Ezra Kresge

1863 - 1946  (82 years)

• Name	Ezra Kresge  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	7 Oct 1863	on a farm near Kresgeville, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Biography	He was a farmer and a carpenter. He built the family home at 615 Walnut St in Freeland. It was a very large double three story building and was owned by Miles Bressler. When he died it was willed to Florence. The Kresge farm was located near McMichaels, a small village near Gilbert, Brodheadsville, and Kresgeville in Monroe County. It was probobly origonally owned by Frederich (his name is listed as Ferdinand in "Decendants of Conrad Kresge"), Ezra's brother. It was later run by John (Frederich's son) and his wife Pearl. The family used to visit the farm in Florence's 1928 Nash, a large, expensive car in those days. Arlene drove (Arlene and Marian were the only ones who ever had a license). The drive from Freeland took about one hour and was seldom completed without getting a flat tire (tires were undependable in those days which is why two spares were carried, one on each running board near the engine). The Nash barely made it up Effort Mountain in second gear with a full load (Arlene, Ezra, Alice, Florence, Mary Miles Bressler, and Robert Unangst).
  Died	Mar 1946	Freeland, Pennsylvania
  Person ID	I136	Our Family
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016

  
  

  Father	Linford Kresge,   b. 29 Mar 1829, Pennsylvania ,   d. 11 Jan 1910, Tannersville, Pennsylvania  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Eliza Anna Everitt,   b. Abt 1835, Pennsylvania ,   d. Bef 1897  (Age ~ 61 years)
  Married	7 Nov 1854
  Family ID	F48	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Alice Brong,   b. Mar 1872, Pennsylvania ,   d. 1959, Pennsylvania  (Age ~ 86 years)
  Married	Abt 1889
  Children	1. Florence Kresge,   b. Apr 1892, Pennsylvania ,   d. 1980  (Age ~ 87 years)   2. Beulah R Kresge,   b. Mar 1894, Pennsylvania ,   d. 1911  (Age ~ 16 years)   3. Elva Kresge,   b. Aug 1895, Pennsylvania ,   d. 1965  (Age ~ 69 years)   4. Clara Alice Kresge,   b. 27 Aug 1897, Pennsylvania ,   d. 16 Sep 1987, Freeland, Pennsylvania  (Age 90 years)   5. Marion Kresge,   b. Aft 1898,   d. Florida   6. Arlene Kresge,   b. 1906,   d. 1989  (Age 83 years)   7. Laura Kresge
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016
  Family ID	F40	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 7 Oct 1863 - on a farm near Kresgeville, Pennsylvania Died - Mar 1946 - Freeland, Pennsylvania  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S59] Tradition (Reliability: 0). [S11] Kresge, Conrad Kresge (Reliability: 0). [S78] Kresge, Ezra, 1900 US Census (Reliability: 0). [S86] Kresge, Linford, Pension Applications (Reliability: 0).