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Harry Earnest Kessler 1918–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Sep 1918

Birth Location: Bellwood, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 11 Jul 2004

Death Location: Rainelle, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA

Father: Ira Kesler

Mother: Mary Lively

Spouse(s): Alice Hayes

Children(s):

Harry Earnest Kessler was born in 1918 in Bellwood, West Virginia, USA, the child of Ira Jacob Kesler And Mary Frances Lively. In 1920, Harry Earnest Kessler resided in Wilderness, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA. Harry Earnest Kessler married Alice Belle Hayes. Harry Earnest Kessler passed away in 2004 in Rainelle, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Harry Earnest Kessler was born in 1918 in Bellwood, West Virginia, USA, the child of Ira Jacob Kesler And Mary Frances Lively.
  • In 1920, Harry Earnest Kessler resided in Wilderness, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA.
  • Harry Earnest Kessler married Alice Belle Hayes.
  • Harry Earnest Kessler passed away in 2004 in Rainelle, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Harry Kessler's Ancestors

Self
Harry Kessler
1918–2004
Birth Place: Bellwood, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Ira Jacob Kesler
1885–1969
Clifty, Fayette, West Virginia, United States
Mary (Frances) Lively
1888–1944
Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Franklin) Kesler
1857–1930
Fayette County, Virginia, United States
Mary (P) Mccutcheon
1860–1943
Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
Benjamin (F W) Lively
1859–
West Virginia
Betty Woolwine
1867–
West Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Kesler
1833–1896
Jemima Hawver
1833–1927
William McCutcheon
1830–1890
Minerva Halstead
1835–
Benjamin Lively
1826–1880
Rebecca Kesler
1827–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Kesler
1785–1857
Betsy Funk
1783–1881
John Hawver
1799–1880
Catherine Falkner
1802–1880
Joseph McCutcheon
1803–1880
Malinda Shawver
1808–
Mordecai Halstead
1808–1863
Margaret McClung
1815–1894
Jacob Kesler
1785–1857
Betsy Funk
1783–1881

Harry Kessler's Timeline

5 Records

1918
23 Sep 1918
Birth of Harry Earnest Kessler in Bellwood, West Virginia, USA
Bellwood, West Virginia, USA
1918
3 Sep 1918
Birth of Harry Earnest Kessler in Bellwood, West Virginia, USA
Bellwood, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 2
Harry Earnest Kessler resided here in Wilderness, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
Wilderness, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 12
Harry Earnest Kessler resided here in Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
2004
11 Jul 2004
Age 86
Death of Harry Earnest Kessler in Rainelle, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
Rainelle, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1918
    Event Place: Bellwood, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Wilderness, Nicholas, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1965; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 112
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier, West Virginia; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0020
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [4] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1918
    Event Place: Bellwood, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 232-16-1365; Issue State: North Carolina or West Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Wilderness, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Wilderness, Nicholas, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1965; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 112

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier, West Virginia; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0020

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jul 2004
    Event Place: Rainelle, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 232-16-1365; Issue State: North Carolina or West Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951

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