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Ancestors of Walter Dresser 09/02/2008

Generation No. 2

      2. Frank Charles Bemis Dresser, born February 23, 1880 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; died March 04, 1952 in Appomattox, Appomattox County, Virginia. He was the son of 4. Frank Joel Bemis Dresser and 5. Delia B. McClosky. He married 3. Nettie Mae Moses July 27, 1925 in Richmond, Virginia.

      3. Nettie Mae Moses, born October 23, 1903 in Appomattox, Appomattox County, Virginia; died November 20, 1977 in Appomattox, Appomattox County, Virginia. She was the daughter of 6. Thomas Walker Moses and 7. Clara Matilda Mann.

Notes for Frank Charles Bemis Dresser:
1) From Index des Baptismes Catholiques, Paroisses des Montreal, 1876-1890:

"Dresser, Frank Charles Barnus
2/23/1880
S. V. de Paul, F 15-V"

2) From Records of St. Vincent de Paul Church, Montreal, Film #610.8 NAQ#:

"B.62
Frank Charles Bemus
Dresser"

"le quatorze Mars mil huit cent quatre vingt, je soursigné, vicaíre de cette paroisse, ai baptisé a Frank Charles Bemus, né le vingt trois de Février de la présente année du légitime mariage de Frank Dresser Tailleur, Protestant de Chicago, et de Deely McCloskey Catholique. Le parrain, a eté Bernard McClosky [next words unreadable], et la marraine Mary McClosky. Le parrain a signe avec moi. Le père étaít absent. Un mot [unreadable] est [unreadable]."

[Signature of "Bernad Mcloskey" and "Louis Leduc [unreadable] Vic."]

Translation:

"March fourteenth 1880, I the undersigned, vicar of this parish, have baptized Frank Charles Bemus (Bemis??), born the twenty-third of February of the present year of the legitimate marriage of Frank Dresser, Tailor, Prostestant of Chicago, and of Deely (Delia) McCloskey, Catholic. The godfather was Bernard McClosky [some unreadable words about Bernard], and the godmother was Mary McClosky. The godfather has signed with me. The father was absent. [Next part unreadable]."

3) 1880: Census for Cook County, IL, Chicago Township, Enumeration District 3, p. 59 (dated June 23rd):

Dresser, Frank B., White Male, 25 yrs. old, Head of household, no profession, born in Canada, Father born in Maine, Mother born in Vermont.

", Delia, White Female, 21 yrs. old, Wife, Housekeeper, born in Canada, Father born in Canada, Mother born in Canada.

", Chas B., White Male 4/12 (4 months old), Son, born in Canada, Father born in Canada, Mother born in Canada <-- this must be my grandfather, Frank Charles Dresser (or perhaps [Frank] Charles Bemis Dresser).

4) From the 1901 Census for Montreal:

St. Antoine Ward - District A8
29 Beaver Hall Hill

Frank Dresser, dob Apr 28, 1880, age 20, occ: Clerk-CPR living with the
Edward & Susan Hamilton family and is listed as a nephew.

[This dob differs from the information I have, but Frank Charles Dresser definitely worked for the Canadian Pacific Railroad as a mail bag handler, so this is most likely him. Identity of Edward and Susan Hamilton is currently unknown, but there is an Edward Hamilton buried in the same plot as Frank Bemis Dresser.]

5) Entries from Lovell's Directory of Montreal that appear to refer to Frank Charles Dresser:

1902/1903:      Dresser Frank, clerk, bds 181 Bleury

1903/1904:      Dresser Frank, accountant, 700 Berri

1904/1905:      Dresser F. C., accountant, 1493 Ontario

1905/1906:      Dresser F. C., accountant, 1493 Ontario

1906/1907:      Dresser F. C., accountant, 317 Ontario East

1907/1908:      Dresser F. C., accountant, 317 Ontario East

1908/1909:      Dresser F. C., acct., 871 Mount Royal av, Ville St. Louis

1909/1910:      Dresser F C., acct., 1648 Mance, Ville St. Ls.

1910/1911:      Dresser, F. C., Accountant, 1648 Mance St.

1911/1912:      Dresser, F C, acct, 1648 Mance

1912/1913:      Dresser F C acct 1648 Mance (Jeanne)

1913/1914:      Dresser F C acct 1648 Mance (Jeanne)

1914/1915:      Dresser F C acct 1648 Mance (Jeanne)
            Dresser F C acct 1648 Mance (Jeanne)

1915/1916:      Dresser F C clerk 1652 Jeanne Mance

6) St. Albans District manifest records of aliens arriving from foreign contiguous territory : arrivals at Canadian border ports from January 1895 to June 30, 1954 ; Indexes (Soundex), 1895-1952. FHL Film 1472931, D625 J.C. - D650 Muriel:

Date:            09/24/1920

Family name:      DRESSER
Given name:      Frank Charles
Place of birth:      Montreal Can
Age:            40 years
Sex:            M
Marital status:      Married
Occupation:      Clerk
Read:            Yes
Write:            Yes
Language:      Eng.
Race:            Irish
Nationality:      Can.
Last permanent residence:
            Montreal Can
Name and address of nearest relative or friend in country whence alien came:
            Wife Alexandra (or Alexandrina -- a bit hard to read the tail end of the word) - 2477 Hutchinson St. Montreal Can.
Ever in U.S. before:
            No

[Note: Not quite true; he was in Chicago for 1880 census, but at only a few months of age]

Passage paid by:      Self
Destination and name and complete address of relative or friend to join there:
            Cuba
Money shown:      200
Ever arrested...: No
Purpose in coming:
            In Transit
Height:            5 ft. 8 in.
Complexion:      Med
Hair:            bro
Eyes:            bro
Distinguishing Marks:
            None

7) From FHL Film # 1412580, Series = Passenger lists of vessels arriving at New Orleans, 1820-1921 ; index to passenger lists of vessels arriving in New Orleans, 1853- 1952, Film = Di Beneditto, Horace - Fernandez, Avelino 1900-1952:

Family name:            DRESSER
Given name:            FRANK
Accompanied by:            --
Place of birth:            MONTREAL CANADA
Age:                  40 Yrs.
Sex:                  M
Marital Status:            M
Occupation:            Clerk
Read/Write:            Yes
Race:                  BRITISH
Nationality:            CANADA
Last permanent residence:      MONTREAL CAN. Life
Name and address of nearest relative or friend in country whence alien came:
                  Mr. F. Dresser (Father) 2077 Hulchuson Montreal
Ever in U.S.:            Yes
From:                  1920
To:                  --
Where:                  N. Y. City
Passage paid by:            Self
Destination and name and address of relative or friend to join there:
                  MONTREAL CANADA. In Transit to Montreal Canada
Money shown:            $1200.00
Ever arrested and deported or excluded from admission:
                  --
Head tax status:            Circle Cert. 11/8/20
Height:                  5 ft. 8 in.
Complexion:            Fr
Hair:                  Br
Eyes:                  Br
Distinguishing marks:      --
Seaport and date of landing and name of steamship:
                  NEW ORLEANS, LA. Nov. 5, 1920 S.S. HEREDIA-4249-10

[Note 1: Frank lists his marital status as Married; so he apparently did not get a divorce from his first wife while in Cuba.]
[Note 2: Frank's father died in 1900, so it is not clear why he listed his father as being his closest relative in 1920. Also, the address given, 2077 Hulchuson, sounds very close to 2477 Hutchinson, which was listed as the address of Frank's first wife Alexandrine when Frank left Montreal for Cuba in September of 1920.]
[Note 3: Frank did not return to Montreal; instead he stayed in the U.S.]
[Note 4: The number 4249-10 shown next to the ship name is the key to the passenger manifest entry]

8) From FHL Film #1454935, Series = Passenger lists of vessels arriving at New Orleans, 1820-1921 ; index to passenger lists of vessels arriving in New Orleans, 1853- 1952, Film = 1 Nov 1920 - 31 Dec 1920:

LIST OR MANIFEST OF ALIEN PASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION OFFICER AT PORT OF ARRIVAL

S.S. H-E-R-E-D-I-A, Passengers sailing from HAVANA CUBA, NOVEMBER 3 RD, 1920, Arriving at Port of NEW ORLEANS LA., NOVEMBER 5TH, 1920

Page 4249 (stamped with HEAD TAX Certified NOV 8 1920 U.S. IMMIGRATION SERVICE), Line #10 --

HEAD-TAX STATUS:                                    handwritten dark 5 in a circle
NAME IN FULL
                              Family name:      Dresser
                              Given name:      Frank
Age
                              Yrs.:            40
                              Mos.:
Sex:                                          M
Married or single:                                    M
Calling or occupation:                              Clerk
Able to read:                                    Yes
Read what language:                              English
Able to write:                                    Yes
Nationality:                                    Canada
Race or people:                                    British
Last permanent residence:
                              Country:            Can.
                              City or town:      Montreal
The name and address of nearest relative or friend in country from whence alien came:
                                          Mr. F. Dresser (Father)
                                          2077 Hulchuson Montreal

[end of part one -- near the bottom there is a handwritten note about the entry on line 10, but I can't read it; continues on next page]

Whether having a ticket to such final destination:                  No
By whom was passage paid:                              Self
In possession of:                                     $1200
Whether ever before in the United States, and if so, when and where?
      Yes or No:                              Yes
      When:                                    1920
      Where:                                    NYCity
Whether going to join a relative or friend; and if so, what relative or friend, and his name and complete address:
                                          Intransit to Canada, Montreal
Purpose of coming to United States:
      Whether alien intends to return to country whence he came after engaging temporarily in laboring pursuits in the United States
                                          No
      Length of time alien intends to remain in United States:      3 weeks
      Whether alien intends to become a citizen of the United States:
                                          No
Ever in prison or almshouse, or institution for care and treatment of the insane, or supported by charity? If so, which?
                                          No
Whether a polygamist:                              No
Whether an anarchist:                              No
Whether a person who believes in or advocates the overthrow by force or violence of the Government of the United States or all forces of law, etc. (See footnote for full text of this question.):
                                          No
Whether coming by reason of any offer, solicitation, promise, or agreement, expressed or implied, to labor in the United States:
                                          No
Whether alien had been previously deported within one year:      No
Condition of health, mental and physical:                  Good
Deformed or crippled:                              No
Height:
                                    Feet:      5
                                    Inches:      8
Complexion:                                    Fr (Fair)
Color of:
                                    Hair:      Br (Brown)
                                    Eyes:      Br (Brown)
Marks of indentification:                              None
Place of birth:
                              Country:            Canada
                              City or town:      Montreal

9) Mini-Biography of Frank C. Dresser, by Walter C. Dresser

"Born February 23, 1880. His tombstone probably says 1890 because he subtracted ten years from his age when entering the U.S. His mother was from Ireland, his father a talented tailer and an alcoholic who kept his family frequently impoverished. He was probably a native of Montreal, but to satisfy registration of aliens for WWII he had family statements that he was considered born in Milwaukee and therefore a US citizen."

      [Note: According to Wisconsin Vital Records, Frank Charles Dresser was definitely not born in Milwaukee. Baptismal records have been found which prove that he was born in Montreal.]

"Frank and his brother, Walter, shared a double bed with their parents, with the boys sleeping with heads at the end of the bed so they would all fit in. He flunked out of school in the third grade because he could not understand enough of the French language of the school, and his parents could not afford the eyeglasses he needed."

"He was probably somewhat of a street urchin, occasionally stealing fruit from street vendors for food. He spoke of cutting a circle of ice from the St. Lawrence River in Montreal to fish for food. When he slipped and fell in the icy water, his dog helped sustain him until he got more help."

"He spoke of a Christmas when he didn't expect to get anything. Excited to find a candy cane, he ran upstairs to his parents and dropped it and it was shattered."

"His first job we know of was as a stagehand for the great Sandow, who is occasionally mentioned in current muscle magazines. Sandow wore nothing but an artificial fig leaf, and his show was simply rippling every big muscle in his body. Frank went into rigid muscular and acrobatic training, on a diet of oranges and nuts only. Then his stage life in Circuses, his best known acts being standing still on a bicycle while crawling underneath the horizontal bar and back onto the seat. The other one was standing on his head (a little circle of rope underneath a cloth helping him to balance) while he played 'Home, Home on the Range' on a banjo. His companion act was Louis Cyr, billed as the strongest man on earth, who I think still holds the world record of 500 pound lift with one finger. Louis Cyr is also mentioned in current magazines featuring muscular greats of old."

"His first marriage produced two children, Laura and Adolph Dresser, neither of whom ever married. Adolph became a Captain in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. We found out about these children after his death, and I think neither of them was ever aware that they had half-brothers in the States."

      [Note: The first wife was Alexandrine Gariepy, with whom Frank Charles Dresser had a son named Adolphe and a daughter named Pauline. Adolphe was a member of the Montreal police and married Thérèse Girard. Adolphe died in 1986 at the age of 79. Pauline married a man named Polkinhorne, and, at 90 yrs. of age, is still living in the Montreal area as of 08/23/1998 -- Mary Dresser Taffet, 08/23/1998. There was actually a third child from this first marriage, a boy named Ralph who died at only a few months of age in 1903 -- Mary Dresser Taffet, 03/15/1999. Pauline died on October 9, 2000, just a few days after her 92nd birthday; fortunately before she died, I was able to meet her, and so was my uncle Frank Thomas Dresser -- Mary Dresser Taffet, 06/04/2002.]

"His first marriage disintegrated, and Frank skipped out to Havana Cuba, where he held a position in the sugar industry (probably clerical) for a few years. He then hitched a ride on a boat to New Orleans."

      [Note: Now we know when Frank Dresser left Montreal for Cuba; he is found on the Canadian Border Crossings. He crossed from Montreal into the U.S. on his way to Cuba on September 24, 1920. -- Mary Dresser Taffet -- April 2002]
      [Note: Now we know when Frank Dresser came to New Orleans from Cuba -- it was November 5, 1920; he was a passenger on board the S.S. Heredia. Obviously he wasn't in Cuba for 'a few years', but rather for a few weeks instead. He may well have worked during that time; he went to Cuba with $200 in hand and returned from Cuba with $1200 in hand. Though the passenger list from Cuba to New Orleans indicates that Frank intended to return to Montreal, obviously he didn't go back to Canada, or he would have appeared on the St. Alban's List more than once.]

"Unaware that it was Thanksgiving Day, he went to answer a classified ad for an accountant for Wilson Meat Packers (although he was not an accountant). Fortunately, the Boss happened to be there on Thanksgiving Day and Frank got the job, as the first applicant. He learned accounting and moved up in the Company as a traveling auditor for the branches of the company."

      [Note: It would appear that Frank did indeed know at least something about accounting before coming to New Orleans; he was employed as an accountant in Montreal during 1910/1911, as can be seen above in entry #5.]

"While stationed in Philadelphia, he had an assignment to Richmond, VA. A newspaper clipping of the time headlines that FIREMEN RESCUE TWO MEN TRAPPED ON THIRD FLOOR BY DENSE SMOKE. They were T. J. Kuhlin and F. T. Dresser (a misprint of the middle initial!). 'One of the imprisoned men, seeing his way to the outside air cut off by the clouds of dense smoke, which filled the building, was on the verge of jumping from the third-story window when the "hook and ladder" was raised and both men were brought down to safety'. He told me that he saw the kaleidoscope of his whole life passing in front of him while hanging out that window, expecting eminent death. The building was Wilson & Co. at 130 North 17th Street in Richmond."

"In Richmond, he met Nettie Mae Moses, a Statistician for the Va. Dept. of Labor. Their marriage produced two sons, Frank T. Dresser and Walter C. Dresser. Business required their travel from one city to another by train. For cribs as infants, Frank and I had pillows in dresser drawers in hotel rooms."

"Tiring of this arrangement, they moved to Appomattox, Va, the Moses home town. He got some accounting jobs, including the Southern Battery Co., a local venture to provide jobs for 'uncle Ben and cousin Hank' during the depression years. As the company became defunct, he borrowed money to buy it and possibly make a profit using up the raw materials. There was difficulty making all the raw materials use up without buying other supplies, and at the same time he instituted a policy of piece-work (probably illegal in today's society) in which employees get paid for what they produce. The company began to show some profit. He produced two batteries, one with a black-and-white label retail 5 cents, the other a color label for 10 cents (same insides)."

"CHURCH -- Frank attended the Methodist Church with Nettie and her family once. When the pastor asked the new visitor to stand and be introduced, he would not budge and people began looking around to him. No more church except for weddings and funerals (Pop was a Roman Catholic, an altar boy in his youth.)"

"Then came World War II. With great demand for flashlight batteries during blackouts in London during the Blitzkrieg, Southern Battery Co. flourished and operated around the clock. The London connection was Mr. Arthur Pudlin, a frequent visitor and the one who gave our mother the nickname 'Toots'. We had two representatives from our ally China visit for several weeks to study battery manufacturing. They knew little English and I remember one answering my question by saying they got to the United States in a 'frying prane'. We also had a high-ranking member of the British Labor Dept. spend several months in our home for rest and recuperation from the stress of the Blitzkrieg (I don't remember his name). Our home was somewhat of a real mansion as compared to other homes of the day."

'A NEW PREACHER COMES TO TOWN: On his first visit to Longacre, he caught Toots in work clothes housecleaning. She answered him 'no, the lady of the house is not in today'. His second visit, I was home alone and he obviously wanted a tour of Longacre. I think this was near the end of Prohibition, and also in the era when to the church basically sin meant alcohol and vice-versa. I gave the preacher the grand tour, ending in the basement where Pop was brewing his own beer, and showed him how to work the contraption that securely capped the beer bottles. Toots and Pop were not pleased with how I handled this visit. (To say the least!!!)."

8) From Mary Ayleen Elizabeth Hilt:

"I don't know when your Grandfather married the first time. He and his family lived in Montreal and he had two children Frank and Pauline, both older than I by 5-8 years....Your Grandfather was born in Montreal but he did work in Minneapolis."

9) From Virginia Babcock:

Frank Charles Dresser was on the town council in Appomattox for some period of time. He had to leave the town council because his property experienced some minor flooding due to rain run-off, and Frank decided to sue the town as a result. He left the town council in order to be able to bring suit against Appomattox for the flooding problems.

10) Frank Charles Dresser is buried at Liberty Baptist Cemetery in Appomattox, VA. His tombstone indeed says that he was born in 1890.

11) From Anne O'Brien:

At some point before he left Montreal, Frank Charles Dresser worked for CPR, Canadian Pacific Railroad, where he handled mailbags.

Notes for Nettie Mae Moses:
1) Notes regarding "Toots", by Mary (Dresser) Taffet

My grandmother was always known as "Toots" for as long as I can remember. She did not allow us to call her "Grandmother" or "Grandma"; we had to call her "Toots" or even "Tootsie" instead.

I knew that others called her "Nettie" or "Nettie Mae", and thought that this was her real name, until I was informed that her name had been changed from "Janette Mary" to "Nettie Mae" -- it seems that her teachers at school kept calling on "Janette Mary", but she would only answer to "Nettie Mae". Her teachers were instructed to begin calling her "Nettie Mae".

In her later years, Toots owned rental property, including apartment buildings, across the state of Virginia, including some in Richmond. She was very active in local and statewide politics, and even received an invitation to the Inauguration of President John F. Kennedy.

Toots was a member of the DAR. She was one of the founders of the Red Hill Chapter of the DAR, based on her descent from the patriot soldier Jacob Woodson (himself a descendant of John Woodson who came to the Jamestown Colony in 1619 on the ship George). Her DAR national number is 617742.

She is buried in Liberty Baptist Cemetery in Appomattox, VA.

2) From an article in the Appomattox paper, by Polly Jernigan, date unknown, regarding Toot's chosen decor for Longacre, the home she and my grandfather built in Appomattox:

"MRS. FRANK C. DRESSER'S hobby played a major role in the decoration of her home in Appomattox. The hobby? Interior decoration."

" 'Longacre' was built in 1933 of English-Gothic architectural style. Its three acres of grounds are landscaped, with a sunken boxwood garden, outdoor living-room terrace, a rose garden and a swimming pool. Mrs. Dresser so enjoyed planning decor for the rambling house with its own private apartment within, that she was called on frequently to help friends plan color schemes, fabrics and wall coverings for their homes. Now there is plenty of opportunity to indulge in this favorite pastime, for when the word of her hobby spread, requests for decoration aid increased accordingly."

"Mrs. Dresser likes the mellow warmth of Early American furniture, and the colorfully patterned prints that blend well with knotty-pine paneling, rough-hewn stone fireplaces and colonial-type woodwork. Her collection over the years of prized antique furniture, pewter, copper, brass, ironware, glass and china has enhanced a personal feeling in each room of the spacious house; each accessory has its own special meaning and its own unique history, and each is used to complement the graciousness the home seems to exude."

"Scenic wallpaper depicting the Laurentian Mountains is a lively contrast to the antiqued woodwork of the entrance hallway. The paper's warm browns tone in with the earthy hues of a thumb-tack chair in yellow and an old pie chest."

"The fireplace wall of the living room sets the color mood for the room. Here Autumn leaves in their russet glory dominate the scene. Olive green woodwork in the colonial mantel and built-in book shelves picks up a shade from the wallpaper. The three other walls of the room, the taffeta draw draperies and the room-size rug continue the green theme."

"Antique pine is the wood selected for the informal dining area of the Dutch kitchen. A rare hunt board of pine and maple is outstanding in this room. Foil for the light-toned woods of the furniture is knotty-pine paneling, with turkey-red background cafe curtains adding a bright note to the windows. An old Dutch sink of poplar is laden with collector's items of pewter, copper and brass. The efficiency kitchen unit, modern in every respect, can be entirely concealed from the dining area by a red louvered screen. A private sitting room is at one end of the room, complete with red leather sofa served by a coffee table. A hooked rug lends colonial atmosphere."

"The 'cozy corner' of the second kitchen of the house centers interest on a rough-hewn fieldstone fireplace. The stone was taken from a chimney razed near the point where Lee and Grant met for the terms of the surrender ending the War Between the States."

"Reason for the second kitchen was Mrs. Dresser's son, for whom she made an apartment within the large house. The old cranes and pot hook holders used now as fireplace accessories are from Mrs. Dresser's paternal grandmother's house. Another piece which came from this source is a unique safe, with twin flour and meal bins under an extendable bread board at the table surface level, and a spice cabinet above."

"The master bedroom boasts one of the most interesting of the many fireplaces of the house. Maple is the mellow wood selected for the tester bed, blanket chest, tables and an unusual combination blanket chest and chest of drawers. Old gold and yellow-green papers in a chintz design adds zest to the walls."

"Exposed beams and Williamsburg-type paneling in colonial green highlight the dining room. Floors here are laced with pegs."

"A knotty-pine paneled den, two second-floor bedrooms and a music studio with an outside Dutch door and stairway complete the floor plan to this highly livable home."

Marriage Notes for Frank Dresser and Nettie Moses:
1) As of 04/07/2004, I do not know exactly when or exactly where my grandparents were married.

I have checked the following locations so far, with no success yet:

-- in August of 2000, requested search for record in Wilkes Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (location mentioned by a close relative -- Dad or Uncle Frank perhaps); records for 1925 and 1926 were searched with nothing found.

-- in December of 2000, requested search for record in ??? (Appomattox County????), Virginia; records for 1912-1935 were searched with nothing found

-- in May of 2002, requested search for record in Richmond, Virginia; records for 1912-1935 were searched with nothing found.

-- the only real clue comes from the DAR application filed by Toots, which indicates that she and her first husband Frank Charles Dresser were married July 27, 1925, in Richmond.

-- I'm hoping that there was in fact a marriage license or some sort of official record somewhere, but I get the feeling that Toots may have asked Frank to handle the paperwork, and due to his own past from which he was hiding, he conveniently "forgot" to ever file any paperwork.

2) 1930 Census for Virginia, Appomattox County, Appomattox Town, Southside District, Supervisor's District No. 11, Enumeration District No. 6-4, Sheet 3B, enumerated April 7th, 1930 (Image 5 of 14 at Ancestry.com):

Highland Avenue, Dwelling #64, Visit #68 --

Dresser, Frank C, Head, Rents, $30 monthly rental, Has radio, does not live on farm, M, W, age 40, Married, First marriage at age 36, did not attend school, can read and write, born in Minnesota, father born in Maine, mother born in Northern Ireland, Code A = 64 or 67, Code B = 03, Code C = 7, can speak English, Occupation = bookkeeper, Location = battery factory, Code D = 6763, Wage worker, worked yesterday, not a Veteran

______, Nettie M, Wife, F, W, age 26, Married, First marriage at age 22, did not attend school, can read and write, born in Virginia, father born in Virginia, mother born in Virginia, Code A = 74, can speak English, Occupation = None

______, Frank T, Son, M, W, age 3, Single, did not attend school, born in Virginia, father born in Minnesota, mother born in Virginia, Code A = 74, Occupation = None

______, Walter C, Son, M, W, age 1 10/12, Single, did not attend school, born in Virginia, father born in Minnesota, mother born in Virginia, Code A = 74, Occupation = None

[Note 1: Frank Charles Dresser lied about a number of things on the 1930 census. He was actually 50 years old, and was born in Montreal. He also had been married before, so his actual first marriage was at the age of 22. Lastly, he was born outside the US, so in fact he immigrated to the US in 1920 through New Orleans, but never filed any immigration or naturalization papers.]
[Note 2: In addition to the lies that Frank Charles Dresser told about himself, he appears to have lied about the birthplaces of both of his parents. His father and mother were most likely both born in Montreal, but the records have not yet been found to prove this. What is probably true however is that his father's father was most likely born in Maine and his mother's parents were most likely born in Ireland.]

Children of Frank Dresser and Nettie Moses are:

Frank Thomas Dresser, born March 03, 1927 in City of Richmond, Virginia; died September 11, 2005 in 10300 Bristolwood Ct., Laurel, Prince George County, Maryland; married (1) Margaret Louise Jones June 16, 1946 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina; born November 16, 1926 in Elkin, North Carolina; died January 29, 1995 in Laurel, Prince George's County, MD; married (2) Mary Kathryn Johnston April 03, 1993 in Laurel, Prince George's County, Maryland; born August 19, 1927 in Weatherly, Pennsylvania.

Notes for Frank Thomas Dresser:
- Graduate of Virginia Military Institute

- Taught mathematics at University of Virginia (Charlottesville)

- Worked as a cryptanalyst for the National Security Agency

ii.

Walter Charles Dresser, born July 03, 1928 in 3517 13th St. N.W., Washington, DC; died December 15, 2005 in 205 E. Battleboro Avenue, Battleboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina; married Charlotte Mathews Boice June 14, 1952 in Court Street Methodist Church, City of Lynchburg, Virginia.

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