Michael Risinger was the son of John and Eve Risinger of Pennsylvania and later, Champaign County, Illinois. He was first married to Alpha Stayton on September 3, 1840, in Champaign County. They had one known child, Lucinda. After Alpha's death, he married Cynthia E. Smalley on April 20, 1843, in Vermilion County, Illinois. Michael and Cynthia had one child, William, before they left Illinois bound for Texas in late 1846. Arriving in Texas, they settled in Fayette County near the community of Round Top. Michael bought land and the rest of their children were born here on the farm; John Franklin, Michael Webster (Mike), Benjamin Riley (Ben), Daniel Hill (Dan), James Culberson (Jim), and Charles A. (Charlie) Risinger.
Michael Risinger died in 1867, perhaps in the yellow fever epidemic of that year. His burial site is not presently known but may be in the old Smalley Cemetery where other family members rest. Most of the gravesites in this cemetery have been destroyed. Only those of Cynthia's parents and a brother-in-law remain visible.
Michael Risinger died in 1867, perhaps in the yellow fever epidemic of that year. His burial site is not presently known but may be in the old Smalley Cemetery where other family members rest. Most of the gravesites in this cemetery have been destroyed. Only those of Cynthia's parents and a brother-in-law remain visible.
Michael Risinger was the son of John and Eve Risinger of Pennsylvania and later, Champaign County, Illinois. He was first married to Alpha Stayton on September 3, 1840, in Champaign County. They had one known child, Lucinda. After Alpha's death, he married Cynthia E. Smalley on April 20, 1843, in Vermilion County, Illinois. Michael and Cynthia had one child, William, before they left Illinois bound for Texas in late 1846. Arriving in Texas, they settled in Fayette County near the community of Round Top. Michael bought land and the rest of their children were born here on the farm; John Franklin, Michael Webster (Mike), Benjamin Riley (Ben), Daniel Hill (Dan), James Culberson (Jim), and Charles A. (Charlie) Risinger.
Michael Risinger died in 1867, perhaps in the yellow fever epidemic of that year. His burial site is not presently known but may be in the old Smalley Cemetery where other family members rest. Most of the gravesites in this cemetery have been destroyed. Only those of Cynthia's parents and a brother-in-law remain visible.
Michael Risinger died in 1867, perhaps in the yellow fever epidemic of that year. His burial site is not presently known but may be in the old Smalley Cemetery where other family members rest. Most of the gravesites in this cemetery have been destroyed. Only those of Cynthia's parents and a brother-in-law remain visible.
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