RIZOR, Peter 1824 - 1910

RIZOR, KIMERER, ALLERDICE, MICKEY

Posted By: Susan Kelly Templin (email)
Date: 6/14/2004 at 19:42:46

JEFFERSON COUNTY REPUBLICAN
January 21, 1910

Uncle Peter RIZOR who is at Mystic, fell and broke an arm last week. Being over 85, it is a severe affliction.

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"The Fairfield Daily Journal"
Monday, 4 April 1910
Page 6, Column 2

PETER RIZOR FOUND DEAD

Peter RIZOR, one of the oldest residents of Jefferson county, was found dead in bed this morning at the home of his nephew, George RIZOR, one mile east of Glendale, when the family arose. He had retired aparently in usual health last night and once the family heard him moving about thought nothing of it until they went to call him this morning and found him dead.

Mr. RIZOR was born in Holmes Co. Ohio nearly ninety years ago. He was a graduate of Kenyon college at Gambier, Ohio, in which state he was married. In 1852 he came to Iowa locating in Jefferson county. For over forty years Mr. RIZOR lived in the old Bonnifield log cabin which now occupies such a prominent place in the Old Settlers Park in this city.

About ten years ago his wife (Eliza KIMERER RIZOR) died and then Mr. RISOR (sic) went to make his home with his childern two of which reside in Mystic. He was content there for some time but grew to pining for the old Jefferson county home and in a short time announced his intention of making his home with his nephew and arrived only last Thursday from Mystic.

Three children survive him. They are: Mrs. Alex ALERDICE (sic - ALLERDICE) of Mystic and Mrs. Robert MICKEY of the same place and William of Nashville, Tenn. No definite arrangements have yet been made for the funeral.

Mr. RISOR is the last of the old school of schoolmasters in the county and as a teacher had a reputation of being stern and unyeilding once convinced he was right. If there was a school hard to govern in the early days Mr. RISOR was sent for and with his rod he ruled and forced his scholars to learn the three R',s. (sic)

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"Jefferson County Republican"
April 8, 1910
Page 8, Column 4

CORRESPONDENCE.

Parsonville.

… Peter RIZOR, one among the oldest settlers of the county, was found dead in bed Monday morning at his nephew's, George RIZOR. The family heard him up in his room during the night but thought nothing of it and when they went to call him for breakfast, they found him dead

The funeral was held at the church here conducted by Rev. Bishop of Coalport and the remains were laid to rest in the Union Cemetery. …

(Same column, further down the page:)

Glendale.

April 6, 1910.--We were all made sad by the word that Mr. RIZOR had died Monday morning. Many of us remember "Uncle Peter" as the schoolmaster under whom we gained our education, as well as many lessons in right living and fear of the Good Being. Rev. John Bishop, who conducted services at Parsonsville Church, paid a just tribute to Mr. RIZOR's character and very truly declared the influence one life might have for good. Old time pupils bore their "Old Master's" body to the interment. Wm. R. Smith, Michael Damm, H Heaton, and Clarence Murphy were the pall bearers. ...

… Mrs. Alex ALLERDICE and sons Hugh and Jess attended her father, Peter RIZOR's, funeral, and also Mrs. Robert MICKEY, all of Mystic.

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HIRAM HEATON'S SCRAP-BOOK, pg 103: "Peter RIZOR was a school teacher as well as a farmer, and while seldom teaching except in winter, he taught upwards of forty terms...The moral suasion he trusted in was a tough hickory switch...he lives at Mystic, Iowa, in his 85th year.