Bios: ROBERT R. FISHER 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens
    
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      ROBERT RICHFORD ROBERTS FISHER,
  
  [p. 408] a representative of one of Hickory Township's pioneer families
  and for many years a leading agriculturist, resides on his valuable farm
  which lies just north of East Brook. He was born November 13, 1823, in
  the first frame house built in East Brook, and is a son of Col. John and
  Sarah (Roberts) Fisher.
  
  Col. John Fisher was born at Fort Fisher in Westmoreland County,
  Pennsylvania, and was a son of Mathias Fisher, who was killed by the
  Indians on the Ohio River. Colonel Fisher came to King's Chapel,
  Neshannok Township, then in Mercer County, in 1811, and was an officer
  in the War of 1812. In 1823 he came to East Brook, giving the town its
  name. He built the first grist mill in Hickory Township, and in
  partnership with his brother, Thomas Fisher, built the first woolen
  mill, and together they owned 500 acres of land.
  
  Robert Richford Roberts Fisher was named for his maternal uncle, Bishop
  Robert Richford Roberts, who was one of the seven bishops of the
  Methodist Episcopal Church at that time. Mr. Fisher was the first white
  child born at East Brook, one of a family of thirteen children and the
  sole survivor. His educational advantages were limited and his boyhood
  was one of little leisure. For a short time he worked in the woolen mill
  above mentioned, but he has mainly given his attention through life to
  agricultural pursuits, and has been a very successful grower of fruit,
  of which he has made a specialty. In 1849 he built his large frame
  residence, which stands not far distant from the house in which he was born.
  
  On July 1, 1847 Mr. Fisher was married to Rebecca Marian Casteele, who
  was a daughter of Samuel and Nancy (Cameron) Casteele, the former of
  whom was a soldier in the War of 1812. Three children were born to this
  union: Scott, Nancy, Emma and Sarah Louisa. Scott Fisher was in the
  employ of the United States Government at the time of his death, August
  17, 1893. He was prostrated with typhoid fever and passed away at St.
  Francis Hospital, Pittsburg. He married Martha Chaffer and they had four
  children. Mr. R. R. R. Fisher's younger daughter married S. Alexander
  Black and they reside at home. He is one of the leading members of the
  United Presbyterian Church at East Brook and was a member of the
  building committee which erected the present church edifice. He is
  widely known and is held in high esteem by his fellow citizens.
  
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  20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and
  Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing
  Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
  
  Updated: 16 Oct 2001