Lewis Rissler

John married Catherine Musedora Boone, (dau?) about 1792. Catherine (daughter of Samuel Boone, Sr and Sarah Day) was born on 2 Nov 1767; died on 10 Feb 1839 in Putnam Co, Indiana; was buried in Boone-Hutcheson Cem, Reelsville, Putnam Co, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Property: 1825, Boone, Harrison Co, Indiana
• Research Notes: 29 Dec 2011

Notes:

Property:
Boone Twp Rissler land
Boone Two, Harrison Co, IN
From the 1876 Illustrated Historical Atlas of Indiana showing Catharine (Boone) Rissler's purchase of 160 acres in Section 29 in 1825 (highlighted in yellow) surrounded by numerous other land patent purchases by the Boone families, which are believed to have been Catharine's relatives and, at least, one of the reasons she relocated to southern Indiana from Virginia. Squire Boone Jr., the patriarch of this group of Boones, is shown in Section 24 where he had constructed his grist mill. His sons buying patents were Moses (Section 21), Isaiah (Section 18) and Jonathon (NE Section 32). Squire's cousin Samuel Boone stayed in Kentucky but several of his sons came to Indiana buying land in Harrison County: Samuel (NE Sections 18 & 20), George W. (NW Section 28) & Hiram C. Boone (SE Section 32). John & William Madden purchased land patents in Section 32 just west of the town of Laconia. Two of Catharine's children married Maddens and the John & William Madden shown on this map are believed to be uncles of those children. The William Madden of Section 32 served in the Virginia Line in 1781 as well as War of 1812 service in Virginia as a teamster. His family moved from Frederick County Virginia to Harrison County Indiana in 1817.
Caldwellhoff originally shared this on 21 May 2014

americanheritage13 Cousin Caldwellhoff, I believe I'm on to something. The Madden's on this map are related to Sarah Rissler's Husband William Madden. The above William was his Uncle if I'm correct. This could be why Catharine went to Harrison County after John's death. The Maddens and the Boones were all in the milling business. Squire Boone had a grist mill. Catharine's son's were almost all millers. Maybe she moved in with the Madden's before she got her land patent in 1825. Why can't we find her on a census record in Harrison County?
http://mv.ancestry.com/viewer/fc350061-5210-4c8d-915f-d50e17fb75b9/24721898/12174057953


Research Notes:

After exhausting every avenue I know to find Catherine's parents, I've gone to the least advisable method, a methodical, logical approach with no hard evidence. This is my best theory; just go with me step by step.

To begin, John and Catherine's children:
Wm Rissler m Susan Boone
Phebe Rissler m Squire Boone Jr.
Squire and Susan Boone kids of Moses Boone.

prob 1st or 2nd cousin marriages.
if 1st cousins:
would mean Moses, their father, is the sibling to Catherine (b Nov 1767), meaning she could be dau Squire II.

Squire I, m 1744
1 Jonathan b Aug 1766
2 Moses b Mar 1769
Catherine b 13 mos after Jonathan
and born 16 mos before Moses
these were born in NC; do we know where she was born? if NC, she could be Squire II's 2nd child and Moses the 3rd. Not totally exclusionary but she did not name a child Jane or Squire.

If Catherine's two children married 2nd cousins,
would mean Catherine was daughter of one of Squire II's brothers.
Assuming I have them all, we'll go through each one:

- Israel Boone (not possible) b 1724 d Jun 1756 in NC.
Catherine's born too long after he died.

- Samuel Boone (possible) b 1728 m Sarah Day
I have several kids and not exact birth dates on some but last one I have is Apr 1768 enough time to have Catherine last child. family seemed to have lived in MO, and NC.

- Jonathan Boone (???) b 1730, m Mary Carter -- need to get their kids and death dates.

- Daniel Boone - of fame (not possible) b 1734
his kids too documented

- George Boone (not possible) b 1739 m Nancy Linville
first child born 1765
next known b Feb 1768
Catherine b Nov 1767, 3 mos before -- so rule him out.

- Edward "Ned" (not possible) and Martha Bryan; son George b Apr 67. Rule out Edward.

- Squire II (father of Moses; so if children marred 1st cousins; see above)

That's it. So looks like most likely candidates would be:
Squire II and Jane Van Cleve (1st cousin marriages)
Jonathan and Mary Carter
Samuel and Sarah Day --- 2nd cousin marriages and Catherine and John named a son Samuel and a daughter Sarah.

Samuel and Sarah seem best candidates for parents. Need to get better birth dates/locations on kids and who they married. If one of them married a Rissler or lived next door -- that would be helpful. :)
Until then I have attached her there, as we know she is in the family -- with a cautionary note (daughter?)

This study was done while trying to help Sharon Phillips, a descendant of Catherine Boone Rissler.
to: Sharon Phillips s.j.phillips@verizon.net
Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 4:03 PM
Subject: Re: Madden/Rissler Update

George married Elizabeth Stahl on 12 May 1759 in Philadelphia Co, Pennsylvania. Elizabeth was born in 1730 in Pennsylvania; died after 1770. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Sarah Day about 1747 in Pennsylvania. Sarah (daughter of Levi Day and Mrs. Elizabeth (..) Day) was born on 19 Oct 1730 in Exeter, Berks Co, Pennsylvania; died in 1819 in Randolph, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

THE BOONE FAMILY, by Hazel Atterbury Spraker (1922), pgs. 58-60

"October th 17th, 1816
Dear Sister
With pleasuer I read a later from you sun Samuel Boone who informs me that you are yett Living and in good health considring your age I wright to you to Latt you know I have not forgot you and to inform youof my situation Sence the Death of your Sister Rabacah I Live with Flanders Calaway But am at present at my sun Nathans and in tolarable halth you can gass at me feilings by your own as we are So near in age I Need Not write you of our Satuation as Samuel Bradley or James Grimes' Can inform you of Every Surcomstance Relating to our family and how we live in this World and what Chance we shall have in the next we know Not for my part I am as ignerant as a Child all the Relegan I have to Love and fear God beleve in Jesus Christ Dow all the good to my Nighbours and my Self that I can and Doas Little harm as I can help and trust on God's marcy for the Rest and I Beleve god never made a man of prinsepal to Lost and I flatter myself Dear Sister that you are well on your way in Cristianatygave my Love to all your Children and all my frends fearwell my Dear Sister
DANIEL BOONE
Mrs
Sarah Boone
N B
I red a Lator yesterday from Sister Hanah peninton by hir grand sun Dal Ringe She and all hir Children are well at present
D B"
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=1085&id=I79

Notes:

Squire Boone came to America in 1713 when he was 18 with a brother and a sister. The three were sent by their father, George Boone of the town of Bradninch, near Exeter, England. The Boones were members of the Society of Friends. The wento the town of Abington, twelve miles north of Philadelphia. (From the book, DANIEL BOONE, by John Mack Faragher in 1992.
(WFT V 2, 3979)

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Squire Boone was born in Bradninch, Exeter, Devonshire, England to George Boone III & Mary Milton Maugridge; he had the following siblings: George Boone IV, Sarah Boone Stover, Mary Boone b. in 1694 d. 1696; Mary Boone b. 1699 d. 1744, John Boone, Joseph Boone, Benjamin Boone, James Boone, & Samuel Boone.

Squire married Sarah Morgan 23 July 1720 at the Gwynned Meeting of Quakers, Berks Co, Pennsylvania. Squire died 2 January 1765 and Sarah died 1777; both buried at Mocksville, North Carolina.

They had the following children: Sarah Cassandra, Israel Boone (buried at Joppa Cem.), Samuel, Jonathan, Elizabeth Boone Grant, Daniel Boone (famous pioneer), Jacob, Mary Boone Bryan, George W., Edward, Nathaniel, Squire Boone Jr., and Hannah Boone Stewart Pennington.

Squire had accompanied his brother George, and his sister, Sarah, to America ahead of their parents.
(findagrave http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8318855 )

Squire married Sarah Morgan on 23 Jul 1720 in Philadelphia Co, Pennsylvania. Sarah (daughter of Edward Morgan, (immigrant) and Margaret Elizabeth Jarman (?)) was born in 1700 in Philadelphia Co, Pennsylvania; died in 1777 in Mocksville, Rowan Co, North Carolina; was buried in Joppa Cem, Mocksville, Rowan Co, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Levi married Mrs. Elizabeth (..) Day in 1727 in Berks Co, Pennsylvania. Elizabeth was born about 1708; died after 1774. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]