Individual Details
William Henry Reisner Senior
(7 Jan 1865 - 15 Jun 1951)
William Reisner learned the jewelry trade at a young age, and opened a business in Salisbury, North Carolina. He returned to Hagerstown to live in 1889. He had an invention that related to production tools that did well, but I do not know what it was. William sold his jewelry business and opened a manufacturing business. He then sold the manufacturing company in 1921. In 1924, he built a new manufacturing plant producing pipe organ supplies. illiam Reisner was an elder in the Presbyterian Church.
Events
| Birth | 7 Jan 1865 | Mercersburg, Franklin, PA | ![]() | ||
| Marriage | 12 Nov 1890 | Hagerstown, Washington, MD - Bernice Gertrude "Gertie" Schindel | |||
| Death | 15 Jun 1951 | ![]() |
Families
| Spouse | Bernice Gertrude "Gertie" Schindel (1866 - 1911) |
| Child | Mildred Schindel Reisner ( - ) |
| Child | William Henry Reisner Junior ( - ) |
| Spouse | Mary Sloan ( - ) |
| Father | George Reisner ( - ) |
| Mother | Catherine ( - ) |
Endnotes
1. Long, Agnes Young., Genealogy of Wolfgang Newcomer and his Descendants: Volume 2 (Probably finished after 1952.) (Washington County Historical Society, 135 West Washington Street, Hagerstown, Maryland 21740. histsoc@earthlink.net (301-797-8782) http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdwchs/) .
2. Long, Agnes Young., Genealogy of Wolfgang Newcomer and his Descendants: Volume 2 (Probably finished after 1952.) (Washington County Historical Society, 135 West Washington Street, Hagerstown, Maryland 21740. histsoc@earthlink.net (301-797-8782) http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdwchs/) .
