GEORGE MARTIN RISER 1742 – 1821 (b. Heidelburg,Germany)
FRANCINA COUNTS 1738 – 1801
SPOUSE:
Margaret Burkmeyer 1800 – 1865
CHILDREN:
John Adam Rizer 1803 – 1860
George Riser 1806 – 1855
Betsey Thames Riser 1810 –
Christian Riser 1821 – 1865
Martha Riser 1830 – 1889
Regarding his SIBLINGS:
"George Roiser (Riser) was a pioneer to America before the Revolutionary War. Coming in 1776 from the Rhineland of Germany, he never learned to write English (from the book, O'Neall's Annals of Newberry County, S.C. -- Page No. 651). He settled in the lower section of Newberry County. He had five sons: Adam, Martin, John, George Jr. and Jacob; and three daughters, one married a Sease and another a Copeland."
SOURCE: http://drakhan.com/riser.html
After 1810: Moved from S.C. to Mississippi
About 1838: Moved with his brothers Adam & George and their families to Winn Parish, Louisiana
1839: Winn Parish, LA Applied for a land grant
1851: Property Donation of 39.96 acres = acquired 18 June 1851. Donated to Zion Hill Baptist Church. He and several other family members buried there in Caldwell Parish. His grave is unmarked.
1860: Death at 74 yrs of age. Burial: Zion Hill Cemetery, Caldwell Parish. Unmarked grave, Zion Hill Baptist Church
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1840 United States Federal Census
about Jacob Riser
Name: Jacob Riser
Home in 1840 (City, County, State):
Catahoula, Louisiana
Household 5 white free persons.
GEORGE MARTIN RISER 1742 – 1821 (b. Heidelburg,Germany)
FRANCINA COUNTS 1738 – 1801
SPOUSE:
Margaret Burkmeyer 1800 – 1865
CHILDREN:
John Adam Rizer 1803 – 1860
George Riser 1806 – 1855
Betsey Thames Riser 1810 –
Christian Riser 1821 – 1865
Martha Riser 1830 – 1889
Regarding his SIBLINGS:
"George Roiser (Riser) was a pioneer to America before the Revolutionary War. Coming in 1776 from the Rhineland of Germany, he never learned to write English (from the book, O'Neall's Annals of Newberry County, S.C. -- Page No. 651). He settled in the lower section of Newberry County. He had five sons: Adam, Martin, John, George Jr. and Jacob; and three daughters, one married a Sease and another a Copeland."
SOURCE: http://drakhan.com/riser.html
After 1810: Moved from S.C. to Mississippi
About 1838: Moved with his brothers Adam & George and their families to Winn Parish, Louisiana
1839: Winn Parish, LA Applied for a land grant
1851: Property Donation of 39.96 acres = acquired 18 June 1851. Donated to Zion Hill Baptist Church. He and several other family members buried there in Caldwell Parish. His grave is unmarked.
1860: Death at 74 yrs of age. Burial: Zion Hill Cemetery, Caldwell Parish. Unmarked grave, Zion Hill Baptist Church
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1840 United States Federal Census
about Jacob Riser
Name: Jacob Riser
Home in 1840 (City, County, State):
Catahoula, Louisiana
Household 5 white free persons.
Family Members
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