Lorenzo Clarke Fisher
b. December 1833, d. 27 February 1906
- Father: William Phillips Fisher b. 10 March 1797, d. 8 February 1864
- Mother: Martha White b. circa August 1805, d. 9 January 1840
- Lorenzo Clarke Fisher was born in December 1833 in Alabama.
- William Phillips Fisher and Elizabeth B. Alexander appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Lowndes, Lowndes County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Lorenzo Clarke Fisher, John Fletcher Fisher and Horatio White Fisher. Also in the household was overseer James L. Walker.
- Lorenzo Clarke Fisher appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Waverly, Walker (later San Jacinto) County, Texas, and also overseer Albert W. Youngblood.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1860 census.
- He served as a captain in the 7th Texas Cavalry Regiment, Sibley's Brigade, CSA.
- On Saturday, 12 September 1863, Green Wood recorded in his plantation daily account book: "Rode in Carrige to Mr. W. P. Fishers with Madam Wood & left $100 to send to Jack H. Williamson by Mr. Lorenzo Fisher."
- He married Eliza Elliott Scott, daughter of Robert Lindsey Scott and Laura Ann Lewis, on 7 November 1865 in Walker County, Texas, with the bride's uncle James E. Scott officiating.
- Lorenzo Clarke Fisher and Eliza Elliott Scott appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Galveston, Texas. Other members of the household included Laura Lewis Fisher and Laura Ann Lewis. Also in the household were two domestic servants.
- He was a commercial merchant, according to the 1870 census.
- Lorenzo Clarke Fisher and Eliza Elliott Scott appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Galveston, Texas, at 364 Post Office Street. Other members of the household included Laura Lewis Fisher, Ella Scott Fisher, Lucy Campbell Fisher, Laura Ann Lewis and Susan Elizabeth Lewis. Also in the household were two domestic servants.
- He was a cotton broker, according to the 1990 census.
- Lorenzo Clarke Fisher and Eliza Elliott Scott appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Galveston, Texas. Other members of the household included Laura Lewis Fisher, Ella Scott Fisher, Lorenzo Clarke Fisher and Marion Fisher. Also in the household was one female boarder.
- He was a public weigher, according to the 1900 census.
- Lorenzo Clarke Fisher died on 27 February 1906 at age 72 in Galveston County, Texas.
- His wife Eliza Elliott Scott became a widow at his death.
- Last Edited: 25 Dec 2013
Family: Eliza Elliott Scott b. 5 June 1844, d. 10 May 1936
- Laura Lewis Fisher b. 3 March 1869, d. 8 November 1932
- Ella Scott Fisher b. 12 January 1872, d. 28 May 1959
- William Phillips Fisher b. 2 February 1875, d. 1875
- Lucy Campbell Fisher b. 5 December 1877, d. circa 1887
- Lorenzo Clarke Fisher+ b. 2 March 1881, d. 2 November 1909