RESSLER, JACOB - HIS WILL

1843 - PG. 1

1843 - PG. 2

Source: METZGER, Madeline M.    The RESSLER Family: descendants of Johann Heinrich ROESSLER, born in Germany ca. 1730.  Published 1994.  This book is available from the LDS Family History Library or I physically was able to use it for research at the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society in 2017.

BREIDENTHALL LETTERS CONCERNING RESSLER FAMILY

1970 pg. 1

1970 pg. 2

I found the above translation of a letter about the RESSLER family in among Grandma Garner's papers.  Over the years I have also seen it in other places.  I have never seen the letter that this is the response to or the original German version. I believe Grandma had this because she helped her cousin Nina BREIDENTHALL gather together all the documentation that Nina needed to join the DAR back in the 1960's.  However, in the same envelope were the following pieces of paper, obviously some kind of continuing correspondence regarding family history. Remember to click on the image to make it easier to read.

DAR APPLICATION - 1968 - JOHANN "JOHN" ROESSLER/RESSLER (Pg. 1 - 10)

My grandma (Reba GARNER) helped her cousin Nina do the research and/or gather papers back in the 1960's so that Nina could join the DAR - at that point she was the only person in the DAR with John ROESSLER/RESSLER as her patriot ancestor (I am the second person to use him - 50 years later). Anyway most of this I already had as it was in with Grandma's papers, however, I didn't know how complete it was so I ordered the application papers from the DAR last year and was surprised to find out that I actually did have most of these papers already. However, I am posting what was in the DAR packet because all the papers are included.

Nina was descended thru Daniel RESSLER's son Christian, I am descended thru Daniel's son John. Daniel was the son of Jacob and Susanna (BOEHM/BEAM) RESSLER, and the grandson of John RESSLER.

That being said, there are 33 pages of records in the original packet, which covered about 200 years in Nina's paternal line. At this point, everyone in her records is dead and I am going to post them to help anyone else in John RESSLER's line who would like to simply have the information.

Pg. 1

Pg. 2

Pg. 3

Pg. 4

Pg. 5

Pg. 6

Pg. 7

Pg. 8

Pg. 9

Pg. 10

A side note: I have never seen or heard what Johann "John" RESSLER's wife name was and she does not appear in any documentation I have ever seen.  My grandmother stated on several occasions that the wife never made it to the Colonies from Germany.  Considering she was very interested in her family  history, and knew most of it by heart, I have to believe that she honestly did not know what happened to her.  I have heard 2 versions of said story: 1) she died when Jacob was young and Johann brought Jacob to the Colonies to start a new life. 2) She died on board the ship on the crossing from Germany. 

I cannot prove or disprove either theory, or maybe neither theory - that is another research project to add to an already long list.

PLEASE NOTE: 
ALL PHOTOS AND WRITTEN CONTENT ARE MY OWN UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.

1970 LETTER REGARDING THE ROESSLERS/RESSLERS

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.

PLEASE NOTE: 
ALL PHOTOS AND WRITTEN CONTENT ARE MY OWN UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.