John Tressler (I15819)
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| Birth | 22 July 1803 Centerville, Perry,Pa |
| Marriage | 23 May 1826 (Age 22) Elizabeth Loy - [View Family (F6070)]
Loysville,Perry,Pa |
| Death | 4 May 1859 (Age 55) Loysville,Perry,Pa |
| Universal Identifier | 2AB33F7316A5D511973400E02931A9512FCE |
| Last Change | 22 March 2006 - 16:16:31 |
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John was the youngest son of Andrew and Catherine Hamman Tressler. He was born near Centerville, west of Loysville...moved to Loysville when he was abouteight...doubtless attended local parish school adjoining Lebanon Church andmay have had no further formal schooling...learned the shoemaking trade and helped on the farm [is a volume entitled ' 'John Tressler's Day Book' ' which he wrote when he was fifteen years oldwhich contains detailed records of goods and prices and labor and pay...probably was book-keeper for his father's farm and tavern and store (?)...was married to Elizabeth Loy by Rev. William Heim in 1826...John was the first Superintendent of the Sunday School at the Loysville Church in 1828...conducted in German until 1830...about 1833 the couple accepted an invitation to move with their three small children to the George Loy farm...they later bought this 200-acre farm and lived on it until John died in May, 1859, his widow remaining until...Apr 1868...here ten of their children were born...eleven lived to adulthood...John was also Chairman of theLutheran congregation, a lay preacher, leader of the singing school, precentor in the church, a Director of Gettysburg Theological Seminary...was supervisor of road taxes in 1842...was a commissioner to build a plank road from thePennsylvania RR through perry Count (not built)...four sons attended Pennsylvania College at Gettysburg, 45 miles south and the other two graduated in medicine...some of the daughters attended the Young Ladies Seminary at Selingsgrove...John and Elizabeth started Loysville Academy in their home...it was transferred into the Soldiers' Orphans Home in 1865 which was taken over by the Lutheran Church in 1868...John ...organized and trained men for the military service...was commissioned by Governor Wolf in 1835 as Lieutenant-Colonel of the 33rd Regiment of the Pennsylvania Militia...was known as ' 'Colonel' ' state law required all able-bodied men between 18-24 to enroll...two training days annually...Muster Day and Parade Day...from exposure at one of these coldand rainy days, he developed pneumonia and died in three weeks on May 4, 1859...buried Loysville Union Church cemetery...family continued to conduct farmand academy...one son, David organized a military company of Academy student and local boys, including his younger brother, Josiah...David was wounded at the Battle of Fredericksburg...was invalided home and never recovered fromthese wounds...Elizabeth Loy Tressler...remained on the farm until 1868...son George in charge...sold to Daniel Gutshall...left Loysville in April 1868...went to Iowa and Illinois...settled with son David...President of Lutheran College at Carthage, Ill...grandmother returned to Pennsylvania in 1880 afterDavid died...lived with various daughters...died at the home of Mary Arnold in Harrisburg and was buried beside her husband at lebanon Church Cemetery... |
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