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Born 1840
From 20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and representative citizens (1908)
FREDERICK FISSEL, general farmer, residing on his farm of fifty-one acres, situated in Section 17, on the National Road, about three miles east of Springfield, was born in Prussia, Germany, December 5, 1840. His parents were Charles and Susanna (Dihme) Fissel, both of whom died in Germany.
Frederick Fissel grew to manhood in Germany, where he learned the tailor's trade, after which he served for two years and two months in the German army. When released, after performing the military service demanded by the laws of the Fatherland, he sailed for America, landing at the port of New York, July 1, 1867. He worked at his trade in that city for one year and, July 1, 1868, reached Springfield, Ohio, where he continued to work at his trade until 1881.
In 1869, Mr. Fissel was married to Amelia Vollmer, who is a daughter of John and Susanna (Eberle) Vollmer. John Vollmer was born and was reared in Wittenberg, Germany, and came as a young man to Reading, Pennsylvania, later coming to Springfield. He was a shoemaker by trade and he acquired thirty-five acres of the farm on which Mr. Fissel resides. Mr. and Mrs. Vollmer had nine children, the four survivors of the family being: John, who lives with Mr. Fissel; Jacob, who resides in Harmony Township; Mrs. Mary Kemler, and Amelia, Mrs. Fissel.
Mr. and Mrs. Fissel moved to their own farm in 1874, and to his brother-in-law's farm in 18S1, and have been engaged in agricultural pursuits since that time. They have seven surviving children, namely: Emma, who married Conrad Gerliardt, and has four children — Agues, Mary, Frederick and Catherine; Charles, residing in Florida, who has no family; Minnie, who married William Gebhardt, and has two children — Charles and Edward; Mary, who married Thomas Dowden, and has three children — William, Edith and Hazel; Frederick, who resides in Springfield; Augusta, who married Henry Dersch; and Henrietta, who mari-ied Wilbur Hoyle, and has two children — Elizabeth and Paul, the fourth born child when two years old. Mr. Fissel is a member of the Fifth Lutheran Church at Springfield.
. George, who was in the family, died
As printed in 20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and representative citizens (1908). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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