Jahira Fish's Family

Jahira Fish's Family

Compiled by Bruce De Larm
Date Last Updated: 08/29/2014

The Fish Family
(From papers contained in the Joseph Keenan Book)

Back row: Flora Reynolds, Martha Emery, Ella Emery, Maurice Tobin, Jessie (Jenkins) Tobin, Josie (Fish) Reynolds, Burton Fish, John Jenkins
Front Row: Lewis Fish, Zilfa Tobin, Seymour Fish, Richard Tobin, Jahira Fish, Hilda (Tobin) Wheeler, Eliza (Fish) Jenkins
The photo was taken at the John Shattuck farm on Split Rock Rd.

Jahira Fish                        June 13, 1834 - October 23, 1913    (Hiram Fish + Lidia Norton)
    Harriet A. Holman     March 9, 1835 - October 06, 1905    (Jonathan P Holman + Minerva Shepardson)

Jahira was born in Fort Ann, Washington Co, NY, on "Fish Hill". Harriet was born in Hague, Warren Co., NY. They died in Hague and were buried in the Hague Cemetery.

Jahira's half-brother, Charles F. Fish, was born to Hiram Fish's second wife, Abigail Holman. Harriet's father, Jonathan, and Abigail are siblings of Thurston Holman and Submit Park.

Jahira and Harriet were married May 07, 1854 in Johnstown, NY.

Jahira and Harriet had following children:

Seymour Fish                             March 23, 1857 - August 1920
        Louella Ward                        March 1862 - ?    (Asa Ward + Rhoda Holman)
        Minnie Barnett                        Circa 1864 - ?    (Louis Barnett + Elnire Dansereau)

Seymour and Minnie were married August 22, 1885. They had 3 children.

Eliza M. Fish                               October 10, 1864 - July 20, 1946
        John L. Jenkins             September 09, 1860 - October 23, 1930   (John B. Jenkins + Ruth Griffin)

            Eliza and John had 4 children.

Ellen L. Fish                            March 20, 1868 - November 06, 1913
           Leander Palmer             August 07, 1856 - September 23, 1911    (Sylvester Palmer + Mary Ann Hunt)

           Ellen and Leander were married June 12, 1893 in Hague, Warren Co., NY.

George H. Fish                      February 15, 1870 - 1925
          Annie Farrell                         1864 -?

            George and Annie had 1 child.

Lewis B. Fish                          August 30, 1873 - July 19, 1936
          Flora Streeter                  June 1861 - May 13, 1921
                 Charles Reynolds       Circa 1845 - Bef. June 1900

            Flora and Charles had 2 children. She married Lewis after Charles' death.