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John Wesley Crisler

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John Wesley Crisler

Birth
Georgia, USA
Death
24 Jan 1874 (aged 72)
Hinds County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Spring Ridge, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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Married Annie Teasley (1st wife) on 28 Oct 1824 in Elbert Co., GA. Married Catherine Salmons (or Sammons) (2nd wife) on 15 Aug 1858 in Oglethorpe Co., GA. Son of Elizabeth (Souther) Crisler (buried at Spring Ridge) and Julius Crisler (buried in Georgia). Wesley had a twin brother, Blanton. Had the Crisler Plantation on Davis Road. He was a pioneer in this area and one of the founding members of the Spring Ridge Methodist Church. His grandfather, John George Crisler, was a revolutionary patriot as was his great grandfather, Theobold Fawatt Crisler, and great great grandfather, Andrew (Andreas) Gaar. His maternal grandfather, Michael Souther, was also a patriot of the Revolutionary War. Wesley was too old to be a soldier during the Civil War but did render aide to the Confederate Army. The family sustained heavy losses during the war but the house was spared and the property remains in the family.


Marriage 1: Annie Teasley b: 5 Jul 1791 in Elbert Co., GA


Children:

William Blanton Crisler b: 28 Aug 1825 in GA

John Wesley Crisler b: 14 Sep 1827 in AL

Julius S. Crisler b: 7 Mar 1829

Sarah Elizabeth Crisler b: 28 Apr 1830


Marriage 2: Catherine Sammons (Salmon) b: 14 Sep 1829 in GA.


Children:

Ora Crisler b: 28 Jun 1859

Ervin L. Crisler b: 7 Jul 1862

Jefferson Davis Crisler b: 25 Mar 1861 in Hinds Co, MS

Lulia/Lula Amy Crisler b: 7 Feb 1864

Myrtis Hannah Crisler* b: 4 Nov 1866


* Our ancestor



Married Annie Teasley (1st wife) on 28 Oct 1824 in Elbert Co., GA. Married Catherine Salmons (or Sammons) (2nd wife) on 15 Aug 1858 in Oglethorpe Co., GA. Son of Elizabeth (Souther) Crisler (buried at Spring Ridge) and Julius Crisler (buried in Georgia). Wesley had a twin brother, Blanton. Had the Crisler Plantation on Davis Road. He was a pioneer in this area and one of the founding members of the Spring Ridge Methodist Church. His grandfather, John George Crisler, was a revolutionary patriot as was his great grandfather, Theobold Fawatt Crisler, and great great grandfather, Andrew (Andreas) Gaar. His maternal grandfather, Michael Souther, was also a patriot of the Revolutionary War. Wesley was too old to be a soldier during the Civil War but did render aide to the Confederate Army. The family sustained heavy losses during the war but the house was spared and the property remains in the family.


Marriage 1: Annie Teasley b: 5 Jul 1791 in Elbert Co., GA


Children:

William Blanton Crisler b: 28 Aug 1825 in GA

John Wesley Crisler b: 14 Sep 1827 in AL

Julius S. Crisler b: 7 Mar 1829

Sarah Elizabeth Crisler b: 28 Apr 1830


Marriage 2: Catherine Sammons (Salmon) b: 14 Sep 1829 in GA.


Children:

Ora Crisler b: 28 Jun 1859

Ervin L. Crisler b: 7 Jul 1862

Jefferson Davis Crisler b: 25 Mar 1861 in Hinds Co, MS

Lulia/Lula Amy Crisler b: 7 Feb 1864

Myrtis Hannah Crisler* b: 4 Nov 1866


* Our ancestor





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