Margaret "Polly" Rizer
Margaret, known as Polly, was born on May 1st, 1807 in
Berkeley County, Virginia
. Polly's father was
Rev. Mathias G. Rizer
and her mother was
Mary Michael
. She had a brother and three sisters, named
George
,
Anna
,
Catherine
and
Rachel
. She was the second youngest of the five children. She died at the age of 86 on March 17th, 1894 in
Lafayette, Tippicanoe County, Indiana
. She was buried in
Hillsboro Cemetery, Highland County, Ohio
.
General Notes
"Aunt Polly" lived to become a legend. She delighted in telling her children and grandchildren, nieces and nephews about the early pioneer days and the long trek from Virginia to Ohio.
Ancestor Pedigree Chart
Rev. Mathias G. Rizer
- b.1762 in Frederick County, Virginia d.Oct 1838 in Morgan County, West Virginia
Margaret "Polly" Rizer
- b.01 May 1807 in Berkeley County, Virginia d.17 Mar 1894 in Lafayette, Tippicanoe County, Indiana
Mary Michael
- b.1762 in Frederick County, Virginia
Details of Polly's family with George Ambrose
Source/Citation
Elsie Johnson Ayres, 1972, Highland Pioneer Sketches & Family Genealogies (H. K. Skinner & Son)