Nicholas Biser

Jacob Beiser
(Abt 1725-1804)

Catherine Albaugh
(1725-1789)

Johann Jakob Dörner
(1727-1809)

Maria Barbara Sturm
(1737-1816)

John Jacob Biser
(1755-1823)

Maria Elizabeth Darner
(1760-1848)

Nicholas Biser
(1784-1880)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Susan Arnold

Nicholas Biser ² ³ ⁴ ⁵

Born: 23 August 1784, Middletown, MD ¹ ³ ⁶
Baptized: 10 November 1784, Middletown, MD ⁷
Marriage (1): Susan Arnold about 1809 in , Hampshire County, VA ¹
Died: 23 February 1880, , Mineral County, WV at age 95 ¹ ⁵

bullet Cause of his death was Old Age.⁵

bullet Another name for Nicholas was Nicholas Beisser.³ ⁶

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 1788 and a birth location of Virginia.

This birth year was referenced by his age of 72 on the 1860 census.
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• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in District 24, Hampshire County, VA on 20 October 1850. ²

1850 US Census
Page 25B, Dwelling 1540, Family 1540
District 24, Hampshire County, Virginia
Nicholas Biser..66..VA..Farmer
(Living with wife and 6 children.)

NOTE - His birth location is believed to be Maryland instead of Virginia. If his birth date was 23 Aug 1784, then his age should have been 65 instead of 66.
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Western District, Hampshire County, VA on 17 November 1860. ⁴

1860 US Census
Page 318, Roll 1350, Dwelling 2, Family 2
Western District, Hampshire County, Virginia
Nicholas Bizer..72..VA..Farmer
(Living with wife and 2 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 23 Aug 1784, then his age should have been 75 instead of 72.
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Nicholas married Susan Arnold, daughter of Samuel Arnold and Mary Molly Ludwig, about 1809 in , Hampshire County, VA.¹ (Susan Arnold was born on 28 March 1789 in , Frederick County, MD ¹ and died on 27 September 1878 in , Mineral County, WV ¹ ⁸.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in District 24, Hampshire County, VA on 20 October 1850. ²

1850 US Census
Page 25B, Dwelling 1540, Family 1540
District 24, Hampshire County, Virginia
Nicholas Biser..66..VA..Farmer
Susan Biser..58..VA
Magdaline Biser..38..VA
John Biser..36..VA
Daniel Biser..34..VA..Laborer
Susan Biser..32..VA
Jacob Biser..30..VA..Laborer
Peter Biser..22..VA..Laborer
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• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Western District, Hampshire County, VA on 17 November 1860. ⁴

1860 US Census
Page 318, Roll 1350, Dwelling 2, Family 2
Western District, Hampshire County, Virginia
Nicholas Bizer..72..VA..Farmer
Susan Bizer..69..VA
Susan Bizer..40..VA
Peter Bizer..33..VA..Farmer
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bullet Marriage Notes:

They were married 180?. Marriage was not recorded. They had 10 children. (per Dannell Hopkins, http://www.geocities.com/danni_74932/)
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1 Dannell Hopkins, "HOPKINS, HLADKY, BOHAM, LYMAN AND MANY MORE," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=craighopkins).

2 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, District 24, Hampshire County, Virginia, p. 254B, 255A, dwelling 1540, family 1540; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Dec 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432.

3 "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674912 : accessed 11 Mar 2015), Name: Nicolas Beisser; Birth Date: 23 Aug 1784.

4 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Western District, Hampshire County, Virginia, p. 318, dwelling 2, family 2, Nicholas Biser and Susan Arnold; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 Mar 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 1350.

5 "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (accessed 11 Mar 2015), Name: Nicholas Biser; Event Date: Feb 1880; Event Place: Mineral County, West Virginia.

6 Dorothy P. Danner, World Family Tree Vol. 001, Ed. 1, Tree #1276 (Brøderbund Software, Inc., Release date: November 29, 1995).

7 "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674912 : accessed 11 Mar 2015), Name: Nicolas Beisser; Christening Date: 10 Nov 1784; Christening Place: Lutheran Congregation of Zion Church, Middletown, Frederick, Maryland.

8 James A. Mayhew, World Family Tree Vol. 003, Ed. 1, Tree #4129 (Brøderbund Software, Inc., Release date: February 9, 1996).

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