Martha Shiverdecker

1826 - 1852  (< 25 years)

• Name	Martha Shiverdecker
  Birth	1826	Kanawha Co., (West) VA
  Gender	Female
  Death	BEF. 1852	Kanawha Co., (West) VA
  Person ID	I0556	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Michael Shivertaker,   b. 1804, Second Creek, Greenbrier Co., Kanawha, (West) VA d. 1 Apr 1854, Putnam Co., (West) VA (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Abigail Elizabeth "Abby Eliza" Higginbotham,   b. 1806, Second Creek, Greenbrier, Kanawha Co., (West) VA d. 1 Apr 1854, Pocatalico River, Putnam Co., VA (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	7 Apr 1825	Kanawha Co., VA
  Family ID	F0086	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	George Henry Fisher,   b. 1823, WV d. 1863, Miami Co., KS; burial: Fisher Cem., Hillsdale, Miami Co., KS (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	ABT. 1843
  Children	1. Edwin Fisher,   b. 21 Dec 1844, Kanawha Co., (West) VA d. 12 Mar 1932, Keavenworth Co., KS; burial: National Cem., Levenworth, KS (Age 87 years)   2. Alpheus "Deck" Fisher,   b. 14 Mar 1845, Kanawha Co., (West) VA d. 21 Dec 1916, Paola, KS (Age 71 years)   3. Luvica Fisher,   b. ABT. 1848, Kanawha Co., (West) VA   4. Langburn "Lang" Fisher,   b. 29 Aug 1849, Sissonville, Kanawha Co., (West) VA d. Jun 1926, Interior, Jackson Co., SD (Age 76 years)   5. Evira Fisher,   b. 1850, Sissonville, Kanawha Co., WV d. Hillsdale Cem., Hillsdale, Miami Co., KS
  Family ID	F0293	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

• Notes

  ******** Source: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~maudenna/genealogy/f1552.htm The Kanawha County Family Tree Project October 07, 2004 #1: GEORGE FISHER & MARTHA SHIVERDECKER Husband George Fisher Born: Abt 1823 - Kanawha County, Virginia 2214 Died: 15 Sep 1863 - Hillsdale, Miami County, Kansas Buried: Father: John Fisher Sr. (1784-1866) Mother: Lucretia Harrison (1793-Abt 1872) Married: Abt 1843 - Kanawha County, Virginia 2214 Other Spouse: Mary Ann Shiverdecker (Abt 1828-1853) - 15 Jun 1852 - Putnam County, Virginia 2214 Other Spouse: Eliza Ann Shiverdecker ( - ) - Abt 1858 Noted events in his life were: • Census, 1850 - Kanawha Co, VA #1175-1191 Wife Martha Shiverdecker Born: Abt 1826 - Kanawha County, Virginia 2214 Died: Bef 1852 - Kanawha County, Virginia 2214 Buried: Father: Michael Shiverdecker (Abt 1800- ) Mother: Abigail Eliza Higginbotham (Abt 1806- ) Noted events in her life were: • Census, 1850 - Kanawha County VA #1175-1191 Children 1 M Edwin Fisher Born: Abt 1844 - Kanawha County, Virginia 50 Died: Buried: 2 M Alfred Fisher Born: Abt 1845 - Kanawha County, Virginia 50 Died: Buried: 3 M Laughern Fisher Born: Abt 1847 - Kanawha County, Virginia 50 Died: Buried: 4 F Luvica Fisher Born: Abt 1848 - Kanawha County, Virginia 50 Died: Buried: #2: GEORGE FISHER & MARY ANN SHIVERDECKER Husband George Fisher Born: Abt 1823 - Kanawha County, Virginia 2214 Died: 15 Sep 1863 - Hillsdale, Miami County, Kansas Buried: Father: John Fisher Sr. (1784-1866) Mother: Lucretia Harrison (1793-Abt 1872) Married: 15 Jun 1852 - Putnam County, Virginia 2214 Other Spouse: Martha Shiverdecker (Abt 1826-Bef 1852) - Abt 1843 - Kanawha County, Virginia 2214 Other Spouse: Eliza Ann Shiverdecker ( - ) - Abt 1858 Noted events in his life were: • Census, 1850 - Kanawha Co, VA #1175-1191 Wife Mary Ann Shiverdecker Born: Abt 1828 - Kanawha County, Virginia 115 Died: 7 Aug 1853 - Kanawha County, Virginia 30 Buried: Father: Michael Shiverdecker (Abt 1800- ) Mother: Abigail Eliza Higginbotham (Abt 1806- ) Noted events in her life were: • Census, 1850 - Putnam Co, VA #269-277 Children 1 M Charles L. Fisher Born: 14 Jun 1853 - Pocatalico River, Putnam County, Virginia 6 Died: Buried: Spouse: Henrietta Fisher (Abt 1860- ) Marr: 3 Jan 1880 - Putnam County, West Virginia 104 #3: GEORGE FISHER & ELIZA ANN SHIVERDECKER Husband George Fisher Born: Abt 1823 - Kanawha County, Virginia 2214 Died: 15 Sep 1863 - Hillsdale, Miami County, Kansas Buried: Father: John Fisher Sr. (1784-1866) Mother: Lucretia Harrison (1793-Abt 1872) Married: Abt 1858 Other Spouse: Martha Shiverdecker (Abt 1826-Bef 1852) - Abt 1843 - Kanawha County, Virginia 2214 Other Spouse: Mary Ann Shiverdecker (Abt 1828-1853) - 15 Jun 1852 - Putnam County, Virginia 2214 Noted events in his life were: • Census, 1850 - Kanawha Co, VA #1175-1191 Wife Eliza Ann Shiverdecker Born: Died: Buried: ******** Source: SEE BARBARA HOBBS BOYCE'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://www.angelfire.com/va/HOBBS/ HOBBS - McCALLISTER - BOYCE: Barbara Hobbs Boyce: *MICHAEL SHIVERDECKER (b) 1800 - ABIGAL HIGGINBOTHAM, (b) 1806 # Abigal Higginbotham is the daughter of- JOSEPH & MARY [REED] HIGGINBOTHAM *Children 1)* MARTHA SHIVERDECKER: (b) 1826, (d) 1850, (m) GEORGE HENRY FISHER, 1843 2) MARY ANN SHIVERDECKER: (b) 1828 (m) GEORGE HENRY FISHER, June 1852, {after her sister died}: Mary Ann died August 1853. 3) CHRISTOPHER SHIVERDECKER: (b) 1829 4) SYDNEY JANE SHIVERDECKER: (b) 1832 5) ELIZABETH SHIVERDECKER: (b) 1834, (m) SILAS PAINTER, Feb. 1854 6) HARRIET EVA SHIVERDECKER; (b) 1837 7) FRANCES G. SHIVERDECKER : (b) 1840 8) VIRGINIA SHIVERDECKER; (b) 1842 9) *JAMES REYNOLDS SHIVERDECKER: (b) 1843, (d) Feb 21 1918, Kanawha Co WV, (m) 1. Frances "Fanny" Sisler/Sesler, before 1870 : 2. Sara Wilkenson, Aug. 1885 10) HENRY A. SHIVERDECKER: (b) 1847 Source: SEE DEBBIE ANCTIL'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3040658&id=I580467078 Debbie Berry's Family: Debbie Anctil: Name, dates, & places George Fisher is shown as marrying Eliza Shivedecker who was a sister of both Martha and Mary Ann Shiverdecker. Source: Shiverdecker/ Shivertaker Archives by Teresa (Hrivnak/ Shiverdecker) Betz: (Information in the Shiverdecker/ Shivertaker Archives was obtained from recollections of Golda Shiverdecker and Ruth (Brown) Hamilton; from research done by Teresa A. (Hrivnak/ Shiverdecker) Betz, Steven J. Hrivnak, Twila (Shiverdecker) Costello, Leslie (Speelman) Finster, Sally (Speelman) Sieffer, Toni Seiler; and from information obtained from numerous family members. Teresa Betz recommends visits to the Garst Museum in Darke Co., OH, which houses historical information of the area and to New Brock Cemetery where many Shiverdecker/ Shivertaker ancestors are buried.) Name, dates, & places Note: THE FOLLOWING THREE SOURCES MAKE NO REFERENCE TO MARTHA SHIVERDECKER BEING MARRIED TO GEORGE FISHER, BUT REFER TO MARTHA LOUISA BOGGESS AS BEING THE FIRST WIFE OF CHARLES FISHER. Source: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvkanawh/FamilyData/fisher.html WVGENWEB PROJECT: Submitted by: Marieda DERRICK Edens 4a. GEORGE HENRY 1823-1863 died in Miami Co. Kansas. had been married three 3 times, the first is believed? to be Martha Louisa BOGGESS "Patsy" no information about her. George and Martha "Patsy" had five children: Edwin, Alpheus "Deck", Langbarn "Lang", Lovica, and Evira. 4b. GEORGE HENRY'S second marriage was to Mary Ann SHIVERDECKER 6/15/1852 in Putnam Co. W(VA). She was the daughter of Michael and Abigail Eliza HIGGINBOTHAM. Mary b-abt 1828 d- 8/7/1853 Kanawha Co. W(VA). George and Mary had one child: Charles Lee b-6/15/1853 d-12/13/1938 Kan.Co. WV. He was raised by John M. Fisher and Mary Ann Fisher. 4c. GEORGE HENRY'S third marriage was to Eliza SHIVERDECKER, (Mary Ann's sister). George and Eliza had two children : John Franklin and George Taylor Fisher. Ref: Family Histories and Stories of Miami Co.. Kansas pg 170-171. (Looking for more info on this family). George Henry is buried in the Fisher Cemetery at Hillsdale, Kansas. Source: Reprinted by permission. Copyright (c) 1999 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. http://www.familysearch.org FamilySearch: Husband George Henry FISHER Pedigree Wife Martha Louisa Boggess Pedigree Children 1. Edwin FISHER Pedigree Male Birth: 21 DEC 1844 , Kanawha, West Virginia Death: 12 MAR 1932 , Leavenworth, Kansas Burial: National Cemetery, , Leavenworth, Kansas 2. Alpheus FISHER Pedigree Male Birth: 14 MAR 1845 Scissionville, , Kanawha, West Virginia Death: 21 DEC 1916 Paola, Miami, Kansas Burial: 24 DEC 1916 Hillsdale, Miami, Kansas 3. Langburn FISHER Pedigree Male Birth: 29 AUG 1846 Scissionville, , Kanawha, West Virginia Death: JUN 1929 Interior, Jackson, South Dakota 4. Lovica FISHER Pedigree Female Birth: 1848 Scissionville, , Kanawha, West Virginia 5. Evira FISHER Pedigree Female Birth: 1850 Scissionville, , Kanawha, West Virginia Burial: Hillsdale Cemetery, Hillsdale, Miami, Kansas Source: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/index.html http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/miami/index.html http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/miami/fhs/p16.html The KSGenWeb Project: Query Surnames: Fisher Date: 22 Mar 97 Query: I am looking for descendants of John Franklin Fisher (b 1 Oct 1859, d 9 Jan 1948, m 14 Aug 1884 to Jennie Jones) and George Taylor Fisher (b 29 Jun 1862 Hillsdale, KS, d 28 May 1956, m Mary H. Sellers. Their father was George Henry Fisher. I have earlier Fisher information to share. George Henry Fisher (b 1823 WV, d 1863 Miami Co., KS, buried at Hillsdale, Miami Co., KS) He was married three times. First to Louisa Bogas/Boggess? Children by first marriage: Edwin, Alpheus "Deck", Langbarn "Lang" Lovica, and Evira all born Kanawha Co., WV. His second marriage was to Mary Ann Shiverdecker (b and d Kanawha Co. WV) in 1852 at Putnam Co. W(VA).Son, Charles Lee (1853-1938) was raised by a Aunt and Uncle. Son Alpheus (b-March 14, 1845, d-Dec. 21, 1916, buried Hillsdale, KS) married Lizzie Jane Montgomery 1871 in Morsetown, MO. Who was George Henry Fisher's third wife? Probably married about 1858? Two children - John Franklin Fisher (b-1859, d-1/9/1948) m-Jennie Jones 8/14/1884 and George Taylor Fisher (b 6/29/1862, d-5/28/1956) m-Mary H. Sellers. Interested in more information about John and George, and descendants. Marieda Derrick Edens Response: The information in Family Histories and Stories of Miami County, Kansas, pp 170-171, provided by George Henry Fisher's great granddaughter Maire Fisher Duncan. Information about this family is also found in the cemetery records Vol. II. Sean Furniss Source: (SEE HISTORIES AT FORNEYCLARK.GENEALOGY) HISTORY OF PUTNAM COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA UPPER VANDALIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY VOLUME II, 216-217 Edited by William D. Wintz Family History by Kellis and Virginia Gillespie School History by Paul and Ruth Ellis Church History by Sheila Williamson and Wilma Hazlette PICTORIAL HISTORIES PUBLISHING CO., Charleston, WV Biography submitted to Vol. II by Nada Anderson Smith