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

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

APPLEBACHSVILLE, PA IN THE NEWSPAPER 21August 1949 and SOME INFO ON THE TOWN ITSELF

APPLEBACHSVILLE, PA IN THE NEWSPAPER 21August 1949 and SOME INFO ON THE TOWN ITSELF

This is the second article involving Applebachsville, PA that Aunt Fran gave me.  It was in the Philadelphia newspaper. Following the article is info on Applebachsville from a book.

The article is titled: Latvian Refugees Find New Life in Bucks County Community

The article basically speaks of how the small village is going from Pennsylvania Dutch (with associated names) to a place of refuge for Latvian refugees after WWII. The article is interesting and well worth reading.

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Info on Applebachsville - according to the book, "Place Names in Bucks County Pennsylvania" by George MACREYNOLDS on page 8-10:

• Applebachsville is a village on the Bethlehem Road in northwestern Haycock Township.  The land the village is on was apparently originally named Stokes Tract or Stokes Meadow as it was owned by the STOKES family from approximately 1735-1837. 
• The land was sold to George F. DUTCH in 1837. His son (not named in  book) owned the land in 1842 and sold it to the APPLEBACH brothers in 1847.
• Gen. Paul APPLEBACH and his brother Henry in 1847 were already successful in the horse and cattle business.  They laid out part of the tract in building plots on both sides of the Bethlehem Road in 1848. Soon there were 30 brick homes along the road.  A daily stage went through between Bethlehem and Philadelphia.
• The post office was established in 1874. 
• The Lutheran church was built in 1855.  Paul and William APPLEBACH were part of the building committee.
• The family was started by immigrant Johan Heinrich AFFLERBACH who was from Wittgenstein, in Westphalia Germany, where they are said to have been manufacturers of iron. Johan Heinrich AFFLERBACH (who would become known as Henry APPLEBACH) embarked at Rotterdam on the ship Sally which arrived in Philadelphia on 29 Oct. 1770.  He gave his age as 31 and occupation as smith.
• He appears in Springfield Township in August 1775 on a roll of a company of Associators. He married Maria RENSHIMER, daughter of a nearby farmer. Their third son, Daniel, started the Haycock branch of the family. Daniel married Catherine APPLE 02 June 1811. Daniel became Justice of the Peace on 15 May 1833 and held the office until his death.
• Daniel and Catherine's three sons: Paul, Henry, and William were all prominent locally.

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LAZARUS WOLF - 1870 AGRICULTURE SCHEDULE

Lazarus WOLF - 1870 AGRICULTURE SCHEDULE

Source: pg.71 of Agriculture Schedules and Federal Census Schedules 1850-1880 by James E. FREY 1997

Lazarus is listed as having: 

• 45 acres improved land valued at $2300
• Farm machinery valued at $50
• Total wages paid $10
• 2 horses, 2 milch (milk) cows, 1 other cattle, 4 swine valued at $315
• 131 bushels wheat, 100 bushels Indian corn, 260 bushels oats, 25 bushels Irish potatoes, orchard products valued at 5200 pounds, butter, and 6 tons of hay
• Animals slaughtered valued at $98
• Estimated value of farm production $962

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GARNER, RALPH - Hoopla Around His Birth 1906

GARNER, Ralph - Hoopla Around His Birth 1906

It was certainly no secret in our family that "Pappy" (Ralph GARNER) had been conceived out of marriage by his folks.

So the story goes like this:

When Cora GROFF found out she was pregnant in the early spring of 1906, she told the father of said pregnancy Ben GARNER. His response was to take off for Ohio to hide with Mennonite or Amish cousins there. Cora complained to her parents, who complained to Ben's parents.  Ben's father (and possibly brothers) went to the cousin's home in Ohio and drug Ben back despite his protests and made him marry Cora.  Remember they were both minors and Ben admitted that the baby was his.

Notice on the below marriage license that both fathers had to give permission for the wedding to take place.

Source: my personal collection

While I never personally witnessed any unkindness toward my grandfather due to the hoopla of his conception and birth, from comments made in my hearing, it must have been quite the scandal at the time. Apparently it took my gr-grandfather several years to get over his snit at being forced to marry Cora, although as years went on that changed.

Ralph's early education suffered due to being shuffled around to different relatives and while in the 1910 census he is living with his parents, by the 1920 census he is living with his maternal grandparents.

My mom remembered her mom (with her 10th grade education) working with Pappy from the daily newspaper and family Bible to teach him to read.  I remember Pappy reading the Lancaster paper daily when I was around.

As an adult, Pappy told me that he only completed the second grade.

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APPLEBACH, TILLIE of Applesbachsville, PA

As a teenager, my Aunt Fran gave me 2 articles about Applesbachsville, PA that had been in the Philadelphia newspaper in the 1940's.

The first one is this one about an auction that Tillie APPLEBACH had on Nov. 12, 1949 at her home in East Rockhill Township of Bucks Co, PA.  The article says that she is 77 and that she needed to get rid of a few things. The article goes on to say that she is the widow of Oscar APPLEBACH.

Page 1 of Article 

The article is a very interesting read of personalities, local culture, and a list of various items that were sold.

Page 2 

In the book, Six Afflerbach Emigrants Who Came to Pennsylvania and Their Descendants 1750-1930, by Jane K. THOMPSON is listed an Oscar APPLEBACH who was born in 1867 and later married Matilda ______ (pg. 73). According to the book, he was the son of Levi and Rachel (GREEUP) APPLEBACH.

Per the above listed book (pg. 103-104) Oscar is also stated to die in 1923.  He married Matilda in 1890 and they had these children: Preston, Harvey, Charles, William and Frederick.

Source: Find A Grave

According to the Find A Grave website, the memorial numbers are (Oscar) 92898702 and (Tillie) 92898712. Per the same source, her maiden name was ROSENBURGER and she died in 1957. They are buried at the Ridge Valley Cemetery in Sellersville, Bucks County, PA. The book by THOMPSON (listed above) also notes that Oscar's will is #29769 in Bucks Co wills of 1923.

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PHOTOS FROM THE GARNER FAMILY 1940's

PHOTOS FROM THE GARNER FAMILY 1940's

I have been trying to utilize the last few days while required to stay home (due to corona virus pandemic) to go thru family photos and papers.

It seems a good idea to share a few photos from the 1940's from my album of photos for the Ben GARNER family.

Clyde GARNER died in 1956 from cancer.  His widow was Martha (LANDIS) GARNER and their two children were Linda and Larry.

Pauline (GARNER) APPLEBACH/HAHN 1937-2016 was four years old in the above photo.  Several photos were taken the same day so I think there must have been a family gathering at my grandparents house.

The note on the back of the above photo says it was taken at the Ben GARNER farm - 1943.

This photo was taken in the backyard at 1747 Temple Ave, Lancaster, PA in 1944 or 1945 from the size of Jerry.  The small white building to the left of the photo was the old chicken house converted into a "play house" for the children of the growing family.  

The family story is that the doctor was drunk when he delivered Uncle Jerry, and there was some never discussed injury to grandma. The apparent fear was that grandma would not be able to have more children. Three more were born after Jerry: Darlene, Cheryl, and Gloria. Also there was never any discussion that I remember of stillborn or miscarried babies.

The above photo is unusual because Grandma did not like her photo taken, she preferred to be taking the photo.  I remember her using a brownie camera until she could no longer get film for it, then she finally had to switch to another camera, I believe a Kodak Instamatic. 

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Note: I have been asked if I still have the original photos unlabeled - yes. All these photos are scanned into the computer, and those are backed up on an external hard drive.  Plus, I still have the original photo in my possession. If you are a family member who wants a copy of the original, please contact me directly.

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PHOTO: MARY, BEN, AND CORA GARNER

This photo is of Mary, Ben, and Cora GARNER.  No date written on photo but from clothing guessing in the late 1940's or early 1950's.  The scenery could be the Ben GARNER farm.

Mary was the oldest daughter of Ben and Cora (GROFF) GARNER.

Photo given to me by R. SCHNEIDER, who was the grandson of Mary (GARNER) SCHNEIDER, who was the sister of Ben GARNER.

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