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.

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.