In the January 1993 issue of Mennonite Family History Magazine was the below article on the family of Jacob & Susanna Ressler focusing on the line of Samuel Ressler (1804-1876). To be truthful, I am not very familiar with this line as I am descended through the next older boy, Daniel (1802-1901). However, there are a couple things in the article I would like to correct or add to, so please continue to read below the nice article.
1. The first couple paragraphs is about Johann Heinrich Rossler/Ressler and his immigration.
“He was accompanied on the ship by two other Roesslers: Johann Georg
Roessler and Conrad Roessler.” Per
the response to a Nov. 1963 letter of Nina Briedenthall (translated by E.
Jaeger) asking about the Roessler roots in Wunsiedel, Germany “I would guess
that the 3 brothers Roessler, that came 1750 to America, were descendants of
Pastor Christoph Roessler in Kirchenlamits…” I have posted the translated
letter in its entirety the blog here: (http://lancastercountyfamilyties.blogspot.com/2018/07/breidenthall-letters-concerning-ressler.html).
Per Metzger (pg. 5) the 3 brothers came to America on the ship Priscilla which went from Rotterdam to
Cowes, England and arrived in Philadelphia on Sept. 12, 1750. All 3 took Oaths
of Allegiance as required.
2. The list of children of Jacob & Susanna basically matches what I have from
Grandma Garner. However, here is where I
want to make the correction: their son Daniel was
born March 24, 1802 (Metzger pg. 16 and Ressler pg. 1) and died Dec. 18, 1901
(not 1875 as per the 1993 MFH article). In
the 1900 census he was living with single daughter Hettie (who died later that
same year) and was listed as 98 years old. He is memorial on FAG
#61218182. Here is his obit from the
Intelligencer (Lancaster, PA) on Thursday Dec. 19, 1901 – on the front page:
3. Children of Daniel & Mary (Metzler) Ressler, who married Dec. 12, 1833
(Ressler pg. 1-2, Metzger pg. 154 – 171, and Ressler article above):
Child
|
Born
|
Died
|
Spouse
|
Hetty
|
Oct.
6, 1834
|
Oct.
11, 1900
|
Single
|
Amos
|
April
7 1836
|
March
28, 1862
|
Unknown
|
Barbara
|
Nov.
6, 1837
|
1889
|
Jacob
F. Andrews
|
Henry
|
Aug.
4, 1839
|
Feb.
8, 1925
|
Annie
Lefever
|
Christian
|
May
10, 1841
|
April
13, 1915 (not 1951 as in 1993 article)
|
1)
“Lizzie” C. Miller
2)
“Sally” Parker
|
Martin
|
Dec.
18, 1843
|
Oct.
1, 1847
|
Single
|
Maria
|
July
6, 1846
|
Sept.
16, 1926
|
Single
|
Susan
|
March
14, 1848
|
Feb.
22, 1923
|
Single
|
John
|
Nov.
28, 1850
|
March
31, 1925
|
Anna
Elizabeth Yost
|
Emma
|
Aug.
15, 1853
|
March
23, 1873
|
Single
|
On a personal level, I am descended thru Daniel and Mary's son John.
