Fisher family.
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
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Fisher Family Papers, 1758-1896 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection |
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Filters:
| Relation | Name | |
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| associatedWith | Beard family. | family |
| associatedWith | Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850. | person |
| associatedWith | Confederate States of America. Army | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 6th. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Fisher, Charles, 1789-1849. | person |
| associatedWith | Fisher, Charles Frederick, 1816-1861. | person |
| associatedWith | North Carolina Railroad Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Reid, Christian, 1846-1920. | person |
| associatedWith | Western North Carolina Railroad Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Whig Party (U.S.) | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| North Carolina | |||
| Smith County (Miss.) | |||
| Salisbury (N.C.) | |||
| Mississippi | |||
| United States | |||
| Georgia | |||
| Durango (Mexico : State) | |||
| Mexico | |||
| Rowan County (N.C.) |
| Subject |
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| Slavery |
| Women authors, American |
| Choctaw Indians |
| Families |
| Farm equipment |
| Gold mines and mining |
| Legislators |
| Merchants |
| Mineral industries |
| Miners |
| Newspaper publishing |
| Plantations |
| Politicians |
| Real property |
| Railroads |
| Occupation |
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| Activity |
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Family
Active 1758
Active 1896
