William McCallister Miser (1853 - 1897)

Born 17 Nov 1853 in Sugar Creek Twp., Benton, Arkansas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Marietta V (Pickens) Miser — married 30 Jan 1878 in Pea Ridge, Benton, Arkansas

Died 2 Feb 1897 at age 43 in Sugar Creek Twp., Benton, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

William McCallister Miser was born on November 17, 1853,^[1] in Sugar Creek Twp., Arkansas. He was the son of George Miser and his second wife, Jane Potter. At age 7 he was in his parent's home in July, 1860, along with sibblings, Michael-22, Elijah-21, Sarah Etta (Miser) Buttram III-14, Jordan Stanford Miser-12, James H Miser-11, Phebe Jane Miser III-10, Susan Amildra (Miser) Requa-7, George-5, and Emily-1.^[2] His father died that December in Sugar Creek, Benton, Arkansas.

He was age 16 in his Mother, Jane's home along with four siblilngs in 1870.^[3]

He married Marietta V (Pickens) Miser on January 30, 1878, in Benton, Arkansas.^[4]

He was the postmaster of Brightwater, Arkansa and also managed the Mercantile store of J. S. Dickson.^[5] He and Marietta took in a Baby, Cora E. Hill at two days old, and raised her as their own. She is on the 1870 Census at age 3 in their home, along with a servant. William was managing the Dry Goods Store.^[6] They had no other children.

He died on February 2, 1897, at the age of 43, and was buried in Pea Ridge, Arkansas in the Buttram Chapel Cemetery.^[1]

Note

Phebe (Buttram) Pitts of Pea Ridge related an interesting story about her beloved Uncle bill Miser, He was "courting" Marietta V. Pickens and went to call on her one Sunday afternoon at the home of her brother, Capt. Cyrus Pickens, a veteran of the Civil War from Pea Ridge. After a pleasant afternoon with Marietta, he suddenly realized he had stayed much too long. Uncle Bill Miser hurried to leave the Pickens' home and ran out to get his saddle horse to make a fast exit from the baryard. He jumped on the horse jerked the reins, and the horse became rather frightened and reared up. Much to Uncle Bill's embarrassment, he fell off the horse into Cyrus Picken's pig pen and killed one of the pigs. Uncle Bill told Cyrus he would be back the following day to reimburse him for the pig---which he did. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for William Miser (17 Nov 1853–2 Feb 1897), Find A Grave: Memorial #74715811, citing Buttram Chapel Cemetery, Pea Ridge, Benton County, Arkansas, USA ; Maintained by Charles Robin Rauch (contributor 46981671) .
2. ↑ 1860 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Sugar Creek, Benton, Arkansas; Roll: M653_37; Page: 358; Dwelling 841; Family 835; Line 4; July 26, 1860; Family History Library Film: 803037; Ancestry's 1860 Census Image
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNHB-86P : 12 April 2016), William Miser in household of Jane Miser, Arkansas, United States; citing p. 44, family 276, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,546.
4. ↑ "Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7MJ-QQD : 10 February 2018), William Miser and Marietta V. Pickens, 30 Jan 1878; citing , Benton, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,034,661.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Miser, William McCalister, “ A GENEALOGY OF THE MEISSER FAMILY” (MEISER, MISER, MIZAR, MIZER, MYSER, MYZER) COPYRIGHT 1986 By THE MEISSER GENEALOGY ASSOCIATION page 429-430
6. ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Bright Water, Benton, Arkansas; Roll: 38; Page: 425B; Dwelling 150; Family 150; Line 3-6; June 11, 1880; Enumeration District: 013; Ancestry's 1880 Census Image