Brief Life History of Susan
When Susan Fishel was born on 9 December 1855, in Indiana, United States, her father, Henry Fishel, was 45 and her mother, Theresa E. Hollanback, was 32. She married Joshua Johnson Whitaker on 18 November 1875, in Brown, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in White River Township, Johnson, Indiana, United States in 1860. She died on 13 March 1896, in Indiana, United States, at the age of 40, and was buried in East Hill Cemetery, Morgantown, Jackson Township, Morgan, Indiana, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (14)
- Sophia Fishel in household of Henry Fishel, "United States Census, 1860"
- Susan Fishel in entry for Omar P Whittaker and Ada L Fleener, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
- Susan Fishel in household of Henry Fishel, "United States Census, 1870"
Spouse and Children
1855–1944 Male
1855–1896 Female
Children (6)
1876–1939 Male
1878–1970 Male
1881–1973 Female
1883–1962 Male
1884–1924 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1810– Male
1823–1903 Female
Siblings (10)
1839–1910 Male
1840–1928 Male
1842–1931 Male
1846–1929 Female
1848–1916 Male
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World Events (8)
1856 · The Town of Santa Claus
Age 1
1863
Age 8
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
Age 12
Name Meaning
Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish personal name Fishl, literally ‘little fish’, used as a vernacular equivalent for the Biblical Efraym (Ephraim). Ephraim became associated with the fish because he was blessed by his father Jacob (Genesis 48:16) with the words veyidgu larov ‘Let them grow into a multitude’, the verb yidgu, containing the root letters of Hebrew dag ‘fish’.
Americanized form of German Fischel .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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