Lancaster County Family Ties

James became an ordained minister on Sept. 17, 1964 in Kilgore, Nebraska.  He had already been preaching there for about a year prior to this. I have copies of several letters to other pastors he knew that were invited to the service. The photo was taken the day of the ordination service and is taken beside the church.  His wife, Pauline (Garner), is visibly pregnant. I believe the article was cut from one of the Lancaster papers.  Probably Grandma cut it out and sent it to mom (Pauline).

Please click on each image to make large enough to read. I found this letter years ago among my grandma's papers and have since seen copies of it in other genealogy files on the Ressler family - I have never seen the original German version. I believe it probably was part of a project to use for DAR membership by Nina Breidenthall as she did become a member of the DAR about this time.  Nina was a descendant of Daniel Ressler's son Christian. Since I am a descendant through Daniel's son John this letter also applies to me.