Fisher family.
Biographical notes:
Members of the Fisher and Beard families of Salisbury, Rowan County, N.C., included Lewis Beard (1754-1820), plantation owner, merchant and county and state official; his son-in-law Charles Fisher (1789-1849), representative to the United States Congress and the North Carolina House of Commons and plantation and gold mine owner; and Charles's son Charles F. Fisher (1816-1861) (Charles Frederick), who was, among other things, president and contractor for the North Carolina Railroad, for whom Fort Fisher, N.C. was named. Charles F. Fisher's daughter Frances married J.M. Tiernan, who was involved in the mining business. She wrote novels under the pen name of Christian Reid.
From the description of Fisher family papers, 1758-1896. WorldCat record id: 31693202
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- Georgia (as recorded)
- Durango (Mexico : State) (as recorded)
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