Frederick DRESSLER

                       MARR PLAC NEAR LITTLE RIVER, ELLSWORTH COUNTY,KS could have died 23 mar 1942.  William and his wife lost their son, Fred Dressler, daughter in law, Cora Carpenter Dressler, and two grandchildren to pneumonia during the great flu epidemic in 1919.  Fred died after a short illiness of 5 days at 2am on Friday, March 7, 1919.  HIS wife, Cora died at 90pm on Monday, March 10, 1919 and her five year old daughter, Maxine, died an hour later.  On Friday, March 14, 1919 at 9am their four year old son, Jack, died.  The remaining child, Mildred, age 8 was very ill and they did not know if she would survive. Jean Suman has their funeral notices that were printed in the "The Hutchinson News".William Elmer Dressler was apparently a farmer in Michigan in 1885 according to the census and he had moved from Iowa. His obituary said he died after a two week illness. He moved from Indiana to Iowa to Little River in 1879. He lived on a farm near Little River before moving to Hutchinson in 1906.  He was employed by the Guymon-Petro Mercantile Co for 26 years. He was married 58 years . Funeral services were held in the Methodist church.  His wife was referred to as Kate "Kittie" Smith Dressler.In 1900 he was apparently a farmer according to the census and by 1920 he was listed as a laborer, Wholesale House.
                  

                   Schuyler always list his birth place as Iowa but his parents always listed as Indiana. He was in farm labor according to 1900 census. He could have died 4 feb 1907. (his first named sometimes spelled like it sounds for example the Forest Grove Cemetery lists an infant son of "Skiler" and Alice Dressler buried in 1906.
                  

                   Line 5505 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long:
    NAME MARY ALICE /DRESSLER/ GIVN MARY ALICE

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    NAME MARY ALICE /DRESSLER/ SURN DRESSLER

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    SLGC FAMC @F22@
                  

                   John Milton died at age 3 per Jean Suman's mother's records.  Conflict with an entry at the LDS sight which said that he died at age 11 of pneumonia.  However, Jean says he was not on the Iowaq census in 1870, so she did not think he was alive in 1873. (But was he in Iowa or Indiana in 1870.  This is what the record shows ; that is , Indiana as the birth place.  I think I'll use age 11 just in case).

DEATH: not listed on 1870 census.  Must have died before then.
                  

                   a farmer in 1900 census.  Clerk in grocery store during 1920 census. In 1910 he was a farmer according to the census.
                  

                   (Could be spelled)Luella "Ella" Dressler. Could have been born in Michigan according to 1900 census.  All of the children could speak English and Samuel, Ella, and Jessie could read and write.She died of typhoid fever and rapid complications of diseases set in which caused her death.  She was only ill about 10 days before she died. The funeral was held in the family home. This was Jean Suman's grandmother.(My great grandfather..Schuyler Colfax Dressler's sister.)
                  

                   could be born 6 aug 1868. According to Jean Suman she died at age 17 of TB/
                  

                   She had been in ill health for the last three years of her life with a heart ailment. She had been known to many for the "wayside well" on her property where pure soft water had been availablel to anyone for the pumping. Edith May was Millard "Charlie" Rose's 2nd wife.  His daughter, Opal was identified as Edith's step daughter in Edith's obituary. Charlie already had 2 children before their marriage. She was known to many for the "wayside well" on her property where pure soft water has been available to anyone fro the pumping.
                  

                   Jean Suman says that there she wasn't aware of  a Jessie Dressler as a child in this family.  She said Samuel and Luella Dressler had a daughter Jessie Courtney born 22 march 1887.  She married an Albert Johns and died during the ful epidemic 31 oct 1918.
                  

                   birth could have been 12 jan 1874. A farmer in 1900 census