Pioneer Memorial Cemetery ~ David Henry Fiscus
Fiscus, David Henry
LAST: Fiscus FIRST: David MID: Henry
GENDER: M MAIDEN NAME:  TITLE: 
BORN: 17 Sep 1894 DIED: 3 Jan 1985 BURIED: 5 Jan 1985
OCCUPATION:  Farmer
BIRTH PLACE:  New Albany, Wilson Co., Kansas
DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon
NOTES: 
1900 KS CENSUS - David H. Fiscus, age 4, b. Sep 1894 in Kansas, is enumerated with father Simon E., age 29, married 3 years, occupation farmer, b. Sep 1870 in Kansas, and Simon's wife Lena L., age 18, married 3 years, mother of 2 children, 1 of whom is living at the time of the census, b. Mar 1882 in Kansas, along with Paul W., age 1, b. Apr 1899 in Kansas. Also enumerated with the family is Mary M. Fiscus, identified as mother [of Simon], age 79, widow, mother of 18 children, 8 of whom are living at the time of the census, b. North Carolina.
1910 KS CENSUS - David Fiscus, age 15, b. Kansas, is enumerated with father Elijah, age 39, 2nd marriage, occupation farmer, b. Kansas, and his wife of 13 years, Lena, age 29, mother of 8 children, 5 of whom are living at the time of the census, b. Kansas, along with Paul, age 11, Orval, age 8, Arthur, age 7, and Lavella, age 1, all born in Kansas. Also enumerated with the family is Mary Fiscus, identified as mother [of Elijah], age 88, widow, b. North Carolina.
1920 KS CENSUS - David Fiscus, age 25, single, occupation farmer, b. Kansas, is enumerated with his brother, Arthur, age 16, b. Kansas.
1930 KS CENSUS - David H. Fiscus, age 35, married at age 29, occupation tool dresser, b. Kansas, is enumerated with wife Lena L., age 29, married at age 23, b. Kansas, along with children Leonard E., age 5, Vera M., age 4, and Leroy R., age 9 months, all born in Kansas. 
OBITUARY: 
David H. Fiscus, 90, of Salem, died Thursday.
He was born in New Albany, Kan., and moved here in 1947. He was a retired farmer and an Army veteran of World War I.
Survivors include his wife, Lena L.; daughters, Verna Bachmeier, Salem, and Vera Mae Stephenson, Portland; sons, Leonard, Salem, and Leroy, Greenleaf; half-brothers, Art, in California, and Tim, Salem; and half-sisters, Lavilla Bradshaw, Salem, and Velma Hodson, in Nebraska.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Virgin T. Golden mortuary. Private interment will be in Brooks Pioneer Cemetery.
Oregon Statesman [newspaper clipping, not cited]
INSCRIPTION: 
David H Fiscus
Pvt US Army
World War I
Sep 17 1894 - Jan 3 1985
SOURCES: 
Hollin
Saucy Survey & Photographs
ODI
1900 KS CENSUS (Wilson CO., Fall River, ED 168, sheet 12A)
1910 KS CENSUS (Wilson Co., Fall River, ED 27, sheet 8A)
1920 KS CENSUS (Greenwood Co., Saltsprings, ED 37, pg 6A)
1930 KS CENSUS (Wilson Co., New Albany, ED 9, pg 1B)
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