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Virgil O. Dresser 1832–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 OCT 1832

Birth Location: Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, USA

Death Date: 8 FEB 1913

Death Location: Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, USA

Father: Joseph Dresser

Mother: Eunice Deering

Spouse(s): Nancy Oldhausen, Henrietta Garrettson

Children(s): Alice Dresser, Virgil Dresser, Schyler Dresser, Eli Dresser, Edmund Dresser, Ada Dresser, Henry Dresser, James Dresser, William Dresser, Virgilia Dresser, Samuel Dresser

The story of Virgil O. Dresser began in 1832 in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, USA. Virgil O. Dresser married Henrietta Malinda Garrettson, Nancy Oldhausen, and had children including Ada Dresser, Alice Dresser, Edmund Or Edward Dresser, Eli C Dresser, Henry Dresser, James Deering Dresser, Samuel Lewis Dresser, Schyler Colfax Dresser, Virgil Dresser, Virgilia Dresser, William Apple Dresser. Virgil O. Dresser passed away in 1913 in Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Virgil O. Dresser began in 1832 in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, USA.
  • Virgil O. Dresser married Henrietta Malinda Garrettson, Nancy Oldhausen, and had children including Ada Dresser, Alice Dresser, Edmund Or Edward Dresser, Eli C Dresser, Henry Dresser, James Deering Dresser, Samuel Lewis Dresser, Schyler Colfax Dresser, Virgil Dresser, Virgilia Dresser, William Apple Dresser.
  • Virgil O. Dresser passed away in 1913 in Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Dresser
1811–1870
Birth Location: Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA
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Eunice Deering
1805–1863
Birth Location: Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Oldhausen
1839–1892
Birth Location: Lexington, Lafayette, Missouri
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Henrietta Garrettson
1865–1945
Birth Location: Marshfield, Scott, Indiana
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Children(s)

Alice Dresser
1864–
Birth Location: Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, USA
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Virgil Dresser
1867–1942
Birth Location: Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, USA
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Schyler Dresser
1869–
Birth Location: –
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Eli Dresser
1874–1945
Birth Location: Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, USA
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Edmund Dresser
1875–1950
Birth Location: Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, USA
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Ada Dresser
1877–
Birth Location: Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, USA
AD
Henry Dresser
1880–
Birth Location: Kansas, USA
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James Dresser
1896–1987
Birth Location: Piper, Wyandotte, Kansas
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William Dresser
1899–1977
Birth Location: Prairie, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
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Virgilia Dresser
1902–
Birth Location: Wyandotte County, Kansas, USA
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Samuel Dresser
1907–1961
Birth Location: Prairie, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
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Virgil Dresser's Ancestors

Self
Virgil Dresser
1832–1913
Birth Place: Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Parents
Joseph Wentworth Dresser
1811–1870
Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Eunice Deering
1805–1863
Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Grandparents
Wentworth Dresser
1762–1842
Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Sophia Holbrook
1776–1858
Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire
Great-Grandparents
Richard Dresser
1713–1783
Mindwell Munson
1728–1785
Joseph Holbrook
1749–1783
Jane March
1749–1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Dresser
1681–1749
Elizabeth Wentworth
1682–1772
Elisha Holbrook
1720–1768
Lydia Dresser
1720–1765

Virgil Dresser's Descendants

1.
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Virgil (O.) Dresser (19 OCT 1832–8 FEB 1913) m. Nancy Oldhausen (1839–15 JUN 1892) m. Henrietta (Malinda) Garrettson (24 FEB 1865–25 JUN 1945)
  1. 1. Alice Dresser 1864– m. Hill 1860–
  2. 2. Virgil Dresser 1867–1942 m. Mildred Olive 1889–1973
    1. 1. Virgil Dresser 1909–1914
  3. 3. Schyler (Colfax) Dresser 1869– m. Alice (Marinda) Foster 1869–
    1. 1. Sylvia (Gertrude) Dresser 1887– m. Thomas (Archibald) Boggs 1884–
  4. 4. Eli (C.) Dresser 1874–1945 m. Ethel (Lulu) Burns 1882–1952
    1. 1. Mildred (G.) Dresser 1907–
    2. 2. Harold (Guy) Dresser 1910–1976
    3. 3. Helen (B.) Dresser 1912– m. Fred Kimball 1908–
    4. 4. Marion Dresser 1914– m. Richard Howey 1910–
    5. 5. Lulu (Evangeline) Dresser 1897–
    6. 6. Wilder (L.) Dresser 1902–1971
  5. 5. Edmund (Or Edward) Dresser 1875–1950 m. May 1878–
  6. 6. Ada Dresser 1877– m. Edmund Cressman 1845–1914
  7. 7. Henry Dresser 1880–
  8. 8. James (Deering) Dresser 1896–1987
  9. 9. William (Apple) Dresser 1899–1977 m. Ruth Brightwell 1902–1994
  10. 10. Virgilia Dresser 1902–
  11. 11. Samuel (Lewis) Dresser 1907–1961

Virgil Dresser's Timeline

2 Records

1832
19 OCT 1832
Birth of Virgil O. Dresser in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, USA
1913
8 FEB 1913
Age 81
Death of Virgil O. Dresser in Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, USA
Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 OCT 1832
    Event Place: Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 FEB 1913
    Event Place: Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, USA
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