I’m not related to any member of this family.

1930 is the last available census at this time.



1880 -
Name: Benjamin Garland
Age: 35
Birth Year: abt 1845
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1880: Chickaming, Berrien, Michigan
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth M. Garland
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Occupation: Day Laborer

Benjamin Garland 35, IND
Elizabeth M. Garland 30, OH - cannot write
Emma J. Bize 12, MI - s/dau [Rizer] [1868]
James F. Garland 8, MI
John F. Garland 6, MI
Isabel Waldfogel 65, PA - m/inlaw

1900 -
Name: Benjamin Garland
Age: 55
Birth Date: Dec 1844
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1900: Verner, Sargent, North Dakota
[Forman, Sargent, North Dakota]
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Boarder
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Garland
Marriage Year: 1872
Years Married: 28
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Occupation:

W H Dixon 38,
Benjamin Garland 55, 12/44 IND - works on farm
Elizabeth Garland 53, 11/47 OH - 3 children & 2 living
Frederick Garland 27, 1/73 MI - son - farm worker

1910 -
Name: Elizabeth Garland
Age in 1910: 53
Birth Year: 1857
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1910: Stowe Prairie, Todd, Minnesota
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Mother
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Benjamin Garland
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania

James Garland 36, MI - farmer
Sarah Garland 23, WI
Jenette Garland 4, ND
Ralph E Garland 3, ND
Baby No Name Garland 1m, MN - dau
Benjamin Garland 65, IND - father, farm manager
Elizabeth Garland 53, OH - mother [she should be 63]; 3 children and 2 living [claims 1st marriage]

1920 -
Name: Elizabeth Garland
Age: 73
Birth Year: abt 1847
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1920: Stowe Prairie, Todd, Minnesota
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Name: Benjamin Garland
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes

Benjamin Garland 75
Elizabeth Garland 73

1930 -
Elizabeth & Benjamin are not listed.


Elizabeth Waldfogel [Rizer, Garland]
Birth 11 Nov 1847 in Ohio
Death 23 Dec 1923 in Sargent, Sargent, North Dakota


Emma Jane -
Spellings of her last name included Riser, Rieser, or Riza. She had hypertensice cardio vascular renal disease for 10 years. Cerebral hemorrhage 6 weeks before death. She had a stroke in early 1932, from which she recovered. In 1880 Emma was living with parents and grandmother in Chickering, Berrien, MI. She met Clarence at a dance and they both went to the same church, and their good friendship turned into love.

Emma Jane Rizer
Birth 11 Sep 1866 in New Buffalo, Berrien, Michigan
Death 18 Jul 1940 in Tamarack, Aitkin, Minnesota
she married -
Date - 5 Jul 1885
Location - New Buffalo, Berrien, Michigan
to Clarence Asrue Green

1900 -
Name: Emma Green
Age: 32
Birth Date: Sep 1867
Birthplace: Michigan
Home in 1900: Spring Valley, Dickey, North Dakota
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Clarence Green
Marriage Year: 1886
Years Married: 14
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother: number of living children: 7
Mother: How many children: 7
Occupation:

Clarence Green 38, 9/61 ILL - farmer
Emma Green 32, 9/67 MI - 7 children
Wilfred Green 13, 7/86 MI
Ralph Green 11, 5/89 MI
Edna Green 8 11/91 ND
Howard Green 6, 3/94 ND
Mabel Green 7, 1/96 ND
Gladis Green 2, 1/98 ND
Zuopha Green 5/12, 12/99 ND
George Green 79, 11/20 VT - widowed father


story from another researcher - Emma Rizer
Spellings of her last name included Riser, Rieser, or Riza. She had hypertensice cardio vascular renal disease for 10 years. Cerebral hemorrhage 6 weeks before death. She had a stroke in early 1932, from which she recovered. In 1880 Emma was living with parents and grandmother in Chickering, Berrien, MI. She met Clarence at a dance and they both went to the same church, and their good friendship turned into love.



marriage record -
Groom's Name: Clarence Green
Groom's Race:
Groom's Age: 24 years
Groom's Birth Date: 1861
Groom's Birthplace: Wells Co., Ill.
Bride's Name: Emma J. Rigar
Bride's Race:
Bride's Age: 17 years
Bride's Birth Date: 1868
Bride's Birthplace: New Buffalo, Mich.
Marriage Type:
Marriage Date: 05 Jul 1885
Marriage Place: New Buffalo, Berrien, Michigan
Groom's Father:
Groom's Mother:
Bride's Father:
Bride's Mother:

marriage record -
Groom's Name: Benjamin Garland
Groom's Birth Date:
Groom's Birthplace: Indiana
Groom's Age:
Bride's Name: Elizabeth Rizer
Bride's Birth Date:
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age:
Marriage Date: 24 Mar 1872
Marriage Place: New Buffalo, Berrien, Michigan
Groom's Father's Name:
Groom's Mother's Name:
Bride's Father's Name:
Bride's Mother's Name:
Groom's Race: White
Groom's Marital Status:
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race: White
Bride's Marital Status:


No other researcher has found any info on John Rizer.
NOTE -
Michigan did not require “by law” birth, marriage, & death registrations until 1867.