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Elias Fiscus

Birth	:	7 May 1837 Spencer, Owen County, Indiana, USA
Death	:	11 Feb 1929 Marshall County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Meadow Branch Cemetery, Westminster, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.5880400, -77.0273400
Description	:	Elias Fiscus 1837-1929 Times Republican Marshalltown, IA, Monday February 11, 1929 Oldest Resident Dies Elias Fiscus, Albion Nonagenarian Passes Elias Fiscus, Albion's oldest resident, died at 8:45 today at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ann Wiley, as the result of injuries suffered by a fall, Jan. 28. Mr. Fiscus had been confined to his bed since the fall and had rapidly declined following his accident. Mr. Fiscus, a voter for 68 years, deserted the democratic party last fall to vote for Herbert Hoover, after having voted his party ticket since he was old enough to cast his first vote. ... Read More	Elias Fiscus 1837-1929 Times Republican Marshalltown, IA, Monday February 11, 1929 Oldest Resident Dies Elias Fiscus, Albion Nonagenarian Passes Elias Fiscus, Albion's oldest resident, died at 8:45 today at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ann Wiley, as the result of injuries suffered by a fall, Jan. 28. Mr. Fiscus had been confined to his bed since the fall and had rapidly declined following his accident. Mr. Fiscus, a voter for 68 years, deserted the democratic party last fall to vote for Herbert Hoover, after having voted his party ticket since he was old enough to cast his first vote. Mr. Fiscus was born at Spencer, Owen county, Ind. May 7, 1837. At the age of 12 years he united with the Christian Church, remaining a member of the denomination throughout his lifetime. He was married to Harriet Fiscus, a distant cousin, January 8, 1860. Toward the close of the civil war he was drafted into service from Owen county, but secured a substitute on payment of $1,000. The substitute, however, escaped service, as the war soon came to a close. Mr. and Mrs. Fiscus came to Marshall county in 1865, settling on the Dent farm, now owned by C. E. Arney, northwest of Albion. In 1870 the Fiscus family, with the Thomas Elsbery family, went by covered wagon to Audubon county, settling on the raw prairie. Mrs. Fiscus died January 30, 1888. Ten years later, at the age of 61, Mr. Fiscus went into the Big Horn valley of Wyoming, where he took a claim. Several years later he returned to Iowa and has since made his home with his twin daughters, Mrs. Mary Spease, of Manning, and Mrs. Eliza Ann Wiley, at Albion. Mr. Fiscus was the oldest of 6 children. A brother, Albert Fiscus, formerly of the Bethel Grove neighborhood, now of Van Nuys, Calif., is the last surviving member. A brother, Adam, of Alma, Nebraska, died January 3. Two sisters, "Aunt Patsy" Sommerlot and Mrs. Sarah Hulet, died a few years ago. Mr. Fiscus is survived by the 2 daughters and a son, Walter Fiscus of Ten Sleep, Wyoming. Burial will be in the Bethel Grove Cemetery. ELIAS FISCUS, an early settler and active farmer of Douglas Township, was born in the Hoosier State, in Owen County, May 7, 1837. His father, Levi Fiscus, an early settler of Indiana, was born in South Carolina, and was a son of Frederick Fiscus, a native of Germany. His mother was Barbara Ann Concanour, a daughter of Jacob Concanour. She was reared in Owen County, whither her parents had removed when she was a child. Levi Fiscus and family removed to Marshall County, Iowa, where his wife died in 1866.He died at the residence of his son, Adam Fiscus, in Audubon County, October 4, 1884, aged sixtynine years. There were seven children in the family, six of whom are living, Elias being the oldest. He received a commonschool education in Owen County, and remained on the farmwith his parents until his twentyfirst year. He then began to learn the carpenter and cabinetmaker's trade, which he followed many years. He has worked at the trade some since he began farming.In the fall of 1865 he removed to Marshall County, Iowa, locating upon a farm nine miles northwest of Marshalltown.He resided there until the fall of 1870, when he removed to Shelby County and settled near Harlan. He remained there one year, and then came to Audubon County, purchasing eighty acres in section 7, Douglas Township. This land he broke out and improved, adding from time to time to his first purchase, until he now owns 259 acres in an advanced state of cultivation.The soil is fertile and is watered by the Nishnabotna River. Mr. Fiscus has been one of the pioneer stockfeeders, and has done much to advance this branch of farming in the county. In 1860 he was married to Harriet Fiscus, of Owen County, Indiana, where she was born and reared.They have four children living Benjamin F., Eliza Ann, wife of C. T. Wyley; Mary E., wife of A. H. Speas, and Walter S.Mr. Fiscus has served ninny years as township clerk, notary public and land agent. He takes an active part in politics, affiliating with the Democratic party. He is often chosen a delegate to conventions, a position he is well calculated to fill. He began the business of making a name for himself without any capital excepting that with which Nature had endowed him energy and determination to succeed. That he has prospered is very evident to him who looks over the broad fields and cultivated lands belonging to our subject. He is a man highly respected in the community, and is well worthy the regard in which he is held. Mrs. Fiscus died January 30, 1888. She was a devoted member of the Christian church. Mr. Fiscus also belongs to this church, and is one of its elders. He is the inventor of the Automatic Grain Weigher and Register, patented October 30, 1888, No. 391,888. From: 1889 Biographical History of Shelby and Audubon counties, pg. 788.

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Where is Elias Fiscus's memorial?
Elias Fiscus's memorial is located at: Meadow Branch Cemetery, Westminster, Carroll County, USA.
When did Elias Fiscus death?
Elias Fiscus death on 11 Feb 1929 in Marshall County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 39.5880400
Longitude: -77.0273400

Family Members:

Parent

Levi Fiscus

(1815 - 1884)

Barbara Anna Cokenhour Fiscus

(1817 - 1866)

Spouse

Harriet Fiscus Fiscus

(1841 - 1888)

Siblings

Sarah Jane Fiscus Hulett

(1839 - 1922)

Martha “Patsy” Fiscus Sommerlott

(1841 - 1919)

Adam Fiscus

(1844 - 1929)

George W Fiscus

(1846 - 1924)

Children

Benjamin F Fiscus

(1864 - 1891)

Mary Elizabeth Fiscus Speas

(1866 - 1952)

Eliza Ann Fiscus Wiley

(1866 - 1956)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Meadow Branch Cemetery
Westminster, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5880400, -77.0273400

2. Kriders Lutheran Church Cemetery
Westminster, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5957985, -77.0056000

3. John Nicholas Leister Family Cemetery
Westminster, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5871700, -77.0578500

4. Kreiders Church of the Brethren
Westminster, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5839839, -76.9961090

5. Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church Columbarium
Westminster, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5780300, -76.9971000

6. Shriver Family Cemetery
Wakefield, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5630200, -77.0410100

7. Michael Haines - Ludwick Baile Family Cemetery
Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5743332, -76.9957136

8. Franklin Family Cemetery
Taylorsville, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5743103, -76.9957123

9. Saint Johns Cemetery
Westminster, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5737610, -76.9956131

10. Cassell Cemetery
Westminster, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5616600, -77.0511900

11. Warehime Cemetery
Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5616989, -77.0516968

12. Frizzellburg Bible Church Cemetery
Frizzellburg, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6049900, -77.0645500

13. Church of the Ascension Burial Ground
Westminster, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5703011, -76.9888992

14. Westminster Cemetery
Westminster, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5688000, -76.9877000

15. Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Pleasant Valley, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6258500, -77.0494900

16. Potters Field Cemetery
Westminster, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5555700, -76.9926100

17. Gist Cemetery
Westminster, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5457600, -76.9989800

18. David Geiman Family Cemetery
Westminster, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6167300, -76.9769300

19. Western Chapel Cemetery
Medford, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5381012, -77.0385971

20. Ellsworth Cemetery
Westminster, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5606003, -76.9664001

21. Saint Pauls United Methodist Brick Chapel Cemetery
New Windsor, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5411377, -77.0668106

22. Stone Chapel Cemetery
New Windsor, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5325800, -77.0484300

23. Liberty Church Cemetery
Warfieldsburg, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5274600, -77.0329400

24. Uniontown Methodist Cemetery
Uniontown, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5940666, -77.1104202