Morris Fisher, 1886-1958
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Morris6 Fisher (Anna Binnard5, Bendet4, Mosiek3, Jacob2, Lewin1), second child of Nathan and Annie (Binnard) Fisher, was born 26 September 1886 in Colfax, Washington.[1] He attended school through the 7th grade[2] and in 1904, as a young man of 18, was hired as a clerk for W W Dreyfoos, a men’s clothing store in Spokane.[3] He continued with that employer until 1910, when he moved with his mother and siblings to Los Angeles, where he worked in a hat store.[4] He returned to Spokane in 1911 and took a job as a salesman for Prager’s, a department store.[5]
Two years later he followed his family to San Diego, where he was a salesman in the liquor store operated by his brother, Victor, and uncle, David Richter.[6] From there he and his mother, brother, and sisters moved to El Paso, Texas about 1916. Morris was first employed as a clerk at the Popular Dry Goods Company[7] and then as a salesman in the jewelry store of his brother-in-law, Fred Markman.[8] Morris registered for the draft in El Paso in 1917. He stated that he was single, had physical disabilities, and was the support of his mother. The form describes him as slender, of medium height, with brown hair and dark brown eyes.[9] Morris returned with the family to Los Angeles. In 1930 he and his mother lived together and he had a job as a salesman.[10] In 1940 he resided at the Cromwell Hotel and worked as an elevator operator.[11] Family members recall that he also worked as a salesman for Sunset Pottery and in his later years shared an apartment with his aunt, Birdie Binnard. Morris died 8 May 1958 in Los Angeles. His funeral was held the next day at the Hollywood Cemetery Chapel.[12] He never married or had children. __________________________ [1] "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," index and images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KZXW-TKW : accessed 02 Mar 2014), Morris Fisher, 1917-1918; citing El Paso County, Texas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d); Family History Library microfilm 1953279. [2] 1940 U.S. census. Cromwell Hotel, Assembly District 55, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, enumeration district 60-942, sheet 1B, household 31, entry for Morris Fisher, household of Eleanor C. Davis; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 July 2012); NARA microfilm T627, roll 392. [3] R.L. Polk & Co.’s Spokane City Directory, 1904 (Spokane, Washington: R.L. Polk & Co., 1904), 299. [4] 1910 U.S. census, Los Angeles Township, Precinct 134, Los Angeles City, Los Angeles County, California, enumeration district 179, p. 6A, dwelling house 91, family 245, entry for Morris Fisher, son, household of Annie Fisher; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 July 2012); Family History Film 1374095. [5] R.L. Polk & Co.’s Spokane City Directory, 1911 (Spokane, Washington: R.L. Polk & Co., 1911), 448, 950. [6] San Diego City and County Directory, 1913 (San Diego, California: San Diego Directory Co., 1913), 366. [7] "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," Morris Fisher. [8] El Paso City Directory, 1922 (El Paso, Texas: Hudspeth Directory Co., 1922), 486. [9] "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," Morris Fisher. [10] 1930 U.S. census, Los Angeles City, Los Angeles County, California, block 326, enumeration district 19-431, page 10B, dwelling house 102, family 298, entry for Morris Fisher; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 April 2012); Family History Film 2339883. [11] 1940 U.S. census. Cromwell Hotel, Assembly District 55, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, enumeration district 60-942, sheet 1B, household 31, entry for Morris Fisher, lodger; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 July 2012); NARA microfilm T627, roll 392. [12] “Deaths,” Los Angeles Times, 9 May 1958, p. C9. |