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Alston W. Fisher

2 February 1884

Died 2 February 1884 at his father's residence north of Mexico, Miami County, Indiana — death notice and memorial poem preserved in the Fisher family bible

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

Obituary

Date of death

2 February 1884

Place of death

Miami, Indiana, United States

Inscription transcription

Alston W

Died.
On February 2d, 1884, at his father's residence north of Mexico, Alston W. son of George and Barbara Fisher.

Memorial
One sweet flower has drooped and faded;
One fair brow the grave has shaded;
One dear schoolmate now is dead.

Yet we feel a thought of sadness,
We hope our friend is happy now.
He has gone to heaven before us
Where the blessed angels bow.

See he turns and waves his hand,
Pointing to the glories o'er us
In that happy spiritland.
--Robert Simons
The clipping pairs a brief death notice with a memorial poem signed by Robert Simons; the poem's reference to 'one dear schoolmate' suggests Alston died young, though no age is stated. The notice itself does not name a state; Mexico, Miami County, Indiana is supplied by our archive's index entry for this record ('died in Mexico, Miami county Indiana 1884'). He was a son of George and Barbara Fisher, whose own obituary (Barbara Fisher, died circa 1897) is preserved from the same family bible.

People named in this record

  • Alston W. FisherSubject
  • George FisherParent
  • Barbara FisherParent
  • Robert SimonsMentioned

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
Terri Saylor
Last verified
2026-07-06
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Image vs transcription
Transcription only — death notice and memorial poem transcribed from a clipping glued into the Fisher family bible; no photograph in this record

Citation: Death notice and memorial poem for Alston W. Fisher (died 2 February 1884), son of George and Barbara Fisher, of north of Mexico, Miami County, Indiana, transcribed from a clipping preserved in the Fisher family bible. Contributed by Terri Saylor to the Ancestors at Rest archive. (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/obituaries/fisher-alston-1884/ : accessed [your access date]).

Found and transcribed by Terri Saylor from the Fisher family bible, which appears to have belonged to Henry Fisher, son of George and Barbara Moss Fisher; the obituary clipping was glued to the inside of the bible.

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