Brief Life History of Sarah Ann
When Sarah Ann Risley was born in June 1848, in New Jersey, United States, her father, Nathaniel Risley, was 53 and her mother, Sarah Casto, was 46. She married Ezra B Mathis on 17 June 1861, in Atlantic, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Margate City, Atlantic, New Jersey, United States in 1930 and Somers Point, Gloucester, New Jersey, British Colonial America in 1940.
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- Anna Mathis in household of Ezra Mathis, "New Jersey State Census, 1905"
- Sarah Ann Risley, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"
- Risley in entry for Mathis, "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980"
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1861
No Civil War battles took place within the state boundaries of New Jersey, but its citizens participated extensively in the war. Volunteers that were turned away ended up serving in the militias of nearby states like Pennsylvania and New York. Whenever President Lincoln requested more troops, New Jersey responded quickly. In total, the state contributed over 88,000 soldiers (6,000 of which died).
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Risley in Winwick (Lancashire), Risley (Derbyshire), Riseley (Bedfordshire), or Riseley Farm in Swallowfield (Berkshire). The placenames derive from Old English hrīs ‘brushwood’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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