CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
NameFrancis Charles GASSER [1700], [1701], [1705], [3237]
Birth Date30 Nov 1877 [1706], [105]
Birth PlaceIronton Twp., Sauk Co., Wisconsin, United States
Census Date18 Apr 1910 [1714] Age: 32
Census PlaceWatterstown Twp., Grant Co., Wisconsin, United States
Census Date24 Jan 1920 [1715] Age: 42
Census PlaceIronton Twp., Sauk Co., Wisconsin, United States
Census Date14 Apr 1930 [1733] Age: 52
Census PlaceIronton Twp., Sauk Co., Wisconsin, United States
Death Date12 Apr 1971 [1718], [1739], [4702] Age: 93
Death PlaceReedsburg, Sauk Co., Wisconsin, United States
Burial Date15 Apr 1971 [4702], [1718], [1739]
Burial PlaceIronton Twp., Sauk Co., Wisconsin, United States
MemoCalvary Cemetery. Verified in person, 27-SEP-2010.
Alias/AKAFrank [1714], [1715]
OccupationBarber [1705]
OccupationHardware Merchant [1714]
FatherCharles GASSER Sr. (1851-1935)
MotherSarah BEUCHAT (1858-1906)
Misc. Notes
Francis’ birth record only notes one sibling living (”other issue”) at the time, his older brother, John, suggesting that Francis was the second child. [1706] Brother Arthur was living with him in 1910. [1714]

At the time of his death, surviving siblings noted were: Fred of Ironton, Ray of Boscobel, Omer of Lime Springs, IA, Eugene of Reedsburg, Mrs. Carrie Rollette of Rockton, IL, Mrs. Sara Thornton of Ironton, Mrs. Marie LaRue of Ironton and Mrs. Eva Moll of Reedsburg. Survivors also included 7 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. [1718]
Spouses
Birth Date30 Oct 1881 [1700], [1734]
Birth PlaceIronton Twp., Sauk Co., Wisconsin, United States
Census Date9 Jun 1900 [1716] Age: 18
Census PlaceIronton Twp., Sauk Co., Wisconsin, United States
Census Date18 Apr 1910 [1714] Age: 28
Census PlaceWatterstown Twp., Grant Co., Wisconsin, United States
Census Date24 Jan 1920 [1715] Age: 38
Census PlaceIronton Twp., Sauk Co., Wisconsin, United States
Census Date14 Apr 1930 [1733] Age: 48
Census PlaceIronton Twp., Sauk Co., Wisconsin, United States
Death Date4 Aug 1948 [1720], [1734], [4701] Age: 66
Death PlaceIronton Twp., Sauk Co., Wisconsin, United States
Burial PlaceIronton Twp., Sauk Co., Wisconsin, United States [1734]
MemoCalvary Cemetery. Verified in person, 27-SEP-2010.
Alt.SpellingSELDON [1705]
FatherGodfrey Thomas SELDEN (1856-1934)
MotherHelen M. TAYLOR (1861-1902)
Misc. Notes
Although the official “birth record” gives her name as “Ethel Pearl,” that record was not created until 1947, so going by the rule of earliest documented name (1900 census), it may be argued she was born as “Pearl Ethel” [1700], [1716] until some earlier record turns up.
Marr Date23 Jun 1902 [1705]
Marr PlaceCazenovia, Westford Twp., Richland Co., Wisconsin, United States
ChildrenMarcella Ethyl (1906-1999)
 Charles Martin (1908-1968)
 Sarah Vivian (1910-1910)
 Francis Leroy (1915-1916)
Last Modified 4 Feb 2016Created 8 Nov 2024 using Reunion for Macintosh
First Published 22 Sep 2013. Revised 8 Nov 2024
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