BRICK WALLS IN MY FAMILY TREE!
HEAR YE, HEAR YE! CAN YOU HELP ME FIND THEE:
ISAAC SMITH AND AMELIA JOSEPHINE SMITH.
THOMAS FISHER AND POLLY BRENNER.

JOSEPHINE DUFTON AND JENNIE UNKNOWN DUFTON.
ELMER FISHER AND JOSEPHINE DUFTON AND ALL RELATED FAMILIES!

UPDATED APRIL 2007

My personal saying: "We have many empty branches in this family tree! Don't leaf us alone!" Tamara Sanford

Name: Isaac SMITH and OR James SMITH
Name: unknown wife
My relation: 3rd Great grandparents, maternal - paternal side

Name: (Amelia) Josephine SMITH Fairchild 
Wife to Elisha FAIRCHILD, daughter of Isaac SMITH ?
My relation: 2nd Great grandmother, maternal - paternal side

Name: Thomas FISHER
My relation: 2nd Great grandfather, maternal - paternal side
Name: Polly BRENNER, wife of Thomas
My relation: 2nd Great grandmother, maternal - paternal side

Name: Joseph DUFTON
My relation: 2nd Great grandfather, maternal - paternal side
Name: Jennie / Emma J. UNKNOWN, wife of Joseph
My relation: 2nd Great grandmother, maternal - paternal side

Name: Elmer FISHER
Son of Thomas FISHER and Polly BRENNER
My relation: Great grandfather, maternal - paternal side
Name: (Sarah) Josephine DUFTON Fisher aka Josephine DUFTON aka Bessie DUFTON 
Wife of Elmer, daughter of Joseph DUFTON
My relation: Great grandmother, maternal - paternal side

 
 
INFORMATION KNOWN ON ISAAC SMITH:
Is this Amelia Josephine's father?!
 
BORN: unknown
DIED: unknown
Father of Amelia Josephine Smith, no other information known.
Mother unknown.

Census Records: none known

INFORMATION KNOWN ON AMELIA JOSEPHINE SMITH:

BORN: abt. 1849 to abt 1851, possibly Pennsylvania
DIED: 8 Oct 1910, Colchester, Delaware Co., NY buried in Gregorytown Cemetery, Corbett, Delaware Co., NY
NAME: called or nicknamed Josephine
SPOUSE: Elisha Wiley Fairchild
CHILDREN: Stiles William Fairchild and Charles J. Fairchild.I have all Fairchild information.
Stiles, my grandfather, is the 2nd husband of Cecelia V. Fisher, daughter of Elmer Fisher and Josephine Dufton.
 
Census Records: 
could either of these be my Amelia aka Josephine? One has no father mentioned, the other clearly a Amelia,
age fitting but the daughter of a James and Clara Smith. Could this be why the puzzle is so puzzling?
 
(illegible) House Children's Asylum
1860 > PENNSYLVANIA > PHILADELPHIA > 24-WD PHILADELPHIA
SMITH JOSEPHINE 2 F
Note: presumed siblings also listed kept on personal file
 
1860 > PENNSYLVANIA > MONTGOMERY > FREDRICK TWP
SMITH AMELIA 3F
Born PA / Parents born PA
 
Family Info:
James Smith 34 M Merchant
Clara Smith 28 F
Elizabeth Smith 8 F
Franklin Smith 6 M
Samuel Smith 4 M
Amelia Smith 3 F
Luceddo (sp?) Jones 3 F
George Bruno 38 M
Franklin Bray 32 M
Cytharnia Bray F
(unknown) 2 F
Francis R (unknown) 22 M
Clara Smith 13 F

Smith Households Nearby:
Urias Smith 35 M & Family
and
Elias Smith 32 M & Family
 
INFORMATION KNOWN ON THOMAS FISHER:
 
BORN: abt 1821
DIED: unknown

MARRIED Polly BRENNER b. abt 1821. No other information known on Polly.

RECORDS ON THOMAS FISHER:

Census Records:

1860 > NEW YORK > DELAWARE > HANCOCK
FISHER THOMAS 39 M W NY NY DELAWARE HANCOCK 1860
Thomas Fisher 39 WM Day Laborer
Polly Fisher 38 WF Housekeeper
James H. Fisher 12 WM
Catharine Fisher  7 WF
Elmor D. Fisher 3 WM

INFORMATION KNOWN ON ELMER FISHER:

BORN: abt. 1856
DIED: 25 Nov 1939 buried Walton Cemetery, Delaware Co., NY
 
PARENTS:
FATHER: Thomas FISHER
MOTHER: Polly Brenner

RECORDS ON ELMER FISHER:

Census Records:

1900 > NEW YORK > DELAWARE > TOMPKINS TWP
FISHER ELMER 44 M W NY NY DELAWARE TOMPKINS TWP 1900
* All born NY , including parents*
Fisher,Elmer Head Jan 1846 age 44 married 4 years
Josephine wife May 1880 age 20 married 4 years, 2 children born 2 children living
Everton son May 1883 age 17 Single
Walter son July 1890 age 13 Single
May daughter Jun 1897 age 3
Mary daughter Aug 1899 9/12
Albert brother May 1864 age 36 widow 18 years married

1910 > NEW YORK > DELAWARE > WALTON
FISHER ELMER D 54 M W NY NY DELAWARE WALTON 1910
*All children born NY, children's mother born Michigan, children's father born NY*
Census date: April 21, 1910
Fisher, Elmer D. head 54 married 14 years, parents born NY
Josephine D. wife 30 married 14 years, 6 children born 5 children living, father born England, Mother born Michigan
Daisy M. daughter 13
Mary J. daughter 10
Cecil V. daughter 5
Frank D. daughter 3
Pearl L. daughter 1 2/12
Ray Kelley Boarder 39 b. NY, parents same
Douglas Frank Boarder 45 b. United States, parents same

INFORMATION KNOWN ON JOSEPHINE DUFTON:

NAME: Sarah Josephine Dufton may be possible full legal name, see obituary note below on Daisy Mae.

BORN: 1880 Michigan
DIED: 7 May 1910, Walton, Delaware Co., NY
BURIED: unknown, body taken to Hancock, Delaware Co., NY ~ any info. appreciated
 
PARENTS:
FATHER: Joseph DUFTON
MOTHER: Jennie / Emma J.  UNKNOWN

* THIS WAS UPDATED 12 FEB. 07 WITH CENSUS FACTS I RECEIVED*

JOSEPH DUFTON:

BORN: Nov. 1848, England
DIED: unknown

IMOGENE J. UNKNOWN:

 Jennie and Emma ??

BORN: abt. 1859, NY
DIED: unknown
 
RECORDS ON JOSEPH DUFTON & IMOGENE DUFTON:

Census Records:

1880 > MICHIGAN > MONROE > DUNDEE
Census date: 4 Jun 1880  

DUFTON JOSEPH 29 W ENGL MI
Dufton, Joseph W M 29  Occupation: Teamster  England, England, England
Jennie W F 21   NY, NY, NY
  Jane W F 3 Michigan, England, NY
  Josephine W F 5/12 months. born Dec Michigan, England, NY

Of note:  
Households of Ebenezer Lockwood Sr Family and also Jr. resided within the same census area. 
My Grandmother Cecilia's first husband was a Lockwood.. is this a coincidence?

1900 > NEW YORK > DELAWARE > TOMPKINS TWP
DUFTON JOSEPH 52 M W ENGL NY

1872 Joseph DUFTON came to America from England?


Birthdate Age Born/Father Born/Mother Born


Dufton,  Joseph Head Nov. 1848 51  Married 23 years England, England, England
Emma J. Wife  April 1859  41  7 of 7 children living NY, NY, NY
Capitita Daughter  May 1882 18 Michigan, England, NY
Fred OÃSon Feb 1884 16 Michigan, England, NY
Floyd W Son‚  Jan 1886 14 Michigan, England, NY
Bessie Daughter Oct 1889 10 NY, England, NY
Gideon S  Son Mar 1804 6 NY, England, NY

 

1910 > NEW YORK > DELAWARE > TOMPKINS
DUFTON JOSEPH 63 M W NY NY
all born NY
Dufton Joseph  head 63
  Mary  daughter 24
John  son 7

1920 > PENNSYLVANIA > MCKEAN > LIBERTY
DUFTON JOSEPH C 71 M W ENGL PA
Dufton, Joseph C 71 Head Naturalization Info: 1867 No. 1872 England/England/England
Imogene J.  60  Wife  NY/NY/NY

MISC. CENSUS RECORDS FOUND ON DUFTON:

Could this be Joseph's sister, same name as my Grandmother:

1880 > PENNSYLVANIA > ERIE > ERIE
Employed and living in St. Joseph's Orphans Asylum
Born/Father Born/Mother Born
DUFTON CECELIA 28 W Canada/England/Ireland

1910 > PENNSYLVANIA > ERIE > 5-WD ERIE
DUFTON CECLIA 59 F W ENGL PA  (she is a Sister in a church, St. Mary's.)

Could this be Joseph's parents?:

1880 > PENNSYLVANIA > CRAWFORD > TITUSVILLE; STEUBEN
DUFTON EDWARD 54 W ENGL PA

Dufton, Edward  54 head  England/England/England
Helen  50 wife Canada/Scotland/Scotland
William 30 son  Canada/England/Canada
Mary J. 20 daughter  Canada/England/Canada
Frager/Fraser Imogine 25 guest Canada/Scotland/Scotland

RECORDS ON JOSEPHINE (BESSIE) DUFTON:

MARRIAGE RECORDS:
Names from Book 17 of the Marriage Records Index
July 17, 1926 to Dec. 7, 1927 on file at the Delaware County Clerk's Office.
PG GROOM  FATHER MOTHER  BRIDE  FATHER MOTHER
303 Raymond L. Somers Peter Effie Hoagland  Ruth Wood Maylone Wood Bessie Dufton
(Bessie Dufton wife of Maylone Wood, mother of Ruth Wood. Bessie Dufton is daughter of Joseph Dufton )
 

ADDITIONAL INFO. ON ELMER FISHER & JOSEPHINE DUFTON FISHER:

Children of Elmer and Josephine:
Daisy May b. 1897
Mary J. b. 1899
Cecil V. b. 1904 (Cecelia Viola, my grandmother)
Frank D. b. 1906/07
Pearl b. 1909

OBITUARY:
D. Mae Cairns born: Mar 22, 1897, died Dec. 18, 1967. Father: Elmer Fisher, Mother: Sarah J. Dufton. Spouse: James P. Cairns, M: Jan. 20, 1917. (This is Daisy, first born daughter of Elmer and Josephine.)
Of note:
Elmers' son's from previous wife or wives Lorena STANTON and or Sarah TURNER were:
Everton FISHER b. May 1883, NY
Walter FISHER b. Jul 1890, NY
ADDITIONAL INFO. ON THOMAS FISHER & POLLY BRENNER: 

I saw your posting on Ancestry.com I am a descendent of Thomas and Polly Fisher. I don't know a lot, but can fill in some blanks. I understand Thomas died in the Civil War. I have never found proof of that. Polly remarried to Sanders Conroe (look him up on Ancestry for 1880 census). I just found this out last week after researching Ancestry. Also, see the pension card on him (unfortunately shows her name as "Tolly"). I was told her maiden name was Brannon....but don't know. I am a descendent of son Albert. Albert married Ida D. Acre in McKean Co. PA and had 6 children (I think) and I am from his youngest, Ernest. I have more tidbits of info but am at work.  Someone else in the family is more of an expert at the Fisher family but I have not contacted her for about 10 yrs. I think I will try to email her (if I can find it) because I am curious about the Fisher's too. I have spent most of the past 5 years researching other branches of my family and have left the Fishers "on the back burner". Write back and see what we can do if we put our heads together. Sue Fisher Styles , Buffalo, NY
**Added 24 April 2007 from email **
THANKS:

To Cousin : Donna (Lockwood) Rushing : for all your help in getting more actual facts!

WHAT I NEED & OR AM LOOKING FOR:

To fill in the blanks and to give this tree some branches!! 

Biggest Question:
Who are you, where are you from, who are your parents, do you have more children? What did you do for work, military service, where are you buried? Who was your spouse, who was their parents, where were they all from? Family stories?

My mother's family side of the family tree is nearly bare and surrounded in one brick wall after another. Any information given, source and or documentation to follow up verification is appreciated as I need this for my genealogical files. I will gladly help offset postage and copying fees if you don't have a scanner.

I am not seeking to pay a fellow genealogist exorbant fees. As a genealogist and researcher I keep my information in my own personally paid public domain in addition to the free space presently being used at rootsweb so others don't have to pay for it and it can be easily accessed. I don't look at the countless hours and unknown sum of monies I've personally invested in all of my various research endeavors. I look at this empty family tree and only hope that in this way I can fill it enough someday to publish my complete family genealogy for my children..

MY CONTACT INFORMATION:

sanfordgenealogy@gmail.com

 

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