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Elias John Driesbach

Male 1888 - 1969  (80 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Elias John Driesbach was born on 19 Nov 1888 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; died on 23 Aug 1969 in Bath, Steuben County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military Service: 1 May 1918; World War I (US) US Army 158 Dep Brig Discharged 1 Jan 1919

    Elias married Ethel Weekley about 1918 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. Ethel was born in 1900; died on 6 Mar 1950 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Dorothy M. Driesbach  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Jul 1917 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York; died on 10 Jun 1995 in Mount Morris, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Wayland Village Cemetery, Wayland, Steuben County, New York.
    2. 3. Joseph William Driesbach  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Mar 1920 in Shadyside, Belmont County, Ohio.
    3. 4. Elias J. Driesbach, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Nov 1922 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York; died on 2 Sep 1987 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York.
    4. 5. Paul J. Driesbach  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Feb 1925 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York; died in Jun 1985 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York.
    5. 6. Josephine Driesbach  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1928.
    6. 7. Carl Richard Driesbach  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 May 1928 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York; died on 10 Mar 1997 in Newark, New Castle County, Delaware; was buried in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
    7. 8. Fred R. Driesbach  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Mar 1930 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York; died on 3 Mar 1996 in Warsaw, Wyoming County, New York.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Dorothy M. Driesbach Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elias1) was born on 27 Jul 1917 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York; died on 10 Jun 1995 in Mount Morris, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Wayland Village Cemetery, Wayland, Steuben County, New York.

    Notes:

    Dorothy M. Gilman was born July 27, 1917 in Lamine, Missouri, a daughter of Elias and Ethel (Weekly) Driesbach. She married Lewis Gilman Sr. on June 23, 1934 in Dansville. Mrs. Gilman was a member of the Theodore Van Tassell American Legion Post Women's Auxiliary in Wayland.
    Mrs. Gilman died Saturday, June 10, 1995 in Mt. Morris after a long illness. She was 77. She was survived by her husband of 60 years, Lewis; a daughter and son-in-law of Mt. Morris; three sons and daughters-in-law of Dansville and Wayland; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; three brothers, Joseph and Fred Driesbach, both of Dansville, and Carl Driesbach of Delaware; a sister, Josephine Bilby of Oklahoma; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Burial was in the Village Cemetery, Wayland.
    (Genesee Country Express, June 15, 1995)

    Family/Spouse: Lewis J. Gilman. Lewis (son of Bert Douglas Gilman and Alice R. Stout) was born on 30 Dec 1912 in Wayland, Steuben County, New York; died on 10 May 2007 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Wayland Village Cemetery, Wayland, Steuben County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Richard Gilman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Nov 1955 in Wayland, Steuben County, New York; died on 7 Dec 2016 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Wayland Village Cemetery, Wayland, Steuben County, New York.
    2. 10. Lewis James Gilman, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Mar 1958 in Wayland, Steuben County, New York; died on 14 Dec 2019 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York; was buried in Wayland Village Cemetery, Wayland, Steuben County, New York.
    3. 11. Walter Gilman  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 12. Nancy Gilman  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  Joseph William Driesbach Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elias1) was born on 4 Mar 1920 in Shadyside, Belmont County, Ohio.

    Joseph married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 14. Joseph W. Driesbach  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1962 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York; died in 1964 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York.

  3. 4.  Elias J. Driesbach, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elias1) was born on 5 Nov 1922 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York; died on 2 Sep 1987 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York.

    Family/Spouse: Irene. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Rosemary Colon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 5.  Paul J. Driesbach Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elias1) was born on 9 Feb 1925 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York; died in Jun 1985 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York.

  5. 6.  Josephine Driesbach Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elias1) was born about 1928.

    Notes:

    Ida may have married a Mr. Engel.

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 7.  Carl Richard Driesbach Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elias1) was born on 13 May 1928 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York; died on 10 Mar 1997 in Newark, New Castle County, Delaware; was buried in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

    Family/Spouse: Mary Jane Sullivan. Mary was born on 11 Jul 1930 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; died on 8 Feb 2008 in Newark, New Castle County, Delaware; was buried in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 8.  Fred R. Driesbach Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elias1) was born on 19 Mar 1930 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York; died on 3 Mar 1996 in Warsaw, Wyoming County, New York.

    Notes:

    Fred R. Driesbach, 65, of McWhorter Rd., Dansville, died unexpectedly
    Sunday, March 3, 1996 at the Wyoming County Community Hospital in
    Warsaw.
    Prior to his retirement in 1992, he had been a Class A welder
    fabricator at the Foster Wheeler Corp. for 40 years. Fred was a member
    of the Foster Wheeler Twenty-Five Year Club and a member of the
    Dansville Fish and Game Club.
    Mr. Driesbach was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed skeet shooting,
    hunting, fishing and golf.

    Fred married Beatrice France on 25 Jun 1955 in Canaseraga, Allegany County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Donna Driesbach  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 17. Richard Driesbach  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 18. Terry Driesbach  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 9.  Richard Gilman Descendancy chart to this point (2.Dorothy2, 1.Elias1) was born on 1 Nov 1955 in Wayland, Steuben County, New York; died on 7 Dec 2016 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Wayland Village Cemetery, Wayland, Steuben County, New York.

  2. 10.  Lewis James Gilman, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (2.Dorothy2, 1.Elias1) was born on 25 Mar 1958 in Wayland, Steuben County, New York; died on 14 Dec 2019 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York; was buried in Wayland Village Cemetery, Wayland, Steuben County, New York.

    Notes:

    Died at Strong Memorial hospital at Rochester, NY, less than two weeks after suffering an incapacitating stroke. Survived by a sister, Nancy (Gilman) Christiano, a brother, Walter Gilman and nieces and nephews. Founding member of the Trailer Rats youth group as a teenager. Fondly known as JR, Junior, Lukie and Gooner. JR was a passionate devotee of blues and rock & roll music as well as a dedicated sports fan. "He was a graduate of Wayland Central School. He worked at the Wayland-Cohocton Central School. He formerly worked at Gunlocke Co. for 39 years. He also had a landscaping business in Wayland. In addition to his parents, "JR" was also predeceased by his brother, Richard "Rick" "Finger" Gilman and his brother-in-law, Joseph Christiano. He was an avid sports fan. He was a former umpire for Wayland Little League, he managed a girls softball team, he loved to golf, and hunt, especially deer and he was a NY Yankee fan, a Syracuse Orange fan and a Buffalo Bills fan, where he was a season ticket holder." (Dec. 16, 2019, Baird Funeral Home website)


  3. 11.  Walter Gilman Descendancy chart to this point (2.Dorothy2, 1.Elias1)

  4. 12.  Nancy Gilman Descendancy chart to this point (2.Dorothy2, 1.Elias1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 13.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph2, 1.Elias1)

  6. 14.  Joseph W. Driesbach Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph2, 1.Elias1) was born in 1962 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York; died in 1964 in North Dansville, Livingston County, New York.

  7. 15.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (4.Elias2, 1.Elias1)

  8. 16.  Donna Driesbach Descendancy chart to this point (8.Fred2, 1.Elias1)

    Family/Spouse: Joseph Didas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 17.  Richard Driesbach Descendancy chart to this point (8.Fred2, 1.Elias1)

  10. 18.  Terry Driesbach Descendancy chart to this point (8.Fred2, 1.Elias1)