Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ George Bressler ~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
George Bressler
LAST NAME: Bressler FIRST NAME: George MIDDLE NAME:  NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME:  AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
TITLE: Mr. GENDER: M MILITARY: 
BORN: 7 Oct 1840 DIED: 29 Apr 1914 BURIED: 1 May 1914
ETHNICITY:   OCCUPATION:  Farmer
BIRTH PLACE:  Pennsylvania
DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon
NOTES: 

Funeral charged to Joe Bressler.
Religion - Methodist.

1860 PA CENSUS George Bressler (20y, b Pennsylvania) enumerated with Michael (64y, b Pennsylvania, occupation farmer), Anna M. (61y, b Pennsylvania) and Manuel (24y, b Pennsylvania)

1870 PA CENSUS George Bresler (28y, b Pennsylvania, occupation farming) enumerated with Mary (25y, b Pennsylvania), Frederick (6y, b Pennsylvania) and Leidy [male] (2y, b Pennsylvania)

1900 OR CENSUS George Bressler (b Oct 1840, Pennsylvania, occupation gardener, married 40 years) enumerated with wife Mary A. (b Feb 1838, Pennsylvania, mother of 4 children, 3 living at time of census), daughter Mary A. Bressler [Davis] (b Jan 1877, Pennsylvania, divorced, mother of 2 children, 1 living at time of census) and granddaughter Lilly Davis (b Dec 1896, Oregon)

1910 OR CENSUS - George Bressler, age 68, b. Pennsylvania, is enumerated with his wife of 49 years, Mary Ann Bressler, mother of 4 children, 3 of whom ar living at the time of the census, age 71, b. Pennsylvania.

OBITUARY: 

The funeral of George Bressler was held yesterday afternoon at 2 p. m. at the Leslie Methodist Episcopal church on South Commercial street. Rev. J. C. Spencer officiated. The burial took place in the I. O. O. F. cemetery. Special music was rendered by Miss Carpenter and the Messrs. Carpenter, old friends of the deceased. The floral offerings were numerous and very beautiful. A large number of friends filled the church, paying a tribute to the high esteem in which Mr. Bressler was held in this community.
Daily Oregon Statesman 2 May 1914 5:5.

INSCRIPTION: 
SOURCES: 

OSBH (Marion County 1914) #1072
Terwilliger records Vol 2 #435

1860 PA CENSUS (Clinton Co, Logan, FA#1249)

1870 PA CENSUS (Clinton Co, Logan, FA#26)

1900 OR CENSUS (Marion Co, Salem, ED 144, sheet 3B)

1910 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., Salem, ED 227, sheet 6B)
DOS 2 May 1914 5:5.

CONTACTS: 
LOT: 172 SPACE: 1 SW S½ LONGITUDE:  LATITUDE: