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- Bessie attended Cooper Elementary School and graduated 1902 from Medill High School.
BIRTH, MARRIAGE, & DEATH RECORDS
The News-Gazette (Champaign, Illinois), 13 Dec 1966:
Mrs. Edward G. (Bessie) Fisher, 510 S. Highland Ave., C[hampaign], died at 4 a.m. Tuesday (Dec. 13, 1966) at Mercy Hospital. She had been ill for several months. Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Heritage Chapel of First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Malcolm Nygren officiating. Burial will be in the Bohemian National Cemetery at Chicago. There will be no visitation. Mittendorf Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She was born in Chicago, daughter of Frank and Anna Zak Tomek. She lived at the Highland Street address for three months and prior to that had lived in River Forest. She was married to Edward G. Fisher, who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her parents, one brother and two sisters. She is survived by one son, Edward G. Fisher, Jr., Golden, Colo.; one daughter, Mrs. T. J. (Virginia) Dolan, 510 S. Highland, C; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; one brother, George Tomek, Oak Park; and one sister, Mrs. John P. Lubking (Georgina), Delano, Calif.
HISTORY & BIOGRAPHY
Bessie Edith (Tomek) Fisher wrote this account of her family
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Anna Tomek's Family Statistics
Grandfather Zak born April 4, 1837
Grandmother Zak born Mar, 1837
Both married at 21.
Their children
Joseph born 1859
Marie (Aunt Fiala) Sept. 17, 1860
Rose (Aunt Mandle) Sept. 1, 1862
Anna (our Mother) Jan. 26, 1866
James Sept. 1, 1871
Thomas Emile Dec. 21, 1878
Grandfather Zak died Feb. 21, 1884, 46 years of age
Grandmother Zak died Aug. 1, 1890 - 53 years old
Aunt Fiala died June 8, 1924
Uncle Joe in Apr 1885
Uncle Abe (Emile) July 25, 1915 - Drowned when the Eastland boat went down in the Chicago River.
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Statists of Tomek Family:
Frank Cyril Tomek born Dec. 29, 1854. Died Jan 1924.
Anna Zak, born Jan. 26, 1866. Died Oct. 2, 1941.
Frank was born in Nove Mesto Bohemia and Anna was born in Pisek Bohemia.
Bessie E. Tomek Fisher born Dec. 21, 1884 Chicago, married Edward George Fisher, June 23, 1906, and are parents of
Virginia Fisher Dolan, born Feb. 16, 1908, and Edward Geo. Fisher Jr. born Jan. 14, 1911.
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Anna Zak's father had 2 sisters and 2 brothers. The sisters' names were Mrs. Mach and Mrs. Kral. One brother was a weaver. When Anna Zak's parents came to America, he had $7,000.
Grandmother Zak's (Anna's mother) name was Rosalie Maska (maiden name).
Her Mother was first married at 28 to a man of 66. Her name was Liska. She was married 5 years when this husband died. She inherited his estate which was quite large. She had a daughter in that marrriage named Little Aunty by us. She lived with the Mandls. She was crippled when a baby and is buried on the Tomek lot. After her husband died, Great Grandmother married at 33 years of age, a student 21 years old. She paid to have him exempt from army services (a very monnon thing done then). His name was Maska - His family was educated. My Grandmother Rosalie Zak was born of this marriage. She also had 2 brothers who went to Russia as gardeners for the late Czar of Russia. One of them married a Hungarian Countess.
Grandfather's father was quite a healer by herbs and also setting limbs among the village folks.
grandmother's one brother became a Monk in Russia. The other brother bought a baron's Estate in Krakow and made wine.
This was all told to me by Aunt Mandl before she died.
My grandfather's mother's name was Katharine Bartos - her father's Joseph.
My grandmother's mother's name was Anna Dlahos, and her father's name was Jas. Maska.
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Children of Frank & Anna Tomek:
Bessie E. Fisher
Libbie Henderson
Georgina Lubking
Frank Tomek
George W. Tomek
Libbie died Aug. 8, 1935
Frank Died in about 1894.
Bess attended elementary Cooper School and graduated in 1902 from Medill High School.
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Marriage of Grandpa & Grandma Fisher: This certifies that W. F. Fisher and Ellen Hurley were solemnly united by me in the Holy Bonds of Matrimony at St. Peters Church on the 27th day of Sept. in the year of our Lord 1863 conformably to the Ordinance of God and the laws of the Commonwealth.
Signed
Rev. Father Wm. Quinn in presence of Andrew Fisher and Bridget Husey who were married at the same time.
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Children of W. F. Fisher & Ellen Hurley:
Wm. H. Fisher born Aug. 16, 1864
Elizabeth Fisher born Mar. 30, 1867
Mary E. Fisher born July 20, 1869
Edward Geo. Fisher born Nov. 20, 1871
Franklin Fisher born Nov. 7, 1873
Ellen Hurley, Mother of above children, was born June 21, 1848.
Daleys daughters (Elizabeth Fisher): Lilly Harris, Helen Bishop, Beatrice Englert, Dorothy Preiss.
Frank Fisher's children: Helen Smith, Beth Haney, Collette Daly, Frank, Paul, Joseph, Ed, Marie.
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Family record of Grandpa Fisher
1. Nancy Fisher born June 24, 1810; died Aug. 20, 1864.
2. J. B. Fisher, June 23, 1811.
3. Adniram (called Andrew), June 11, 1836.
4. Adaline, May 22, 1835.
5. Sarah, April 1, 1841
6. W. F., Aug. 16, 1848. He is the father of Edw. George Fisher.
7. Abbey, June 29, 1850; died Jan. 18, 1884
8. Lucy, Sept. 11, 1853
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Copy of Certificate of Edward Fisher's Baptism:
St. Francis Church, 1929 N. 4th St., Milwaukee
This is to certify that Edward Fisher, child of William Fisher and Ellen Hurley Fisher, born on the 20th day of Nov. 1871. Baptized the 24th day of Nov, 1871, by Rev. father Daniel Oncap[?]. Sponsors: John Schuler, Catharine Divy[?] Levanter, as affixed from the Baptismal registry of the church.
Rev. Wm. Peters Oncap, rector
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Edward George Fisher died Nov. 30, 1926.
number of pension check: XC 2360075.
Birth record of E. G. Fisher is recorded in Milwaukee Archdeocese of Milwaukee, 2000 W. Wisconsin Ave., office of Secretary Milwaukee, Rev. Roman R. Atkielski.
Edward G. Fisher's Army statistics:
Company "C" 1st Regiment Infantry Illinois, U.S. Volunteers, enlisted Apr. 26, 1898, at 27 years. The war ended Nov. 17, 1898.
Pension started Mar. 5, 1928, $20 a month.
E. Fisher belonged to Wm. McKinely camp #6, United Spanish War Veterans.
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Don't grieve too much. I've had a happy and full life. Had a wonderful husband and a family to be proud of.
Signed,
Bessie E. Fisher
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