Jacob Heiser
1816 - 1877 (61 years)-
Name Jacob Heiser [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Birth 20 Feb 1816 Uffing, Bavaria, GR [6, 7, 8, 9] - Streicherhof, 30 miles south of Hanfeld. Arzbach bei Dachau
Gender Male Immigration 2 Jul 1842 NY [10] - On the Rhone, under the name Jacob Heisser, a 27-year-old from Bavaria, accompanied by 26-year-old Margaretha, as yet unidentified.
Census 1850 Tazewell Co., IL [11] - Jacob, 34-year-old farmer, living with his stepmother “Madaline” [Eyer], 62, in the home of his younger stepbrother “Joseph Hiser,” 30.
Census 1855 IL [11] - Illinois State Census. . The family of Jacob 'Heisor' can be found on the 1855 Illinois State Census. It described them as one male, 40-50 years old; one male, 20-30 years old; one male, under 10; one female, 20-30 years old; and one female, under 10 years of age.
Census 1860 Dillon Twp., Tazewell Co., IL [11] - Their family can be found on the 1860 census of Dillon as Jacob 'Hiser', 40; Catherine, 26; Christian, 7; Catherine, 6; Jacob, 4; Barbara, 3; and Joseph, eight months.
Census 1870 Morton Twp., Tazewell Co., IL [5] PURC 1876 Morton Twp., Tazewell Co., IL [1] - Bought land from Charles Graves in Section 36.
Naturalization 6 Nov 1876 Pekin, Groveland Twp., Tazewell Co., IL [11] Occupation Farmer Religion Mennonite Death 24 Dec 1877 Dillon, Tazewell Co., IL [12] Burial Groveland, Tazewell Co., IL [1, 13] - Landes Mennonite Cemetery (Headstone says Hieser) Grave #14 on printed plot map dated 8/12/2013
Person ID I380 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 8 Jan 2024
Father Jacob (Nicolas) Heisser, b. Abt 1788, Ste. Marie-Aux-Mines, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, FR d. Bavaria, GR Mother Katharina Oesch, b. SW d. 14 May 1816, Arzbach, Bavaria, GR Marriage Abt 1813 Lorraine, FR [11] Notes - Lived in Bavaria (the Palatinate after 1805).
Family ID F317 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Katharina Wagler, b. 8 Jun 1834, Butler Co., OH d. 2 Sep 1910, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL (Age 76 years) Marriage 8 Oct 1850 Tazewell Co., IL [14] - Their names were transcribed into the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index as Jacob Hiser and Catharine Wauble.
Children 1. Christian W. Heiser, b. 30 Apr 1854, Tremont, Elm Grove Twp., Tazewell Co., IL d. 12 Dec 1938, Goodfield, Woodford Co., IL (Age 84 years) 2. Katherine Heiser, b. 1 May 1854, Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL d. 15 May 1911, Deer Creek, Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL (Age 57 years) 3. Jacob Heiser, b. 22 Apr 1856, Tazewell Co., IL d. 19 Feb 1923, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL (Age 66 years) 4. Barbara Heiser, b. 1 Nov 1857, Tazewell Co., IL d. 16 Nov 1934, Foosland, Champaign Co., IL (Age 77 years) 5. Joseph A. Heiser (Hieser), b. 14 Nov 1859, Tazewell Co., IL d. 27 Mar 1889, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL (Age 29 years) 6. Mary Heiser, b. 19 Oct 1860 d. 1862 (Age 1 year) 7. Peter Heiser (Hiser), b. 21 Apr 1863, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL d. 11 May 1940, Foosland, Champaign Co., IL (Age 77 years) 8. Fannie Heiser, b. 6 Apr 1866, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL d. 12 Jan 1950, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL (Age 83 years) 9. Phoebe (Bena) Heiser, b. 2 Nov 1867, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL d. 16 May 1908, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL (Age 40 years) 10. Infant Heiser 11. Isaac Heiser, b. 23 Feb 1869, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL d. 15 Jun 1953, Fisher, Champaign Co., IL (Age 84 years) 12. Samuel Heiser, b. 22 Oct 1872, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL d. 30 Aug 1957, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL (Age 84 years) 13. Daniel C. Heiser, b. 16 Nov 1874, Morton, Tazewell Co., IL d. 11 Apr 1958, Peoria, Tazewell Co., IL (Age 83 years) Family ID F318 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Jan 2024
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Sources - [S6] Page 3, Ella Wagler Oyer, Christian and Catherine (Ulerich) Wagler, Tazewell Settlers.
- [S501] Barbara Heiser Eyer Guardianship of sons.
- [S524] Short History of East Bend Church.
- [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72219433/jacob-heiser.
- [S1289] Mary Ann (Augsburger) Kristiansen Eng, People of Landes Cemetery: A summary (Part II) .
- [S1126] Pellheim Mennonite records, Date.
- [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co., Place, memo.
- [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72219433/jacob-heiser (20 Feb 1816 ).
- [S1289] Mary Ann (Augsburger) Kristiansen Eng, People of Landes Cemetery: A summary (Part II) , Feb. 15, 1817.
- [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co., Copy of passenger list on file.
- [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co.
- [S1289] Mary Ann (Augsburger) Kristiansen Eng, People of Landes Cemetery: A summary (Part II) , Morton, IL.
- [S1060] Find-A-Grave.
- [S1289] Mary Ann (Augsburger) Kristiansen Eng, People of Landes Cemetery: A summary (Part II) , Source 1289 gives the marriage date as 1851.
- [S239] Ruth Hieser Oyer, a niece, Written in Memory of Uncle Amos A. Hieser and dedicated to his wife Aunt Bertha E. Hieser.
- [S6] Page 3, Ella Wagler Oyer, Christian and Catherine (Ulerich) Wagler, Tazewell Settlers.