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William Francis Dresser 1864–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 JUL 1864

Birth Location: Bond County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 8 AUG 1940

Death Location: Reno, Bond, Illinois, USA

Father: Francis Dresser

Mother: Mary Rankin

Spouse(s): Flora Cary

Children(s): Laura Dresser

William Francis Dresser was born in 1864 in Bond County, Illinois, USA, the child of Francis Dresser And Mary Elenor Rankin. William Francis Dresser married Flora Calista Cary, and had children including Laura Mary Dresser. William Francis Dresser passed away in 1940 in Reno, Bond, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • William Francis Dresser was born in 1864 in Bond County, Illinois, USA, the child of Francis Dresser And Mary Elenor Rankin.
  • William Francis Dresser married Flora Calista Cary, and had children including Laura Mary Dresser.
  • William Francis Dresser passed away in 1940 in Reno, Bond, Illinois, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Dresser's Ancestors

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William Dresser
1864–1940
Birth Place: Bond County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Francis Dresser
1827–1914
Temple, Franklin, Maine, USA
Mary (Elenor) Rankin
1832–1902
Bond County, Illinois, USA
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

William Dresser's Descendants

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William (Francis) Dresser (16 JUL 1864–8 AUG 1940) m. Flora (Calista) Cary (7 MAY 1870–28 MAR 1940)
  1. 1. Laura (Mary) Dresser 1893–1978

William Dresser's Timeline

2 Records

1864
16 JUL 1864
Birth of William Francis Dresser in Bond County, Illinois, USA
Bond County, Illinois, USA
1940
8 AUG 1940
Age 76
Death of William Francis Dresser in Reno, Bond, Illinois, USA
Reno, Bond, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 JUL 1864
    Event Place: Bond County, Illinois, USA

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 AUG 1940
    Event Place: Reno, Bond, Illinois, USA

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