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Jordan Gilmore Risinger
12 Mar 1837 – 29 Nov 1922
| Birth | 12 Mar 1837 |
| Death | 29 Nov 1922 |
| Cemetery | West Hamilton Cemetery Shelbyville , Shelby County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Jerry Bohnett on 08 May 2010 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29909372 |
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Private, Company A, 28th Regiment, Randal's Brigade, Walker's Division, Texas Cavalry (dismounted), CSA Son of Mahala Stone and Amos Risinger Husband of (1) Mary, (2) Sarah Jane Risinger Children listed in censuses: John D., James, Cicero, Mary Pauline, Ben, Grover C., Lizzie J. G. Risinger moved to Texas in 1849, and moved to Shelby County in March 1853. He enlisted April 15, 1862, at the age of 25. In his affidavit as witness to Mr. Risinger's Civil War service, James W. Truit said, "we messed together, slept together, fought side by side in battle, and I personally know that he was a brave and faithful Confederate Soldier." Young James W. Truit was Company A's bugler, and son of its original captain, Alfred M. Truit; Company A was composed primarily of Shelby County residents. Truit and his newly formed company of about 125 men arrived in Marshall, TX, on May 6, 1862, where they joined B and E. Eventually the 12 companies joined, and arrived near Shreveport by July 12. On July 18 they left for Little Rock, AR. The regiment was officially ordered to dismount on September 28, 1862, and their horses were returned to Texas. Jordan Gilmore Risinger died at the home of his son in Patroon, Texas, on November 29, 1922. His death was attributed to old age and from a fall. Jim Gann of Patroon was the undertaker. Sources: Obituary, The Champion, December 6, 1922. Confederate Pensions, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. J. G. Risinger, Soldier's Application for Pension, # 16509, Shelby County, Texas (Patroon). M. Jane Johansson, Peculiar Honor: A History of the 28th Texas Cavalry, 1862–1865, Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 1998. 1850 federal census, Rusk County, Texas. 1860, 1870, 1880, 1910, 1920 federal censuses, Shelby County, Texas.
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- Elvina Elizabeth Risinger Bowlin 1834–1912
- Leroy McDuffy Risinger 1838–1922
- Lucian Lenear "L.L." Risinger 1842–1900
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- James David Risinger 1861–1897 FaG
- Cicero L Risinger 1875–1959 FaG
- James McDuffy "Jimero" Risinger 1875–1960 FaG
- Mary Pauline Risinger Wilburn 1876–1954 FaG
- Ben Allen Risinger 1881–1973 FaG
- Mahala Jane Risinger Brittain 1883–1977 FaG
- Grover Cleveland Risinger 1885–1977 FaG
- Elizabeth Caroline "Lizzie" Risinger Monroe 1886–1978 FaG
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