83 years old.
Beside the grave of Catherine and Phillip Fishel is a small stone with no name or date that simply says, "Infant son of Catherine & Phillip Fishel.
The Fishel family is of German origin but was undoubtedly in America before the outbreak of the Revolutionary war, for Philip Fishel was born in Virginia in 1776. Oct. 2, 1806, he married Rebecca Secrest, daughter of Frederick and Catherine Secrest. She was born in May 1788, and after giving him six children, four girls and two boys, she died in May 1820. She and the two sons are buried by the side of her parents in the Hebron cemetery (Lutheran) on the west bank of the Capon River. In July 1820, Mr. Fishel married Catherine Trenner, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Secrest) Trenner, a niece of his first wife, and they soon after brought the four little girls and came to Ohio, settling near Pleasant City. Mr. Fishel died May 6, 1842, but his second wife, who was born Sept. 7, 1793, lived till Feb. 15, 1876. The children of the first marriage have the date of birth and christening recorded in the church records of the Lutheran Hebron church, Hampshire county, Va. The old family Bible, printed in German and bound in leather-covered boards with two heavy clasps, is nearly good as new and is in the possession of the venerable Philip Fishel, of Pleasant city. The children of the Fishel family:
First Marriage:
1. Catherine Fishel born Aug. 16, 1807-married Abraham Hickle.
2. John Fishel born May 6, 1809-died in July 1820.
3. Philip Fishel, born Oct.20, 1810-died in May 1818. (The gravestone names this child Philip; the German record calls him Daniel.
4. Elizabeth Fishel born May 23, 1812-married William Lyons.
5. Mary Fishel, born Aug. 20, 1814-married Abraham Secrest.
6. Sarah Fishel born Dec. 24, 1816-died July 30, 1890-married Ezekiel Robins.
Second Marriage:
7. Rebecca Fishel born Feb.11, 1821-died Aug.12, 1900-married Thomas Robins
Born Dec.20, 1823-died Dec.30, 1912.
8. Infant son, born and died 1822
9. Henry Fishel born Jan.17, 1825-died Apr.3, 1906, Married Hannah Storer, born Sept.30, 1822-died Aug.13, 1895.
10. Lydia Fishel born Aug.29, 1828-Married Samuel Hise. Moved to Athens county.
11. Eliza Fishel born Feb.10, 1830-Lives at Pleasant City, Ohio. Never married.
12. Rachel Fishel born Jan.5.1832-deceased. Married Peter Langley.
13. Philip Fishel born Jan.20, 1835-Married Martha Gregory, not deceased. Mr. Fishel lives in Pleasant City.
14. Son died in infancy.
Beside the grave of Catherine and Phillip Fishel is a small stone with no name or date that simply says, "Infant son of Catherine & Phillip Fishel.
The Fishel family is of German origin but was undoubtedly in America before the outbreak of the Revolutionary war, for Philip Fishel was born in Virginia in 1776. Oct. 2, 1806, he married Rebecca Secrest, daughter of Frederick and Catherine Secrest. She was born in May 1788, and after giving him six children, four girls and two boys, she died in May 1820. She and the two sons are buried by the side of her parents in the Hebron cemetery (Lutheran) on the west bank of the Capon River. In July 1820, Mr. Fishel married Catherine Trenner, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Secrest) Trenner, a niece of his first wife, and they soon after brought the four little girls and came to Ohio, settling near Pleasant City. Mr. Fishel died May 6, 1842, but his second wife, who was born Sept. 7, 1793, lived till Feb. 15, 1876. The children of the first marriage have the date of birth and christening recorded in the church records of the Lutheran Hebron church, Hampshire county, Va. The old family Bible, printed in German and bound in leather-covered boards with two heavy clasps, is nearly good as new and is in the possession of the venerable Philip Fishel, of Pleasant city. The children of the Fishel family:
First Marriage:
1. Catherine Fishel born Aug. 16, 1807-married Abraham Hickle.
2. John Fishel born May 6, 1809-died in July 1820.
3. Philip Fishel, born Oct.20, 1810-died in May 1818. (The gravestone names this child Philip; the German record calls him Daniel.
4. Elizabeth Fishel born May 23, 1812-married William Lyons.
5. Mary Fishel, born Aug. 20, 1814-married Abraham Secrest.
6. Sarah Fishel born Dec. 24, 1816-died July 30, 1890-married Ezekiel Robins.
Second Marriage:
7. Rebecca Fishel born Feb.11, 1821-died Aug.12, 1900-married Thomas Robins
Born Dec.20, 1823-died Dec.30, 1912.
8. Infant son, born and died 1822
9. Henry Fishel born Jan.17, 1825-died Apr.3, 1906, Married Hannah Storer, born Sept.30, 1822-died Aug.13, 1895.
10. Lydia Fishel born Aug.29, 1828-Married Samuel Hise. Moved to Athens county.
11. Eliza Fishel born Feb.10, 1830-Lives at Pleasant City, Ohio. Never married.
12. Rachel Fishel born Jan.5.1832-deceased. Married Peter Langley.
13. Philip Fishel born Jan.20, 1835-Married Martha Gregory, not deceased. Mr. Fishel lives in Pleasant City.
14. Son died in infancy.
83 years old.
Beside the grave of Catherine and Phillip Fishel is a small stone with no name or date that simply says, "Infant son of Catherine & Phillip Fishel.
The Fishel family is of German origin but was undoubtedly in America before the outbreak of the Revolutionary war, for Philip Fishel was born in Virginia in 1776. Oct. 2, 1806, he married Rebecca Secrest, daughter of Frederick and Catherine Secrest. She was born in May 1788, and after giving him six children, four girls and two boys, she died in May 1820. She and the two sons are buried by the side of her parents in the Hebron cemetery (Lutheran) on the west bank of the Capon River. In July 1820, Mr. Fishel married Catherine Trenner, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Secrest) Trenner, a niece of his first wife, and they soon after brought the four little girls and came to Ohio, settling near Pleasant City. Mr. Fishel died May 6, 1842, but his second wife, who was born Sept. 7, 1793, lived till Feb. 15, 1876. The children of the first marriage have the date of birth and christening recorded in the church records of the Lutheran Hebron church, Hampshire county, Va. The old family Bible, printed in German and bound in leather-covered boards with two heavy clasps, is nearly good as new and is in the possession of the venerable Philip Fishel, of Pleasant city. The children of the Fishel family:
First Marriage:
1. Catherine Fishel born Aug. 16, 1807-married Abraham Hickle.
2. John Fishel born May 6, 1809-died in July 1820.
3. Philip Fishel, born Oct.20, 1810-died in May 1818. (The gravestone names this child Philip; the German record calls him Daniel.
4. Elizabeth Fishel born May 23, 1812-married William Lyons.
5. Mary Fishel, born Aug. 20, 1814-married Abraham Secrest.
6. Sarah Fishel born Dec. 24, 1816-died July 30, 1890-married Ezekiel Robins.
Second Marriage:
7. Rebecca Fishel born Feb.11, 1821-died Aug.12, 1900-married Thomas Robins
Born Dec.20, 1823-died Dec.30, 1912.
8. Infant son, born and died 1822
9. Henry Fishel born Jan.17, 1825-died Apr.3, 1906, Married Hannah Storer, born Sept.30, 1822-died Aug.13, 1895.
10. Lydia Fishel born Aug.29, 1828-Married Samuel Hise. Moved to Athens county.
11. Eliza Fishel born Feb.10, 1830-Lives at Pleasant City, Ohio. Never married.
12. Rachel Fishel born Jan.5.1832-deceased. Married Peter Langley.
13. Philip Fishel born Jan.20, 1835-Married Martha Gregory, not deceased. Mr. Fishel lives in Pleasant City.
14. Son died in infancy.
Beside the grave of Catherine and Phillip Fishel is a small stone with no name or date that simply says, "Infant son of Catherine & Phillip Fishel.
The Fishel family is of German origin but was undoubtedly in America before the outbreak of the Revolutionary war, for Philip Fishel was born in Virginia in 1776. Oct. 2, 1806, he married Rebecca Secrest, daughter of Frederick and Catherine Secrest. She was born in May 1788, and after giving him six children, four girls and two boys, she died in May 1820. She and the two sons are buried by the side of her parents in the Hebron cemetery (Lutheran) on the west bank of the Capon River. In July 1820, Mr. Fishel married Catherine Trenner, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Secrest) Trenner, a niece of his first wife, and they soon after brought the four little girls and came to Ohio, settling near Pleasant City. Mr. Fishel died May 6, 1842, but his second wife, who was born Sept. 7, 1793, lived till Feb. 15, 1876. The children of the first marriage have the date of birth and christening recorded in the church records of the Lutheran Hebron church, Hampshire county, Va. The old family Bible, printed in German and bound in leather-covered boards with two heavy clasps, is nearly good as new and is in the possession of the venerable Philip Fishel, of Pleasant city. The children of the Fishel family:
First Marriage:
1. Catherine Fishel born Aug. 16, 1807-married Abraham Hickle.
2. John Fishel born May 6, 1809-died in July 1820.
3. Philip Fishel, born Oct.20, 1810-died in May 1818. (The gravestone names this child Philip; the German record calls him Daniel.
4. Elizabeth Fishel born May 23, 1812-married William Lyons.
5. Mary Fishel, born Aug. 20, 1814-married Abraham Secrest.
6. Sarah Fishel born Dec. 24, 1816-died July 30, 1890-married Ezekiel Robins.
Second Marriage:
7. Rebecca Fishel born Feb.11, 1821-died Aug.12, 1900-married Thomas Robins
Born Dec.20, 1823-died Dec.30, 1912.
8. Infant son, born and died 1822
9. Henry Fishel born Jan.17, 1825-died Apr.3, 1906, Married Hannah Storer, born Sept.30, 1822-died Aug.13, 1895.
10. Lydia Fishel born Aug.29, 1828-Married Samuel Hise. Moved to Athens county.
11. Eliza Fishel born Feb.10, 1830-Lives at Pleasant City, Ohio. Never married.
12. Rachel Fishel born Jan.5.1832-deceased. Married Peter Langley.
13. Philip Fishel born Jan.20, 1835-Married Martha Gregory, not deceased. Mr. Fishel lives in Pleasant City.
14. Son died in infancy.
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