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BRESSLERs

John Bressler (c1780- )
John Bressler (1798-1874)
Cornelius V. Bressler (1834-1872)
Edward R. Bressler (1866-1931)
Maude B. Bressler (1893-1980)

I do not know much about the Bressler family.

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Eliza C. Bressler (1871-1956)
Minerva C. Bressler (1868-1883)

Minerva C. Bressler (939) was born on 27 Nov 1868 at Pennsylvania, USA. She was the daughter of Oliver L. Bressler (4880) and Lydia Keller (4881). In turn, her father was the son of John Bressler (939) and Catherine Lawson (940).

She died on 2 Sep 1883 at age 14. She was buried at Bethlehem Steltz Churchyard, Codorus, York County, Pennsylvania, USA. The tombstone of Minerva C. Bressler (4882) was inscribed: "(Two hands clasped) / MINERVA C. / Daughter of / (stone cracked) / BRESSLER / Died Sept. 2, 1883 / AGED / 14 Yrs. 9 Mos. & / 5 Days / Parents, sisters, and brothers Why those tears / For my dull and lifeless clay / Could you see my present bliss / Tears of joy would pass away". In 1996, the fractured gravestone was laying on the ground. The two halves were cemented together and into the ground.

Tombstone of Minerva C. Bressler (1868-1883)
Codorus, Penna.

orig. photo, D. Stanley

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