Individual Details

Andrew Jackson Tressler

(28 Oct 1818 - 30 Mar 1892)

Andrew Jackson Tressler (Oct. 28, 18l8-May 30, 1892) came with his father to Williams Co., Ohio in 1839- In the fall of 1840 he went to Bryan, the county seat, when it was platted. Early county histories tell of his assistance in cutting and burning the brush and logs in the court house square. He was Bryan's first teacher receiving the munificent salary of $15.00
per month. In 185O Andrew went to West Unity as clerk in a store. In 1851 he bought the store and operated It till 1861. In that year he was elected county treasurer and served four years. Then he helped organize the First National Bank and because its first cashier. Later he was president of the bank for many years until his death. In Sept. 1842 he married Oleva Kent ( -- -- -- --Aug.-- 1870), daughter of Dr. Thomas Kent of Bryan.
Five children were born to them, Arminda, Byron. Elmer. Ellen and Rollln.

Events

Birth28 Oct 1818Canton, Stark, Ohio, United States
Move-sharedAbt 1839(Jonathan Tressler) West Jefferson, Williams, Ohio, United States
Move1840Bryan, Williams, Ohio, United States
Marriage25 Sep 1842Williams, Ohio, United States - Oleva Kent
Census1850Pulaski, Williams, Ohio, United States
Census1860West Unity, Williams, Ohio, United States
Census1870Bryan, Williams, Ohio, United States
Marriage8 Nov 1871Williams, Ohio, United States - Emeline Lavina Richardson
Census1880Bryan, Williams, Ohio, United States
Death30 Mar 1892Bryan, Williams, Ohio, United States
Biography
BurialFountain Grove Cemetery, Bryan, Williams, Ohio, United States
Biography

Families

SpouseOleva Kent (1825 - 1870)
ChildArminda Tressler (1844 - 1870)
ChildEllen M Tressler (1846 - )
ChildByron Clinton Tressler (1853 - 1880)
ChildElmer Tressler (1855 - 1905)
ChildAndrew Rollin Tressler (1858 - 1944)
SpouseEmeline Lavina Richardson (1844 - 1919)
ChildAnna Richardson Tressler (1872 - )
ChildEmma Louise Tressler (1875 - 1967)
ChildAustin James Tressler (1879 - 1937)
FatherJonathan Tressler (1792 - 1869)
MotherRebecca "Peggy" Halm (1794 - 1823)
SiblingSusannah Tressler (1820 - 1858)
SiblingElizabeth Tressler (1823 - 1900)
SiblingJonathan Tressler (1823 - 1823)

Notes

Census

Ellen listed as Alanora

Census

Arminda listed as Amanda, Elmer listed as Elnore and female.

Burial

Dates are incorrect on FAG memorial.

Endnotes

1. Albert Willis Tressler, Jonathan and Joseph Tressler and their descendants: A Sketch Made by Albert Willis Tressler in 1948 (Jacksonport, Wisconsin: n.p., 1948), 5.

2. Albert Willis Tressler, Jonathan and Joseph Tressler and their descendants: A Sketch Made by Albert Willis Tressler in 1948 (Jacksonport, Wisconsin: n.p., 1948), 5.

3. , Commemorative Biographical Record of Northwestern Ohio: Including the Counties of Defiance, Henry, Williams, and Fulton (Chicago, Illinois, United States: J H Beers & Co, 1899), 49.

4. Albert Willis Tressler, Jonathan and Joseph Tressler and their descendants: A Sketch Made by Albert Willis Tressler in 1948 (Jacksonport, Wisconsin: n.p., 1948), 1.

5. Albert Willis Tressler, Jonathan and Joseph Tressler and their descendants: A Sketch Made by Albert Willis Tressler in 1948 (Jacksonport, Wisconsin: n.p., 1948), 4.

6. , Commemorative Biographical Record of Northwestern Ohio: Including the Counties of Defiance, Henry, Williams, and Fulton (Chicago, Illinois, United States: J H Beers & Co, 1899), 49.

7. Albert Willis Tressler, Jonathan and Joseph Tressler and their descendants: A Sketch Made by Albert Willis Tressler in 1948 (Jacksonport, Wisconsin: n.p., 1948), 5.

8. Albert Willis Tressler, Jonathan and Joseph Tressler and their descendants: A Sketch Made by Albert Willis Tressler in 1948 (Jacksonport, Wisconsin: n.p., 1948), 5.

9. Ohio County Marriages 1789-2016, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XZTL-WV4.

10. United States Census for 1850, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&gsfn=Andrew+Jackson&gsfn_x=0&gsln=Tressler&gsln_x=0&mswpn__ftp=Stark+County%2c+Ohio%2c+USA&mswpn=2780&mswpn_PInfo=7-%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c3247%7c38%7c0%7c2780%7c0%7c0%7c&MSAV=1&msbdy=1818&msddy=1892&msdpn__ftp=Williams+County%2c+Ohio%2c+USA&msdpn=3161&msdpn_PInfo=7-%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c3247%7c38%7c0%7c3161%7c0%7c0%7c&mssng=olivia&mssns=kent&cp=0&catbucket=rstp&uidh=2a1&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=14744335&db=1850usfedcenancestry&indiv=1&ml_rpos=12.

11. 1860 Census, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=42273724&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&rhSource=8054.

12. 1870 Census, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&indiv=try&h=37688891.

13. 1880 Census, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&indiv=try&h=45530946.

14. Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958 (Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958, "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch. Index entries derived from digital copies of originals housed in various repositories throughout), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD4L-9YW.

15. 1880 Census, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&indiv=try&h=45530946.

16. Albert Willis Tressler, Jonathan and Joseph Tressler and their descendants: A Sketch Made by Albert Willis Tressler in 1948 (Jacksonport, Wisconsin: n.p., 1948), 5.

17. Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997 ("Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997," database, FamilySearch. Index entries derived from digital copies of originals housed in various repositories throughout Ohio.), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6DP-VPR.

18. , Commemorative Biographical Record of Northwestern Ohio: Including the Counties of Defiance, Henry, Williams, and Fulton (Chicago, Illinois, United States: J H Beers & Co, 1899), 49.

19. , Commemorative Biographical Record of Northwestern Ohio: Including the Counties of Defiance, Henry, Williams, and Fulton (Chicago, Illinois, United States: J H Beers & Co, 1899), 49.

20. , Find A Grave (N.p.: n.p., n.d.), https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=tressler&GSiman=1&GScid=964769&GRid=96441884&.

21. Paul Van Gundy, Stories of the Fountain City: 1840-1990 (N.p.: The Bryan Area Foundation, n.d.), 179.