Individual Details
Emma Louise Tressler
(26 Aug 1875 - 25 Feb 1967)
1875-- married Augustus E. Staley (Feb.
25, 1867-Dec. 26, 1940)", Dec. 14, I898. He
was born at Julian, N. C. and died at his
winter home at 1408 South Bay Shore Drive,
Miami, Fla. In 1896 he began buying starch
in bulk, packaging It and selling to the
retail trade from Baltimore, Md. This, after
a few years led to manufacturing the starch.
In 1909 he moved nearer the source of supply,
Decatur, 111. Here the business of processing
corn into starch, syrup, etc., and later
soy beans, expanded until the plant became
one of the largest of Its kind In the world.
Emma like her sister Anna, entertained herself
and her friends by writing poetry, a
volume of which was privately printed.
Their children were lone. Ruth, Augustus.
Jr., Mary and Andrew.
Events
| Birth | 26 Aug 1875 | Bryan, Williams, Ohio, United States |  | ||
| Census-shared | 1880 | (Andrew Jackson Tressler) Bryan, Williams, Ohio, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 14 Dec 1898 | Williams, Ohio, United States - Augustus Eugene "Gene" Staley | | ||
| Census | 1900 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | | ||
| Census | 1910 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | | ||
| Census | 1920 | Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Census | 1930 | Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Census | 1940 | Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Death | 25 Feb 1967 | Miami Beach, Miami-Dade, Florida, United States | | ||
| Burial | Fairlawn Cemetery, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States | | |||
| Education | Attended the Chicago Conservatory of Music and Peabody College - Baltimore, Maryland, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Augustus Eugene "Gene" Staley (1867 - 1940) |
| Child | Ione Tressler Staley (1900 - 1981) |
| Child | Ruth Richardson Staley (1901 - 1970) |
| Child | Augustus E "Gus" Staley Jr (1903 - 1975) |
| Child | Mary Louise Staley (1905 - 1973) |
| Child | Andrew Rollin Staley (1907 - 1968) |
| Father | Andrew Jackson Tressler (1818 - 1892) |
| Mother | Emeline Lavina Richardson (1844 - 1919) |
| Sibling | Anna Richardson Tressler (1872 - ) |
| Sibling | Austin James Tressler (1879 - 1937) |
Endnotes
1. 1880 Census, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&indiv=try&h=45530946.
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), 6.
3. , Find A Grave (N.p.: n.p., n.d.), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=55075775.
4. , http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=gNJ67&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=Emma%20Louise&gsfn_x=0&gsln=Tressler%20Staley&gsln_x=0&MSAV=1&msbdy=1875&msbpn__ftp=Bryan,%20Williams,%20Ohio,%20USA&msbpn=52942&msbpn_PInfo=8-%7C0%7C1652393%7C0%7C2%7C0%7C38%7C0%7C3161%7C52942%7C0%7C&msgdy=1898&msddy=1967&msdpn__ftp=Miami%20Beach,%20Miami-Dade,%20Florida,%20USA&msdpn=16340&msdpn_PInfo=8-%7C0%7C1652393%7C0%7C2%7C0%7C12%7C0%7C803%7C16340%7C0%7C&msfng=Andrew%20Jackson&msfns=Tressler&msmng=Emeline%20Lavina&msmns=Richardson&msbng=Arminda&msbns=Tressler&msbng1=Ellen%20M&msbns1=Tressler&msbng2=Byron%20Clinton&msbns2=Tressler&msbng3=Elmer&msbns3=Tressler&msbng4=Andrew%20Rollin&msbns4=Tressler&msbng5=Anna%20Richardson&msbns5=Tressler&msbng6=Austin%20James&msbns6=Tressler&mssng=Augustus%20E&mssns=Staley&mscng=Ione%20Tressler&mscns=Staley&mscng1=Ruth%20Richardson&mscns1=Staley&mscng2=Augustus%20E&mscns2=Staley&mscng3=Mary%20Louise&mscns3=Staley&mscng4=Andrew%20Rollin&mscns4=Staley&_83004003-n_xcl=m&cp=0&catbucket=rstp&uidh=2a1&ssrc=pt_t100415381_p290002759767&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=11244195&db=Numident&indiv=1&ml_rpos=1.
5. 1880 Census, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&indiv=try&h=45530946.
6. Albert Willis Tressler, Jonathan and Joseph Tressler and their descendants: A Sketch Made by Albert Willis Tressler in 1948 (Jacksonport, Wisconsin: n.p., 1948), 6.
7. , Find A Grave (N.p.: n.p., n.d.), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=54930254&ref=acom.
8. Ohio County Marriages 1789-2016, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X897-KM2.
9. United States Census for 1900, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1900usfedcen&h=78445702&tid=100415381&pid=290002760797&usePUB=true&_phsrc=gNJ66&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&rhSource=6224.
10. United States Census for 1910, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=gNJ66&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=Augustus%20E&gsfn_x=0&gsln=Staley&gsln_x=0&MSAV=1&msbdy=1867&msbpn__ftp=Julian,%20Guilford,%20North%20Carolina,%20United%20States&msgdy=1898&msddy=1940&msdpn__ftp=Miami,%20Dade,%20Florida,%20United%20States&mssng=Emma%20Louise&mssns=Tressler&mscng=Ione%20Tressler&mscns=Staley&mscng1=Ruth%20Richardson&mscns1=Staley&mscng2=Augustus%20E&mscns2=Staley&mscng3=Mary%20Louise&mscns3=Staley&mscng4=Andrew%20Rollin&mscns4=Staley&_83004003-n_xcl=f&cp=0&catbucket=rstp&uidh=2a1&ssrc=pt_t100415381_p290002760797&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=10331256&db=1910USCenIndex&indiv=1&ml_rpos=2.
11. United States Census for 1920, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MJH9-94L.
12. United States Census for 1930, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=gNJ66&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=Augustus%20E&gsfn_x=0&gsln=Staley&gsln_x=0&MSAV=1&msbdy=1867&msbpn__ftp=Julian,%20Guilford,%20North%20Carolina,%20United%20States&msgdy=1898&msddy=1940&msdpn__ftp=Miami,%20Dade,%20Florida,%20United%20States&mssng=Emma%20Louise&mssns=Tressler&mscng=Ione%20Tressler&mscns=Staley&mscng1=Ruth%20Richardson&mscns1=Staley&mscng2=Augustus%20E&mscns2=Staley&mscng3=Mary%20Louise&mscns3=Staley&mscng4=Andrew%20Rollin&mscns4=Staley&_83004003-n_xcl=f&cp=0&catbucket=rstp&uidh=2a1&ssrc=pt_t100415381_p290002760797&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=27363908&db=1930usfedcen&indiv=1&ml_rpos=3.
13. United States Census for 1940, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=gNJ66&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=Augustus%20E&gsfn_x=0&gsln=Staley&gsln_x=0&MSAV=1&msbdy=1867&msbpn__ftp=Julian,%20Guilford,%20North%20Carolina,%20United%20States&msgdy=1898&msddy=1940&msdpn__ftp=Miami,%20Dade,%20Florida,%20United%20States&mssng=Emma%20Louise&mssns=Tressler&mscng=Ione%20Tressler&mscns=Staley&mscng1=Ruth%20Richardson&mscns1=Staley&mscng2=Augustus%20E&mscns2=Staley&mscng3=Mary%20Louise&mscns3=Staley&mscng4=Andrew%20Rollin&mscns4=Staley&_83004003-n_xcl=f&cp=0&catbucket=rstp&uidh=2a1&ssrc=pt_t100415381_p290002760797&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=27363908&db=1930usfedcen&indiv=1&ml_rpos=3.
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16. Florida Death Index 1877-1998, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=gNJ67&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=Emma%20Louise&gsfn_x=0&gsln=Tressler%20Staley&gsln_x=0&MSAV=1&msbdy=1875&msbpn__ftp=Bryan,%20Williams,%20Ohio,%20USA&msbpn=52942&msbpn_PInfo=8-%7C0%7C1652393%7C0%7C2%7C0%7C38%7C0%7C3161%7C52942%7C0%7C&msgdy=1898&msddy=1967&msdpn__ftp=Miami%20Beach,%20Miami-Dade,%20Florida,%20USA&msdpn=16340&msdpn_PInfo=8-%7C0%7C1652393%7C0%7C2%7C0%7C12%7C0%7C803%7C16340%7C0%7C&msfng=Andrew%20Jackson&msfns=Tressler&msmng=Emeline%20Lavina&msmns=Richardson&msbng=Arminda&msbns=Tressler&msbng1=Ellen%20M&msbns1=Tressler&msbng2=Byron%20Clinton&msbns2=Tressler&msbng3=Elmer&msbns3=Tressler&msbng4=Andrew%20Rollin&msbns4=Tressler&msbng5=Anna%20Richardson&msbns5=Tressler&msbng6=Austin%20James&msbns6=Tressler&mssng=Augustus%20E&mssns=Staley&mscng=Ione%20Tressler&mscns=Staley&mscng1=Ruth%20Richardson&mscns1=Staley&mscng2=Augustus%20E&mscns2=Staley&mscng3=Mary%20Louise&mscns3=Staley&mscng4=Andrew%20Rollin&mscns4=Staley&_83004003-n_xcl=m&cp=0&catbucket=rstp&uidh=2a1&ssrc=pt_t100415381_p290002759767&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=1208118&db=floridadeath&indiv=1&ml_rpos=12.
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