Andrew Kessler (1770-1860)
Jefferson Township, Maryland
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Generation 3 | Ref. Identifier: 1.3.1
| 1.3.1 Andrew Kessler | b: 2 Nov 1770 Jefferson, Md. | d: 1 Jan 1860 Jefferson, Md. |
| 1.3.1a Catherine Wertenbaker | b: 1773 Jefferson, Md. | d: 1810 Jefferson, Md. |
| 1.3.1b Mary ‘May’ Smith | b: 15 Mar 1786 | d: 28 Feb 1848 |
| 1.3.1c Mary Marshall | b: 31 Mar 1790 Jefferson, Md. | d: aft. 1860 Jefferson, Md. |
Overseeing the Family Homestead on Lander Road in Jefferson
Andreas’ son Andrew remained in Maryland rather than follow Andrew’s father, Andreas, to western Pennsylvania in 1796. Andrew and his children continued to operate the original family farm and expand the family’s farm holdings in Jefferson, Frederick County, Maryland for much of the next century after Andreas and some of his sons departed for Pennsylvania. The family surname of this branch is spelled ‘Kessler’.
Andrew was born 2 Nov 1770 and died 1 Jan 1860 in Jefferson, Maryland at age 89. He was the first of our family line who was American by birth, born 19 years after the family immigrated from Germany. He likely spoke German and inherited many German customs and traditions.
His early years were spent on the family farm, learning all aspects of operating a farm to support the family. In 1796, at age 26 and still unmarried, Andrew became the head of the family when his father, Andreas deeded the family farm to him and, along with several of Andrew’s brothers and their families, left the Maryland farm, bound for western Pennsylvania. From that time forward, Andrew served as family head of those who remained in Maryland. He provided parental oversight to his brothers who did not accompany Andreas to Pennsylvania and were not yet married. They included Jacob, aged 14 years old in 1796, Samuel who was 10 years old, and David, who was six years old.
He married three times, and fathered nine children. Andrew married Catherine Wertenberger (1773-1810), who was three years younger, in 1798. This first marriage resulted in the birth of Andrew’s first three children: Samuel (1799), Israel ‘Jerry’ (1808), and William (1810), who was born the same year that his mother died. It is not known if her death was childbirth related. All of Andrew’s children were born after his father Andreas had departed for western Pennsylvania, so they likely never had a personal relationship with him.
After Catherine died and with three young children, Andrew married Mary ‘May’ Smith (1886-1848) on 7 Oct 1811. May was 16 years younger than Andrew.
She was the mother of his other children: Rebecca Ann (1812), Emanuel (1813), Amelia Ann (1815), Andrew Jr. (1817), Absalom (1818), and Lucinda (1821). Since May was still alive when Andrew married his third wife, Mary Marshall (1790-aft. 1860) on 10 Dec 1830 we assume that Andrew and May divorced. May did not die until 1848.
The family was very religious as suggested by the biblical names of many of Andrew’s children. They attended either St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, which was organized in 1825, or Jefferson United Church of Christ (currently Jefferson United Methodist Church), which evolved from the German Reformed Church, an early Protestant denomination brought to this country by German and Swiss immigrants in the 18th century. The two churches shared a building until both congregations built their own houses in the 1840s. Andrew is buried in the Jefferson Reformed Cemetery located behind St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Andrew Jr. is buried in the graveyard of Jefferson United Methodist Church, close to the front entrance.
Some of Andrew’s children and their descendants remained in Jefferson while others became part of the great American westward migration.
Witness to History
Andrew was a young man during the American Revolutionary War and a young adult at the time of the adoption of the Constitution and election of our first president. He was witness to many significant events in the formation of our country.
His birth occurred at a tumultuous time. In March of 1770, the year he was born the Boston Massacre occurred when British troops fired into a Boston mob that was demonstrating against British troops at the Boston Customs Commission. The event inflamed tensions with Britain and fueled subsequent protest activities that culminated five years later in the onset of the Revolutionary War.
In 1775 Patrick Henry exhorted the Virginia Legislature to “Give me Liberty or Give me Death.” Although only five years old when the British colonies issued their Declaration of Independence in 1776, Andrew lived through the long, protracted Revolutionary War, which continued until the colonies were given their independence by England in 1783, when he was 13 years old.
The new nation was ruled under the weak Articles of Confederation for the next decade, while Andrew was in his teens. In 1788 the Constitution was ratified. The following year elections were held to elect a President and members of Congress. The first U.S. Congress was seated and one of its first acts was to draft and enact the Bill of Rights.
By this time Andrew was approaching adulthood and was certainly aware of these important events. He likely participated in presidential elections for George Washington, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson into the early 1800s.
He also lived through the events that led to the Civil War. He died in January 1860, the same year in which Abraham Lincoln was elected President and South Carolina seceded from the Union.
Location of the Kessler Family Homestead
Over the years, Andrew and his sons increased their wealth significantly. In addition to the original farm conveyed from Andreas, Andrew owned an additional farm on Frederick and Harpers Ferry Road east of Jefferson and a house in Jefferson. The following maps illustrate the location of Andrew’s properties in 1858, two years before his death.
This last map was made thirteen Years after Andrew’s Death.
Andrew's Last Will & Testament
Andrew’s last will and testament is dated 12 Jan 1860. Andrew Jr. is designated as executor. Andrew left a house and lot that he owned in the Town of Jefferson to his wife, Mary, for use until her death, at which time it conveyed to his sons Andrew & Israel and their heirs. He also left her $150 and all of the household and kitchen furniture, beds and bedding.
He left the farm located on the road leading from Jefferson to the Point of Rock to his two sons Andrew & Israel, but required them to make a yearly payment to Mary of fifteen bushels of good wheat, two hundred weight of pork, and two barrels of corn.
He left his farm located on Frederick and Harpers Ferry Roads to his son Absalom P. Kessler. To the other children, he left the following:
- One thousand dollars each to daughters Amelia A. Yaste, Lucinda Carrick, and Ann Rebecca Lightner.
- Two thousand dollars to his son Emanuel.
- One hundred dollars to each of his grandchildren, Susan and Sarah (children of my deceased son William) & Henry N., Edward, Samuel (children of my deceased son Samuel).
Any outstanding debts at the time of his death were to be paid “one half out of the farm herein before devised to my sons Andrew and Israel and the other half out of the farm devised and in trust to my son Absalom P. Kessler.”
Andrew’s Last Will and Testament
Maternal Ancestry: Catherine Kessler, Mary Smith, and Mary Marshall
Andrew was married three times. He married Catherine Wertenbaker in 1798 and fathered five children: Samuel, Henry, Israel, Emanual and William. Catherine died in 1810. He then married Mary Smith in 1811 and fathered five children with her: Ann Rebecca, Amelia Ann, Andrew Jr., Absalom, and Lucinda. Finally, he married Mary Marshall in 1830 and they had no children.
The causes of the end of Andrew’s last two marriages are not known. Since Andrew married Mary Marshall in 1830 but Mary Smith did not die until 1848, we can assume that they divorced. Andrew signed a last will and testament in 1860 leaving “to my wife Mary Kessler for and during the term of her natural life the House and Lot owned by me in the Town of Jefferson, after her death it is my will and I hereby devise it to my sons Andrew & Israel to them and their heirs forever. I also give and bequeath to my said wife One Hundred and fifty dollars in money, together with all the household and kitchen furniture, and beds and bedding that I may have at the time of my death.”
Also, he left a “… yearly payment to my wife, Mary, during her life, of fifteen bushels of good wheat, two hundred weight of pork and two bushels of corn.” Given the marriage dates identified on Ancestry.com, it is highly likely that this was Mary Marshall, his last wife.
Included below is the text from Andrew’s last will and testament:
Wills of Maryland
Kessler, Andrew, Sr. – Mechanicstown – Fredk’ Co. -Vol 14 (1855 -1860) – pg 467
Liber GH-1 Folio 467 proved 12 Jan 1860 Will of Andrew Kessler [Jr.]:
In the Name of God, Amen. I, Andrew Kessler of Frederick County do make, & xxxx my Last will & Testament. First, I commit my soul into the hands of Almighty God and my body to be decently buried by my Executor.
In the first place, I give and devise to my wife Mary Kessler for and during the term of her natural life the House and Lot owned by me in the Town of Jefferson, after her death it is my will and I hereby devise it to my sons Andrew & Israel in xxxxxxxx to them and their heirs forever.
I also give and bequeath to my said wife One Hundred and fifty dollars in money, together with all the household and kitchen furniture, and beds and bedding that I may have at the time of my death.
Secondly, I give and devise to my two sons Andrew & Israel in xxxxxxxxxx to them and their heirs forever the Farm lying on the road leading from Jefferson to the Point of Rocks, but inso devising said farm I hereby expressly charge the same with the yearly payment to my wife Mary during her life of fifteen bushels of good wheat, Two Hundred weight of pork, and two barrels of corn.
Thirdly, I give and devise to my son Absalom P. Kessler the Farm lying on the Frederick and Harpers Ferry Roads, in trust, that he shall, during his life take, and receive, the rents and profits thereof and apply the same to the support and maintenance of the children which the said Absalom now has, or may hereafter have; and, after the death of my said son Absalom I give and devise the said Farm to the children of my said son Absalom, to them and their heirs forever.
Item – I give and bequeath to each of my daughters Amelia A. Yaste, Lucinda Carrick, and Ann Rebecca Lightner, one thousand dollars.
Item – I give and bequeath to my son Emanuel two thousand dollars.
tem – I give and bequeath to each of my grandchildren Susan and Sarah (children of my deceased son William) & Henry N., Edward, Samuel (children of my deceased son Samuel) one hundred dollars.
In case the personal property left at my death should not be sufficient to pay the pecuniary legacies herein before made and given, it is my will that the deficiency shall be made up one half out of the farm hereinbefore devised to my sons Andrew and Israel and the other half out of the farm devised and in trust to my son Absalom P. Kessler & I hereby expressly charge the deficiency upon said farms in the proportion above designated.
And lastly, I do hereby constitute my son Andrew Kessler as my sole executor.
Andrew Kessler Family Tree
The following structure is an excerpt from the Excel Family Database. The entires below include name, dates, and locations. The Excel Family Database also includes U.S. census entries for each person.
| 1.3.1 Andrew Kessler (2 Nov 1770 – d: 1 Jan 1860 Frederick, Maryland) | ||||||
| 1.3.1a Catherine Wertenbaker m: 1798 (1773-1810) | ||||||
| 1.3.1b Mary ‘May’ Smith m: 7 Oct 1811 (15 Mar 1786-28 Feb 1848) | ||||||
| 1.3.1c Mary Marshall m: 10 Dec 1830 (31 Mar 1790-aft. 1860) | ||||||
| | | 1.3.1.1 Samuel Kessler (12 Feb 1799-9 May 1830 Frederick, Maryland) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1a Married: Mary Ann Stonebraker Nicodemus 14 Dec 1822 (12 Jun 1802-17 Aug 1849 Washington County, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.1 Henry Nelson Kessler (11 Nov 1823 Maryland-11 Mar 1911 Dallas, Iowa) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.1a Mary Ann Keifer Married 17 Apr 1849 (28 Nov 1828 Maryland-6 Feb 1899 Iowa) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.1.1 May Kessler Hulsizer (20 Mar 1850 Maryland-21 Mar 1918 Clinton, Missouri) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.1.1.1 Grace Mae Hulhizer Hultz (4 Jun 1871 Iowa-23 Mar 1947 Iowa) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.1.1.2 George Arthur Hulhizer (1 Dec 1872 Illinois-20 Aug 1960 Kansas) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.1.1.3 John Harry Hulhizer Sr. (6 Sep 1875 Illinois-4 Oct 1931 Leavenworth, KS) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.1.1.4 Charles Samuel Hulhizer (29 Aug 1877 Illinois-15 Mar 1966 LA California) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.1.1.5 Guy Joseph Hulhizer (6 Mar 1884 Iowa-19 Dec 1966 LA California) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.1.2 Velma Kessler Burnham (19 Sep 1851 Illinois-30 Sep 1935 KC Missouri) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.1.3 Samuel Thomas Kessler (Apr 1854 Ohio-Bef. 1920 Muskegee, Oklahoma) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.1.3a Ida May Beebe Kessler (10 Apr 1856 Syracuse, NY-8 Sep 1937 Alabama) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.1.3.1 Preston Beebe ‘Pressie’ Kessler (23 Oct 1875 IL-6 Jul 1931 Oregon) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.1.3.2 Clyde Nelson Kessler (16 Mar 1880 IL-23 Feb 1936 Alabama) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.1.3.2a Johnnie Agnes Priest Kessler (23 Dec 1891 Florida-18 Mar 1925 Alabama) | |||||
| 1.3.1.1.1.3.2.1 Pauline Marie Kessler Hoffman (24 Oct 1919, Mobile, Alabame, 28 Jun 2005) | ||||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.1.3.2b Maria Julianna Summers Kessler (20 Aug 1870 Iowa-15 May 1964 California) | |||||
| 1.3.1.1.1.3.2.2 Royal Samuel Kessler (26 Sep 1898, Mobile, Alabama-3 Jun 1978 Douglas NE) | ||||||
| 1.3.1.1.1.3.2.3 Edith Mary Kessler West (2 Sep 1900, Mobile, Alabama-12 May 1971 California) | ||||||
| 1.3.1.1.1.3.2.3.1 Frances Edith West Rice (8 Sep 1919-23 Nov 2009) | ||||||
| 1.3.1.1.1.3.2.3.2 Mary Ruth West Hickman Wolfe (9 Aug 1921 NE-11 Jun 2003 Oregon) | ||||||
| 1.3.1.1.1.3.2.3.3 Catherine Ann West Hylton (19 Dec 1922-9 Nov 1971) | ||||||
| 1.3.1.1.1.3.2.3.4 Glenn Henry West (26 Jan 1925-28 Jul 2012) | ||||||
| 1.3.1.1.1.3.2.3.5 Shirley Marion West McWhirter (20 Dec 1926-9 Dec 2015) | ||||||
| 1.3.1.1.1.3.2.3.6 John Bernard West (24 Apr 1929-28 Mar 2019) | ||||||
| 1.3.1.1.1.3.2.3.7 William Joseph West (20 Oct 1932-9 May 2005 Ca) | ||||||
| 1.3.1.1.1.3.2.3.8 Helen Joan West (17 Apr 1935-26 May 1994) | ||||||
| 1.3.1.1.1.3.2.4 Glenn Albert Kessler (21 Feb 1902, Mobile, Alabama-3 Feb 1945 Nebraska) | ||||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.1.4 Lida Virginia Kessler Rouse (20 May 1856-23 Apr 1913 Dallas, Iowa) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.1.5 William Henry Kessler (Aug 1857 Illinois-30 Mar 1936 Kansas City, Missouri) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.1.5a Mary Ann Leach Kessler m:7 Sep 1881 Boone, Iowa (May 1859 Iowa-28 Oct 1925 Kansas City) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.1.5.1 Della Kessler Richardson Beyer (19 Apr 1882 Iowa-Jul 1967 Colorado) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.1.5.2 Ralph William Kessler (6 Nov 1887-12 Aug 1917 Kansas City, Missouri) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.1.5.3 Howard Leach Kessler (19 Aug 1895 Hastings, NE-3 Dec 1969 Illinois) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.1.5.3a Rosa Nell Salisbury Kessler (May 1897 Labelle, KS-1920 Labelle, KS) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.1.5.3.1 Rose Marie Kessler Buck Stout (15 Apr 1916-26 Jul 1996 Texas) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.1.5.3b Florence Ellis Evans Kessler (1902 Labette, KS-25 Jun 1922 Kansas) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.1.5.3.2 Howard Leach Kessler Jr. (1 Apr 1922-8 Jan 2014) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.1.5.3.2a Vera Mae Tolle (1922-2014) | |||||
| 1.3.1.1.1.5.3.2.1 Judith Ann ‘Judy’ Kessler Pepiot (29 Sep 1941, Los Angeles, Ca.) | ||||||
| 1.3.1.1.1.5.3.2.2 Howard Timothy Kessler (Jun 1952, Los Angeles, Ca.) | ||||||
| 1.3.1.1.1.5.3.2.3 Mark Terryl Kessler (6 Feb 1954, Los Angeles, Ca.) | ||||||
| 1.3.1.1.1.5.3.2.4 Teresa Rene ‘Terry’ Kessler Torres (8 Dec 1955, Los Angeles, Ca.-14 Aug 2024) | ||||||
| 1.3.1.1.1.5.3.2.5 Tamara ‘Tami’ Kessler Drake (18 Jan 1957, Los Angeles, Ca.) | ||||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.1.5.3.2b Gerda Bursztyn (Arndtheim) Kessler (11 Sep 1919-7 Mar 2022) | |||||
| 1.3.1.1.1.5.3.2.6 Patricia Jeanne ‘Patsy’ Kessler (4 Feb 1947, Ca.-15 Jun 2022 Melbourne, Australia) | ||||||
| 1.3.1.1.1.5.3.2.7 William Omer ‘Bill’ Kessler (5 Jun 1950, Melbourne, Australia) | ||||||
| 1.3.1.1.1.5.3.2.8 Barbara Kessler Rozan Nirens (2 Aug 1952, Melbourne, Australia) | ||||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.1.5.3c Aline J. Bessie Kessler (10 Aug 1893 France-24 Jan 1983 Collinsville, Illinois) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.1.5.3.3 Yvonne Bessie Kessler Miller (4 May 1924-25 Sep 1945 Missouri) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.1.5.3.4 Kaye Don Kessler (21 Aug 1931 Missouri-23 Jun 2000 Indiana) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.1.5b Edith ‘Essie’ Funston Kessler m:20 Oct 1926 (Abt. 1877-1970 Missouri) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.1.6 Leroy Kessler (Apr 1860 Illinois-Jun 1870 Illinois) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.1.7 Louise L. Kessler Rouse (Jun 1861 Iowa-14 Jan 1932 Chicago, Illinois) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.1.8 Lillian ‘Lily’ Kate Kessler Brown (6 Jan 1864 Illinois-13 Oct 1943 LA, California) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.2 William Edward Kessler (2 Dec 1827-7 Sep 1905, Canton, Fulton County, Il) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.2a Ann Catherine McLain Married 7 Jan 1853 (17 Aug 1831 Maryland-19 Jan 1884) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.2b Rebecca Ann Jones Kessler married 1892 (May 1843, Maryland-15 Jul 1926 Canton, Illinois) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.2.1 Mary Lillian ‘Lallie’ Kessler Gentle (25 Oct 1853 Maryland-1 Jun 1933 Farmington, Il) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.2.2 William M. Kessler (20 Jul 1855 Illinois-18 Sep 1884 Canton, Illinois) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.2.3 John Loose Kessler (no children b: 5 Oct 1857 Illinois-12 Oct 1896) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.2.3a Eliza Jane ‘Lida’ Harper Kessler m:5 Feb 1895 (25 Dec 1852 Illinois-24 Jan 1896) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.2.4 Anna ‘Annie’ Virginia Kessler Harper (no children b: 21 Jul 1861 Illinois-18 Oct 1944 Santa Clara, CA) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.2.4a Mitchell Harper m:14 Jan 1885 (8 Sep 1850 Illinois-4 Oct 1940 LA, Ca) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.2.5 Eva Katherine ‘Katie’ Kessler Whiting (6 May 1865 Illinois-11 Nov 1957 LA California) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.2.6 Maria ‘Mida’ Lilie Kessler Myers (19 Sep 1867 Illinois-5 Jul 1935 Canton, Il.) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.2.7 Edward ‘Eddie’ Nelson Kessler (20 Jul 1870 Illinois-22 Aug 1870 Canton, Il.) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.2.8 Carrie May Kessler Gentle (17 Sep 1871 Illinois-30 Dec 1958 Plattsville WI) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.2.8a Thomas Higdon Gentle (2 Aug 1870 Illinois-21 May 1951 Oregon) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.2.8.1 James William Gentle (14 Jul 1893 Illinois-30 Oct 1970 Oregon) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.2.8.2 Catherine Margaret Gentle (never married b: 11 Aug 1895 Germany-14 Jan 1983 Oregon) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.2.8.3 Hjalmar Thomas Gentle (19 Sep 1898 Wisconsin-21 Aug 1968 Polk, Oregon) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.2.8.4 Ermine Kessler ‘EK’ Gentle (22 Sep 1899 Wisconsin-15 Jul 1991 Oregon) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.2.8.5 Maurice McMillan Gentle (never married b: 12 Feb 1903 Wisconsin-14 Fen 1980 Oregon) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.2.9 Hattie Blanche Kessler Gilroy (28 Feb 1873 Illinois-20 Oct 1965 Orange County, Ca.) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.2.10 Grace Kessler (20 Aug 1874 Illinois-28 Aug 1874 Illinois) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.1.3 Samuel Thomas Kessler (22 Jan 1828-29 Apr 1853 Ohio) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.2 Israel ‘Jerry’ Kessler (no children? b: 25 Feb 1808-20 Apr 1883 Frederick, Maryland) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.2a Sarah Boteler Kessler m:5 Feb 1838 Frederick (18 Nov 1813-1880) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.3 William Kessler (1810-1860 Frederick, Maryland) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4 Emanuel Jackson Kessler (27 Oct 1812-9 Jul 1853) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4a Sarah Jane Barr Kessler m: bef 1834 (abt. 1815-bef. Aug 1850 Richland, Ohio) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.1 Andrew Jackson Kessler (Abt. 1834 Ashland, Ohio-11 Oct 1895 Clark County, Ohio) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.1b Lena Anna Hefler Kessler 3 Jun 1854 (2 Nov 1835-26 Feb 1908 Clark County, Ohio) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.2 Sarah Ann Kessler Charlton (2 May 1835 Ashland, Ohio-19 Nov 1889 Michigan) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.2a Thomas Henry Charlton (27 Aug 1828 Mi-15 Apr 1895 Michigan) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.2.1 Mary E. Charlton Patten (17 Jun 1855 Wyandot, Oh-5 Jan 1935 Barry, Mi) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.2.2 Eli Frank Charlton (8 Jun 1857-9 Mar 1928 Mi) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.2.3 Elveretta Jane ‘Jennie’ Charlton Harry (24 Feb 1859 Oh-17 Mar 1947 California) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.2.4 Calvin Henry Charlton (10 Aug 1861 Oh-25 May 1932 Mi) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.2.5 William E. ‘Will’ Charlton (14 Apr 1869 Mi-25 Jan 1915 Barry, Mi) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.2.6 Clarence Edgar Charlton (never married b: 2 Dec 1874 Mi-19 Jul 1898 Barry, Mi) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.3 Maria Kessler (Abt. 1837 Ashland, Ohio-Aft. 1850 Ohio?) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.4 Mary Anna Kessler Ebersole (Sep 1840 Ashland, Ohio-10 Apr 1905 Ohio) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.5 Catherine Lodema ‘Kate’ Kessler Shriner Ogden Shank (28 Mar 1843 Ashland, Ohio-10 Feb 1920 St. Joseph, IN) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.5a Darius Shriner (Abt. 1839 Ohio-31 Aug 1870 Barry County, MI) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.5.1 William Anderson Shriner (29 Apr 1864 Ohio-8 Jul 1920 Alabama) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.5.2 Cora Elvira Shriner Grant (9 Oct 1866 Michigan-13 Jan 1952 LA, California) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.5.3 John Shelton Shriner (4 Oct 1868 Michigan-1 Feb 1886 Whitley, IN) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.6 William Washington Kessler (5 Sep 1844 Ashland, Ohio-16 Oct 1918 Whitley, Indiana) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.6a Mary Ann Waterfall Kessler (18 Mar 1849 Licking, Oh-19 May 1938 Whitley, Indiana) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.6.1 Lodema Faye Kessler Houtzer (3 May 1869 In-Apr 1969 Whitley, Indiana) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.6.2 Samuel Edward ‘Eddy’ Kessler (13 Aug 1872 In-14 May 1947) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.6.2a Arta Maselle Myers Kessler (24 Oct 1876 In-Sep 1965 Sarasota, Fl) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.6.2.1 Irene L. Kessler Plummer (19 May 1896 In-7 Jun 1981 Orange County, Ca) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.6.2.2 Mary Catherine Kessler Davis (9 Oct 1898-31 Aug 1990 Manatee, Fl) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.6.2.3 David Edward Kessler (29 May 1903 In-20 Nov 1976 Cincinnati, Oh) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.6.2.4 Arta Clara Kessler Samsen (14 Jan 1905 In-18 May 1992 In) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.6.3 Washington Ervin Kessler (14 Apr 1877 In-21 Jun 1941 Whitley, Indiana) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.6.3a Cora Elvira Bassett Kessler (8 Sep 1879 In-27 Mar 1967 Whitley, Indiana) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.6.3.1 Lewis Hanford Kessler (12 Mar 1900 In-20 Mar 1974 Kansas) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.6.3.2 Mabel Rena Kessler Harper Cretcher (16 Feb 1907-21 Nov 1980 In) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.6.3.3 Arthur Lincoln Kessler (12 Feb 1911 In-15 Apr 1999 De) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.6.3.4 Rev. Maurice E. Kessler (12 Oct 1914 In-27 Feb 2008 In) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.6.4 Chester Leroy Kessler (5 Jan 1879 In-31 Dec 1926 Whitley, Indiana) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.6.4a Sylvia Minetta ‘Tillie’ Breeding Kessler (10 Dec 1881 Mi-15 Jul 1967 San Diego, Ca) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.6.4.1 Trevia Pauline Kessler Brower (2 Oct 1901 Oh-9 Mar 1957 TN) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.6.4.2 Dr. Raymond Leroy Kessler (2 Apr 1904 Henry, OH-20 Sep 1975 Marion, OR) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.6.4.3 Mary L. Kessler Reinhard (18 Mar 1906 Henry, Ohio-Aft. 1967 San Diego, Ca) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.6.4.4 William Frederick Kessler (12 Mar 1910-15 Mar 1910 Whitley, In) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.6.4.5 Elizabeth Jane ‘Betty’ Kessler Davidson Dion (28 Sep 1919 In-31 Jan 1997 Az) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.6.4.6 Thomas Chester Kessler (18 Jun 1921 In-14 May 2012 CA) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.6.5 Vern Kessler (3 Mar 1881 In-19 May 1967 Whitley, Indiana) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.6.5a Lillian Irene ‘Lola’ Rouch Kessler (23 Sep 1883 In-19 Jan 1966 Whitley, Indiana) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.6.5.1 Ocia L. ‘Ossie’ Kessler Rodenbeck (15 Apr 1904 IN-11 Nov 1989 IN) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.6.5.2 Opal Marie Kessler Johnson (13 Aug 1906 IN-9 May 1997 IN) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.6.5.3 Edna Lavern Kessler Rhoads (9 Aug 1908 IN-22 Jan 1986 Whitley, IN) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.6.5.4 Ruth Elizabeth Kessler Black (29 Nov 1910 IN-2 Feb 2001 IN) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.6.5.5 Homer William Kessler (7 May 1912 IN-22 Jan 1999 IN) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.6.5.6 Margaret Monabelle Kessler Phillips (9 Dec 1916 IN-11 Oct 2009 Allen, IN) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.6.5.7 Carl Eugene Kessler (24 Jun 1919 IN-16 Nov 2005 Tx) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.6.5.8 Robert Lee Kessler (16 Nov 1922 IN-10 Aug 2002 Whitley, IN) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.7 Amanda E. Kessler Ketzel Gross (Jan 1848 Ashland, Ohio-1911, Miami, Ohio) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.7a John P. Ketzell (1845-17 Sep 1874 Marion, Ohio) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.7.1 Amy J. Ketzell Wetzel (abt. Oct 1869-31 May 1915 Miami, Ohio) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.7.2 Clara Pauline Ketzell Bieber (abt. 1873-19 Dec 1968 Franklin, Ohio) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.7.3 Margaret P. ‘Maggie’ Ketzell Capo (20 Jun 1874-1 Sep 1946 Pima, Arizona) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.7.4 John Charles Ketzell (29 Dec 1876-June 1951 Miami, Ohio) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.7b David Gross m: 1 Feb 1880 (22 Oct 1842 Dauphine County, Pa.-9 May 1909 Miami, Ohio) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.7.5 Sarah Gross (Amanda’s step daughter b: abt. 1873 Pennsylvania-aft. 1880 Miami, Ohio) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.7.6 James Franklin Gross (15 Apr 1886-24 Nov 1941 Piqua, Miami, Ohio) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4b Mary ‘Polly’ Sigler Kessler m:27 Aug 1850 Richland, Ohio (21 Feb 1822-12 Jan 1892) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.4.8 Lodema Almarine Kessler Koons m: 19 Jun 1870 De Witt, Il (1853 Ashland, Ohio-17 Jun 1910 Ashland, Ohio) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.5 Amelia Ann Kessler Yaste (b:10 Feb 1815-14 Feb 1859 Frederick, Maryland) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.5a Married: George R. Yaste 29 Oct 1833 (Abt 1808-Abt 1859) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.5.1 James Thomas Yaste (31 Oct 1834 Jefferson Township, Md-30 Jul 1915 Indiana) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.5.1a Harriet ‘Hattie’ Reese Jones Yaste (27 Apr 1848 Pa.-25 May 1923 Indiana) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.5.1.1 George Leonard Yaste (14 Sep 1879-14 Sep 1950 Indiana) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.5.1.2 Elias Reese Yaste (1 Aug 1883-22 Oct 1940 Indiana) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.5.2 Elizabeth A. ‘Eliza’ Yaste Brandenburg (22 Jul 1835, Jefferson Township, Md-27 Oct 1894, Miami County, Ohio) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.5.2a Cornelius G. Brandenburg (15 Apr 1828, Md-18 Dec 1891 Miami County, Ohio) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.5.2.1 Laura A. Brandenburg Hageman m: 27 Apr 1894 (Apr 1852-27 Aug 1932 Miami, Ohio) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.5.2.2 Florence ‘Flora’ Elizabeth Brandenburg Moore m: 21 Mar 1876 (13 Dec 1855-23 Apr 1939 Miami, Ohio) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.5.3 Charles Milton Yaste (20 May 1837, Jefferson Township, Md-8 Mar 1912) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.5.3a Laura P. Crum Yaste m: 17 Mar 1864 (Abt. 1842, Jefferson Township, Md-Bef. 1876) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.5.2.1 Harry G. Yaste (Oct 1866 Ohio-1941) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.5.2.2 Olivia L. ‘Ollie’ Yaste Kaufman (Abt. 1871 Maryland-24 Dec 1942) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.5.3b Emily Jane ‘Emma’ Brenneisen m: 1876 (Abt. 20 May 1844, Jefferson Township, Md-8 Mar 1931) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.5.2.3 Grace A. Yaste (20 Jul 1877 Unionville, Md-30 Apr 1881) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.5.2.4 Maurice Yaste (16 Dec 1880 Unionville, Md-26 Mar 1883) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.5.4 Amanda Ellen Yaste Roderick (Apr. 1838 Jefferson Township, Md-11 Jun 1902 Washington, DC) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.5.4a William Washington Roderick m: 24 Feb 1860 (1838 Jefferson, Md-14 Aug 1917 Tennessee) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.5.5 George Edwin Yaste (8 Aug 1844, Jefferson Township, Md-8 Dec 1929 Middletown, Md.) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.5.6 Elizabeth Yaste (Abt. 1845, Jefferson Township, Md-Aft. 1850) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.5.7 Calvin Page Yaste (21 Jun 1847, Jefferson Township, Md- 27 Oct 1866) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6 Andrew Kessler Jr. (3 Jul 1817-7 Nov 1896 Frederick, Maryland) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6a Loretta ‘Laura’ Smith Lamar 9 May 1837 (20 May 1816-2 Dec 1895) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.1 Isabella T. Kessler Figgins (no children b: 12 May 1838 Jefferson, Md-31 Dec 1920 Doubs, Frederick Cty, Md.) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.1a William Figgins (10 May 1834-21 Oct 1908, Frederick County, Md.) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.2 Mary Aurelia ‘Laura’ Kessler Specht (27 May 1842, Jefferson, Md-23 Jul 1908) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.2a David L. Specht (30 Oct 1833, Jefferson, Md-2 Mar 1923) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.2.1 Carrie Mae Specht Oland (1872 Md-1961 Maryland) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.2.2 Mary Aurelia Specht Mullinix (1876 Md-1960 Howard County, Maryland) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.2.3 Robert Kessler Specht (22 Oct 1877 Md-7 Feb 1958 Maryland) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.2.3a Bessie L. Brengle Specht (1881 Md-1966 Howard, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.2.3.1 Virgie J. Specht Rupert (1907 Md-2000 Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.2.3.2 Grace Rebecca Specht Nichols (1909 Md-2006 Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.2.3.3 Ruth S. Specht Fairall (1911 Md-1987 Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.2.3.4 Carroll Robert Specht (1913 Md-1992 Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.2.3.5 Earl Edwin Specht (1915 Md-1983 Howard County, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.2.3.6 Helen Pearl Specht Pope (22 May 1917 Md-16 Oct 1960 Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.2.4 Arthur Jacob Specht (17 Aug 1881 Md-1931 Maryland) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.2.5 Edna Eugenia ‘Elinor’ Specht Rugemer (21 Dec 1888 Md-1982 Maryland) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.2.5a Raymond John Rugemer (29 Sep 1890 Balto, Md-23 Nov 1975 Howard, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.2.5.1 Lena Elaine Rugemer Arbutis (2 Sep 1923 Balto, Md-16 Aug 2000 Rosedale, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.2.5.1a John Zemantauckas Arbutis m: 24 Dec 1947 (8 Jul 1919 Ohio-22 Sep 2007 Carroll County, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.2.5.1.1 John Raymond Arbutis (8 May 1949 Balto, Md-Living) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.2.5.2 Edna Lucille Rugemer Seeley (18 Oct 1924 Balto, Md-26 Mar 1952 Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.2.5.2a Donald Wheeler Seeley (19 Feb 1921 Balto, Md-18 Apr 1995 Mobile, Al) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.2.5.3 Mary Dolores Rugemer Shepley (19 Jul 1929 Balto, Md-20 Nov 2000 Plymouth, Ma) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.2.5.3a Bernard Thomas Shepley (25 Oct 1925 Balto, Md-25 Jul 1990, Norfolk, Ma) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.2.5.3.1 Patricia Ann Shepley Giorgio (23 Feb 1949 Ma.-Living) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.2.5.3.2 Bernice Dolores Shepley Garcia (26 Jul 1953 Ma.-Living) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.2.5.3.3 Rosemary Shepley Gilbert (23 Aug 1964 Ma.-Living) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.2.6 Lena I. Specht Brown (21 Dec 1888 Md-1966 Maryland) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.3 Edwin M. Kessler (Jan 1845, Jefferson Township, Md-7 Sep 1909 Jefferson, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.3a Albina Ann Figgins Kessler (Apr 1842 Loudon County, Va-15 Jun 1925 Jefferson, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.3.1 Anna Jeanette ‘Nettie’ Kessler Etchinson (23 Jun 1866-4 May 1962) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.3.1a McKendree Riley Etchinson m: 17 Feb 1891 (15 Sep 1864-3 May 1952 Frederick, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.3.1.1 Page M. Etchinson (15 Nov 1892-2 Jun 1952 Washington, DC) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.3.1.2 Julia Elizabeth Etchinson Hanna (25 Feb 1897-27 Oct 1994 Frederick, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.3.1.1 Arthur Hart Etchinson (4 Apr 1899-10 Jun 1982 Frederick, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.3.1.4 Mary Catherine Etchinson McDonald (22 Mar 1901-3 Mar 1978 Frederick, Maryland) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.3.1.5 Gene Wiles Etchinson (adopted b: 2 Jan 1915-20 Nov 1972 Frederick County, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.3.2 Lavenia ‘Lavvie’ Isabella Kessler Schaff (b:20 Aug 1867 Virginia-18 Apr 1906 Jefferson, Frederick County, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.3.2a Charles Kurtz Shaff m: 17 Feb 1891 (14 Mar 1866 Maryland-31 Aug 1943 Frederick, Md.) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.3.2.1 Lee Lamar Shaff (died at birth b: 1892 Maryland-1892 Maryland) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.3.2.2 Harry Melvin Shaff (never married b: 21 Jan 1894 Maryland-15 Oct 1919 Maryland) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.3.2.3 Roland Luther Shaff (never married b: 2 Oct 1898 Md-30 May 1931 Jefferson, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.3.2.4 Mabel Fay Shaff (never married b: 1 Sep 1900 Maryland-27 May 1924 Maryland) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.4 Thomas Andrew Kessler (no children b: 2 Oct 1849 Jefferson Township, Md-2 Mar 1906) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.4a Elizabeth C. ‘Lizzie’ Whalen Kessler (Nov 1853 Jefferson, Md-2 Jul 1928 Frederick, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.5 Virginia Eugenia Ellen Kessler Walter (1851, Jefferson Township, Md-18 Jan 1943 Catonsville, Md.) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.5a Charles Fenton Mercer Walter (1850, Jefferson Township, Md-9 Feb 1923 Baltimore, Md.) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.5.1 Mabel L. Walter Allnutt (15 Oct 1871 Buckeystown, Md-9 Aug 1937 Buckeystown, Md.) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.5.2 Helen V. ‘Nellie’ Walter Bruchey (23 Sep 1873 Buckeystown, Md-24 Jan 1939 Washington DC) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.5.3 Albert William Walter (1875 Buckeystown, Md-1955 Frederick County, Md.) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.5.4 Charles Andrew Walter (1 Aug 1878 Buckeystown, Md-22 Dec 1972 Catonsville, Md.) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.5.5 Laura Lucinda Walter Hobbs (11 May 1883 Buckeystown, Md-15 Feb 1982 Baltimore, Md.) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.5.6 B. E. Pearl Walter (1887 Buckeystown, Md-1890 Frederick County, Md.) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.5.7 Mary Edith Walter Smith (8 Dec 1888 Buckeystown, Md-18 Sep 1952 Frederick County, Md.) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.6 John Franklin Kessler (never married b: 29 Sep 1855, Jefferson Township, Md-26 Dec 1892) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7 William Andrew Kessler (29 May 1869, Jefferson Township, Md- 19 Jun 1925) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7a Alberta Gertrude Castle Kessler (16 Oct 1875-2 Jan 1934 Baltimore, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.1 Blanche Mae Kessler Schaeffer (21 Nov 1893 Jefferson, Md-d:30 Aug 1969 Buckeystown, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.1a Wesley Franklin Schaeffer (5 Sep 1893 Md-d:7 Feb 1963 Buckeystown, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.1.1 Ridgely Sylvester Schaeffer (23 Jan 1916 Md-d:28 Jul 1917 Buckeystown, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.1.2 Mary Elizabeth Schaeffer (26 Jan 1916 Md-d:30 Jan 2008 Ventura, Ca) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.1.3 Howard Franklin Schaeffer (never married b: 12 Jan 1919 Doubs, Md-d:2 Oct 2002 Massachusetts) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.1.4 Richard Levere Schaeffer (never married b: 9 Jun 1921 Md-d:19 Jun 1972 Berkeley WV) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.1.5 Helen Irene Schaeffer Renner (2 Feb 1923 Md-d:8 Feb 2003 Washington County, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.1.6 Clyde Irving Schaeffer (26 Feb 1924 Md-d:22 Jun 1981 Hagerstown, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.1.7 Wesley Francis Schaeffer (9 Aug 1925 Md-d:10 Dec 1974 Berkeley WV) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.1.8 John Hamilton Schaeffer (23 Feb 1928 Md-d:10 Apr 1987 Berkeley, WV) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.1.9 Thomas Lee Schaeffer (14 Mar 1932 Md-29 Mar 2009 Hagerstown Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.1.10 Margaret J. Schaeffer White (16 Feb 1936 Md-d:4 Apr 1995 Westminster, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.1.11 Alleine Grace Schaeffer Schultz Wildoner Mills (8 Aug 1936 Md-d:18 Jul 1997 Hagerstown Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.2 Edgar Franklin Kessler Sr. (5 Feb 1897 Jefferson, Md-d:29 Oct 1966 Baltimore, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.2 Elizabeth Moore Kessler (9 Jan 1906 Baltimore, Md-5 Dec 1962 Middle River, Baltimore, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.2.1 Clara Elizabeth Kessler DeWitt (7 Aug 1923-9 Nov 1978 Baltimore County, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.2.1 Joseph John Dewitt (7 Mar 1920-1 Dec 1982 Baltimore, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.2.1.1 Catherine M. Dewitt Hellen (29 Jan 1947) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.2.1.2 Linda Anna Dewitt Klix (1948-Living) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.2.1.3 Joseph John Dewitt Jr. (1950-Living) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.2.2 Edgar Franklin Kessler Jr. (3 Dec 1924-14 Apr 1978 Baltimore, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.2.2a Sue Kate Fairchild Kessler (6 Aug 1919-16 Aug 1986 Baltimore, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.2.2.1 Edgar Franklin Kessler III (26 May 1947-10 Jun 2009 Houston, Texas) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.2.2.2 Thomas George Kessler (5 Dec 1953-Living Punta Gorda, Florida) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.2.2.3 Terry Lee Kessler Shelton Patton Mathis Doherty (8 May 1958-Living Ohio) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.2.2.4 Bonnie Jean Kessler Sprinkel Bell LaPlata Neilsen (3 Feb 1962-Living Ashland, Ohio) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.2.3 Margaret Gertrude Kessler Tracey (3 Jun 1927-1 Oct 2005 Anne Arundel County, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.2.4 Helen Mae Kessler Seelhorst (5 Jul 1929-22 Jun 1979 Baltimore, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.2.4a Herman ‘Butch’ Marina SEELHORST (27 Dec 1922-31 Jul 1994 Baltimore, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.2.4.1 Herman ‘Butch’ Marina Seelhorst Jr. (29 Nov 1949-Living Ohio) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.2.4.2 Michael Wesley Seelhorst (1 Nov 1951-22 May 2018 Maryland) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.2.4.3 Patricia A. ‘Patty’ Seelhorst BALL (23 Mar 1954-living) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.2.4.4 Marie Donna Seelhorst (28 Dec 1961-29 Apr 2020 Maryland) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.2.5 Dorothy Marie Kessler Huth Whetzel (7 Mar 1931-4 Apr 2009 Winchester, Va) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.2.6 George Leroy ‘Bud’ Kessler (13 Aug 1935-17 Jul 1993 Baltimore, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.2.7 Charles Lawrence Kessler (21 Dec 1937-15 Aug 1984 Hillsborough County, Fl) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.3 Nellie Virginia ‘Hillie’ Kessler Miss (Mar 1898 Jefferson, Md-d:25 May 1967 Buckeystown, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.3a Ernest Peter Miss (13 Sep 1888 Buckeystown, Md-d:24 May 1966 Buckeystown, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.3.1 Richard Edward Miss (13 Apr 1917-8 Jan 1975 Martinsburg, WV) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.3.2 Ernest Martin Miss (8 Sep 1918-25 Jul 1974 Frederick, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.3.3 Ira William Miss (7 Sep 1920-9 Aug 1983 Frederick, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.3.4 Alice May Miss Jenkins (2 Sep 1922-22 Nov 1989 Baltimore, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.3.5 Charles Roy Miss (24 Nov 1924-23 Jun 1976) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.3.6 Albert Lee Miss (21 Sep 1930-22 Jul 1952 Korea) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.3.7 Gail Virginia Miss Stockman (2 Jun 1933-8 Mar 2015 Frederick, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.4 Clara Elizabeth Kessler Stup (25 Apr 1899 Jefferson, Md-d:15 Oct 1976 Frederick County, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.4a Harry Edward Stup (27 Oct 1893 Frederick County, Md-d:12 May 1957 Frederick County, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.4.1 Charles Edward Stup (13 Jul 1922-11 Apr 1985 Frederick County, Md.) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.4.2 Robert ‘Bob’ Samuel Stup (10 Mar 1924-10 Aug 1993 Frederick, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.4.3 Carroll Franklin Stup (31 Jan 1926-21 Jul 1929 Frederick, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.4.4 Clyde Ermine Stup Sr. (2 Sep 1928-22 Nov 1989 Baltimore, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.4.5 Barbara Elizabeth Stup Jenkins (15 Nov 1940-13 Dec 2003) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.5 Charles Lee ‘Charlie’ Kessler (29 Nov 1900 Jefferson, Md-d:21 Jan 1949 Baltimore, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.5a Goldie Alice Harvey (25 Nov 1903 Loudon Cty, Va-d:31 Aug 1972 Baltimore, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.5.1 Irene Anna Kessler Dilworth (22 Jan 1924-12 Dec 1994 Baltimore, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.5.2 Doris Virginia Kessler Hill (25 Apr 1926 Baltimore, Md-30 Dec 2004 Houston, TX) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.5.3 Charles Lindberg Kessler (10 Jan 1928 Balto., Md.-15 Feb 2009 York, Pa.) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.5.4 Gilbert Lee Kessler (3 Aug 1931 Baltimore-20 Aug 1950) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.5.5 Gertrude Kessler Dorosz (Abt. 1931 Baltimore, Md.-30 Dec 2003 North Dakota) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.5.6 Jeanne Alice Kessler Frazier (13 Jun 1937 Balto., Md-2 Mar 2001, Rockingham, Va) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.6 Mabel Lauretta Kessler Diller (20 Aug 1902 Jefferson, Md-d:18 Mar 1968 Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.6a Charles Emory Diller (11 May 1892 Ohio-d:20 Feb 1986 Frederick County, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.6.1 Mary Lauretta Diller Cutsail (13 Mar 1926-8 Sep 2016 Emmitsburg, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.6.2 Roland E. Diller (1 Jul 1929 Maryland-15 Jul 2010 Frederick, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.7 Anna Laura ‘Annie’ Kessler Hargett Florey (4 Apr 1904 Jefferson, Md-d:22 Nov 1947 Baltimore Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.7a Earl Fenton Hargett m: 27 Jul 1920 (15 Jun 1896 Frederick County, Md-d:30 Oct 1984 Frederick County, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.7.1 Anna Elizabeth ‘Libby’ Hargett Hooper (21 Aug 1922 Frederick County-30 Nov 2016 Frederick County) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.7.2 Mary Catherine Hargett Main (4 Feb 1924 Frederick County-23 Jul 1995 Frederick, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.7.2.1 Herman ‘Butch’ Marina Seelhorst Jr. (29 Nov 1949-Living Ohio) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.7.3 Irene G. Hargett Leatherman (16 May 1925 Frederick-25 Nov 2012 Frederick County) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.7.4 John Fenton Hargett (13 May 1927 Frederick County-10 Jan 1929 Frederick County) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.7.5 Charles Edward Hargett (9 Jul 1928 Baltimore-14 Oct 2005 Winchester, Va) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.7b Louis Jacob Florey (30 Oct 1907 Baltimore-5 Dec 1980 Baltimore) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.7.6 Louis Jacob Florey Jr. (3 Jul 1936 Baltimore-10 May 1956 Baltimore) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.7.7 Herbert Florey (26 Apr 1938 Baltimore-living (?)) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.7.8 Eloise C. Florey Burgess (31 Dec 1941 Baltimore-23 May 2015 Baltimore) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.8 Paul Kenderson Kessler (20 Nov 1909 Jefferson, Md-d:16 May 1972 Baltimore, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.8a Estella Triplett Kessler (04 Apr 1916 Md-25 Jul 2008 Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.8.1 June E. Kessler Borger (21 Feb 1936 Baltimore-Halifax, Pa.) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.8.2 James L. Kessler (2 Feb 1937 Baltimore-15 Jul 1986 W. Va.) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.8.3 Donald Robert Kessler (1 Sep 1939-2011) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.8.4 Barbara Jean Kessler Carter (13 Mar 1942) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.8.5 Paul Kenderson Kessler Jr. (24 Jan 1945) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.8.6 Beverly M. Kessler Abrahams (11 Feb 1946-Living) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.9 William Lawrence Kessler (15 Jan 1914 Jefferson, Md-d:23 Sep 1975 Frederick, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.9a Ethel Gertrude Lewis Kessler (5 Jun 1915 Baltimore-Oct 1978, Lochearn, Baltimore) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.9.1 William L. Kessler Jr. (15 Sep 1931 Baltimore-Jan 1978 Baltimore) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.9.2 Alberta Gertrude Kessler Taylor Jelinek (b:18 Jul 1935 Baltimore-2 May 1996 Baltimore) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.6.7.9.3 Charles E. Kessler (Abt. 1937-?) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.7 Absalom P. Kessler (7 Dec 1818-10 Dec 1899 Frederick, Maryland) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.7a Catharine Margaret Wertenbaker m:26 Nov 1838 (18 Jun 1817-Aft. 1880) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.7.1 Lavinia ‘Vinie’ C. Kessler Hoffman (1843 Jefferson, Md-Aft. 1902) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.7.1a George H. C. Hoffman, MD (Abt. 1847 Jefferson, Md-1882 Keedysville, Washington Cty, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.7.1.1 Janet Gladys Hoffman Easterday (7 Mar 1880 Md-Feb 1970 Baltimore, Md.) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.7.1.1a Charles Braxter Easterday (19 Jul 1874 Md-5 Aug 1934 Baltimore, Md.) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.7.1.1.1 James G Easterday (17 Apr 1903 Jefferson, Md-2 Feb 1991 Jaxsonville, Fl) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.7.1.1.2 Evelyn Lavinia Easterday Cramer Donehoo (4 Jul 1905 Baltimore-30 Sep 1999) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.7.2 Albert Morton Kessler (7 Jun 1845, Jefferson, Md-26 Dec 1890, Richmond, Va.) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.7.2a Alice Roberta Koonce Kessler m:22 Feb 1872 (22 Apr 1851, WV-6 Mar 1935 Richmond, Va.) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.7.2.1 Albert Ernest Kessler (19 Oct 1873 Maryland-21 May 1959 Richmond, Va.) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.7.2.2 Alice Lelia ‘Lenorie’ Kessler Shelton (21 Apr 1875 CT-3 Feb 1961 Va.) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.7.2.3 Alline Cassie Kessler Shelton (1878 Virginia-11 Jan 1896 Richmond, Va.) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.7.2.4 Austin Tinsley Kessler (Abt. 1880 Maryland-11 Apr 1881 Maryland) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.7.2.5 Alden Clyde Kessler (11 Feb 1883 Maryland-4 Apr 1934 Richmond, Va) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.7.2.6 Alker Linwood Kessler (11 Jun 1886 Richmond, Va-1919 Wilmington, DE) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.7.2.6a Bessie L. Angle Kessler m: 14 Jan 1907 (Feb 1888 Richmond, Va-unknown) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.7.2.6b Anita W. Hopkins Kessler Ground m: bef 1913 (26 Oct 1894 Baltimore, Md, Va-17 Nov 1985 Macomb, Michigan) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.7.2.6.1 Frederick Williamson Kessler (21 Feb 1914 Pennsylvania-19 Dec 1964 Wilmington, DE) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.7.2.6.2 Alice Kathleen Kessler Switzer (5 Aug 1915 Pennsylvania-14 Sep 1975 Macomb, MI) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.7.2.7 Adele J. E. Kessler (Abt. 1891 Richmond-7 Jul 1891 Richmond, Va.) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.7.3 Mary ‘Mamie’ W. Kessler (1850, Jefferson Township, Md-aft. 1880) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.7.4 Ernest Kessler (Abt. 1853 Jefferson Township, Md-unknown) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8 Lucinda Kessler Corrick (Sep 1821-12 Oct 1902 Frederick, Maryland) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8a Married: Joshua Lippey Corrick 5 Dec 1843 (1 Jan 1819-27 Jan 1885) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.1 Ugenia Catherine Corrick (18 Sep 1844 Middletown, Md-19 Jul 1847) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.2 Francis ‘Fannie’ J. Corrick Crouse (12 Jun 1846 Middletown, Md-1 Mar 1912) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.2a George V. Crouse (Abt. 1833 Md-Aft. 1910 Md.) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.3 Charles Joshua Corrick (17 Mar 1849 Middletown, Md-7 Jun 1924 Fall River County, SD) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.3a Virginia S. ‘Jennie’ Griffith Corrick m: 25 Jun 1879 (2 Oct 1861 Memphis, TN-4 Jan 1913 Washington DC) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.3.1 Edwin Griffith Corrick (22 Jun 1879 Md-15 Jan 1958 St. Louis, MO) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.3.2 Melvin Sheperd Corrick (21 Feb 1885 Md-6 Apr 1956 Ohio) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.3.3 Charles Lafayette Corrick (21 Apr 1891 Md-21 Sep 1941 LA. Ca) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.3.4 Marion Victorine Corrick Martinek (19 May 1896 Md-7 Oct 1961 San Bernardino, CA) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.4 Mary Caroline Corrick Fawcett (20 Nov 1850 Middletown, Md-18 Jun 1936 Pomona, LA, CA) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.4a Francis Marion Fawcett (18 Dec 1844 Baltimore-28 Nov 1892 Kensington, Montgomery Cty, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.4.1 Norma Lee Fawcett (22 Jul 1872-24 May 1885 Maryland) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.4.2 Miriam Corrick Fawcett (13 Mar 1882-26 Mar 1885 Maryland) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.4.3 Francis Marion Fawcett Jr. (3 Jun 1886-11 Dec 1925 Washington, DC) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.4.4 Archibald ‘Archie’ Douglas Moore Fawcett (1 Jul 1888-1 May 1967) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.5 Byron Clay Corrick (10 Apr 1852 Middletown, Md-5 Jun 1852) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.6 Melvin Corrick (Abt. 1854 Middletown, Md-1 Dec 1862) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.7 Virginia ‘Jenny’ Amelia Corrick Anderson (3 Jul 1855 Middletown, Md-23 May 1932) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.7a Richard Sothern Anderson m: 1886 (Feb 1852 Md-31 Jan 1920 Montgomery County, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.7.1 Lavinia Cordelia Anderson Carey (Jun 1889-5 Nov 1965 Montgomery County, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.7.2 Richard Sothern ‘Suddy’ Anderson Jr (10 May 1893-7 Aug 1934 Montgomery County, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.7.3 Norma A. Anderson Cook Martin (1896-1988 Montgomery County, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.8 Edwin M. Corrick (16 Jan 1857 Middletown, Md-1 Jul 1892) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.9 Anna ‘Annie’ Sophia Corrick Holbruner (10 Oct 1858 Middletown, Md-7 Feb 1913) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.9a Charles W. Holbruner (19 Dec 1852, Md-26 Jan 1904 Frederick, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.9.1 Frank T. Holbruner (Oct 1878, Md-21 Aug 1909 Washington, DC) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.9.2 Lucy E. Holbruner Trimble (Jan 1883, Md-13 Sep 1948 Baltimore, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.9.3 Leona Whalen ‘Lonie’ Holbruner Enright Archer (23 May 1888 Md-9 Dec 1966 Washington, DC) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.9.4 Harry Corrick Holbruner (6 Nov 1889 DC-15 Jul 1974 Washington, DC) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.10 Absalom Corrick (1 Jun 1860 Middletown, Md-3 Jun 1860) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.11 Emma Lavinia Corrick (6 Jun 1861 Middletown, Md-28 Aug 1863) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.12 Harry Kesler Corrick (8 Nov 1864 Middletown, Md-22 Mar 1932 Kensington, Md.) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.12a Helen Garrett Wheatley Corrick (Jul 1870 Washington, DC-3 Oct 1918 Kensington, Md) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.12.1 William Joshua Corrick (Mar 1892 Md-12 Mar 1915 Washington, DC) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.12.2 Ruth Belcher Corrick Van Fossen (7 Nov 1893 Md-22 Aug 1972 Howard County, Md.) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.12.3 Donald Wheatley Corrick (15 Aug 1897 Md-22 Aug 1969 Silver Spring, Md.) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.12.4 Harry Emmett Corrick (4 Apr 1902 Kensington, Md-4 Jan 1981 Vero Beach, Fl) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.12.5 Earle Brackett Corrick (1908 Md-1970 Md.) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.12b Mary O. Wheatley Corrick (1883 Md-1958 Md.) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.8.12.6 Laura Eleanor Corrick Michaelis (25 Mar 1911 Md-11 May 1998 Md.) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.9 Ann Rebecca Kessler Lighter (Abt. 1820-12 Jun 1880 Frederick, Maryland) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.9a John Lighter m: 30 Mar 1846 (21 Mar 1823-4 Mar 1869 Frederick, Maryland) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.9.1 Alice E. Lighter Cole (Abt. 1847 Md-?3) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.9.2 Ann M. Lighter (Abt. 1849 Md-8 Apr 1869 Maryland) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.9.3 Clarence F. Lighter, Esq. (Oct 1853-Sep 1908 Maryland) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.9.a Deborah Jane Phillips Lighter (Jan 1871-4 Sep 1903 Maryland) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.9.1 Hazel I. Lighter Barnhouse (Oct 1890-Aft. 1924 Maryland) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.9.2 Gorman B. Lighter (Aug 1891-? Maryland) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.9.3 Alice Erwin Lighter Smith (Dec 1894-13 Feb 1978 Maryland) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.9.3a John Harold Smith (14 Dec 1891-22 Aug 1977 Maryland) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.9.3.1 Andrew Eugene Smith (19 Jul 1914-10 Aug 1982 Maryland) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.9.3.2 Leona A. Smith White (Mar 1916-30 Jul 1940 Maryland) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.9.3.3 Muriel L. Smith Dowling (31 Dec 1917-18 Jan 2013 Maryland) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.9.3.4 Wanda Lorna Smith Mulkey (5 Feb 1923-Oct 1994 Maryland) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.9.3.5 Odette L. Smith Roesch (3 Sep 1926-15 May 2013 Maryland) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.9.3.6 John Harold Smith Jr. (22 Feb 1928-16 Aug 2019 Maryland) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.9.4 Clarence Lee Lighter (Leiter) (16 Nov 1898 Jefferson, Md.-7 Mar 1996 Indiana) | |||||
| | | 1.3.1.9.5 Emma B Lighter (May 1900-? Maryland) | |||||
Children of Andrew Kessler (Generation 4)
This section presents information about each of Andrew’s nine children. Separate pages for each contain additional detail about each.
There are a few issues that were encountered in developing the details about Andrew’s children:
Andrew had a son named Emanuel. In our family tree his birth year was originally listed as “Abt. 1809”. If this were correct, his mother would have been Catherine Wertenbach Kessler. However, I located another Emanuel Kessler who resided in Mifflin Township, Richland County, Ohio, according to the 1850 U.S. Census. His birth location is listed as Maryland, suggesting that this could be Andrew’s son. However, there are two records that suggest that he was born in 1812 or 1813. If this were true, his mother would be Mary “May” Kessler, Andrew’s second wife. Also, the “Ohio” Emanuel died in 1853, but Andrew Kessler left $2,000 to his son Emanuel in 1860. I have been unable to locate any Maryland records suggesting that Emanuel lived in Maryland as an adult. I have proceeded with the assumption that the “Ohio” Emanuel was Andrew’s son.
Another problem that I encountered in the family tree was that I, like many other Ancestry family trees, had Rebecca Ann Kessler (b: 6 Mar 1812 – 12 Jun 1880) included in the family tree twice, as the daughter of Andrew but also as the daughter of his brother, Jacob. Her birth certificate lists her mother’s name as Rachel, which is the name of Jacob’s wife, and it appears that this Rebecca Ann never married. However, to complicate matters, in Andrew’s last will and testament, he left one thousand dollars to Ann Rebecca Lightner. There is an Ann R. Lighter in the 1850 U.S. Census in Frederick, married to John Lighter, but she is only 20 years old, born in 1829 or 1830. Also, in Andrew’s will, she is listed last, after two other daughters, suggesting she was born after Lucinda, who was born in 1821. Was Ann Rebecca the only daughter of Andrew and his third wife, Mary Marshall, whom Andrew married in December 1830, or was she the last child born to his second wife May, and possibly part of the reason that Andrew and May separated? I have elected, based on Andrew’s last will and testament, to differentiate between Rebecca Ann, daughter of Jacob, and Ann Rebecca, daughter of Andrew.
- 1.3.1.1 Samuel (1799-1830) married Mary Ann Stonebraker Nicodemus on 14 Dec 1822. They had five children, who eventually migrated to Iowa, Illinois, and Ohio. He lived in Maryland until his death at age 31.
- 1.3.1.2 Israel ‘Jerry’ (1808-1883) married Sarah Boteler Kessler on 5 Feb 1838. They had one son and spent their life in Maryland.
- 1.3.1.3 William (1810-1860) spent his life in Frederick County, Maryland.
- 1.3.1.4 Emanuel (1809-1853) married Mary ‘Polly’ Sigler who was from Richland, Ohio and raised his eight children in Ashland, Ohio.
- 1.3.1.5 Rebecca Ann (1812-1880) married John Lighter. She lived in Maryland throughout her life.
- 1.3.1.6 Andrew Jr. (1817-1896) married Loretta ‘Laura’ Smith Lamar on 9 May 1837. He fathered eight children, succeeded his father as family patriarch, and expanded the family’s land holdings and wealth in Jefferson County over his lifetime. He played a prominent role during the Civil War.
- 1.3.1.7 Absalom (1818-1899) married Catharine Margaret Wertenbaker on 26 Nov 1838. They had four children and spent their life in Frederick County, Maryland.
- 1.3.1.8 Lucinda (1821-1902) married Joshua Lippey and had twelve children, most of whom spent their lives in Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland.
- 1.3.1.9 Ann Rebecca Kessler Lighter (b: Abt. 1820-d: 12 Jun 1880 Frederick, Maryland) married John Lighter on 30 Mar 1846. They had three children.
Andrew Kessler U.S. Census Data (1790-1850)
Note: The entries below focus on census data for Andrew. See the “Excel Family Database” link in the sidebar to access a comprehensive list of all family census records.
| Year | Head of Household | Household Members | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790 | 1.3 Andreas (1746) | Mary (wife), Andrew (1770), John (1772), Mary (1774), George (1776), Peter (1778), Jacob (1782), William (1784), Thomas (1788), David (1790) | Maryland, Frederick, Jefferson Township p. 34/61 | Apr 1791 1.3 Andreas (1746), Mary, 1.3.3 Mary (1774), Andrew (1770), John (1772), 1.3.4 George (1776), 1.3.5 Peter (1778), 1.3.6 Jacob (1782), 1.3.7 William (1784), 1.3.8 Samuel (1786), 1.3.9 Thomas (1788), 1.3.10 David (1790), |
| 1790 | Margaret Whiskey [Margaret Wheskey] | Males (16 and over) 1 - Males (under 16) 3 - Females 3 (including daughter Nancy Waskey) | Maryland, Frederick, Jefferson Township p. 36/61 | Apr 1791 Margaret Whiskey [Margaret Wheskey] Males - 16 and over 1; Males - Under 16 3; Females 3. Note: Entry for Andreas Kesler is two pages away, on page 34/61. |
| 1800 | 1.3.1 Andrew Kessler | 4 males under 10, 1 male 26-44, 1 female 26-44. | Frederick, District 3, Md. p. 12/22 | 1800: Andrew Keffer (Kesler), 4 males under 10, 1 male 26-44, 1 female 26-44. |
| 1810 | 1.3.1 Andrew Kessler | 3 males under 10 – Israel (1808), Emanuel (1809), William (1810), 1 male 10-15 – Samuel (1799), 1 male 16-25 – ?, 1 male 26-44 Andrew (1770), 1 female 45+ Catherine (1773), 2 slaves | Frederick County, Md. p. 74/105 | 1810: Andrew Kepler (Kessler) 3 males under 10 – Israel (1808), Emanuel (1809), William (1810) 1 male 10-15 – Samuel (1799), 1 male 16-25 – ?, 1 male 26-44 Andrew (1770), 1 female 45+ Catherine ??? (1773), 2 slaves. |
| 1820 | 1.3.1 Andrew Kessler | 1 male under 10, 1 male 10-15, 2 males 16-25, 1 male 45+, 1 female under 10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 26-44, 3 slaves | Election District 3, Frederick County, Md. (p. 14/14) | 1820: Andrew Kesler, 1 male under 10, 1 male 10-15, 2 males 16-25, 1 male 45+, 1 female under 10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 26-44, 3 slaves. Note: Hard to locate the 1820 Census record. When Census digitized, they listed his name as Ambrud Kuter (can you believe it – government employees!!!!), but the handwriting is crystal clear and says Andrew Kesler. |
| 1830 | 1.3.1 Andrew Kessler | 2 males 10-15, 2 males 20-29, 1 male 60-69, 1 female under 5, 1 female 5-9, 1 female 15-19, 1 female 40-49, 3 slaves. | Election District 1, Frederick County, Md. (p. 29/30) | 1830: Andrew Kisler, 2 males 10-15, 2 males 20-29, 1 male 60-69, 1 female under 5, 1 female 5-9, 1 female 15-19, 1 female 40-49, 3 slaves. |
| 1840 | 1.3.1 Andrew Kessler | Not found | Frederick County, Md. | |
| 1850 | 1.3.1 Andrew Kessler | Andrew Kepler 80, Eliza Boteler 40. | Jefferson, Frederick County, Md (21/24 Aug 9) | 1850: Andrew Kepler 80, Eliza Boteler 40. Note: Living next door to son Israel, age 43 |
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- 1.3.1.1 Samuel Kessler (1799-1830)
- 1.3.1.2 Israel ‘Jerry’ Kessler (1808-1883)
- 1.3.1.3 William Kessler (1810-1860)
- 1.3.1.4 Emanuel jackson Kessler (1812-1853)
- 1.3.1.5 Amelia Ann Kessler Yaste (1815-1889)
- 1.3.1.6 Andrew Kessler Jr. (1817-1896)
- 1.3.1.7 Absalom Kessler (1818-1899)
- 1.3.1.8 Ann Rebecca Kessler Lighter (1820-1880)
- 1.3.1.9 Lucinda Kessler Corrick (1821-1902)