Individual Notes
Note for: Arnold E. Fischer, ABT 1899 - AFT 1917
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Occupation: Fisherman
Event: Estero, Lee, Florida
Type: Census/1910
Date: 23 APR 1910
Individual Note: THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Arnold Fischer.
FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready: The only ones of this family I remember are Ida and Mildred --Marie McCready. Irving, Jr. joined the Navy. Arnold, who enjoyed hunting and often went alone, was bitten by a rattlesnake and died before reaching the hospital --William McCready."
U.S. Federal Census/Estero/Lee County/Florida/1910; Enumeration date: 23 Apr 1910; Koreshan Unity; Enumerator: Walter S. Turner, Jr.; Microfilm number: Fl 1910-H T624; ED: 80; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, 4 Jan 1995: Arnold E. Fisher; Sex: Male; Race: white; Age 10; Marital status: Single; Place of birth: Wisconsin; Place of birth of father: Switzerland; Place of birth of mother; Wisconsin; Occupation: None; No. of months not employed: 0; Can read and write: yes; Attending school: yes.
BROTHERS' LAUNDRY LIST: Arnold Fischer #161
FLAMING SWORD, Community Current Events, Vol.59, No.6, June 1945, p.10: Mildred (Mrs. Barager) was brought into the Unity by her parents in 1907, when a very young child, and together with her two brothers, Erwin and Arnold, grew up in the Unity. In time the two boys left to make their homes elsewhere. Erwin joined the navy and for a number of years followed the sea. At the expiration of his enlistment he came back to Florida and engaged in commercial fishing, but is now interested in a Shell Factory at Bonita Springs. Arnold remained in the vicinity and also became a fisherman, but while out hunting in the woods he was bitten by a rattlesnake and died from the effects of its deadly poison.
Individual Notes
Note for: Emil Fischer, -
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Individual Note: THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J Rahn: Emil Fischer
Individual Notes
Note for: Lelia M. Fiske, ABT 1853 - BEF 1931
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Occupation: Seamstress
Event: Estero, Lee, Florida
Type: Census/1910
Date: 23 APR 1910
Individual Note: THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Lelia M. Fiske.
FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready: Lelia and Emma Fisk; "They both sat at the Second Sisters' table with Mamma. Lela who was tall, died first. Emma, the little one, was one of Mamma's good friends."
U.S. Federal Census/Estero/Lee County/Florida/1910; Koreshan Unity; Microfilm roll number: Fl 1910-H; 163 T624; Enumeration date: 23 Apr 1910; Enumerator: Walter S. Turner, Jr.; ED: 80; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, January 1995: Lelia M. Fiske; Sex: Female; Race: white; Age 57; Marital status: Single; Place of birth: Massachusetts; Place of birth of mother and father: Massachusetts; Language spoken: English; Occupation: Seamstress; Employer or worker: worker; No. of months not employed: 0; Can read and write: yes; Attending school: yes.
Individual Notes
Note for: Emma Gertrude Fiske, 27 FEB 1856 - 23 AUG 1931
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Occupation: Seamstress
Event: Estero, Lee, Florida
Type: Census/1910
Date: 23 APR 1910
Event: Estero, Lee, Florida
Type: Census/1920
Date: 2 JAN 1920
Burial: Date: AUG 1931
Place: Estero, Lee, Florida
Individual Note: THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Emma Gertrude Fiske; Born: 27 Feb 1856, Waltham, Mass; Died 30 Aug 1931.
FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready: Lelia and Emma Fisk; "They both sat at the Second Sisters' table with Mamma. Lela who was tall, died first. Emma, the little one, was one of Mamma's good friends."
U.S. Federal Census--1910; Estero, Lee, Florida; Microfilm Roll number: Fl 1910-H T624; Koreshan Unity; Enumeration Date: 25 Apr 1910; Enumerator: Walter S. Turner, Jr.; ED: 80; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, Jan 1995: Emma G. Fiske; Sex: female; Age 54; Marital status: Single; Place of birth: Massachusetts; Place of birth of mother and father: Massachusetts; Language spoken: English; Occupation: Seamstress; Employer or worker: worker; Can read and write: yes; Attending school: yes.
U.S. Federal Census/Estero/Lee County/Florida/1920; Enumeration date: Jan 2, 1920; Enumerator: Henry D. Silverfriend; ED: 109; SD: 1; Fourth Precinct; Microfilm roll number: 1820221; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, December 1994: Emma G. Fiske; Place of residence: Planetary Court; Relation to head of family: Boarder; Age 63; Single; Place of birth: Massachusetts; Place of birth of mother and father: Massachusetts; Occupation: Seamstress/KU home.
U.S. Federal 1930 Census; Estero, Lee County; Florida; Election Precinct 12; Koreshan Unity Home; Enumeration date: May 5, 1930; Enumerator: William Howell ED: 36-17; SD: 6; Page: 199; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, January 2003: Emma G. Fiske; Radio set: none listed; Sex: female; Color: white; Age at last birthday: 74; Marital condition: single; Attended school since Sep 1, 1929: no; Whether able to read and write; yes; Place of birth: Massachusetts: Place of birth of father: Massachusetts; Place of birth of mother: Massachusetts; Whether able to speak English: yes; Occupation: House keeper; Industry: Sick (?)
Court Record--Warranty Deed: Apr 1924, Deed Book 70, Page 209, entry number 1. Emma Fiske and other Koreshans.
FLAMING SWORD, Community Current Events by Rose Gilbert, October 1931: "Sister Emma Gertrude Fiske, aged 75 years, died Sunday, August 23, at 4 a.m. after a long illness hastened by a recent fall and injury to her hip. She was a native of Waltham, Massachusetts. She had been a member of the Unity for over 27 years, coming to Estero from Chicago, Illinois. For many years she had been partly invalided (sic) and her suffering was intense. Her many friends regret her loss and she will be greatly missed. She was a loyal friend and firm believer in the Koreshan doctrines. The deceased was buried in the Koreshan cemetery in Estero."
Burial: Koreshan Unity Cemetery--lot 3. Inscription: Emma Fisk--Aug 1931.