Descendants of Joseph Prosser

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  JOSEPH1 PROSSER was born September 20, 1827 in Rchland Co, OH, and died March 27, 1890 in Shelby Co, Holland, IL.  He married MARY JANE CHAMBERLAIN May 03, 1863, daughter of CYRIL CHAMBERLAIN and ELIZABETH BENTON.  She was born September 09, 1845 in Shelby Co, KY, and died July 11, 1931 in Holland, Shelby, IL  Mt. Zion Cemetery.

       

Children of JOSEPH PROSSER and MARY CHAMBERLAIN are:

                   i.    ALICE M2 PROSSER.

                  ii.    BESSIE PROSSER.

                 iii.    MYRTLE E PROSSER.

                 iv.    WINFIELD S PROSSER.

                  v.    SARAH R PROSSER, b. 1865; m. WILLIAM M MARSH, September 23, 1888, Shelby Co, IL.

2.              vi.    WILLARD M PROSSER, b. November 08, 1866, Brown Co, IN; d. March 29, 1964, Holland, Shelby, IL  Mt. Zion Cemetery.

                vii.    CYRIL W PROSSER, b. 1868; m. CARRIE ROOT, February 17, 1895, Shelby Co, IL.

               viii.    MELISSA PROSSER, b. 1870; m. EUGENE L DEVORE, January 01, 1891, Shelby Co, IL.

                  ix.    EDGAR EDWARD G PROSSER, b. 1872.

                   x.    WILLIAM A PROSSER, b. April 14, 1875; m. ZELLA REED, March 09, 1898, Shelby Co, IL.

                  xi.    WALTER JAMES PROSSER, b. October 11, 1879; m. DORA A WELTON, September 20, 1899, Shelby Co, IL.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  WILLARD M2 PROSSER (JOSEPH1)1 was born November 08, 1866 in Brown Co, IN, and died March 29, 1964 in Holland, Shelby, IL  Mt. Zion Cemetery.  He married EMMA BELL COMPTON2 February 22, 1891 in Holland Twp, Shelby, IL, daughter of GEORGE COMPTON and SARAH CONNER.  She was born November 16, 1868 in Butler, Montgomery, IL, and died January 07, 1940 in Shelby Co, IL  Mt. Zion Cemetery.

       

Children of WILLARD PROSSER and EMMA COMPTON are:

                   i.    CHESTER O3 PROSSER, b. October 03, 1894, Holland Twp, Shelby,  IL; d. December 1985, Mode, Shelby,  IL.

                  ii.    CLARENCE E PROSSER, b. January 12, 1896, Holland Twp, Shelby, IL; d. March 10, 1934, Holland Twp, Shelby, IL; m. INEZ I ???, Abt. 1920; b. July 29, 1901; d. May 02, 1989, Stewardson, Shelby, IL.

                 iii.    ELMER PROSSER, b. 1898, IL; d. September 1899, IL.

                 iv.    LAURA E PROSSER, b. July 26, 1899, Holland Twp, Shelby, IL; m. ??? LARGENT.

                  v.    BEULA MABLE PROSSER, b. December 20, 1901, Holland Twp, Shelby, IL; d. January 11, 1902, Holland Twp, Shelby, IL.

                 vi.    OPAL FERN PROSSER, b. August 03, 1903, Holland Twp, Shelby, IL; d. December 1972, Stewardson, Shelby, IL; m. FREDERICK AARON MECHLING, Abt. 1923; b. August 02, 1898; d. December 1977, Stewardson, Shelby, IL.

                vii.    ERNEST MAX PROSSER, b. October 26, 1905; d. July 03, 1994, Strasburg, Shelby, IL.

               viii.    GOLDIE P PROSSER, b. October 05, 1908, Holland Twp, Shelby, IL; d. December 22, 1997, Effingham, IL; m. ??? MICHAELS.

                  ix.    MABLE PROSSER, b. Abt. 1910; m. ??? RINCKER.

 

 

 

Endnotes

 

1.  Book titled "History of Shelby County", pg 952.

2.  Obituary of Emma B Prosser, The Shelbyville Democrat Newspaper, January 11, 1940.