Father: William Riley Pressnall
Mother: Susan Collins
Birth date and place: June 2, 1840,
Henry County, Indiana
Birth date and place: August 15, 1844,
Henry County, Indiana
Death date and place: September 13, 1918
Hebron, thayer County, Nebraska
Death date and place: August 8, 1934,
Republic County, Kansas
Marriage date and place: 1861, Henry County,
Indiana
Marriage date and place: 1861, Henry County, Indiana
Parents:Daniel Pressnall, Catharine Munden
Parents: Joseph Collins, Jane Kello

Notes:They moved from Henry County, Indiana to Republic County, Kansas in 1878, crossing the Missouri River at St. Joseph. William Riley was a United Bretheren minister. 4 of their 15 children died in Henry County before they came to Kansas. Two daughters who were born after they moved to Kansas died at young ages of disease, I believe someone said it was diptheria or scarlet fever.

William Riley and Susan Pressnall are buried in the Ida Cemetery near Munden, Kansas.

Children:

Mary Elizabeth
December 28, 1861
Henry County, Indiana
August 13, 1921,
Republic County,
Kansas
Jess Pack
Samuel Morton
October 14, 1863
Henry County, Indiana
October 14, 1877
Henry County, Indiana
buried Cadiz Cemetery

Olen E.
March 29, 1865
Henry County, Indiana
died young

Emma Jane
December 8, 1867
Henry County, Indiana
buried Ida Cemetery,
Republic County, Kansas
Elmer Hiatt
Leonidas (Lon)
October1, 1868
Henry County, Indiana
1957
Hebron,
Thayer Co. Nebraska
Clara O. Brown
Vincent
June 7, 1870
Henry County, Indiana
died young

Julia R.
September 19, 1872
Henry County, Indiana
died youn g

Ernest
1873
Henry County, Indiana
1930's
Republic County, Kansas
Buried Ida Cemetery
grave unmarked
Alice Porter
Effie
January 18, 1875
Henry County, Indiana

Harry Smith
Clinton
October 9, 1876
Henry County, Indiana
Republic County, Kansas
buried Ida Cemetery
Nettie Fisher
Milton Luther
November 26, 1877
Henry County, Indiana
October 23, 1955
buried Ida Cemetery
Savilla Fisher
William Merton
February 12, 1879
Republic County, Kansas
1973
buried Ida Cemetery
Eola Mae DeWolf
Grace
June 15, 1881
died age 8
buried Ida Cemetery

Joseph Fred
June 27, 1883
Republic County, Kansas
died in Oklahoma
Belle?
Lora Belle
August 24, 1885
Republic County, Kansas
died age 2
buried Ida Cemetery



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