John Hanson CRESON (1845-1909)

BRADFORD, CRESON, CRESOP, FISHER, HUMPHREYS, MOORE, STEBBINS

Posted By: Volunteer Paul French
Date: 12/8/2005 at 19:02:14

John Hanson CRESON born April 18, 1845 in Alleghany Co., Maryland and died in Bonapart September 4, 1909 to Van Buren County in 1860. Married Margaret Ellen BRADFORD January 22, 1865. 5 children all girls, 3 of whom have died. The surviving daughters are Mrs. Bernice M. STEBBINS and Mrs. Madona T. MOORE. He is survived by two sisters and five brothers. Mrs. Margaret FISHER of Cumberland, Maryland; Mrs. Kate HUMPHREYS of Bonapart; Mr. Olive CRESOP of Canon City, Oregon; B. T. CRESON of Koshkonong, Missouri; Jonathan CRESOP of Selma and Messro Dan and Robert CRESON of Bonapart.

Source: OBITUARIES IN VAN BUREN COUNTY, IOWA from 1899 to 1911, From papers owned by Mrs. Redhead of Bentonsport, Iowa. Submitted by Mr. & Mrs. Stan Shepherd, Ft. Madison, Iowa, to The Ill-Ia-Mo Searcher, Issue 68 Page 110.

[The original Redhead papers appear to be condensed transcriptions of actual obituaries. They were then transcribed for the Il-Ia-Mo Searcher, and again for posting here. After the third transcription, it is clear that errors have occurred in the transcriptions. Spelling and punctuation from The Ill-Ia-Mo Searcher are preserved.]