Son of Asa Pressley and Elizabeth Faulkner
1st marriage: Husband of Sarah Jane George - married 5 Jul 1892 in Knox County, Tennessee - 4 known children
The 1900 and 1910 census records state Sarah George Pressley had given birth to 4 children and 3 were alive in 1900 and 1910.
2nd marriage: Husband of Mrs. Dorothy Green - Married in Jul 1930 per newspaper article. He was 64yo and she was 32yo at time of marriage! Dorothy Pressley is listed as his surviving wife in his obituary.
Middle name from his son's WWI Draft Registration listing father as "Acey Peeler Pressley"
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The February 25, 1939 edition of the Knoxville News-Sentinel (Knoxville, Tennessee). . included (Page 8):
Asa Pressley died at Knoxville General hospital at 1 a.m. today from injuries recevied in a fall on Feb. 4. He was 70.
Surviving are the wife, Dorothy Pressley; two sons, John and Harvey Pressley; a daughter Mrs. Martha Warwick; and one brother, Will Pressley, all of Knoxville...
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Information and burial location per Tennessee Death Certificate
Name Asa Pressley
Cause of death Dietary deficiency with colitis and marked dehydration, cerebral edema, circulatory failure
Sex Male
Age 70
Address 812 State St.
Burial Date 26 Feb 1939
Death Date 25 Feb 1939
Death Place Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Birth Year (Estimated) 1869
Birthplace Louisville, Tenn.
Marital Status Married
Occupation Ret. Florist
Race White
Father's Name Asa Pressley
Father's Birthplace Tenn.
Mother's Name unknown
Spouse's Name Martha D. Pressley
Cemetery Woodlawn
TDC Informant Harvey Pressley
Cite This Record
"Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSDZ-RLH : 23 February 2021), Asa Pressley, 25 Feb 1939; Death, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
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TENNESSEE MARRIAGE RECORDS
groom's name: Asa P. Presley
groom's birth date:
groom's birthplace:
groom's age:
bride's name: Sarah Jane George
bride's birth date:
bride's birthplace:
bride's age:
marriage date: 05 Jul 1892
marriage place: , Knox, Tennessee
groom's father's name:
groom's mother's name:
bride's father's name:
bride's mother's name:
groom's race:
groom's marital status:
groom's previous wife's name:
bride's race:
bride's marital status:
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1st marriage: Husband of Sarah Jane George - married 5 Jul 1892 in Knox County, Tennessee - 4 known children
The 1900 and 1910 census records state Sarah George Pressley had given birth to 4 children and 3 were alive in 1900 and 1910.
2nd marriage: Husband of Mrs. Dorothy Green - Married in Jul 1930 per newspaper article. He was 64yo and she was 32yo at time of marriage! Dorothy Pressley is listed as his surviving wife in his obituary.
Middle name from his son's WWI Draft Registration listing father as "Acey Peeler Pressley"
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The February 25, 1939 edition of the Knoxville News-Sentinel (Knoxville, Tennessee). . included (Page 8):
Asa Pressley died at Knoxville General hospital at 1 a.m. today from injuries recevied in a fall on Feb. 4. He was 70.
Surviving are the wife, Dorothy Pressley; two sons, John and Harvey Pressley; a daughter Mrs. Martha Warwick; and one brother, Will Pressley, all of Knoxville...
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Information and burial location per Tennessee Death Certificate
Name Asa Pressley
Cause of death Dietary deficiency with colitis and marked dehydration, cerebral edema, circulatory failure
Sex Male
Age 70
Address 812 State St.
Burial Date 26 Feb 1939
Death Date 25 Feb 1939
Death Place Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Birth Year (Estimated) 1869
Birthplace Louisville, Tenn.
Marital Status Married
Occupation Ret. Florist
Race White
Father's Name Asa Pressley
Father's Birthplace Tenn.
Mother's Name unknown
Spouse's Name Martha D. Pressley
Cemetery Woodlawn
TDC Informant Harvey Pressley
Cite This Record
"Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSDZ-RLH : 23 February 2021), Asa Pressley, 25 Feb 1939; Death, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
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TENNESSEE MARRIAGE RECORDS
groom's name: Asa P. Presley
groom's birth date:
groom's birthplace:
groom's age:
bride's name: Sarah Jane George
bride's birth date:
bride's birthplace:
bride's age:
marriage date: 05 Jul 1892
marriage place: , Knox, Tennessee
groom's father's name:
groom's mother's name:
bride's father's name:
bride's mother's name:
groom's race:
groom's marital status:
groom's previous wife's name:
bride's race:
bride's marital status:
bride's previous husband's name:
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Son of Asa Pressley and Elizabeth Faulkner
1st marriage: Husband of Sarah Jane George - married 5 Jul 1892 in Knox County, Tennessee - 4 known children
The 1900 and 1910 census records state Sarah George Pressley had given birth to 4 children and 3 were alive in 1900 and 1910.
2nd marriage: Husband of Mrs. Dorothy Green - Married in Jul 1930 per newspaper article. He was 64yo and she was 32yo at time of marriage! Dorothy Pressley is listed as his surviving wife in his obituary.
Middle name from his son's WWI Draft Registration listing father as "Acey Peeler Pressley"
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The February 25, 1939 edition of the Knoxville News-Sentinel (Knoxville, Tennessee). . included (Page 8):
Asa Pressley died at Knoxville General hospital at 1 a.m. today from injuries recevied in a fall on Feb. 4. He was 70.
Surviving are the wife, Dorothy Pressley; two sons, John and Harvey Pressley; a daughter Mrs. Martha Warwick; and one brother, Will Pressley, all of Knoxville...
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Information and burial location per Tennessee Death Certificate
Name Asa Pressley
Cause of death Dietary deficiency with colitis and marked dehydration, cerebral edema, circulatory failure
Sex Male
Age 70
Address 812 State St.
Burial Date 26 Feb 1939
Death Date 25 Feb 1939
Death Place Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Birth Year (Estimated) 1869
Birthplace Louisville, Tenn.
Marital Status Married
Occupation Ret. Florist
Race White
Father's Name Asa Pressley
Father's Birthplace Tenn.
Mother's Name unknown
Spouse's Name Martha D. Pressley
Cemetery Woodlawn
TDC Informant Harvey Pressley
Cite This Record
"Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSDZ-RLH : 23 February 2021), Asa Pressley, 25 Feb 1939; Death, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
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TENNESSEE MARRIAGE RECORDS
groom's name: Asa P. Presley
groom's birth date:
groom's birthplace:
groom's age:
bride's name: Sarah Jane George
bride's birth date:
bride's birthplace:
bride's age:
marriage date: 05 Jul 1892
marriage place: , Knox, Tennessee
groom's father's name:
groom's mother's name:
bride's father's name:
bride's mother's name:
groom's race:
groom's marital status:
groom's previous wife's name:
bride's race:
bride's marital status:
bride's previous husband's name:
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1st marriage: Husband of Sarah Jane George - married 5 Jul 1892 in Knox County, Tennessee - 4 known children
The 1900 and 1910 census records state Sarah George Pressley had given birth to 4 children and 3 were alive in 1900 and 1910.
2nd marriage: Husband of Mrs. Dorothy Green - Married in Jul 1930 per newspaper article. He was 64yo and she was 32yo at time of marriage! Dorothy Pressley is listed as his surviving wife in his obituary.
Middle name from his son's WWI Draft Registration listing father as "Acey Peeler Pressley"
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The February 25, 1939 edition of the Knoxville News-Sentinel (Knoxville, Tennessee). . included (Page 8):
Asa Pressley died at Knoxville General hospital at 1 a.m. today from injuries recevied in a fall on Feb. 4. He was 70.
Surviving are the wife, Dorothy Pressley; two sons, John and Harvey Pressley; a daughter Mrs. Martha Warwick; and one brother, Will Pressley, all of Knoxville...
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Information and burial location per Tennessee Death Certificate
Name Asa Pressley
Cause of death Dietary deficiency with colitis and marked dehydration, cerebral edema, circulatory failure
Sex Male
Age 70
Address 812 State St.
Burial Date 26 Feb 1939
Death Date 25 Feb 1939
Death Place Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Birth Year (Estimated) 1869
Birthplace Louisville, Tenn.
Marital Status Married
Occupation Ret. Florist
Race White
Father's Name Asa Pressley
Father's Birthplace Tenn.
Mother's Name unknown
Spouse's Name Martha D. Pressley
Cemetery Woodlawn
TDC Informant Harvey Pressley
Cite This Record
"Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSDZ-RLH : 23 February 2021), Asa Pressley, 25 Feb 1939; Death, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
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TENNESSEE MARRIAGE RECORDS
groom's name: Asa P. Presley
groom's birth date:
groom's birthplace:
groom's age:
bride's name: Sarah Jane George
bride's birth date:
bride's birthplace:
bride's age:
marriage date: 05 Jul 1892
marriage place: , Knox, Tennessee
groom's father's name:
groom's mother's name:
bride's father's name:
bride's mother's name:
groom's race:
groom's marital status:
groom's previous wife's name:
bride's race:
bride's marital status:
bride's previous husband's name:
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