Riser, George Christian, 1818-1892.

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Shoemaker and convert to the Mormon Church in Nauvoo, Illinois.

From the description of Biographical papers, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122461158

From the guide to the George Christian Riser biographical papers, Undated, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)

George Christian Riser (1818-1892) was born on 16 July 1818, at Kornwesthime, Württemberg, Germany, a son of Christopher Casper Riser and Barbara Hoffman. He immigrated to America in 1831, was baptized in 1842, in the Mississippi River by Elder Albert Brown, and went to Utah in 1846. He was called on a mission to Europe in 1852, arriving in Liverpool, England in 1853. After visiting some of the branches in England, he went to the German Mission in 1854. He was arrested and imprisoned for preaching the gospel in August 1854, and not being allowed to continue his labors, he was released to return home, and reached the Valley in September 1855. He died on 24 January 1892, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

From the guide to the George Christian Riser papers, 1842-1846, (J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah)

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