Born in Quicksand, Perry, Kentucky, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Martin Salyer
and Nancy (Ramey) Salyer
Sister of
Abner B. Salyer Sr., John Salyer Sr., Fielding Salyer, Ursula (Salyer) Joseph, William P Salyer, Mary (Salyer) Martin, Samuel Salyer, Isaiah Salyer, David D Salyer, Sarah (Salyer) Patrick, Minora Lurana (Salyer) Howard [half], Franklin Salyer [half], Riley William Salyer [half], Delana Salyer [half] and William Morgan Salyer [half]
Wife of
William Martin Risner
— married
26 Feb 1840 in Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Sarah Ann (Risner) Gose, John Washington Risner, Phebe (Risner) Patrick, Logan Risner, Elijah G. Risner, Benjamin Franklin Risner, Samuel Morgan Risner, Leander Risner and Laura Belle (Risner) Gose
Died
at about age 70
in Hendericks, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA,
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Nov 2014
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Biography
Sources
- "The Salyer Family: a Genealogical Record of their first 250 years in America." 688 pages with index. by Elizabeth Salyer. Privately published,1982. Reprinted by the Magoffin County Historical Society.
- With family and 12 sources: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LH2Z-H1S
- "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DN-7DG4 : 22 July 2021), William Resner and Abigail Salyers, 26 Feb 1840; citing Marriage, Floyd, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 2,109,947.
- "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65S-N5G : Mon Jul 17 20:19:37 UTC 2023), Entry for William Kisner and Abigail Kisner, 1850.
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ19-67Q : Mon Jul 17 23:28:59 UTC 2023), Entry for Wm Risiner and Abby Risiner, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXW2-5LF : Sun Jun 04 15:22:30 UTC 2023), Entry for William Risner and Abagil Risner, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCZJ-T27 : 14 January 2022), Abby G. Risner in household of Wm. Risner, Precinct 8 River, Morgan, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district ED 84, sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abigail by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
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:
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~7.81%
~9.38%
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~6.25%
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~4.69%
Scott Cole :
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Pat (Johnson) Trimble :
23andMe
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~3.12%
Susan (Moser) Dougherty :
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+
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+
MyHeritage DNA
-
~3.12%
Ernest Allen :
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~3.12%
Melinda (Ortego) Loustalot :
AncestryDNA
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~3.12%
Rachel Malone :
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~3.12%
~1.56%
Judy (Burgstahler) Ferguson :
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+
MyHeritage DNA
-
~2.34%
~1.56%
Amy Summa :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Ajsumma
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~2.34%
Sherrie (Crisp) Shofroth :
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~1.56%
Kyle Wright :
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+
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A372043 [compare], FTDNA kit #MK36861
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~1.56%
Christopher Salyer :
23andMe, GEDmatch M819991 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M819991 [compare], Ancestry member csalyer37
-
~1.56%
Donna (Railsback) Braly :
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Betty Davis :
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~1.56%
Jason Bailey :
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~1.56%
Bill Barnes :
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-
~1.56%
Shela Cole :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A824459 [compare], Ancestry member Shela100
-
~1.56%
~3.12%
Tricia (Payne) Aanderud :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ZC9745614 [compare], Ancestry member triciaaanderud
-
~1.56%
Aiden Minix :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member aidenrylan1977
-
~1.56%
William Seward :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T047694 [compare], FTDNA kit #867321
-
~1.56%
Steve Bailey :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch B358370 [compare]
-
~1.17%
~1.56%
Tessa Dyer :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A733041 [compare], Ancestry member tessaturtle1
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
+
MyHeritage DNA
+
Living DNA
-
~1.17%
Henry Joseph :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TZ6256569 [compare], yourDNAportal HEN594dbefb, Ancestry member h_joseph
-
~0.98%
Ron Fields :
23andMe
-
~0.78%
Jerry Johnson :
23andMe
-
~0.78%
Betty Boyd :
23andMe
-
~0.78%
Linda (Glisson) Carter :
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~0.78%
Joseph Lowe :
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~0.78%
Liam O'Neal :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Monetta Rose :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member MonettaSpencer
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~0.39%
John Adams :
23andMe
-
~0.39%
Juanita (Pigg) Hahn :
23andMe
+
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~0.39%
Rodger Jackson :
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~0.39%
Marsha Palmer :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Anna Brown :
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~0.39%
Charity Lovely :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Richard Osborn :
AncestryDNA
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Linda (Lisher) James
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Salyer-201 and Salyers-103 appear to represent the same person because: please check and see if you agree that the profiles should be merged thank you
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