Person:James 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://search.ancestry.com/ 1900 New Jersey, Monmouth, Freehold, Dist. 115, p. 1, 71 West Main St. Danser, J. Wesley, head, white, male, Feb 1863, 37, marr., 15 yrs., b. New Jersey, father & mother b. New Jersey, post master, owns mortgaged home Danser, Lily, wife, white, female, Aug 1864, 35, marr., 15 yrs., 3 children, 3 living, b. New Jersey, father b. New Jersey, mother b. Pennsylvanis Danser, Bessie W., daughter, white, female, Feb 1887, 13, single, b. New Jersey, father & mother b. New Jersey, at school Danser, Harold W., son white, male, May 1889, 11, single, b. New Jersey, father & mother b. New Jersey, at school Danser, Stanley A., son, white, male, Apr 1897, 3, single, b. New Jersey, father & mother b. New Jersey Eustac, Laura, servant, black female, Nov 1884, 15, single, b. New Jersey, father & mother b. New Jersey

BIO: http://books.google.com/books Genealogical and memorial history of the state of New Jersey ... edited by Francis Bazley Lee, p 1479 The Danser family of New Jersey, and the Weart family of Pennsylvania, have had no more glorious representative than the late James Wesley Danser, of Freehold, who worthily ranks among the foremost of the representative men of his section of the state, not only in personal worth and integrity, but also in what he has done for his fellowmen.

Peter H. Danser, his father, born at Windsor, New Jersey, and educated in the common schools, began life as a farmer, and continued so until his death. Most of his life was spent in Clarksburg, New Jersey, where he met and married Mary McKnight, his first wife, and the mother of his children. His second wife and widow, who survives him, is now living at Hightstown, as does also his only surviving son, Frank C. Among his other children, all now dead, was James Wesley, who is referred to below.

James Wesley, son of Peter H. and Mary (McKnight) Danser, was bom in Millstone township. New Jersey, February 2, 1862, and died in Freehold, April 10, 1909. He was educated at the Peddie Institute in Hightstown, and started in the wholesale lumber business when he was a young man, and was engaged in that business with more than good success until the time of his death. He dealt almost exclusively in telegraph and telephone poles and piling. In his religious faith he was a Presbyterian, and in politics a Republican. He was prominent in the councils of his party, and was regarded as one of its strongest men, but he ran for office only once, at which time.

in 1896, he was candidate for the office of sheriff. He was defeated, however, by the Democratic candidate, Houston Fields. For the last nine years of his life he was postmaster at Freehold, to which position he was appointed in April, 1900. Mr. Danser was a past master in Olive Branch Lodge, F. and A. M., of Freehold, and was also a thirtysecond degree Mason. He was a member of Keith Council, Royal Arcanum, of Freehold, and of Freehold Lodge, Ancient Order of United Workmen. He was also a member of the Trenton Lodge, No. 105, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. When he died he was mourned by the whole community, and the town closed all of its stores and other places of business upon the day of the funeral. The services were conducted by Rev. Arthur W. Remington, assisted by Rev. H. E. Thompson, and were held at his late home on West Main street, the interment being made in Maplewood Cemetery. At the grave Olive Branch Lodge, No. 16, F. and A. M., of Freehold, conducted the full ritual of the Masonic ceremony. The pallbearers were: County Clerk Joseph McDermott; Surrogate David S. Crater, Oscar Robinson, Charles H. Butcher, Jacob O. Burt, and Frederick D. Bennett.

In October, 1884, James Wesley Danser married Lillie, daughter of Charles D. Weart, of Yardley, Pennsylvania, who survives him. Their children are": 1. Elizabeth Weart, born 1887; graduated in 1907 from Walnut Lane School. 2. Harold Wesley Weart, born 1899, a student in Boston School of Technology. 3. Stanley A., born 1897. 4. Mabel, died in infancy

OBIT:http://173.12.11.248/DATA/1900-24/1909/1909-04-15.pdf The Matawan Journal, April 15, 1909, p. 4, Col., 2

  J. Wesley Danser, postmaster at Freehold the past nine years, died at his home in West Main Street at 2 o'clock Saturday morning after a three weeks illness. He was 45 years old. He was a son of Peter W. Danser and was born at Perrinevile. While prominent in Republican political circles, Mr. Danser ran for office but once. He was defeated for the office of Sheriff of Monmouth County by Houston Fields, Democrat in 1896. He was been engaged in the wholesale lumber business for years and owned and controlled hundreds of acres of wood land in this part of the State. He was a past master in Olve Branch Lodge, F. and A. M., of Freehold, and was identified with other secret societies. A widow, who was Miss Lillian Weart and three children, Harold M., Bessie(?), and Stanley, survive.

OBIT:http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/ The New York Times, Published: April 13, 1909 DANSER - At Freehold, N. J., on Saturday, April 10, 1909, J. Wesley Danser, in the 57th year. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral service at his late residence, 71 West Main St., Freehold, N. J., on Tuesday, April 13, at 10 o'clock P. M. Carriages in waiting at station upon the arrival of the 8:20 and 11:30 A. M. trains from foot of Liberty St., New York, C.R.R. of N. J.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~stoutfamily/d9.htm#i3464 STOUT DESCENDANTS 5262. Lillian WEART was born on 4 Aug 1863 in Yardley, Pennsylvania, died on 2 Aug 1940 in Rochester, New York, at age 76, and was buried on 5 Aug 1940 in Freehold, New Jersey.

   Lillian married James Wesley DANSER on 29 Oct 1884. James was born on 2 Feb 1862 in Millstone, New Jersey, died on 10 Apr 1909 in Freehold, New Jersey, at age 47, and was buried on an unknown date in Freehold, New Jersey. 
  Children from this marriage were: 
  5604 F    i. Elizabeth Weart DANSER was born on 10 Feb 1886 in Freehold, New Jersey and died on 11 Oct 1938 in Freehold, New Jersey, at age 52. 
+ 5605 M    ii. Harold Wesley DANSER was born on 19 May 1889 in Freehold, New Jersey, died on 24 Dec 1979 in Ocala, Florida, at age 90, and was buried on an unknown date in Freehold, New Jersey. 
   5606 M    iii. Stanley Arthur DANSER was born on 7 Apr 1897 in Freehold, New Jersey, died on 2 Mar 1947 in Rochester, New York, at age 49, and was buried on an unknown date in Freehold, New Jersey. 
  5607 F    iv. Mabel DANSER died on an unknown date.

[daughter] BIRTH:https://beta.familysearch.org/s/recordDetails/ New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980 Name Danser Gender Female Birth Date 07 May 1883 Birthplace Monmouth, New Jersey Father's Name J. Wesley Danser Father's Birthplace U.S. Father's Age 22y Mother's Name Lilly Heart Mother's Birthplace U.S. Mother's Age 20y Indexing Project (Batch) Number C02316-3 System Origin New Jersey-EASy Source Film Number 494198

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