Christian RISER
SOURCES: 1. 1850 Census, Catahoula Co., LA 2. Ancestral File 3. 1860 Census, Winn Co., LA 4. "The Riser Family" by Sylvia Speramn Thomas, (FHL# 1035819) 5. 1997 Ordinance Index - nil
He married Elizabeth Ford 22 Dec 1840 at Caldwell, Louisiana . Elizabeth Ford was born at Catahoula, Louisiana 13 Feb 1822 daughter of Elijah Ford and Sarah Banks .
They were the parents of 8
children:
George Washington Riser
born 1842.
Mary A. Riser
born 30 Oct 1844.
Thomas Jefferson Riser
born 17 Mar 1848.
Henry M. Riser
born 3 Oct 1849.
Martha Jane Riser
born Oct 1851.
Lydia A. Riser
born 1854.
Madison Riser
born Mar 1855.
Melissa L. Riser
born 1858.
Christian Riser died 6 May 1862 at New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana .
Elizabeth Ford died 12 May 1873 at Winn, Louisiana .