Samuel E. Riker1,2

M, #563, * 1857, + bt 1895 - 1900
FatherSamuel Riker2 * 22 Jun 1814
MotherAbigail Sisco2 * 23 Dec 1831

Family

Annie Elizabeth Watson * 30 Jul 1860, + Nov 1929
Children
  • Isabelle Riker+13,10 * 1879, + Jun 1966
  • Nn Riker14 * 12 Oct 1887, + 12 Oct 1887
  • Nn Riker15 * 14 Jun 1888, + 14 Jun 1888
     Samuel E. Riker was born in 1857 in Little Falls, New Jersey.2,3 He married Annie Elizabeth Watson, daughter of James Watson and Celia, on 22 Sep 1878 at Manhattan, New York.2,1 He died bt 1895 - 1900 because he is listed in the 1895 directory, but his wife is alone in the 1900 census.

Other information:
He lived at the time of his marriage at the corner of Spring & Varick at New York, New York,2Samuel E. Riker and Charles Watson had a liquor store (Riker & Watson) at 386 Bleeker Street, Manhattan, New York.2,4 He and Charles Watson lived c 1881 with Charles' father James at 91 Perry Street in Manhattan.5 He lived c 1884 at 225 W 20th Street in Manhattan.6 He lived in 1895 at 21 Ferry Street in Newark.7

He is listed in the following census:
1860 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Samuel Riker, Acquackanonck (Little Falls Postoffice), Passaic County, New Jersey.8
1870 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Abby L. Ricord, 2nd Ward, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey.9
1880 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of James Watson, 91 Perry Street, Manhattan, New York County, New York.10
1865 New Jersey census: Household of Samuel Riker, North Ward, Paterson.11
1885 New Jersey census: Household of Samuel E. Riker, Ward 4, Newark, Essex County. Household consists of Samuel E., his wife Annie and his daughter Isabelle.12

Citations

  1. [S104] Marr. Cert., State of New York, City of New York. Marriage Cert. #5105. Samuel Riker and Annie Edith Watson, 22 Sep 1878.
  2. [S104] Marr. Cert., State of New York, Metropolitan Board of Health. Marriage Return for Samuel Riker and Annie Edith Watson, 22 Sep 1878.
  3. [S181] Seidler Family, Papers, Jenn's notes: 1880 census New York, ED 234, sheet 30 (Film#1254877). Personal Files.
  4. [S209] Manhattan Directory, 1879, 1881, 1883. Riker & Watson, liquors. 386 Bleecker Street.
  5. [S209] Manhattan Directory, 1879, 1881. Riker, Samuel E. liquors. 386 Bleecker Street. h. 91 Perry Street.
  6. [S209] Manhattan Directory, 1883, 1885. Riker, Samuel E., liquors. 198 Eighth Ave, h. 225 W 20th.
  7. [S366] Newark Directory, 1895/1896. Samuel E. Riker, bartender, h. 21 Ferry Street.
  8. [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.
  9. [S108] Fed. Census: 1870. New Jersey, Essex County, Newark, 2nd Ward, sheet 145, line 24-28, (NARA: M593, Roll ?, Page 457). Household of Abby L. Ricord. "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (<https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-63FQ-VP2> : 22 May 2014), New Jersey > Essex > Newark, ward 05 > image 145 of 224; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  10. [S108] Fed. Census: 1880. New York, New York (Manhattan), ED 1-234, sheet 30B, line 46-50 (NARA: T9, Roll 877, Page 559B). Household of James Watson.
  11. [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.
  12. [S107] State Census: "New Jersey, State Census, 1885," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/655D-9W2 : accessed 22 Jan 2013), family number 293, page 52, FHLfilm number 888610.
  13. [S181] Seidler Family, Papers. Personal Files.
  14. [S704] NJ-Death, Riker, 12 Oct 1887. Parents: Samuel E. Riker and Annie E. Riker (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FZ2B-WMQ : accessed 07 Sep 2012)., online: https://familysearch.org/
  15. [S705] NJ-Births, Riker, 14 Jun 1888. Parents: Sam'L E. Riker and Anna E. Watson (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FC5J-WSZ : accessed 07 Sep 2012)., online: https://familysearch.org/