Joseph Amos Fish was my 4 time great grandfather (William Brice Watkins born to Ida Mae [Watkins] born to Pherraba [Fish] Watkins). Joseph was born about 1818 in Tennessee death between 1871-79 in Illinois last known residence Barnhill, Wayne, Illinois. Joseph was born to Joseph Fish (born about 1758 in South Carolina death between 1851-59 in Mississippi last known residence Attala County Mississippi) and Elizabeth [Maiden Unknown] (born about 1780 in North Carolina death between 1861-69 in Mississippi last known residence Attala County Mississippi). Joseph married Nancy Jane [Branden] about 1840-41 in Alabama (born about 1819 in Tennessee death between 1871-79 in Illinois last known residence Barnhill, Wayne, Illinois). To this union ten children were born: Pherraba (Ferbie/Ferby) Louisa Watkins born in 1842 in Alabama death in 1915 in Oklahoma Memorial# 26431303, Sarah (Sally) Ann Sanders born on January 22, 1843 in Alabama death on November 2, 1904 in Oklahoma Memorial# 45363453, Aaron Fish born about 1845 in Alabama/Mississippi death unknown, Brice M. G. Fish born about 1848 in Mississippi death about 1891 possible in Waco, Texas, Martha Elmira Rogers-Tounzen born on November 27, 1854 in Mississippi death in 1930 in Oklahoma, William (Bill Curn) Melton Fish born on May 19, 1855 in Mississippi death on January 22, 1932 in Oklahoma Memorial# 67926160, Mary (Polly) Elizabeth Hess born on February 7, 1857 in Mississippi death on May 20, 1937 in Arkansas Memorial# 5198852, Thomas Fish born on February 12, 1858 in Mississippi death on October 5, 1942 in Illinois Memorial# 25711229, Joseph A. B. Fish born on October 5, 1860 in Mississippi death on June 20, 1940 in Illinois Memorial# 68229128, and Johnson (Johnce) W. Fish born on May 20, 1865 in Mississippi death on October 16, 1936 in Oklahoma Memorial# 32951592.