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    George Albert Bressler

    George Albert Bressler[1]

    Male 1890 - 1958  (68 years)

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    • Name George Albert Bressler  [2
      Born 21 Feb 1890  Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Gender Male 
      Buried Apr 1958  Belcrest Memorial Cemetery, Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Died 22 Apr 1958  Portland, Multnomah, Oregon U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
      Notes 
      • Sources:

        03) BRESSLER, Gatha Viola: Certificate of Birth; Registered No. 32; Oregon State Board of Health, Division of Vital Statistics.



        Narrative History:
        Born in Livesley Section, Salem, Oregon. He was a mechanic for the Oregon State Highway Department, Salem Oregon. Was a Methodist. Died at a nursing home in Portland Oregon. George is buried in a cemetary in Salem Oregon.
      Person ID I1721  Devin Timber | David Devin Pedigree
      Last Modified 9 May 2014 

      Father Joseph Perman Bressler,   b. 03 Nov 1870, Saloma, Pennsylvania U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 May 1937, Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
      Mother Francis Elizabeth Matheny,   b. 27 Jun 1871,   d. 28 Jun 1944  (Age 73 years) 
      Married 17 Apr 1889  Marion County, Oregon U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
      Notes 
      • Married at the home of S. Matheny in Marion County Oregon (Marriage Certificate). Consent given by S. Matheny and Geo. Bressler. Married by E.S. Bollinger, Minister of the Gospel.
      Family ID F1522  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family Ruth Elizabeth Hitchcock,   b. 17 May 1895, Aberdeen, Edmonds, South Dakota U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1957, Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
      Married 10 Apr 1915  Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
      Notes 
      • Married at the "Residence of Mrs. Hitchcock" per Marriage Certificate.
      • Newspaper clipping [date unknown, publisher unknown]
        "Personals.
        George Bressler, one of Livesley promising young men, was married to Miss Ruth Hitchcock of Salem last Saturday at the home of the bride's parents in Highland. Rev. William Nicholl officiated. Immediately after the ceremony the young couple left for Portland. After a short honeymoon they took up their residence at Livesley where they will make their home. Their friends wish them many happy successful years."
      Children 
      +1. Gatha Viola Bressler,   b. 02 Feb 1916, Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 1999, Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
      Last Modified 30 Dec 2008 
      Family ID F0528  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Photos
      Dressler George A. (c1917)
      Dressler George A. (c1917)

      Heirlooms
      Shaving Kit
      Shaving Kit
      Owned by George Bressler. Handed down to his daughter, Gatha. Then, passed on to his great-grandson, David.

    • Sources 
      1. [S67831] Salem City Directory 1935.
        Bressler, George A (Ruth E) 1635 N Cottage
        betwn Norway & Jefferson

      2. [S04253] Holdeman Descendants Vol. I, Weaver, Edwin L., (E. V. Publishing House; Indiana; 1937), Page 246.

      3. [S04266] Bressler, George Albert : Certificate of Death.

      4. [S04255] Bressler-Matheny : Marriage Certificate.

      5. [S04063] Bressler-Hitchcock : Certificate of Marriage.
        This certifies that on the 10th day of April 1915 in the year of our Lord G. A. Bressler and Ruth Hitchcock were by me united in Holy Matrimony at Salem Oregon According to the Ordinance of God and the laws of Oregon.
        Witnesses,
        Frances Bressler

        William Nicholl
        pastor M. E. Church

      6. [S04064] Bressler-Hitchcock : Marriage Certificate.
        Marriage Certificate State of Oregon County of Marion,
        This is to certify that the undresigned, a Methodist by authority of a License bearing date the 10 day of April 1915 and issued by the County Clerk of the County of Marion, did, on the 10th day of April 1915 at the Residence of Mrs. Hitchcock in the County and State aforesaid, join in lawful wedlock G. A. Bressler (name of male) of the County of Marion Stae of Oregon, and Ruth Hitchcock (name of female) of the County of Marion State of Oregon, with their mutual assent in the presence of J. P. Bressler, FE, Bressler Witnesses.

        Witness my hand Wm. Nicholl
        My certificate of authority to solemnize marriage is recorded in Marion County, Oregon.