Isabell Fisher; Two Different Death Records

Isabell Fisher Ritter

5 April 1828 OH – 8 March 1870 OH

Daughter of John & Catherine Fisher 

My 3x Great Grandmother

Isabell Fisher was the daughter of John & Catherine Fisher. She married Isaac Ritter on 16 November 1848 in Plain Twp, Wayne, OH. They lived in Wayne Co., OH where they had 12 children: Lovina, John William, Mary Catherine, Elidia Rebecca, Barbary Ann, Amos, Elizabeth, Eslie D., Anthony Casper, Matilda, Philip & an infant.

In 1860 they were in Wayne, OH where Isaac was a carpenter and Isabell was the mother of five children.[1] For the next ten years Isabell took care of her growing family.

Sadly, Isabell died in childbirth. When did she die? Several years ago I visited the Wayne County Probate Court House and found two records for her death: 8 March 1869[2] and 7 March 1870[3]. How do I resolve this? I don't have an obituary to help. She is buried with her husband in the Salem Lutheran Cemetery.[4] I visited the cemetery. She shares a tombstone with her husband. The stone tells us she died 8 March 1870 which is a combination of the two courthouse records. I have decided to use that date as her official death date.

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[1] 1860  US Census, Wayne, Wayne Co., Ohio; Isaac Ritter family.

[2] Death Record for Isabella Ritter, 8 March 1869, Volume 1, page 15, Wayne County Probate Court, Court House, 107 W Liberty St., Wooster, Ohio.

[3] Death Record for Isabella Ritter, 7 March 1870, Volume, page 14, Wayne County Probate Court, Court House, 107 W Liberty St., Wooster, Ohio.

[4] Genealogical Section of the Wayne County Historical Society. Wayne County, Ohio Burial Records. Ohio: Privately printed, page 633.