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William K. Kessler 1864–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Nov 1864

Birth Location: Clifton Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 8 May 1936

Death Location: Dreber, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Charles Kessler

Mother: Cathrine Ruck

Spouse(s): Delilah Strasser

Children(s): Kathrine Brink

William K. Kessler was born in 1864 in Clifton Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Charles Kessler And Cathrine Ruck. William K. Kessler married Delilah Elizabeth Strasser, and had children including Kathrine L Kessler Brink. William K. Kessler passed away in 1936 in Dreber, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • William K. Kessler was born in 1864 in Clifton Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Charles Kessler And Cathrine Ruck.
  • William K. Kessler married Delilah Elizabeth Strasser, and had children including Kathrine L Kessler Brink.
  • William K. Kessler passed away in 1936 in Dreber, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Kessler
1830–1906
Birth Location: Oberuldinger, Baden, Germany
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Cathrine Ruck
1836–1891
Birth Location: Obersicklinger, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Delilah Strasser
1869–1933
Birth Location: Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
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Children(s)

Kathrine Brink
1901–1990
Birth Location: Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States
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William Kessler's Ancestors

Self
William Kessler
1864–1936
Birth Place: Clifton Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
Charles Kessler
1830–1906
Oberuldinger, Baden, Germany
Cathrine Ruck
1836–1891
Obersicklinger, Germany
Grandparents
Michael Kessler
1781–1834
Oberuhldingen, Bodenseekreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Magdalena Hürle
1794–1852
Mimmenhausen, Bodenseekreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Joannes Kessler
1750–1840
Agnes Böhler
1748–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Kessler
1719–1791
Maria Ehremann
1715–1780

William Kessler's Descendants

1.
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William (K.) Kessler (2 Nov 1864–8 May 1936) m. Delilah (Elizabeth) Strasser (27 Mar 1869–10 Apr 1933)
  1. 1. Kathrine (L Kessler -) Brink 1901–1990 m. Russell (Reeves) Brink 1896–1976
    1. 1. Russell (W.) Brink 1921–1997 m. Helen Parry 1919–2002 m. Sherry (Rebecca) Purcell –1994 m. Mildred (Mary Ann) Wallace 1922–
      1. 1. James (Michael) Brink 1951–2022
    2. 2. George (H) Brink 1928–2013
    3. 3. Ruth (May) Brink 1926–2010
    4. 4. Ellsworth (Kenneth) Brink 1924–2008

William Kessler's Timeline

2 Records

1864
2 Nov 1864
Birth of William K. Kessler in Clifton Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Clifton Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1936
8 May 1936
Age 72
Death of William K. Kessler in Dreber, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA
Dreber, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1864
    Event Place: Clifton Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 May 1936
    Event Place: Dreber, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA
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