THIRD GENERATION

10. Roger Fish Sr. ⁽¹⁾ was born on Dec 11 1848 in Ohio. Some records spell his name Rodger. The 1900 Census gives his birtdate as Dec. 1849. He , according to federal census records, was a farm laborer in 1880 in Warren Twp., Washington Co., Ohio. He died on Aug 31 1917 in probably Warren Twp., Washington Co., Ohio.⁽³⁰⁾ His obituary appeared in the Sunday Morning Observer of Sept. 2, 1917 and read, " Rodger Fish - 69, well known resident residing west of the city, died at his home, Friday morning, Aug. 31. Death was due to leakage of the heart with which he had been suffering for several months. He is survived by five daughters and two sons as follows: Mrs. John Miller of Newport; Mrs. Mack Wynn, of Bartlettsville, Okla., Mrs. Ollie Higgins, of East Liverpool; Mrs. Dayton Johnson and Mrs. Glen Porter, of Mile Run, and Messrs. William and Harry Fish, of Logan. One brother and one sister also survive: Mrs. Belle Harris, of this city, and John Fish, of Waterford. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at one o'clock. Burial will be made in the Brabham cemetery." He was buried on Sep 2 1917 in Brabham Cemetery, Warren Twp., Washington Co., Ohio.⁽³¹⁾

He was married to Effie Thomas (daughter of John Thomas and Louisa Jane Sprague) on Nov 18 1871 in Washington Co., Ohio.⁽³²⁾ Effie Thomas⁽²³⁾ was born on Oct 30 1855 in Washington Co., Ohio.⁽³³⁾ She died on May 31 1882.⁽³⁴⁾ She was buried in Brabham Cemetery, Warren Twp., Washington Co., Ohio. ⁽³⁵⁾ Her death record records that she died from blood poisoning. Roger Fish Sr. and Effie Thomas had the following children:

20 i. Charlotte "Lottie" Fish was born on May 6 1872 in Warren Twp., Washington Co., Ohio.⁽³⁶⁾
21 ii. Alice Fish was born about 1875 in Ohio.⁽³⁷⁾
+22 iii. Olive "Ollie" Fish.
+23 iv. Perry Fish.
+24 v. William Fish.

He was married to Amanda Viola Thomas (daughter of John Thomas and Louisa Jane Sprague) on Dec 7 1883 in Washington Co., Ohio. ⁽³⁸⁾ Amanda was Roger's first wife's younger sister. Amanda Viola Thomas⁽³⁷⁾ was born on Dec 21 1868 in Warren Twp., Washington Co., Ohio. ⁽¹⁾ She died on Feb 19 1910.⁽¹⁾ She was buried in Brabham Cemetery, Warren Twp., Washington Co., Ohio. ⁽³⁹⁾ Roger Fish Sr. and Amanda Viola Thomas had the following children:

+25 i. Cora Fish.
26 ii. Roger Fish Jr. died before 1900.
+27 iii. Effie Elvira Fish.
+28 iv. Elsie Fish.