Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940

Name Theresa Viola Smith

Gender Female

Birth Date 22 Nov 1883

Birth Place Danbury, Woodbury, Iowa, USA

Legitimacy Y

Father William John Smith

Mother Margaret Jane Morgan

Certificate Number 0-020788

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Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1947

Name Thresa V Smith

Gender Female

Age 24

Birth Date abt 1882

Birth Place Oto Iowa

Marriage Date 2 Jan 1906

Marriage Place Monona, Iowa, USA

Spouse Danl Bresee

Father Wm J Smith

Mother Margaret Morgan

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1910 United States Federal Census

Name Tess W Bresee

Age in 1910 26

Birth Date 1884[1884]

Birthplace Iowa

Home in 1910 Monument, Logan, Kansas, USA

Sheet Number 4b

Race White

Gender Female

Relation to Head of House Wife

Marital Status Married

Spouse's Name Duie Bresee

Father's Birthplace Wisconsin

Mother's Birthplace Iowa

Native Tongue English

Able to read Y

Able to Write Y

Enumeration District Number 0086

Years Married 3

Number of Children Born 2

Number of Children Living 2

Enumerated Year 1910

Household Members (Name) Age Relationship

Duie Bresee 27 Head

Tess W Bresee 26 Wife

Albert W Bresee 2 Son

Paul D Bresee 1 Son

Nelson Jensen 25 Boarder

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1930 United States Federal Census

Name Tess V Bresse

Birth Year abt 1884

Gender Female

Race White

Age in 1930 46

Birthplace Iowa

Marital Status Widowed

Relation to Head of House Head

Home in 1930 Hampshire, Kane, Illinois, USA

Map of Home Hampshire, Kane, Illinois

Street Address Washington Street

Dwelling Number 124

Family Number 129

Home Owned or Rented Owned

Home Value 800

Radio Set No

Lives on Farm No

Age at First Marriage 23

Attended School No

Able to Read and Write Yes

Father's Birthplace Wisconsin

Mother's Birthplace Iowa

Able to Speak English Yes

Occupation Clerk

Industry general Store

Class of Worker Wage or salary worker

Employment Yes

Household Members (Name) Age Relationship

Tess V Bresse 46 Head

Albert W Bresse 22 Son

Paul D Bresse 21 Son

Frank O Bresse 19 Son

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South Dakota, U.S., Death Index, 1879-1955

Name Theresa S Bresee

Death Date 11 May 1959

Death Place Davison, South Dakota, USA

Certificate Number 311097

Page number 87

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The Daily Republic - Mitchell, South Dakota - Tue, May 12, 1959

Plan Rites For Iowa Woman In City Wednesday

Mrs. Tess Bresee, 75, of Mapleton, la., died at a Mitchell nursing home Monday night. She had been ill for six weeks and in the nursing home for a month.

Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the H. Noble and Son chapel. The body will be taken to Tokeland, Wash., for burial.

Mrs. Bresee was a niece of Mrs. N. J. Houlihan of Mitchell and a sister of Mrs. June Cleveland of Platte.