Levi Risser
Biography from Biographical Annals of Lancaster County, PA, pages 1146-1147
Submitted by Pete MorozLEVI RISSER (deceased) was born in Mt. Joy township, Lancaster county, March 18, 1847, and died in the same township, June 21, 1888, his remains being put to rest in the cemetery connected with Risser�s Church.
Joseph and Fanny (Nissley) Risser, his parents, were both natives of Lancaster county. The father died in December, 1896, at the age of seventy-five years; and the mother in 1882, at the age of sixty years. They were members of the Mennonite Church. The following family blessed their home: Levi, whose name appears above; Mary, wife of Levi Ebersole, a retired farmer of Elizabethtown; Joseph, a Mt. Joy township farmer; Anna, deceased, who married Levi Longenecker; Anna, wife of A. Denny, a painter of Elizabethtown; Martin, a Mt. Joy township farmer; Amanda, wife of Benjamin Hersh, a blacksmith in East Donegal, whose biography will be found elsewhere; and Amos, a Mt. Joy township farmer.
Levi Risser was married in Lancaster, Pa., Nov. 26, 1872, to Miss Amanda Nissley, by whom he had the following children: Norman N. married Sadie Denny, and is now engaged in farming near Elizabethtown; Joseph N. married Eliza Root, and is a carpenter and farmer in West Donegal township; Abraham N. is a bookkeeper in Philadelphia; Levi N. is deceased; Clayton N. is a clerk in Philadelphia; and Ferris and Tillman N. are at home.
Mrs. Amanda (Nissley) Risser was born in West Donegal township, in September, 1854, a daughter of Peter B. and Elizabeth (Hoffman) Nissley, whose peaceful and well-ordered lives are mentioned elsewhere. The father died on his old home in West Donegal township full of years and honor; the mother passed away in 1859, when only twenty-five years old, leaving behind memories of a devoted wife and a tender mother. Hiram H. Nissley, of Elizabethtown, is a half brother of Mrs. Risser.
Levi Risser was born and bred a farmer, and followed that occupation all his days, his death being caused by his horse while operating a separator. Until his marriage Mr. Risser resided with his parents. When he became the head of a family he established himself on the farm in the township of Mt. Joy where he was living at the time of his early death. Here he had attained an enviable position in the confidence and esteem of the community, and served as school director for some three years. In politics he was a Republican, and with his wife belonged to the Mennonite Church.
Mrs. Risser is a woman of far more than the ordinary character, and in the rearing of her young family has displayed much wisdom and motherly devotion. When her husband died she moved to a small farm near Elizabethtown, where she remained until 1898, when she moved to an adjoining place, just inside the borough lines. Her oldest child was fifteen years of age when she was left a widow, and the character, industry and integrity of her children attest the value of the motherhood that has watched over them so wisely and well.
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