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Samuel James Dresser 1864–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 FEB 1864

Birth Location: Shoal Creek, Bond, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 28 MAR 1952

Death Location: Reno, Bond, Illinois, USA

Father: Joshua Dresser

Mother: Jane Jones

Spouse(s): Christina Spies, Mary Cruthis

Children(s): Commodore Dressor, Ned Dressor, Florence Dressor, Fredia Dressor, Sherman Dressor, Baby Dressor

Samuel James Dresser was born in 1864 in Shoal Creek, Bond, Illinois, USA, the child of Joshua P Dresser And Jane E Jones. Samuel James Dresser married Christina F Spies, Mary Cruthis, and had children including Baby Dressor, Commodore C Dressor, Florence C Dressor, Fredia Dressor, Ned Amiel Dressor, Sherman S Dressor. Samuel James Dresser passed away in 1952 in Reno, Bond, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Samuel James Dresser was born in 1864 in Shoal Creek, Bond, Illinois, USA, the child of Joshua P Dresser And Jane E Jones.
  • Samuel James Dresser married Christina F Spies, Mary Cruthis, and had children including Baby Dressor, Commodore C Dressor, Florence C Dressor, Fredia Dressor, Ned Amiel Dressor, Sherman S Dressor.
  • Samuel James Dresser passed away in 1952 in Reno, Bond, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Dresser
1821–1911
Birth Location: Temple, Franklin, Maine, USA
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Jane Jones
1826–1894
Birth Location: –
JJ

Spouses(s)

Christina Spies
1870–1944
Birth Location: –
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Mary Cruthis
1872–
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
MC

Children(s)

Commodore Dressor
1912–1987
Birth Location: Bond County, Illinois, USA
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Ned Dressor
1897–1908
Birth Location: Bond County, Illinois, USA
ND
Florence Dressor
1900–
Birth Location: Bond County, Illinois, USA
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Fredia Dressor
1903–
Birth Location: Bond County, Illinois, USA
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Sherman Dressor
1907–1984
Birth Location: Bond County, Illinois, USA
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Baby Dressor
1910–1910
Birth Location: Bond County, Illinois, USA
BD

Samuel Dresser's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Dresser
1864–1952
Birth Place: Shoal Creek, Bond, Illinois, USA
Parents
Joshua P. Dresser
1821–1911
Temple, Franklin, Maine, USA
Jane (E.) Jones
1826–1894
Grandparents
Rufus Dresser
1794–1858
Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Mary (Tamar) Cochrane
1797–1880
Farmington, Franklin, Maine, USA
Great-Grandparents
Rufus Dresser
1767–1815
Elizabeth Law
1766–1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Oliver Sr.
1737–1809
Olive Osgood
1742–1809

Samuel Dresser's Descendants

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Samuel (James) Dresser (25 FEB 1864–28 MAR 1952) m. Christina (F.) Spies (1870–25 JAN 1944) m. Mary Cruthis (ABT 1872–)
  1. 1. Commodore (C.) Dressor 1912–1987
  2. 2. Ned (Amiel) Dressor 1897–1908
  3. 3. Florence (C.) Dressor 1900–
  4. 4. Fredia Dressor 1903– m. Finke 1896–
  5. 5. Sherman (S.) Dressor 1907–1984 m. Wanda 1908–1993
  6. 6. Baby Dressor 1910–1910

Samuel Dresser's Timeline

2 Records

1864
25 FEB 1864
Birth of Samuel James Dresser in Shoal Creek, Bond, Illinois, USA
Shoal Creek, Bond, Illinois, USA
1952
28 MAR 1952
Age 88
Death of Samuel James Dresser in Reno, Bond, Illinois, USA
Reno, Bond, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 FEB 1864
    Event Place: Shoal Creek, Bond, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bethel Cemetery, Reno, IL

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 MAR 1952
    Event Place: Reno, Bond, Illinois, USA
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