FISHER, HIRAM AND ALIDA (DENSON)
Hiram (Hi) Fisher was born Sept. 27, 1908, in Gallaway, Nebr., son of Burley and Cynthia Fisher. He came with his family, in a covered wagon, to his father's homestead in McPherson Co., northwest of Tryon, Nebr. They arrived in the spring of 1913 just before the big blizzard. Hi grew up in McPherson & Scottsbluff Counties of Nebr.
In 1927 he began working as a ranch hand for Bert Gragg in southwest Hooker Co. Nebr. He worked there a total of 13 yrs.
In 1934 he married Audrey McKillip. They had 2 daughters, RiChardi born 1935 and Euardi born Oct. 9, 1939. They lived in McPherson County most of the time after 1942. Audrey died Dec. 8, 1953 and is buried in Sutherland, Nebr. Cemetery.
RiChardi graduated from Tryon High School & taught school in North Platte, Nebr. area. She married Wm (Bill) Rossman JUne 6, 1954. They moved to Mesa, Ariz. a few years later. They had 2 daughters, Denyni born 1959 & Denylle born 1963. Bill died July 7, 1968. RiChardi & girls moved to Calif. in the Anaheim area & taught school again for several years. She married Frank Hagerman Oct. 18, 1982. Both girls are married & live in the Anaheim area of Calif. now in 1987.
Euardi Fisher, their second daughter, married Robert Neal of Tryon Dec. 1954. One daughter Rhonda. Later she married Wm. Drake of Denver, Colo. & lived there where Bill had a machine shop.
In 1971 Euardi died Dec. 3rd leaving 6 children & 3 step children. June 3, 1981 Bill Drake died. They are both buried in Denver.
Euardi's children – Rhonda Drake, John Drake, Becky Garcia & family, Jule Lauver and family, Russell Drake & Kathy Coleman all live in the Denver area.
On June 1, 1957 Hi married Alida (Denson Adamson) in Torrington, Wyo, where Alida was teaching.
Alida was born in Meadow Grove, in Madison County, Nebr. Feb. 12, 1911 to Ben & Maude (Howe) Denson. They came to their homestead in Cherry County, Nebr. about 20 miles north of Mullen, Nebr., living in a sod house. Alida & her brother, Richard, attend-ed grade school at the Wells School. In 1927 the Denson family moved to Hooker County, Nebr. & lived on the Zemke Place on the Middle Loup River, 2 miles north of Mullen. They ran a dairy & truck garden for five years.
Alida attended high school in Mullen & graduated in 1929, then started teaching in rural schools in Hooker County. Her 45 years of teaching & school career is in another story.
On April 5, 1942 while teaching in Kimball Co. Nebr. she & Loren Adamson of Bushnell, Nebr. were married. Loren was a mail carrier. They had one daughter, Shirley Ann, born
1943. Loren died Oct. 16, 1943 & is buried in Kimball, Nebr. Alida continued to teach elementary school in Kimball, then in Torrington, Wyo. After she & Hi Fisher were married they moved to the ranch near Tryon where Hi lived.
Alida taught in Tryon & Shirley graduated from Tryon High School in 1961, then attended Methodist Nursing School in Roch-ester, Minn. She became an R.N. in 1964 & worked there.
Shirley Adamson & A. Michael Post of the U.S. Navy were married May 15, 1966. They were stationed in Japan 2 yrs. In 1969 they were transferred to the Norfolk, Va. area where they have lived ever since. They have 2 children, Robert born 1968 & Lisa born 1971. Shirley still nurses in hospital there & Mike is in Navy.
In 1961 Hi & Alida moved from Tryon to a ranch & irrigated farm in western Nebr. in Sioux County out of Mitchell, Nebr. They raised cattle & alfalfa mostly. Alida contin-ued to teach in Scottsbluff City Schools for 15 yrs., retiring in 1976. Hi retired in 1977
Hi & Alida continue to live on the same place out of Mitchell.
They have enjoyed traveling to various places such as Hawaii, Alaska, Canada, Mexico and Bahamas, besides visiting many places, friends & relatives in the United States.
They enjoy their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.