Merta J FisherAge: 84 years1900–1985
- Name
- Merta J Fisher
- Given names
- Merta J
- Surname
- Fisher
- Married name
- Merta J Totten
Shared note: Myrtle H Cox Obituary and Family Listing
 Birth | December 2, 1900 26 26 |
 Census | 1905 (Age 4 years) |
 Death of a maternal grandfather | James Henry Cox March 10, 1915 (Age 14 years) |
| Census | 1915 (Age 14 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 15 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 16 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
 Marriage | Harold Jerry Totten — View this family 1918 (Age 17 years) Note: Marriage info found on findagrave site |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 17 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 1, 1920 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Olin Warren Totten June 14, 1920 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Vernadine Louise Totten December 10, 1922 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Elizabeth Jane Troutman July 15, 1925 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 28 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Isaac J Fisher February 3, 1930 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Rachel Emma Hillman February 3, 1930 (Age 29 years) |
| Census | April 1930 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Phyllis Jane Totten February 13, 1937 (Age 36 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 40 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a daughter | Vernadine Louise Totten August 18, 1948 (Age 47 years) |
| Census | April 18, 1950 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a mother | Myrtle H Cox March 14, 1953 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 49 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a father | Edward S Fisher October 8, 1957 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a husband | Harold Jerry Totten April 13, 1970 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ines Fisher December 2, 1973 (Age 73 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 45 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | February 5, 1985 (Age 84 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oxford Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Edward S Fisher Birth: September 29, 1874 27 24 — Illinois, United States Death: October 8, 1957 — Ottawa, Kansas, United States |
| mother |
Myrtle H Cox Birth: June 23, 1874 37 34 — Illinois, United States Death: March 14, 1953 — Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: about 1898 — Illinois, United States |
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5 months elder sister |
Ines Fisher Birth: May 22, 1898 23 23 — Palestine, Sumner, Kansas, United States Death: December 2, 1973 — Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas, United States |
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3 years herself |
Merta J Fisher Birth: December 2, 1900 26 26 — Kansas, United States Death: February 5, 1985 — Sumner, Kansas, United States |
| Family with Harold Jerry Totten |
| husband |
Harold Jerry Totten Birth: October 21, 1896 31 27 — Haddam, Washington, Kansas, United States Death: April 13, 1970 — Wellington, Sumner, Kansas, United States |
| herself |
Merta J Fisher Birth: December 2, 1900 26 26 — Kansas, United States Death: February 5, 1985 — Sumner, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: 1918 — Kansas, United States |
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2 years son |
Olin Warren Totten Birth: June 14, 1920 23 19 — Kansas, United States Death: June 17, 2008 — Sumner, Kansas, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Vernadine Louise Totten Birth: December 10, 1922 26 22 — Oxford, Sumner, Kansas, United States Death: August 18, 1948 — Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States |
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14 years daughter |
Phyllis Jane Totten Birth: February 13, 1937 40 36 — Oxford, Sumner, Kansas, United States Death: March 14, 2022 — Winfield, Cowley, Kansas, United States |
| Census | Kansas State - Census transcript - James Henry Cox - Household
Palestine, Sumner, Kansas, United States
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| Census | Kansas State - Census transcript - Myrtle H Cox - Household
Palestine, Sumner, Kansas, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Harold Jerry Totten - Household
Valverde, Sumner, Kansas, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Harold Jerry Totten - Household
Valverde, Sumner, Kansas, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Harold Jerry Totten - Household
Valverde, Sumner, Kansas, United States
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Harold Jerry Totten - Household
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| Name | Myrtle H Cox Obituary and Family Listing
BELLE PLAINE NEWS Mar 19, 1953
Rites Held For Mirtie Fisher
Funeral services for Mrs. Mirtie Fisher, 78, a lifelong residence of this community, who died Saturday, March 14 in the Wichita Hospital, were held in the Methodist Church Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. The Rev. Major W. Parker officiated.
Marjorie Utt and Mary Ruth Howe, accompanied by Pauline Pipkin, sang "In the Garden", and "Beautiful Isle". Casket bearers were Earl Bainter, Leslie Richardson, James Lowrey, Frank Birder, Clay Ratcliff, and Will Wright. Interment was in the Belle Plaine Cemetery with Hatfield Funeral Home in charge.
OBITUARY
Myrtie H. Cox Fisher was born June 23rd, 1874 in Decator, Ill. and departed this life March 14th, 1953 at the Wichita Hospital, after a short illness, at the age of 78 years, 8 months and 9 days.
She was the daughter of James H. and Elizabeth Jane Trautman Cox. In this family was born four sisters and one brother, all preceding her in death. She came with the family to the Whitman community when she was 2 years of age and had lived in this community until the time of her death.
To her was born two daughters, Ines(INEZ?) May Gray of Belle Plaine and Merta Jane Totten of Oxford, Kans. She leaves to mourn her death two daughters, Mrs. Marlin Gray and Mrs. Harold Totten, two grand sons, Bern Gray of Wichita, Kan., and Olin Totton of Oxford. One grand daughter, Phylis Totten(sp?) of Oxford. One grand daughter, Vernadine Totton, preceeded her in death. Several nieces and nephews and a host of relatives and friends.
https://www.ksgenweb.org/sumner/obits/Mirtie_(Cox)_Fisher.html |