 1899 - 1984 (85 years) Has more than 100 ancestors and 6 descendants in this family tree.
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| Name |
August Edgar Glessner |
| Birth |
5 Mar 1899 |
Alta Vista, Wabaunsee, Kansas, United States  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
COMPLETED |
| FamilySearch ID |
K67Z-JTV |
| Death |
26 Dec 1984 |
Geary, Kansas, United States |
| Burial |
Welcome Cemetery, Geary, Kansas, United States |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I142315 |
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| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Louis Glessner, b. 7 Apr 1874, Geary, Kansas, United States d. 12 Feb 1953, Geary, Kansas, United States (Age 78 years) |
| Mother |
Jennie May Church, b. 10 Aug 1878, Morris, Kansas, United States d. 28 Jul 1967, Geary, Kansas, United States (Age 88 years) |
| Marriage |
29 Aug 1891 |
Junction City, Geary, Kansas, United States |
| Family ID |
F36880 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Minnie Fern Easter, b. 23 Sep 1901, Alta Vista, Wabaunsee, Kansas, United States d. 3 Sep 1983, Geary, Kansas, United States (Age 81 years) |
| Marriage |
13 Mar 1919 |
Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States |
| Children |
| | 1. Helen Marie Glessner, b. 10 Oct 1919, Junction City, Geary, Kansas, United States d. 27 Jan 1995, Kansas, United States (Age 75 years) |
| | 2. Walter Wayne Glessner, b. 2 Apr 1921, Humboldt Creek, Geary, Kansas, United States d. 30 Mar 2003, Junction City, Geary, Kansas, United States (Age 81 years) |
| | 3. Cecil Lawrence Glessner, b. 18 Oct 1923, Geary, Kansas, United States d. 30 Nov 1991, Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States (Age 68 years) |
| > | 4. Jennie Marietta Glessner, b. 17 Aug 1925, Alta Vista, Wabaunsee, Kansas, United States d. 10 Sep 2009, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States (Age 84 years) |
| | 5. Edgar August Glessner, b. 14 Nov 1927, Morris, Kansas, United States d. 26 Dec 1984, Kansas, United States (Age 57 years) |
| | 6. Iris Fern Glessner, b. 10 Apr 1931, Junction City, Geary, Kansas, United States d. 9 Sep 1983, Kansas, United States (Age 52 years) |
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| Family ID |
F36931 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
6 Mar 2025 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 5 Mar 1899 - Alta Vista, Wabaunsee, Kansas, United States |
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 | Marriage - 13 Mar 1919 - Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States |
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 | Death - 26 Dec 1984 - Geary, Kansas, United States |
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 | Burial - - Welcome Cemetery, Geary, Kansas, United States |
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| Notes |
- August Edgar Glessner was the third son of Louis and Jennie Church Gless n er born on March 4, 1899 at Humboldt Creek farm house .
He attended Weston School near his home and worked on the family fa r m during his childhood.
During the younger years August helped build the Post Office buildi n g on 6th and Jefferson, in Junction City, Kansas and he also worked oth e r temp jobs. August met Minnie Fem Easter while attending the Westo n S chool and the United Brethren Church. They married March 13, 1919 i n Empo ria, Kansas.
August and Fern far;med and lived most of their life in Geary County , K ansas. During the early years they farmed the Jenson, Shoner, and Chr iswe ll places around Thomas Creek and White City. Later settled in the U ppe r Humboldt area near Welcome School where they purchased the Jack Lit ke f arm and made their home there for nearly 45 years .
They later lived in Alta Vista the past few years of their life .
Fern passed away on September 9, 1983. August passed away December 26, 1 9 84. They are both buried in Welcome Cemetery in Eastern Geary County, K an sas.
Information given by Iris Glessner Rogers
Written by Shane Book Historians
Shirley Shane Glessner and Warren Shane
April 6, 2001
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