Rachel Elizabeth Lamma (1859–1950) • FamilySearch

Rachel Elizabeth Lamma

1859–1950 (Age 90)
Viroqua, Vernon, Wisconsin, United States

The Life of Rachel Elizabeth

When Rachel Elizabeth Lamma was born on 9 August 1859, her father, Grafton Lamma, was 33 and her mother, Elizabeth J. Munyon, was 23. She married Warren Samuel Fish on 15 August 1881. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Liberty, Vernon, Wisconsin, United States for about 10 years and Franklin, Vernon, Wisconsin, United States for about 10 years. She died on 30 March 1950, at the age of 90, and was buried in Viroqua, Vernon, Wisconsin, United States.

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Spouse & Children

Parents & Siblings

Rachel Elizabeth Lamma

1859–1950

Warren Samuel Fish

1860–1938

Marriage: 15 August 1881

Perle Fish

1882–1960

Clifford Fish

1885–1972

Harvey Herbert Fish

1886–1978

Perry Fish

1888–1967

Fish

1889–

Archie James Fish

1893–1957

Keith Fish

1894–1960

Troy Fish

1895–1982

Dyson Fish

1896–1968

Con Fish

1898–1986

Rena Olga Fish

1900–1986

Spouse & Children

Rachel Elizabeth Lamma

Female1859–1950Female

Warren Samuel Fish
Male1860–1938Male

MARRIAGE
15 August 1881
Vernon,Wi

children

(11)

Male1882–1960Male

Male1885–1972Male

Male1886–1978Male

Male1888–1967Male

Fish

Male1889–Male

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Parents & Siblings

Grafton Lamma
Male1826–1902Male
Elizabeth J. Munyon
Female1836–1890Female

siblings

(10)

Philip Lamma

Male1851–Male

Charles T Lamena

Male1853–Male

Mary Lamma

Female1853–Female

Samuel Lamma

Male1853–Male

Hiram Girard Lamena

Male1855–Male

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World Events (8)

1863

Age 4

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1867 · The First Successful Typewriter is Invented

Age 8

A patent was filed on October 11, 1867, on a new direct action typewriter. The patent was filed by Christopher Latham Sholes, Carlos Glidden, and Samuel Soule who had invented the prototype in Milwaukee.

1883 · The Newhall House Hotel Fire

Age 24

A fire erupted on January 10, 1883, at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee. The fire began at 4:00 am in an elevator shaft and raced up through the building. The fire spread so quickly that many could not escape. General and Mrs. Tom Thumb, stars of P.T. Barnum's circus, were guests in the hotel at the time of the fire. A firefighter reached them by ladder and they were able to escape safely. The exact number of deaths remains unknown as the hotel register was destroyed in the fire, however, the death toll is estimated between 75-90.

Name Meaning

Lamma

Rachel

Elizabeth

Swiss Italian: unexplained. This name is also found in Germany and in Brazil.

Sources (3)

Rachael Lamena in household of Grafton Lamena, "United States Census, 1870"
Rachel Lamma in household of Grafton Lamma, "United States Census, 1880"
Rachel Fish in household of Warren Fish, "United States Census, 1930"

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