He was born on 27 July 1845 (4, 7, 11; 2 (18 in 1865), 3 (18 in 1865), 5 [6 in 1850], 6 [14 in 1860], 7 [54 in 1900], 8 [65 in 1910]). He was born to Henry Kreishner and Lyia Morr (4, see also 5 and 6). He was born in Freeburg, Pennsylvania (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8).
In 1850, he was living in Derry Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania (5). He was living with his parents Henry and Lydia Kryser, and with Priscilla, James, Harriet, and Philip Kryser (5). He had attended school within the year (5).
In 1860, he was living in Derry Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania (6). He was living with his parents Henry and Lydia Krisher, and with James, Harriet, Philip, and Lydia Krisher, and Luther Eby (6). He had attended school within the year (6).
He moved to Lewistown, Pennsylvania, in 1864 (4).
When he enlisted, he was a sho[e] ma[ker?], and was living in Blair County, Pennsylvania (2, 3).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 4 inches tall, and had a ruddy complexion, grey eyes, and dark hair (2)
He was a substitute (1, 3). He enlisted on 25 March 1865 (2, 9). He was enlisted for one year, at Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, by Captain Lloyd (2). He was mustered into service as a private, on 26 March 1865, at Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania (1, 3). He was a private in company C (1, 13, 14).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1, 4 [14 July 1865], 9). He was a private, in company C (13, 14).
He moved to Bellevue, Ohio, in autumn 1865 (4). Several weeks later he moved to Three Rivers, Michigan (4).
In March 1869, he moved from Three Rivers to Ottawa, Kansas (4).
On 31 December 1872, he married Annie S Todd (4, 7, 8). This was the first marriage for both of them (8). They had five children, all of whom were still alive in 1910 (4, 7, 8):
In spring 1876, he moved to Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas (4).
On 3 August 1891, he successfully applied for a pension from Kansas (9, 10).
Around 1896, he was a shoemaker (4). His family belonged to the Baptist Church (4).
In 1900, he was living in Ottawa Township, Ottawa County, Kansas (7). He was living with his wife Annie, and children Ethel, William, and Charles (7). He was a farmer (7).
On 7 August 1907, he again applied for a pension (9).
In 1910, he was living in Ottawa Township, Ottawa County, Kansas (8). He was living with his wife Annie, children Richard and Charley, and a hired man (8). He was a farmer (8).
He died on 24 April 1928, at Manchester, Kansas (9, 11). He was buried in White Cloud Cemetery, Manchester, Dickinson County, Kansas (11).
On 26 June 1928, his widow, Axie [?] Krisher, successfully applied for a pension from Kansas (9, 10).
In 1930, his widow, Axies Krisher, was living in Manchester City, Dickinson County, Kansas (12).
In 1945, his widow, Axie S Todd Krisher, died (11). She was buried in White Cloud Cemetery, Manchester, Dickinson County, Kansas (11).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (Calvin J Krisher)
2 company C, descriptive roll, entry 170 (Calvin Krishner)
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 14 July 2004 (Calvin J Krisher)
4 Calvin F. Moyer. Genealogy of the Morr family. Ashland, Ohio: Sun Pub. Co., 1896. Page 47 (J Calvin Kreisher)
5 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Mifflin, Derry Township, microfilm series M432, film 797, pages 275-276 (Calvin Kryser [sic])
6 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Mifflin County, Derry Township (post office Lewistown), microfilm series M653, film 1141, page 154 = 56 handwritten (Calvin Krisher)
7 1900 US census, Kansas, Ottawa County, Ottawa Township, supervisor's district 5, enumeration district 83, microfilm series T623, film 494, page 108 = 6 A handwritten (John Krisher [?]|)
8 1910 US census, Kansas, Ottawa County, Ottawa Township, supervisor's district 5, enumeration district 91, microfilm series T624, film 452, page 117 = 7 A handwritten (John C Krisher)
9 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company C (John C Krisher)
10 pension index, by name (John C Krisher)
11 Find a grave, memorial 39500176, created by L Beacon, added 16 July 2009, accessed 19 February 2011 (John Calvin Krisher)
12 1930 US census, Kansas, Dickinson County, Manchester City, supervisor's district 3, enumeration district 21-10, microfilm series T626, film 700, page 97 = 2 A handwritten (Axies Krisher)
13 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Calvin Kreisher)
14 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Calvin J Krisher)
[page 35] CHAPTER III. CHRISTINA MORR AND HER DESCENDANTS.
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[page 45] IV. LYDIA (Philip, Christina, Andrew,) was born near Freeburg, Pa., in 1811; died at Bellevue, Ohio, 1884; married to [page 46]
Henry Kreisher in 1833.
Mr. Kreisher was born in Northumberland county, Pa., in 1810; died at Bellevue, Ohio, April 4, 1878.
The family moved to Bellevue in 1862.
Mr. Kreisher's occupation was a miller.
4. J. Calvin, was born at Freeburg, Pa., July 27, 1845; married Annie S. Todd, December 31, 1872, who was born in Washington county, Ohio, October 1, 1852. Mr. Kreisher left his native place in 1864, and located at Lewistown, Pa. He enlisted in the 91st Pa., V. I., was discharged at Philadelphia, July 14, 1865. In the Autumn of the same year he moved to Bellevue, Ohio, and in the course of several weeks emigrated to Three Rivers, Michigan. Here he remained until March 1869, when he located at Ottawa, Kansas. The family located at Abilene, Kansas, in the Spring of 1876. Mr. Kreisher is a shoemaker by trade. The family belong to the Baptist Church.
CHILDREN FIVE:| line | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 1 | 2 |
| Dwellings visited | 42 | ||||||
| Families visited | 42 | ||||||
| Name | Henry Kryser [sic] | Lydia " | Priscilla " | James " | Harriett " | Calvin Kryser | Philip " |
| Age | 40 | 37 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| Sex | M | F | F | M | F | M | M |
| Color | |||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Miller | ||||||
| Real estate owned | |||||||
| Birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| Married within year | |||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | |||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 |
| Dwelling number | 426 | |||||||
| Family number | 405 | |||||||
| Name | Henry Krisher | Lydia " | James " | Harriet | Calvin | Philip | Lydia | Luther Eby |
| Age | 48 | 45 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
| Sex | M | F | m | F | M | M | F | M |
| Color | ||||||||
| Occupation | Farmer | App Carpenter | ||||||
| Value of real estate owned | 2500 | |||||||
| Value of personal estate | 800 | |||||||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Penna] | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Cannot read & write | ||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| street | |||||
| house number | |||||
| dwelling number | |||||
| family number | 114 | ||||
| name | Krisher [?] John | - Annie | - Ethel E | - William A | - Charles H |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Son | Son |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | M | M |
| birth date | July 1845 | Oct 1852 | Oct 1878 | Jany 1883 | Dec 1885 |
| age | 54 | 47 | 21 | 17 | 14 |
| married? | M | M | S | S | S |
| # years married | 27 | 27 | |||
| mother of how many children? | 5 | ||||
| # of children living | 5 | ||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Ohio | Kansas | Kansas | Kansas |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | New York | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Maryland | Ohio | Ohio | Ohio |
| immigration year | |||||
| # years in USA | |||||
| naturalized citizen? | |||||
| occupation | Farmer | Farm Laborer | |||
| # months not employed | 0 | 6 | |||
| # months in school | 6 | ||||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| speaks English | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| owned/rented | O | ||||
| free or mortgaged | M | ||||
| farm/house | F | ||||
| # of farm schedule | 114 |
| line | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| street | |||||
| house nr | |||||
| dwelling nr | 104 | ||||
| family nr | 104 | ||||
| name | Krisher John C | - Annie | - Richard C | - Charley H | Mader George |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Son | Son | Hired man |
| sex | M | F | M | M | M |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| age | 64 | 57 | 28 | 25 | 20 |
| marital status | M1 | M1 | S | S | S |
| #years present marriage | 37 | 37 | |||
| mother of # children | 5 | ||||
| mother of # living children | 5 | ||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Ohio | Kansas | Kansas | Missouri |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Virginia | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Maryland | Ohio | Ohio | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | |||||
| naturalized/alien | |||||
| speaks English | English | English | English | English | English |
| occupation | Farmer | None | Farmer | Farmer | Farm laborer |
| nature of industry etc. | General Farm | At home farm | Home farm | General Farm | |
| employer etc. | Emp | W | W | W | |
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | No | No | No | ||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | |||||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | |||||
| owned/rented | O | ||||
| owned free or mortagaged | M | ||||
| farm/house | F | ||||
| nr on farm schedule | 102 | ||||
| civil war vet | |||||
| blind | |||||
| deaf & dumb |
| line | 22 |
| street | Goddard |
| house number | |
| dwelling visit # | 40 |
| family visit # | 40 |
| name | Krisher Axies |
| relation | Head |
| owned/rented | O |
| value or rent | 800 |
| radio | no |
| farm | F |
| sex | W |
| color | 77 |
| age | Wd |
| married? | |
| age 1st marriage | no |
| school/college since 9/29 | yes |
| can read & write | Ohio |
| birthplace | Connecticut |
| father's birthplace | Maryland |
| mother's birthplace | |
| native language | |
| immigration year | |
| naturalization | |
| can speak English | yes |
| occupation | none |
| industry | |
| worker class | |
| at work yesterday | |
| unemployment schedule # | |
| veteran? | |
| war | |
| farm schedule # |