation	20 Sep 1938	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [12]
  Divorce	6 Apr 1956	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [12]
  	He was shown as Paul Chesser and she was shown as Josephine F Chesser, age 68. They were married on 6 Sep 1904 in Worcester County Maryland. Josephine was granted the divorce on 6 Apr 1956 in Accomack County, Virginia for his Desertion.
  Children	1. (--?--) Chesser,   b. 6 Jan 1915, Metompkin District, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 9 Jan 1915, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F41385	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Separation - 20 Sep 1938 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Divorce - 6 Apr 1956 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Burial - - Parksley Cemetery, Parksley, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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