Person:William Dresser (2)

Watchers
William Dresser
  1. William Dresser1833 - 1900
  2. Alice DresserAbt 1843 - 1866
  3. Charles Dresser1848 - 1911
  4. Florence P Dresser1854 - 1895
m. 1858
  1. Charles A Dresser1864 -
Facts and Events
Name William Dresser
Gender Male
Birth[1] 11 Dec 1833 Cayuga, New York, United States
Census[2] 1850 Sparta, Kent, Michigan, United States
Marriage 1858 Kent, Michigan, United Statesto Olevia M Shangle
Census[3] 1880 Sparta, Kent, Michigan, United States
Death[1] 21 Mar 1900 Kent, Michigan, United States

William DRESSER was born in Cayuga Co., N.Y., in 1832. His parents, Lewis and Emeline DRESSER, were natives of New York, and settled in this tp., in 1848, where they continued the remainder of their lives, his father dying in 1869, his mother in 1854. They had one daughter and one son. Mr. DRESSER was reared to the calling of a farmer, which vocation he pursued until 1879, when he engaged in his present business, running a saw-mill. The mill in which he owns an interest was built in 1879 at a cost of $6,000, and is doing an increasing and profitable business. He was married in this county in 1858 to Olivia M., daughter of Henry and Rachel SHANGLE, both born in New York. Mrs. DRESSER was born in Canada in 1836. Mr. DRESSER is a Mason, and politically a Democrat.

References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Tombstone, in Find A Grave
    1900.
  2. United States Census, in FamilySearch: Unidentified database - please replace source when identified
    1850.
  3. United States Census, in FamilySearch: Unidentified database - please replace source when identified
    1880.