- ABEL L. FISHER, oldest son of Seth and Mary Ann FISHER, was
born in the town of Center,
- Rock county, Wis., on December 6, 1850. He received a common
school education from the public schools of his town. Later he
attended the Evansville seminary, Beloit academy and Milton college,
all of Rock county.
- In 1873 he engaged in farming, and in stock raising in the
town of Center. In this occupation he
- continued until the spring of 1892, when he removed to Janesville,
Wis., to engage in the business of buying and selling leaf tobacco.
Since 1897 he has had associated with him in business his younger
son, Everett C. FISHER, the firm being FISHER & FISHER, dealers
in leaf tobacco.
- As state secretary of the Wisconsin Tobacco Growers and Dealers'
Association, Mr. FISHER
- has taken an active interest in collecting for distribution
to the tobacco growers and dealers of the state, statistics and
information, pertaining to the growing and culture of tobacco.
- As a citizen, he has been public spirited and enterprising,
and ready to contribute of his time and
- means to the advancement of the public interest and general
good.
- Mr. FISHER was married in 1873 to Mary, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. James CLELAND, of the
- town of Center, Wis. They have four children: Arthur M. FISHER
and Everett C. FISHER, both of Janesville, Wis.; Mrs. Samuel
N. BRADEN, of Minneapolis, Minn., and Minerva M. FISHER, of Janesville,
Wis.
-
- Taken from "Rock County, Wisconsin, Vol. II"
by William Fiske Brown, (c)1908, pp. 890-891.
-
- Courtesy of Carol
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