Individual Details
Diantha Bresee
(Abt 1836 - 20 Apr 1873)
Dr. Bang's book on Phineas F. Bresee, page 18, has Diantha 2 years older than Phineas, establishing approx. yr of birth.
Marriage info from death and marriage notices of the Oneonia Herald (see www.rootsweb.com). The notice also states they were married by Rev. J.W. Smith. On page 29 of Dr. Bangs book on the life of Phineas F. Bresee, show James W. Smith as pastor of the Charlotte Circuit of the Methodist Church which included the village of Davenport and the West Davenport Methodist Church during the year of 1856. Per Dr. Bangs, the church was a block from Phineas P. Bresee's store in West Davenport.
See Phineas P. Bresee file.
Marriage info from death and marriage notices of the Oneonia Herald (see www.rootsweb.com). The notice also states they were married by Rev. J.W. Smith. On page 29 of Dr. Bangs book on the life of Phineas F. Bresee, show James W. Smith as pastor of the Charlotte Circuit of the Methodist Church which included the village of Davenport and the West Davenport Methodist Church during the year of 1856. Per Dr. Bangs, the church was a block from Phineas P. Bresee's store in West Davenport.
See Phineas P. Bresee file.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1836 | Ouleout Valley near Franklin, Delaware Co. NY | |||
| Marriage | 29 Jun 1856 | West Davenport Methodist Church, West Davenport, Delaware, New York, United States - Giles H. Cowley |  | ||
| Census (family) | 1870 | the home of P.P. Bresee, E. Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States - Giles H. Cowley |  | ||
| Death | 20 Apr 1873 | Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States | | ||
| LDS Family Tree ID | LDHR-2NG | ||||
| Death |
Families
| Spouse | Giles H. Cowley (1830 - ) |
| Child | Fred R. Cowley (1860 - 1908) |
| Father | Phineas Philips Bresee (1812 - 1895) |
| Mother | Susan Brown (1812 - 1902) |
| Sibling | Phineas Franklin Bresee D.D. (1838 - 1915) |
| Sibling | Reed Bresee (1841 - 1842) |
Notes
Census (family)
1870 census for E. Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa, shows a PP Bresee age 56 (born 1813) a farmer living with his wife, Susan age 56, son-in-law G.H. Cowley age 40, his wife Diantha Bresee age 33 and their son Fred Cowley age 10. His son Phineas F. Bresee is living near by.Endnotes
1. John H. Keatley, History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, my e-books (Lakeside Building, Chicago, IL: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1883), page 8.
2. Aaron Merritt Hills, Phineas F. Bresee - A Life sketch, Digital Publication Copyright 1997 Holiness Data Ministry (Kansas City, Mo.: Nazarene Publishing House, 1997), page 15; [printed book: no date - no copyright], ( : accessed .
3. John H. Keatley, History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, my e-books (Lakeside Building, Chicago, IL: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1883), page 8.