KESSLER
Ancestry

Daniel’s Direct Line:

Daniel R. Earl ➤ Phyllis J. Webb ➤ Dan J. Webb ➤
Charles W. Webb ➤ Mary E. Kessler ➤ John T. Kessler ➤ Jacob B. Kessler

Source Documentation Available Upon Request
Mary E. Kessler gravestone

Mary Elizabeth Kessler – great great grandmother

Born: 15 October 1825 in Giles County, Virginia, USA.

Death: 1 January 1916 in Paducah, Cottle County, Texas, USA.

Buried: Garden of Memories Cemetery,  Paducah, Cottle County, Texas, USA.

Father: John T. Kessler.
Mother: Elizabeth Housman.

Occupation: Homemaker.

Marriage: 15 October 1844 Giles County, Virginia, USA to John Craig Webb (1814 – 1872-1880).

Children:

  1. Augustus Cahill Webb (1845 – 1929) m1. Elizabeth “Lizzie” McGinnis; m2. Arabel “Belle” McGinnis. Augusts served in Co. C., Virginia 64th Mounted Infantry for the Confederacy, during the American Civil War.
  2. Erastus V. “Russ” Webb (abt. 1847 – 1861-1864).
  3. Rufus Benton Webb (1849 – 1937) m. Emma Bertha Snodgrass (1851 – 1933),
  4. Capleton Wade  Webb (abt. 1851 – ?).
  5. Clifton Lee Webb (1852 – 1943) m. Mary Price Young (1863 – 1923),
  6. John P. Webb (1854 – ?).
  7. Missouri A. “Molly” Webb (abt. 1856 – ?) m. Newton J. Robb (abt. 1845 – ?).
  8. William N. Webb (1858 – 1930) m. Sarah “Sally” Young (? – ?).
  9. Virginia A. Webb (abt. 1861 – ?) m. Josh Ingram (? – ?).
  10. Martha Webb (abt. 1864 – abt. 1885).
  11. Sarah Ellen Webb (1865 – 1948) m. George Washington Frair (1861 – ?).
  12. Henry Richmond Webb (1868 – 1954) m. Minnie Edna Marshall (1874 – 1967),.
  13. Charles Worth “C. W.” Webb (1873 – 1936) m1. Bertie Pauline Dillard (1880 – 1909); m2. Kattie Ann Little (1879 – 1968).
John T. Kessler gravestone

John T. Kessler – great great great grandfather

Born: 23 November 1788 in Botetourt County, Virginia, USA.

Death: 28 June 1861 in Craig County, Virginia, USA.

Buried: Ross Cemetery,  Craig Springs, Craig County, Virginia, USA.

Father: Jacob B. Kessler.
Mother: Elizabeth Shearer.

Marriage: 12 August 1813 Botetourt County, Virginia, USA (now Craig County, Virginia, USA) to Elizabeth Housman (1796  – 1885).

Children:

  1. Mary Elizabeth Kessler (1825 – 1916) m. John Craig Webb (abt. 1824 – 1872-1880).
  2. Lewis Kessler (1828 – 1864) m. Elizabeth Mary Trenor (1832 – 1895)
  3. Elizabeth Kessler (1832 – 1915) m. John P. Martin (1822 – 1911).
  4. Peter Kessler (1836 – 1913) m. Mary Margaret Surface 91839 – 1908). Peter served in the Virginia 22nd Infantry, CSA during the American Civil War.
  5. Sarah Kessler (1839 – 1929) m. John Anderson Huffman (1839 – 1917).

Jacob B. Kessler – 4th great grandfather

Born: Unknown.

Death: About 1824 in Botetourt County, Virginia, USA.

Parents: Unknown.

Marriage: Unknown date, probably in Virginia, USA to Elizabeth Shearer (?  – ?).

Children (exact birth order unknown):

  1. John T. Kessler (1788 – 1861) m. Elizabeth Housman (1796 – 1885).
  2. George Kessler (? – ?).
  3. Daniel Kessler (? – ?).
  4. Samuel Kessler (? – ?).
  5. Elizabeth Kessler (abt. 1811 – ?) m. Jacob Nininger (abt. 1798 – ?).
  6. Jacob Kessler (? – ?).
  7. Henry Kessler (? – ?).
  8. Catharine Kessler (? – ?)
  9. Andrew Kessler (? – ?).
  10. Benjamin Kessler (? -?).
  11. David Kessler (? – ?).

List of Daniel’s Maternal Surnames

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