Thomas Duncan was our Duncan immigrant ancestor. More of his story is here. This is his obituary from The Palmyra Enterprise (Wisconsin). My favorite part is the mention of being the head of the Duncan family in the US and how this is now transferred to his brother William.
The Bresslers were a big family centered in Pennsylvania, but many of their offspring migrated west to Nebraska. The clippings were copied from Ruth Bressler Claycomb’s scrapbook. The original sources are not usually indicated.
Hezikiah Bressler was a half-brother of my great-grandfather, John Tannehill Bressler. (1903).
Franklin Pierce Bressler was a brother of John Tannehill Bressler. (1933)
Mary Smith Bressler was the wife of Franklin Pierce Bressler. (1939)
Mary Ann Sanderson Oakland died 17 December 1939.
More detailed stories of the life of Mary Ann Oakland are posted here.
My great grandmother, Julia Fair Bressler, born 14 January 1859, died 25 September 1947, aged 88. This is her obituary from the Wayne Herald, Wayne, Nebraska.
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