Daniel C. Risher and Sarah Cready
Husband Daniel C. Risher 1 2 3
Born: 21 Jun 1792 - Baldwin Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 3 4 Christened: Died: 31 Dec 1880 - Baldwin Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 3 4 Buried:
Father: John Risher ( - ) 4 Mother:
Marriage:
• Residence: : Baldwin Twp, Allegheny Co, PA.
Wife Sarah Cready 2 3 4
AKA: Sarah C. Cready 5 Born: 7 May 1791 3 Christened: Died: 11 May 1875 - Allegheny Co, PA 3 4 Buried:
Father: [Ancestor] Kräte ( - ) 4 Mother:
Children
1 F Maria Risher 3 4
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
2 M John C. Risher 6 7 8
Born: 14 Sep 1815 - Mifflin Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 3 4 Christened: Died: 29 Jan 1889 - Allegheny City, Allegheny Co, PA 3 4 Buried:Spouse: Nancy Denny McClure (1808-1875) 3 9Spouse: Unknown ( - )
3 F Anne W. Risher 2 3 10
Born: 14 Dec 1818 - Allegheny Co, PA 2 5 Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Abdiel McClure, Esq. (1816-Bef 1889) 5 11
4 F Susan Risher 4
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
5 F Elizabeth Risher 3 4
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
6 F Sarah Risher 4
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
7 F Amanda Risher 4
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
8 F Louisa Risher 3 4
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
9 M Ithamar D. Risher 4
AKA: Ithamer Risher 3 Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
10 F Mary Risher 3
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
General Notes: Husband - Daniel C. Risher
He owned about seven hundred acres of land, and did much to develop the resources of his native county. He was a miller and distiller, and his brand of flour commanded a special price in Philadelphia for many years. He was a man of iron will and constitution; was a whig, but voted for Gen. Jackson, and later was a republican. He was a United Presbyterian in early life, but later a Presbyterian; his ancestors were Lutherans.
He had nine children, of whom seven were daughters, all were widows by 1889.
General Notes: Wife - Sarah Cready
She was of Lutheran parentage, and was a thorough German home woman, earnest and strict, teaching the catechism to her children.
1 Editor, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 279, 296, 725.
2 Editor, Memoirs of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Vol. II (Madison, WI: Northwestern Historical Assosciation, 1904), Pg 142.
3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1202.
4 Editor, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 296.
5 Editor, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 279.
6 Editor, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 296, 725.
7 Editor, Memoirs of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Vol. I (Madison, WI: Northwestern Historical Assosciation, 1904), Pg 553.
8 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1202, 1748.
9 Editor, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 725.
10 Editor, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 279, 296.
11
Editor, Memoirs of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Vol. II (Madison, WI: Northwestern Historical Assosciation, 1904), Pg 141.
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