RANDOLPH COUNTY, GA - OBITS  Major John F Kiser 1882

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 Major John F Kiser 1882 obituary



Cuthbert Appeal 4 Aug 1882 (says it is quoting from
Atlanta Constitution)

Abstract: born in Campbell Co, Mar 27th 1836; youngest
of 6 sons; father was a farmer & until he was 18 he was
a farmer boy; temperate in his habits; from the plow
handles he went to Powder Springs and engaged as clerk
with W J & M P Kiser, his older brothers; in 1860
entered business with his brother W J Kiser; 1861
joined the army & left his home as a lieutenant in
Seventh GA Regiment; later elected captain; promoted
and made a major;  wounded at 2nd battle of Manassas in
his right hand; shot through the lung at the battle of
the Wilderness; recovered; declined discharge; close of
war returned to Powder Springs & entered business
again; 1868 came to Atlanta with brother M C Kiser--
formed a partnership in retail dry goods business on
Whitehall St with a capital of $15000 each.... entered
wholesale trade & in 1872 moved to present 5 story
building opposite the Kimball house;  Major Kiser made
the buyer of the firm...two trips to
Europe...considered the best buyer in the
south...popular in New York; on 12 Jan 1871, married to
Miss Agnes F Lane, daughter of General James T Lane, of
Athens, Tennessee; she lived only a few years & died
leaving no children; on 19 Nov 1879, married to Miss
Mary Cobb Hood, daughter of Judge Arthur Hood, of
Cuthbert; leaves no children; fortune estimated at
quarter of a million dollars; made a will before his
last European trip, but that was prior to his last
marriage, and has probably been destroyed
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