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Peter Witmer Risser

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Peter Witmer Risser

Birth
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
30 Mar 1889 (aged 70)
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Elizabethtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.1780579, Longitude: -76.5430499
Memorial ID
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Peter was born in Conewago, the son of Peter Snyder Risser and Elizabeth Witmer.

He was first married to Rebecca Schenk (abt 1823- abt 1843), daughter of Joseph Schenk and Fannie Ober.

He later married Catharine Shelley Horst (Oct 9 1818-Aug 29 1891). She is believed to be the daughter of Peter Horst (April 15 1787-Aug 25 1876) and Catherine Shelly Horst (Feb 2 1790-July 28 1823). Peter was a farmer. Catharine and Peter were the parents of the following known children:

1-Sarah Risser (1844)
2-Samuel H. Risser (1845)
3-Ephraim Risser (1846)
4-Elizabeth Risser (1849)
5-David Risser (1852)
6-Anne Risser (1854)
7-Mary Risser (1856)
8-Kate Risser (1859)
9-Emma Risser (1860)
10-Fanny Risser (1863)


[This burial was transcribed by Peggy J. Reichard and published on PA-roots.com in 2014.]



Peter was born in Conewago, the son of Peter Snyder Risser and Elizabeth Witmer.

He was first married to Rebecca Schenk (abt 1823- abt 1843), daughter of Joseph Schenk and Fannie Ober.

He later married Catharine Shelley Horst (Oct 9 1818-Aug 29 1891). She is believed to be the daughter of Peter Horst (April 15 1787-Aug 25 1876) and Catherine Shelly Horst (Feb 2 1790-July 28 1823). Peter was a farmer. Catharine and Peter were the parents of the following known children:

1-Sarah Risser (1844)
2-Samuel H. Risser (1845)
3-Ephraim Risser (1846)
4-Elizabeth Risser (1849)
5-David Risser (1852)
6-Anne Risser (1854)
7-Mary Risser (1856)
8-Kate Risser (1859)
9-Emma Risser (1860)
10-Fanny Risser (1863)


[This burial was transcribed by Peggy J. Reichard and published on PA-roots.com in 2014.]





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  • Created by: kw
  • Added: May 3, 2015
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146000557/peter_witmer-risser: accessed ), memorial page for Peter Witmer Risser (3 May 1818–30 Mar 1889), Find a Grave Memorial ID 146000557, citing Risser's Mennonite Cemetery, Elizabethtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by kw (contributor 48358814).