John McCormick Wiser

22 June 1826–25 July 1897 (Age 71)
Truxton, Cortland, New York, United States

The Life Summary of John McCormick

When John McCormick Wiser was born on 22 June 1826, in Truxton, Cortland, New York, United States, his father, Samuel Wiser, was 42 and his mother, Elizabeth Babcock, was 38. He married Sarah Ann Silsbee on 22 February 1849, in Jackson, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Utah, Utah, United States in 1850 and Cache, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 25 July 1897, in Lewiston, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Lewiston City Cemetery, Lewiston, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John McCormick Wiser
1826–1897
Martha McKinney Frost
1825–1902
Marriage: March 1851
Sarah Ann Wiser
1852–1853
Amanda Jane Wiser
1854–1899
Mary Olive Wiser
1856–1906
John Harvey Wiser
1858–1950
Nancy Alvira Wiser
1860–1865
Samuel Frost Wiser
1862–1947
Wiser
1864–1864
George Harmon Wiser
1867–1941
Allie Arminda Wiser
1870–1952

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    March 1851Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

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    +2 More Children

    World Events (7)

    1830
    Age 4
    Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
    1830 · The Second Great Awakening
    Age 4
    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
    1846
    Age 20
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    Name Meaning

    German: variant of Wieser .Americanized form of German Weiser .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Wieser

    Story Highlight

    History of Samuel Frost Wiser

    I believe this history was probably written by Samuel's eldest daughter, Effie. Effie was the "family" genealogist all her life and penned several histories. — Robert Raymond Samuel Frost Wiser, a na …

    Sources (76)

    • Jno M Wiser, "United States Census, 1860"
    • John M. Welson in entry for Mary Olive Cunningham, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
    • John Wiser in household of William Wadsworth, "United States Census, 1850"

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