This photo was taken in southern Lancaster County, PA of Mary (Ressler) Ressler and Reba (Ressler) Garner in Feb. 1985. Mary was the oldest sister of Reba and she was born in 1903. Mary married Harry Herr Miller (1901-1963) and they had Calvin (b. 1924), Lloyd (b. 1927) , and Paul (b. 1930). After Harry died, her second marriage was to Clair R. Ressler (a first cousin). According to family gossip, Clair and Mary were allowed by Lancaster County to marry since at Mary's age, they could not have children.
Clair Reed Ressler (1900 - 1971) was the son of Harry and Minnie (Reed) Ressler. Clair married Martha J. Martin (1899 - 1966) and they had Elma (b. 1919), Thelma (b. 1919), Anna (b. 1922), Rhoda (b. 1927), Martha (b. 1929), Ruth (b. 1933), Clair M. (b. 1936), Norma (b. 1938), and Gerald (b. 1943).
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