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1900:
Name: Paul R Bissler Home in 1900: Suffield, Portage, Ohio Age: 6 Estimated birth year: 1894 Birthplace: Ohio Race: White Relationship to head-of-house: Son Image source: Year: 1900; Census Place: Suffield, Portage, Ohio; Roll: T623 1314; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 93.

1930:
Name: Paul R Bissler Age: 35 Estimated birth year: abt 1895 Birthplace: Ohio Relation to head-of-house: Head Race: White Home in 1930: Franklin, Portage, Ohio Image source: Year: 1930; Census Place: Franklin, Portage, Ohio; Roll: 1861; Page: ; Enumeration District: 8; Image: 911.0.

Ohio Deaths, 1958-2000
Name: PAUL R BISSLER Gender: Male Date of Death: December 09, 1961 Volume: 16743 Certificate: 89237 Marital Status: Married Place of Death: Ravenna, Portage County Race: White Residence: Kenton, Portage County Age: 67

Message: From theRecord-CourierRavenna, Ohio(Portage County)Saturday, December 9, 1961Paul R. Bissler, LongtimeBissler Employe, Is DeadPaul R. Bissler, an employee of the S. C. Bissler and Sons, Inc. firm 33 years, died early today in Robinson Memorial Hospital. He was 67. (Ed. Note: line of type missing) a month and was hospitalized Friday night. His home was at 485 Needham Ave., Kent.Employed at the Bissler Furniture Store as a salesman, he was a nephew of the late Samuel C. Bissler.A native of Suffield, he had lived in the county all his life. He was a member of St. Patrick's Church.Mr. and Mrs. Bissler celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary November 26. A family dinner was held in their honor at the home of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Richards, 1312 N. Mantua St., Kent.Besides his wife, he leaves three sons, William L., David M. and Danny R., all of Kent; two daughters, Mrs. Richards, and Miss Betty A. Bissler, both of Kent; eight grandchildren; three brothers, Carl J. of Stony Creek, N. Y.; Victor E. of Mogadore, Edmund L. of Suffield; and three sisters, Mrs. Susan Shanafelt, Mrs. Ruth Butler and Mrs. Mary K. Denny, all of Suffield.Requiem Mass will be offered Tuesday at 9:30 a. m. in St. Patrick's Church. Burial will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery.Friends may call at the S. C. Bissler and Sons Funeral Home, Kent, Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Paul married Martha Mary Winkler on 26 Nov 1921. Martha (daughter of Johannes Winkler and Margaret E. Knapp) was born on 4 Apr 1901 in Rootstown, Portage County, Ohio, USA; died on 29 Jul 1986 in Kent, Portage County, Ohio, USA; was buried in Saint Joseph Cemetery, Randolph Township, Portage County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1930:
Name: Martha B Bissler Age: 27 Estimated birth year: abt 1903 Relation to head-of-house: Wife Home in 1930: Franklin, Portage, Ohio Image source: Year: 1930; Census Place: Franklin, Portage, Ohio; Roll: 1861; Page: ; Enumeration District: 8; Image: 911.0

Social Security Death Index
Name: Martha Bissler SSN: 289-44-2954 Last Residence: 44240 Kent, Portage, Ohio, United States of America Born: 17 Jan 1901 Died: Jul 1986 State (Year) SSN issued: Ohio (1963-1964 )

Ohio Deaths, 1958-2000
Name: Martha M Bissler Gender: 2 Date of Death: 29 July 1986 Birth Date: 04 April 1901 Volume: 26539 Certificate: 056606 Autopsy: 9 Social Security Number: 289442954 Marital Status: Widowed Hispanic Origin: American Place of Death: Stow, Summit County Certifier: Physician Race: White Birth Place: Ohio Residence: Kenton, Portage County Age: 85 Years

From theRecord-CourierRavenna, OhioThursday, July 31, 1986Martha Bissler, 85,longtime residentMartha M. Bissler, 85, of Kentway Retirement Center, died Tuesday at Stow-Glen Nursing Home in Stow (Summit County).Obituary: Martha Winkler Bissler (1901-1986)
Mrs. Bissler was a member of St. Patrick Church in Kent, the Legion of Mary and the Infant Jesus of Prague Guild.She was the widow of Paul R. Bissler, who died in 1961.Survivors include her sons, William of Suffield, David of Rootstown and Daniel of Maui, Hawaii; daughters, Mrs. Richard H. (Mary) Richards of Kent and Mrs. Andrew (Betty) Karaffa of Wheat Ridge, Colo.; 12 grandchildren; brother, Lawrence Winkler of Louisville; and sisters, Mary Wise of Arizona, Catheryn Rotundo and Julia Fitt, both of Ellet. A brother, John Winkler, died in June.Calling hours will be held from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at S. C. Bissler and Sons Funeral Home in Kent. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick Church in Kent. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery in Suffield.

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1900:
Name: Joseph Bissler Home in 1900: Suffield, Portage, Ohio Age: 33 Estimated birth year: 1867 Birthplace: Ohio Race: White Relationship to head-of-house: Head Image source: Year: 1900; Census Place: Suffield, Portage, Ohio; Roll: T623 1314; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 93.

Ohio 1910 Census Miracode Index
Name: Joseph W Bissler Birthplace: Ohio State: OH Age: 43 Color: W Enumeration District: 0116 Visit: 0001 County: Portage Relation: Head of Household Other Residents: .navbar { font-size: 8pt }
Relation Name Color Age Birth Place
Wife Mary E 42 Ohio
Daughter Ruthe 19 Ohio
Daughter Susie L 17 Ohio
Son Paul R 15 Ohio
Son Carl J 13 Ohio
Son Victor E 09 Ohio
Son Edmund 06 Ohio
1 non-relative

Joseph married Mary Catherine Kehner on 12 Feb 1890 in Portage County, Ohio, USA. Mary was born on 28 Dec 1867 in Ohio, USA; died on 29 Sep 1956 in Portage County, Ohio, USA; was buried in Saint Joseph Cemetery, Randolph Township, Portage County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Johannes married Margaret E. Knapp in 1894. Margaret (daughter of Lorenz Knapp and Margaret Kline) was born on 4 Jan 1871 in Ohio, USA; died on 3 Jul 1942 in Mogadore, Portage County, Ohio, USA; was buried on 6 Jul 1942 in Rootstown, Portage County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Claudia Bissler cjsam@confog.com
Father: Francois Joseph BISSLER b: 17 AUG 1796 in Bourbach le Bas, Alsace, France Mother: Therese BIHLER b: 29 AUG 1792 in Bourbach le Bas, Alsace, France
Submitter: Claudia Bissler
Subject: Bissler
Message: Hello Cousin Mark, I am glad to meet you. I am a Bissler by marriage to Gary Kent Bissler, son of Ernest Edward Bissler, son of John C. Bissler, son of Martin Bissler, brother of Bernard. Their parents, Francois Joseph Bissler and Theresea Bihler came to the USA in the 1830's. Francois was the son of Joannes Bissler and Margaretha Wohlfart. Joannes was the son of Joseph Bissler of St. Ammarin and Anna Marie Schadelin who married on 25 Jan. 1758 in St. Amarin. The following is a quote from material I have recently received from Mr. Patrick Bissler of Sentheim, Alsace, France. He has researched the family in Bourbach le Bas and St. Amarin. "The earliest Bissler record found in Bourback le Bas is in 1788. On January 14 of that year, Johann (Jean) Bissler married Margaretha (Marguerite) Wohlfart. The record states that Johann was twenty-eight years old and was the son of Joseph Bissler and Anna Maria Schottely of St. Amarin (a city about seven miles north of Bourbach-le-Bas). Unfortunately the names Bissler and Schottely are completely absent from the records of St. Amarin, so tracing the family back any farther will not be easy. They were very probably from another village inthe near vicinity, however, and it may someday be discovered. Johann's wife was a native of Bourbach-le-Bas, having been baptized there on March 9, 1799, the daughter of Johann Peter (Jean Pierre) Wohlfart and Catharina Schlosser. Johann died in Bourbach-le-Bas on April 4, 1797, and Margaretha remarried to Johann (Jean) Rooth/Roth. She died October 20, 1828 in Bourbach-le Bas. Johann and Margaretha had Six known children." He goes on to tell that 3 of the children died before they were five years old. One was born after his fathers death. Two of the children came to the U.s. They are Johann Baptiste and Francois Joseph. I have much more material but this is a good beginning. I am very interested in the family of Bernard and Malanie. There are several Bernard's or Barneys and it is confusing to sort them out. Are you in the northeast Ohio area so that we could meet and exchange data. I would like to know about Bernard and Melanie's children and grandchildren etc. I am looking forward to hearing from you. Our cousin in France, Patrick, will be excited to hear of another cousin turning up. Claudia Bissler
Submitter: Mark Steinke
Subject: Bissler
Message: Hi Claudia, Wow! I can't believe how information well information gets around. The information you posted from Patrick is a direct quote from a family history I wrote 10 years ago. I don't believe I ever got around to placing it in a library (I did place a write-up on the Favret family in the Canton Library). I did share my research with the Bisslers in Kent (descendants of Martin and Louisa Wise Bissler) and they must have made contact with relatives in Alsace. It's really amazing what a small world it is! I researched the Bisslers in the records of Bourbach-le-Bas, which are available on microfilm through the Mormon library. Johann's marriage record in Bourbach-le-Bas lists him as being from St. Amarin and his mother's name as Anna Maria Schottely. I was unsuccessful locating info on them in the St. Amarin records. Looks like Patrick succeeded there where I failed. You can see what I found on all the Bissler ancestors by going to my family tree at http://home.fuse.net/mepsteinke/D43.HTM I do live in Ohio, but the other end of the state from you - Cincinnati. Let me know if you ever get down this way! Thanks for your help, and I look forward to hearing if Patrick succeeding in finding other info I missed. Take a look at my site and let me know what you think. Thanks again, and take care, Mark
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BISSLER, Maton

From: MRS GINA M REASONER > Subject: SAMUEL C. BISSLER - STARK COUNTY Date: Sat, 3 Apr 1999 21:15:30, -0500
HISTORY OF OHIO, The American Historical Society, Inc., 1925Volume IV, page 54SAMUEL C. BISSLER, proprietor of a furniture store and undertakingbusiness at 12-14 East Main Street at Kent, is a well known citizen of Portage County, and nearly all his business career has been passed in thatsection of the state.He was born in Stark County, Ohio, November 20, 1871, son of Martinand Louisa (Wise) Bissler. His parents were natives of Germany, and his grandfathers, John Bissler and Joseph Wise, brought their families to Ohio in early days. Martin Bissler after his marriage lived on a farm east of Hartville, in Stark County, but in 1873 moved to Suffield Township, Portage County, where he and his wife bought farms of sixty and forty-five acres, a mile apart, both in the Bissler name. Martin Bissler died there in 1885, and his widow survived until April 1, 1905. Their children were: Katherine,of Kent, widow of Valentine May; Jacob and John, both of BrimfieldTownship; Barney, of Suffield Township; Charles, of Akron; Samuel C.; and one daughter and three sons now deceased.Samuel C. Bissler, the youngest son of the family, grew up on thefarm in Portage County, attended the district schools, and at the age of seventeen he began his career of work, though he remained at home assisting on the home place for several years. At the age of twenty he moved to Kent, where he was employed as a teamster and also did some farming, and in October, 1892, became an employe of I.L. Herriff in the furniture and undertaking business. He was identified with the Herriff establishment for twenty-one years, assuming an increasing share of responsibilities in the management of business. Finally he traded his town property for a 162 acre farm in Brimfield Township, and personally conducted the farm for eighteen months. Selling out, he returned to Kent with the purpose of reengaging as a partner of Mr. Herriff. Shortly afterward Mr. Herriff fell ill and died afew years later. Soon after that Mr. Bissler bought the Burt Eckert livery business and entered into the undertaking business, and the following February he disposed of the livery interests and has since continued in business as a furniture dealer and funeral director. He has one of the successful business undertakings of his home town.On November 8, 1893, Mr. Bissler married Miss Clara Keener, who wasborn in Suffield Township of Portage County, daughter of Godfried Keener, a native of Germany. Mr. and Mrs. Bissler have four children, Ira S., now associated with his father in business, married Mary Armstrong and has two sons, named Jerry and Dick. Thelma Marie is the wife of Rexford L. Sampsell, of Kent.Mr. Bissler has served two terms on the City Council of Kent. Heand his family are Catholics. In politics he is a democrat, and he has served as a trustee of the Knight of Columbus, is a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Kent Lodge No. 1376, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, is a Rotarian, and a member of the Chamber of Commerce and the Twin Lakes Golf Club.

Martin married Louisa Weis on 23 Nov 1852 in St. John's Church, Canton, Stark County, Ohio, USA. Louisa (daughter of Johannes Jakob Weis Wise and Maria Magdalena Hammer) was born on 27 Mar 1830 in Birkenhördt, Pfalz, Bayern; was christened on 28 Mar 1830 in Birkenhördt, Pfalz, Bayern; died on 29 Mar 1905 in Kent, Portage County, Ohio, USA; was buried in Saint Joseph Cemetery, Randolph Township, Portage County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Emigration: 1840 from Germany to United States of America

Johannes married Maria Anna Babilon on 9 Feb 1860 in Schönau, Pfalz, Bayern. Maria was born in 1839 in Schönau, Pfalz, Bayern; died in in Schönau, Pfalz, Bayern. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lorenz married Margaret Kline. Margaret (daughter of Peter Kline and Margaretha May) was born in 1844 in Ohio, USA; died on 30 Jul 1925 in Rootstown, Portage County, Ohio, USA; was buried on 3 Aug 1925 in Rootstown, Portage County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]