Born in Dec. 1844 (although gravestone says "1843") to parents William Frazier Bressie (b. 1808 in NC) and Anna Shirley (1815-1884; born in NC); paternal grandparents: Irby Bressie (1777-1837) and Susannah Frazier (1785-1840); known siblings: Mary J. (1839-1918), Lewis Ephraim (1845-1924), Susan E. (b. 1846), George W. (b. 1848), David T. (b. 1849), Sarah Caroline (1853-1933), and Francis Ellen (1854-1893); enlisted in Co. D, 38TH IND INF on Sept. 18, 1861; also served in Co. B, 16TH IND INF and Co. M, 13TH IND CAV.; married Miss Elizabeth Caroline Short (1850-1916) on Oct. 11, 1868 in Washington Co., IN; children: Sarah A. (b. 1869), Laura (b. 1871), Charles (b. 1874), Alice (b. 1878), and John Wesley (b. 1885); approved for a federal veteran's pension on Aug. 31, 1887 (app. #620,995 cert. #409,569 - Indiana); lived most of life in Washington Twp., Washington Co., IN (P.O. – Salem)
Born in Dec. 1844 (although gravestone says "1843") to parents William Frazier Bressie (b. 1808 in NC) and Anna Shirley (1815-1884; born in NC); paternal grandparents: Irby Bressie (1777-1837) and Susannah Frazier (1785-1840); known siblings: Mary J. (1839-1918), Lewis Ephraim (1845-1924), Susan E. (b. 1846), George W. (b. 1848), David T. (b. 1849), Sarah Caroline (1853-1933), and Francis Ellen (1854-1893); enlisted in Co. D, 38TH IND INF on Sept. 18, 1861; also served in Co. B, 16TH IND INF and Co. M, 13TH IND CAV.; married Miss Elizabeth Caroline Short (1850-1916) on Oct. 11, 1868 in Washington Co., IN; children: Sarah A. (b. 1869), Laura (b. 1871), Charles (b. 1874), Alice (b. 1878), and John Wesley (b. 1885); approved for a federal veteran's pension on Aug. 31, 1887 (app. #620,995 cert. #409,569 - Indiana); lived most of life in Washington Twp., Washington Co., IN (P.O. – Salem)
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