Vertie N. Shivertaker b. 24 Mar 1886 d. 18 Dec 1978 Burial: Fisher Cem., Shirkey Lane, Derricks Creek, Sissonville, Kanawha Co., WV: Forney & Clark Genealogy Pages

1886 - 1978 (92 years)

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Name	Vertie N. Shivertaker
Birth	24 Mar 1886
Gender	Female
Death	18 Dec 1978	Burial: Fisher Cem., Shirkey Lane, Derricks Creek, Sissonville, Kanawha Co., WV
Person ID	I0278	forneyclark
Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

Father	James Reynolds Shivertaker, b. 13 Aug 1843, Putnam Co., VA d. 21 Feb 1918, Sissonville, WV; burial: Fisher Cem., Shirkey Lane, DerricksCreek,Sissonville,WV (Age 74 years)
Mother	Sarah Jane (also Wilkerson) Wilkinson, b. 18 Mar 1859, Foggs Creek, VA d. 1 Mar 1945, DerricksCreek, WV; bur:ShirkeyLane,Der.Cr.,FisherCem.,Sissonville,KanawhaCo.,WV (Age 85 years)
Marriage	8 Aug 1885	Kanawha Co., WV
Family ID	F0072	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Ernest "Budge" Fisher, b. 13 Jan 1883 d. 20 Apr 1963, Burial: Fisher Cem., Shirkey Lane, Derricks Creek, Sissonville, Kanawha Co., WV (Age 80 years)

Marriage 23 Feb 1906 Kanawha Co., VA

Children

	1. Fannie "Sarah" Fisher, b. 1907 d. 1988 (Age 81 years)
	2. Iva Pearl Fisher, b. 1910 d. 1992 (Age 82 years)
	3. Emma Alma Fisher, b. 1911 d. 1991 (Age 80 years)
	4. James Emerson Fisher, b. 1914 d. 1989 (Age 75 years)
	5. Ruby Mae Fisher, b. 9 Feb 1918, Kanawha Co., WV d. 12 Apr 2007, Sissonville, Kanawha Co., WV; bur:SissonvilleMemGardens,Sissonville,KanawhaCo.WV (Age 89 years)
	6. Thelma Florence Fisher, b. 1920 d. 1946 (Age 26 years)
	7. Violet Naomi Fisher, b. 1924 d. 2005 (Age 81 years)

Family ID F0168 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 10 Jun 2026

Headstones

Shivertaker, Vertie N. (1886-1978)
Vertie N. Shivertaker Fisher (1886-1978); Derricks Creek Fisher Cemetery, Sissonville, Kanawha Co., WV. Photo was taken by David R. Clark, M.D. Thanks to lineman Kirsey for directions and to Mr. Gibson who opened the cemetery for us to photograph.

Notes

Source:
Shiverdecker/ Shivertaker Archives by Teresa (Hrivnak/ Shiverdecker) Betz:
(Information in the Shiverdecker/ Shivertaker Archives was obtained from recollections of Golda Shiverdecker and Ruth (Brown) Hamilton; from research done by Teresa A. (Hrivnak/ Shiverdecker) Betz, Steven J. Hrivnak, Twila (Shiverdecker) Costello, Leslie (Speelman) Finster, Sally (Speelman) Sieffer, Toni Seiler; and from information obtained from numerous family members. Teresa Betz recommends visits to the Garst Museum in Darke Co., OH, which houses historical information of the area and to New Brock Cemetery where many Shiverdecker/ Shivertaker ancestors are buried.)
Name, dates, & places

Source:
Sylvia Marie Kidd-Miles:
US Census 1900; Census Place: Sissonville, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: T623 1762; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 59:
James Shivertaker Head born Aug 1844 age 55, number years married 14 born WV WV WV
Sarah " wife born March 1859 age 41 born WV WV WV
Vertie " daughter born March 1886 age 14 WV WV WV
Perry " son born Dec 1888 age 11 WV WV WV
William " son born Jan 1890 age 10 WV WV WV
Ernest " son born Jan 1893 age 7 WV WV WV
Tressie " daughter born Aug 1895 age 4 WV WV WV
Oscar " son born Aug 1899 age 1 WV WV WV

Source:
Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark
Name, dates, & places

Source:
Donna Forney Clark:
At one point, I erroneously listed Bernard C. Fisher (1916- 1935; burial: Fisher Cem., Shirkey Lane, Derricks Creek, Sissonville, Kanawha Co., WV) as a son of Ernest "Budge" Fisher (1883-1963) & Vertie N. Shivertaker (1886-1978).