Dresser, Sallie (Hawkins) 1812 - 1893

DRESSER, HAWKINS, CLARK, REED, HAGGARD, BAYLESS, WEBB, MCCREADY, CHASE, HAGENSICK

Posted By: Reid R. Johnson (email)
Date: 12/29/2012 at 10:00:29

Postville Review, Sat., 25 Nov. 1893.

DRESSER - At the old homestead, north of Postville, on Monday evening, Nov. 20th, 1893, Mrs. Sallie Dresser, wife of Cavin Dresser, deceased, aged 81 years, 3 months and 8 days.

Mrs. Dresser was confined to her bed only about four weeks, no particular disease being apparent, but simply the wearing out and running down of the machinery of the body. Mrs. Dresser had lived on the farm where she died since 1855, and hence was well known to all our older citizens, and was much respected and esteemed by all who knew her. The funeral was held from the Methodist church on Wednesday afternoon. Like a shock of corn fully ripe she was gathered to her reward. Sympathy is extended to those who mourn.

Note: See obit of Calvin Dresser 1813 - 1892, which gives her maiden name as Hawkins. Calvin and Sallie are buried in area C of Postville cemetery.

Submitter is not related.

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Added by Connie Ellis (Hawkins-Dresser family researcher) 10/11/2014:

Additional information:

Sarah "Sally" Hawkins was born on August 12, 1812 at Center Harbor, New Hampshire to Clement and Mehitable Hawkins. She was a twin sister to Benjamin T. Hawkins. About 1829, part of the Hawkins family moved to Barnston, Stanstead County, Province of Quebec, Canada. On December 11, 1832 Sarah married Calvin Dresser at Barnston. In 1838 the family moved to Champaign County, Ohio settling near Woodstock. They lived in Ohio for 17 years. In 1855 they moved for the final time and settled on a farm one mile north of Postville, Iowa which would be their home until their deaths. Calvin passed away the previous year in May and Sarah passed away on November 20, 1893. Calvin and Sarah were the parents of 12 children. Charles, the oldest child, died at the age of 3 while they were still living in Canada. The remaining 11 children survived their parents and were Francis Dresser, Hiram Dresser, Lucy (Dresser) Clark, Mehitable (Dresser) Reed Haggard, Alonzo Harvey Dresser, Harriet (Dresser) Bayless, twins Rozilla (Dresser) Webb and Arvilla (Dresser) McCready, Lydia (Dresser) Chase, John Smith Dresser, and Sarah Jane (Dresser) Hagensick. Sarah and Calvin Dresser are both buried in the Postville, Iowa cemetery.