Some of the Dresslers come back into the Juniata co., PA GELNETT family. I know the Bastress family does. Can't say about the others. Sherry Bish Jesberger ---------- > From: Joyce Lund <lundway@rockisland.com> > To: PAJUNIAT-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: PAJUNIAT-D Digest V99 #4 > Date: Sunday, January 10, 1999 10:24 PM > > Hello! > > Mary, I have DRESSLERS in my family but have very little info and have > not as yet pursued that line. Here it is: > > I have a DRESSLER who married Charlotte Mae ZEIDERS. (Zeiders is one > of my direct lines) > I have a female DRESSLER who married Eli COX (Cox is both a maternal > AND paternal direct line) > I have a Eva DRESSLER who married Peter BASTRESS > I have a Mary Jane DRESSLER born in Monroe Township, Juniata Co. > Most important, my grandfather's sister (my gt aunt) married Elmer > DRESSLER b: 1881, d: 1 Jan 1960 in an > auto accident and is buried in Richfield, Juniata Co. > > That's it. If anything rings a bell, let me know. We must connect > somewhere along the "line"! > > Joyce Cox Lund > ....in the beautiful Pacific Northwest > MITAKUYE OYASIN..... > we are all related.......(Lakota Sioux) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <MARLR43@aol.com> > To: <PAJUNIAT-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 09, 1999 3:17 PM > Subject: Re: PAJUNIAT-D Digest V99 #4 > > > >Hello Everyone. I would be willing to share any information I have > found with > >any of you on the following families. Benner, Watts, Snyder, > Dressler, Naugle, > >Felmlee. not sure last one is right. > > > >My gggrandfather was John F. Benner. he was born in 1844 in West > Perry > >Township. He married Eliza Snyder in 1866. He served with the 76th PA > Vol. > >Inf. Co. D of the Keystone Zoavues. He served from 1861 -1864 when he > >reenlisted as Vet. Vol. and was discharged in the summer of 1865. > John and > >Eliza had eleven children. They were Henry E., Daniel, Sarah E, Annie > A., Cora > >P, Mabel M, Garfield K, Elisha A, John E, Oliver M, and Bertha M. > > > >I remembe meeting Oliver as he spent time at my parents home in > Harrisburg > >when I was young. He was old then. I have since found out that Johns > parents > >could have been one of two couples.This is where I need help. In the > 1850 > >census it says John Age 6 this would be right. We think he was the > youngest > >son of Daniel and Catherine (Felmlee) Benner (not sure of the > spelling) or the > >oldest son of Jacob and Sarah (Naugle) Benner. If anyone can help me > >straighten this out I would surely appreciate it. My ggrandmother > Annie > >married James A Watts. I am also seeking info on his family. His > father was > >Samuel Watts and mother Tillie (Dressler). I believe Samuel may have > been in > >the Civil War also. > >Thank you ahead of time to anyone who can help me. > >Mary Roeder. > > > >______________________________ >