An American Family History

Eva Edith Miller Van Dusen Fish was born in Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario on July 12, 1870. She was the daughter of John Wilson Miller and Victoria Zellena Dwinnell. She was baptized by the Reverend John A. Mulock at Saint Paul's Church.

Edith married William Henry Van Dusen on August 12, 1896. William's brother Miles Van Dusen married Edith's sister, Hester Johnson's sister-in-law, June Johnson. William was a carpenter.

Their sons were Wilson Miles Van Dusen (July 26, 1898) and Walter D. Van Dusen  (1902). The Van Dusen family appeared in the 1900 census on India Street in San Diego, a few houses away from William and Hester Johnson. William was employed as a carpenter. The census records indicate that Edith had given birth to four children, but that only one, Wilson, was living at that time.

At the time of the 1910 census they were living in Seattle. The household consisted of William age 45, Eva age 39, Wilson age 11, and Walter age 7. William was a hotel keeper.

Edith and William divorced and Edith later married Dova Ira Fish. Dova was born December 6, 1876 in Indiana. His parents were Oscar Holden Fish and Martha Jane Anderson.

In 1920 they were still living in Seattle. The household consisted of Dova F. Fish age 44, Edith E. age 49, Wilson M. Van Dusen age 21, and Walter D. Van Dusen age 17. Dova was working as an inspector and Wilson was a cook.

Edith's son Walter died in November, 1923. 

According to Edith's niece, Hester Miller,

they had a church in San Francisco - a sort of faith healing type. Edith was said to have certain powers of that type, and ESP and [Hester] was sure to her own knowledge that she did have. 

Edith was called Reverend in her son's obituary. Edith died on May 27, 1936.

Dova died on September 12, 1952 in Renton, King County, Washington.

In this city, May 27, Rev. Edith E. Fish, pastor of Eternal Truth and Natural Spiritual Church, dearly beloved mother of Wilson Van Dusen. A member of Skagit Rebekah Lodge No. 82, I.O.O. F., Mt. Vernon, Washington.

Friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral Monday, June 1st, at 2 p.m. from Chapel of California Undertaking Co.. 100 Fillmore St.

Descendants of Jacob Hochstetler, the Immigrant of 1736 by Harvey Hostetler

Martha Jane Anderson6, , Bedford, Ind., was b. Dec. 11, 1857, and m. Mar. 10, 1874, Oscar Holden Fish, son of Anderson and Malinda (Long) Fish, Bedford, Ind. Christian church.
Ariet O., Sept. 12, 1874— Mar. 4, 1875;
Ira V., Dec. 5, 1876—;
Nancy M., Aug. 2, 1879—Mar. 28, 1880;
Claud A., 8091;
Mauda A., Feb. 3, 1884—Oct. 30, 1892;
Frances E., July 31, 1886—; Arnol E., July 18, 1889—.

8091, Claud A. Fish, Bedford, Ind., was b. Jan. 30, 1881, and m. Mar. 20, 1907, Sallie E. Younger, dau. of Addison and Mary P. (Duncan) Younger, Bedford, Ind. Christian church. Mary Frances, Jan. 2, 1908—; Helen Elizabeth, Feb. 25, 1909—.