Person:Frank Danser (1)

CENSUS:http://content.ancestry.com 1870 New Jersey, Mercer, East Windsor Danser, Peter H., 35, male, white, farmer, 10,000, 1940, b. New Jersey, Danser, Mary E., 33, female, white, keeping house, b. New Jersey Danser, James W., 8, male, white, going to school, b. New Jersey

  Danser, Frank, 1, male, white, at home, b. New Jersey

Stevenson, Emily F., 18, female, white, domestic, b. New Jersey Wright Robt. 60, male, white, farm laborer, b. New York

CENSUS:http://content.ancestry.com/ 1880 New Jersey, Mercer, East Windsor, Dist. 110 Danser, Peter H., white, male, 40, marr., farmer, b. New Jersey, father & mother b. New Jersey Danser, Jonna, white, female, 27, wife, marr., keeps house, b. New Jersey, father & mother b. New Jersey Danser, Wesley, white, male, 17, son, single, at home, b. New Jersey, father & mother b. New Jersey

  Danser, Frank, white, male, 9, son, single, at home, b. New Jersey,father & mother b. New Jersey

Baker, Henry, white, male, 30, laborer, marr., laborer, b. New York, father & mother b. New York Baker, Jennie, white, female, 25, servant, marr., b. New Jersey, father & mother b. New Jersey Barker, Gertrude, white, female, 4, boarder, single, b. New Jersey, father & mother b. New Jersey

CENSUS:http://content.ancestry.com/ 1900 New Jersey, Mercer, East Windsor, Dist. 41 Danser, Peter H., head, white, male, Nov 1835, 64, marr., 27 yrs., b. New Jersey, father & mother b. New Jersey Danser, Johana, wife, white, female, Mar. 1853, 47, marr., 27 yrs., no children, b. New Jersey, father & mother b. New Jersey

    Danser, Frank C., son, white, male, June 1869, 30, marr., 9 yrs., b. New Jersey, father & mother b. New Jersey

Danser, Alydia T., daughter in law, white, female, Aug 1868, 31, marr., 9 yrs., 3 chidren, 3 living, b. New Jersey, father & mother b. New Jersey Danser, Vera C., grand daughter, white, female, Dec 1891 8, single, b. New Jersey, father & mother b. New Jersey Danser, Clifford S., grand son, white, male Jan 1893, 7, single, b. New Jersey, father & mother b. New Jersey Danser, Cecil F., grandson, white, male July 1899, 10 mons., single, b. New Jersey, father & mother b. New Jersey Chapman, Sarah, servant, white, female, May 1830, 70, single, b. New Jersey, father & mother b. New Jersey McDonald, Mary, servant, white, female, Oct 1881, 18, single, b. Pennsylvania, father & mother b. Pennsylvania Silvers, James, boarder, white, male, Apr 1830, 70, single, b. New Jersey, father & mother b. New Jersey

BIO: http://books.google.com/books Genealogical and personal memorial of Mercer County, New Jersey By Francis Bazley Lee p. 802-803, Frank Clifford Danser FRANK CLIFFORD DANSER, prominent among the farmers of East Windsor township, was born June 5, 1868, on the homestead, son of Peter Hooper Danser, and grandson of Wesley Danser.

  Hon. Wesley Danser, grandfather of Frank Clifford Danser, at one time represented his assembly district in the legislature.
  He married Sarah Hooper, daughter of Peter and Elizabeth Hooper of Dutch Neck, N. J., both of whom were prominent in social and religious circles in the community in which they resided. There were born to them the following children: Emily, deceased; Peter Hooper, of whom later; Phoebe A., born 1838, wife of William A. Vescelius; Addison A., of Yardley, Pa., died suddenly Sept. 9, 1904 and Alfred C., of Chicago, Ill., born 1847, died Oct. 30, 1906.
  Peter Hooper Danser, son of Hon. Wesley Danser, was born November 20, 1834, in Windsor, Mercer county, and early in life was engaged in agriculture and milling in Illinois. On returning to New Jersey he devoted himself to farming, and subsequently engaged in the manufacture of mineral waters in Trenton. He afterward removed to Pennsylvania, where he gave his entire attention to the lumber business, ultimately returning to his farm in East Windsor township, which he had always retained. In 1902 he removed to Hightstown, where his remaining years were passed. He served as president of the election board, and in politics was a staunch Democrat, but never an office-seeker.
  Mr. Danser married Mary E. McKnight, of Schenectady, N. Y., daughter of James and Elizabeth McKnight.
  Peter Hooper and Mary E. (McKnight) Danser were the parents of two sons: James Wesley, of Freehold, N. J., born February 4, 1862, married Lillie Weart, of Yardley, Pennsylvania. Children, Harold, Bessie and Stanely; and Frank Clifford, of whom later.
  After the death of Mrs. Danser, which occurred while these children were quite young, Mr. Danser married Joanna A., daughter of the late William R. Conover, and niece of the late Sheriff Samuel Conover, of Monmouth county. By this marriage there was no issue. William R. Conover was a native of Monmouth county, where he spent his entire life as a prosperous farmer. He married Eliza McKnight, and their children were: Millard F., Joanna A., born March 25, 1854, in Mounmouth county, married Peter Hooper Danser, December 20, 1892. Adelaide, wife of Ely Hutchinson. Alcha, died in childhood. Frank W., on homestead. Arthur, died in infancy. The mother of these children is deceased.
  The death of Mr. Danser, which occurred October 5, 1905, was widely mourned as that of an honored citizen and an estimale man. The funeral was largely attended, all classes of the community yving with each other in paying tributes of respect to one who was regretted by all.
  Frank Clifford Danser, son of Peter Hooper and Mary E. (McKnight) Danser, received his primary education in the public schools of East Windsor township, afterward taking two years' courses at the Model School of Trenton, the grammar school of Yardley, Pennsylvania, and the Peddie Institute, Hightstown. After completing his studies he accepted a position with the Union Publishing Company of New York, and then became clerk at the Hotel Newton, Woodbury, New Jersey, remaining one year. At the end of that time he assumed the management of the Hotel Wenonah, at Wenonah, New Jersey, for one season, and afterward for the dame length of time managed the Hotel Kenderton, Atlantic City. He then engaged with the Mershon Publishing Companyh, of Rahway, New Jersey, as a mechanical expert, remaining in their service three years. During the last year of this period he was engaged, in connection with Dr. F. W. Oliver, in the retail bicycle and sporting goods business, the name of the firm being Danser & Oilver, and their place of business in Rahway. In 1894 Dr. Oilver died, and the business was merged into the Danser Cycle Company, Mr. Danser purchasing Dr. Oilver's interest. In 1895 Mr. Danser disposed of this business and accepted a position with the Overman Wheel Company, of Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, in the capacity of general United States agent. He remained with this firm three years, and then returned to New Jersey, taking up his abode on the homestead, which he purchased from his father in 1903. Since his return to New Jersey Mr. Danser has devoted his entire attention to farming and the handling of apple wood lumber. His estate consists of one hundred acres, ten acres of this being meadow and ten acres woodland. The high cultivation of the land and also the dwelling and outbuildings, bespeak the thrift and industry of the owner. He is president of the East Windsor Board of Education, also belongs to the Masonic fraternity, being past master and also prent master of Hightstown lodge, No. 41, F. and A. M. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian church in which he holds the office of trustee.
  Mr. Danser married, January 9, 1891, at Metuchen, New Jersey, Lydia L. Hetfield, and their family consists of the following children: Vera Kathleen, born December 14, 1892, Clifford Stanly, born January 14, 1894; and Cecil Frederick, born July 30, 1899. Mrs. Danser is a daughter of Daniel Hetfield, who was born February 8, 1833, Westfield, New Jersey, and for many years conducted an extensive carriage building business in Rahway, under the firm name of Hetfield & Jackson. In 1886 their place of business was destroyed by fire, and Mr. Hetfield rebuilt on the site of the old factory, engaging in the manufacture of trotting sulkies. To him belongs the distinction of having been the first builder of the pneumatic tire trotting sulkies in New Jersey. He is now retired but still a resident of Rahway.

OBIT:http://www.archive.org/stream/newjerseyvitalre00free#page/156/mode/2up/search/danser

New Jersey vital records from Monmouth Democrat [1937-1942 : obituaries, p. 156

FRANK C. DANSER

  Frank C. Danser, 74 years, of Hightstown, for 26 years manager of the Farmers Cooperative Association of New Jersey, died Tuesday night at St. Francis hospital, Trenton.
  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lydia Danser, a daughter, Mrs. Demos Bakoulis of Hightstown; and two sons, Clifford of Mt. Holly, and Cecil of Detroit, Mich.