George Christian Riser
Born in Kornwestheim, Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
1818 July 16
Mother
Katharina Barbara Hofmann
Father
Georg Christoph Raiser
Date Details
Occurred On 1818 July 16
Married Sophia Christianna Kull
1841 January 10 (Age 22)
Baptized by Albert Brown
1844 (Age 25)
Served in Joseph Smith Presidential Campaign Mission
1844 April 15 (Age 25) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Location Served
Ohio
Date Details
Ended On 1844
Released
Started On 1844 April 15
Called
Traveled in Abraham O. Smoot/George B. Wallace Company (1847)
1847 June 18 – September 29 (Age 28) Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1847 June 18
Joined Company
Ended Between 1847 September 25 – 29
Company Arrived
Served in German Mission
1852 September 15 – 1853 May 3 (Age 34) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
He was transferred to the British Mission due to persecution.
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Date Details
On 1852 August 28
Called
Started On 1852 September 15
Departed from Home
On 1853 January 22
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1853 May 3
Departed from Field
Served in British Mission
1853 May 11 – 1854 February (Age 34) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
He was called as president of the German Mission.
Residence When Called
German Mission
Date Details
Started On 1853 May 11
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1854 February
Released
Called as President to German Mission
1854 February 5 – September 6 (Age 35) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
He was appointed president of the German Mission to replace Daniel Garn. He was not able to depart from Europe until 3 February 1855.
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
British Mission
Set Apart By
Date Details
Started On 1854 February 5
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1854 September 6
Departed from Field
Traveled in Seth M. Blair/Edward Stevenson Company (1855)
1855 June 14 – September 10 (Age 36) Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Started Between 1855 June 14 – 15
Joined Company
Ended On 1855 September 10
Company Arrived
On 1855 September 11
Arrived at Home
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1892 January 24 (Age 73)
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George Christian Riser (1818 - 1892) Profile
George Christian Riser (1818 - 1892)