Individual Details
Samuel R. Ristine
(1828 - 4 Dec 1879)
Posted at US Gen Web site for Jefferson Co., Iowa:
"The Fairfield (Ia.) Daily Ledger" Wednesday, December 10, 1879, Page 3, Column 7: Many of our people will be surprised to learn of the death of Samuel R. RISTINE, which occurred in this city Thursday last, after a lingering illness. He was one of our early settlers, and many of his old friends followed the remains to their final resting place Friday afternoon. His age was 50 years, 9 months and 11 days. He leaves a wife and three children who have the sympathy of the entire community.
Note: His wife was Mary F. MERCER, who married James HICKENBOTTOM after Samuel's death. She died in 1885 and is buried with Samuel, in Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Lot Old.P.341.
"The Fairfield (Ia.) Daily Ledger" Wednesday, December 10, 1879, Page 3, Column 7: Many of our people will be surprised to learn of the death of Samuel R. RISTINE, which occurred in this city Thursday last, after a lingering illness. He was one of our early settlers, and many of his old friends followed the remains to their final resting place Friday afternoon. His age was 50 years, 9 months and 11 days. He leaves a wife and three children who have the sympathy of the entire community.
Note: His wife was Mary F. MERCER, who married James HICKENBOTTOM after Samuel's death. She died in 1885 and is buried with Samuel, in Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Lot Old.P.341.
Events
Birth | 1828 | Indiana | |||
Marriage | 11 Jun 1854 | Jefferson Co., Iowa - Mary F. Mercer | |||
Death | 4 Dec 1879 | Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa | |||
Burial | no stone, Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa |
Families
Spouse | Mary F. Mercer (1834 - 1885) |
Child | Margaret E. Ristine (1856 - ) |
Father | Hiram Ristine ( - ) |
Mother | Margaret Emmeth ( - ) |
Sibling | DeWitt Clinton Ristine (1837 - 1916) |
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, U. S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Database online..
2. 1860 Census Fairfield, Jefferson Co., Iowa.
3. Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992.
4. Ancestry.com, U. S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Database online..