Eli Fifer
Eli Fifer, farmer, P. O. Rootstown, was born in Butler Township, Columbiana Co., Ohio, December 25, 1833, son of John and Polly Fifer, the former born in Virginia, the latter in Pennsylvania. They were married in Ohio, and settled in Cohimbiana County, but moved to this county about 1854, and here remained until the death of the father, August 14, 1877. The mother is now residing in Edinburg Township. Our subject was married February 13, 1855, to Sarah Shook, born in Canton, Stark Co., Ohio, August 3, 1837, daughter of Philip and Sarah Shook, who first settled in Stark County, but moved to this county about 1838, where they remained until their death He died April 12, 1872, and his widow June 24, 1883. Mr. and Mrs. Fifer have had four children, three of whom are now living: Mary C. (wife of J. C. McManus), Cora E. (wife of Charles W. Evert) and Mason G. Judson A. is deceased. Our subject is a shoe-maker by trade, at which he worked twelve years, since when he has been engaged in farming. He owns seventy-five acres of good land, where he and his family reside. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
From History of Portage County, Ohio, Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1885