Phillip Glessner - b. PA>Bates Co., MO
Phillip Glessner was born in Berlin, PA, on Mar. 17, 1829, the son of Solomon and Esther (Kimmel) Glessner.He moved to Mahaska Co., IA, in the 1850's where he married Celinda Rosaltha Wright on Apr. 16, 1857.They moved to Bates Co., MO, by 1859 where he opened a business.Phillip and Rosaltha had three children: Clifton, Ida and Catharine "Kate".Following Rosaltha's death in 1868, Phillip was married to Harriet Buck and had three more children:Solomon, Edmund and William.Phillip died in Butler, MO, June 21, 1878.I'll be happy to share further details of the family.