RESSLER, DANIEL 1801/02 - 1901

RESSLER, DANIEL 1801/02 - 1901

Daniel RESSLER was the son of Jacob and Susanna (BOEHM/BEAM) RESSLER.  At the bottom of this post are several links to other posts on this blog with more info on them and their family.

I wanted to share a photo that I found posted on Ancestry this week titled "Daniel B. RESSLER before 1901".  I have never seen a photo of Daniel.  I wanted to believe it was really a photo of him, but I am all about "proving" it. 

Source: JD Ressler Ancestry family tree - titled Daniel B. Ressler before 1901

After comparing the photo to his son John both as a young man and as an elderly man, I do think that this is a photo of Daniel RESSLER.  Wow, what a find - thanks so much to the person who posted it.

To see his memorial on Find a Grave, go here.

Here is a photo of Daniel's son John both as a young man, and then as an elderly man with his living children in 1915.

Source: my personal collection (previously in the possession of Reba (RESSLER) GARNER)

Source: Personal Collection (previously in possession of Reba (Ressler) Garner)

Other posts with info about Daniel RESSLER:

https://lancastercountyfamilyties.blogspot.com/2012/11/resslerrossler.html

https://lancastercountyfamilyties.blogspot.com/2017/12/dar-application-accepted-ressler.html

https://lancastercountyfamilyties.blogspot.com/2019/01/revisiting-jacob-susanna-boehm-ressler.html

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

REVISITING JACOB & SUSANNA (BOEHM) RESSLER

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.

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

DAR APPLICATION ACCEPTED - RESSLER

I got the news this week that my DAR application for John Ressler passed and that I will be sworn in as a member at the meeting later this month.  

I find this exciting, not so much for me personally, but because of all the work the DAR does and has done to preserve the records and genealogy of descendants of the American Revolution veterans. I am very patriotic, and it thrills me every time I go to a DAR meeting and there is such a spirit of patriotism for this great (not perfect) country. 

So without going into all the documentation at this time, I would like to go through the generations from John Ressler to me with a few basic facts:

(1.) Johann "John" ROESSLER/RESSLER was an immigrant from Germany where he was born. Depending on the source, I have seen his birth date listed anywhere from about 1715-1740 (and this will require further research on my part).  He served with Capt. John LUTT's 5th Company and with the Lancaster County militia. He died after Feb. 1805. I do not believe I have ever heard or seen his wife's name.  It is thought that his son, Jacob, was the only child of this union.

(2.) Jacob RESSLER was born Nov. 16, 1767. He married Susanna BOEHM/BEAM on May 22, 1793 (she was born June 7, 1775). Their known children:

• John - born 1794
• Jacob - born 1795
• Benjamin - born 1797
• Susana - born 1799
• Daniel - born 1801 or 1802 (depending on which source)
• Samuel - born 1804
• Mary - born 1806
• Elizabeth - born 1809
• Magdalena - born 1811
• Martin - born 1816
• Ann - born 1820 

Jacob died Dec. 1843 and Susanna died April 1848 - both are buried Strasburg Mennonite Church.  It is believed that  Jacob and Susanna are buried next to "John" RESSLER, however the small stone is unreadable.

(3.) Daniel RESSLER was born in March of 1801/1802.  He married Mary METZLER (daughter of Rev. Henry and Esther METZLER) in Dec. 1833. Their children:

• Hetty - born 1834
• Amos - born 1836
• Barbara - born 1837
• Henry - born 1839
• Christian - born 1841
• Martin - born 1843
• Maria - born 1846
• Susan - born 1848
• John - born 1850
• Emma - born 1853

Daniel died in 1901 and is buried at Strasburg Mennonite Church.  Mary (born 1814) died in 1889 and is also buried at Strasburg Mennonite Church.

Here is Daniel's obituary:

(4.) John RESSLER was born Nov. 28, 1850 and died March 31, 1925. He married Anna Elizabeth YOST in ___________ and they had these known children:

• Harry - born 1877
• Mary E. - born 1878
• Daniel Y. - born 1880
• Frank Y. - born 1882
• Omar - born 1884
• Estella M. - born 1890

Anna Elizabeth Yost was the daughter of Henry and Barbara (CASKEY) YOST, and was born Sept. 2, 1855 and died April 21, 1925. Both are buried in New Providence Mennonite.

(5.) Frank Yost RESSLER was born Feb. 7, 1882 and died Aug. 23, 1979.  I was in my early teens when he died and do remember him. He married Anna Bertha "Bert" FINDLEY in Feb. 1903 - she was 17 and pregnant. She died in Feb. 1953. Their children:

• Mary E. - born August 1903
• Emma M. - born 1906
• Anna V. - born 1908
• Martha L. "Marty" - born 1911
• Mabel Reba "Reba" - born 1913
• Clarence W. - born 1916
• John A. "Andy" - born 1919
• Victor E. "Vic" - born 1922
• Charles F. - born 1925

Here are their obituaries:

 

(6.) My grandma Reba RESSLER (she hated the name Mabel and always went by Reba) married Ralph Groff GARNER March 30, 1935 in Carlisle, PA. They were a huge part of my life. Their children:

• Pauline R. 1937 - 2016
• Jerry R. - born 1942
• Darlene M. 1945 - 2004
• Cheryl - born 1948
• Gloria - born 1951

Here is their marker at Conestoga Memorial Park, Conestoga, PA:

(7.) Pauline Reba GARNER was born in Lancaster, PA July 30, 1937.  She married James S. APPLEBACH on Sept. 1, 1957. They had 3 children - Yvonne, Melody, and Matthew - all still living. 

She married Robert HAHN in March 1984 in Billings, MT. He died in 1996 and Pauline remained a widow.

Here is Pauline's gravestone in Minnesota: 

 

(8.) Which brings you to me, the current keeper of the family photos and documents.

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

RESSLER FAMILY - THANKSGIVING DAY 1915 - Part 1

Update 9-10-16

Mom and I spent last weekend going over these pictures, plus with some help from cousin K. HESS, we were able to have an "ah-ha" moment and come up with some answers.  There are actually 4 known photos taken of the John RESSLER family at the farm on Thanksgiving Day 1915. I will add the other 2 at a later date. 

The photo above is written in Uncle Andy's handwriting (son of Frank RESSLER) so it is from his perspective.  Dad is Frank RESSLER, Aunt Stella is Estella (RESSLER) ANDREWS, Uncle Harry is Harry RESSLER, and Uncle John is probably Daniel RESSLER - these would be the four living children of John and Elizabeth (YOST) RESSLER at this date.  John (1850-1925) and Lizzie (1855-1925) are the seated couple.

Update 9-10-16: Many of the people in this picture are still not named, however, we are making progress. The seated couple is John and Lizzie RESSLER with their living children and grandchildren.  There are also some misc. people in the picture that so far no one has figured out. 

 The back row has 2 unnamed women, Harry RESSLER, Frank RESSLER, Claire RESSLER is directly in front of Frank,  Galen ANDREWS is behind Lizzie's shoulder,  Daniel Ressler and Stella (RESSLER) ANDREWS.

 The second row is Emma RESSLER, unnamed seated woman holding Grace RESSLER(?), John and Lizzie, unnamed woman, probably Paul RESSLER. 

The children in the front are: Blanche RESSLER, unnamed, Anna (big bow in hair - daughter of Daniel), Reba GARNER is the small one in front of her, unnamed 2 boys (?) in front of Lizzie, Martha (?), Anna (daughter of Frank) and Stella (daughter of Harry).

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

HENRY YOST, JR. (1826-1913)

HENRY YOST, JR. (1826-1913):

The first mention of Henry Yost that I have found is in the 1850 Pennsylvania census for Lancaster.  He is listed as living in the household of Barbara Brimmer. He is listed as age 23 and a laborer. Also listed in the same household is Reuben Yost, age 21 and a house painter (I don't know if or what the relationship between these 2 Yost men may have been yet). Both of them are listed as born in Pennsylvania.

In the family Bible of Henry Yost is listed that he married Barbara Caskey 14 November 1854 by G. Fred Krotel, the pastor at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, PA. Barbara Caskey is listed as the daughter of Barbara Brimmer.

In the 1860 census, Henry is listed as 30, living in East Lampeter Township (Lancaster County) and being a laborer.  His wife Barbara is 29, Anna Elizabeth (my gr-gr-gr grandmother) was 4, Benjamin was 3, and Emma was 1.

In the June 1863 Pennsylvania Civil War Draft Registration (pg. 284) he is listed as living in Lampeter, age 37, and a laborer.  Unlike some men on the same page, he did not claim exception or supply a substitute.  I do not know if he actually was called to fight (yet).

Per the family Bible, Henry's wife Barbara died 13 September 1870.  My note: this is 10 days after the birth of their youngest child (Catherine b. 3 Sept. 1870)

Per the family Bible, Henry married for the second time to Matilda Mary (Maria) Miller of West Lampeter Township on 10 October 1878 by C. Elvins Houpt, the asst. pastor of Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity in Lancaster. Witnesses were Christiana Kendig and Mary J. Powell.

In the 1890 Lancaster Directory, Henry is listed as living in Lampeter and being a laborer.

In the 1896 Lancaster Directory (pg. 528), Henry is listed as being a laborer living in Lampeter.

In the 1898 Lancaster Directory, Henry is listed as a farmer living in Lampeter.

Matilda Mary (Maria) died on March 18, 1898. Here is her obit:

   (click on image to make big enough to read)


In the 1899 Lancaster Directory (pg. 843) Henry is listed as a laborer in Lampeter.

In the 1900 census, Henry is listed as living in the household of John and Amanda C Armont (Arment). Matilda is not mentioned here. Henry is listed as being widowed, age 75, born in Pennsylvania and as the father-in-law of the head of house.  Amanda was born in 1863 per the family Bible.

In the 1910 census, Henry is found in the same house as 1900 (in Strasburg) as 83, widowed, born in PA, and the father-in-law.

Per the "Pennsylvania and New Jersey Church and Town Records 1708-1985" Henry Yost was born 7 May 1826 and died in Lancaster 20 August 1913, age 87. Per this same record is listed "Maria" wife of Henry (1835-1898) and Barbara ( ? - 1870).

Per his death certificate, he was retired and died of valvular endocarditis. He is listed as born in Lancaster County.  His father's name is _________Yost, and his mother's maiden name is unknown. The person who supplied the personal info was John Arment at Strasburg RR #2.

His obit published in the Lancaster New Era on 21 August 1913:

YOST, ANNA ELIZABETH (1855 - 1925)

According to the family Bible of Henry Yost:

Henry Yost (Jr.) was born in Lancaster, PA on 07 May 1826 and died on 20 August 1913.  He married Barbara Caskey on Nov. 14, 1854 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Lancaster, PA.

Barbara Caskey was born in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, PA on 10 March 1829  and died 13 September 1870 (age 41 years, 6 months, and 3 days) - probably of a complication with the birth of Catherine. Her mother has been listed as Barbara Brimmer (b. 1793 and d. 03 October 1854), however this is probably a family member or family friend who raised her.  The family story is that her parents died and she was raised by someone else. Find a Grave connects her to a James Caskey.

Henry and Barbara's known children were:

Child:	Birth	Death	Spouse
Anna Elizabeth Yost	02 Sept. 1855	1925	John M. Ressler
Benjamin Franklin Yost	29 April 1857
Emma Yost	13 Jan. 1859	17 Jan. 1964
Henry Yost	11 June 1861
Amanda Yost	11 Dec. 1863		John Arment
Christian Yost	18 Sept. 1866
Aaron Yost	23 Sept. 1868	26 Sept. 1969
Catharine Yost	03 Sept. 1870

  Source: Henry Yost's Bible


Henry Yost (Jr.) married a second time to Matilda Mary Miller of West Lampeter Township, Lancaster, PA on 10 October 1878 by the pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Lancaster, PA. No children are mentioned.

The death certificate below is from Ancestry.com. The person who signed as giving the information was Estella  (daughter of John and Anna Ressler).