Passed into eternity sketch of his own life
Henry A. Risser, longtime Troy resident, died at his home at 7 30 p m after months of illness. He was 71 years, 4 months and 20 days old. Funeral was held Wednesday at 1 30 p m from the family residence to the Presbyterian church, with Rev C S McCollom officiating and interment in Troy Cemetery under Neilson Lodge No 25 I O O F. Risser, born in Wachenheim Bavaria on September 7 1830, emigrated to the United States with his family, endured hardships, learned tailoring, and later served in the Civil War. He married Cecilia Zanders in 1855, moved to Troy in 1857, joined the Odd Fellows in 1864, and later worked in Troy’s mercantile trade. He fathered seven children and remained devoted to his church and community, passing away after a prolonged illness.
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Henry A. Risser
Ape
Presbyterian Church
C. S. McCollom
Troy
Neilson Lodge
Henry August Risser
Wachenheim
Bavaria
United States of America
Wooster
Wayne County
Ohio
Begemann
Ashland
Cumberland
St. Louis
Order of
Odd. Fellows
Presbyterian Church In
Louisa Paulina
Frederick William
Margaret Hannah
Edward Theodore
Cecilia Alphonsine
Daisy Eflen
Arthur Ivan
F.W. Risser
M. D
Martha Stieimeyer
Martha
Frederick
Mary Steinmeyer
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Masquerade Ball at Rieder's Opera House Ends Season Festivities
Social and personal notes recount a Twentieth Century Dancing Club masquerade at Rieder's Opera House with Rex Orchestra and Wm Long. Rev. Daib arrives from Strasburg to lead St Paul’s Evangelical. Prof Piercy’s Immortality lecture inspires. a wedding of Zed Haemer and Clara Clepper. numerous local visits, a funeral for H A Risser, and community notices.
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Collinsville
Central Hotel
Martin Daib
Strasburg
Daib
St. Paul’s Evangelical Church
H.stolte
M. 1
W. Duff Piercy
Greenville
Moving Souls
Troy
Piercy
Edwardsville
Zed Haemer
Clara Clepper
Jacob Clepper
Tur Cart
Local Notes and Weather Across Troy
A long column of small notices and ads covers Valentines at Hawley's, birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Heck, improvable icehouse, local church services and cemetery society meeting, plus medical cures and local business promos. Reports include a minor earthquake shock, a miner election update, and various health remedy claims from Kingston with several names and addresses.
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J. J. Mills
Mabel Rawson
St Louis
Thuoks
Odd Fellows
H. A. Risser
Sefton
McCollum
Mite Society
Rebekahs
C.F. Risser
Jarvis Township
M. F. Auwarter
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Heinecke
Rex
Hawley's
Logal Paragrapes
St. Valentine's Day
Hawley’s
Kuntamann’s
Fred Liebler
Wm. Heck
Kuntzmann's
Rdw
J. C. Sefton
New Presbyterian Parsonage
Hickory Street
John M. Morgan
Central Hall
Wm. Martin
Blackjack Evangelical Church
Ballard
Kingston
Kinlich Telephone Co
St. Jacob
C. A. Snow & Co
Washington
Mabela Cochran
Chicago
Alhambra
New Douglas
Miss Cochran
C. W. Bellamy
Burlington
Iowa
Bucklen
Kingston's
White
Troy City
Deimling
Prop
Citizens’ Shaving Parlor
Julius Peter
Calla
Union Shop
Main St
Gates
BO. Gates
Street & Smith
Theo
Guennewig Main and Market Sts
Troy, Iinois
Billiard Hall
Phil Eckert
X. Feed Mill
Gai
Graham Flour
Pont Frat
W.F. Peter
Saft and Religlo Inourance Companies
Wirst-olaes Yarnows
L. E. Rawson
W. Zandlers
F. W. Zanders
Market St
A. Heddergott
West Clay Street
Kinloch 13
South End
Geo. Liebler
South Main
L. Hotson
Garman
Spekers
Olive Street
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Silver Creek Hunting Club
Herbat’s Wall
FLY
Metstnenr
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