Edwin Stiles Cressler

1879 - 1918  (39 years)

• Name	Edwin Stiles Cressler  [1]
  Birth	7 May 1879	Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co, Pennsylvania   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Abt Nov 1918	Hollenback Cem, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co, Pennsylvania   [2]
  Death	24 Nov 1918	Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co, Pennsylvania   [2]
  	Cause: Bronchopneumonia
  Person ID	I2357	Cooley Miller Sears Barnhouse
  Last Modified	20 May 2021

  
  

  Father	John Michael Cressler,   b. 4 Jan 1852, Conyngham, Luzerne Co, Pennsylvania d. 7 Dec 1925, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co, Pennsylvania (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Emma Arabella "Belle" Stiles,   b. 30 Jan 1855, Townhill, Luzerne Co, Pennsylvania d. 1 Nov 1921, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co, Pennsylvania (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	15 Jun 1875	Collegeville, Montgomery Co, Pennsylvania   [3]
  Family ID	F231	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Edwin died of the 1918 influenza pandemic that originated in Haskell County, Kansas. Duration of the illness was only eight days. His obituary in Wilkes-Barre Times Leader is confusing with errors. The brother is probably John Webster Cressler who was stationed in France during WWI. Mrs. Herman Mailander could be Mary Arabella whose first husband was Herman Mailander. EDWIN S. CRESSLEREdwin Stiles Cressler, eldest son of Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Cressler, died at the family home, 250 South River street Sunday after a few days' illness of influenza. Besides his parents he is survived by one brother. Dr John Crssler in France, and one sister, Mrs. Herman Mailander of this city. The funeral was held from the family horn thla afternoon and.was private. Services were conducted by Ensign and Mrs. Cook of the Salvation Army. The pall bearers were: William Hughes, Daniel Parry, Jacob and Peter Strltzinger. Interment was in Hollenback cemetery. [2, 4] (Medical):Contributory: Influenza. Duration, 8 days.

  
  

• Sources

  [S341] U.S. Government, WWI Draft Registration Card, 1917-1918, Order nr 2286; living with father and mother at 200 S River Wilkes-Barre; works at Dean-Fernbach Silk Mill (Reliability: 3). [S786] Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State) , Pennsylvania deaths, (Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906), File nr 174404; dob May 7 1879, dod Nov 24 1918, died of Bronchopneumonia (Reliability: 3). [S787] Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , Penna town records, (Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data:Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Methodist Church Records. Valley Forge, Pennsylvania: Eastern Pennsylvania United Methodist Church Commission on Archives and History. ), Montgomery, Collegeville, United Church of Christ, Trinity Christian Church, Marriage Registry, p104 (Reliability: 3). [S510] Obituary, Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, Tuesday evening, November 26 1918, p18 (Reliability: 3).