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Memorial Card · primary-source record

Henry Fisher

circa 11 May 1845 (computed from age at death) – January 21, 1931

Died 21 January 1931 · Mexico, Indiana

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Memorial Card

Date of death

January 21, 1931

Date of birth

circa 11 May 1845 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

85 years, 8 months, 10 days

Place of death

Mexico, Indiana, United States

From the funeral card

In Memory of

Henry Fisher

Birth Place

Miami Co. Indiana

Passed Away at

Mexico, Indiana

Date

Jan. 21, 1931.

Aged

85 Years 8 Months 10 Days

Memoranda

Started to church Jan. 4. Fell on the way with light stroke of paraylsis. Gradually grew worse until death Jan. 21.

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Services

Funeral Sermon

Officiating Clergyman

Eld. Frank Fisher

Song Selections

"Jesus Lover of My Soul."

Abide With Me."

"There's a Land that is fairer Than Day."

Rendered by Congregation. Ernest Fisher, Leader.

Memoranda

Prayer at the house.

Services at the church at 1:30 P.M. Fri. Jan. 23, 1931

Text, John 11:28

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Pall Bearers

Rufus Kinzie

John Richardson

Marion Swank

Wm Eikenberry

Marion Miller

John Kraning

(Deacons)

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Services

Interment at Mexico, Ind.

Memoranda

Nice, warm, bright day. Large crowd at funeral.

Harley Fisher conducted the opening exercises.

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Floral Offerings

1. The Family

2. Peter Fisher Family

Transcribed from the memorial record card kept in the Henry Fisher family Bible; the card was not photographed. The original submission noted: "Text that is in bold and underlined was printed on the card. All the other text was hand written." Our archive's index entry gives Henry Fisher's years as 1846-1931.

People named in this record

  • Henry FisherSubject
  • Frank FisherMentioned
  • Ernest FisherMentioned
  • Harley FisherMentioned
  • Rufus KinzieMentioned
  • John RichardsonMentioned
  • Marion SwankMentioned
  • Wm EikenberryMentioned
  • Marion MillerMentioned
  • John KraningMentioned
  • Peter FisherMentioned

Record submitted by

Terri Saylor — to the Ancestors at Rest archive

Source & citation

Source type
Transcription only
Provenance
Submitted by Terri Saylor to the Ancestors at Rest archive
Transcribed by
Submitted by Terri Saylor.
Last verified
2026-06-12
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Image vs transcription
Transcription only — the card itself was not photographed

Citation: "Memorial record card of Henry Fisher, Mexico, Indiana, died 21 January 1931, from the Henry Fisher family Bible," transcribed and submitted by Terri Saylor to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/funeral-cards/fisher-henry-1931/ : accessed [your access date]).

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