The Ancestors of My GrandchildrenIsaac Riker1,2 
M, #1370, * 2 Dec 1837
| Father | Samuel Riker1,2 * 22 Jun 1814 |
| Mother | Jane Cyphers1,2 * s 1815, + b 1856 |
Isaac Riker was born on 2 Dec 1837 in New Jersey.1,2 Isaac was baptized (DRC) on 5 Aug 1838 at Pompton Plains, Morris County.2 He married Lavinia Terhune on 1 Feb 1869.2
Other information:
Isaac Riker was a cigar maker in Paterson, New Jersey.2
Isaac Riker and Lavinia Terhune had four children: James H., Charles, Ida, and Edward.2
He is listed in the following census:
1840 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Samuel Riker, Acquackanonck Township, Passaic County, New Jersey. Isaac Riker was probably included in the Free Males under 5 years of age.3
1850 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Samuel Riker, Acquackanonck Township, Passaic County, New Jersey.4
1860 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Samuel Riker, Acquackanonck (Little Falls Postoffice), Passaic County, New Jersey.1
1870 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Isaac Riker, 2nd Ward (#142), Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey. Household consists of Isaac and his wife Lavinia (21, born in NJ.)5
1855 New Jersey census: Household of Samuel Riker, #524, Acquackanonck Township.6
1865 New Jersey census: Household of Samuel Riker, North Ward, Paterson.7
Name variants: Isaac Theodore Riker (full name.)2
Other information:
Isaac Riker was a cigar maker in Paterson, New Jersey.2
Isaac Riker and Lavinia Terhune had four children: James H., Charles, Ida, and Edward.2
He is listed in the following census:
1840 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Samuel Riker, Acquackanonck Township, Passaic County, New Jersey. Isaac Riker was probably included in the Free Males under 5 years of age.3
1850 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Samuel Riker, Acquackanonck Township, Passaic County, New Jersey.4
1860 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Samuel Riker, Acquackanonck (Little Falls Postoffice), Passaic County, New Jersey.1
1870 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Isaac Riker, 2nd Ward (#142), Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey. Household consists of Isaac and his wife Lavinia (21, born in NJ.)5
1855 New Jersey census: Household of Samuel Riker, #524, Acquackanonck Township.6
1865 New Jersey census: Household of Samuel Riker, North Ward, Paterson.7
Name variants: Isaac Theodore Riker (full name.)2
Citations
- [S108] Fed. Census: 1860. New Jersey, Passaic County, Acquackanonck (Little Falls Post Office), sheet 79, line 2-10 (NARA: M653 Roll: 706 Page: 1039). Household of Samuel Riker.
- [S283] David M. Riker, Riker Family, Riker Genealogy (copies).
- [S108] Fed. Census: 1840. New Jersey, Passaic County, Acquackanonck Township, sheet 102, line 27 (NARA: M704 Roll: 258 Page: 102). Household of Samuel Riker.
- [S108] Fed. Census: 1850. New Jersey, Passaic County, Acquackanonck Township, sheet 365, line 31-35 (NARA: M432 Roll: 461 Page: 365). Household of Samuel Riker.
- [S108] Fed. Census: 1870. New Jersey, Passaic County,Paterson City, 2nd Ward, sheet 24, line 28-29 (NARA: M593, Roll 885, Page 315). Household of Isaac Riker.
- [S107] State Census: 1855 New Jersey, Passaic County, Acquackanonk Township. Household of Samuel Riker. "New Jersey State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (<https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BL-ZQXQ-1> : 2 October 2017), Passaic > Acquackanonk Township > image 5 of 8; citing New Jersey Department of State Division of Archives and Records, Trenton.
- [S107] State Census: 1865 New Jersey, Passaic County, Paterson. Household of Samuel Riker. "New Jersey State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (<https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BL-C9DT-R> : 17 October 2016), Passaic > Paterson, North Ward > image 33 of 43; citing New Jersey State Library, Trenton.