Pioneer Who Crossed The Plains in 1859 Dies At Ontario
David Cyrus Fisher, resident of Oregon since 1862, died at Ontario, April 17, aged 75 years.
Mr. Fisher was a native of Illinois and crossed Hate plains in 1859 to California, coming from that state to Oregon in 1862.
He first settled in the Willamette Valley, later moving to the Grande Ronde Valley, where he passed the later years of his life.
Mr. Fisher is survived by nine children; Hiram Fisher and Harvey Fisher of Wallowa; Mrs. Phemina Forman of Bidwell, Cal; Mrs. Mattie Henely, Portland; Mrs. Mary McKennon, Otis Fisher of Portland; Mrs. L. Couch, Wallowa; Charles Fisher, Union; Guy Fisher of Ontario.
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Contributed by: Michelle Drayton-Fisher